(MY CONTINUED UPDATING OF MY ORIGINAL STORY THE LEGENDS OF BEND-FORE,I DO NOT OWN STAR WARS OR AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER)
"Water,earth,fire,air.
Long ago the four nations lived together in Harmony. Then everything changed when the fire nation attacked.
Only the avatar,master of all four elements,could stop them. But when the world needed him most he vanished.
100 years passed,and my brother and I found the new avatar,an airbender named Aang. We also met two warriors from beyond the stars named Neo and Eli.
And although Aang's airbending skills are great,he has a lot to learn before he can help anyone.
But I believe Aang can save the world."
LEGENDS OF BEND-FORE
THE LAST AIRBENDER
(Cue opening:'Again',FMA Brotherhood)
BOOK ONE:ARRIVALS
CHAPTER THREE:LEGACY OF THE JEDI
While waiting for Sokka to return with dinner,Aang,Katara, Neo,and Eli were waiting by some trees. Neo had begun Eli's training from scratch,as he had Eli blindfolded and was throwing rocks at him,so that Eli could sense them and block them with his saber.
"Master." Eli said, swatting another rock.
"Why are we starting with the basics? Master Yoda already taught us this."
"This is how Master Clouse began my training." Neo answered by throwing another rock at Eli.
"When I am sure you are prepared for the next set,we will start them,now continue."
Neo kept throwing rocks at Eli till he noticed Sokka walking up to them.
"Let's stop for today Eli,Sokka's back."
"Great,what's for dinner?" Aang asked.
"We've got a few options." Sokka said, placing the bag he had down.
"First,round nuts and some kind of oval shaped nuts,and some rock shaped nuts,that might just be rocks,dig in."
"Your nuts if you think this is gonna feed us." Neo said inspecting the nuts.
"Seriously, what else you got?" Katara asked.
As this was happening,Momo had picked up the rock that Sokka had thrown away and banged it against a bigger rock as a big boom suddenly erupted.
"What was that?" Sokka asked.
"Either Momo is stronger than we thought,or he's learned earthbending." Eli said as another boom was heard.
"It's coming from over there." Aang said,as the group took off towards it(except Sokka of course).
"Shouldn't we run from the huge boom instead of toward them?"He asked.
"Sokka come on."Neo ordered.
The group came to a fallen tree and saw a boy in his mid teens bending rocks.
"An earthbender." Katara said in wonder.
"OK so it wasn't Momo." Eli admitted.
"Let's go meet him." Aang said.
"He looks dangerous,so we better approach cautiously." Sokka added.
"You're paranoid." Neo said.
"Am not!" Sokka squeaked.
"Hello,there I'm Katara." Katara said, approaching the boy.
"What's your name?"
But the boy got spooked by Katara and ran off using earthbending to block his way.
"Nice to meet you." Aang called out.
"I just wanted to say hi."
"Hey." Eli spoke in realization.
"That guy's gotta be running somewhere,maybe we're near a village."
"And I bet that village has a market." Aang added.
"Which means no nuts for dinner." Katara exclaimed.
"HEY!" Sokka cried.
"I worked hard to get those nuts!"
"Sokka." Neo sighed.
"Yeah I hate them too.
The group found their way to the village where the boy lived,and followed him to a market store.
Katara saw him walk into the store and followed him inside.
"Hey," she said walking inside.
"You're that kid,why did you run away before?"
"Uh,I think you have me confused with someone else." The boy tried to play off.
"No she doesn't." Aang said, walking in with a straw hat on.
"We saw you earthbending."
The boy's mother, shocked to hear this,closed the door and windows.
"They saw you doing what?" She asked her son.
"They're crazy Mom,I mean look how they're dressed."
"But this is my Jedi uniform." Eil whispered to Neo.
"Shh." Went Neo.
"Haru,you know how dangerous that is." The boy's(now named Haru)mother exclaimed.
"You know what would happen if they caught you earthbending."
Suddenly there was a banging on the door,Sokka looked through the window and saw fire nation troops.
"Fire nation." He said, alarmed.
"Act natural."
"Can you?" Neo asked.
