Yay! Okay, here is my second fanfic ever! Please r&r!

Disclaimer: I own Leiya and Jasmine. I don't own the rest of Avatar ( I wish I did though…)

Summary: Aang and his friends meet a girl with lightbending abilities, which is good since Zuko has a new powerful ally! The Avatar will have to rely on his new friend to save the world from the storm of war.

Description of my characters:

Leiya Lye

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Gold

Age: 15

Likes: Learning about the history of bending, healing, helping people

Dislikes: War, Commander Zhao and Lord Ozai's views on war

Bending: light (born into the air cycle giving her the ability to bend lightning)

Jasmine Lye

Hair: Black

Eyes: dark gray

Age: 14

Likes: Power, being the best

Dislikes: Leiya winning and her losing

Bending: shadows

Okay, so now the story begins!

"Aang, do you even know where we're going?" Sokka asked.

"We should be headed toward Starr Isle."

"What's on Starr Isle? We're headed toward the north pole if you hadn't noticed!"

"Stop it, you two." Katara said.

Within a few moments Aang spotted what they had been looking for: Starr Isle. The three could easily see where it got its name. The island looked like a five-pointed star, and, what looked like irrigation pipes, lined the island. The plumbing glinted in the sun, reflecting what could have been mistaken for starlight. The pipes all radiated out from a large mountain at the center of the isle.

Appa soon descended upon its shores, and the crew disembarked. They headed toward the market to restock supplies. Once that chore was done, Aang decided to find something more interesting to do.

"Wow look pipes! Starr Isle has systems to spread water to farmlands. A river starts at the top of the mountain and people let it flow through the pipes. You can ride down them, I used to do that with my friends!" Aang explained.

"Yeah, let's go ride 100 year old plumbing." Sokka said.

"Alright, lets go! You comin' Katara?"

"Well…"

"Please?"

"Fine. Come on Sokka"

Sokka clearly saw many dangers in sliding down a mountain on very old irrigation systems. But it was two against one. Hopefully there would be no cabbages to crash into…

Leiya moved around the top of the mountain. Finally, the pipes were 100 percent fixed. It had taken months of working sparks in and out of the metal to keep it solid and secure. The local townspeople had cleaned the hundred year old pipes, and now they looked like new.

'They're sturdy enough to slide on, now.' She thought to herself. Her blonde hair waved back in the breeze. Her hair was kept back in a half-ponytail, which the wind loved to pull at. Her bending skills tended to give nature and elements a personality.

Leiya's eyes surveyed the mountain to find a group of strange people running up the mountain One looked to be a air bender, and the other a waterbender.

"Hi! Do you know where to ride these pipes? Or how?" Aang asked.

"You'll have to excuse him, he's a bit, overenthusiastic." Katara explained.

Leiya gave the group a cheery smile and a polite bow. "Sure, I can teach you how to ride the pipes. I used to do it when I was little. I haven't done it since. Anyways, my name is Leiya."

"I'm Aang, this is Sokka and Katara."

"Nice to meet you." Katara said.

"Yeah, well are these pipes even safe?" Sokka asked. He was unsure of the girl and the pipes.

"They're fine, don't worry!" Leiya said with a smile. She liked these new strangers; especially the boy who she suspected was an airbender. Her nature was ussualy trusting, as she could, most of the time, see a person's emotions based on the look behind their eyes. It was a very helpful trick she learned while working as a healer.

"Here I'll show you how to ride them. You stand on them sideways and put your left foot forward. Now hold your hands out to keep your balance. The metal is really slippery- it's just been cleaned- so then you just lean towards the edge and go. Lean into turns, too." Leiya's thoughts were a little scattered. She was never really good at explaining things to other people, unless she truly concentrated.

"Anything else?" Sokka asked.

"Yeah, um, it's good to jump when you reach the binding between two pipes. You can trip over the bit of metal that connects them. Oh, and to get off just jump into one of the sand or dirt piles on the edge of the path. They're down towards the shore, though."

"Okay!" Aang said.

"Oh! And one last thing, I nearly forgot. If any of you are benders, it isn't safe to do too much bending. It took a lot of light to fix these pipes, and they may still hold some power."

Aang and Katara quickly exchanged glances. "You wouldn't happen to be benders would you?" Leiya said, and looked slyly at the two. She knew they were benders, but she wanted to make sure.

"Well, I'm the Avatar!" Aang said with a smile. He pulled a marble out from his shirt and moved it around using air. Leiya smiled at this.

