I've been soo busy guys. I haven't had much time to write chapters with the first week of school and all, plus I was assistant coordinator for a friends wedding, so exciting. But yeah, now I have a chapter for you to read! So exciting! Hehe. Anywho, enjoy, and yeahp. Lemme know, :P Happy Hunting!

Chapter3: Mesmerizing

"So, what about you, where do you live?" Mitsuki asked curiously, as she and Temeharo trekked across a cliff filled terrain.

"A place called Keonama," Haro answered proudly. "Oh." Was all Mitsuki replied with.

"I can't wait to get my memories back," She said, daydreaming of all the things she'd get to remember. She didn't know exactly what she'd get, but she had a feeling her memories would be exciting.

"Yeah, I can't wait for you to get them back either," Haro said. Mitsuki suddenly got curious as they hiked up a small hill. "So, how did we meet?" She asked.

Temeharo laughed at this. "You asked me that last mission too," He said. She nodded but asked again.

"Well, the mission before your last one you had to protect an orphan child as she made her way to a city where Merrokka knew a nice couple was gonna take her in. But this little orphan couldn't know you were protecting her, so you stayed invisible.

"But then these two evil spirits working for Great Terror came and wanted to kill the little girl, they turned your mission into an all out spirit war. They recruited more spirits but Merrokka didn't have any to send you except me. And that one was my last mission,

"So I came to help you, when I arrived one of the spirits had you pinned down and was about to slice your throat so I got my sword and sliced his throat, then I scooped you off your feet and we ran to stop another spirit from killing the child. And we won, we saved the kid and she found new parents." He told her.

She nodded. "And we became like best friends after that." He half whispered. She smiled but deep down she didn't feel like she could trust him.

All he had was white and black hair, no real proof that he was a spirit. And besides that she had no idea how they met so he could've just made that whole thing up.

Maybe his plan was to find her memories and destroy them somehow. So right then Mitsuki made a plan of her own, once they'd found the vault her memories were hidden in she'd take the key from Haro and then either kill him or send him off to some random spirit world.

"So, your mission-" Temeharo spoke up. "It was to find your memories?" He asked.

Mitsuki didn't really want to explain to him but she felt that she had to. So she did. "Well, not exactly." She said.

"It was to find a key and unlock a vault, I had no idea they were my memories until Yue showed up in that barn. What were you doing sleeping in there anyway?" She countered suddenly curious.

He laughed. "I made it a mission of my own to find you-" He started to explain, as they climbed a somewhat small cliff.

"And I needed a place to sleep, so I found the stable." He told her.

They reached the top and stopped for a short break. "So why not a hotel or something?" Mitsuki asked, feeling a bit confused by his actions.

"Well, spirits don't have money, and we can't get paid by people anyway, so I couldn't stay in a hotel." He said.

"Oh." Mitsuki frowned as they stood before a giant cliff. As they looked up to find the ridge they couldn't see it as the sun blocked their view.

Mitsuki had a plan. She knew how she could get up there, and if this boy really was a spirit, he'd know too.

She looked at him at the exact moment that he looked at her. A smile spread across half his face as he had a plan.

Looking into his green eyes Mitsuki knew exactly what he meant.

"Star Skill: wings." They both whispered. A blue-ish light came and white wings appeared on both their backs. They bent down and then launched themselves into the air, spreading their wings as they sprung up.

They both raced up the side of the cliff, zooming past the ridge and feeling the warm sun hit their faces as they went up into the sky.

It was at this moment that Mitsuki felt like she could trust Temeharo. But to a point, he was a spirit but she still wanted him gone when she found her memories.

So she wouldn't kill him, she'd just send him to Keonama.

Back in Republic City, Ty Lee was telling her husband about the white rose she'd received while he was at the park with Pema.

Shang put his arms around her and held on tight, wishing that he could protect them both. But he knew next to nothing about spirits, and from what he'd heard they'd be way too powerful for someone who's not even a bender let alone a spirit.

Pema was scared for her parents. She was only five, she had no idea what was going on. All she knew was that her mommy was crying and daddy was pale.

She cautiously walked up to Shang and patted his knee. He looked down at her.

