TA DA! I done already! This chapter is dedicated to my friends Liz and Lexa, who have helped me alot! Thanks guys!
Chapter Eleven: The Northern Water Tribe
Sakura had been flying for almost three hours straight and she was beginning to really tire out. Up in the distance, she saw a big block of ice and she wondered if it was the Northern Water Tribe. There was no telling from where she was, but she was still hopeful. As she approached the big block of ice, she saw that it had the Water Nation symbol on it. "That's it!" she thought and she suddenly found strength.
Sakura could see that the doors were heavily guarded. There was no way of getting by without being seen. She also saw that the waters around the city were also heavily guarded. Desperate, she flew in circles.
"How can I get in there? There is no way to get past them without being seen, and if I'm seen, I'll be attacked. Maybe they will think that I am Aang and let me continue on. Well, it's worth a shot I guess. I sure hope they don't attack!" Sakura thought as she flew in circles. Then she realized that flying in circles would draw someone's attention and she turned towards the city. She tried to stay in the shadows but it was hard.
At first she stayed close to the water but then she changed her mind and flew higher up in the sky. As she looked down, she noticed that they had seen her. She was almost to the gate now, but they weren't going to let her by without a fight. The soldiers started launching ice blocks at her. It was a pain to avoid them, but Sakura managed. As she passed over the main gate, she heard men yelling at her and many were preparing to attack her again.
"Don't let that person get away! They must be stopped!" she heard someone yelling. "Follow them on foot! They can't go far!" Another one ordered. Aya screeched in fear and Quackers buried his head in her pocket. Sakura became nervous and started to swerve in different directions. This, she found, made it harder for the men to follow her. She kept doing this until she finally spotted Aang and Katara.
She landed a little ways off and ran to the two, who were in some sort of class. "Katara! HELP ME!" Sakura yelled desperately. Katara stopped what she was doing and looked at Sakura. "Sakura?" She asked. Sakura nodded quickly. "Yes, it's me Sakura! Help please, they are trying to get me!"
They heard the sound of marching behind them and Sakura turned around. "No!" She yelled. Aang walked up to her and looked at her staff. "This is from the Air Nation! Where did you get this?" He exclaimed. "Aang, not right now." Katara said in her 'we're about to be attacked' tone. Aang looked up and smiled. "It's ok guys, she's with us! No need to attack." He yelled at the approaching soldiers. The soldiers skidded to a halt in front of them.
"This girl is with you? She is clearly wearing Fire Nation robes! Why would you be consulting with a girl from the Fire Nation?" One cried out. Sakura looked down and blushed. "Oh I'm not from the Fire Nation. I'm just wearing a black and red dress!" She exclaimed laughing. "It was made in the Fire Nation." Another one said. Sakura was mad now. "You want me to prove that I'm not from the Fire Nation? Fine!" She opened her staff, causing Aang to jump back in surprise. She took off and flew around for a few minutes. Everyone below watched in amazement and some even gasped.
When Sakura landed, Aang and Katara looked at her like she was a ghost. "You're…an…Airbender?" Aang stuttered. Sakura nodded. "I'm sorry I couldn't tell you sooner. I thought it would be a good idea to hang around with Prince Zuko, to see what he was planning and to try and stop him." Sakura said but she knew it wasn't the whole truth. Aang nodded gratefully. "I guess you saved us on many occasions then." The soldiers were now retreating and Katara smiled. "Well, Sakura it's nice to actually talk to you when I'm not tied up or endangered." She said laughing. Sakura and Aang also laughed.
"So, is that all you needed to tell me?" Aang asked. Sakura shook her head. "I have much more to tell you, but I must do so in private." An older man, who looked like he was the one teaching, grunted. "You are here to learn how to bend, you can not leave yet." He said. "But this is important." Katara argued. The man looked stern. "You are not leaving right now." He yelled. Katara was about to retort when Sakura interrupted. "Please don't argue Katara, finish your lessons and I will tell you afterwards." Katara nodded and Aang stood in front of the teacher. "I am ready." He said bowing and the teacher nodded.
Katara and Sakura sat down and watched as the teacher began to drill Aang. He showed him new moves and made him do them over and over until he was satisfied. As time slowly passed, Aang got better and the teacher declared that it was time for him to battle one of the other students. "Would anyone, besides Katara, like to battle Aang?" He asked. No one volunteered. Sakura grinned and stood up. "I'll do it. If Aang can beat me using ONLY Waterbending, then he is doing very well. I'll of course be using Airbending." Aang looked surprised but then a look of happiness crossed his face. "You're on!" he yelled in a childish tone. Sakura prepared herself and then tapped her foot. "I'm ready." "And so am I."
The teacher yelled, "Go!" and the two started to circle.Neither of them would let each other out of their sight. It became increasingly harder for either of them to do anything. Finally, Sakura got dizzy and stopped circling. Aang took a stream of water and threw it at Sakura, making it turn to ice about halfway there. Sakura hit it with a blast of air and it was diverted towards the teacher. He was able to dodge it easily and he yelled at the kids. Sakura apologized quickly as Aang tried to hit her with more ice.
She did a huge back flip and sent another blast of air at Aang, while in mid-air. He managed to bring up an ice shield just in time and blocked the blast. Sakura got mad now. She started throwing more and more blasts at Aang and he still was able to dodge or block them. Finally, she gave out a huge blast that knocked everything and everyone around them over. Aang had to jump out of the way. He wasn't able to attack back for a minute so Sakura attacked again. Aang yelled in surprise and was hit hard and sent flying. He hit the side of a building made of ice and fell to the ground.
