(THIS IS THE AGENT OF LITERATURE SIGNING ON, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LONG WAIT,I WAS GOING THROUGH A PERSONAL SITUATION AT THE TIME,AND NEEDED TO TAKE A PERSONAL HIATUS FROM THE STORY,BUT NOW IM BACK AND READY TO CONTINUE,I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENTS AND AM GLAD SOME OF YOU ARE STILL READING MY STORIES, AND NOW WITH OUT FURTHER ADO,I DO NOT OWN AVATAR OR STAR WARS)
"Water,earth,fire,air."
"Long ago the four nations lived together in Harmony,then everything changed when the fire nation attacked."
"Only the avatar master of all four elements could stop them but when the world needed him most he vanished."
"100 years passed and my brother and I found the new avatar, an airbender named Aang,we also met two warriors from beyond the stars named Neo and Eli."
"And although Aangs airbending skills are great he has a lot too learn before he can help anyone."
"But I believe Aang can save the world."
(Que opening-FMA:BROTHERHOOD-Again)
STAR WARS
THE LAST AIRBENDER
BOOK ONE:WATER
"So travelers." A man spoke.
"The next time you think you hear a strange, large, bird talking,take a closer look.
It might not be a giant parrot, but a flying man,a member of a secret group of airwalkers who laugh at gravity,and laugh at those bound to the earth by it!"
The man had finished his story,and the audience clapped, as the man passed around his toboggan for people to put their money in,the group was also there.
"Aren't airbending stories the best?" Aang asked the group.
"Was it realistic?" Katara asked.
"Is that how it was back then?"
"Aang laughs at gravity all the time." Neo said.
"Haha,gravity." Aang laughed.
"Jingle jingle." The man said,showing his toboggan to Sokka.
He searched his pockets for money,but found nothing.
"Sorry." He said.
"Aw,cheapstakes."
"Hey." Aang said to him.
"Thanks for the story."
"Tell it to the cap boy."
Aang searched his person,while Momo found a coin that fell out of the mans cap and put it back,making the man think he had put his own money inside.
"Much obliged little bat thing."
"It means a lot to hear airbending stories." Aang continued.
"It must have been 100 years ago,when your greart grandpa met them."
"What are you talking about child,great grand pappy saw the airwalkers last week."
This shocked the group.
"Another detour?" Eli asked.
"Another detour." Neo said.
"Great,road trip!"
THE NORTHERN AIR TEMPLE
The very next day,the group was on their way to the temple.
"Hey,we're almost to the northern air temple." Aang said.
"This is where they had the championship."
Katara made her way to Sokka(who was carving a stick)and Neo (who had his hands behind his head and his eyes close).
"Do you think we'll really find airbenders?" She asked excitingly.
"You want me to be like you or totally honest?" Sokka said not looking up from what he was doing.
"Are you calling me a liar?"
"I'm calling you an optimist."
"Same thing basically." Neo said not opening his eyes.
"Hey guys,look at this." Eli shouted.
The entire group looked and saw the temple, and saw multiple people gliding through the air,Aang slumped back and became disappointed.
"They really are airbenders!" Katara shouted.
"No they're not." He said bitterly.
"What do you mean they're not?" Sokka questioned.
"Those guys are flying."
"Gliding maybe,but not flying,you can tell by the way they move,they're not airbenfing,those people have no spirit."
Suddenly, one of the gliders came pass them and having fun in the process.
"I don't know Aang." Katara said.
"That kid seems pretty spirited to me."
As the boy continued to fly,Aang decided to join him, meanwhile, some others came up on the others,causing Appa to jump back and nearly send Katara flying.
"We better find some solid ground,before it finds us." Sokka said.
"I hear that." Neo said.
"Appa,take us down please."
The bison made his way to the temple and landed safely.
Meanwhile, Aang and the boy(who's name was revealed by the crowd watching to be Teo)continued too fly through the air.
