Gyatso and Kara: Prodigies of an Avatar

Chapter 5- Good-Bye for Long

Gyatso ran to Katara as a heated fight went on before his eyes. Katara pulled him aside to the entrance to the courtyard. She bent down to his ear and stood close to him. "Gyatso," she said in a scared, but stern, and un-intimidated voice. "I want you to go back into your room, and make sure Iroh is alright. Then," she looked at Aang for a split second. "Send Zuko, Mai, and Ty-Lee here. Don't wake up your sister, the guards, or Topaz" She must have seen Gyatso get pale, because she hugged him warmly. "Don't worry, Gyatso. Everything's going to be alright" She pulled away and looked him in the eye. "Now go" she pushed lightly with her words.

Gyatso ran down the red halls of the Fire Nation palace. "There is too much red over here" Gyatso mumbled trying to calm himself down. The first room he saw was Ty-Lee's. He banged on the hard metal with his fist as warm sweat came down his face. "Aunt Ty-Lee! Aunt Ty-Lee! Wake up, please!" he screamed as loud as he could. Backing up, he heard a soft yawn and un- locking of the door. She pocked her head out the door and smiled. Happy Aunt Ty-Lee, he thought. "What is it, Gyatso." He gulped quite loudly before answering. "Azula is here and my parents need you in the courtyard!" He said all at once. Before he knew it, Ty-Lee was running for the courtyard.

When Gyatso had gotten to Zuko and Mai's room he could hear the fierce fighting outside. "Uncle Zuko!" He banged on the door. "Aunt Ma-" Zuko walked in front of him. Gyatso had heard stories of Zuko's alertness, but never really saw it in the flesh. "What?" He gave Gyatso a fatherly look, that didn't seem right on his face. Zuko had never really looked like he had gotten older than he was at 17 (or 16) years old during the time he met up with Aang.

When Gyatso had finished telling Zuko what had happened he started for Iroh's room. Along the way, he saw Topaz's room. Topaz was Teo and Toph's daughter, and very much like Toph. Being an obvious tomboy, it was a little weird to see her hang out with Kara, but then again, Kara was a neutral "in the middle"/both girl. Topaz would love to come with me, Gyatso thought. Then he had a flash back of what Katara had said. "Don't wake up your sister, the guards, or Topaz." He heard light snoring in her room, and shook it off.

He opened the door to his and Iroh's room and looked around. Iroh was no longer in the corner of the room, he was untying himself. His back was against the wall and his hands were facing the candle that Azula probably lit when Gyatso tried to escape. He was burning the rope on his hands.

"You need help, Iroh?" Gyatso said slightly playfully. Iroh nodded quickly while moving his hands closer to the fire. "How did you get off the floor?" Iroh rolled his eyes and motioned for the tight cloth that was covering his mouth. "Oh, sorry. . ." he mumbled untying it. When Gyatso had gotten the cloth off of Iroh's mouth, he sighed. "Do you know who that lady was?" Iroh gasped finally getting better air in.

"No, but dad said Why are you here, Azula. Her name must have been Azula." Iroh put his fist on his chin. "You know, that sounds like a female version of Azulon . . . my great- grandfather-"

Just as Iroh began to have flash backs of times he had heard about him, a loud boom sounded. Iroh and Gyatso ran to the entrance of the courtyard. There was thick dust everywhere that smelt like dirt and sand and powder put together. "What is that?" Iroh screamed covering his face. "Iroh! Gyatso! Where are you?" Voices of young girls echoed in the hall. "Kara . . . is that you?" Gyatso coughed. "I'm coming in!" Just as Kara said that the dust cleared up. Obviously, because she air-bended it away. The boys opened their eyes and saw the girls.

Topaz and Kara were holding each other, one arm around another for safety. They ran to the boys huddling together. "What is that?" Topaz asked leaning slightly on Gyatso. "I don't know," Iroh sighed walking into the courtyard. "Iroh! Don't go in there!" Kara screamed out to him worriedly. Kara was very protective of her family and friends. Her cousin Kyoshi (Sokka and Suki's daughter) usually comes on trips with Gyatso and Kara. Kara always told Kyoshi to get an extra parka in the South and North poles (Sokka and Suki lived in the Earth Kingdom).

Too bad she didn't look out for herself as much as she looked out for others.

