Well, here it is: The epilogue of Kala's story. Thank you's and extra notes will be at the bottom.

Disclaimer: I don't own A:TLA or any of its characters. I only have Kala and the other OCs that I threw into the mix.


"And that's the story of how the Water Dragon shaped her destiny and saved the world, along with the Air Dragon and all their friends," I finished, releasing all the water I'd used from the fountain.

The Fire Nation children gathered around my feet stared up at me in awe, clearly enthralled by the story I had just woven for them with my Waterbending. I'd told them the story of how I'd come to be a servant in the Fire Nation, all the way through until the end of the Great War. Of course, I'd toned down some of the details for the sake of their innocent minds, but they understood what had occurred.

Three years had passed since Aang and I had defeated Ozai, and I was now living happily in the Fire Nation Royal Palace as the young Fire Lady. I'd spent the first three months after the end of the war traveling the world with Aang, working to rebuild the bonds of trust that had been shattered from the previous hundred years. I'd reunited with Kayl in the Northern Water Tribe during that time, and I'd told him everything that had happened since the siege at the North Pole. He'd remarked once more how I was like the wolf.

I'd visited Granny Hwei again in Ba Sing Se when Aang and I traveled to the Earth Kingdom again. I told her how her advice had helped me so much, and how it had saved me on more than one occasion. She never said a word in return, though. She'd passed away soon after my meeting with her, likely while I was traveling with Aang and the others, and I'd been speaking to her stone grave. I'd heard she'd passed away peacefully in her sleep, her many years finally catching up with her after she'd imparted her wisdom on willing young ears.

After traveling with Aang for those three months, I spent another three living in the South Pole with my father, for no other reason than to try and make up for lost time with him. He'd told me once again how proud he was of me and how he wished my mother could have seen me now. Papa was the only one I told about the engagement before Zuko and I had planned to, and I swore him to secrecy. Zuko came to visit and was able to meet my father for the first time. I still loved to look back on their first, awkward conversation in which Papa warned him to never hurt me, and Zuko agreed to what must have been a hundred rules that had been laid.

A full year after the end of the war, Zuko and I had announced our engagement to our friends and family, and the news spread like wildfire. It soon got to the point where I couldn't go anywhere without someone congratulating me and wishing us both happy years ahead of us. A year after that, we were married and I officially became the Fire Lady.

Katara and Aang were now living happily in one of the Air Temples, though they visited often. Toph had returned to Ba Sing Se with Iroh, who had opened his tea shop again. The young Earthbending master was helping to reshape how things were run in the city, in between visits to all her friends. Sokka and Suki were currently living together in the Southern Water Tribe, with Sokka leading all the designs for rebuilding my old home. From what I heard, things were going wonderfully.

"But Lady Kala," one of the girls around me began, "what about the Fire Dragon?"

"What do you mean? He defeated his sister and-"

"No! I mean what about him and the Water Dragon? Did they get married in the end?"

"Yes, they did," a familiar voice answered. I looked up to see Zuko stepping out from behind a nearby building, clearing having been listening to me tell my story to the children. I smiled gently at him, while the children gawked and grinned. Things had certainly changed since Ozai's reign had come to an end. No longer were civilians distanced from their royalty, because we walked among them.

"Fire Lord Zuko, you know this story too?" a little boy asked in awe. Zuko chuckled and took a seat beside me, taking my hand in his.

"Yes, I do. It's one of my favorite stories."

"Mine too," I answered and kissed his cheek, earning remarks about cooties from the children. I giggled in response and turned to them. "Who wants to hear the story about the Moon Spirit and her best friend, the Wolf?"

"Ooh! We do!"


And there you have it. This is NOT Babies Ever After... if you don't know what that means, look it up on Tvtropes. Anyway, I just figured that with all the rebuilding of the world going on, Kala wouldn't be having kids so young. She's got Fire Lady and Avatar Half duties that she needs to do, and she's not gonna become a housewife just because she's married. ... It's the slightly feminist side of me. Hahaha!

Anyway, there are a lot of thank you's to be passed out. The first goes to you. Yes, you, loyal reader. Thank you for reading my story and finding it enjoyable to read up until the end. You could have read plenty of other stories ore spent your time doing other things, but you chose to read MY story, and I feel honored for that. If you reviewed, thank you, and if you didn't, then I'm happy you still enjoyed the story to finish it.

My second thank you is a branch off the first one. This goes out to all you readers who have been with me since the beginning (or at least around a year or so). I know I can be very frustrating at times with my lack of updates, or how there were times that I would go six months with nothing and then have sudden inspiration. Believe me, I know how frustrating that is, so thank you for sticking it through with me, and I apologize here and now for all the frustrations with my story.

Next, my thanks goes to all the friends who have helped me make this story possible. Ashley for being my co-author/editor for much of the early stages. You finally get to read the whole thing without waiting forever for me! Hahaha! Then to Dragon of Twilight for helping me work out the kinks when I needed it. The Tales of Ba Sing Se is definitely one of my favorite chapters, as you can probably tell with how many times I referenced it in the third season. And finally to Solaris Prime, for always being someone I can go to if I have questions or need an extra kick for inspiration. You guys all rock!

So, with that, I hope you all enjoyed the story, and I've already gotten reviews from people asking if I'll do something for the Legend of Korra. Hmmm... Maybe, maybe not. All depends on if I can come up with a good idea and character to spice things up with. Hahaha! Thank you all for reading and, for the last time in this story, Please R&R.