A/N: Hello again! First I would like to apologize to all my readers for taking so long to post this chapter, I've been a bit busy with some other stuff that took longer than I had hoped. Just to let all of you know, I wasn't planning on skipping Bato of the Water Tribe. But after I watched it a few times, I realized that the episode was just boring to me. The only good parts were The Bounty Hunter June and fight scene. I just really want to get to the North Pole chapters. So, sorry in advance and hope this doesn't make you hate Five Elements, now it's time to proceed with the story, so sit back, relax, and enjoy. Also, thank you for the reviews.
Disclaimer- I do not own Dragon Ball Z or Avatar the Legend of Aang
Chapter 14 Short
The Shirshu followed Aang's scent all the way back to the sister's abbey, this time with the two Firebenders, the Ki bender, the Bounty hunter, and the water tribe siblings on its saddle. It burst through the recently repaired gate and began pacing in a circle while sniffing.
"What's it doing? It's just going around in a circle!" said Zuko.
"He must be close by!" said Trunks.
The giant anteater suddenly looked up just as the Airbender flew toward it. The Shirshu stood on its hind legs and tried to whip Aang; it missed and started to stumble, causing all its passengers to fall off before falling on its side.
"Aang!" said Katara.
June quickly got up and shouted, "Up!" to her beast while whipping it. The beast stood up and its rider got on the saddle, and the two charged at Aang after he landed in the courtyard. Before they could reach him, Appa, with Gohan on his head, rammed into the Shirshu, knocking them into one of the abbey homes. The Bison grunted heavily as the spiky haired teen slid to the ground. Aang smiled until his attention was brought to the fire prince standing before him. Zuko's fist let out a small flame as he prepared to battle the Avatar. Aang's face showed no sign of fear. Zuko started the fight by unleashing a fire blast at Aang.
Aang deflected it with his staff and fired his own air blast. Zuko dodged the attack and shot another flame attack at his opponent. The two then begin exchanging attacks.
Gohan watched his friend fight Zuko and ran to aid him, but his path was intercepted by an energy blast from Prince Trunks. The two Ki benders glared at each other as they took their stances. Gohan charged at Trunks with his left fist ready. The lavender haired warrior blocked the attack with his right arm. He countered by trying to kick Gohan but his attack was dodged. The two fighters started trading blows until they punched each other in the face. They quickly recovered and stepped away from each other. The two opponents started emitting ki around their entire bodies. Trunks' ki sparked like red electricity while Gohan's was blue. They rushed at each other and clashed their ki together.
The two pushed against each other as they focused their energy into their fists. They both threw a punch at each other, causing their fists to collide, which made a small impact that left a crater in the courtyard. Trunks quickly reacted by kicking Gohan in the stomach and blasting him into a wall. Back with Aang and Zuko, the fire prince managed to knock Aang's staff away but the two still fired their signature attacks at each other. They eventually attacked each other at the same time, creating a flame/gale explosion that consumed both of them before blasting them into different courtyard building rooftops.
The Bounty hunter and her beast were still unconscious when General Iroh approached them; he tapped June's face a few times, waking her up. She cracked her whip to wake up her beast. The Shirshu stood up; allowing June to climb onto its saddle, and the two charged at the sky bison. Appa jumped high above their heads and sailed over them, but the Shirshu whipped its tongue, striking the bison's back left leg. Appa landed on his feet and collapsed. After a few seconds, Appa stood again and ran toward the Shirshu. The Bounty hunter whipped her beast, commanding it to attack. The two giant beasts butted heads while June sailed over Appa, whipping him in the process. She landed on the ground and rolled away just before the bison's foot could squish her.
Trunks stood in front of the wall where he kicked his opponent. Gohan suddenly charged at the fire prince and started rapidly punching at him. Trunks managed to block most of the blows with his arms but Gohan persisted until he punched Trunks in his right cheek. He then kicked Trunks in the gut; skull bashed him in the chin, and finally kicked him away. Trunks slowly stood and pulled out his sword, as did Gohan. They rushed at each other with their blades ready. They swung their swords at each other, blocking and dodging multiple slashes. Trunks fired multiple blasts at Gohan, who deflected them all with a massive ki wave. Gohan started firing his own energy blasts at Trunks, but he deflected them with his sword.
Aang started to wake up; he rubbed his head and groaned. He gasped when he noticed Prince Zuko charging toward him. Zuko shot a fire wave at the Avatar, who quickly jumped into the air to avoid it and landed behind the fire prince. Zuko attacked with a fire kick, but Aang jumped up and countered with an air blast. Zuko dodged the gale attack and fired another blast at Aang; he deflected the attack with his airbending. The monk then unleashed a strong air wave that blew Zuko away. The Firebender recovered in time to see Aang rushing at him with another air attack. Aang's blast slammed into the wall and knocked Zuko off the roof.
June and her Shirshu suddenly climbed onto the roof and chased after the Avatar. Appa tried to help by slamming his tail on the ground, creating a giant air blast that missed the Shirshu and knocked some tiles off the rooftop. Down below, Sokka and Katara were still paralyzed when Sokka's arm started moving. "I'm starting to get some feeling back!" said the teen before the broken tiles descended on him. "Ow."
The Ki benders continued to slash at each other until Gohan jumped into the air and fired a big ki blast at Trunks. The prince swung his sword and sent the blast back to its rightful owner. The blast collided with Gohan, creating a large smokescreen that made it hard for the young fighter to see or breathe. His sword was suddenly knocked out of his hand by Trunks' sword and he was pulled downward by his legs. Trunks grabbed Gohan by the ankles and threw him into the ground. Gohan crashed into the ground and stayed there for a few minutes. Trunks then brought his hands together and created a sphere of gold electricity. "FINAL FLASH!" cried the prince. He fired a gold beam at his opponent with no time to evade. The blast hit Gohan and he was consumed in an explosion.
Aang jumped into sewage with the Shirshu right behind him. When Aang jumped out, the Shirshu followed and climbed onto the roof. Appa shot another wind attack at the giant anteater.
Trunks descended to the ground and approached the hole that was still smoking from the attack. Just as he was a few feet away from it, he heard a digging sound. Gohan suddenly jumped out of the ground with his hands cupped together and a glare on his face. "KAMEHAME…HA!" the boy yelled as he fired his blue beam at the older fighter. Trunks was then blasted to the other side of the courtyard. Gohan then charged at his foe, who in response charged at him; the two clashed and pushed against each other again.
