Iroh Has Lost a Lotus Tile

Hey, y'all! It's the Waterbending Scroll! Yay!

And next is Jet! YAY!

Sorry, but I didn't want to do the winter solstice part 2. That, and I didn't think it would really matter if I didn't, because I could just explain what happened anyway. So if you want to know what happened, I'll explain it to you at the beginning of next chapter.

Disclaimer: Don't own anything but Tora. And her mom. And the plot for the story. But that's it.

Edit: New version! Changes in the chapter. Watch out for them. Some of them are kinda subtle, so you may not notice them, but they're there.

"What's up with you Aang?" I asked, watching the Avatar pace back and forth on Appa's saddle. It was two days after we went to Roku's temple. While we were there, we met a nice guy named Shyu, Aang nearly got captured by Zuko, we met a complete jerk named Zhao who looks like a monkey, and Aang found out he had to master all four elements by summer's end or else Fire Lord Ozai would use the power of Sozin's Comet to destroy the world. Except the Fire Nation of course. No pressure or anything! My personal favourite part of the trip was when Zhao commented that I'd make a good present for the Fire Lord because of my double bending, and I had spit in his face. That was fun.

Oh, and Momo got a new hat!

"Yeah, will you sit down already? If we hit a bump you'll go flying off." Sokka said from where he was sitting. Since Aang wouldn't calm down, Sokka took charge and started leading Appa.

"It's what Avatar Roku said! He said I have to master the other three elements before the comet arrives - before the summer is over!" Aang said, clearly stressing out.

"Well, you've already mastered airbending, and that took you, what? A hundred years, give or take?" I asked, smiling. Sokka snickered. "Mastering the others before the end of summer will be easy!" I watched in amusement as Aang freaked out even more when he heard what I said. Katara grabbed his arm.

"Aang, it'll be okay. Just calm down. If you want, I can teach you some of the waterbending movies that I know." Katara offered.

"Same goes for me." I said, raising a hand in the air. To be honest, I don't think Aang heard me. He was too busy making googly eyes at Katara.

"Really?" He asked Katara. She nodded and peered over the side.

"We should find a good water source first." Katara said, looking for one.

"Maybe we can find a big puddle for you three to splash around in." Sokka said teasingly. I flicked fire at him, and it hit his hair.

~~Water~~

A few minutes later we were all standing in front of waterfall that fell into a large lake-like river. Katara and Aang were gaping in amazement, while Sokka was pouting because I had burned a millimetre of his hair off. Baby. I was standing next to him, my arms crossed behind my back, smiling proudly.

"Nice puddle." I commented. Appa suddenly flew into the air, spread his legs, and dropped like a stone. As soon as he hit the water, a large tidal wave exploded from underneath him and soaked Momo, who was sunbathing on a rock.

"Don't start without me, Appa!" Aang yelled, running forward and starting to peel off his shirt and his pants.

"Remember why we're here." Katara said, sounding a little annoyed. She sounded like a mother.

"Oh, right. Time to practice waterbending." Aang pulled his clothes back on.

I did the opposite. I pulled off my tunic and my white shirt to reveal the many bandages that wrapped around my chest and my stomach. Then I pulled off my pants and boots and revealed my black short shorts. "While you're doing that, I am going to be practicing as well." I said, pulling off my necklace and tucking it into my bag for safe keeping. Then I headed toward the cliff side. I started climbing the cliff. Thankfully, there were several ridges pointing out, so I could climb it and put my feet somewhere.

"What are you doing?" Katara yelled at me.

"I'm going to try something!" I yelled back. As soon as I reached the top, I took a few steps back. Then I ran forward and jumped over the side. "WATERBENDING BOMB!" I yelled, tucking my knees into my chest.

"TORA!" Katara screamed. I ignored her, and as soon as I hit the water, spread my arms and created a huge wave that went past the river banks and into the forest, soaking the ground and trees.

As I surfaced, I poked my head out of the water, smiling innocently as Katara and Sokka both glared at me.

"I WANNA TRY!" Aang yelled, already charging toward the cliff side. Katara glared at me again, and grabbed the back of Aang's collar and dragging him back to their practice space. Aang glanced sadly at me, and I mouthed the words, "Later" at him, which made him smile.

