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Book One Fade Chapter Nine: Ren and Sub Bending

"Mommy come on wake up, Aunt Asami put platinum the courtyard," Ren said jumping on Kai and Jinora.

Jinora opened one eye to see Ren only inches from her face. She will never understand where Ren gets her energy. Jinora saw that the sun was barely up, and knew no one else was probably up. She also wanted to go check on her Gran -Gran along with Toph, and Lord Zuko.

"Ren go back to bed. We can start later the sun is hardly up," Jinora said.

"Mommy, lets go I have to practice. If you don't I'll airbend you out of bend," Ren said.

" Ren, your mother said go back to bed," Kai said sternly.

"Okay," Ren said jumping down.

"She is determined," Jinora said turning over.

"She's Stubborn," Kai said kissing Jinora before going back to sleep.

Ren walked slowly back to her room. Then she thought to herself that she could try to bend the platinum without guidance. Its not like anyone could really help her anyway. She was doing what everyone thought was impossible. She walked out, and stood in front of the first piece of platinum. She asked her Aunt Asami to bring her more than one piece to be safe. Ren took a deep breathe, and punched the metal as hard as she could. She felt pain throughout her whole arm. She ran into her Uncle Bolin, and Opal's room crying.

"Aunt Opal, make it stop," Ren said in tears.

Opal, and Bolin both wake up still unaware of what was going on. Opal then noticed Ren standing in their room holding her arm in tears. She then made Bolin aware of the situation. Bolin went, and picked Ren up, and brought her to their bed.

"What happened Ren?" Opal asked.

"I wanted to start platinum bending, and mommy, and daddy said not now. I went, and did it anyway, and I hurt my arm," Ren said still cry.

"Is that why you came here?" Bolin asked.

Ren nodded.

"Here let me see," Opal said.

Ren gave Opal her arm, and Opal could see the bruises on Ren's hand. She knew that she had to get Ren to Kya, or Sky to check her hand, and arm. She looked at Bolin with a worried look.

"Ren we have to get you to a healer," Bolin said.

"No. Mommy, and daddy will be mad at me," Ren said.

"Ren look at me your hurt, and your mom, and dad are going to care about that more," Bolin said.

"Promise," Ren said

" Promise. Plus your gonna need that arm to platinum bend, and show Toph how good you are," Bolin said.

"Yea I'll show her," Ren said.

" That's it," Bolin said hugging Ren tight.

"Ow, Uncle Bolin your hurting me," Ren said.

Bolin let go over Ren, and looked at her. Opal, Bolin, and Ren then walked into the healing room to find Kya. When Kya turned around she saw Ren, and ran right over.

"What happened?" Kya asked.

"I tried platinum bending when mommy, and daddy said no," Ren said.

"I hope you broke something, and get a scar, and can't bend for a month," Toph said.

"I hope you break a hip," Ren replied.

"You two give me a headache. Your worse then Bumi, and Tenzin when they argue," Kya said beginning to heal Ren's arm.

Ren sat there, and watched as her Aunt Kya was healing her arm. She felt discomfort, but didn't say anything. Kya then moved down to her hand which only took moments to heal. She was scared of what her mother, and father would say.

"There all done. you're just gonna has a little scar, and it might hurt a little bit,"Kya said.

"Thanks Aunt Kya. I'm gonna go tell mommy, and daddy I didn't listen now," Ren said.

Everyone watched as Ren walked out of the room.. Ren walked down the hall, and came to the courtyard. She looked at the platinum, and thought about how she should have waited. She walked into her parents room, and saw them finally getting up.

"Mommy I didn't listen I tried to bend the platinum, and I hurt my hand and arm. I'm okay now Aunt Opal, and Uncle Bolin took my to Great Aunt Kya," Ren said.

"Ren I wish you would have waited. You run to your Aunt Opal, and Uncle Bolin a lot you know," Kai said.

"I get in less trouble that way," Ren said.

"Not in this case," he said.

" Come on everyone wants to see you try to platinum bend, but then your grounded," Jinora said.

"Yes mommy, what how do you ground the Avatar from training?" Ren asked.

"I meant everything else," Jinora said.

Jinora, and Kai led Ren to the courtyard. Ren then looked around, and noticed everyone was there including Toph, Lord Zuko ,and her Gran- Gran. Ren took a deep breath, and looked at the ground. There was no reason to be scared she could do this. Who was she kidding no she couldn't. She hurt herself and already got a scar. She looked at Toph, and then at all the Beifongs. She had to do this if not for herself then for them. She looked back at the piece of platinum in front of her, and touched it.

