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Aang raced to the courtyard, the trees a green blur

Aang raced to the courtyard, the trees a green blur. From here he could hear the executioner welcoming the crowd. There wasn't a lot of time. The ceremony would only take a few minutes, and then he'd be too late.

Why did the courtyard have to be so far away from the dungeon! Was fate itself against him? It sure seemed like it.

Just as these last thoughts registered through his head, Aang arrived at the gates of the courtyard. He hid behind a bush, waiting for the right moment.

His eyes were marveled at the sight of Katara. Her clothes were disheveled, her eyes bloodshot, her hair a tangled mess. It hurt to see her like this, but he could still see the girl he loved, and it made his heart swell with joy.

Aang's attention drifted to the rope around her neck, and the sound of the page as he read:

"On this day, we kill the last waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe. Not only is she an enemy for her bending, she is an ally of the Avatar."

Aang didn't want to listen to anymore. Gathering that strength that had gotten him out of the prison cell, he hopped on his glider and flew over the courtyard.

Almost at once, arrows and fireballs flew at him. He dodged them agilely, letting his need to save Katara lead him. He swept onto the stage and let a powerful airbending move push the soldiers away.

He could feel Katara watching him, but he couldn't look at her. Her beautiful face would just distract him. And distraction wouldn't help since he was trying to dodge fire.

Suddenly, the soldiers ceased fire and backed away. Fire Lord Ozai stepped onto the stage, fury the reigning emotion in his golden eyes.

The Fire Lord and the Avatar engaged in battle for the first and probably only time. He shot fire, while Aang dodged it and sent an attack of one of the elements. This pattern went on and on for a while. Katara watched him, and after a while Aang could feel Sokka, Zuko, Toph, and Suki watching him too.

After a few hours it happened. Ozai, sick of playing games, shot lightning at Aang. He was not worried, for he had been practicing with Zuko, and felt confident he could redirect whatever Ozai could throw at him. However, he had underestimated this particular bolt of lightning.

It was large, larger than anything he had ever seen. And it was headed straight for his heart. Aang's concentration snapped, and it hit him.

The pain lasted for a second, and then a murky darkness covered everything. Before it could cover his ears, he heard a sweet voice screaming:

" No, Aang!"

…

Aang opened his eyes, but they weren't his physical eyes. He glanced around him, and saw a familiar looking forest. He was in the spirit world.

" Aang, wake up. You are safe." Avatar Roku commanded from above him. Aang sat up, though he quickly regretted it. His head was spinning.

" Aang, listen to me. You were not harmed. You are fine, but your friends are not. You must return to the mortal world and save them."

" But Roku, I can't! The only way I can save them is with the Avatar State, and I don't have that!"

" Aang, you do not need the Avatar State. You just need love. You have already used it, you know as well as I do that it is more powerful than the Avatar State."

Roku was right. The spirit world melted from his vision, and the pinkining sky appeared in its place.

Mere instants had passed in the physical world. Ozai's hand was still struck out towards him, a smile playing on his lips.

Aang's strength found him, and he sprang at Ozai, creating lightning as he did. He flung it at him, and in seconds he was dead.

The great strength left him, and he floated to the ground. All eyes were on him, but he didn't look at them. He had eyes for one girl and one girl alone.

He walked to where Katara stood with her hands tied behind her back. " I love you." He whispered.

" I love you, too." She whispered back. And they leaned into a kiss full of passion, longing, and most of all, love.

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