Sarah: Wow…holy crap. I haven't updated in a long time. Well, I've been pretty bust, so, yeah. Anyway, here goes chapter 3…

Chapter 3 (Duh)

Matari was confused by the sad look on Sokka's face.

"What's the matter? Aren't you happy for me?" Matari asked.

Sokka smiled weakily before the depressed look returned. "I'm very happy for you, Matari," He said, hugging his niece, "but there's one problem."

"What?"

"There's no way for you to learn how to waterbend."

"Why not?"

"Well…you're the only one."

Matari's beautiful eyes widened in amazement. "Really?"

Sokka nodded his head. "Really."

Matari looked down at the ground, then back up at her uncle. "But then…how can I-

"You'd have to go to the North Pole. That's where all the other Water Tribe residents live."

Matari's confused look returned. "Why did all the Waterbenders leave?"

"They didn't leave," Sokka said, "They were killed by the Fire Nation."

"Why would the Fire Nation do something like that?"

"We didn't know at first, then we found out that the Fire Lord had sent troops to destroy the Water Tribes, just as the Fire Lord before him destroyed the Air Nomads."

Matari thought for a moment.

"But what about the Avatar? He was an Air Nomad, wasn't he uncle?"

Sokka felt his throat become dry. He looked at the young girl nervously, but continued. "He survived."

"How would you know?"

Sokka felt sweat on the back of his neck.

"A friend of mine told me…"

"What friend?"

"Uh, some guy who's dead now, why don't you go get some sleep Matari, it's past your bedtime."

"Wait, what about my Water bending?"

"You'll still be able to do it in the morning."

"That's not what I mean, uncle. I meant how am I going to get on the North Pole?"

Sokka laughed softly. "Matari, try to understand. You're only a young girl, the world is much too big for you to travel on your own. Now stop talking nonsense and get some sleep."

Matari refused. "I may be young, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't learn when I have the chance. What if our village goes under attack again? I may be the only defense we have."

"Matari, listen to yourself. Do you really think that the men of the village can't help, and who said that our village was going to be attacked anyway?"

"What men? They're all little boys and elderly men, except for you, and they can't possibly help, and I'm just being safe."

The truth was, Matari just really wanted to learn, and if Sokka was going to approve, she was going to have to make herself sound convincing.

Sokka looked up at the ceiling of the tent, then back down at Matari. She gave him a look that he couldn't refuse though, by opening her eyes wide and giving him a sweet little hopeful smile.

"Please, Uncle?" She whispered to him in her little immature voice.

Sokka let out a long, loud sigh, but nodded. "We'll get your things ready tomorrow. Okay?"

Matari ran to her uncle and gave him a warm hug.

"Thank you, uncle, I won't let you down, I promise."

Sokka hugged her back and sent her to bed that night, feeling as uneasy as ever.

What if Matari learned more about the Avatar? What would happen?

Sarah: Yeah, I think I'm getting the hang of this, please review! PLEASE! Oh, and FOOD SHALL DEVOUR YOU ALL! MUHUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!