Alrighty, alrighty, we're going to the fourth chapter. Thank you uzamaki9999 for your awesome ideas! But please someone guess who some of the children are named after. Or my hard work with naming the children after the parents past will be wasted! Alright then, I don't own Avatar the last Airbender.
Zuko was drenched in rain when he arrived at Aang's house. Kya was huddled by the door because of the thunder out in the distance. Aang was sitting on the same step on the porch that he had planted himself in the moment they went outside. Zuko looked at Kya.
"Hello." He greeted. She nodded nervously. "What's the matter?" he asked her. She shook her head.
"Thunder." She murmured. Aang looked up a Zuko.
"Kya's an avatar." Aang said. Zuko was surprised at this straight forward remark. Kya straightened a little confidently. Almost instantly, there was lighting strike, and a loud clap of thunder. She jumped and ran inside.
"So, what did I miss?" Zuko asked. Aang explained the drama that happened after dinner. Zuko rubbed his temple.
"Great." He mumbled. "So now we have to train her?" he asked. Aang looked at the heavy iron doors of his home, and then nodded. "Then… you're going to teach her, right?" Zuko asked.
"I guess so." He admitted. He got the feeling sometimes his daughter was afraid of him. "I don't know if she'll be happy or scared." Zuko patted his back
"We'll find out." Zuko said. Aang smiled. Then Zuko's face was full of confusion. "How can she be an Avatar if you're not dead?" Aang shrugged.
"I guess we could ask someone. But I don't think it's that important." Aang insisted. "If it was, we could ask the past Avatars, or something." Zuko shook his head.
"Lets focus on Kya right now." He reminded him. They both walked inside, and Kya was sitting near the door.
"Sorry I got so scared." She apologized. "Is Zuko staying the night?"
"I don't think so." Zuko replied. Aang walked into the living room, while Zuko sat next to Kya. "Kya…" he started. "Would you like it if your father was your teacher of the elements?" Kya looked at Zuko surprised.
"Um, yeah." She said. "That would be cool. Would he be wiling to?" Zuko nodded his head. "Dad and me just don't have a close… relationship?"
"I kinda get where you're coming from." Zuko said. "My father was defiantly more evil than Aang, but Aang has a lot of power, just like my dad did." Kya looked at Zuko at a different perspective now. They sort of saw eye to eye. Zuko saw Kya's eyes sparkling with pride.
"So, you know what I mean when I say that?" she asked. Zuko nodded.
"Yeah, I don't have too much in common with my dad either, if that's what you're saying." Zuko said scratching the back of his head nervously. Kya looked at Zuko's hands, imaging him firebending.
"Could you help coach me on firebending though?" she asked. "Toph is already my earthbending teacher before we knew I was a… second Avatar." Zuko smiled.
"I'd be happy to." He said. Kya hugged him relieved.
"Thank you, Zuko." She murmured in his ear, and quickly drew away. She stood up. "Do you think mom would help coach me with waterbending?" she asked.
"I think she would." Zuko replied. Kya looked at the ceiling and back at Zuko.
"How is your relationship with your mom?" she asked. Zuko shivered and glanced at the door.
"She's not really around anymore." He mumbled. Kya walked toward the living room.
"I'm sorry…" she said, leaving her words to drift around him.
Iroh was snoring on the couch and Misun got her regular ear-plugs. Misun looked forward to when her patient would wake up. He'd always tell her about what he dreamed about. She walked around with a broom in her hand, imaging what he'd say…
Meanwhile, at the Avatar's house, Katara, Toph, and Kya were talking. Katara and Toph agreed to coach her.
"I'd stay the night, but Sokka's staying." She said. Katara couldn't imagine Toph stay the night just to coach Kya in the morning.
"I think I'd nice if you, your father, and I could travel to place where we just trained a bit." Katara suggested to Kya. "Like a vacation, but we'd be teaching. Just to go do something." Toph placed her hand on Katara's shoulder.
"Then how are me and Zuko supposes to coach her too?" she reminded her.
"You both could come too." She said.
"Yeah, and Zuko leave his spot as fire lord? Why travel when you have a beach right next to your house?" Toph recommended. Katara shook her head and looked at Kya.
"Please think about it." She said. Kya nodded and returned playing with Sokka's kids before they went to bed.
Iroh stretched and yawn loudly. Misun wiped the coffee table in front of him, waiting for him to talk about his dream. Iroh scratched his back and got up weakly and hobbled to the kitchen. After awhile, when Iroh didn't say anything, Misun spoke up.
"How was your nap?" she asked. Iroh looked into his tea and smiled.
"Enlightening." He answered. Misun waited, with a broom in her hand and the other hand on her hip.
"No dreaming?" she asked. "You always dream." Iroh nodded.
"I dreamed." He said and sipped his tea.