"Hey there." He said to Aang.
"Your pretty good."
"Yeah I know." Aang said coyly.
"But I can do more then fancy gliding."
To prove his point,Aang flew toward the temple and did an air scooter part way,before he jumped towards the glider and began to fly again.
"Wow." Went Teo.
"I don't think I can do that,but here's a good one."
Smoke then stared coming out of the chair and Teo began flying around to make a shape before stopping to reveal a deadpan Aang,who was making the same face when Teo caught up to him.
"What do you think?" He asked.
"It great." Aang said in deadpan.
The two then landed before the others,and Teo was revealed to be in a wheelchair.
"Hey." He said as he came up to the others.
"Your a real airbender,you must be the avatar,that's amazing, I've heard stories about you."
"Thanks." Aang said sheepishly.
"And that would make you two..."
"THE WARRIORS OF THE FLAMING SWORD!" Eli proclaimed in a ridiculous pose,causing everyone to look at him funny, and Neo to face palm and then slap him on the back of the head.
"Ow!"
"Pride comes before destruction Eli." Neo said.
"Sorry master."
"Wow." Went Sokka.
"This glider chair is incredible."
"You think this is good,wait until you see the other stuff my dad designed."
The group then made their way into the temple, and walked down a long hallway until coming to an opening,where there was pipes upon pipes and lifts,Aang was in both shock and horror by what he was seeing.
But Eli and Sokka were impressed.
"Wow." They both said.
"Yeah,my dads the mastermind behind this whole place." Teo said.
"Everything is powdered by hot air."
"Oh so its powered by Sokka." Eli stated.
"Right...hay!" Went Sokka.
"Anyway,it even pumps hot air currents outside." Continued Teo.
"To give us a lift when we're gliding."
"This place is unbelievable." Said Aang.
"Yeah,its great isn't it?"
"No,just unbelievable."
As Aang walked away,Katara and Neo came up to Teo.
"You'll have to excuse our friends manners." Neo said,not likening the way Aang was treating Teo,it wasn't that he didn't understand, he did,but at the same time,it wasn't Teo fault that the temple was now like the way it was.
"Aang use to come here a long time ago." Katara continued.
"I think he's a little shocked its so...different."
"So better!" Exclaimed Sokka,only to get hit on the back of the head by Neo.
"Ow,what?"
Meanwhile, Katara made her way to Aang,who was looking at a wall that had drawings on it,but also had pipes going through it.
"This is supposed to be the history my people." Aang said.
Katara tried to comfort him,but he just walked off to another part of the room.
"I understand how he feels." Neo said walking up to Katara.
"No doubt back on Coruscant,the empire has torn the Jedi temple down to rubble, or if the emperor is as narcissistic as I believe him to be,he probably turned the temple into his own personal kingdom,and the council chamber his throne room."
"I wish there was a way we could help him." Katara said.
"Maybe there are parts of the temple not touched yet."
Awhile later,the group made their way to a sort of courtyard which was still in one piece.
"Its nice to see at least one part of the temple isn't ruined." Aang said.
Suddenly, Neo got a feeling and dashed toward the others.
"LOOK OUT!" He cried as he tackled everyone to the ground.
As this was happening, a wrecking ball came crashing through the wall they were standing next to,as the dust settled, a man with weird hair and hardly any eyebrows came walking through the hole and noticed the group.
"What the doodle." He said.
"Don't you know enough to stay away from construction sites,we have too make room for the bathhouses."
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID?" Aang cried out in anger.
"YOU JUST DESTROYED SOMETHING SACRED, FOR STUPID BATHHOUSES!"
"Well,people around here are starting to stink." The man said.
Eli sniffed the air,then grabbed his nose.
"You know he has a point." Eli said nasally.
"THIS WHOLE PLACE STINKS!" Aang cried out in anger again.
He was about to use his staff to airbend the wrecking ball down,when he realized it wasn't in his hands,he then saw that Neo had it.
