Hey so i know i havnt updated in like a few months and im really sorry. ive been extremely busy, plus halfway through writing this, my computer died so my work was erased. But thats no excuse. im going to try and update faster. hate me, love me oh well. thank you so much for staying with the story (even though the first chapter is horrible). I have to thank:

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Chapter 6: I'm The Avatar

Aang had no idea where he was. He knew he wasn't in real life, so maybe he was dreaming. He seemed to float over a scene. In front of him, there was an enormous mountain and it looked like a small cave went through the very bottom and he saw a bunch of teens traveling towards it. They weren't dressed in shorts and t-shirts like normal teens, but kind of like...robes. There was also a bunch of adults clothed in bright colors and it seemed they were Japanese or something because they looked like silk. The adults carried with them a set of bongos and a ukulele? The thing that told Aang he wasn't in modern times, was the huge ten ton beast traveling beside them. Was he a companion? The strangest part to it all, was how attached or connected Aang felt to this animal.

The group headed towards the mountain like they were trying to escape someone or something. Sure enough, seconds later two metal machines barreled towards the now vacant entrance. Two men in blood red outfits shared a conversation which only lasted a few seconds. Something sharp shot towards the top part of the entrance. When the vehicles pulled them back, Aang could see huge rocks blocking the exit. He also noticed the group inside wasn't too thrilled by the action. Maybe they were enemies or maybe the kids ran away.

The scene changed to a young boy around his age and an older girl around Katara's age, alone. Aang recognized the blue arrow tattoos weaving all over the boy's body as the same one he had on his back. It reminded him of Gyatso. And just the thought of him made him tear up.

The two kids stood barely visible by torchlight in front of a moral of a couple smooching. The girl blushed, then the boy blushed too (is this a theme between these too?), but Aang thought they would kiss or something. Aang didn't know if they were a couple or friends with secret crushes on each other. But apparently the boy made a wrong move or said something offensive because she stormed off. He looked like he was thinking, 'I'm such an idiot!'. Poor kid. Aang could relate with self experiences.

The cave blackened and only by a small flickering torch, could Aang see the distressed face of the adolescence. Aang finally figured out what was happening or at least a pretty good guess; the boy and the girl were detached from the group and needed to find a way out because they were candlelight. He didn't know the background between the two characters, but he had a hunch the boy liked the girl and the girl didn't know. Although he seemed kinda blunt about giving a few hints to her. Maybe she wasn't very bright or something. However, he knew the girl liked him back but either didn't know if the he felt the same way or didn't want to acknowledge them. All he wanted to do was shout, "Kiss him already!", but he knew he couldn't intervene into her destiny. Woah! Burst of intelligence.

The flickering torch only had about a minute of light and his floating body flewe towards the scene playing out.

Boy: We're going to lose light any minute, aren't we?

Girl: I think so.

They turned to face each other.

Girl: What can we do?

She touched the hand that held the torch and they stared deeply in the depths of the other's eyes. The boy had grey eyes whilst the girl's were a beautiful shade of blue.

As the light dimmed, their bodies closed in on each other.

Come on, come on. Just a little closer! If they don't kiss, I'm goin' to go crazy. They are obviously in love, but only the younger(12?) boy knows his true feelings for her.

It turned pitch black in the cave. So black, Aang couldn't see his hand in front of his face. Crap! Where did the people go?

NO! NO! NO! Ugh! Did they kiss or not? Where the heck are they anyway!

Just then, bright turquoise gems lit up the cave. They clustered together 0on the ceiling and they seemed to lead someplace. Hopefully out of the dumb cave.

Aang's eyes popped. Wow, nice twist.

He smiled when they found the exit and laughed when her brother smacked his forehead, leaving a red blotch behind.

The scene changed once more. This time he hovered above a ship, or was it a metal whale? Why on God's green Earth would people be riding a metal whale? They must have crazy customs.

Strange land they have.

And apparently this whale boat wasn't alone. It had many followers in large numbers trailing the lead ship.

Below, the same group of people (friends maybe?) stood together on the deck exchanging small talk from what he could here. The only difference he could tell, was they had a larger group; a small, pale, girl dressed from head to toe in green. She reminded him of Katara's friend Toph, the girl who annoyed Sokka greatly at the ball.

They all closely filled the gap between each other and the hug looked so inviting, Aang felt kind of left out. All but two stayed.

Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! It's the 'Couple Of The Year!' I love them and their awkward moments. But why am I stalking them? Stupid soul!

Aang's floating soul stood intangible approximately 2 feet away from the action, so he couldn't help but smile at their body language; they held themselves as if a cute stranger approached them.

They spoke at the same time and the girl chuckled as the boy blushed a deep crimson. She grasped a stray piece of hair and put it back in its place behind her ear.

"You go first," The boy stated slightly abashed.

"Aang, I've seen y-"

Woah! Woah! Back up. Aang? That's my name! As if it wasn't that obvious. How in the world can we share the same name if we are from different...(dimensions?) places? Is this just a coincidence or something?

"No. I brought you here to observe yourself in another life." a deep booming voice filled the sudden darkness, creating an ominous atmosphere.

Through the darkness, a light spread throughout and an old man with a graying beard appeared before me.

Now don't me wrong; I respect my elders because through their wiseness, we learn of the past mistakes not to repeat. However, today was the exception.

I narrowed my eyes, "Who are you? Where the heck am I? Why am I here?"

He chuckled like I'd just said the funniest thing ever, which just confused me more. He sighed deeply and placed his hands within the red robe he wore.

"My apologies. My name is Roku and I have much to teach you in a limited time period. So we shall begin immediately. " The man said as he sat down; he gestured Aang to follow.

"Okay, but why am I here? This definitely isn't my world. " My stomach eased a bit as I accepted the offer.

"Very observant. You were called here because here seems to be troubling signs ahead. The world is in danger and it is your duty to calm things down. You'll need your friends as they'll need you. " Roku explained this as if it was common knowledge.

"Could you, like be more specific?" This is the simplest of questions I could come up with; I didn't want to overwhelm him with questions.

"Ah well, let us begin from the…well from the beginning. Aang you are the Avatar. " He paused to let that sink in, but continued. "The Avatar is a magnificent being; he has the ability to control water, air, fire, and earth-the four elements. This is called bending. I am a past Avatar, so I'm one of your past lives or reincarnations as we call ourselves. "

"So your saying once the Avatar dies…another is born?" he retaliated.

"Precisely. There are four nations: the Earth Kingdom, Fore Nation, Water Tribes, and the Air Nomads. Each are based on their associated element. I'm a natural born firebender- I was born into the Firenation- so once I died, the next Avatar would therefor be an airbender. You. That is what is called the Avatar cycle; it follows the pattern of earth, fire, air, then water. The cycle continues once the former Avatar has…passed. " Roku laughed at an aghast Aang.

"Okay so the cycle continues on and on and stuff, but do the Avatar's posses the ability to bend all the elements at birth?"

"No," he sighed. "You must learn and master them along with the Avatar State, which is a defense mechanism within yourself. If you were to be in any danger, it would provide you with all the knowledge of all your past lives. Your eyes will light up a light blue color along with your tattoos, and your past lives will help you out of the situation to the best of their abilities. However I must warn you, they have complete control over you and it tires you out rapidly because there's so much power being wielded. But with great power, comes great responsibility. To master the Avatar State, you must resolve the chaos within yourself. The process is very exhausting to your body because you must open all the chakras within yourself and once begun, cannot be ended until all are open. It helps as well to master the Avatar State once all four elements are mastered. " He took a break to catch his breath after the huge explanation.

"Woah! So you're sayin' I could go all Luke Skywalker on someone? Man that's awesome!" that definitely was a pro to this whole situation.

"Er…yeah. Anyway, your…girlfriend and her friends are benders as well and they have been concealing their bending because it is taboo. They've practiced at a school for benders called The Ba Sing Se Academy For Bending. It is in fact a high school for the talented young teenagers who have to hide their bending, but wish to further exceed. But anyways, you must learn to bend air again or at least 'wake up' your bending abilities. You were already an airbending master in the other dimension, so naturally your airbending powers will come easier to you. You must also master earth, water, and fire. " Roku continued on.

"Okay, but what if I don't? What if I fail to master the other elements before terror arises?" So maybe I shouldn't have asked the question because I really don't want to know the answer. I already k ow it'll be something bad.

"The Firelord will literally burn down your world. " He said bluntly.

"Excuse me?" my mouth hung open.

"Firelord Ozai is building up an army and is waiting to strike. The plan is for you to go to Ba Sing Se's Academy, like I mentioned before, and even though you might not be there for the whole year, you'll leave with some basics and have some masters to journey with you to put an end to this uprising. It is your destiny. " he took a small sip from a small china yes cup.

