Five Elements

by AntiHero627

Everyone knows about the four elements, but who is aware of the fifth that was actually the first and is long forgotten? Now the fifth element is born in the hands of several beings who are destined to determine the fate of the world along with the Avatar

17. Chapter 17

A/N: Guess what time it is? It's time for another exciting chapter of…Five Elements! We've all waited a long time for me to get to this chapter, and now we're finally here! Thank you all for your support, opinions, and reviews. I'm glad my story managed to catch your attention and that you found it enjoyable. Now without wasting any more time, I'll give you what you really want: Water, Earth, Fire, Air, and Ki… Five Elements the North Pole Siege part one!

Disclaimer- I do not own Dragon Ball Z or Avatar the Last Airbender

Chapter18 – The Siege of the North Pole part 1

It was a new day for all the citizens living in the North Pole, especially for a Southern Water Tribe girl. After days of training under Master Pakku, Katara, the last Waterbender of the South Pole, was finally a master Waterbender herself. She stood in the sparring circle, about to face off against another one of Pakku's students. The boy, Sangok, twitched nervously while Katara's face showed confidence. Sangok pulled out some water, turned into an ice ball, and threw it at the girl, but the female Waterbender easily caught the attack and turned it back into water before adding more water to it and using it to hoist the boy into the air before imprisoning him in ice. The boy squirmed as Katara lowered her arms and smirked. Master Pakku came up to the boy, having witnessed his pitiful defeat.

"Nice try, Pupil Sangok. A couple more years and you might be ready to fight a sea sponge," Pakku said to the boy. He waved his hand, turning the ice back into the water and freeing the boy. "Would anyone care for a rematch with Katara?" the Master asked his students. They all sat on the ground in a line, each boy showing different signs of defeat from sparring with their female classmate. "Katara, you have advanced more quickly than any student I have ever trained," Pakku praised his female pupil, his words make her smile. "You have proven that with fierce determination, passion, and hard work you can accomplish anything. Raw talent alone is not enough." Both Waterbenders looked at Aang, who was playing with Momo by levitating him on an air sphere. "Pupil Aang!"

"Yes, Master Pakku?" Aang replied as Momo fell on his head.

"Care to step into the sparring circle? I figure since you've found time to play with house pets you must have already mastered waterbending," Pakku suggested.

Aang got to his feet and said, "I wouldn't say 'mastered,' but check this out!" The monk bent the snow onto his body, becoming a human snowman. The Lemur Bat then tackled the Avatar while the Waterbenders stared in disappointment. Just then, Gohan landed in the sparring arena. "Good morning, Master Pakku. Hey Katara, hey Aang," Gohan greeted the Waterbenders.

"Hey Gohan," Aang and Katara greeted back.

"Congratulations Katara. It must feel great to finally be a Waterbending master," Gohan stated. "You deserve it."

Thanks, Gohan," Katara replied.

"Is there something you want, boy?" Pakku asked.

"Actually, I have a suggestion to make," Gohan answered. "If Katara's looking for a sparring partner, I'd be honored to help her test her skills."

"Oh? And why's that?" asked the old master.

"Now that Katara's proven herself to be a true Waterbender and she's capable of besting other Waterbenders, I think it's time to see how she'll fare against a different kind of bender," Gohan explained. "I've never actually taken on a Waterbender before and I think now is the perfect time to fight one, plus it'll give her some experience in fighting an opponent that doesn't use waterbending." He then turned to the Southern Waterbender. "What do you say, Katara? Ready to take on a bender that doesn't use water?"

Katara thought about this for a moment. She knew Gohan had more experience in fighting than she did, and she knew he enjoyed fighting new opponents he believed were strong. It was clear to her that she might have difficultly trying to beat him, but he made a good point; the whole reason she wanted to learn Waterbending was to fight in this war, and sparring with Gohan could help her learn how to adapt her fighting style when battling another bender. She nodded and replied, "Alright Gohan, I accept your challenge. If that's okay with Master Pakku." Pakku nodded in response.

"Great! Now before we begin, I actually want to make another suggestion," Gohan said.

"What is it?" Katara asked.

"A two-on-two battle! You and Aang will fight against me and another Ki bender. I believe this will help my brother master Waterbending and you both will gain more experience," Gohan stated.

"I'm in!" Katara replied. "What about you, Aang?"

"Let's do it!" Aang said before he asked. "Uh, Gohan, who's your partner gonna be for this fight?"

"Her!" Gohan answered as he pointed upward. Everyone looked up to see the female Ki bender flying around and laughing. "Hey, Note!" he called.

Note immediately stopped zooming through the air and descended to the ground."You called?" she asked.

"I was hoping both of us could have a sparring match against Aang and Katara," Gohan replied. "I thought that this could help you gain some experience and see how far you've come in your training."

"Sure, I'm up for a good fight," Note said.

"Is it alright with you, Master Pakku?" Gohan asked.

"Very well, I am interested in seeing how my pupils will fare against a couple of Energybenders," Pakku said. The four benders nodded, and a few seconds later, Aang and Katara were standing together, facing Gohan and Note with serious expressions. The Waterbenders took their stances as they each pulled out some water while the Ki benders got into their fighting positions. The four opponents stared at each other as they waited for their referee to give them the go. "Begin!" Pakku announced. Aang and Katara started off by launching a giant wave of water at their opponents. Gohan and Note just smirked, and both fired an energy blast that dissolved the tide.

"You'll have to do better than that, guys!" Gohan told them.

"Oh, we will, count on it!" Katara stated.

The Waterbenders waved their arms around, causing ice spikes to stick out of the ground. The Ki benders dodged by jumping all around before flying into the air. "Nice try, but you just made it harder for you to catch us!" Note mock her opponents. "That's what you think!" Aang said. The monk bent an ice stool to hoist him into the air, and then he brought up some snow from the ground and poured it onto the Ki benders. "Are you trying to give us colds?" Note questioned.

"Nope, just distracting you," Aang replied.

Gohan and Note suddenly noticed their legs were bound by water, courtesy of Katara. The water swarmed up their bodies, stopping just at their necks before freezing to ice. Aang landed beside Katara, and both smiled triumphantly. "That was hardly a challenge," Katara commented. "We're just getting warmed up!" Gohan shouted in excitement as he and his comrade started to channel energy throughout their bodies. The ice cracked before it shattered, freeing the two Ki benders who descended to the ground. They smirked as they charged at their opponents, Gohan at Katara and Note at Aang. Katara pulled out a water whip to defend herself against the martial artist. She swung her weapon at the boy, but he quickly dodged her strikes as he got closer. Pretty soon, Katara was forced to defend herself with what little self-defense she knew. She managed to dodge a few of his blows and block one, but he caused her to stumble by kicking one of her legs before getting her with a kiai.

The Southerner was blown a few feet away from the Son of Goku."You're at a disadvantage when your opponent can get up close!" Gohan exclaimed as he ran toward her again.

"Then I'll just have to keep my distance!" Katara responded as she raised her hand. Gohan suddenly stopped running when he felt that his feet were cold; he looked at his feet to see that they were iced to ground, restricting his movements. Katara then launched a giant wave at the spiky haired teen. With no way to dodge, Gohan crossed his arms to defend himself. The water collided with the boy and knocked him away, where he landed on his back. Gohan stood up and fired three energy blasts at the Waterbender. Katara created an ice wall as a shield; the three blasts hit the ice barrier, turning it into cold smoke. Katara then countered by sending numerous water bullets at her opponent, but Gohan used his agility to evade the liquid projectiles and get closer to Katara. He started throwing multiple blows at the water tribe girl, only getting her twice as she managed to avoid his other strikes before trapping Gohan's arm in an ice wall. Katara proceeded to bind the rest of his limbs with ice bindings.

Katara smirked as she pulled a stream of water from the river, preparing to strike Gohan with it. The Energy bender smirked back as the water attack was thrown at him; he broke out of his ice restraints and bent himself backward, just barely managing to dodge the attack. Gohan then resumed his assault. Katara bent many ice walls to block his path, but the boy easily smashed through her defenses. Acting quick, Katara smacked Gohan in the face with her water whip, temporarily blinding him by getting water in his eyes. Gohan flinched; while trying to regain his eyesight, he instinctively fired a ki blast at the girl. Katara blocked it with water barrier and shot another water attack at him. Gohan's vision finally recovered, and he jumped to avoid the attack.

Gohan countered by firing another blast at Katara, which she blocked with another ice shield, but was blown backward by the explosion. Gohan prepared to fire another blast when he felt the ground getting thin. He looked down to see Katara was melting the ice he was standing on; he then fell through a large pool of water. Katara then froze the water around her opponent before bringing it back up. Gohan was completely frozen in ice; the ice then started to crack as a bright light shined through it. The ice eventually shattered as the light exploded, when it faded, Gohan could be seen with his arms stretched out. The Son of Goku then shivered as he attempted to heat himself up. "Man, that's cold!" he complained.

With Aang, the monk was dodging multiple energy attacks from the female Ki bender. "Come on, already!" Note cried in annoyance. "Stop running and fight back!" "Fine! You asked for it!" Aang replied as Note jumped at him with ki spheres in her palms. Aang then raised his arms into the air, creating a massive wave that knocked Note away. The girl landed on all fours and smirked. "Now that's more like it," she said before charging at the Avatar. Aang quickly tried to slow her down by encasing her fists and feet in ice, but that didn't stop her as she continued on and started to attack Aang with ice enhanced punches and kicks.

