A/N: i listened to a lot and i mean a LOT of Music while writing this story.. the artists were endless really lol

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Confessions Part 1

In a small house on the outskirts of the Southern Water Tribe, people were gathered around an elderly lady. Amongst those people were Bumi, Kya, Tenzin with his wife and four children and Korra. They all had deeply anguished looks on their faces.

She was once the greatest Waterbender and healer in the world. Mastering Waterbending at a very early age, even surpassing the Avatar at the time. She now lay in her bed, breathing shallowly from old lungs staring at her children. Bumi spoke up first

"Mother, I'm so sorry" Bumi said with tears in his eyes

Kya spoke up next, gently pulling her mother close as she knelt near her bed

"Mother, you have been the best teacher and mother I could ever ask for, I Love You so much" Kya said while gently caressing Katara's cheek and hair. A trait she picked up from their father by watching them all the time. Tenzin was the last one to speak but his words had a profound impact on everyone.

"Mother, everything you have done for the world, to protect the world, our father and never turning back on anyone who deserved it." Tenzin said while adding, "You have been the greatest Mother in the world and we are all very grateful and thankful to have a mother like you, I Love You mother"

Those were the final words Katara heard as she closed her eyes and passed away with a smile on her face. She passed away knowing she has raised three beautiful and strong children, each one unique and amazing.

Things were black for a while until she was suddenly able to open her eyes. She blinked a few times, not believing what she was seeing. She was looking right at an old camp site, like the one she used to make with Sokka, Toph, and Aang; she smiled at the thought of his name. Aang, her beloved Aang, she missed him never endingly. She snapped from her thoughts wondering where she was and why.

She called out, "Hello?" her voice echoing through the woods.

A few birds flew away from the sound of her throat which caught her off guard too. She sounded younger, like in the old days during her travels. She had a look on her face of bewilderment and started walking into the woods. She found a small river, looking into it she gasped, she looked fifteen again! Katara started to look around nervously almost anxiously, wondering why she had been back at an old campsite.

She heard a low growl coming from the trees, followed by a high screech she thought sounded familiar.

She called out again, "Hello?" this time with more confusion in her voice.

Suddenly the low growl got louder and the forest floor was shaking. She started to run from the sound, Katara looked back from a good distance and saw that Appa with Momo on his head were heading straight towards her! She stopped running but not fast enough as Appa crashed into her, licking her with his big tongue.

"Appa!" she exclaimed, bending his spit from her tunic. Appa roared in appreciation, giving her another hard lick. She bent the spit from her tunic again and went over to hug Appa's nose and face. Momo flew down onto Katara's shoulder, where she instinctively scratched behind his ears like old times sake, making the Lemur purr loudly.

She started getting excited thinking, "If Appa and Momo are here, then everyone else including Aang must be here somewhere!"

She turned towards Appa while still scratching the lemur's head and asked "do you know where everyone else is Appa?" he roared quietly, almost sadly indicating that he was lost too.

She turned to him and said "it's okay Appa", gently petting his giant nose, "lets go find the others!"

She climbed up Appa, sitting on his head.

She was flooded with all the memories of everyone, Zuko and Toph arguing at the back of saddle, "those two were always yelling at each other" she giggled slightly.

She remembered Sokka and Suki making out, which put a disgusted look on her face for old times' sake, that was something she never wanted to remember again, but it warmed her heart greatly.

She remembered Aang, her Aang, flying Appa in the dead of night, this look of determination and exhaustion on his face, trying to reach the Fire Nation. At that moment, all her emotions came rushing like a tidal wave. Not being able to bend her emotions away, Katara remembered this night being very confused especially towards Aang. He had kissed her at the Ember Island Players, confessing his very love for her and she didn't know what to do (at the time). She rejected him and it hurt both very badly. She spent that night thinking back and deeply about everyone and where they had come from to where they were that night.

She was shaken from her thoughts by Appas annoyed growl and said "i'm sorry Appa, lets get going, Appa….Yip Yip!" Appa took off, flying high above the trees. The young Waterbender kept looking down, hoping to spot any of her friends. After what seemed like hours, she spotted a gust of wind that looked like it came from an Airbender.

"Wait!" she yelled. She saw a few more gusts of wind and told Appa barely containing her excitement, to move towards them. Appa went down to where the gusts were coming from. As Appa was landing, Katara saw a small boy wearing red; she swiftly jumped off Appa before he landed, running at a hurried pace.

Katara, thinking it was Aang, grabbed the small boy and placed him up against her chest, tears flowing down her face she excitedly said "Aang!, I've missed so much sweetie"

She pulled the boy back and stopped dead. Her tears dried instantly and she backed away in horror. The boy wasn't Aang at all even though he was wearing his robes and had Aang's signature tattoos. Katara looking extremely dejected went to get up when the boy spoke. His voice sounded familiar almost as if she had heard it before. The boy's eyes and tattoos began to glow, she recognized it now, it was The Avatar State!

The Avatar State spoke, almost sounding demonic: "Katara, you have passed on, this is the Spirit World"

Katara couldn't believe what she was hearing, she yelled back, "No! Why am I in the Spirit World!... Not with any of my friends!" she started to sob but the Avatar State didn't lend a comforting hand.

It spoke deftly, "you are here because there are confessions you have to make and when you are done, your friends will be with you"

Katara was stunned… she recoiled in fear as she knew all her darkest secrets had to be revealed in order to see her friends and husband in the afterlife.

"What do I have to confess" Katara asked nervously

"Everything" The Avatar State said coolly

A look of determination found its way to the Waterbenders face, staring back at The Avatar State, telling it boldly, "I'm ready"

"This will not be the slightest bit easy Katara, be prepared for anything" It said, she detected a hint of sympathy from The Avatar State but brushed it off as It playing with her emotions.

The Avatar State opened a portal by Earthbending the ground. Katara looked hesitant at first but finally jumped in where she was transported to….