Jet vs. Appa

Upstairs, Jet heard his mob leave the castle, but he didn't care. He was entirely focused on getting rid of Appa. He soon came to west wing and found Appa, still depressed, by his window. Appa looked up and saw Jet, but he just groaned and looked down at the rose. There were only two petals left!

"Finally," Jet sneered, holding up a bow and arrow. He aimed and shot an arrow at Appa's back, making the bison roar in pain. Jet smirked and pushed Appa out the window onto the balcony. Appa tried to get up, but Jet kicked him toward the edge, his swords in hand.

"What's the matter, you stupid bison?" Jet sneered, laughing. "To kind and gentle to fight back?"

Appa groaned. 'What's the use?' Appa thought. 'Without Taranee, my life is meaningless.'

Then a voice rang out, that was like music to Appa's ears. "APPA NO!!"

The bison looked down and saw Taranee on the bridge to the castle.

"Taranee?" He said in disbelief.

"NO JET DON'T!!" Taranee shirked in horror, as Jet raised his sword to kill Appa.

As Jet brought down his sword, Appa grabbed it by the handle and stood up facing Jet. Now he was ready to fight!

Taranee quickly dismounted the ostrich horse and ran into the castle.

"Taranee, be careful!" Peter yelled after her.

"Taranee! You're back!" Elyon cried, as she, Aang, Will, Sokka, Cornelia, Irma, and Hay Lin saw her. Taranee ran past them.

"What's wrong?" Hay Lin asked.

"Appa's in danger!" Taranee screamed.

The servants all looked at each other in shock. Their master was in danger?!

Taranee ran as fast as she could up the steps of the west wing.

Back on the roof, Jet swung his sword at a dark figure and bashed it's head off, but it only turned out to be a stone gargoyle.

"Come on out and fight, bison!" Jet called. "Were you in love with her filthy beast? Did you honestly think she'd want you, when she had someone like me?!" Jet taunted.

Appa had had enough and came out to attack Jet. Jet spun around and swung at Appa who dodged each of his attacks.

"It's over bison!" Jet cried. "Taranee is mine!"

Appa, now more furious then words could say, head butted Jet and held him by his throat over the ledge.

"Please let me, go. Let me go. I'll do anything. Anything!" Jet pleaded.

Appa's angry expression turned to one of compassion as he placed Jet on eth roof. "Get out," He growled at Jet.

Taranee ran up on the balcony. "Appa!" She called.

Appa whipped around and smiled widely when he saw Taranee. "Taranee!"

Appa quickly climbed the rooftop and placed his paw on Taranee's cheek. "You came back!"

Taranee smiled at him and placed her hand over his. Suddenly without warning Appa let out a roar of pain. Taranee gasped in horror when she saw Jet, holding a bloody knife in his hand and a crazed look on his face. Jet had just stabbed Appa in the back. As jet got ready to stab Appa again, he tripped and fell off the roof. Appa would have fallen too, if Taranee hadn't grabbed him. Jet let out a scream and then was gone forever.

Taranee gently pulled the wounded Appa onto the balcony and laid him on his back. At that moment, Elyon, Aang, Will, Sokka, Irma, and Cornelia ran up, but stopped dead in their tracks and gasped in horror and shock at what they were seeing.

Taranee placed her hand on Appa's cheek and he opened his eyes and smiled at her. "You came back."

"If only I'd gotten here sooner," Taranee cried.

"Maybe it's better this way," Appa groaned.

"No! Don't talk like that!" Taranee insisted. "We're together now, everything will be fine!"

"At least I got to see you one last time," Appa moaned.

Taranee began to tear up and she sang softly.

Taranee: We are home

We are where we shall be forever

Trust in me for you know

I won't run away

For today this is all that I need

And all that I need to say

Don't you know how

You've changed me?

Strange how I finally see

I found home

You're my home

Stay with me

Appa gave her a small smile, before he laid down his head and closed his eyes. Taranee gasped and covered her mouth in horror. Tears streamed down her face as she hugged Appa.

"No, no! Please don't leave me!" She sobbed. "I love you!"

Just as she spoke the last rose petal fell. Elyon and Irma threw themselves into Aang and Sokka's arms sobbing as Will and Cornelia hastily wiped their tears away from their eyes. Their master was dead and they would never be adult again.