Don't own DP or ATLA. (In an announcing voice) And now introcucing the final chapter in All Hope fails! But to first makes some announcements, I have had some people say that the gangs trust in Danny was to easy but in reality that isn't true, although it won't really become pronounced till the last book. Also I am posting a sneak peek of the next book as soon as I get five reviews, sorry for asking of them but hey it's a nice way to know that at least five people are ready for the next book! And also I apologize for the length although something tells me you guys may be happy about it.
(Klemper comes in and freezes me to a chair while Ember stands in front of me)
Ember: Less talk more story!
Me: Alright! And here is the last chapter!
It had been a night since Aang had picked up Sokka and Jazz. They had flown nonstop through the night and Sokka had been strangely quiet "So what kind of trouble are Sam and Katara in?" Jazz asked. Aang looked away "I don't know, in my vision I just knew they were in trouble, they were both chained up against a wall" he said fearfully.
Sokka snapped his head towards him "It would be nice if your Avatar powers could be a little more specific" he said sharply, his mind thinking to the two girls carefree attitude at the strange Suki. He just knew that's who was behind the trouble.
Jazz looked nervously between the two boys before pointing to the ground "What is that?" she asked randomly. However when she looked down she saw there actually was something. A giant could made of dust was moving at fast speeds over the grassy plains.
Aang swiftly had Appa dive down to where Toph and Tucker paid no attention "Need a ride?" Sokka called. Both earth benders gasped in surprise and shock as they went flying forward into the dirt creating a nasty face plant.
The three teens aboard Appa winced "Ouch" Sokka muttered as they landed and the two benders climbed aboard Appa with glares in Tucker's case, narrowed eyes staring lifelessly in Toph's case. Aang then grabbed the reigns "Yip yip" he told the bison.
Appa let out a groan as he took off once more into the air. Once in the air Tucker turned to Aang "So how did it go with the Guru?" he asked. Aang looked away uneasily which caused Jazz to raise an eyebrow "it went great, I completely mastered the Avatar state" he said nervously. Jazz shot him a suspicious look.
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The small group went straight to the Earth King's palace first thing to find out how Katara and Sam were "Both Katara and Sam are fine, they met with the generals to plan the invasion and since then they have been out with your Kyoshi Warrior friends" the king said easily.
Sokka narrowed his eyes dangerously "You mean she went to hang out with them even though I told her it was a bad idea?" he asked angrily. The confused king shrugged "Trust me, if there were any trouble then Bosco's animal instincts would sense it" he said lightly, motioning to the sleeping bear besides him that had drool dripping from it's mouth.
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Sam angrily paced the cave Azula had thrown her and Katara into. Katara was busy practicing her bending to help control her nerves, something Sam had taught her. Unfortunatly Sam was thinking on what stupid things Aang and Danny would most likely do.
With a glare she looked to the entrance as a Dai Li agent opened it "You've got company" he barked as he threw a figure in to where he rolled painfully to the bottom. Katara sighed and gently lowered her water "Who is it?" she asked in defeat.
Sam glared at the young man who turned to them in surprise "Zuko" she hissed angrily. Katara whirled around, Anger clear in her eyes as she got ready for an attack.
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Appa landed right outside the house the teens had been staying in. Desperately the five of them ran inside, hoping to find Suki, Katara, and Sam. They knew there was no way to reach Danny so they knew not to even bother.
Unfortunatly once they were inside Momo went to take refuge on Aang's shoulder. Jazz looked in puzzlement at the frightened lemur "Wasn't he with Sam and Katara?" she asked. Aang paled as Toph felt the ground "There isn't any one else here" she informed them.
Aang's face lost all remaining color "I knew it, they are in trouble!" he said. Sokka grinded his teeth "I knew she shouldn't have trust the 'Kyoshi Warriors' they were probably Fire Nation in disguise!" he said angrily.
Tucker then tapped them on the shoulder "Just for the record, someone is at the door" he said lightly. Toph grinned widely as the person knocked "But he's a really good friend of ours!" she said, rushing to the door.
Both her and Tucker smiled widely as Toph opened the door to reveal an elder man standing there "Glad to see your okay" Tucker said as the others recoiled back from him. The old man bowed his head "I need your help" Iroh told them.
Aang was the first to break out of shock "You two know him!?" he asked. Tucker smiled sheepishly "We met him in the woods, we knocked him down but then he gave us some tea and really good advice" he said, a blush rising on his cheeks.
