Wow I've been so busy lately I've had no time to write. So without further Ado… Oh I said that last time… Ok whatever here's the final chapter.
Chapter 9
"Today's the big day." Aang said and bended himself out of bed and ran to the kitchen where every one else was.
"I bet Twinkle toes will be the first one out." Toph said loudly as he walked in.
"We'll see about that." Aang said and dug into his breakfast.
"You know why I say that?" Toph said jeeringly.
"Why?" Aang said going along with her. By now everyone was watching the argument with a mildly interested attitude.
"Because you can't go avatar style on us. You're limited to air."
"I could beat you guy's with any one element because I am a master of all of them."
"I am the greatest earthbender in the world and don't you forget it!" She said and poked him in the chest.
"Well I'm the best airbender in the world."
"Well then it's down to which element is better and that's a no brainer."
"Yeah air is total-"
"Enough!" Katara yelled.
"It's time to go." She said in a much calmer voice.
They entered the noisy arena with cheers and praises.
The arena was shaped in a square. It had a pit of water in the middle and the rest of the arena was made of earth.
The judges arranged it so they were each in a corner of the arena.
Then the crowd grew silent as the gong that signified the start of the match sounded.
They each stood in their stances flicking their eyes between each of their 3 opponents. Zuko shifted ever so slightly and Katara was slowly drawing water from the central point of the arena.
Then many things happened at once. Zuko launched a wall of flame directed at Katara who was opposite him. Aang jumped high into the air and Toph launched a boulder at where she thought Aang jumped.
"Oof!" Aang yelled as the huge boulder collided with his chest. He saved himself with airbending and landed back in the arena.
Katara easily blocked the wall of flames with water. The side effect of this was of course a lot of steam.
Toph sensed the steam dampening her element and tried to use it as an advantage. She sent a boulder at each of the now blinded contestants.
She heard a satisfying yelp as one of her boulders collided with Katara Zuko saw it coming at the last second and ducked and Aang used the air to alter its course into the stands to the alarm of many fans.
Katara nearly fell off the edge of the arena. She quickly recovered and condensed the water in the air and sent if flying at Aang hoping to catch him off guard.
Meanwhile Zuko was sending a ball of flame at Toph. Toph erected an Earth shield and sent it flying at him in retaliation.
Katara had no such luck. Aang blew the water at Zuko while his back was turned fighting Toph.
Zuko smiled confidently as the earth shield came flying towards him. He was about to shoot flames at it to stop it when a wave of water hit him in the back. He flew forward and smashed his face into the Earth shield. He landed on his back in a daze.
Toph made a thumbs up sign at Aang and shot a rock at him at the same time as Katara threw a wave of water at Aang. Aang's eyes widened in shock as he jumped up as high as he could. He rose high above the rock but Katara could still see him and so redirected the course of the water. It smacked him out of the sky and he landed in the pool of water in a splash. He rose up gasping for air and Katara froze the whole pool solid.
"Go Katara!" Aang heard Sokka yell from the stands. Toph shot a rock at Katara and she froze it with the moisture from the air. She unfroze a part of the pool that wouldn't let Aang free and sent it hurtling at Toph in an effort to gain time.
"Aw come on if I could use my firebending I would be out of this in no time." Aang said as he blew air at the ice in a futile attempt to free himself.
"Aw little avatar miss his powers?" Toph said jeeringly as she turned Katara's water to mud.
In retaliation Aang blew as much air as he could at her with only his mouth. It definitely wasn't enough to knock her off her feet but she did lose her focus and Katara was able to smack her across the face with a water whip. She went stumbling back towards the edge of the arena but regained her composure before Katara could finish her off.
She created a stone pillar under Katara and she shot up into the air.
Aang smiled mischievously and blew her off course so that she landed on the ice instead of the earth. She slipped and fell on her butt and Aang laughed uproariously.
"You'll pay for that." She said and smacked him across the face with a water whip.
Just then Zuko shot a fireball at Katara and she saw it coming too late and she went flying back across the arena skidding to a halt at the very edge.
Fortunately for Aang the heat from the flames was enough to melt his arms free. With the use of his arms he was back in the battle.
However no one else had noticed this because Toph and Zuko were exchanging fierce blows on the right side of the ring and Katara was lying dazed on the left side.
"Who to knock off…" He pondered to himself. He would have one shot to knock some one off before they knew he was back in the fight.
