AvatarCat13: Hey there, folks, and welcome to the up-to-date chapter for WaterBender's Giant Adventure! But...you guys think this is a lame title? Just asking. Anyways, let me tell you a little something before we go on.

So far, there has finally been two reviews for this story. There aren't any others yet, but that's okay; it'll take some time for it to reach others' visions. And I'm sorry if I haven't uploaded other stories like Avatar Seekers and Bluebeard's Story, but I've procrastinated a LOT. In fact, I might think of turning the latter story into a one-shot about what Bluebeard thinks of his friend Francis.

So without any further words, we should go on to the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I do not own the T.V. series Avatar: The Last AirBender. It belongs to Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. And the idea of this story...there's plenty more out there, but this entire story is mine.

Uploading Date: June 8, 2013

Enjoy!

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Growth Spurt

During her shower the next morning, Katara wondered if the potion was really able to work. So far, it wasn't working, but she supposed it would take two weeks for it to actually do its magic. As she tossed her hair back after washing it, she guessed she could tie her hair up so that it could be taller than Aang.

"Probably not," Katara muttered to herself. "He'd still be taller. I know he will."

Just then, Katara felt a slight tingling in her stomach as she closed her eyes, feeling a slight pinch inside her. When she looked up, she couldn't help but feel surprised; the shower head was much closer than ever, her forehead almost bumping it. The young Water Tribe woman was amazed; she thought the instructions said to wait for two weeks. But still, it was working...and she could show it to Aang. So she got out of the shower, got dried and clothed, and headed out of the door of her room.

Katara suddenly bumped against someone, looking up at the person she crashed into. It was Aang, who was recovering from the crash and looking apologetic.

"Sorry," he told her, grabbing her hand and pulling her up. "I didn't mean to bump into you."

"It's fine," Katara answered her boyfriend. Suddenly, his gray eyes widened, and she asked with a sly smile, "What's up?"

Aang shook his head. "It's just...for a moment or so...you looked as tall as me now."

Katara pretended to be surprised. "I am? I don't know how it happened overnight. Maybe I got bitten by a bug or something."

"Maybe," the Avatar said with a nod. The frown was replaced by his charming smile as he asked, "So...shall we go down to breakfast?"

"Let's shall."

So they headed downstairs to the dining area of the Jasmine Dragon, where Iroh and Jin were already up and working. Even Fire Lord Zuko was up and helping them, pausing to ask the two lovers what they wanted to eat. But he stopped in the middle of asking what they wanted to look at Katara in a strange way, which made her wish he wouldn't.

"What's up with you?" she asked him.

The scarred FireBender shook his head before replying, "Sorry about that. For a second there, I thought...you're as tall as Aang now."

So Katara made the same excuse she told Aang, saying, "A bug must've bitten me during the night. It's some weird side effect."

"Hmmm..." Zuko looked like he didn't believe her, but Katara was thankful he didn't ask her anymore. Instead, he went on, "Well, all right then. So what'll you have?"

"Maybe some jasmine tea with a side order of fruit tarts," Aang spoke up.

Zuko nodded, though Katara saw a corner of his mouth fight off a laugh. "Okay."

"And I'll have the same tea," Katara added. "But with a bowl of stewed sea prunes, please."

Aang made a small disgusted face about it as Zuko left. "You still eat that?"

She nodded. "Of course I do! Gran Gran, Dad, and Bato still make it whenever we visit them. Why, is that a problem?"

"No, not at all," Aang hastily said, trying to avoid her bad side. "It's that...remember when I tried stewed sea prunes for the first time? You know, when Bato joined us for a short time? To tell you the truth, I...actually hated the sea prunes."

"Really?" Katara stared at her boyfriend in surprise. "Why didn't you say anything?"

Aang gave her a sheepish look. "Sorry. I was just feeling guilty about...you know."

With a small sigh, the master WaterBender laid a gentle hand on his and made sure their fingers were entwined. "We already said that all's forgiven. And I don't think I told you this, but...I'm sorry we almost abandoned you back then. If I do it ever again, I'll never forgive myself."

"Hey, it's fine," the AirBender said, leaning forth to kiss her cheek. "It's all in the past. Nothing bad you did will make me stop loving you."