Sakura and Katara immediately ran to him to see if he was ok. Aang got up and before Sakura knew what was happening, he hit her with a huge blast of water. She was frozen in place and she wiggled in anger. "Ok you win, let me go." Aang got up and grinned childishly. "Maybe I'll wait for a while." "Fine I'll get out myself." Sakura grumbled and her hands started to turn red. She used fire to burn her way through the ice and soon she could get her arms out. Then, with one huge jerk, she broke free of her icy prison.
Aang and Katara watched in surprise as she whipped the chunks of ice off her dress. Then, out of nowhere, came the voice of a young girl. "That was so totally awesome!" Sakura turned around and came face to face with a nice looking girl. She looked as though she was their age. Her long, black hair was messed up and her eyes were full of happiness. Sakura stepped back and smiled.
"Oh you mean us? We were just practicing." She said to the girl. "Hi! I'm Katara and this is Aang and Sakura. What's your name?" Katara said walking over. The girl smiled and started to speak rapidly.
"MynameisAlexabuteveryoneherecallsmeLexa. IguessyoucancallmeLexatoothen! Nicetometyou!" Sakura, Aang and Katara all looked confused. "Pardon?" Sakura said still looking confused. The girl supposedly named Lexa laughed. "Sorry, I guess I spoke to fast for you. I'm Alexa but you can Lexa. It's nice to met you three." Sakura nodded. "I'm sorry, I just didn't understand you." Lexa smiled. "Ok. Hey," she paused and stared at Aang. "You're the Avatar aren't you?" He nodded. "Cool! Then you know my sister!" Aang scratched the back of his neck. "I do?"
The girl named Lexa laughed again. "Yes, she is a servant for the king and his family. If you are staying at the palace, then you should know her." Katara smiled sweetly. "We don't really talk to all the servants. We are never there." Lexa made a face. "You know her. Come on, we'll go see her!" Aang looked at their Waterbending teacher. "Go on, class is over for today anyway." He yelled and Lexa grabbed his wrist. He pulled away. "I'm sorry but we need to…" Aang started "Find some place private. The palace will be fine since part of my message is for the King anyway." Sakura interrupted. Aang and Katara both nodded and Lexa lead the way.
When they got to the palace, Lexa ran up the stairs and opened the door. The guards let them by but were hesitant when Sakura was about to pass. "It's ok, she is with us." Aang explained. They nodded and let her pass as well. Lexa ran inside and then disappeared in a door. When she reappeared, she had an older girl with her. The older girl looked a lot like her but her hair was lighter and much longer. She had stains on her clothes and seeing Aang, Katara and Sakura she tried to turn around.
"Lexa, not right now. I am dirty from work!" The older girl said. Lexa snorted. "It's ok! Come on!" She grabbed the other girl and yanked her with all her might. The older girl finally gave in and followed Lexa. "Avatar and friends, this is my older sister, Liz!" The girl named Liz bowed. "I'm am so sorry Avatar. I have been working hard today." Aang smiled. "It's ok, Liz. It's nice to meet you." Liz bowed again. "The pleasure is all mine." She turned to Lexa, who shrugged.
Sakura laughed softly. "So you guys are sisters? Liz you are so much different from Lexa!" she said. Liz gave her a small smile. "That's only while I'm at work." Sakura's eyes got big. "Seeing how hyper Lexa was when she first met us, oh boy that should be interesting." "I know what you are thinking. How is it possible how I can be so mature at work and so much like a kid at home?" Liz said chuckling.
"It's ok, I'm a kid at heart too." Sakura said laughing. "Me too!" Aang added. Liz laughed and Lexa grinned. Sakura then frowned. "I'm sorry but I must see the kid as soon as possible. I have news that he may want to hear himself." Liz bowed again. "Yes of course, I'll ask him if you can see him." "Oh by the way, I'm Sakura." "And I'm Katara." The two girls said. "And you don't have to call me Avatar, you can just call me Aang." Liz nodded and grabbed Lexa's arm. "Ok. Nice to meet you all. If you three would just follow me."
Liz led them through the palace until they came to a door marked with the Water Nation symbol. She opened it just enough to stick her head in. "I'm sorry to bother you your highness, but a friend of the Avatar wishes to speak with you. She says she has news that you would want to hear about in person." Hey heard Liz say. "Send them in then." They heard a voice say. Liz opened the door all the way and lent the others in before her. In the room were a man who Sakura assumed to be the king, a woman that looked like the queen and another girl who looked to be Liz's age. Sakura also noticed that Aang's bending teacher was there too.
"How did he get here so fast?" Sakura thought. She shook the thought away and walked towards the king. She bowed in respect to the king and then looked into his eyes. "Your highness, I am so sorry to bother you but I must tell you my news face to face." The king nodded. "It's ok. Now tell me child, what is your name? And why are you wearing a Fire Nation dress?" Sakura looked down at her clothes. "I knew I should have changed!" "Sir, I am Sakura. I am sorry but I must tell you my whole story before I can tell you my news. It will help you understand." The king smiled. "It's ok child. Now please tell me."
Sakura took a deep breath. "You won't believe me if I told you, but I have proof." She said in a low voice. "What is it?" the girl who looked to be Liz's age asked. Sakura looked away. "I'm an Avatar too." The king shot up "Impossible! I don't believe you. Guards! Take this imposter away!"
I know what many of you are thinking. How is it possible for a glider to last that long? WELL HOLD ON AND THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL TELL YOU! XD