Ozai headed straight ahead to the gang. Katara took a step ahead of everyone else but then looked back at the ground below, staring at Aang's still body.
"Toph, I'm going to need you to take me down there to Aang." Katara demanded. "Will you be able to take the fire lord without me for a couple of minutes?"
"Yea, I can handle him. I'm sure we all can." Zuko said and jumped to another rock.
Toph waited until everyone was clear out of the way and then earthbended the statue all the way to the ground until they were close enough for Katara to reach Aang. Katara looked up and saw blasts of fire in the sky making her fear for Toph's safety and for the others.
"Be careful when you make your way up there. I'll call you when I need you." Katara said and rushed off to Aang's still body.
Toph nodded in agreement while earthbending her self back to the fight. Katara ran over to Aang who was only a couple feet away from her and bent over to him. She pulled the water from her pouch and started to heal his wound, hoping he wasn't gone. She pulled his body over to his front side after several seconds of healing and looked at him.
"You feel so cold." She said tearful. "Aang, get up."
Aang's mouth quivered a bit and his left eye opened and looked straight into Katara's eyes. He smiled slightly and watched as Katara did too. A tear dropped to her cheek and fell on Aang's stomach but he didn't mine as he tried to fold his hand into hers.
"Ka..Katara..." He said responding to what she had wanted.
Katara's smile quickly fainted she covered his mouth with two of her fingers. "Please Aang don't talk, just rest."
"Helping the Avatar was a bad mistake!" Ozai said as he tried to strike his son with lighting.
Zuko dodged every move his father tried to hit him with, but was growing tired each time. He knew he couldn't fight by himself and neither with Toph's help. Ozai turned around and unleashed another fireball to where Toph was standing.
"Watch out!" Zuko yelled since he knew Toph could not sense where the fireball was coming.
Toph earthbended the statue lower and the fireball swarmed over her head. "I've got a plan!"
Zuko tried to distract Ozai from attempting to hurt Toph. He jumped over each rock so Ozai would follow and strike at Zuko more.
"Where are you going?" Sokka asked as he was being bandaged from Suki by the air balloon.
"I'm going inside to get some metal." Toph said and ran inside.
Zuko kicked his fireballs carelessly towards Ozai but he easily got rid of them with one hand. He took another leap towards his son blasted fire continuously at Zuko. Zuko did the same as it seemed to him he was fighting Azula once again, only he was more powerful. Ozai knew he had the greater advantage and therefore took steps closer to Zuko. Zuko backed away but looked over and knew he was at the edge at being blasted off the statue. Ozai took his arms back about to let loose a power blow but Zuko jumped out of the way on another rock.
Aang knew his time was coming and needed to get Katara out of the way and try to end the fight. He watched as her eyes were closed and she was quietly crying next to him and it bothered him more, putting more pain on his back. The wound was deeper and much bigger than last time.
"Katara, you've got to go." Aang mumbled.
"No, I'm not leaving you." She said refusing.
But Aang nodded in disagreement. "My time has come and there's nothing you can do but just try to fight."
Katara put her arms around Aang's neck and hugged him tightly. Tears were falling from her cheeks and on the red colored grass, reflecting from the comets color. One tear had made on Aang's shoulder and slid all the way down on his back seemingly to touch his wound. She stood on one knee now, about to leave Aang on the ground. Before she left he grabbed on to her right hand and pulled her closer, with all of the energy left within him. He looked up beyond himself and she looked too, watching Sokka waving from above trying to get their attention.
"Katara! We need your help!" He yelled.
Aang slowly looked at Katara and she gazed back at him. His eyes leisurely closed and his head was completely touching the ground with nothing else left inside him. "I love you."
Katara's eyes widened and her hand covered her mouth in shock. She leaned towards him and put her hands on his left cheek.
"Aang." She whispered but received nothing in return and knew by now that the Avatar, the only person who could bring hope to the world, her best friend, and her love was gone.
Zuko leaped to another rock tumbling on the ground but putting himself back on his feet. He needed some rest because of the other injury was bothering him. Ozai did not wait but struck more lightning at Zuko and he always managed to get away but not this time. The lightning struck the bottom where Zuko was standing and pushed him from the ground and into another rock, slamming his body into the rocky wall. He fell partly unconscious and his father soon met up with him and wrapped his hands around Zuko's neck.
"Say goodbye son!" Ozai said and his hand full if fire headed for Zuko's face until he felt a chunk of metal hit his head.
"What the.." He said but was quickly pushed of the ledge of the statue and headed to the ground.
Ozai controlled his balance in the air and flew towards Toph whose whole body was wrapped up in metal again. Ozai shot more fire from his wrists and didn't seem to bother Toph much.
"Toph I need you!" Katara yelled from beneath.
Toph looked at Katara not focusing on Ozai and he quickly struck lightning at Toph. Electrocuting noises roared in the air and sparks were sent flying from the middle of where Toph's stomach was and forced her falling to the ground below.
