Disclaimer: Note, I do not own any of the Avatar trademarks, characters, or anything else for that matter, except Kabira and the plot, so remember that! Plus, I do not own anything else that I forgot to mention, but I think that's it.

Also, I made up the Ping Chi Ocean…I think. If it was already made up, its not mine. :D This takes place like RIGHT after Kabby gets on board and collapses, so you might want to review after you've read both, that way, you can go back if you need to, and you won't forget what just happened

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CHAPTER 5-Realization

KABIRA

"I…I think so" I said slowly, drinking in the surroundings. The boy was still looking away. Then, I felt a aching in my head; I put my hand up to it.

"Uhhh." I groaned. "Where am I?" I took my hand away slowly, and looked into the worried face of the old man. He was obviously the oldest there.

"Well, you're in the middle of theocean, on a Fire Navy ship…" he began uncertainly. Fear and slow understanding crept into my eyes. "Who did you say you were again?" "And why were you in the middle of the ocean!" the young boy asked harshly, finally looking up and pointing a finger at me. I looked up at him, and so did the old man.

"Prince Zuko! She has obviously been through a lot lately, so one question at a time." He turned back to me. I looked into his eyes, then down at the metal deck. I could feel all eyes on me. Even though I was a performer, I still didn't like the feeling very much.

"Uhh…" My mind was reeling very slowly. "My…my name is Kabira Senghore…Kabby for short, and I don't know how, or why I'm in the middle of the ocean. We, my…my family and I, were…were in a storm…" I racked my brain. I looked up at the guy and finished my sentence. "...and our boat was destroyed…then, I was knocked out. The next thing I know… I'm on your ship, in the middle of the ocean." I paused. "This isn't the Gulf of Mexico, is it?" I asked with a sinking feeling, looking at the man whom I was beginning to recognize, but very slowly. I felt a pain in my back, and realized my bp was still on, so I shrugged it off, and continued to sit there, listening, water dripping from my hair, and body. There was a puddle around me where the water had gathered.

"I don't even know what you're talking about." He stroked his beard. "Where am I then?" "In the middle of the Ping Chi Ocean of course, between Nations Earth and Fire." He looked a little confused. "And I am General Iroh, retired general of course, which title I now occupy as Uncle Iroh, which you may call me…"

"Uncle! We do not even know the girl!" the boy fumed, but Iroh continued as if the boy made no remark. "…and that is my nephew, Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation."

"What if she's an enemy?" "Well, she doesn't look like any kind of enemy to me…" While the two had their "conversation", my mind worked slowly, but fast at the same time, and realization dawned on me. Shock took over my mind, and as tears began to make deep canals into my face, I barely realized it. I'm in the Avatar world… I thought, realizing my predicament.

When I began crying, the two men stopped arguing. I put my hands to my face, so they wouldn't see the tears, and began to say, "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!" over and over again.

AUTHOR

The girl began crying hysterically, and Zuko looked up at her. Her hands had covered her face, and she kept saying, "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!" She finally looked up at Zuko, and uncovered her face, her hazel eyes bearing deep intohis soul, but she wasn't angry. Just very upset and scared.

She had about shoulder-length sandy colored hair, that was about 4 inches longer than her shoulders, and as it fell around her face, curls startedforming from her hair being wet. Her body began shaking harshly from the crying, but she was trying to control it. Her arms wrapped around her waist, and her breathing evened out.Iroh wasback down onto the ground next to her, helping her with her breathing. He told her to use the meditation breathing that Zuko used every day. " '5…6…7…8…and out…" Iroh repeated this until all that was left of her outburst were the dried tears that were plastered to her face. She had more control over her emotions thanZuko had ever seen a personin his life have.Zuko also noticed that she was kind of pretty, evenduring her breakdown.

Then he looked at her as a whole. She had a slender body like that of a dancer's, and she had onstrange-looking shoes, very much like that of a slipper. She also wore a T-shirt that was gray and that said, "I will never give up…" and it looked like the letters were worn, plus, he noticed that she wore very, VERY short pants. Only men wore pants, so why was she? Zuko passed her and went over to the railing to look out at the now setting sun.

KABIRA

The soldier that had left had come back, with a new man following him, just as I had gotten control of my crying. The new man was obviously a doctor, and began checking me out immediately.

"So tell me about yourself." The doctor asked me as he began to take my pulse.

"Well," I started. Might as well get this over with while everyone's here, that way I won't have to answer the same questions over and over again. I thought, and then I began my introductions, this time not pausing as much. "My name is Kabira Senghore, Kabby, like I said earlier, and I'm almost 16. I'm a figure skater, and I really want to become a professional at it. I absolutely love it, and I alsohave a purple belt at Tae Kwon Do. I rock climb, swim, and I like to go sailing. Plus some other stuff." I answered, knowing none of them had understood a word that I had just said, except my age, but they nodded anyway. "Hmmm..." the doctor said in response. I couldn't tell if he was saying that in response to my pulse, or what I had just said.

"So, where did you come from Kabby?" Uncle Iroh asked while the doctor looked into my eyes and my mouth. "Aleckandia, Louiseeana." I answered. The doctor let me go then, and I corected myself. "Alexandria, Louisiana." "Oh." He started stroking his beard again, and began to think deeply. I knew he didn't have a clue about that either.

"Ok, lets get you to the ward." The doctor said as he stood up. He and Uncle Iroh helped me get up, although that was very hard, since I hadn't used my muscles in almost an hour, and from my very hard sailing trip. I finally stood and straightened up, but as soon as I did, I let out a gasp. Pain had shot right through my back, and down through my legs and up arms, freezing my entire body. I fell forward, unable to move, and blacked out once again.

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