Prologue
Water Tribe
Water, Earth, Fire, Air. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace. A time where the Avatar kept balance between the Water Tribes, Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom and Air Nomads, but that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four of the elements. Only he could stop the fearsome fire benders. However, when the world needed him the most…
He vanished. A hundred years have passed and the Fire Nation is nearing victory in the war.
About two years ago my father and the elder men of my tribe journeyed to the Earth Kingdom to fight against the Fire Nation. By doing this the only men in our tribe were some of the children, my adopted brother, and me, Taroka. Before they left, my father, chief of our tribe, told us to look after the village while they were gone.
Some people think that the Avatar was never reborn into the Air nomads, therefore breaking the cycle. Sometimes, very little, I agree with this theory, if the Avatar was reborn, then where is he. Can he not see the pain we have suffered? But I still believe; I still carry hope, though little is found nowadays. I still believe that somehow in some way, shape or form that the Avatar will come… and save the world.
Fire Nation
Fire, Water, Earth, Air. My mother used to tell me of day before we invaded, a time of weakness. A time where the Avatar was in the way of us giving the prosperity of our nation to the others, Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom and Air nomads, but that all changed when my great, great grandfather proclaimed war on the other nations. Only the Avatar, master of all four of the elements could stop us but when they needed him most…
He vanished. A century later our great nation has neared victory in this pointless war.
Three years ago, after my twelfth year, I spoke out at against one of my father's generals for the absurd idea of a plan to invade an Earth Kingdom village, or something. Sometimes I can't remember, anyway. I was stripped of my honor and banished never to return to my home nation, not to my Fire Nation bed, not to my boyfriend, not to my home since I was a child and was made to wear a scar over my left eye.
However if I were to find the Avatar then I was to bring him or her to the Fire Nation and to my father therefore restoring my honor. Some say that I will never come back because I would never find the Avatar. Since the Fire Nation eliminated the Air Nomads completely, it seemed almost impossible. Sometimes I believe them. My father always said my older brother was born lucky while I was lucky to be born. But I haven't lost hope, though there is little to be found in times like these. I still believe that I, Princess Zuka, will find the Avatar… and regain my honor.
Earth Kingdom
Earth, Fire, Water, Air. My maids used to read me stories about the days where everyone was happy and free. When the Avatar kept peace with the Earth Kingdom, Air Nomads, Fire Nation and Water Tribe, but that all changed when the Fire flakes attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them but when we needed him the most…
He vanished. A century later and the Fire flakes are winning in the war.
It's been twelve years since my parents and I, Toph Bei Fong, discovered that I was able to Earthbend. But Dad wasn't exactly happy of my talents, even though I could see with Earthbending, even though I was blind. And it's been twelve years that they'd tried to hide my abilities but, of course, like any rebellious teenager I didn't want to hide. I wanted to show off my skills. Then a man named Xin Fu, or as I like to call him, Loud Mouth, discovered me Earthbending outside city limits and took me to the Earth Rumble and was taught by Master Yu about Earthbending.
Some hear some people whisper that the Avatar will never come back because the stupid Fire flakes killed them all. But I still think that the Avatar will be back to the world and save it. So that I can have the freedom to do my bending openly and I won't have to hide under a different alias.
Air Nomads
Air, Earth, Fire, Water. Not too long all for nations lived in harmony with each other. The Air Nomads played with lemur bats and sky bison and they would play Air Ball. The Earth Kingdom was having a lot of Earth Rumbles as they did every year and construct building. The Water Tribes played penguin sledding and practice their Waterbending to get better. The Fire Nation had their Ember Players doing their plays and their carnivals.
But that all changed when Fire Lord Sozin started the war and has already continued on with his son after he died about a month ago. Fire Lord Azulon, only at seventeen years, has already raided the Southern Water Tribe once, enslaved a fraction of the Earth Kingdom and the Fire Nation has yet to see the Air Nomads as a threat to their tyranny.
I, Yaanga, named after an Avatar before me, have left the Southern Air Temple. I had left about a week ago with my sky bison, Appa, so to try and escape my ways as the Avatar. I was afraid to face the Fire Lord, he knows so much about Firebending while I have so little knowledge of any other element excluding Airbending.
Will I ever go back to the place of which I was born? Will I ever face the Fire Lord? There is no way to know for certain if I will or won't, but if I do, let me be older and stronger than I am now.
First ATLA fanfic. I had a friend of mine edit this for me and she is helping me. Comment with constuctive critism.