Alright! Sorry this took so long! I had no inspiration _ Now, I'm back on track and hopefully will have Part 2 out sooner! I hope you enjoy. Please review if you want, I love hearing from you!
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~Cody's POV~
I sighed leisurely as I stared at the clouds passing by. Katara was spread out staring down at the clouds, as well, as Aang and Sokka just leaned back and enjoyed the ride.
"Those clouds look so soft, don't they?" Katara asked with a soft sigh. "Yes, They do." I said with a nod as I stretched out a bit more.
"It's like you could just jump down and you'd land in a soft cottony heap."
Sokka scoffed, "Maybe you should give it a try!"
Katara rolled her eyes at him, "You're hilarious." I giggled and jumped when Aang suddenly shot up.
"I'll try it! Yeah!"
Next thing I knew Aang had flown off Appa and flew through the clouds before landing behind me soaking wet.
"Turns out clouds are made of water!" Aang said happily before air bending himself dry, also causing Momo to become a ball of fluff.
"Hey, What's that?" Katara asked and we all turned to look where she was pointing.
A black fire scar was burned across the ground next to a giant river. "It's like a scar…" Sokka trailed off as Appa landed.
It was heartbreaking. Burnt tree stumps were littered about and there was no sign of life there.
"Listen, it's so quite. There is no life anywhere." I said bending down and shifting the soot between my fingers. "Aang, Are you okay?" I asked when I noticed he seemed down.
Sokka leaned over, examining footprints, "Fire Nation! Those evil savages make me sick! They have no respect for-"
Katara shushed him, staring at Aang anxiously.
"What? I'm not allowed to be angry?" Sokka whispered. Katara pointed to Aang who had sunk to his knees.
"Why would anyone do this? How could I let this happen?" he asked as he ran his hands through the burnt earth. I walked over and put my hand on his shoulder, "Aang, you didn't let this happen. It has nothing to do with you."
"Yes, It does. It's the Avatar's job to protect nature. But, I don't know how to do my job!"
"That's why we are going to the North Pole, to find you a teacher." Katara said firmly.
"Yeah, a Water bending teacher, but there's no one who can teach me to be the Avatar. Monk Gyatso said that Avatar Roku would help me." Aang sighed, very depressed.
"The Avatar before you? He died over a hundred years ago…how are you suppose to talk to him?" Sokka asked as he messed with his boomerang. "I don't know…" Aang trailed off.
"Aang, if Monk Gyatso said he'd help then we'll find a way for Avatar Roku to help you." I said with a smile as Momo chattered away in Aang's lap.
~Diana's POV~
"Uncle! It's time to leave! Where are you? Uncle Iroh!"
Zuko was searching for Uncle Iroh and I, I was still giving Zuko the miffed air every time I could.
"Diana!"
Ah, the lovely sound of the Prince's voice.
"Yes, Prince Zuko?" I asked coldly, still focusing on bending the water in front of me.
"Have you seen Uncle?" he asked roughly.
"Last I saw, he was going that way." I said calmly, pointing off to the Makeshift hot springs.
Next thing I knew, I was following Zuko after being pulled, rudely I might add, to look for Uncle Iroh.
We walked until we came across a Fire Nation uniform hanging on the low branches of a tree.
"Uncle?"
"Over here!" Uncle Iroh called happily as he sat, very contentedly, in the hot spring he had made.
"Uncle? We need to move on, we're closing in on the Avatar's trail and I don't want to lose him!" Zuko yelled, not very pleased with the situation.
I smiled at Uncle Iroh as he relaxed further into the water, thankfully. "You look tired, Prince Zuko. Why don't you join me in these hot springs and soak away your troubles?" he asked calmly.
"My troubles cannot be soaked away. It's time to go!" Zuko yelled and I sighed at his tone.
"Prince Zuko, if your face gets and redder…you will spontaneously combust." I said coldly, walking a bit away from him, just in case.
"You should take our advice and relax a little. The temperatures just right. I heated it myself." Uncle Iroh grinned before putting his hands together and breathing steam from his nose, causing the water to heat up and more steam to rise.
