~Prologue~

"Hey Momma!" a young boy squealed happily, "Watch this!" The young boy furrowed his brow in concentration and with a flick of his wrist a little stream of water came out of his cup.

"Good job Koda!" Suki congratulated her son; "You should show Aunt Katara and Uncle Aang when they visit tomorrow."

"Do you think the baby will be a waterbender, too?" Koda asked, patting his mother's stomach, which had just started to show the signs of pregnancy.

"I don't ––" Suki was cut short by her husband running inside their home.

"Pirates…. on… Kyoshi," he panted, "Take Koda… and run!"

"Sokka, I think ––" Suki was cut short again.

"Suki, just keep Koda safe, " Sokka pleaded, "We men can handle them!"

Suki snorted, her husband was still as stupid as when she met him! Thinking the men of Kyoshi could hold off invaders without the help of the Kyoshi Warriors. But Suki saw the fear in her husband's face,

"Koda we need to go honey," she whispered as she took her child's hand.

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Suki and Koda ran into the depths of the Kyoshi Woods. Suki twitched at every noise she heard, ready to sacrifice herself to save Koda. She looked behind her to check on the other islanders who had been following them, know was there.

'They probably followed another Kyoshi Warrior,' Suki reassured herself.

When the duo reached a small clearing Suki signaled a stop. The young mother looked around nervously, but all seemed safe.

"MOM! HELP!" Koda shrieked. Two greasy pirates had snuck up on her and taken Koda in their meaty hands! Koda tried to use his meager waterbending skills to save himself, but was met with little success.

"Get your vile hands off my son!" Suki screamed engaging the pirates in combat.

The pirates immediately let go of Koda, thirsty for a little action. Suki had little trouble with battling the pirates, she had faced much worse in her lifetime after all, but soon two more pirates joined in the fight to help their fellows. Suki regretted letting herself slack on her training for eight years. She snuck a glance at Koda, who had struck a fifth pirate in the back with his wooden sword; Suki winced as the fifth pirate grabbed her son.

"LET GO OF HIM!" She shrieked. Suki lunged at the pirate and grabbed Koda.

"Go find your father," she whispered in his ear, "Tell them that I need help." Suki watched Koda run into the woods, when he was completely gone she turned towards the pirates. As she crouched to lunge at them again, something hard hit her across the head.

Everything became blurry and distorted as she fell to the ground, there was another sharp pain on her head and everything became black.

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Koda ran as fast as his eight year old legs would let him, he flew past the few Kyoshi Warriors that were left standing, past the villagers that had yet to flee, and to the docks where he saw his fathers wolfish helmet.

"Dad! Mom needs help!" Koda gushed as his father banged two pirates across their heads with boomerang II, "She's having trouble with pirates!"

Sokka looked up, "Where is she?" Koda motioned towards the forest.

"Lee! Take Koda back to your family," Sokka barked at the nearest fighter.

Lee ran with Koda in his arms back to his home where his family was hiding in the cellar, he put the exhausted child down next to his wife and muttered an explanation and hurried back to the docks.

"I'm sure Sokka will help your mother," Lee's wife comforted the boy who had started to cry, "There's nothing to be afraid of…"

a/n: First fanfiction, so it might be a little crummy. I'd like some constructive criticism please and thank you.