Chapter 2

"It's not getting away from me this time." Sokka began with a smug expression having switched to a fishing spear, "Watch Katara. This is how you catch a fish." The grin never left his face as he waited.

Katara gave a look before she noticed a fish swim under their boat and into her view, taking off her glove with an unsure look she took a deep breath in and then exhaled as she waved her arm up and down slightly just once. Remember! Remember what Yuya and Korra instructed! With a few light hand motions the water bubbled and out popped the fish in a water bubble, "Sokka! Look!" she now used both hands, lifting them up and down gently as if making a wave to keep the fish in the water bubble air born.

"Sh…Katara! Your gonna scare it away." Sokka continued to stare in the water hunching over a bit with a grin oblivious to Katara now moving her hands around as the fish in the water bubble got closer. He licked his lips, "Mm! I can already smell it cookin'."

"But Sokka! I caught one!" right now the fish in the air bubble was closer to her, just floating above her as she continued her slow controlled (If not uneasy) water bending. She moved it towards Sokka hoping he would see only for her to rear back at that moment with the spear, breaking the bubble and letting the fish get a clean get away, "Hey!"

"Ah!" Sokka turned around, angry and wet, "Why is it—that every time you play with magic water, I get soaked!" he glared at his sister making fists and the water dripping from his gloves.

Katara also momentarily forgetting she met two other benders of the water variety glowered at her brother, "Ah…it's not magic. It's water bending and it's- -"

Sokka cut her off before she could finish her normal defence, "Yeah, yeah and it's an ancient art unique to our culture." Bored expression on and waving his arms around in an I could care less fashion, "And blah, blah, blah." He turned back around his gaze to the side as he reached back to the back of his head, "Look, I'm just saying if I had weird powers I'd keep my weirdness to myself." After wringing his hair out he lifted up the oar.

Katara who sat in the back of the boat had her arms folded a glare set on her idiotic brother, "You're calling me weird?" with a shrug she continued on in a slightly peeved if not amused and annoyed tone, "I'm not the one who makes muscles at myself every time I see my reflection in the water." Leaning to the left her eye brow cocked, and her mouth twitched upwards in a smug smile as her brother was indeed doing that.

Sokka turned to glower at his sister.

"Oh and you are so lucky Korra wasn't here to hear you say that—oh!"

"Ah!"

Their boat had hit something—a rapid flow in the water. Ice began to clash as Sokka tried to row them with grunts.

Just then Yuya had jumped over the two ice blocks that crashed, now hopping along the small drifts, "Sokka! Katara!"

"Yuya!" Katara cried out as she held onto the boat a bit scared but now scared for the slightly elder girl who could get hurt on this type of water.

Sokka rowed faster, "No talky! Distracting!" just then they hit few ice drifts and he let out a grunt as Katara let out a small scream.

Yuya quickly gave a wave of her left hand as she used the other hand palm face down towards the water pumping up and down to keep her balance as she drew ice drifts away from the two, sweat dripping down hear temples. Now she was not used to the water being this …well being this stubborn!

"Go left—go left—oh!" Katara looked back as she saw Yuya still following and multi tasking in keeping herself balanced and herself and Sokka safe at that moment she couldn't help but be in awe of the skill until she let out a cry as they jerked again in the boat.

Distracted Yuya gave a small cough and her eyes went wide as she saw the boat get crushed between two drifts, "Sokka! Katara!" she dove into the water not caring quickly swimming to the two who landed on one of the drifts that crushed their boat, "You…two…" she came out onto the same drift, shivering a bit as she saw her breath and decided she would make stylish clothes for this place that weren't this…well she didn't know what to call it, "You two…okay?"

Katara gasped and quickly pulled Yuya into a hug once she got a bit of her steady back, "Fine!" it was then they noticed the water was calm and there were a bunch of ice drifts. Leaning back she held Yuya closer noticing even if she was older she was a bit smaller, turning she glared at Sokka, "You call that a left?"