Back with Aang, the Airbender jumped back and dodged another fire blast from Zuko. The Son of Ozai ran up to the well and continued firing attacks at the Avatar. Aang managed to dodge every blast swiftly before getting a glimpse of the water tribe necklace in Zuko's hand. "You've got something I want!" said Aang. He then jumped into the canopy of the well while still avoiding Zuko's fire attacks. The Airbender bent his body multiple times until Zuko destroyed the canopy. The Firebender jumped onto the well and the two danced around each other while trading blows.
Aang reached for the necklace but missed it. Zuko fired two more attacks at his enemy; Aang dodged both of them, jumped onto Zuko, and kicked him away while jumping into the air. As he descended, Aang grabbed the necklace that he swiped with his foot and dove into the well. Zuko unleashed a strong fire blast in his fury but was soon knocked into the air by a raging wave, courtesy of Aang. The Avatar jumped out of the well as the water descended like rain seconds before Zuko hit the ground. The Fire Prince got up and attacked Aang again, but Appa intercepted him, forcing him to back away. The Bison was then struck with the Shirshu's tongue; making him stagger.
The Bounty Hunter ordered her beast to attack again, and Appa was hit with another tongue whip. Appa struggled to stay up but the beast continued to whip him till he finally keeled over.
The Water tribe siblings were still recovering when the Superior brought a specific perfume to them; one whiff was enough to get them to their feet again. "That thing sees with its nose. Let's give him something to look at," said Sokka.
"The Perfume?" asked the Superior to which Sokka nodded.
With the Ki benders, Trunks managed to gain the upper hand and kicked his opponent into the air. Gohan caught himself and stayed airborne. Trunks started channeling Ki into his hand before firing multiple blasts at Gohan. The Son of Goku dodged every blast until he noticed that they stopped in mid-air all around him. Trunks brought his hands together and yelled, "HELLZONE GRENADE!" All the blasts around Gohan started closing in on him, each one causing a small explosion upon impact. After the final blast, Trunks was surprised to Gohan contained in a yellow dome of energy. Gohan lowered his dome and smirked. Trunks fired another blast at the boy, but it went right through him seconds before he disappeared.
"You can go ahead and fire all the attacks you want," said Gohan as he reappeared. "As long as I'm in the air, you'll never be able to touch me!"
"We'll see about that!" said Trunks. His whole body started channeling ki until it took the shape of a fiery red aura. It then traveled to Trunks' feet, consuming them in two red spheres of Ki. Trunks then cried, "HAAAH!" as he was boosted into the air by two energy blasts being shot from his feet. Gohan stared with wide eyes as his rival flew above him with his hands clamped together. Trunks brought his hands down to bash Gohan, but the younger fighter quickly put up a shield to defend himself. Trunks struggled to break the shield while Gohan struggled to hold it. Finally, Trunks managed to send both Gohan and the shield into the ground in the same corner the Avatar was backed into.
Sokka and the sisters were pushing barrels of perfume into the courtyard while Aang and Gohan fended off their attackers. Gohan put up another energy shield to protect him and Aang from Prince Trunks, Prince Zuko, and the Shirshu, who were trying to break the shield with their attacks. The perfume was spilled all over the floor and Katara waterbended it and splashed the Shirshu with it. The beast shook itself and tried to sniff out Aang, but the traces of scent from the perfume confused it, making it strike Zuko, Trunks, and even June with its tongue.
"June! Noooo!" cried Iroh as he caught the bounty hunter before collapsing himself.
The giant anteater ran around frantically, knocking over a few more barrels of perfume before climbing out of the abbey and running away. Gohan and Aang collected their weapons as their friends approached them and smiled. The four then got on the flying beasts and left the abbey to continue their journey.
End of short.
Now to get on with the real chapter
Chapter 15-
It was late afternoon and the Gang had been wandering in an unknown forest. The four teens soon came across a notice board with the hope of trying to figure out where they were.
"This should give us a good idea of what's around here," said Katara as she looked at the board.
Her brother was busy trying to feed himself by hoisting an empty bag over his mouth. "See if you can find a menu, I'm starving," said Sokka.
"I bet we'll find something to eat here!" said Aang as he pointed to a spot on the board. "The Fire Days Festival. Fire Nation cultural exhibits... jugglers, benders, magicians. This'd be a great place for me to study some real Firebenders!"
"You might wanna rethink that. Look at this," said Sokka, getting his friends' attention. The three benders came over to the other side of the board where they saw many posters of different people. One contained an old man with a scar, two were of the Red and Blue Spirits, and two of them were about two specific young boys. "Hey, it's a poster of Aang," said Gohan. "And there's one of me."
"They're wanted posters. This is bad," said Sokka.
The Avatar took both of the posters and looked at them just as the Waterbender appeared beside him. "I think we better keep moving," suggested Katara.
"I have to learn firebending at some point, and this could be my only chance to watch a master up close," said Aang.
Katara thought about it before replying, "I guess we could check it out."
"What?!" asked Sokka in disbelief. "You want to walk into a Fire Nation town where they're all fired up with all their, you know, fire?"
"We'll wear disguises and if it looks like trouble, we'll leave," assured Katara as she and Aang walked toward Appa.
"Yeah, because we always leave before we get into trouble," Sokka said sarcastically.
"It'll be fine as long as we just observe and don't cause any trouble," said Gohan.
The Gang soon came out of the forest and stood on top of a slight hill just outside a fire nation town. "You guys stay out of sight here while we go to the festival," Aang instructed their animal friends. Icarus immediately hid in one bush while Momo hid in the other; Appa simply went to Momo's hiding spot and concealed his face. Aang then turned to his friends and said, "Ready disguises!" The water tribe siblings immediately dressed themselves in a black cloak and covered their heads with hoods, Gohan concealed himself in a long black cape while pulling a hood over his head as well, and Aang just pulled his shirt over his head. "It's like you're a whole different person," said Sokka while Katara and Gohan laughed.
"Let's go!" said Aang. The four teens began making their way to the village where the fire festival was being held, completely unaware of the masked stranger following from within the shadows.
The Gang soon entered the village while fireworks were launched into the sky. The four foreigners tried to stick together as several people in a dragon costume passed by them. They then noticed many of the people attending the festival were wearing masks. "I think we need some new disguises," said Katara.
"Where are we gonna get masks like that?" asked Sokka.
"Get your genuine Fire Festival masks here!" yelled a Mask merchant from his stand.
