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I dedicate this chapter to YinndYanng who was in an accident but recovering. My our prayers be heard that she will make a quick recovery.
The Avatar Must Die
"Katara!" Aang shouted with worry. It had been a wild storm the night before and Katara had yet to returned. The whole gang had been searching the area since morning without a single clue where she was. "I knew she was upset. I should have go after her." Aang said bitterly.
"And I should have backed my Uncle up. Fact is it's in the past. Let's focus on the present and find her." Zuko said irritated at the situation.
"Hey guys I feel a body near hear." Toph called. "Three feet to the right."
Suki and Sokka moved quickly searching for the body. After finding their target they both jumped back quickly. "Uh, guys you might want to take a look at this." Sokka called his voice quivering. Everyone walked over to see an unconcious Straight-Jacket.
"Hurry we have to kill him!" Zuko shouted getting ready to fry the unconcious killer.
"Wait!" Aang shouted grabbing his wrist. "He may know where Katara is. He could help us."
"Look, I know you like to believe everyone has a good side, but trust me he doesn't." Zuko replied.
"You know a lot of us thought the same about you." Sokka interrupted. "But here you are part of team Avatar."
Straight-Jacket's eyes shot open as he quickly got to his feet. Zuko's eyes widened in fear as everyone stared at the horror before them. "What's wrong?" Aang asked noticing the shocked stares. Slowly he turned finding the killer looking straight at him. Straight Jacket turned his head to the side curious how the deadly Avatar was a child. However this changed nothing he would grow up and he would be corrupted by his power.
"Get back!" Zuko shouted before throwing a stream of fire. Straight Jacket flipped over the attack before slicing the ground with his foot shooting mud into Zuko's eyes. With the fire bender cleared the killer charged Aang. The air bender in fear leaped back throwing an air blast. Straight-Jacket flew back sliding on the moist ground. Upon rising he saw Suki and Sokka moving in. Straight-Jacket flipped backward knocking Sokka in the jaw as he and Suki started at eachother. Straight-Jacket kept whipping with his sleeves as Suki blocked mirrored him with her fans. Zuko charged to the side throwing a fireball at his target. Straight-Jacket shifted his leg sweeping Suki letting the fireball pass over him making direct contact at Sokka. The psycho-path moved in at Zuko throwing a harsh puch that was stopped by a rock wall. Straight-Jacket looked left finding that the young earth-bender blocked his attack. His eyes narrowed at the child as he realised she was blind. Aang using the distraction lands next to Straight-Jacket blowing him back into a cage Toph created. The murderer stood up looking at the cage then at the Avatar. 'He must die!' Straight Jacket thought before bursting out of his mud cage. Whirling around his sleeves like whips as he lashed at Aang. Aang started to dodge at speeds faster than he has ever gone before. His eyes locked on the murderer's seeing a rage that nothing not even Azula's could compare. Of all the evil he had encountered Kane and Straight-Jacket were the two most confusing cases. Azula's evil came from wanting to please her father, the Fire Lord was driven by the ambition to control the world, and Admiral Zhao was driven by glory. But what was Kane's reasons to be the way he was and what were Straight-Jacket's? The sleeve of the murderer wrapped around Aangs leg as he smashed his stomache into ground. Toph sensing the impact sliced the sleeve freeing her friend and creating a rock hill between Aang and Straight-Jacket. Straight-Jacket turned his attention to the earth-bender realising the to get to the Avatar he would have to deal with his companion's. The murderer ran full force at Toph only to be confronted by the swordsman. Sokka with a firey determination started slashing his sword wildly as his opponent began dodging. Straight-Jacket could easily tell this kid was a skilled warrior just like his female counter part. With a diagnol slash Sokka managed to cut the fabric of his opponent's jacket. Twirling around Straight-Jacket wrapped his remaining sleeve around his opponent's leg pulling him to the ground dropping his knee on Sokka's groin. Hearing her love's scream Suki rushed forward unleashing her own cycle of attacks. Straight-Jacket could tell that the girl truely cared for the warrior by the ficiousness of her attacks. The pshyco path leaped up wrapping the sleeve around her left arm pulling it out of socket pulling her into air causing her to crash into her boyfriend rendering both unconcious. Toph took control of the fight as she began throwing bolders at her adversary. Straight-Jacket having years of experiance with Earth-benders rushed in easily dodging the attacks before running into a wall. The wall began to fall over as Straight-Jacket leaped up flipping over the wall and charged fist first at the Earthbender. A fireball connected into his chest knocking Straight-Jacket back causing him to roll into the mud. Shaking his head he saw Zuko his hand smoking from the attack. Zuko pitched another fireball that Straight-Jacket who leaped over it with ease. As he spun kicking Toph back before moving in on the fire bender. Taking every skill his uncle ever taught him confronting his past nightmare. Letting loose wave of fire Straight-Jacket spun through it hitting Zuko head to head causing the fire prince to crash into the ground out cold. The ground beneath the killer started to sink pulling him in. Taking his free hand he took his fist and smashed it into the ground freeing himself. Aang moved in pulling the water out of the mud placing straight-Jacket in an ice cage Toph taking the dry rock reinforced the cage. Looking around like a wild animal Straight-Jacket rushed into the cage rapidly punching the walls.
"Is he serious?" Toph asked feeling the vibrations. "All he's going to do is break his hands." Suddenly cracks could be heard from inside revealing Straight Jacket was breaking through. "No way." Toph said. Straight smashed through the cage knocking Aang in the stomache knocking him across the ground leaving him out cold. Toph could feel a constant tapping on the ground. "I can feel your hand bleeding." Toph said knowing she had to tread lightly. "Do you hate benders so much that you'll willing to destroy your own hands?" Straight Jacket just stared unsure of what to make of his victim. How could a blind girl see so much both physically and mentally. "What happened to you?" Straight Jacket's eyes widened. No one has ever asked him that question. He knew she was just buying time but still most people just ran or attacked.
"Get away from her!" Sokka shouted swinging his sword. Straight-Jacket spun quickly kicking his opponent back as a wall shot from the ground quickly grasping the murderer rendering him inoppereable. Straight Jacket struggled furiously but realized even he couldn't escaped. "Well well look who's caught in a trap." Sokka said smuggly. Coming face to face with the killer.
"Don't get too close." Toph warned.
"Relax you have him. What can he possibly do?" Sokka turned as Straigh-Jacket swung his head breaking the swordman's nose rendering him unconcious again.