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p.s. I still need 45 reviews by Wednesday! Today: Friday; August 24th, 2012

Aang and Iroh at the Air Bending Gates

Iroh was waiting for Aang infront of the Air Bending Gates, he was facing the gates and then Aang walked towards Iroh. Aang stopped a few steps behind Iroh and said, "You called?"

"Aang," Iroh said with a concerned voice. "It's time you show the world that Dai is the Avatar, the people in Republic City are afraid. They're afraid of the Shadow Dragons, if the people know that Dai is also the Avatar, they will calm down and we'll be able to capture these 'Shadow Dragons'."

"Are you sure about this?" Aang asked. Iroh turned around with a serious expression on his face. "Yes. The people of Republic City need Dai. They know you're there for them, Aang. But what they need is Dai. I know that she can help them, she can bring a stop to them."

"I - - don't want to put Dai's life in danger," Aang said.

"None of us do, Aang. But, trust me, dear boy, as long as she's with you, she'll be safe."

"When will we announce that Dai's the Avatar?"

"Now."

Republic City

Team Avatar – Sokka, Katara, Toph, Dai and Aang – followed by Iroh, Pakku, and Bumi, were gathered around City Hall's entrance, camera crews and 'Avatar' fans were gathered around in the front, cheering for Aang. Dai was standing behind a podium - next to Aang – and there were two microphones, Dai was guessing one for Aang and one for herself.

"People of Republic City!" Iroh said into a microphone that Aang had passed over to him. "We've gathered all of you here today to give you very important news."

"Is it about the Shadow Dragons?" A news reporter asked.

"Have you captured them?" a person chimed in.

"The important news is that there is another Avatar," Iroh exclaimed.

The people were whispering and talking amongst each other about there being another Avatar. In the crowd were dozens of un-uniformed Shadow Dragons people, listening to Iroh but paying attentive to Aang.

"We know that the Shadow Dragons have come to this city to cause nothing but destruction and havoc. We don't know where they're coming from, but we will figure out where they're hiding – and we will put a stop to this. To all this destruction and desolation," Aang explained, speaking into his microphone. The people cheered and clapped. It filled Dai with joy to see these people with so much hope and faith go into that one person – Aang. He'd given them something they've lost over a year ago – hope. Republic City was a peaceful home for benders and nonbenders to live in peace. Now it was filled with havoc because of the Shadow Dragons.

"Iroh has just told you that there's another Avatar, she's here, right now," Aang added, speaking into his microphone. "She's right here next to me, her name is Dai. Born and raised in the Northern Water Tribe. Skilled water bender, fire bender, earth bender, and soon to be an air bender. But none the less, you're Avatar!" The people cheered and hollered louder than ever and Dai couldn't help but smile at them. Aang looked at Dai, he grinned at her, seeing her smile made his lips curl up and flash a loving smile back at her. He stopped talking, indicating it was time for Dai to speak.

Dai grabbed her microphone and brought it close to her mouth. "Hello, people of Republic City!" With just those few words, the people went insane. "I've been a witness of the Shadow Dragon's cruel power, I promise to you all, that I will stop at nothing to protect all of you from the Shadow Dragon's wrath! They're here to run all of you out of this city, to make you fear them. We need to stand our ground! I promise, by the Avatar's duty, that I'm here to stay and protect, no matter what." Dai's voice was loud and demanding. The people loved her already, she was instantly adored by all. The un-uniformed Shadow Dragons all looked at each other and nodded, then walking away from the whole thing. After the whole announcement that Dai was the new Avatar along side Aang, Team Avatar had a picnic at RepublicCity's park. Sokka brought non-alcoholic wine and Katara brought wine glasses. After they ate, Aang poured the wine into the five wine glasses and gave the glasses to each of his friends.

"I propose a toast," Aang started. "To Dai – may the life of the Avatar be a Hell of a ride!"

"To Dai!" Team Avatar – not including Dai – exclaimed and laughed a bit then drank their wine. While they were laughing and carrying on about how life was going, they didn't know that there were Shadow Dragons spying on Dai and Aang. Aang inched closer to Dai and as she saw what was happening, she mimicked Aang - he looped his arms around hers and vise versa, then they drank from their cups and as they were drinking, a small smile curled upon their lips. After they stopped drinking, Dai smiled lovingly at Aang and he fed her grapes. Katara's blood was boiling - sure, she was with Haru, he loved him dearly, but she missed the affections she had with Aang. It broke her apart seeing them together like that. Dai didn't care if Katara was there watching them or not, she enjoyed the time she had with Aang. She swore to herself that if she let anything happen to Aang, she'd go insane.

