"Stop here!" Sokka yelled as Kallo slowed to a halt on some long grass but still taller, the fog clearing a little too.
"Sokka!" I yelled, "Why are we stopping I asked as I looked down. "Ooooh." I said surprised that there was a river below about 300 feet below as I had Aang in my right arm and the reins in my left. "Kalla," I asked. "Can you jump it?" I asked. She backed up as I saw Everyone else on Appa.
"You sure you can make it?!" Katara asked Toph holding onto her arm.
"I don't kn-OOOWWWW!" I yelled as Kalla flew over the gorge and I closed my eyes as I held onto Aang tighter. I felt the wind stop flowing through my hair and Kalla running again.
"Did you make it?!" Toph yelled as I heard a roar from a bear, I thought it would be a Platypus Bear or maybe a duck bear! But, it's just...a bear.
"Yeah! Why are we at Chameleon Bay again, Sokka?!" I asked.
I saw about twenty feet in front of me that Appa landed. "Because, someones looking forward to seeing you." he said climbing off.
"I think Bosco and I should leave. Become circus people!" The king yelled getting on top of Bosco and leaving.
"Land!" I saw Toph jump down."Sweet, sweet land!"
"You got Aang?" Katara asked coming towards me ready to take Aang from me if necessary.
"I got him." I said looking at him as he groaned and held onto my neck real tight, bur not enough to strangle me.
"I also want you to have this book." she told me grabbing a book from her bag. "It's about the legend, I only got to chapter two, you can start from the beginning but I suggest you read it from chapter two. It's pretty much just laying down factsthat you probably know." I grabbed the book and shook my head.
"Thank you." I said as Kallo galloped at a slight speed. As we got farther onto the beach I saw some Water Tribe fleet warrior ships. "Water Tribe? Is this the one with-"
"Yes." Sokka told me, answering my un-said question.
"Kalla?" I asked. "Down please." Kalla lied down on her stomach as I got off, my robes a little torn and black with fire scorches, but nothing that can't be fixed. I put Aang's arm around my shoulders and dragged his feet.
"Dad!" Katara yelled as I saw some men come out of some tents.
"Sokka? Katara? What are you two doing here?" a man asked hugging my brother and sister.
"The Earth Kingdom has fallen, and Aang is weak." Katara told him gesturing to Me and Aang.
I felt a pressure on my neck of a blade. "Woah! Diano don't kill me" I yelled backing a way from it as I heard Kalla growl. "Kallo... Don't make me come over there." I said as she cam over to me. "Or you can come over to me. What ever makes you happy." I said. Kalla lowered as for me to get on, but nudged Aang. "Okay, be careful." I told her placing Aang on lightly and grabbing the piece of rope from earlier and tied it around Aang. "You got him?" I asked as she stood up, Aang not falling off a little.
"And so we ended up here." Sokka finished.
"But, you didn't say who she was." the man said pointing at me.
"I grew to much I see." I smiled. "Last time everyone saw me was when I was... I think seven? What day is it? I forgot." I stated.
I watched as the man got tears in his eyes. "Kiara?" he breathed as I ran into his arms.
"It's me Daddy."
"Kiara!?" everyone shouted in a question as they walked over to me in a hug with the exception of Sokka, Katara and Toph...but they soon joined.
I was reading "The Legend Stories"
The last Legend was during Avatar Roku. They both died together with their animal guides. After the nomads had died all the world knows both of the cycles are broken.
It never reached the water tribe, only Earth, Fire, and Air. Two out of three times did the Legend and the Avatar got married and had children, bending all sorts of elements.
I blushed reading this part and put my head on my forehead.I heard a groan and looked at Aang who was laying across the room. I stood up putting the book in my bag that Dad gave to me, he was saving it for me till I saw him again, it was filled with my doll, I loved it when I was seven, I still do. I don't care if you say that's childish well, it was sewn by my Mom.
Then a sleeping bag, and some food.
I walked over to Aang and sat down at the foot of his bed in my usual attire with a fire nation cape. I saw Aang's eyes flash open and sat up putting his hands on his knees.
"Your up," I breathed as I ran over to him a bout to hug then I remember the bandages I put on him. He looked around the room seeing the fire nation flags. "Aang it's n-"
"Come on! We have to get out of here!" he stood up and grabbed my hand and his glider as he dragged me to the door and opened it, intertwining our fingers.
"Aang stop, you need to rest!" I tell him putting his arm around my shoulders.
"You hear something?" Pip Squeak asked.
