(Kari's voice) Previously a stone tower appeared that was formed by Armis with that jewel. Davis, Tai, and Cody faced against Ron while the rest of us faced stone soldiers. When Ron wouldn't tell he tried to finish them, but Cody finished him first.
Chapter 10: Side Switches
Appa landed Davis, Aang, and the others at the igloo back in the South Pole, but this time they didn't had the kids with them.
"So that whole thing was a trap? Ross said.
"Yeah Armis set that whole thing up so Ron could finish us." Davis said.
"Hey how come we didn't pick up the kids?" Veemon said.
"With everything that has happened they will be much safer at Zuko's palace." Katara said.
"Then why did you bring them in the first place?" Ross said.
"Well when they heard we were heading to the South Pole they wanted to come. We didn't think there would be so much danger. This is one of our homes." Aang said. While they were talking Cody held his head low.
"Cody what's the matter?" Armadillomon said. Cody was thinking when he finished Ron off.
"I took a life Armadillomon. I've never done something like that before. It felt awful." Cody said.
"Maybe, but I think you did the right thing by taking him out." Armadillomon said. "Who knows what more harm those scumbags could do if they continue to stick around."
"Maybe, but that doesn't make me feel any better." Cody said.
"Don't worry Cody if you want to talk about this I'm all ears." Armadillomon said.
"Thanks, but right now we should focus on finding Armis." Cody said. While they were all talking Aquaro was at the top of the mountain by their house. He remembered the assignment Armis gave them before departing.
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Flashback
"Aquaro I have an assignment for you that I know only you can handle." Armis said.
"What is it sir?" Aquaro said.
"In just 10 hours I want you to give a message to the Avatar and his friends with this messenger hawk telling them where we are." Armis said holding a hawk in a cage.
"Why?" Aquaro said.
"So they can walk right into their doom. If they happen to return here then it will be up to you to finish them." Armis said.
"I see, I shall do as you command." Aquaro said.
End Of Flashback.
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Aquaro watched over them waiting for the right moment to strike, but he spotted something that held him back.
"Okay Armis is somewhere in the earth kingdom, but he couldn't have gotten that far." Tai said.
"I still say if we stuck around we could have found him and finish him." Toph said.
"I'm with you on this. If we're ever going to finish this and get back to our own time we got to find Armis and take him out." Davis said.
"You might be right Davis, but if Armis was able to create that fortress who knows what else he could create." Sora said.
"We still don't even know his purpose for all this." Kari said.
"So then we'll set up wanted posters and if anyone sees him they'll let us know." Sokka said.
"But if he discovers that then he'll go into hiding." Zuko said.
"I think finding him will have to wait." Cody said. He pointed behind them and when they turned around they saw Valgo. They looked ready to fight, but not Valgo himself.
"Uh hi guys." Valgo said waving to them.
"What are you doing here?" Tai said.
"Okay this is hard to explain." Valgo said. "Listen I know what you think of me, but I'm here to tell you I've changed." That caught Zuko's interest since he did the same with Aang. "I'm not the same so I've decided to join you."
"You can't expect us to believe that." Ross said.
"Look I know I've done some horrible things." Valgo said.
"Horrible, what about the time you nearly tried to rip my sister's arms off." Tai said.
"Or the time you kidnapped our digimon and left us stranded in the desert." Cody said.
"Or the time you hurt our air bending master and he was an old man." Sora said.
"Okay horrible is an understatement." Valgo said.
"You've hunted us down almost all over the world." Ross said.
"You even said so yourself you hate benders." Tai said.
"That's the whole reason you went and took the bending stones. To use their power to destroy bending." Kari said. Valgo knew they wouldn't believe him, but looked to Davis.
"Why aren't you saying anything? I did try to kill you, but you don't seem the type to stay silent." Valgo said. Davis thought it was like the time he wanted Ken to join the group.
"Davis don't trust him." Ross whispered.
"This is like when I wanted Ken to join us." Davis murmured, but then he thought again after everything they said and remembered what Valgo has done. "After everything you've done we would never let you join us."
"I'm trying to explain I'm not that person anymore." Valgo said.
"Either you leave or we attack." Tai said and Valgo knew they wouldn't accept him.
"If you won't take me as friend…." Valgo said as he got down on his knees and held his arms out. "…then take me as a prisoner."
"No we won't." Ross said as he shoved him down with his water bending. "Get out of here and never come back." Valgo got up and left. When he was on his own he was pacing and complaining on how bad that went.
"Uh what was I thinking? I should have known they wouldn't believe I changed." Valgo said to himself. "There's got to be some way to prove to them that I've changed." Back at the igloo home they all discussed what they heard.
