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"Keana!" Zuko shouted, he was still amazed by all that he had seen, but he knew it had to have taken a toll on her body. He watched as she collapsed onto the ground. Katara jumped up when suddenly Keanas' eyes opened, glowing milky white, the sky began to glow as the moons light shined down upon her.
"Keana?!" Katara didn't know what was going on.
Her body slowly began to rise. Zuko ignored his pained chest as he hopped up and sprinted towards her. He ran one hand over his heart."Keana!"
Katara ran after him. "Zuko! Stop!" She didn't know what his actions might cause.
Something rose from the puddles of water near the young Goddess. A familiar form. "La?" Katara breathed. Zander smiled at her before turning to Zuko who was running past him, the Water Spirit grabbed the Fire Prince.
"Stop." He said top the prince who struggled in his grip. "Zuko."
"No! What is happening to her! Agni!" He shouted shaking furiously to escape the Spirits hold. He stopped and looked at La. "Did you do this!" He screamed. "Because you couldn't have her! Are you doing this!?"
A pulse emanated from Keana's body and the sky lit up, colors of dark and light blues, purples and greens radiated across the dark sky. (like the aurora borealis.)
"What is that!?" Sokka asked dumbfounded as he and the others watched the sky pulsate followed by streaks of colors in the sky. "Those look like the lights we see at home." He mumbled.
Aang frowned. "I don't like this." He knew he couldn't feel Keana, but he figured it was because of all they did. Now what he was seeing was worrying him.
Suddenly Something came bursting forth from the water below. Glorious and White, sleek and monstrous. Sokka felt his jaw hit the deck. "Is that-Is that-Is that-"
"A Dragon!" Sukki screamed.
The creature was magnificent, ancient and wise looking. Its scales glistened in the dark sky, reflecting the colors of the streaked lights. Toph hadn't realized she was holding her breath until she gasped for air. The Dragon swirled up past the friends sending everyone's hair flying up and wetting everyone with ocean water. It released a roar into the sky that could only be described as terrifying.
"I thought they were extinct." Toph Shouted.
Aang knew the truth, but he had only thought there were two." I have no idea." He mumbled. Suddenly a voice entered his mind.
"This is never what I wanted for you!" She cried, looking into my eyes with such pain and sorrow. "I didn't do all this for nothing."
My head was spinning, lights flashing, I felt so light, I felt as if I was travelling through a black tunnel filled with lights so some moments, there was brightness and clarity then nothing. This woman, crying for me. My mother. So beautiful, her emerald eyes releasing blue tears, her brown hair braided in a thick braid down her back. What was she talking about? Darkness.
"Keana." A man embraced me, I felt breathless, he looked like me, his dark curls, ice blue eyes. Darkness.
"Oh my poor child." My grandmothers dull blue eyes stared into mine sadly, she stroked my cheek with her soft hand. I tried to embrace her but...darkness.
Sokka clung to the dragons horn. "So-o, this is Keana's guardian?" He asked as the creature they rode sped through the night sky.
Aang nodded, his face solemn and full of determination to get to his sister. "Yes, Yurik, he was sent to watch over Keana from afar."
"Well he did some job, if we're racing there because she's in trouble." Toph mumbled.
Icey-white flames escaped the water dragons nose, when he heard Toph's comment, and his chest rumbled.
"Toph, please don't piss off the hundred-ton mystical creature." Sokka shouted.
"This wasn't up to me." Zander replied holding back Zuko. "She was warned, she knew the consequences, and she knew her job." he mumbled something under his breath.
"Her job!?" Zuko shouted. "Her job!? What was her job?!" He didn't know what was going on, he didn't know if she was alive or dead, he didn't know anything."
"To save this world." Katara mumbled holding her necklace. Tears escaped her eyes."To save our nations. To restore balance."
Zuko's chest rose up and down rapidly as he tried to catch his breath. Zander still held onto him tightly. "She is the child of the water and moon, when the time was to come, she was to take her place among the spirits."
"Isn't that what you and Yue are for!?" Katara snapped. "Why does she have to go!?"
"What's happening to her." Zuko asked. Watching as Keana transformed, her hair swirling from the tips to the roots, white, snow white.
"She's becoming the moon." A woman spoke softly. Everyone turned around. Yue looked at the group with a sorrowful smile.
"But, you're the moon." Katara snapped. "Why is this happening."
"I was not the first choice." Yue replied. "I was the back up plan to the back up plan." She approached the others. "Do not blame me for this prince Zuko." She whispered. "She only has so many choices."
"Choices?" Zuko asked, his eyebrows came together in confusion.
"Stay, Go or Transform."
Tears streamed down the princes face and stung at his cheeks. "Don't leave me." He whispered looking up at the young Avatar. "Not after I finally, got you back."
"What do you mean go?" Katara asked.
"Back to her world." Yue responded. The ground shook as the large white creature hit the earth in the distance. Everyone turned around to see Aang running over towards them. Sukki helped Sokka and Toph off of the great white beast as it impatiently stood still, once off, it darted forwards and stopped before the beam of light where Keana's body hung lifelessly.
