Hurt Chapter 7: Afterwards, an avatar: last airbender fanfic

I'm back I know its been forever but I've got plenty behind this one and with enough views I might decide to post another. I've had this idea for a while now like ever since a few days after Avatar ended. I had this idea like what would of happened if Zuko wasn't the one who got shot by lightning, I decided to post it since I found none so far.

Enjoy!

Afterwards

"What won't shoot lightning", Zuko challenged "Afraid I'll redirect it".

Azula who was breathing heavily glared at her brother, huffed angrily, "O I'll show you lightning".

The evil princess then summoned a huge amount of electricity all the while never taking her eyes off Zuko, whom was preparing himself to redirect it.

Azukla glanced over quickly to Katara who was far back by the building watching the scene before her, then back to her brother who was in a guard stance preparing to re-direct her powerful lightning attack.

Then without warning Azula shot a surprise attack and sent the lightning straight at the center of Katara's chest, who was paralyzed with fear and she could only watch as it came at her ten folds.

"No!", Zuko cried and ran to block the lightning blast but wasn't fast enough and was too late to block it because just as he reached it a blood curdlingscream cried out from behind him.

"Katara!"

The ex- fireprince turned around and stared in horror at the 14 yr old waterbender on the floor, she was curled up in a ball and shook violently as the electricity coursed through her body and blue sparks shot around her.

Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart.
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name.

The Gang made there way back to the Fire Nation in the only un-destroyed airships. Sokka sat on a chair as he steered the airship towards the Fire Nation, with Suki by his side. Toph sat leaning up against a wall just vegging out and Aang sat resting still trying to believe for himself that the world was now at peace and no longer had Ozai, who was now chained and slumped in the far side of the room, to terrorize it.

The young Avatar was drowsy from his soon to be infamous battle with Ozai and trying everything to stay awake. As for most of the trip all Sokka talked about was the battle and how cool it was and whatever else came to mind. But now everything was quiet until Suki decided to break the silence:

"How do you think Zuko and Katara are doing?"

"By the way where are they anyway?", Aang asked curiously.

"O they're back in the Firenation", Sokka replied "Dethroning Azula".

"De throneing . .Azula?", the airbender asked extremely confused.

"Yep"

"Do you think there alright?"

"Yeah with Katara as a master waterbender and Zuko . . . as Zuko, that evil princess doesn't stand a chance"

"Yeah Aang I'm sure there fine", Toph reassured him "If anything they've got each others backs".

"Yeah . . .", the young boy trailed off sleepily and within a few moments drifted off into a peaceful slumber thinking that everything was right where it was supposed to be.

Little did everyone know that things weren't fine, at all.

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will.

The gang had arrived at the palace an hour or so later and immediately sensed that something was out of place, something wasn't right. All of them were anxious to see if there friends had won.

The group discovered Zuko standing on the balcony over looking the courtyard. Mai was beside him and both looked depressed and downcast.

They greeted the young Avatar ,despite his current state, arrived first and who immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Zuko where's Katara?", the 12 yr old asked suddenly concerned as he felt a sudden feeling of dread appear.

The firebender refused to look at him his eyes downcast and suddenly he knew.

"I'm so sorry . . it all happened so fast we. we just didn't see it coming"

"W.wha . . what h.h appened . . w.where is she? Where's Katara!?", the airbender cried as fear began to consume him, tears prickling the sides of his eyes.

Zuko didn't respond.

The Avatars eyes grew wide as tears slid down his face he knew what Zuko was trying to tell him but refused to believe it himself.

"What's w.wrong with K.Katara?", he repeated his voice suddenly choaking every couple words.

"Aang", Zuko said sadly he couldn't bring himself to break the news "Katara shes. . . she's . . ."

"She's what!?", he cried, tears flowing.

"She's dead"

Those two words nearly gave the airbender a heart attack as he felt his blood run cold. He shook his head not wanting to believe it, he couldn't believe it, he wouldn't.

Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years.

Before he could say something Zuko replied "She's in palace's infirmary on the 2nd floor and our 3rd door to your left if you . . .",but before he could even finish the Avatar had already darted off in to the room Zuko had directed him too. Leaving him to confront the rest of the group who had just arrived and were very concerned and wanted to know why Aang was yelling and ran off suddenly.

