This tale takes place directly after the ending of the series. It is meant to be the continuation of the series. With repairs, relationships, and even a new Villain. Not just a fluffy tale, the problems of the world have only just begun. Can Aang and the Gang defeat this new Evil Entity? R&R Please!!

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I DO NOT own Avatar: the Last Airbender

If I did, then it wouldn't be over at this point, not yet at least….

This is a pilot of my first story. If enough people like it then I will continue with the story, and will take your idea into account.

Aang and Katara parted their lips; they could still hear the rest of the gang pestering Sokka about his attempt at painting the group so as to remember their time together. Aang stared into Katara's eyes, and she stared right back at him her smile calming and genuine. However, as Aang thought about the road it had taken to get to this point he thought of the road ahead. He was starting to realize how hard it would be to restore balance when-

"I SAW THAT TWINKLE TOES!!" came Toph's voice from inside the building. The entire group clustered around the door way as Aang and Katara separated quickly, blushing beet red. Iroh had caught on quick and so had Zuko. Sokka looked quizzically before his mind put two and two together.

"Well it's about time!!" he shouted with a small smirk on his face. The entire gang started to laugh. Aang and Katara stood side by side, their hands behind their backs blushing as they looked at all their friends. Aang grasped Katara's hand behind their backs. Sokka was suddenly aware of the situation and made a mental note to have a little one-on-one talk with Aang.

"Let's get back inside, it will be dark soon." Iroh said as he picked back up his Tsungiehorn and continued to play his song. Sokka leaned on Suki until he was back at his seat and decided that he would give the painting another try in the morning. He grabbed his crutch and tossed his first attempt in the trash can by the table. Zuko and Mai went into the back of the tea shop and entered their separate rooms. (Mai snuck into Zuko's room a few minutes later, just to spend time with him. Heads out of the Gutter People.)

"Hey, Suki…where's Aang and Katara at?" Sokka said lightly as he snuggled up against her but the fire place.

"Hmmm, I thought they hadn't come inside, but…maybe they are still out there." Suki replied as she pointed to the outside patio. Sokka waddled his way over to the doorway, peering outside he saw nothing… and that was the thing, nothing was there, all of 15 minutes prior there had been a 10 ton flying bison named Appa right outside the door. He glanced at the only one who might know what had happened behind a wall, Toph, who was now holding the Tsungiehorn, while Iroh taught her his favorite song.



"Hey Toph, where's Appa?" He asked still glancing outside the door.

"Where else would a flying Bison disappear to...? The sky you idiot, the sky. He took off a few minutes ago." She said in her usual sarcastic manner. Sokka thought to himself that he was going to have to beat the crap out of Aang when he got back for pulling that stunt with his baby sister. Suki hung her arms around his neck from behind, startling him from his temporary insanity. Aang would kick his ass in a heartbeat.

"You know tough guy, we should steal Appa some time too." She said kissing him lightly on the cheek. Sokka smiled at that comment, reaching into his pocket to fidget with something. (Again, minds out the Gutter People)

Aang was sitting next to Katara, snuggling up next to her as they rode through the night sky over the largest city in the world. He was glad to see it from this angle without having to look upon the firenation flag hanging over the palace.

"Katara, this is how Ba Sing Se should look, a beautiful city without the slightest sign of a smoke stack. And there is no one I would rather share this sight with then you." Aang whispered into her ear, kissing her lightly on the cheek. She giggled a bit. Looking over the side of the saddle she saw the small house they had had in their first trip to Ba Sing Se.

"Aang, I think I like the new place better. Don't you?" she asked him as she turned to face him, he looked down and thought for a moment.

"Hmmm, I don't know Katara; I miss Joo Dee a bit." He said, they looked at each other and chuckled for what seemed like an eternity. She pulled him in to another kiss. As they separated, she smirked and clambered onto the top of Appa's head, grabbing the reins and turning sharply.

"Ha-ha, I'm stealing your bison for a bit. OK Aang." She snickered, as she took them for a few laps around the city. After about a half an hour of flying, hugging and talk, Aang took the reins back and flew them back towards the tea shop.

"Sokka is gonna kill me for keeping you out so late Katara." He said with a slight bit of worry on his voice. Katara hugged him from behind, comforting him.

