Boy in the ice
Forgot the disclaimer last time, I do not own Avatar the Last Airbender if I did there'd be a season four.
Ryu's eye's snapped open. He gasped and sat up, looking around. Where was he? He was in an ice hut. He guessed he'd made it to the Northern Water Tribe. Just then, an old woman entered the hut. "You're awake" she said. "How did I get here?" Ryu asked. A scouting party found you frozen in the ice she said. You know you look a bit like the Avatar. You have the same grey eyes. Wait! The Avatar was here! Ryu said, getting excited. He's an Airbender, right? The woman nodded. He's a young Airbender named Aang. I have to go Ryu said. He started to get up, but the woman stopped him. You need to know something she said. She explained about Sozin's Comet, The Hundred Year War and the Fire Nation. Rage built up inside Ryu, as tears ran down his face. "I have to find Aang" Ryu said, hurriedly, "We're the only Airbenders left". "Right now, you need to rest" the woman said. "I've been frozen in a block of ice for a hundred years. I don't want to rest!" Ryu said, trying to stand up but falling back. "Maybe I should rest for a bit" he said. "My name is Yugoda" the woman said. "I'll be outside side if you need anything." "I'll be fine" Ryu said, lying back down. Shortly after, he fell asleep. His dreams were filled with memories of Sozin's Comet. He woke up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, panting. He sat up and glanced around the room. After awhile he got up and got dressed and left the room taking his Dao Swords with him. Ryu wandered around the city. It was the middle of the night, so no one was really around. He could still see signs of a battle between the Water Tribe and Fire Nation. He passed one of the Fire Nation's tanks, half buried in the snow. He saw the large gap in the cities wall. He could almost imagine the size of the invasion force required to break through that wall. It made him shiver a bit. Ryu climbed up on the wall and looked out over the ocean. The Fire Nation had taken everything from him. Not that he had much to start with. His only real friend had been Ari, and now she was gone. Ryu collapsed to the ground. Tears running down his face again. "What did I do to deserve this?" he said to himself. Another thought crossed his mind. How was he supposed to find Aang? His Glider was broken. Ryu air jumped off the wall landing softly at the bottom. He had to find someone who could help him. Maybe Yugoda knew someone that could help. Ryu made it back to the ice hut he'd been in and found Yugoda right outside. Just as she had said she'd be. "I need to get to the Earth Kingdom" Ryu said. "Do you know anyone that can help?" "I believe there's an Earth Kingdom ship that's supposed to arrive in a few days" she replied. "That'll work" Ryu said, "I guess I'll hang around for a few days." Since he was going to be here awhile, Ryu thought he should get in some practice with his Dao swords. The next day, he found some Water Tribe Warriors to spar with, and to his surprise he was pretty good with the swords. Using them to channel air currents, he knocked one of the warrior's backward. He didn't want to hurt them. One of the others saw an opening and attacked. Ryu quickly spun out of the way of the sword. It passed so close that he swore he saw his reflection in the blade. Ryu elbowed the Warrior in the gut knocking him to the ground. Ryu held the tip of his Sword against the Warriors neck for a moment then backed off, letting him up. "Not bad", the warrior said, sheathing his sword. "I try", Ryu said. Just then, Yugoda walked up and said, "The supply ship is here." "That's my ride", Ryu said, sheathing his swords and running off. Unfortunately, Ryu never learned how to run using Airbending, so by the time he reached the dock the ship was pulling out. "Great!" he said, backing up a few steps, then running as fast as he could, using an air jump to land roughly on the deck of the ship. He groaned and stood up. Luckily, no one challenged his arrival. So Ryu settled down for what he thought would be a calm journey to the Earth Kingdom. About a day into the voyage, a Fire Nation ship appeared on the horizon. I hope they leave us alone, Ryu thought. Any hopes of that instantly vanished, as a fire ball crashed into the deck of the ship. The Fire Nation ship launched another fire ball at them. Ryu watched it get closer, and then fired an airblast at it, hoping to deflect it. Instead, it exploded, showering him with burning fragments. Ryu covered his face to protect himself. He saw the Fire Nation pull alongside them. Soldiers quickly boarded the ship. There was no doubt in Ryu's mind that they were looking for him. "Hey!" Ryu shouted, drawing his swords, "are you looking for me?" As the wind was blowing his hair, the arrow on his forehead became visible. "An Airbender!" one of the soldiers shouted, "Kill him!" They charged at Ryu, swords drawn. Ryu brought up his swords to block the attack, then disengaged and cut the soldier across the chest. He fell to the deck of the ship. Ryu shot an airblast at the next one, knocking him back over the rail of the ship. Ryu dodged a spear that came out of nowhere and cut it in half with his swords, then punched the soldier, knocking the soldier to the deck. Ryu spun his sword and stabbed the soldier in the chest. One of the soldiers got lucky and cut Ryu across the shoulder blades. He fell to the deck and rolled over. Inhaling, Ryu then fired an air blast out of his mouth, throwing the soldier up and over the rail. After that, the others didn't seem to want to fight anymore and retreated. Ryu, thinking fast, sent an air slice towards them as they ran across to the other ship, knocking them all into the sea. He then air jumped over to the Fire Nation ship. Ryu located the ships engines, and began to disable them. It took a bit more of an effort than he thought, but he succeeded. Time to go, he thought to himself. Seeing no less than a dozen Firebenders and soldiers running after him, Ryu sent an air slice at them. He quickly turned and ran back towards the Earth kingdom ship, air jumping back across to safety. Only then did Ryu notice the blood running down his back. He was going to need a new shirt.
So there's chapter 4. Please read and review. Ryu's on his way to the Earth Kingdom. And yes, he will meet up with Aang in Ba Sign Se.