1Authors Note-READ! Uhhh... please.
This is my first fanfic so if I am doing anything wrong, or you have some pointers, pile them on! Also, there are tons of SPOILERS! And lastly, this fic takes place somewhere between The Desert and The Serpents Pass. Thanks for reading. Now on to the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender or the Kingdom Hearts series, or any related titles, characters, or blah blah blah...
Chapter 1
"Give me the map, Sokka!" Katara demanded.
Sokka stared blankly at the map he held in his hands. "I'm perfectly capable of finding a way out of the desert...without your help," Sokka said as he glared at his sister.
It had been five days since Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph and Momo had left the desert rock and the Sandbenders. Katara thought it would be best not to travel with the Sandbenders, after what happened to Aang. So there they were walking in the desert. Sokka and Katara had been complaining every day about how to get out of the desert. Aang had barely said a word all week. He tried not to think about Appa, but it didn't work.
"Well," Toph said to Aang, ignoring Katara and Sokka's bickering. "At least it is easier to follow you guys now. I don't have to feel the vibrations. I just have to listen for the two babbling idiots." She said this in an attempt to cheer up Aang, but that didn't work either. He simply gave one small laugh, to acknowledge he heard what she said.
Aang walked on, thinking silently to himself, almost meditating. He closed his eyes and breathed deeply. He imagined himself walking through a small Fire Nation town, before the war. He saw his good friend Kuzon come around the corner of a house. Aang waved to him and Kuzon came running towards him. Just then Kuzon turned into Boomi, young Boomi, and Aang was in Omashu. Aang imagined the two of them going down the delivery shoots, and crashing into a cabbage merchant. As the dust cleared, he found himself in the Southern Air Temple. He smiled as he saw Gyatso walking towards him.
Aang knew he was just imagining all this, but he was happy. He was with old friends. He didn't want to open his eyes and return to reality...not yet...
He followed Gyatso to the place where he used to practice airbending. He saw all the other young monks playing and laughing. He wanted to join them...
Just then the children disappeared, along with Gyatso. Aang listened carefully, but he couldn't hear the laughter anymore. More importantly he couldn't hear Katara and Sokka anymore. He tried to open his eyes, but nothing happened. It wasn't a daydream anymore, he was really at the air temple. Suddenly a dark feeling feel over Aang. The temple wasn't bright and cheery, it had turned dark and ominous.
'Something is definitely wrong...'
"Katara! Sokka! Toph!" his words echoed through the empty corridors. He stepped lightly, but it seemed as if his footsteps could be heard throughout the temple. "Katara! Sokka!" he called out hopelessly. He walked around aimlessly, trying to find someone.
Goose bumps ran up his arms as a voice rang through the temple, "Aang..." He almost jumped out of his shoes when the voice called his name again.
When it called him the third time, he calmed down. He realized the voice calling him wasn't scary, creepy, or mean. It was nice. It almost seemed concerned, like whoever it was was worried about Aang. Looking for him.
"Hello?" Aang called back nervously. No one answered. "Hello?"
He walked in the direction he thought he had heard the voice. He searched in every room and every hall he passed. Finally he came across his old room. He went to his bed and laid down. He folded his hands behind his head and stared at the ceiling.
'Who was that?' he thought to himself. 'It sounded so...familiar...'
He closed his eyes. 'Think desert,' he thought.
His thoughts were interrupted by the strange feeling that he was being watched. Ignoring his better judgement, he slowly opened his eyes and turned to the side. By the door, stood a girl, maybe a few years older than him. She wasn't facing him but looking out the door. Out of pure instinct he jumped to his feet and assumed a fighting stance. He didn't want to hurt her, but he didn't know what her intentions were.
"Who are you?" he asked.
There was a long pause. "You mean you don't remember?" she said half sarcastically, half sadly.
'So familiar...' he trailed off.
He lowered his staff and got out of his fighting stance. Something inside him, that same something that somehow knew this girl, told him he really didn't want to fight her. Somehow he knew she was a friend.
"Do I...know you?"
She turned around, but Aang couldn't see her face. She was wearing a long, black cloak that covered it.
"Sorta," she said. She saw the confused look on his face and added, "It's complicated."
"Why did you bring me here?" Aang asked. He was really confused.
"I didn't," she said simply.
"Well who did? And how? And who are you!" Aang blurted out. "Are you going to answer me or not?"
She took a deep breath and her eyes drifted to the ground. "Time has been twisted, and friends have been erased from memories," she said. Aang watched her carefully. "There are only two of us that remember, and we were the ones that were erased."
For a moment, Aang could fell her pain. She was forgotten...by her friends...
Just then Aang was struck by guilt...
He was one of her friends that had forgotten...
"I'm so sorry," he said quietly.
Her head shot up, "It's not your fault! But it could become your problem."
"What!" Aang exclaimed.
She stepped closer but Aang still couldn't see her face, "You have to fix this Aang." He seemed surprised that she knew his name. She turned on her heel and walked towards the door.
"Wait!" Aang said. He was about to say something but the girl interrupted him.
"Do you want to remember me?"
He said it instantly, "Yes."
"Then come find me," just as she said this she disappeared.
Aang stepped back. At that moment the whole temple was vanishing before his eyes. He tried to airbend but nothing happened. He felt dizzy and fell to his knees. He whited out.
You have to fix this.
Come find me.
Sorry it took me so long to post this. The next chapter should come up...eventually.
