A/N: The time… is now! After much work and patience, we're finally at the start of the North Pole Siege. Thank you to all my readers, followers, and those who favorited this story; I made it this far thanks to your support. I hope I won't disappoint you with the chapters of the North Pole. Now, without further ado, it's time for Water, Earth, Fire, Air, and Ki: Five Elements. (P.S. Forgive me, but some of Gohan's quotes are from Dragon of the Sapphire Flame; I couldn't come up with any other thing for him to say.)
Disclaimer – I do not own Dragon Ball Z or Avatar: The Last Airbender
Chapter17-The Waterbending Master
After many days of traveling by air, land, and sea, the Gang had finally made it to the North Pole. Now all they had to do was find the Northern Water Tribe, which was easier said than done. They searched for a full two days and came across nothing, and everyone was starting to feel fatigued and moody. Appa flew across the ocean as the Gang began their third day of searching. Aang sat on Appa's head, controlling the reins, Katara sat behind him, Gohan rested on the saddle beside his sleeping dragon, and Sokka was leaning over the back of the saddle.
"I'm not one to complain, but can't Appa fly any higher?" a grouchy Sokka asked as Appa descended closer to the water from exhaustion.
The monk turned around and snapped, "I have an idea, why don't we all get on your back and you can fly us to the North Pole?!"
"Right, 'cause this guy is capable of carrying three teens and a bison anywhere," Gohan replied sarcastically.
"You know what, I'd love to!" Sokka insisted falsely before turning around to shake his rump. "Climb on everyone, Sokka's ready for takeoff!" The lemur jumped onto Sokka's back, which irked him.
Katara, who was lazily staring at empty space, decided to try to calm everyone down. "Look, we're all just a little tired and cranky because we've been flying for two days straight," she spoke.
"And for what? We can't even find the Northern Water Tribe. There's nothing up here," Sokka said in annoyance.
The Gang continued to fly and search when Gohan suddenly sat up and yelled, "Incoming!" A gush of water shot up and froze into an ice spike in front of Appa. Aang screamed as he pulled the ropes to steer Appa to the right. Everyone in the saddle held on tightly while screaming as the bison evaded the ice. Another ice spike extended from the water, and Appa moved left to dodge it, but this one latched onto his foot, causing him to spiral out of control until he crashed into the ocean. The water then froze around Appa, keeping him in place. The immobilized beast was soon surrounded by several small boats that appeared from behind some icebergs, carrying legions of men in water tribe attires.
"They're Waterbenders! We found the Water Tribe!" Katara exclaimed.
Meanwhile, at a Fire Nation Harbor, many ships were docked and many Fire Nation Soldiers were guarding a tent that bore the Fire insignia. Inside the tent, Admiral Zhao was in front of a large map of the four nations. "He's heading north. The Northern Water Tribe. The Avatar needs to master waterbending. He's looking for a teacher," Zhao explained as he turned to face six Fire officers; all of them were sitting down cross-legged on the floor as they listened to the Fire Admiral.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go get him!" one of the Fire Captains suggested hastily.
"Patience, Captain Li. This isn't some little Earth village we can just march into. The Water Tribe is a great nation. There's a reason they've survived a hundred years of war. The frozen tundra is treacherous. The landscape itself is an icy fortress. We'll need a massive invasion force," Zhao stated. Just then, one of the Fire guards entered the tent.
"Excuse me, sir, but the Energy bender known as Beat has just arrived on our docks," the guard reported.
"Excellent. Have two guards escort the boy to Commander Brute so that he can debrief him on what he'll be doing here," Zhao ordered.
Back at the North Pole, the Waterbenders that captured the teens were now escorting them to their city. As Appa swam beside the tribesmen, Aang stood up and cried, "There it is!" as he pointed to something in the distance. The Gang gazed upon the icy palace of the North Pole.
"The Northern Water Tribe..." Katara said in awe.
"After all this time…" Gohan said.
"We're finally here…" Sokka finished.
When they reached the city wall, a few Waterbenders moved their arms in unison. A semi-circular entrance opened up through the wall, leading into the city. One of the Waterbenders gestured toward the city, giving the Gang permission to enter the palace. Appa swam through the tunnel and stopped at the inner wall. The walls each had about four Waterbenders on top; they moved their arms in sync, lowering the walls and clearing a path for their visitors.
"I can't believe how many Waterbenders live up here!" Katara said.
"We'll find a master to teach us, no problem!" Aang replied confidently.
When the wall finally sank beneath the water, the Gang entered the city and were soon led by a couple of Waterbenders on another small boat. As they swam through the city, the teenagers basked in awe at the magnificence of the City of the Northern Water Tribe. Many of the residents of the North Pole stared in curiosity as the foreigners traveled through their home. Aang waved at the Northerners while smiling brightly. Another boat passed them, and riding in it was a Waterbender along with a beautiful white-haired teenage girl elegantly dressed in a purple coat instead of blue like the other Northerners. Sokka stared at the girl and blushed while wearing a dreamy smile; he slid to the tip of Appa's tail to watch the girl a little longer. "This place is beautiful," Katara said in amazement.
"Yeah, she is," Sokka agreed while still staring at the girl.
Now nighttime, Zuko's ship was at a dock. On deck, the crew and General Iroh were gathered around a campfire, enjoying their music night. Lieutenant Jee was playing the banjo while another crew member was beating a drum, and together they played a staccato tune. As they played, the Dragon of the West sang. "Winter, spring, summer and fall. Winter and spring, summer and fall. Four seasons, four loves. Four seasons, four loves." As Iroh sang, two crew members were dancing together around the fire. Watching quietly, Prince Trunks stood to the side of the deck with his arms crossed. Music night was suddenly interrupted when the crew noticed that Admiral Zhao and two Fire soldiers had boarded their ship.
At the North Pole, every citizen was gathered in the royal palace for the feast that was held in honor of the Gang. Three Water tribesmen were beating on drums in unison to start off the celebration. Aang, Gohan, Katara, and Sokka sat next to the Chief of the Water Tribe respectively. The tribesman looked over to where some Northerners were bringing a large plate of food for Appa and Icarus. The Bison scared them off before he and the dragon began to chow down. In the center of the palace, four men lowered a large crab into a pool of boiling water. The Chief then stood up to speak to his people.