Note eventually managed to plow Aang with a double ice kick. She smiled before smashing the ice on her hands and feet as her opponent stood back up. The Ki bender was about to attack again, but she stopped when she saw that her legs were grabbed by two water tentacles. She looked up and saw Aang bending the water arms; he then threw the girl into a pile of snow. Note quickly stood up as Aang created a tall ice pillar to stand on. Note flew at the monk with ki blasts in her hands, but before she could reach him, Aang made an enormous wave that collided with her and tossed her over his head and onto the ground. Note landed on her back before quickly firing an energy blast at the ice pillar, shattering it and making Aang fall to the ground. Note tried to attack Aang head on, but he quickly countered by hitting her face with water and then freezing it. Note shook her head frantically until she punched the ice, shattering it and freeing her head.

"So that's how you wanna play it?" Note asked. She then placed her hands on the icy floor while channeling Ki into her palms. She fired a blast into the ground that swerved and came up from under the Avatar, who quickly jumped away to avoid it. The blast flew upward and split into six blasts that descended on the target. Note started bending the energy beams at Aang. The monk dodged five blasts and used a wave of water to swat the last one back at the girl. Note jumped to avoid it but was slapped out of the sky by a giant wave from Aang. The Avatar then started unleashing numerous water geysers, forcing Note to back away as he advanced. The female warrior unknowingly continued to back away toward her mentor, who at the same time was being pushed back to her as he dodged water whip slashes from Katara. The Ki benders backed into each other as they now saw that they were cornered.

The two Waterbenders then motioned their arms around in sync, creating a large water sphere that consumed their opponents. Gohan and Note held their breaths and struggled to escape their watery prison. "Sorry guys, but this is just until you run out of air and pass out so that we can be declared the winners," Katara said. The Energy benders smirked as they each closed their hands together. They opened their hands to reveal energy blasts in between their palms, which they fired at each other, causing them to collide and detonate immediately. The water prison exploded, blasting the Ki benders backward and blowing the Waterbenders back a bit. Aang and Katara quickly countered by firing multiple ice spikes at their sparring opponents. Gohan and Note fired energy blasts to destroy the ice projectiles, but the Waterbenders didn't cease their rapid fire. After some ice shards managed to scratch Gohan's shoulder, chest, and leg along with Note's arm, cheek, and hair, the Ki bending duo fired a kiai that blew the ice spikes back.

The Waterbenders deflected all the ice shards and countered by throwing multiple streams of water at their opponents. Gohan reacted by putting up a gold energy barrier that shielded him and Note from the attacks. Note jumped over the barrier and charged toward Aang and Katara; they quickly bent ice spikes to intercept her path, but she simply smashed through them with her combat skills. Note then jumped at them to hit them with energy blasts, but the two moved aside, and Katara froze Note's feet to the floor. Gohan ran toward them but was halted when Aang froze his entire body from the neck down. Katara then hit Note with a wavelet and sent her flying into Gohan. The two Ki benders skidded across the icy ground while the two Waterbenders prepared a finishing move; they unleashed a giant tsunami at their foes.

Gohan and Note stood up as the tidal wave came toward them; they nodded and entered the same fighting stance as they chanted, "Ka…me…ha…me…" A blue star of Ki started to form in between their hands. "Ha!" they cried as they fired the Friend Kamehameha at the wave, splitting it in half as the beam headed toward the Waterbenders. Aang and Katara quickly bent a big wall of ice to protect themselves, but when the beam made contact with the ice wall, it exploded, knocking Aang and Katara backward. Note rushed at Katara and Gohan at Aang. Note pounced at the Southerner with Ki blasts in her palms; she threw her hands forward and descended on Katara. The Water Tribe girl pulled out some water and placed it on her arms.

She then turned the water into an ice blade and pointed it at the descending Note; she stopped her assault with her hands an inch away from Katara's face, and Katara's ice blades were an inch away from Note stomach. Gohan charged at Aang with a Ki enhanced right fist, which he threw at the Avatar. Aang quickly caught his strike with an ice wall and threw his own ice fist at his brother, but Gohan grabbed it with his superior reflexes. The four benders stared at each other as they were in a stalemate.

"That's enough, this fight is over," Pakku announced.

Note canceled her Ki blasts as Katara dissolved her ice blades. The four benders stood face to face and bowed to each other. "That was an excellent match," Gohan said. "Both of you have come far in your waterbending training."

"Thanks, Gohan," Katara replied. "That fight was fun. It was the best challenge I've had since I became Pakku's student."

"You guys are powerful," Aang complimented them. "Note seems to have improved a lot in her fighting skills."

"Well, I had a great teacher," Note stated happily.

"Thanks, now I think it's time we took a break to recover," Gohan said as he wiped his forehead.

"I can heal the two of you if you want," Katara suggested.

"Sure," Note agreed as Gohan nodded. The two Ki benders sat down in front of Katara; the Southern Waterbender pulled out some water and placed it around her hand. It started to glow, and she placed it on Note's cheek, slowly closing the cut. Pakku watched as his female pupil treated the Ki benders' wounds. "A Waterbender that can fight and heal," he thought. "She'll be very helpful in this war."

Elsewhere in the North City, Princess Yue and Sokka were taking a walk together. Yue was walking on the ice bridge while the tribesman was walking across the bridge railing and talking about his life in the South Pole. "So they don't have Palaces in the Southern Tribe?" Yue inquired.

"Are you kidding? I grew up in a block of ice. It's not exactly a cultural hub," Sokka answered her.

The Princess laughed at the tribesman while putting her hand on his arm, which made him smile. Yue then removed her hand and said, "Sokka, this is wrong."

"What's wrong? We're taking a walk!" Sokka argued.

"I'm engaged. It just... feels..." Yue said hesitantly.

Sokka suddenly smiled as he got an idea. "I know what you need! You need to meet my good friend Appa!" Sokka exclaimed as he got off the railing.

"Who?" Yue asked.

A few minutes later, Sokka and Yue showed up at the Northern stable for animals. Appa was busy eating when he noticed Sokka and Yue coming toward him. "Appa and I go way back. Don't we, boy?" Sokka spoke to the bison as he spread his arms. The beast then pinned the tribesman down with his paw and started licking his face, much to Sokka disgust. "Ahh! Easy! Down boy! Ahh! No! Up!" Sokka cried as he tried to calm Appa down. "Looks like you haven't been giving Appa enough attention," Yue laughed while Sokka struggled to free himself from the beast. Soon the two teens were sitting on top of Appa's saddle, ready for takeoff. "So how does this work?" Yue asked Sokka.

"You hangin' on tight?" he questioned.

"Mmm hmm," she responded.

"Yip…" Sokka paused before smoothly repeating "…yip."

Appa immediately shot up into the sky. "Oh...my...goodness! " Yue cried as the two soared through the heavens. The Sky bison flew over the city and just outside the main gate. "Wow! I can't believe you do this every day!" the Princess exclaimed as she looked down.

"Yeah, we pretty much live up here," Sokka said as he stretched.

"Is it always this cold in the sky?" Yue inquired before she moved closer to Sokka.

"Not when you're with someone," he replied. The couple was now focused on each other rather than the sky.

"It's beautiful up here," Yue said while blushing.

"Yeah," Sokka agreed. The two teens moved closer as they prepared to kiss but quickly stopped themselves awkwardly. "Whoo! Yeah! Good times! Good times!" he stated. Snowflakes started to fall all around them, except along with the snow rained ash. "Hey, look!" Sokka said as he pointed outward. The ash increased as they flew through the sky. "What's happening?" Yue questioned. "Oh no," was all Sokka could say as he recognized this terrible omen.

Back in the City, the black snow started to fall all over the Northern city, catching everyone's attention. The citizens look up to see the sky rain down ash. During this time, the Avatar was playing in the snow with Momo beside him. The Lemur stuck its tongue out to taste the black snow; he started coughing immediately, causing Aang to stop playing and look up to the black snow along with Katara, who gasped as she also recognized this strange phenomenon. Gohan and Note were resting by Icarus when they saw the ash raining all over the North City. Note held out her hand and caught some of the ash. "Since when are snowflakes black?" she inquired.

"That's not snow, it's ash," Gohan replied.

"What?!" Note cried in shock.

Rather than answering, Gohan flew into the air and Note flew after him. The two Ki benders flew above the city and looked toward the ocean. They were able to see something coming toward the town as they sensed numerous Ki heading their way. "It's a good thing I taught you some new skills," Gohan said seriously. "Because it looks like you'll have to use them soon."

The ash continued to fall through the city, mixing with the icy fortress and turning the waters black. The Tribesman and the Princess hurried back to the city; when they landed, Sokka picked up a chunk of snow and ash. "Soot," he spoke.

"What?" Yue questioned.

"I've seen it before. Right before my village was attacked," Sokka elucidated. "It's soot mixed with snow."

"But why?" Yue asked.

"It's the Fire Nation. They've closed in on the North Pole. And from the looks of the stuff... I'd say there's a lot of them." Sokka said with a serious expression. The two looked out to the horizon and gazed upon the black cloud that hung over them in the sky.

At sea, Admiral Zhao and his fleet sailed through the waters as they closed in on the Northern Water Tribe. On his ship, the Fire Admiral and General Iroh stood on the bridge looking ahead. "This will truly be one for the history books, General Iroh," Zhao stated with pride. "Just think, centuries from now, people will study the great Admiral Zhao who destroyed the last of the Water Tribe civilization. You're lucky you're here to see it."

"Be careful what you wish for, Admiral. History is not always kind to its subjects," Iroh warned his superior.

"I suppose you speak from experience? But rest assured, this will be nothing like your legendary failure at Ba Sing Se," Zhao tells the Fire General.

"I hope not, for your sake," Iroh said.

"Tell the Captains to prepare for the first strike, and tell Brody and Beat to prepare for their mission," Zhao ordered his General. Iroh left the Admiral to relay his orders to his fleet members. After doing so, Iroh walked through the hallway and met up with Zuko and Trunks. They waited for a fellow guard to pass the hall before they started talking. "We'll be landing soon," Iroh whispered before he asked the boys, "Do you have a plan?"