Haru's mother let the troops in and they saw Haru and Sokka inspecting an apple,Katara eating Barrie's,and Aang leaning on a barrel only to fall in,Neo pinched his nose while Eli tried to hold in his laughter.
"What do you want?" Harus mother asked.
"I already paid you this week."
"Your tax just doubled." The fire bender said,as he started creating a fireball,causing Neo to reach for his lightsaber.
"We wouldn't want an accident now would we? Fire is so hard to control."
Harus mother relented and Gave him the money.
"You can keep the carbon ones." He said as he left,Neo released his grip on his lightsaber.
"Nice guy." Sokka said plainly.
"How long has it been like this?" Neo asked.
"Five years." Harus mother replied.
"Fire Lord Ozai uses this town's mine to fuel his ships."
"They're thugs," Haru commented angrily.
"They steal from us and everyone is too much of a coward to do anything."
"Quiet,Haru,don't talk like that."
"But Harus,an earthbender,can help." Katara said.
"Earthbending is forbidden, it's caused nothing but misery for this village. He must never use his abilities."
"How can you say that? Haru has a gift.
Asking him not to earthbend is like asking me not to waterbend,it's a part of who we are."
"You don't understand."
" I understand Haru can fight back,what can the fire nation do to you that they haven't done already?"
"They can take Haru away,like they took his father."
Katara heard this and immediately felt horrible.
A few hours later,the group found themselves at Haru and his mothers farm where they made camp.
"My mother said you can sleep here tonight." Haru said.
"But you should leave in the morning."
"Thanks." Aang said.
"I'll try to make sure Appa doesn't eat all your hay."
At this,everyone looked and saw that Appa had already begun to eat said hay.
Katara, Haru,and Neo then went for a walk.
"I'm sorry about what I said earlier." Katara said,a little guilty.
"I didn't know about your father."
"That's OK." Haru replied.
"It's funny,the way you were talking back at the store,it reminded me of him."
"Thanks."
"What was he like?" Neo asked,curiously.
"My father was very courageous, when the fire nation invaded, he and the other earthbenders were outnumbered 10 to 1,but they fought back anyway."
"He sounds like a great man." Katara added.
"After the attack,they rounded up my father and the other earthbenders and took them away,we haven't seen them since."
"So that's why you hide your earthbending." Neo realized.
"Yeah,problem is,the only way I can feel close to him now is when I practice my bending."
Haru started making two rocks float in mid air before crushing them to dust.
"He taught me everything I know." He said sorrowfully.
"See this necklace?" Katara asked, kneeling down next to him.
"My mother gave it to me."
"It's beautiful." Haru commented.
"I lost my mother in a fire nation raid,this necklace is all I have left of her."
"It's not enough is it?"
"No."
As Neo listened from behind,he couldn't help but think back to one of the very first trips he took alone with his Jedi master. Master Clouse wasn't too big on the whole 'Jedi not having attachments' rule(hence why he secretly had a family),so he decided to take Neo to his home planet of Lothal,so that Neo could meet his family.
Problem was,not long after arriving,things didn't end well.
Neo was so deep in thought he didn't even hear Katara calling him.
"HELLO,EARTH TO NEO YOU THERE?!" She yelled.
"Huh,what?" He said confused.
"You ok,you zoned out there for a minute?"
Neo just looked between her and Haru and just stood up.
"Let's just head back." He said walking away.
"Is he ok?" Haru asked.
"He's been through a lot."She explained.
Katara didn't even think about it,She may have lost her mother,but that was some years ago. Neo on the other hand lost his entire way of life,and he was now on a planet with no way home,no way to contact someone he knew,and no way to know if any of his people were still alive.
"Let's just follow him." She finally said and they took off after him.
While walking a little ways,the trio heard a crash and saw an old man trapped under some rocks in a mine and immediately ran over, Katara tried but to no avail to pull the man out,while Haru and Neo held the rocks up.
"It's not working." She said,
"We have to get help."
"There's no time,pull harder." Haru exclaimed.
"Haru,believe me Katara is a strong willed woman." Neo grunted,trying to hold the rocks up.
