AUTHOR'S NOTE: Yay! My 10th chapter in my very first Avatar: The Last Airbender story! Thanks so much for you're many reviews which I truly appreciate and I am very grateful for you guys reading, reviewing, favouriting my story and me and putting me on your story subscriptions list. So I have one word to say to you… THANKYOU! Also, sorry it took so long to write this chapter, I had school and lots of homework (even though I'm in Year 8, no where near senior years). Now, back to the story, but first, the disclaimer.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER CHARACTERS, PLACES OR ANIMALS! MIKE AND BRIAN OWN AVATAR, NOT ME!

Chapter 10: Startling Memories

Aang, Katara and Zuko ran for their lives, well Katara and Zuko did as Aang flew on his glider. Aang was desperate to get to Ursa and find out about the Air Nomads quickly. He flew to Appa and arrived there before Katara and Zuko. He went straight to where Ursa and Mai who were sitting on one of Appa's feet and Mai was comforting Ursa. Turns out Ursa had lost part of her memory when Zuko found her and had gotten flashbacks before, but none of them were bad, like this memory. Aang flew down to Ursa and knelt before her.

"What did you remember Ursa? What about the Air Nomads?" Aang asked grabbing her hands and begging her. She was sobbing hard but soon she stopped crying and started to recite the memory.

"It was a terrible night…

It was raining and it was dark. It was very late at night. I had just been banished from the Fire Nation for doing horrible things. I decided to escape to the Earth Kingdom city of Ba Sing Se, for it was the one place that the Fire Nation couldn't take over. Not even Iroh could take over it. Iroh had made me a member of the White Lotus group and had taught me how to play Pi Sho. When I entered Ba Sing Se, I met a nice old man who just happened to be a member of the White Lotus and he welcomed and helped me with open arms. He showed me to a place where I would be safe. All I know is that we travelled for hours on a ship and we then went underground for some time. Once a week the old man would come down and give me a week worth of food and water. Until one day a young boy came down and said that the old man had died. How sad, he had asked the boy to come down and give me the food. He was so kind! It was sad that he had died. I was lonely underground for three months. Until one day, a whole group of people with arrows on their heads and wearing monk clothes rushed underground. They looked like they had been running or escaping from something for days, weeks or even years! I asked them what they were and they said that they were Air Nomads! I couldn't believe it, Air Nomads! I believed that they were extinct. I became close friends with one of the monks, his name was Monk Gyatso. He was my best friend while we were there and he was very wise and kind. We stayed underground for I think five years or so until something dreadful happened…'

Ursa stuttered. She started pouring her eyes out when the memory came to her. Aang was still holding her hands and kneeling before her. He was taking it hard to hear that the Air Nomads were indeed alive, nearly ten years ago and she knew Monk Gyatso! He couldn't believe it, his mind was filling up with emotion, first it was sad that he wasn't there to help them, and he was also happy that they were alive. Katara and Zuko ran up to Aang and he hugged Katara lovingly.

"They're alive Katara! They're alive and she knew Monk Gyatso!" he exclaimed and he kissed her lips hard. She was happy and shocked at the same time. Until Ursa coughed and they gave her their full attention.

"I wasn't finished Aang, there's still more" she added defensively, she obviously didn't like the idea of Aang being happy when he hadn't heard the whole story yet.

"Sorry Ursa, you were saying" he sat down on one of Appa's feet, crossed his legs and sat up straight attentively.

"As I was saying…

We stayed underground for five years until something dreadful happened. We got found out and Fire Nation soldiers attacked our underground city. They tore down our whole city and started to capture some of the monks who couldn't escape fast enough. Monk Gyatso and I got out quickly and ran to safety with some of the Air Nomads that escaped. I believe that the soldiers only took the really old monks, the ones that didn't like me and were very, very strict. I don't know what happened to them but I think they were just captured. I hope… anyway when we got away far enough, we found a cave to live in. we stayed in the cave for a couple of weeks eating fruits and vegetables that we found. Until one day Monk Gyatso decided that he was going to go back to the Southern Air Temple to see whether someone was there, he was waiting for you Aang. He talked about you so much whilst we were underground. He loved you Aang, like a son. He was heartbroken Aang, when you left. But he said that he wasn't heartbroken for long, for he believed that you left for the right reasons, and he believed that you were alive, and well and would hopefully save the world, and you did. I never saw Gyatso after he left. The Air Nomads seemed to had disintegrated when he left, they knew in their hearts that they were never going to see him again, so they decided to travel and find another place to live. They agreed that if they couldn't find another place in three years, they would go back to the underground city and rebuild it. I agreed that I would meet them there too. We parted ways and that was two years ago, so they may still be alive. I remember seeing your bison Aang, flying over the Earth Kingdom a year and a half ago. I believe it was just before Ozai fell."

Ursa stopped telling the story and Aang stared at her with his mouth wide open in amazement. They may still be alive. There was only one problem, Ursa didn't know where the underground city was. They decided that they were going to travel to the Eastern Air Temple and then the Southern Air Temple and if they weren't there, they would try to find the underground city.