(THIS IS THE AGENT OF LITERATURE SIGNING ON,I DO NOT OWN STAR WARS OR AVATAR :THE LAST AIRBENDER)
WATER,EARTH,FIRE,AIR..
Long ago,in a galaxy far far away,the Jedi fought to preserve peace and balance, before the dark times,before the clone wars,a Jedi by the name of Anakin Skywalker betrayed the Jedi,and in a desperate move to survive, me and a young padawn named Eli tal-gunn escaped,eventually arriving on a planet in the unknown region where people can control the elements and a 100 year war has been taken place,we also met three young people who are taken a Stand in the war,water tribe siblings Katara and Sokka, and a young man named Aang who's the avatar, who can control all four elements, and although his skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he can end the war once and for all...but I believe, Aang can save the world.
STAR WARS:THE LAST AIRBENDER
BOOK TWO:EARTH
"THE SEARCH FOR APPA"
On a cool desert night,a caravan had set up camp,they were all wearing hoods too conceal themselves from others,and as they were setting up the tents,one of them came running up to another,who looked to be someone in charge.
"Master Nathaniel!" he called out.
The one called Nathaniel looked to the one calling him,as he stopped to catch his breath.
"What is it?"He said.
"Your father has requested your presence." the messenger said between breadths.
Nathaniel then began too make his way towards a huge tent,and as he walked in,he saw his father surrounded by candles,in a meditative state,as Nathaniel keeled down before him.
"You summoned me father?" he said.
"Yes my son." Nathaniel's father said.
"I'm afraid I've sensed something terrible,the avatar's bison,has been taken."
At that Nathaniel shot up in shock.
"What,how,when?"
"Just this afternoon,in the Wan shi tong desert,he was taken by sandbenders.
"Then we must go to him and rescue him immediately."
"We cannot."
"Why?"
"Because it is not time for us too reveal ourselves too the avatar just yet."
"But father,the avatar's bison,we can't just sit here and do nothing.
" Did I say we were gonna do nothing? "
"Well,no."
" I have an important task for you my son,I want you too go and find the Avatar's bison,and bring him back to our home,so that we may care for him,then we will return him to the avatar,when the time comes for us too be known. "
At that,Nathaniel stood down,and relaxed.
"Oh,well that makes sense."
"Now my son,go and find the bison,and hurry,for if any of the avatar's enemies were too find out about him,they would surely use him for personal gain."
"Yes father."
Nathaniel then got up too leave,but then his father stopped him.
"And remember my son,do not reveal yourself too anyone,not your power,not your weapon,and most certainly,not your face,for if the world knows ahead of time that the creed clan is still alive,we will be at risk."
"I understand father."
Nathaniel then ran out of the tent,and set out on his search,too find Appa.
(Que opening:FT.:fairy tail)
THREE DAYS LATER...
About three days after he had gotten his order too find Appa,Nathaniel creed started at the last place where Appas might have been seen...The oasis bar,as he walked in,he could see a lot of shady people standing around.
As he made his way to the bar,he could feel all eyes on him.
"What will be sir?" The bartender asked.
"Just information." Nate said,as he placed a gold piece before the bartender.
"Did the avatar and his friends come in here at all the past couple of days?"
"Yeah,they were in here a few days ago,met with a professor,said something about going to a library,and then took off."
"Anything else?"
"Actually yeah,they were in here yesterday,asking if I've seen their bison,they were with some sandbenders too,there they are over there."
Nate looked behind him,and saw a group of sandbenders coming in.
"Thanks." he said,giving another good piece too the bartender.
He then made his way over to the sandbenders who were sitting down at a table.
"Excuse me?" he said.
"This seat taken?"
" Who's asking? "Said one of the young men sitting,who clearly seemed like he was the leader.
"I am." Nate said as he say down.
"I have a few questions for you,concerning a certain,bison you stole a couple days ago."
The mention of Appas had gotten the boy stiff.
"Wh-what do you want too know?" he nervously asked.
Before Nate could answer however,someone came up behind him and touched his shoulder,when Nate glanced at him,he saw that he was a bit of a scavenger.
"Hey buddy." he said.
"I'm a little scrap for cash,how's about you lend me some of that gold your carrying?"
"I'm not your buddy,and from what I can see of your pouch,your not that scrap for cash,so no." Nate said,and he was gonna go back too talking too the sandbender,but suddenly he found himself face to face with the scavenger.
"Maybe your not quite familiar with how things go around here." the scavenger said.
"When I say give me your money,I mean give your money!"
But as the scavenger was about to reach for his money,Nate grabbed his wrist and began too bend it back,making the scavenger wallow in pain.