"Tonight, we celebrate the arrival of our brother and sister from the Southern Tribe, and they have brought with them someone very special, someone whom many of us believed disappeared from the world until now. The Avatar!" Chief Arnook announced as he gestured to Aang. The crowd began cheering and clapping. "We also celebrate my daughter's 16th birthday. Princess Yue is now of marrying age."
The Chief stood aside for his daughter, her two attendants, and another teenage girl to present themselves to the crowd. Sokka stared at the Princess with wide eyes, recognizing her from earlier while Gohan stared at her friend. "Thank you, father," Yue spoke before addressing her people. "May the great Ocean and Moon Spirits watch over us during these troubled times."
"Now, Master Pakku and his students will perform!" Arnook declared as he motioned to an old Waterbender and two of his pupils. The three Waterbenders began bending in sync; they pulled out three streams of water from three large jugs as the crowd cheered. Aang and Katara smiled at each other while clapping excitedly. The three then bended the water around each other before mixing it into one stream. Not as entertained as the Waterbending companions, Sokka and Gohan started munching on the food presented in front of them. Gohan stopped to look at the girl that was beside Princess Yue. She had black eyes and hair like him. Her hair was tied in a ponytail by a red bow, which didn't match the rest of her blue clothing. She wore a navy blue, long sleeved undershirt that stretched to the lower half of her fingers, a light blue gi, a teal belt that tied a blue cloth to her waist, and black shoes. (A/N: Basically Note's second outfit except blue to match the Water Tribe design.) The Son of Goku was suddenly in a trance.
Flashback- Gohan once again saw another version of himself, but this time it was younger and with a tail. The four year old fighter was hovering above a wasteland that seemed to be the planet itself, dying. The Tree of Might stood tall, preserving itself by sucking the life of everything. Gohan suddenly recognized this vision from when he came across Hebi's forest. Standing beside little Gohan was his father, Goku, another being Gohan couldn't recognize, and the Water Tribe girl, except she was wearing a crimson gi instead of a blue one.
In front of them were the evil Goku look alike and five other odd looking Ki benders. Each side prepared to face off in battle to determine the fate of the world. The evil twin Goku (Turles) smirked as he snapped his fingers, ordering his men to attack. Gohan and his allies charged at the enemies as Turles watched calmly. Gohan began to battle two of Turles' Ki benders on his own; he skull bashed the first one and fired an energy blast at the second one. The twins regrouped and attacked Gohan at the same time, but the young fighter effortlessly countered their attacks before finishing them with a double Masenko. Gohan was kinda surprised at seeing his past life wipe out someone without hesitation.
Turles then appeared in front of Gohan with an evil smirk. Gohan tried to punch his face, but the older warrior simply grabbed his fist and kneed him in the gut. After the other good guys defeated their foes, they turned their attention to Turles, and they were stunned to see him holding Gohan by the head. Turles created a power ball and tossed it upward before clenching his fist. The ball burst in the sky, creating a blinding light that temporarily blinded everyone. The evil Ki user then forced Gohan to look at the energy ball in the sky. His tail started twitching madly as Gohan suddenly transformed into a giant bloodthirsty ape just as Turles destroyed his power ball.
After swatting aside all of the good guys, including one with pointy ears, green skin, and a purple gi, Oozaru Gohan continued to rampage through the city until the Water Tribe girl flew in front of him. The Heroine's hair suddenly changed from black to gold and her black eyes to teal. Oozaru Gohan and the Heroine roared at each other before charging at each other to duke it out.-Flashback ends
The Energy bender was suddenly brought out of his thoughts when he noticed Princess Yue and her friend approaching them. Sokka was still stuffing his face with food until he noticed Princess Yue and her friend coming to sit next to him. He quickly turned away and swallowed his food before attempting to woo the Water Tribe princess.
"Hi, there. Sokka, Southern Water Tribe," Sokka tried to introduce himself smoothly.
"It's very nice to meet you," Yue greeted him while bowing. "I'm Princess Yue and this is my friend, Note."
"Pleasure to meet you," the girl beside Yue named Note greeted.
"Likewise," Sokka replied. After an awkward moment of silence, Sokka spoke to Yue again. "So... uh... you're a Princess! You know, back in my tribe, I'm kinda like a Prince myself!"
His sister laughed beside him. "Ha! Prince of what?" she asked.
"A lot of things! Uh, do you mind? I'm trying to have a conversation here!" Sokka told his sister angrily.
"My apologies, Prince Sokka," Katara mocked her brother while bowing.
Sokka then turned back to the Princess. "So it looks like I'm gonna be in town for awhile. I'm thinking maybe we could...do an activity together?" the Tribesman asked the white haired girl.
"Do an 'activity?'" Yue repeated his words.
Embarrassed, Sokka stuffed food back into his mouth and faked a cough, before facing his sister, who was amused by his failed attempts to smooth talk the princess. "Very smooth," Katara stated sarcastically. Note was giggling at this awkward conversation when she noticed Gohan looking their way. The spiky haired teen quickly looked away when Note looked at him. "Hey, who's the boy with the spiky hair that keeps staring at us?" Note asked. All eyes were focused on Gohan, who went back to stuffing his face, trying to act normal.
"Oh, that's Gohan," Sokka replied as he gestured the Ki bender to come toward them. "Hey Gohan, get over here!"
The Son of Goku stopped eating and went over to sit beside Sokka. He extended his hand toward the girls and greeted them. "I'm Gohan, it's a pleasure to meet you." Princess Yue bowed in return while Note shook his hand.
"Why were you staring at me?" Note immediately inquired.
"No reason, it's just that you seem familiar to me," Gohan replied.
"Ok. So Gohan, you don't look like you're from the Southern Water Tribe," Note observed.
"I was actually raised in the Air Nation, just like my brother Aang," Gohan explained.
"You're the Avatar's brother?" Princess Yue asked.
"Yeah, but we're not related by blood and I'm not an Airbender like him. I'm an Energy bender," Gohan said.
"You're an Energy bender, just like Note," Yue said.
"Energy benders really are appearing all over the world," Gohan thought. "If you're an Energy bender, then you must be pretty strong."
"You could say that," Note replied.
"Well then, how about a friendly spar tomorrow?" Gohan requested. "I want to see what you can do."
"You're on!" Note complied.
After the Waterbending performance, Chief Arnook had called Master Pakku to the side in order to introduce him to Aang. "Master Pakku, meet your newest student, the Avatar," the Chief stated and Aang bowed to his new teacher.
