Chapter 7
Avatar Roku's Temple
After flying for the last 5 days non-stop as they flew in the sky and Sokka groaned, "Are we there yet?"
"No." replied the girls as they passed water back and forth to each other until Momo began screeching and hissing over the saddle.
"What that…HOLY FUCKEN SHITT! THERE IS NO WAY WE COULD PASS THAT!"
"WILL YOU STOP SHOUTING?" screamed Luna.
"Look there are ships blocking us from getting to the temple, and hey look at that tiny ship…"
"Isn't that Prince Zuko's ship? It is pretty small compared to the Navy Fleets; I thought royalty get the best kind of ships." replied Sokka.
"You guys haven't heard?"
Sokka and Katara looked over at Luna as she continued, "Prince Zuko is banished, he have been traveling on sea searching for the avatar because that is his key home to regain something he lost as far as I know."
"How was he banished?" asked Katara.
"Do you expect me to know everything?"
"No." replied Sokka lamely.
"HOLY SHITT WATCH OUT!" screamed Luna.
Katara held her staff ready and gasped, "How do a stop a FLAMING BALL OF FIRE?"
"WATERBEND DAMNIT!" hollered Sokka as she uncorked her flask and shot water at the attack and shot it back at the ships.
"Uncle, what is happening, why did we stop?" exclaimed Prince Zuko angrily and looked ahead and growled, "Zhao."
"Admiral Zhao must be stopping you from getting on to the Fire Nation territory."
"Damn chimp…" muttered Zuko as his eyes widen, "UNCLE GET DOWN!"
Tackling his uncle down and just dodged the attack that made the ship suddenly stop.
"Uncle are you alright? WHAT HAPPENED?" yelled Zuko angrily.
"Prince Zuko, the engine gotten shot, we only have very little fuel to get the ship out of attacking distance."
"Do that, uncle, I need to get into Avatar Roku's temple, the Avatar is going there, I can't let Zhao capture the avatar!"
"Zuko, you-"
"NO! Uncle please, I must do this." Going down below into the ship the door opened and set sailed a smaller version of the ship Zuko was on before and called, "Uncle! Go the opposite way, I'll make my way back soon, don't worry about me!"
"Good luck Zuko be careful!"
"Come on Appa, you can do it!" begged Luna as she held on to the reins tightly.
Katara continued to defend Appa as she swung the fireballs back at the Navy Fleets.
Finally making through the battle Appa flew over to the temple swiftly and landed by the temple entrance as Katara, Luna and Sokka leaped off of Appa as Katara carried her staff in case they needed it and opened the doors, quietly they sneaked into the temple until they saw five Firebending sages that yelled, "Hey you! You aren't allowed here! This place is off limits, get them!"
"What do we do now?" exclaimed Luna.
"I know, RUN!" yelled Sokka as they ran with Katara leading the way and bashed into the sages that happened to slip up and were captured…
On their way to the prison cells a sage began, "You guys go and make sure there are no more children exploring the place; I'll take these three to the cells…"
"Alright come on…"
Once the sages left the sage that was supposed to take the three of them into prison untied them and began, "No need for questions, I am loyal to Avatar Roku, not to the Fire Lord like the others are, he have been waiting for you."
Feeling the walls a door opened as the sage led them up the stone stairs and Katara asked, "Why are the others loyal to the Fire Lord and not Avatar Roku?"
"Because they thought the Avatar would never return."
Walking up to the two doors Katara tried opening them and scowled, "They won't open!"
"They can only be opened by Firebenders."
Sokka was quiet for a moment and paced the room and jumped, "I got an idea! Got bombs?"
"Uh…"
"Never mind I have something." Taking out four bags, he filled it with parchment and tied the bag shut with a rope and stuffed them into where the flames were supposed to aim.
"Alright lets try it." began Sokka as the Sage listened the bombs as everyone went for cover as they covered their ears and heard an explosion.
Peaking to see if it worked they groaned, it didn't work at all.
Luna came up with a plan and smirked, "Katara climb up where Momo is right now."
Katara looked at her friend strangely but did as she was told until suddenly she heard people someone running up the stairs and gasped, "Where is he? Where is the Avatar, where OW!"
"Nice try Prince Zuko, but you know the rules, no entering the Fire Nation Territory, you know the punishment for them, you get to face your father!" taunted a man whose guards took hold of Zuko and tied him up with chains as he struggled to be set free and shouted, "Release me now! You won't get away with this Zhao!" As the Sage, Luna and Sokka were tied up also.
"Well your too late everyone!" smirked Sokka, "He's already in there."
