1,000 years ago, an Avatar faces a plot by his own country to control him or to destroy the cycle itself. Haunted by the memory of a past Avatar, he travels to save his friends and to stop a war. But help may lay with a dark and ancient spirit.-Completed-

Zuko tries to fit into 'The Gaang'. Meanwhile, his arrival means Aang starts firebending lessons, Katara takes up stalking, and Appa stays slobbery. Rebirth never comes without struggle. Slightly AU with 313, ship neutral. Likely last ch, 'Spirit', up.