Zuko pulled down his mask and answered, "We're working on it, Uncle."

"What about Beat? Do you know why he's here yet?" Trunks questioned after pulling down his mask.

"No, Zhao only states that they have a special assignment," Iroh explained. "I'm pretty sure it doesn't involve the Avatar though."

"Let's hope it doesn't," Trunks responded. He and Zuko then put their masks back on and separated from Iroh.

At the City, Water Tribesmen were rushing to prepare for battle. On top of the palace, two Tribesmen were banging a gong, one after another. Many Citizens were hurrying inside the palace, including Sokka and Yue. The Southerner pulled the Princess up the stairs until she stopped running, making him stop as well. "What's wrong? We have to go!" Sokka urged the Princess.

"No, Sokka, wait. I can't see you anymore. Not at all," Yue said, releasing his hand.

Surprised to hear this, Sokka turned to her. "What? We're just friends," he assured.

"I wish we could just be friends, but I like you too much, and it's too confusing to be around you. I'm marrying someone else," she responded before turning away from her "friend."

"You don't love him, do you? You don't even seem to like him," Sokka observed as he realized the problem.

"But I do love my people," she answered.

"You're not marrying them!" Sokka argued.

She turned back to him. "You don't understand. I have duties to my father, to my tribe. I have to do this, goodbye!" Yue ran off, once again leaving Sokka in a state of depression.

Inside the palace, Chief Arnook stood before many Citizens and Water Tribe warriors as he prepared to make his speech on the situation. Princess Yue and Master Pakku sat right behind the Chief. The Gang and Note sat to the side of everyone. "The day we have feared for so long has arrived," the Chief announced to his people. "The Fire Nation is on our doorstep. It is with great sadness I call my family here before me, knowing well that some of these faces are about to vanish from our tribe. But they will never vanish from our hearts. Now, as we approach the battle for our existence, I call upon the great spirits!" Arnook raised his arms as he made his plea. "Spirit of the Ocean! Spirit of the Moon! Be with us!" Once he finished, he made one last announcement. "I'm going to need volunteers for a dangerous mission."

"Count me in!" Sokka said immediately as he stood up.

"Sokka," Katara said, concerned.

"Many of you will not return. Come forward to receive my mark if you accept the task," the Chief warned the warriors who stood up to volunteer. One by one, the volunteers stepped up to the Chief. Princess Yue and Master Pakku stood beside Chief Arnook as he placed his mark, which was three wavy lines of red paint, on the forehead of a tribesman. Sokka came next, and the Princess glanced at him as he received the mark. He started to leave but stopped and made eye contact with Yue; they gazed at each other before Sokka turned and walked away, while Yue turned away and cried in silence. Moments later, Aang was crouching on the top of the steps while staring out to the horizon. He was soon joined by the Chief, Katara, Gohan, and Note. "The stillness before battle is unbearable. Such a quiet dread," the Chief spoke.

"I wasn't there when the Fire Nation attacked my people. I'm gonna make a difference this time," Aang assured.

"You mean, we're gonna make a difference this time," Gohan corrected the monk as he put his hand on Aang's shoulder. "'Cause I'm not letting you do this alone."

"Thanks, bro," Aang said gratefully.

"Alright Note, ready to put your skills to the test?" Gohan asked his pupil.

"Yeah! Those fire nation chumps won't know what hit 'em!" Note stated eagerly.

"Actually, Note, I have a special task for you…" the Chief said.

After the preparation for war, numerous Water Tribe warriors were standing in a straight line on the wall of the North City. The Gang and their flying beasts were standing beside them with looks of fierce determination. It was nice, quiet, sunny day; a shame this same day was the start of an all-out war. In the distance, two ships were spotted. One of them fired the first strike, surprising everyone. Acting quickly, Gohan fired an energy blast that collided with the fireball and destroyed it. Everyone sighed in relief until a second fireball flew through the smoke of the first one and hit the city wall right in the insignia. The impact caused a shockwave that blew the warriors on the wall backward. The North City symbol now had a big hole in it that was releasing smoke.

Another fireball was launched at the City; it sailed over the wall and crashed in the city's river. The Fire Navy ship continued to attack by launching another fireball that crashed into the right side of the city wall, shattering some of it. "Yip yip!" Aang commanded his bison. Appa flew off toward the first Fire nation ship. Many warriors were assisting those who ended up buried in snow from the debris. Sokka trekked around as he searched for his other two companions. "Katara! Gohan!" he called out to them. Katara then revealed herself by waterbending a pile of snow from on top of her. Sokka helped his sister up. "Where's Gohan?" she asked. Her question was answered when another pile of snow exploded and a yelling Ki bender burst out from it. Gohan stepped out of the snow and hugged him arms to his body. "Brr, that's freezing cold," he remarked as his friends came up to him. "Are you guys ok? Where's Aang?"

"We're fine," Katara answered. "And Aang flew off to take out the Fire nation ships."

"Then I guess I'd better go join him; can't let him have all the fun!" Gohan said before he ran to the crumbled wall. He jumped off it and cried, "Icarus!" Pretty soon, his trusty dragon flew under and caught him, and the two flew toward the ships that were hurling fireballs at the city. Another fireball was launched but Gohan destroyed it with an energy blast. Icarus flew toward another fireball and Gohan cut it to pieces. He then jumped at another fireball and kicked it, sending it off course and away from the city. "Ow!" Gohan cried as he rubbed his leg; he quickly recovered and descended toward one of the two ships.

With the Avatar, Aang and Appa flew toward the Fire Navy ship as it hurled another fireball at the North City. Flying directly in its path, Aang swung his staff like a bat, swatting the fireball away from the direction of the city and into an ice cliff. "I'll take it from here, boy!' Aang called out to his animal companion. The Bison tilted, allowing Aang to jump off and dive toward the Fire Navy ship. The Airbender opened his glider and dodged fire attacks as he descended onto the ship. The monk unleashed an air current that blew the fire soldiers away.

He then ran over to the nearest catapult, where some fire soldiers wielding hammers advanced on him. Aang was forced to move up the catapult arm. One of the soldiers swung his hammer and Aang evaded him by back flipping to the top of the catapult. The boy looked at his left and right to see soldiers with hammers coming at him from both sides. The one on his right swung down on Aang, making him back up. The one on his left swung at him but missed as well. Both hammer strikes left dents in the catapult. Aang jumped up to dodge their double hammer strike and slammed the catapult with air, causing it to break into pieces. He then moved onto the next catapult. The Airbender picked up a hammer and placed it in some chains. He then knocked a fire soldier away and activated the trebuchet, making it crumble as it shot a fireball right through the deck and into the ship.

Aang went to the next set of catapults while being chased by armed soldiers, where he tied the chains together and quickly started the catapult. The front catapult pulled the back one to itself, reducing both of the trebuchets to scrap metal. The Avatar grinned at his progress and hurried to finish the last catapult. He picked up a hammer and prepared to smash the machine with it when he noticed someone behind him. He quickly dodged a chained hammer thrown at him by a large beaded Fire Nation warrior. The warrior continued to toss his chained weapons at the Airbender until he eventually managed to tie him to the catapult, but then he was suddenly grabbed by a sky bison and tossed off the ship.

"Appa!" Aang exclaimed. He then freed himself and gave the bison a big hug. "Thanks for the rescue, buddy!"

The ship then started to vibrate as an ice shard shot through the main deck. The ship was soon surrounded by Waterbenders in canoes that restrained the fire soldiers in ice, destroyed the last catapult, and hoisted the ship out of the sea with ice. Aang and Appa left the ship.

Gohan landed on the Fire Navy ship with a serious expression as he gripped the hilt of his blade. The crew on the main deck that was operating the catapults readied themselves and slowly approached the Ki bender. "I'll only say this once, stop attacking and turn your ship around, or else!" Gohan warned them. One of the fire soldiers charged at Gohan while wielding a hammer. The teen dodged his swing and kicked him away. The other soldiers then charged at Gohan. "Don't say I didn't warn you!" Gohan shouted. He pulled out his sword and swung it horizontally, creating a strong wind blast that knocked the men backward. One of them got up quickly and charged at the fighter again. He swung his own sword at the boy, but Gohan easily deflected his assault and hit him in the gut with a weak ki blast. Two other soldiers came at Gohan with spears; the boy simply cut their weapons in half and kicked them both aside. Gohan then fired a ki blast at one of the catapults, destroying it.

A soldier with a hammer ran toward Gohan and swung; the teen blocked and noticed another soldier with a hammer coming behind him. He suddenly disappeared as the second swung his hammer, hitting his comrade since his original target was gone. Gohan reappeared and hit the soldier in head with the hilt of his sword. He then ran to another catapult and used his sword to cut it to pieces. While Gohan's back was turned, one of the crew members aimed the catapult at him and launched a fireball at him. Gohan sensed it coming and ducked under the attack, which caused it to crash into another catapult, wrecking it completely. Gohan smirked as he ran to dismantle the last two catapults. Before he could reach them, his body was suddenly tied up by a chain from behind. He turned to see a couple of soldiers swing chains before they tossed them at the Ki bender, restraining him from his neck to his ankles. Gohan smirked as he said, "You think this'll stop me?! Not a chance!" He then closed his eyes as he focused most his Ki into his feet. He opened his eyes and cried, "Masenko, ha!" as he unleashed an energy blast through his feet. The blast launched him toward a catapult, hitting it head first and damaging it.