He pulled around and grabbed his staff tighter and swung it towards the wall probably hitting The Duke and Pip Squeak. "Aang! That's-"
"Fire Nation I know!" he yelled limping faster and got to the stairs tripping on the last step bringing me down with him.
"Ouch." I said as I looked at Mo Mo and Dad with Uncle Bato at his side. "Hi Daddy." I smiled. "I've been trying to tell you! This isn't the fire nation."
I smiled more and stood up helping Aang as well.
"Twinkle Toes and Water hose! That has to be you two!" Toph said running towards us along with Katara as I giggled at the nickname that Toph gave me.
"Aang your awake!" Katara yelled walking in front of Aang and I as everyone circled us.
"You sure?" Aang asked. "I think I'm dreaming." He rubbed his forearm along his eyes trying to rub the dream out, or at least what he thinks is a dream.
"Your not dreaming!" I said hugging him around his waist, avoiding his injuries and kissed his cheek. "Your finally awake!"
"Aang!" Sokka said with his helmet on and giving him a hug as I let go of him and stood next to Toph. "Good to see you with the living, buddy!"
"Sokka?" Aang asked his eyes squinting.
"Some one catch him! He's gonna faint!" Toph yelled as I caught his waist and placed his head in the palm of my hand. "I was warning you."
Toph shrugged as Sokka picked him up and Appa and Kallo come over.
I looked at Aang as he came through his eyes flickering open. "Good your up..again." I paused tilting my head a little and putting it right back up and smiled.
"Here you go." Toph said giving me a robe.
"Thanks Toph." I smiled as she stood next to Sokka.
"Why are we on a fire nation ship?" Aang asked. "Why is everyone dressed this way?" he refereed to the robed as I put it on him. "And why am I the only one who's completely out of it?" he asked again as everyone started leaving and he sat up along with me.
"You need to take it easy!" I said scooting towards him and rubbing my right hand around his shoulder blade in a circular motion. "You were hurt pretty bad." I said. He groaned a little and held his side. "I like your hair." I smirked and ruffled his new hair.
"I have hair?!"he asked felling the top of his hands to his new black hair, I always wondered what color it was; I found out it's a black color. "How long was I out?"
"A few weeks." I smiled going back to rubbing his shoulder blade in a circular motion.
"Everything okay?" Dad asked.
"We're good Dad." I smiled more, I haven't smiled this much since...I was taken. "Thank you for your concern."
"I'm Hakoda." he said holding his hand out to Aang. "Kiara, Katara and Sokka's father." he said as Aang shook his hand.
"It's nice to officially meet you Chief Hakoda."
"It's an honor to meet you. Kiara, Toph wanted me to remind you that in an hour that you need to train with her." he said un-grasping Aang's arm.
"Thanks Dad. Love you." I said before he left.
Dad bent down and kissed the top of my head. "Love you too Hun." he said and walked off to do orders or go steer the ship.
"Your beautiful when you smile." Aang told me.
"Ha." I said putting some hair behind my ear and blushed. "I haven't smiled like this since I was a kid." I smiled more.
Aang started smiling till he frowned and grunted, holding his side.
"How about we go up stairs?" I asked helping him up. "I can give you a healing session." I helped him up on his feet as he limped up the stairs, me having his arm around my neck, we entered the room as I gave instructions to Aang. "Kneel down, then put your hands right here. I can get to your biggest wound easier." I got water out of the pots on either side of me "Tell me where it hurts and where it's most intense." I commanded as I put the water on his back.
"A little higher." Aang threw his head went up a little and then forward again. "Wow. Your defiantly in the right area there."
"Okay let me see if I can do something else," but before I could do anything else, when I took the water off, Aang's whole body threw backwards his back arched and his head threw back way farther than before.
"I went down!" he breathed in a gasp. "I didn't just get hurt, did I?" he asked as I kneeled down by him and took his hands in mine. "I was gone, but, you brought me back."
"I just used the spirit water Katara gave to me for emergency's. I'm not sure what I did exactly." I shrugged as Aang put his head on my shoulder.
"You saved me." he said leaning in a little.
I gave him a kiss on a cheek. "You need to rest." I chuckled as Aang smiled and felt his cheek laying down.
Aang's grip on my free hand, as my other hand picked up some noodles from the bowl and ate some of it.
"After what happened in Ba Sing Se, we had to get you to safety and we flew away on Appa-" Kalla growled. "Sorry." Sokka said putting his hands up "Well, you and Kiara rode on Kalla to Chameleon bay." Sokka re-caped. "The Earth King wanted to travel on his own, so he decided to set off alone."
"Well, not entirely alone." I commented as Aang tightened his grip on my hand. "He had Bosco."
