Aliyah's POV
I let out a yawn as I woke up from my nap. It had been a long night for me because I had the night shift. I looked around and saw Sokka staring at a map with no pants on, Katara sewing, and Aang steering.
"You have no idea where you're going, do you?" Sokka said looking up from the map.
"Well, I know it's near water." Aang said cheekily.
"I guess we're getting close then." Sokka said sarcastically. Referring to the ocean that we were currently above. Aang then turned his attention towards Katara. I looked at Sokka.
"Where are your pants?" I questioned him, with my arms crossed.
"Katara is sewing them."
"Why can't you just do it yourself." Sokka just rolled his eyes. I glared at him for being so rude. We noticed that Katara was too distracted to notice Aang, so Sokka made it his mission to explain why.
"Stop bugging her, airhead. You need to give girls space when they do their sewing." Sokka said. I looked at him with my eyebrows raised.
"What does me being a girl have to do with sewing?" Katara said angrily.
"Simple. Girls are better at fixing pants than guys, and guys are better at fighting and hunting and stuff like that. It's just the natural order of things." Sokka said nonchalant. I gave Sokka a disgusted look.
"All done with your pants, and look what a great job I did." Katara said too nicely. Before throwing them at the sexist boy. They hit him straight in the face. Good.
"Wait! I was just kidding! I can't wear these! Katara please!" He begged.
"Relax Sokka. Where we are going you won't need any pants." Aang said happily. He then made Appa take a sharp dive down towards a little island. I recognized it, but I couldn't tell from where.
Ever since Aang and I got out of the iceberg my memory hasn't all been intact, things that were further in my past were much harder to remember. But I knew that I had definitely been here before.
When we landed we all hopped off and Sokka had something to complain about already.
"We just made a pit stop yesterday. Shouldn't we get a little more flying done before we camp out?"
"He's right, at this rate we won't get to the North Pole until spring." Katara pointed out.
I hated that for once Sokka was right.
"But Appa's tired already, aren't you, boy?" Aang argued starring at Appa. He let out a pathetic grunt. "I said, aren't you boy?" Aang said elbowing Appa. Appa begrudgingly let out a very fake yawn. Aang looked at us with a grin.
"Yeah that was real convincing. Still, hard to argue with a 10-ton magical monster." Sokka said.
"Look!" Aang said while running towards the water. Suddenly an elephant koi jumped out from the water. Katara and Sokka ran over immediately, I walked slowly behind having a strong sense of déjà vu. "That's why we're here, elephant koi, and I'm going to ride it. Katara, you've got to watch me." Aang said whilst stripping in front of us. He then dove into the water and burst out quickly screaming about how cold it was. Then proceeded to swim anyways. The other two stood and watched him confused. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Appa walk over to something, I decided to try and see if I could remember this place. I walked around touching plants seeing if it would trigger something. I felt at peace when looking at the island, but I felt stressed when looking at the water. It was not helping that Aang was flying around carelessly. I looked back at him when Sokka cried out,
"There's something in the water!" I instantly saw what he was talking about. Following Aang was a large dark shadow, and my instincts told me we did not want to meet it. Katara and I ran over to Sokka.
"What's wrong?" Katara said worriedly.
"Aang's in trouble." Sokka said gruffly. The three of us began to call out to my brother.he waved to us before being ejected off of the elephant koi. The beast swam right behind him and he sprinted out of the water taking Sokka down when he reached the shore. The beast swam away and Katara and I ran over to Sokka and Aang. Sokka was currently against a tree and Aang was getting dressed.
"What was that thing?" Katara asked.
"I don't know." Aang replied. She looked to me.
"I'm not sure, but I think that a part of me knows, my memory isn't completely intact, but I can remember enough that we do not want to go near it." I said.
"Well, let's not stick around to find out. Time to hit the road." Sokka said before we got surrounded.
I began to fight the two coming after me right away. Somehow I knew how to perfectly counter all of their attacks they looked at me confused and frustrated. I kept countering their attacks until I heard the rest of the group fall. I was about to get the higher ground when I was pulled into a vision.
Aang's POV
When we were attacked by the strangers we were blindfolded. I was pushed to the ground and heard Katara, Sokka and Momo fall beside me. I heard Aliyah fighting until she all of a sudden took a sharp breath in and I heard another thud. She must've been pulled into a vision.
