It was a cold, crisp morning at the south pole. There was a gentle wind, and the snow glittered in the late morning sun. Deep blue, icy water lapped against a small canoe as it drifted gently along with the ocean.

Sokka leaned over the side of the canoe, holding his spear and glaring at the water. A large fish teasingly swam just out of his reach, making lazy circles. "Come here you coward!" Sokka complained, reaching dangerously over the edge to reach the fish. It swam farther out. "I swear its mocking me…"

Katara ignored him, spotting another fish with its glistening scales. Taking a deep breath, she swayed her arms back and forth, eyes widening as a globe of water rose slowly, the fish swimming around, confused.

"Sokka, Kian, look!" She called.

"Not now Katara, focusing" Sokka mumbled, staring down the fish.

"INCOMING!" Kian suddenly yelled. Surprised, Katara accidently let go of her water, which splashed all over Sokka. Sokka, shocked by the dump of freezing water, yelped and jumped up, knocking the small boat off balance. It didn't help that Kian had jumped off a chunk of ice, and landed (more like crashed) right into the small water craft. It rocked violently, but lucky for them they were able to even out the swaying.

"Kian!" Katara shot, glaring at the twelve year old. She looked up, slightly sheepish.

"I caught a fish…" She held it up. Sokka snatched it away, pouting. "Hey!" she snapped.

"You owe me a fish! You made the one I was hunting swim away!" He exclaimed quickly. Kian frowned, but got up. Her dark brown hair was mostly down, her bangs still the way they were when she was younger. The ends of her hair were gathered, and tied, to at least keep some of her wild hair out of the way. Right now she was wearing warriors paint on her face, applied herself.

"What were you doing off the boat anyways?" Katara asked, surprised she didn't see her leave. Kian shivered.

"Boats make me sick." She simply implied.

"No wonder it was so quiet…" Sokka inserted. That earned him a sharp, terrifying glare. He gulped and went back to fishing. Kian crossed her arms as she usually did, and leaned back.

"Hey Katara, your bending is looking better than last time." Kian tried, trying to break the silence. Katara smiled, and nodded.

"I practiced"

Kian picked up her trusty two clubs, (Which she totally never ever stole) and watched the water. "Watch how its done, Sokka" she teased. Sokka rolled his eyes, adjusting his spear as he went to get the fish. Kian, on the other hand, slammed the two clubs into the water, totally missing the fish she was after and soaking Sokka even more, as well as herself.

Sokka grumbled and stabbed the water, just missing his own prey. Kian smirked, and patted his back. "Oops...sorry...must've scared it away..."

Katara giggled, but tried to cover it for her brother's sake. He was a good hunter, but sadly Kia made it hard for him to live up to his self proclaimed title.

During Sokka and Kian's arguing and teasing, none of the teens noticed the sudden speed they were starting to go, as the current picked up and starting winding past large chunks of ice. Luckily Katara just noticed this before it got faster. "Guys!" she broke in, watching in horror as they whizzed past jagged pieces of ice. Both of the bickering hunters looked up, and their eyes popped.

Kian rushed for the oars, tossing one to Sokka. She attempted to steer it, or stop the canoe, but the oar caught on passing ice and snapped. "Oops!" She yelled. Sokka made a pained face and tried to stop it by himself, but instead of snapping his oar, it flew from his grip. Now all they could was hold on…

They didn't have to do that for long until they slammed into a large chunk of ice, snapping the canoe and sending the poor kids flying onto it. Kian face first, Sokka just slammed right on the ground, and Katara managed to land on her tush and slide to a slow stop. Kian groaned, getting up. Amazingly her face paint wasn't wiped off. She adjusted her jaw, hearing it pop once before feeling normal again. Sokka got up, scowling.

"That's the third canoe destroyed this month!" he barked. "I know I shouldn't of brought you guys!" Sokka picked up his spear, making sure it was ok. "Leave it to a girl to mess things up…"

Kian scoffed and kicked a piece of the destroyed canoe, but the usual calm Katara blew up.