The soldiers stared at the boy with wide eyes and open mouths as he stood up. Gohan then channeled his Ki throughout his body, weakening the chains until he managed to break them. He then rubbed his head and muttered, "Thank goodness for thick skulls," before firing a Ki blast to finish off the fourth catapult and firing another from his mouth to demolish the fifth one. With his work done, Gohan thought, "Now to get rid of this ship before they get to the city," as he ascended to the sky. He held out his sword and poured his energy into it; the saber started to glow and grew an outline of Ki. Gohan then threw it with the blade facing downward before diving into the water. The sword drilled through the vessel, creating a hole as it came out from the bottom of the ship. Gohan swam under the ship in time to grab his blade before it sank too deep. He then flew out of the water as the vessel started to sink.

His dragon appeared beside him and Gohan climbed onto his back. The Ki bender was soon joined by his brother flying beside him on Appa, and a battalion of Waterbenders in canoes. The boys smiled at each other before they looked forward to see numerous Fire Navy Ships as far as the eye can see. They stared off into the horizon in horror as they realized what they were up against. "You've got to be kidding me," Aang said.

Meanwhile, while everyone was focused on the first strike, two Ki benders had managed to sneak past the city walls to infiltrate the North City, and they were Commander Brute and Beat. The two Ki benders were on a top secret mission, specifically meant for them. "Care to remind me what we're doing in enemy territory again?" Beat questioned his Commander.

"Our mission is to storm the royal palace and kidnap the Princess of the Northern Water Tribe," Brody explained. "Admiral Zhao wishes to use her as leverage in this war; this will prove to our advantage when we launch a ground attack tomorrow."

"Then tell me why I had to come with you. I'm pretty sure you could've handled this alone," Beat said.

"Of course I could, and that's what I told the Admiral, but he insisted that I bring you along since you know your way around this icy palace," Brody replied. "I take it he meant that you've been here before?"

Beat turned away with an expression of pain on his face which made Brody raise an eyebrow. "It was a while ago," was all Beat said before the two continued their mission. The two Energy benders sped through the city too fast for any of the citizens to notice. They entered the royal palace and made their way to the top. Although they attempted to use stealth, the palace was almost completely empty; there weren't any Waterbenders or Water Tribe warriors to intercept them. "I expected this place to be swarming with guards," Brody remarked.

"It was, until the first strike. Now most of the City's defenders are on the front lines trying to counterattack our forces, or trying to devise a plan to infiltrate Zhao's ship," Beat answered.

"Too bad, I was hoping for a challenge from a few Waterbenders or an Energy bender," Brody said. He then asked, "Which way to her chamber?"

"This way." Beat led the Commander through the palace. At the very top, six Waterbenders were standing guard in front of a pair of ice doors. Inside were four Water Tribe Warriors armed with weapons, guarding the Water Tribe Princess. Princess Yue sat on the floor while her friend Note was practicing her combat skills. She threw punches and kicks and flipped around. She finally stopped and sat down with her arms crossed. "This is so boring and unfair!" she complained. "I should be out there helping on the front lines, not playing backup bodyguard!"

"Trust me, Note, you're not the backup bodyguard. My father put his faith in you to protect me," Yue assured her friend.

"And yet he assigned six other Waterbenders to stand guard outside the door, and four men inside this room," Note whispered.

"He's just being overprotective, like he always has been since the day I was born. Even if he's paranoid, he means well," Yue whispered back. "He asked you to be here because you're my closest friend, so even if he doesn't have complete faith in you, just know that I do."

"Thanks, Yue," Note said as she smiled. "There's something I want to ask you."

"What is it?" Yue inquired.

"Are you seriously gonna go through with your arranged marriage, no matter what?" Note asked.

Yue frowned at her friend's question but answered it anyway. "Yes. It's my duty."

"So, you're just going to put on a fake smile and hide your true feelings for the rest of your life?" Note questioned her. "Your people might think you'll learn to be happy this way, but I know that you'll be unhappy."

"What matters isn't my happiness, but my people's," Yue replied.

"Is that why you didn't object to Sokka going on that dangerous task?" Note questioned. Yue couldn't answer that question; she could only look at her friend in sadness. There was a sudden rumbling noise that got everyone's attention. "What was that?" one of the warriors asked. Note closed her eyes to use her Ki sense. "There are two strong Ki signals heading our way; I don't recognize one of them but the other one seems familiar," Note alerted the Water Tribe warriors.

Outside, Brody and Beat made it to the Princesses chamber where they were confronted by the six Waterbending guards. "Stop right there! Don't come any closer!" one of the Waterbenders warned the duo. "Is she in there?" Brody asked his partner. Beat closed his eyes for a few seconds and replied, "Yes." Brody smirked before slowly approaching the Waterbenders, causing all six of them brought out some water as they prepared to fight the Fire Commander. "Beat, go get what we came for. I'm going to have some fun with these guys," Brody ordered the boy.

"Yes, sir," Beat replied before he sped straight through the doors faster than the Waterbenders could react. The Waterbenders turned to face Commander Brute who was channeling a fiery green Ki throughout his body. "So, who's first?" he asked with a devilish grin.

Beat blasted his way into the room, knocking out two of the tribesmen in the process. Note stood defensively in front of her friend as the remaining two warriors charged at the intruder with their spears. Beat simply jumped and kicked them both in the head, knocking them out. He landed and looked toward the two girls; his eyes grew slightly wide when he saw the girl standing in front of Princess Yue. Note's face held shock as she recognized the male assailant.

"Note?" Beat asked.

"Beat?" Note asked back. "I knew the fire nation would be here, but I didn't expect to see you again."

"I wasn't expecting you to be the Princess' backup protector," Beat replied. "But that won't stop me from completing my mission. Now, stand aside, Note, I only want the princess!"

"You know me better than that, Beat. I don't back down without a fight!" Note responded.

"Note, do you know him?" Yue asked her friend.

"He's…an old friend," Note answered.

"I have no interest in fighting you, Note, but if you stand in my way, then I will not hesitate to strike you down," Beat warned. As the two stared at each other, they started to remember their childhood friendship.

Flashback- A Fire Navy Ship sailed toward the Northern Water Tribe and stopped at the city wall. This was no ordinary ship; it was the ship of a very important Firebender, the highest ranking General of all time, and a member of the royal family. This ship belonged to General Iroh, son of Fire Lord Azulon and heir to the throne. With him were his two sons, Lu Ten and Trunks. Iroh brought a few soldiers with him as well a Fire Cornel and his son. The Cornel's kid stood beside his father with pride and excitement as they waited for someone to open up the wall for them to pass. Soon, some Waterbenders came out in canoes to confront the Fire Nation soldiers.

"Members of the Fire Nation, you are not welcome here! Turn your ship around and leave immediately!" one of the Waterbenders ordered.

"I assure you, my friend, we mean your tribe no harm. We merely wish to speak with your chief and discuss some things about the war!" Iroh told the Waterbender.

"We have nothing to discuss with Fire Nation savages! Now leave or we will use force!" the Waterbender warned. The battalion of Waterbenders raised their arms, ready to attack depending on the Fire travelers' response. Just then, a tribesman signaled the Waterbenders to allow them entrance into their city, an order directly from the chief. The Waterbenders bent a curved entrance through the ice wall and directed the Fire Nation travelers to enter. The ship sailed through the city and stopped at an ice shore. The Cornel's kid and Trunks jumped off the ship and landed in the snow. They poked their heads out and smiled at each other before throwing snow at each other.

"Trunks, be careful," Iroh advised his adopted son.

"Beat, don't hurt yourself," the Cornel told his son.

The boys smiled at their fathers as they climbed out of the snow. As the Fire officers and their soldiers stepped down the ship's stairs, they saw the Northern City leader approaching them with Master Pakku and two tribesmen walking behind him. "Greetings, General Iroh and Cornel Brese. It is an honor to welcome you to our tribe," the Chief greeted the Fire Nation visitors. There were many gasps going around from citizens when they heard that the great General Iroh had appeared in their city. "It is a pleasure to be here, Chief Arnook." Iroh bowed as returned the greeting. "I am here on behalf of Fire Lord Azulon; he wants us to come to a negotiation with you and your people."

"Really? The Fire Lord has no desire to conquer our tribe by force?" the Chief questioned.

"I assure you, Chief, my father is not a savage. Though a bit of a tyrant, he can show decency once in a while," Iroh stated. "Now, is there a place where we can talk in private?"

"Of course, right this way." The Chief gestured toward the palace. The Chief and his men began leading the visitors from the Fire Nation through the City. The young boys were looking around with excitement and curiosity, anxious to explore this new place. Although their expressions were ones of joy, many people stared at them cautiously. The group eventually made it to the royal palace; the Chief stepped inside while Iroh and Brese turned to address their sons.

"Now you boys wait here, this meeting shouldn't take too long," Iroh said.

"Aw, why do we have to stay here when we could explore this entire place?" Trunks asked.

"We know you boys are excited about being here, but we're here on an important matter and we'd like to address that first before anything else," Cornel Brese replied. Their small boys pouted but nodded to show that they understood. Brese then patted his son's head and told him, "Be a good boy now, Beat."

"Yes, dad," Beat replied.

"Behave yourself, Trunks," Iroh told his adoptive son.

"Yes, Father," Trunks said.

After instructing Lu Ten to keep an eye on the boys, the Fire officers entered the royal palace followed by a few soldiers. The boys waited for a few minutes until they thought Iroh's oldest son was distracted to try to sneak away. They started tiptoeing away when Lu Ten asked, "Where do you boys think you're going?" making them freeze in their tracks (no pun intended.) The boys quickly turned to face the older bender with nervous smiles on their faces. "Oh, we're uh… going to explore the city," Beat answered.

"You were told to wait here until our fathers finished with their meeting," Lu Ten reminded them.

"But Big Brother, we'll be bored just standing here doing nothing, and we just can't wait to explore this place," Trunks argued. "Please, we promise to stay out of trouble."

