Chapter 9

Perdita Perri

Nothing much to say here but sorry it's late, camps and stuff like that. Anyways this is the last chapter to this book of the Kane series. Hope you like it!

Aang and the gang finally got to a tree house after a few weeks of looking for Jet. They hid out in the bushes and waited for him to come. When he did he was with Smellerbee who was arguing with him about weather or not they should have handed over John and Kane to the Fire Nation.

"Smellerbee, for the last time, John is a traitor and Kane…I've done some background research on her, and she's a freak. I mean she can do all bending like the Avatar," then Jet grinned at Smellerbee. "Unless you like John of course then I see why you are so worked up about it."

"Me? Like John?" Smellerbee said throwing his hands in the air in defense while blushing. "Of course not."

"Then don't get so worked up about it."

"But-"

"Look who is the leader here? Me. So get over it the Fire Nation will take care of them. They aren't allowed to kill slaves unless they've done something wrong anyways. Other than that their on their own," Jet said with an evil smile.

Sokka looked at Katara and whispered, "And to think you use to like this guy."

Katara made a face and water whipped Sokka. Rao and Aang laughed and Zuko could not help but smile.

Then Aang got real serious, "Looks like we have to find a Fire Nation camp and start looking there."

"It shouldn't be to far away, they usually stay in the town they conquer and prepare the civilians for loyalty to the Fire Lord," Zuko said.

"This is why I don't trust this guy," Sokka pouted.

"Sokka we have to team up with him to find Kane and John. It's the only way." Aang said.

Toph stood up and walked over the stand beside Aang. "Twinkletoes is right. Let's get moving."

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John walked toward the lake to get water with Mi. Kane always made fun of them because they got along great and yet they were to different people. Mi was serious and calm and John, John was John.

The other twin always was asking about Rao and wanted to meet her. And the youngest one was always clinging to Kane. John looked at Mi and smiled. "Today feels great for some reason. I feel like something is going to happen and change all of our lives."

Kane, Oneida, and Tawny ran up just at that time. "John, General Kin is now Admiral Kin, and just to let you know we are under attack!"

John groaned and said, "Man, it's bad enough that Kin is now the Admiral but do we have to be under attack as well. And I thought today was going to be great," John pouted.

Kane rolled her eyes and grabbed John by the hand and pulled her toward camp, "quit pouting and start running. This gives us enough time to take these stupid bracelets off."

They ran for the woods only to be stopped by guards, "No when we are under attack everyone fights."

John grinned, "Don't you mean you idiots cower behind the slaves?"

The guards grabbed the girls and started toward the camp. Huo ran up to them and sighed, "Thank God you all are still all right."

John rolled her eyes and said, "What do you think we are a bunch of kids?"

Huo gave her a sharp look and said, "Yes, I do."

"Will you guys shut up and focus on the problem here. John and I can't fight chained up and neither can the girls," Kane said to Huo. Huo looked at her and sighed. "You're right Kan—I mean Kay, I'll take them off."

Kane looked at Huo and realized he knew who she truly was now. Huo took off each of their bracelets he came up to Kane and whispered in her ear, "You know you forgot one other person that worked out with us… Rao."

Kane looked up at Huo and grinned, "She didn't change to being someone I didn't think I use to know."

Huo looked down, "I didn't change, this is just who I am."

Kane shook her head, "No it's who everyone wants you to be." Huo looked down and John watched from the corner of her eye on what was going on. Kane took Huo's hands in her and said, "Maybe it's time you searched deep down and tried to find out who you are. Only you can really decide Huo."

Kane got up and began to walk toward the battle. "But of coarse I think we both know who you are and that it's time for him to come out and tell Rao the truth."

Huo's eyes got real big when she said that. He stood up only to see her, John, and the three girls running off to help out in the battle.

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Zuko spotted the fire and told Aang to head that way. When they got there they saw a fight between two Fire Nation Armies. "Azula," Zuko hissed under his breath.

Appa finally landed and they all rushed to see who was fighting. Rao looked around and spotted John and Kane. "Hey, this way, they're over here." She took off with everyone behind her. But then she stopped. She had looked at the person behind them and noticed it was "Huo…" He looked at her and to both of them time had stopped. But still war was going on everywhere around them so they all began to fight with Kane, John, the three girls, and Huo.

John grinned at Zuko, "Sup Zuzu."

Zuko looked at her and growled, "That is not funny."

Kane glared at Zuko, "took you long enough?"

Zuko rolled his eyes and murmured, "Women, never appreciate anything."

Oneida looked at Kane and then at Zuko and then back to Kane, "Mommy who is that?"

Zuko froze and looked at Kane, his eye twitching. "MOMMY?"

John burst out laughing and said, "We'll explain everything later."

The fight when on forever and finally Zula stepped out of the ash and dust. "Well, well, well. Look what we have here. A pathetic prince, some peasants, traitors, and idiots," she said looking at Sokka.

Her eyes fell on Kane when she looked back over them and she grinned. "Well, I bet you would like to see your precious friend huh?"

"I'm sorry, but other than the ones I have here, the rest are dead."

"No, there is one. Or you might be right. You are just like the Avatar after all Helper. I mean, if he dies, you die to protect him, am I right?"

Kane just stood there. "But you can choose whether or not you agree with that. If you choose the side that is more in favor of winning."

"Even if I go to your side, if the Avatar dies I take his place so that the world can live in peace. It has always been that way and it will always be that way."

"Yes, but it is his fault that your Yumi is gone along with all your family members."

Kane's hands balled into fists, "Are you trying to make me angry?"

"No, I'm trying to get you to see reality." Aang and the others ran to where they were, attempting to come to Kane's aid, but Ty Lee and Mei came can blocked their way. "It would be better if you just watched Ty Lee said, numbing all of them, making them sit down to watch.

