This chapter took a while because of all the school work I've been bombarded with. This is probably more of a Celina and Sokka chapter. I hope you guys enjoy it though. I don't own Avatar the Last Airbender, it belongs to someone else.


The Warriors of Kyoshi

"You have no idea where you're going do you?" Sokka asked exasperated as him and Celina looked at their map.

"Welllll, I know it's near water…" Aang answered. Celina shot him a look; they had been surrounded by water for a while now.

"I guess we're getting close then," Sokka said flatly. Rolling her eyes Celina turned her attention away from the map and made her way over to her sister who was currently sewing up Sokka's pants. A look of concentration was on her face, trying to get her stitching correct.

"Hey, Katara! Check out this airbending trick!" Aang called out to the waterbender eagerly. Celina looked behind her to see Aang suspend a marble between his hands, making them whirl around in the air. Celina gave him a sympathetic smile, it wasn't the greatest trick she's ever seen but she didn't want to discourage the young airbender.

"That's great, Aang," Katara said absentmindedly, not bothering to look over her shoulder to see the trick.

"You didn't even look," Aang whined a bit.

"It was a neat trick, Aang," Celina told him. Aang gave her a smile but still appeared dejected. It was clear that he was trying to impress Katara.

"Stop bugging her, airhead. You need to give girls space when they do their sewing," Sokka told him. Celina and Katara turned to their brother annoyed, so much so that Katara had stopped her sewing.

"What does being a girl have to do with sewing?" Katara questioned.

"Simple: girls are better at fixing pants than guys, and guys are better at hunting and fighting and stuff like that. It's just the natural order of things," Sokka answered. Celina glowered at him for his sexist response.

"All done with your pants! And look what a great job I did!" Katara exaggerated before throwing them at Sokka, hitting him right in the head.

"Wait! I was just kidding! I can't wear these!" Sokka backtracked and displayed how the hole was still very present. He turned to Celina looking desperate and went into a bit of begging. "Celina, please!"

"No way, Sokka, not after what you just pulled," Celina told him.

"But, Celina, you got to admit that it's true," Sokka tried to argue.

"Yeah because it wasn't like I fought off those men on Zuko's ship or how I was the one who was always bringing back fish for the village," Celina replied pissed off. "You lost this fight, Sokka, and if you keep it up then you're going to lose more in the future."

Sokka went to respond but was cut off as Appa swooped out of the sky and landed on the beach of a crescent-shaped island. When they landed Celina slid out of the saddle and onto the ground. "We just made a pit stop yesterday. Shouldn't we get a little more flying done before we camp out?" Sokka pointed out.

"He's right. At this rate, we won't get to the North Pole until spring," Katara admitted.

"But Appa's tried already, aren't you boy?" Aang cued the bison, wanting him to go along. There was silence as Aang tried cuing him again. "I said, aren't you boy?"

Appa yawned but everyone could see right through it. "Yeah, that was real convincing," Sokka called out.

"Still, you can't argue with something so cute," Celina added, hugging Appa. The giant bison grumbled in thanks as he nuzzled into the hug causing Celina to giggle.

"Look!" Aang gasped pointing out towards the water. Everyone was surprised to see a giant koi fish jumping out of the water. Aang hurriedly began to strip down before heading towards the water. "That's why we're here, elephant koi. And I'm going to ride it. Katara, you've gotta watch me!"

The Water Tribe siblings looked at one another wryly as Aang got into the water. Sokka mimed that Aang was crazy for doing this, causing Celina to elbow him into the ribs. They looked back to see the elephant koi jumping out of the water again but this time with Aang riding on its back. Everyone was excited by the show that he was putting on. Aang was having the time of his life as he waved at them, though Celina noticed that he was looking at Katara specifically.

"He looks pretty good out there doesn't he," Celina mentioned to Katara.

"Are you kidding? The fish is doing all the work," Sokka said. Celina glared at Sokka, he wasn't anywhere near close to her forgiving him.

