Chapter 7: Stuck with Sokka

"What! How are we stuck in the Spirit World? Were not dead," He said throwing his arms in the air. I let go of him, and he started pacing back and forth. I stood there trying to get my thoughts straight.

"The last thing I remember was being carried by Hei Bai, and Aang. Then nothing," I said. Then Sokka stopped.

"We weren't killed, because we would know," He said.

"We need to find Aang, and the village," I said as I turn around, and walk in a random direction.

"Where do you think you're going?" Sokka asked. I turned around to see that his arms were crossed.

"I'm going to find the village," I said.

"It's not in that direction," He said. I rolled my eyes, and pinched the bridge of my nose. One of those guys. I thought.

"I guess you know where it is. Don't you?" I asked with sarcasm.

"No, but I don't think that is the right way," He said turning around walking the other way.

"Your wisdom scares me," I said. I slowly walk in the direction he was heading. I looked more around me to see the forest, but I finally stopped when I slammed in to Sokka's back. "Hey watch it." He still didn't move. Walked around him, and saw what he was staring at. Aang's body was limp on the ground with his staff next to him. I ran over in front of him, and was on my knees. I put my hands to shake him, but my hand went right through him. Is he dead? Sokka was over me staring down at Aang.

"Is he dead?" The warrior asked as if he read my mind. I finally stood up, and looked around. There were ten small pandas, and one larger on in front of him. We were back in burnt woods.

"I don't know," I said. "but were back in the woods we can find our way back to the village."

"The burnt woods," He said with fiery in his voice. I ignored it, but I guess he wanted me to hear as he continued. "The Fire Nation did this. They are cold and heartless. They don't feel anything." Calm down. Just ignore him. I thought, but I felt the blood going to my face as I wanted to yell. "Do you even feel bad when you walk through this Alec?" I turned around and looked at him. I walked over to him, and pushed him down. He fell backwards on his butt.

"I get it you hate the Fire Nation! You think I don't know my nation is full of lies. I do, but that doesn't give you the right to be an ass about it! You now what I don't feel bad, because this reminds me of home!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. He looked up at me with utter shock, but it soon changed when we felt the earth around us shake.

"What's happening?" Sokka yelled. The shaking was loud, and get violent. I closed my eyes trying to block it out, but when I opened them we were no longer in the burnt woods.

There was white snow every where. Children ran around screaming playfully as snow balls were thrown. The men and woman worked in and out of igloos. A wall of snow protected the tribe from predators. Two children ran past me that looked very familiar. It looked like they didn't see us at all. The little girl ran away from the boy with a small little snowball. I looked down at Sokka who was still in his fallen position, but in the snow. He watched the two children intently. Then black snow fell from the sky. The whole village stopped, and fell silent.

"I'm going to find mom," The little girl said then it fit me.

"Katara?" I asked, but she didn't hear me, and ran off. I didn't know why, but I felt like I had to run after her, and that's what I did. I heard foot steps behind me knowing it was Sokka. We stopped when the little Katara stopped by the door of the igloo. What I saw scared me. A Fire Nation solider stood over a woman who was on the ground. When she saw her daughter run in almost all the color was gone from her tanned face.

"Just let her go," The woman said as the Fire Nation soldier looked at Katara.

"Mom," I heard Sokka say from behind me. His voice barely above whisper.

"You heard your mother. Get out of here!" The soldier yelled at the little girl. Katara held her hands close to her trembling.

"Sweetie go find daddy," The mother on the floor said. With out hesitation the girl ran out. I didn't follow her this time. My feet, and eyes were stuck to stay where they were. The man turned back to the woman.

"What a nice girl," He said with and evil smile. I snarled wanting to punch, but my hand would just go right through him.

"Please don't hurt her. I'll give you what you want," The woman pleaded.

"Who is the last waterbender here. I know there's one," He said.

"Me. I'm the last waterbender. Take me as your prisoner," but the man shook his head back and forth with the same evil smirk. Then his hand glowed with fire.

"Sorry, but no prisoners today," He said.

"MOM!" Sokka yelled, but it was too late in a blink of an eye we were back in the burnt wood with Sokka.

"What the hell happened," I said. I looked at him, and raw hate and rage flared in his blue eyes as he turned to me. I didn't see it coming as he tackled me to ground. Using his body weight he held me down, and with his hands he pinned my arms next to me head. I struggled but he brought his face an inch from mine making me back down. "You see what they do? They killed my mother! It always the Fire Nation that kill other people's families!" He hissed. His eyes turned soft as they were becoming watery, and he relazed what he was doing. He got off of me, and turned around. I laid there for a second trying to get my thoughts straight. I then stood up, and looked at him. He's crying. I thought as I saw his shoulders and back shake.

I was going to place my hand on his shoulder when the earth shoke again. Where this time? This time we were a room, but it wasn't an ordinary room. A water room! There was a shallow pool in the room about three feet, but that was the only thing in the room.

"Where are we?" Sokka asked bending down near the pool.

"Water room," was all I said as the door swung up. Two Fire Nation soldiers walked in folding a pregnant Fire Nation woman. I tried to look at her face, but her black hair draped down to hide it. With out mercy they threw her in to the pool. I looked horrified when I saw who the woman was. Mom tried to get out of the pool, but one of the soldiers held her down. The other stood over the pool, and watched.

"Let her go!" I yelled. Tears formed in my eyes I tried to push the soldier in the water. "Please! Please!" Like Aang my hands went right through him. Then the soldier in the held my mom's head above water.

"Know tell us what nation did you and your dad come from?" The soldier out of water demanded.

"I was born in the Fire Nation, and so was my father," She said pleading. "Please don't hurt my daughter. She doesn't know anything."