Our attackers made us walk through the woods until we stopped and were tied up to a post.
"You four have some explaining to do." A mans voice called out.
"And if you don't answer all of our questions. We're throwing you back in the water with the unagi." A girls voice threatened.
"Show yourselves cowards!" Sokka yelled out. Our blindfolds were taken off and I looked around, a group of girls were standing in front of us, Aliyah was beside me and Sokka beside her. "Who are you? Where are the men who ambushed us!" Sokka said.
"There were no men, we ambushed you. Now tell us, who are you and what are you doing here." The girl from before said.
"Wait a second, there's no way that a bunch of girls took us down." Sokka said cockily.
"A bunch of girls, huh? The unagi will eat well tonight." The girl said grabbing Sokka by the collar.
"No don't hurt him! He didn't mean it! My brother is just an idiot sometimes." Katara said quickly.
"It's my fault." I said softly, "I'm sorry we came here. I wanted to ride the elephant koi.
"How do we know you're not fire nation spies? Kyoshi stayed out of the war so far and we intend to keep it that way." The man from before asked.
"This island is named for Kyoshi? I know Kyoshi!" I said.
"Ha! How could you possibly know her? Avatar Kyoshi was born here 400 years ago. She's been dead for centuries." The man explained. I thought for a moment and looked at Aliyah, she would want me to tell these people.
"I know Kyoshi because I'm the avatar." I said calmly.
"That's impossible! The last avatar was an airbender who disappeared 100 years ago." The girl said outraged.
"That's me."
"Throw the imposter to the unagi." The man said. The girls who ambushed us opened their fans and began to walk forwards.
"Aang do some airbending." Katara said through her teeth. I took a deep breathe and bended out of my bonds. As I went to land the people cried out in awe.
"It's true, you are the avatar." The man said.
"Now check this out." I said showing them my marble trick. They loved it!
I looked back at Katara and Sokka and saw them being cut from their bonds. The girls went to cut Aliyah and just before she fell Sokka caught her so she didn't hit the ground. I heard her gasp and her eyes shot open.
Aliyah's POV
Leaving the temple. Landing on the island. Kyoshi's statue. Fans. Make up. Fighting. Training. Unagi. No bending. Peace. Me. No avatar. Happiness. Sorrow. Strength. Friendship. Nikkida.
I felt like I was falling and then I was suddenly jerked awake. I opened my eyes and saw Sokka, Aang and Katara standing above me.
"Aang we're here! We're on Kyoshi island. I've been here, I lived here." I said quickly. The three of them looked at me in shock.
"Wait, you mean you lived here?! This is where you went for 6 months?" Aang asked.
"Yes, the monks sent me here in order to experience more culture and learn how to defend myself." I explained happily. I stood up and looked around. It was just as I had remembered it. A grin lit up my face, and then it fell.
"Aliyah? What's wrong?" Katara asked putting a hand on my shoulder. I looked right at her.
"My best friend lived here, and now she's dead." I said softly.
Katara and Aang pulled me into a hug. I looked around and noticed that the entire village was starring at us. "Um, what did I miss?" I asked.
"Well, it turns out we were attacked by a bunch of girls and then they wanted to feed us to the unagi but because Aang is the avatar they are letting us stay." Sokka explained. I noticed the Kyoshi warriors behind him glaring murderously.
"I see." I said brow raised. "Well, why don't we look around? I'll show you some of the places I've been."
"Excellent idea! Come avatar and companions, we shall prepare you breakfast." A chief looking man said.
We were going up towards the centre building and I noticed some villagers taking care of Appa, the sight made me smile. Katara, Aang, Momo and I sat at the table to wait for our food, while Sokka sulked on the side.
"Alright! Dessert for breakfast! These people sure know how to treat an avatar." Aang said as food was placed in front of us. He and Momo dove right in while Katara and I ate a little bit. "Mmm Katara you got to try these!" Aang said shoving a cake into her hands.
"Well maybe just a bite." She said politely.
"Sokka, what's your problem? Eat!" Aang said with his mouth full.
"I'm not hungry." Sokka grumpily stated.
"But, you're always hungry." Aang said in shock.
