Chapter 8

Revenge Part 2

Aang was depressed. Never had the rest of the gaang ever seen Aang so down before. He only slept, ate, and would sometimes sit in the garden and look towards the sky. Occasionally Katara would try and talk to him, but whenever he saw her he would run away. Sokka had eventually come back with Appa, but without Toph.

Katara was feeling horrible about what she had done, and decided to talk to Aang. She went to his room. "Aang?" Katara called. She heard nothing but shifting. She opened the door and stepped inside. "." Aang growled. Katara almost jumped when she heard the menace in his voice. "Aang, I'm sorry that I did what I did, but-"Aang leaped around, his eyes and tattoos beginning to glow. "I can't stop him!" Katara thought with panic. Katara ran out of the room, screaming for everyone to leave. Aang went outside, his emotional Avatar State controlling him completely. Aang began to lift in the air. Everyone saw Aang beginning to float, and looked at Katara. "What are you looking at me for?!?!" Katara yelled over the wind. "You always calmed him down before!!" Sokka yelled back. "It's worth a try." Katara thought. Katara moved slowly toward Aang. Aang's head suddenly snapped towards her. Aang's hand lifted, and a huge wave of air slammed into her. Katara flew back, landing in a small pond. Fire shot out of Aang's hand. Katara tried to protect herself with a wave of water, but the fire was too strong, and punched through. Katara screamed.

Toph had made Sokka fly her to Ba Sing Se so that she could visit one of her best friends that weren't in the gaang, Iroh. After getting Sokka to drop her off at the lower ring, she had immediately traveled to the Jasmine Dragon. She knocked on the door, and Iroh answered. Greeting her, he stepped aside to let her in. "Can I stay here for awhile?" Toph asked. Iroh gave her a spare room and let her be. After a few days, Iroh noticed that something was troubling Toph. He asked her at dinner that night. Toph shook her head slowly. Toph and Iroh sat there in silence until Toph exclaimed "Okay, Okay, I'll tell you!" Then she related the whole event, and when she finished, she burst out in tears. Iroh was mildly surprised, but recovered quickly. "Did you get the whole thing?" Iroh asked. Toph looked at him. "The whole what?" Iroh answered her with "The whole story. You said Sokka told you what happened, but did you talk to Aang?" Toph sniveled and then shook her head. "What if it wasn't Aang's fault? You should have talked to him instead of running away." Toph nodded again. "Thanks." She said. "Anytime.' Iroh replied.

The next day Toph made plans to go back to the island and talk to Aang. Since the airship didn't leave until the next day, Toph decided to send a letter ahead. Sending a pigeon from the pigeon office, she began to walk back to the Jasmine Dragon. Taking a shortcut, she walked into an alley. Suddenly, Toph heard a strange whispering noise. "Who's there?" Toph said, her voice determined. "Probably some muggers." Toph thought, losing her stance but on alert. "Oh, my dear, you don't remember me?" said a voice from behind Toph. "You." she growled, launching a boulder at him. Suddenly, Toph was jumped from behind. She struggled, but with no avail. "Sleep….. Sleep." Said the chilling voice. Despite herself, Toph fell asleep.

When Toph woke up, Daraku Sa Seru was standing over her. "Welcome to the Spirit World, my child."

Katara lay in a pool of water, her whole body badly burnt and motionless. Aang floated back to the ground, the glow of his tattoos and eyes fading. Aang saw Katara in the pool of water. "What happened!?!" Aang exclaimed, rushing over to her. Sokka and the rest of the gaang got there first. Sokka turned to him. "YOU DID!" he said, venom in his voice. Aang stepped back. "No….. I wouldn't, I…" Aang's voice trailed off. Aang tried to get near her to help, but Sokka wouldn't let him. "You've done enough." He growled. Aang used airbending to gently move the other members of the gaang out of the way. Leaping forward, Aang placed his hand on her head with his eyes closed, and his tattoos glowed. Suddenly, Katara's burns slowly began to heal.

After about an hour of healing, Aang collapsed on the ground, unconscious from the effort. The whole time, the rest of the gaang watched in fascination.

When Aang woke up, he thought he was dreaming. A big, black shape was heading straight for him. "Daraku Sa Seru." Aang remembered groggily. "A little present, Avatar. See if you can get her back sometime. I'd like to see you try." Laughing, he took off again. Aang started when he realized the bundle that Daraku Sa Seru had dropped was Toph. Picking her up, Aang carried her to their room. At first, Aang thought she was only asleep. Then he checked her pulse. Aang went cold. Trembling, he checked again. He began to glow again, but he controlled himself. "Wait. Think back. What did he say?" Aang relived the whole conversation in his head. Still trembling, Aang sat down on the floor and contacted Avatar Roku. "It's good to see you Aang." Roku said, smiling. Then he frowned. "But I see you have other things on your mind besides socializing." Aang nodded, and then told him about Toph and what Daraku Sa Seru had said to him. Roku frowned again. "Aang, I do not think that your wife is dead." Aang immediately brightened. "Where is she?" Roku sighed heavily. "In the Spirit World." His spirit sunk again when he heard the location. "Do not despair. I know where she is. But you will need help." Aang looked at him. "You'll come with me?" Roku shook his head. "But I will send a friend." Aang broke the connection. Carrying Toph, Aang went outside and made a large cavern in the ground. Closing the top and leaving a few small holes for air, he settled into one spot with Toph next to him. Breathing deeply, Aang began his long journey to bring his wife's spirit back into her body.


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