"No!" Zuko yelled and spun a kick of fire at his father.
Ozai waited too long to move and was sent twirling in the air but not badly hurt. He flew straight back to Zuko and he set his arms into creating lightning for the first time. He did not stop moving his arms even though he knew it was working and saw strikes of lightning around his body. He looked up and saw his father doing the same and heading towards him. They both released lightning headed for one another. They clashed, hitting each other creating a powerful smash neither hurting one another but the explosion sending them flying long distances away from each other. The wind hit Suki and Sokka's faces making them cover themselves for protection. Zuko slid on the ground after landing and Ozai landed near the crashed airships on the ground unconscious.
Katara rushed over to Toph who seemed still and tried to take the metal off of her. Toph's metal hand began to move and unwrapped herself from the metal. Next there were rocks covering Toph's body as well and earthbended herself from being covered inside. Her face appeared and started to cough from the smoke.
"You're ok!" Katara said in joy.
"Yea but my stomach's sore. I knew the fire lord would strike me with lightning so I protected myself by covering myself with rocks underneath the layers of metal." Toph explained.
"You stay here and watch Zuko and Aang." Katara said and ran to where Ozai was lying on the floor.
Toph turned around trying to sense where Aang was, but felt nothing. "But where is Aang? I don't see him."
She waited for Katara to respond but knew she was already gone to fight the fire lord. Katara finally made it near where the shore was and saw all of the soldiers and firebenders from the crashed ships walking towards her after sighting her. Then she had seen the fire lord behind them all and soon the soldiers stopped walking. Ozai walked in front of them and stuck his hand in the air. Katara frowned with anger, preparing to try to take the fire lord down. Ozai waved his hand in the air and the soldiers headed back inside the war balloons to try to fix the damaged that was given.
"So this is what happens when I kill the Avatar? I get his friends to come and fight me even though they are all down and you still manage to live. I'm sure we will make this quick and painful death." Ozai said teasing and took another deep breath.
Katara knew the time came and quickly brought the water from the sea about to wipe Ozai off of his feet. He responded too quickly and bent over and opening his hands, creating a wall of fire behind him so the water evaporated. Katara waterbended the water out of her pouch and wiped Ozai's back with it while he was turning around. He yelled in pain and a second later grinned at Katara. He bent down to the ground and rose his hands in the air unleashing a wall of fire at her right side and then another at he left side as she tried to get away.
"Nowhere to run now!" Ozai yelled and watched Katara's eyes change from determine to fear.
He moved closer to her and took it easy on her, shooting a couple of fireballs at her body. She easily blocked the fireballs with water and slid on the ground. She jumped up and crossed her arms around her body making the water into icicles and throwing them at Ozai. He didn't try to move from where he was standing and shot one fire ball causing the icicles to vanish. Katara began to run around Ozai to be closer to the ocean but not hitting the fire walls. He tried to scare her by shooting more fireballs at her body. She fell and tripped over her foot and looked at her right, watching Ozai firebending the fire to make it closer to her.
"Your time is up little girl!" He yelled thinking he won.
Katara waterbended the water close enough to her and created and airbubble so she could go inside the water to breath. She waterbended her and the water back into the sea and wasn't seen until then. Ozai stopped firebending and watched, waiting for Katara to make another appearance. She came out of the water, raising her self from a water tornado she was bending and threw much larger icicles at Ozai. He moved out of the way and tried to evaporate the icicles away. Katara seemed to think she had an advantage and moved closer to land still with the water tornado supporting her. Ozai smiled and clapped is hands together, creating a loud roar of fire and evaporating Katara's tornado. She fell to the ground, sliding in the dirt until she stopped had nothing left in her. She started to breathe heavily and watched Ozai walking towards her.
"I can't do this, not anymore alone." She said underneath her breath.
"Maybe this time I can actually end someone's life!" He said and started to create lightning once more.
Ozai let the lightning lose from his fingers and Katara watched as the lightning was quickly heading for her body.
"No!" Aang yelled from the side and jumped so he stood upon her.
He stuck his fingers out and struggled with the lightning in his body, but was able to control it. He aimed at Ozai anger took over his body. Katara watched in amazement and looked at his back and saw the wound healed back to the normal state. Aang directed the lightning back to the sky and protected Katara from Ozai.
"This is it Ozai! Either give up now, or you will take what is meant to happen to you!" Aang yelled.