"Wanna talk about it?" Misun asked.
"Maybe in a little while." He said. "You can have some tea if you'd like." Misun shook her head and swept around the kitchen.
After Sokka and his family were in bed, Zuko left and didn't promise he'd be back in the morning. Toph decided to sleep in the living room. Katara and Aang told Kya good-night and she went to her room.
She was greeted by her pet flying-lemur, Momo. He'd actually been Aang's, but for her 10th birthday, Aang had given him to her to take care of. When Sokka's family came over, Momo had to be left in her room. Suki was afraid Teo would get a sickness from him or something. Teo wasn't that old, so Suki was always cautious.
"Hey, Momo." Kya cooed. Momo landed on her shoulder and licked her ear. "You're hungry aren't you?" Momo played with her mouth annoyingly, as if to say 'you betcha!' She poured some berries into a bowl for him and he started feasting.
Kya rubbed her forehead and breathed in the fact she was an Avatar. Inhales, "Ava-" exhale, "tar" Her breaths became more harsh when she started to cry. Momo came over to her and rubbed his head on her arm. She petted his head, uncovered the covers, and went to sleep.
In the morning, Iroh replayed last night in his head. This is what Misun told him to do, to practice memory. Zuko left and he took a nap… made himself tea, and went to his bed for the night. He rubbed the back of his head, remembering the dream he'd had during his nap. The door opened to his room.
"Well, Mr. Iroh! We'd better get you ready for the day!" Misun said. Iroh stretched and waddled to the kitchen.
"Can't I have my tea first?" he asked. Misun guarded to door.
"Only if you tell me," she said darkly. "What you dreamed about last night's nap. You normally tell me, but there must be something wrong if you didn't tell me." Iroh smiled.
"I'll tell you while I drink my tea." He said and Misun smiled back.
"Sounds great." Misun remarked.
Kya was awakened by the sound of Hakoda, Yue, and Kanna playing in the front room. She turned on her opposite side away from the sun.
"Momo, what time is it?" she asked mumbling. Momo chirped and pulled her hair. "Momo!" she complained, and looked for her clock. It read; 7:00 a.m. "Uggg…" she made her bed, and headed for the kitchen.
"Good morning, Kya." Katara greeted her daughter. She shuffled past waving tiredly. Toph was sleeping on a chair. Kya tilted her head in confusion.
"How can Toph sleep when the kids are being this loud?" Kya asked her mom.
"I'm not." Toph replied. Kya went in the kitchen and looked out the window.
'Dad's probably down by the beach.' Kya thought to herself. Sokka came into the kitchen and patted Kya on the back.
"What's up?" he asked tiredly.
"Your children are being super loud." Kya groaned. Sokka pulled a bowl out of the cabinet and filled it with noodles. "You eat noodles… for breakfast?" she asked him.
"What else is there to eat here? Aang doesn't have meat!"
"You eat meat for breakfast?" Kya asked disgusted. Sokka nodded his head. Kya stuck out her tongue and made her normal morning tea. Suki walked in and poured herself milk. "Maybe I'll go join dad today." Kya said to herself. She picked up her tea and headed out the door.
The sun was hovering over the horizon and the water sparkled brightly. Kya shielded her eyes as she walked towards the coast. When she stepped her feet into the white sand, she didn't see her dad anywhere.
"Dad!" she shouted. "Hello?" she said quieter to herself. Aang appeared right in front of her.
"Good morning, Kya!" he said joyfully. She hugged him.
"I thought I'd join you this morning." She said. "How did you just…?" she asked pointing at him.
"I was on that rock above you." He informed, pointing up. She headed towards the coast. She tried to feel the pull of the tides, but it wasn't coming as easily as she thought it would, knowing she was an avatar now.
"Maybe I can try waterbending." She said to herself, but her dad heard her.
"Sure." He said. Kya placed her hands in front of herself and pulled back.
"Maybe I can try and move the waves a little." She pulled back and forth and only made a few ripples. "Poopy." She murmured aggravatingly. Aang placed his hands in front himself and moved the tides perfectly.
"All you do is feel every tiny ripple with your chi." Aang coached.
"What in the world is chi?" Kya asked annoyed.
"Toph hasn't told you?" Aang asked surprised. "Chi is your positive energy." Kya traced a circle in the sand with her toe.
"But… I thought firebenders use to use anger to fuel their fire." Kya said.
"But you can also give yourself a drive." Aang said, referring to Zuko. Before the comet, Zuko's firebending had been weaker so he looked for a way to make it stronger. On the journey, Zuko found a new drive; helping the Avatar.
"Hmm… I'll have to ask Zuko." Kya noted. She focused on keeping herself positive and tried to make her arms move with the tide. The coast moved towards her in tiny motions. "I- I'm doing it!" she exclaimed. Aang tried to do as tiny as movements as her.