"So, Dai," Sokka said to her. "How's air bending training?"

Dai looked at Aang as if saying, it's your fault, then looked back at Sokka. "Well, Aang hasn't taught me yet."

"He hasn't? But I thought -"

Aang gave Sokka a look that said, shut up, shut up, shut up!

"You didn't tell her, did you?" Sokka asked quietly to Aang.

"Tell me about what?" Dai asked them both.

Aang sighed a bit and cleared his throat. "Dai... I'm going to be gone a while, maybe a year or so."

"What?!" Dai exclaimed.

"The people at the Earth Kingdom need me, they've been overrun by Shadow Dragons as well and they need my help," Aang said.

"Then... I'm coming with you."

Aang looked at Team Avatar, which was obviously staring at the two - Aang and Dai - and gently grabbed Dai's wrist, making her get up and they walked behind a tree a good distance away from Team Avatar.

"I can't take you with me, Dai," Aang said, letting go of Dai's wrist.

"Yes, you can. Take me with you."

"I don't want you getting hurt."

"And I don't want you getting hurt!"

Aang sighed and looked deeply into Dai's eyes. "It'll take me a while to get all of the Shadow Dragons out... or - exterminate them. It's going to be dangerous, you need to stay here."

"No, Aang," Dai's eyes swelled with tears of frustration and she curled his hands into tight fists. "Don't go."

"Dai, I have to. It's the Avatar's duty."

"I'm the Avatar, too!"

"You need to master all four elements to be officially the Avatar."

"Then stay here and teach me!" Dai said with demand. "Just... don't leave, Aang." Her tears escaped her eyes and ran down her cheeks. "Don't leave me here."

"I wish I could bring you with me but you need to stay here, it's for your own good. I need you to be safe and sound," Aang said lovingly.

"What if you're not 'safe and sound' when you come back? What if you don't come back? Aang, please."

"I care about you, Dai, so much, please... just don't make this harder for me." Aang wiped away Dai's tears from her cheeks and she looked up into his gray eyes.

"W-when are you leaving?" Dai asked in a quivery voice.

"After Avatar Day."

"In a week?" Dai gulped, feeling that more tears were coming, she shut her eyes tight, stopping the flow of her tears. "I'll miss you, Aang. Soo very much."

"I'll miss you even more." Aang pulled Dai in and hugged her tightly. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tighter, she didn't want him to leave, she wanted him to stay here with her. But she knew it wouldn't be that easy.

I love you, Aang, Dai thought to herself, she wanted to say it, but it didn't feel right at the moment.

They could see how Aang was so close to Dai and how she smiled at him, it was pretty obvious that they had feelings for each other. The Shadow Dragons quietly made their way to the run down ware house where their hide out was and there, they would talk to the chief of the Shadow Dragons.

At the Shadow Dragons' hide out

A group of Shadow Dragons gathered around a huge fire nation insignia that was painted on the floor. When they heard the quiet footsteps of their leader, they kneeled down and waited for her to step into the fire nation insignia circle.

"What have you retrieved for me?" she asked.

"No items, my apologies," the leader of one of the groups of the Shadow Dragons said, fear in his voice. "But we did bring you back something as equal in importance."

"What is it?"

"Information about the Avatar."

With just that one word – Avatar – her muscles tightened and she stiffened. "What kind of information? Tell me now!"

"There's another Avatar, she's with Avatar Aang," he stuttered a bit.

"Another?" her lips curled up into a wicked smile. "Good. Very good. Now we can capture one of them and use the other for bait!" A plan was boiling inside her head and she stiffened even more. "Where are they?"

"They're at AirTempleIsland, your majesty," he said firmly.

"On Avatar Day, when the fireworks are up and loud, we'll make our way to Air Temple Island as quiet as possible and kidnap the Avatar!" she exclaimed.

"Which one? Avatar Aang or the other – Avatar Dai?"

"The girl. Avatar Aang will come after her, and then, we kill them both. Don't forget that, Chief Toro. On Avatar Day, we shall abduct the Avatar and soon, we'll be the ones to run RepublicCity! Then, after RepublicCity, the world will be ours!" She exclaimed and a vicious laugh escaped her mouth.

"But, your majesty, that's next week. We have training session that whole week."

"And? Cancel everything! Revoke everything we were going to do! Ready the metal prison box, fix the hand cuffs, order electro-gauntlets. Boys, we're going to capture the Avatar."

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