Katara gazed out of her window at the sunset from her room in Omashu. They had arrived in the Earth Kingdom city yesterday and the minute they walked into their rooms they fell asleep. Looking at the colors of the sky, Katara began to cry.
"How could I be so stupid?" she said to herself, "Now Marina can't be stopped." "Katara?"
Katara slowly turned around and looked into Zuko's golden eyes.
"Yes?" she asked.
"Can I talk to you?" he asked with tears in his eyes.
"What's the matter?" she asked coldly, "Miss your girlfriend?"
"What're you talking about?" he asked with a confused look on his face.
"Don't play dumb with me Zuko." said Katara, "Alyssandra? The girl you left me for?"
"Left you fo-" asked Zuko. "You left me!"
"Because you cheated on me!" yelled Katara.
"Do you honestly think I really would do something like that?"
"Well I believe that you don't want to marry me anymore!" yelled Katara.
"You gave me back the necklace!"
"You took it from me!" she yelled back at him.
"I don't need to listen to this," said Zuko as he opened his hand and the engagement necklace reflected the variety of colors of the sky.
"I thought that now that you aren't possessed by Marina, you would want take back the necklace. But I'm obviously wrong."
"Possessed?" said Katara to herself.
Katara gasped as the memory of the dream and the flash of green light before it ended flooded her mind. Falling to her knees, Katara began to cry hysterically.
"Why did you come back for me?" asked Katara in between sobs.
"Because I realized that Marina took over your mind to take you away from me. I chased after you to save you…and because I love you. I had hope that you weren't the one saying those awful things to me." said Zuko, tears forming in his eyes.
"But she said that you didn't love me anymore." said Katara.
"And you believed her? Katara I love you so much that I can't stand to be away from you even for a minute." said Zuko passionately.
"I love you too." said Katara with new tears streaming down her face.
Looking at the face of his only love, he knelt down beside her and placed the necklace around her neck. Looking deeply into her eyes, Zuko gently stroked her cheek.
"I told you that I would always be here if something happens, I'm not losing you that easily."
With a cry of happiness, Katara threw around his neck and held him tightly. Tears freely streaming from his eyes, Zuko hugged her tightly to his chest, never wanting to let go.
"Are you guys okay?" asked Suki softly as she appeared in the doorway.
"We're fine now." said Zuko as he pressed his face into Katara's neck.
"Good, because King Bumi wants to see us in the courtyard." said Suki.
Zuko pulled Katara to her feet and kissed her softly on the lips.
"Are you ready?" asked Katara.
Smiling, Katara nodded her head and they followed Suki into the courtyard.
Teo rode his wheel chair around the Northern Air Temple before stopping behind his favorite spot on the east side of the structure. Looking around the temple, Teo felt the memories of his first interaction with Aang, Sokka, and Katara flood his mind.
"Teo!" yelled a voice from behind him.
"Father what is it?" he asked cautiously. He did not like the look in his father's eyes.
"Powerful winds are sweeping over the temple and tornado's are appearing all over the place. We have to seek shelter quickly." said the inventor in a high pitched voice.
"You're not going anywhere." said a cold voice from behind him.
Teo's father turned around quickly but was thrown backwards as he was struck with a powerful lightning bolt.
"Dad!" screamed Teo as he looked at his father's lifeless body.
"Good job Roku, now head to the top of the temple and create a lightning storm to keep the refugees inside." said Marina before continuing on, "Kyoshi create earth walls around the perimeter of the temple. Kuruk your job is to freeze water around the walls to make sure they don't have a means of escape."
The three avatars bowed to their mistress before running out of the room.
"Aang?" asked Teo as he looked at the rigid form of his friend, "What'd she do to you?"
"He can't hear you boy." said Marina.
With a yell Teo unsheathed a knife from his belt and rolled his wheelchair towards Marina.
"Fool." said Marina as she raised her trident and unleashed a small jet of light at the boy.
Teo felt his wheelchair explode from under him and he was thrown to the floor, screaming in intense pain. Crawling forward, Teo picked up his knife and looked at Marina with hatred in his eyes.
"Airbend." commanded Marina as she turned to face Aang.
Answering his mistress's command, Aang waved his arms and the knife was knocked from Teo's hand with a blast of air.
"Kill him." commanded Marina with a crazed look in her eyes.
"No!" screamed Teo, "Aang I'm your friend!"
Aang looked at Teo with no emotion in his eyes as he balled his hand into a fist. The air around Teo turned stagnant as the oxygen was absorbed by the howling winds and he began to gasp for breath. Marina unleashed a cold laugh when the boy fell forward and died. In a flash of water, Marina and Aang joined the other avatars on the ledge of the temple.
"Aang I want you to unleash five powerful tornados while Roku and Kyoshi attack as well." commanded Marina.
"But this place belonged to my people." said Aang slowly.
"Your people are dead." said Marina with hatred in her eyes. "Do it."
"It shall be done Mistress." said Aang as his eyes glowed green once more.
In unison Roku, Kyoshi, and Aang unleashed their perspective elements upon the temple. The wind howled as tornado's swept over the city and ravaged the buildings. Lightning rained from the sky and disintegrated the towering structures at the same time the mountain cracked and the temple crumbled.
Marina raised her trident as her and the avatars disappeared in water. Aang looked confused as he saw the temple fall and heard the screams of the hundreds of people as they died.
"Looks like they're back together." said Sokka as Suki and the newly reformed couple entered the courtyard.
"Yeah we are." said Katara as she gently squeezed Zuko's hand.
"We can discuss this later, now we need to discuss our plan on how to deal with Marina." said King Bumi.
