Ang, Katara, Sokka, and I were on the ship that was heading south to the southern water tribe. Once we got close to the earth kingdom we were going to use Appa and fly to a Earth Kingdom base. I was up on deck looking out at the ocean. I heard someone coming up on deck. Someone walks up next to me, I see out of the corner of my that it was Aang.
"What are you doing up?" He asked
"Thinking. What about you?" I asked
"Bad dream." he said
We both someone else approaching. We turn around to see Katara.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Katara asked
"Nah, just a nightmare. I was in the Avatar State, but I was outside my body watching myself. It was scary. I was scary." Aang said
He closes his eyes and bows his head, Katara puts her hand on his shoulder.
"Come on. Let's all go back to bed. We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow." I said
They nodded their heads. We headed back down to where we were sleeping.
- - - - - Time Skip - - - - -
We were all up on deck. Pakku was standing in front of us. He is holding up a flask.
"Katara, I want you to have this. This amulet contains water from the Spirit Oasis. The water has unique properties. Don't lose it." Pakku said
Katara accepts the amulet and hugs Pakku.
"Thank you, Master Pakku." Katara said
Pakku then hands Aang a box of scrolls.
"Aang, these scrolls with help you master waterbending. But remember, they're no substitute for a real master." Pakku said
Aang looks up at Katara, who is sitting on Appa and looks back.
"Sokka…" Pakku starts
Pakku pats Sokka on the shoulder, leaving him dismayed.
"…take care, son. Kida you are truly special." Pakku said
One of the other water benders brings Pakku a small box. He hands the box to Pakku. Then he hands it to me.
"This belonged to Yue. When Arnook went into her room there was a note on it that said that his was to go to you." Pakku said
I opened it to see a necklace.
I took the necklace out of the box and looked at it. There was a note under the necklace. I put the necklace back in the box.
"Thank you Master Pakku." I said
I went and joined the others on Appa.
"Fly straight to the Earth Kingdom base to the east of here. General Fong will provide you with an escort to Omashu. There, you will be safe to begin your earthbending training with King Bumi." Pakku said
"Appa, yip yip." Aang said
"Say hi to Gran-gran for me." Katara said
We have been flying for a while.
"There it is." Sokka said
We all look to where Sokka is pointing to see the base. We quickly land at General Fong's base, where he and his soldiers are waiting.
"Welcome, Avatar Aang! I am General Fong, and welcome, to all of you great heroes! Appa, Momo, brave Sokka, the mighty Katara, and powerful Kida…" Fong said
"Mighty Katara? I like that." Katara said
Fireworks go off, launched by the soldiers using earthbending.
"Not bad, not bad." Sokka said
We head inside the base, where General Fong and the team are sitting in a spacious discussion room.
"Avatar Aang, we were all amazed at the stories of how you singlehandedly wiped out an entire Fire Navy fleet at the North Pole. I can't imagine what it feels like to wield such devastating power. It's an awesome responsibility. Now you young Kida also wield such an amazing power." Fong said
"I try not to think about it too much." Aang said
"Avatar, you're ready to face the Fire Lord now." Fong said
"What? No I'm not." Aang said shocked
"Aang still needs to master all four elements." Katara said
"Why? With the kind of power he possesses, power enough to destroy hundreds of battle ships in a matter of minutes, he could defeat the Fire Lord now!" Fong said
"But sir, the thing is, Aang can only do those things when he's in the Avatar State." Sokka said
"See, it's this special star where -" Aang was cut off
"I'm well aware! Your eyes and tattoos glow and you're able to summon unbelievable power. Without you, we'd be slaughtered before we even reach their shores. But with you leading the way, as the ultimate weapon, we could cut a swath right through to the heart of the Fire Nation." Fong said
"Right, but, Aang doesn't know how to get in or out of the Avatar State, much less what to do once he's there." I said
"So, it's decided then. I'll help you figure out how to get into the Avatar State and then you'll face your destiny." Fong said
"No, nothing's decided. We already have a plan. Aang's pursuing his destiny his way." Katara said
"Well, while you take your time learning the elements, the War goes on. May I show you something? (leads Aang to a window) That's the infirmary, and those soldiers are the lucky ones. They came back. Every day, the Fire Nation takes lives. People are dying, Aang! You could end it, now. Think about it." Fong said
Night time:
I was sitting on the bed thinking once again about things. When Aang walked into the room. He sits on his bed.