Iroh sighed and entered, Sokka, jazz, and Aang recoiling in shock. Iroh then turned to them, his eyes desperate "Princess Azula is here in ba Sing Se" he said. Sokka's face hardened "She must have pretended to be a Kyoshi warrior and then captured Katara and Sam" he told Aang.
Iroh sighed "she has captured my nephew as well" he said distantly. Aang looked at Jazz who looked troubled "Then we will work together, to save Katara, Sam, and Zuko" he said stiffly, clearly not happy about it.
Jazz shook her head "Okay I know I don't usually get lost easily but you seem to have lost me at Zuko" she said roughly. Iroh sighed "I understand how you may feel about my nephew but please believe me that I have been trying my hardest to make him realize that his father has taken the wrong path and that he must help you" he said.
Sokka looked at Jazz carefully, he was on her side "As much as I would love to agree with you we need to remember, Katara and Sam are in trouble, all of Ba Sing Se is in trouble and despite how sick it makes me…working together is our only chance" he told her bitterly.
Jazz looked away before nodding. Iroh smiled gently "I brought along some one who can help" Iroh told them. As one they all went outside and Toph roughly bended the Dai Li agent so he was in a standing position.
Sokka pointed a weapon at him as Tucker removed his gag "Where are they keeping my sister? And Sam" he said, adding Sam as an after thought. The man gulped nervously "Azula has them deep beneath the palace, in the crystal catacombs of old Ba Sing Se" he said nervously.
The teens shot him a glare before they ran to Appa, iroh following after with determination in his stride.
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Angrily Katara and Sam watched as Zuko went to a side wall in silence, avoiding their gazes "Why did they bring you here?" Sam demanded.
Katara put her hands on her hips, her face sarcastic "Let me guess when Aang and Danny show up to rescue us then you'll be there to grab them and finally have them in your little Fire Nation crutches" she said darkly.
Sam saw Zuko wince but thought nothing of it "You're a terrible person you know that!? Always following us, hunting the Avatar, trying to capture the worlds last hope for peace!?" Katara ranted. Sam agreed "What can you expect? He's the Fire Lord's son, spreading war, violence and hatred is in his blood" she told the other water bender, venom dripping from her voice.
This time Zuko's head snapped towards the two of them, anger blazing in them "You don't know what your talking about" he said roughly.
Katara stared in shock while Sam resisted the urge to attack "I don't!? How dare you! You have no idea what this war has put us through personally! If it weren't for this stupid war I would be happy back home with Danny!" she shrieked angrily.
Katara also looked angrily at the young prince "And I lost my mother to this war, don't tell us we don't know what we are talking about" she said harshly. Sam then watched in surprise as Katara sank to her knees, tears pouring out of her eyes "That's one thing we have in common" Zuko said distantly.
Both girls paused in surprise to see him looking at them in sympathy.
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Danny swooped down to their house on silent wings as his glider carried him, he had already reverted back to Fenton form and planned to stay that way, the less the Fire Nation knew of Danny Phantom the better. But to his surprise a Dai Li agent with a scar across his eye was tied up in front of the home.
Danny swooped down to go in front of him, much to the mans shock "Where is Sam?" he asked angrily. The man shook "I already told your friends, find out from them" he said harshly though he shook in fear. Danny lit a fire in his palm "Fire can be a dangerous element when tampered with, it can also prove deadly if it got…out of control" he said, the flame growing larger.
The man looked in fear at him "Your friends went after them, princess Azula captured your two friends and prince Zuko and trapped them deep beneath the palace in the old catacombs of Ba Sing Se" he said quickly, sweat dripping down his forehead.
Danny grinned evilly and bent the flame towards the man who shouted in fear and closed his eyes. The man felt the heat of the fire lick his skin and he thought his life would end. But as suddenly as it came…it stopped.
Slowly the man opened his eyes to see Danny no where in sight, and him free "Not all fire benders are evil, and fire isn't such a dangerous element if used by the wrong people" Danny's voice said before the agent felt a breeze.
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Toph grinned in satisfaction as she felt the ground "Well what do you know, there is a hidden city" she said. Tucker nodded gravely "But it's deep" he said as he created the beginning of the hole.
