A/N: So here's the revised version of "Once Upon Again". This story takes place after the Tsunade Retrieval saga. The main characters are Naruto, Sasuke, and my two OC characters, Sakorra and Konoha. The story follows the lives of these four characters. Note though that Sasuke DID NOT leave the village. "A New Life" is similar to "Once Upon Again" but with a different feel. The beginning of the prologue is the same; however it is extended. This story is going to have about 20, 25 chapters, though it seems like it'll be longer. Well enough yammering; on with the story.

NOTE: There will be many fight scenes and some of them will be violent (will have large amounts of blood but nothing too gory). I will exaggerate the fighting styles and techniques of certain characters. There WILL be character deaths. You have been warned.

* I want to try to achieve a goal of at least 3 reviews. Getting them really gives me motivation to continue *

"A New Life"

Prologue: Nightmare

"Talking", 'Thinking'

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Naruto or Avatar: The Last Airbender. However, I do own my own OC characters.

All was quiet in the palace, not a sound ran through its many corridors. All that could be heard was the wind gently moving the lake's surface. Most of the palace's inhabitants were sound asleep, though one was wide awake. It's pretty ironic, though, she could've sworn that Firebenders rose with the sun and yet she felt at perfect ease when the moon's luscious light radiated off of the southern palace lake, creating a glare off her window. The four year old preferred the dark rather than the light, the opposite of her twin sister. The girl was fairly certain that Sakorra was sound asleep due to the light snores echoing from down the hall.

Judging by where the moon was, she could guess that it was around 1:30 in the morning. The child quietly slipped out of bed and tip-toed down the hallway and up the Grand stairs to her elder sister's room. There, she gently opened the door and saw that she too was fast asleep. After successfully slipping in and walking to her bed, the girl slowly pulled the drapes that surrounded the sixteen year olds bed. Gingerly, she shook her sleeping form.

"Tsukino…. Tsukino, please wake up.", the girl whispered.

The older girl shifted in bed, obviously trying to go back to sleep. When the constant shaking didn't seem to end, she finally sat up and snapped at her sister.

"Konoha, what could you possibly want at this time of the hour?"

"Sorry, I can't go to sleep. Could you read me a story?" the child asked innocently, putting on her cutest face.

The older sibling sighed and put on a thoughtful expression. To the child it seemed as if she was mentally listing the pros and cons of reading to her. As if to answer the toddler's question, the teenager got out of bed, picked up her sister, and began walking to her destination. Once she made it back to the child's room, she tucked her baby sister into bed and sat down next to her. "Let me guess, you want hear about that story right?" the elder questioned only to be answered by the rapid nodding of her sister's head.

"Well, alright. Once upon a time there was a war between all the great bending nations; the Water tribe, the Earth kingdom, the Air nomads, and the Fire nation. The Avatar, the world's savior, had gone missing. His absence resulted in the extermination of the Air nomads and the persecution of the other nations. About 100 years later, two kids from the Southern Water tribe-"

"Mommy and Uncle Sokka.", the toddler interrupted.

"Yes, yes I was getting to that. Anyway, they discovered a massive iceberg with a boy inside, our father. When they shattered the iceberg, a blinding light shot up to the sky. They say that when the light shined, the eyes of all the past Avatars glowed. Mom said the moment Dad came out of the iceberg, she knew there was something special about him."

She paused to see if her sister was falling asleep, however to her dismay, the child was fully awake. After being urged on to continue, she went on with her tale.

"So, Mom and Uncle had bought the boy back to their village where they found out that he was an Airbender. You see, this was a big deal because it was believed that there were no more Airbenders.

"But… isn't Oma an Airbender too?" the toddler questioned.

"Yes but even though she's the eldest of the four of us, you know that this story takes place years before she's born. Now let me finish the story so the two of us could actually get some sleep. Remember how I said there was a light that shot up in the sky? Well, that light was seen by a Fire nation naval ship lead by Prince Zuko, the Fire Lord's son. So, while Mom and Dad went penguin sledding, the ship was heading towards the light. After they finished sledding, they discovered an abandoned Fire navy ship. When they went inside they found out that Dad's been in the iceberg for 100 years. When they exited the ship they activated a booby trap"

The teenager stopped and giggled when she saw the terrified expression on the four year olds face. No matter how many times she's heard this story, she always acted surprised at the most dramatic parts. "The trap made a flare explode from the ship, causing Prince Zuko to go to the village. This angered Uncle and the villagers. They thought Dad was purposely trying to signal the Fire naval fleets."

