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Chapter 2: The South Pole

As Katara got of the ship at the South Pole it took her a while to take it in. The South Pole was so much different than it was when she left almost a year ago. The small igloos of her village had been replaced with towering buildings, and a river flowed through the center.

"Do you like it?", the soft voice of her grandfather, Master Pakku, interrupted her Staring.

"It's beautiful", she commented "I could have never though that having waterbenders her would have made such a difference."

"So what brings you back to your home village?", Master Pakku questioned.

"I've come to help you teach novice water benders. If you will let me."

"Of course I'll let you, in fact, I have a new student who has great potential, but I don't have the time to spend on him."

Master Pakku took her into the village and introduced her to a boy, about her age.

"Katara, meet Kurka.", Master Pakku introduced, "Kurka, Meet your new waterbending master, Katara."

"Nice to meet you.", Katara said politely

"The pleasure is all mine.", Kurka responded, "It will be nice training under such a talented, and may I say beautiful master. How soon shall we begin."

"Ohh", Katara said blushing, "we can begin immediately if you want, there's a nice spot right outside town."

Katara and Kurka left town to practice waterbending. Kurka's talent did match up to his reputation, learning almost as fast as Aang did a first, but he got cought up in Katara's beauty again and again. Until Kurka spotted a fire ship in the distance.

"Hey look!", Kurka exclaimed, "A ship!"

"Your right", Katara replied, "I wander who it could be?"

When the ship got closer, Katara recognized it and gasped.

"Pirates, we need to fight them off." Katara told Kurka.

Katara create an iceberg, and she and Kurka jumped on it. She waterbent it to the ship, and then raised it so they could jump on the ship. When they got on the ship a man in a big hat and a reptile bird on his shoulder spots them.

"I need some help!", the man said.

"Not so fast.", Katara said as she shot a big sharp iceberg at him.

The man drew a sword and used it to cut the iceberg before it hit him. Then Katara drew water up around him, and froze it. Katara turned around to see if Kurka was OK, and saw a man throw a knife at him. She was about to do something, but Kurka shot water at it to stop it. He then shot another beam of water at the man, hitting him overboard. At that point many more pirates came on deck. Katara decided to finish it by drawing much water from the sea, and freezing the pirates in it. She proceeded to shoot the ice block out to see.

Kurka looked at her in amazement, and then said, "I am the luckiest waterbending student in the world."

The two went back to town where they retold there adventure to all the townspeople.

"Well it sounds like you to had a nice lesson.", Master Pakku stated after the lesson.

"Yes we did.", Katara replied, "And I've decided Kurka learns better by doing. So if he wishes, I'll take him with me to help the Avatar keep balance."

"That sounds like a wonderful idea.", Master Pakku applauded, "What do you say to it Kurka?"

"I love it.", Kurka said energetically, "It will be awesome learning waterbending all over the world with Katara."

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