The three benders rushed to get their masks while Sokka said, "That was surprisingly easy," before going to join them. Katara got a feminine mask, Gohan got a hog monkey mask, Sokka got a cheerful mask, and Aang got a sad one. Katara looked at her brother and Aang before switching their mask to match their expressions. Now with their masks, the teens were able to hide in plain sight; the four looked around until Aang spotted a merchant selling food. "Hey, there's some food."
"Finally!" exclaimed Sokka. He and Gohan then ran up to the merchant and asked, "What do you have?"
"Flaming fire flakes! Best in town," the Merchant offered the boys.
"We'll take 'em!" said Sokka as he grabbed a bag full. The two boys started stuffing their faces with fire flakes very fast until steam came out of Sokka's mouth due to the amount of flaming fire flakes he ate. "Aaahhh! Hot! Hot!" cried the tribesman as he fanned his tongue.
"Flaming fire flakes" hot? What do you know," said Katara, crossing her arms.
"Not bad; a little spicy though," commented Gohan as he continued to eat.
"Hey, look at this," said Aang. The four then went over to where a small puppet show was being performed for a crowd of children. The Firebender performing had his hand inside a puppet that resembled Fire Lord Ozai. The children cheered as the show began. "Don't worry, loyal citizens! No one can surprise the Fire Lord!" announced the Ozai puppet. An Earthbender puppet suddenly appeared with a boulder in its hand, attempting to attack puppet Ozai. The children cried out warnings to the Fire Lord puppet, and puppet Ozai then breathed fire onto the Earthbender puppet, burning it to ash. The children cheered and the Gang quietly walked away. Aang then started leading them to a large crowd of specters. "Aang, hold on! Where are we going?" Katara asked the monk.
"I don't know, but there's a big crowd, so it must be good," replied Aang.
"Knowing the Fire Nation, it's probably an execution," commented Sokka.
The Gang eventually came up to a stage with four pillars that were on fire, where a young man was performing firebending tricks. The performer pulled fire from the four pillars and bended them all around the stage. The performer then snuffed out his flames and turned them into four white birds, amazing the crowd and Aang. "I gotta learn that trick!" said Aang excitingly. "Aang, we're only here to observe, not take lessons, remember?" asked Gohan. "Thank you! For my next trick, I need a volunteer from the audience!" said the Firebender.
"Oh! Oh! Me! Me!" Aang cried out while waving his hand.
"What do you think you're doing?" asked Sokka as he put Aang's hand down.
"I want to get a closer look," said Aang.
"It's better that we don't attract any attention to ourselves," Katara whispered to her friend.
"How about you, little lady?" asked the performer as he pointed to the water tribe girl. Katara quickly backed away and shook her head no. "Awww, she's shy. Let's give her some encouragement, folks!" suggested the performer. The crowd cheered and one of them pushed Katara forward; the performer pulled her onto the stage.
"Awww! That could've been me," Aang complained.
Katara stood at the center of the stage as the performer brought a chair over to her. "This next trick is called Taming the Dragon!" announced the performer. "You will be my captured princess." The Waterbender was placed into the chair and tied there with a ribbon. The performer pulled out fire from the four pillars and formed them into a dragon-like shape. The fiery beast flew around the stage. "Don't worry, young maiden! I will tame this fiery beast!" said the performer. He then created a rope of fire and looped it around the dragon's head. The fire dragon continued to fly around while the performer attempted to restrain it. "It's too strong, I can't hold it!" cried the performer, clearly acting.
"We gotta help her!" said a concerned Aang.
"No, we don't want to make a scene!" said Sokka as he and Gohan held Aang back.
"The rope, it's breaking!" cried the performer. The rope around the fire dragon suddenly snapped and the beast charged at Katara. The helpless Waterbender shut her eyes in fear as the beast lunged at her with its jaws open, but Aang quickly jumped onto the stage in front of Katara and unleashed a whirlwind from his hands that disintegrated the dragon into confetti while accidently removing his mask in the process. "Hey, you trying to upstage me, kid?" the performer asked Aang. The crowd started to boo Aang for interrupting the performance. Aang tried to entertain them by doing a goofy dance while his companions climbed onto the stage to free Katara. "Hey! That kid's the Avatar!" said one of the spectators, causing Aang to stop dancing and getting the fire guards' attention.
The guards began to quickly approach the stage as the remaining members of the Gang removed their masks. "I think it's time to go," said Sokka.
"Follow me! I can get ya outta here!" said the masked stranger who was following the teens. "There they are!" cried one of the guards as they climbed onto the stage. Without much of a choice, the Gang ran past the masked man, who threw a smoke bomb at the guards. The masked man led the teens through the village where they were spotted by more guards. "I'm calling Appa!" cried Aang. He brought his bison whistle and blew into it.
"I hope he can really hear that bison whistle!" said Sokka.
"This way!" said the masked man as he led them around the corner, only for their path to be blocked by more guards. "Ok, not this way." The masked man pulled out another bomb and threw it at the guards. The Gang ran around another corner, but their path was blocked again, this time by a cart full of fireworks. The guards began to close in on the group when Appa suddenly appeared above them. "Appa, down here!" cried Aang. The Bison landed in front of the group and slammed his tail on the ground, blowing the guards away. The Gang got on Appa's saddle and he flew away. The masked man pulled out another bomb and threw it at the cart of fireworks, creating a spectacular display as Appa lit a pillar on fire, getting the villagers to cheer. The Gang sailed over the forest as Icarus appeared next to Appa and Gohan jumped onto his animal friend.
"Nice touch setting off the fireworks," Aang complimented the masked man.
"You seem to really know your explosives," said Gohan.
"I'm familiar," said the masked man as he removed his hood and faced the Gang.
"You're a Fire Nation soldier!" Sokka exclaimed.
"Was," the man corrected him. "My name's Chey." The Gang eventually landed somewhere deep in the forest. Appa and Icarus were sound asleep while the teens sat around a campfire listening to Chey. "I serve a man. More than a man really; he's a myth, but he's real, a living legend: Jeong Jeong the Deserter. He was a Fire Nation general, or wait, was he an admiral?" Chey thought while rubbing his head in confusion.
"We get it. He was very highly ranked," said Sokka.
"Yeah! Way up there! But he couldn't take the madness any more. He's the first person ever to leave the army and live," Chey continued to explain. "I'm the second, but you don't get to be a legend for that. That's okay, though. Jeong Jeong's a firebending genius. Some say he's mad but he's not! He's enlightened."