"But she's not that strong,you have to do it."
"I can't"
"Yes you can,and I'm gonna help you."
"You can earthbend?"
"No,but there's something I can do."
"Neo,are you sure?" Katara asked.
"There's no time for debate."
Neo then released his grip on the rocks and walked back a little, he started to use the force and some of the big rocks started to float much to Haru's shock.
"Now it's your turn." Neo said, struggling.
"But.." Haru began but was interrupted by Katara.
"It's the only way Haru." She said.
"Please."
"Did I mention that these rocks are incredibly heavy?"Neo said again,
Haru then left his post and got into a stance and bent the rocks down the mine. Katara then moved the old man to safety,as Neo dropped the remaining rocks.
"How did you do that?" Haru asked.
"Let's just say I'm not from around here." Neo replied through his breaths.
Later that night,the group got comfortable in the barn,With Katara sleeping on the ground,Sokka on some crates,Aang on Appa,Eli sleeping against Appa,and Neo sleeping against the only window in the barn. Katara had told the others what Haru had done earlier.
"It was brave of Haru to use his earthbending to help that old man." She said.
"You must have really inspired him." Aang complemented.
"Guess so."
"Everybody get some sleep." Sokka ordered.
"We'll be leaving at dawn."
"Dawn,can't we sleep in for once."Eli whined.
"Absolutely not,this place is crawling with fire nation troops. If they discover you're here Aang we're eating fireballs for breakfast."
"Hate to say it,but Sokka's right." Neo said.
"The longer we stay here,the more danger we have at revealing ourselves, so it's best we leave at dawn's first light."
The group then all fell asleep.
(Dream sequence)
Fog,that's all Neo could see. Fog and a dark void.
"Hello." He called out,his voice creating an echo.
"Is anyone there?"
He then turned around and came face to face with a girl's living corpse.
"Why didn't you save me Neo." She asked,then Neo woke up.
He breathed slowly trying to calm himself when he heard crying coming from outside. He looked out the window and saw Haru's mother on her knees crying.
Early the next morning, Katara went out to get some water for the trip,when she noticed Neo with Haru's mother, of whom he had a hand on her shoulder.
They both looked at Katara,with Haru's mother having tears in her eyes. Katara looked to Neo who looked back at her and nodded his head. Katara dropped the vase she had put water in realizing what had happened.
She barged into the barn in a panic,with Neo soon following behind her.
"They took him." She declared.
"They took Haru away."
"What?" Both Aang and Eli asked.
"The old man turned him into the fire nation last night." Neo explained.
"And it's all my fault." Katara continued.
"I forced him into earthbending."
"We both did."Neo told her,placing a hand on her shoulder.
"When did this happen?"Sokka said,turning to Neo.
"Harus mother said they came for him at midnight."
"Then it's too late to track them,he's long gone."
Katara walked to the door with her back to everyone.
"We don't have to track him." She said in a determined voice.
"The fire nation is gonna take me right to Haru."
"And why would they do that?" Aang asked.
"Because they're gonna arrest me…for earthbending."
"Uh,Katara," Eli began.
"Aren't you forgetting one teeny tiny itsy bitsy but ever so crucial little detail?
"YOU CAN'T EARTHBEND!"
"Not yet." Neo said.
"But I think I might have an idea."
The group later arrived at the mines,where Neo was explaining his plan.
"There are ventilation shafts throughout these mines." He explained.
"All Aang has to do is send an air current from that vent to this one,the bolder levitates and..."
"TADA,fake earthbending." Sokka interrupted,placing his hands on his hips.
Neo just gave him an annoyed look.
"Aang you get all that?" Katara asked.
"Sure sure, I got it." Aang said,poofing air at a butterfly.
"Do you?" Neo asked unconvinced.
"Yes."
"Tell me what it is."
"Ummmm,can we go over it again?"
Neo deadpanned.
"Just use airbending when Katara says 'earthbending style'."
"Got it."
"I don't think you should go in alone." Sokka said concerned.
"She won't be." Neo said.
"Cause I'm going in with her."