"Oh please, he won't do anything like that, my father on the other hand…" Aang was terrified now, so she turned him about and kissed him again, his worries melted. "Don't worry; it's all going to be smooth flying from now on."

"I hope so Katara, I hope so." He said as the glided in quietly. They tried to sneak in through the front door, praying the others would be asleep. "Shhh" he told her as the tiptoed in, Toph would be asleep, so that bullet was dodged. However, as they rounded the corner of the doorway…

"Do you have any idea of what time it is!?" Sokka shouting at them. He frowned and folded his arms, Suki giggled. "Bed. Now!" He said pointing to the back of the tea shop. Katara kissed Aang goodnight on 

his cheek and hurried off. "Aang, I'm watching you baldy…." Sokka said as he and Suki headed off to bed as well. Aang just laughed shaking his head, then went and layed down on Appa's tail and fell asleep.

"So, quite the night, eh you four?" Toph asked Sokka, Suki, Katara, and Aang. They all blushed.

"Well, I suppose we should get back to fixing the city. And Zuko, you and Mai have to go back to the firenation soon right?" Katara asked, as Aang ate a huge bite of rice to hide his blushing at Toph's comment.

"Yeah, I have to get back to my duties as firelord." Zuko replied a he looked out at the sky; his eyes caught the shape of a messenger hawk flying toward the Jasmine Dragon tea Shop. Iroh noticed it as well. Zuko walked over to the doorway, the group surrounding behind him soon after. Aang took Katara's hand. Aang glanced around and gazed at Iroh for a moment. He had seen that look in Iroh's eyes before, this couldn't be good.

"What could…?" The hawk landed on the window sill directly left of Zuko, a black ribbon flowing from the note case on its back. He extended his hand and took the note, looking over it his eyes widened. His Uncle extended his hand and Zuko handed it off to him. Iroh Read over the letter and closed his eyes, breathing to keep calm. Aang noticed and stepped forward, katara's hand still in his for a moment as they untangled their fingers.

"What is it Master Iroh?" Aang asked, looking at the ribbon hanging from the letter. Iroh looked at everyone and began to explain.

"It's a black ribbon message, they are sent directly to the firelord as they contain vital information… this one has a basic message with a report attached." He spoke with a more serious tone then they had expected. His eyes were ablaze with anger at the message.

"What does it say?" Sokka asked with his arm around Suki, his eyes focused on Iroh. He had his crutch in his other hand. Toph was facing the door way listening carefully, her left ear pointed directly to Iroh. Zuko had whispered to Mai what the note said, she didn't seem surprised. Katara had walked up behind Aang and layed a calming hand on his shoulder.

"Apparently, Azula and Ozai have escaped from prison." Everyone's faces did not change. Aang clinched his fists.

"I knew I should have blocked her bending the same way I blocked Ozai's, she was too dangerous to be left in a prison like that." Aang exclaimed as his anger grew, he felt himself almost slip into the avatar state, but regained control quickly. He looked to Iroh. "What else does it say?"

"The report is the real problem. It says that there was no evidence that they used firebending, however there was evidence that Earth and Waterbending were used in the escape… But that conflicts even more as according to the guards, they were broken out. By a single intruder…" Iroh closed his eyes and handed Aang the report, who read it over carefully, the others talking about these recent discoveries, Katara pressed herself against Aang to comfort him as she read over his shoulder.



"But, that's not possible, only the avatar can use more than one element. How could there have been only one intruder." Sokka asked as he looked to Iroh, who was the wisest of them all. Only to be devastated when he simply shook his head indicating that he didn't know what to say. Toph was the only one keeping her face straight other then Mai.

"Maybe the report is just wrong, I mean, how good are the Firenation investigators?" Toph asked Zuko

"You could be right, but the investigators on this are the best in the world." Zuko replied sorrowfully

"I don't think we should say it's impossible…" Aang said as he passed the note on to Toph, who got a small look of anger on her face (felling like shouting out that she was blind yet again) before passing it to Sokka and Suki, who scrutinized it in hopes it was all just a practical joke they were playing. "After all, the lion turtle told me that before the avatar, benders controlled the energies within their own bodies… the first avatar just figured out how to bend his energy in order to bend the elements. Perhaps this intruder just figured it out to, and has given himself the ability to bend two elements… But that would-"Aang stopped and starred at them all, horror on his face. He gulped down the rest of the sentence and Zuko was the first to realize what he meant ,but Katara spoke before him, she knew what Aang was about to say.

