Chapter Three: Another World

Disclaimer: I only own Moonstar/Luna, and the family from Turtlestress (which is a planet I made up that's in the Pegasus Galaxy).

The next day, I was awakened by movement next to me. I saw Toph and Katara head outside.

"What's going on?" I asked, keeping my voice down as I exited the tent.

"Someone's coming," Toph said.

"Yes, I could tell you that," I said. "I can even tell you that they're injured.

"How do you know?" Zuko asked.

"I'm a cat. I can smell their fear and blood. A lot of blood."

"If what she says is true," Katara started, "We need to be friendly."

I saw the travelers come into sight. They looked like they came from another world. There was a man and a woman. They had two children, one about four and the other about five or six. The man was tall, had black or dark brown hair, amber eyes, The boy, probably the four-year-old, had dark hair like his father, blue eyes like his mother, and he seemed nice. The girl, probably the five- or six-year-old, had golden hair with a few dark streaks in it, violet eyes with a hint of amber and blue in them, and she looked slender and graceful. They all looked like they used the weird circle-thing to get here.

I turned to the others. "It's a full family, a father and a mother with a girl and a boy," I said.

"How do you know?" Sokka asked. "Do you know what they look like? And where they're injured?"

"Yes, I do. The father is tall, has black or dark brown hair, amber eyes, and he looks muscular. The mother has blonde hair, blue eyes, and seems gentle. The boy, who is smaller, has dark hair like his father, blue eyes like his mother, and is most likely kind. The girl, the older one, has golden hair with some dark streaks in it, violet eyes with a hint of amber and blue, and she appears slender and graceful."

The gang was speechless as they looked at each other as if they had seen a ghost. Finally, someone spoke.

"So, you can tell all of that from this distance?" Aang asked.

"Yes." I turned to see the family closer than before.

As the family saw us, they ran toward us. They had hopeful expressions on their faces.

"Um, hello," Aang called.

"He-hello," the mother called. "Do you have any food to spare?"

"Yes, we do," I said. "We have lots of fish. Let me go get them." I ran to the river. I turned into a cat and fished out ten or so fish. I turned back into a human and took the fish back. "Here's the fish." When I put the fish down, and started cooking them, the family's eyes widened as they saw the fish.

"I'm guessing you haven't had any food in a while?" Katara said.

"Yes," the girl said. "The Wraith chased us from our home.

"Soara!" her father said harshly, "You know we can't tell them anything!"

"Konya," her mother said, "They'll find out sooner or later."

"Toya," Konya said, "I guess you're right."

"So we get to tell them everything?" the boy asked.

"Yes, Joya."

So, for the rest of the day, the foreign family told us what had happened. Their planet was called Turtlestress. The villages there were one of the major agriculture centers. The Wraith hardly visited their villages. But about two weeks ago, they took in some strangers. Those strangers didn't tell the villagers that the Wraith were hunting them. Their family, and three others, escaped the planet and left the Pegasus Galaxy. The unfortunate ones who didn't escape were held captive. The Wraith let them have children, but when the population went over a certain number, the Wraith sent cullings to the planet. They got there through what I used to get there, what they called a Stargate.

"I thought I suffered severely," Zuko said. "But apparently you have suffered more."

"Yes, we have," Toya said. "Now, if you don't mind, I would like to get some sleep." Toya got up, took several blankets out of her pack, found a shady place, placed one blanket on the ground, and went to sleep.

I looked at Konya.

"Where is the Stargate?"

"It's in the northeast of here," he said. "I'll have Soara show you where it is."

"What?" Aang said. "You're leaving?"

"I think it's time to explore other galaxies."

"If she wants to go, that's her choice. We can't stop her," Katara said. "Have a safe journey. And take this." She handed me a water pouch.

Soara got up from where she was seated. She headed in the direction where they came from. After a few minutes, once we were out of sight of the camp, Soara stopped by a big boulder. She pulled a cloth-wrapped item from her pouch.

"Here." She handed the item to me. "Don't open it yet. Father would know."

"Okay," I said, knowing that her father could severely hurt her. "Is this—?"

"Soara!"

"Joya? What are you doing here?"

"Here, you might need this." He handed me some type of weapon. "It's an energy gun."

"You better get back before your father gets mad," I warned.

"I told him that I would help Soara," he responded.

"Let's get going," Soara said.

I put the gifts into my bag. About five minutes later, I saw the Stargate in the distance. I looked to the right of me. I saw some shade near the river. I headed towards it.

"Where are you going?" Joya asked.

"To the shade. It's blistering hot out."

"She has a point, brother. We are used to it, but we can rest for five minutes."

"Okay." Joya and Soara sat next to me.

"You might want to take some food with you," Soara advised.

"Okay." I reached into my bag. I pulled out the pouch and took the item out. I took off the cloth and looked at the item. It was a patch of some sort. It said Atlantis.

"I got that from an Atlantis member. He gave it to me and said, 'Keep it. I can get another one.' His name was Sheppard," Soara said.

"Then why give it to me?"

"It's the place you need to go. When you get to the gate, type in this address."

Soara gave me a slip of paper with symbols on it. I kept it out. I caught a few fish, wrapped them in the cloth, and headed for the Stargate. I typed in the address and went through the gate.