Hey guys! My very first story is now up! I really would appreciate it if you readers would review, 'cause I had SO much fun writing this first chapter! Basically, I went and wrote my all-time favorite dream of being whisked away into the avatar world after reading so many stories like that. OK, so without further ado, the first chapter of A Cliché Dream!
I don't own A:TLA, nor will I ever.
Shutting off her computer, Tyrn leans back into her chair with a sigh. Fanfiction was her absolute favorite website to waste time on, especially when her family was driving her nuts.
"God, it wasn't my fault that Mags got out the yard!" she mutters, still pissed off at her parents. Her dog was a lovable retriever, but when she got into mischief Tyrn always got the blame. "Why not Mitchell? My own brother should have some blame in this." Tyrn continued her musings as she walked over to her mirror.
Combing her medium black hair, she looks at herself in the mirror. Nothing special. She stares as her big brown-black eyes stared back at her. She didn't consider herself a goddess, but not an ugly stepsister either. Somewhere in the middle, she decided. Getting into bed, Tyrn starts to daydream about her favorite stories on fan fiction. Most of the time she was reading stories about Avatar: the Last Airbender. Flying bison, adventure at every turn, bending the elements to your will, it was every dream she ever wanted. But reality seemed to take over every time she longed for a dream that would never be. And so was her last thought as Tyrn drifted into deep sleep.
Tyrn could hear the chirps of birds and the rustles of an animal running around. Huh? Since when did nature decide to have a sleepover in my room? Opening her eyes, she tiredly sat up and yawned. But when she looked around she almost did a double-take. She was surrounded by a dense forest, and as she got up, she started to walk towards a cliff. Stepping out into the sunlight, Tyrn blinked as she saw a coastline underneath the cliff she had walked out onto. Ok. First I go to sleep in my pink-like-a-neon-sign room, now I'm on an island in the middle of nowhere?
Tyrn looked down at herself, expecting to find her cartoon owl nightgown, but almost jumped when she saw a brown tunic with flowing sleeves, along with black pants and some wraps on her ankle. To top it all off she found she was carrying a brown bag on her shoulder. Looking into the bag, she was surprised to find some of her treasured items inside: her iPod, her journal, and some other necessities. "Ok…at least there's SOME familiarity here." She muttered to herself.
Deciding to go exploring, Tyrn wandered down the cliff onto the beach, as she walked around the corner, she almost immediately ran back behind the wall. Because right in front of her, Tyrn was shocked to see a big, furry animal just 20 feet away! Then, a shock of recognition: Appa?
Startled to find one of her favorite animated animals ahead of her, she was even more shocked to see an orange figure and a blue figure on top of Appa. You guessed it, Aang and Katara.
"Wait till you see it, Katara. The air temple is one of the most beautiful places in the world!" Aang happily proclaimed. From her point of view, however, Tyrn could see that Katara was a little less excited, but more hesitant than anything.
"Aang, I know you're excited but, it's been more than 100 years since you were home." She replied carefully, looking over the hyperactive Airbender.
"That's why I'm excited!" said Aang.
Katara still looked wary. "It's just…a lot can change in all that time."
Aang seemed oblivious to Katara's tone. "I know, but I need to see it for myself." He airbended down from Appa's huge head, and Tyrn quickly hid behind some nearby bushes.
Ok, since when did I get myself into the Avatar world? Tyrn furiously thought over what she had done last night, but she really couldn't think of any reason why she was suddenly stuck in one of her favorite animated shows. I didn't fall and bump my head or something...well, judging from Aang and Katara's conversation, it looks like only the third episode. Tyrn suddenly snickered, knowing what was coming next, so she peered over the bushes to watch.
Walking over to a snoring Sokka (Geez I can hear him from all the way over here! Tyrn rolled her eyes.) Aang tried to get the sleeping warrior up.
"Wake up, Sokka! Air Temple, here we come!" Aang proclaimed as he leaned over Sokka's sleeping bag.
Sokka groaned. "Sleep now, temple later…" With that, he rolled over and tried to fall asleep again. Aang blinked, but then his face got a mischievous grin. Grabbing a nearby stick, Aang started his prank.
"Sokka! Wake up! There's a prickle snake in your sleeping bag!" He yelled as he dragged the stick over Sokka's prone form. That did the trick.
"AAAAAHHH! Get it off, get it of- aaaaahhhhOMPH!" Sokka yelled as he hopped around until he fell over. Katara merely giggled as Aang looked over a very pissed Sokka. "Great, you're awake. Let's go!"
