Disclaimer: I do not own The Avatar series, but I do own my OC's. Read and review, please! Chapter Four:
I kept running and running. Finally, with my eyes still closed, I stopped. Now I was confused. Earlier I had felt the object, and a human, who could have been a bender there. He or she was too far away to tell anything more, but now the person had vanished. I didn't know how this was possible.
Once I reached the object I had felt, I opened my eyes. Master Bolin arrived breathless, after me.
"I need... To catch... My breath," Master Bolin said, between gasps of air. He sat down on a rock, and I grinned, laughing as I looked at his bright red face. He was getting old.
But my laughing soon stopped, as I turned to look at the object I had felt.
It was a blue circle, that seemed like it was swirling into something, but there was nothing behind it. It was hovering above the ground, and small wisps of blue floated in the air around us.I suddenly noticed that it was very dark, dark enough to be the middle of the night, but I could see fine. I looked around, and then noticed the light I was seeing.
It was a full moon tonight, but the moon seemed larger, and almost blue. Everything in this forest radiated some kind of the same blue energy that came from the rift. Awestruck, I turned my attention back to the strange sight in front of me.
I inched closer, curiosity winning out on fear. I cautiously stuck my hand out slowly, every second, reaching out another inch.
When Master Bolin looked up to see what I was doing, he shouted, "Toru! Get away from there!" He tried to reach out and pull me back, but may hand had already touched the swirling circle.
I felt on swift tug, as I was pulled against my will, into the hole.
...
On the other side, I looked around, shocked and confused, not knowing where I was. My head turned this way and that, quickly, and franticly, looking for something familiar.
Soon after I had crossed through, Master Bolin came after. I heard his loud gasp as he examined everything that I had just seen. We were on an ocean, surrounded by a small lake. On one side of the lake, there was a woman standing there. She had on a green uniform, makeup, and was holding a fan.
"My name is Avatar Kyoshi," the woman said, "There has been a rift between the two worlds, near republic city. It is because of the death and destruction that you and Avatar Korra's daughter have caused."
For some reason, Avatar Kyoshi seemed to be only adressing me, and not paying any attention to Master Bolin. I looked at him, and he whispered in my ear, "Toru, we are in the spirit world. trust Avatar Kyoshi, and do whatever she says. I must leave. This is not where I belong. I have many enemies here." and with that, Master Bolin, the only familiar thing I knew, jumped back through the rift, leaving me alone.
"Avatar Kyoshi, I apologize for the destruction we caused to the natural world. Please understand that it was an accident, not to happen again," I replied nervously.
"I hope you have learned from this, Toru. Now, come," she said, "There is something that you and your friend here must do."
This last statement confused me. I had no friends here. Master Bolin had just abandoned me here! stepping on rocks, I crossed from the island, to the edge of the lake that the Avatar was standing on. She nodded, and moved without a word. I followed.
"Your friend, the other daughter of Korra, Aya was called here by Avatar Aang, in a dream. She is the person that you felt when you found the rift. She is with Aang now, and he is leading her to the place that we are headed. Because, Toru, all of the spirit world is about to be destroyed. And you and Aya, earthbender and airbender, are the only ones who can save us."
I nearly fainted for two reasons. They're pretty obvious reasons, so just continue reading.
"But, Avatar Kyoshi, Aya isn't an airbender. She can't bend," I said, "And why can only we save you? I mean, Aya is Korra's daughter, but I'm just a normal person!"
Kyoshi turned around swiftly, and looked me right in the eye. "You, Toru, are the most different, special, and powerful bender that your world has ever seen," Kyoshi turned and continued walking, "And Aya is an airbender. She just hasn't realized her full potential, just as you haven't. Now hurry, we don't have much time. We are nearly at our destination, and I must explain what you must do."