"We should head back." Aang suggested. Kya held her dad's hand and they walked back to the house.
Iroh sipped his tea for awhile before he came up for air. Misun sat at the opposite side of the table.
"I dreamt," he started. "About my brother, breaking out of prison and collecting something." He said. Misun nodded and waited, but Iroh said nothing.
"That's it?" she asked. "The dream didn't say what he was collecting?"
"No, it didn't" he responded. Misun stood up and went to go clean around the house.
When Kya arrived inside, Zuko was there.
"Hello again." Aang said.
"Mai argued." Zuko said. "But she agreed to let me come for a little while." Kya nodded. Mai probably felt like Zuko was rushing out too much, even though it had only been one day. That reminded her of Momo for some reason, and she rushed to her room.
Momo had been flying around. He landed on her head, and played with her mouth.
"I fed you last night!" she exclaimed. "Don't you have anymore berries?" Momo chirped and flew to the bag. Kya opened it and let him feast on as many berries as he wanted.
"Dad's going to be mad… but… he'll understand it was for you, Momo." She said, rubbing his head. She ran back into the front room.
"Kya, did you think about what I said last night?" Katara asked. Kya cover her mouth embarrassed.
"No, I forgot to." She admitted. "Did you ask dad?"
"No." she said. "But a vacation is what he needs. When Sokka decides to leave, I'll talk to him about it, but I think it's a great idea."
"Hmm." Kya mumbled disbelievingly. Toph got up quickly.
"If you are going, I guess I'll come." Toph said. Kya smiled.
"I waterbended at the beach." She said to Katara and Toph.
"That's great, Kya!' he mom exclaimed. Toph blew a piece of hair out of her face. "No, Toph. I didn't earthbend."
"You really should." Toph said in a sing-song voice. Kya rolled her eyes.
"Can we stay for lunch, Katara?" Sokka asked. Suki pulled on his pony-tail.
"Really, Sokka?" Katara asked.
"We can leave before lunch, and eat at home, Katara!" Suki excused. Sokka was about to open his mouth and Suki shoved one of Teo's toys in his mouth.
"Sounds great!" Katara said. Sokka got his children to use the bathroom before they left, said good-bye to everyone, and left food-empty.
"Phew." Katara gasped. "I thought Sokka'd never leave." She wiped her forehead, and Kya held a thumbs-up. Katara pulled Aang into their room and left Toph, Zuko, and Kya in the living room.
"So…" Toph said, trying to start up a conversation. Momo flew into the front room and landed right in the middle.
"Okay." Zuko mumbled, watching Momo eat out of his hands, which where full of berries.
"Heh heh." Kya chuckled. "Silly Momo." The room was awkward and tense. Toph started tapping her foot. Then someone knocked on the door. "I'll get it." Kya insisted. When she opened the door, it was messenger in Ba Sing Se clothing.
"A… message." He huffed, and straightened his back. "The… O… Ozai has escaped. Escaped from prison, please be on your… guard. Have a good day!" The messenger ran off their porch and down the road. Kya stood at the door staring at nothing.
"Who was it?" Toph asked behind Kya. Kya turned around slowly and scuffled slowly down towards her parent's room.
"What wrong with her?" Zuko asked Toph. Toph shrugged. Kya opened the green-gold doors to her parent's room; her eyes were large with fear.
"What's wrong, Kya?" Katara asked in mid sentence.
"O… Ozai…" she shuddered. "Ozai has escaped."
"Escaped from what?"
"From prison… and be on our guard." Kya said holding up a finger. Aang stood up from his bed.
"What are you talking about, Kya?" he asked quickly.
"Ozai has escaped from prison!" she shouted, and then looked relived. "Oh! And be on your guard." Zuko and Toph opened the door to Aang and Katara's room with surprised faces.
"Ozai?" Zuko asked. Kya nodded. "How did you find this out Kya?"
"The messenger at the door." She said. "He was from Ba Sing Se. The message probably got to Ba Sing Se in a day, and sent a messenger to the people close to the walls." Kya said, without taking a breath.
"That's a lot of guessing." Zuko said. "What are going to do Aang?"
Heh heh heh… this chapter isn't awesome and really predictable, but please keep reading on so I can explain my actions! I think I'm losing my good writing… but that's besides the point. Just to let this out, two things. One: One of my friends said they couldn't imagine Aang as an adult. I just imagine Aang taller and more mature. Two: My other friend said Iroh should be losing his mind (But don't worry I won't do that) Like if they ask Iroh for advice he'd just say "Two avatars, one destiny." And then change it up to like "Two leaves, one tea cup" I thought it was hilarious! Anyway, please review and please try to guess who the kids are named after. (Hint: .com)