I'm really sorry this took so long, schools been hell and my grades have been going down (stupid finals) but now I'm sixteen and i hope you enjoy this chapter.
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"Why?" Aang asked desperately, "Why do i have to kill? Why can't we just take take Yin Ku's power away?" To his surprise Jing Shi slammed his fist on the ground angrily, causing the whole island to shake violently, several of the firelogs shaking our of the pit.
"Don't you get it?" he hissed at his younger form, "The monks teachings of mercy, that all life is sacred, is what got us into this mess in the first place. If we would have just grown some balls and slit that bitches throat none of this would have ever happened!" he roared.
The campsite grew silent as Jing Shi fumed. It was Katara who finally broke the silence.
"You can't blame yourself or Aang, you didnt know what was inside her, you just did what you thought was right." Jing Shi turned to her his eyes softening at the sight of the girl who would become his wife.
"Its that mistake that mde me have to watch you die, and I can never forgive myself for that." He fell silent once again, his eyes downcast. But then he looked up again, looking Aang straight in the eyes. "I think to understand you have to see it".
Before Aang could say a work Jing Shi was right in front of him, a thumb on his forehead, another on his temple. Katara leapt foreward, not knowing what was happening and placed a hand on Aang's shoulder. Then their eyes began to glow, Aang and Katara's blue, Jing Shi's gold. Then their chi began to flow between one another, and everything went black.
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Suddenlt they were all ona white plane, Aang and Katara sprawled across the ground, Jing Shi standing over them.
"W- where are we?" Aang stuttered as he and his girlfriend looked around wildly, not knowing what had happened.
"Where did you you take us?" Katara asked.
"This is the crossroads of our minds" Jing Shi replied, stretching his arms out to his sides, indicating the empty expanse around them. "In this place i can show you anything that i have seen, all of my memories."
He turned to Aang, his face so serious it made the younger avatar cringe.
"Part of me doesnt want either of you to see this, but if you're going to be any help you must." Jing Shi's eyes glowed gold once more, and suddenly the blank expanse became a memory.
The scene opened on the south pole, but it was not the south pole that eithe Aang or Katara had ever seen. It was not a village of small igloo's but a massive city of icy buldings, the land surrounded by great walls and guard towers. The scene then fouced onto a large house, with a familiar symbol craved above the door, the symbols of air and water intertwoven.
The scene changed again, and this time they wer inside the house, Katara and Aang gasped at what they saw inside. There was a tall man, with a ball head and tatoos, wearing traditional airbender robes. Beside him on a large sofa sat an incredibly beautiful women, with a form fitting blue kimono.
She had luscious chocalate colored hair that cascaded down her shoulders, and she had amaing azure colored eyes. Around the room sat other familiar faces, an older Sokka, who looked very similar to his father, beside him sat an older Suki, who looked to Aang like Kyoshi.
They continued to look in awe as they saw the remaining members of their team seated around the room, Zuko and Mai, Toph and Teo, this was a memory of their future. The scene seemed to be frozen everyone frozen in place, sitting close to their respective spouses.
"This is what Sokka would call the team avatar reunion party" Jing Shi told Aang and Katara, who still looked shocked. "This day, was the worst day of my life. It started out great but.... well you'll just have to see."
Jing Shi waved his hand and suddenly the scene became animated.
"So tell me Zuko" the Aang on the couch began, "What's it like for a firelord to be staying in an ice house." Zuko seemed to ponder this for a moment, scratching his chin, his other arm around Mai, who wore the traditional hair pin of the fire lady.
"I just hope neither of my kids end up melting this place to the ground, they have been known to lose control of theri fire." As if on cue there was a loud scream and a bright flash in the doorway at the end of the room. Zuko immediately stood up panicked.
"Dont worry about it" Katara (in the memory) told him. "Gyatso's accidentaly thawed this place a dozen times, its an easy fix, besides" she turned to her brother with a smirk, "I think he inherited the ability to make unstable structures from his uncle." Sokka groaned while everyone else laughed.