"Now, what if I said that Yumi will be the same Yumi, if you join our side."

Kane really got angry then, "You think you can win me over that way, Yumi is not Yumi anymore and there is no way if getting that same Yumi back!"

Zula snapped her fingers and Yumi did a front flip out of the smoke. Kane felt pain hit her heart. Yumi had two blades and was heading toward Kane. "Hello, Kane. How've you been?"

Kane became angry at how Yumi was acting like they were still the best of friends. She murmured something under her breath. Yumi grinned and said, "Speak up, Kane, I can't hear you."

Kane shot her head up and screamed at the top of her lungs, "SHUT THAT BULL SHIT UP, YUMI!" Yumi took a step back from fear, not because of the screaming or the words, but because Kane's eyes turned blood red. Yumi might not be her friend anymore but she had been round her enough to know when the Blood Bender was activated.

Zuko looked at Rao and said, "I thought she needed her blood to become the Blood Bender."

Huo spoke up instead, "No, she needs anger, sadness, memories, and then the Blood Bender gets activated. That scar will burst open and Kane will use that and others people blood the bend."

Zuko raised an eyebrow, "And how do you know this?"

Rao smiled at Zuko, "He lived in the village with Kane, Yumi, and I. His name is Huo. He studied Kane's back ground to understand the weird things that had gone on in our village."

"Apparently there was another Helper that hated the world and wanted to die, she became a cutter. She then began to study blood to take a hobby in her life because she was not allowed to kill herself. She found out about how blood had all four elements in it and used it as a weapon. She died to save the Avatar then and that Avatar also contained the power to Blood Bend. Most likely the Avatar now has that same ability. But when the Avatar Helper has the Blood Bender activated, it is all down hill from there. Kane can't control it."

Zuko remembered how he was able to calm Kane then but now he was numb and couldn't get to her. So he sat there and watched as Kane got lifted into the air with blood surrounding her in spirals. She threw her head back and maroon lights came out of her eyes, fingers, and her boots and blood came out of her right arm. Finally Kane was in full Blood Bender mode. Her eyes became evil, her hair was white with streaks of red init and she threw her head back again and gave an evil laughter.

"You think you're tough now Yumi? No, you can't you should just run away, I will never join you. Even though there have been evil Avatars and Helpers, we have always turned around to do the right thing. People like you should get the heck out of the world."

Yumi shrank down to her knees and banged her fist on the ground. "Damn you Kane. Don't you get it? I was never you friend. I used you; I don't care what you have to say about good people. You are no good yourself."

Kane smiled, "True I am not, but I'm not asking you to be like me. I'm asking you to be that same girl again that you were in the village."

Yumi stood back up clearly angry. "I TOLD YOU ALREADY, THAT WAS AN ACT THERE WAS NO YUMI THAT YOU THOUGHT THERE WAS, GET OVER IT ALL READY!"

Kane shook her head and smiled, "No, there is no point in lying to me, there was a girl there, true she had a mission to destroy me, but she couldn't so she was the one that called the Fire Nation to help her. But they went into hiding."

Yumi covered up her ears and looked at Zula, Ty Lee, and Mei. "Let's get out of here, we can't win this battle." Although Zula was unhappy about she knew Yumi was right and they all ran off.

Zuko and the others finally got the feelings in their legs and arms back and ran toward where Kane was hovering. Zuko looked up at Kane and whispered her name. Kane looked down and shook her head.

"No, I'm not Kane; I'm one of the former Helpers. The one who couldn't find a purpose in life besides dying for some one I didn't even know. My name is Perdita Perri."

Rao and Huo smiled, "The Helper that invited Blood Bending, the guardian to all that are sad and lonely. Lost wanderer."

Perdita Perri smiled at them. "Yes, Kane is one of those and so are some of you," she said looking at Zuko. "All of you now know, because of Yumi, that Kane is going to die." They all looked down. "I have a message from Kane's brother to Zuko. She glided over to him and leaned over to whisper in his ear. He saw that she was as white as snow and had red eyes and deep red lipstick; he could tell she was an albino.

"Remember that necklace around Kane's neck and the words?"

"Come forth to me and never leave the light of my world, little angel. What of it?"

"A willing person that loves someone, no matter what happens to try and separate them, they won't die. Mamoru isn't dead to Kane because of the memories she has of him. Kane will never die if those who love her remember her. And if there is one who loves her deeply, she will live."

Zuko had no idea what that meant, "This is from Kane," Perdita Perri said and leaned over and kissed Zuko on the lips. His eyes went wide and when she broke away she smiled. "Remember what I said." She turned to John, Rao, Huo, and the three girls. "Kane is waiting for you in the woods. She will need you to begin her training as the Helper. The Avatar, his friends, and the prince must master their own skills. Kane can not bring them down and she will need you six more then them." Perdita Perri got lifted into the air and waved good bye to them all.

Iroh came out of the woods just as this all happened and smiled at Zuko, "Don't worry it's not truly good bye, you'll see her again, and Kane as well."

They all looked at each other and went their separate ways. Rao and Huo finally together again, holding hands and Tawny holding Rao's hand, Oneida asleep, with John carrying her and holding onto Mi's hand, all six of them walked into the woods to go to Kane.

Iroh and Zuko looked at where Perdita Perri had been and then Iroh put an arm around Zuko as they walked off. And Aang smiled at his friends. "It's time to go." He knew a secret no one else knew about Kane. About how she will always be alive until she gets sick or dies of old age. No, he was sure that she will live on.

That is the end of book one. The second book, Aang has completed his training, Kane is now a Master Helper, and Zuko can bend lightning. It's the end of the summer and they are all called back together to end the war.