World War II Avatar-Part III

It was a dark day again and with a shock, I noticed lots of people being hanged. "Hey you!" I heard someone yell towards my direction.

I ran and ran, soldiers chasing me all the way. I heard a few gunshots, making me cringe. "Come back here!" Another one of them yelled.

Grey buildings and people passed by me as I sprinted through streets and allies. I reached a dead end and tried jumping up the wall to get over. I could see the top of it. When that didn't work, the soldiers bonded my hands and feet and dragged me to a truck full of other people, all with sad, distant looks on their faces. They shoved me into the vehicle roughly and drove off with us, to somewhere unknown.

I woke with a jolt, panting and sweating. I must have screamed because Katara was there with me, her arms wrapped around me. "Aang, are you ok?" she asked, and I shook my head.

"Nightmares?" I nodded and buried my head into her shoulder, crying. Katara then sang a song to me, one that I didn't recognize, but I did like the

lyrics.

Summer has come and passed

The innocent can never last

wake me up when September ends

like my father's come to pass

seven years has gone so fast

wake me up when September ends

here comes the rain again

falling from the stars

drenched in my pain again

becoming who we are

as my memory rests

but never forgets what I lost

wake me up when September ends

summer has come and passed

the innocent can never last

wake me up when September ends

ring out the bells again

like we did when spring began

wake me up when September ends

here comes the rain again

falling from the stars

drenched in my pain again

becoming who we are

as my memory rests

but never forgets what I lost

wake me up when September ends

Summer has come and passed

The innocent can never last

wake me up when September ends

like my father's come to pass

twenty years has gone so fast

wake me up when September ends

wake me up when September ends

wake me up when September ends

I calmed down when she finished, and drifted off to a nice, peaceful sleep.

The next morning, I woke up feeling refreshed. "Morning, Aang. How did you sleep?"

"Great! Your singing is good, you know. You should do it more often." She blushed at that.

"Thanks," she responded finally. "Hey, you guys gonna lay there all day or are you gonna come down for some breakfast?" Sokka asked, coming into the room without knocking.

"Alright, we'll be there in a sec. Oh and Sokka? Knock next time."

I smiled at that. "Aang, pull down the shades. If there's anyone in the forest, they won't know who we are," Katara said.

I obeyed quickly and was soon back at her side. We left and she shut her door, locking it before. I saw she had a key with her too, so we could get in. We walked down to the kitchen where there were eggs, sausage, toast, and water set at the table. I sat down and dug in, just like most others were doing. I hadn't had this kind of food in a while. It was the most delicious thing in the world right now! I got most of my strength back after that, so now I'd be ready for anything. "Aang, do you have any thing with you?"

"No, but I always keep a journal with me. That's the only thing," I answered to Zuko. "Ok. You're gonna need new clothes if you're gonna fit in. Come up to my room and we can see what fits," he said.

I nodded and followed him back upstairs. His dresser was filled with black shirts and jeans. He pulled some out and handed them to me. It was different from the loose fitting clothing I had worn some time ago, but it worked. "Ok, put those on and then you can come with us to the town. Even though soldiers are there, we have fake IDs and get away with stealing food and tools."

I nodded and slipped into the clothes once he left the room. "Aang, you need a fake ID. We know a guy that can help and he's in the town still. Let's get on the boat. Sokka, drive carefully," Zuko instructed.

Sokka rolled his eyes and got behind the wheel. The boat was quiet, and we drove around the island and it probably seemed like we were coming from somewhere else. The ride was nice, and we arrived in a few minutes. As we pulled up to the dock, an officer came to inspect us. "Hello. We have our IDs here, but not for our friend here. He still needs one and we just stopped by to get one for him," Katara explained.

"Show me the ones you have," the officer demanded.

Everyone held his or hers out, and we passed. First we went to a small building. "Hey, what can I do for you?" the guy asked when we came in.

"Our friend needs an ID. Can you make one for him?"

"Sure. Just give me your name, birthplace, and date of birth and you're all set." We hadn't talked about what my name was going to be, but Katara told the man, "Kuzon, Fire Nation, and he was born on the 22nd of October."

I had to agree with that, but Kuzon would be hard to get used to. I was originally from the Air Nomads, but no one knew that. Unless one of them had seen my journal that is. It had the Air Nomad symbol on it. The Fire Nation had rounded up all the Nomads and the people in the Water Tribes and Earth Kingdom. I'm guessing we were some of the only ones left. "Kuzon, here's your ID. That'll be five copper pieces," the man said.

Katara put some money on the counter and we walked out onto the barren streets. One of the officers stopped us again. "Now that he has an ID, who are you?"

I showed him my ID card, and he nodded, letting us go.