"You mean there's a Firebender out here who's not with the Fire Lord?" Aang asked excitedly. He then stood up and said, "We've gotta go see him! He can train me!"
"We're not gonna go find some crazy Firebender!" said Sokka.
"He's not crazy! He's a genius! And he's the perfect person to train the Avatar!" argued Chey. "That's why I followed you into the festival."
"You seem to admire this Jeong Jeong a lot," said Gohan.
"You would too if you met him," replied Chey. "He's a great man and an excellent teacher."
The Water tribesman then stood up and declared, "Look, thanks for the help, but we're leaving for the North Pole in the morning."
"Sokka, this could be my only chance to meet a firebending master who would actually be willing to teach me," Aang tried to reason with his friend.
Katara stood up and spoke in agreement with the Avatar. "It can't hurt just to talk to him."
"That's what you said about going to the festival! Why doesn't anyone ever listen to me?!" Sokka yelled before turning away in anger. The group was then ambushed by a group of men wearing straw hats and wooden armor, and holding spears. With the group completely surrounded, one of the men told them, "Don't move!"
The Gang, Chey, Appa, and Icarus were then led through the forest by their captors. "Jeong Jeong told you not to look for Avatar!" the leader of the forest men said to Chey.
"Hold on, you know these guys!?" asked Sokka.
"Oh yeah! Lin Yi's an old buddy! Right Lin Yi?" said Chey while looking back at the leader.
"Shut up! Keep moving," Lin Yi ordered the group.
"He seems friendly," said Gohan sarcastically.
The teens were eventually led to Jeong Jeong's campsite by the river where Lin Yi directed Chey toward a single tent. "Go on. He sees you only," Lin Yi told Chey.
"Oh that's okay, we can chat later," said Chey.
"Is that where Jeong Jeong is?" asked Aang. "I need to talk to him right away." The Airbender stepped forward, but his path was blocked by Lin Yi's spear. "No! You wait there," Lin Yi told Aang before pushing Chey forward. "Go now!" "Don't worry, everything will be fine. He's a great man, great man!" Chey assured the Gang as he approached Jeong Jeong's tent and the teens were led away.
Back at the fire festival, the guards were being questioned by Admiral Zhao, Commander Brute, and some fire soldiers. "So, the Avatar was here and you him let slip away?" Zhao asked the guards.
"Yes sir," replied the guard. "But other than that, the festival went off without a hitch!" A fire pillar suddenly tipped over and crashed right behind them. "No fights. Theft was way down."
"Pathetic," muttered Brody.
"I don't care about your local crime rates! Which way did they go?" asked the Admiral.
"They headed into the forest, up the river I suspect," replied the guard.
Zhao then turned to his men and said "Commander, ready the river boats. We're going after the Avatar."
At the campsite near the river, Chey exited Jeong Jeong's hut with a depressed look on his face. He entered the Gang's hut where the teens were sound asleep. The Avatar immediately woke up as Chey sat down. "What happened? Can I see Jeong Jeong now?" asked Aang.
"He won't see you. He's very angry that I brought you here," Chey replied in shame. "He wants you to leave immediately."
"Finally! Let's hit the road," said Sokka as he sat up.
"Why won't he see me?" asked Aang.
"He says you're not ready. Says you haven't mastered waterbending and earthbending yet," Chey told the monk.
"Wait, how does he know that?" Aang asked.
"He saw the way you walked into camp. He can tell," replied Chey.
"I'm going in anyway!" said Aang as he got up and left their hut to see the Deserter. Before he could reach Jeong Jeong's tent, a hand tapped his shoulder. He looked back to see Gohan behind him. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" Gohan asked his brother. The two walked over to the side of the river where no one could hear them. "Is something wrong?" Aang asked the Ki bender.
"You tell me," replied Gohan. "You seem a little determined to learn firebending, but not in a good way. Why?"
"Uh maybe because I have to since I'm the Avatar and I need to master all four elements in order to end this war," replied Aang snidely.
"I understand that, but it feels like you're letting your obsession of mastering the elements cloud your judgment," said Gohan. "You can't expect to save this world by rushing things."
"But this could be the only time I can learn firebending from a Firebender," argued Aang. "Why shouldn't I take this chance now?"
"Because this Jeong Jeong might be right, you might not be ready for this yet," said Gohan.
"He can't be right! I have to be ready!" said Aang.
"Just because you think you're ready doesn't mean you are!" argued Gohan. "We've seen what Firebenders can do, and we know this kind of power can corrupt the bender and harm others if not controlled properly. What if you do master firebending before water and earth and decide that's all you need to defeat the Fire Lord, that you could challenge him with just fire in an Agni Kai to stop the war?"
Aang opened his mouth to say something but stopped to think about what his brother was trying to tell him. Gohan placed his hand on the Airbender's shoulder to comfort him. "Look, I know how important mastering the elements is for you and I get that you want to learn firebending fast while you still can, but you can't expect to do that when you're being irrational. Trying to learn the elements in a mixed order isn't going to help you achieve your destiny faster; it could actually slow you down. There will be a time when you're ready to learn firebending but that time is not now."
Aang closed his eyes to process Gohan's advice. He then opened his eyes and looked directly at his best friend. "Thank you for your concern and your words, bro, but I don't know if I'll ever meet a Firebender to teach me in the future. I have to see Jeong Jeong."
Gohan sighed and said, "Fine. Then I won't stop you. Just be careful." The spiky haired teen returned to his hut as Aang approached Jeong Jeong's. Aang stopped at the entrance to take a deep breath before entering the hut. Aang found himself in a dark room lit by a few candles, and in front of him and the candles was an elderly man in meditative position with his back to him. "Get out," the Deserter said sternly. Aang hesitated to approach him but did so and stopped at the candles. "Master, I need to learn firebending," said Aang.
"Only a fool seeks his own destruction," said Jeong Jeong.
The Avatar sat down and continued to speak. "I'm the Avatar. It's my destiny to..."
"Destiny?!" Jeong Jeong interrupted him. "What would a boy know of destiny? If a fish lives its whole life in this river, does he know the river's destiny? No!" Aang grew nervous as the man spoke on. "Only that it runs on and on out of his control! He may follow where it flows, but he cannot see the end. He cannot imagine the ocean."
"Okay, but it's the Avatar's duty to master all of the bending disciplines," said Aang.