Aang bolted down the hallways and eventually found himself lost, tears of frustration welt up on the corners of his eyes as he ran down the corridors desperately searching. Eventually after a few minutes finally arrived at his destination. He opened the door and found himself in a what seemed like large room there were no windows and everything was red, not that he really noticed his mind was set on one thing and one thing only and that was Katara.

That's when he saw her. She was lying there in make low shift bed that lied near the ground.

His eyes grew wide, tears still falling as his eyes fell to the still form dressed in blue on the bed.

'No!', he thought desperately.

He rushed to her bed side and his eyes fell to a horrid burn on the center of her chest. He knelt down beside her side and he felt himself choke on a sob as he brushed a hand against her cold cheek.

"O spirits, no . . . no, not her i.it can't be her no, O no"

Placing his hand under her head gently and the other under her legs he lifted her off the ground slightly in his arms. Her head drooped and the back of her head rested on the back on his hand, and her arms sagged down as the back of her hands rested on the ground. Her chest was raised up and the deep burn on her chest showed clearly.

"No, no, no, no, no Katara! Please wake up, wake up, please don't leave me I. I love you!"

He just stared desperately down on the face of the girl before him. Her eyes closed and face flushed of color.

"No", he whispered his voice croaked as he choked on a sob, tears flowing freely down the sides of his face.

"NO!"

He pulled her close to him holding her head to crook in his shoulder while he berried his face in her hair and cried, loudly not caring if anyone heard.

"Aang there you are? Zuko wouldn't tell me wha . . ." Sokka trailed off when he noticed the sobbing Airbender who sat kneeling trembling uncontrollably and he heard the young avatar crying quite loudly. His eyes then wondered to the girl he held tightly in his arms . . . his sister.

The warrior felt his mouth run dry, he collapsed to the ground shaking as he began to cry softly grieving for the loss of his sister. Suki who was following close behind saw the scene before her and tears of sadness began to fall down her cheeks as she knelt down beside him and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. He in turn, wrapped his arms around her, berried his face in her shoulder and cried softly as she held him tight. Suki eventually led him out of the room a few moments later to tell the others, outside, that were wondering.

Aang hadn't noticed either of them for all that mattered to him right now was the girl in his arms. The girl whom he loved more than anything else in the world and now lay dead in his arms. He prayed to the spirits hoping they could do something while knowing in the back of his mind that nothing could be done.

That's until he got an idea that popped in his head one that was a now or never.

'Will it work?',he thought as he stared down at the waterbender 'I've got to try I won't give up on her'.

So he placed her back on the bed gently and praying that his plan would work, placed a hand on her burn and another on her forehead then concentrated hard. His arrows began to glow as he tried to revive her using his new spirit bending power hopeing that it could be enough to help her.

When the glowing subsided he removed his hands and stared down at her hoping when nothing happened and picked her up again and buried his head in her hair and cried.

Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England's rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know.

Aang suddenly felt a small movement in his arms but dismissed it as his imagination for it would be to good to be true. But he felt the movement again and that's when he realized she was slightly warmer.

"Katara?" the young avatar asked raising his head to look down at her, his voice unsure but hopeful. His reply was a small groan and another slight movement in his arms. This time he knew she had moved, she was alive! To Aang it was a miracle and the second most best thing to have happened that day.

Another groan came from her as she shifted slightly and turned her head up. A few moments later her eyes fluttered open reveling her bright Cerulean blue eyes he loved so much and the same he thought he'd never see again. She looked over and into his ash gray eyes that were now twinkling from joy and happiness.

"Aang?" she asked her voice was hoarse and barely even a whisper.

Aang couldn't find any words, he was speechless. She's alive! She's not dead! Was all that ran through his head as he pulled her closer to him, if it was even possible and cried tears of joy, happiness and relief. "Your alive I can't believe your alive, O your alive, your alive", he whispered over and over into her hair.

Katara sat there tight in his embrace confused and couldn't understand why he was crying. Were they of sadness? Were they of joy? Then she listened and barely made out what he was whispering into her hair, 'I can't believe it your alive, you're alive'. His words shocked her had she really been gone? Dead? She didn't want to think about it, she was tired and just rested her head back on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

Aang smiled and just hugged her closer.

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And you footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will.

Song: candle in the wind

I'm sorry I just couldn't bring myself to let her die, I know you can hate me for it.

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