Gyatso and Kara: Prodigies of An Avatar

Chapter 19- One Flashback and One Victory

Meanwhile, Gyatso and the gang were resting peacefully in the comfort of their ship. It was one of the calmest nights they had ever seen since their departure from the North Pole. They had been gone for almost three weeks and the time away from what had been their home for the past five years (for Rika all of her life) had started to get to them. The boys missed Gran-Gran's warm salmon for dinner, and even Pakku's repetitive training in everything. The group had been eating nothing but about two or three pieces of salmon every few days that Iroh and Gyatso could catch and make due with, and they drank boiling water. Iroh was yearning to hunt and give the group a feast with actual beverages like tea or fruit water. Of course that wouldn't happen for a long while. The trip to the Fire Nation had become the biggest disappointment in their lives. They thought that such a mighty ship would go so slow, the group thought that they would be in the Earth Kingdom already.

The only upside to the ship was the sleeping quarters. Oddly, they had oil and candle wax left over in a quantity that could be used for about two months. The bedrooms were large that had a beautiful design for a ship, and the beds were twin sized and comfortable. It wasn't very dusty below deck although the air not so clean the first time they stayed down there. The next day they kept the doors open so fresh air could come in and do its job. Ever since then, things had been going fine for the group, but they wished to be in Omashu by the next week.

On the 21st night of the trip, everything was great until the ship was stopped abruptly by some force. The force shook the whole ship and woke everybody up.

"What the heck was that?" Gyatso walked through his bedroom door. He had obviously been sleeping comfortably, and the shake had baffled him. His skin had light drool going from the right corner of his mouth to his upper cheek. Gyatso's eyes were deeply baggy as well.

"I have no idea!" Rika ran out of her room as everyone else came out of their separate ones. Her hair was everywhere from her rolling in the bed.

"How are you supposed to know, Rika?" Iroh said walking to the stairs barefooted. He ran up the stairs and cracked the window, looking through the small opening.

It was pitch black outside, so dark that Iroh could barely see the people walking on the ship. They seemed to be wearing tailored shirts with a large emblem. It was a circle, with a square in the middle. The people looked vaguely familiar to Iroh.

He took a deep breath and pushed the door a bit more open. His eyes rolled to Gyatso, Rika, and Roku.

"Stay back, I'm going out." He breathed. Rika then flashed him a look that brought him back to the day that Azula had come into his life and changed it forever. Her blue eyes switched to grey ones before she spoke.

"Iroh! Don't go out there!" She whispered harshly.

His heart stopped, and in an instant it began beating once again. Iroh looked down and forced his memories to stop. He shook his head and pushed the door.

"I have to." Then, he walked out.

Iroh didn't see anyone as he walked around the deck for the first few seconds, but then he heard something creep behind him. As he went to turn, his hands and feet were bound in earth and two hands were strongly on his shoulders.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Iroh's captor said sternly.

"What do you mean here? I am in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, and what are you doing on my friend's ship?"

"No, boy, you and whoever you are with are in Omashu. Now, what are you doing here? You have no license to ride this; you are surely not at the age of legitimacy."

"I-we're here to help in the war. We couldn't get a license to ride this because it took too much time to. . ." Iroh's face brightened up as he started chuckling.

"We're in the Earth Kingdom . . . oh my gosh!"

After everything was explained, the soldiers escorted the group to the mainland of Omashu. The ship was tied at the port, and they were riding a carriage to King Bumi's palace.

On the way, Iroh got his flashback again: "Iroh! Don't go in there!" Kara screamed out to him worriedly.

"Iroh, Iroh, where are you?" she screamed running in the dusty are.

"Go back, Kara!"

"DUCK!"

She was drifting to sleep when someone picked her up and just ran through the battle and set her down on a bed.

"Hey, Iroh." Rika woke him from his flashback. She looked out of the window and smiled.

"I guessed our prayers were answered. We have had a major victory . . . isn't the Earth Kingdom beautiful."

Well, it took me a day to write this chap and two days to post it. I had tried to write it many times before but I just couldn't!!

So there were two main points to this chap: 1- the group finally got to OMASHU!! AHHHHHHHHH. 2- I am soo not telling you until chapter like 25 or somethig.

Wow, I'm almost on my 20 chapter mark! Score!!

Also, when the gang meets up, I want them to have a name. I was thinking: The 4 Nations Gang, since they all hail from one (or multple) nation of the 4 nations!

God Bless,

Leelee488512