"Why didn't you tell me about your Dad's crazy plan sooner?!" Aang demanded as he stormed away from the group.

"I didn't think I'd have too," Zuko explained. "I assumed you were going to fight him before the comet. No one told me you decided to wait."

"This is bad. This is REALLY, REALLY bad." Aang sunk down on his knees, looking frustrated, guilty, and worst of all, scared. Sora tried thinking of ways to comfort him.

"Don't worry Aang, you don't have to do this by yourself." Sora started. "Doing things together is the best way to get the job done."

"A-hyuck! Yeah! Just like Sora, Donald, and I, three months ago! We could defeat our enemies easily!" Goofy said nostalgically. What he said was true. The three would fight the toughest enemies and travel across countless worlds just to search for their dear friends. Even at times when they would fight(mostly Donald and Sora), lose, or get separated, they would always pull through in the end. They made quite a team. And the fact that they were now with Riku, Kairi, and three new people, that, in Sora, Donald, and Goofy's opinion, made things better.

"Alright," Sokka shouted. "Team Avatar is back! We even have some new recruits! Air, water, earth, fire, keys, fan and sword!" At the last two words, he grabbed leaves that looked like a fan and gave it to Suki, while he picked up a long and thin leaf and held it up like a sword.

"Fighting the Fire lord is going to be the hardest thing we've ever done together-I mean, besides you guys, I guess-," Aang gestured to Sora and co. "But I wouldn't want to do it any other way." He smiled.

"Well, let's bring on the training." Mollie said with a huge grin. "Hey Bonnie, are you up for it?" She offered.

Bonnie was petting the strangest animals Sora had ever seen. One of them was a small lemur-like animal with white fur and a brown patch of fur on his face. It had the innocent eyes of a kitten and a long brown tail. But the most bizarre part was that it actually had bat wings on its skinny arms.

The second was a HUGE bison with white fur but brown fur on his face and paws like the lemur, two curved horns like a giant bull, and an arrow tattoo on his head like Aang. It growled with delight as Bonnie scratched his head.

"I don't mean to be rude, but…" Kairi began, before Donald interrupted.

"What the HECK are those things?"

Aang laughed as he ran next to the bison and lemur. "These are my trusted friends. This is Momo," He gestured to the lemur, "And this is Appa." He gestured to the large bison.

Appa actually nuzzled Bonnie as she continued scratching his head. "He's really sweet." Bonnie complimented. Aang grinned. "I think they like you."

"Wow. And I thought turning into different creatures was strange." Emilie said with mild interest.

Goofy whispered to Donald. "Gawrsh, do ya think the reason Aang and the others didn't freak out when they saw us is because they have strange creatures of their own?"

"I guess so." Donald quacked.

"Alright, let's stop sight seeing and begin training already." Riku said impatiently.

"Let's get this show on the road!" Mollie cheered.

XXX

Later that evening, Aang and the other's training to defeat the Fire lord began. Everyone was now at a rocky terrain, miles away from the beach. Sharp, pointy rocks struck out of the sandy and dry ground, making it look quite dangerous. Sora could've guessed that it was an abandoned training ground for the fire benders that Zuko described.

Sokka placed a melon on top of a stick that he lodged into the ground. The melon had a scary face carved into it to make it look like it could be an enemy of theirs.

"Gather around, Team Avatar." Sokka said as the group sat in a circle near him. Now that they were out of the ocean, Aang was wearing a red and orange shirt with baggy Capri pants, Katara was wearing a short sleeved light purple shirt and shorts, Toph was wearing yellow and green shirt and shorts, Suki was in short sleeved red clothing like Zuko, and Sokka was wearing the same thing as Katara but with no sleeves. Sokka was voicing out their plan.

"If we're going to defeat the Fire Lord-or in this case, the melon lord-our timing has to be perfect," He picked up a stick and drew a scary face picture, along with a line that led to him. "First, Suki, Emilie, Riku and I will drive away his fire, then Kairi and Mollie will come in with some thunder attacks, then Katara and Zuko shoot out some liquidy hot offense, then Donald and Goofy toss Sora into the air so he can use graviga to nail him to the ground, finally, while the melon lord is distracted, Aang comes in for the killing blow." He planned.

"Well, what about Toph and I?" Bonnie asked.

"You two can be the Fire lord's forces."

"Sweet! We get to chuck flaming rocks at you?" Toph asked.

"Whatever makes the training feel more realistic." Riku shrugged.