"Soon the bay was covered with fire nation ships, since we couldn't fight them all, Kiara suggested that we take one ship, she knows most about these things of the fire nation, she said we had more men then they did. Then we started traveling west. We passed the serpent's pass a few days ago. We've seen a few fire nation ships, but none have bothered us."
"What now?" Aang asked.
"We've been working on a modified version of the invasion plan." Dad started. "We won't be able to have a massive army with out the earth kingdom, but the solar eclipse will still leave the fire nation vulnerable."
"So," Sokka started now, " we're having a smaller invasion, just a rag-tag team of our old friends and ally's around the earth kingdom. We already ran into the Pip Squeak and The Duke."
"Good to see you again Aang." Pip Squeak said, you would think he was The Duke, because he's like HUGE!
"You know the eclipse isn't even our biggest advantage." Sokka commented. "We have a secret." Sokka started whispering and looking around. "You two." he said looking at Aang and I.
"Us?" Aang and I asked at the same time.
"I understand Aang, but me?"
"No one knows your the Legend past the fire nation palace walls. We've heard that people think your running away from the war, and already dead. And you!" he said pointing at Aang.
"The whole world thinks your dead. Isn't that great!" Sokka yelled smiling.
"The world thinks I'm dead?!" Aang asked. "How is that good news?! It's terrible!" he said standing up.
"No, that's great, it means the fire nation don't be hunting us anymore." Sokka told him walking closer. "And even better, they won't be expecting you on the day of black sun."
"No, no, no, no, no! You have no idea how messed up this is!" he gripped his hair looking down.
I heard huge horn and put my fire nation gear on. "Ship! It's protocol that they do this!" I yelled as it came closer and people went under.
"I can do this," Aang said grabbing his glider and opening it. "The Avatar is back." Aang groaned and held his side.
"Aang, wait!" I told him before he could take off. "They don't know were not fire nation." I told him; hopefully he will listen to reason.
"Everyone just stay calm." Dad commanded. "Kiara and I will handle this."
"In you guys." I pointed to the little hole I made with Toph. Kalla and Appa got in relucently.
I put my helmet on and stood by Dad as I mad myself taller with the metal, as the armor for the second command was way to big on me. The other ship stopped as they let a wooden board over as they crossed it, getting on to our boat.
"Commander," the general said as I recognize it was Shi Lou, one who refused to give me food. "Why are you off course? All western fleet ships are supposed to heading to Ba Sing Se to support the occupation."
"Actually, we're from the...eastern fleet." Dad answered. Crud, he just blew it. "We have orders to deliver some cargo."
"Ah ha, eastern fleet." he said smirking at his guards behind him. "It would be nice if Admiral Chang would have warned us about this, sending a ship this way. "
"I'm sure Admiral Chang meant no disrespect sir." Dad said again. I was about to say, who's Admiral Chang, because there is none in history of a Chang as a general.
"I know right? How hard is it to make a note and send a hawk our way?" he asked.
"Next time," I said playing along unless they hired a Chang as a general. "we'll send two hawks your way to make sure you get the message." I told him.
"We'll sink this ship." I heard as I turned around and covered the metal with the robe.
"They know!" I screamed pointing.
I used metal bending with my foot and made their bridge fall and raise the water at the same time with Katara and made the big wave to be a tsunami to them.
"Pupil! You go first!" Toph yelled as Pipsqueak loaded the canon and I fire it, making it land on a catapult.
A fire was shot and an arrow stuck at the bottom. "We can't get to it with out jumping off the ship!" Katara yelled.
"Then we'll just need to jump of the ship." I said jumping down.
"Kiara what are you doing?!" Katara yelled as I went under water. I looked at where the arrow was as it made a huge gash thought the ship and water pouring in. I turned it into ice and broke it off. I felt something scrap by me and...all went black.
But yet, I could see myself. I watched as I used water bending to make a spiral around me and make myself shoot up. My eyes, glowing purple, my movements different. It looked like I was doing this since I was born. I jumped on to the other boat and used fire bending to block the others and using water as well.
"The Legend!" they yelled as I mad the ship go down little by little as I heard my name being called by Aang. I looked to my right and saw a serpent going around the boat as I jumped a long distance before it could get me. I felt Aang grab my arm before I fell to my death... but I didn't.
"I got you Kiara!" I heard Aang yell as I was on the brink of losing consciousness. I kept myself awake to get a good planting on my feet and run up the side of the boat and hugging Aang.
"What happened?" I asked. "I saw myself bending, but, how could I see my self in- what was I in?"
"Let's just call it the Legend State." Aang smiled hugging me."I'm glad your okay now." he said as I lead him to the stairs, trying to stay awake.
