Hakota waited for about an hour for his daughter to return. He wondered what could be causing her to be gone for so long. At last, he heard the door open, and he smiled. He was happy that Katara and Aang would finally be together. He saw his daughter come into the room, her eyes filled with tears.
"He's gone… I made him choose his duty, and now he's gone…" Katara said in a low, sad tone.
Hakota walked over to his daughter and hugged her.
"It's going to be alright Katara. It's going to be alright."
Small, clear tears slowly went down her face. Everyone thought out of the two of them, it would be Aang who would be hurt the most by being separated by Katara. But now one thing was clear. Just as Katara was Aang's world, Aang was Katara's world. Without him there, her entire world seemed to freeze.
Chap 7: Frozen Teardrops
Written by TheHiddenWriter
Inspired by Avatar: The Last Airbender, All Rights Reserved by Nick and Viacom
Dedicated to TheHiddenWriter's Fans
"If Love is strong enough, it can survive anything, even time. But the heart will always ache if separated from it's lover." –A Quote From TheHiddenWriter made for this chapter.
Deep underground, Sokka, Suki, and Iroh were searching for the portal. They looked through the entire cave, but couldn't find anything. Sokka was getting ready to give up.
"Ugh… how hard is it to find a spirit portal?" Said Sokka.
Suki looked at the crystals in the cave. She motioned Iroh over to look at them.
"Iroh, what kind of crystals are these?"
"Ahh, these crystals have a special property. They have a tiny amount of spirit energy in them. That is why I believe the portal is here." Replied Iroh.
"Yeah, but it's not like they have a spirit oasis like in the North Pole." Said Sokka.
Then he suddenly thought of something.
"Iroh, what if the portal is under the waterfall?"
Iroh thought about this for a moment.
"Well, if I remember correctly, Avatar Kuruk's lover entered the spirit world through the water…"
"Then it has to be under the waterfall!" Exclaimed Sokka.
Sokka ran towards the waterfall, and dived into the water. He was under the water for about a minute, and then went back up to the surface.
"It's a few feet underwater. Jump in and follow me!"
Sokka went back under the waterfall, as Suki and Iroh jumped in. The trio swam to the bottom of the waterfall, and swam into the portal. They then appeared in a small lake in the spirit world. They swam up to the surface, and got onto dry land.
The trio looked around at the spirit world. It seemed partially destroyed, and no spirits were around.
"Who could have done this?" Asked Suki.
Iroh shook his head. "Whoever did this has no idea of the chaos they will cause to both the physical and spirit worlds."
"But… where are the spirits? Where is anybody?" Asked Sokka.
Back at the Fire Nation, Azula was fighting Zuko and Mai. She was manically firing blue lightning at the couple, who kept on dodging every lightning attack.
"You know, Zu-Zu, too bad you haven't met the man I'm working for, the lightning he can create is powerful… and rare…"
Zuko kept firing fireballs at her.
"What do you mean by that?" Asked Zuko.
Azula smiled evilly. "He has a special property. As I'm sure you are aware, lightning has always been considered, the cold blood fire."
"Yeah, uncle told me that."
"But this man, has something more than that. Every firebender that can bend lightning has something about their past, something dark and cold, that causes them to have the ability to use it. But I've learned that this man has a special property, he can combine lightning and rage… to create a new form of lightning…"
"What are you talking about?"
"This man can create… Red Lightning, also known as Blood Lightning."
Zuko and Mai stopped attacking.
"Blood… Lightning?" Zuko asked.
"Yes. It's a form of lightning that can only be used by those who slaughtered so many countless lives… and now enjoys it."
Zuko was dumbfounded.
"But, then why didn't dad master this form of lightning?"
"Because he only ordered the deaths. He didn't go and directly kill all of his victims. He made others do it. That's why he only has the blue lightning… This man was an even better leader than father. He has defeated all his enemies… and killed them by his own hands…"
Zuko and Mai now started realizing the threat that was ahead of them. For so long, they always thought Ozai was the main threat to the world. But the man Azula was working for, wasn't out to take over the world… he was out to destroy it.
Across the ocean, Aang was chasing after the mysterious figure in the Sandbender outfit, flying across the rocky lands on his glider. He did exactly what Katara wanted him to do, he was doing his duty. But as he flew across the lands, he felt his heart aching. He missed Katara, and he felt empty without her being with him on his journey. But he knew that there would be times like this in the future for him, so he tried his hardest to deal with the pain.
In Ba Sing Se, Katara was sitting down, tears going down her eyes. Her father was looking around for some tea for them to drink. Katara looked out the window and sighed.
'Aang… please come back… I need you.'
Aang continued to fly across the lands on his glider. He sighed.
'I promise I'll be back Katara. I won't be gone forever.'
'Please come back Aang. I need to tell you that I was wrong…'
'You were right, I need to learn to focus on my duty…'
'I know you can handle your duty, but I need to be there with you, by your side.'