Sokka looked away, "Hey! If you don't like my steering, well maybe you should of water bended us out of the ice." He made a swooshing motion with his hand.

"Yeah that went well." Yuya's tone held a bit of sarcasm as she glowered at Sokka cuddling close to Katara for warmth, "It was hard even for me because you were squealing."

"I don't squeal! I give manly grunts!"

Katara held Yuya closer, "So you are saying it's my fault or Yuya's? Or both of us?"

"I wasn't saying that—I knew I should have left you home!" Sitting there he pulled his legs to his chest, eyes closed.

Katara stood, taking out a spare warm coat and placed it around Yuya, "Here…"

Holding it close she gave a small nod at Katara, motioning with her hand to get all the water remaining on her person off.

"Leave it to a girl to mess everything up!"

Yuya froze and her eyes snapped to Katara who looked furious, 'Oh crap.' She knew what was coming. This happened once to Korra.

"You are the most SEXIST-" Katara began swinging her hands back unknowingly created waves, "Immature, nut brained- -"

Watching Katara and then the water she noticed as soon as Katara threw an arm in the air in her frustration the water busted up, she looked towards Sokka who was still sulking. Did the two not feel the water moving? Yuya then stared at the iceberg behind them that began to crap, "Um…guys…"

"I'm embarrassed to be related to you!"

Sokka felt a tug and glanced at Yuya then followed her line of sight and did a double take. Oh crap. That was not good!

"Ever since mom died, I've been doing all the work around camp while you while you've been off playing solider!" Katara threw her hands to the side once more still furious and then thrusted it back.

Sokka began to cower a bit holding his hands before his face as he gazed behind her, "Uh…Katara…" he then pointed as he tugged his bottom lip down nervously.

"Katara!" Yuya then tried as she slowly stood, reaching out to the younger girl.

"I even wash all the clothes!" Katara held a seriously pissed of look as she grinded her teeth together and pointed at Sokka a look of disgusted now on her face, "Have you ever smelled your dirty socks? Let me tell you—NOT PLEASANT!" throwing her hands back she cracked the ice with even more forceful water unknown to her.

Finally Sokka yelled out, "Katara! Settle down!" how his sister could not see this! He looked to Yuya for help only to see her gazing as if she was in a day dream—what the heck was wrong with girls!

"No! That's it! I'm done helping you! From now on—you're on your own!"That final anger burst blasted the water up, causing giant cracks to form and split the ice, "Huh!" turning around her expression quickly went to startled fear.

As it broke the water became wild.

"Sokka!" Yuya froze her feet down as Sokka grabbed his sister, and quickly began to bend the water trying to ease their fast drifting. Breath in and out, stay calm. Left, right, up down, swirl, and repeat, it was then she noticed the final large piece hit the water and she froze, "Hang on!" she cried, as she fell only to be grabbed by the siblings.

"Nngh!"

"Ah!"

Sokka made sure the two girls were save as their faces were blasted with freezing cold water. Damn this was bad!

Pausing from afar Korra watched in slight horror as she saw the three, "Katara! Sokka! Yuya!" she dashed over as fast as she could only to hear a howl, and then she was suddenly thrown atop Naga, "Naga! Let's go for a swim!"

"Arooooo!" Naga dove into the water, paddling against the fierce waves as they tried to make it to the trio.

Finally the water calmed and Sokka turned his arms over Yuya and Katara, "Okay you've gone from weird to freakish, Katara."

"You mean…I did that?"

"…It isn't freakish. Water bending if you aren't experienced—like all bending sometimes acts up on emotion….aaand being ignored." Yuya then noticed a frantic looking Korra whose expression slowly calmed come closer on a swimming Naga. When did they get here…also Naga looked so cute.

"Yup." Sokka looked at his sister, "Congratulations."

