A/N: SO SORRY! I haven't updated in like two months. This has lots of surprises. Ha ha see what I did there. Tell me if you think I'm going too fast, but I don't think so, I mean Aang did it in the first episode. Wait, you don't know what I'm talking about. Never mind. You'll see. If anything is confusing, which it prolly is, just review or PM me with any questions. Read now!
Disclaimer: I really don't see why Mike and Bryan would want to sue anyone for this. Disclaimer is stupid.
"Alright, we need to stop right here so no one will see you. We'll go get your clothes, and come back. Stay Here" Etsu then walked off with Jiro, to the town.
15 minutes later (Feel free to do that, in that SpongeBob voice )
"What's taking them so long?" Long wined.
"Wait. Here they come." Amiti said as he stood up.
"Alright," Etsu said. She turned to Long, "You and I are about the same size, so I picked out the clothes that I thought would suit you best." She then handed the clothes, in her left hand, to Long. "Here are the ones Jiro picked out." She handed Amiti some clothes. "Sorry, in advanced."
"Hey!" Jiro yelled at his sister.
"Oh, please you know you're a horrible fashion critic." She eyed him. "And you still don't have any shoes!"
"I like being shoeless!"
Long cut in, "Oooook, I'm gonna go change." She walked off.
"Yah, me too." Amiti walked in the opposite direction of Long. Neither of them wanted to hear the two argue.
Five minutes later, Amiti walked back up. "Oh, good!" Etsu clasped her hands, "They fit perfect. I was worried for a minute."
"A minute!" Jiro exclaimed, "You wouldn't shut up the whole time!"
"Ugh, would you stop complaining, honest-"
"Hey, Etsu, do I have this on right?" Long walked up. Amiti was befuddled. She looks gorgeous. Long had on a blue, wrap-top, with two dark blue arm bands, and a blue skirt that slit all the way up, with dark blue leggings underneath.
"Yah! Wow, blue is a good color on you."
"Thanks. Oh, look what I found!" Long reached behind her head and pulled out a blue flower, with red in the center.
"Oh my gosh!" Etsu almost screamed.
"No way." Jiro's eyes looked like they were about to fall out of his skull.
"That," Etsu ran up to it, just enough to not knock it out of Long's hand, "Is the rare hybrid Panda Lily. It's said that when the first Panda Lily bloomed, it was on an island in the middle of the ocean. It had nowhere to go, so it spread underwater, turning the outside blue. When it finally made its way back to land it turned back red. No one has ever got to see one because fish ate the ones underwater. But it's said that once every five thousand years a person, hand-picked by the spirits, is lucky enough to have one. You must be that person!"
"….I just thought it was pretty."
"Ugh! Unbelievable. I'll keep it alive." Etsu then popped open this satchel on her side and waterbended, water onto the flower.
"You're a waterbender! That's so cool!"
"Thanks. I take it you're a Firebender. You know Fire Nation."
"Yah, I am." She stuck the flower back in her hair. "Are we gonna go to the town or what?"
"Oh, right. Follow me."
Soon they came to a village. They walked straight through, and came to a little building. "This is our house. Come on in." The walked up the steps and into the hut. It was nothing special, nothing out of the ordinary, just a plain, normal little hut. "Mom! We have company!" A woman, who looked to be in her mid-forties, stuck her head out the doorway to the kitchen.
"Hi!" she stepped out more. Long noticed she was dressed like Avatar Kiyoshi. A Kiyoshi Warrior. "I'm Jiro and Etsu's mom, Suki."
"Hi." Long and Amiti said in unison, then bowed respectively. She bowed back.
"Are you staying for dinner?"
"Yes, mam."
"Oh, by the way children, Oyagi is coming for dinner." She turned towards Long and Amiti, "And-"she paused.
"Oh!" Long said, "I'm Long, and this is my friend, Amiti."
"Alright, Long and Amiti, make yourselves at home."
"Thank you." They followed Jiro and Etsu in to the kitchen, and sat at the little, breakfast table. Soon a man walked into the kitchen. "I heard extra voices." He realized Long and Amiti and nodded his head. They nodded back. Their dad. Long guessed. "Guess I was right. Who are these children?" he asked reflecting his question more or less at the teens.
Etsu stood, "Uncle Tomo, these are our friends, Long and Amiti." Apparently not. Wonder why he's living here if he's their uncle? Odd. The man smiled at the children.