Katara kissed him back and sat down in her seat just as their breakfast was being served. The couple gave the Fire Lord their thanks before digging in, saying a good-morning to Sokka and Toph, who had come downstairs for breakfast. Her brother had been shocked about how tall his sister was now, but he let it go, muttering "It's just a phase" before he left them alone. The fruit tarts were really good (though Katara didn't know why Zuko kept snickering at the mention of the pastries), and so was the tea...as usual, for General Iroh made it. But as she sipped her tea, something strange happened.

Right when she swallowed her drink, she felt the familiar tingle she had while in the shower. Katara looked down to see what had changed...and looked down at Aang, who was staring at her in stunned silence. As for her Water Tribe clothes, they did not rip apart as she grew, for they grew with her. And from the clatter of the chopsticks on the table, Sokka and Toph must have noticed this too.

"Katara?" Aang asked in worry. "I...think that bug bite's acting really weird now. What's...what in the name of the spirits is going on?!"

I think it's because of that potion, Katara realized. Perhaps it was just a phony potion that could make the person grow out of control. Out loud, she got out of her chair and said, "I don't know. But...I think I better go walk it off."

"Want me to come with ya?" Katara heard Sokka say as he got up and left his empty plate. "First, I'll pay for the stuff, and then we can go."

"You sure you wanna pay that much, Snoozles?" Toph spoke up. "I got my own money, and you know how rich my parents are."

Sokka nodded. "I know. But Katara looks like she's in trouble...I mean, did you see her next to Aang? One day, she's a head shorter than him, and now, she looks like she's taller than me! It's just not natural!"

Toph rolled her blind green eyes. "Okay, stop with the sobbing first. And second of all, I can't see, remember? Let's just go."

But Katara did not want them to come along and discover the effects of the potion come into operation. Thanking Iroh, Zuko, and Jin for breakfast, she quickly got out of the Jasmine Dragon, leaving through the back door. Once she got outside, she began thinking over what had just happened, wondering if it was a nightmare all along. So she found a nearby barrel filled with icy cold water, dipped both hands in it, and threw it into her face to clear her mind. Katara leaned against the side of the tea shop wall and gave a sigh, certain that it was nothing.

Yet she was wrong.

Once again, the tingling in her body occurred again as she felt herself growing taller until her head hit the underside of the lowest ledge. Katara rubbed her head to get rid of the pain as she thought about what was happening. She was supposed to grow by a few inches every two weeks or so, not every few minutes. The Dealer didn't say anything about this when she bought the growth potion the other day.

Spirits, what's happening to me?

"Are you okay, Katara? You left quite..."

She looked around (and then down) at Aang and the others, who were looking up at her in a stunned silence. Not able to stoop down well due to being under the shade of the wide roof, Katara had to get down to her knees until she was at Sokka's height. Toph still couldn't see because of being blind, of course, but even she appeared to be amazed.

"What up with you, Sugar Queen?" the master MetalBender asked. "By the vibrations I'm picking up, it seems like you've gotten bigger. Have you been gaining weight?" she added, smirking as a joke.

Katara growled, "Of course I'm not gaining weight! I'm growing taller!"

"I was wondering what was up," Aang piped up. "But what happened?"

"I..." Despite wanting to be honest with her boyfriend, Katara could not tell him she made a deal with some sort of drug dealer. "Well...the bug bite's getting worse than ever."

Sokka looked up at her with a hand under his chin. "I don't think that was a bug bite, sis. I think..." He quickly switched into his detective outfit complete with a pipe and went on, "...I think you've been brainwashed!"

Toph rolled her eyes. "If she was brainwashed, then she wouldn't be talking clearly, now would she?" She looked up again and said, "Katara, I know you're lying, and you know that I'm like a living lie detector. So cut the garbage and tell us the truth."

At this, Katara deliberately avoided her blind gaze and went back to trying to clear her face with water, picking the barrel up and tossing the water onto her face. Yet it was a bad idea, for she was beginning to grow again until she was towering over her friends while on her knees. She stood up and realized that she was now almost the same height as the Jasmine Dragon tea shop. But seeing this made them gape up at her in awe, making her feel even more ashamed of herself.

"I think that's the problem," Sokka told her. "It's the water! Maybe the water's been poisoned!"

Toph stepped on his foot. "Shush! You wanna get the city in an uproar?! The city also known as the worst city ever?!"

Sokka quickly nodded.

"Don't get near any other liquids," Aang added as he warned his girlfriend, his eyes worried. "It's making you grow even bigger!"

