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Katara was walking back through the woods, toward the camp. The walk to the dock hadnt seemed as long as this.
And to add, she hadnt really payed attention to where she was walking and was now turned around Stupid trees. "They all look the same.." She mumbled to herself.
After a while She sat down on a large boulder and sighed. She looked down at the dirt, picked up a stick, and started to draw on the forest floor. She did this for about a few minutes, drawing random images and symbols when she heard what sounded like a twig snap. In front of her? Behind?It was hard to tell. She stood up slowly, scrutinizing the trees around her. Instinctively she put a hand to her water pouch.
This situation seemed all too familiar. More memories came flooding into her mind. More horrible memories...
Sokka, can we please sit down a second? Katara asked, wearily, trudging behind her brother. No, He said, we have to keep moving. The fire nation could be close and we haven t found Aang yet. Katara groaned. They had been walking non-stop for hours. The day before last, Zuko had attacked them, big surprise there. Katara and Sokka and been separated from Aang and Appa when they had escaped. They still had no idea where Aang was or where they were going for that matter.
Sokka, we ve been walking since early this morning and early yesterday morning and it s almost dark.
I think we ve lost them by now. She said. No, Katara. He said. The tone in his voice was saying End of discussion.
Katara grumbled for a few minutes and they walked on. Suddenly, she just stopped in her tracks and sat down on the forest floor.
Well I am taking a break. She said, crossing her legs and arms, indicating she was not going to be moving. Sokka turned around and sighed, muttering something about girls and how annoying they were, all of them , but he took a seat anyway. A few minutes passed in which all was peaceful.
Katara closed her eyes for a minute, savoring the peace, for they probably wouldn t be allowed to stop for a while.
There was the sound of a twig snapping, but Katara just passed it off as an animal or something.
All was peaceful for a the next few minutes. Leaves rustled off somewhere to the right.
Katara opened her eyes, when she thought she heard whispering. Sokka, did you hear someth- Her sentence was cut off by a blast of fire shot very near their heads. Run! Sokka yelled. They both scrambled to their feet and ran.
As they ran, Katara could see Fire nation soldiers coming out from behinf trees and rocks.
She cursed. How could she be so stupid to not notice them?!
It wasn t long before a Fire Nation soldier had caught up with them and tackled Sokka to the ground.
Sokka yelled and Katara turned her head for a split second That was a mistake, she tripped over a tree root and went sprawling on the hard ground. Her water pouch had opened when she fell, and the water was spilling out, seeping into the ground. Pain shot through left wrist and up her arm, making her gasp in pain.
She pushed herself up on her right arm, gasping.
Before she had a chance to stand, someones shadow was standing over her,
Well well well, what do we have here? A dangerously silky voice said above her. She whipped her head around. Zuko. 'Who else?' She thought, venomisly
She stared at him for a second before looking back at Sokka. Three soldiers were restraining him as he struggled violently. Zuko reached down grabbed her arm and ,non-too gently, pulled her up.
SHe screamed and cursed at him. Ah ah ah. Watch your language. He said, grabbing her other arm and pulling them behind her back. Someone came up and bound her hands, which meant she couldn t waterbend, not that she could anyway. Her wrist was throbbing painfully, and all her water had gone. You were very hard to find," His lips were close to her ear, and he was speaking quietly.
But now that I have you, you can be very useful to me. Katara wanted to smack that smug grin off his face.
The soldiers came with Sokka. Apparently they were still having trouble restraining him. Sokka looked at his sister.
Let her go! He yelled, kicking one of the soldiers. Somehow her managed to wriggle out of the grasp of the other two and run toward Zuko.
He pulled out his machete and ran toward him. Zuko shot a blast of fire his way. It met it's target. Sokka went flying back and hit the trunk of a tree, and was knocked unconscious.
Sokka! Katara yelled. She tried to run for him, but one of the soldiers came up behind her and hit over the head with the hilt of a sword.
She fell to the ground. She struggled to keep her eys open, but black was taking over her vision.
She just had enough time to see a giant bison coming in. And then she blacked out.
She had woken up a little later on top of Appa. Her binding had been cut off. She looked around the basket, Sokka wasn t here. Just his pack. She sat up.
Aang was sitting by the reins.
Katara! He said when he saw Her. You re okay! Katara looked at him. Wheres Sokka? She asked.
Aangs eyes saddened. Oh, umm...Katara, He said, his voice much lower now. I m so sorry, Katara. When I got to you guys the soldiers started to run away and one of them grabbed Sokka before I could ...get to him. I only just managed to get you .. Katara stared at him, her brain tryin to process this information.
Sokka was gone, they took him. She sat back in the basket and leaned her back up against the side "He's gone." SHe whispered to herself. She had done this everyone time one of her family ws gone. She would whisper the words to herself. To make herself believe it? Or simply to torture herself?
She stared up at the sky. 'Are you there, Sokka?' She thought.
He was gone. Gone. A terrible word. A single word that could carry sadness, loss, despair. She sat in the same spot all day. SHe didnt speak, didnt eat, did nothing but stare at the sky and think,
"They're all gone. Theres no one left..."
The horrible memory of that day flashed through Kataras mind as she looked around the forest for whatever made the noise. Perhaps it was nothing, but it was just like last time
KATARAAAAAAA! WHERE ARE YOOOOU? She turned her head. Aang had woken up. She took one more look around the forest then ran in the direction of Aangs voice.
Someone was hiding behind a large tree, watching the water-tribe girl run off.
He had been following her to the dock, and hid and watched her, hopinh she would lead him to her camp.