"I've got a few tricks up my sleeve, too." She said. She held up her hands and summoned sparks to collect on them. Sparks wove their way in and out of her fingertips. The others stared at the small lights.

Leiya laughed a bit at her own showing off. She never used to do that when she was smaller, but she just couldn't help showing off her abilities to the one and only avatar.

"As if things weren't weird enough…" Sokka muttered.

"So what kind of bender are you, Leiya? I'm a waterbender." Katara said.

"I'm a, I mean, the lightbender. There's only one per generation, just like there is only one avatar."

"That's great!" Aang said. "Could you teach Katara and I any new bending forms? I know you're not a waterbender, but light is sort of similar to all the elements."

"Sure, I guess. I traveled all over the world for a year. I know a FEW tricks to waterbending."

"Aang and I would be most appreciative if you would teach us. You could travel with us while we go to the North Pole. It's really dangerous, though."

Leiya smiled. "Sure, I'll come. And I heard about firebenders chasing the Avatar. A little danger isn't bad."

Sokka huffed at her comment, and Katara threw him a glare.

"Great! You can come with us tomorrow! But now, lets ride down the mountain!"

Leiya thought for a minute. She had said sure to traveling and helping the Avatar, but now she had second thoughts. The fire nation was her old home, but she had left. To join the Avatar meant to give up her past, forever. The Firenation betrayed her, so she would betray them. For good.

"Alright! Let's go!" She said.

Soon the group was streaming through the air, sparks flying on sharp turns as they glided down the mountain. Aang and Katara were on the same pipe, parallel to Leiya's and Sokka's. They twisted and turned the evening air coursing over their bodies.

"Oh, I forgot to mention that the pipes tilt upward up ahead! You'll land on a sand dune on the beach!" Leiya cried

"WHAT?" The rest of the group shouted.

Before they could say anything else they were whipped off the water pipes and flew directly into a huge sand dune. Katara landed on Aang, and rolled off, blushing. Sokka landed on his face and Leiya landed on her feet. Her balance amazed herself sometimes.

The pipe just ended. It was a mystery, even to Leiya, about the pipe's path. After all, they had been made 100 years ago.

"That was AWESOME!" Aang said.

"It's getting late. I can take you to my house where you all can sleep tonight. It's a little uphill though."

"That's okay, Appa can take us!" Aang said.

Once Leiya had acquainted herself with the bison and with Momo, the group headed north to the top point of the island where Leiya lived.

Leiya showed them to a lighthouse that sat beside a field. There was a large cliff ahead of them, but the lighthouse sat a safe distance away. A small bird swooped down.

"What is that thing?" Sokka asked

"Oh that's Sakura, or Saku for short. She can deliver messages. Oh, and she can fly really, really fast!" Leiya gave a small smile when she told them about Sakura's speed.

Sokka just glared at the bird. He still didn't trust the girl.

"What kind of bird is it?" Katara asked.

"She's a carrier bird. However, she is a special breed. Every time a new lightbender is born, she is reborn."

"Wow." Aang commented.

Momo flew over from Appa who had lumbered over. Sakura and Momo promptly started playing.

"Now Momo has a new friend."

"That is so cute!" Katara said.

"Real cute." Sokka said sarcastically.

Leiya just rolled her eyes. She showed her new friends where to sleep. "See you in the morning, everybody!"

"G'night!" They replied.

The next morning Leiya woke up early and packed her bag. Money, and two shadow flowers. Shadow flowers held huge amounts of- well – stuff, in a palm-sized, dark colored flower. They were made out of a hard light metal. She had notes and books in one flower, and healing items and herbs in the other. She also included a change of cloths, her sky blue sleeping bag, and other necessities.

She walked out to where her new friends were staying.

"Ready to go Leiya?" Aang asked.

"Yup!" Leiya said with a smile.

Soon Leiya and her new friends were soaring on the ocean inside the fog. Aang, Katara and reluctantly, Sokka, updated Leiya on their current predicament.

Unknown to the travelers, a ship spotted Appa.

"Uncle, there is the Avatar!" Zuko yelled to Iroh.

"Yet again." Iroh sighed.

"Set the course, and follow that flying bison!" Zuko yelled up to the captain.

While listening to the others, Leiya thought she saw something that looked like a large metal ship out of the corner of her eye. She could feel something was not right, but she disregarded it. She had no power over metal, only a few sparks. She had no way to tell for sure if her sight was playing tricks on her.

'I've been working too hard…' She thought.

A/N Okay, I rewrote this to be a little clearer. I'll rewrite my other early chapters eventually. Please review! .