Ozai became furious and flew towards Aang ready for another blow. Aang watched and told Katara to get out of the way. He watched her move and smiled at her mkaing sure she had nothing to worry about. He turned his attention back to Ozai who was an inch away from him. Aang swiftly grabbed Ozai's right shoulder and spun him around, throwing him back to the rocky statues. Aang ran faster than the wind to meet Ozai at the spot. He jumped over to trees and jumped off of the tallest tree and in mid-air; he bent his back over causing Ozai to miss another lightning strike. Aang made his balance once again and he started to shoot fire at Ozai, not stopping. Ozai did the same and had to use more strength this time. Katara, Sokka, Suki, and Toph watched from below hoping Aang would win. Aang used his other hand shot a fireball at Ozai. Ozai stopped firing and tried to block the fireball hitting but was too late. His body was sent back and slammed into a rocky wall and watched Aang rushing towards him, airbending air currents towards his body. Ozai backed himself against the wall and rolled on the ground hoping Aang would miss him. He stood back up and saw Aang earthbending the rocks above him. Ozai jumped and flew off from being hit and Aang followed kicking another line of fire towards the fire lord. The fire hit Ozai's back without burning him but messing himself up in the air and fell to the ground. He rapidly stood up from the ground and stuck his hands out unloading a fire wave at Aang while he wasn't paying attention. The wave wiped Aang in unconsciousness and flew into a statue and rocks from above fell on top of him. Everyone stared and did not see Aang move and watched Ozai as he tried to catch his breath.
Ozai walked towards Aang in relief. All of a sudden, Aang overcame the rocks from on top of him. He was in the avatar state and this time creating lightning for himself. Ozai backed away not knowing how to reflect lightning back at his opponent and Aang finally drew lightning from his finger tips not waiting anymore. Ozai gulped in the matter of fear and before he knew it; the lightning had hit his chest. The force lifted him off of his feet and several feet in the air, crashing into another rocky statue. The rocks crumbled down and fell on top of his body not hearing a word from him or watching another move.
"Aang!" Katara yelled.
Aang faced her way in anger and raised his hand in the air about to strike again firebending at her.
"No." she said lowly. "No!"
Zuko ran and stepped in front of her. "Snap out of it Aang!"
Aang roared and the gang watched the fire coming out of his hands, feet and mouth. He rose into the air and started to blast all of the rocky statues into pieces and crumbling to the ground. Katara shoved Zuko out of the way and then ran to Toph.
"Take me to a statue that's not taken down!" She demanded. "Do it quick!"
"What?! That's crazy! Aang's taking the whole place down!" Toph exclaimed.
"We've got to get out of here!" Sokka yelled and had Suki help him rush to get out of the way.
"I'm the only one who can stop him. Once you lead me up there you can clear the area until he clams down." Katara said in fear.
Toph nodded and earthbended one of the closest status that was not taking down to them. They both got on top and lifted themselves to the highest peak.
"Go now! I can take it from here!" Katara yelled as the wind was overcoming her voice.
Toph left the area and Katara turned around watching all the damage Aang was creating in the Avatar State. Aang created more blasts of fire in the sky and Katara watched as he was destroying home lands and creating fire in the woods. He turned around, earthbending all of the statues around him and Katara but not knowing she was near.
"Aang! Aang! I don't know if you can hear me but you need to stop this!" Katara tried to yell but the noise grew louder and louder.
"What is she doing?!" Sokka yelled.
"She knows what she's doing! Lets keep moving!" Suki yelled back.
Katara knew Aang wasn't exactly focused on what she had to say, but she kept trying. "Aang, I know you didn't want to do this but it was the right thing in the way! We're here for you to go through this!"
Aang started to clam down but was about to crumble the last statue in front of him and Katara was on it. Katara stopped talking as soon as the statue shook about to fall to the ground. She lost her balance and grabbed on the edge with both of her hands for her life. She lifted half of her body up and tears began to fall from her eyes again.
"Please Aang, don't do this! I love you Aang!" She yelled and Aang stopped earthbendning.
The damage was done already and the statue began to fall. Katara lost her grasp on the edge and fell with the statue. Aang exited the Avatar stated and fell to the ground with Katara. He quickly airbended the air around him to catch up with Katara and caught her in the air and landed safely on the ground. He looked up and saw the rocks falling towards him andhe juumped on top of her, using his body to cover her's for safely. The rocks smashed on top of them and the debris and smoke covered the area so the two could not be seen.
"No.." Sokka said helplessly. "Katara!"
Zuko ran to the spot and tried to move the heavy rocks from out of the way. "I can't find them. Where are they?!"
"We're ok." Katara said coming from another side of the debris and walking with Aang in her arms ok. "He's ok, he just needs to rest now."
"Thank goodness you guys are alright! I thought you guys were done for!" Suki said full of happiness.
Everybody sat down and rested, glad that the war was over and everybody was ok. Katara laid Aang on her lap and lifted his head to her stomach. She pulled a blanket over his cold body put his hand into hers and held it for a brief amount of time. He slowly opened one of his eyes and slightly smiled at her and took a deep breath.
"Thank you." He said quietly and fell back to sleep.
Katara smiled and wiped her eyes with her other unused arm. She looked up in the sky and watched as the comet ended and soar away.