'I can wait Katara. I can wait until you think it's right to be together.'
'Please Aang… Don't leave me here alone.'
'I can wait for you till the end of time, because…'
'I need you here with me, because to be perfectly honest…'
'Your…'
'…my…'
'…world.'
They both felt the heavy hole in their hearts, and a small tear went down each of their cheeks. They both opened their eyes. Katara looked through the window towards the direction Aang was in, and Aang looked back towards Ba Sing Se, where Katara was. Then, they both thought at the same time:
'I love you, with all my heart and soul.'
Hakota walked into the room, with two cups of tea. Katara stood up and looked over to her father.
"I have to go find Aang."
"Katara…"
"I know he's on some life threatening mission, but I need to be by his side. I need to tell him I'm sorry, and that I love him, with all my heart and soul."
"Then you need to go after him."
Katara nodded and hugged her father.
"I'll be back, Dad. I promise."
"I can wait. You need to find Aang, and be with him first. I'll wait in Ba Sing Se for you both to return."
Katara smiled and left the cottage. She ran to where Appa and Momo were located. She slowly got onto Appa.
"I'm coming Aang. Yip Yip."
Appa jumped up and flew into the air, with Momo not far behind.
Meanwhile, Aang saw a figure on a running Ostrich-Horse. It was the man Aang was looking for. Aang flew by him.
"Hey, stop!" Said Aang.
The man stopped the ostrich-horse in its tracks. Aang landed next to the ostrich-horse as the man got off.
"How come your not back with Katara?" Asked the man.
"Sir, I was just in the spirit world, and I just overheard a horrible plan."
"What?"
"The spirit world has been taken over by Koh. He's working with some cloaked men, and they are planning to kill you."
The man sighed. It was obvious that he did not like the news he heard one bit.
"Darn it… They are concurring more lands…"
"I know, now both our world and the spirit world are in danger." Said Aang.
The man was in shock again.
"They're going after these lands too?"
"Yes? What other lands are there?"
The man sighed. "More than you know…"
Sokka, Suki, and Iroh walked through the spirit world. The lands were in complete ruins, and all the spirits were gone.
"How could this have happened?" Said Sokka.
"I do not believe this was done by just a spirit." Said Iroh.
"Are you kidding? Humans can barley do anything in the spirit world!" Said Sokka.
"But no spirit would ever destroy spirit grounds, no matter how dark they are. No, I fear that a human is helping this dark spirit out. If that is the case, we may be in a lot of trouble." Said Iroh.
"But… what spirit would team up with a human?" Asked Suki.
Suddenly, the ground below Suki began to disappear. She started to fall, and Sokka jumped in and reached for her hand. She took his hand and grabbed onto him. He then took out his sword and slammed it into a near by cliff.
"IROH! We need your help!" Shouted Sokka.
"Hang on! I'll figure out something!" Replied Iroh.
The couple looked down. One fall from this height could kill them…
"What are you talking about? What other lands?" Asked Aang.
"I can't explain right now, I will in time. But for now, just know that your lands aren't the main target." Said the Man.
"Let me at least help you then, this guy seems powerful, and you'll need back up."
"Aang, it's my destiny to fight him. I have to do it alone."
"But…"
"But I suppose you can come incase I need help."
Aang smiled. Suddenly, he heard a loud roar.
"What the… what was…"
He was suddenly tackled to the ground. He looked up and saw Katara on him. She moved towards his face and kissed him on the lips for a moment. She then stopped and got up.
"Don't you ever leave without saying goodbye again!" Said Katara.
They hugged, and then Katara spoke.
"I need to talk to you, Aang." Said Katara.
"And we will, but first, the three of us need to focus on taking on this crisis." Said Aang.
Katara looked over and saw the mysterious figure. She smiled and bowed.
"You guys might be able to take out his minions. They are masters of their own elements, but you guys should be able to beat them easily." Said the man.
"But they're in the spirit world!" Said Aang.
"I have a feeling they'll be traveling to the Fire Nation when they find out I'm there. It's easier to travel across the Spirit World than it is to travel across the physical world." Said the man.
"Well, at least there are only two of them…" Said Aang.
The man looked confused.
"What do you mean, two?"
"There were only two cloaked guys in the spirit world."
"But, the guy I'm fighting usually has four minions. Where are the other two?"
Meanwhile, in Ba Sing Se, Toph was walking down a street. She wondered how Katara was doing, and if she was ok. Suddenly, she felt something running towards her. She earthbended it away, but suddenly realized it wasn't the person running towards her, but a dummy that was being moved by earthbending. Suddenly, a hand grabbed her shoulder and pulled her into the darkness. She screamed out loud, but no one near by heard her scream…
Chapter is a little bit shorter this time. I basically wanted to set up one or two things that will happen in upcoming chapters. The next few chapters will be longer. Thanks to my readers, reviewers, and to those who have alerts. Next chapter will be up soon enough.