"I can't believe the nerve of him." Tai said.
"Did he really think we would fall for something like that?" Ross said.
"We don't know for sure if he was lying." Zuko said.
"What do you mean? Of course he was." Ross said.
"Well you don't know for sure." Katara said.
"Zuko use to hunt us down. When he came to join us we didn't believe him, but he proved himself." Aang said.
"Well you don't know what Valgo is like." Sora said. "He hunts down benders and destroys them. He tried that with us and used everything he could to destroy us."
"Cody you're an earth bender. Couldn't you tell if he was lying?" Gatomon said.
"I would if we were standing on stone or rock." Cody said.
"Davis you were the one to let Ken join us after what he did." Kari said.
"This is different. Ken didn't know what he was doing was wrong." Davis said.
"But what it sounded like neither did Valgo." Veemon said.
"Yeah, but what Valgo has done is far worse." Davis said, but he wasn't so sure himself. Up on the mountain Aquaro formed icicles and launched them. Aang sensed the flow of the air and launched air tossing them back.
"Look out." Aang said. They looked up and saw more heading towards them so they all took cover behind the house.
"What's going on?" Toph said. Gatomon tried to get a good look and squinted to see Aquaro on the mountain.
"It's Aquaro!" Gatomon said.
"What do we do? If any of us step out he'll attack, he's not wasting a second." Ross said.
"I can't even get a good view on him from down here." Sora said. Aquaro continued to strike, but then Valgo jumped behind him with his swords ready to attack, but Aquaro sensed him and formed a wall of ice to block him.
"What are you doing?" Aquaro said.
"Something I should have a long time ago." Valgo said. Aquaro used the water whip, but Valgo was able to block it with his swords. Davis looked up and saw the fight.
"Guys Valgo's fighting Aquaro." Davis said. Aquaro tried to attack with his swords, but Aquaro grabbed him by the arms with his water, but Valgo kicked him in the gut.
"That all you got?" Valgo said.
"Not even close boy." Aquaro said. He bend the snow under Valgo and had him surrounded in water. Then he tossed him having Valgo slid to the cliff and went over, but he held on by one arm. When Aquaro walked over to him Ross saw this as a chance. He used the water in the river next to them and formed a giant ice ball.
"Davis, Aang, Sora give it a good kick." Ross said. All three of them bend the air into their foot and kicked it right at them. When Aquaro noticed it, it was too late. It hit him and sent him over the mountain and disappeared in a cloud as Valgo pulled himself up. After the fight Valgo went down to them.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but thanks Valgo." Davis said.
"Look I know I wasn't very clear, but let me try again." Valgo said. "The reason I despised benders was because I lost my mother to one. My father told me that bending was a curse, but now I see that my kind of bending is. So I vowed to myself I would never blood bend again."
"You're still wrong, it all depends on the one who uses that power." Davis said.
"Still that hasn't changed the fact that everything my father taught me was a lie." Valgo said. "He wanted me to hunt all benders down, but he really wanted me to hunt you down. He knew that the Avatar would get in the way of his plan."
"What is your father up to?" Tai said.
"He didn't expect to go back in time, but it was necessary." Valgo said. "When three stars are a lined over a lace on this planet, that jewel will allow him to control time."
"Control time!" Sora said.
"Yeah, but now that I see the truth I wish to help you." Valgo said.
"You once told me that you were a water bender, but you lost it." Ross said. "The Avatar has the power to give your bending back."
"You can't." Valgo said as he turned around and removed his shirt to show a ton of scars on his back and they were all shocked. "I went through painful surgery and acupuncture. It's not much that I lost my bending, more like that it's blocked….forever."
"A vow to yourself, telling us your father's plan I think you are telling the truth." Davis said as Valgo put his shirt back on.
"And I have one more thing to prove it." Valgo said as he took out a picture.
"What's that?" Kari said.
"The only picture I have of my father." Valgo said and tossed it into the water. "He's no father to me."
"You are telling the truth. I think you should join us." Davis said. "Guys what do you think of letting him join. Ross?"
"After hearing that and if he is telling the truth then I say let him in." Ross said.
"Tai?" Davis said.
"Yeah go ahead." Tai said.
"I'm with Tai. I believe everyone deserves a second chance." Sora said.
"Me too." Kari said.
"Cody?" Davis said. Cody didn't look sure and Valgo was nervous.
"I'll go with it, but that doesn't mean I have to like it." Cody said.
"I promise I won't let you down." Valgo said and looked to the sky. 'And Mom I hope you're proud.' He thought.