Tyrn giggled along with Katara. Man, Sokka isn't a happy camper! She suddenly froze, as she heard Katara say something.
"Wait, what's that noise?" Katara slid down Appa's tail and looked over to Tyrn's hiding spot. Don't look over, don't look over, don't look ove- darn! "Hey, who are you?" Tyrn looked up to find the blue eyes of the waterbender.
"Uh…hi?" Tyrn stuttered, making to get up.
"Hey, who you talking to, Katara?" Aang make a quick air ball and flew over. "Hey, a kid!" Standing next to Katara was a girl with black hair and brown eyes, about his height.
"Excuse me? I'm not a kid! Well, I turned 12 a few months ago, but still!" Tyrn said, looking at Aang's sudden appearance.
"DON'T TRUST HER! She could be Fire Nation!" Sokka accused, coming over with his boomerang. Pissed at the accusation, Tyrn flicked Sokka's forehead. "OW!"
"Um…anyways…" Katara turned from her brother, who was clutching his head. "Who are you?" she asked Tyrn.
"Uh, can you do something for me, for one sec?" Tyrn asked, holding out her arm. Katara and Aang looked at her, confused. "I'm pretty sure this is a dream, so can you pinch me so I can make sure?"
"Gladly." And with that, Sokka pinched her, trying to get back at her for earlier.
"Ow! Ooookay, not dreaming then." Said Tyrn as she ripped her arm away from the pinchy warrior. "I'm Tyrn. Tyrn…Song." she said, knowing that she wasn't going to give away her last name yet.
"Oh, hi! I'm Aang, that's Katara, and that's Sokka." Aang pointed to the each person respectively. "your name is really pretty."
"Uh, thanks?" Tyrn stuttered, blushing a bit.
"Yeah, pretty suspicious..." muttered Sokka.
Tyrn shook her head, muttering to herself. "Why am I here? You guys aren't supposed to be real."
All three looked at her in confusion. "What do mean, not real? I mean sure, Aang being the Avatar and all, that's understandable, but what the heck are you talking about?" asked Katara.
"Aw, thanks Katara! Now you've revealed Aang's the Avatar. She could turn him into the Fire Nation!" yelled Sokka, still holding his boomerang up.
"Whoa, whoa! I'm not Fire Nation, for crying out loud! I'm not any nation!" yelled Tyrn.
"HUH?" Katara and Aang looked at her, more confused than ever.
"Look, as far as I know, I'm not from here. I'm not from your world! I just woke up and found myself up on the cliff!" Tyrn froze, now realizing the severity of the situation.
"Our world? So you don't know anything about our world at all?" Katara was still puzzled. How could she be from another world?
"No no, I know you guys. I know all about you, this world and everything!" Tyrn started rambling, as she started to have a nervous breakdown.
"You see, she is a spy!"
"SOKKA!" Katara scolded her brother.
Aang was the only one who was quiet, looking over the situation.
"Tell you what…" Tyrn stopped her breakdown and looked over at Aang. "Since you don't really have anywhere to go…" Katara and Sokka stopped their bickering and started to listen. "…why don't you come with us?"
"What?" Both Sokka and Tyrn exclaimed, Tyrn with shock, Sokka with anger.
"Sokka, she clearly doesn't know what she's doing, she doesn't have a home, and she seems pretty nice to me, so why not take her along?" Aang looked at Sokka, hope filling his big gray eyes.
"Yeah Sokka, it would be nice having another female in the group." Katara reasoned, glancing at Tyrn.
Sokka grumbled for a moment. "...ok fine! She can come!"
"Oh, thank you so much!" Tyrn went to hug Katara and Aang, but before she could reach Sokka, he stopped her.
"But, I still don't trust you." Tyrn's face fell for a second, but then she smiled.
"That's alright! We can work on that." She said, still smiling.
"Ok, then it's off to the Southern Air Temple!" With that, Aang leaped onto his air ball and flew onto Appa's head.
Katara grinned, and as she and Sokka started to follow, she turned back to Tyrn and said "Hey, you coming or what?"
Tyrn smiled, and as she walked up Appa's tail, she thought to herself.
Well, here goes nothing.
WELL? Did you guys like it? Or do you hate it and want to chuck it into a volcano? Just review and tell me what you think! Next chapter we'll continue Tyrn's adventure with the gaang! Until then, ciao!