"I don't need protection from you." Katara argued.
"Didn't say you did. But Harus mother said that the firebenders asked about me since I caused rocks to float too,so I'm just turning myself in."
"Here they come." Eli called out.
"Everyone get to your places." Sokka ordered.
"Remember like we rehearsed."
The fire nation troops came around the corner as Sokka and Katara ran into each other.
"Get out of my way, pip squeak." Sokka acted out.
"How dare you call me pip squeak." Katara acted back.
"You big eared cretin!"
"What did you call me?"
"A giant big eared cretin,look at those things, do herds of animals use them for shade?"
"You better back off. Seriously back off."
"This is too perfect." Neo laughed.
"I will not back off." Katara continued.
"I bet elephants get together and make fun of how big your ears are."
"That's it you're going down."
"I'll show you who's boss,earthbending style."
Katara then got into a stance to give off the act of earthbending,but nothing happened,causing Neo to pinch his nose and sigh in annoyance.
"I said:EARTHBENDING STYLE!"
"Aang that's your cue.''Eli whispered as Aang airbent Into the vent causing the rock on the other vent to float. Unfortunately Momo was under the rock,making the fire troops think it was him.
"That lemur,he's earthbending." One of them said.
Neo facepalmed at their stupidity.
"No you idiot it's the girl." Sokka explained.
"Oh of course."
"I'll hold her."
"Excuse me." Neo announced,coming out of his hiding place spinning three rocks around in his hand using the force.
"But I believe you've been looking for me. I'm the other earthbender who helped the old man yesterday at the mines."
"Take him as well." The head firebender ordered.
"You both got twelve hours to find Haru." Sokka whispered to Katara.
"We'll be right behind you."
The fire nation troops then took both Neo and Katara away leaving the other boys alone.
Sokka checked his ears and then looked at Momo.
"Momo,you have some big ears." He said.
"Shut up Coco." Eli said.
"Not that again."
Later,the trio arrived at the docks to see Katara and Neo off,as they were being led into a ship in a miniature wagon.
Neo looked towards the docks and saw Aang and Sokka wearing straw hats and Eli in his robe with the hood up,as they looked towards them as well.
Katara started to look a little nervous,which Neo noticed,so he took her hand in his for comfort.
"Don't worry." He whispered.
"It'll be fine."
They then went into the ship.
A few hours later,Aang,Sokka, and Eli followed behind on Appa,Aang was looking a little worried.
"She'll be fine Aang." Sokka said, noticing his worry.
"Katara knows what she's doing."
"And besides,Neo's with her." Eli added.
"He won't let anything happen to her."
The ship that Neo and Katara were on arrived at an oil rig in the middle of the ocean, they were led out with other prisoners and presented to the warden.
"Earthbenders." The warden began.
"It is my pleasure to welcome you aboard my minding shipyard. I am your warden,but I prefer to think of you not as prisoners but as honored guests,and I hope you come to think of me as your humble host. You will succeed here,if you simply abide..."
The warden was then interrupted by one of the prisoners who began to cough causing the warden to firebend towards him,making the prisoner lose balance.
"WHAT KIND OF GUEST DISHONORS HIS HOST BY INTERRUPTING HIM?" The guard shouted.
"Take him below,one week in solitary will improve his manners."
After the prisoner was taken away,the warden continued.
"Simply treat me with the same courtesy I treat you and we'll get along famously."
The warden then led the prisoners on a tour of the rig.
"You will find earthbenders." He continued.
"That this rig is made entirely out of metal,you are miles away from any rock or stone. So if you have any illusions about employing that brutish savagery that passes for bending among you people,forget them,it is impossible. Good day."
The warden then walked away as the prisoners(including Neo and Katara)went through the gate that led into the main yard. After they went inside the gates closed behind them.
"OK,let's find Haru and get out." Neo said,as the two set out to look for Haru,though they didn't have to look long.
"Katara, Neo?" Haru said,surprised to see them.
"Well,that didn't take long."Neo said.
"Haru." Katara replied.
"What are you two doing here?"
"It's my fault you were captured."
"Our fault." Neo added.