"Just because you're destined to save the world, don't expect any special treatment," Pakku told the boy, clearly unimpressed by his title.
Disregarding that comment, Aang spoke to his master. "My friend and I can't wait to start training with you – after we relax for a couple days."
"If you want to relax, then I suggest visiting a tropical island. If not, I'll see you both at sunrise," Pakku told the boy harshly before walking away. "Good night." Aang look at the Chief, who just shrugged.
Back on Zuko's ship, the Son of Ozai was keeping to himself in his dark chamber with his arms crossed while he leaned against the wall. His door suddenly opened and Trunks and Iroh walked in. "For the last time, I'm not playing the sumki horn!" Zuko told them without looking.
"No, it's about our plans. There's a bit of a problem," Iroh said.
Admiral Zhao stepped into Zuko's room and announced, "I'm taking your crew."
"What?!" Zuko asked as he faced and approached Zhao.
"I've recruited them for a little expedition to the North Pole," Zhao explained to the prince.
"Uncle, is this true?" Zuko asked the fire general.
"I'm afraid so. He's taking everyone. Even the cook!" Iroh replied while weeping a bit.
"Sorry you won't be there to watch me capture the Avatar. But I can't have you getting in my way again," Zhao said mockingly. Zuko charged at the Fire Admiral but he was quickly restrained by Trunks, who shook his head. Zhao then wandered to the side of Zuko's chamber and saw the dual broadswords on the fire prince's wall. His face twisted in anger and shock as he recognized the swords to be the same ones used by the Blue Spirit, who, along with the Red Spirit, snuck into his fortress, bested his soldiers, and rescued the Avatar. His mind flashed back to where the Spirits had threatened to kill the Avatar and his brother if not allowed to escape. Zhao then reached for one of the swords and the princes' face expressed fear. "I didn't know you or Trunks were skilled with broadswords, Prince Zuko," Zhao remarked as he tried out the blade.
"We're not. They're antiques, just decorative," Zuko denied.
"Have you heard of the Blue Spirit, General Iroh?" Zhao asked. "Or the Red Spirit?"
"Just rumors. I don't think they are real," Iroh answered.
"They're real, all right. They're criminals, enemies of the Fire Nation," Zhao stated before handing the sword to Iroh and exiting Zuko's room. "But I have a feeling that justice will catch up with them soon. The offer to join my mission still stands, General Iroh, if you change your mind." He then closed the door to the chamber.
The next morning, Katara and Aang were walking up the stairs to meet Master Pakku for their first lesson in Waterbending. The Water Tribe girl could barely contain her excitement. "I've waited for this day my whole life! I finally get to learn from a real waterbending master!" Katara said eagerly to Aang. At the top of the stairs, Master Pakku was practicing bending a blob of water, but he lost his concentration and dropped the water when Aang shouted, "Good morning, Master Pakku!"
"No, please, march right in; I'm not concentrating or anything," Pakku said, clearly annoyed.
"Uhhh... this is my friend, Katara, the one I told you about?" Aang introduced the Southern Waterbender to the Northern one. Katara bowed to the old master.
Master Pakku raised his eyebrow at Katara. "I'm sorry. I think there's been a misunderstanding. You didn't tell me your friend was a girl," Pakku explained as he created a stool of ice to sit on. "In our tribe, it is forbidden for women to learn waterbending." Hearing this, Katara's expression instantly turned to one of shock and anger.
"What do you mean you won't teach me?!" Katara asked Pakku as she stormed up to him. "I didn't travel across the entire world so you could tell me no!"
"No!" Pakku repeated sternly.
"But there must be other female Waterbenders in your tribe!" Katara argued.
"Here, the women learn from Yugoda to use their waterbending to heal," Pakku explained to the girl. "I'm sure she would be happy to take you as her student despite your bad attitude."
"I don't want to heal, I want to fight!" Katara stated.
"I can see that. But our tribe has customs, rules," Pakku replied.
"Well, your rules stink!" Katara argued.
"Yeah! They're not fair," Aang argued alongside his friend. "If you won't teach Katara, then –"
"Then what?" Pakku asked as he stood up.
"Then you won't teach me either!" Aang declared before walking away.
"Well, have fun teaching yourself. I'm sure you'll do a great job," Pakku said.
"Wait, Aang didn't mean that," Katara told the master before going after her friend. She grabbed his shoulder and faced him. "You can't risk your training for me. You have to learn from Master Pakku, even if he is a big jerk," Katara told the monk. Though reluctant, Aang nodded in agreement and turned to face his new master while Katara left.
"Why don't we get started then," Pakku suggested before nailing the Avatar with a water blast.
Elsewhere, Gohan and Note stood a few feet away from each other in a plain, white field beside a flowing stream. Gohan took off his sword and started flexing. "Ah, that takes a load off," he said. Note removed her coat and tossed it aside. "I hope you know I won't go easy on you," she stated as she took a fighting position. "Good, I wasn't planning on going easy either." Gohan replied while taking his own fighting stance. "Ladies first."
"Why thank you," Note spoke before she rushed at Gohan. She started off by trying to kick Gohan. The boy simply dodged her attack, but she didn't stop with just one kick as she continued to throw kicks at her opponent. Gohan managed to deflect every strike until he finally grabbed her leg and tossed her into an ice building. Gohan stared at the crumbled ice blocks, waiting for Note to come out. After a few minutes, Gohan saw that the ice was starting to melt. A yellow beam suddenly burst out of the ice pile and headed straight for Gohan. The spiky haired teen immediately jumped to the right, only for the blast to curve itself and fly toward him again. He jumped over and landed on his feet. The blast swerved upward before flying back down at its intended target.
"Is she bending her beam to be as malleable as water?" Gohan thought. He then jumped into the air and stayed there. The beam then looped and flew upward. Gohan quickly descended to the ground with the beam on his tail. Finally, he fired his own energy blast at the beam, dissipating it. "You'll have to do better than that, Note!" Gohan called. "With pleasure!" the girl said from behind her opponent. Gohan turned his head and was met with a punch that knocked him away. He landed face first in the snow while Note laughed.
Gohan quickly stood up and dusted himself off. "Nice trick, but now it's my turn," he said as he created two ki spheres in his hands. He threw the two energy attacks at the girl, but she simply smirked as she caught both of them with her hands and threw them back. Gohan quickly dodged them but left himself open, so Note took the opportunity and charged at him with a full frontal assault. Gohan instinctively blocked her assault and the two started trading blows. Gohan ended it when he palm struck Note away. She placed her hands on the ground to stop herself while at the same time firing another energy blast into the snow.