"That means that the intruder might be able to give Ozai back his former power. And that could mean that this war will continue." Katara looked down, her hand trembling, her eyes closed. "After all that we went through to get this far-"Aang turned about and gripped her, hugging her close. He didn't have to say anything; she understood what he was thinking.

"Even if my father gets his power back, he won't try anything that drastic. He knows now that Aang is more than a match for him, even when he had the comet Aang defeated him…" Zuko stated confidently, the others nodded. Iroh stepped forward, his face stern.

"Even so, my brother will likely try to get revenge on us all… Aang, Zuko, I must teach you both the most advanced firebending." He looked at then, as they both stepped forward and bowed to their new master.

"I have to get back to my school too." Toph said, turning to head to a nearby large building. She had helped repair Ba Sing Se and had since been opening an earthbending school, and even had began to teach Aang and a few other friends metalbending.

"Right, come on Sokka!" Suki said as she pulled him along. "We need to train too"

"Mind if I join you two?" Mai asked as she kissed Zuko goodbye and followed the warriors. She had been teaching Suki some of her thrown techniques.

"I should go to the Earth King; He needs to know what's going on." Katara said. She walked away, and then stopped; she came back at a fast walk and kissed Aang lightly. "Careful Aang, these techniques sound dangerous" Katara said as she ran toward the castle.



"Right then, Zuko, Aang… If we are going to have to fight against Azula and Ozai again then you will both need to learn the ultimate firebending technique. Are you ready?" Iroh asked. Aang and Zuko nodded at the same time.

"It is time for you to both master Lightning… he should leave the city to practice this." Iroh stated as he clambered aboard Appa, Aang got atop the bison's neck and Zuko hopped into the seat next to Iroh.

"Appa Yip Yip!" Aang exclaimed as the great bison heaved itself into the air with his classical grunting roar. Momo chirped as he fly to Aang's side. "Momo, go with Katara." He instructed the lemur who flew off and landed on Katara's shoulder. Katara looked up at Aang, he looked back to see Katara smiling at him. Somehow, she made him feel like the world was still in balance, even though he knew that the truth was the exact opposite.

(The scene now changes to a large island that is not on any map, directly in the middle of the world map, between the Firenation and the Earth Kingdom, is a cloud painted on the modern charts. This cloud symbolizes a large fog covered island that no one ever seems to go to. Tales and secrets shroud the island in mystery. A small unmarked boat from the Firenation sailed east and into the cloud of fog. The four man crew included a pilot, two people in firenation prison uniforms with their hands chained behind their backs, and a figure in a black cloak. As they penetrated the fog, the island became clear, a haze breaking the sunlight. Atop the island was a tall metal tower, the design a mix of the architecture of the four nations.)

"So, where are you taking us?" Azula demanded from the cloaked figure. "And, not to complain, but why would you break us out just to take us captive yourself? I doubt little ZuZu will pay your ransom."

The figure did not speak, but turned to them, removing its hood, to reveal it to be a young man. He could only be 14 years old, maybe only 13. He had tattoos next to each eye, they were triangles with three lines heading to the back of his head, and a circle with four lines heading around his head adorned his forehead. He looked eerily like the avatar. Azula looked shocked, but Ozai merely smirked.

"So, the reports of you were true… The leader of the Black Vine, the opposite of the group that retook Ba Sing Se: the White Lotus. I understand why you released Azula, but why me, you surely know that the avatar has taken away my Firebending…" Ozai looked the man in the eye, an eye with black pupils and green iris. Then his eyes showed Ozai his plan.

"You are rather perceptive, Phoenix King Ozai… You are correct on all accounts. However, I intend to remedy all of these complications." His voice was calm, but had a definite tone of evil to it. He was not sadistic however, just a true genius by his escape plan at the prison, he was obviously a mastermind of plots. Ozai was not sure what to make of them man. And, he wasn't sure if Azula could take him, as his escape plan had intended at the start.

"Who are you really?" Ozai asked smirking as he pieced together the current events.

End of Chapter 1



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