"Enough! We need to leave now! Get out of the water." Zuko commanded, moving closer to where I was staring off into space.
Uncle Iroh sighed, "Very Well."
Next thing I knew, Zuko had buried my face in his chest and was shielding his eyes. "On second thought, why don't you take another few minutes, but be back at the ship in half an hour or I'm leaving without you!" Zuko said, pulling me back to the ship after Uncle Iroh had sat back down.
"Prince Zuko?" I asked, still aloof, "Thanks."
~Cody's POV~"Hey Aang, are you ready to be cheered up?" Katara asked a still depressed Avatar.
"No." he answered solemnly.
Katara smiled and threw an acorn, with deadly accuracy, at Aangs head. "Ow!" Aang cried, turning to look at Katara, who had an acorn ready to take aim again.
"Hey! How was that suppose to cheer me up?" Aang asked and I rolled my eyes at Sokka giggling like a little school girl.
"Hehe…cheered me up."
Which promptly earned him an acorn in the head.
"Ow! Yeah, I probably deserved that."
"Yep!" I said smirking from my spot next to Aang.
"These acorns are everywhere, Aang." Katara said handing Aang another one. "that means that the forest will grow back. Every one of these will be a tall oak tree someday and all the birds and animals that lived here will come back." I said, clearing up the confused look on his young face.
"Thanks guys!" he said, much happier. I patted his back and got up to go play with Momo, who was trying to gather up as many acorns as he could.
I sat down and played with his ears as I diagnosed my situation. It had been quite sometime since I'd been in the Avatar world and I hadn't seen any sign f the others. What if I was alone here? What was I suppose to do here?
Yeah, I'm the smart one of our group at home but, what if I messed up the outcome here? I jumped up when I heard Katara gasp. I watched the old man approach us and cocked my head to the side.
"Who are you?" Sokka asked, still tense.
"When I saw the flying bison. I thought it was impossible but those markings….are you the Avatar, child?"
Aang nodded to confirm him as the Avatar and the old man gave a ghost of a smile. "My village desperately needs your help."
~Diana's POV~
I rolled my eyes as we got back to the ship and casually sat down on the deck, listening to Zuko rant.
It's hard to believe just yesterday, Zuko and I were getting along great and now, well it was if we'd first met and hated each other.
I sighed when I thought about Cody and the others. I missed them; Yes, even Nick.
I lay down on the deck staring at the sky and my eyes slowly closed as I relaxed in the hot sun.
~Cody's POV~
We followed the old man to his village and he led us past a few broken buildings and into a small building filled with sad, worried villagers.
"This young person is the Avatar." the old man said as introduction.
"So, the rumors of your return are true." Another man probably the one in charge said with a bow, "It is the greatest honor of a lifetime to be in your presence."
Aang bowed back, "Nice to meet you too…So, is there something I can help you with?"
The chief guy seemed unsure, "I'm not sure…"
"Our village is in crisis, he's our only hope. For the last few days at sunset a spirit monster comes and attacks our village. He is Hei-Bai, the black and white spirit." The old man said in a worried tone.
"Why do you think it's attacking you?" I asked staring out of the window.
"We don't know, but each of the last three nights he has abducted one of our own. We are desperately fearful because the Winter Solstice draws near." The chief said as he moved to the window by me.
"What happens then?" Katara asked curiously.
"As the Solstice comes around, the natural world and the spirit world grows closer and closer until the line between them is blurred completely." I said with a weary smile.
"The young lady is right, Hei-Bai is already causing devastation and destruction. Once the Solstice is here there is no telling what will happen." the chief said, and I ignored that he called me a lady. No time to get riled up right now.
"So, what do you want Aang to do?" I asked, seeing the worried look on his face.
"Who better to resolve a crises between our world and the Spirit World than the Avatar himself? You are the great bridge between man and spirits." The old man told Aang, like it was obvious.
"Right…that's me." Aang said, less than enthusiastic.
