HI, science fair is upon the 7th and 8th grade classes, so I will be busy a lot with that. Luckily I chose an easy science project. It's not the crappy volcano experiment; no it's Inattentional Blindness. If you don't know what it means look it up. Enjoy the chapter and review when you're done!

**Disclaimer**: I do NOT own Avatar the Last Airbender.

I sat up immediately after feeling something jump on me.

" What's going on?" I said looking at Aang, Katara and Sokka, hoping to get an answer.

" Nothing guys, I just had a bad dream. Go back to sleep." Aang said lying back down.

" Whatever just doesn't wake me up again unless it's important." I turned onto my side and closed my eyes.

" Are you all right Aang, you seem to be having a lot of nightmares lately. You want to talk about it?" Katara asked in a calm voice.

" I think I just need some rest."

" You guys want to here about my dream." Sokka said excitedly. I sat up and looked

at him.

" What do you think?" I hissed. He frowned. " That's ok, I didn't want to talk about it anyway." He lied back down.

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" Look at those clear skies buddy! Should be some smooth sailing today." Aang exclaimed.

" Whatever." I said grumpily.

" What, you don't like the sunshine?" Katara asked.

" Well, since I'm not use to being out in the sun so much, I guess it's really irritating."

Katara flipped over our food bag, a few crumbs came out.

" Well we better smoothly fly ourselves to a market, because we're out of food." Katara said switching subjects.

" Guys wait. This was in my dream. We shouldn't go to the market." Sokka said.

" What happened in your dream?" Katara asked

" Food eats people!"

I looked at Sokka, was he really serious. Or was he just being funny.

" Also Momo and Pan could talk. You two said some very unkind things."

I crawled over and smacked Sokka upside his head.

" Oww! Why did you do that!"?

" Because, you were being a jackass that's why."

He groaned in response, I crawled back over to my place. I peered over the edge of Appas saddle; it's become a routine of mine to look down at the ground while we are flying.

" Are we there yet?" I asked.

" We just started flying." Katara said.

" Cant Appa go any faster."

" He could, but why would we. Its not like we're trying to escape the firenation." Aang said chuckling.

Then I remembered I wanted to ask them about who Prince Zuko was. I've heard stories about him from people and my friends, but they never really told me who he was.

" Can you guys tell me more about Prince Zuko?" I asked cautiously, making sure no one got the wrong idea.

" Why do you want to know?" Sokka asked eyeing me suspiciously,

I glared at him, are we really going to go through this again.

" I just want to know some details, remember I've been living most of my life in the trees. Its not like there is someone who bring you the news scroll (Just making that up) every weekend. The only news you know if the war is over or if the firenation made progress in the war."

He glared back, if looks could kill Sokka and I would be dead by now.

" Well, if you really want to know and this is all I know. Prince Zuko was banished by his dad, for reasons I don't know and I guess the only way to come back to the firenation is by capturing Aang." Katara said answering my question.

" And he has a ponytail and a huge scar on his eye." Sokka added.

" Wait, did you say ponytail? What guy has a ponytail?"

Everyone shrugged. ' What type of prince is this?' I thought o myself.

" That still doesn't give me information, but I guess it will do."

I turned my attention to Pan.

" Now what exactly did you say to Sokka in his dream?" I asked teasingly.

Meow

" Don't lie to me now, what did you say." I earned looks from the group.

Meow

" Ok missy, if you don't tell me now you're going to be in a whole lot of trouble!" I could see she was getting mad. She hissed at me, bearing her teeth.

" Uhh, Alia I don't think she likes that." Katara said touching my shoulder. I pushed her hand off.

" Awww, what's wrong? Is the little pussy cat upset?" I asked in a babyish voice.

Before I could say something else she snapped.

" Will you just shut up already? I barley got any sleep last night because I couldn't find anything to eat!" Pan said almost exploding. I was frozen in shock, not because my cat was talking, hell no that wasn't it. But because Aang, Sokka and Katara heard her speak.

I looked at their faces.

" Lets see, your mouths are open widely, your eyes are big with shock and all of you are speechless. Well, I would have to say, that you guys are shook." I said laughing nervously.

" Your cat… just…spoke." Katara said slowly, trying to make this sound reasonable.

I looked over at Aang, his gaped mouth turned into a huge smile.

" Cool, can all animals do that?"

" I don't know." I replied.

They all started to ask a million questions at a time.

" Quiet!" I yelled.

They went silent. I sighed, knowing that I was going to have to start at the beginning.

" Well you see…" I started. (I'm going to skip the story on Pan and Alia, if you want to know, just tell me and I'll make it into a chapter)

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" Ahh, its good, its perfect I'm telling you!" They merchant lady said.

" I don't know if I like the sound of that swishing." Katara said shaking the melon.

I groaned loudly, if she keeps this up, we're going to be here forever.

" Swishing around means it's ripe." The lady implored.

" Its true Katara, swishing around does mean it's ripe." Aang said.