"No, Appa! Don't eat that!" Katara exclaimed suddenly as she ran off to take care of the flying bison. Turning back Celina squinted, seeing a dark shadow that appeared in the water. She gasped when she saw that two of the koi that Aang was swimming with disappeared. The shadow continued to follow the last remaining elephant koi that Aang was riding on.

"There's something in the water!" Celina yelled. Upon hearing her sister's cry Katara came rushing back to the beach.

"What's wrong?" she asked worried.

"Aang's in trouble," Sokka explained.

"Aang! Get out of there!" Katara called out to him. Aang mistook his friends' warning however as he smiled happily at them. The koi fish that he was riding bucked him off into the bay. Celina was quick to move when she saw the large shadow move towards Aang. Using the water to her advantage she bended her way towards Aang, grabbed him and then bended them back towards shore. The fin of the creature appeared only to disappear once they made it back to the shore.

"You okay?" she asked him, breathing heavily. Aang nodded and then went off to put his clothes back on. After taking a minute to herself Celina got up and bended the excess water off herself.

"What was that thing?" Katara asked.

"I don't know," Aang answered.

"Well, let's not stick around to find out. Time to hit the road," Sokka said. They barely had any time to move as five warriors jumped them. Before Celina had time to react she received a blow to the head and blacked out.

o

Groaning Celina opened her eyes to find that she was blindfolded and bound to something wooden. "You have some explaining to do," she heard an older man say.

"And if you don't answer all our questions, we're throwing you back in the water with the unagi," added in a feminine voice.

"Show yourselves, cowards!" Sokka shouted. The blindfold was suddenly removed, revealing the warriors from before standing in front of them with an older man. "Who are you? Where are the men who ambushed us?"

"There were no men. We ambushed you. Now tell us, who are you and what are you doing here?" one of the warriors stepped forward and asked. Celina assumed that she must be the head of the other warriors.

"Wait a second, there's no way that a bunch of girls took us down," Sokka laughed in disbelief. Celina turned towards her brother as best as he could and glared at him.

"Are you seriously still going on about girls being weak?! After everything that's happened today alone you still believe that. Spirits! I was the one who saved Aang from the sea monster and they were the ones who captured us. We are not weak, Sokka. You need to get that through your thick head." Celina yelled. Sokka stared at her, shocked. The warrior who had stepped forward looked at Celina with a mix of respect and sympathy.

"I'm sorry we came here. I wanted to ride the elephant koi," Aang apologized, hoping to move away from the argument.

"How do we know you're not Fire Nation spies? Kyoshi stayed out of the war so far and we intend to keep it that way!" the old man accused Aang.

"This island is named for Kyoshi? I know Kyoshi!" Aang smiled excited.

"Ha!" the old man laughed. "How could you possibly know her? Avatar Kyoshi was born here four hundred years ago. She's been dead for centuries."

"I know here because I'm the Avatar," Aang told them. The group in front of them looked at Aang in shock and disbelief.

"That's impossible! The last Avatar was an airbender who disappeared a hundred years ago," the head warrior said.

"That's me!" Aang responded, grinning widely.

"Throw the imposter to the unagi!" the old man ordered. The warriors got into a fighting stance and opened up their fans.

"Aang, do some airbending," Katara instructed as they moved closer to them. Before the warriors could touch them Aang broke out of his bonds and shot up into the air. He flipped over the top of the Kyoshi statue. The crowd was amazed as he floated gracefully to the ground.

"It's true, you're the Avatar!" the old man gasped at him.

"Now, check this out!" Aang said, pulling out his marble from before. Celina watched as Aang performed the same trick from before causing the villagers to jump in joy. She wanted to facepalm when one of the villagers screamed like a girl and started foaming at the mouth.

o

The villagers of Kyoshi had been really welcoming after Aang revealed that he was the Avatar. Celina sat in front of a long wooden table with Katara and Aang, staring at the different plates of food that covered the table.