The blast traveled deep under the snow before curving and drilling upward toward Gohan. Sensing the blast coming from under him, Gohan quickly flew into the air just as the blast resurfaced and flew after him. "Whoa! You can fly?!" Note asked her opponent.
"It's like Beat all over again," Gohan thought before answering, "That's not all I can do," as the blast came at him. The Son of Goku took a deep breath and blew a strong breath of air at the beam, sending it back at Note. The girl quickly jumped away just as her attack collided with the ground. She looked up to see Gohan with his hands above his head. "Masenko…ha!" Gohan cried as he fired his signature blast at Note. The girl crossed her arms as the blast made impact with the ground in front of her, blowing her back a bit. She fell on her back but quickly stood up just as Gohan appeared behind her. "Had enough?" he questioned.
"Not even close!" Note replied as she tried to back kick Gohan. He ducked her strike and blew her away with a kiai blast. Note then countered by firing another ki blast at the spiky haired teen. Gohan flew through the air to avoid it but Note directed it to fly after him with her hands. Gohan then descended to the ground and ran toward Note, only to stop at her face and disappear so that her blast would collide with her. When the smoke cleared from the blast impact, Note was seen shielding her face with her arms. She saw Gohan standing in the stream and fired another beam at the water. The attack created a giant wave that blocked Gohan's view. Note suddenly jumped through the wave and threw a punch at Gohan. He simply grabbed her fist and kicked her away. She regained her posture and fired a beam at Gohan. The blast was moving at a slow rate, which confused the spiky haired teen.
Note then lifted her arms, directing the beam to fly upward before bringing her hands back down to split the blast into six parts that rained down on Gohan. The blast barrage exploded all around Gohan, and Note smirked in triumph but then gasped when she saw her sparring partner still standing, completely unfazed. "After image, never fails!" Gohan's voice came from behind her. Note turned around to face Gohan, who had his right fist in his left palm. "Jakken, Paper Punch!" he cried as threw a light punch at the girl; she quickly blocked it before jumping back to gain some distance.
Note then held out her arms and focused her Ki into them. With a mighty yell, she unleashed a strong gold energy blast at the boy. Gohan made no attempt to dodge, but just cupped his hands together and chanted, "Ka…Me…Ha…Me…Ha!" before firing the destructive turtle shock wave to counter Note's attack. Gohan's Kamehameha wave pushed Note's blast all the way back to her, and she jumped away a second before she could get hit. The small explosion knocked onto her back. She then sat up and saw Gohan offering his hand to her. "You're pretty good," Gohan complimented.
"Really, 'cause it looked like you mopped the floor with me," Note remarked as she took his hand and was pulled to her feet.
"Nah, I just have more experience in battle than you do," Gohan replied. "But your control over Ki is quite impressive."
"Thanks, you're not so bad yourself," Note returned the compliment.
"Although, you do have one specific weakness," Gohan brought up.
"What weakness?" Note asked.
"You're attacks are mostly counterattacks. You focus on either keeping your enemies at a distance or catching them off guard," Gohan explained. "You should try being more direct and offensive, especially with foes who can get in close."
"I don't suppose you could show me how to be more head on as you say," Note suggested. "Along with a few more tricks you seem to know, like that blast you finished with."
"Only if you agree to show me how you control your energy blasts like you did earlier," Gohan countered. Note nodded and Gohan smiled. "Alright, first thing I'm gonna teach you is how to fly."
In the City, Princess Yue sat in her private canoe as her Waterbender bended the stream. The boat slowly sailed under a bridge that Sokka happened to be standing on. Upon seeing the princess, Sokka ran after her boat as he called out to her. "Princess Yue! Good morning!" He made it off the bridge and caught up to the boat; he continued to chat with Yue as he walked along side her canoe. "Hey, how about that picnic last night? Boy, your Dad sure knows how to throw a party."
"I'm happy you enjoyed yourself," Yue said.
"Well, it wasn't as much fun after you left," Sokka admitted, causing Yue to blush, which in turn made him blush. "So, I'm still hoping we can see more of each other."
"Do an "activity", you mean?" Yue inquired.
"Yes! At... a place! For... some time!" Sokka replied eagerly.
"I'd love to! I'll meet you on that bridge tonight," Yue told him as she pointed to the next bridge.
"Great! I'll see you – Aah!" Sokka started to say before he fell into the water at the end of the sidewalk.
Yue laughed at the tribesman. "Sorry," she apologized while waving.
"That's okay, it was worth it," Sokka said as he pulled himself onto the sidewalk and laid on his back. "See you tonight."
At the Fire Nation harbor, Zhao, in his tent, was speaking to a group of men with a small red treasure chest in front of him. "I'm very impressed. You all seem highly qualified for the mission I have in mind," he told the men as he pushed the treasure chest toward them. The man who grabbed the chest turned out to be the Pirate Captain that the Gang had stolen the Waterbending scroll and the Dragon Ball from, with his entire crew standing behind him and his reptilian parrot on his shoulder. The Captain opened the chest to see that it was filled with gold coins; his Pirate salesman grabbed one of the gold pieces and bit into it. "That's some tasty gold!" the red lipped Pirate exclaimed.
The Pirate Captain took back the gold coin and put it in the chest before closing it. "What do you need us to do?"
"I believe you're acquainted with Prince Zuko?" Zhao questioned as he smirked. After debriefing the mission to the Pirates, Zhao left to attend to other matters. His Commander soon came up beside him. "I could've easily handled this mission for you, and for free," Brody stated.
"I don't doubt it," said Zhao. "But it's much better if this looks like a problem that came back to haunt them from their own past mistakes. Besides, it wouldn't help with my plan to recruit General Iroh if one of my officers attacked his son and nephew."
"I guess not," Brody complied. "A shame, I won't even get to say goodbye."
Back at the North Pole, Katara walked up to the ice building where Yugoda was giving healing lessons. Inside, the old healer was demonstrating with a man sized dummy with multiple traces on its body. She bended the water inside the dummy; the water glowed and spread throughout the body lines before fading. Katara stepped in and raised her hand. "Um, hi. Are you Yugoda?" she asked the elderly teacher.
"Are you here for the healing lesson?" Yugoda asked the teen.