"Hey, 'great bridge guy' can I talk to you over here for a second?" Katara asked, and naturally-we all moved over there.
"Aang, you seem a bit unsure about all this." she said with a concerned look.
"Katara, he probably doesn't know anything about the Spirit World…being in an iceberg for one hundred years will do that to you."
I said gently, not wanting to upset Aang. "Can you help these people?" she asked, kind of ignoring me.
"I have to try don't I? Maybe what I have to do will just…come to me?"
"You can do it, Aang." Katara said with a comforting smile as I nodded in agreement.
"Yeah…we're all gonna get eaten by a spirit monster." Sokka said with a hopeless expression.
~Uncle Iroh's POV~
I woke up from a lovely nap by a noise.
"Uh? Who's there?" I asked as I scanned over the forest.
The bushes rustled and a meadow vole leapt up on the rim of my homemade hot spring.
"A meadow vole! I should have known. You startled me, little one." I said as I held out my hand for the little creature to jump on.
"Ah, seems I've dozed off and missed my Nephew's deadline, but it was a very sweet nap." I said relaxing back into the water, preparing to doze some more.
I opened my eyes when the meadow vole jumped off my hand and started to jump up and down chattering frantically.
The ground started to shake and the vole vanished as dust clouds swiftly moved me in the bath, so swiftly I was unable to react in time.
Three triangular stones had trapped me in the hot spring and three Earth benders stood next to the spring as another soldier examined my clothes.
"He's a Fire Nation soldier."
"He's no ordinary soldier. This is the Fire Lord's brother, the Dragon of the West, the once great General Iroh, but now, he's our prisoner." The Captain said and I frowned.
My Nephew would not be pleased about this little detour.
~Cody's POV~
Night had fallen on the little village and Aang was outside waiting for Hei-Bai. We were with the villagers watching helplessly as Aang called for the Spirit.
"Hello? Spirit, can you hear me? This is the Avatar speaking. I'm…here to help stuff."
Aang sighed and walked to the village gate.
"This is wrong." I stated as I watched Aang trying to figure out what to do.
"We can't sit here and cower while Aang waits for some monster to show up." Sokka said, obviously unhappy.
"If anyone can save us, he can." The old man said with a nod of his head.
"He still shouldn't have to face this alone." I said glaring outside at Aang.
"The sun has set. Where are you, Hei-Bai? Well, uh, I hereby ask you to please leave this village in peace!" Aang yelled, slamming his staff into the ground like a flag.
It was silent for a few moments, "Okay. Well, I guess that's settled then."
Aang turned to walk off and he hadn't walked long before spirit whispers were heard and a massive figure began to follow Aang.
~Diana's POV~
I rolled my eyes listening to Zuko complain about Uncle Iroh. He could be such a pain!
~Cody's POV~
Aang continued to walk back toward the village, completely unaware of the giant spirit walking behind him. You think the Hei-Bai looks intimidating on the who?
It's much worse in person. He was huge!
He had six legs and his black and white markings were like an orca. His face vaguely looked orca-ish too….with razor sharp teeth.
Aang finally realized something was amiss because he turned and looked up at the spirit smiling.
"You must be the Hei-Bai Spirit," Aang bowed, "My name is-"
The Hei-Bai roared, cutting off Aang with a blast of blue energy. Aang blinked as he dropped his staff but didn't move.
The Spirit roared again before charging at the village. Ignoring Aang's protests. "My name is Aang! I'm the Avatar and I would like to help! Hey, Wait up!"
Hei-Bai ignored Aang and destroyed two buildings in quick secession with it's blue energy and brute strength.
Aang followed it around trying to capture it's attention, not succeeding very well.
I sighed, plastering a hand to my forehead as Aang failed to get the Spirit to listen.
"The Avatar's methods are…unusual." the old man said as we avoided flying debris.
"It doesn't seem to be listening to him. Shouldn't we go help him?" I began to nod at Sokka's suggestion and rolled my eyes when the old man cut me off.