" Can we just leave here."? I whined.

" I just realized we're out of money anyway."

The lady looked at us with disbelief, she took the basket away from Sokka, and she kicked him while we walked away.

" Out of and out of money, now what are we suppose to do?" Sokka cried.

" You could get a job smart guy." Katara suggested.

" She's right, you're the man of the group." I said.

" We shouldn't go out there, please the fish can wait. There's going to be a terrible storm." An old woman begged to her husband.

" You're crazy, it's a nice day. No clouds, no wind, no nothing, so quit your nagging woman!"

I looked up at the sky; it was still a nice day like this morning. But Jet always told me expect the unexpected.

" Maybe, we should go find some shelter." Aang suggested.

" Are you kidding, shelter from what?" Sokka asked.

" My joints say there is going to be a storm. A bad one." The old woman said again.

They argued more.

" Fine. I'll find someone else to hold the fish and I'll pay them double." The fisherman said.

" I'll do it!" Sokka said running up to them.

" You're hired!"

Sokka turned around and looked at us.

" What, you told me to get a job and he said he was going to pay double."

" Double! Who told you that?" The fisherman asked.

I walked over to Sokka.

" Are you sure you want to do this? " I asked.

" Don't worry, look it's been sunny all day. Sure there are a few clouds forming out there." He said pointing to the horizon. " But if there is a storm, it's probably going to be just a little rain."

I nodded in agreement. I guess it would be ok.

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" Sokka, maybe this isn't such a good idea. Look at the sky." Aang said.

" I said I was going to do this job. I cant back out just because of some bad weather."

I looked up at the sky, the clouds were getting closer and the sky was getting darker. I still didn't feel like Sokka should be going out there, even if he just says its nothing big.

" The boy with the tattoos has some sense, you should listen to him." The woman said walking off.

" Airbender tattoos. Well I'll be a hog monkeys uncle, you're the Avatar ain't ya?"

" That's right." Katara said.

" Well don't be so smiley about it!"

Why was the fisherman mad at Aang, I didn't understand? Shouldn't he be glad it's the Avatar?

" The Avatar disappeared for a hundred years! You turned your back on the world!"

" Don't yell at him! Aang would never turn his back on anyone!" Katara yelled.

" Oh, then I must have imagined the last hundred years of war and suffering."

" Aang is the bravest person I know. He has done nothing but help people and save lives since I met him."

I looked over to Aang he was backing away slowly.

" Um, Katara." I said.

" Aang, what's wrong?"

He took off on his glider and flew away out of sight.

" That's right, keep flying!" The old man shouted.

I was getting agitated.

" See what you did! You just had to say those things about Aang! You barley know him! You are such a dumbass! " I screamed.

" He deserved it."

That was the last straw; I lunged at the old man and started to wrestle with him.

" Alia! Alia, stop right now!" Katara shouted. She was grabbed a hold of me and dragged me over to Appa. The man was lying on the ground looking at me with fear in his eyes.

" That's right, you better be scared. I'm not done with you yet you bastard! You just watch, you just watch!" I screamed.

I climbed into the saddle, still glaring up at the old man. Appa started to fly and I still glared at him.

" I know you were upset, but you didn't need to call him those things." Katara said.

"That mother****** deserved it."

" I know, but we really need to be focusing on finding Aang right now."

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We finally found Aang; he was in a cave in a mountain.

" I'm sorry for running away." Aang said with his back turned to us.

" Its ok. That fisherman was way out of line. But I think Alia taught him a lesson." Katara said.

" Ya, Aang he was just being a jackass." I said.

" Actually, he wasn't."

I was surprised, Aang looked hurt when the fisherman was trash talking him. Holding Pan close to my chest Katara and I started to walk over to Aang.

" What do you mean."? Katara asked.

" I don't want to talk about it."

I felt bad for Aang, he sounded like he was going to cry. I dropped Pan and she ran over to comfort Aang. I walked over also.

" It has to do with your dream, doesn't it?" Katara asked.

" Well, its kind of a long story."

" With this weather, I think we have time." I said smiling. " Besides, I already told a story today, it's your turn."

Appa came in dripping wet; Katara said she was going to try to get a fire going.

" I'll help you." I said.

Katara gather some sticks and put them in a pile.

" Have you done this before?" She asked me.

" No, but I think I know how."

Katara backed away, just to be careful. I got close to the fire and concentrated, I started to feel the warm fire in my hand. I opened my eyes and looked down, I had a small flame in my hand.

I looked over to Katara and Aang they were both in awe. I focused on my breathing; the little flame in my hand became bigger. I brought it over to the sticks. Eventually I was able to get a little fire going, and then when it became big enough, Katara took over.

Aang started to tell his story I listened quietly. (You guys all know the story, do I really have to write it out.)

" So you were upset, that you were the Avatar, Why wouldn't you be excited about it?" Katara asked.

" Well I didn't know how to feel about it. All I knew is that when after I found out everything started changing."

" That's awful Aang." Katara said.