"Maybe you didn't heat me,when I say no,I mean no." He said,as the scavenger was brought too his knees.
"Now,be a good little boy,and leave me and anyone else you might have bothered alone, we clear?"
The scavenger nodded his head fast,as Nate finally let go,but when he turned too speak with the sandbender again,he saw that he was gone,he ran out the door,and saw that he and his friends were making a run for it,so Nate looked around and secretly used the force too trip the kid,as he made his way up too him.
"Now." He said,when he was on top of the boy.
"Where's the bison?"
ONE WEEK LATER...
The sandbender had revealed that they had sold Appa too some merchants,eventually Nate tracked down the merchants and found out that they had sold Appa to a traveling circus,Nate eventually found the circus and saw that they had a new attraction...
"THE WIND BUFFALO"
"That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard." Nate said too himself.
He began too make his way through the circus grounds,by sneaking through some of the exhibits,trying too see if he can find any trace of Appa,then he heard the announcer.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" He said.
"NOW FOR SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL,A NOBLE BEAST,SO MAGNIFICENT AND RARE,IT HASN'T BEEN SEEN BY HUMAN EYES IN GENERATIONS!"
"Appa!" Nate said as he made his way too the big top.
"I GIVE YOU,THE WIND BUFFALO!"
As Nate came through the front of the tent,he saw all the people laughing at Appa,who was dressed in the most ridiculous clown outfit,and had way too much make up on.
"What have they done too you?" Nate muttered under his breath.
As the people watched,Appa's handler,unleashed a fire whip,and began cracking at Appa with it.
"Up,up you insolent cow!" he said with every whip.
As Nate watched this,he could feel his anger boil by the abuse that was befalling Appa,till he heard a small voice say...
"Run away!" a little boy said.
"Run away from him!"
Nate could see the compassion in the boys eyes,and watched as Appa actually did a trick.
"Fabulous!" The ring master said.
As Appa flew through another ring of fire,some of his clothes caught flame,and he began groaning in pain,as he hit the ring with his tail and it fell onto the ring master.
Appa then began finding a way too escape,as the whip man got up and was about too hit Appa with the whip again,but before he could,his hand was grabbed by someone,and when he looked,he saw that it was Nate,though briefly,as Nate then punched him in the face.
"Appa go!" Nate called out to the bison.
"Go,you can do it!" the boy said.
Appa then flew through the top of the big top and flew away.
Nate then looked to the little boy,and gave him a small smirk,before heading out of the big top,as he looked in the sky,he could not see any signs of Appa anywhere.
"Well,this is unfortunate." he said,he then began too make his in the direction that Appa flew out of,in hopes he would catch up with him.
THE NEXT WEEK...
All leads in finding Appa were cold,Nate had eventually lost track of him,and no one he asked had seen a bison flying around.
It was a stormy and rainy day,as Nate sat against a tree too rest,he meditated for a good long bit,but he just couldn't get a fix on Appa,suddenly,he heard the sound of a girl scream,as he jumped up and faces towards were it came from,eventually he came across a young woman who looked about fifteen,and her elderly mother who was on the ground,looked like they had just been attacked,the girls shirt looked like it had been ripped,and the mother had a huge bruise on her head.
Nate ran up to them,at first startling the girl,but Nate immediately put his hands up to assure the girl he meant no harm,he then got on one knee and checked the mother's bruise.
"What happened?" he asked.
"A couple thugs came out of nowhere and attacked us,we were on our way home from the market,when they jumped us,they hit my mother,and one of the men tried too take advantage of me,but I screamed and scratched his face,they then took all of our money and some of our food." the girl explained.
Thunder suddenly erupted and Nate immediately picked the mother up.
"Can you walk?"
"Yes,I believe so."
"Then let's get you out of the rain."
The three then made their way to the girl and her mother's house.
When they arrived,Nate had immediately places the mother in her bed,and ran too get hot water and some bandages,while the girl took her mother's wet cloths off,when Nate came back he immediately went too work cleaning the mother's wound,before putting a bandage on it,Nate glanced behind him and noticed that the girl had changed her clothes as well.
"Your mother will live,she just needs rest." he said,as he stood up.
"She doesn't appear too have a concussion,so she should be fine."
"Thank you mister..."
"Nathaniel,but you can call me Nate."
"Such a strange name,names like that haven't been used since the creed clan."
"Well,they've started making a comeback."
That got a little laugh out of the girl.
"My name is Song,thank you for helping us Nate."
"It's no problem,I was in the area."
"It's hard too find good people these days." Song said,as she took the bowl of now lukewarm water,and rags into the kitchen.