"To master the bending disciplines, you must first master discipline itself," the Firebender said to the Airbender. "But you have no interest in this, so I have no interest in you! Now, get out."
"Please, I have to learn. This could be my only chance," Aang argued.
Jeong Jeong turned to face the boy and yelled at him angrily. "Are you deaf?! How can I teach you if you refuse to listen? Before learning firebending, you must learn water and earth. Water is cool and soothing, earth is steady and stable, but fire, fire is alive!" The Deserter started to steadily bend one of the candle flames as he spoke. "It breathes, it grows; without a bender, a rock will not throw itself! But fire will spread and destroy everything in its path if one does not have the will to control it! That is its destiny! You are not ready! You are too weak!"
The fire on the candles flared up after Jeong Jeong's last statement and then went out, completely darkening the hut. When one of the candles was relit, Avatar Aang was gone and standing before Jeong Jeong was Avatar Roku. "You think I am weak, Jeong Jeong?" asked the past Avatar.
"Avatar Roku! No! No! I did not mean that!" said Jeong Jeong as he bowed his head.
"I've mastered the four elements a thousand times before in a thousand lifetimes. Now, I must do it once again. You will teach the Avatar firebending!" Roku demanded as he raised his left hand and set a tree on fire.
"Yes, yes, I will teach you," Jeong Jeong said humbly as he closed his eyes. He reopened them to see Aang still sitting in front of him.
"Really? That's great!" cheered Aang, unaware of what just transpired.
"Ugh," the master groaned at his new pupil.
The next morning, the Gang was doing things outside Jeong Jeong's hut. Gohan was practicing his swordplay, Katara was practicing her waterbending, and Sokka was fishing by the river. Jeong Jeong placed Aang on a stone in the river while he stood at the bank and began giving him instructions. "Widen your stance," the master told his pupil. Aang then widened his legs. "Wider! Bend your knees. Now, concentrate." The Avatar put on a stern look. "Good." The Deserter then started to walk away.
"Wait! What do I do now?" asked a curious Aang.
"Silence! Talking is not concentrating!" said Jeong Jeong. He then gestured to Aang's friends to prove his point. "Look at your friend, is she talking? That boy with the sword isn't talking because he's concentrating! Even that oaf knows to concentrate on what he's doing!"
"Hey!" cried Sokka.
"But what am I concentrating on?" asked Aang.
"Feel the heat of the sun. It is the greatest source of fire. Yet, it is in complete balance with nature!" answered Jeong Jeong.
"So when do I get to make some fire?" asked Aang eagerly.
The Deserter simply ordered, "Concentrate!" and left his pupil alone. Aang sighed in disappointment. His friends started giggling at him; he looked toward them which made them stop and put on innocent expressions, causing Aang to blush. Moments later, Jeong Jeong, Aang and Gohan were trekking up a large mountain. "Are we coming up here so I don't burn anything with my fire blasts?" Aang asked his master.
"No fire yet," said the Firebender.
"What?!" Aang asked in disbelief.
"You should listen to him, bro, he is your teacher," said Gohan.
"Yeah, yeah I know," said Aang before asking, "Why are you here anyway, Gohan?"
"I needed a good place to meditate and I didn't want you to have to go through this alone," answered the Ki bender. "Besides, maybe I can learn something from this Firebender's teachings."
The three eventually made it to the top of the mountain. Gohan immediately got into a meditative position and closed his eyes to concentrate. Jeong Jeong started to speak to his student. "Power in firebending comes from the breath. That is why you must master proper breath control."
"You brought me up here to breathe?" Aang questioned his master.
Instead of answering, Jeong Jeong turned his back to the Airbender and said, "Assume your stance." Aang entered his horse stance. "Wider," Jeong Jeong ordered without looking at his pupil.
"You're not even look—" Aang started to say before he was interrupted.
"Wider!" the Deserter ordered again. "Now, inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth." Aang opened his mouth to say something but was interrupted again. "Without talking." Aang took a deep breath as instructed. "Good. Keep going." The fire genius then walked away, leaving his student alone again. Aang continued his breathing exercises while his brother meditated beside him. After a few hours, Aang and Gohan returned to the campsite and Aang entered Jeong Jeong's hut while his master was having tea. "What are you doing here!? I did not tell you to stop!" the master addressed the monk.
"I've been breathing for hours," complained Aang.
"You want to stop breathing?" asked Jeong Jeong.
"I want you to stop wasting my time! I already know how to squat and breathe and feel the Sun," said Aang in frustration. "I want to know how to shoot fire out of my fingertips!"
The Fire master sighed as he spoke to his impatient pupil. "I had a pupil once who had no interest in learning discipline. He was only concerned with the power of fire, how he could use it to destroy his opponents and wipe out the obstacles in his path, but fire is a horrible burden to bear. Its nature is to consume, and without control, it destroys everything around it."
During his talk, Admiral Zhao, Commander Brute, and their men were sailing in the river, searching for any sign of the Avatar. Jeong Jeong's forest men were hiding amongst the trees; they attacked the fire soldiers by throwing their spears at them. Zhao deflected the spears and unleashed a wave of fire that warded off the men. The Admiral smiled cruelly at his display of raw power as the forest burned. "Learn restraint, or risk destroying yourself and everything you love." This was the warning Jeong Jeong gave his disciple while pouring himself a cup of tea. Aang left his master to think about what he said.
Moments later, the Deserter exited his tent to find his pupil sitting on the stone in the river with his head lowered. The monk was in a thinking position with leaves descending around him. "I thought about what you said," said Aang. "I promise I'll be more patient."
"We're going to work with fire now," said Jeong Jeong.
"Oh yeah!" Aang cheered as he jumped up with joy. He then recalled what he said and humbled himself. "I mean, let us begin."
The fire master kept his neutral expression. He then caught one of the leaves with his left hand and started to burn the center with his finger and thumb. "Concentrate on the fire. I want you to keep this flame from reaching the edges of the leaf for as long as you can," Jeong Jeong instructed Aang as he handed him the leaf. A hole appeared in the leaf and began to expand. Aang groaned but obeyed the instruction.
"Master! There is trouble!" one of the forest men alerted Jeong Jeong.
"What's going on?" asked Aang.
"Concentrate on your leaf," Jeong Jeong instructed him once again before leaving with the forest man.
"This is the worst firebending instruction ever. All he does is leave me alone for hours to concentrate or breathe," Aang complained to his companions, who were watching from the side.
