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Chapter 7
The Boy from the Rift (part 2)
Outskirts of Anahita
It was cold. Too cold is his opinion. He wondered if he left the window open in his room. He tried to pull his blankets closer to him only to grab at air.
'That's odd' he thought.
He felt something soft and warm pressing against his back but it did little for the biting cold he felt.
He tried to open his eyes but they felt so heavy it took him longer to do so. Once he got them opened he let out a small gasp when he looked into the eyes of the most prettiest girl he's ever seen. Granted he's never really seen many girls before except for Momo and her friends, but he was sure that if there was a reward for being pretty. This girl would win it. She looked weird though, but not in a bad way. She had these light blue scales across her olive skin and her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
She started saying words to him..or at least he thought she was because he couldn't understand her. He felt so tired though. He just wanted to rest and her voice was soothing.
Katara saw that the boy she was holding was looking at her funny. He looked at lot different from her race or any that she's seen before and she wondered what quadrant he hailed from. She tried to ask him a couple more questions but they all ended up with no fact, he looked to be going back to sleep.
'Was she boring him?' she thought with irritation building up in her.
Suddenly, as if a light bulb turned on. She knew what was wrong. This boy was a different race he probably couldn't understand her.
She turned to Sokka.
" Sokka. Do you have any of those translators in your ship?" she asked him.
" Yeah I do. Hold up I'll be back." he then left towards his ship.
Once alone with the boy in her arms. Katara started to take in his appearance. He looked to be younger than her. She didn't know how much younger though. He had these big brown animal like eyes and arrow tattoos that went along his body. He had grey eyes when he had stared at her earlier before he closed them to sleep again. He wore an orange and red long sleeve tunic that seemed inappropriate for the planet's climate.
Sokka came back with two crystals gems. One was the translator and the other was a heat regulator.
" I'd thought he need this by the way he was dressed." said Sokka.
" Good thinking" she replied back before taking the gems.
Aang felt someone shake him again and groaned. He just wanted to sleep, plus it was extremely cold here. Wherever here was.
That reminder him. Why was he here? What happened to him back at the temple?
Before he could continue his questions however , he felt someone press something to his mouth. He opened his eyes slowly and saw the pretty girl gesture for him to open his mouth. He did and soon she plopped the small crystal into his mouth. He felt it dissolve instantly leaving behind a sweet taste. He looked back at the girl and she talked to him again but this time he understood her.
"Hello? Can you understand me now?" said the girl.
"uh.. yes I can. Who are you? And where am I?" Aang asked.
" My name is Katara, and your on Anahita capital's planet in the second quadrant." explained the girl Katara .
"Anahita.. oh ok." said Aang not really understanding.
Wait..hold on..
"Second Quadrant! How am I in the second quadrant!" Aang shouted leaping out of the girl's embrace and he immediately felt the full effects of the cold planet and started shivering.
Seeing the boy's predicament Katara got up and placed the crystal into one of the boys visible shirt pockets. That's when she noticed she was taller than him.
Aang being to distracted by the immediate warmth throughout his body let out a happy sigh.
" What's your name?" a voice asked and that's when Aang noticed someone else was here.
"Uh A-Aang" Aang said a little fearful by the tone of the males voice.
"Sokka would it kill you to be nicer!" Katara said as she scolded the guy named Sokka.
"What? All I did was ask his name." Sokka said in confusion.
"Yeah but the way you said it might've made him scared." said Katara.
Sokka scoffed saying something about guys don't get scared.
Then he turned towards Aang.
"Since your confused about the quadrant your in. What quadrant do you hail from?.. you don't look like a Cros and you definitely aren't a Drogon." Sokka said.
"I'm from the third quadrant Noelani. I'm also an Ahmet." Aang said proudly.
"Noelani? But that quadrant-oomph! Hey the hell Katara. What you do that for?" Sokka said rubbing his side.
" So Aang, what's that creature you were on?" said Katara as she ignored her brother and changed the conversation.
"Creature?" Aang asked.
"The one you were sleeping on." Sokka said pointing behind Aang.
Aang turned and quickly noticed a huge sky bison.
"APPA!" yelled Aang happily as he shot himself into the air with magic.
If Appa was here that meant Monk Gyatso was too. He gave Appa a hug before searching around his big friend. When he couldn't find him he frowned.
Where was he? Was Aang the only one here? Was he...alone?
Fear gripped him and before he could panic Appa licked him across the face.
"Thanks Appa I really needed that" Aang said with a smile before continuing " your right I shouldn't give up. Maybe Monk Gyatso is somewhere on this planet. He might have gone to get help!"Aang said with hope.
Aang went back to the others and asked them whether they saw an older man before him.
" We recently got here. We didn't see anyone other than you and your..um pet." Sokka said as he shook his head.
"Maybe whoever you're looking for left before we got here and is in the capital city." Katara said as she saw the sad look in his eyes.
'He looked like a arctic polar-dog pup.' she thought.
"Hey kid-" Sokka started to say before being interrupted.
"Aang, my names Aang not kid. Plus your a kid too." He said.
