PARADOX

Chapter Twenty-One: Interlude (So I actually get a chapter up...)

It had been almost a week since I had been escorted to the North Pole. I had taken to the place like a fish to water, so to speak. I practiced my offensive waterbending off to the side of all the other waterbending men, which they were offended by. Bunch of sexist idiots. I could beat all of them with one hand tied behind my back and blindfolded. I also took time to learn the healing practices with a woman named Yagoda. She was very kind, yet stern. I guess living with a bunch of sexist men as the only other waterbending masters would make anyone rough to keep their pride and respect.

I had progressed fast in this field. I had never taken anatomy but I knew some stuff they didn't even think of because this world wasn't as technologically or medically advanced as my old world. Huh. I'm thinking of it as my old world, not my world. I guess this world has become my world. I spent six years here, that's quite a bit of time.

I was currently developing a new waterbending attack. It was modeled after Kisame Hoshigaki's Five Feeding Sharks jutsu and the water shark bullet jutsu. It created five large sharks made out of water that attacked the enemy like a real shark would. It also could interact with little control needed so I could concentrate on something else if needed. The technique was hard to get started but once I got it started it was easy to maintain. I was even thinking of expanding the technique to other animals or making the animals out of ice instead.

I was sending a large prototype ice lion out to attack one of my water sharks when the shadow fell over my head. I looked up in surprise and excitement. Aang and the rest of the gaang had arrived. Kovu who had been lounging off to the side with barely a care in the world bolted to his feet and howled an excited greeting.

I chuckled and we both ran toward the area where Appa would have to land. I giggled as Kovu started jumping around like a cat on catnip as he approached where Aang would be. With an excited bark he jumped up onto Appas back and easily knocked all of the gaang over licking them thoroughly, welcoming them back and getting his scent on the rest of his pack.

"Kovu!" Aang exclaimed happily eagerly hugging the wolf-like creature back.

"Kovu?" Sokka asked.

"Where's Kiara then?" Katara added.

"Right here." I said coming into there view.

Appa bellowed a happy welcome and Momo chittered excitedly as he flew down to land on my head.

"Kiara!" The gaang cheered as they managed to get away from Kovu and converge on me.

"What happened?"

"How did you get here?"

"Are you okay?"

"Did you learn anymore waterbending?"

"How long have you been here?"

"Where did you go after we were chased away?"

The questions poured relentlessly from the whole group.

"Relax." I chuckled. Inside it felt good that I had been missed. "In order: I saw the smoke and hurried back to the camp as fast as I could. I used a ice boat and waterbending. I'm fine. I learned some healing. I've been here for about a week. I went North, as far as I could and then made a boat to carry me here." I answered each of the questions quickly.

As I let the story of the Northern Air Temple flow over me, I felt happier than I had for the last week. I guess I really had missed them more than I knew.

A/N: Okay folks. SORRY this sucks so badly. The site I was using to watch the Avatar episodes isn't working. So from now on I'm either going to have to go on my memory (Which sucks) or write my chapters via reading summaries on the internet. If anyone else has any other ideas feel free to PM me. By the way I won't give up this story no matter how long it takes me to update. Reviews to this very short chapter would be nice...

PS. if you read the first chapter of my Pokemon Fanfiction "Oh No Not Again" there are some small spoilers... if you want to read them. Take it or leave it.