But in either case,we came to rescue you."
"So you got yourselves arrested?"
"It was the only way to find you."
"Her idea,I just helped get her here."
"You both got guts,I'll give you that,come on,there's someone I want you to meet."
Haru led them over to a group of men and introduced them to an older wise looking man.
"Guys,this is my father Tyro." Haru introduced.
"Dad, this is Katara and Neo."
"It's an honor to meet you." Katara said bowing.
Neo bowed as well.
"Have some dinner you two." Tyro offered.
Katara took a bowl and gave a sick look when she saw the food.
"I'm good." Neo kindly declined,getting a look at the soup as well.
"It's not as bad as it looks."
Katara tasted it and didn't find it delicious.
"It's still pretty bad though."
"Tyro." One of the prisoners called out.
"The prisoners are complaining,there're not enough blankets to go around."
"I'll talk to the guards,in the meantime make sure the elderly are taken care of,the rest of us will simply have to hope for warmer weather."
"If you don't mind me asking." Katara said.
"What's your escape plan?"
"Excuse me?"
"You know the plan to get everyone off the rig,what is it,mutiny,sabotage?"
"There is no plan, is there?" Neo said,realizing.
"The plan,the plan is to survive. To wait out this war and hope that some of us will make it back home,and forget this ever happened."
"How can you say that?" Katara demanded.
"You sound like you've already given up."
'Cause they have.'Neo thought, looking at the prisoners and seeing their faces.
"Katara, I admire your Courage." Tryo said.
"And I envy your youth, but people's lives are at stake here.
"And the warden is a ruthless man,and he won't stand for any Rebellion. I'm sorry."
"We'll see about that." Katara said,standing up and walking toward the food stand.
"What is she doing?" Haru asked.
"Remember when I told you that Katara was strong willed?" Neo asked.
"Yeah."
"Well,she's also stubborn."
Katara then started banging a spoon against a pot,getting everyone's attention.
"Earthbenders!" She began.
"You don't know me but I know of you,every child in my water tribe village was rocked to sleep with stories of the brave earth kingdom and the courageous Earthbenders who guard its borders. Some of you may think that the fire nation has made you powerless,yes they may have taken away your ability to bend,but they can't take away your courage and it is your courage they should fear,because it runs deeper than any mine you've been forced to dig,any ocean that keeps you far from home,it is the strength of your hearts that make you who you are,hearts that will remain unbroken when all rocks and stone has eroded away. The time to fight back is now,I can tell you that the avatar has returned,so remember your courage, Earthbenders,let us fight for our freedom!"
As inspirational as Katara's speech was,it only fell on deaf ears,as none of the Earthbenders looked like they were willing to fight.
"Why won't they fight back?" She asked Neo who had walked up to her.
"Look at their faces." He said,gesturing to the other prisoners.
"Those are the faces of those who have lost hope,this was a waste of time."
Later that night,Aang brought Appa down by the rig while Eli used a device to signal Neo that they were there.
He saw a small blue light flashing back informing him that Neo saw his signal.
Neo putting his own device away,went and woke up Katara and the two snuck over to where the others were.
"Your twelve hours are up,where's Haru?" Sokka asked.
"We gotta get out of here."
"I can't." Katara said.
"We don't have time for this." Neo said,as he hopped onto Appa's saddle.
"There are guards everywhere." Sokka whispered.
"Get on."
"Katara what's wrong?" Aang asked.
"I'm not leaving." Katara replied.
"I'm not giving up on these people."
"What do you mean you're not leaving?" Sokka demanded.
"We can't abandon these people,there has to be a way to help them."
"Katara, they don't want help." Neo declared.
"They've given up and are too scared to do anything about it."
"How can you say that,you're a Jedi?"
"Up until four weeks ago, you three didn't even know what a Jedi was,let alone that there was life on other planets."
"Maybe she's right." Aang said.
"Of course you agree with her."
"I agree with Katara too." Eli declared.
"Eli." Neo berated.
"No master,Katara's right,we can't just abandon these people. It's not the Jedi way and master Kenobi,master Yoda,and even master Clouse would never back down and run,so why should we?"