Katara looked around and saw fives girls much younger than her. Despite their welcoming smiles, Katara looked down in disappointment. "I guess I am," Katara replied.
"Welcome. Welcome," Yugoda greeted her new student as she sat down.
With Aang, the Avatar was practicing a Waterbending move under Pakku's supervision. He moved the water around back and forth, still a bit miffed about not doing this with his friend. Pakku sat down at the side, waving his hand above a steaming bowl of soup. "You're moving the water around, but you're not feeling the push and pull," Pakku told his pupil without looking at him.
"I'm trying!" Aang argued while gritting his teeth.
Master Pakku sipped his soup before making a suggestion to his student. "Maybe that move is too advanced for you. Why don't you try an easier one?" The Avatar slammed the water on the ground and growled.
With Gohan, the spiky haired Energy bender watched as his new student soared through the skies. Note aced flying like a fish in water. After teaching her how to utilize her Ki and allowing her to levitate and maneuver at will, he was waiting for when she would show him her own tricks. "This is incredible! I feel so free up here!" Note said. "I can't believe I've been restricted to the ground for so long. How could I have not learned this sooner?"
"I know, right? It feels like using our Ki to fly is a natural instinct," said Gohan. "You know, I'm ready to learn one of your moves if you're ready to show me."
"Right, right!" Note agreed as she descended to the ground. "But first, could you show me the last energy blast you used in our fight?"
"Ok. It's like this," Gohan said as he presumed his fighting stance. "Concentrate your energy into a single point." Note nodded as she mimicked her teacher's stance. Both Ki benders cupped their hands together. "Ka…me…ha…me…" they chanted in sync as their Ki started to take shape in between their palms. "Ha!" The two fighters fired two blue beams of power, although Gohan's was bigger than Note's. Their attacks struck the water, creating a tidal wave that beat against the icy ground. "And that's pretty much how it's done. Of course you still have to practice controlling it before you're ready to use it in a real fight," Gohan told her. "Now I believe it's my turn to learn something from you."
"Alright. Bending your energy blasts is very similar to a Waterbenders' style of fighting, as you may have noticed," Note began to explain, to which Gohan nodded. "Just because your energy is released from your body, doesn't mean it's beyond your control." She created a medium sized Ki ball with her left hand and held it up for Gohan to see. The Ki sphere started moving around the female fighter's body as she motioned her left hand. "The Ki you let out is still a part of you, all that's required is for you to focus on feeling the energy and controlling it like it's still inside."
Gohan nodded as he created his own energy ball. He then tossed it into the air, and after a few seconds, his right hand started to glow as he moved it down. The Ki blast started to descend rapidly before stopping right in front of the spiky haired teen. He then slowly moved his hand in different directions as he watched his energy orb respond to his command. Deciding to stop, Gohan closed his hand and the Ki ball dissipated. "Looks like you got the hang of that pretty quick," Noted observed.
"Yeah," Gohan said, half listening.
"What's up?" she asked him.
"Just wondering if I could try this with a different attack…" Gohan answered. He then took the stance he normally would if he was going to unleash a Kamehameha wave. "Ka… me… ha… me…" he chanted as he created an energy star in hands. "Ha!" he yelled and shot the magical turtle shock wave toward the water. He then shifted his hands while still channeling and releasing his energy into the attack. The beam instantly swerved upward in response to Gohan's hands changing position. Gohan changed the beam's course again by moving his hands, which caused the beam to loop and fly downward. It hit the water with a splash, Gohan smiled at his achievement. "That could prove to be a useful skill in battle," he said.
"Nice one!" Note commented. "So, what's next?"
"Now, we'll see how you can apply the new skills you've learned in battle, and how you can adapt your fighting style," Gohan suggested as he took a stance. "Come at me with all you've got. Show me how direct you can be."
"No problem!" Note replied resolutely. She charged at her teacher at full speed with her fist ready.
Elsewhere, the healing Waterbender had just finished her lesson and the little water tribe girls began to carry the practice mannequin away. Katara then walked over to the elderly woman to show her gratitude. "Thanks for the lesson."
"So, who's the lucky boy?" Yugoda suddenly questioned.
"Huh?" Katara responded in bewilderment.
The healing instructor pointed to Katara's necklace for clarification. "Your betrothal necklace. You're getting married, right?"
Katara smiled and explained the necklace. "No, I don't think I'm ready for that yet. My grandmother gave my mother this necklace, and my mother passed it down to me."
The old woman took a closer look at the necklace and recognized it. "I recognize this carving! I don't know why I didn't realize sooner! You're the spitting image of Kana!"
Katara backed away in shock. "Wait, how do you know my Gran-Gran's name?" she inquired.
"When I was about your age, I was friends with Kana. She was born here, in the Northern Tribe," Yugoda explained.
"She never told me," Katara replied.
"Your grandmother had an arranged marriage with a young Waterbender. He carved that necklace for her," Yugoda elucidated about the necklace's origin, and Katara's face expressed surprise at what she was told.
"If Gran-Gran was engaged, why did she leave?" Katara asked.
"I don't know. That's always been a mystery to me. She left without saying goodbye," Yugoda replied.
Now nighttime, Zuko's former crew members were outside the ship as they prepared to leave to join Zhao's army. Before they left, one of them yelled, "Good luck!" to Iroh and Trunks. The two then went to Zuko's chamber to give him the crew's regards. The angry prince was lying on his bed with arms folded while skulking at the ceiling. "The crew wanted me to wish you safe travels," Iroh told his nephew.
"Good riddance to those traitors!" Zuko said angrily.
"Hey, don't be like that, they helped us get this far," said Trunks. "If you want to be mad at anyone, be mad at Zhao for doing everything he can get ahead of us."
"It's a lovely night for a walk. Why don't you join me? It would clear your head," Iroh offered. His nephew gave no reply as he continued brooding. "Or, just stay in your room and sit in the dark. Whatever makes you happy." The old Firebender closed Zuko's room door and looked to his adoptive son with worry.
"Don't worry Iroh, I'll keep him company," Trunks assured the General. "Just because he's upset doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy this nice night. Go have fun, we'll be fine."
"Alright," Iroh complied. The Dragon of the West then left the ship while peacefully humming the four seasons song, unaware of the Lizard Parrot that flew past him onto the ship. Later in the night, the Pirate salesman and two other pirates snuck onto the ship. They crossed the main deck to the other side where two more of their comrades were in a boat carrying two barrels. The salesman hooked two ropes to the ship and lowered them to the boat at the bottom. The ropes were hooked to the barrels in the boat and pulled onto the ship; two of the Pirates grabbed the first barrel while the third grabbed his barrel but almost dropped it. "Careful with the blasting jelly!" the Pirate Salesman whispered.
