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Chapter 4: Black Hole
It was the morning of the next day; the avatar team had stayed the night and got up early for their long journey south. "Tell your grandmother I said 'hello'!" Iroh called out as he waved good-bye to Aang and his friends. Appa smashed his tail against the ground and a gush of wind came from under him. Soon he was up in the sky and flying. Iroh kept on waving as he watched the bison disappear into the horizon. "You can come down now young lady" He looked up to find the sharp-eyed girl sitting on the ledge of his second story window. "Southern water tribe?" She asked as she put on her scarf and pulled it up halfway her face, covering her mouth and nose. "Safe trip! Come back soon and I will tell you many stories, and we will have tea again" Iroh smiled and winked. "Thank you" She smiled and bowed.
"I haven't been home in forever!" Katara smiled and stretched her arms.
"Gran Gran will be eager to see you and Aang" Sukki grinned and winked at Katara.
Katara and Aang both blushed and looked at each other. "Y-yeah" Aang smiled.
Hours passed and soon the team arrived at the southern water tribe. "So cold!" Toph whined as she hopped down Appa, but as soon as she hit the snow covered ground she jumped back on Appa. "Um… I haven't been on snow before" She looked embarrassed. "Here, you can borrow my boots" Katara handed her a pair of light brown, knee high boots. "Thanks" Toph smiled and slipped the boots on before jumping off and landing on the snow once again. "Man! It's so hard to see here" Toph looked at the ground. "Maybe cause, it's not soil, everything here is all ice." Sukki spoke up.
"Look! It's Gran Gran Kanna and Grandpa Pakku!" Sokka yelled and pointed to two figures walking toward them.
"Welcome home!" Gran Gran reached out and hugged Sokka and Katara.
"It's good to be home Gran Gran" Katara smiled and a small tear fell from her face.
"Oh!" Gran Gran looked at Aang and smiled. "It's been awhile since we last saw each other. I think it was when you were taken by the fire nation and saved our small village." Aang smiled and nodded. "And now here you are, ready to take my granddaughter away, huh?" Aang simply blushed while everyone laughed. Gran Gran winked at the two and motioned them towards the village where their family and friends waited.
"How's your Uncle, Fire Lord Zuko?" Pakku asked Zuko as they walked.
"Call me Zuko, and Uncle is doing fine." Zuko smiled "He sends his regards"
"Well, that is good to hear. And your search for your family, if I may ask?"
Zuko stopped and looked at him with serious eyes. "Azula is still missing, father is still stubborn, and mother, well…" Zuko tried to put on a smile.
Pakku sighed and patted his back "Don't worry, we'll figure things out."
"A-A! A-CHOO!" Toph sneezed and shivered. "Sorry. Guess I'm not use to cold weather."
"Now" Gran Gran spoke up as she put tea out for them to drink "What can we help you with?"
"How did you know we needed something?" Sukki asked.
"Well, it's not every day we get a special visit from all of Sokka & Katara's friends" Pakku smiled and drank his tea.
"Gran Gran, do remember telling us stories of the Black Hole tribe?" Katara asked.
"You mean the men that made weapons and such for the fire nation?" Pakku spoke "I've heard they just suddenly vanished two years ago."
"Vanished?" Toph put on a serious face.
"Yes, they came to me a year ago and-" Pakku was cut off when everyone all gasped. "W-what?"
"They came to you? Why?" Zuko eagerly asked.
"Well, they said that since the war was over, they would like to live a normal life. And a girl came to them asking for something. " Gran Gran answered for Pakku
"Did this girl have fire nation clothing, long black hair, and sharp red eyes?" Zuko asked.
"Yes, you know her?" Pakku looked serious.
"She came to us with a letter from my mother." Zuko pulled out the letter. "And she seems to be leading us to wherever this place is." Pakku looked at the photo.
"You might be able to find these men somewhere west of us." Gran Gran smiled.
Suddenly a blast of snow blew into the hut. "Ahh!" Sukki yelled as she was blown away. "What's happening?" Aang got up and ran out the door, with everyone following right behind.
"Where is she?" Men in black armor emerged from the cloud of snow.
"What do you want from our village?" Pakku stood in front and glared at the four men.
"A girl in fire nation clothing, we need her for something" His voice thundered.
"There's no one here, now get out before we have to hurt you" Aang got ready to fight. Everyone got into their fighting stance.