"I told the general I'd help him, by going into the Avatar State." Aang said
"Aang, no! this is not the right way!" Katara said
"Why not? Remember when he took out the Fire Navy? He was incredible" Sokka said
"There's a right way to do this. Practice, study, and discipline." I said
"Or just glow it up and stop that Fire Lord." Sokka said
Katara rises and throws her hands up in surrender.
"If you two meat heads want to throw away everything we've worked for, fine, go ahead and glow it up!" Katara yells
She then leaves the room.
"Katara, I'm just being realistic. I don't have time to do this the right way!" Aang said
"No you aren't." I said
- - - - - Next day - - - - -
We were are in a sitting room outdoors. Fong, and another solider are also outside with us. The soldier pours tea in a cup. He drops a white food item into the teapot.
"This rare chi-enchanting tea is a natural stimulant. In an ordinary warrior, it improves strength and energy ten-fold. In you, it may induce the Avatar State." the solider said
"Ten-fold energy, huh?" Aang asked
Aang drinks the tea, causing his eyebrows to twitch slightly.
20 minutes later
Aang is riding rapidly on an air scooter, hyper from the energy boost.
"Is it working? Is it working? I can't tell! Somebody tell me if I'm in the Avatar State 'cause I don't have a good view of myself! Am I talking too loud?" Aang asked in a quickly high-pitched voice
"I guess he could talk the Fire Lord to death." Sokka said
Aang hits a pillar and falls backward. We leave and the sitting room and try something else. He sits on the ground, Sokka stands a few feet away.
"Maybe I can shock you into the Avatar State." Sokka said
"I love surprises!" Aang said
Katara and I cover our eyes with our hands. We uncover our eyes to reveal Sokka towering over Aang, his head instead replaced with Momo's, who screeches. Aang screams and glances at his arrow tattoos.
"Still not glowing." Aang said`
Sokka steps backward, loses his balance and falls to the ground. Fong shakes his head in dismay. We head inside and into a dimly lit room where Aang is standing, wearing an outfit consisting of a Water Tribe cloak, and Earth Kingdom hat with leaves coming out of the top, part of a Fire Nation soldier outfit and what appears to be a belt.
"You are wearing a ceremonial piece of clothing from each of the bending nations. Now I will join the four elements into on! Water (pours jug of water into the bowl), Earth (pours in bowl of dirt), Fire (takes nearby torch and throws it in) Air (releases air gust from wooden contraption) Four elements together as one!" the Oracle said
The oracle raises the bowl and flings the contents at Aang, coating him in mud.
"This is just mud!" Aang said annoyed
"So…do you feel anything?" the Oracle asked
Aang raises his finger, catching everyone's interest, I step away. Aang sneezes, causing the mud to fly everywhere, coating Fong, Katara, and Sokka. Fong runs the mud from his face.
"We have to find a way." Fong said
- - - - - Dusk - - - - -
Katara, and Katara were standing on a balcony, the sun is setting over the horizon. I stand in the doorway and listen in on them.
"Can we talk about something?" Katara asked
"Sure." Aang said
"Do you remember when we were at the Air temple and you found Monk Gyatso's skeleton? It must have been so horrible and traumatic for you. I saw you get so upset that you weren't even you anymore. I'm not saying the Avatar State doesn't have incredible and helpful power… but you have to understand… for the people who love you, watching you be in that much rage and pain is really scary." Katara said
"I'm really glad you told me that. But I still need to do this." Aang said
"I don't understand." Katara said upset
"No, you don't. every day, more and more people die. I'm already one hundred years late. Defeating the Fire Lord is the only way to stop this war. I have to try it." Aang said
"I can't watch you do this to yourself. I'm coming tomorrow. Good night." Katara said
"Good night." Aang said
Katara walks past me. I walk onto the balcony to try and talk to Aang.
"Did you ever think that maybe you were supposed to be 100 years late." I said
"Why would you think that?" Aang asked
"The Avatar sate is the connected conscience of the all the Avatar's that have come before you. Do you think that they would have frozen you in the iceberg if you hadn't been for a reason?" I asked
Aang looked like he was thinking it over.
"Don't let that general make you do something you don't want to do. Sit down and look within yourself to see what you a airbender what do." I said
Middle of the night:
I hear talking. I open my eyes and look around. Suddenly Aang shoots up in bed.
"Sokka! Sokka, wake up." Aang said
"Huh?" Sokka asked
"I don't think we should be trying to bring on the Avatar State." Aang said
"You sure?" Sokka asked
"Yes." Aang said
"Okay." Sokka said
"Do you think the general will be mad?" Aang asked
"What can he say? You're the Avatar. Who knows better than you?" Sokka said
Aang lies back on his bed, resting his head on his arms.
