Chapter 6 is now up Finally! Sorry about the lack of updates I had this huge writers block and couldn't seem to get over it. I was planning to have this out before the season finale sdly that didn't happen. But don't worry I haven't forgetton about this story and I'll be continueing it.

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Chapter 6: The Unkown Family reunion

It was a bright morning in the Earthkingdom and everyone in th house had woken up and were in the kitchen. That is all except Thalassa that is who was out at the barn collecting eggs like every morning well trying to find some and Ambika and Lea. The mother was tending to her sick child who had come down with a unknown contagious sickness. Ji and Koko had been moved from the room they shared with her to Anata and Ula's room that now occupied 4 chidren instead of just 2.

"Where are you going today daddy?", Ula asked.

"I'm going off to BingHe today for some business work"

"Can I come with you dad?", Ji asked wide- eyed and hopeful.

"Not today Ji"

"Aww"

"Daddy are the Watertribe people going to be there today?", Koko suddenly asked curiously.

"I believe so"

"What do they look like?"

"Deep blue eyes, brown hair, tan skin"

"Like Thalassa?", Anata asked but Li wasn't able to anwser that because a few moments later a voice was heard from the living room.

"I'm back"

Thalassa called as she walked into the kitchen.

"Where were you this morning?"

"Uh doing what I do every morning collecting eggs just today there are none"

"Really?"

"Mmh"

"How's Lea?", Li asked his wife, who had just walked out of the older childens room. She looked up at him sadly and replied "Not any better than she was a few days ago".

"Well is there anything that can be done?"

"Not that I know of all we can do is hope"

"Is there a healer close by? What about Ming? she's experienced with medicine"

"She won't be back from Gaoling for another week", Ambika replied sadly.

"Well while I'm gone I'll see if I can find someone who can help"

"I hope so . . ." she trailed off.

"Well I better be going" Li said to no one in paricular and gave gave his wife a quick peck on the lips before leaving Ambika and Thalassa waving goodbye. The little children thou all grimaced.

"Ew Gross!", all the young children said in unison while Thalassa just sat staring off into space.

"I wish I could see a water tribe member", Ji mumbled to himself a few minutes later.

"Huh?", Thalassa asked.

"O dad said that there'll be members from the watertribe at BingHe today"

"Really", she asked curiously, turning to Ambika who was over by the sink. She meerly nodded yes in assurence. Thalassa soon became interested to see these watertribe members for herself and made a mental note to ask Li about them later when he came back home. After Breakfast she annouced she was going to go out for a little while.

"I'll be back later", Thalassa called and hurried out the house.

"Be back in a few hours!", Ambika called after her.

"Ok I will"

Little did she know she wouldn't be home till much later.

That Afternoon . . .

Having deciding to not visit or go hang out with her two friends Rere and Lilia she walked threw the forest bored. Though keeping an ear and eye out for Shan. After wandering for a little while and having nothing to do Thalassa decided to go investigate and find out about these Watertribe visitors in Binghe.

"I'm sure everyone won't mind if I'm gone for a few hours", she told herself and began walking towards BingHe, "Just a quick look around and I'll head back".

As she walked threw the forest she began to talk to herself outloud which she was prone to do when she was bored and found herself placing a hand on her necklace.

"I wonder what BingHe will be like? Ji said something about Watertribe people being here today for somesort of trading"

She stopped before continuing onward.

"I sure hope Li isn't going to be there today I don't really want to get lectured about wandering to another town"

Then she thought about it.

"No never mind the lecture I just want to get away from Shan"

After at least an hour or so of walking she came upon the town of BingHe. It was much bigger than her village with twice as many people. That's when something caught her eye 2 watertribe ships were docking just then.

'Ji was right they are here today!', she thought excited.

Thalassa sat hidden in the woods and stared in aw at the 2 watertribe ships at the dock. From what she could remember she had never seen a watertribe ship in her life and she thought they were amazing.

'Wow', she thought in amazement 'I've never seen anything like this before!'.

She watched a group of watertribe men walk down one of the planks and into town carrying crates and such. They all looked familiar but she couldn't put her finger on why.

'They look like me!', she thought shocked. It was true all the men had blue eyes, tan skin, and chocolate brown hair just like her.

The men dispersed into the town after a while to go take care of what ever business they were here for carrying crates with them.

After a few moments curiosity got the best of her and she emerged from the forest and approached the ships eyes wide in amazement. They were much bigger than she thought and then began wondering which pole these men were from.

'Most likely the south', she thought to herself while walking along the shore and starring up at its bow. Deciding to take a risk she walked along the dock and starred up at side of the ship it was big to her though to some it was rather small. Then without thinking she took two steps up the ramp . . . .

"Hey kid! What do you think our doing?"

Thalassa jumped in surprise and turned quickly to face a watertribe man in his early 30's walking up to her. She stared up at him, wide- eyed and frozen in place.

"Well you trying to little miss sneak and get onto our boat!?"

She could only shake her head quickly.

"What seems to be the matter here Botan?"

Thalassa heard a man from behind the man who must be Botan ask, in a semi deep voice that she sort of recognized. And a few seconds later a middle aged man possibly in his late 40's early 50's with a burnt arm walked up beside Botan.

"I caught this girl trying to get aboard our ship", Botan said pointing to her, but the man didn't look at her.

"I . I wasn't . . .", she stuttered but couldn't find the words.

Then the man turned to face her he stared at her for a moment before his stern expression turn to shock and disbelief, his eyes widened as if recognizing her.

"Impossible", she heard him say softly.

Thalassa could only look wildly from one man to another a look of both confusion and fright in her eyes. How could they possibly know her? It's not like she was a member of the Watertribe? Or was she? She didn't know all she knew and wanted was to get out of here to avoid trouble but apart of her wanted to stay and find out what this man was talking about. Thou her fright over took her curiosity.