"Oh chill, I only brought you here for a reason" Someone landed in the middle of the two groups. They all stared as the stranger pulled down their hood. "Fire Lord Zuko, Meet the Black Hole Tribe" The sharp eyed girl spoke.
"You!" One of the men yelled while another one attacked. "Give us back the sword!" He bended water into sharp pointed arrows and aimed at the girl.
"It belongs to me and…..no" She stuck out her tongue and ran up a snow tower. The four men chased after while the others just watched in shock or amazement.
"The Black Hole Tribe" Pakku sighed. "Making a mess wherever they go…"
"These men are the ones we are looking for?" Sukki asked and covered her face as snow flew across the air.
The girl flew above them and landed on a pile of snow "Achooo!" She sneezed and shivered. Right behind her, ice arrow heads, shot towards her. She simply smiled as each one turned into steam. "Wha-t the?" One stepped back in surprise.
"Get ready to get owned!" She grinned.
"Bring it!" All four men laughed and bended water into a form of a sword and froze it into ice.
"ENOUGH!" Aang yelled and jumped in the middle, freezing their hands and feet.
"Tch, just when it was getting fun" The girl pouted
"Are you like stalking us?" Sukki walked up to the girl and stared straight into her eyes. But the girl simply looked away.
"Explain yourself" Zuko glared at her and crossed his arms.
"No!" She answered. Zuko felt a vein pop and got ready to attack the girl but before he could the girl blew on the ground was sent flying into the air. "Oh no you don't!" Zuko blasted up using fire. He faced the girl as they floated in the air for a few seconds just before something huge flew by and swept her away. Zuko landed back on the ground and blasted fire balls after the girl. "Dang it!" He yelled.
"We'll get her later, for now, we have something to discuss with the black hole tribe." Sokka spoke up. Aang took away the ice from their hands and feet. "Are you guys alright?" Pakku patted their backs. "You got your butts kicked there" Pakku laughed. One of the men took off his helmet to reveal a man in his forties. He a brown hair and beard with dark eyes, almost black. "Oh, we were going easy on the young one and sorry for the damage there." He tried to save his pride. "Of course" Pakku and the man laughed together. The other three men took of their helmets. One guy was clean shaved and had brown short hair. He was somewhere in his twenties. The other two were teenagers.
"Greo, meet my grandchildren and they're friends. They were just about to visit you, but it seems you beat us." Gran Gran smiled.
"Hey there." Greo, the one with a beard smiled and bowed.
"Hi, I'm Sokka, my sister Katara" He pointed to Katara. "And Aang, the avatar, Fire Lord Zuko, Sukki, and Toph" Sokka pointed to each one as they bowed or smiled.
"Nice to meet you young ones. I'm Greo, my brother Kon and his two sons, Grey and Geo" Greo smiled.
"So what can we help you with? It must be important." Kon smiled.
"It's about this medal that girl had." Zuko handed him the black medal "It belonged to my cousin, Lu Ten."
"We made this medal on your mother's request." Kon examined the medal.
"My mother!" Zuko's face went pale for a minute. "Is she here!"
"No, I'm sorry, this was 4 years ago. When the fire nation attacked us at our village, she disappeared. But before she left she asked that I give this to her nephew and that we keep a sword and necklace for the future, 'it will come in handy' she said." Greo looked at Zuko.
"The girl took the sword and we chased her here." Grey spoke. "But it looks like she got away with it."
"Did you notice she had a similar one with her" Geo said to his Uncle Greo.
"We do have the necklace." Kon pulled out a necklace with a green gem attached to it. "I'm guessing we are supposed to give this to you, Fire lord Zuko." He handed Zuko the necklace. "This must be what Ursa was talking about. She said one day we were going to meet her son." He smiled and ruffled his hair.
"I hope you find her soon" Pakku smiled.
"Well, we shall talk more inside with some supper." Gran Gran gestured everyone into the hut.
"Great! I'm starving! What are we having?" Toph grinned.
"I hope it's not whale guts!" Aang stuck out his tongue in disgust.
Everyone looked at him and laughed. While everyone walked inside the hut, Zuko turned around and looked at the direction the mysterious girl headed. "Who are you…I will find you….just you wait" His eyes full of anger and determination.
Hoeeee~ Finally! I was able to put chapter 4 up! Fricken School and stuff! Enjoy and I hope it's not too confusing! =D Later Days. Chapter 5: The Past & Future.