Iroh's blood son thought for a moment and then relented. "Alright boys, go have some fun, but be sure to be back here in 10 minutes."

"Thirty minutes!" Trunks requested.

"Twenty minutes," he compromised. The boys nodded before running off into the city. Trunks and Beat went from place to place, seeing all the wonderful sights North City had to offer. Citizens continued to stare at the young boys with distrustful looks. The two eventually separated to explore different parts of the city, and after fifteen minutes, Beat decided he should head back to the royal palace. But there was one problem: he wasn't sure how to get back there. The young Ki bender walked around, hoping to find someone who could show him the way back to the palace. He asked a group of Waterbenders for help, but they just glared at him before leaving him on his own.

Many of the other residents of the Northern Water Tribe gave young Beat the same response, until eventually he came across a water tribe girl sitting on the edge of an ice bridge, staring into space. "Hi there!" Beat greeted her. The girl was so startled by him that she accidently slipped off the bridge. Her hand managed to grab on to the railing at the last second. Beat quickly rushed over to the girl and grabbed her wrist. He pulled her back onto the bridge. The girl looked at him, confused by his actions. "Sorry for startling you, are you ok?" Beat asked the girl.

"I'm fine," she replied. "Why'd you help me?"

"Why not? You needed help and I was the only one around," Beat answered.

"But you're from the Fire Nation," she argued.

"So what?"Beat shrugged.

The girl decided to let it go. "Never mind. My name's Note," she introduced herself as she extended her hand.

"I'm Beat, nice to meet you," Beat greeted back as he shook her hand. The two suddenly had a strange vision; both kids seemed to be in space, right above a blood red planet, battling a bunch of bizarre-looking creatures with the ability to energy bend. Alongside them were two other Energy benders who looked very much alike. One of them seemed to be older and had a scar on his cheek. The other one had lighter skin and a less aggressive expression than the older one. Their vision ended and the two were stunned from what they saw. "That was weird," they both thought. Then they realized they were still holding hands and quickly let go.

"So, um, I'm kinda lost and I was wondering if you could help me find the Palace?" Beat asked.

"Sure, just follow me," Note said. The two of them started walking through the town toward the royal palace. Once they were close, Note stopped and said, "Just keep going straight and you'll reach the palace," while pointing forward.

"Thanks for your help, Note," Beat told her gratefully. He started to walk away but stopped and looked back at her. "Hey, do you think you could show me around this place, tomorrow?" he inquired.

Note thought for a moment and answered, "Sure, no problem, I guess."

"Thanks! We'll meet up at the bridge tomorrow, ok, friend?" Beat asked.

"Friend?" Note repeated.

"Yeah. You helped me after I helped you, which makes us friends, right?"

"But you're from the Fi-never mind." Note sighed before answering, "Yeah, we are friends."

"Great! See you tomorrow!" Beat exclaimed as he turned to leave.

"Beat, wait!" Note called to him. The boy turned around and saw his new friend approaching him. She then wrapped her arms around him, embracing him completely. Beat was surprised by this gesture but didn't push her away. Note finally let go and explained, "That was to thank you for helping me earlier. See you tomorrow, friend." She then took off as Beat stared at her retreating form.

The next day, Beat left the inn he was staying at in a hurry; he was very excited to see his new friend again, and even more excited to spend the day exploring the city with her. He appeared at the bridge and saw Note already sitting there, staring at the sky. "Hey, Note!" Beat called to the girl. She turned and smiled when she saw him running toward her. "Hi, Beat! Are you ready to see the town?" she asked. "Yeah! I can't wait!" Beat replied excitedly. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Note insisted as she grabbed Beat's hand and led him into the City. And that's how it was for those two; they spent the days playing together, sparring, and going around the town. Sometimes they would hang out with Trunks, but he mostly left them alone to either be by himself or with Lu Ten. After a week, Beat and Note had gotten really close; although most of the citizens didn't approve of their friendship, the two children continued to enjoy each other's company.

One day, they were sitting together on the edge of the ice bridge staring at the horizon together. Although Beat was enjoying the view, Note seemed to have something else on her mind. "What's the matter, Note?" Beat inquired.

"It's just…I'm glad that we're friends, Beat, but the people in this town don't seem to like that we're getting along," Note replied. "It's hard not to let their influence make you question whether or not it's good that I'm friends with someone from the Fire Nation."

"Of course it's a good thing we're friends!" Beat replied.

"How can you be so sure when we're from two completely different Nations that are practically opposites of each other?" Note questioned.

"It doesn't matter if I'm Fire Nation or that you're a Water Tribe girl. We're such good friends that the opinion of others shouldn't matter," Beat insisted.

Note sighed and said, "I guess you're right, I just wish we could be someplace where our Nation isn't what we're judged on. I mean, my people already don't like you, and the more we stay friends, the more my people will start to think I'm going to betray them to the Fire Nation. Why can't there be a place where we can just be ourselves?"

Beat thought for a moment and responded, "We could find a place like that if we leave."

"What do you mean?" Note asked.

"I mean, it's seems like we can't be friends since neither of our people will allow that, so why not just leave? Go someplace away from the Fire Nation and the Water Tribe where we can be friends without anyone's judgment," Beat suggested.

"Is there really a place like that?" Note inquired.

"The world's big; there's gotta be a place like that in the Earth Kingdom," Beat assured.

"Leave my home? I don't know if I could do that," Note said unsurely.

"Don't you want to see the world? Haven't you ever wondered what was out there?" Beat asked her. Note just looked out to the ocean while he continued to speak. "There are so many places to explore, so many sights to see. I'm always hearing about the great things in other places, which is why I'm always eager to travel. I also like meeting new people and there's a whole world of new people to meet, but you'll never get to see it if you stuck here for the rest of your life."

"I have always wondered what was beyond the ocean, what it would feel like to sail across it," Note confessed.

"Trust me, it's a life of adventure!" Beat assured. He looked at her and saw the uncertainty on Note's face. "Look, I'm not asking you to leave or decide now, just think about it. I'll be leaving the North Pole soon, and if you decide that you want to leave this place and travel the world, then I'll come back someday to take you. That way, we can be friends forever."

"You'll really come back to the North Pole and take me to see the world?" Note asked.

"Yes," Beat answered.

Note thought about the offer for a moment before smiling at her friend and answering, "Ok, I'll go!" She then pulled Beat into a hug, which he returned.

Beat then looked up and that the sun was starting to set. "It's getting late, I should probably head home," he said.

"I'll go with you," Note replied. The two kids got off the bridge and headed toward Beat's inn. As they passed through the city, they saw multiple people running past them in a panicked manner. They also saw bits of fire in the street. When they got to the inn, they saw Coronel Brese fighting against five Waterbenders. The Ki bender seemed to be using non-lethal attacks, as if he was trying to avoid killing or even hurting them while the benders of the ocean were going all out. "Dad!" Beat cried as he ran toward his father. The Coronel noticed his son coming his way and ordered, "No, Beat! Stay back!" He was then struck with a ripple of water and flung into an ice building. "Dad! No!" Beat cried.

The group that had attacked the Coronel was now looming over the young Ki bender. "So you're the Coronel's little brat," one of the Waterbenders spoke. "Probably want to join the army and destroy homes like his father. Well, we can't have that, can we?" An ice spear was formed in the Waterbender's hand as he stared at Beat with murderous intent. "This world doesn't need any more Firebenders or Ki benders causing suffering for the Fire Nation!"

Beat was frozen in fear as the Waterbender raised his hand, aiming the ice lance at his target. Before he could strike, however, a Ki blast struck him in the chest and sent him flying away from the young boy. Beat turned around and saw his father standing with his hand leveled at the Waterbender he struck. Brese's armor was cracked and blood slid from above his eyebrow and his lip. "Dad!" Beat exclaimed joyfully. "Beat! Get away from here, now!" Brese warned his son as he saw the Waterbender get back on his feet. The Waterbender and the Ki bender glared at each other as if they were about to fight, but then the Waterbender smirked, which confused Brese until he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

The lead Waterbender stood behind Brese with his arm extended toward him. "The Fire Nation already has so many officers in their forces; I'm sure they wouldn't mind if they lost one or two," the Waterbender said with a smirk. Brese looked down and saw an ice spike sticking out of his chest where his heart was located. Blood dripped from his chest as he collapsed. "Dad!" Beat cried as he ran toward his father. He knelt beside him and tried to shake him awake. When the Coronel coughed up blood, Beat held up his head. "Dad, hang on! We'll get you some help!" Beat assured. Brese stared into his son's eyes and gently tapped his cheek with his hand. "Beat…" he said weakly before his hand fell and his eyes went blank. His head slumped as Beat's eyes got watery. "Dad? Dad?! DAD!" Beat cried as he hugged his father's corpse.

The group of Waterbenders that attacked Coronel Brese stood together as they watched Beat moan over the death of his beloved father. "Would you look at that, the boy's crying for his daddy," the lead Waterbender laughed. "Guess the Fire Nation trash does have feelings after all." The Water Tribe group laughed as Beat dropped his father and stared at the blood on his hands in horror. His sadness soon turned into rage as he slowly stood up. With a mighty yell, Beat created a shockwave that blew the Waterbenders off their feet. Beat glared at the one who attacked his father with hatred in his eyes. He brought his right hand forward and channeled Ki into it, forming an energy blade.

He charged at the Waterbenders, who quickly got up and fired a barrage of ice spikes at the enraged boy. Beat simply slashed at all of the ice projectiles and sliced them to bits; one of the spikes managed to cut his left shoulder but he just ignored the pain. He then used his left hand and fired four blasts at the group of Waterbenders. The four Ki blasts struck four of the Waterbenders and knocked them down. The leader then saw a fifth blast seconds before it struck him in the chest and sent him skidding across the icy floor. The Waterbender who killed Brese struggled to sit up; he saw Beat slowly approaching him while emitting a fiery red aura. The now scared Waterbender attempted to defend himself by launching a tidal wave at the boy, but Beat deflected it with a Ki blast before jumping at the object of his vengeance and thrusting his Ki blade forward. Before he could strike his enemy, Note jumped in front of him and stood there with her arms spread out. "Beat, stop!" she cried.

