AQ: I have just watched Avatar Episode 40…I COULD KILL ZUKO! (No offence to all the Zuko worshippers, but he was a right asshole/traitor in that episode!) I think I'll kill him of in the next book now! (I might kill Zora off too! Muwahahahaha! .:Grins evilly:.)

I want votes! Who wants me to kill off Zuko and Zora? Who doesn't? If no-one defends them, I'll kill em off anyways! Hahaha! God Im evil… On with the fic!

Legend of Aria: The Avatar's Daughter

Book 1-Chapter 10: The Northern War.

"Aria! Where are you going?"

Aria looked over her shoulder, her hand gripping the front door handle. She spoke in a toneless voice "I'm going to find the avatar."

Yuri grabbed Aria's red and gold tunic and pulled her from the door. "It's suicide to go out now!" she cried "What part of 'we're under attack' don't you understand?"

Aria replied "This is the prime moment to find the avatar, I know where he will be, searching for peace on the battle field." She attempted to pull away from Yuri's hold, but instead Yuri's grasp tightened.

"You will only get in his way. This is truly selfish of you!" Yuri shook her head. "Patience, Aria."

Aria suddenly noticed that Yuri's hold had weakened. She pulled briskly from the cocoa coloured fingers and made for the door, but before she could step foot outside, some snow bended onto the handle and froze up, locking everyone inside. Aria turned to face Yuri, who's hand was still outstretched from bending. She lowered her head, "It seems that this is the only way." And with that, Yuri walked slowly into her room, the animal-pelt-door swinging shut as she entered.

Aria felt all her hopes drain from her, tears forming in her eyes. "This was my only chance…"

Jarro approached her gingerly, in attempt to cheer her up, but she wrenched herself from his hand that had settled on her shoulder and ran into her room. From her room, Aria could hear the shouts and yells of people hurrying to the battlefront. Then the door creaked open to reveal…Jarro. He hastily beckoned her over. Confused, Aria followed him to the front door. The handle was still frozen over.

Jarro turned to face her and whispered "Promise me you'll take care of yourself."

Aria raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Just do it."

"Ok, I promise?" replied Aria in a questioning voice. Jarro smiled, then faced the handle, and with a few subtle wrist movements, the ice melted instantly, leaving a small puddle on the floor. Aria beamed at her cousin, and, to Jarro's amazement, she hugged him tightly, whispering "Thankyou, Jarro."

Though his cheek burned crimson, Jarro murmured "Remember your promise?"

Aria pulled away, nodding. Then, still smiling, she slipped into the night.

Darting this way and that way, dodging the icy spears and rogue boulders, Aria carefully co-ordinated the battlefield, eyes ever searching for any sign of an airbender, other than herself.

Suddenly, she bumped into something… uh oh. Aria tried to scream, but it was too late! Everything went black…

Aria stirred, then groaned. "I think something hit my head…" she mumbled. She opened her eyes and found herself lying on a cold, stone floor of a prison cell. She stumbled to her feet, struggling to recall what had happened. One moment she was searching for the Avatar, the next….Oh yeah. She ran head-long into a group of earth-benders. Great. She summoned a great gust of wind and attempted to air blast herself out, which led to no avail. She slumped to the ground and began to hum an old sacred tune.

When the wind is cold and the clouds are grey,

Smile and mutter "What a perfect day"…

Zora POV:

Why does she do these things to me? Jarro looks murderous, like he could take on three platoons of Earth Kingdom soldiers and still win. Yuri keeps muttering to herself. Me? I feel empty… like I've been robbed. Oh, and I feel feverish and I still can't talk properly, but back to the whole "Aria is being held prisoner in the Earth Kingdom Fort" thing. They will hold her prisoner until I get my father to pledge allegiance to the Earth King. But that isn't all. We have new found help. He's going to try and bust Aria out of the fort. I just hope and pray that nothing will go wrong…

Normal POV:

The night was deadly silent, except for the rhythmic waves beating on the icy shore. A shadowy figure stood undetected at the foot of the fort's wall. Silently moving, he leapt onto the fort courtyard and dashed silently, like a soft breeze, into the prisons. Calming grey eyes, burdened with knowledge, yet still burning with spirit, flashed his eyes here and there, searching.

He stopped at a cell which held a young, teenage girl. She wore a yellow top with flared sleeves and yellow leggings that fell just below the knee, and a red tunic that tied at the waist, like a coat. She wore red slippers on her feet. Her thick, brunette hair lay in coils around her head, reaching her waist. Her lips were slightly parted as she breathed gently in her light sleep. Her eyes were closed, but he knew beneath those eyelids were the more dazzling blue irises, like her mothers. How did he know this? He was one of the first to see them. He focused intently on the particles of earth embedded in the metal bars that encaged her, and suddenly they split in two.

The girl jolted awake, amazed at what she saw. The man held his hand out to her "Come with me."

His voice was calm, gentle, quiet, yet commanding. Aria nodded and took the man's hand and let him help her up. As soon as she was on her feet, the man yanked her towards the exit. He was very fast, she had to use her airbender power to keep up. Then it happened. BAM! They were hit by a spotlight, and they were surrounded.

There came a voice, saying "Let the girl go. There is no need to get involved, Avatar."

"Avatar?!" asked Aria, turning to her rescuer. Now she could see him in full light, Aria recognised his Orange and gold tunic, oh yes… and his bald head with a blue arrow tattoo. How could she have missed that? Aang didn't say anything, only grabbed Aria by the waist and leapt into the sky, to land on the fort wall. Then it happened… a tiny pebble shot from no where, catching Aang off guard, hitting him like a bullet to the shoulder.

He gasped in pain. Aria didn't know why, but the fact that Aang was hurt enraged her.

She felt powerful again. Water from the nearby sea surged towards, then surrounded her, lending her it's strength. Aria spread her watery wings and took flight. Then it all went blank.

It must have been a few hours, but Aria awoke to find herself in bed at Yuri's. She felt damp for some reason. She got up and walked into the main room, then stopped suddenly. For sat, cross-legged on the floor, with his shoulder bandaged with rags that were scarlet with blood, was the avatar. He was in deep conversation with Jarro and Zora. They looked very white. As she walked into the room, they looked up at her. Then Aang rose. "Your friends tell me you've been searching for something."

Aria nodded.

"And today…you found it."

Aria looked at him, confused.

"You will find that the reason your father couldn't care for you is because he was too busy trying to make peace between the four nations again. I would of returned sooner, but fate led you to me instead."

Aria still looked confused. Then a look of comprehension spread across her face.

'So that's why I'm an airbender, and why I can bend water…sometimes. And it explains how I set fire to Aunt Toph's tunic once.' Aria thought, eyes widening. 'I'm the Avatar's Daughter!'

AQ: And so ends book 1. CLIFFIE! Muwahahahahaha! Here is the deal. When I have over 40 reveiws, I will start Book 2! Sound fair? Probably not, but take it, or leave it! AND REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!