"No, only the Avatar stands a chance against the Hei-Bai."
"Aang will figure out what to do guys." Katara said and we both favored her a small glare before staring back at the spirit ignoring Aang.
"Please, would you stop destroying things and listen?" Aang jumped on top of the buildings in front of the Spirit.
"I'm trying to do my job as the spirit bridge. Excuse me, would you please turn around?"
I flinched when I knew what was coming next.
"I command you to turn around now!"
The Hei-Bai roared at being commanded and swiped at Aang, sending him flying into a building.
"That's it! We need to help him!" Sokka yelled, jumping through the window followed shortly by me.
"Stop! It's not safe!" The old man yelled but we ignored him.
"Plan Sokka?" I asked as we ran over to the Hei-Bai.
He pulled out his boomerang and I ignored the urge to face plant.
"Hei-Bai! Over here!" He yelled before throwing it as hard as he could.
It hit its butt and bounced off harmlessly, making a small bouncing sound.
I clapped slowly, "Good job, Sokka!"
We ran up to Aang who told us to go back.
"We fight together." I said firmly. "I don't want to fight him unless I-huh?"
The Hei-Bai had retaliated from Sokka's, weak, attack. He grabbed Sokka and I and began to run.
"This was not part of the deal!" I whined, trying not to loose my dinner as we sped along.
Aang hurried to glide after us and I knew he wouldn't catch up and began to wonder what it would be like in the bamboo forest.
"Sokka!" Katara yelled after us and I sighed.
"Why can't anyone worry about me sometimes?"
~Iroh's POV~
These war ostriches were very uncomfortable. They had left my clothes hanging in that tree.
"Where are you taking me?" I asked, hoping to get some sort of information to somehow pass on to my nephew.
"We're taking you to face justice."
"Right. But where, specifically?" I asked, with a groan as the ostrich moved a wrong way.
"A place you are quite familiar with, actually. You once laid siege to it for six hundred days, but it would not yield to you."
I sighed as the memories came flooding back, "Ah! The great city of Ba-Sing-Se."
"It was greater than you were, apparently."
"I acknowledged my defeat at Ba-Sing-Se! After six hundred days away from home, my men were tired and I was tired." I yawned, "I'm still tired."
I fell off of the ostrich with a smile on my face as the soldiers came to pick me up. I made sure that my shoe was left behind and smiled.
~Aang's POV~
I walked back to the gate down hearted, I'd let them get away!
Katara and the old man were at the gate staring out, waiting for us.
Katara was holding on to Sokka's boomerang tightly.
"Katara, Katara I lost them…"
I frowned when neither of them reacted to my voice.
"The sun is rising. Perhaps he will return soon." The old man said with a comforting smile.
"What? No, I'm right here! Ahh!" I said putting my hands in front of the old mans face and waving them around.
I glanced at my hands and noticed they were glowing blue.
"I'm…In the Spirit World!"
~Cody's POV~
I opened my eyes and shut them again when the light overwhelmed them.
"Where am I?"
My eyes snapped open, protesting from the light, when I remembered being captured by the Hei-Bai.
"Sokka?" I asked looking around for my buddy, I guess I could call him that.
I looked around and all I saw was white shining through bamboo shoots.
"I guess we're in the spirit world…Well, I guess I am in the Spirit world. Where is Sokka?"
I got up and walked around until I discovered I was all alone in the bamboo-light world.
"Well, Am I suppose to just wait until Aang gets us out of here?"
I sighed and sat down cross legged and let my chi flow through my body and relaxed like I hadn't been able to do in a long time.
"I wonder what we are suppose to be doing in the Avatar world?"
~Diana's POV~
I was tired of sitting on the rhino and I was tired of having to sit on Zuko's rhino because they didn't have one for me and because I couldn't control it.
Said Prince was currently smelling of one of Uncle Iroh's shoes.
"Yep, That's Uncle Iroh." He said glaring off into the distance.
"Get on the stupid rhino, Zuko and lets go find Uncle Iroh." I said coldly, still mad at him from pushing me into the water.