The angry Ki bender stopped dead in his tracks with his spirit sword inches away from Note's face. He seemed hesitant about what he was doing but didn't seem to want to stop until his revenge was accomplished."Please, Beat, don't do this!" Note pleaded. Beat seemed to calm down when he lowered his Ki blade, but then an ice wall rose in between them and Beat was struck in the next by a fire attack, making him fall unconscious. Iroh and his sons appeared beside Beat while Master Pakku stood in front of Note. The wall was lowered and the two masters stared at each other with neutral expressions. "I think it would be best if we left now," Iroh stated.

"That would be wise, yes," Pakku agreed. "My apologies for the trouble and your loss."

"You have mine as well. Give the chief my regards," the General responded. "You know what this means though, right, Pakku?"

"Yes I do, Iroh," Pakku replied.

General Iroh ordered his men to carry Brese and Beat to their ship. Trunks stood with the soldier who carried Beat and looked at his friend with pity. Note could only stare at her friend as tears formed in her eyes as she thought this would be the last time she'd ever see him. Once they were ready for their departure, the Fire Navy Ships sailed away. Note stood at the bridge, watching them fade into the horizon. Flashback ends.

"This is your last chance Note," Beat warned. "Stand aside, or else!"

"Yue, get out of here, now!" Note ordered her friend.

"But what about you?" Yue asked.

"I'll be fine, just go!" Note assured. The Princess nodded and raced to the back door; Beat tensed like he wanted to stop her, but Note positioned herself to show that he wouldn't get past her. Once Yue was gone, Note took a fighting position and said, "I don't want to fight you, Beat!"

"Too bad, 'cause that's what's about to happen!" Beat shouted as he charged his Ki blade. He rushed at his old friend and swung at her repeatedly. Note dodged all of the slashes before grabbing the blade with her hands; she released her Ki, causing the spirit sword to shatter before she kicked Beat away. Beat shook it off and flew at the female Ki bender. The two began trading blows; Beat punched Note's face and she countered by kicking him in the gut. Beat grabbed her leg and tossed her into the ice wall. "Seems like you still rely on counterattacks in your fights," Beat commented.

"Is that so?" Note asked before she fired an energy blast at her opponent. Beat blocked the attack but was then met with a skull bash assault from Note. The boy was knocked into the side of the room as Note charged at him head-on. She started punching at him rapidly before he elbow bashed her cheek and flew into the air. "You can fly, too?!" she asked as she rose to his level.

"I see Gohan has taught you a few tricks, you've gotten a lot stronger," Beat said.

"So have you," Note remarked. The two then took the same stance, cupping their hands together while channeling energy into their palms. "Ka…me…ha…me…ha!" they yelled as they fired the turtle shock wave at each other. The beams pushed against each other until they canceled each other out and exploded. The two Energy benders charged at each other again; Note tried to punch Beat but he ducked and hit her in the jaw with a right uppercut. Note backflipped and kicked Beat in the chin. Beat tried to punch her again but she caught his fist with her legs and tossed him to the wall.

"Feels like you're not really trying. Are you holding back or are you just unfocused?" Note questioned. "You tell me!" Beat shouted before he tackled her into the wall. He clamped his hands together and knocked her to the ground. Beat then attempted to hit her with a double hand chop attack, but before he could strike, his mind flashed Note's pleading expression when she tried to stop him from taking a life. He stopped in his assault, allowing Note to grab his wrists and kick him twice in the chin before double kicking him into the ceiling. She started rapidly blasting him before letting him drop to the floor. She then powered her fist with Ki as she flew at Beat to punch him.

Before she could reach him, she got hit in the side by a green Ki blast and was sent flying into the side of the room. The two old friends looked to where the blast came from and saw Commander Brute standing in front of the room entrance with his hand aimed at Note. Behind him were several beaten Waterbenders and Tribesmen. "Seems like you're having a bit of trouble here, Beat," Brody remarked.

"I'm not having trouble; I've got everything under control!" Beat stated.

"Who the heck are you supposed to be?" Note asked the Commander.

Brody looked in her direction and replied, "I am Commander Brute. Right hand man to the Admiral of the invasion force that is currently attacking your tribe."

"Well, I don't care who you are! Stay out of my way if you don't want to get hurt!" Note warned. She hastily jumped at Brody with energy blasts in both of her palms; the Fire Commander smirked before he dodged Note's assault and kicked her in the stomach. She flinched, allowing Brody to punch her in the right cheek and blast her away. Note landed on her back; she struggled to get up when she noticed Brody above her preparing to strike with a green Ki enhanced fist. She quickly jumped to avoid the attack and Brody's fist crashed into the icy ground, cracking it greatly. Note stared at the older Ki bender as she thought, "He's stronger and faster than I thought, plus he seems relentless when he fights." She was caught shocked when Commander Brute disappeared and reappeared right in front of her with an energy blast pressed at her stomach; she was flung into the wall of the room. She slowly stood up in time to see another Ki blast coming at her but not in time to dodge it.

The blast collided with her and caused an explosion that shrouded her from sight. When the smoke cleared, Note was seen crossing her arms over her face, showing she managed to defend herself at the last second. She lowered her singed arms before passing out from her body's pain. Brody walked over to Note and picked her up by her clothes; he then turned to Beat, who was glaring at him. "Is there a problem?" he questioned.

"You didn't have to step in and steal my fight! I could've beaten her alone!" Beat assured.

Brody laughed and said, "Don't make me laugh, pint size. Now, where's the princess?"

"She's already fled," Beat answered.

"Well that's a shame, 'cause we're not leaving here without a hostage," Brody replied before his eyes focused on the unconscious Note. "I think she'll be a perfect substitute. I'm sure Admiral Zhao will be pleased to know that he has one less Ki bender to be weary of."

"If we're done, then we need to leave now! More Water Tribesmen are coming this way," Beat alerted Brody. The two then made their escape out of the City without getting captured and got back to their boat.

Elsewhere, many of the Water Tribesmen who volunteered for Chief Arnook's mission were lined up in an ice base, including Sokka. The soldiers stood in front of the Chief, who started to explain their assignment. "Men, you'll be infiltrating the Fire Nation navy. That means you'll all need one of these uniforms..." As he spoke, a young man about Sokka's age stepped forward, wearing an old version of the Fire Nation armor. The teen was smirking until he heard someone snickering; all eyes were focused on the Southerner who was covering his mouth. "What's your problem?" the teen asked Sokka.

"Fire Navy uniforms don't look like that," Sokka stated.

"Of course they do. These are real uniforms captured from actual Fire Navy soldiers," the teen assured him.

"When, like a hundred years ago?" Sokka asked.

"Eighty five," the Chief corrected.

Sokka then walked over to the teen in the Fire Nation uniform and started examining the designs. "The Fire Nation doesn't wear shoulder spikes anymore. The newer uniforms are more streamlined." He played with the shoulder spike as he explained the flaws in the armor, but this only seemed to anger the teen.

"How do we know we can trust this guy? Such bold talk for a new recruit," he questioned as he got in Sokka's face. The two glared at each other before the Chief spoke.

"Sokka is from our sister tribe, Hahn. He is a capable warrior and I value his input." Sokka smirked at Hahn as the Chief defended him while Hahn just frowned. Chief Arnook then continued to address the troops. "Now, our first objective is to determine the identity of their commanding officer."

"His name is Zhao," Sokka supplied, which made everyone look at him. "Middle-aged. Big sideburns. Bigger temper."

Before anyone could comment on that, a tribesman came running into the base. "Chief! There's been an incident involving the Princess!"

"What?! Is she alright?!" the Chief asked.

"She safe, but the enemy managed to infiltrate our city. Note tried to fight them, but was captured. They left with her in their custody," the messenger explained. Chief nodded, knowing he had to finish debriefing and go see his daughter.

"Sokka, I want you to tell everything you know to Hahn. He is leading this mission," the Chief instructed the Southerner before addressing the teen leader. "Hahn, show Sokka your respect. I expect nothing less from my future son-in-law."

The Chief left as Sokka's jaw dropped from hearing that news. "Princess Yue's marrying you?" he questioned as he pointed his finger at Hahn.

"Yeah, what of it?" Hahn asked back.

"Nothing, congratulations," Sokka said, though he didn't mean it.

Back in the City, it was late in the afternoon but the rain of flaming rocks didn't let up. Multiple fireballs made impact with the city, Master Pakku and a group of Waterbenders were at the city wall. "Stop those fireballs!" Pakku ordered his men. Together, the Waterbenders bent a giant ice spike that caught one of the fireballs and doused it.

At sea, Fire Navy Ships, with Zhao's in the lead, sailed past the ship that was put on ice and towards the North City. The Fire Admiral stood at bridge of his flagship watching the assault continue. General then came onto the bridge and spoke to the invasion leader. "It's almost twilight, Admiral. As your military consultant I must advise you to halt your attack. The Waterbenders draw their power from the moon and it is nearly full tonight. You should wait and resume the attack at daybreak."

"Oh, I'm well aware of the moon problem and I am working on a solution. But for now, daybreak it is." Zhao replied. His ships lowered their anchors and ceased their attack; the fleet of warships was stationed just outside the city wall. Inside the city, Katara and Princess Yue were watching the Fire Navy Ships stopping their assault. Smoke was in several places from the successful first strike of the Fire Nation, but now everything had gotten quiet and calm. "They've stopped firing," Yue stated.

