Dear Reader,
As hoped, I managed to finish the third chapter of the series this night. I hope you find it enjoyable.
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His pulse was escalating. There was something horribly odd about this place. The room's walls pulsated with color and life. The floor seemed to sway as he walked.
That's when he realized where he was.
The fire nation underground base?
The flag with the insignia pierced his mind. It was a dreadful reminder of the past and a disturbing forewarning of the future.
He only wanted to be a warrior, find love, and maybe settle down. So far, none of that was working out.
His father was trapped in the fire nation prison. Two of the loves of his life were gone, perhaps forever and one still didn't seem to respond to his praises and smitten concerns.
And he still didn't know why he was here.
The place seemed only as suspicious as it had the day of the failed invasion.
He was half expecting Azula to pop out from behind one of the corners to stretch him out in her palm again and watch him squirm.
Instead, what slunk out from behind a corner was none other than…Yue's father.
"Sir?"
"You stole my baby? She was me only child and you took her away from me."
"I didn't mean to. It…it was an accident!"
"You couldn't protect her! You couldn't protect my baby! And now you will pay!"
Suddenly, the water tribe leader's teeth grew longer and the ends turned sharp and narrow.
He sprung.
The boy leapt up and hesitantly punched the man in the face.
The body flew and hit against the wall and slumped over dead. As the young man crept over to see the outcome, he wailed as he saw the body dripping with blood. It was not that of the water tribe leader.
"Suki."
The young warrior moaned out in sadness.
His mourning did not last long, for when he turned around he found himself face to face with the woman responsible for his deceased love's imprisonment.
"Azula," gritted the water tribe boy through his teeth.
She laughed her all too familiar cackle and disappeared beyond another corner.
He reached to his side and pulled out his sword.
Taking one deep breath, he rampaged around the corner, sword drawn, only to find himself in…the swamp?
The ground beneath him gave way and he grabbed onto a vine to hold himself up.
Instantly the vine withered up and died. He grabbed onto another and it did the same.
The boy jumped onto a log and floated down the river some, until seeing the familiar campsite of the avatar and his new found family.
Then he saw her. Her porcelain skin shone anew and her eyes, though they remained blank, seemed to sparkle.
"Toph!" he exclaimed, leaping off the log, "Am I glad to see you!"
Suddenly, he appeared to be waste deep in a pit of quicksand.
The pretty, young earthbender remained silent and walked over to him with a blank face.
"Help me! I'm sinking!"
He grasped for her hand, but as soon as they touched, the young lady's body turned to ash and sifted away with the breeze.
Tears rolled down his face as he became almost completely submerged in the sand.
The voice of his father sounded out into the night.
"I'm very disappointed in you, son."
Silence.
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Hopefully, you did not find the "Everything living that Sokka touches, dies" thing too repetitive.
Anyways, please review!