Aang was frozen before the tunnel as well, something, wasn't letting him pass. "Keana!?" He shouted. "Can you hear me!?" He turned back to see Zuko down on a knee, breathing heavily, while Zander held him back, he saw Yue looking at him sorrowfully, standing next to Katara. He turned back and looked at the dragon. "You're her guardian! Why can't you stop this!?"
The dragon looked at him and exhaled deeply. His deep and ancient voice echoed in Aang's head. "It's not that simple, young Avatar. So much of this world has already been disturbed."
(Play Follow The Leader by Matthew Ryan)
My hand seemed to float up to my face, as if I wasn't controlling it. My eyes were electric blue and my hair snow white. I stared at my reflection in the ice wall before me. I looked so different, my nails were blue, my clothes again were changed, so simple and elegant; the white robes showed off my shoulders and hung from my body majestically. My lips were a soft pink and when I exhaled, a soft white cloud floated before me,my hair hung in loose white waves over my shoulders, a section braided and tied with a sapphire string. The world I was in was like Antarctica, I was surrounded by snow, glaciers and vast oceans. I looked around, for any sign of life, for any sign that showed I wasn't alone.
"Keana." An ancient female voice caught my attention.
I spun around, I was surrounded, surrounded by the past avatars and others, others that I assumed to be spirits. The land that was once vast and empty was filled, filled with colors and people of all shapes, sizes and genders.
"No." Aang snapped. "I don't care, this world will fall even more if she's not here to help us." He tried to take a step closer towards where Keana's seemingly lifeless body floated.
"She won't go." Katara tried to sooth Zuko and the others. "She's too stubborn to let any of this stop her from staying with us."
The stress had brought Zuko to the ground, clenching his chest where he had been struck with lightening. Zander seemed to be talking to him and the prince was nodding his head slowly, his head turned away from the water spirit.
They all parted, creating a path for me. I walked down it slowly, feeling my body burn with stares, I held my head higher, not allowing them to sense my fear. "What is this place?" I asked strongly.
"A spirit world." The voice replied.
"But I am not blue." I replied.
The voice laughed. "When you too are a spirit, you see things for what they really are."
"I'm a spirit?" I couldn't fight the quiver in my voice.
"Yes."
I felt the air escape my lungs, as if I had been hit my a bus. I didn't want to ask the next question, I couldn't bear to hear the answer, I thought of a new one. "Where is this path taking me?"
"To your throne."
"My throne?"
"You are a pure blooded goddess. Child of the Water and Moon not to mention, bestowed the powers of the Avatar, you are more powerful than us all. It is only right that you take your place of power among the spirits of this world and help maintain balance and order."
"Why must I do that here?" I asked stopping a few feet before my 'throne'. "Why can't I do it from the side of the living?" There was no reply. "If I am such a powerful goddess, wouldn't I do so much better as a mediator if I was there in person-" What if I don't have a body, maybe that's why I cant go back.
"Is this about the prince?" The voice asked.
"His name is Zuko. And no, this isn't just about him."
Yurik swung his body around flinging everyone together. He then coiled himself around them, his voice resonated through their ears. "Keep your eyes closed."
A bright light bleached the world in white for a few seconds then faded. All was in darkness as if the moon had disappeared.
"What's going on?" Sokka shouted.
"What the hell just happened?!" Toph replied just as upset.
"Is everyone alright?" Aang asked.
"Alive." Sukki replied.
The world became clear again. "Everyone, shut up." Toph shouted placing her hand on the earth.
"What-" Zuko covered Zander's mouth. Everyone waited silently as Toph moved her hand across the ground. She nearly screamed with excitement as she launched herself in the air. Yurik slowly unwound himself to reveal Keana, on the ground, her chest rising and falling, beneath her beautiful white gown.
Aang knelt down next to her, tears running down his cheeks, he felt the connection...faint but there.
"Stop-"She breathed quietly. "crying." She smiled softly. "I-thought-you were-the Avatar"
He laughed an picked her up cradling her against his chest. "The Avatar can cry once in a while." He replied.
Zander was shocked to see Keana back. He helped the prince up.
Aang pulled her away to look at her. Keana looked into his eyes, something in those shining crystals seemed sad. He was about to ask her what she had experienced but she immediately sat up, her eyes searching behind him. "Zuko." She sighed a breath of relief.
The young prince knelt next to Aang. "Hey." He whispered,his amber eyes sparkling as they filled with tears.
Aang looked at Zuko and smiled helping transfer Keana from his grasp to the future Fire Lords.
Being in his arms, feeling the warmth from his body. His fingers weaved through my hair and he pressed me into his body, his face leaning in towards my neck. I felt his tears against my skin. "I love you." he said. "Don't leave me. Don't ever leave me."
I closed my eyes and leaned into his shirt.