"The temple is already messed up as it is,no need for you to make it worse." He said handing the staff back to Aang.
"I've seen it when the monks were here,I know what its supposed to look like." Aang continued.
"The monks,but your only 12." The man said in confusion.
"Dad." Teo said.
"He's the avatar, he used to come here 100 years ago."
"What are you doing here,who said you could come here?"
"Hmmm,doing here...A long time ago,but not 100 years,my people became refugees after a terrible flood.
My infant son,Teo,was badly hurt and we lost his mother,I needed somewhere to rebuild and I stumbled across this place.
Couldn't believe it,everywhere, pictures of flying people, but empty,nobody home,then I came across these fan like contraptions."
"Our gliders."
"Yes,little flying machines,that gave me an idea,build a new life for my son in the air,then everyone will be on equal ground,so to speak.
We're just in the process of improving what's already here,and after all,isn't that what nature does?"
After the merchants speech,Sokka was doing his best not to cry,Katara was wiping her eyes with Aangs red shirt, and Eli was blowing his nose into Neos roab,causing Neo to snatch it away from him.
"Nature knows when to stop." Aang said.
"I suppose that's true,unfortunately progress has a way of getting away from us."
"And besides,its human nature to work out every kink there is." Neo said.
"If we stopped working,we'd do nothing but become lazy blobs,like Sokka."
"Exactly... Hay!" Sokka cried out again.
"Oh,look at the time." The merchant said looking at a candle.
"The pully system must be oiled before dark."
"Wait." Said Sokka.
"How can you tell the time from that thing?"
"Yeah." Eli added.
"The notches all look the same."
"The candle will tell us,watch."
Suddenly, the center candle made four pops,telling them it was four o clock.
"You put spark powder in the candle." Sokka said impressed.
"Cool." Went Eli.
"Four flashes, so its exactly four o'clock." The merchant said.
"Or as I like to call it,four o'candle."
This got a laugh from Sokka and Eli,and a grone from Neo.
"Oh,please." He said.
"Isn't one Sokka bad enough?"
"If you like that,wait till you you see my finger safe knife sharpener."
He then took three false fingers off his right hand and handed them to Sokka.
"Only took me three tries to get it right."
"Aah!" Went Sokka.
"Cool." Went Eli.
"Follow me." The merchant said to them as he walked away, Sokka and Eli followed him.
"Hey Aang." Teo said.
"I want to show you something."
Awhile later,the remaining group members were walking down a long dark hallway.
"I just can't get over it." Aang said.
"There's not a single thing that's the same."
"I don't know about that." Teo said as he picked up a crab.
"The temple might be different, but the creatures that live here,are probably descendents of the ones who lived here a long time ago."
"Your right." Katara said as Teo handed her the crab.
"They're kind of keepers of the temples origins."
She then handed it to Aang,who smiled when he held it,as the group carried on,Neo had his hand on the wall and felt a brick was loose,at first he thought it was just the workers doing,but then the brick began to move in,but before he could advanced further, Katara called to him.
"Neo,you coming?" She asked.
"Yeah,yeah I'm coming." He said,he took one last look at the wall and continued to follow after the others.
"Besides." Teo said.
There's one part of the temple that hasn't changed at all."
The group then came up to a huge door,that had three huge circles on it.
"Hey,its like the one from the other temple." Katara said.
"Only an airbender can open it,so inside its completely untouched.
Just the way the monks left it,I've always wondered what its like in there."
Aang seeing this turned his back away.
"Aang?" Katara asked.
"I'm sorry." He said.
"This is the last part of the temple that's the same as it was,I want it to stay that way."
Teo,though disappointed, understood.
"I completely understand." He said.
"I just wanted you to know it was here."
"Thanks."
The group began to make their way back,but Neo remained.
"Neo,you coming?" Katara asked.
"You guys go ahead,I'll catch up." He said without taken his eyes off the door,the remaining three just looked at each and shrugged, and then continued to move forward.