"But why didn't they trust Daddy?" Konoha asked.

"Well let's put it like this, would you trust a random kid that came from an iceberg and could Airbend when the Airbenders were extinct?"

"No…."

"Exactly. Because of this, they banished Dad from the village. Unfortunately, when they did that, Prince Zuko arrived at the village."

"Oh no!"

"Yeah I know, but don't worry, Dad comes back just in time. In order to get Zuko away from the village, Dad revealed himself as the Avatar. Zuko took Dad as his prisoner and went away with his fleet. But before you can say anything, Mom and Uncle left the village to go rescue Dad. What they didn't know was that Dad was already in the midst of escaping. By the time they arrived, Dad was about to fly away on his glider. But, out of nowhere, Zuko jumped on him and dragged the two of them down to the deck! When they got to their feet the ultimate showdown was about to begin."

To Tsukino's delight, the toddler looked tired and began having trouble keeping her eyes open. She knew that by the end of the story, the little girl would be asleep.

"You know, you look so tired, I might as well end the story with a cliffhanger." the elder sister teased.

The child gasped and sputtered incoherent words at an alarmingly fast rate. She was driven to find out what happened at the end of the story (even though this was the billionth time she'd heard this). Noticing the spark in her sister's eye, Tsukino continued.

"Alright, alright I won't be cruel. You see, like you, Prince Zuko is a Firebender. When he fought Dad, he began shooting fireballs left and right. They were so powerful that they knocked Dad into the ocean. Mom and Uncle thought Dad was a goner. In a surprise twist, Dad shot out of the water using Waterbending! Prince Zuko and his crew were so shocked that Dad was able to knock them all off the ship with a water whip. With that Mom, Dad, and Uncle fled away. This was what marked the beginning of their adventure to save the world. That's the end of the story kido. So, what did you-"

Tsukino stopped mid-sentence when she notice that her sister was asleep. Smiling to herself, she pulled the covers to her sister's neck and gave her a kiss on her forehead. With that she turned towards the door to head back to her own room.

"Goodnight Tsuki"

Turning around, the teen saw her sister sitting up, and rubbing her eyes.

"Goodnight sweetie", she said smiling sweetly. She walked out of the room, closing the door gently behind her.

Yawning, Konoha snuggled up against her warm blankets and slowly fell into the chambers of sleep.

…

Several hours had pass since her sister read to her and the child was curled up in a little ball, dreaming about fighting enemy benders.

She was surrounded by the three men, but this didn't worry her at all. Come on, she is the world's third strongest Firebender (1. Daddy and 2. Uncle Zuko) She shot three fireballs at them, taking out two of the men. The final one had jumped in the air, shooting four fireballs of his own. Dodging them, she fired one shot, successfully taking out his leg. He crashed to the ground with a loud thud. She ran to him and just before she could lay the final blow, a loud banging sound echoed throughout the arena. She looked over to her fallen enemy to see he was no longer there. The two unconscious men were also gone. In fear, she ran out of the arena to be met with a shock. The once blue sky had turned into a blood red sea. Sweat formed at her brow; the temperature had sky rocketed. The banging grew louder and louder. Suddenly, giant fireballs fell from the sky. Running in all sorts of directions proved to be futile. In reality, she tossed and turned, kicking her covers off. In her dream, she tripped and fell, crashing onto the unforgiving ground. She rolled onto her back and saw a fireball aimed for her. She let out a scream and just before she was incinerated, her eyes shot open.

Her heart was racing. She let out a relieved sigh 'Thank goodness it was just a dream'. Konoha sat up and wiped the sweat from her forehead. The banging noise was still ringing in her ears. It took her a second to see that the light was on from the other side of her drapes.

'Hm, that's odd. I don't remember turning on the lights and… why is it so hot in here? 'she thought, wiping more sweat from her brow. Crawling to the foot of her bed, she pulled the drapes open. What she saw next would change her life forever.

Her entire bedroom was engulfed in flames.

She stared, frozen in sheer terror. She clutched her throat, the smoke making it impossible to breath. Her body was trembling and desperately she tried to scream, only to realize she couldn't. She felt the entire mansion rock when something crashed against it.