He frowned at me and flipped in front of me, "Hold on."
I rolled my eyes and put my hands on his shoulders as the rhino lurched forward to find Uncle Iroh.
~Aang's POV~
I sat next to Katara who was still standing next to the gate post waiting for me to come back.
"I'll figure this out, Katara, I promise. Like they said, I'm the bridge between the worlds, right? All I have to do is…figure out what I have to do. But once I do that, no problem!" I said, Trying to convince myself as well as her.
I glanced to my right and saw Appa coming over to nuzzle Katara.
"Appa! Hey buddy, I'm right here. But, I guess you can't see me either." I sighed, feeling useless.
"It's okay, Appa. I'm sure they're on their way back. I bet they even found you a bunch of moon peaches for a treat." Katara said as she patted Appa before walking back to the village.
"What am I suppose to do?" I asked watching them leave.
I turned back to the forest and glared at the trees, "Avatar Roku, how can I talk to you?" I yelled, hoping for answers.
The silence was overwhelming and I sighed before looking up when I noticed something moving up the path.
"Sokka?" I asked excited, hoping he'd be here.
A light shone down the path coming closer. As it got closer I saw that it was a blue spirit dragon flying ever closer towards me.
"That's definitely not Sokka!" I opened my glider to get away and jumped up to catch air but fell straight back to the ground.
"What? I can't air bend in the spirit world!"
I turned and my eyes got wide when the spirit dragon got closer.
~Cody's POV~
I sighed, as relaxing as meditating was…it was incredibly boring.
I got up and decided to start walking around even though I knew I wouldn't find anything but bamboo.
I had walked for quite a while when I found a path way in between two long rows of bamboo.
"Where did this come from?" I had a strange sense of Alice in Wonderland as I began to walk through it.
As I continued through the light shifted and began to grow darker.
"Am I leaving the Spirit World?"
When It got pitch black I found myself stepping down into the blackness and walking toward a mirror image of myself.
"What is this?" I asked staring at it wondering why the Spirit World was showing me myself.
The other me looked scared and was staring past me.
"Why are you here?" A deep voice boomed behind me.
~Aang's POV~
I stared up at the blue dragon in shock as it hovered above me.
"You don't know where Sokka is, do you?"
The dragon bent its head down and touched my head with one of its whiskers.
A flashback began to play in my head of an old man riding the dragon like I ride Appa.
"You're Avatar Roku's animal guide! Like Appa is to me!" I said as the dragon broke our contact.
"I need to save my friend and I don't know how. Is there some way for me to talk to Roku?"
The dragon curled around and bent its neck toward me.
"I'll be back Katara. Take me to Roku!" I said to the dragon as I climbed aboard his back.
~Iroh's POV~
We had been traveling for a while and my behind was beginning to ache from riding on the back of the war ostrich.
I looked up and my eyes widened as the Avatar flew over out heads on a blue dragon.
None of the Earth benders noticed him and I knew he must be in the Spirit Realm.
I needed to prolong time for Zuko and Diana to get me.
"What's the problem?"
I looked up at the Captain and smiled, "Nothing. Actually, there is a bit of a problem. My old joints are feeling sore and achy and these shackles are too loose." I complained, rubbing my wrists.
"Too Loose?" The Captain asked, bewildered.
"That's right. The cuffs are too loose and they jangle around and bump my wrists. It would help me if you would tighten them so they wouldn't shake around so much."
"Very well. Corporal, tighten the prisoner's hand cuffs."
As the young man approached me, I breathed on the shackles making them red hot.
I grabbed his hands and put them on the red hot steel and in the confusion I jumped off the Ostrich and began to roll downhill.
~Aang's POV~
Roku's dragon was flying towards a volcanic island in the Fire Nation and towards a Fire Temple.
"Hey, what are you doing? Ahhhh!" I yelled as the dragon flew toward the ceiling of the temple.
I opened my eyes when no pain came.
We had passed through the ceiling harmlessly and we now stood in a chamber at the top of the temple.