"Are you going to bend that thing anytime soon?" Toph asked.

"Su, Lin can you help me?" Ren asked looking to them.

"How are they going to be any help?" Toph asked.

" Be quite you'll find out," Ren said.

"What do you need Ren?" Su asked.

"Seismic sense. I need to see the minerals in the platinum," Ren said.

"Ren, you don't know how to do that, and that's a lot of training," Su explained to Ren.

" Please, I need this now, or I will look dumb," Ren said.

" Okay. slam your foot onto the ground, and let yourself feel the vibrations to feel where everyone is. Concentrate on the vibrations going through the earth okay," Lin said.

Ren slammed her foot as hard as she could, and tried to sense vibrations. When it didn't work she took a deep breathe, and slid her foo,t and slammed her other foot. She felt the earth this time. She also felt the vibration and could tell where everyone in the courtyard.

"Stop making so much noise kid," Toph said.

"I did it. I learned seismic sense," Ren said very excited.

"Congratulations Ren. You are becoming a strong Avatar," Su said.

"Thank you, I hope this works" Ren said bowing.

Ren then slammed her hand onto the platinum, and saw nothing. She took a deep breath, and did it again, and not see anything again.

"Work, come on just work already," Ren said slamming her hands against the platinum.

"Ren it's okay you'll get it," Jinora said.

"No she can't," Toph said.

"Shut up!"Ren yells sending a powerful gust of air flying toward everyone sending them flying against a wall.

Ren was breathing heavy, and kicked the platinum. She then saw the minerals in the that could be bent. They were very small, so she knew it would be very hard to do, but what did she expect from the purest metal ever. Ren then looked around, and saw everyone get up. She felt bad, but it also gave her two ideas.

"Wow your daughter gets more powerful by the day," Kuvira said.

"Thanks, she has been impressing all of us," Jinora said.

"Toph. You, and me right here right now," Ren said.

"Did Ren basically just say she wants to be reincarnated again?" Mako asked.

"I think so," Iroh said.

" You wouldn't last two seconds badger mole," Toph said.

"Scared you'll lose," Ren said.

"I'm not scared of anything," Toph said.

"Then what's holding you back?" Ren asked.

"She's injured Ren," her Aunt Kya said.

"Guess she isn't as great as I thought," Ren said shrugging.

" You want to fight let's fight," Toph said.

Toph threw a chunk of earth at Ren which she quickly dodged. Toph then sensed where Ren had landed, and trapped her feet. Ren used firebending, and made quick punches as she kicked her feet out. Ren had hit Toph at least once, but Toph was already back up. For a woman who was ninety- one she was going to give Ren a fight. Ren then began to waterbend, and she made a whi,p and grabbed Toph's arm. Toph launched herself in the arm, and Ren did the same airbending Toph to the ground.

"Damn Badger mole, Sugar Queen was right," Toph said getting up.

"Is Grandma Toph gonna be ok?" Opal asked.

" My mother is indestructible. It's little Ren I'm worried about," Su said watching the fight unfold.

Toph then earthbended the stairs out of the ground, and threw them at Ren. Ren hit the wall, and blacked out. Wake up Ren, you have to wake up she told herself. Ren woke up in the Avatar state. No Ren, Korra said this a very powerful thing this is your body's last resort. Ren then left the Avatar state, and thought about bending the platinum. She had come up with the idea of using a technique that Iroh had used to redirect lightning. She would use each of the four elements. Air, so she could be light on her feet to move quickly. Water for fluid movement, and so the platinum could be an extension of her body. Fire, so she could bend it quickly. Finally earth for strength, and that is where metal bending originated. Ren began to move her arms like a waterbender then she quickly jumped seeing Toph's attack, and then took the stance off an earthbender for strength. She then moved her arms in quick punches like when she firebends only this time platinum moved, and pinned Toph to the wall.

"Did Ren just?" Bolin asked

"Yea bro she did," Mako said.

"How did she do that, she doesn't know how to metalbend?" Su asked to Lin.

"I have no clue. It was thought to be impossible," Lin said.

"She beat Toph,"Zuko said facing Katara.

"I tried to warn Toph. She just doesn't listen, just like when we were young. It is pretty impressive that Ren learned to bend platinum she is strong," Katara said.

"I lost my title to a four year old. You knew you learned how to do that before you challenge me. I can't believe I fell for that," Toph said clearly angry at Ren.