The Salesman tried to quietly turn the latch on the ship's door, but he slipped, creating a loud noise that alerted the Son of Ozai from inside his room. Zuko got out of bed and opened his room door. "Uncle? Uncle, is that you?" Zuko asked no one. "Trunks?" When he got no answer, the fire prince jumped out his room and took a fighting position. He walked down the hall, searching for any intruders. He jumped around the corner and found no one. After the Pirates finished trailing gunpowder, the salesman lit it up and the scoundrels fled. Zuko entered the bridge, where a sword was placed at his throat. "Trunks, it's me!" Zuko cried. "Sorry Zuko, just being cautious," Trunks said as he put his blade away. "You heard it too."
Zuko nodded. "Someone's aboard my ship. An intruder."
"Well, whoever they are, they seemed to be leaving," Trunks reported when he sensed their Ki fleeing. "What did they want?"
"I don't know, but we'd better look around just in case," Zuko suggested.
The trail of gunpowder led all the way back to the barrels of blasting jelly inside the bridge's deck. The two princes continued to look around until Zuko spotted the Pirate Captain's reptile bird on the ship's railing. "Trunks! Over here!" he cried as he stared at the creature's glowing yellow eyes. It squawked before flying away, and Zuko's eyes widened in realization as Trunks came beside him. "What was that?" he questioned. Zuko didn't reply, but turned to him with a look of shock as he said, "I know who was on the ship!" The spark finally reached the barrels, igniting the jelly and exploding throughout the bridge deck. The ship shook violently as the explosion spread before the whole vessel burst into flames, consuming both Trunks and Zuko. The explosion expanded to the point where the entire ship was split in half and on fire.
While on his walk, Iroh heard the explosion and looked back. His face expressed shock and fear as he cried, "Trunks, Zuko!" He raced back to the ship. The vessel continued to burn and debris rained everywhere as Iroh stood at the docks. The retired General stared down in sadness as he repeated the names of his pupils one more time. Iroh suddenly heard gasping and looked up; he saw Trunks stepping out of the fire, his armor completely ruined while carrying an unconscious Zuko. Both boys were covered with burn marks and wounds. Trunks came up to Iroh and placed Zuko on the ground. "I tried to save him," he spoke weakly before he passed out, falling over in the process.
At the City of the North Pole, since night had fallen, most of the Northerners were going to their homes. The Water Tribe Princess was standing on the bridge she agreed to meet Sokka on, and staring into the night sky. The Southerner came running up the stairs in excitement; he stopped beside her with a smile but she turned away as if she was not happy to see him. "Hi, Princess Yue," Sokka greeted before offering her something. "I made you something. I carved it myself." The tribesman held out his hand to show her what he made, an animal poorly carved out of wood.
"It's a bear," Yue said.
"Actually, it's a fish; see, it has a fin," Sokka admitted as he turned the fish horizontally.
"Oh." The Princess then turned away in depression. "I'm sorry! I made a mistake. I shouldn't have asked you to come here!" she cried before running off. Sokka stared at her, surprised and hurt, before he angrily threw his wooden fish into the water.
At their house of refuge, the three benders were having a conversation as they waited for their final companion to return. "So Gohan, how's training with Note going?" Aang inquired.
"It's going pretty well," Gohan replied. "She's almost mastered flying and has fully learned how to be more offensive. It won't be long before she's ready to use her skills in battle."
"That's good to hear," Katara said. Just then, her brother entered the home, still angry about his terrible date. "Hey Sokka, how's warrior training going?" she asked him.
Sokka kicked his sleeping bag in frustration and slumped onto it. "That bad?" Aang guessed.
"No, it's Princess Yue," Sokka explained. "I don't get it. One minute, she wants to go out with me, and the next she's telling me to get lost." He then paused to calm down and asked, "So how's waterbending training?"
Now it was Katara's turn to flop in depression. "What's wrong?" Gohan asked her.
"Master Poophead won't teach her because she's a girl," Aang revealed.
Sokka thought for a moment and asked, "Why don't you just teach her, Aang?"
The Southern Waterbender then perked up in excitement. "Why didn't I think of that?" She stood up and spoke to the Airbender. "At night, you can teach whatever moves you learned from Master Pakku. That way, you have someone to practice with and I get to learn waterbending. Everyone's happy!"
"I'm not happy," Sokka grumbled.
"But you're never happy," Katara stated before telling Aang to follow her. The two Waterbenders then left to do their secret Waterbending sessions. Sokka continued to brood, still feeling upset about his night being ruined.
"Look Sokka, don't worry about Princess Yue. She'll come around," Gohan assured his friend.
"You really think so?" he asked.
"Yeah. You're a great guy, I'm sure whatever the reason she had for leaving you by yourself isn't because she doesn't like you," Gohan said. "Don't give up on her just yet."
"Thanks, Gohan." Sokka smiled a little.
A few minutes later, Katara and Aang were under a bridge beside the stream. Aang raised his arms and pulled out some water as he instructed Katara. "Master Pakku said this move is all about sinking and floating." He then passed the water to his friend, and Katara caught the water. "I got it!" she exclaimed. The water then slipped from her grasp and swam around her rapidly before flying upward.
"That was amazing!" Aang stated, awestruck.
"That wasn't me," Katara said. The two looked up to see Master Pakku standing on the bridge above them. He bended the water into ice points that pierced the top of the bridge. "I... I was just showing Katara a few moves," Aang said nervously.
"You have disrespected me, my teachings, and my entire culture," the insulted master spoke.
"I'm sorry, I –" Aang tried to apologize.
"You are no longer welcome as my student," Pakku declared before leaving the teens with expressions of disbelief.
The next morning, the four teens had gone to the royal ice palace; the non bender, the Waterbender, the Ki bender, and the Avatar stood before Chief Arnook, Princess Yue, Master Pakku, and some other council members of the North City to discuss about Pakku's choice of not training Aang. "What do you want me to do? Force Master Pakku to take Aang back as his student?" Chief Arnook questioned.
"Yes – please!" Katara pleaded with the Chief.
"I suspect he might change his mind if you swallow your pride and apologize to him," the Chief suggested.
