Chapter 2: A New Family
In the South Pole, life was very difficult. For almost 85 years, the Fire Nation has plundered their once great land. Hakoda, The Chief of the few villages left, was traveling to visit another village with his wife Kya. He was against the idea of his pregnant wife coming with him on this venture. It was now night time and they needed to set up camp.
After pitching the tent and lighting the fire with driftwood. As they prepared to rest, Kya asked her husband.
"Hakoda, do you think there's life out there?"
Hakoda looks at her with a curious stare. He responds by saying.
"Well, I Don't Know, Kya. Maybe the spirits will tell us one of these days."
Accepting the answer, Kya switches to a more pressing matter…the name of their unborn child. Kya thinks it'll be a Boy, so that she can name him after her Father. Hakoda believes it will be a girl, for he picked the name Katara.
Their conversation was interrupted as they saw a fire ball descending from the night sky, which was aimed for their campfire. Hakoda moved his wife away from the fire and covered her with his body as the object collided into the ice and snow. For several seconds, they try not to open their eyes…until they heard the crying of a baby. They soon stood and approached the strange object. When Hakoda felt it, he sensed that it was made of some metal. Then he heard the source of the crying.
Trying to pry the thing open with his spear, he was shocked to see the strange triangular object glow an intense blue. A small compartment opened, revealing a baby boy. They noticed he had light skin, black hair, and the brightest blue eyes they ever saw. At first glance he could be passed off as the child of a fire Nation and Water tribe couple. Kya took the child and held him in her arms. He opened his eyes and giggled with happiness at the woman. Kya smiled at the infant as her husband tried to figure out the origin of this child. Then he pressed a small shield-like diamond, causing the craft to project an image of a Man in red and blue robes to appear. The man spoke to the couple in their language.
"To whoever finds this craft, Please listen. I am Jor-El of the Planet Krypton, a world similar to yours but located far beyond the heavens of yours. My planet has been destroyed, and by the time this ship has reached this world, I will be dead along with all my people. The sole surviving member of my race is the infant you have found; His name is Kal-El. He is my only son."
Hakoda and Kya stared at the baby in amazement before Jor-El finished his message.
"I now that you wish to know why I sent him here, but it was the only way to save him and your people have much more to offer than what my world could. Inside the craft are a box and two diamonds, one is green and the other is red. Take only the green diamond and box, as the red diamond will travel to your North Pole with the ship. Farewell and please protect my son."
Jor-El soon fades away and vanishes. Hakoda quickly takes heed of the message and takes the green diamond, box, and a red blanket to wrap the baby with. The ship then levitated above the ground and flew north, vanishing within seconds of its departure. Hakoda and Kya wrap the baby and decide to forget the trip and return home. They packed their things and loaded them onto the sleigh they used. They then depart for home.
By morning, they arrived back at their village and were greeted by everyone present, including Hakodas' mother Kanna and their son Sokka. The village were all surprised to see an infant in Kyas' arms and wished to know where he came. The couple came up with the lie that he was the son of a friend of Kyas' who had recently passed away and that the father was a firebender who had deserted the army to live there. They also said he was dead.
They all bought it, except Kanna. But she said nothing.
When asked for his name, Kya happily replies "Kenta, We named him Kenta."
Sokka was then brought to his parents so that he could meet his new brother. When Hakoda pokes his finger in the baby's face and it grasps his finger. To his shock, the baby almost cracks the bones. Hakoda yelps in pain, he then looks at the baby and it knows it did a bad thing. Hakoda just smiles at Kenta to tell him everything was alright.
Welcome to the family, Kenta. He thought.
About 8 months later, their Daughter Katara was born.