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Chapter 1 – Anomaly

On a cliff just outside the Southern Water Tribe

"Daddy, why are you telling me this stuff?" asks the gentle voice of the 5-year-old Keisha. Her silky black hair blowing in the breeze and her pale skin shines in the light just like her father, but her eyes, a shinning sky blue, sparkle just like her mother's.

"Because Keisha, although this is hard to believe, and trust me, I can't believe it, you are the next Avatar after me," replies Aang calmly. "Since no two Avatars are supposed to live in the real world at the same time, I may not be around much longer, so I need to teach you about the Avatar State and the Spirit World. Plus, not including you brother, I am the last air-bender that knows all there is to know about air-bending. I need to be the one to teach you this. I need to do this before that happens."

"But, I don't want you to leave daddy," says a now timid Keisha.

"Don't worry, since both of us is the Avatar, you can summon me and I can give you any advice you need as the new Avatar," replies the still calm Aang.

"Okay, so when are we going to see Korin again?" asks a now cheery Keisha.

Aang sighs at his daughters attempt to change the subject. "Next week, Keisha. We've already had this discussion five times now."

"Oh, okay. So what were you saying?"

"Right, I was talking to you about the elements. As you know, your mother is a water-bender, and your brother and I are air-benders. You, although learn all four, are a water-bender. We know this because, as the reincarnation shows, this generation of Avatar is a water-bender," he pauses to see if his daughter will interrupt. She doesn't so he continues. "While I am still here I will teach you how to enter the Avatar State and the Spirit World since I am the only one who can. Of course, I could leave it for you to figure out on your own, but I won't leave you hanging. Then I shall teach you air-bending, if I don't get to teach you much, then Hiro can teach you everything he knows. After that you will have to figure it out on your own."

"Like air-bending scrolls?" asks Keisha suddenly interested.

'Yes, like air-bending scrolls. Anyway, each element is linked to one of the four seasons. Water is to winter, like air is to autumn, fire is to summer and earth is to spring. As summer and winter are opposites, so are fire and water, as are autumn and spring, air and earth. Since fire is your opposite, it will be the hardest for you to learn, just like earth was the hardest for me to learn," states Aang matter-of-factly.

"Wow, I can't picture you not being able to do anything. I never would have guessed that daddy had difficulty mastering earth-bending, it doesn't sound possible, you're so good at it," Keisha says while trying to picture her father being unable to do something.

"Well, it was the same for every Avatar before me and will be the same for you," adds Aang.

"Daddy, why is it hard to believe that I am the new Avatar?" asks Keisha out of pure curiousity.

"Well that would be because an Avatar has never been born while another still lives. That's part of the reincarnation cycle. When one Avatar dies, that's when a new Avatar is born to the next nation in the cycle. If you started from me, you would go in order of the seasons to their elements, air and autumn, then comes water and winter, earth and spring, fire and summer, and so on. But you were born before the previous Avatar, me, died. That is why it is hard to believe," he replies without hesitation. "Also, because I may not live till you are sixteen, you were told you were the Avatar earlier than tradition says, which is of course sixteen."

"Oh, I don't get it."

"Never mind," he sighs. "But you must remember, I might not be around long enough to teach you everything I know about being the Avatar. So you have to promise me that you will try the best you can to finish learning what you need. If I need to speak to you I will contact you through the Spirit World, just like Avatar Roku did with me all those years ago. Do you promise?"

"Yes daddy, I promise."

"Thank you Keisha," sighs Aang, finally happy he's getting through to his daughter's reasonable side. Suddenly, Aang sees something in his peripheral vision coming extremely fast, heading straight for…

"Keisha, Look out!"

I know this chapter is kinda short, but hey, I can't please everyone. You know the drill, review please. As per usual, constructive criticism is welcome, as long as it isn't harsh. I know I left on a cliffy, but if you plan to read further, get used to it. I know everyone says it, but if you don't like my story then don't read it. Also the facts that Aang says is just that, facts. All of it is true facts. If your a true Avatar freak like I know I am, then you know it's true. Some sources say that Aang has black hair, some say brown, for my story I'm going with black.

If your wondering why this chapter is called Anomaly, it's because, as the chapter says, Keisha was born out of tradition to the normal reincarnation cycle. Korin is pronounced how it is spelled and since I forgot to put it in the prologue Keisha is pronounced "Kay-sha." You'll find out more about who Korin is in later chapters, you can take a few guesses if you want, I don't mind. If you yhink you got it, don't tell anyone, you might ruin the surprise for them.

I know I said I would wait a day at least before I issued the next chapter, but I couldn't wait, I wanted to put more in. :)