Katara's face clearly showed that she had no intention of doing that, but her expression softened as she remembered why she was doing this. It was her that got Aang to teach her, which led to this problem in the first place. She looked at her friend before making a hard decision. "Fine," Katara agreed sternly.
"I'm waiting, little girl," Pakku said with a smug grin.
That was the last straw. Katara clenched her fist as she glared at the old Master. She jabbed her finger at him while shouting, "No! No way am I apologizing to a sour old man like you!" Her bending responded to her anger, causing the ground to crack and pots of water to shatter.
"Uh, Katara?" Aang tried to get her attention, but was ignored.
"I'll be outside – if you're man enough to fight me!" Katara challenged the Master.
All the council members were aghast from her statement while Master Pakku had a neutral expression. Katara then stormed off, leaving her companions behind. "I'm sure she didn't mean that," Aang assured the council.
"Yeah, I think she did," Sokka responded. Aang glared at him.
At the Fire Nation harbor, General Iroh and Admiral Zhao were sitting at a small table having a cup of tea while Iroh revealed the news about his son and nephew. The big map of the four nations from earlier was hanging on the wall. Zhao poured the tea into cups as he spoke. "I'm devastated to hear about Prince Zuko and Prince Trunks. Just devastated," Zhao said falsely.
Iroh's face turned into one of pain and sadness as his eyes closed. "The Fire Lord will not be pleased when he learns who was responsible," Iroh said as he reopened his eyes.
"You know who... was behind the attack?" Zhao asked warily while holding a cup to his face.
"Yes... pirates! We had a run in with them awhile back," Iroh explained as he slammed his fist on the table. "They wanted revenge."
Zhao smiled before taking a sip of tea. "So, have you reconsidered my offer?" the Fire Admiral asked the General.
Iroh bowed his head and replied, "Yes, I accept. It will be an honor to serve as your general." He then raised his glass and made a toast. "To the Fire Nation!"
"To victory!" Zhao toasted. With his army now complete, he was ready to lead an invasion against the Northern Water Tribe.
Back at the North City, Katara was walking down the palace stairs, eager to fight Master Pakku, at the same time ignoring her friends that were trying to talk her out of it. "Katara, you can't be serious about this!" Gohan exclaimed.
"Does it look like I'm kidding?" Katara asked.
"But fighting Master Pakku? He's a Waterbending Master and you're uh…" he said before trying to think of the right word.
"Barely a Waterbender?" Sokka said.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence," Katara said sarcastically.
"My point is you don't stand much of a chance," Gohan warned her.
"So what?" she asked.
"Are you crazy, Katara? You're not gonna win this fight!" Sokka stated.
Katara removed her coat and tossed it to her brother. "I know! I don't care!" she replied.
"You don't have to do this for me. I can find another teacher," Aang assured her.
"I'm not doing it for you! Someone needs to slap some sense into that guy!" Katara shouted. The four teens were at the bottom of the stairs waiting when Master Pakku appeared and started walking down the stairs calmly. "So, you decided to show up?" Katara egged the old man on, but when he walked past her, she grew angry again. "Aren't you gonna fight?" she asked the Water Master.
"Go back to the healing huts with the other women where you belong," Pakku told her with his back turned. Now furious, Katara pulled out some water from the icy ground and whipped the back of Pakku's head with it, making him stop. "Fine. You want to learn to fight so bad, study closely!" Pakku said as he slowly turned to face her. He pulled out two streams of water from two pools as Katara rushed at him. He nailed her with the water, but she quickly landed on her feet right in front of him. Pakku then bended the water to fly around him and Katara, creating a ring of water that slowly pushed Katara closer to him. "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you!" the Master mocked the girl. The water continued to circle them until Katara swung her arms and bended it away, accidentally hitting her brother among the bystanders.
The Southern Waterbender charged at her opponent with a water whip. Pakku created a ramp of ice to block her, but Katara skated up it and back flipped onto an ice banister. The old master motioned his hands, turning the ice ramp into a giant wave and launching it at Katara, so in response, she froze her feet to the banister and deflected Pakku's attack. "You can't knock me down!" she exclaimed, and the crowd cheered at her determination. "Go, Katara!" Aang cheered for his friend. Katara jumped off the banister and charged at Pakku again, so he created a wall of ice to stop her, but she liquefied it and tried to jab at him. Pakku dodged her blows and created a ripple that knocked Katara into a pool.
Pakku smirked until Katara slowly resurfaced and the crowd cheered her on. She bended a circular ice pedestal from the water and started launching ice disks at the Water master. Pakku deflected most of them, but one slipped past his face to show his reflection. He looked back at the teenager, befuddled. Katara, now out of the pool, bended a wavelet at the master, who took complete control of the water strike. Katara resumed her frontal assault but halted when Pakku sent a billow at her, pushing her away. Katara slid backward toward the stairs, and her companions had looks of shock and concern. Katara stayed down at first, but after taking a deep breath, she rose to her feet and attempted to crush Pakku by causing two ice pillars to collapse on him.
The master calmly waved his hands, smashing the ice pillars into powdered snow. "Well, I'm impressed. You are an excellent Waterbender," Pakku complimented the teen.
"But you still won't teach me, will you?" Katara inquired, already knowing the answer.
"No," the master replied. Katara responded by angrily launching an ice wave at her older opponent, but Pakku evaded it by creating an ice pillar to hoist him upward. He then bended the ice into snow and rode it toward the Southern Waterbender. Katara knocked him off with her own water attack, but the old man turned Katara's water into ice and skated across it before smacking the teenage girl. Katara's necklace fell from her neck as she fell on her side and Pakku landed on his feet. Katara rose to her hands and started breathing heavily as she stood up with her hair loose. Pakku decided to end the fight by levitating a gush of water and forming a whirlpool. He then bended the water into multiple ice shards that descended onto Katara. The Gang and the spectators expressed fear that the Southerner might end up getting hurt, only for Katara to struggle against her restraints, as she was completely unharmed and now immobilized. "This fight is over," Pakku declared as he walked past Katara.
"Come back here! I'm not finished yet!" Katara argued.
"Yes, you are," Pakku replied. He then looked down and, catching sight of the water tribe betrothal necklace, picked it up. "This is my necklace!"
"No it's not, it's mine! Give it back!" Katara yelled.
"I made this sixty years ago…" Pakku explained. "For the love of my life. For Kana." Katara's ice prison immediately melted from the old master's sadness.
