The Aftermath of the War
Chapter One : The Issue Standing
"Aang…"
Aang stirred in his bed, but did not wake up.
"Aang!"
Aang slowly opened his eyes, letting them adjust to the darkness. He looked towards the door, where he heard his name being called from. Aang shifted to a sitting position on his bed, then stood up. Sokka was still sound asleep, and the voice didn't sound like Katara's or Toph's, who were asleep in the next room over. Aang walked towards the door and creaked it open.
"Roku!" Aang shouted.
"Aang, come with me, I need to inform you of a situation that must be taken care of immediately."
Aang followed Avatar Roku to an empty room in the West Wing of the palace (Zuko's palace, in which they were staying).
"Aang, the Avatars before you are amazed and proud of what you did. You spared Ozai's life, yet bended the very fire inside of him. This is only the fourth time that an Avatar has done this, and the first time that it has been performed by a child Avatar because it is so dangerous. Ozai could have easily overpowered you, and taken your bending, but he was unprepared which gave you an advantage. However, you still hold his bending. When you took it away, you bundled it inside of you… and you can't keep it there. You must get rid of it."
"But Avatar Roku… how am I supposed to get rid of it? And why do I have to?"
"Aang… if you don't get rid of Ozai's fire bending, then you will die. Your body won't be able to handle the power of the world's most powerful fire bender, and the bending of the Avatar in one. You must rid of Ozai's fire immediately!"
Roku vanished. Aang stood in disbelief. How was he supposed to get rid of Ozai's fire, and how long did he have to do it? Aang sat down and began to focus.
"Avatar Roku, please come back. I need more answers!"
Aang sat for hours, but he could not reach any of the previous Avatars. Something was wrong with him, and he knew that he had to get rid of Ozai's bending soon. He began to feel dizzy, and then his eyes shut.
Darkness.