"Guys!" Katara cried when she saw Aang and Gohan descending into the city on their pets. Appa and Icarus landed near the palace steps as the girls rushed down to check on them. Appa immediately collasped from exhaustion as Aang slid off his head. Icarus was struggling to flap his wings but they drooped from his tired body. Gohan climbed off of the dragon and pat his head. "Take a break pal, you deserve it," he told his animal friend. Icarus licked him before closing his eyes to take a nap; Gohan then looked to his brother, who was putting his hands on his hand in despair. "At least we get to take a break, right?" he told Aang, but the monk gave him no reply.

"I can't do it. I can't do it," Aang mumbled as the girls came up to them.

"What happened?" Katara asked.

"I must have taken out a dozen Fire Navy ships, but there's just too many of them. I can't fight them all," Aang said.

"But you have to! You're the Avatar!" Yue pleaded.

"I'm just one kid," Aang stated sadly. The Southern Waterbender sat beside him to comfort the boy. Gohan felt sympathy toward his friend, as if he felt something similar to what the Avatar was feeling, the fate of the world resting on the shoulders of an extremely powerful yet inexperienced child. His mind was suddenly brought to a time when he said something similar. "What's the matter, Gohan?! You already have all the power you need, just bring it out!" his father instructed him as he struggled to win some sort of beam battle. "I can't! I can't keep this up! I just can't do it, Dad! It's too much for me to handle; I'm just a kid!" Gohan frowned as he silently wished for a way to help the Avatar.

Late at night, the Fire princes were on Zhao's warship completely dressed in grey clothing to help them withstand the cold environment. As they prepared to lower the two person canoe into the water, the door behind them opened and Iroh stepped out. "If you're fishing for an octopus, boys, you need a tightly woven net or he will squeeze through the tiniest hole and escape," the old general advised his pupils.

"We don't need your wisdom right now, Uncle," Zuko replied.

Trunks nudged him and said, "Don't worry Iroh, we can handle it."

"I know. I'm sorry, I just nag you because, well, ever since I lost my son..." Iroh started to say before turning away in pain.

"Uncle, you don't have to say it," Zuko told him.

"I think of you as my own," Iroh finished talking to his nephew before addressing his adoptive son. "And I've taken care of you since you were a little boy. It's been so many years that we're just as close as my Lu Ten. It's like you're my second son."

"I am your son, Iroh," Trunks replied. "Thank you for supporting us throughout this entire journey."

"We'll meet again..." Zuko assured him as he and Trunks bowed to the Fire master, who hugged them both. "...after we have the Avatar." The two then climbed into their canoe and started lowering themselves into the water. "Zuko, remember your Breath of Fire! It could save your life out there! Trunks, channeling your Ki will help you in the cold!" Iroh fussed over his pupils. "We will," the boys replied. "And put your hoods up, keep your ears warm!" Iroh continued to fuss. "We'll be fine!" the boys assured their worried guardian. The retired general watched the teens with concern as they landed in the water and rowed toward the line of Fire Navy Ships and the Northern Water City.

At the Water tribe base, many Water Tribe warriors were preparing for the mission by readying their weapons. Sokka and Hahn were side by side, sharpening their axes on spinning wheels. Although Hahn was calm, Sokka was on edge as his eyes were twitching and he was applying too much force on his axe. "Let me tell ya, Sokka, I've courted a lot of girls but Yue is the finest – and she comes with the most perks," the leader tribesman told the Southerner, which seemed to anger him.

"Perks?! What does that mean?!" he questioned Hahn.

"I mean, Yue's nice and everything, but the points I'll get with the Chief aren't bad either," Hahn elucidated, clearly revealing that he felt no real affection for the princess.

"Princess Yue is wasted on a self-absorbed weasel like you!" Sokka stated, applying more pressure to his weapon.

"Whoa, hang on. What do you care?" Hahn asked the Southerner smugly. "You're just a simple rube from the Southern Tribe. What would you know of the political complexities of our life? No offense."

Furious, Sokka yelled and tackled Hahn; the two began to roll around and wrestle with each other while the other warriors watched. "You're just a jerk without a soul! No offense!" Sokka stated while punching Hahn. The teens continued to roll around until they were separated by Chief Arnook. "That's enough! Sokka, you're off the mission!" he announced before he left. Sokka turned away in shame as Hahn started giving orders. "All right, fall in men! Everybody listen to what I say and we'll take out this Admiral Jo in no time," he declared before leaving with his soldiers.

"It's Admiral Zhao!" Sokka corrected.

With the Fire Princes, the two paddled toward the ice fortress; they steered past ice shards, one of which was occupied by a group of turtle seals. They looked up to see a water tribe scout was keeping watch from on top of the damaged outer wall. The two quickly hid themselves behind an ice shard to avoid detection. Zuko and Trunks parked their canoe on an ice shard and climbed onto it; they spotted several water sentries patrolling the outer wall while armed with spears. They turned away and noticed several turtle seals diving into a hole in the ice.

"Where are they going?" Zuko asked as he and Trunks went over to the hole. "They're coming up for air somewhere..."

"Think this could be our way into the city?" Trunks inquired.

"Only one way to find out," Zuko whispered.

The Firebender and Ki bender took deep breaths and dove into the hole.

Inside the City, The Avatar, the Ki bender, the Southern Waterbender and the Princess were standing in the citadel room gazing at the full moon. "The legends say the moon was the first Waterbender," Yue started to talk about the origin of Waterbenders. "Our ancestors saw how it pushed and pulled the tides and learned how to do it themselves."

"I've always noticed my waterbending is stronger at night," Katara stated.

"It's just like how Firebenders are stronger during the day thanks to the sun," Gohan noted. "That must be why the Fire Nation stopped attacking: they're waiting for daybreak to resume."

"Our strength comes from the Spirit of the Moon; our life comes from the Spirit of the Ocean. They work together to keep balance," Yue explained.

The Avatar who kept his head down in depression suddenly stood up as he got an idea. "The Spirits! Maybe I can find them and get their help!"

"How can you do that?" the Princess asked.

"The Avatar is the bridge between our world and the Spirit World," Katara answered her. "Aang can talk to them!"

"Maybe they'll give you the wisdom to win this battle!" Yue suggested hopefully.

"Or maybe they'll unleash a crazy amazing spirit attack on the Fire Nation!" Aang suggested enthusiastically. When no one seemed to agree with him, he calmed himself. "Or wisdom. That's good, too."

"The only problem is, last time you got to the Spirit World by accident," Katara reminded him. "How are you going to get there this time?"

"I have an idea, follow me!" Yue said. The Water tribe princess led the benders through the courtyard to a small wooden door.

"So is this the way to the Spirit World?" Aang asked.

Yue laughed and replied, "No, you'll have to get there on your own. But I can take you to the most spiritual place in the entire North Pole." She opened the door and Aang walked inside, where he found himself staring at a large pool of water and a gushing waterfall. In the center of this pool was a small land that was full of grass and had a much smaller pool in it. Two fish, one black and one white, swam in a circle in the pond. The land was marked by a small gate and it was connected to the entrance by two wooden bridges. Aang stared at the place, astonished by its beauty.

The monk ran across the left bridge toward the land; once there, he started to feel the soft grass. "I never thought I'd miss grass this much!" he exclaimed.

The girls and Gohan soon joined him in the Oasis. "It's so warm here! How is that possible?" Katara asked as she and Yue took of their coats.

"How bizarre; I can sense a lot energy in this place," Gohan said.

"It's the center of all spiritual energy in our land," Yue explained. Momo then wandered over to the pond and tried to grab one of the Koi fish. The girls gave him stern looks and the Lemur bat ran off.

"You're right, Yue. I can feel... something... It's so... tranquil," Aang stated. He then sat down in his meditative position and closed his eyes, trying to enter the Spirit World.

In the home of the turtle seals, the sea creatures were stationed by the small opening for their underwater cave when the fire princes suddenly burst out of the water and into the cave. They laid across the cave floor, breathing heavily and shivering. Zuko let out two breaths of fire to heat himself up while Trunks channeled his ki throughout his body. The Turtle seals barked loudly as the princes tried to rest a bit. Unable to handle the noise anymore, Prince Zuko shouted, "Be quiet!" to the sea creatures. The animals stopped barking as the princes got up and walked past them, but resumed afterward. "Maybe we should rest a bit more," Trunks suggested.

"No, we need to keep moving," Zuko said.

The princes wandered over to a waterfall at the back of the cave. "You go first," Trunks told his friend. Zuko nodded before he climbed into it with Trunks right behind him. Slowly but surely, the two benders climbed the water tunnel.

Back at the armory, the Southern tribesman was sadly sharpening his weapon while sitting on the floor. The Chief then walked up behind him and inquired, "Is something wrong, Sokka?"

"Oh no! Hahn's out there on the top secret mission while I'm here sharpening my boomerang. Everything's fine!" Sokka replied sarcastically.

"Listen to me. I took you off the mission for selfish reasons," Arnook explained. "I have a special task in mind for you."

"What? You want me to scrub the barracks?" Sokka asked bitterly.

The Chief didn't seem to mind his attitude. "I want you in charge of guarding my daughter, Princess Yue. There's already been an attempt to capture her once, and I feel she'd be much safer if you and your friends were protecting her. Will you get your friends to do this for me?" the Chief and father asked his daughter's "friend."

"Er, sure. That shouldn't be too hard," the teen replied, excited and confused.

The Princes continued to scale the water tunnel; Zuko slipped but Trunks helped him up. They eventually made it out of the tunnel and entered a large pool of water; they floated upward and reached the surface. Their heads rose out of the water just under an ice roof as they took in some air. They took another deep breath and sank back under the water; they scanned around until they found another passageway. The two swam through the tunnel all the way toward a source of outside light. They approached the light but were unable to go any further due to the thick layer of ice cutting them off. In need of air, the two put their hands together and started to heat up the ice surface with a combination of fire and Ki.