"My Gran-Gran was supposed to marry you?" Katara asked in surprise.
At a Fire Nation base, multiple battle ships were lined up at the docks. Inside Zhao's ship, General Iroh was walking down the passageway while two guards were in the same passageway. Iroh approached the two soldiers who approached him as well, and they stop beside each other as Iroh addressed them. "Our plan is working perfectly. Zhao doesn't suspect a thing," Iroh whispered to the guards. They removed their masks to speak, revealing the faces of Zuko and Trunks, the supposedly dead princes. Their faces still held some scars from Zhao's attempt to murder them.
"You didn't have to do this," Zuko insisted.
"No nephew or son of mine is going to stow away on a ship without some backup!" Iroh said.
"Thank you Iroh, we appreciate it," Trunks said.
There was a sudden noise in the corridor that alarmed Iroh. "Someone's coming!" Iroh alerted his boys; they quickly put their masks back on. "Stay hidden until we get to the North Pole and the Avatar will be yours! Good luck!" After giving the final instruction, Iroh and the princes separated to return to their post and avoid suspicion. As the two stowaways walked together, they passed a certain spiky haired Ki bender in a red Gi and a yellow cape who greeted them with a simple "Hey." Trunks stopped and turned to face the teen who continued on his way, unaware that someone was staring at him.
Zuko noticed this and asked, "What's the matter?"
Trunks decided to let it go and replied, "It's nothing, we just need to be more careful." The two continued walking while Trunks thought, "Why is Beat here? Why did Zhao recruit him?"
Back at the North City battlefield, Master Pakku continued to stare at Katara's necklace in depression while the Gang, Note, Princess Yue, and Chief Arnook stood behind him, though Katara was a little closer to him than the others. "I carved this necklace for your grandmother when we got engaged. I thought we would have a long, happy life together," the heartbroken Waterbender explained. "I loved her."
"But she didn't love you, did she? It was an arranged marriage," Katara repeated the info she got from Yugoda. Princess Yue grew sad from Katara's statement. The Southerner then approached Pakku as she realized why her grandmother ran away from her birth tribe. "Gran-Gran wouldn't let your tribe's stupid customs run her life. That's why she left. It must have taken a lot of courage." Now upset, the princess ran off crying and her friend followed her.
Aang looked at Sokka and said, "Go get her." The tribesman then raced after the dismayed princess.
Later that day, the sky turned dark as a quarter moon sat in the sky. Princess Yue was crying at the bridge where she left the Southern tribesman with Note standing beside her, trying to comfort her. "You know, that's actually not a bad idea, to leave home if you want to live your own life," Note spoke. "And if you ever decided to, I wouldn't stop you, but I might ask to go with you."
"I could never do that," Yue stated. "I'm not just some regular girl like Katara's grandmother; I'm the princess of this tribe. I hold its future, and everyone would be devastated if I just left. Besides, I could never do that to my father, my people, or you."
"What's the point of being the princess if everyone but you gets to be happy?" Note questioned.
"It's my duty to make sure everyone but me finds happiness," Yue replied.
"Well, I'm not happy if you aren't," Note grumbled while folding her arms.
"Please Note, just try to be happy for me," Yue pleaded. "You're my friend; I'll never forgive myself if my unhappiness was the source of your own. You've got so much of a better life than I do."
"One of the reasons my life is any better is because of you," said Note as she sighed. She then noticed Sokka coming up the bridge and could tell that Yue noticed him too since she was trying to avoid looking at him. "I'd better go, you'll want to be alone for this," Note said before she walked away from the bridge. A tear slid down Yue's face as Sokka got closer to her. "What do you want from me?" she asked the tribesman.
"Nothing," Sokka answered. "I just want you to know, I think you're beautiful... and, I never thought a girl like you would even notice a guy like me."
"You don't understand," Yue said to him, but he was determined to speak his mind.
"No, no, see, that's the thing. I think I do understand now. You're a princess and I... I'm just a southern peasant," he went on.
"No, Sokka..." she tried to say but was interrupted.
"It's okay. You don't have to say anything. I'll see ya around, okay?" After he was done talking, he turned to leave, but the Princess quickly grabbed him and pulled him into a kiss. Sokka's surprise quickly faded as he returned the kiss, but after a second he broke it to get some answers. "Okay, now I'm really confused! Happy – but confused!" he stated as he held Yue's hands.
"I do like you! A lot. But, we can't be together – and not for the reason you think," she explained. She then pulled down her collar to show a water tribe necklace similar to Katara's, sharing the same purpose hers did. "It's because... I'm engaged. I'm sorry!" She then ran off, once again leaving Sokka in a state of shock and depression.
The next morning, many of Pakku's students were gathered around the icy battlefield where Katara fought Pakku. It was still pretty damaged from the fight. Pakku stood close by, supervising one of his latest pupils, the Avatar, who was bending a ball of water. Aang then tossed the water sphere and smiled at Pakku. "Not bad! Not bad! Keep practicing and maybe you'll get it by the time you're my age!" Pakku laughed which made Aang frown. The monk then smiled when he saw his friend running toward them.
"Hey Katara!" Aang greeted her.
"What do you think you're doing?" Pakku asked sternly before he smiled jokingly. "It's past sunrise. You're late."
All the students of Pakku then mimicked their master's stance, Katara included. "Good to see ya here," Aang told her.
"You too," she replied back.
Out at sea, Admiral Zhao stood at the bridge of his ship with Commander Brute and General Iroh right behind him. The Fire Admiral stared off into space as he announced, "My fleet is ready. Set a course for the Northern Water Tribe." His ship then let out a short blaze, and soon numerous battleships let out their own sparks as their engines were fired up and the Fire Nation armada headed toward the City of the North Pole.
A/N: Sob! Weep! Sniff! I'm sorry, it's just that the first time I watched this episode I got so emotional from all the sob stories and the drama. No, not really. Anyway, we've finally gotten closer to the end of season one of Five Elements. And once that's over with, I can move on to the origins of Gohan and Trunks before this story began. Thanks to all my readers and hope you stay tuned. Also I know I just recently posted the last chapter so this might seem like I'm going to fast but actually my internet wasn't working so I used the time to start the next chapter while I was waiting to post the last chapter. There will be more surprises in the future chapters and trust me when I say you're gonna love reading the North Pole Siege as much as I'll love writing it. Until next time, TTFN AntiHero out!
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