Oyagi arrived, and they started their meal. Everyone making pleasant conversation, most of it about Long and Amiti. With lots of questions: Where are you from? Who are your parents? How did you get here? Where are you going? The children answered the questions, but not directly, avoiding the truth. The rest of the meal went by the same.
"Mom! Where gonna camp out." Etsu yelled while everyone was getting there stuff ready.
"Alright sweetie, just don't go too far."
"We won't"
"This looks like a good place." Jiro said as he put down his sleeping bag. They were on a little beach clearing on the shore next to the woods, not to far from Suki's house.
"I'm gonna go do some waterbending." Etsu said then went off to change. Long turned to the guys, "I'm gonna go to, to watch."
"I guess we'll come too," Amiti said.
"Alright, this is a water whip." Etsu streamed the water, into a ball then shot it out.
"Cool!" Long exclaimed. "Can you heal?"
"I'm working on it."
The guys sat by the fire, talking about weapons or something, when the girls walked up.
"Hey. What did you get bored with the water or something?" Jiro asked.
"No," Etsu placed her hands on her hips, "I just waterbended myself tired."
"Oh." He seemed disappointed. Probably because he has nothing to pick on her about. Typical.
"Hey, when it's a full moon, isn't that when a waterbender is most powerful?"
"Uh, yah, I think so. Why?"
"I was just wondering."
"Hey," Jiro cut in, "Let's turn in for the night. It's past midnight.
"Alright. Good night"
"Long, Long. Come to me Long."
"Huh, who, who are you?"
"A friend. We need to talk to you. It's time you've learned. Come. Come to me"
Long closed her eyes and they started to glow underneath, "I will come to you."
"Good. Come as yourself. Fire Nation."
"Yes. I am Fire Nation."
Long stood up and grabbed her other clothes from Etsu's bag, including her crown. She quickly changed, and walked into the village. "Yes, come. I'm at the statue." Long walked through the village, not as discreet as a normal person would have wanted.
Oyagi woke with a startle as did everyone else in the village. Everyone stuck their heads out the door, and immediately noticed a girl walking through. A Fire Nation girl. Suki recognized her, "That's Long." She said loud enough so everyone could hear her. "She's my children's friend."
Oyagi spoke up, "She's Fire Nation," He put his hand on the girls shoulder. "And not just anyone, the princess." He pointed to the crown.
Amiti heard voices. He woke up, and looked around. He saw Jiro and Etsu and- Where's Long! He shook Jiro and his sister awake. "What?" they both wined.
"Long's gone!" They both shot up.
"Where?!"
"I don't know."
"What's that?" Etsu asked looking at a pile of clothes.
"Those are Long's." Etsu dove for her bag, a rifled through it, "Her Fire Nation clothes are gone! And her crown!"
"That means…." They all looked in the direction of the village.
"Get her out of here!"
"Yah! She's probably a Fire Bender!"
"Wait! Wait!" The three teens ran up, and surrounded Long. "It's ok! She's our ally."
"Etsu!" Suki broke through the group, "How could you say such a thing? She's Fire Nation. And the princess!"
Amiti stepped up, "Because I'm Fire Nation too." Everyone gasped. "Just, hear me out. We were banished. The reason why is, it was her birthday and there was this party. In the middle of the party Fire Sages came and told us they had to arrest Long, she refused, and both of us did things we…regret. So they announced their attack, and we had to run away. Honestly I am not sure how we got here, all I know is that we were in that boat a really long time. So please give us a chance."
"Why did they want to arrest Long?" Etsu spoke up, with confusion and concern, clearly written on her face.
"Because…because," Amiti stuttered. He knew him nor Long wanted to tell of her current…ranking. If you would call it.
"Guys!" Jiro called. They turned around to see Long walking towards the Avatar Kiyoshi statue. Amiti ran up to her, and placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her. "Long," he whispered fiercely, "What are you doing?"
"I must see her." She said in a 'ghost' voice.
"What?"
"Her." She pointed to the statue. Avatar stuff. He realized.
"It's ok guys." He said to the crowed running up behind them. "She just needs to take care of something." He stepped aside, and she continued walking not missing a beat. She stopped in front of the statue and got down into a meditating position.
"What is she doing?" Oyagi asked clearly annoyed.
