Chapter 2

Kai strolled elegantly through his family's garden. His father was a wealthy businessman and his mother was a famous actress. They were always away on business trips, however.

Kai sighed. It would be months before they returned from their vacation to Venice, where they would 'get away from taking care of him'. He spat at the thought;his parents ignored him anyway.

Out of nowhere, his vision blurred. A voice screamed into his ear: Fire.

Suddenly, he was unconscious.

The only light on in Marco's room was that of his computer as he watched Avatar: The Last Airbender for the third time. He loved that show so much it was all that was in his thoughts for the past 2 weeks. He just couldn't bring himself to watch Legend of Korra; the gaang was so much more interesting.

But even more so, he felt like it was some internal part of him. Like it was his destiny...

Out of nowhere his vision blurred. A voice screamed into his head: Air.

Suddenly, he was unconscious.

Sarz-Ku laughed. Four friends, teens, all the same age, at 14 years old. All of them unhappy with their lives in some way, all of them each matching one of the elements. It was perfect! And they were stirring.. Time to start this!

-Greetings, young earthlings. I am Sarz-Ku, guardian spirit of Earth and the Four Nations.

Marco lifted his eyebrows in shock while the others just stared, wondering if this was a dream.

-You have been selected to take part in a certain... adventure. In... another world.

At this point Marco was ecstatic and the others seemed mildly interested.

-In this world, there are four ancients arts called bending. Each art is essentially the bending of a certain element. I imagine you all have an element that has been drilled into your consciousness? I'll take your looks of confusion as a yes. So here is the deal: you must complete your adventure here. Find your own path; it should be fun. At the end of your path I will send you back home. As well, you will all be teleported to various points of interest that match your element and bending art. You will also have the ability to see, hear and speak the languages of the world; it will look like English to you.

-One last thing: I will be notifying the entire world you are visiting. Good luck!

Marco had just enough time to say one quick sentence before they all passed out:

-Don't trust... The fire nation.

Marco awoke in a place he thought to be part of a TV show: the southern air temple. He hadn't been awake for five seconds before he heard a booming voice:

-Mortals and Spirits of this world! I am Sarz-Ku, the most powerful spirit in the world! I have brought four guests over from another world! They each have their own style of bending that matches their personality, gifted to them by yours truly! Each of them is at a point of interest that matches their bending: for example, the Airbender is at one of the air temples! Hehehe... One more thing: spirits, you cannot interfere... if you do, there will be severe consequences.. like...

Out of nowhere the sun disappeared. For a second Marco felt as cold as the North Pole that he was probably going to visit. Then the sun returned.

-There you have it! I wish everyone in this world, and our four guests, much fun! Farewell!

And with that the voice disappeared, and Marco was left alone for possibly a very long time.

But that couldn't stop him. He was in the world that was constantly in this thoughts. He needed to plan everything out.

First things first: the fire nation was probably coming to all the air temples as fast as their machines and ridiculous animals could carry them. He needed to leave as fast as possible.

But there was another factor: deep down he knew something: he had to join the gaang. He had no idea where he was in the timeline, however. Well then, he thought, time to make some deductions.

His biggest clue was the fact a spirit brought him here. That spirit knew he watched Avatar and that he would want to join the gaang. He couldn't be that far from where they were. So, the gaang had to be somewhere within the year of their adventure, in the time they spent from the South Pole to Sozzin's comet.

Next was the time of year. It was hot, the vegetation had grown in and there was slight sign of the leaves getting ready to change in a few weeks. Probably late summer-ish.

So the gaang was probably going to arrive sometime soon or they had passed already. Great..

Marco sat down and immediately noticed something: he was dressed in typical Airbender monk robes, exactly like the ones Aang wore. He didn't have any tattoos, though.

Then it came to him: the spirit said he was gifting him airbending. Marco slowly lifted his arm into the air and rapidly did three punches forward into the air. Three small puffs of air came out of each punch.

Marco grinned. Super cool! He still had much to learn, however. But deep down he knew: this was gonna be a fun time, away from all the boringness of earth.

AN: If you couldn't tell, this story is going to start with only Marco, then the other earthlings will turn up as the story progresses. I will try to make one small chapter a day. And with that, enjoy!