Katara giggled, " he's got you there Sokka."
" Anyways, why was the ring on your hand glowing so bright?" Sokka asked a bit annoyed from being made fun of.
" Ring? What ring?" Aang asked confused.
Sokka pointed to his left hand and Aang was surprised to find there was a ring on his ring finger. It looked familiar to him. He could've sworn he's seen it before. It had strange engravings along the outside band and a white crystal on the inside. He didn't remember falling asleep with this on.
What happened to him? he wondered yet again.
"That ring looks familiar." Katara said.
Aang and Sokka turned their attentions to Katara.
"It does?" they both asked simultaneously.
She shook her head and held out the ring around her neck.
"It's similar to the one I got at the jeweler Sokka." she explained.
Aang and Sokka leaned closer to get a better look.
" Now that you mention it the rings you have look a lot alike except in color." Sokka said while stroking his chin.
"Do you think it means something?" Aang said .
"Probably or probably not, but what I do know is that we need to head back to the capital city. Who knows what dad will say or do when he figures out we're not in our chambers. Let alone what he'll do when he finds out we left the fortress entirely!" Sokka shivered.
"Calm down Sokka, we haven't been gone for to long. Let's head back." She and Sokka turned around but stopped when Aang wasn't following them.
"Aang, what's wrong?" Katara asked.
" I can't leave Appa." he said.
" Your pet won't fit on my ship kid." Sokka said looking at Aang like he was crazy.
"Don't worry Appa can fly." Aang said ignoring Sokka calling him a kid.
Now Sokka really looked at him like he was crazy.
"Sure, and my sister isn't crazy" Sokka said with deep sarcasm.
" Hey!" Katara hissed at him.
" Honest! Appa can fly, just you watch" Aang said soaring over to Appa. Landing on his saddle Aang noticed that there was a sack and a long staff that looked familiar but he was more focused on getting Appa up to pay closer attention.
"Hey buddy let's go. We got to look for Monk Gyatso in the capital." Aang said to his bison.
The bison rose off the ground but not into the air and started walking towards Sokka and his ship.
"Wow! Look at him go you sure proved me wrong" Sokka laughed at the walking bison.
"Sokka stop being mean to him!" Katara scolded her older brother then turned to Aang and giving him a smile. " I'm sorry about my brother Aang, he's just a jerk."
"Appa can fly! He's just tired and needs more rest. He's probably hungry too." Aang said while blushing at the smile Katara sent him.
" Well at least he can walk. Have him follow us. We'll fly slow so you can keep up." Sokka said before gesturing for Katara to hurry along.
It took them two hours to get back to the capital and they left Appa in the ships docking bay covered by a large blanket.
As Katara and Sokka snuck back into the capital with Aang they almost made it towards their rooms when a light turned on.
There stood a silhouette behind the light but Katara and Sokka didn't need to guess who it was when they talked.
" You two are in so much trouble." the voice said very seriously.
"Dad!" they said in unison.
There stood High Chief Hakoda in all his glory. He was an formidable sight indeed.
"Why do I find that not only did you go into town without your guards but you also took your Paladin and left the fortress entirely." He said in a calm tone.
They could hear the undercurrent of his rising anger.
Neither of them could answer under their father's gaze.
Seeing his petrified children Hakoda frowned when he noticed someone else next to them he didn't see earlier.
"Who is he?" he asked with suspicion.
Sokka seeing his chance to escape his father's wrath pushed Aang forward and told his father what happened.
" Your an Ahmet? And your from the third quadrant?" High Chief Hakoda asked disbelievingly.
" Yes sir I am." Aang squirmed under his suspicious gaze.
" How did you end up here in Anahita?" High Chief Hakoda asked.
Gulping then trying to shake away his nervousness. " I honestly don't know sir. I had fallen asleep last night after my day with Monk Gyatso. And I woke up here looking up at K-Katara." he finished with a nervous blush.
High Chief Hakoda narrowed his eyes at the young boy. He could immediately tell he wasn't an enemy. Why would an enemy come right up to the palace unarmed and talk to him so casually...well he was nervous but that was besides the fact. He also knew he wasn't a Drogon. He didn't have red scales along his body or those cold gold reptilian eyes.
Those eyes
High Chief Hakoda shook his head before his mind went to darker places.
He really wondered if this boy was really who he said he was. If he was truthful then he needed to call an immediate meeting among his council. They were all told that the second quadrant had all but been wiped out. They even had footage.
So who was this boy? He wondered.
Aang was restless under the man's gaze. He looked to where Katara and Sokka were and they were just standing with barely concealed fear.
He gulped.
" Well this is surprisingly indeed" High Chief Hakoda said before continuing " I'm calling an emergency meeting among the council. Sokka you are to be there tomorrow morning. Katara go show Aang to a guest room to where he'll be staying." he said before turning around.
Before anyone let out a sigh in relief High Chief Hakoda shouted behind him " I'm doubling the guards on you two. Sokka you are not allowed to fly a Paladin for a month. Katara you are not to leave the capital under any circumstances while Sokka's punishment is in effect." High Chief Hakoda said.