"He's just upset because a bunch of girls kicked his butt this morning." Katara stayed calmly.
"They snuck up on me!" He argued.
"Right, and then they kicked your butt." Katara replied.
"Sneak attacks don't count! Tie me up with ropes? I'll show them a thing or two." Sokka said walking off. He returned and filled his arms with food saying, "I'm not scared of any girls. Who do they think they are, anyway?" He walked off mentioning something about the food.
"Ok, I have to see this, I'll catch up with you guys later." I said before running off behind Sokka. I followed behind him as he looked for the warriors. It was hilarious. He went every wrong way until eventually he found the pavilion. He was mumbling to himself.
"I can't believe I got beat up by a bunch of girls." He growled. He approached the pavilion and peered inside. He then walked right in.
"Sorry ladies, didn't mean to interrupt your dance lesson." He said fakely. Oh no, he did not go there. "I was just looking for somewhere to get a little workout." He said while stretching a bit.
"Well you're in the right place." The girl from earlier said. "Sorry, about earlier, I didn't know you were friends with the avatar." She said with fake innocence.
"It's alright, I mean normally I'd hold a grudge, but seeing as you're a bunch of girls. I'll make an exception." Sokka said cockily. I rolled my eyes and entered the pavilion and leaned against the entrance. The girl gave me a look and I just smirked at her in reply. I saw all the warriors grin slightly, Sokka didn't notice because his ego was blocking his view. She was going to give him hell. She looked back to Sokka.
"I should hope so, a big strong man like you, we wouldn't stand a chance." She said.
"True, but don't feel bad. After all, I'm the best warrior in my village." He said his ego growing with every word. I let out a soft chuckle, he gave me a quick glare.
"Wow, best warrior, huh? In your whole village, maybe you'd be kind enough to give us a demonstration. The girl said. Just like that Sokka's "cool" disappeared. He began to stutter. "Come on, girls. Wouldn't you like him to show us some moves?" The warriors laughed in agreement.
"Well if that's what you want then I'd be happy to." Sokka said. He got the girl in a "proper" stance and went for an attack, which she easily blocked. Sokka tried over and over to get the upper hand until she tied his hand to his foot and he lost his balance and fell on his face.
"Anything else you want to teach us?" The girl said, she sounded exactly like Nikkida. The girls laughed. I walked over and undid his hand and he brushed passed me angrily. "Do we have to teach you too?" The girl said.
"Not a chance, I'm not an idiot. I'm good, but I'm out of shape by a hundred years or so." I said.
"I wouldn't be too sure, you held your own when we attacked you." A girl from the side said.
"Yes, where exactly did you learn to fight like that?" The head girl said.
"Here actually, I lived here for 6 months after I was revealed to be the avatar's Protector. I met a girl, who was much like yourself, Uh?" I asked the head girl.
"Suki." She responded in shock.
"Right, ok Suki. She was the best and bravest woman I've ever met. She was 14 years old and had mastered her techniques. When I got here I had to learn your form of fighting in order to defend myself. She taught me everything, she was my best friend." I said sadly.
"What was her name?" A girl said softly.
"Nikkida." A gasp came from the girls. Suki stepped forwards.
"You mean, you're Aliyah the Protector of the avatar?" She asked me. I nodded. "You're the one that my grandmother taught?" She said in disbelief. My jaw dropped. How did I not realize! She looks and sounds just like Nikkida.
"You're Nikkida's granddaughter?" I said slowly. Suki nodded proudly. "Man I never pictured her getting with anyone." I said with a chuckle.
"I can't believe it's actually you. My grandmother has told me so many stories. She'll be overjoyed to see you again. It's a pleasure to meet you Aliyah the protector." Suki said before bowing, the rest of the warriors bowing as well.
"Wait, you mean? Nikkida is alive?" I asked. Suki looked at me like I was insane.
"Of course."
"It's just been about a century since I've seen her. I kind of assumed that she passed." I said sadly.
"Have you met her? She's going to live until she is 150." Suki said chuckling. I laughed with her. No truer statement had been said.
"Could I see her?" I asked cautiously.
"Of course! But you have to promise me that later you come and join us for training. I'd love to see my grandmothers teachings in action, plus it would be good if you were ready to fight if needed." Suki said.
