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Avatar Roku

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Chapter Six – Alone

Azula and Mai slowly made there way over. They both distastefully looked down upon the Avatar. Sighing they both turned around to leave, Azula muttering something on how he was no longer a use to her and Mai how he was disappointingly boring.

"Why?" Katara cried out at their backs.

Azula spun around.

"WHY?" Katara voice cracked from the strain.

Azula gave her a smirk and replied, "because I'm Fire Nation."

"How long was he in this state?"

"I dunno." Mai sounded utterly uninterested. "A day or something like that."

Katara felt tears rolling down her cheeks. She knew how much the Avatar State took out of him when he was in it for less then ten minutes but over twenty-four hours? Could that kill him? She shook away the frigid thought.

Azula and Mai left the scene unconcerned and uncaring.

Sokka watched her sister hover over Aang sobbing. He walked over to and gently pulled her to her feet.

"We should go." He whispered.

"Go where?" Katara sullenly replied.

"Home." His one word answer was enough. Katara looked at him, her eyes wide with disbelief.

"Gran Gran can help!" Quickly she helped Sokka discreetly carry the young Avatar away to Appa.

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The air felt cool as it rushed through Katara's hair. Cradling Aang's head in her lap she softly shifted her position to look at her brother. He was sitting on Appa's head holding the reins. Although he looks like he was concentrating on flying Appa, Katara knew better, he was bothered by something.

"Sokka, are you ok?" Katara said.

"I've been thinking." Sokka replied.

"That's a first." Katara joked. Sokka didn't reply

"I was just kidding." Katara said at last.

"I know. It's just…" Sokka stopped, collected his thoughts and then continued. "After we get home, I'm leaving."

"What?" Katara was bewildered.

"I'm going to go find Bato and Dad and help them fight in the war."

"Sokka… no!" Katara frantically called out.

"I have to do this, Katara. This is my purpose. Just like taking care of Aang is yours. I have to do this." He repeated.

Katara remained quiet. She didn't know what she would do without not only her brother who would be leaving, but also Aang who was still stuck in a world of darkness.

Katara told herself she would manage, but she knew deep inside that for once in her life, there would be no one there to back her up.