This is the next morning after Aang, Brianna, and I are done with our game of Air Ball.


"All right, dessert for breakfast!" Aang exclaimed happily as he stuffed his face with pastries. I let out a small yawn and leaned against a wall, trying to wake myself up. I was surprised that I managed to wake up this early, because Brianna and I both knew that Zuko was going to come up anytime now. The only problem was that we just didn't know exactly when. I watched as Aang, Momo, and Brianna stuffed their faces with sweets. Just from watching them, I could taste sugar entering my mouth which was too sweet for my liking. "Katara, Rebecca, you've got to try these!" Aang said with his mouth full as he pointed down at the overcrowded table.

"Well, maybe just a bite," Katara said as she picked up a pastry from a dish and took a small bite. I could see that she liked it, because she took another bite only this time about half of it disappeared in her mouth. I watched her as she grabbed a different pastry and started stuffing that into her face as well. My right eye twitched as I wondered if I would ever meet a girl who had some self control when it came to sweet things. Aang and Brianna then shoved two different pastries into my face, both prepared to force me to eat if necessary. I let out a sigh before taking both of them and taking a small bite out of them.

"It's good," I said after having swallowed the food forced upon me. It wasn't too sweet, which was a good thing for me. I quickly ate the two pastries before taking a glass of water to help all the food go down my throat. Aang then turned to Sokka who was sitting on the floor leaned against the wall, sulking.

"Sokka, what's your problem? Eat!"

"Not hungry," Sokka said with his arms crossed. When I heard this I felt myself suddenly choke on my water, while Brianna dropped the pastry, which was half way in her mouth, onto the floor.

"But you're always hungry!" Aang and Brianna said in unison, except Brianna practically screamed it out. I placed the glass on the table after recovering from the shock.

"He's just upset because a bunch of girls kicked his butt yesterday." Katara said without having to look at her older brother and just bit into another pastry.

"They snuck up on me!" Sokka shouted back angry.

"Right, and then they kicked your butt." Katara said with a smug look. I saw a vein from Sokka's head pop as he stood there angrily.

"Sneak attacks don't count!" he shouted out again as he walked over towards the table and began muttering to himself. "Tie me up with ropes! I'll show them a thing or two. I'm not scared of any girls. Who do they think they are anyway?" While he continued to mumble to himself, we all watched him snatch random sweets to form a pile in his arms. After he took about half of the food on the table, he started making he's way to the door. I saw him take a bite out of one of the sweets then say "This is tasty." I rolled my eyes amazed at how stubborn someone could be.

"What's he so mad about? It's great here. They're giving us the royal treatment" Aang said with his mouth half full.

"Hey don't get too comfortable. It's risky for us to stay in one place for very long" Katara said, in her motherly tone.

"I'm sure we'll be fine. Besides, did you see how happy I'm making this town?" Aang turned to the window behind him and looked at the Kyoshi statue that was now being repainted. "They're even cleaning up that statue in my honor!"

"Well it's nice to see you excited about being the Avatar. I just hope it doesn't all go to your head" she said to the happy young monk.

"Come on, you know me better than that. I'm just a simple monk."

"Yeah, just a simple monk with some bad ass abilities," I whispered to Brianna and our partners, making all three of them laugh. Aang then got up and went to the window just to be greeted by his fan girls, screaming at the sight of him. I saw a large smile creep across Aang's face while Katara just gagged at the sight, possibly a little jealous.

That whole morning we followed Aang around the town, watching him: get chased by his fan club across the bridge, getting his picture painted with more fans, and him doing pushups by air bending to show off to his fans.

"That doesn't show off physical strength," I said in an emotionless tone while watching Aang blow himself up and down.

"Nope, it shows that he has strong lungs!" Brianna exclaimed, enjoying the scene. I, on the other hand, would have rather been training than having to watch Aang being drooled over by a group of annoying brats that love his every move. I let out a small groan, wishing Aang would just ditch the girls already.

"I can't believe I woke up early for this," I muttered to myself but was loud enough so the other three heard me. "Brianna, do you think the 'simple monk' over there can handle himself for ten minutes? I don't know about you but I need a break from all the squealing."

"Yeah, I think he should be okay. If I remember this episode correctly Zuko doesn't show up until like the afternoon. The scene after this is supposed to be when Sokka goes to the…" I saw Brianna's eye light up from excitement. An evil smile suddenly formed across her face. She grabbed my hand and started to drag me towards the Kyoshi Island's dojo.

When she arrived at the door Brianna finally released my hand. We came just at the right time and saw Sokka try to beat Suki in a match. We watched as he got tied up and thrown to the floor. I saw the female warriors laughing at him when the match was over. I then heard Brianna and Nyoko beside me burst into laughter, and looked like they going to die from laughing so hard. I just stood there, enjoying the scene, but that was short lived because eventually I got bored.

