Chapter 3

"How did you do that?" Katara gasped

"This is a magical school, so there are magical places and objects around this castle like this staircase" Dumbledore said gesturing towards the staircase. Katara grinned up at him.

Team avatar cautiously followed the others careful not to touch anything in case something were to happen.

When everyone got to the top of the stairs Dumbledore unlock the wooden door in front of him and lead everyone in side. Now it was team avatar's turn to be amazed, there were portraits of People that appeared to be moving and … talking, there was a desk in the front of the room with many curious items on it. In the corner on the room sat an amazing red and orange bird that kind of looked like fire. But what Dumbledore next was even more amazing, he took out his wand and flicked it and 10 chairs appeared out of nowhere and landed softly on the stone floor.

"Wow" Katara gasped

"Please sit down everyone" Dumbledore said sitting down himself and gesturing towards the others. Once everyone sat down, there was more explaining to be done.

"So Hagrid tells me you're from another world, is this true?"

"Well that's what we think, we've never seen magic like yours … and Hermione said we were in Egland?" Aang explained looking at Hermione for conformation.

"England" Hermione corrected him smiling

"Right England and we've never heard of that before apparently it's a contry?" he asked again.

"Country" Hermione smiled

"Yes that, but where we're from we live in nations"

"Really what type of nations" Dumbledore asked clearly fascinated by the visitors.

"There's Air, water, earth and fire" Aang replied

"So why are they based on elements? I'm guessing there's a reason behind this"

"Well in each nation a selection of people can bend the elements, say if you were born in the earth kingdom like Toph was then you would be an earthbender, but if you were born In the water tribe then you wouldn't, but there are still people who can't bend they're probably what you call muggles?"

"Yes that would be correct"

"And in each nation there is one person who can bend all the elements and their called the Avatar. And the current Avatar at the moment is Aang" Katara added gesturing towards Aang.

"Very interesting, is there anything else fascinating about your world" Dumbledore asked, Aang's face fell so did everyone else's.

"Well not all nations are good and one nation in particular …"

"The fire nation" Sokka interrupted.

"yes the fire nation, well they decided to expand their empire and control all the other nations and in the fire nation there is a firelord and the firelord that started the war was firelord Sozin … I can go into more detail about how the war started or would you like me to continue on with the basic synopsis?"

"Full detail, I'd like to learn as much as I can about, then and only then can I help you get back to your world"

"Ok well here goes nothing. Well ahh…. how do I start, well the there is this thing called the avatar cycle and this cycle decides what nation the next avatar we be born in the cycle goes water, earth, fire and air, and the avatar before me was from the fire nation and he was friends with the firelord… before the war started, that was the start would you like more detail because this could take a while"

"Well I would normally use a pensive which I'll explain what that is later but there are too many of us here so please explain"

"Ok well it all started …"

Sorry to butt in but so you don't get confused from this point on its Avatar Ruko's view/ story of how the war started (I'm changing from third person, to first person narration)

"Looks like I win again Ruko" Sozin said smiling.

"Are you kidding, the tree root did all the work" I retorted. He held out his hand to pull me up

"Nice one sozin" I said patting him on the shoulder, we walked out of the royal gardens and into the court yards where I saw Ta min.

"Ahh" I said blushing as she walked by.

"Say something to her" Sozin nudged.

"Ahh" I said holding out a handed as she walked off

"Nahhh" I said putting my hands on my head and falling onto my back. Sozin sat down next to me and started to drop grass on my face.

That night it was both mine and Sozin's birthday and on that day the sieges came and told me I was the next avatar. I was shocked at what I had just heard and even more shocked that everyone even Sozin were bowing before me.

Soon the day came when I had to leave the fire nation and face my destiny as the Avatar; I needed to travel the world so I could master the other elements. I was sitting on my bed when Sozin came in

"Hey why aren't you packed yet oh powerful Avatar" then he noticed I was sad so he came over to my bed.

He smiled and said,

"Come on show me how it's done using all four kinds of bending" walking and moving around In different forms of fighting styles, trying to represent me when I would be able to bend all four. I looked from him "I started packing but then the fire sieges said I wouldn't need any worldly possessions anymore" I said now staring at the floor

"Oh" he said lowering his stance and sitting down next to me on my bed

"It happened so fast, everything's going to be different now" Then sozin took of his crown he was wearing and said to me

"Here I hope you're allowed to have this"

"But this is a royal artefact supposed to be worn by the crowned prince"

"I want you to have it" He said handing it to me. I took it from him and carefully put it on. I smiled at him then we both got up and bowed to each other. That was the last time I would see him in a while

The rest of my life was spent practicing and learning how to bend the different elements, until I could bend all the elements which took 12 years to accomplish and only then was I aloud to come home.