Katara nodded. "It won't be easy, but I'll try."

Just then, Momo came running out of the tea shop, chasing after a pygmy puma and chattering in a...happy way? Katara didn't find out how the lemur got to be friendly with this animal, for they got under her feet and kept chasing each other around her. At one point, the pygmy puma crashed against her leg, and even if it normally wouldn't be enough to trip a taller animal, it was enough to make the young WaterBender trip and fall. She let out a yelp of surprise and fell with a giant thud to the ground, groaning and sitting up.

"Are you okay?" Aang asked, rushing over to her. Turning to his lemur, he scolded, "Momo, you need to be more careful when playing around other people! Can you and your friend go play somewhere else for now?"

Momo gave a chirp before running off, followed shortly by the pygmy puma.

"Don't scold Momo because of me," Katara told him as he used AirBending to leap onto her shoulder. "He didn't know."

Aang sighed. "I know, Katara. I just worry for you, that's all."

She gave him a reassured smile. "I know you do. But I'll be okay..."

But as they were talking, they heard a startled shriek come from behind them. So Katara turned around to see a group of three teenage girls, perhaps the same ones that made fun of Toph years before, gazing over at her in horror as if they had just seen a monster. She wished they wouldn't make a scene like this, but before she could say anything more, they shrieked yet again when she stood up all the way.

"It's a monster!" they were yelling as they backed away. "It's going to eat us all!"

"Wait a minute!" Katara called, trying to get them to understand. "Do I look like a monster to you? I'm a human like everyone else!"

But the three girls kept yelling and then ran down the street. The WaterBender even heard one of the girls shout "We better get the officials for this sort of thing!" before they disappeared down the road.

Once they were gone, Katara sat back down and asked, "What in the world was all that about? They didn't have to be rude like that."

Sokka spoke up, "Maybe it's because you're even taller than Appa right now? And by the way, we better try and hide you before things get really outta control."

"Hide me at where, exactly?" his sister retorted in a snarky voice. "And don't tell me I have to hide out in the Dai Li's former hideout."

"No, it's not that," Sokka told her. Then... "Okay, it is that. But trust me, it'll be fine, and you can hide out there until we search for a cure. But how do we get there?"

"We could take Appa," Aang said as he leapt down from Katara's shoulder and landed beside him.

Toph shook her head. "Nope. Sugar Queen could break his back due to being bigger than him now. I say we can do it with EarthBending...and how about we go to the ancient Ba Sing Se under our feet right now?"

Katara looked down at her in wonder. "EarthBending? Well...I don't see what the harm is in using EarthBending to get there. And the old Ba Sing Se would be a better hideout than the Dai Li hideout."

"Good. Glad you feel that way," Toph said with a smile. "Now stand back."

They did, and she slammed one foot onto the ground, smirking as her EarthBending did its magic. The earth opened up under her feet as Toph stomped on the ground some more. It was clearly enough to make a hole big enough to fit her in...along with an underground tunnel. So Katara gently eased her way into the hole and landed at the bottom, intending on catching Toph as she fell down towards her. But there was no need, for the blind EarthBender created an earth pillar beneath her as it slowed her fall. She looked unfazed and unhurt by the fall, though her short black hair was quite ruffled from the wind.

"So we can go now?" Katara asked. "And we better not trudge through any liquid...or I might grow even bigger."

Toph shrugged. "Hey, there might not be any water or stuff under all this earth. Now let's go, Sugar Queen! You got a curse or something to wait out!"

To be continued...

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AvatarCat13: Well, there you have it. This is the second chapter so far, though I wish it was a bit longer than the first chapter. But oh well.

Today is my sister's baby shower, and I didn't know that it was gonna be an all-girl's thing, and our family friend will be there since he's the godfather. So...I won't be going. Besides...I think I might be a burden to the baby shower due to not knowing what to do. And I think that proves that I'm the youngest mentally when it comes to stuff like this. On a happier note, on Pokémon today, Charizard came back! It's been many years since we heard from him, and he's back to join the journey!

Read and review! Those who do will get a virtual growth potion...but it won't be the real thing; it'll just be any kind of drink you choose. And since Charizard came back, those who review can get either a virtual plush doll or figurine of this dragon. I don't allow any flames on this story or any other story, but I DO allow either advice, questions, or constructive criticism as long as it's not harsh.

See ya next time!