Another chapter? In the same day? I must really NOT have a life. Anyway. Hope you like it, I'm thinking the next chapter is full of things like wedding preparations, maybe a little bit of Sakida's scheming, few disappearances, how bout it? Hope you like this chapter. Please review.

Disclaimer: Must we go through this every chapter? I don't own it okay? If i did, would I be writing this?

Two weeks.

Two weeks.

Two weeks.

Two weeks.

Two weeks until the wedding. Two weeks until Katara encounters Sakida and takes her life. She wasn't prepared, she may never be prepared. Who would?

She needs to bloodbend. She hasn't done that since she faced Yon Rha. The man who murdered her mother. What will her family think of her new abilities? Zuko already knows about her skill, but he's only ever witnessed it on one person. One innocent person.

Katara had difficulty sleeping that night. She of course, shared a room with Zuko, and he was-hopefully-dreaming peacefully next to her. She couldn't get her mind off what she's supposed to do when she faces Sakida in one final battle.

Katara rolled over-her back to Zuko-and tucked her hands under her pillow. She closed her eyes and hoped for sleep, but she didn't even feel tired. When she reopened her eyes, she wasn't in her room anymore, she was. . .in the swamp? How did she get here?

Picking herself up, Katara noticed she wasn't lying in her bed with Zuko, but lying on a tree root covered in thick moss. What is going on? Looking around, Katara saw nothing but trees and leaves and swamp water.

"Hello?" She called out, taking a step forward. "Is anyone there?" Nothing. Not even a simple breeze. She was all alone, here in the swamp.

She was confused, why is she here? How did she get here? Why the swamp? Last time she was here, weird events happened; like chasing her mother. Who would she chase around this time? Who would she meet?

As she was readying herself to call out again, the fog around her crawled before her, and formed two different people. One she recognized as Yue, the other she had no clue about.

"Yue!" Katara smiled. "It's good to see you again. What's going on?"

"The spirits have been watching over you for some time now." The other figure spoke. He was dressed in old Water Tribe clothes, but also very sacred and formal, just like Yue. "We've also decided to help you defeat Sakida, once and for all."

"How are we supposed to do that?" Katara asked. "Zuko told me how Tui and Agni defeated Qiao by using their waterbending and lighting. Isn't that what I'm supposed to do? Use bloodbending to freeze Sakida's body? Ask Zuko to help me?"

Another figure was formed from the fog, it was an old Fire Nation man. He wore the Fire Lord's crown, but it was much larger than Zuko's. But he was different than Yue and the other spirit; dragon wing's sprouted from his back, and when he opened his mouth to speak, his teeth were made of a thousand fangs.

"When Tui and I faced Qiao, we used our abilities when they were at our strongest. Tui, like every other waterbender, has only been allowed to bloodbend at a full moon, when her bending was invincible." The strange man spoke.

'Tui and I'; He spoke as if. . .Katara's eyes widened and she gasped. Quickly falling to her knees, Katara bowed to the great La and Agni. "I'm so sorry, I didn't recognize you! I'm so sorry Moon and Ocean spirits, Yue and La, the Great Fire God Agni. Please forgive me."

Yue laughed softly. "It's fine Katara, no need to be formal at a time like this."

Katara rose slightly, but didn't stand back up. "How am I supposed to defeat Sakida? The wedding isn't for two weeks, and the full moon won't-"

"We understand if you don't feel strong enough," La interrupted. "that's why we're here, we have a plan to bring this demon down for good."

Katara couldn't help but glance at Agni. "How exactly are you going to do that?"

"That's for us to worry about," Agni replied. "All you need to do is fight Sakida for as long as you possibly can."

"Be aware, that this is a battle you must fight on your own, Zuko is going to have to sit out of this one." Yue smiled, remembering the fight from earlier between him and her ex-fiancé.

"But, what if I can't do it?" Katara looked down at the water below her. "What if I fail? What if I can't defeat her and my father will be under her spell forever? What if-"

"Trust us," They all spoke together in union; then Yue spoke alone. "You must have faith, but not only in us, but yourself and your family."

"Now," Agni said. "we will take you back to the mortal world, and when you wake, just pretend as if this was nothing but a dream."

Their bodies started to fade away, sinking into the darkness behind them. Katara called out for them, but she couldn't find her voice, much less herself. Then she was falling, slipping into another dimension, another world, another reality.

Screaming, Katara shot out of bed, gasping for air, clutching her hand over her heart, feeling it beat heavily. "Katara?" A worried voice startled her, and she nearly screamed again, but Zuko's hand covered her mouth. "Shh, it's just me." Kaskae was awake the moment he heard screaming, and now he's crawling over their bodies, licking their faces and cuddling with them.

Katara's body trembled in fear and coldness. She allowed Zuko to wrap his arms around her body, calming and warming her up. "I'm sorry if I woke you."

Zuko shook his head, beginning to lie back down, with her in his arms. "I couldn't sleep anyway. Are you okay?" Kaskae was smushed between their bellies, but he didn't care.

"I'm fine." Katara lied. She was far from it. How were the spirits planning to assist her in fighting Sakida? How was she supposed to kill someone with just her bending abilities? She had too many questions, too many worries. "Just a bad dream is all."

Zuko didn't buy it. "You were talking in your sleep." He pressed his lips to her forehead, checking her temperature. She seemed fine-physically.

"What did I say?" She whispered, closing her eyes.

"You were muttering about Sakida, and your father, and something about Yue." He answered, taking a deep breath.

"It's nothing, don't worry about it." Katara reassured him, or at least tried to. "I'm just really tired now."

He kissed her forehead, but this time out of love. "Rest my love, I'll protect you forever and always."

She feel asleep with a smile on her face.

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