"Perfect." I said with a smile.
Suki then told the warriors to take a break and get some lunch. She lead me to one of the buildings closer to the centre of the village. I took a deep breath as it dawned on me that this was the house that I had lived it. I was filled with nostalgia walking through the doors. Suki then paused and turned to me.
"She's just in the room on the left. She has to stay in bed most days because she pulled something trying to show me how to do a proper stance." I chuckled, yup. Definitely Nikkida. "So please try to keep her in bed so that she doesn't injure herself more." She said with a smile. I nodded. Suki placed her hand on my shoulder and then walked out of the house. I took a deep breath and then knocked on the door.
"Come in." A voice called out. I pushed the door open and looked at the older woman in the bed. Nikkida gasped and dropped her cup of tea onto the floor.
"How the hell did you manage to get old before me?" I asked with a smirk.
"Aliyah! It's you! How are you young? What are you doing here?" She said. I walked over and picked up her tea and sat on the edge of the bed. She instantly grabbed my hands.
"Well, it's kind of a long story." I said. I then explained everything that happened after I left Kyoshi until now. She was shocked. We spent hours catching up. She told me how Suki was the best Kyoshi warrior she had ever met, but wouldn't tell her. Suki eventually returned and we told her stories of when we lived together.
flashback*
"Come on Aliyah!"
"Nikkida! Wooooo!"
The two of us were sparring for what would be the last time. I was leaving the next day. We were using our best technics, using each other's weaknesses to benefit.
"Tired Aliyah?" She said cockily.
"Never." I said with a smirk.
Eventually I knocked her to the ground and trapped her with my leg. The referee called me the winner. I helped her up and we just started laughing.
"It only took 6 months, but I finally beat you." I said prideful.
"Please, I let you win." She said nudging me. I rolled my eyes. We looked at each other and the reality of what this meant sunk in. I pulled her into a hug.
present*
It was late when I decided I should return to the others. Nikkida scolded me for not going to bed sooner seeing as I had training tomorrow. I bid the two goodnight before walking to where the others were. I walked into the room that we had eaten in and looked around. Aang was asleep on his back with Momo curled up around his head, while Katara was sleeping on her side by the wall. Sokka was asleep against the wall.
I walked over to the small balcony and then leaned against the banister. I looked out at the small town I had called home. I looked at Nikkida's house and the beautiful statue of Kyoshi, then out to the water. Above it was the moon. My connection to the moon had always been very strong. The moon was a healing spirit. And it was the spirit that donated a piece of itself to change the waterbending into the ability to protect and heal others. I looked back down at the village. Sometimes I wish I just be normal, then I could stay here. A tear slid down my cheek. Im going to have to leave again. How could I leave again.
"Hey." I turned around quickly, only to see Sokka standing there. I let out a breath of relief and turned back towards the moon.
"Hey." I replied softly.
"You ok?" He asked hesitantly while walking to stand beside me.
"Yeah I'm ok. Just thinking." I said. I looked up at him and gave him a small smile.
"Whatcha thinking about?" He asked while turning around to lean against the banister.
"Just reminiscing about old times." I said. He nodded. We didn't say anything for a moment.
"So you learned all that fighting stuff before? That those girls were doing?" He asked.
"Yup. And if I were you I would not refer to them as girls, but warriors." I said.
"Good point. I guess I shouldn't have underestimated them." Sokka said while chuckling.
"No, you really shouldn't have." I said chuckling with him. I then punched him in shoulder. He jumped and turned to me.
"What was that for?!"
"That, was for your sexist comments when Katara was fixing your pants." I said crossing my arms.
"Ok, fair fair. I deserved that." He said. We both turned back towards the balcony. I heard him wince.
"What's wrong?" I asked checking him over for injuries.
"What? Oh nothing, just a bruise on my stomach. No biggie." I looked at him with my eyebrows raised. He turned again and winced.
"Lift your shirt." I demanded.
"What?!"
"Lift you shirt and let me see this bruise that keeps making you wince." He sighed and then slowly lifted his shirt. A fairly large bruise was across his torso. "No biggie?" I said sarcastically. He rolled his eyes. I placed my hands on his bruise.
"Wha-Aliyah, what are you doing?" He asked.