- - - - - Time Skip Next Morning - - - - -
Aang, Sokka, and I meet with Fong.
"The thing is, I don't think we'll ever be able to trigger it on purpose. So I guess that's it." Aang said
"You sure I can't change your mind?" Fong asked
"I'm sure. I can only reach the Avatar State when I'm in genuine danger." Aang said
"I see. I was afraid you'd say that." Fong said
Fong suddenly blasts his entire desk at Aang using earthbending, sending him soaring across the room.
"Aang!" Sokka and I yell
Sokka attempts to come to his aid, only to be held down by two soldiers. Two other soldiers grab me but I quickly subdue them. Fong walks over towards the hole that was created from the impact and points to Aang.
"Men! Attack the Avatar!" Fong said
"Hey Fong." I yelled
He turned and looked at me, I quickly bended him out of the building. I turn and look at the two men holding Sokka. I create two men out of ice, and send them at the two soldiers holding Sokka. They let go of Sokka and deal with the ice men. Sokka and I run down to where Aang is. Aang is surrounded by several earthbending soldiers, some riding on ostrich horses. Fong stands up from where he landed, he sends a rock wave at Aang which sends him back further.
"What are you doing?" Aang asked
"I believe we're about to get results." Fong said
The soldiers prepare to fire large earth coins at Aang using earthbending. Aang looks nervously about him, his attackers send earth coins at him. Aang avoids two oncoming coins and soars in the air parallel to the ground between two more coins that are thrown at him. He lands safely to the ground.
"I'm not your enemy! I won't fight you!" Aang said
He jumps into the air as four earth coins are sent his way, crashing into each other. As Aang begins his descent, another earth coin is sent skidding toward him; the coin crashes into one of the four stationery coins. Aang lands on the ground where the coin was standing just moments ago. Two of the other stationery coins are closed together. Aang is trapped inside the holes of the earth coins, rolling speedily away. An earthbender breaks the coins, crumbling them to bits. Aang lands on the ground, rises and faces the rest of the soldiers. Outside, Aang narrowly avoids two earth coins sent at him, one flying above him, one flying below him. Two more earth coins are sent from opposite sides of the ring, threatening to crush him. Aang manages to escape by dodging through the holes in the coins just as they collide together and fall to the ground. Riding an air scooter, Aang zigzags past several soldiers who attempt to slow him down by conjuring up rock walls in his path. Two soldiers riding ostrich horses chase after him as Aang rides past and scales up the wall of the base. As he is seen riding up the wall on the air scooter, the two soldiers use earthbending to propel themselves upward. Aang's air scooter runs out of air and he begins running up the wall, the two soldiers following him in hot pursuit. Aang scales the wall, only to narrowly dodge two spears coming his way. He falls to the ground. The two soldiers land on the wall and descend to the ground after him. Aang somersaults forward as he avoids their spear attacks yet again. He lands onto the ground, an earth coin embedded into it. The earth coin is suddenly sent upward and dragged forward, Aang being trapped in its hole. The earth coin lands in front of Fong.
"You can't run forever." Fong said
"You can't fight forever." Aang said
Fong leaps forward and crushes the earth coins, just as Aang jumps to avoid the attack. Dust from the impact is sent flying.
"What's going on?" Katara asked
"The general's gone crazy. He's trying to force Aang into the Avatar State!" Sokka said
Sokka pulls out his boomerang and throws it as Katara and I run off. A soldier, who is hit by the boomerang and falls to the ground in a daze, knocking over the earth coin in the process. Aang is still being chased by another soldier mounted on an ostrich horse. The head of the spear the soldier was holding is suddenly snapped off. He slows down, stunned at this. Katara had summoned a water whip, I send a small ice circle at him knocking him off the ostrich.
"Good…bird…horse thingy…" Sokka said
Sokka mounts it and the animal begins galloping away, leaving Katara and I in the arena, Several earth coins are summoned, rolling towards Katara and before coming to a standstill. Fong looks at Aang, who has managed to escape up a stairway.
" Maybe you can avoid me…but they can't." Fong said
The soldiers rotate the earth coins so that their flat sides face Katara and I. The coins form a triangular pattern around Katara and I. Katara sends a water whip at Fong, she summons up dust pillars that deflect the water and turn it to mud. He uses earthbending to begin sinking Katara and I into the ground. We twist around, buried knee deep.
"I can't move." Katara said
"Don't hurt them." Aang said
Aang leaps onto the ground and sends a gust of wind at Fong, who summons an earth wall to block the attack. Fong brings down the earth wall and sinks Katara and I further into the ground. We are now waist deep.