They finally managed to melt the ice and made an opening for themselves; they exited the water and emerged into another ice tunnel, this time inside the North city. They lied on the icy ground to regain their strength. Zuko then stated, "We're in. Now comes the hard part, finding the Avatar without getting spotted."

"You're wrong. The hard part isn't finding the Avatar without detection; it wasn't even getting inside this ice fortress," Trunks corrected. "It's going to be getting out of here with him in our grasp."

Zuko closed his eyes as he realized his friend was right. "Maybe so, but we've come too far to just turn back now," he said.

"So, do you have a plan to get us out of here without any trouble?" Trunks questioned.

First things first, where's the Avatar?" Zuko asked back.

Trunks closed his eyes as he focused on sensing the Avatar's life force. He immediately opened his eyes when he found Aang' Ki. "Got him," he said.

At the Oasis, the Avatar was still in his meditative position while Gohan, Katara, and Princess Yue were standing behind him. After a few minutes, nothing seemed to happen. "Why is he sitting like that?" Yue asked in a whisper.

"He's meditating – trying to cross over into the Spirit World. It takes all his concentration," Katara whispered back. Although he didn't show it, Aang was clearly disturbed by their conversation; his face turned hard as he tried to maintain his concentration.

"Is there any way we can help?" Yue asked.

Now irritated, Aang yelled, "How 'bout some quiet?! C'mon guys! I can hear every word you're saying!" The Monk then resumed his meditation. He started to stare into the small pond where the Koi fish were circling each other; he seemed to be entranced by their routine. Eventually, he started to see the Yin-Yang symbol through the fish and his eyes and tattoos immediately started to glow in response. "Whoa!" Gohan said.

"Is he okay?" Yue asked.

"He's crossing into the Spirit World," Katara explained. "He'll be fine as long as we don't move his body. That's his way back to the physical world."

"Maybe we should get some help?" Yue suggested.

"No, he's our friend. Gohan and I are perfectly capable of protecting him," the Waterbender assured.

"Well, aren't you big kids now," a familiar voice echoed through the oasis. The three looked to the side and saw Trunks and Zuko crossing the footbridge toward them.

"No," Katara said.

"Yes," Zuko replied. "Hand him over, and I won't have to hurt you."

"You know we won't do that!" Gohan stated.

"Then we're just gonna have to hurt you!" Trunks shouted.

Gohan and Katara took their stances while Princess Yue took off to get help. The Princes took their stances as the four prepared to fight. Gohan and Katara looked at each other and nodded; the Son of Goku then pulled out his sword and jumped at the princes. Trunks quickly pulled out his own blade and blocked Gohan's attack. The two entered a sword battle while Zuko advanced on Katara. He launched a fire kick at the girl before shooting two flames from his fist. Katara easily blocked the flames with water as Zuko got closer; the Firebender continued to shoot flames while the Waterbender continued to block them. Seeing an opening, Katara managed to smack Zuko backward with a blast of water.

The Prince flew backward and landed on his face. "I see you've learned a new trick," Zuko commented as he stood back up. "But I didn't come this far just to lose to you!" He threw another fireball but Katara doused it with water and hit him with another liquid attack.

Gohan and Trunks continued to slash at each other until Trunks knocked the Z Sword out of the boy's hands. He then swung his sword at his unarmed opponent, but Gohan quickly grabbed the blade with his bare hands. He then kicked Trunks away, making him release his weapon in the process. Gohan threw the Brave Sword aside as Trunks charged at him. The two Ki benders started trading blows until Trunks managed to punch Gohan in the face and began repeatedly punching him. Trunks then tried to kick Gohan's head but he grabbed the older teen's leg and countered with his own kick. Trunks was knocked into the glacier, and Gohan quickly placed his hands above his head and poured Ki into his palms to follow up on his attack.

"Masenko… Ha!" he cried as he fired his signature attack at the prince. Trunks quickly jumped to avoid it but Gohan smirked as he shifted his hands, bending the beam to swerve upward before it nailed Trunks in the back. The lavender haired teen crashed into the ground right beside his comrade. The princes then found their feet iced to the ground, immobilizing them. The Southern Waterbender then motioned her arms rapidly, causing waves of water to swirl around the intruders before it froze with them inside. Katara was satisfied at what she did with her current level of skill. "She's gotten a lot better at fighting with water, she's even a challenge now!" Trunks thought in surprise.

"You little peasant. You've found a master, haven't you?" Zuko said to Katara from inside the ice prison. The ice started to glow red and yellow before exploding, allowing the princes to fight again. The Princes fired their attacks simultaneously while Katara and Gohan deflect the attacks with their own bending. Zuko got closer to them and threw his hand charged with fire at them. The two separated and Zuko continued to fight Katara while Trunks took Gohan. He managed to slip past Katara and tried to grab Aang, but Katara stopped him by knocking away with a water strike. The Firebender landed flat on his back. Trunks was throwing multiple blows at Gohan, until the boy eventually blew him away with a kiai and sent him flying into Zuko. "Katara, now!" Gohan yelled.

Katara then created a giant wave that raised the intruders upward and pinned them against the glacier before turning it into ice to restrain them once again.

The sun suddenly started to rise as a new day had come. Master Pakku and some of his Waterbenders were standing on top of the inner wall as the sun began to shine across their city that was about to be invaded by the Fire Nation. They stared out to where the sky met the sea, waiting as the Fire navy ships sail toward their home. Admiral Zhao stood on the bridge of his ship and smirked. "It's daybreak at last. Let's write history," he said with anticipation. On another ship inside a prison hold, Note stirred awake. She touched her head before she recalled what happened. She got up and rushed to the prison door, seeing Beat standing guard outside her cell. He noticed she was conscious and spoke to her. "Good, you're awake. You wouldn't want to miss this."

"Miss what?!" Note questioned.

"The Conquering of the Northern Water Tribe," he answered.

At the Oasis, the princes stayed frozen in place as the sun shined over the entire place. Now filled with newfound strength, Zuko raised his head and snarled, letting out a fiery steam that melted their icy prison and freed them. The princes landed on the grass undetected and Trunks fired a Ki blast at the Avatar's defenders. Gohan, sensing the attack, quickly cried, "Look out!" as he pushed Katara out of the way. The blast hit him and knocked him into the water. "Gohan!" Katara cried before she noticed Zuko attacking her; she bent a wall of water to shield herself but the fire attack was stronger than she could handle while off guard. The blaze crashed into the water and the force knocked Katara into the gate post, where she fell unconscious. "You rise with the moon. I rise with the sun," Zuko stated as he grabbed Aang by the collar.

Gohan suddenly jumped out of the water and yelled, "Let him go!" as he fired a ki blast at the princes. Trunks deflected the attack and charged at Gohan. The two started trading blows until Trunks kicked Gohan in the gut and blasted him away. Gohan charged at Trunks and skull bashed him in the face. He then clamped his hands and knocked Trunks to the ground. He was about to dive at his foe when he was hit with a fire blast from Zuko. Trunks and Zuko began rapidly blasting at Gohan, who crossed his arms to defend himself. When the attacks seemed to stop, Gohan lowered his arms, only to see Trunks right in front of him with his hand generating a ball of energy.

"Big Bang Attack!" Trunks exclaimed as he fired a large ball of power at the spiky haired teen. Gohan was consumed by the blast as it exploded, and he was thrown into the glacier where he bounced off and landed beside Aang with his head in the water. Trunks looked at his enemy and said, "I was barely trying when we started fighting, but I'm done toying with you, Gohan." The Son of Goku looked over to his brother, now in the grasp of Prince Zuko, and mumbled, "I'm sorry, Aang, I've failed you again." He then saw the Koi fish swimming around his head before his eyes turned blank and he passed out. Trunks fired two energy rings that bound Gohan's hands and feet together before picking him up.

"Why are you taking him?" Zuko asked his friend.

"He can probably sense Ki like I can. If his friends were to show up, it would better if they can't track us by our life force," Trunks explained, to which Zuko nodded.

At the City, the Fire Navy Ships began to collide with the outer wall, and as they did, their bowsprits shifted to bridges, allowing the Fire Navy Troops to storm the city. The leader of the invasion force started toward the town as his soldiers marched into the city and attacked. "Water Tribe can try to resist the inevitable, but their city will fall today," Admiral Zhao declared while General Iroh stood behind him.

At the Oasis, Katara's eyes shot open and she quickly sat up. She looked around to find that the Fire Princes were gone, along with her friends. "Aang! Gohan!" she cried but received no answer. She rose to her feet as Momo ran in front of her. Just then, Icarus and Appa descended in the oasis with Princess Yue and Sokka in Appa's saddle. "What happened? Where are Trunks and Zuko?" Sokka asked as he jumped down.

"They took Aang and Gohan. They took them right out from under me," Katara answered sadly. The three teens stared into the pond in sadness; Momo looked at the teens with his ears drooping in depression. "Where did they go?" Sokka questioned.

High above the Oasis glacier, the Princes were trekking through an intense blizzard with Trunks carrying the unconscious prisoners; Gohan on his shoulder and Aang under his arm. Slowly but surely, Zuko and Trunks forged ahead as they struggled to escape the snowstorm.

A/N: And, done with part one! Now I know it's longer than my usual chapters but I had to put a lot of good work into this one and that took some time. I'm sorry if Note's fights were short even with this long chapter but that was the best I could do for now. Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed it and plan to continue reading because the second part is coming soon to a Fanfic near you. Send your reviews and give your support, they encourage me and give me strength to keep writing. Until next time my readers, TTFN AntiHero out!

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