"I don't believe this…"said Sokka as he stared into Toph's glowing green eyes. "Who are they?"
"A demonstration of Marina's new powers." Azula answered. "She brought them back along with their powers but there is one small difference…they serve Marina."
"Mom…can you hear me?" asked Zuko, almost unable to speak. Ursa just looked into her son's eyes and said nothing.
"She can't hear you Zuko. They have no minds, no will of their own. Their only purpose is to serve Marina." informed Azula. "They are her creations."
"You monster!" yelled Zuko suddenly, wild rage in his eyes. "I don't know how you felt about Mom, Azula, But this is her standing in front of us, she may not have her mind but this is her body and her soul! You let Marina ruin our mother's memory and you just stand here and do nothing?"
"It's not that…" said Azula.
"Then what is it? You don't have to answer because I already I know. You hated our mom and you hate me too. This is her child that you want her to fight!" Zuko yelled again.
"You don't understand." whispered Azula.
"I can't believe you I-" but Zuko was interrupted as Ursa raised her hand and a great barrage of lightning was unleashed on her son.
Zuko stared in disbelief as the lightning came towards him, his own mother…was attacking him. Suki screamed and pushed Zuko out of the way just as the lightning struck the tree behind him and it burst into flames. Sokka ran towards Azula but was knocked to the ground as a boulder crashed into his side. Grunting in pain, he looked up and was shocked to see Toph in a bending stance. Katara looked at Pakku with pleading eyes as he unleashed a giant wave of water that knocked her backwards. Suki leapt to her feet but was blinded as a great cloud of sand leapt from the ground and into her eyes. Katara, Suki, Sokka, and Zuko rose to their feet and faced their enemies, their friends, their family.
Hearing warriors running towards her from behind, Azula whipped around and unleashed a wave of green fire at them. The flames made contact and they fell and died. More Kyoshi warriors ran towards Azula, brandishing razor sharp swords. Azula dodged them all and unleashed another wave of fire that melted the swords. She rushed forwards and the fire hit them and they were thrown backwards. Azula threw green fire bolts at the surrounding houses and watched as they went up in flame. People came running towards her and she created a wall of fire to protect herself and Marina's creations. Turning around, she watched the battle that was taking place around her.
Sokka stared at Toph as she threw boulder after boulder at him. Sokka dodged every single one but was knocked to the floor when Toph shifted her feet and the ground split open. Sokka tried to stand but Toph made a sweeping motion with her arms and created a giant earth quake that knocked Sokka backwards into a building. Sokka ran to the top of the building and began to leap from rooftop to rooftop. He figured that without the earth, Toph couldn't see him. He leapt from the building and prepared to kick Toph's head. Toph dodged the attack and opened a small hole in the ground. Sokka's foot landed in the hole and as he was falling to the ground, Toph created a wave of rocks that slammed Sokka forward.
Suki charged at Sadira and swung her sword wildly at her neck. Sadira disappeared in a wave of sand and to Suki's shock, she reappeared behind her. Suki twisted around but missed the attack again as Sadira transformed into sand again. Suki screamed as sand rose around her body, lifted her up, and threw her into the statue of Kyoshi. Suki watched as the sand took the form of Sadira and she took a bending stance. Suki leapt from the ground and swung her sword again at Sadira. Suki watched in fear as sand encased Sadira's body and her sword made contact, breaking her head off.
Suki smiled in victory but gasped as the sand swirled around and created twenty sand sculptures of Sadira. Suki swung wildly at the sand sculptures and screamed when they materialized back into the sand and swiped at her chest, creating a large scratch. Suki thrust her sword forward when Sadira appeared again but with great agility, Sadira dodged the attack. Sadira kicked Suki's arm to the side and she lifted her leg up, kicking Suki's stomach. Suki swung again and screamed as Sadira twisted around and kicked a wave of sand that knocked her sword out of her hand. Suki flipped backwards and threw razor sharp shruikens at Sadira. Sadira lifted her arms and a wall of sand blocked her shruikens and with a wave of her hand, the wall broke into large rocks and they flew towards Suki. Using her fans, Suki blocked the flying rocks and gasped as the ground under her left foot and turned into sand. Her foot sunk into the sand and she gasped as a rock collided with her stomach and knocked her to the ground.