Neo looked between Eli,Katara, and Aang and eventually relented with a sigh.
"Crap baskets,fine, we'll help them." He said.
"You're all crazy." Sokka said.
"Last chance to leave,now."
"No!" Katara stated.
"I hate it when you get like this."
Suddenly,the group saw guards coming up around the corner.
"Come on, we better hide."Neo said.
Aang told Appa to take off while the group hid.
Eventually they found a place to hide behind some crates.
"OK, leader of the free galaxy, what's the plan?" Neo asked Katara.
"I'm open to suggestions."Katara said.
"I wish I could make a hurricane." Aang stated,causing everyone to look at him like he'd lost his mind.
"The warden would run away and we could steal his keys."
"Wouldn't the warden just take his keys with him?" Sokka asked.
"I'm just tossing out ideas."
"We're gonna keep trying but that is a good back up." Neo said.
"How come that's a good back up,but Rocky wasn't?" Sokka asked.
"Because Rocky was a stupid suggestion Coco."
"Stop calling me Coco!"
"Guys!" Katara butted in.
"Can you both do this later?"
"Sorry." They both said,before glancing at each other in annoyance.
"I tried talking to the Earthbenders into fighting,but it didn't work." Katara continued.
"If there was only a way to help them help themselves."
"For that they need some type of earth or rock." Sokka said.
"Something they can bend."
"But this entire place is made of metal."
"No it's not." Aang said,getting everyone's attention.
"He's right." Eli chimed in.
"Look at the smoke,they're burning coal, in other words earth."
"Oh I am such an idiot!" Neo exclaimed.
"Katara, are you sure you want to help these people?"
"Yes."Katara said with determination.
"Then I have an idea."
A couple hours later,Neo,Sokka, Katara, and Eli were standing by a big vent waiting for Aang who was inside.
"It's almost dawn." Katara said.
"We're running out of time."
"You sure this is gonna work?" Sokka asked.
"It's just like the mines,only on a bigger scale." Neo explained.
"All the vents lead to the center of the rig,all Aang has to do is close all the vents that lead out,and leave only the one that leads here open. He uses his airbending and the coal shoots out all around,giving the Earthbenders a fighting chance."
"There're the intruders!" declared a fire nation guard.
The five hero's got back to back.
"Stay back!" Sokka shouted,getting out his boomerang.
"I'm warning ya!"
"Sokka,they can firebend and you have a boomer-whatever,you do the math of how that's gonna go!" Eli shouted.
"Katara, Neo." Tryo pleaded.
"Stop,you can't win this fight."
"Listen to them well children." The warden said, walking up to them.
"Your one mistake away from dying where you stand."
"Three,two,one." Neo counted.
Then suddenly,the ground began to shake and coal exploded out of the vent with Aang(who was covered in soot). Katara walked up to the pile, picked up one of the coals and began to address the prisoners.
"This is your chance, Earthbenders!" She declared.
"Take it,your fate is in your own hands!"
But the benders were still hesitant to fight, causing the warden to laugh.
"Foolish girl." He began.
"You thought a few inspirational words and some coal would change these people? Look at these blank hopeless faces,their spirits were broken a long time ago. Oh,but you still believe in them,how sweet. Your faith in their energy little girl has failed. "
The warden started to walk away,when Neo began to speak.
"When did you allow fear to dictate who you are?" He began.
"This girl,nay,this young woman is standing before you with the elements to fight back and you're afraid? I think it is the warden who is afraid,because he knows you can use this coal. Now you may see three dozen fire benders,but I see a few strong Earthbenders who out match them in one thing and one thing alone...fellowship."
Neo then ran up the coal so that everyone could see him.
"Now I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. There may come a day when the courage of men(and women)fail!" He began to shout.
"Where we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship,but it is not this day! There will come a day,when the earth kingdom and the other nations will come crashing down,but it is not this day! THIS DAY WE FIGHT! In all that you hold dear,on this good earth,I bid you stand,CITIZENS OF THE EARTH KINGDOM! "
Then Neo(while turning around )used the force to call his lightsaber towards him,and brought it to life as he did,before he got into a stance,shocking everyone but the gang.