Kara untangled herself from the group and ran into the battlefield after Iroh. "Iroh, Iroh, where are you?" she screamed running in the dusty area. She knew not to air-bend, she would get caught; and she knew she wasn't meant to be there. "Go back, Kara!" His voice echoed in the courtyard. She heard another boom. She looked around the courtyard and saw nothing. Then, she looked up and saw a thick fireball go across the sky. The air cleared from what she thought was Aang air-bending. She saw five benders and fighters in front of her. She had no time to say anything when she heard one word. "DUCK!" She instantly dropped to the ground and squeezed the grass in fear. Her eyes wandered to her family. Aang was fighting Azula with fierce fire-bending moves, Katara was using the water from the pond, Zuko was doing as Aang was, Mai was throwing knives at the target, and Ty-Lee looked liked she was waiting for the right moment to strike. Kara could think about everything else, but all she could think about was what happened to Iroh. Where are you Iroh, she thought clutching the grass even tighter.

Suddenly, she winced in pain when she felt a sharp pain on her hand. Wet eyes turned to the burn and got even watered. Her hand wasn't seriously burned but the black, coal-like, substance on her hand made it feel even worse. She closed her eyes and sighed inhaling deeply. She could only lay there until someone got her. She was drifting to sleep when someone picked her up and just ran through the battle and set her down on a bed. She looked over and saw Topaz frowning, and Gyatso beginning to water-bend. She tried to find who her rescuer was but they were on the other side of the room.

Kara woke up to see bags packed next to her bed. She sat up and went to stretch and saw her bandaged hand. Then it all came back. She looked all over herself. She was still in her pajama dress that she wore that night. Instantly, she jumped out of bed and ran to the kitchen. "Kyoshi, what are you doing here?" "I don't really know, cousin. Dad said something about the North and South Pole, and how it wasn't safe anywhere for us." Kyoshi pulled her shoulder length red hair in her finger. "Where is everybody?" Kyoshi hopped off of her chair and walked to Kara. "They're in the war room, and locked all of us out. Kyoshi's light blue eyes looked her cousin up and down. "You might want to get dressed before you go anywhere."

Three girls and three boys loaded onto two different ships to the North and South Poles. Topaz and Kyoshi leaned against the door to the captain's room and sighed. "I can't believe that they're sending us away." Topaz sighed looking at Kyoshi. The two were best friends with each other. "And separately, too! Gyatso helps me with my meditations." Kyoshi turned to watch Kara hug her parka. She was wearing it already, and felt nothing. Kara was used to all kinds of temperature, going around the four nations with her parents on Avatar business. She thought of how her parents told her and Gyatso that they were leaving. They said that it wasn't safe for them together or in the Fire Nation. They both knew in their hearts what the blunt answer, (That Aang and Katara would never say to their children) that war was bloody and disgusting and definitely not a place for children.

"Roku, will you stop crying! We are coming back in a few months!" Iroh bent down to his crying little brother. He was crying hysterically. Roku, only being five years old, had never been away from Zuko or Mai. Mai might have been emotionless in front of most people but she made her children know that she loved them. Roku wanted to be in his mother's arms, not on a ship to the coldest nation. His golden eyes were made light yellow from his tears. "I want Mommy!" he cried shaking his head. "Please, Roku. You already said good-bye to Mom." "I want Mommy!" he seamed even louder. "Shut Up! You'll see Mom as soon as this God forsaken war is OVER!" Iroh couldn't take it anymore. He closed his eyes and sat on the steel of the ship. He looked up at his little brother. His eyes were watering, but he was quiet. Iroh frowned when he realized that he had hurt his brother. "I'm sorry, Roku." He stood up and picked up his brother and hugged him tightly. "I want Mommy too, but she and Dad have to have help Uncle Aang make Aunt Azula . . . good again."

Roku nodded and sighed. "At least we are not going to be away for long."

Okay, this was chapter 5. I hoped you liked this chapter.

Now, I know that most people reading are wondering, uh, how Toph and Teo had the baby. I have two words.

Don't ask.

Please, I don't want to get into detail, and Yahoo it, and be grossed out of my life. So there are you main kid characters:

Gyatso and Kara- Aang and Katara

Topaz- Toph and Teo

Kyoshi- Sokka and Suki

Iroh ( and mabey Roku)- Zuko and Mai.

Review! Keep moving forward!

God Bless,

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