He smiled when he heard the far away collective gasps and complaints.
"This is all your fault" Sokka said to Katara.
The next morning the Council meeting had commenced. High Chief Hakoda had told everyone everything Sokka told him and he received shocked gasps from his council members.
"Do you think he's telling the truth Hakoda?" General Bato said.
"Yes I do. He fits the physical subscription of an Ahmet. Big lemur ears and a bushy tail." said High Chief Hakoda.
Hakoda didn't blame them for not believing him. Not only was this the wrong quadrant for an Ahmet but all the Ahmets were wiped out. That's why the war started in the first place..well one of the reasons.
"I understand why you guys are hesitant to believe what I have to say. I wasn't even willing to believe the boy at first. But I am now after meeting him." High Chief Hakoda said.
He saw as his council slowly agreed to what he said. He turned his head when Sokka spoke up on his right.
"should we tell the Eden dignitaries? They had been looking for Ahmet survivors for the first 100 years when the war broke out." he said.
Hakoda nodded his head in agreement.
"We will as soon as-" High Chief Hakoda didn't finish his sentence because two guards had bursts through the door dragging two men encased in stone from their hands to their forearms and from their ankles to their knees and a muzzle covering their mouths.
Hakoda widened his eyes once he got a good look at the two men that were imprisoned. Then he narrowed them in anger.
Drogons
Hakoda rose to his feet and strode over to the Guards and prisoners. He stood over them and narrowed his cobalt eyes into slits.
He looked over to his guard and gave him permission to speak.
"We found these two near the garden High Chief Hakoda they were on top of a ledge listening in to your meeting." the first guard said.
Hakoda turned back toward the prisoners.
"Release this one's muzzle" High Chief Hakoda ordered.
The guards hesitated a moment before doing what their chief said.
As soon as the muzzle came off the prisoner spewed fire from his mouth. And quicker than the human eye could follow their chief drawn his sword and decapitated the prisoner.
"Now, if you don't want what happened to your friend here. You will tell me what I want to know." High Chief Hakoda said in a deadly voice.
Once the other prisoner's muzzle came off he told the High Chief everything from princess Azula's invasion and that she'd come with 200,00 men to come take what belongs to Agnimitra.
"Your to late. Our forces are nearby waiting to invade this planet. We will kill all of this planets inhabitants and the do the rest to the other planets in this quadrant!" he yelled.
Hakoda told the his guards to take him away for later questioning. He felt like he was hiding something. He was more useful alive than dead.
"Dad… are you okay?" Sokka said with worry.
"I'm fine" he replied in a hard time before chiding himself when he noticed Sokka stiffen . " I'm fine Sokka really. I didn't mean to snap at you."
" What will we do now?" asked Bato.
"We prepare for war" Hakoda said.
Then they all walked out the council room and readied all their guards. They were on high alert.
They would fight for their home with their lives.
Katara had woken up that morning and went to check on their new guest.
She wanted to get to know him better. After all it's the first time she's ever seen an Ahmet. She went to his room and knocked on the door. It was a couple of minutes before Aang had come to the door looking like he just woke up.
"Huh? Who is it?"Aang said rubbing his eyes.
"Um..it's me Katara. I was wondering if you wanted to hang out with me today. But if you want to sleep in I understand " Katara said with a smile.
"W-Wait uh I would like to hang out with you. Just let me get me ready." said Aang as rushed back to the room to clean himself up.
Katara waited outside a couple more minutes until Aang came back outside.
"Alright I'm ready! Where are we headed? Into town?" Aang asked excitedly.
"Actually I'm not allowed to leave the capital right now. But I was thinking maybe we could go to the great fountain. I wanted to ask you about the third quadrant and the Ahmets ." she said
She stopped walking when she noticed Aang stop and stiffen.
"Aang are you okay?" Katara asked.
Aang continued to stare ahead and Katara could see he was trying not to cry.
Does he know? she thought fearfully.
She hadn't meant to be insensitive if he did. She just wanted to make him feel comfortable and thought talking about himself and his race wouldn't be bad. She chided herself for not thinking ahead.
Aang noticed her guilty look and forced a smile. He had found a note in his sack last night alongside Monk Gyatso favorite glider. He cried himself to sleep last night.
"It's okay Katara..um but can we talk about something else. I'm not really..um" San scratched the back of his neck and didn't finish his sentence.
" it's okay Aang. It was wrong of me to bring it up. Why don't we head to the fountain." she said.
" Yeah sure" Aang gave her a smile. This time genuine.
As they made their way to the garden they talk about themselves but stayed away from anything sensitive.
Katara found out that Aang was a vegetarian, he used air magic, and he was super funny and very childish.
Aang found out interesting things about Katara as well. Her favorite food was Sea prunes, she used water magic, and was very nice..not to mention very pretty.
They both talked by the fountain for what seemed like hours but when they noticed Sokka running towards them. He caught his breath before saying," We got trouble."
A/N: ooh I wonder how many of you thought Zuko and Iroh got caught. the look on your faces is priceless.
What will happen next ;)
till next chapter my peeps.
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