"Shhh." I said. I could feel the bruise forming on my stomach. I removed my hands to see a plain torso infront of me. "There." He looked down at his stomach then back up to me about 100 times. "What?" I asked confused, he'd seen me use my powers before.
"You healed me, I thought you could only do that for Aang." He said in disbelief.
"No, I can heal anyone."
"How?" He asked.
"I take your pain, and give it to myself." I said while pulling up my shirt to reveal the bruise on my stomach.
"Aliyah you did not need to do that." He said seriously.
"Oh please, it's no big deal. A bruise like this on you would've taken a week or two to heal fully on you. On me it will maybe 2 or 3 days. By tomorrow it will barely hurt at all." I said brushing him off.
"How come?" He asked confused.
"Because I'm the Protector." I said softly. He looked at me confused. "I was born to protect Aang and others. My purpose is to keep the avatar alive. I have to heal faster then most because I have to be able to give Aang my strength when he needs it."
"That's why at the air temple you couldn't move. He was using you for more power." He said in realization. I nodded. Sadness welled up inside me. "Why you?" He asked softly.
"Because I love Aang. So the spirits chose me."
"So you had no choice?"
"None. It's selfish of me to not want to be the Protector, I have these amazing gifts, and yet I would give anything not to be it." I said a tear slipping down my cheek.
"I get it." He said. I turned to him. He was looking out at the water.
"You do?" I asked.
"Yeah it wasn't your choice to be responsible for others well being, the same thing happened to me when my father and the men from our tribe left to fight in the war. It's my job to keep Katara safe." He said slowly. I placed a hand on his shoulder and he turned to look at me. I gave him a sad smile, which he returned. I let out a sigh.
"Being the older sibling sucks." I said. The two of us let out a soft chuckle. We both looked out at the moon and the water. A smile settled on my face.
"What are you thinking about now?" He asked.
"The moon."
"Um, why?"
"Because the moon gave the first Protector their ability to heal. Which means that it gave me my gifts, and despite the fact that being the Protector has cost me greatly, it also has given me a lot."
"Like what?" He asked.
"Well, I'm alive. And if I wasn't Aang's Protector I probably wouldn't have survived in the iceberg. I got to come here again, which I was never going to be able to do back then. I'm going to see the world. And I got to meet you and Katara." I said. He looked at me slightly shocked.
I reached over and grabbed his hand that was on the banister. "I'm glad I met you Sokka." I said. I went on my toes and gave him a peck on the cheek. Before pulling away I whispered in his ear, "thanks for checking in with me." I began to walk away. I slipped my hand off of his. "Good night." I said before exiting the balcony.
"Night." I heard him call back.
I settled in beside Aang and went to sleep with a smile on my face.
Sokka's POV
Aliyah walked into the room where our siblings were sleeping. She was different then I thought. We were a lot more a like then I thought. I placed my hand on my cheek where she had kissed me. A small smile made it's way onto my face. Huh weird. I shrugged it off and then went to bed. I got comfortable by the wall and waited for sleep to take over and yet, for some reason all I could think about was Aliyah starring at the moon.
Aliyah's POV
The next morning I woke up early so that I could get to training. I quickly woke Katara up and told her where I'd be. She told me that it was a great idea and hopped that I had fun. She seemed upset.
"What's wrong?" I asked her.
"Oh uh nothing." She said quickly putting a fake smile on. I raised my brow at her. She let out a sigh and told me the truth. "I'm happy that we're here and that you get to see your friend, Sokka is being taught a lesson and that we can restock on supplies, but Aang has been letting the attention get to his head." I nodded. Aang was like that, he's very kind and sweet, but things can go to his head pretty fast.