" She's right, I don't know what I would do if I was taken away from my family." I said.

" I don't know what to say." Katara reached out her hand to Aang, but he moved quickly away.

" How could they do that to me! They wanted to take away everything I knew and everyone I loved!" Aang yelled. His tattoos started to glow and a gust of wind blew some of the hot cinders at Katara and me.

" I'm sorry I got so mad."

" Its ok to get mad sometimes Aang, you had a reason. They sent you away from your home." I said, watching him come sit back down.

" Well, it's not exactly what happened." He said not looking at us.

" What do you mean?" Katara and I asked simultaneously.

" I was afraid, confused, I didn't know what to do. There was a storm that night, lightning flashed and Appa and I went flying into the sea. Next thing I knew I was waking up in your arms Katara after you found me in the iceberg."

" You ran away." Katara said solemnly.

" Then the firenation attacked our temple. My people needed me and I wasn't there to help."

" You don't know what…"

" The world needed me and I wasn't there to help." Aang interrupted " The fisherman was right I did turn my back on the world."

" O, come on Aang. Your being ridiculous." I said.

" I think it was meant to be. If you stayed, you would have been killed along with the other air benders."

" You don't know that." Aang said.

" Katara, he's got a point. I mean he is the Avatar."

Katara glared at me. I guess I wasn't helping the situation.

" I know it's meant to be this way. The world needs you now. You give people hope." She said encouragingly.

" Its true Aang, when I first heard about the Avatar being able to stop the war, I had hope." I said smiling.

Aang smiled at us.

" Now hold on, I have a question. Katara and Sokka found you in an iceberg, correct?" I asked.

" Haha ya. That's right." Aang said.

" Weird."

The silence was broken by a crack of lightning and a cry for help. It was the fisherman's wife. I stood up from and walked over to the lady along with Katara.

" What is it?" I asked.

" Its my husband, he hasn't come back." She said.

" What do you mean, where's Sokka?" Katara asked.

I looked out through the rain; I knew what exactly must have happened to them. That stubborn fisherman didn't comeback even when the storm grew worse.

We all got on Appa-not including the old lady and Pan- and flew out into the storm.

" Where are they?" Katara shouted.

" I don't know." I replied. A huge wave was coming right at us. I started to pray to Agni hoping that someone up there will listen. Appa dipped into the water a bit, then lifted up into the sky right toward the wave. Aang Airbender the water out of the way and we made it.

" The boat, there!" Aang shouted. I looked and saw the fishing boat getting beaten up by the strong waves. When we were close to the boat Aang jumped of and landed on the deck. A flash of lightning hit the mass on the boat, the mast started to fall.

" Aang watch out!" I yelled, even though he probably couldn't here me. Aang made piles of water rise and cut the mast in two, falling in between the fisherman and Sokka.

He tied Sokka and the fisherman to a rope and jumped back onto Appas saddle. Aang pulled the rope and they went flying into the saddle also. I turned around and saw a monster wave towering over us. Appa wasn't fast enough to escape the wave; we went tumbling down into the water. Holding onto the saddle I closed my eyes and held the remainder of my breath.

We burst through the water just in enough time. I looked back and saw metal ship with a few men standing on the deck. I noticed one of them kept watching us as we flew away.

" Well, that was fun." I said trying to break the tension. It didn't seem to work. Everyone was quiet on the way back to the cave.

" Oh your alive." The old woman said running up to her husband and hugging him. " You owe this boy an apology."

" He doesn't have to apologize." Aang said.

" I think he should." I added in.

" Well, what if in stead of an apology, I give him a free fish and we call it even."

" Really a free fish, we just saved your ass! And all you can give us is a free fish. I swear I will put you right back out in the storm..." Katara and Sokka grabbed my arms to restrain me from doing what I said.

" I don't eat meat." Aang said.

" Seriously you're still going to pay me right?" Sokka asked holding out his hand. The fisherman put a fish in Sokkas hand. Sokka, the old lady, the fisherman and I started to argue about the fish.

" If you weren't here now, I guess I wouldn't be to. Thank you for saving my life Avatar." The fisherman said kindly.

" I guess that will do." I said grumpily.

" Do you hear that it stopped raining."? Sokka said.

We all walked outside and look at the horizon.

Appa groaned and shook his body, making water splash all over us ruining the peaceful moment.

" APPA!" we all said.

We said our goodbyes to the fisherman and his wife. Once in the saddle and flying away, I looked back towards the mountains and saw something I haven't seen in a long time.

" Look a rainbow!" I said pointing back to where we were.

" Ya, it's a rainbow what's the big deal." Sokka asked

" The big deal is, I haven't seen a rainbow since my parents dies." I said scrathcing behind Pans ear.

" You know what Aang."

" What?"

" You were right. It was a beautiful day after all. "

And that concludes our chapter. Hope you liked it, if you didn't I don't care; remember please review it really makes me happy. See ya next week; it's a very special week next week for me. I finally turn 13!