A/N: Ok, here's chapter 5... Send me a review when you're done reading! Please? ;)

Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar... I just own Krystal... Blah blah blah... But I'm still not giving up! -evil laugh- MUAHAHAHA!

On with the chapter!

-Chapter 5- Explanation

Krystal landed on the ground with a loud thud. As she opened her eyes, she noticed she was deep in the middle of a forest. She stood up, as if to look for everyone. "Uh, guys?" she asked to really no one in particular, since there wasn't anyone around her.

She heard someone screaming, then a thud, similar to the sound she made when she fell, and then an "Ooff..." Krystal looked behind her and saw Sokka laying on the ground, struggling to get up.

Krystal ran over to him and held out her hand, to help him get on his feet. "You ok?" she asked as she helped him up.

"Yeah, I guess," Sokka muttered as he dusted himself off. He then glared at Krystal. "Why are you being so nice to me?" he asked harshly.

Krystal looked confused. "Huh? What-"

"You're a FIREBENDER! You're supposed to be an evil jerk, just like the rest of them!"

Krystal looked hurt. "What? I'm not-"

"I bet this whole thing was just a set up!" Sokka shouted, as he continued to glare at Krystal. "I bet Zuko planned this out just to get us lost, so you could kill me, then kill Katara, and capture Aang!"

The hurt look on Krystal's face hadn't changed. "I'm not like Zuko!" she said. "I'm not an ASS HOLE like he is! I don't want to capture Aang! If anything, I'd like to help you guys!"

"Yeah, sure, like I'm supposed to believe a FIREBENDER?" Sokka spat. "You're just as evil as the rest of them! How can I possibly trust you?"

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!" Krystal shouted, tears suddenly streaming down her face. "You have no idea what it's like to be me."

Sokka looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"Would you at least trust me enough to listen to what I have to say?" Krystal asked. Sokka nodded.

Krystal turned away from Sokka, sighed, and continued. "Well, first of all, I'm not all Firebender. My mother was an Earthbender. But I inhereted Firebending from my dad instead. And my family was against this war. We just wanted the nations to live in peace, so we tried to escape fromthe Fire Nation, and move into the Earth Kingdom when I was ten. Prince Zuko and the Fire Lord found out, and they were furious. See, they wanted my dad to help the Fire Nation win the war, because he was such a good warrior. So as punishment for refusing to go to war, my father was killed. And my mother and I had to work for them as slaves."

Sokka looked shocked. "You were a slave?" he asked softly, starting to calm down.

Krystal nodded. "But that's not all. He was so rude to us. Well, then again, what do you expect? He's rude to everyone. He hardly gave us any food at all! I managed by sneaking into the kitchen when no one was looking. I got caught one time, and he burnt me. Pretty bad, too. I was lucky he didn't kill me. And when Zuko found out about the Avatar, he set off to find him. And my mom and I had to come as well, to be his slaves. One night, my mother tried to sneak us both of the ship. Prince Zuko caught us, and aparently, that really pissed him off, because... that bastard killed my mother. So I was the only slave on that ship. And he treated me worse than ever after that. I just couldn't take it anymore, so I escaped. I jumped off the ship and into the ocean, heading for the first island I saw. And later that day, I found you guys." Tears were still slowly falling down her cheek. "So you can trust me, Sokka. I would never try and capture Aang, or kill you guys. I swear." She then turned around and faced Sokka.

Oh man... Sokka thought to himself. He felt terrible for judging Krystal so quickly. "Krystal... Listen," he said, slowly walking up to her and putting a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry for judging you. I never should have said all those things to you without getting to know you better... I feel like a total idiot right now. Do you forgive me?"

Krystal smiled. "Apoligy accepted," she replied.

"So..." Sokka continued, "...do you think maybe we could... start over and be freinds?"

The warm smile on Krystal's face got even wider. "Of course," she said.

"It's just... my mom was killed ny the Fire Nation too..." Sokka added.

Krystal put her hand on his shoulder. "I understand. It's hard to trust anyone these days."

The two teens sat down on the ground up against a big tree and stayed quiet for a while.

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Prince Zuko was stairing out at the ocean behind them form his ship. He had a weird look on his face. It was kind of a cross between digust, anger, suspicion, and agrivation. His uncle Iroh walked up beside him. "Is something bothering you, nephew?" he asked in his usual, care-free tone.

"Uncle, you know that other girl we saw traveling with the Avatar?" His uncle nodded. "Didn't she look familiar?"

"Actually, she looked very familiar," Iroh replied.

Then Zuko froze for a moment. "That girl..." he started. "I know who she is! KRYSTAL! She escaped!"

Some other soldiers looked at Zuko with confused expressions on their faces.

"MEN! Bring my servant back to me! NOW!"

Zuko's men nodded and headed back to the island, to do as they were told.

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"So, what now?" Sokka asked. The sun was almost completely out of sight, and it was starting to get rather cold. "We're completely lost, and I'm getting hungry."

Krystal laughed. "That doesn't surprise me..." she muttered. "But we shouldn't worry. Aang and Katara are probably looking for us right now."

"Yeah, I guess you're right..." Sokka replied.

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"Where are they?" Katara asked in a worried tone, more to herself than Aang.

"Relax, Katara," Aang said calmly from his sitting position on Appa's head. "I'm looking for them. They should be ok."

"But that forest down there is huge!" Katara pointed out. "It's gonna take forever! What if we never find them..." A tear slowly made it's way down Katara's cheek.

"It's ok, Katara," Aang said, as he crawled over to his friend and hugged her tightly. "We'll find Sokka and Krystal, don't worry."

Katara smiled. "Thanks, Aang," she said. Aang also smiled, although he wasn't entirely sure why she thanked him.

They continued their search for Sokka and Krystal for the rest of the night.

A/N: Well, that's it for chapter 5... Now that you're done reading it, send me a review! LOL Please? lmao -pulls out a dagger- REVIEW, OR I'LL -regains posture- AHEM! Srry about that. LOL

Britt (SOKKA OBSESSED FREAK)