"Now." He said, turning his head to the prisoners.
"Who will fight the fire nation with me?"
The warden (still in shock from what he just saw Neo do)waited to see if the prisoners would react. At first he thought they wouldn't, till a piece of coal hit his head.
Everyone looked to see who threw it and saw it was Haru(who now had three coals spinning In his hand.).
"Show no mercy!" The warden ordered,as he and some other firebenders began to fire at Haru. But it was suddenly blocked by a wall of coal. Haru looked back and saw that his father was bending it.
"For the earth kingdom,attack!" Tryo declared,as the other prisoners began to fight back.
Eli got his lightsaber out and joined his master in disarming the non-firebenders,by cutting their spears and swords in half,Sokka did the same with his boomerang.
"Eli with me!" Neo shouted,as they walked up to the prison door.
"Together." Neo said,and he and Eli began to use the force to open the door.
"Where did you find them?" Haru asked Katara when he saw this.
"They kind of found us." She replied.
The door then opened wide and allowed the prisoners to escape.
"Get to the ship!" Tyro ordered.
"We'll hold them off!"
"Do not let them escape!" The warden shouted till he was punched in the face,he looked to see who his attacker was and saw it was Neo.
"YOU!" He shouted.
"YOU DID THIS!"
"Nope." Neo said.
"I just played a small role."
The warden then started firing fire ball after fire ball at Neo,who simply jumped out of the way,using his lightsaber to dissipate the fireballs and the force to push the warden back.
Meanwhile,the rest of the gang noticed the guards coming after the prisoners,then Aang got an idea.
"Guys throw me some coal." He said.
He then made a miniature twister while the others placed the coal inside it,shooting at the guards who then got hit.
The Earthbenders then started to make the coal come together to make a giant pile so the guards would float on it,Neo saw this and charged at the warden.
He jumped in the air and double kicked him onto the pile of coal. The warden was then dragged along with the other guards over to the edge of the rig and over the water.
"No please, I can't swim." The warden begged.
"Don't worry I hear cowards float." Tyro said.
"We're just treating you with the same courtesy you treated us." Neo said,throwing the warden's words back in his face.
Tyro then released his control of the coal and dropped the warden and the guards into the ocean.
Sometime later,the group and the prisoners were on they're way back to civilization.
"I wanna thank you for saving me." Haru said to Katara and Neo.
"Saving us."
"All it took was a little coal." Katara said humbly.
"It wasn't the coal Katara, it was you."
"Thank you for helping me find my courage,Katara of the water tribe." Tyro said.
"And you Neo of the Jedi order."
"I only played a small part." Neo said humbly.
"Katara's the real hero."
"Well my family and everyone here owe you two much."
"I guess you're going home now." Katara said.
"Yes,to take back our village,too take back all of our villages!" Tyro declared,and the former prisoners cried in agreement.
"The fire nation will regret the day they step foot on our land."
"Come with us." Haru requested.
"We can't." Katara said.
"Your mission is to take back your home,while ours is to get Aang to the north pole."
"That's him isn't it,the avatar? Katara, Neo,thank you for bringing my father back to me,I never thought I would see him again."
Haru then hugged Katara and shook Neos hand before walking away.
"I owe you an apology Katara." Neo said.
"What why?"Katara asked.
"I was ready to give up when I should have been coming up with a means to escape,instead I just wanted to leave and move on. I guess with the order gone,I just didn't think it mattered anymore. But me and Eli are the legacy of the Jedi,and so we must do what they did before the fall,even if we never leave this world."
"Yes, well,you don't have to apologize."
Neo just snickered till he noticed Katara's neck.
"Katara your necklace!" He said.
Katara felt her neck and realized her mother's necklace was gone.
"On no!" She exclaimed.
Back at the rig,prince Zuko came up to the necklace that was on the ground,picked it up, and looked to the horizon.
(THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR YOU PATIENCE,UNTIL NEXT TIME,COURAGE GODSPEED,AND JESUS LOVES YOU.)