"I'm sorry that he's acting like that. If I see him today I'll talk to him, and after my training I'll help you gather supplies." She went to say something but I cut her off. "Katara, I know you know that I want to stay here, but we have a more important job at hand. So we will stay for another few days and then we will keep going, I promise. I haven't forgotten our mission. I just want to spend time with Nikkida and the other warriors and then I will be ready to go, ok?" She nodded. I gave her a hug, grabbed something to eat and then walked to Nikkida and Suki's home. Nikkida was sleeping, so Suki showed me Where her grandmother kept my old armor. Surprisingly it still fit perfectly. Once I was dressed and had my make up on Suki and I walked to the pavilion. We reviewed some of the basic positions and warmed up while we waited for the other girls Tor where her grandmother kept my old armor. Surprisingly it still fit perfectly. Once I was dressed and had my make up on Suki and I walked to the pavilion. We reviewed some of the basic positions and warmed up while we waited for the other warriors to arrive. After about an hour the others came and Suki stood at the front and went over some more advanced sets. I was shocked at my ability to keep up and my muscles seemed to remember all the movements from the past. We continued this for an hour. It felt like old times again. Every time Suki made a correction she sounded exactly like Nikkida, it was refreshing. Then, Sokka entered the pavilion.
"Uh, hey Suki." He said awkwardly.
All the warriors stood up.
"Hoping for another dance lesson?" She asked sarcastically.
"No, I... well, let me explain-" he stuttered.
"Spit it out. What do you want?" Suki asked cutting him off. Hurt was evident in her voice. To everyone's disbelief, Sokka dropped down onto his knee's and bowed.
"I would be honoured if you would teach me." He said genuinely.
"Even if I'm a girl?" She replied defensively.
"I'm sorry if I insulted you earlier. I was wrong." He said. I had to admit, I was impressed. It was very unlikely for Sokka to admit he was wrong, especially to the person he wronged.
"We normally don't teach outsiders, let alone boys."
"Please make an exception. I won't let you down." He said. Suki looked unsure at first. I then stepped forward and placed her hand on her shoulder. She turned to me and I gave her an nod. We both knew that he was being honest.
"All right, but you have to follow all of our traditions." She said. A smirk fell on my face, of course she wasn't going to let him of easy, just like her grandmother.
"Of course." He said instantly.
"And I mean all of them." She said.
She took Sokka to another room and asked me to continue the lesson. I remembered a set that Nikkida came up with herself and began to show it. After ten minutes Suki and Sokka returned. And well Sokka being Sokka began to complain.
"Do I really have to wear this? It feels a little... girlie." He said in defeat.
"It's a warriors uniform. You should be proud. The silk symbolizes the brave blood that flows through our veins. Te gold insignia represents the honour of the warrior's heart." Suki said full of pride. Sokka seemed to take that into account and stood taller.
"Bravery and honour." He said happily. Aang just happened to be walking by.
"Hey Sokka, nice dress." He said sarcastically. Sokka looked down embarrassed. That ticked me off so I ran out after my brother.
"Aang!" I yelled.
"Yeah, Liyah? What's up?" He said nonchalant.
"What's up with you?" I said.
"What do you mean?" He said innocently.
"What do I mean?! You've let all this attention go to you head and now you've been rude to Sokka AND Katara!" I yelled. He looked down guilty. I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair. I place a hand on his shoulder. "Aang, I know that for once people are liking you more because you're the avatar and I know how amazing it is here, but you can't let your fans be more important then your family. I know it's going to be hard, but soon we will have to leave. You're the avatar and we've got crazy scar face Ponytail chasing after us. Just... don't forget who's going to be coming with you." I said before walking back to the pavilion.
Inside, Sokka and Suki were sparring. Sokka has actually seem to get the hang of it. He was holding his own. I came in and joined them and gave Sokka a smile. He gave me a surprised look finally recognizing who I was. For the rest of the day the three of us took turns sparring and learning movements. I showed them some of the more classic sets, while Suki showed us the more modern ones. By the evening Sokka was better then Suki and I anticipated.
Suddenly the chief came into the pavilion.
"Firebenders have landed on our shores! Girls come quickly!" He said panicked. Suki instantly ran out to help.
"Hey I'm not a..." I have Sokka a look. "Ah whatever." He said before we followed Suki. We found her on top of a roof. Sokka and I looked at the firebenders then looked to each other.
"Ponytail." I spat out.
"Friends of yours?" Suki asked.
"Oh yeah we're real tight, he's trying to kidnap Aang and he attacked our village. We're close." Sokka said sarcastically. Some of the firebenders came more into the village. Suki gave us and the others a sign and we all spread out and then attacked. I ran straight for Zuko. He shot fire at me and I dodged it. I jumped to attack him but his beast turned around quickly and knocked me into the ground. He was about to blast me again when Sokka deflected it. Zuko was about to attack again when Suki pulled him off. The beast ran off. " I guess training is over." Sokka said before running over to help Suki. The three of us surrounded him, but he spun around and sent Suki into a house, me into a post and Sokka on his back. Zuko then jumped away.