"I'm sure there's a good reason," assured Katara.
"He just doesn't want you to hurt yourself or anyone else," said Gohan. "You should listen to him and take it slow for now."
"But I'm ready to do so much more," said Aang. He then decided to try something. Aang entered into his stance and started to breathe slowly while still concentrating on his leaf. The leaf began to smoke as the burning hole expanded, then suddenly combusted and fire appeared in Aang's hand. "I did it! I made fire!" announced Aang as he steadied his flame.
"Aang, that's great, but you should take it slow," Katara warned her friend.
Aang made a face at her words and clenched his fist; the fire in his hand immediately grew with this emotion. Surprised at this, Aang stumbled back and almost fell off his stone. "Careful," warned Katara.
After regaining his balance and containing his flame, Aang smiled and stated, "Now that's firebending!" The new Firebender decided to play around some more by launching a fire blast into the sky.
"Aang, you'll hurt yourself!" Katara warned him again.
"Alright bro, stop goofing around. You should wait for Jeong Jeong to come back before doing anything else," advised Gohan.
The Avatar ignored his friends' concern and started to juggle his fireball. He tossed the flame all around his body jovially. He then stopped as something crossed his mind, "I wonder how that juggler did it…" Aang then spread out his arms as he unleashed a blazing ring of fire. The heat wave stretched toward Katara who held up her hands to shield her face. The Waterbender cried in pain once the flames struck her palms. Katara sank to her knees as she concealed her hands and cried. "Katara!" cried Aang. "I'm so sorry!" The monk jumped over the river and stood by his friend.
"Katara!" cried Gohan as he ran toward her.
"Katara, what's wrong?!" asked Sokka when he came to meet his sister. He knelt beside her before glaring at Aang and aggressively asking, "What did you do?!"
"It was an accident!" replied Aang. "I was... Katara, I'm so…" He attempted to touch Katara but was tackled and pinned to the ground by an angry Water Tribesman.
"We told you not to mess around with this! Look what you did! You burned my sister!" Sokka yelled at Aang. Katara suddenly ran off and Aang could only watch her in shock. Aang stayed on the ground, looking helpless and horrified by his actions. He sat up to look at Sokka, who was still angry with him. "You burned my sister!" Sokka yelled again. He then spotted Jeong Jeong approaching them and yelled at him, "This is all your fault!"
"I know," said the Fire master shamefully. "Now pack your things. You must leave immediately."
"I'm sorry, I didn't..." Aang tried to apologize again before Sokka left him. "I'm sorry!"
Jeong Jeong stood beside the young Avatar. Aang looked at his master, who stared back at him in disappointment. The Deserter then walked away from the new Firebender. Aang was then pulled to his feet by his brother. "I'm sorry," Aang said again.
"You should have listened to Jeong Jeong," said Gohan before he went inside the hut, leaving Aang alone.
At the river, Katara gasped in pain as she hid her hands. She pulled them out and looked at the red burn marks on them. Desperate to ease the pain, she placed them in the river and closed her eyes; she felt a slight sting but then relaxed. The Waterbender opened her eyes and looked at her hands, which started to glow under the water. She pulled them out of the river and the glow faded away, her fresh burn marks gone and her hands healed. Katara stared at her hands in awe just as Gohan approached her with something in his hands.
"Katara, I brought some ointment," said the Ki bender as he held up a small jar. "Let me see your hands." The girl held up her hands for him to see, and Gohan's eyes grew wide when he saw that the burn marks were gone. "You're healed!"
"You have healing abilities," said Jeong Jeong from behind the teens. The fire master came and knelt beside them as he spoke on. "The great benders of the water tribe sometimes have this ability. I've always wished I were blessed like you, free from this burning curse."
"But you're a great master. You have powers I'll never know," said Katara.
"Water brings healing and life. But fire brings only destruction and pain," replied the fire master. "It forces those of us burdened with its care to walk a razor's edge between humanity and savagery. Eventually, we are torn apart."
"Look out!" cried Gohan.
A fire blast was suddenly shot into the river. The Deserter immediately stood up and braced himself. More fire blasts were shot at the three but the former Fire Admiral managed to deflect the flames. The three benders spotted three river boats sailing toward them. "Go get your friends and flee! Do not come back here or you will all be destroyed. Hurry!" Jeong Jeong instructed the teens. Gohan and Katara then left the old master to fight alone. Jeong Jeong faced the boats as more fire was launched around him. On his boat, Admiral Zhao spotted Jeong Jeong with his telescope; he was surprised at first, but then he smirked at the old Firebender. Jeong Jeong then waved his arms and created a massive wall of fire that stretched across the river and cut the boats off.
The boats steered to the shore to avoid the fire. Their Admiral jumped into the river and approached the flame barrier without fear. "Don't worry, men. My old teacher gave up fighting a long time ago," Zhao assured his men. To prove his point, The Admiral bended the fire wall to allow himself to pass through it unscathed. "Haven't you, Master Jeong Jeong?" The Deserter's face held a stern look as he dropped his hands and the fire barrier dissipated.
In the forest, Gohan and Katara were running back to the campsite when their path was suddenly intercepted by a green Ki blast. The benders turned to see Commander Brute slowly walking toward them. His face held its usual sinister look that it always had when he faced Gohan. The Son of Goku stepped in front of his friend defensively. Brody stopped a few inches away from the two and said, "I hope you weren't planning on running away, Gohan. We still have to catch on old times."
Gohan pulled out his sword and glared at the Energybender. "Katara, get the others and tell them to get ready to fly. I'll catch up to you guys after I'm done with this guy," Gohan told his friend. Katara looked at her friend and nodded. She quickly took off as the two Ki benders prepared to fight. Brody chuckled. "You barely held your own against me the last time we fought and that was with another fighter. What make you think you can win now?"
"Cause I've gotten stronger," replied Gohan. "And I don't need anyone to beat you!"
"We'll see about that," said Brody. "I hear the Deserter fears raw power; why don't I teach you to fear mine!" His hand started glowing with green energy. Gohan grasped his sword tightly as he gulped. The young swordsman charged at the Commander with his blade held up. He brought down his weapon and Brody countered by placing out his hand to fire a Ki blast.
At the campsite, Katara ran up to her brother who was placing their supplies on Appa. He noticed his sister coming and faced her. "Katara! Are you all right?" asked a concerned Sokka. "Where's Gohan?"
