It was night- I could tell by the tiny glass window imbedded in the ship's hull. Even this, however, was coved with metal bars- there was no way of escape from this metal cell. I looked out the window. Far off, I could see the lights of Ba Sing Xe. The ship was still tied to the dock. We'd leave in the morning, I'd overheard.
I lay down on the straw mat, and soon fell asleep to the sound of the ocean and the roll of the waves.
I opened my eyes- all I saw was the ocean… I looked around: I was standing on the water! My reflection grew into a dragon, its eyes gleaming red… I breathed out, and fire roared from my mouth. I looked around… I wasn't standing on the water anymore. In fact, I didn't even have regular legs anymore. I was a dragon, somehow standing in midair.
A flash of light; two dragons flew out of the darkness and formed a triangle with me, around the brilliant, white light. One had gold eyes; the other had a long, thin grey beard. A pair of glowing, white eyes, followed by a tall figure grew out of the light. "I am Avatar Roku." We (the dragons) bowed respectfully. "Time is running short. The world will soon fall out of balance, unless… the Avatar is ready."
At this point, he blinked, and we appeared inside a cave. A small fire was burning in the center, surrounded by five people, and several animals. One of them lay asleep, as the others watched and cared for him. Avatar Roku looked at us, and we looked up. "This is the Avatar. The connection is faint: you must help him through his spiritual journey as well. Right now, he is weak and vulnerable. The Avatar must be protected by a shadow of fire, until he is ready. To you, I give this task." A flash of white light, and we were floating in midair once again.
"You can choose to teach, protect, and serve the Avatar; it is your decision." Avatar Roku looked at each of use as he said this, finally resting on the dragon with golden eyes.
He tilted his head back, and breathed white flames into the air. "You will find these flames within you, if you choose rightly. By this, you will recognize each other." He began to fade… "Sozin's comet returns at the end of summer: choose wisely!"
A flash of white light woke me up with a start. Somewhere else in the world, two other men woke up abruptly. Each of us was thinking the same thing… "That was a weird dream…"
Once again, sorry for the short chapter. hopefully the next ones will be longer.
i'll try to post again soon. R&R please!