Jazz sighed "We should probably split up, Aang and Iroh will go look for katara, Sam, and the angry jerk while the rest of us will go warn the king" she said. The others nodded and split up. Later down in the tunnel Aang had gotten them about a half a mile in when he broke the silence "So, Toph thinks you give good advice…and great at" he said lightly.
Iroh laughed, the fire he held in his hand as a light dancing with the laughter "The key to both is proper aging, what's on your mind?" he asked casually.
Aang sighed "Two things, first is I'm not sure if I made the right choice trusting Danny, he has so much to hide and sometimes I think that he could be more dangerous than me" he said nervously. Iroh remained silent "And the other thing is I went to this guru who was supposed to teach me this great power but to do it I had to give up some one I love, and I just couldn't" he said as he earth bended the tunnel a bit longer.
Iroh sighed "First off you have a very good friend in Danny, many people have secrets, even the best people have a dark secret but some people realize their mistakes and join the right side" he said. Aang looked away "And second off you were wise to choose happiness over power, not very many people do" he said.
Aang sighed "But what if without the Avatar state I'm not powerful enough and can't beat Azula?" Aang whispered, showing how deep those fears were.
Iroh shook his head "I don't know the answer, sometimes life is merely like this dark tunnel, you just have to keep moving and you will find yourself in a better place" he said as Aang earth bended a small part of the tunnel out to a cavern that sparkled with giant green crystals that cast a beautiful glow to the ground and stream that ran peacefully through it.
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The small group of four reached the top of the steps hesitantly. Sokka grinned widely at the sight of one of the generals.
However before he could go towards him Jazz pulled him and the other two behind a pillar as two Dai Li agents cuffed the general and brought him to his knees, another agents dropping in front of him "What is going on!?" the general demanded.
The agent in front of him glared at the man "You are under house arrest" he said. The teens exchanged nervous glances at the exchange "Not good" Tucker whispered.
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The four teens rushed into the room, relieved to see the Earth King and two Kyoshi Warriors standing near him "Thank goodness we're in time" Jazz said. The Earth King raised an eyebrow "In time for what?" he asked.
One of the warriors flipped over to Sokka "Yeah what are you in time for? Cutie" she said flirtingly. Sokka snarled and swung a weapon at the girl who dodged in shock while Jazz joined him as Tucker and Jazz engaged the other in battle "These are imposters" Sokka shouted angrily.
The two girls put up a fight, at least the second one did. The other one kept trying to hit Sokka with jabs but he kept avoiding them "Oh look, we're dancing" she said flirtingly. Jazz growled and knocked her off her feet with an air blast "Not if I can help it" she said angrily.
The girl folded her arms "And why can't I dance with him?" she pouted. Jazz glared at her "Because that's my boyfriend" she said. The other girls eyes widened in surprise but before she could say anything a voice called out from across the throne room "This fight is over" a girl said.
All four looked in dismay to see Azula holding a blue flame near the Earth King's neck. In defeat the four teens held up their arms, allowing Ty lee to jab them and render them defenseless.
Several Dai Li agents then fell from no where to take the motionless teens and king to some prisons, much to Azula's pleasure. And even Momo was caught and taken with them.
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In the crystal catacombs both girls exchanged guilty glances at the prince who had stood and was studying a random crystal fiercely "We're sorry we yelled at you before" Sam said sadly. Zuko looked away "It doesn't matter" he said quietly, turning away from the crystal with a sigh.
Katara winced "It's just that for so long when we imagine the face of the enemy…it's usually your face" she said distantly. Zuko closed his eyes "My face…" he whispered, touching his scar. Sam winced "That's not what we meant" she said quickly.
Zuko sighed and lowered his hand "It's okay, I use to think this scar marked me, the mark of the banished prince who was cursed to chase the Avatar forever. But lately I've realized I'm free to choose my own destiny, even if I'll never be free from my mark" he said sadly.
Sam looked uneasily at katara "Maybe you could be free of it, I have healing abilities as does Katara" she said, much to the two others surprise "It's a scar, it can't be healed" Zuko said roughly. Sam sighed and pulled out two vials on a necklace "This is special water a spirit gave me, he said it comes from a spiritual oasis at the north pole and contains special properties, I don't know if it would work but…" she trailed off.
Zuko closed his eyes as she approached and hesitantly Sam put her pale hand to his scar as though studying it.