Katara bended an ice shield as she tried to block another wave of water that her old master unleashed. Katara swiped her arms at the shield and the ice materialized into spikes that flew towards Pakku. Pakku lifted his hands and the spikes condensed into thick fog that swirled around Katara. Unable to see, Katara turned around wildly, looking for any sign of movement. Katara screamed as the fog crashed into her and knocked her to the ground. Pakku walked towards Katara and lifted his arms. The grass under Katara began to bind her and it grew, lifting Katara high into the air. Katara slammed her foot backwards and the grass burst into water that she sent spiraling at Pakku.
Pakku lifted his arms and the water parted and swirled around his body. He spun his arms around and sent the water back at Katara. Katara dodged the first wave but gasped as the second crashed into her and knocked her to the ground. Katara rose and ran for him, bending streams of water around her body. Bringing her arms together, Katara slammed the water into Pakku on both sides. Pakku flipped out of the way and landed behind Katara. He twisted his hand and water from the nearby rived erupted and knocked Katara face first into the ground. Katara leapt to her feet and unleashed another jet of water at him. Pakku leapt backwards and lifted his arms, calling the water to them. The water encased his arms and he ran forward. Katara leapt backwards and took shelter behind a stone wall.
Trying to regain her breath, Katara screamed as a water arm broke through the wall. She turned around as Pakku's arm destroyed the other part of the wall as well. Katara screamed as her master's arm collided with her side and she was knocked into a tree. The water flowed into Pakku's palms and he began to flick his wrists, sending jet after jet of water at Katara. Katara tried her best to dodge the attack but failed when one knocked her to her knees. Pakku brought his hands together and clapped. At his command, water materialized from the air, creating a huge wall of water that blasted Katara backwards.
Ursa sent bolts of lightning at Zuko as he dodged them all, tears pouring from his eyes. He tried to run but with a wave of her hand, lightning leapt from the sky and broke the ground in front of him apart, knocking him backwards. Ursa lifted her arms and a long lightning bolt appeared in her hand. She threw it at Zuko who barely dodged it as it hit the wall behind him and destroyed it, knocking him to the ground. Ursa raised her hand at her son and released an endless lightning attack at Zuko.
Zuko thrust his arms forward and absorbed the lightning, he turned around and unleashed it into the sky. Ursa raised her other hand and it reverted and hit the ground in front of Zuko, knocking him backwards. She raised her arms and the lightning leapt from her fingers and spiraled around Zuko, forming a ring of fire around her son. Unable to fight anymore, Zuko dropped to his knees and wept.
"Zuko!" Sokka screamed, trying to hold off Toph's powerful earth attacks. "Fight back!"
"I can't fight my own mother." whispered Zuko.
Turning around to see Katara facing the same problem, Sokka yelled again, "Then trade with Katara!"
"No!" Suki screamed, hearing her boyfriend's word but it was too late, Katara unleashed a wave of water at Ursa.
Ursa raised her arms and she sent a bolt of lightning into the wave. The electricity traveled through the water and struck Katara's hands, knocking her backwards.
"Katara!" screamed Zuko.
Zuko thrust his arms to the side and the ring of fire around him swerved to the left. He pointed his arms at his mother and unleashed the fire at her. Ursa raised her hand and stopped the fire with a wall of lightning. She moved her other hand and bolts of lightning leapt from the wall and crackled toward Zuko. Zuko ran from side to side as the lightning broke the ground apart around him. With a scream, Zuko was knocked to the ground when he saw Pakku hit him with a water whip and he was knocked to his knees. Ursa waved her arms and static electricity slammed Zuko backwards.
Azula looked at Zuko with mixed emotions as her mother moved in to kill him. The battle was over, Marina had won. Ursa raised her arms but she was knocked back when Sokka collided with her body. Pakku sent a spiraling wave of water at Katara but was stopped as a fan collided with his head and he was knocked backwards as Suki ran towards him with her sword drawn. Seeing the opportunity, Katara unleashed a strong wave of water that knocked Toph backwards. Sadira turned to send a wave of sand at Suki but was knocked to the floor as Zuko kicked her stomach.
Azula watched in amazement as Marina's creations were knocked to the floor and rose again, taking bending stances.
"That's the key, they were commanded to attack individual people. Katara against Pakku, Toph against Sokka, Ursa against Zuko, and Sadira against me. They were used to inflict emotional damage on us so that we wouldn't be able to fight them well. They can still defeat us, but they weren't commanded to attack anybody else except those they were assigned to." said Suki.
Azula screamed and she leapt forward and began to wildly throw green fire balls at the kids. They dodged the fire balls and ran towards the mountains…they had escaped. Azula watched as her brother fled the battle and to her great surprise, she was relieved.
Ok here was the new chapter, chapter 11 will be up on thursday!!