"…Sweetness."

XXX

"Mwahahahahaha!" Toph did a fake evil laugh as she and Bonnie stood in front of the melon lord, looking like body guards. She nudged Bonnie. "Come on, you're supposed to do an evil laugh."

Bonnie suddenly became interested in her feet. "Okay, um…Mwahahaha…" She said unenthusiastically.

Sora and the others hid behind the sharp pointy rocks, preparing to attack the melon lord. Sora stood between Donald and Goofy, who had their staff and shield close to him to lift him into the air. Emilie, Suki, and Riku had looks of determination on their faces as they hid together. Kairi, Mollie, Katara, and Zuko stood back-to-back. Sokka raised his arm in the air, preparing to signal... "Go for it!" He whispered.

Sokka, Riku, Emilie, and Suki began running to where Toph and Bonnie were guarding the melon lord. A deep rumbling sound suddenly stopped them. Right out of the ground appeared rocks in the shape of men with armor on them. Some of them even looked like Heartless. Sora guessed that if Toph knew about them, there was Heartless in this world too. Sokka swiftly cut the guard in half while Suki kicked it right off the ground. Emilie sliced the guard as well, while Riku fired a Dark Firaga at it. As they continued running, a flaming rock suddenly landed right in front of the four. Riku, Suki, and Emilie jumped over it, but Sokka just shook his arm at Toph and Bonnie.

"Watch it, Toph!"

"I am not Toph, I am Melon lord! And this is my assistant…" She racked her brains for thoughts on a sidekick name for Bonnie. Then it hit her. "Bon Bon(1)!"

Bonnie's vein looked ready to pop. "NEVER call me that." She growled.

"Come on, it's reasonable." Toph pointed out. Bonnie used Firaga on the rocks in front of her so they were alight with flame. Toph then moved them into the air with her earthbending. She intended to blast them right into Mollie and Kairi, who were running toward them to use thunder. Mollie dodge rolled out of the way and connected her Keyblade with Kairi's. The two Keyblades flashed with a bright light and hit Toph's upcoming rock. More of the henchmen made of rocks appeared before them, but they took care of them quickly.

Next Katara and Zuko came in. They dodged oncoming rocks and ice attacks from Bonnie and Toph. Finally, Donald and Goofy lifted Sora high into the air. Sora aimed his Keyblade straight at Bonnie and whispered one word. "Graviga…"

A large purple ball hit Bonnie directly. Though she was unharmed, she found that she couldn't move at all. Sora grinned and, still in mid air, turned to Aang. "Now Aang!"

Aang took his chance and jumped high into the air as he pointed his staff at the melon lord, ready to finish it once and for all…

But then…He looked at it again. He had never killed anyone in his life. It was against everything he had learned. He was supposed to be SAVING people, not ending their lives. Just when he was inches away from slicing the melon, he stopped and looked at the ground, feeling guilty about what he could have done.

"What are you waiting for?" Sora asked. "You have to finish it."

"I can't," Aang refused.

"What's wrong with you?" Sokka demanded as he approached Aang. "If this was the real deal you'd be shocked full of lightning right now."

"I'm sorry, but it just didn't feel right. I didn't feel like myself." He explained. Sokka sighed in exasperation before taking out his sword and slicing the melon in half. It landed on the ground with a plop. But to Aang, it was as sickening as scratching on a chalkboard.

"There, that's how it's done." Sokka said.

Aang stared at the chopped melon that Momo was now eating. Was killing the Fire lord really the only way for him to save this world?

XXX

French narrator: That night…

The beach house had some delicious meals stored inside. Sora couldn't remember the last time he had had good food. But he was beginning to worry. Aang had hardly even touched his food, and he was looking as pale as a cloud. Something was really bothering him. He would've come to Aang to cheer him up, but Katara appeared first.

"Hey guys, look at what I found in the attic!" Katara unrolled a scroll she was holding to show a picture of an adorable chubby baby with black hair in a pony tail, a diaper, and a huge smile on his face. "It's baby Zuko! Isn't he cute?" Everyone started laughing hysterically, except Zuko, who looked irritated.

"Oh, come on, I'm just joking." Katara said.

"That's not me, that's my father." Everyone's eyes widened. That cute little baby was the monster they were supposed to fight?

"But he looks so sweet and innocent." Kairi objected.

"Well, that sweet little kid grew up to be a monster, and the worst father in the history of fathers."

"But he's still a human being." Aang pointed out.

"You're going to DEFEND him?" Emilie asked.