"I'm fine, and Gohan said he'll catch after he's taken care of something," replied Katara. "We've got to get out of here! Where's Aang?" Sokka pointed to Jeong Jeong's tent. The Waterbender ran to the hut, and when she entered it, she saw Aang sitting in front of the meditative candles the way Jeong Jeong did when he met him. Although he was aware of Katara's presence, the ashamed monk maintained his position.
"Jeong Jeong tried to tell me that I wasn't ready," Aang said to his friend "I wouldn't listen. I'm never going to firebend again."
"You'll have to eventually," Katara argued as she approached him.
"No, never again," Aang repeated his vow.
"It's ok, Aang, I'm healed," Katara tried to comfort him.
"What? How?" asked Aang.
"I'll explain later. But right now, we have to get out here. Zhao and his soldiers are attacking!" Katara explained urgently.
"Where?" Aang asked as he stood up.
"By the river. They captured Jeong Jeong and..." Katara started to say before she was interrupted.
"I've got to help him!" said Aang as he quickly ran out the hut.
With Gohan, the young Ki bender was tossed around by Commander Brute. No matter how many times he charged at his opponent, Brody would just overpower him with his own energy. Gohan got up and swung his sword multiple times at Brody, but he dodged every slash and blasted Gohan in the chest with a Ki blast. Gohan bounced on the ground as his sword landed flat on the ground. Brody slowly approached Gohan, who was struggling to stand. "There's a reason why you can't defeat me," said Brody. "It's because you still think like an Airbender. You hold back in your attacks."
"That's not true!" cried Gohan. His hand started glowing as he rushed at Brody. Gohan threw multiple punches at the Commander, but Brody simply blocked all of them and kicked Gohan away. Gohan then roared, creating a strong gale force attack that Brody just withstood like it was a simple breeze. The young fighter raised his hands above his head and shouted, "MASENKOHA!" as he fired his signature gold beam attack at his foe. Brody crossed his arms and took the attack head-on. The beam hit him and exploded, but when the smoke cleared, Brody stood there, completely unfazed.
"Your attacks are designed to be strong enough to take out your opponent, but you hold back to avoid killing them," said Brody. "You show too much restraint, unlike me. I was taught to be as cold and ruthless as a Firebender. That's why my Ki attacks will do more damage than yours, because I know how to use my Ki like fire!"
"Ki and fire are nothing alike!" argued Gohan.
"WRONG!" cried Brody. He then channeled energy into his right hand. "Ki and fire are more similar than you think." He then fired an energy blast at a tree; it tipped over and landed on the ground as it caught on fire from the blast. "Ki and fire exists for the same purpose: to incinerate anything that stands in its way. As a bender, we are the ones with the power to utilize the elements to their fullest extent, but if we hold back, they become weak elements."
Brody suddenly disappeared and reappeared in front of Gohan; he placed his hand at Gohan's stomach while emitting green Ki. He then tossed the Son of Goku just as the Ki in his hand exploded. Gohan flew backward and landed hard on his back. He sat up to see Brody slowly walking toward him. "Just like all of the other elements, fire is derived from Ki, but unlike the other elements, Ki can become fire in an instant." Gohan quickly stood up, and rushed at the Commander; he tried to punch him, but Brody caught his fist and hit him with another Ki blast. Gohan skidded away and Brody approached him again. "Ki and fire can both be used to wipe out everything in its path. They are power, strength, and can keep going until they've eradicated their target. They let nothing stand in their way."
Gohan stood up again and fired multiple Ki blasts at his opponent. Brody simply deflected the attacks with his own Ki blast. Gohan then cried, "KAMEHAMEHA!" as he fired a blue beam from his palms. Brody held out his hand and waited for the blast to make impact. The magical turtle shock wave collided with the Fire Commander and exploded. When the smoke cleared, Brody stood there, unharmed from the attack. He dusted himself off and looked back at Gohan. The young fighter growled as he channeled more Ki into his hands and charged at Brody. He jumped at the Commander ready to attack, but Brody countered by opening his mouth and blasting Gohan in the chest with an emerald energy blast. The Son of Goku was knocked face first onto the ground, right where he left his sword.
"You tend to deny and contain the raw power you've been gifted, and as a result, you hold back too much," said Brody. In order to demonstrate his power, he roared and released a massive amount of energy that exploded all around him. The forest around him was soon on fire. "I don't. And that's why the Fire Nation or any Ki benders of that nation will achieve world dominance; our power is too great for anyone!"
Commander Brute leveled his hand at his fallen foe as he attempted to finish him. His hand started to glow as he poured energy into it. Gohan struggled to get up, just managing to rise to all fours. Suddenly, his sword started glowing green. Instinctively, Gohan grabbed the handle and was soon consumed by the green energy that his weapon was releasing. The swordsman's eyes were glowing green with no pupils. Brody raised his eyebrow as he hesitated to attack the boy. Gohan slowly rose to his feet as the light from his sword shined brighter. "You wanna see raw power?!" asked the boy. "Then let me show you!"
Gohan swung his blade diagonally, creating a colossal Ki wave that took Brody by surprise. The attack engulfed Brody and erupted instantly. The trees around them were obliterated and fire spread into a large circle. Brody was seen on one knee as he grasped his chest in pain. His armor was cracked across the chest plate and blood started to leak out from his chest. Brody grunted as he glared at his enemy. "YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT, RUNT!" cried Brody as he stood up and fired a large green energy blast at the boy. Gohan turned his bladed horizontally and created a green energy shield that protected him from the attack.
"My turn, runt!" growled Gohan. The swordsman raised his blade vertically, and at the very point of the blade, a green star started to form and expand. Gohan then pointed his weapon at the shocked Fire Commander and instantly fired a green blast at him, nailing him in the chest and knocking him into a burning tree. Brody coughed up blood and groaned, "D-Damn you…" before he passed out. His armor now had a crack shaped like an X with blood spilling from his chest. The glow in Gohan's eyes suddenly died down, as did the light from his sword. Gohan staggered a bit before grasping his head. "Whoa, what happened?" the confused boy asked himself. He looked forward to see Brody bleeding and lying on the ground unconscious.
He stared at his defeated adversary with wide eyes before looking at his sword. He then heard a screeching sound and looked up to see his magic dragon descending next to him. Icarus licked his friend's cheek, who in response petted his head. "Come on Icarus, let's get out of here," suggested the boy as he got on the dragon's back. The two then flew back to their campsite.