"We already have a plan Your Majesty." said Suki. "We were traveling to the Serpent's Pass to retrieve the sword that has the power to rid Marina of her powers."
"A wise plan." interjected Jeong Jeong.
"But now that Marina's power have increased, it's time to consider your transportation." said King Bumi.
"What transportation?" asked Katara.
"Now that Marina has become even more powerful, you cannot travel alone without increased protection." said Jeong Jeong.
"I can give you a tank and can spare maybe twenty or thirty earthbenders for your aid." said King Bumi.
"Marina has already conquered the Fire and Water Nations, but it will take time for her to capture the Earth Kingdom. Even the combined might of the two armies won't be enough to take the entire kingdom." said Jeong Jeong.
"We'll have to leave immediately then!" exclaimed Sokka.
"Just one question, how were you able to find us?" asked Zuko.
King Bumi smiled and spoke, "I returned from Ba Sing Se a day after you left and some of the citizens told me what had transpired. I quickly sent Jeong Jeong and an army after you but they were delayed by the attack in the desert. It's apparent that they arrived just in time."
"Yeah they did." said Sokka with a sigh of relief.
"It takes superior intellect to come up with a brilliant plan like that, too bad intelligence can't help you now." said a voice.
The people in the courtyard gasped in fear as lightning rained from the sky and struck the earthbending guards around them. With flames flickering and creeping around the courtyard, Marina and the avatars appeared.
"You have run for too long Katara, now it's time we finished this. Avatars attack!" she screamed as the avatars circled around them.
"Aang please, you're my friend." pleaded Katara.
"You…are my friend." said Aang monotonously.
"What did he just say?" asked Suki with her eyes wide.
No one was able to answer her because at that moment, Kyoshi and Roku unleashed powerful bending attacks at them. King Bumi and Jeong Jeong rushed forward and blocked that attacks while Aang and Kuruk advanced on the Gang.
"You may be powerful benders but your prowess falls before the might of the avatars." said Marina with an evil flicker in her eyes.
"Why don't you fight for yourself instead of having your lackeys fight your battles for you!" screamed Jeong Jeong as he dodged a green fire ball.
"Believe me…you don't want me to battle you." said Marina as she watched the fight.
Suki and Sokka charged for Kuruk as he lifted his arms and a wall of water erupted from the ground and prevented them from coming any closer. Pushing his arms forward, they were knocked to the ground as Kuruk advanced on his fallen enemies.
Aang created large tornados that sent Zuko and Katara running for cover in fear from the might of the airbender. Katara screamed as a tornado ripped through the ice wall she had created and knocked Zuko into a wall. Katara looked at Aang and rose to her feet.
"Listen to me, you might not be able to hear me or remember me but you were my friend. I loved you like a brother and you can't let Marina win. You're our family." Katara screamed at Aang before he knocked her to the ground with a blast of air.
"Please Aang," said Katara, "We love you."
Hearing Katara say those words, the green light in Aang's eyes faded. With tears in his eyes, Aang looked into Katara's eyes and smiled.
Marina watched in horror as the avatars stopped fighting and the light in their eyes disappeared.
"I'm sorry," said Aang as the avatars looked at them, "We all are."
With tears in her eyes, Katara lunged for Aang and hugged him tightly.
"How?" whispered Jeong Jeong in amazement as the avatars stood with them in a straight line and took bending stances.
"Impossible!" screamed Marina as the avatars unleashed their perspective elements at her that she barely had time to block the attack but the force of the attack knocked her to the floor.
"We aren't your slaves anymore Marina!" screamed Aang.
"You manipulated your way into our souls by promising us what we most desire, but not anymore." declared Roku.
"You are defeated, surrender now!" demanded Kuruk.
"You 're outnumbered and have no hope of escape. Try to fight us and we'll attack!" yelled Zuko.
"And we'll help..." said Kyoshi dangerously.
"If love is so weak, how was it strong enough to break your hold over them? Love is more powerful than you Marina and even with all of your powers, it's still strong enough to defeat you!" said Katara with a smirk on her face.
"I'll wipe that smirk right off your face!" snarled Marina.
"Try it and we'll all attack!" yelled Jeong Jeong.
"Surrender your trident now or we will have no choice but to take it from you!" declared King Bumi.
Marina rose to her feet and unleashed a bone chilling laugh that sent chills down all of their spines. Spreading her arms, the Gang, King Bumi, and Jeong Jeong were knocked to their knees and the avatars watched in horror as Marina's entire body glowed in white light.
"My control over you may have weakened, but not your obligation. You surrendered your souls to me and they are mine. I own you all!" screamed Marina as the avatars were raised into the air as white light leapt from their chests and swirled around Marina. "And I choose to keep what's mine!"
The white light flowed into Marina's trident and light burst forth so strongly that it could be seen for miles around. Light overwhelmed Marina's body and she began to change. Her shoulder length black hair elongated so that it reached her waist line and her icy blue eyes glowed brightly. Closing her eyes, Marina spoke with a voice that echoed as she was levitated into the air and a bright white orb of light appeared in her hand. Trident glowing brightly, water, fire, earth, and air flowed from the trident and swirled around her.
"Water, fire, earth, air!" she screamed as they all flowed back into her trident as lightning cracked the air around her, water broke from the reservoirs, gusts of air swept over the city, and the earth rumbled.
"Now all four elements are mine! Tremble before my power!" she screamed as she opened her eyes and they glowed in an eerie blue light.
Marina took a deep breath and when she exhaled, fire escaped her mouth and consumed King Bumi and Jeong Jeong. Bodies charred black, King Bumi and Jeong Jeong fell to the ground and died.
Sorry it took me forever to upload here's chapter 29 and ill b uploading 30, 31, and 32 right now