"What's wrong?" She begged pitifully. Ty Lee pulled her tear streaked face out of Shang's chest to see her daughter on the verge of tears herself.

She pulled away and knelt down beside Pema and engulfed her in a hug. "Oh sweetie, I'm sorry. It's ok," She whispered.

A couple tears spilled down Pema's cheeks as she had no idea what was happening, but she didn't utter a sound.

Shang then knelt down beside his girls and hugged them both. "Pema we're gonna have to send you away to live with uncle Aang and aunt Katara for awhile," The young father whispered sadly.

Ty Lee sniffled. She knew this would be best for Pema but she couldn't help the ache in her chest at the thought of leaving her daughter in this crisis.

But, Pema would be with Katara, and Katara is a bender, so Ty Lee felt Pema would definitely be safe with her, and also the Avatar, who could travel to spirit worlds so she'd definitely be extra safe.

"But mommy!" Pema whispered, choking on her words. "Where will you go?" She asked.

Ty Lee sighed. "To take care of some things, but we'll be back to pick you up in no time," She told the little girl.

Pema squeezed her mothers neck tight before letting go. She nodded and despite her tears smiled, "I love you mommy," She said. "I will wait for you to come and get me," She said, rubbing her little eyes.

Ty Lee nodded smiling and hugged her daughter again before they left for Air Temple Island.

At the island, Tenzin answered Shang's knock.

Shang asked to see Aang immediately. Tenzin nodded and rushed them inside and to Aang's study, where he was working.

"Shang! Ty Lee! What a pleasant surprise," Aang greeted them with a slight bow and they returned the favor.

"Aang, I'm afraid this isn't as pleasant as you'd like." Shang said. Ty Lee told Pema to wait just outside.

Aang's smile quickly faded as Ty Lee closed the door and looked at him pleadingly. "What is it?" He asked.

Ty Lee set the white rose on Aang's desk. "Great Terror has returned," She said simply.

Aang stared at the white rose. The memory of Ty Lee's nightmare and hearing those screams echoed through his mind. And when she finally woke up, and how terrified she was at finding the white rose from her dream actually in her hand.

He took a deep breath before responding. "That can't be. Mitsuki defeated him, she said so herself," Aang said.

Ty Lee shook her head, holding back tears. "He's back somehow, and now he wants something with me," She told him.

"I saw Temeharo, he was at my house, and Mitsuki was there too," Ty Lee explained. "I just need you to look after Pema for awhile, she'll be safe with you," She said.

Aang nodded solemnly. "I will take care of her," He whispered. "Did Mitsuki say what she wanted?" He asked suddenly.

Ty Lee shook her head gravely. "No. She was just there and then she was gone," She said.

Aang nodded again. "Well, would you two like to stay with me as well?" Aang offered.

Ty Lee was silent. "No." Shang replied. "Great Terrors beef is with us, we don't want to endanger your family or Pema," He said, as politely as he could.

Aang understood, but he was the Avatar, he knew and felt a responsibility for them both, but endangering his family was something he never wanted, so he agreed.

"Mitsuki's mission now might be to protect us again, so don't worry about us." Ty Lee said, trying to smile.

Aang nodded and then they left.

"Thank you Katara," Ty Lee said as Aang explained everything to his wife. Ty Lee then turned to Pema and gave her one last hug and kiss before saying goodbye. Shang did the same.

"We love you sweetie," Ty Lee said as they left.

Everyone waved till they were out of sight. Ty Lee sighed and slumped down in the boat as Shang rowed them back to shore.

"Did we do the right thing?" Ty Lee asked, fear in her tone. Shang nodded. "We did." He said.

Back at the cliffs Temeharo and Mitsuki had been walking for ages when they finally found an oasis.

They took a short break there, studying the key. It had a map designed into its handle that they'd been following. It led them through this desert-like climate on top of the highest cliff.

Now they sat in the water soaking as the sun beat down on their faces.

Temeharo reached over and splashed Mitsuki casually. He pretended it wasn't him so she splashed him back.

"Hey!" Temeharo said, splashing her again.

The two laughed and splashed awhile longer before finally deciding to leave. But as they left the comfort of the shady trees the sun seemed to beat down harder. They became hotter way faster.