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2 hours later

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2 more hours later

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Get a grip! You need to stay focused on the task at hand: not fainting. I wonder if it's possible to faint in your head. Ha ha, I made a funny. Okay, focus. Okay so I must master water, earth, and fire by sometime next year or the world is going to end. If that happens it'll be on my conscience and I'll most likely not be able to go to college. I also have to awaken my airbending powers. I wonder what Katara can bend. Probably water because she's so natural around the water. Plus she seems to have total control over it. Oh my gosh! Katara! I wonder how she's doing. Well Toph Is most likely an earthbender because earth is a stubborn and tough and from the experience yesterday, he is sure she is one tough cookie. Zuko has to be a firebender because he's a hothead. Hahahaha that's a knee slapper. That just leaves Sokka, Suki, Mai, Lee, and The Duke. Maybe they're non-benders. Man that's a bummer.

"Aang you must stay focused on your mission and of course I'll be here to guide you along the way when tomes become rigid. " Roku said looking me in the eyes.

"But how? I can't just pop in on you whenever I'm in a sticky situation. I don't even know where I am! So how can I return to an unknown place?" I threw my hands in the air for emphasis.

The blue aura glowed brightly around me, which looked more like a classic room; a table and two seat cushions. Chinese and Japanese symbols hung on the wall by thin red string. Strange enough, Aang could each and every one of them. They read, 'To make others happy, you must bring yourself happiness. ' and 'All four elements combined = mud. ' and also 'The Avatar must be the most powerful being and the most vulnerable being living. '. They all sounded cheesy, but also touching.

All of a sudden when he looked down, he noticed his body was glowing a tinted blue color, the same as Roku. Which brought him back to a smiling Roku.

"This is the Spirit World; the bride between my world and yours. The only person who can access both, is you. " he said, finally answering his question.

"So I'm like a mediator or something?" he asked quizzically.

"In a way yes. You're allowed access to both worlds, so your knowledge goes beyond that of another being. But yes also the mediator part as well like you said. " Roku gave a genuine smile.

As quick as light, Roku's expression changed to alertness, as if he was concealing information.

"Our time comes to a close, Aang. I've said all that I can, but you must work some things out on your own. I'm here for guidance if need be, but only when need be. " and just as he finished talking, everything faded out.

Aang can't be dead! I refuse to believe it. It's all my fault! I hate life without him! It's just not fair!

I followed my brother into room 24c and my heart melted as Aang lay there motionless. If I hadn't known better, I would've thought Aang wasn't breathing. My breath caught in my throat and formed a lump he size of the moon.

The pale complextion of his face terrified me as well as the myriad greenish yellow bruises that spread over his upper chest and neck, which caused the blood to drain from my face. He wore a white apron-dress thing with purple polka dots. And wrapped around his wrist was a patient wristband telling the doctors of his condition. He looked peaceful, yet in pain.

The nurse told her Aang rested in a coma. To her, that meant a 50% chance either way. Not good. She didn't know how long he would stay this way, but she had a hunch they'd be there for a while.

She took a seat to his left and noticed his head laying in her direction. So she reached over and ran her fivers through his soft, chestnut hair. Something she didn't expect to see, appeared out of, what seriously could've been, thin air: a blue tattoo. She saw it trail down his upper back, down his arms, and on his…forehead? She gasped and looked behind her shoulder, sighing with relief as the door shielded her and her boyfriend from the outside waiting room. If Sokka found out about the tattoos, he'd kill her for dating a tattoo guru. But she knew him when they met; he didn't have a tattoo except the small arrow on his back. She however knew what these makings mean: a master airbender. Still that couldn't be right. All the airbenders died off, thanks to Firelord Sozin. Evil bastard. But… there still lingered the case of the missing Avatar who should be an air ended, according to the cycle. But Aang's age proved her hypothesis incorrect. This didn't mean she had given up hope.

"Katara! The nurse needs to run some tests on Aa-" he was sharply cut off mid sentence by a smug Toph closing the door on him.

"Ugh, Toph! Stop! " he reopened the door, face all red.

"Like I was saying, the nurse needs to run a few tests on Aang, so get out. " he didn't hold back at all.

"Thanks Sokka. " she said rolling her eyes.

Katara walked outside the room and joined her friends on the bench. As she sat, her father patted her knee reassuringly. Everyone came along to make sure Aang was okay. The only person not present, was Lee. Katara, although, didn't mind one bit.