"About a month ago,we showed compassion to a young man and his uncle,and they seemed so kind,but then they stole our ostrich horse,now we have too make our trips too the market by foot,we can't afford a new one."
"I'm sorry too hear that."
"They must have been scared I guess,I mean,the boy did have a scar on the left side of his face,and he seemed pretty distant too."
The mention of a scar face boy,told Nate that this girl had encountered Prince Zuko,he was going to say something,but then she spoke.
"Then I saw a wanted picture of them recently,and realized it was the banished Prince,at first I felt anger and hurt,but after some time,I felt,pitty."
" Pitty? "
"What father would banish his own son from his home?"
"I couldn't tell you."
"Oh,look at me,talking about stupid things,when your just standing there soaking wet,here let me take your hood,so it can dry."
"I'd rather you not,please take no offense,but I'm afraid I must keep this on,I'm kind of on a mission,not sure if your aware,but the avatar's bison was recently taken,and I've been sent too find him."
"Oh no that's terrible."
Song then stopped to think for a second,then thought of something.
"Come to think of it." she said.
"Some friends of ours who own a farm not far from here,claim they saw a monster in their hay hut,and scared it off."
"Did they say what direction it flew too?" Nate asked,hopeful for some sort of information.
"They didn't say."
"But he was here,how long ago was this? "
"Three days."
"Three days,ok so judging by the area,we're about a week away from the serpents pass,which means it's close too Ba sing se,I hope I'm right about this."
Nate began too make his way to the door when Song stopped him.
"Wait,won't you stay the night,it's wet outside."
"I can't,the longer i wait,the more I'll loose his trail,I've got to get going.
"Well,I know you said you couldn't take off your hood,but,can I at least see the face of my rescuer?"
Nate was hesitant at first,but then,what could it hurt too reveal it too at least one person.
"Can you keep a secret?" he asked.
"Of course,but why would I need too,your not a wanted criminal too are you?"
"Not exactly,but you see..."
And when Nate removed his hood,Song gasped.
ONE HOUR LATER...
Thunder cracked and lighting flashed,as Nate came upon a small bar,as he walked in he could see the criminal scum,but one in particular caught his eye,a man with a fresh scratch on his cheek.
He walked too the bar and placed three gold coins in it.
"What will it be sir?" The bartender asked.
"A cup of hot water." Nate said.
"Ok,but that only cost one bronze coin."
"The rest is too pay for damages."
"Damages?"
"Damages."
Nate then walked over too the man with the scratched face,and stood before him.
"Can I help you?" the man said.
"You didn't happen too try to rob and take advantage of a young girl and her mother earlier tonight,did you?"
"Who's asking?"
"Me."
Nate then threw the hot water in the man's face,making him scream in pain,as Nate pushed his head into the table.
THE NEXT DAY...
Song had woken up early,she had been staying by her mother's side,and sure enough,her mother was going too make a full recovery.
She walked outside too do her morning chores,when she came upon a shocking sight.
Tied too one of the beams,was an ostrich hores,with a sack of money attached too it,and a note...
"NOW TRIPS TOO THE MARKET SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM,THAT MAN WILL NEVER BOTHER YOU AGAIN,AND DON'T LOOSE FAITH IN MAN,NOT YET."
- NATHANIEL CREED.
A huge smile appeared on Songs face,as she looked on in the distance.
ONE WEEK LATER...
Nate was walking through some woods,he managed too find a trail too that looked like a battle has just taken place,and there were several amounts of white fur everywhere,picking one up,it was fresh.
"He's close." he said to himself.
He suddenly heard some voices in the distance,as he made his way over too them,he snuck up behind a bush,and saw Kyoshi warriors standing by a cave.
"No sudden movements." one of them(who seemed to be the leader)said.
"He's been missing for a while now,he's why around people,and scared,stay low and stay quiet."
"I can't believe you found the avatar's bison." another said.
"Didn't you see them a few days ago?"
"Yes,so he can't be too far from here,it's our responsibility to get Appa back to him safely,this could be our most important mission yet."
As the warriors gathered around,Nate watched with much intrigue,he had finally found Appa,and now all he had too do was get him back too the creed clan,a feet which would not be easy,considering he had too go through the warriors too do it,
Eventually,the warriors got Appa to trust them,and they went too work on fixing him up,as he had seen better days,suddenly,Nate began too sense someone close,someone who was powerful in the dark side,as the warriors were finishing up with Appa,Nate went too go have a look,and then saw your members of the fire nation coming up on them.
"Oh no." he said.
Back with the warriors,they had finish cleaning Appa up,when out of no where,a blue flame appeared and nearly hit Appa and the warriors,the w warriors took defensive positions around Appa,as the four came up on them,it was Azula and her possy.