~~Water~~

Zuko punched fireball after fireball at his sparring opponent. He was currently winning, until the ship tilted to the right, and he and his opponent were knocked to the side of the ship.

"Someone's messing with our course!"

He left the upper deck and charged right into the command room, finding the helmsmen still at the wheel, but facing in a different direction."What's the meaning of this? Nobody ordered you to change our course!" He yelled at the helmsmen.

His uncle intruded on Zuko's rage. He was sitting a few feet away from them, playing Pai-Sho (and currently winning.). "Actually, someone did. I assure you that it's a matter of great importance, Prince Zuko."

Zuko asked if it had something to do with the Avatar.

Iroh's face darkened. "Even more important than the Avatar. It seems…" Zuko waited, holding his breath to find out what on earth could be more important than the Avatar. "I've lost my white lotus tile." Iroh said, now looked depressed, and he moved a piece forward on the board.

Zuko stared at him for a moment, blinking a few times. "Lotus tile?"

"For my Pai Sho game." Iroh explained. "Most people think the lotus tile is insignificant, but it is most essential for the strategy that I'm currently working on."

Zuko's expression changed from confused to enraged. "You've changed our course for a stupid Pai Sho tile?"

Iroh jabbed a finger at him. "See, you, like most people, underestimate its value. Just give me a few minutes - ten at the mostl. I'll check the merchants stalls. Hopefully, one of them will have a lotus tile in stock and I can get on with my life!"

Zuko, after trying to contain his anger, let out a flame from his mouth that spread over the ceiling.

"I'm lucky to have such an understanding nephew!"

~~Water~~

Katara and Aang were still working on waterbending moves, and I was trying the move I like to call, "walking on water". It's where you have to turn the water around your feet into ice and walk around. Sokka was standing on Appa's stomach, using a leafy branch to clean out the area between the bison's toes. Appa gave a happy groan. "Yeah, yeah, you have to do me next."

I ice walked over to him. "Having fun?" I asked, smiling.

"Shut up." He grumbled.

"Don't be mean." I huffed, before skating away, and deciding to watch Aang and Katara waterbending. Aang seemed to be doing everything perfectly and mastering it really fast, and Katara seemed to be getting really mad.

"I know this one other move, but it's kinda tricky. I haven't completely figured it out yet, but we can try anyway." Katara looked like she was hoping Aang wouldn't get it. I raised an eyebrow. "The idea is to create a big, powerful, wave..." She raised her hands, and a blob of water lifted out of the water. Sweat started to bead at Katara's forehead, before she finally let it go and it fell back into the water.

Aang stepped up to try. "So, like this?" Aang raised his hands, and a huge wall of water burst from the river. My eyes widened as the wave started getting bigger until it was like a tidal wave. Then I realized it was coming toward both me and Sokka.

"AANG! DON'T-"

I was cut off when the tidal wave fell around Sokka, Appa and me. Sokka fell off Appa's stomach and into the water, Appa wasn't affected at all, and I was knocked off my ice skates and into the water. I melted the ice and swam back to the surface, glaring at the airbender.

"Looks like I figured that one out!" Aang said cheerfully. "So, any other moves?"

Katara instantly snapped that that was enough practice for the moment. She sounded incredibly irritated.

"You just practiced our stuff down the river!" Sokka yelled in annoyance.

"Sorry… but I saw a village nearby! We can replace all that stuff." Aang said optimistically.

"It was hard enough when you were just an airbender." Sokka muttered, sinking back under the waves.

I narrowed my eyes at Aang. "I am so not teaching you the waterbending bomb." I said in a dead serious voice.

And part one of the waterbending scroll is over.

Sorry for the shortness.

Edit: So how'd you guys like this new version? I liked it better than the old version – and I'm not just saying that because the old version could help in getting the story deleted.

Also, you guys – don't worry. If this story is deleted (and I'm working hard to make sure it isn't) I'll change some things around and repost it. So don't you guys worry, alright?

So my plan is to work on a chapter a day. First I'll work on this story, and then I'll move onto my other stories – but I'm going to work on working on both stories very fast.