Neo looked back at the wall where the loose brick was,then the door,he then created a scrowl.
"What have you done merchant?" He said to himself.
Speaking of the merchant, he,Sokka,and Eli were making their way down a dark stairway,with poorly lit lanterns.
"These lanterns are terrible,I can't see." Sokka said,as he opened on up and a firefly flew out.
"Oh no,what a nightmare." Eli said in a fake scarey voice,Sokka gave him a look.
"Why would you use fireflies for light?"
"Hey,close that up,they'll get out." The merchant said.
"Fireflies are a nonflammable light source."
"He he,probably a good thing I didn't use my lightsaber." Eli said nervously.
The trio then came to a door with a sliding peephole and what felt like cushioning surrounding the rims.
"Now." The merchant said.
"Hold your nose and breath."
He then open the peephole,and the trio looked inside.
"So."Sokka said nasally.
"So you brought us down here to see an empty room?"
"Wrong,its filled to the brim with natural gas,came across it my first time here,unfortunately, I was carrying a torch at the time,nearly blew myself and the whole place shy high,thought my eye brows would never grow back."
'That explaines that.'Eli thought.
"Anyway,there's a vital problem that needs solving,from time to time we have gas leaks,and they're nearly impossible to find."
"So this place is an explosion waiting to go off."
"Yes,until I can figure out how to locate something, I can't see,feel,touch, or smell."
Meanwhile, back outside,Teo was showing Katara the roaps of gliding.
"The wind will carry you." He said.
"It supports something inside you,something even lighter then air,and that something takes over when you fly."
"I've changed my mind." Katara said.
"I think I was born without the thing."
"Nonsense, everybody has the thing."
"Spirit." Aang said.
"What?"
"The thing your talking about is spirit."
"Yeah,I suppose your right,you ready?"
"No."
Katara then made the leap and began to glide through the air,eventually, Aang and Tao joined her.
"I can't believe I'm flying."
"Just make sure to keep your mouth closed,so bugs won't get in." Aang cautioned.
"Teo was right about the air,all I had to do was trust it,let it carry me."
The two watched as Teo flew through the air,having the time of his life.
"Even though Teo's not an airbender,he really does have the spirit of one." Aang admitted,he eventually landed next Teo,who also landed.
"I've been thinking,if you want to see what's in that room,I'd be happy to open the door for you."
"Great!" Teo said.
"Wait." Katara shouted from the sky.
"How do I get down?"
She suddenly swallowed a bug.
Meanwhile, back with Eli,Sokka,and the merchant.
The trio were in the merchant's workshop,while Eli and the merchant were standing by the merchant's desk,Sokka accidentally knocked over some scrolls and a hardboiled egg.
"I said don't touch anything." The merchant told him.
"For Pete sake Sokka,we can't take you anywhere." Added Eli.
The three began to clean up the mess.
"Oh don't worry." Said the merchant.
"That experiments old,and that egg was just part of last weeks lunch."
"Ugh,week old egg." Sniffed Sokka.
And the egg did smell.
"Quick, find that Egg."
Eli found it quickly,he then had a thought.
"Hey guys." He said.
"What if we took a bunch of rotting eggs,and placed them inside the gas room,and whenever you come across a place that smells like rotten eggs,you'll know that its a breach,and then you just seal it up."
"Hey,I just got a great idea." Sokka replied, looking up from where he was searching.
"What if we took a bunch of rotten eggs..."
"...And placed them inside the gas room..." Continued the merchant.
"...And whenever we come across a place that smells like rotten eggs..."
"...You'll know that it's a breach..."
"...And then you just seal it up."
"Your a genus!" The merchant and Sokka said to each other,Eli just looked in deadpan.
"Your genus knows no bounds." He said.
Suddenly, a bell began ringing,and the merchant suddenly became worried.
"Something's wrong." He said.
"I have to go."