The man with the burnt arm took a few steps closer to her while she backed up a few steps up the ramp scared.

"Who are you?" she asked bravely and obviously shocking him with her question for he looked a little taken aback.

"Don't you know who I am?" he asked shocked.

Thalassa merely shook her head, her Ocean blue eyes wide and shown with fear.

"No I do not", she replied boldly, "I barely even know who I am", she confessed while subconciously holding a hand up to the Watertribe pendant around her neck.

"I just can't believe you're alive", he muttered under his breath.

"What!?"

"Nothing, nothing" , he said quickly not wanting to scare her.

The 15 yr old then looked past the 2 men and towards the village and tried to figure a way out and suddenly spotted Li.

"O no", she said out loud 'I sure hope he hasn't seen me because if he's sees me he's me here I'm in serious hot water'.

The 2 men turned too see what she was staring at. Taking her chance she darted past the two men and back into the forest not looking back just kept running. She could've sworn she heard the burnt armed man shout 'Katara!' but she just pushed it aside.

Back on the Deck . . .

Bato stood watching as the girl, he realized was Katara, ran into the forest and out of his sight. As she ran past he spotted a horrible scar mostlikely from a burn similar to his arm on one of her legs as her her dress lifted slightly. Once she was out of sight Botan looked at him confused before asking.

"Bato do you know that girl?

"I think that was Hakoda's daughter"

"You can't be serious! She's dead", Botan cried in disbelief.

"I know I thought so to but its got to be, it has to be", he began then added sadly , "but she didn't remember me . . . why didn't she remember me?"

"So what do we do?"

"I don't know, Botan I really don't know"

Later . . .

"Now where have you been all day young lady?"

Ambika demanded once Thalassa walked into the house. She turned around quickly to come face to face with a very unhappy woman, 2 feet away from her, her arms were crossed and her foot taping impatiently.

"O I was around", Thalassa lied trying her best to sound convincing and innocent even though she knew she was a terrible liar. Ambika obviously figured that out pretty quickly.

"Thalassa", she said sternly "Its after dark and I know for a fact that you weren't around because Ji and Koko asked everyone in town if they had seen you, not even Rere and Lilia knew where you were!".

The 15 yr old could only hang her head guiltily.

"Do you have any idea how worried I was about you? Do you ?! Your 15! do you not understand what could have happened to you?!"

She merely nodded.

"I understand Ambika", she replied "its just . . ." she trailed off unable to think of the right words to say.

"Just what? What happened Thalassa? because normally your never this late"

Just as she was about to anwser Li came into the house.

"Honey I'm…", he began then stopped when he noticed his very annoyed wife and the upset Thalassa who was looking at him from over her shoulder her ocean blue eyes dull and downcasted.

"What's going on in here?"

"Someone decided to play a disappearing act today", Ambika replied looking at the young teenager who avoided both there gazes "By any chance did you see her today?"

"Yeah I saw her with two older Watertribe men over on the dock to one of there ships I was going to go over but she ran off"

"Two older Watertribemen!" Ambika cried then suddenly realized something and cried out again angrily, "Thalassa you were a whole town away!".

"Well I . . .", she began and knowing she couldn't lie about this because she'd be in worse trouble. She looking down to the floor guiltily confessed quietly"Yes".

"Thalassa what were you thinking anything could have happened to you!"

"I know, I know . . . its just one of those men I . . . ", she trailed off.

"You what?", Ambika insisted.

"One of them . . . he knew me" she replied in a small voice.

"Did you know him?"

"Sort of"

"Sort of? Thalassa . . ." Ambika sighed.

"I know . . . I know maybe he was trying to play with my mind but I don't think he was. . ." Thalassa thought for a moment before asking her voice full of hope, "Do you think that possibly that man and I might be . . . related?".

"I don't know Thalassa, I really can't answer that"

"Mommy?"

Came a small voice from behind. Everyone turned to find it was Anata.

"Anata I thought I'd put you to bed?"

The little girl just looked up at her mother and said while holding her stomach, "My stomach hurts mommy and my head to".

Ambika walked over to the little girl who was visibly shaking and bent down to her level. She placed a hand of the girls forehead to find it was burning up.

"How long have you been feeling like this?", her mother asked urgently.

"All night"

"Come on lets get you to bed", she picked up the small child and began walking out of he room before she stopped and turned to Thalassa and said "I'll deal with you later", and walked out. Leaving the 15 yr old in her husband in the living room.

"So who were those men anyway?", Li suddenly asked.

Thalassa turned to face him and replied "I don't know who the nice one was but the mean was his name is Botan, I heard the man with the burnt arm call him that".

"Man with a burnt arm?"

"Yeah he's the one who knew me"

"Did he say he knews you?"

"Not exactly", she said unsure.

"Then how do you know he knew you?"

"Well I recognized him . . somewhat"

Thalassa suddenly remembered a name she thought she heard him say while calling after her when she ran off.

"He called me something a name, I just don't remember", she whispered to herself.

"What'd you say?"

"O nothing", she yawned.

"Well I think its time for bed", Li suggested "We'll continue this discussion in the morning".

"Ok", she replied quietly and walked to her room.

What will Bato do? Are Anata and Olivia going to be alright? and what will happen to the rest of the family? and town? Will Ming be able to help, or did Li find another person to help?

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Chapter 6 is finally up after what 2-3 months! And no I'm not dead. I had a bad writers block and am now continueing this story. I was hopeing to get this up before the end of Avatar sadly it never happened. I haven't forgotten about this story. Now here's the long awaited chapter 6 (sorry its kind of short):

Enjoy!

Chapter 6: The Unkown Family reunion