It was empty except for a statue of the past Avatar, Avatar Roku.
"I don't understand. This is just a statue of Roku." I said un-mounting the dragon.
The dragon touched my forehead again and I saw a giant flaming comet rocketing through the sky.
"Is that what Roku wants to talk to me about? A comet? When can I talk to him?"
The dragon lowered it's head revealing a window behind it. A shaft of light previously blocked by the dragon, hit the wall near Roku's right shoulder.
I looked at the dragon confused before the dragon touched my forehead again.
The time began to pass before my eyes. Clouds flew by at ridiculous speeds. Three days pass in this fashion before it faded to show the floor of the room.
Two Kanji are shown before cutting to the window where the light enters. Days passed more quickly as the Kanji flashed.
"It's a calendar, and the light will reach Roku on the solstice!" I turned towards the dragon, "So, that's when I'll be able to talk to Roku?"
The Dragon nodded, "But, I can't wait that long! I need to save Sokka now!"
~Cody's POV~
I turned around a saw a rather large man pointing his finger at me.
"I'm here to stop you." My other self said and I found myself staring at 'me' wondering if I actually looked and sounded like that.
The guy scoffed, "You can't stop me. The Fire Lord will have your powers. You-and your friends."
My eyes snapped back to the guy-I've never seen him in the Avatar world.
The other me screamed and I zoned back in to see a blade through her heart.
The smirk of the guy wrapped around my subconscious and I was ripped from the darkness and plunged back into the white and bamboo.
The Last thing I saw in the black world was Avatar Roku, beckoning him towards me.
What just happened? Who was that? Is this why we're here?
~Diana's POV~
We had been following Uncle Iroh's trail all day and I was getting tired of having to put up my whole cold attitude around Zuko.
I hope we find him soon and that we're in time to keep his hands from being crushed.
Zuko suddenly leapt off our rhino and took off downhill.
I swiftly followed, knowing Uncle Iroh was not far off.
When I got there, the fight had begun.
~Aang's POV~
The dragon and I had flown a while before I saw the bear statue I'd run into before I went into the Spirit World.
Sitting on its head, was my body. It was sitting cross-legged and the eyes and arrows were glowing.
I braced myself for the impact but when I opened my eyes I was back in my body and the dragon had vanished into the bear statue.
I jumped off the statue and turned to study it. There were no trees in the area and the statue was all left.
I sighed and leaned over to pick up a stray acorn to give me courage before going back to face Katara and the Hei-Bai.
I got on my glider and flew off to the gate of the village.
"You're back! Where's Sokka?" Katara asked when I came up to her.
"I'm not sure…"
_~Diana's POV~
I got there right as Zuko kicked the boulder that was hovering above Uncle Iroh's shackled hands.
When he landed, he perfectly severed the chains holding Iroh down.
"Nice form, Prince Zuko."
"You taught me well."
"Surrender yourselves. It's five against two. You're clearly outnumbered." The Captain said as everyone got into a fighting stance.
"Actually, It's three to five…but, who's counting." I said with a smile earning two Earth benders to turn towards me.
"You are still outnumbered! Surrender now!"
"Uh, we may be outnumbered, but you are clearly outmatched."
The silence was tense and made me regret not having and water or steel weapon.
All five Earth benders chucked rocks at us simultaneously.
Iroh started swinging the remaining chains and broke the boulders aimed at him.
Zuko began blasting rocks left and right and I began to doge-flipping effortlessly out of the way.
Zuko was about to get hit by two large boulders and I began to move towards him when Uncle Iroh swung his chains around them-effortlessly crushing them.
Two more were shot his way and once again he grabbed them with the chains, this time hurling them at their original throwers hitting them in the stomach-knocking them out.
The Captain shot a boulder at Zuko and I at the same time. I dodged and Zuko, obviously, blasted it into infinity.
"Look out, Diana!"
I turned my head and barely dodged another boulder-it grazed my shoulder, bruising and drawing blood.