Just as Naga swam up and keeping afloat she began to growl as the water bubbled and glowed an eerie blue, "Grrr…"

Katara, Sokka, Yuya, and Korra glanced at the water their expressions bewildered as the light slowly got bigger and bigger and the water rippled faster.

Katara and Sokka quickly stood jerking back.

Korra hoped onto the platform with Naga causing it to shake a bit more as she stood protectively in front of her friends, "Stand back!"

Yuya clung to Korra's sleeve peering around her tall friend as the water rose as if something was coming out. That glow…its energy was—oh! A gasp left her lips. This must be it!

In a burst the four tried to keep their balance as a giant glowing ice berg popped out, causing large waves once again.

Naga howled, keeping her ground but slightly sliding as she made sure the four teens didn't fall in but fall back onto her soft body.

"Thanks Naga!" Sokka cried as he held onto the saddle, his eyes alarmed staring at the glowing, "That can NOT be natural."

"I don't think it is!"

"No really, Korra?"

"No sarcasm right now, Yuya!"

"The three of you cut it out!"

Finally the glowing block settled and the four (five if you count Naga) saw a body and then a giant body inside the glowing ice.

Katara took a few steps and noticed the body in the ice first, "Huh?"

Korra stared her eyes unwavering and trained—that glow it was—then behind it was—it was the Avatar! It was Avatar Aang! Her gaze snapped to Yuya who gave a confirming nod, she held her friend closer to share her warmth, letting some of her fire bending heat appear just enough so only Yuya could feel, 'Damn she looks sick…' she felt a chill run up and down her spine, her head snapping back just in time to see arrows glow as well as eyes, "Oh shit."

"He's alive!" Katara gasped grabbing Sokka's boomerang from his back as her brother was in a defensive position, "We have to help!"

"I think she is stupid."

Korra tried not to laugh as she heard her friend, she herself could put up with Katara but Yuya never got along with Master Katara of their time. Shaking her head, her pony tail swishing about she watched the younger version of her master rush to the giant ice block that held Aang.

"Katara! Get back here! We don't know what that thing is!" the two siblings rushed across and arrived on the block.

Katara gave six good hits and on the sixth the ice black burst open, hot air flying out causing her to stumble back, "Augh!" then fly back into her brother.

Korra and Yuya had arrived Naga not far behind as the giant polar bear dog took a protective stance in front of the floor her own fur blowing wildly at the force of air.

Yuya and Korra shared a look. It was starting and they were here to witness it.

A groan escaped Yuya's lips as she saw the giant exited expectant grin on Korra's face. This was gonna be hell.

A giant crack went straight up and a glowing light, the tiger seals began to howl, and somewhere on a boat a young male stood atop a metal ship, "Finally." He turned motioning towards the light, "Uncle Do you know what this means?"

The one called uncle sat on a small table with some hot tea; "I won't get to finish my game?" he looked up at his nephew.

"It means…my search is about to come to an end." Prince Zuko glared towards the light. He was finally going to get his mark.

Iroh gave a sigh as he shook his head, eyes closed, "Aaah…"

"That light came from an incredibly powerful source! It has to be him!"

"Or it's just the celestial lights!" Iroh waved his hand around, "We've been down this road before, Prince Zuko. I don't want you to get to exited over nothing." He then placed down his tile and looked up at Zuko his hands motioning in a gentle manner, "Why don't you sit and have some calming jasmine tea?"

Zuko whirled around furious, "I don't need any calming tea! I need to capture the Avatar! Helmsmen head a course for the light!"

Iroh placed the card down it was that of the Air element, a gaze of knowing as a wind blew strongly. It did seem it was time…but something…was off and even stranger but what could it be?

A/N

I think this was...eh myself. I suck at describing the bending motions. I mean I'm a martial artist and do some of the styles they have in avatar but ...I forget the names so easy. Time to look it up and/or get my instruction booklet folder things that have the moves...lol. Well I think once again auto correct MIGHT have failed me (Prob did) so please tell me what is up with my punctuation and grammar!

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