He then ran out the room,Sokka and Eli soon following.
Back with Aang,Katara, and Tao.
Aang had just opened the doors,that only an airbender could open,and was shocked to find fire nation weapons inside,but was also shocked to find Neo inside as well.
"This is a nightmare." Aang said.
"You don't understand." The merchant said behind the group.
"You have about ten seconds to explain yourself, or I let Aang blow you off the mountain, and I won't step in this time." Neo said holding one of the weapons in his hands.
"Why are you making weapons for the fire nation?"
"Your making weapons for the fire nation!" Aang said in disgust.
"Yes Aang,we see that."
"Your making weapons for the fire nation?" Sokka asked angrily.
"Are we just in the mood too repeat everything I say?"
"Explain this,now." Teo demanded.
Neo pinched his nose in frustration and signed.
"It was about a year after we moved here." The merchant began.
"Fire nation soliders found our settlement, you were to young to remember this Teo,they were going to destroy everything, burn it to the ground, I pleaded with them ,I begged them to spare us,they asked me what I could offer."
"So you offered your services."
"Yes."
"But how did you get in here,if your not an airbender?" Katara asked.
"I can answer that."
Neo walked over to the left side of the wall and showed the group a secret passage way.
"Down the hall that leads to this room,there's a secret door in the side wall." Neo explained.
"My guess is,that in the event an air nomad got trapped inside this room,they created a way to get out and used it too escape,they then came out through the side wall down the hall,and if there Is a way out,then there is a way in,one of the bricks was loose,at first I thought it had to do with the construction being done to the temple, but after being near this room,I felt something wasn't right,soi did some snooping and lo and behold, I found a way inside this room,and found what the merchant was hiding."
"Did you know about those secret doors?" Sokka asked Aang.
"No."he replied.
"Chances are,these doors were used as a last resort,and were hardly ever used, they were probably caught off by surprise by the fire Nation so much,they didn't have time to come in here,or the others like it,to hide,but this is how you did it correct?"
"Yes." The merchant replied.
"I did this for you."
But Teo just lookd away from his father,who,now heartbroken, turned and walked back to his workshop.
Awhile later,inside his workshop, Aang,Teo,and Neo came in.
"When are they coming?" Neo asked.
"Soon." He replied as a candle popes once.
"Very soon."
"You can't give them those weapons." Aang said.
"If I don't give them what they want,they will destroy everything."
"How can I be proud of you,when your weapons are being used for murder?" Teo asked angrily.
Neo had enough of the persecution.
"LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN,CASS THE FIRST STONE." he said calmly.
Teo and Aang looked at Neo like he was nuts.
"Huh?" They both said.
"You two are gonna sit and stand there and tell me,that you wouldn't have done the same thing in his position?"
"I wouldn't." Aang replied instantly, Teo on the other hand,was about to respond, but stopped as he thought about it some more.
"I don't believe you." Neo said to Aang.
"When backed into a corner,people will do anything when fear takes a hold of them,you mean to say that you have never done anything wrong in your life,or shall we bring up Kataras hands,or,dare I say it,the air nomads from 100 years ago."
Aang was about to argu,but stopped when he realized Neo was right.
"Before WE condemn others for their transgressions,we should remember our own,and remember that we are no better then them."
Teo and Aang stood their and thought about what Neo was saying,he then addressed the merchant.
"And you are now faced with a dilemma, do you give in to fear and give those weapons to the enemy,or will you take a stand and say,no,I will not,for the choices we make and the actions that follow, are a reflection of who you really are,so now you have a new choice, give in to fear, or,stand firm against it,your choice."
As the merchant thought about this,a bell began to ring.
"You need to leave now." He said.
"We're not leaving." Teo replied.
"Then hide,quickly."
As the trio hid behind a desk, a fire nation general came up through the floor.
"You know better then to keep me waiting." He said.
"Give me what you owe me, so we can be on our way."
The merchant stood there and glanced to his son and then to Neo.