Zuko looked out over his balcony and down upon his city, it had been badly damaged but it wasn't destroyed. He slipped on his robe, his one hand he ran over his chest where he had been struck with lightning, there was no scar, no evidence of his injury, he touched his face and sighed heavily. This was his beginning, his fresh start.
"Fire Lord Zuko."
The prince turned around. "Uncle." He smiled. "I am not Fire Lord yet."
Iroh smiled, looking at the man his nephew had become. Tall with strong features, light and deep amber eyes, shaggy brown bangs sweeping across his forehead. Tears came to his eyes.
Zuko's eyebrows went up in surprise. "Uncle." He approached the Grand Master. "What's wrong?"
"I am just so proud of you." He replied embracing his nephew."So proud of the man you have become."
Zuko smiled holding his Uncle, fighting tears, he knew this would be the only man he would ever hold this way. "I am happy to finally make you proud." He replied.
Iroh pulled away looking slightly up into Zuko's eyes. "Finally?" He asked. "Zuko, I have always been proud of you, even when you pulled away, I always knew you would find your way."
I was surrounded by red, red everything, blurry red objects, warm blurry red cloth. I slowly opened my eyes, I was still tired, oh so tired. I couldn't see well, my eyes were still adjusting when I caught the outline of a figure in the corner. Black hair, tall, but a female. "Toph?" I wondered, thinking makybe she had changed into Fire Nation clothing.
"Guess again." The figure replied.
I sat up, my body felt heavy,my head spun. "Mae?"
The body approached the bed I was in. "That's my name, don't wear it out." She replied as she was finally before me, she sat down.
My vision was starting to come back to me. I didn't know what to say to her, I mean what was I supposed to say,I saved her life, fell in love with her ex-boyfirend, I mean, I had no idea why she was there unless she wanted to kill me. I focused on summoning any strength, just in case, maybe enough to scream.
"I see why he chose you." She suddenly said.
I was surprised. "Uh-"
She scoffed. "So self sacrificing, why did you save me? Ty Lee?"
"Becuase, you didn't deserve to die and you helped Zuko escape." I replied.
"So what, I tried to kill you on more than one occasion."
"She is still asleep and it may so happen that her changes will not go away."
The snow white hair, the electric blue eyes, the soft pearl lips. Zuko didn't mind the changes, though Keana was beautiful with her Ink black curls and ice blue eyes she was no less beautiful in her arctic goddess state either. "As long as she is healing."
"With time." Iroh replied.
"The boulder is happy that you are okay!" Toph was suddenly spun around in the air.
She laughed. "Of course I am okay, B." She punched him in the stomach.
"Teo is glad you are okay too." Toph pushed The Boulder out of the way with her strength and Earth-Bending and ran towards the tall young man who stood smiling with his hands on his hips. Goggles held his shaggy hair back.
"TEO!" The Earth-bender shouted launching herself into the air. He held his hands out and braced himself for the impact as she landed in his arms, her arms around his neck, he legs wrapped around his waist and her mouth to his. He stumbled backwards and spun smiling into the kiss. "I've missed you too."
Sokka hobbled on his crutch, Katara by his side, they pushed through crowds of people, people from every nation who all convened right there in the courtyard. "DAD!" Katara and Sokka shouted when they saw Hikoda.
The Chief smiled. "Sokka! Katara!" He embraced them both, even though Sokka's arms went around the chiefs neck making him look like the child. "I heard what you two did. I am so proud of you."
Mae stared at Keana, Keana who was in such a vulnerable state. Sitting in Zuko's bed and she probably didn't even know it, the white robe she was in slipped off of her shoulder and her long white curls spilled down her back and across the maroon sheets. But there was something about Keana, Mae couldn't hurt her, all she could do was look at this girl and think, if I was him, I would chose her too. She wasn't even angry about it anymore, not after she saw those flames, of so many colors surround her and Ty Lee. Plus, she knew she and Zuko were growing apart, she knew since the beginning.
Mae stood up swiftly. "Take care of each other." She said. "Since I am of upper class status,I can't say that we won't see each other again."
I nodded slowly, so confused about what had just happened. Mae snuck into this room to see me and tell me everything she had felt about me from me being with Zuko and the Avatar to her sudden acceptance of it during Boiling Rock. And then she was wishing us luck in the future and not one hint of it was sarcastic. Then like that she was gone and I was left in a huge warm bed, exhausted and confused.
Aang stood tall, filling out his formal Air Nomad robes, he smiled at Zuko who was dressed in his fathers ceremonial robes as well. His hair pulled up and back in a bun. He looked at Aang. "I can't believe it has been four years. For four years my goal was to hunt you down and now, look where we are."
Aang nodded."I know, I can't believe I was just a kid trapped in an iceberg all those years ago." He shook his head.
"And now, we are uniting the nations once again and practically becoming family." He laughed. Aang laughed too as they shook forearms then pulled each other into a quick embrace.
End Of this chapter. I hope You Enjoyed it. Next Chapter A.S.A.P-T.O.P
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