Ok, let's just pretend that Admiral Zhao hasn't died. I liked him… lol.
I finally updated! After days of thinking and planning, I've finally updated.
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After five days of restocking, resting, practicing waterbending, and filling up their stomachs, it was time to go. Sokka had trained with the Sokka Team with fighting techniques, especially with the earthbenders and Wayjya. Aang and Katara had made a necklace together to give to Mrs. Worheilmer, to thank her through the past two weeks. It had a symbol of earth, water, and air combined, which meant that these three elements would have peace. She gladly accepted it.
Finally, around the afternoon, Appa was readied for departure. The Sokka Team came to see them off, as well as Mrs. Worheilmer, the town leaders, and half of the village. Wayjya came to see Sokka, and just before he climbed on, she gave him a kiss on the cheek, and smiled. Sokka blushed.
"What was that for?"
"That was for being a close friend throughout this week. Thank you, Sokka. I had fun."
Katara stifled a giggle, and Sokka turned around to give her a look that plainly said, "I did not make that happen, it happened on its own."
"Bye, Everyone! We'll visit soon!" Aang shouted to the crowd. And with that, Sokka climbed on Appa and he flew off, leaving the village the way as it should be, but only with a certain person gone from their lives, but not from their memories.
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"Set a course to Hydreac Island, Captain. We'll need to restock before going searching for the Avatar again. I doubt the fire prince has had any better luck." Commander Zhao, with his hands behind his back, turned to face the Captain and his crew.
"If you see any sign of the Avatar's whereabouts, the flying bison, airbending, more news, tell me immediately. Those who keep any information retained will be thrown overboard."
The captain gulped, and answered, "Yes sir. Right away, sir." He and the crew left to do their duties.
Long and brutal weeks it had been for the Admiral and the crew. They had survived through brutal storms, and the passenger list on the ship right now is one-third shorter then when Zhao had set the mission to find the Avatar. The Admiral had only seen the Avatar and his travel companions very few times, but enough times to remember their faces, how they dressed, and their accessories. The Avatar has his staff. The water tribe girl has her water pouch, handy for waterbending. The water tribe boy has his short daggers, along with his boomerang. Very interesting accessories indeed, especially the boy's items.
After ten hours, the crew saw Hydreac Island through their searchlight. It was midnight. Zhao woke up from his four-hour nap, and headed toward the deck carrying a lantern. But as he looked out to the side, he spotted something around five feet in the water. After telling the Captain to stop, he carefully examined the object in the water again with the lantern. Still not satisfied, he sent a crew of five to drop a boat and investigate.
"What is it, soldier."
"Sir, it's… a boomerang." The private pulled it out of the water, tangled by kelp, and therefore it didn't rise to the top or sink to the bottom.
Admiral Zhao had a small smile flickered on his face. "Men, the Avatar is on Hydreac Island. Find him, and eliminate anyone who gets in your way. I want him back alive."
"Yes, Admiral."
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The ship docked on the harbor of the village of Never Ever Forever. Rhinos stomped out, and firebending soldiers marched out, with Admiral Zhao in the lead. The five leaders, along with the towns' earthbenders and the whole village, sleepy from their wake-up call, watched, as the fire benders came down the ramp.
"Where is the Avatar."
"I do not know what you are talking about. Now, you may leave. You are not welcome here. The Avatar has not ever set foot in this village." One of the town leaders replied.
The Admiral frowned. "Men, find the Avatar. Burn everything and everyone in your way."
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Appa had landed to the island northwest of Hydreac Island. They had set up camp there, because they had looked on the map, and it was going to be a very long ride through the ocean, so they had decided to start bright and early tomorrow.
The next morning, Katara woke up first, but only to see smoke coming from the southeast of them. Katara wondered in confusion, but fear and realization suddenly washed through her. She hurriedly woke up Aang and Sokka.
"Alright, I'm up, I'm up! Let's go, I want to find land before night falls." Sokka mumbled, rubbing the sleep off his eyes. Aang however, had spotted the smoke before Katara had time to tell him. Aang's eyes widened.
"We need to go! The village is in danger!"
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Appa landed on the shore of the village. Katara gasped in horror as she saw what was in front of her. Houses were on fire, bodies were littered on the ground, and there were footprints. A lot of footprints. Aang swiftly jumped down from Appa, and kneeled on the ground, looking at the footprints.
"These prints are too big to be human. It must be those rhinos that the fire nation uses."
Sokka and Katara jumped down, and together they ran toward Mrs. Worheilmer's house. Along the way Sokka met familiar faces on the ground, covered with burns: Blork, Hayro, Qtuya, and a lot of others from the Sokka Team. He closed his eyes, not wanting to know any more, and kept on running.
As they arrived at the house, they saw that the door was completely destroyed. They carefully went in and looked through the house. It was devastated, and there were small fires everywhere. Aang and Katara ran toward Mrs. Worheilmer's room, and saw a heavily burned body lying on the ground. Katara kneeled down, and turned the body around. The person was so badly burned it was impossible to tell who it was, but they both saw one thing that caused them to flinch. It was a necklace, tied loosely on the person's neck.
Earth, wind, and water.