"All right! Dessert for breakfast!" Aang said before stuffing his face. "These people sure know how to treat an Avatar!" Celina looked over the food, a lot of them hadn't reached the Southern Water Tribe. Choosing one at random Celina brought it to her lips and took a bite. She let out a moan of pleasure as the sweet dish dissolved in her mouth. The Southern Water Tribe defiantly didn't have anything like that. The majority of the flavors back home were salty, briny, and fishy. Sweet wasn't really a thing back at home.

"Mmm, Katara you've got to try these," she told her sister.

"Well, maybe just a bite," Katara said and then took one for herself.

"Sokka, what's your problem? EAT!" Aang asked. Celina stole a glance at her brother sitting disgruntled in the corner before going back to ignoring him. She had yet to talk to him since they had been released.

"He's just upset because a bunch of girls kicked his butt yesterday," Katara mentioned.

"They snuck up on me!" Sokka tried to defend himself.

"Right. And then they kicked your butt," Katara responded smugly.

"Sneak attacks don't count! Tie me up with ropes! I'll show them a thing or two. I'm not scared of any girls," Sokka exploded angrily and then looked over to Celina. She refused to meet his gaze and Sokka's mood couldn't help but fall even more. He paused for a minute before continuing on with his rant, heading out. "Who do they think they are anyway?"

"What's he so angry about? It's great here. They're giving us the royal treatment," Aang questioned.

"Hey, don't get too comfortable. It's risky for us to stay in one place for too long," Celina told him.

"I'm sure we'll be fine. Besides, did you see how happy I'm making this town? They're even cleaning up that statue in my honor!" Aang tried to reassure her.

"Well, it's nice to see you excited about being the Avatar. I just hope it doesn't all go to your head," Katara hoped.

"Come on, you know me better than that. I'm just a simple monk," Aang told her. Celina could sense that wasn't going to hold up but just continued eating breakfast, it would have to be a lesson that Aang learned for himself.

o

After breakfast, Celina and Katara went into town to gather supplies. The villagers were being kind enough to let them take what they needed without having to pay for anything. They were currently stopped at a vegetable stand when Aang walked up to them. They hadn't seen the airbender since breakfast and from the hoard of girls she could see standing in the distance Celina could guess where he'd been.

"Oh, good! Can you help carry this back to the room? It's a little heavy," Katara asked him.

"Actually, I can't right now," Aang said.

"What do you mean you can't?" Katara asked, irritation present in her voice.

"I promised the girls that I'd give them a ride on Appa. Why don't you come with us? It'll be fun!" Aang told her. Celina noticed her sister roll her eyes and continue on picking vegetables.

"Watching you show off for a bunch of girls does not sound like fun," Katara told him.

"Well, neither does carrying your basket," Aang shot back at her.

"Aang, these are supplies for our trip. I told you, we're going to have to leave Kyoshi soon," Celina reminded, trying to break up the beginning of a fight.

"I don't want to leave Kyoshi yet. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something I really like about this place," Aang whined.

"Yeah, I'm sure it has nothing to do with your admiring fan club of girls," Celina pointed out, gesturing towards the group of girls waiting for him.

"Simple monk, huh? I thought you promised that this Avatar stuff wouldn't go to your head," Katara said.

"It didn't. You just don't want to come because you're jealous," Aang commented.

"Jealous? Of what?" Katara challenged.

"Jealous that we're having so much fun without you," Aang replied.

"Alright, that's enough you two. Come on Katara, we need to get these baskets back to the room. Suki invited me to the warrior's dojo and I want to try and make it there before today ends," Celina told them. Katara nodded and quickly turned away from Aang, heading towards the room. Celina gave the airbender a farewell nod before following after Katara with their remaining baskets.

o

After dropping off the baskets of supplies Celina made her way over to the warrior's dojo. She saw Suki and the rest of the warriors in there training elegantly with their fans. Suki was the one who spotted Celina standing in the doorway.

"Ah, Celina. I'm happy you decided to come," Suki greeted her.

"I'm happy you invited me," Celina replied. "It looks like you girls have been busy."

