CH7- What Happened?

I couldn't shake away the feeling that I was being watched, but I was soon distracted by a shooting star.

"Amazing," I whispered, my eyes following its path across the sky. I then remembered that a shooting star WISH! So I closed my eyes and thought of the one thing I wanted most.

'Let's see,' I thought. 'What do I want? Endless supply of Double Stuffs? No. Of chocolate? No. Oh darn it! What is it? I always think every night of what I want and then I can never remember it. I guess what I really want is-'

My thoughts were interrupted. I heard someone leave the tent, and I assumed that it was Lucy.

"Come here! There's a comet or a shooting star or whatever you call it! It's amazing! You have to see it! You finally decided to come out of the tent! Great! It's wonderful! Spectacular! It's unbelievable! You can actually get a clear view of the sky! I can't remember the last time I did. No houses or anything in the way to block the view! It's so- so-"

"Yeah, I like it too."

I turned around and there behind me was Jet. Gross. Oh crap! That's a bad thing!

"Get away from me!" I said standing in some crappy-made-up-karate-pose. "I know- uh- Tai Chi!"

Yeah right. I couldn't fight like that for crap. He had that weird satisfied neener-neener-neener look. Crap. I know I heard someone leave the tent. "What did you-"

"What? Your friends? Don't worry they're fine."

"Yeah, right."

"Do you think that I'm the sort of person that would lie?"

"Do you want me to be honest or optimistic (as most people think I should be and assume that my friends are safe in that tent)?"

Bad idea. Very bad idea. I tried to peer into the tent to be sure they were alright, but Jet had other plans.

"No! Stay away!" I shouted putting my hands up. "I have a lawyer! On speed dial! Where's my stupid phone?"

"Good for you. Let me just congratulate you."

He got in a fighting pose and looked as if he was about to strike.

"Yeah?" I asked, backing up bit by bit. "Well, my foot is about to congratulate your groin!"

You can guess just as easily as the next person what happened next.

"Wow," I said walking to the tent. "It really is the easiest way to beat up a guy I'll never doubt the movies again."

I entered the tent to see that they were tied up. Great. I'm one the worst knot-un-tiers in the world. After a while though I managed.

"Thanks," Katara said rubbing her arm.

"Yeah," Lucy said stretching. "One thing though, where'd he go?"

Oh crap. I completely forgot. I looked outside and even walked around but I couldn't find him.

"He's gone," I said reentering the tent. "But he'll be back. And he'll have a better plan."

"You really think so?" Lucy asked. "Good always gets evil in the cartoons and movies and stuff and believe it or not, Sarah, we're in a cartoon."

"I know! It's just that-"

"Just that what?"

"I- I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"No, I don't."

"Well that's just peachy."

"I don't want to fight right now!" I said, my patience decreasing rapidly. "I just have this weird feeling that-"

As if by magic, I zoned out. Completely. I was awake though. And alive.-well duh how couldI be awake and not alive?- I blinked and then saw myself back in the village before it was destroyed. I was in that same child's point of view again. Again! This time though, it was far from what I expected.

The sun was overhead, and I was still sitting by that statue. I looked around and noticed that a tent was on the small field. Right behind me, in fact. After a few minutes, I stood up and entered the tent. A woman was inside. "Oh you're here!" she said smiling as she ruffled my hair. "Before we start, I have a quick job for you. Head over to the fruit stand and-" She was suddenly cut off by a loud noise. People were screaming. I looked outside of the tent and saw smoke. Fire was spreading throughout the town. Flames eating everything in their path. I was in shock. I couldn't move. The flames came closer and I didn't move until I became aware that I was in danger now. I could feel the heat of the flames. A small spark landed on the tent's fabric and caught fire. The small flame licked the side of the tent and quickly spread. We started running toward the back, when she fell and couldn't get up. She was frail for her age and it seemed as if she would never get up. The fire was nearly surrounding the tent now. It was a large tent and there was a while to go before I reached the back. "No, I won't leave you!" I shouted. "Save yourself!" the woman yelled. "You have your whole life ahead!" "NO!" The fire was approaching. "Come with me!" I shouted. I held out my hand and she grabbed it, only to be pulled away by the flames. I could feel her hand no longer. I escaped the tent and ran off into the woods, my eyes stinging from the smoke and my tears. My hands were covered in ash. I looked back at the village to see nothing, but ruins. No one was there. Tears came back to my eyes. I fell on my knees and looked up to the sky and let out a loud cry.

"Sarah?" Lucy asked nudging me.

"Oh my God." I said, my eyes wide.

"What happened? Did you have a nightmare?"

"Worse. I had another vision. Same child. Same place. It was terrible!"

"What happened?" Katara asked.

I opened my mouth to explain, but no words came out. I though back about what had happened and I couldn't describe it. It was too horrific and too see it from that child's perspective was so terrible. Instead I closed my mouth and started crying silently.

"It's okay," Katara assured me.

"No, it's not." I said softly. You wouldn't believe it."

"What happened?" Aang asked.

"A f-" I couldn't do it. I started crying again. The one thing I had to know was who was this? Whose point of view was I seeing from? I have to know! I continued crying and rested my head on the side of the tent. After a while, I held up my tear stained face and looked at Lucy.

"Lucy," I whispered. "Come here."

"What?" she asked as she sat down beside me.

"I'll tell you what happened."

As I told the horrific tale her eyes widened with every detail. Before I was done, she was in tears too.

AN- There's my chapter. Sad ain't it? Sarah is seeing from soneone else'sPOVduring those visions. I wanna see who'll be the first to figure it out. I think it's obvious, butthen again,I'm the one writing it. Anyways, justtry and guess.The first one to get it right wins!

-Wordie