Luna smirked at Sokka and continued, "But I heard firebenders can open the doors? Oops, did I just say that out loud?" with a hint of sarcasm.
"Men open those doors!" ordered Zhao.
The doors opened and Katara slipped inside and the doors shut closed behind her.
"NO! WHY YOU LITTLE PEASANTS!" growled Zhao as his fist were filled with flames and were about to attack Sokka and Luna when Zuko snapped, "Well actually its not their faults, its actually yours since you allowed the avatar to enter and fell for a peasant's trick, in other words, you have no brain at all!"
"Shut up scarred face!"
Zuko out raged, "NEVER CALL ME THAT CHIMP MAN!"
Flames burst out of the prince's hands at Zhao as Zuko got knocked to the ground and Zuko scowled from where he was tied up, "Never ever mention about the scar…"
"I wonder why Zuko doesn't like people talking about his scar?" whispered Sokka.
"His father scarred him before he was banished I heard." whispered back Luna.
"Where do you learn all this?"
"From people's gossips." shrugged Luna.
Katara found herself surrounded by mist and gasped, "Avatar Kyoshi! What, where is Avatar Roku? Isn't he the one who wanted to see me?"
"He did, but then he had much more important things to worry about so that is why I am here, now Katara listen up; ignore the vision of the comet, that was just a memory from the former avatar, but the flames, are not, whenever you master the four elements you will be sent back into the spirit world eventually and will receive the information you need, anyways carrying on, tea?"
"Uh, okay; I guess…." Replied Katara as she sat down with Kyoshi as the 500 years old avatar continued, "Anyways, as I was saying, anyways, I know that you have other things in mind like finding an Earthbending teacher, but I would suggest you to go back to the Northern Water Tribe; I heard recently that Master Pasku discovered some new waterbending techniques; which I am sure can help you a lot….Hey what happened to that necklace of yours?"
"Is that really important right now? Short story, I lost it, after freeing a bunch of Earthbenders. Happy, now move on." snapped Katara, "My friends are probably already captured by the sages by now."
"Your friends aren't the only ones, so is Prince Zuko; and correction Zhao captured them, not the sages."
"WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH THIS USELESS INFORMATION? I RISKED MY ASS OFF JUST TO GET THE DAMN MESSAGING!" hollered Katara angrily.
"And?"
"WHAT IS THE POINT DAMNIT?"
"Oh the point well-"
"That will be enough Kyoshi."
Katara and Kyoshi turned to look at the spirit and Kyoshi mumbled, "Sorry Aang, nice to talking to you Katara!"
"WHAT THE FUCK? I WASTED MY TIME TALKING TO A SPIRIT THAT WASN'T GIVING ME ANY INFORMATION?" screamed Katara frantically with anger in her voice.
"Sorry about that Katara." Chuckled Aang as he began, "During the day I want you to train the basics study those airbending scrolls."
"Finally some real information!" she exclaimed sarcastically.
Aang rolled his eyes and began, "Admiral Zhao will be waiting for you to come out, you will have an avatar state when I take control of you, are you ready?" as he gave her visions what was about to happen, and what condition the captured people were.
"Yes." Her eyes glowed blue, "I'm ready."
The door opened as Zhao commanded, "FIRE!"
He and his men shot at Katara, no wait the Avatar State, which was actually Avatar Aang and saw their attacks get caught by him controlling it and shot it out at Zhao and his men out of the temple while he melted the chains off which broke everyone free, Zuko fled before he was able to get captured again as Katara returned to earth and felt wobbly as Luna and Sokka caught her as Momo perched on Sokka's shoulder and Sokka shouted, "The temple is going down!"
As they began to go down the stairs, the magma from the volcano was rushing up the stairs…
"Shitt, run for it!" shouted Katara as she snapped open her glider as Luna and Sokka grabbed on and flew out of the temple just after it began to crumble from the magma…
"Where is Appa?" called Luna.
"THERE HE IS! APPA!" cried out Sokka joyfully as the three of them landed on the saddle with a big thump!
"Ow…" they moaned as Appa flew off into the sky.
Zuko watched the Avatar fly away and thought, 'We'll meet soon Avatar, we'll meet soon, then we can have our battle…'
But unfortunately, he had no idea that Katara was the Avatar…
Disclaimer: Well how was it? Long and good? I made Kyoshi goofy and Aang actually serious, kinda swapped their emotions a bit, oh well anyways, Zutara Fans, if you loved the 'Waterbending Scroll', then you'll love the Firebending Scroll!
Zutara Fluff coming our way!