"Katara! Kida! No!" Sokka yells
Sokka gallops towards us, but Fong sinks the animal's feet into the ground, flinging Sokka off the ostrich horse. Sokka slams into the hole of an earth coin, leaving him dangling.
I look over at Aang to see him desperately and clutching onto Fong's arm.
"Stop this! You have to let her go!" Aang said
"You could save them if you were in the Avatar State." Fong said
"I'm trying…I'm trying." Aang said
"Aang, I'm sinking." Katara said
"Aang help." I yell
We twist around again are now buried chest deep.
"I don't see glowing." Fong said
Fong lowers his right arm and begins closing his hand into a fist, Katara and I are now buried neck deep.
"Please." Katara said
Aang falls to his knees, begging.
"You don't need to do this." Aang said
"Apparently, I do." Fong said
Fong clenches his fist tight, sinking Katara and I completely. We cry out in fear before we were completely buried in the ground. I see Aang leap towards us in a attempt to save us, however, he fall s short.
Third Person's Pov:
Aang's arrow tattoos begin to glow a bright white. He turns his head to face Fong, the Avatar State now triggered.
"It worked! It worked!" Fong yelled
An air blast is sent his way and his way and his triumphant expression soon becomes on of fear as he realizes the situation. Aang performs the downward cutting motion as seen in his dreams and pushes Fong back with a powerful air blast. Fong lands roughly on the ground. Aang, begins rising on an earth vortex.
"Avatar Aang! Can you hear me? Your friends are safe." Fong
He brings Katara and Kida back above ground.
"It was just a trick to trigger the Avatar State… and it worked." Fong said
Aang swivels about on the vortex and lands on the ground forcefully, causing a flurry of dust to spread. Fong is sent back several feet while Katara and Kida remain rooted to the ground. Dust clears and you can see the ground broken and in ruins. Another area of the base, where several houses lie. Again, the torrent passes over, leaving the houses considerably damaged. Aang is still under the influence of the Avatar State. His spirit is seen leaving his body and rising into the air.
Aang's Pov:
I rise out of my body. I see Fang Avatar Roku's dragon. Avatar Roku and I ride atop the beast.
"It's time you learned." Roku said
We fly higher above the dusty clouds. I see many small figures seen floating in the distance.
"The Avatar State is defense mechanism, designed to empower you with the skills and knowledge of all the past Avatars." Roku said
I see Avatar Kyoshi who stands surrounded by rocky mountain terrain. Her eyes glow for a moment and she assumes a fighting stance. There are two large earthen statues, somewhat resembling badger moles. She performs a series of moves which cause the statues to rise into the air, and send them past us.
"The glow is the combination of all your past lives, focusing their energy through your body." Roku said
I see Avatar Kuruk, riding atop a raft in the middle of the ocean. His eyes glow momentarily before he raises his arms and summons a gigantic tsunami-like wave. He is seen rapidly riding atop the wave toward us.
I see Avatar Yangchen, who stands in a grassy field surrounded by a forest area. Her eyes glow briefly as she wings her arms and swivels around, conjuring powerful winds. The entire field and the forest blown violently by the wind.
"In the Avatar State, you are at your most powerful." Roku said
A unnamed fire Avatar, who summons lava spouts from four volcanoes.
"But you are also at your most vulnerable." Roku said
"What do you mean?" Aang asked
"If you are killed in the Avatar State, the reincarnation cycle will be broken, and the Avatar will cease to exist." Roku said
I have a worried look on my face. Fang's flies back over Fong's base. I see my body surrounded by a dome of air. Fang flies downward, head first, passing through my body and into the ground. My spirit enters my body and I exit the Avatar State.
Kida's Pov:
Aang falls to the ground weak and looks at the damage he caused the base. The ruins of the arena, houses destroyed and earth coins flung about. Katara, Sokka, and I are completely unharmed from the whole ordeal. Katara and I approach Aang and hug him.
"I'm sorry, Katara, Kida. I hope you never have to see me like that again." Aang said
"Ha! Are you joking? That was almost perfect. We just have to find out a way to control you when you're like that." Fong said
"You're out of your mind." I said
"I guess we'll figure it out on the way to the Fire Nation." Fong said
Sokka rides up behind Fong. He raises his cub and strikes the general on the head, which knocks him out cold.
"Anybody got a problem with that?" Sokka asked
The soldiers shake their heads. One solider walks up to us.
"Do you still want an escort to Omashu?" the solider asked
"I think we're all set." Katara said
We quickly leave the base on Appa.
"It is going to be a long year." I said