At the river, Jeong Jeong stood before Admiral Zhao and his men. The mentor and protégé could only stare at each other in disgust. "Look at you. You were once so great. I can't believe my former master has become nothing more than a simple savage," said Zhao harshly.
"It is you who has embraced savagery, Zhao," the Deserter replied.
"It's Admiral Zhao, now," Zhao corrected him.
"That title will not help you against the Avatar," the master warned his pupil. "Do not try to fight him! You are no match!"
"I think I can handle a child," laughed the Admiral.
"I've never seen such raw power," said Jeong Jeong.
This statement made Zhao growl just as Aang cried, "Jeong Jeong!" The Firebenders turned and saw the Avatar running toward them. "We'll see," said Zhao. "Men! Take the Deserter!" Zhao's men quickly surrounded the old master. Aang stopped running to watch what Jeong Jeong would do. The Deserter looked around before smiling at his recent pupil. He then wrapped himself in fire just as three of the men shot fire and five tried to jab him with their spears. The fire expanded and suddenly vanished along with Jeong Jeong.
"It's a trick! He's run off into the woods. Find him!" Zhao ordered his men. The fire soldiers entered the woods while Zhao prepared to battle Aang. "Let's see what my old master has taught you."
"YOU were Jeong Jeong's student?" asked a surprised Aang.
"Until I got bored of him," replied the Admiral. He launched a fire attack at the Airbender, who jumped to dodge before ducking another fire blast. The benders began circling each other in their battle. "I see he taught you how to duck and run like a coward. But I doubt he showed you what a Firebender is truly capable of!" Zhao threw another fireball and Aang dodged it by balancing on one finger with a whirlwind under his finger.
"Whoa! Wild shot!" said Aang.
"I'll show you wild!" The Admiral fired another attack at the boy. Aang deflected it with his airbending while at the same time evading two more fireballs. Zhao continued to launch fire attacks at the Avatar, but he evaded them all with no trouble. The fire started to spread around the forest, something Aang took note of. "No self control…" he whispered, his eyes wandering to the river boats as an idea came to him.
"Stand and fight, Avatar!" yelled Zhao, getting Aang's attention.
"Oh, were we fighting? I thought you were just getting warmed up," Aang mocked the Firebender.
"I was!" said Zhao. He threw more fire attacks at the Airbender, none of them managing to hit him once.
"Is that all you got? Man, they'll make anyone an admiral these days!" Aang said mockingly before dodging another flame attack from Zhao. Aang ran toward the river boats and airbended himself on one of them. He then shouted, "Ahoy! I'm Admiral Zhao!" while shaking his rear end at the Fire Admiral. Zhao growled at this and jumped onto the first river boat. He launched a fire blast that Aang dodged, causing it to hit the boat and set it on fire. Aang then jumped onto the second boat and started taunting his opponent again with a disappointed look on his face. "I don't know why, but I thought you'd be better than Zuko!"
The monk quickly fell onto his back, barely avoiding the massive blaze of glory from an angry Zhao. Once again, the fire spread across the river boat without the Admiral noticing. "Sloppy. Very sloppy," Aang continued to anger the Firebender. Zhao growled as he jumped onto the second boat. He threw another fire attack at Aang, who dodged it again. The Avatar ran inside and exited the boat as Zhao continued to set it on fire, unaware of his actions. Aang then hid behind the deck cabin while looking out for Zhao, who was on top of the cabin. The Admiral suddenly jumped down and Aang quickly faced him.
"Nowhere to run now, you little smartmouth!" said Zhao as Aang entered an airbending stance. Zhao shot another blaze that Aang easily dodged by jumping over him.
"You've lost this battle," Aang stated matter-of-factly as he landed behind Zhao.
The Fire Admiral tried to get Aang with a fire kick, but his attack was dodged once again as Aang jumped to the boat's prow. "Are you crazy? You haven't thrown a single blow!" Zhao declared angrily.
"No, but you have," Aang stated as he motioned to the boats with his left hand. Zhao looked to the left and saw all the river boats being burned away from the fire he unleashed in their fight. His mouth hung open as he realized what Aang had baited him into doing. "Jeong Jeong said you had no restraint," said Aang before he jumped into the river. Zhao shouted in anger at his defeat, causing flames on the third boat to burst out. Aang poked his head out of the river and taunted Zhao one more time. "Have a nice walk home!"
"Aang, come on! Let's go!" Sokka called from the shore where he and the rest of the Gang were waiting for him. Aang got out of the river and jumped onto Appa's head. The Gang then took off just as Aang remembered something. "Wait! Where's Jeong Jeong?" he asked his friends.
"He disappeared. They all did," replied Sokka as the teens looked down at the camp.
"I'm sure they're fine," said Gohan.
Back at the camp, Chey walked into the camp to find it completely empty. "Hey, where did everybody go?" Chey asked no one. "Very funny, guys!" At the river, Zhao's boats continue to burn as he stared into space angrily.
In the sky, Aang, Katara, and Sokka were sitting in Appa's saddle while Gohan was riding Icarus beside them. "Aang, you're burned," Katara told her friend. Aang looked at his arm to see the sleeve was torn and there was a burn mark. The Waterbender moved closer to him and said, "Let me help." She opened her pouch, pulled out some water, and wrapped it around her hand. She placed her hand on Aang's arm and the water started to glow. She took a deep breath and removed her hand; the glow faded and the water slid off Aang's fully healed arm.
"Wow! That's good water," said Aang.
"Just like at the river," said Gohan.
"When did you learn how to do that?" asked Sokka.
Katara shrugged and replied, "I guess I always knew."
"Oh... well then, thanks for all the first aid over the years! Like when I fell into the grease briar bramble, and that time I had two fish hooks in my thumb!" Sokka started rambling with sarcasm.
"Two?" asked the brothers.
"He was trying to cast the first fish hook out with another fish hook," Katara explained.
"Oh, and the time that big snake bit me! Thanks for healing that up. That was great. Really helpful," Sokka continued to ramble while the Gang flew off into the horizon.
A/N: Done! Whew. Now to move on to the next chapter. Thank you all for your patience! I might take a little break to catch up on my studies. I'll try to make time for the next chapter but don't expect it till August. Plus I've got these other Fanfiction ideas going through my head and I want to write them all down before I forget how to write them. (Don't worry, they're not a lot.) Thanks for your supportive reviews and stay tuned. Oh, one more thing, haven't done this for a while but here are some good stories.
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