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Chapter 6

Matari walked outside behind the Dojo and crossed her arms uncomfortably. She was confused. Katara and Sokka had known the Avatar? Why would Sokka keep something like that from her?

like that a secret?

Suki inturrupted her thought when she ran out to see her.

"Matari! what are you doing out here?" Suki asked, concerned.

Matari looked away."I was just thinking was all.'

"Matari, I wish I could do something to help you, but it looks like your on your own. I don't know why Sokka would keep something like this from you, but you should find out.

Got to the Avatar, he'll clear this up for you.

Matari sighed. "I guess learning Waterbending will have to wait. I'll get my things ready."

She went out to the beach where two of the Warrior Girls were repairing the baot.

"It's ready." One of them said.

Matari loaded all of her things on the boat and hopped inside.

She felt a little betrayed that Sokka would keep a secret from her like that. Matari still loved Sokka as much as she ever had, but now

she couldnt help feel a little dissapointed in him.

A few hours later after sailing past cities,and islands, the energy from the fish she had eaten earilier had worn off and she was starting to get hungry again. She landed the boat on

the shore of an island with an onimous kind of glow. The entire place seemed to be made out of lava rock. Could this have been the Fire Nation?

She decided to explore a little. She took out Sokka's knife pouch and slung it over her shoulder, and headed into the heart of the island.

The rocks were all black, with some kind of red aurora that Matari couldn't identify. She climbed over them, and headed uppward a steep cliff.

Once she had reached the top, her jaw dropped in suprise of what she found.

There were ruins of some kind of temple brocken down all over the lava rock. Some of it looked fused into craters. She hopped over the brocked peices. There was no way of telling how long ago the place had been destroyed. Matari spent a while observing the large demolished walls of the riuns, until she saw something overhead.

There was a hut built on the other side of the cliff, where Matari couldn't help wander.

Someone was coming out.

Matari stared at the person coming near her.She pulled out the knife, ready to attack.

He was bald.

Matari lowered her weapon.

"That's from the Water Tribe, isn't it?" The silhouette (can't spell for beans) asked the 9-year old. He stood at the edge of the crater near the door of the hut.

"Yes." Matari said quietly. She was terrified. Her heart hammered in her chest and her face felt cold, but her instinct told her to strand her ground. Sokka always told Matari to trust her instinct.

"It looks familiar..."

He was silent for a moment. He stepped out of the shadow.

"Matari?" He called to her.

Matari didn't reply. She was too lost in thought. This man...he was bald. He had tatoos on his head and hands. He wore nomadic clothes that seemed easy to move in, and he carried a staff in his hand.

"Matari...you have to leave. No one is safe here."

Matari didn't listen. "You're the Avatar, aren't you? Sokka told me he was an Airbender."

"Sokka? You know Sokka?" He asked.

"Yes. I'm his neice."

He said nothing again, he just stared at Matari with large gray eyes that seemed tired.

"I never thought I'd live to see you again, Matari."

"How do you know my name, Avatar?"

"I've known you since you were small, Matari."

"I don't really care about that right now, I want to know how you know my uncle."

"Oh...it's a long, long story, Matari. Come in, I'll tell you."

Matari followed the Avatar to the hut. It was small, but cozy. She sat on the floor with him and looked around.

"I can't believe this. You're actually the Avatar...wow..."

He smiled. "Sokka helped me on my journey. He was a very loyal friend to me. How is he, anyway?'

Matari shrugged. "He's good. He's the lead warrior of out tribe."

"That sounds about right. Sokka learned to be a very good warrior. Did he teach you anything?"

"Oh yeah, he taught me- wait a minute, you said you went on a journey? To where? And why did Sokka and my mom come?"

He cleared his throat. "Well...they helped me a lot, but that's about all I can tell you."

Matari looked over his shoulder and saw a glass box sitting on a shelf.

"What's that?" Matari asked. The glass was transparent, so she could see what was in it. It was a blue jewel, hanging from a navy-blue strip of velvet.

She didn't bother to get an answer though. She got up and opened the box before the Avatar could do anything about it.

There waa a necklace in the box...

Sarah: I think you can all take a guess at what's going to happen. AND THANKYOU BLINK 182 FOR GIVING ME ALL THIS INSPIRATION:D