BEFORE NOTE: Hey everyone, long time no see! Anyway, I just wanted to tell you all that this is the first chapter where I switch POVs. Anyway, when it turns italics towards that switch, Aang is telling his dream. Oh, just read it. You'll understand.

Chapter 13: I'm sorry…

"Oh, uh…" I paused. There was no way out of this one. I didn't raise my head, so Zuko jerked it up.

"TELL ME," he demanded, glaring at me. I looked away from his eyes. Somehow, I couldn't think of anything that would give him the slip. There was an uneven silence between us.

"I…"

An explosion rocked the ship and it made Zuko loosen my grip, trying to keep his balance. I jerked my shirt off and ran out the door. It took only a moment for Zuko to compute what was happening. He would catch up any moment now and I would probably blab out everything. I ran to the front of the ship and there they were, Aang, Sokka, Katara, and Haru.

"Get on!" Haru shouted, holding out his hand. I quickly looked back to Zuko, who was still running. As fast as my weak limps would let me, I barely got a tight enough hold on Haru's hand and he pulled me onto Appa's saddle. Before I would black out again, I whispered out two words…

"I'm sorry…"

1st person POV

Haru gasped, seeing his friend faint in his arms. He couldn't let anything happen to her now. Softly, he placed her on a soft patch of cloth they had gotten if anyone would have gotten sick. He covered her with a blanket and they flew off.

"Is she still under the bending sickness?" Katara asked worriedly. No one needed to answer her question. By the looks of it, they all could tell she had the worst case they've ever seen before. Haru stroked her hair as if Sammy were a fragile object.

Katara quickly grasped the bottle by her waist that was full of water and hurried over to Sammy. She opened the small bottle and made the water inside flow out through water bending.

"Maybe I can help."

"She's burning up pretty badly," Sokka said, a small bit of worry in his voice. Katara had the water engulf her hand and she placed her hand on Sammy's forehead. She placed the water back inside her case and felt Sammy's forehead.

"It's a little better now."

Aang quickly jumped off his spot and hurried to Sammy with worry and fear. They never had a case this bad 100 years ago. The person was usually sick for a day or two, their temperature never rising. They were just tired most of the time.

"She must've used her bending before," Aang replied, frowning. "Most likely in a fight, when your bending skills are most drained. She's probably going to be sick for even longer."

Everyone was silent, even Momo and Appa, at the sickness of their friend. Anger built up in Haru. How could he have let his friend leave even though she was sick? And even worse, leave her with someone who's trigger-friendly with his fire bending and has a complete determination to catch the Avatar?

"Why did she say she was sorry?" Sokka asked, dumbly. Haru turned his head away from the group, knowing why. It was so stupid of her just to go off for someone else and say they're sorry for not doing it. She let herself get so sickly because she knew if she acting a little different, they'd notice it.

"She didn't get the information."

"Huh?"

"She couldn't find the information."

"On what?"

"About the sacrifice!" Katara answered, whacking her dumb brother. He rubbed his head in pain and kept silent.

"I know something…"

Everyone's eyes went to Aang. He sighed, trying to calm down. "Roku came to me last night…

I was walking down an empty road when I saw Sammy ahead of me, smiling like her usual self. We hadn't known her for long, but it was like she knew everything about us. Instantly, I ran to her. I don't know why, exactly, but I did. As soon as I was close enough to touch her, she vanished into flame, screaming and tears falling down her cheeks.

Quickly, I picked up the ashes. I couldn't understand, but as soon as I had picked them up, the ashes disappeared into nothing.

"What's going on? What happened to Sammy?"

"Aang…"

I turned around to see my past-life, Roku. He was frowning at the place where Sammy had burst into flames. Turning his back to me, he said, "It does not matter if she is sacrificed in front of millions of people…"

I was confused. Weren't most sacrifices all usually had complicated spells and techniques and other things that would make them seem monstrous and evil? I opened my mouth to speak, but Roku interrupted me with an answer.

"As long as she is dead, the deed is done."

"Roku, so as long as she died, they can harness the power?" I asked. Roku nodded and pointed to where Sammy had burst into flames.

"Seem familiar?"

I looked around and it hit me. This was no other place than a Fire Nation battleship. "Is she going to die here?"

"My time is limited. I must go…"

"Wait, ROKU!"

I awoke and that's when I thought we had to save Sammy because she was on that ship. I thought, if she stayed there any longer, she might have died," Aang replied solemnly. Katara squeezed his hand softly, trying to tell him they were happy he told them. He smiled softly at her and whispered a quick thank you.

"Now, so what we know is… that we can't just avoid the Fire Nation, we have to make sure she doesn't die either," Katara re-explained so her brother would understand. Haru kept silent, thinking of how he could help. Nothing came to mind.

"I'm sorry, Sammy… I wish I could help."

Sammy stirred and everyone instantly averted his or her eyes to her. Her eyes opened slowly and she put on her infamous grin. Slowly, she urged herself into an upright position. "Hey everyone…"

Sammy's POV

"Everyone, I'm sorry… I couldn't get the information out of him," I said sadly. I had failed them, which felt pretty bad seeing how it was about saving the world. Haru embraced me tightly. Oh boy, this guy must be the kind like Aang who beats himself up for things he couldn't help.

"I'm okay. I feel like I could take on Sokka four times on!" I said, pushing him away. No touchy, touchy, feely, feely moments for me. I'm not interested. Sokka's ears perked up at my challenge and he glared as if to say 'BRING IT ON!' Oh, I'm bring it Sokka. I will.

Instantly, I pulled out of my pocket the keys I had snatched from Zuko. I handed them to Aang with a small smile. "I'd like to go back, but I know you all won't let me again."

Everyone gasped at me. I cocked my head to the side. What was up? I fell back down, my head slightly throbbing at impact. They're hiding something, but I can't tell what. Before I could do anything about it, words slipped from my mouth in a familiar tune that I've heard before…

"If I were to slide down the tunnel into destiny, would you all be there with me by my side? Let's be together so we can have fun and share our pain, so no one has to suffer alone…"

I remembered. It was the lyrics to Tensuki's song, Forever Destiny. It was a sad song at the end, telling on how she will die, but will do whatever she can now to help. Is that going to be my song here too? I hoped not, but I felt far too negative to think opposite. Maybe… if I just rest a bit, or pretend to.

For a moment, after I sang those lyrics, everyone seemed to have a pang of guilt, and by the looks of their faces, I bet they did. But… for now…

I'm going to take a quick little… nap…

End of Chapter 13

Author's Note: I have to tell you know, having holidays be over... I will update every friday, or Saturday! Anyway... this is actually one of my favorite chapters. A lot was told here, it was a little sad for me. I get that feeling that it'll end soon. Maybe, maybe not... but for sure, if I have a good ending, I may have a sequel. I don't know. Was it strange that there was a POV change? I figured that if I fainted, I'd just lie there and nothing would happen... I hope you all didn't mind.