"He's a terrible man who kills to get what he wants!" Riku added.

"No. I agree with you. Fire lord Ozai is a horrible person, and the world will probably be better off without him. But there has to be another way."

"Like what?" Sora asked.

"I don't know…Maybe we use glue and stick his arms together so he can't bend anymore!" Aang pointed out.

"Yeah! Then you can show him his baby pictures and all his happy memories to make him good again." Mollie added as everyone else snickered.

"You really think that would work?" Aang asked with an excited grin.

"No!" Zuko shouted. Mollie looked confused. "Actually, I kind of did think it would work…"

"This goes against EVERYTHING I learned from the monks. I can't just go around wiping out people I don't like." Aang said guiltily.

"Sure you can," Sora tried to cheer him up. "You're the Avatar. If you need to do it to keep the universe in balance, I'm sure they'll forgive you." He said optimistically.

To his surprise, Aang bolted around to face him, his eyes burning with rage. "THIS ISN'T A JOKE, SORA! YOU GUYS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE POSITION I'M IN!" He exclaimed angrily.

"Aang, we do understand. It's just-," Katara tried to calm him down, but Aang interrupted.

"Just WHAT Katara?! WHAT?!" He demanded.

"We're trying to help!" She explained, all signs of being calm gone.

"Well if any of you come up with a way for me to defeat the Fire lord without taking his life, I would LOVE to hear it!" Aang stormed away from the group by himself. Katara looked ready to go after him, but Zuko stopped her.

"Let him go. He needs time to sort it out by himself." Sora, however, ignored Zuko and headed to where Aang was at the other side of the beach house.

Aang meditated before the burning candles in front of him. He was torn in between killing a human being and saving the world. If he killed the Fire lord, the world would be saved, but he would feel guilty at the fact that he took someone's life for the rest of his life. If he didn't kill the Fire lord, the world would be in shambles, but he also wouldn't have taken anyone's life. What was he supposed to do?

"Aang?" Sora appeared before Aang, looking a bit worried for him. Aang looked down guiltily. "Sorry about what I said back there." He apologized. "I just don't know what to do anymore."

"Hey, it's no big deal," Sora shrugged it off. "I didn't think I'd see someone look so unsure about killing an enemy."

Aang sighed uneasily. "I know it's stupid, but I just can't kill anyone, not even a monster like him."

Now it was Sora's turn to look guilty. "Listen, I've actually killed more people than you think."

Aang bolted upright. "What?! You don't look like you could kill anyone!"

Sora looked down at the wooden floor. "I killed them for a good reason. They were enemies of mine who would've destroyed everyone if Donald, Goofy, and I hadn't stopped them. We had to kill them for a good cause. I never felt any guilt in doing so. But…From the way you described it, I'm starting to feel a bit guilty myself."

Aang smiled. At least now he wasn't alone. "I don't suppose you have any ideas on how to stop him?" Sora scratched his spiky hair. "Well, uh…"

"I didn't think so." Aang sighed. Sora settled down on the floor as he prepared to sleep. Momo landed on Sora's side and slept on top of it. Aang just stood in front of the candles and continued meditating. Time was running out. He had to think of something that didn't involve killing the Fire lord. After an hour, Aang finally drifted off to sleep.

Suddenly, Aang's eyes snapped open. But something seemed strange. His eyes were glazed over, like he was in a trance, and he felt almost like he was dreaming. In the ocean was a large island that was overflowing with plant life, and it really stuck out. Aang got up and started walking toward it, looking like a zombie.

Sora must have heard Aang get up, because he shot upright and looked around to see that Aang was gone. "Aang?" He called. "Aang, where are-," He spotted Aang walking like a zombie toward the island. "Aang, what's wrong? We have to get back to bed." Sora noticed the glazed look in Aang's eyes and looked straight ahead. He too spotted the island.

"What are you doing? Why are you going there?" Aang ignored him and actually dove into the water. He started swimming toward the island. Sora still looked confused. Aang had never acted like this before. It made him almost think that he was turning into a heartless. But, he reminded himself, there's no sign of darkness around him, so that can't be so. He took a deep before following Aang toward the plant filled island…

An:

(1). My friends call me that all the time.

Wow, I haven't updated in a while! School can get in the way sometimes. So, I'm not gonna be updating as often as I did in the summer due to homework and studies. Sorry. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Thank D-dude for pointing out the spelling correction with "Suki". Lol.

May Starclan light your path.