"Well,is there a problem?"
The merchant took a deep breathe and replied.
"No."
"Good,then let us be on our..."
"I mean no,I will not give you the weapons."
"What?"
"I do not want any part in your tyranny anymore."
"If I don't get what I came for,the fire nation will burn this place to rubble."
"I like to see you try." Neo said,as he stood on the desk with his lightsaber ignited.
"The deals off." Aang added.
"The avatar?" The general said in shock.
"Get out of here,your leaving empty handed."
"Then the destruction of this temple, will be on your head."
The general then went through the floor where he had came up,and Aang airbened the door closed.
The merchant looked to Neo,who nodded a nod of approval.
Later,the group and Teo were discussing the situation.
"This is bad." Teo said.
"Very bad." Sokka added.
"This is worst then that time Cad bane broke into the temple and stole the holocrons." Eli added.
"Huh?"
"Never mind that." Neo said.
"Aang,what are going to do?" Katara asked the young airbender.
"How can we possibly keep them all away?"
"I'll tell you how." He replied.
"We have something they don't,air power."
"That's right." Neo said in realisation.
"We control the sky,that's something the fire nation can't do."
'Yet.'he thought,but didn't say.
"We can win." Eli exclaimed.
"I want to help." The merchant said.
"Good,cause we'll need it."
Some time later,the settlers were in the merchant's workshop,as they listened to what he and Sokka had to say.
"We finally got the war balloon working." The merchant said.
"Thanks to Sokka,this boys a genus."
"Oh,well.."
"Sokka." Neo simply said,as Sokka was about gloat.
"Focus."
"Right,sorry uh."
"The war balloon."
"Yes,right,the war balloon."
Neo signed.
"See the problem with the old war balloon was you could get it in the air,but once it did,it just kept going.
"You could put a hole in the top,but then all the hot air would escape.
So the question became,how do you keep a lid on hot air?"
"Don't." Neo said to Katara, knowing she was about to say something sarcastic.
"But he left himself open." She complained.
Neo just stared at her,and she relented.
"(Sight)Fine, I'll be quiet."
"Besides,its a mystery no one can solve."
"Ah hem,do you two mind?"
"Apologise, oh wise Sokka,please continue."
"Thank you,I am wise ain't I?"
"Wise,but not very bright."
"Anyway,a lid is actually the answer,if you control the hot air,you control the war balloon."
"Huh,that's pretty smart." Katara stated.
"How long would it take too get it in the air?" Neo asked.
"About two,maybe three hours."
"You have one hour."
"Ok,we've also got four kinds of bombs:smoke,fire,slime,and..."
"Stink, never underestimate the power of stink."
"Trust us we know." Eli said.
"I mean you've met Sokka right?"
"Eli." Neo berated.
"He,sorry."
About thirty minutes later,the settlers that were going to be gliding(Teo included), were set up ready to go.
Neo and Eli,had the smoke bombs at there disposal.
"We'll use the smoke as a distraction, so the soliders won't see the air support coming." Neo explained.
"In the meantime me and Eli will go down and take down as many as possible, without lethal force,we'll use the fire bombs as a last resort, to create an avalanche and bury them under the snow and ice,but Aang understand this,we will do everything we can not to shed blood on temple grounds,but if we are forced to,we'll have no choice but to use our lightsaber."
"I understand." Aang replied.
"They're coming!" A little girl called out.
"Are we ready?" Teo asked.
"Yes,but where's Sokka with the war balloon?" Katara asked.
"We'll have to start without it." Aang said.
"First wave,prepare to take off." Neo ordered.
The first group of gliders were ready to take off and begin the fight,Neo then issued the command.
"First wave go,and good luck!"
The gliders went out,along with Teo and Aang,as they began to glide down,they saw soliders walking up the side of the mountain, Neo and Eli got into position.
"3..2...1...NOW!" Neo ordered,and he and Eli threw the smoke bombs down on the soliders,blinding them from the gliders.