"Yes, we've been trying to make up for lost time. Sokka decided to come over and 'teach' us some fighting moves," Suki explained.

Celina couldn't help but close her eyes and let out a sigh of exasperation. "I'm sorry about him. My brother has been acting like an idiot more than usual lately. I'm currently giving him the silent treatment," she apologized.

"He's your brother?" Suki asked surprised.

"Yeah, I know it doesn't look like it but Sokka and Katara are my little siblings," Celina explained. "So why'd you invite me here?"

"We saw you save the Avatar from the unagi before ambushing you and were impressed. That was some pretty quick thinking you did there. Who taught you?" Suki asked.

"Nobody. Katara and I are the last waterbenders from our tribe. I'm self-taught," Celina answered.

"That's even more impressive. We were hoping that you would like to have a sparring session," Suki offered.

"Well…I'd need some water," Celina pointed out. Suki gestured over to the vases of water that they had lined up against the dojo's wall.

"Already thought of that," Suki said. She and the other warriors looked at Celina with pleading eyes.

"Alright, but let's start off one on one then work our way up to more people," Celina gave in. The girls were excited as Celina took position in the dojo, gathering water from the vases in preparation. "So who's first?"

o

As Sokka walked towards the entrance of the Kyoshi Warrior's dojo for the second time that day he couldn't help but hear all the commotion that was going on inside. Looking in he was surprised to see Celina fighting against four of the Kyoshi Warriors. The amount of strength that Celina carried while waterbending against them was something that he hadn't seen before.

But he had.

He saw a glimpse of it when she was fighting against the Fire Nation soldiers on the ship. It was hard to imagine that the girl in there was the same girl who would come running to him in the middle of the night, crying because of her nightmares. Finally, after everything that had happened, Sokka realized that he was wrong.

The girls stopped sparring as Sokka walked into the dojo, waiting to hear what he would say this time. "Uh…hey, girls," he said.

"Hoping for another dance lesson?" Suki asked mockingly.

"No…I…well, let me explain," Sokka stuttered. He glanced over at Celina who was watching him carefully. "I'm sorry for insulting you earlier. I was wrong, you all taught me that. Celina…I'm so sorry, you were right. It was just hard to see past all those times when you needed me."

"Sokka, I still might need you at times but I'm happy you realize that I can take care of myself," Celina said to him. Sokka smiled, happy to have his sister talking to him again. He gave Celina a hug and then turned to Suki.

"I would be honored if you would teach me," he said, kneeling down in front of her.

Suki thought it over for a minute. "We normally don't teach outsiders, let alone boys," she told him.

"Please make an exception. I won't let you down," Sokka asked.

"All right. But you have to follow all of our traditions," Suki agreed. "And I mean, all of them."

o

Celina stood on the sidelines, giggling a bit at the sight of Sokka in the Kyoshi Warrior's uniform, makeup and all. "Do I really have to wear this? Celina didn't have to when you guys were training," Sokka complained.

"That's because they weren't teaching me. They invited me over for a sparring session," Celina told him.

"It's a warriors uniform. You should be proud. The silk threads symbolize the brave blood that flows through our veins. The gold insignia represents the honor of the warrior's heart," Suki explained.

"Bravery and honor," Sokka repeated proudly. Celina sat on the sidelines and watched as Suki taught Sokka the ways that the Kyoshi Warriors fought, their fans unfurled. It had been going on for a while, so much so that the rest of the warriors had left the dojo for the day. Sokka was actively trying to better his skills.

"You're not going to master it in one day. Even I'm not that good," Suki pointed out.

"I think I'm starting to get it," Sokka stated, starting to lose his balance. At the end of the set that he was practicing, he accidentally threw his fan out the door and into a tree. Snow fell from the branches, covering the fan. Celina couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm sure that tree really had it coming," she joked around.

"It's not about strength. Our technique is about using your opponent's force against them. Loosen up. Think of the fan as an extension of your arm," Suki explained getting into a battle stance. "Wait for an opening and them…" Suki lunged at Sokka only to have him parry the thrust, knocking her to the ground. Sokka stood there, looking very proud.