"Wha-What's…. happening..?", she coughed out. Her lungs burning from the lack of oxygen. "Please… let this be a… nightmare. This can't be true. This can't be-"

She was cut off mid-sentence by the sound of an explosion. Flying shards of earth and wood fell all around her. Closing her eyes, she shielded her face. She yelled out for her father but no one came. The bottom of her drapes caught fire. Thinking quickly, the toddler pulled them from their chains and threw them in the flames. Without the drapes surrounding her, she could fully see all the damage. A rock was in the center of her room. All of her belonging were burning. Her toys, bookshelf, clothes, photos, everything was destroyed. To make matters worse, within a few minutes the fire will reach her bed, making it impossible to escape.

Another crash knocked her from her feet, making her nearly fall into the flames. She looked up at her ceiling to find she no longer had one. The sky's dark color was marred by the flame's light. Another crash went off. What she saw next made her heart stop. A massive flaming rock was falling right towards her.

Everything happened in slow motion. Every time her heart beat, the rock inched closer and closer. She let out a loud scream, praying that someone would hear her. The door to her room was kicked down. She couldn't see who it was, but they were running towards her. The person jumped into the air and kicked the rock into the wall. The person landed on the bed and shielded Konoha from the flying debris. The girl was picked up by the stranger. Scared,she tried to pull away but instead she was held tighter.

"Konoha don't worry ok? It's me!", said a familiar voice.

"Tsuki!", she cried, relieved that she was alright. "Where's everyone? Are mommy and daddy fighting? Is Sakkora ok? Where's Oma?", she asked in hyper speed.

"Listen, everyone's fine. Right now we're getting out of here."

"Ok"

Jumping off the bed and using her Earthbending, the teen stomped down, launching the two of them in the air and landing on the remaining roof top. Using her free hand, the teen lifted up pieces of earth, using them to repair the hole. A gust of wind hit the girls, causing them to shiver. The two of them looked around and gasped at what they saw. The city of Ba Sing Se was under siege. Almost all of the city was burning; the screams of its inhabitants echoed in the wind. Looking at all the destruction made Tsukino's blood boil. Her body was trembling in rage, her grip around her sister tightened.

"Those….those heartless bastards!", she yelled. Konoha looked up in confusion. "Who are they?"

"The people that did this, they're… they're Firebenders."

Konoha gasped, "Firebenders? I don't get it, aren't all benders united?"

" Yeah but…I heard that there were a few that wanted to take dad out but…..this…this is crazy. To ruin the lives of thousands of so many people is just sick!" the teen yelled.

"Take daddy out? But-

"We can worry about it later. Right now we need to get out of here.", came a voice. The two girls looked and saw a figure standing a few feet away. Konoha's face brightened as she saw who it was.

"Oma!" the four year old yelled. She was so relieved to see her oldest sister.

"Where's Sakkora?" Tsukino asked.

"Don't worry she's right here." Oma said gesturing to her arms. The little four year girl was trembling in her sister's embrace.

"Good. We need to hurry up and leave!" Tsukino said.

"Right!"

Carrying the twin girls, the two sisters ran to the other side of the roof. The entire house was still shaking. The sound of shots being fired was still heard.

'Tch, if we don't get a move on the house will crash. I just hope mom, dad and other reinforcements come quickly. If not-

"Lookout!"

Oma's thoughts were broken when a fire bomb crashed right in front of her. The force of the crash threw her back, causing her to lose her grip on Sakkora. The toddler fell to the ground next to her sister.

"Sakkora, Oma are you alright!" Tsuki yelled, running towards them.

"Yeah, Sakkora you ok?" The teen asked.

"Y-yes." The child said softly.

"Ok, now we need to get a move on if we don't-

Oma stopped mid-sentence and gasped; the roof was crumbling beneath their feet. Another fire ball hit the mansion. It began to crumble and fall apart. Picking up Sakkora, Oma and Tsukino (who's still holding Konoha) ran for dear life. Just half way across the roof, it gave away. In an attempt to repair the roof, Tsukino used her Earthbending. The attempt was in vain. The four girls fell back to earth, everything slowly fading to black.

A/N: So here's the prologue hope you enjoyed it. See that review button down there. You should click it ^-^! It'll really make me happy!:D