"My your easy too find." Azula said,holding some of Appa's fur.
"It's really astonishing my brother hasn't captured you yet. "
"Then again,they do have Neo on his team." Xever said.
"What do you want with us?" Suki demanded.
"Who are you,the avatar 's fan girls?" Azula asked.
"Oh I get it." Ty Lee said.
"Good one Azula."
"Shut it, and we don't want you,we want hin. "Xever said.
"Your not getting him." Suki said.
"Yes we are."
At that Azula went on the attack,and eventually all the girls joined in,Xever stayed back too let the girls hash it out.
"Your so colorful." Mai said as she used her mini arrows too one warrior against a tree.
"It's making me nauseous."
"Everything makes you nauseous Mai." Xever said.
Ty Lee had managed too take out a couple others,by hitting them in their pressure points.
"Your not prettier then we are." she said.
"Ok,first that's debatable,especially for you Ty,second,what exactly does that have to do with what's going on?"
Azula then shot fire at Suki,and Appa backed away in fear.
"Afraid of fire I see." She said.
"Good,you should be."
Suki went too jab her sword at Azula,but the princess simply spun in mid air and knocked her sword towards a tree.
Suki backed at away,and just when Azula was about too fire another fireball,Nate appeared out of nowhere,grabbed her arm and tossed her across the ground and knocking her into Mai.
Ty Lee began jabbing at him,but Nate blocked each hit,and managed too push her back.
"Who's this guy?" One of the warriors asked.
"I'm not sure." Suki said.
Suddenly,Nate sensed something behind him,hearing a swooshing sound,he pulled something from his built and suddenly,everyone just looked on in shock.
For just as Xever's red blade came close to contact with Nate,a pure white blade appeared out of nowhere,and their blades clashed with one another.
"Wo." said Ty lee.
"He's just like Neo,and that other kid,what's his name."
"How interesting." Azula said.
"What is it?" Mai said.
"Stranger,take off your hood."
"Is this really the time?" Xever said,as he and Nate fought against each other.
"I need to know something,stranger,do it,now."
As Xever and Nate fought each other,Xever eventually had gotten the upper hand,and slashed at Nate's head,causing him too bend back,which inadvertently caused his hood to fall off his head.
What everyone saw was the most shocking thing anyone has ever saw,even Xever was shocked by what he was seeing,Nate stood up,and pulled his hood back over his head.
"So,the creed clan still lives." Azula said.
"I thought they were extinct?" a warrior asked.
"Apparently not,this will be interesting too report back too father,not only will we have the avatar's bison,but we'll have a surviving member of the creed clan."
"Well,your wrong about one of those things." Nate said,before suddenly turning around and using the force too send a bit of flame at Appa,causing him too fly up.
"Appa go,get out of,find Aang!"
Suddenly,Nate felt something hit stab through his chest,looking down,he saw that Xever had stabbed him in the back,and he fell over into the ground,Xever would have finished him off,had Suki not thrown her shield at his head,knocking him back,she then ran up too Nate,picked him,and called too Appa.
"Appa,take him and go!" she said.
Appa then grabbed Nate by his hood and flew off with him,Suki then turned and got her fans.
"Don't you know that fans only make fire stronger?" Azula said,and the two girls charged each other.
Meanwhile,Appa was flying away,with Nate in tow,they flew around all through the night,until they came up too an air temple,Appa landed and placed Nate on the ground.
He snifts him too see if he was ok,Appa somehow recognized him from the circus,seeing him stop the trainer from whipping Appa again,and even heard him call his name,Appa then had a flashback too when the temple was inhabited.
FLASHBACK...100 YEARS AGO...
A young Appa was laying with his siblings and mother,as a few monks and Gyatso were walking by him, along with a third man.
"So you believe it's him?"the man said.
"He is displaying some unquestionable aspects to other benders." said one monk.
"We just need too conduct the year too know for certain."
"Very well,I will meet with him."
The man then looked to Appa and pulled out an Apple he'd been eating.
"Here you go little friend,one day you'll one of us,and travel with both the avatar and my son Lazarus."
Appa ate the Apple as the man petted his head,he then walked away too go and see the new avatar.
PRESENT DAY...
Appa looked at Nate,he looked exactly like the man he saw 100 years ago,Suddenly,he heard something,or someone behind him,he leaped forward onto that someone and began licking him,after awhile,he got a good look at him,and saw it wasn't anyone he knew.
"Hello." he said.
"I'm guru Pathik."
He then got up as Appa backed away.