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"Hey Kiara, Aang, were going into town to get find some dinner." Toph said loud enough to make me wake up. "You wanna come?"
"Well, I am pretty hungry." Aang told her.
"Me too." I yawned rubbing the sleep out of my eyes.
"Here," Sokka said grabbing his belt. "Tie this around your head. It'll cover your arrow." Sokka said as I sat up with Aang.
"I'm not going out if I can't wear my arrow proudly." Aang argued with Sokka.
"You guys, go on ahead with out us." I told them. "We'll catch up with you." they all soon filed out of the room leaving us alone.
"I understand why being a secret bothers you so much." I said rubbing his back still. "You don't want people to think you failed."
"Your right, I don't." he said "But the problem is, I did fail."
"Aang, that's not true." I cooed as Aang sat up.
"It is true." he said standing up now. "I was in Ba Sing Se, I was there! But I lost and now the earth kingdom is gone for good."
"Not for good." I stood up walking around the bed and towards Aang. "We still have a plan. The Invasion." I said putting my hands on his shoulders.
"And I hate the invasion plan too!" he yelled ripping my hands from his shoulders and taking down the fire nation banner above his bed. "I don't want you or anyone else fixing my mistakes!" he yelled then going back to sitting down. "I always knew I would have to face the fire lord. Now I know I have to do it alone."
"Aang." I said about to hug him.
"Kiara, please." he sternly said,. "Just go." I shed a tear. "Go."
"Anything you need?" I asked.
"I need to redeem myself. I need my honor back." he reminded me of Zuko right now.
I sighed and started to walk out. "There part of my mistakes too, not just yours, sorry to bother you." I whispered loud enough for Aang to hear.
We just came back from shopping for food as I made a salad and some fruits. I carried the tray back to Aang and my room. Your probably thinking. What?! Yes, we share a room but we don't... you know you sick minds!
"I brought you some food!" I told Aang walking in. I looked around and saw no one, not a trace of him being in here since out fight. "Oh no." I breathed dropping the food. I ran up the stairs to the opening of the sea where Dad and Uncle Bato were, along with Kallo close by.
"I'll leave you two alone." Uncle Bato said as he walked away and Dad looked towards me.
"What's wrong Kiara?" he asked.
"Aang's gone!" I cried. "He just took his glider and disappeared!" I sobbed rubbing my eyes. "He has this weird notion that," I sniffed. "He has to save the world alone, with out anyone."
"Maybe that's his way of being brave." Dad said. "His way of impressing you." he smiled.
"But, it's not brave, it's selfish, stupid, and wrong!" I screamed. "Doesn't he know how much we need him?!" I asked. "How much I need him?" I whimpered. "How could he just leave us and not come back?!" I screamed again.
"Your talking about me aren't you?" he asked me.
"No!" I whimpered. "I know you did your best to try and save me but-"
"It wasn't enough." Dad shut his eyes to keep the tears in. "I could have done better. To protect you and your mother. It's all my fault." he whispered as a tear fell.
"It's not you fault!" I told him sobs coming from my mouth and wrapped my arms. "If I wasn't a water-bender than-"
"Than your most to likely not be here in my arms right now." he said as I hugged him tighter. "I love you more than anything." he said crouching down to my level. "You, Sokka and Katara are my entire world. I thought about you three all the time when you were gone. And at night, I would lie awake aching to see you again. I could see Sokka or Katara if I went back home, but I couldn't see you."
"I love you Daddy." I sobbed.
"I love you to Keke." he said using my old nickname.
I jumped of Kallo as she stayed on the block of ice I made. "Aang?" I asked as everyone got off of Appa. I kisses Aang on the lips and his eyes fluttered open. "Aang?"
"Kiara?" he groggily said, both of us blushing.
"Aang!" I yelled hugging him as tears of joy fell down my face and he put his arms around my waist.
Appa soon joined, then Kallo, the Sokka, the Katara, the Toph and last but not least Mo mo.
"I have so much to do." he whispered.
"We know." I said. "But you'll have us.
"You thought you could just get out of training by going to the fire nation did you?" Toph asked.
"What about the invasion?" Aang asked.
"We'll join our dad on the day of eclipse." Katara said.
"Hey, what's-?" Toph asked as she picked up Aang's torn glider. "Oh, it's your glider."
"That's okay," Aang told Toph, grabbing his glider. "if someone saw it, it would give away my identity. It's better now, that no one knows I'm alive."
He jumped up and went on a rock with lava flowing in and out of it. Aang stabbed his glider in the ground and it shriveled to ashes.