Her watch beeped, signal ing midnight, which meant her presence exceeded two hours. Her father drove Zuko, Mai, Toph, The Duke, Suki, and of course Sokka home, but she decided to stay just in case.

The nurse came out with a notepad and peeked up enough to make eye contact with Katara. However she just shook her head and walked away down the hallway. She took this as bad news and rushed into Aang's room to check on his well-being.

She sat down beside him and noticed his breathing become more visible by each passing minute. Glancing around the room, she saw the bland white walls glowing. Strange. A few posters tacked to the walls on exorcising and eating healthy happened to be he only color in the room. All the silver equipment in the neat trays, seemed to sit there idly, aching to be used. Her eyelids grew heavy and she decided to lay beside her unconscious boyfriend until he awoke.

She scooted his body over a tad, causing nothing to change, and slipped under the covers next to him. She lay her hand on his and stared at his ravaged face. This brought a few tears to her eyes, but she swiftly wiped them away. Her intense staring brought an extra pound to her droopy eyes. She fell asleep uneasy, but as she drifted off into a peaceful slumber, his hand moved over her own in a protective manner.

Aang watched his beautiful girlfriend peacefully lay in her slumber. He smiled and brushed his hand lightly over her cheek. The bruises on his hand didn't startle him, but the blue arrow tattoo did. He gingerly lifted bus apron robe thingy. Underneath hid two legs with blue arrows wrapped around them. He blinked a few times, then remembered his conversation with Roku. Maybe the tattoos were some airbending thing and because he'd used a small amount of airbending, the one on his back stretched over his entire body. Or a tattoo freak found him before Katara.

He looked around the white room and somehow he felt safe. Call him crazy, but whenever Katara was in a mile radius, he didn't feel worried or stressed.

The rooms white walls and clean floor reminded Aang of a mental institute he'd seen on 'Crazy TV'. The only thing missing, and the only thing that would truly show the insanity, was a straight jacket. He shuddered at the thought.

He jerked back towards Katara when she broke the silence with a gasp. Her sea blue eyes welled up and she fiercely clung to his torso, refusing to let go. He complied and pressed himself against her warm body. He snaked his arms around her upper back and rubbed soothing circles all around. She buried her head in the crook of his neck. Katara's body trembled with a few sobs. When they pulled away, he wiped the tears from her cheeks with his thumbs.

"A-Aang. It's well very um good you made it through. " she said trying to keep up the strength facade.

"Yeah it is. " he laughed a little and leaned down to kiss her cheek.

"I was really worried about you. I didn't know what was going to happen." she chuckled a little as well.

"Look, we uh we need to talk…" Aang said rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

"About…?"

"About…well about me kinda. "

He hadn't planned a major speech, heck he was surprised he'd been able to get this far.

"What about you?"

"I'm well…I'M THE AVATAR!" he had to say it before he chickened out.

"No uh uh. No way, you can't be. The Avatar is old because he can bend all the elements and you're only 14. This is crazy! He's an airbender and and can you even bend any elements?" she was in hysterics.

"I'm an airbender. That's why I have these tattoos. They signify an airbending master. " Woah another knowledge burst.

"Well …I don't know what to believe!" she broke down. Tears rolled down her face, neglected.

Katara was so confused. She kind of believed him, but it was hard. She always clinger to the Avatar story when she was a kid and always knew he'd come rescue them in the time of need, but this was too much. A 14 year old boy can't be the Avatar. It's impossible.

"I don't know how to bend the other elements yet and apparently I'm an airbending master according to Roku-"

"Who's Roku?"

"The Avatar before me. Anyway he said my bending was dormant and could be awakened by me bending. But look before I go on, do you believe me? Do you believe I'm the Avatar?" Aang concluded.

Aang's face was a mix of a sad boy and a sad puppy. He knew Katara, even though for a short while. He knew she was strong and tough minded. He also knew she was independent and answered to no one. But she was a sweet heart underneath it all. Aang knew it was semi-difficult to make her believe something true like "Oh yeah I caught a ball at the game today and then got it signed." So it would be a challenge to convince her of his true identity.

She leaned over to kiss his cheek. Aang grinned sheepishly at her and rubbed his neck again.

"So is that a yes?" he asked hopefully.

"It's a 'show me so I can believe it'. "

Now that was a Katara answer.