"Dont take it too hard snoozles" Toph told him. This older Toph was about a foot shorter than her teenaged counter part, and her hair fell to her shoulders, and she sat on her husbands lap. "You're just too fun to mess with." Everyone laughed, and Aang snuggled closer to his wife, she laid his head in her shoulder.
"You think the kids can handle putting the back room together again?" He asked her.
"No" she said with a smile "But I''m comfortable". Sokka groaned loudly, resulting in his wife slapping lightly on the back of the head.
"Honestly Sokka" Suki breathed exasperatedly, "They;ve been married nearly two decades and you;re still complaing?"
"Seriously Sokka" Katara complained,"if we didnt get close how do you think we had Gyatso and Kya?"
"I like to think you found them on you're doorstep, not doing.... ughhhh" he mumbled, everyone laughed. teo rolled over and gave his friend a pat on the back.
"Sorry but it doesnt work that way." Just then a girl, about age twelve, came running into the room. Katara and Aang gaspep, as she looked just like Suki, only she wore the blue and white clothing of a water tribe native, and had her fathers tanned skin.
"Has anyone seen Kya? I cant find her anywhere." She asked the adults.
"I'm not sure Kanna" her mother told her. Toph blaced a single bare foot on the ground and smirked. She pointed the the closet door across from her.
"She's in there".
"Huh" the rest of the room let out, why would a fourteen year old be in the closet? Kanna stepped towards the closet and turned the handle. Everyone, including the Katara and Aang watching the memory gasped. In the closet was a girl, nearly identical to Katara, apart from the pulled back hair that revealed a long blue arrow tatto, and a airbender poncho.
She had arms wrapped around the neck of Iroh, the fire prince (zuko's son) and they were kissing passionately. It took a few moments for them to realize that they were being watched, but when they did Iroh's eyes grew lage nervously, fearing that Kya's father by be enraged. Kya however, was herself enraged.
"So you mind?!" she spat angrily, slamming the door shut with airbending. The adults and Kanna remained silent before Kanna spoke.
"Well it's about time" she grumbled before skipping off.
"Wow.... did you see that coming?" Both Zuko and Aang asked their respective wives, they smirked.
"You didnt? they asked their husbands.
"Seriously, we all knew it was gonna happen," Toph commented, "it was almost as obvious as these two nuckledheads", she gestured to Katara and Aang, who only snuggled closer.
It was then that it started, suddenly the whole house began to shake, the other children ran into the room as the walls crumbled. The girls screamed as the dust cleared, revealing a floating firgure, with glowing purple eyes.
"Azula" Zuko said in disbelief. Azula landed, her eyes still glowing. "But.... thats impossible!"
"Ahh Zuzu, did you really think that you could lock em up forever? You were sadly mistaken" before anyone could even take a battle stance, she raised her hand, and black tentacles erupted from her fingertips. They snaked their way forward, and went steaight through the chests of everyone present. But an unseen force seemed to stop it just as it reached Aang'chest.
"No...." he all but whispered, as he looked upon the remains of his family. right beside him lay Katara, blood pouring from her mouth.
"NO!!!!!" he roared. He was slowly raised from the ground as his tatoos glowed blue, they flickered, then glowed white. Then finally..... they began to glow gold. Azula just seemed amused.
"Ah it seems we have a lightbender on our hands, I shouldnt be surprised that the gods blessed you with such power. However it matters not." Azula slammed her fists foward, and dark energy seeped from them. Aang thrust his hands forward in an identical fashion, gold light erupting from his hands. They met in mid air, causing a massive explosion that nothing the young Aang and Katara could compare it to.
Slowly but surely, the dark power enveloped the liight, and Aang was knocked back, slammed into the ground. Azula stood over him.
"My pathetic father was right, you are weak, you are not nearly the challenge i expected from you. You have the power yet you have no idea how to use it, goodbye avatar, I will leave you to wollow in your own misery, for knowing you, such guilt will be the death of you." With That Azula was gone.
The whole scene returned to a plain white field, Katara and Aang's mouthes hanging open in disbelief and horror. Jing Shi turned to them, tears in his eyes.
"Now do you see what I mean?"