For a few minutes tension built as Katara watched the two frozen figures intensely. Unfortunatly the moment was ruined as a wall burst out and Aang entered, with Iroh close behind. Katara let out a happy gasp as did Sam "Aang!" both girls cried out.
What they didn't see was the shadowy form that entered behind them.
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Danny swooped down in front of the palace and saw a trail had already been created. Danny narrowed his eyes and turned invisible as he flew down, having turned back into Fenton. His glider silently glided down till he reached a crystal cavern that held breath taking beauty.
He then noticed a side cave and on silent wings he turned and glided down to it. Once inside he saw Iroh, Zuko, Aang, Sam, and Katara. Curious Danny stayed invisible "Uncle, what are you doing with the Avatar?" Zuko asked.
Danny winced at Aang's glare "Saving you, that's what" he said harshly. Zuko tried to lounge but was stopped by his uncle "You go on ahead and find your friends" he said. Danny watched as Aang, Katara, and Sam left hesitantly.
For a moment Danny was tempted to follow but he figured maybe he might just stay and watch "Why did you help them?" Zuko asked, his voice holding betrayal.
Iroh sighed "Zuko please, your father may have given you the destiny to capture the Avatar and you want revenge on the Phantom Bender but I am asking you to look inward. You have come to the crossroads of your destiny and you must choose sides, you must choose good" Iroh pleaded.
Zuko stood silent for a moment as silence descended on the three. Unfortunatly the silence was interrupted as Iroh was captured in crystals. Danny's eyes flashed green in anger as Azula stepped out with two Dai Li agents behind her "Well, well, looks like uncle is a bigger traitor than I thought" she said easily.
Zuko snarled "Let him go" he said quietly. Azula motioned the agents to leave as she approached Zuko who remained un captured.
Danny watched the scene with careful precision "Please Zuzu I need you, I have plotted every single move of this glorious day but without my own brother to protect me, I don't think I can win" she said, her voice sounding small.
Danny clenched his fists at the hidden tone betrayed displaying it was an act. Zuko stayed silent as Azula calmly walked down the tunnel and away from him. Danny sighed silently as Zuko thought for a moment. Danny watched as he took a step towards his uncle before hesitating "I'll help" Danny said quietly.
Zuko twirled around with wide eyes to see Danny standing there, now visible "How long have you…" he trailed off. Danny simply walked over and touched the crystals and turned them intangible. He then turned to Iroh "Please Iroh, if anything happens just stay out of the fight so you don't get hurt" he teased in annoyance, the last battle together still ringing in his mind along with what could have happened.
He then turned to Zuko "And please Zuko I am begging you, your sister is evil and uncaring and I honestly don't thinks she cares about what happens and it is up to you to stop her because I don't think that even if our entire team got together we could beat her" he said.
Then his face fell farther "And as much as I don't want to admit it, your more of a threat than her but personally, I think you would make a far better friend than an enemy" he said quietly before heading down the tunnel after his friends.
However a surprised shout from Zuko made him stop "Why did you help, the Avatar made it clear he hates me" he said unsurely.
Danny rolled his eyes "Aang is just a kid, sure he is techniquelly a hundred and twelve years old he was in suspended animation for a hundred years, he's just a kid unsure of what goes on around him and to be honest I think that besides me he's the only other one who you can easily gain their trust" he said lightly before rushing towards the battle field before Zuko or Iroh could say one more word.
He hurried out into the cavern and saw that Katara, Sam, and Aang had already cornered Azula. Danny smirked as he launched a fire blast in between them. They all glanced and smiled happily to see Danny "Danny!" Sam called happily.
Danny smirked "Tried to start without me?" he asked as he joined them. Azula shot them a glare as yet another blast of fire erupted between them. Danny felt his heart drop as Zuko approached "Please" Danny whispered.
But to his dismay Zuko stood in between them and his sister "You guys claim to be the good guys but what is so fair about a four on one fight?" he asked angrily. Danny winced "He has a good point" he said. Unfortunatly further talking was interrupted as about a hundred Dai Li agents dropped from the roof, surrounding them.
Danny let out a snarl as he bent the air into a blast that the agents avoided. Aang went straight to battling Azula and Zuko seemed to disappear in the chaos. Danny caught two flashes of blue as Katara and Sam created two back to back octopuses to attack.