" Yes I knew, and you lost it to the four year old Avatar," Ren said.

" Will you just get me down," Toph snapped.

Ren began to bend the platinum, and let Toph down. She looked at Bolin, and decided she wanted to learn to lavabend next. She knew it was a rare gift, but it doesn't mean she couldn't try. She wanted to be the first Avatar to try, and bend almost every sub-element some of them scared her, but that didn't matter.

" Ren, that was so cool you beat Grandma Toph, and learned how to bend platinum," Sky said running up to her.

"Um thanks. It was okay I guess," Ren said blushing.

" Are you kidding. I've never seen you move like that your bending is getting better," Sky said. nudging her.

" Thanks, hey you think I could lavabend?" Ren asked.

" Definitely you are the Avatar for spirits sake," Sky said.

" Thanks it means a lot coming from someone who teaches me how to bend," Ren said blushing again.

"No problem," Sky said.

"Hey Uncle Bolin, I want to learn to lavabend now," Ren said.

"Okay Ren lets go somewhere less important," Bolin said.

" I have that warehouse that I'm getting rid of now that Republic City is expanded," Asami said.

" Is there earth," Bolin asked.

"Yup, we chose to leave earth floor at the bottom," Asami said.

"Perfect," Bolin said.

At the abandoned Future Industries warehouse. Bolin and, Ren were in the inside of the factory looking at each other. Everyone else stood outside of the factory for their own safety.

"I learned how to bend lava when the Red Lotus tried to cause chaos in the world. One of the members was a lavabender, and had destroyed a temple. I risked my life to save your Aunt Asami, Uncle Mako, and Grandpa Tenzin. I had to concentrate really hard on the earth, so do the same after that it will just become natural. If I think you can't do it I will stop," Bolin said.

Bolin stomped his foot on the ground, and Ren watched as lava started to fill the room. She tried really hard to concentrate on the earth, and watched as it got closer. She began to panic, and made a trench to be safe she wasn't going to let her uncle stop her. Bolin began to move the lava back then turned it into obsidian knowing Ren wasn't ready yet. Bolin then kicked it at Ren who wasn't ready, and a small piece hit her in the face right under the eye and in-bedded itself into her face.

" My face," Ren said as she dropped, and grabbed her face.

Everyone ran over to Ren, and looked at the blood running down her face. Ren could still feel the piece of obsidian in her face. Ren also noticed that her Uncle Bolin wasn't looking at her. She tried to bend the obsidian out of her face, but couldn't do it as she was in to much pain.

"Can someone get this out of my face?" Ren asked.

"On the count of three badger mole,"Toph said.

"Okay," Ren said.

"One," Toph said bending the obsidian out of Ren's face.

" What happened to three?" Ren asked watching as more blood came out of her face.

" That's for taking my title," Toph said.

" Sore loser," Ren said.

" Here let me help," Sky said as he began to heal Ren's face.

" Ren I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to do that to your face," Bolin said.

"Uncle Bolin it's okay. Actually it would be cool to have a scar to match the one on my hand," Ren said.

"Well then you got your wish, because your gonna have a small scar right under your eye," Sky said.

"You can learn other types of sub-bending kid. You still have to learn regular metalbending I think," Lin said.

Everyone was walking out of the warehouse except for Toph. Katara, Zuko,Lin, and Su had noticed that Toph hadn't moved. They had walked back to her, because they were worried.

" Mom, your not still upset about Ren taking your title are you?" Su asked.

"Ren likes Sky," Toph said.

"Huh?" Lin was confused.

"Ren likes Sky, and I don't mean like a friend. She likes him like Sugar Queen over here liked Twinkle Toes, and like you liked Tenzin," Toph said.

"Mom she is four," Lin said.

"Those little heart flutters I saw don't lie Lin. She may be a Beifong one day, oh spirits help us the day that happens," Toph said.

The small group looked at Ren, and Sky as they pulled water out of the river. He was showing her how to be a better healer by trying to make the cut on her face look a little bit better. She was laughing while he was talking. Hope ran up to the small group. Lin picked her up and started to pet her.

" Your owner better stay away from Sky she is too little for him," Lin said to Hope.

#Author's Note: Yes Ren invented platinum bending. Also she does have a crush on Sky. Also Ren is determined to be the best Avatar ever. Also I would like to thank michaelsandfo90 on helping me with the idea on how Ren first discovers she can platinum bend I was not sure on how to do that. Thanks for reading drop a review.#