Zuko finally felt he was getting the upper hand over Toph when an immensely powerful blast of air blew him out into the stands. He hit the far wall and crumpled to the ground.
"Look's like firebending isn't the best element!" The announcer yelled to the crowd. The firebender section booed and everyone else cheered.
"Thanks Twinkle Toes." Toph said and shot a rock at where she thought he was since she couldn't really feel him through the ice.
It missed him by inches and Toph let out a startled yelp as Katara froze her feet to the ground effectively cutting off her "Vision."
Toph broke the icy bonds with some earthbending and shot a barrage of earth at Katara. She nimbly dodged or blocked most of the boulders but one clipped her on the hip and she cried out in pain.
Meanwhile with the use of his arms Aang was starting to free himself of his icy prison. He only hoped it would be fast enough before Toph or Katara beat one another.
Katara spun around like a rag doll and in a desperate attempt to buy time she splashed water in Toph's eyes.
"I'm blind you dolt." She said with such the signature Toph smile. And blasted Katara out of the ring with a well aimed boulder.
"Boo!" Yelled the water tribe but was drowned out by the cheers of the Earth nation who was much larger in number considering it was taking place in the capital of the Earth kingdom.
With a shatter Aang finally broke loose of his bonds from Katara's ice prison.
"Where'd you go?" Toph mumbled as she strained her sixth sense to its max to hear any of Aang's ice muffled footsteps.
She felt through the ground a wave of air powerful enough to knock her from the arena coming toward her. She desperately threw up an earth barrier to protect herself from the hurricane force wind. But Aang kept pouring it on. The barrier slowly crumbled under the fierce winds.
Toph racked her brain desperately for a way to hit an opponent she could not see or feel. It was like a light bulb went on inside her head.
She lifted up the whole block of ice using the Earth encased on the bottom and sides of it and tossed it out of the arena.
Aang barely had time to jump off the block of ice and with the help of airbending to jump back onto the arena. He had lost his advantage though. Now Toph could see him and it would be a battle of brute strength to the finish.
"You're back on my turf now." Toph said happily launching balls or rocks at Aang.
He smiled sheepishly as the breathtaking fight commenced. It seemed like the whole audience was hold their breath as Aang and Toph fought for dominance over the over. Aang's strategy mostly included dodging and retaliating while he was in the air. So that Toph would be able to see it. While Toph's strategy included smashing Aang into itty bitty pieces with rocks.
He suddenly got an idea. Earthbending required room to work with and Zuko had inspired him in his last two fights. He jumped high into the air.
Toph predictably launched tons of rock at him but they either missed or he deflected them. He landed right behind her and she spun around just in time to block a punch that might have knocked her out cold.
Aang punched and kicked at her using airbending to increase the speed and ferocity of his attacks.
She knew she wasn't going to be able to beat Aang at this distance without some kind of advantage to level the playing field. "That's not very gentleman like." She said trying to stall him so she could think of something to do.
"Since when have you cared?" He said finally landed a punch right on her cheekbone. She was knocked flat on back and she knew what she had to do. She coated her hands and feet in solid rock.
"Now that her fists and feet were encased in earth she could increase the speed and ferocity of her blows with Earthbending. She got back up with the aid of earthbending and swung at Aang's head. He ducked under her punch and kicked her in the chest. She went sprawling backwards and almost fell on her butt like Katara had.
Aang ran forward trying not to give her a chance to recover from his blow. And was met with a full force earth encased fist on his chin.
"Arg!" He yelled and the momentum sent him flying backwards where he landed hard on his back.
He jumped into the air to buy time as he massaged his bruised jaw.
But he had no time to ponder the matter before Toph was flinging her element at him again.
One of the boulders clipped him on the arm and the momentum of his jump sent him spinning out of control. Like some deranged rocket he spiraled into the stands. And crashed into a familiar merchant of cabbage.
"My Cabbages!" He yelled then the cheering was deafening as the greatest bender in the world was announced.
Aang's last thought before he blacked out was. Toph's never going to let me live this down.
Whew 5 pages! This is the end of the official story but I think I will write an epilogue chapter later if I can find the time. Maybe even a sequel if I get inspired.
I got inspired everyone. I am writing this what like two weeks later? Anyway there I AM making a sequel so visit my profile to see it. I don't know what I'm going to call it yet. (It's my weak point)