Danny then launched a combination of fire and air at an agent who tried to attack him. However another side attack forced him to stop and defend himself with an ice shield from the stream. Danny then created an ice dome and launched various ice missiles at the agents.
With smooth movements the agents created a giant rock wall around Danny that he airbended out of. With a deep breath Danny flew to the top of the ceiling at the same time that Aang was tossed up. With a nod both boys jumped from rock to rock, a maneuver Aang had done back at Bumi's the first time.
Azula and the many agents attacked the two boys fiercely but they managed to dodge all the attacks for a while. However the four teens soon began to tire slightly and began to get clumsy. Azula took advantage and shot a fire ball that knocked out Sam and Katara.
Angrily Danny and Aang leapt down and went to attack but before they could get to far the Dai Li agent launched an attack that launched both battered boys to the ground. Danny let out a groan as he and Aang unsteadily got to their feet as Katara and Sam weakly stirred, groggily getting a poorly formed octopus around them.
Aang then looked fearfully at Katara before looking away "I'm sorry" he whispered as he turned and bent a crystal shield over himself. Danny watched in puzzlement, vaguely noticing Zuko watching from the side. Danny then had a bad feeling when he could not locate Azula.
But he was prevented from doing a thing as the crystals burst open and Aang began rising in the Avatar state. Danny felt his heart freeze as thunder shook the cave with a flash that nearly blinded him. He let out a startled cry as Aang began to fall to the ground from where Azula had struck him with lightning.
Danny swiftly went up using his water bending but another clap of thunder blast through the cave and Danny could feel himself writhing as the lightning made contact with him before he succumbed to the black that promised to stop the pain.
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Sam let out a strangled cry as she and katara created a giant wave that rushed forward as Sam caught Danny and Katara caught Aang.
Both teens were unconscious and smoke rose of their bodies as the smell of burnt flesh filled the air.
With heavy hearts the two girls looked up as the agents and Azula surrounded them, evil looks clear on their faces.
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Jazz sighed as the Dai Li agents rushed out of the prison, leaving the halls clear "Coast is clear" she informed Tucker and Toph.
Both earth benders smirked as they walked up and easily bended the metal door off their hinges.
Sokka grinned as he grabbed Jazz's hand "Lets go" he said victoriously.
Toph then grabbed the startled Earth king "I'm not leaving without Bosco!" he called.
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Tucker almost laughed at as they entered the throne room to see Ty Lee trying to teach Bosco to walk on his front legs, with zero success.
Toph quickly bent the acrobats legs so they were trapped in the dirt "Your right, that is a good trick" Jazz said tauntingly.
They then turned to Mai who sat calmly on the steps, all of them with a different weapon raised "Just take the stupid bear" she said casually, twirling a dagger in her hands.
The teens exchanged startled looks as the Earth King hugged his animal companion "Bosco!" he called out.
Bosco roared happily in response.
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Both Sam and Katara winced as the benders neared them. However their approach was halted by a fire blast that appeared between them and their would be attackers.
Both girls looked up and felt their hope surge as Iroh leapt in front of them and began to attack their attackers "You've got to get out of here! I'll hold them off as long as I can!" he shouted. Both girls nodded blankly and grabbed their injured friends before limping over to the water fall that fed the stream.
Both girls swiftly bended themselves and their unconscious companions out of the cavern, hoping everything would be okay and that their friends would not die.
As soon as they were out of sight Iroh promptly gave up fighting and calmly surrendered himself while shooting a disappointed look at his nephew who had approached Azula, confusion clear on his face.
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That night the group, plus the Earth King and Bosco, were all on Appa as they fled away from Ba Sing Se. Up front Katara and Sam were holding Danny and Aang. Sam bended some special water she had gathered from Clockwork when he first brought her here.
She had kept it secret the entire time. She gave the other vial of it to Katara and each of the girls lifted their companions forward as they bended the water into their fatal injuries. For a moment the water just vanished into their skin before nothing happened.
Sam felt tears running down her face and for once it didn't bother her as everything grew quiet as the boys remained lifeless, and didn't even breathe...
Suddenly the group nearly laughed in joy as both boys groaned. Katara and Sam hugged their fallen friends as they once more fell unconscious.
The Earth King then took to take one last look at his city as they flew away "The Earth Kingdom…has fallen" he said quietly as they flew into the night sky, chills descending on all of them…
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Valerie calmly packed a small travel sack. She had been helping the village by steadily taking down the factory but now the army knew about her doings. Valerie splattered some false blood all over the cabin to make it appear as though she would be dead, though she knew it would break Danny's heart.