"So there is something to know?" The soldier said lifting an eyebrow. I looked down at my mom to hear her answer.

"No," She lied. Then something happened I never excepted. They took her out of the water. She was on her hands, and knees in front of me, and the soldier. The soldier lite his hand on fire and an evil smirk ran across his lips. No! I screamed in my head. I tried to yell, but it was stuck in my throat.

Then he pressed his hand on her back. "AAAUUUGGGHH!" A blood curdling scream escaped her mouth. No! Not again! I covered my ears, walked backwards untill I hit the wall, but that didn't stop the smell of flesh. Not the screaming. Then the screaming stopped. I looked at my mother sure that she was dead, but she wasn't. She blacked out.

"Bring the girl she might know something," The soldiers lifted the woman, and left. My eyes stayed at the spot where I saw her as I sank to the floor. Then I felt a hand on my shoulder. I jumped. I looked up to see Sokka. His eyes also full of tears, but not as much as mine. I had forgoten he was even in the room. I jumped again as I heard the door open. This time the soldiers brought in a small girl with bouncy brown curls, and brown-grey eyes.

"Alec?" Sokka asked looking at the little girl. No this can't be happening! Why are the memories coming back? I thought. I curled in a ball and hide my face ready to hear my pleads and screams, but they never came. I lifted my head. We were back. I slowly composed myself, and stood. I wiped my tears, and turned around.

"Why do the spirits hate us?" I heard Sokka yell. When I looked around I noticed something was missing.

"Where's Aang?" I asked looking for his body, but nothing.

"I don't maybe someone from the village found him," He said as he tried to kick a rock, but his foot went right through it. Then stopped, and pouted. He turned his body in my direction as he stared at the burnt dirt below him. "I'm sorry."

"For what?" I asked blankly not understanding why he was apologizing.

"For everything. I thought you were some Fire Nation girl who thought everything was fine. I thought you didn't see your nation like the other nations did. I'm sorry I acted cruel to you." He said with real sincerity in his voice.

"That woman was she your mom?" I asked. He nodded his head. "She was very brave."

"Thanks." That was all he said when the ground started shaking again.

"Not again," I said bracing my self for mine or Sokka's past. When I opened my eyes I had no idea wear I was. I was surround by many people. "Sokka!" I couldn't find him any where. I turned my head and saw an Agni Kai being taken place. It wasn't hard to walk past anyone since I could walk through them. Once I was in front of the arena I saw who were dueling. It was a young boy about the age of thirteen with jet black hair. He was bowing in front of a man I easily recognized as the Fire Lord. I looked to my side to see Zhao, General Iroh, and a girl I've never seen before. What the hell? I thought turning back to the Agni Kai.

"Please Father!" The boy said, but the voice was familiar. I focused on the boy, and to my surprise it was Prince Zuko. Where's his scar?

"You have disrespected me," The Fire Lord said to his son. Then with a swift move fire came from his palm on to his son's face. I stared in horror, as the screams of Zuko filled the room full of people. I turned my head not wanting to take another look. When I opened my eyes I saw Sokka in front of me. His hands on my shoulders while he was shaking me back and forth.

"Sokka. Sokka stop!" I said as he let go.

"Sorry I wasn't sure what happened. We were talking and it was like you weren't there any more," He said.

"Well lets start going before something happens. We need to get the village," I said, and walked down the path we used to get to the village. I could hear Sokka's soft foot steps as he looked around, but then I felt him staring at me. "What?"

"You said this place reminded you of home. Why?" He asked. I stopped, and looked at the burnt ground.

"There was a park like this, and my mom would take me to," I said.

"I burnt park?" He asked.

"Yeah it was to honor the Fire Lord, but I liked it, because mom would take me."

"Alec where was your dad when that happened?" He asked.

"He was at work. They made us swear not to tell him or anyone," I said as voice shoke. Tears threatened my eyes, but as much as my voice shoke there was hate. "or they would kill the baby."

"I'm sorry," He said.

"You apologize to much. Lets try to get back," I smiled at him, and he smiled back. With that said, and done we started walking to the village. It was a silent walk. No birds were singing. No wild animals. It gave me a chance to think. I understood why the spirits show me Sokka's mom, and showed Sokka mine, but I didn't understand anything about Zuko's. That's how he got his scare, but who was that girl? I saw the great General Iroh, and Zhao, but the only reason I knew them was from the history books at school. I didn't understand who that girl was. I looked at the ground as I didn't have to worry about hitting any trees. Then we got to the gate way to get in to the village. There was bamboo surrounding it. I looked at Sokka who was as confused as me.

"Bambo doesn't grow that fast. Does it?" Sokka asked. I shoke my head. Then I stepped in between the bamboo. "Wait your going to go threw it?"

"Well yeah," I heard him groan as he followed me. When I saw light at the end I knew we were in the village. Once I stepped foot in to the village I was almost knocked down by a body. I looked to see Katara hugging me, but then soon went to Sokka. I looked at my hands. They're not glowing anymore! Then I turned to Sokka who was getting away from Katara's embrace. He wasn't glowing anymore either.

"Were back!" I yelled. I turned and saw Aang, but he looked worried about something.

"What's wrong?" I asked. Sokka and Katara were next to me now seeing a worried Aang.

"I know who to contact Avatar Roku," He said looking at the ground.

"That's great," Katara said.

"I have to go to Avatar Roku Island one the day of the solstices though," He said his voice showing little interest.

"Where?" Sokka asked. Then He picked up his head and looked at me.

"The Fire Nation," we all gaped at him.

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Edited by Kya-Waterbender-Avatar