"FIRST WAVE,LET THEM HAVE IT!" Aang shouted out,and the group started throwing slime bombs and stink bombs on the troops.
"Let's move." Neo said to Eli,and the Jedi master and padawan jump down and began taking down the fire nation troops with extreme precision, though not lethally.
Both were able to subdue and incapacitate them,they even used the force on some of them,Neo looked up and saw that the first wave was nearly out of bombs.
"SECOND WAVE,ROLL OUT!" he shouted,and the next wave took off.
Aang eventually dropped down and started airbending the troops away.
"We've got them on the run." He said.
"We need more slime."
Many of the gliders were getting more bombs from Katara, who was sitting on Appa giving them out.
All was going well,until suddenly out of nowhere, chains came through the clouds attached to the mountains.
"I don't think we've got them on the run Aang." Neo said,looking over the mountain.
"I think reinforcements have arrived."
More chains began coming through the clouds,as multiple tanks were making their way up the mountain.
Aang tried to detached one from it,but the tank only reattached itself with another chain,the gliders came in throwing bombs at them and they got stuck,but there were still too many.
Aang landed before them,and airbended them over,only for the center too spin and then continued forward.
"Those things are unstoppable!" Katara exclaimed.
However, Neo and Eli suddenly showed up and got on their knees and began to meditate.
"What are they doing?" Teo asked.
"Just watch." Katara stated.
"Aang." Neo said calmly.
"What?" Aang asked.
"Pull back."
"What why?"
"Trust us Aang." Eli added.
"We know what we're doing."
Aang looked back at the tanks,then his friends.
"Good luck." He said,before flying pass them.
The tanks continued forward, not paying any mind to the two Jedi's in their path.
"Remember, we just need to hold them off until Sokka gets here." Neo said,with his eyes still closed.
"Yes master."
With their eyes still closed,the two stood up and got their lightsaber out.
"No killing,just dismantle the tanks."
"Yes master."
Opened eyes and ignited lightsabers,the two charged forward at the tanks head on.
"Woe." Went Teo.
"Yup." Agreed Katara.
Neo charged at one tank and cut off one tire,before spinning and cutting off the other,Eli ran up to one,and jumped on it,he then began cutting up the center,to where it was basically cut in half,luckily, the troops inside were able to avoid the blade,so no one was killed.
Neo then went up to another,and sliced through the side of the tank,and the tank tilted,Eli ran behind another and cut it across,making it loose its back wheels.
Neo ran up to another,and threw a smoke bomb inside,blinding the troops inside,he then cut a circle on the top and proceeded to bring the troops out one by one.
The two regrouped,and saw that more were coming, but they were already getting tired.
"We can't hold out much longer." Eli said trying to breathe.
"We must." Said Neo.
"Until Sokka shows up,we must."
The two then charged back in,as the gliders continued too drop bombs on them,but soon they too ran out.
"We're out of bombs." Said Teo.
"And Neo and Eli can't hold out for much longer." Aang added.
"Come on Sokka." Katara pleaded.
"Where's that war balloon."
As if her pleas were just heard,the war balloon came into sight and began to make its way to the tanks.
"Hey." Went Sokka.
"Why aren't they shooting at us?"
"The symbol." The merchant said.
"They think we're on their side."
"Then I guess they won't see this coming,bombs away!"
Sokka then began cutting the lines and the bombs dropped down and splattered all over the tanks.
"Master." Eli said pointing at the war balloon.
"Finally, that's our cue Eli." Neo said,and the two dashed away,leaving the remaining tanks behind,Neo then whistled to Katara, to come get them.
She and Appa landed and the two got on and headed back to the temple.
"LIGHT THE FIRE BOMBS!" Neo shouted, and the fire bombs were lit and exploded,sending snow all the way down to the remaining tanks and any soliders that were still on the mountain.
