Sorry for the mix up of Zuko still being alive haha I went in and changed it before more people thought I was an idiot. But thank you all for your reviews! It's made me want to continue this :) So here's the second chapter!
***A side note though, I have no idea if Aang knows anything about Amon and what's about to happen so I'm just going to leave at he doesn't know so it's easier to write haha. If you have any problem with this, just let me know and I can fix it for later chapters.
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"Being smitten so soon?" Iroh chuckled, "My, you youth are so easily swayed. It's absolutely fascinating." What was about to unfold before them amused him very much. It was just like passing time playing pai-sho.
"Tell us something we don't know, Pop," Sokka said, "I bet you were just as much of a teenager as the rest of us were back when you were that age."
"Yes, but I have always had the women come to me," Iroh laughed, "being the Fire Nation prince and all, for a time."
"Huh, good point."
"You've got to admit though, you can't deny that there's something bound to go on between Korra and- what's his name?- Mako," Toph said, "I'm calling that right now."
"You can't call something that's obvious to all of us Toph," Sokka said with a scolding tone, "We can all sense their feelings, if you don't remember."
"Whatever, I still call it," she merely shrugged, brushing off Sokka's chiding. Even after death, she was not about to surrender to him; she always had to have the upper hand no matter what and it's been that way since they were kids. So why stop now, even in the after life? After all, Sokka was still the rambunctious smart mouth that he always has been.
"Ah, young love," Iroh let out a big sigh with a smile on his face and both his hands on his belly, "Such a great gift, but also such an unfortunate troublemaker."
"Tell me about it… My girlfriend turned into the moon."
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"That kid's just as dumb as you were, Sokka," Toph said as they watched Amon's henchmen lock Bolin and Shady Shin in their truck with Mako and Korra arriving a second too late. Sokka twitched.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" he loudly inquired.
"Just that you both dive head first into things without giving them a second thought," Toph nonchalantly said, "Pretty stupid if you ask me." Sokka huffed and went back to watching the events before them with his arms crossed.
"Well my impulsiveness got us out of some close calls back then, don't forget that."
"You two please, no bickering," Aang chuckled.
His friends hadn't changed at all. Things in the Spirit World hadn't been as boring as he thought they were going to be, always filled with life from his friends…ironically. It reminded him of the times he had watched theater shows with Sokka and Toph back when they were younger; they always had something to say whether it be a comment to an actor's attire or how painfully ridiculous their acting was. Watching Korra and her companions was no different.
"This is the perfect opportunity for Korra to take another step forward towards being the true Avatar," he said, "Let us watch."
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"This Amon," Haru pondered, tapping his chin, "I feel like he isn't completely honest about his motive, even if it is already extreme."
"Who knows?" Toph shrugged, "No matter what his motive is, he needs to be stopped. That's all that matters. All I'm getting from him is a vibe darker than Ozai's."
"She's right," Aang backed her up, "Either way, his motives are still evil." As he said that, they watched Amon take Lightning Bolt Zolt's bending away with a mere touch to the forehead, making the Triad leader fall to the ground in a state of distortion. Sokka's eyes widened.
"How…I thought the Avatar was the only one able to do that," he breathed. Amon took his next victim's bending just as easily as he did with Lightning Bolt Zolt, almost reaching Bolin.
Aang's hands clenched into tight fists. It was hauntingly strange; he couldn't feel any emotion from Amon besides the dark vibe he gave out- his intentions. Who was he? WHAT was he? And who in the name of the Avatar gave him the ability to take away bending? Especially for being a non-bender… as far as they know.
"You know, maybe it's psychosomatic," Sokka said with sudden nonchalance and a hint of hopefulness, "You only think your bending is blocked, so it's blocked."
"We need to see more before we can come to any conclusion, Sokka," Haru said.
"I know, but I'm just throwing out ideas."
"Just curious," Toph intervened, "If you were still alive, Sokka, would you have joined the Equalists?" Silence befell the four immediately, even with their attention glued to Korra and Mako successfully rescuing Bolin before his bending was taken away.
"No, of course not," Sokka finally said with ease, "Even though, I have to admit, I was genuinely envious of all of you, I don't believe taking people's bending away will lead to equality. It's delusional." Aang smiled in approval.
"Good, because I'd have your ass in jail," Toph smirked. The four friends shared a laugh.
"In the present, one thing's for sure, though…" Haru began, the air serious once again. Aang echoed his son's words, finishing Haru's sentence.
"No bender is safe."
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"That Tarrlok pisses me of," Toph growled, "I don't like him; he's the complete opposite of charming."
"Since when did charm appeal to you?" Aang chuckled, but then grew serious, "Yes, I don't fancy him a whole lot either. His intentions might seem good to many around him, but I feel his approach isn't very good at all." Being an air nomad, he was taught to believed in a peaceful approach with patience and compassion. Force would only be used in the direst of times.
"If I was still alive… ugh," Toph, "I don't understand how he even got on the council. This plan with an Anti-Equalist task force… the name's got some shiny glitter on it, but even I understand that sometimes force is just going to make things worse. It looks like Korra has two enemies to face."
"That may be so," Aang sighed, seeing that everything Toph said was completely true, "But I see that Korra is on her way on the right path." They watched as Tarrlok took his leave, with Ikki bidding a humorous farewell.
"I smell trouble with him," Toph scrunched her nose in disgust, "His fake attitude pisses me off more than Amon. Is it possible to go haunt him?" Aang laughed.
"If it were possible, I would have already beaten you to it."
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"What a beaut," Sokka whistled as Asami took off her helmet to apologize to Mako for hitting him with her moped.
Toph struck his arm with a punch, "Shut it, you creep. You're almost more than twice her age, not to mention dead."
"I know, I know, sheesh," Sokka rubbed his arm, warily looking at his friend, "I was just speculating."
"You do have to admit, she really is a beauty that's one of a kind," Iroh said, "And look, young Mako already looks taken with her."
"Pff, one of a kind," Toph scoffed, "All daddy's-little-rich-girls are pretty but they've got no personality."
"Well then that makes you the one of a kind, Toph," Sokka joked with a snicker, "Since you were the complete opposite- OW!"
"If personality packs more of a punch than looks, then by the name of the Avatar I'll take the former," Toph said, cracking her knuckles with a sneer.
"Masami… hmm," Iroh hummed as he stroked his beard, ignoring the other two's bickering. Sokka and Toph both looked at him with questioning looks on their faces and glanced at each other.
"Masami? What are you talking about, Iroh?" Sokka asked, "Her name is AH-sami."
"Yes, I'm fully aware of that," Iroh said to them, "I am just toying with names just as I've seen the youth do whenever they believe two people should share their love. Mako and Asami. Masami. It has a very nice ring to it!"
Toph face-palmed with a sigh while Sokka scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"The old man's still got jokes, even in the Spirit World," Toph said, shaking her head with a small smile on her lips. Masami, eh?
To her, Makorra had a better ring to it.
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There are the next few bits that I've conjured up haha. I hope you all like! Please leave critiques, suggestions for characters I should add in and scenes that you want to see more focused on in the future!
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