"Nice try avatar, but these little girls can't save you." He yelled out. Seriously, what was with these sexist boys?
"Hey. Over here!" Aang called out. He stood strongly with his staff. The two began to fight, before Aang got the upper hand and flew off.
I looked at Sokka. And then at the village.
"We have to leave now! It's the only way to save the village." I said sadly. I walked towards him. "I have to say good bye to Nikkida. Tell Suki goodbye for me and then we have to find Aang and Katara, ok?" I said. He nodded then ran off. I ran through the chaos to where Nikkida was. I ran through the house until I got to her room. Smoke was everywhere. "Nikkida?" I called out.
"Aliyah." I heard her reply raspy. I ran over to her to see her on the ground. Tears filled my eyes as I looked at her. I grabbed her hand and started to take her pain. I began to cough. She let go of my hands. "No Aliyah." She said forcefully.
"Nikkida, I will not let you die here." I said determined, I grabbed her arm and tried to pull her up but there was rubble on her leg.
"Aliyah stop." She said putting her hand on my cheek. I kneeled down in defeat, I couldn't get her out. "Look at me." She said softly. I looked up at her my eyes full of tears. "I have lived a long full life. I got to master my peoples traditions and teach them to you and others. I found love and had a son, who gave me a beautiful granddaughter. I've survived the war so I could see you again. I love you, but you have to let me go." She said.
"No, I can't leave you again." I cried.
"You can and you will, just tell me something." She said.
"What is it."
"Is my Suki alive?" She said, I nodded quickly. "Then you tell her that I am so proud of her and she is better then I possibly could have dreamed." I nodded then hugged her. Her breathing became more ragged.
"Please Nikkida, let me take some of the pain, just so it doesn't hurt." I said my voice breaking. She nodded slowly and I took her pain. Slowly she let go and passed. A sob went through my body. She's gone.
Sokka's POV
Aliyah ran off to say goodbye to Nikkida. I ran into the building that Suki got thrown in to and helped her up. I told her that we have to go and that Aliyah said goodbye. We ran outside and I was hesitant to go.
"There's no time to say goodbye." She said quickly.
"What about "I'm sorry""
"For what?" She asked.
"I treated you and the others like helpless girls. I should've treated you like warriors." I said.
"We are warriors, but we're girls too she said before pointing to Aliyah who ran out of the house sadly. Now get out of here we'll hold them off she said before running to help the warriors. I sat there in shock for a moment thinking about what she said. I ran to Aliyah and grabbed her hand and we ran onto Appa. When we sat down Aang said,
"Appa, yip yip!" I sat down and began to wipe off my make up. I looked over at Aliyah who had tear marks down her face. I grabbed a cloth and wiped her face too. She looked up at me with a sad smile. I grabbed her hand and I knew that Nikkida didn't make it. Suddenly Aang jumped down from Appa.
"Aang!" She called out. We watched in horror as he dove into the water. We began to scan everywhere for any sign of him. He then appeared from the water on top of the unagi and got it to spray the town with water until the fires were all out. Aliyah let out a breath of relief. Aang then hopped off of the unagi and Appa caught him. He climbed back up to the saddle where we were sitting.
"I know, I know, that was stupid and dangerous." He said. Aliyah then tackled him in a hug. Katara chuckled and said,
"Yes it was." Before joining the hug. They paused for a moment then turned to me. I rolled my eyes and hugged them too.
A/n: Ok! So that chapter is finally done. I have been working for sooooo long on that one because I had so many ideas for it. I'm again so super sorry that it took so long to come out, but I hope that you'll forgive me because of all the extra scenes. Also I didn't realize this until writing Nikkida's death, but she's kind of like if Toph and Katara were mashed together so Toph and Aliyah will get along. Also I hope I didn't make Sokka too OOC, but OMG the ship is starting to sail! Anywho, I'm going to start writing the next chapter today and I promise it will be out sooner then this one. Bye! Hope you enjoy!