Haro resorted to taking off his shirt and tying it around his head, and Mitsuki had tied her hair up on top of her head.

They panted along and had to stop a lot to catch their breath and drink some water.

It wasn't until they took another break that one of them even thought to look up.

Mitsuki blocked the sun and gazed up into the sky. A rather large cloud loomed overhead, it cast no shadow and seemed to be looming above them. But if there was a cloud then why was it hot?

"You ready?" Temeharo asked, panting heavily. Mitsuki shushed him and pointed to the cloud.

But when he looked at it he didn't see anything at all. "Must be the heat," He told her.

She shook her head and glared at him. "We're spirits, it's not the heat." She said harshly.

She stared at the cloud awhile longer when suddenly it moved. It looked like it had wings. That's when she realized this was no cloud.

"Get down!" She screamed. Haro didn't know what was going on cuz he couldn't see anything. But he obeyed, and ducked under the large rock they'd stopped at.

Mitsuki ran for it but wasn't fast enough to catch shelter.

The large beast grabbed her by her foot and she fell to the ground face first. The animal dragged her back and pulled her into the air.

Haro couldn't see the beast at all, so to him it seemed Mitsuki just fell and then was lifted into air by her foot.

As Mitsuki struggled to be free from this creature she looked up at it. Its blood red eyes glared at her as it flew, and then it let out the most horrifying screech, still clamping it's jaws around her ankle.

This was a desert dragon, unknown in the mortal world but feared in the spirit world.

This dragon was heat. Pure, raw, heat. It had a skeleton, yes, but it's flesh was always sizzling and burning, it's skin was red in color but it was see through, you could see the animals bones and organs. It also had some black skin layering only spots, the black skin looked like it was human flesh burning on a stove. It crumpled like ash to the touch, these dragons shed the black skin sometimes but it always grew back.

According to legend the desert dragon, when it killed its victims would peel off their skin, light it on fire and then layer it across their bodies.

The dragon that now held Mitsuki took her up so high she could barely see the ground. Its eyes flashed like a bright light and then it dropped her.

She yelled as it let go, but quickly regained a cool head. She simply said the words and light flashed. But her wings didn't appear.

"No, no no no no!" She said as she fell. She said the words again and again but still no wings.

That dragon must've done something to her, and that's why she couldn't get her wings.

The ground was rapidly approaching and she curled in a ball, bracing for impact.

It came closer, and closer still. Tears started to come out of Mitsuki's eyes as she realized this was it. She wouldn't get her memories now, she couldn't get anything now. This was the end.

Suddenly something came flying up at her. She was so close to the ground she could almost smell it.

The thing coming at her was Temeharo! He had his wings out and he was flying at her with a determined look.

He grabbed her bridal style and she wrapped her arms around his neck fearful of falling.

Haro took her down and set her on the ground. She was shaking violently and looked toward the sky. The dragon was gone.

Mitsuki was flooded with both relief and fear. The dragon wasn't coming for seconds, yet.

"Mitsuki what happened?!" Haro asked worriedly as she was still shaking.

Mitsuki looked at him confused and told him about the dragon. "I didn't see any dragon," Haro replied, shaking his head slowly.

Mitsuki thought about this awhile before finally answering. "Maybe, cuz you said you've completed all your missions, just maybe, you can't see things that aren't in the mortal world." She said.

Temeharo looked skeptical however. "But I can see you," He said.

Mitsuki shook her head. "No, see, I've come into the mortal world, so of course you see me, but the dragon was still in the spirit world, he was invisible to mortals," She explained.

"But that doesn't make sense-" Haro argued still. "I am a spirit, so why wouldn't I be able to see other spirits?" He asked.

Mitsuki grew frustrated as she couldn't make him understand. She'd try once again and if he still didn't get it she'd give up. "Ok," She said with a huff. "You transferred to the mortal world, so right now you can't see any of the spirits roaming around here," She said.

Haro nodded finally understanding. "Finally." Mitsuki mumbled to herself. She stood up and brushed off the dust from her pants. "Lets go," She said and started walking.

Temeharo quickly caught up to her and smiled. He was glad that soon she'd remember. Soon he'd have the love of his life back.

But he had no idea it wouldn't be that easy...