Unfortunately, the fire nation troops were still pushing forward, using their firebending too melt the snow.
"SOKKA,USE THE REST OF THE BOMBS TO DROP ON THEM!" Neo shouted.
As if he heard him,Sokka and the merchant dropped the remaining bombs on the troops,but they were now out.
"Oh no,that was the last one." Sokka said.
Suddenly, the merchant began to sniff something.
"Wait a second." He said sniffing.
"You smell that?"
Sokka sniffed too,and smelled what the merchant was smelling.
"Rotten eggs." He realized.
The two looked over and saw a crack in the mountain.
"There,that's where the gas is escaping to."
Sokka thought for a moment,then began unhooking the furnace that was keeping the war balloon up.
"What are you doing?" The merchant asked in shock.
"That's our fuel source."
"It's the only bomb we've got."
The two then sent the furnace over,Neo saw this.
"Oh no,EVERYONE HIT THE DECK!" He ordered, as the furnace went through the crack,suddenly...
BOOM!
A huge explosion went throughout the mountain and sent the fire nation back in retreat.
"Look,they're retreating." Eli informed everyone, and everyone began to celebrate, till the group remembered Sokka and Teos dad.
"WE'RE GOING DOWN!" Sokka shouted from the falling war balloon.
"On no Sokka!" Went Katara.
But then Aang went forward, and rescued both of them.
Awhile later,after everything had calmed down,Aang spoke to the merchant,Teo,and the rest of the settlers.
"You know what?" He began.
"I'm really glad you guys live here now,I realized, its like the hermit crab,maybe you weren't born here,but you found this empty shell and made it your home,and now you protect each other."
"Aang,you were right about air power." Sokka said.
"Yeah,as long as we've got the skies,we'll have the fire nation on the run." Eli agreed.
And all the settlers began to cheer,except the merchant and Neo,who were both looking to where the blimp had fallen.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" Neo whispered to the merchant.
The merchant just looked to Neo with a sad expression.
"Yeah,me too."
For at that very moment, the fire nation,had discovered the power of flight.
(ANOTHER CHAPTER UNDER THE BELT,HOPEFULLY I'LL BE DONE WITH BOOK ONE BY THE BEGINNING OF MAY,THEN WE CAN FINALLY GET TO THE REAL STORY...AND TOPH.
AGAIN,SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT,I WAS HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THIS STORY,CONSIDERING ITS BASED IN A DIFFERENT RELIGION, AND I'M A CHRISTIAN.
I ADDED THE SCENE IN WHICH NEO EXPLAINES HOW HE GOT INTO THE ROOM,CAUSE THEY NEVER EXPLAINED IT IN THE SHOW,SO I HOPE THAT GIVES CLOSURE TO THOSE WHO WERE WONDERING THE SAME THING.
AS FOR THE NEXT STORY I'LL BE WRITING, THE VOTE STILL STANDS AS BEFORE...
-THE LEGEND OF MAXIMAS PRIME:1
-SYM BIONIC TITAN/TRANSFORMERS PRIME CROSSOVER: 0
SO PLEASE VOTE FOR WHICH STORY YOU'LL BE INTERESTED IN ME DOING.
AS WITH INSPECTOR WHO,WATCH OUT FOR TERCES TARDIS'S FIRST EPISODE, AND I'LL BE BACK WITH A CROSSOVER BETWEEN THE INSPECTOR AND HIS FATHER THE DOCTOR.
AND FINALLY, I THINK I'M GONNA START ANOTHER PAGE(NO,I'M NOT TAKING THIS ONE DOWN)TO BE SOLELY DEDICATED TO MY MARVEL UNIVERSE,SO WATCH OUT FOR THAT,MIGHT NOT FULLY TAKE OFF TILL THIS SUMMER,SO DON'T EXPECT IT ANYTIME SOON.
UNTIL NEXT TIME,THIS IS THE AGENT OF LITERATURE SIGNING OFF,MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU.)