"I know I'm not the person you expected,and I didn't expect to be licked by a giant tongue just now,the world is full of surprises."
Pathik then looked behind Appa,and saw Nate.
"But none more surprising then that."
He then walked up to Nate,with Appa not to far behind,Pathik looked at Nate's injuries.
"I'm afraid he does not have long,I'm sorry my friend,but it is good too know that creed clan is still around."
"Just(cough),so me a favor,(cough),make sure the avatar's bison,finds his master,(cough)."
"I will young one."
Nate then glanced at Appa,and placed his hand on his nose.
"I know we didn't know each other for very long(cough),but I'm glad I found you safe and sound,(cough),now,go find...Aang."
and with that,Nate breathed his final breadth.
"Be at peace,son of creed." Pathik said.
Appa then gave a small groan,as if too send Nate's spirit off.
In a small house by a village,Song was tending too her new ostrich horse,when a year suddenly fell from her eye,she touched it and looked out into the distance.
In a small cell that was currently on its way too a fire nation camp,Suki suddenly felt sad for some reason,as she looked too the sky.
In another carriage,Xever was sitting against Azula's room,when a sinister smile appeared on his face,Suddenly,Ty Lee came out of her room.
"What are you doing?" he askes.
"I,I thought I felt something,it felt sad." she said.
Xever widen his eyes a little,but regained his composure.
"Go back to bed Ty lee." he said annoyed.
"It's late."
Ty lee,a little shaken from Xever's reaction,complied and did what she was told.
In Ba sing se,Neo and Eli were currently in a meditative state of training,when they both suddenly opened their eyes.
"Did you guys feel that?" Aang asked,as he walked into their room.
"Yeah,what was that?" Eli asked.
Neo just looked out the window,and sighed.
In a hut in an unknown location,Nate's father was meditating,when he opened his eyes slowly,then one of his patrons came in.
"Master Lazarus." he said.
"Are you alright?"
"My son,is dead." He replied.
The patron was at first shocked,but then proceeded too his next duty.
"I'll prepare a ceremony." he said.
"Thank you,Obadiah."
That night,the entire creed clan morned for one of their own,but none more so,then Lazarus creed.
THREE DAYS LATER...
Pathik and Appa were standing by an edge,as Pathik held a parchment in his hands.
"I have prepared a message for Aang." he said.
"May I attach it to your horn?"
Appa seemed ok with this,as he did not resist,even though he had trouble trusting Pathik for the pass few days,in the end,he did wind up trusting him.
"You and the avatar's energies are mixed,you have an unbreakable bond,by reading your energy,I can sense where Aang is,funny,what invisible strings connect us all."
Pathik then placed his hand on Appa's head,and the two began too connect to where Aang was,once Appa found out where Aang was,he immediately took off without a second thought,leaving Pathik behind.
"We'll meet again,strange beast." he said,as he looked at the unmarked grave of one...Nathaniel creed.
As Appa flew through the sky over Ba sing se,he could see the city below,Suddenly,he heard a loud pitch noise,that sounded a lot like Aang's bison whistle,as he began too fly in that direction,he failed too notice two familiar faces calling too him.
As he finally landed,he looked around for Aang,but what he found instead Long fang,stepping out of the shadows,Appa began too grow again,when Long fang,bended Appa into the ground making him disappear.
"APPA!" He heard Neo call out,as he and the other Dai li agent vanished from sight,as Neo,Eli,Balto,and all the clones came up to where Appa was and began too search for him.
(I'M BACK.
SORRY FOR THE VERY,VERY,VERY LONG WAIT,I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE WRITING MIND SET U JAVE BEEN,PLUS I WAS JUST IN HURRICANE FLORENCE SO THERE'S THAT LITTLE BIT OF FUN NEWS,BUT I'M BACK FOR GOOD,AND NOW I'VE FINISH UP THE SEARCH FOR APPA AND NEXT WE'LL FINALLY FIND HIM.
AFTER THAT,I'LL DO THE NEXT CHAPTER OF SPIDERTITAN,AND IT'S GOING TOO BE SOMETHING,TRULY SPECIAL,SO WATCH OUT FOR THAT.
I'M JUST GONNA FOCUS ON THESE NEXT FEW CHAPTERS,SO I'LL BE FINISHING UP BOOK 2 THIS YEAR,AND THEN I'LL TAKE ANOTHER HIATUS,NOT AS LONG AS THE LAST ONE,BUT I'LL NEED TOO TO GET THE NEXT CHAPTERS READY.
SO WITH THAT SAID,THIS IS THE AGENT OF LITERATURE SIGNING OFF,FOR BLESS,AND JESUS LOVES YOU.)