A/N: Chapter 2! Yay! Please review, and tell me what you think:) Thanks!

Disclaimer: Not mine. BUT I'M NOT GIVING UP! -chases Sokka- Sokka: GET AWAY FROM ME YOU FREAK! Me: MUAHAHA!

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-Chapter 2- Krystal

The three kids watched as the ship came closer and closer to shore. "What are we gonna do?" Katara asked shrilly, starting to panic. But before anyone could answer her, the ship had reached land.

"Bring me the Avatar!" Prince Zuko shouted. And without another word, soldiers were exiting the ship, and charging at them.

"We'll have to fight them!" Aang commanded as he arranged into fighting stance. Katara and Sokka did the same.

Aang picked up his staff, and with a swift movement of his hands he swung it at two soldiers, managing to knock them out, and giving them each a big bruise on their face. Sokka took out his boomerang and, as hard as he could, threw it at one of the Firebenders. It hit him, but only left a slight cut. That must have really angered the soldier, because he shot a blast of fire at Sokka, that sent him flying into a tree. He landed on the ground with a loud thud.

Katara opened her canteen and tried to do the water whip in that Firebender's face, but he threw a fire ball at her as well, causing her to fly backwards, on top of her brother.

Oh crap! Aang thought to himself. From the looks of it, he was the only one who could fight off all these soldiers. But just as every enemy Bender was running towards him, he noticed someone jump out from behing the trees. And that someone appeared to be a girl.

The mysterious girl charged at the soldiers, and her hands lit up in flames. Aang assumed she was most definetly a Firebender. The young girl sent the good-sized flames flying from her hands towards the soldiers, managing to burn some of them slightly, but just enough to cause a distraction.

Katara and Sokka stood up and watched the Firebender girl fight. They couldn't get a good look at her, because her face was completely covered with the hood on her cloak she was wearing. She then lit the ground up in fire, about fifteen feet tall, blocking the soldiers from trying to attack them. She turned around. "Guys! Run into the woods! NOW!"

Aang, Katara, and Sokka looked at eachother in confusion, but did as they were told and ran as fast as they could past the market place and into the woods. The three of them hid behind some trees and watched her fight, especially Sokka. Why would a Firebender be helping us out like this? Well DUH! She's probably just after Aang! What other reason is there?

The young girl put the fire out and noticed all the soldiers glaring at her. "Where is the Avatar?" one Bender asked.

"He went, uh... Thataway! On that bison!" the girl exclaimed, pointing towards the sky, in the direction where the ship had come from in the first place. And anyone could tell fom the tone of her voice, that she was indeed, lying.

"I don't see any bison!" the soldier mentioned.

"You know how fast that thing flys!" the girl replied. "Now hurry! Before they get away!"

The soldiers looked at eachother and nodded, and boarded their ship, begining to sail in the direction the girl was pointing.

"Idiots," the girl mumbled to herself as she was making her was into the forest where the others were.

"Are you guys ok?" she asked once she reached the middle of the 'seemingly-endless' forest.

"Yeah, were fine," Aang replied happily. "Thanks for helping us out, uh..."

"Krystal," the girl replied. She then removed her cloak. She was tall and thin, her amber brown hair was long and wavy, tied in a poney tail at the base of her neck, she had forest-green eyes, and her clothes were maroon and black, like the Firenation's.

"Hi, Krystal!" Katara said excitedly. "My name is Katara, this is Aang, the Avatar. And that's my brother, Sokka."

"Nice to meet you all!" Krystal added with a warm smile. Aang and Katara also grinned. Sokka, on the other hand, just glared at her, and let out a loud "Hmmph!"

"Oh, just ignore him," Katara said. "He's just rude!"

"I have the right to be rude!" Sokka mentioned. "I mean, she's a FIREBENDER! She could be after Aang for all we know!"

Krystal stared at him in shock. "ME? After Aang?"

"Oh come on, Sokka!" Katara grumbled. "Krystal helped save our butts! You should be glad she did that for us! If she would've never showed up, you'd probably be burnt to death by now!"

"Oh yeah, like she's not gonna burn us to death?" Sokka shot back at his sister. "We shouldn't trust her! The girl's probably working for Zuko, or something!"

"Great," Krystal muttered. "More people who don't trust me..." She turned away from everyone and sighed.

"Sokka, you idiot!" Katara spat. "Now look what you've done!" She ran up beside Krystal and put her hand on her shoulder. "He's just a rude jerk sometimes Krystal. Ignore him, he really didn't mean it..."

"Yes I did!" Sokka muttered, coninuing to glare at Krystal. Then she suddenly turned around to face him. "Not all Firebenders are evil, you know," she said. And it looked like a tear was begining to form in her eye. She just shook it away hoping nobody would notice.

"Hey, Krystal?" Aang asked as he walked up beside her.

"Yeah?" Krystal questioned, starting to feel a bit better.

"Um, do you think you could teach me Firebending? I mean, I really don't know anyone else..."

"I'd be honored to teach you, Aang!" Krystal said softly, with a warm smile.

"Ok, great!" Aang exclaimed. "When should we start?"

Krystal thought a moment. "Well, how about tomorrow?" she wondered.

"Sounds good to me!" Aang mentioned happily.

Krystal then glanced over at Sokka, who was still glaring at her. She sighed. Why doesn't he trust me? she aked herself. I'm not after Aang! Maybe if I told him about my harsh life... Or would he even trust me enough to listen? She shook her head again.

"Hey, guys?" Aang asked.

Everyone looked at him. "Yeah?"

"Can we eat something now? I'm starving!"

Katara and Krystal looked at eachother and laughed. "Sure," Katara replied. "I think we're all hungry. Krystal, you wanna stay with us and eat?"

Krystal's face lit up. "I'd love to! Thanks!"

"Hey, no problem," Katara replied.

The four made their way back to the beach where Katara had made camp earlier. As they were walking, Krystal watched Sokka out of the corner of her eye. The expression on his face was very readable... he looked annoyed, bothered, and pretty agrivated. He doesn't trust me just because I'm a Firebender? He doen't even KNOW me! She sighed quietly.

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"Where did that girl say the Avatar went?" Prince Zuko asked one of the soldiers. The ship was out in the middle of the ocean, and every single person aboard the ship had a very strong feeling that they were lost.

"She said he went that way, sir," the soldier replied, pointing up towards the sky above them. "On that flying bison."

Zuko scanned the blue sky for any sign of Appa. Nothing. "But- I don't understand... If she claimes he went that way then-" The prince froze, with a fierce glare on his face.

"What's wrong, Prince Zuko?" the soldier questioned.

Zuko continued to glare at nothing in particlar. "SHE TRICKED US!" he shouted. "Turn the ship around! We're going back to that island! NOW!"

A/N: So... whadya think? Lol This chapter took a while to write, and the next chapters will have A LOT more detail in them... Anyways, send me a review! COME ON PEOPLE! REVIEW! Lol Thanks:) And I'm still trying to decide if I shoud add a very mild AangxKatara pairing... LOL But if I do, it won't come for a while... R&R!

Britt (Sokka's loyal slave, lover, biggest fan, and future wife)