But she knew she couldn't stay here if the army was heading to arrest her. She was just thankful she had only gone by the Red Huntress here and kept her face hidden. Valerie steadily threw up her cloak and climbed out her back window just as the soldiers ran in the front.
She paused under the window "Looks like some one already got her, but now she's dead and can't bother us" he said. Valerie heard the other guard snort "Must be a good night, did you hear that the Avatar and Phantom bender were both killed in Ba Sing Se?" he asked.
Valerie's mind went numb "Danny" she whispered, tears forming at her eyes. Swiftly she took off into the night because even if she stayed, not even Danny would be able to rescue her from the desolation. Instead Valerie set her eyes on a new target, the Fire Nation capitol.
It is there she will try to help Danny even if he was gone because while the Red Huntress may be dead, hopefully Valerie Grey could make a difference. That is if she could even manage to get into the arms and being someone she swore to give up…
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Two frantic parents rushed about their lab grabbing many different devices. They knew what they had to do, they had to get to their children. Sure Danny told them not to but since when does a parent listen to their children? Both parents froze as a small ghost alarm went off "I'm behind you" a voice said.
Both Fenton's whipped around and saw the time master. Maddie glared "You, you're the reason our son isn't here! Or our daughter!" she said angrily. Clockwork sighed "Your son is a friend of mine ever since I helped save the lives of those he loves" the ghost said.
Both adults stayed silent, watching Clockwork closely. The time master sighed "I understand you intend to help Danny, I wish to help make that possible" he said. Jack raised an eyebrow "Why?" he asked in confusion.
Clockwork smiled "Because I control time and I see every twist and turn the future may or may not take and I know that Danny will have a better chance at surviving that war if you, his parents, were there to help" he said. Jack and Maddie exchanged wary glances before their shoulders lowered in defeat "What do we do?" Maddie asked in defeat.
The old ghost smiled "Grab your devices that can affect people" he said. Hesitantly the couple did "Do we have to harm people?" Maddie asked. Clockwork sighed "This is a war, you will have to take what ever necessary.
And also bring your stuff for your ghost shield" he said. The pair did as told and walked up to the ghost, their arms laden with equipment. Clockwork smiled and instantly the three were surrounded by clocks. Both parents gasped as they arrived outside of a huge spiraling temple "Wait, where's Danny? And Jazz?" Maddie asked.
Clockwork shook his head "Your help will be needed here until the time is right. Until then you are to help the people here build a shield that could even deflect bombs. And also, don't tell anyone your Danny or Jazz's parents, also until the time is right. If any one asks you are from the distant city of Omashu but you had to leave when the Fire Nation took over" he said.
Maddie couldn't help but roll her eyes despite it being such a childish act "Anything else?" she muttered. The ghost smiled in amusement and waved a hand in front of the two adults causing various images and lots of knowledge to pass through their minds "Headache" Jack mumbled.
Maddie then looked down and saw with a start her clothing had been changed to a dark blue flowing material that formed tight yet flexible pants along with a sky blue long sleeve tight fitting top and a staff similar to Danny's on the top of her pile.
Jack on the other hand had forest green pants and a sea green top and both outfits reminded them heavily of hazmat "What is all this?" Jack asked in confusion.
Clockwork frowned "The images you saw were bending forms. Maddie, you are now an airbender, graceful and calm with a collected wit. Jack, you are now an earth bender, stubborn and quick witted in a fight" he explained. Jack smirked "I'm stubborn" he said proudly.
The ghost chuckled "Good luck Jack and Maddie" he said before vanishing. The couple exchanged startled looks before turning to the temple "Lets do this, for our children" Maddie said. Jack nodded and together the two worked on making their way up the hill to the temple…
You know, I am going to continue these fact things in the next book to, they are so fun! Anyways. Originally Katara was given the water by the master and teacher in the Northern Water Tribe. At first he refused to teach Katara until it was revealed that he was engaged to her grandmother in an arranged marriage. Not wanting to take those responsibilities Kanna, or Katara's grandmother, fled. Paku, the master, then agreed to teach katara and she ended up becoming his best, and a fully qualified master. The water was a special spiritual oasis that was surrounded by green grass despite it being in the middle of the north pole.