"Ever since mom died, I've been doing all the work! Cleaning, cooking, sewing, and caring! Keeping you in line, " she jabbed a finger in Kians direction. She put her hands up in a defensive position. "And cleaning your dirty socks!"

"And how do you repay me, Sokka?" She continued, not noticing the sudden huge cracks forming in the wall of an iceberg behind her. "By saying that I always mess up!"

"Erm, Katara?-" Sokka warned.

"No, don't even start to defend yourself,"

"Katara stop!" Kian hollered, but she did so just as the ice berg snapped in half, the pieces splashing into the water and making a huge wave. Kia slammed her clubs into the ice, digging them in and gripping the handle horribly tight. Sokka held onto the edge of the iceberg with Katara, as they rode the wave backwards. Eventually they slowed to a stop, bonking into another flat of ice and staying in place. Kian gulped, glancing up to make sure her friends were still on the iceberg. Thank the spirits they were, but they were unresponsive when she called out to them.

Curious of what happened, Kian yanked her clubs with difficulty from the ice, and carefully walked over to them. "What are you-" she looked over their shoulders, seeing the cerulean glow. "-Oh"

The bright blue glow seemed to get bigger, until something large emerged from the depths of the ocean, rising slowly before settling on the surface of the roiling waves. Kian stood in awe, and Sokka went to grab his own club, but Katara swiped it from him.

"Theres someone in there!" She exclaimed, gesturing at the greyish figure inside what looked like ice. Sokka ran after her quickly.

"Katara stop! We don't know what's, or who's in there!" he warned, trying to grab the club from her. She evaded, and slammed it into the wall of ice. Kian slid beside Sokka, unsheathing her two clubs. Instead of hitting the iceberg though, she readied herself like Sokka with his spear.

"Kian! Come help!" Katara huffed, as she took another swing at the ice. Kians different colored eyes went between Sokka and Katara.

"Sokka's right Katara…we don't know who or what that is…"

Katara shrugged and swung the club on last time, and with a horribly loud crack, the ice crackled from the spot she hit like veins. It broke apart, making larger waves than when it surfaced, and a strong gust of air blew them off their feet.

Kia looked up, seeing a beam of blue shoot up into the sky, splitting the clouds above. She gasped. This couldn't be good.

Although, despite this, Katara got back up, looking at the iceberg hopefully. They all held their breath. Sokka jutted his spear out, stepping in front of the girls. Kian still held her clubs tightly.

Cough, cough.

They all perked up at the sound. Suddenly, a boy stumbled into sight from the iceberg. He was strange, with yellow and orange clothes that looked cold and a bit to light for the temperature they were in right now. He stopped his stumbling, then started to fall down the side of the iceberg. Katara shot forward, just catching the little bald boy before he hit the icy ground.

She held him securely in her arms, wondering what do to, who he was. Kian crept forward, peering at the kid over Katara's shoulder. Sokka on the other hand, straight up poked him with the butt of his spear. Katara shooed him away, as the boy slowly opened his ash grey eyes.

"Is he ok?" Kian whispered (she didn't know why she was whispering…). She was answered shortly."

"I-I need to t-tell you something" he uttered.

"What?" Katara urged.

"Come c-closer"

"Yes?"

"Will…will…" he paused (most likely for dramatic effect).

Katara, Sokka, and Kian leaned in closer.

"Will you go penguin sledding with me?" he stated, with a bright smile.

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Whoop! One favorite and follow for this story! Lol, I know it isn't much but to me it means a lot :3 I hope you liked this update, I tried to make it longer than last time. And hopefully you know what I mean by the war-face-paint thing. You know, what Sokka applies in episode 1? I just thought that Kian would most likely want to be as warrior like as possible so...yah. Ok, ramble over, enjoy the rest of your day and leave a review!