"Avatar stuff." Amiti mumbled under his breath. Everyone gathered around her in a circle. She closed her eyes. They soon snapped open glowing a bright white. Everyone gasped and stepped back.
"She's the Avatar!" Oyagi exclaimed. The only person that didn't seem to be shocked out of their mind was Amiti.
"You knew!" Etsu said in an accusing voice, pointing a finger at him. He looked at her apologetically.
"Must have slipped my mind."
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"She didn't want me too! Sorry."
"Wait," Jiro cut in, "Is that why those Fire Sages wanted to arrest you guys." Amiti smiled sheepishly.
"Hello, young Avatar." Avatar Kiyoshi said.
"Hi. Where am I?"
"You are in the spirit world." A boy with tattoos said.
"Wait, isn't that were dead people go?"
"No, you're not dead." He replied with a slightly amused grin on his face.
"A better way to say it," a little girl with three pony-tails said, "is the bridge between the worlds."
"Oh." She said like she understood, but her face did not show it, "You look awfully young to be an Avatar."
"I know. You stay the same age you did when you die."
"Ok, what are you like one?"
"Actually I am." The very young Avatar saw the look on the current Avatars face. "You age in mind not in body here."
"Oh." This time her face showed she understood. A man in Fire Nation clothes walked up. Long immediately jumped up and bowed very deeply. "Avatar Roku."
"Stand child. There is no need for formalities."
"Alright, um, why did Kiyoshi call me here?"
"Right." Kiyoshi said, "We need to explain a few things to you."
"And that's how we ended up here." Amiti looked around at all the shocked expressions, and tried to hold back a smirk.
"Fire Lord Iroh is more evil than I thought!" Etsu exclaimed.
"Yep."
"Wanting to arrest his own daughter…" Oyagi shook his head, "Disgraceful." He turned his head towards Amiti, "Sorry, for wanting to hurt your friend. And just so you know, you will always have a home here."
Amiti smiled gratefully.
"So," Jiro spoke up, "How long is she gonna be like that?" He said referring to her…..weirdness.
Amiti shrugged, and made an 'I don't know' sound.
"So, wait," Long said, with a very clear look of confusion, "You're telling me that I have to take down my dad, so the war can end?"
"Yes," the girl with pigtails, Korra, said, "That what we just said."
"Yeah, I get that. But how am I supposed to do that? The war has been going on for almost a hundred and fifty years! Besides I don't know the first thing about being an Avatar. There's not exactly someone to teach this to you in the Fire Nation."
"Well," Avatar Roku spoke up, "You will have to find some things on your own, but we will tell you tell you this," all the Avatars stood up, "You must defeat your father, to bring peace to the world, but you can't do it alone. You will have friends, allys, and teachers. They will all help you on your journey."
The Avatars slowly started fading away. "Wait!" Long called. "I still have questions!"
"Good luck, Avatar Long."
A flash of white came, and she was blinded.
"So we're just going to sit here and wait for her?" Jiro asked a clear stream of annoyance and boredom coming across his face.
"Wait!" Etsu yelled. "Look." She pointed to Long. Everyone looked and saw the white glow, slowly dissipate from her eyes. She let out a groan of pain, falling over in exasperation. Long felt her head being coddled, she opened her eyes to see Amiti looking down at her, seemingly very worried.
"Hey, she's waking up." He turned his head to the people he was talking to. All the sudden it seemed like a whole town was looking down at her. When her eyes adjusted she could she Etsu, Jiro, Suki, and Oyagi, looking down at her. Alright what just happened? "Wh- what happened?"
"You kinda went all Avatar weirdness, and the whole town knows." Amiti said in a guilty voice.
Long processed the words. "Aw, crap."
"It's ok, they're not ticked." He answered with a smile. She smiled back, and slowly lifted her head.
"So you guys aren't mad at me?" Long asking mostly Etsu and Jiro. Everyone shook their heads no. She smiled at them.
"Wow! Very exciting day!" Etsu exclaimed, "Lots to take in! My friend is The Avatar!"
Long Smiled.
A/N: So sorry I didn't update sooner. I was really waiting for more comments, but none. I do know there are silent readers but it would make me feel LOTS better if I knew people like it or not. Two requests one involves the other. I need an animal guide for Long, like Appa or Naga, but I can't think of one. So review and tell me please. Also REVIEW! Really want to know how I did and if/how I need to improve. Criticism is semi acceptable. Not too harsh please. Thanks!
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