When I got back to the Fire nation everything had changed, I had changed and so had Sozin.

"Sozin, or should I say firelord?" I asked walking up towards him.

"Customarily my subjects bow before greeting me"

"But you're the exception" he said holding out his arms. After all these years he was still my best friend and then later he became my best man.

A few months after I returned I married Tah min. I was persistent but when love is real, it finds a way and being the Avatar didn't hurt either. I was enjoying the after party when sozin came up to our table

"Excuse me, may I borrow him for a moment?" he asked Ta min

"It's not very traditional, but ok" Tah min said. I followed Sozin to the balcony which over looked the nation

"What's on your mind" I asked

"I've been thinking hard about the state of the world lately" I put my hand on his shoulder

"Sozin it's my wedding, have a cookie, dance with someone lighten up"

"I know I know but just hear me out" he pleaded

"Right from the start I was destined to be fire lord and although we didn't always know it you were destined to be the avatar, it's an amazing stroke of fate that we know each other so well isn't it?, together we could do anything!" he gasped, I wasn't 100% sure what he was asking me but I found out soon enough.

"Yeah we could" I said thoughtfully

"Our nation is enjoying an unprecedented time of peace and wealth, our people are happy and were so fortunate in so many ways" I was getting suspicious at this point.

"Where are you going with this?"

"I've been thinking we should share this prosperity with the rest of the world" I was shocked at what I was hearing and now I knew I would have to make a huge choice my friend, or the state of the world.

"In our hands is the most successful empire in history, it's time we expanded it!" Then that choice was now. No matter how long I had known Sozin for, no matter how best of friends we were, no matter if this decision would destroy this friendship or not I had to choose the world.

"No, the four are meant to be just that four"

"But Ruko you haven't even stopped the possibilities" he pleaded

"There are no possibilities, this is the last I want to hear about this" I said walking off away from my once best friend.

That was my first real test as the avatar; unfortunately it was many years before I learned that Sozin had gone ahead with his plan, despite my warning. I was arriving Ba se sae when I saw the fire nation insignia over the top of the earth kingdom symbol on the wall. I was shocked and furious. I found his palace and blew the doors open and walked in.

"I've seen the colonies Sozin how you dare occupy earth kingdom territory!"

"How dare you, a citizen of the fire nation address your firelord this way" he retorted

"Your loyalty is to our nation first anything less makes you a traitor"

"Don't do this sozin, don't challenge me it will only end badly... it's over" I said at last. I turned and began to walk out when sozin grew impatient and angry and tried to blast me with fire, but I was too fast for him I quickly tunnelled underground and then re-surfaced behind him and blasted him with an air current, which through him back into the double doors knocking him to the ground but before he could get up I caught the back of his cloak with an earth turret and sent the turret flying upward which then hit the top of the roof of his palace. Then I concentrated hard and went into the avatar state then I destroy the palace. I then created an air tunnel and flew up to his level.

"I'm spearing you Sozin, I'm letting you go in the name of our past friendship, But I warn you even a single step out of line will result in your permeate end" I said sternly before turning around and leaving him there.

Sozin and I didn't speak or see each other for 25 years after our battle. I spent most of my spear time at my home.

One night though there was a huge rumbling sound that shock the earth and quickly awoke me.

I jumped out of bed and looked out the window only to see flying chunks of lava falling in front of my house. By then Tah min had woken up and we both ran outside. The Island was surrounded by gas I started coughing and stared up at the volcano only to see that it was erupting. The rest after that was a blur I remember seeing everyone get into the boat safely, except for me I was trying to stop the volcano form destroying our homes. But it was too much for me, at one point Sozin arrived and started to help me but just as I needed him he said "without you all my plans are suddenly possible, I have a vision for the future Ruko" And with that he left.

Sozin's story after Ruko's death

"With Ruko gone and the great comet returning, the timing was perfect to change the world, I knew the next avatar would be born an air nomad, so I wiped out the air temples. But somehow the new avatar eluded me. I wasted the remainder of my life searching in vain; I know he's hiding down there somewhere, the fire nation's greatest threat the last airbender"

Back to third person narration XD

"And that was how the war started" Aang said sighing. Katara put her hand Aang's shoulder

"It's ok Aang" Katara said comfortingly