"I fell on purpose to make you feel better!" Suki said flustered.

"I got you! Admit I got you!" Sokka laughed, pointing his finger at her. Suki took the opportunity and grabbed his hand, bending it back.

"Okay, it was a lucky shot. Let's see if you can do it again," Suki challenged.

"And maybe after you've gotten good enough you can try to take on me," Celina offered. Sokka nodded. Suki let go of his hand and they resumed battle positions, circling one another. Celina watched them, proud that Sokka was getting the training he needed. With the men of the village gone he hadn't really been properly trained. Sure, he had managed to work out how to use a boomerang along with some of the other tools but fighting wise he had little experience. Not that she was any better but with the amount of cockiness he carried he couldn't continue to wing it, otherwise he could get seriously injured.

Sokka was finally able to fully parry Suki's thrusts when Oyagi, the old man from before, informed them that Fire Nation soldiers had landed on Kyoshi Island. Jumping into action Celina gathered the water from the vases once again and rushed out with Sokka and Suki, getting ready to fight. She hid behind houses, waiting for a chance to strike. Zuko and his men entered the village, riding on war rhinos.

"Come out, Avatar! You can't hide from me forever!" Zuko called out. As he and his soldiers continued down the main street of the village the Kyoshi Warriors took their chance and attacked. Celina focused her attacks on Zuko's soldiers, knowing very well that others would try and take him down. And she was right as Suki headed straight towards Zuko, only to have his rhino's tail slam into her. As she hit the ground Zuko sent a fireball in Suki's direction but Sokka was quick enough to deflect it. Zuko fell off his rhino in surprise.

"I guess training's over," Sokka noted as he, Suki, and another warrior approached Zuko to attack. Zuko, however, knocked them down by sending out blasts of fire from his hands.

"Nice try, Avatar! But these little girls can't save you," Zuko called out getting back up onto his feet.

"Hey! Over here!" Aang shouted, drawing Zuko's attention. Celina caught part of their fight from the corner of her eye while she was taking care of a soldier. The soldier had been sending fire blast after fire blast at her but she managed to dodge them only to send water whips in their direction, knocking the soldier unconscious. Looking up she saw Katara usher a small child into one of the non-burning buildings. Celina ran over to Katara to make sure that she was okay.

Aang soon landed next to them. "Look what I've brought to this place," Aang said upset.

"It's not your fault," Katara tried to assure him.

"Yes it is. These people got their town destroyed trying to protect me," Aang argued.

"Then let's get out of here. Zuko will leave Kyoshi to follow us," Celina suggested. Katara nodded, agreeing with her.

"I know it feels wrong to run, but I think it's the only way," Katara added.

"I'll call Appa," Aang said, feeling defeated.

Celina fought off any soldiers that went to attack them as Katara, Aang, and she climbed onto Appa. "Sokka come on!" she called out to her brother. Sokka hurried out from his hiding spot and ran up Appa's tail. Once all of them were on board Aang flew Appa up into the air and away from the village. Aang was clearly upset.

"I know it's hard, but you did the right thing. Zuko would have destroyed the whole place if we had stayed," Katara explained.

"They're going to be okay, Aang," Celina told him. Suddenly, without a word Aang dived into the water below them only to resurface riding the unagi. Celina hurried to Appa's reins, taking control as she watched what Aang was going to do. He pulled back on the whiskers he was holding onto, causing the unagi to spew water over the town, putting out all the fires. With the village saved Aang jumped off the unagi, letting Appa catch him as they flew off.

"I know, I know. That was stupid and dangerous," Aang said once he climbed back into the saddle.

"Yes, it was," Katara agreed but then hugged him.

"So, where to next?" Celina asked. When Katara released Aang from the hug the airbender climbed up onto Appa's head and sat next to Celina. She handed him the reins.

"Next stop, Omashu," Aang announced and began to steer Appa in the Earth Kingdom city's direction.


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