Zuko turned and blew a fire blast at the Captain who lowered his head, making the flame break harmlessly around his hat.
The Captain begins to make two huge sheets of rock, bent on destroying us.
Zuko and I stare on in fear before two chains wrap around the Captains feet and he's pulled to the ground by Uncle Iroh.
I giggled as the giant slabs fell back on their creator. We all looked at each other and smiled, knowing we'd won.
Zuko glanced at Uncle Iroh before walking over to me, putting his hands over my eyes.
"Uncle, would you please put some clothes on?"
Uncle Iroh looked down at the lion-cloth thing he was wearing and gave a hearty cheerful laugh. Causing Zuko to frown and me to give a laugh with Zuko still guarding my eyes from his undressed Uncle.
~Aang's POV~
I was at the village gate once again, waiting for the Hei-Bai Spirit.
Katara and the villagers were back inside watching in safety.
The wind blew, causing leaves to swirl around my feet.
Is sighed and turned back to the village when I heard a wind chime and when I turned, the Hei-Bai loomed over me.
It leapt and destroyed a building, roaring in triumph. It released a blue beam of energy and I yelled, creating a air shell to block it.
"Aang, what are you doing? Run!" Katara yelled.
The Hei-Bai took off to destroy another building and I ran beneath its legs and jumped to its forehead as fast as I could.
My hand glowed light blue and I gently touched its forehead like Roku's dragon did mine.
I blinked when I saw a panda bear super imposed over the Hei-Bai.
Then, I remembered the bear statue in the burnt forest. I jumped and landed on the porch of one of the remaining buildings.
"You're the spirit of this forest. Now I understand. You're upset and angry because your home was burned down. When I saw the forest had burned I was sad and upset. But, my friends gave me hope that the forest would grow back."
The sprit was still while I spoke and I held out the acorn I'd picked up when I came out of the Spirit world.
I waited silently, hoping I'd gotten through to the Spirit when it smiled.
I placed the acorn on the porch and moved back a few paces.
Hei-Bai picked the acorn up and transformed into a large panda and turned away from the village.
Katara and the other villagers came out to watch the spirit leave.
When he reached the village gates, a thicket of bamboo appeared and moments later, the missing people came back out of the thicket, looking very confused.
"Sokka!" Katara yelled, running to hug her brother.
Cody walked out next to him looking perplexed as the villagers ran toward fimily members and friends.
"Yeah, don't worry about me!" She yelled and I smiled before walking over and hugging her, earning a weary smile.
"What happened?" Sokka asked, very confused.
"You were trapped in the Spirit world for twenty four hours! How are you feeling?" Katara asked, obviously concerned.
Sokka looked pained, "Like I seriously have to go to the bathroom!" he squeaked out before spazzing out.
The chief and two villagers walked over, "Thank you, Avatar. If there only were a way to repay you for what you have done."
"You could give us some supplies and some money." Sokka said tactlessly.
Katara elbowed him harshly, "Sokka!" She yelled.
He shrugged, "What? We need stuff."
The chief bowed, "It would be an honor to help you prepare for your journye."
Cody bowed back, thanking him before Io had the chance to.
"I'm so pround of you, Aang. You figured out what to do all on your own." Katara said, drawing my attention.
"Actually, I did have a little help and there's something else." I looked down, remembering the comet.
"The comet?" Cody asked and I looked at her in surprise.
"What is it?" Sokka asked looking confused.
"I need to talk to Roku and I think I've found a way to contact his spirit." I said hesitantly.
"That's great!"
"Creepy, but great."
"Actually, No. There's a temple on a cresent shaped island, if Aang and I go there on the solsice we'll eb able to talk with him. I need to speak to him too."
We all looked at Cody in surprise, "But, the solstice is tomorrow." Katara said, obviously confused.
"Yeah, and that's not the worst of it…" I said.
"The island is in the Fire Nation." Cody and my voice said together.
Sokka and Katara looked terrified but I knew, I had to get to that island. I had to learn about that comet…
End Chapter 6