I walked into the room ignoring the stares I got from the warriors and picked Sokka up, his arms and leg still tied together. I helped him stand up then untied the belt, freeing him. I could see that Sokka was embarrassed by the sudden defeat so I did him a favor by not saying anything.

"Thanks," he whispered so that only I could hear him. I nodded my head, so that no one would know that he had just showed me gratitude. I then turned towards Suki and gave her a blank stare.

"I'll be borrowing Sokka, please excuse us," I said as grabbed Sokka's sleeve and we exited the dojo. Brianna was standing by a tree at the entrance, waiting for us. I released Sokka from my grasp and walked to Brianna's side. He was still blushing and had his head down, refusing to look at us. "You okay?" I asked him only slightly concerned, because I knew that later on he would be fine.

"Yeah," he muttered under his breath. "I just can't help but feel weak, since…."

"You lost to a girl?" I completed his sentence. He didn't make eye contact with either one of us, and I took his silence as a yes. I rubbed the back of my neck wondering how I was going to make Sokka feel better, but I knew I had to say something since Brianna was probably still mad about the comment he made on our way here.

"Sokka….knowing you lost to someone obviously makes you feel weaker, despite gender. So it's okay to feel that way, in fact it can be a good thing sometimes. That feeling will make you want to become stronger. It's better to accept one's emotions then try and run away with logic." When I finished my explanation I noticed that Brianna was laughing because of Sokka's shocked face. "Sokka, you're going to catch bugs like that," I said as I forcefully closed his mouth.

"And you were the one who said she was evil," Brianna said, giving Sokka a smug look. I could feel a tiny sweat drop form over my head as I stared blankly at the two of them, not understanding what they were talking about.

"Umm going back on topic," I said completely ignoring what Brianna had just said. "Are you going to run? Or accept your emotion and do something about it?" I asked Sokka after returning to my serious self. He looked at Brianna and I then back at the dojo, where the Kyoshi warriors had continued on with their training. I saw him lower his head to the ground and kicked a nearby rock. He let out a groan, knowing that I was right then slowly walked back into the dojo. We both followed him, but stopped when we got to the door frame, so we could watch.

"Uh, hey Suki" Sokka greeted the leader.

"Hoping to get another dance lesson?" Suki shot back mockingly which was understandable since most women get offended when men are sexist, but for some reason I never do making me question my gender.

"No…..I…..well, let me explain." Sokka struggled to find the right words.

"Spit it out! What do you want?" Suki shouted growing impatient. He looked at her and then kneeled down before her feet.

"I would be honored if you would teach me."

"Even if I'm a girl," Suki asked, still sounding angry.

"I'm sorry if I insulted you. I was wrong."

"We normally don't teach outsiders, let alone boys." Suki said making me think the roles had reversed on who the sexist one was now.

"Please make an exception. I won't let you down."

"All right, but you have to follow all of our traditions."

"Of course," Sokka said as he tried to hide his excitement.

"And I mean all of them," Suki and the other girls all wore evil grins, freaking Sokka, Gin, and me out. I glanced over at Brianna and saw that she too was wearing the same creepy smile, only hers was much wider. I then heard evil laughter coming from the yang charm. I took several steps back, glad that I was different compared to most girls.

"Are all female humans like this?" Gin asked me.

"Yeah but it's not just the humans, I think animals are like that too" I whispered to him as I pointed to the girls on my left, feeling their aura of evil around them. "Just be glad I'm different." Just as I said this Sokka came out from a room and was in the Kyoshi uniform, in full costume and makeup. I felt pity for the now known cross dresser while Brianna just burst out laughing. I slapped myself on the forehead, hoping that no one would judge us for traveling with him. I sensed Aang behind us just as he came walking past the entrance and happened to witness Sokka's glorious moment.

"Bravery and honor," Sokka said as he put his hands on his hips proudly.

"Hey Sokka, nice dress" Aang said as he poked his head in between us. Having been teased by Aang, Sokka became depressed again not so proud of his new look anymore. Aang walked away towards the inn we were staying at with his young female companions following close behind. I felt my eyes begin twitching again at the sight of the girls swarming after him, similar to how wolves hunt for the last deer in the forest.

While Sokka began his training, I lay nearby the tree in order to rest my eyes. Brianna sat close to the door so that she could watch Sokka get his butt kicked. I saw the other Kyoshi Warriors all eventually walk out, and leave Suki and Sokka alone in the dojo. I threw a rock at Brianna's head in order to catch her attention. I motioned her to back away, so they both could get some alone time. Brianna understood what I meant but only ducked her head and went towards a nearby window. This made it clear that she did not want to miss a second of watching Sokka getting his ass kicked again. I closed my eyes, not interested in Sokka's suffering, and just decided to enjoy the peace while it lasted. After a couple of minutes I heard footsteps coming over to me, making me open one of my eyes.

"Oh Katara," I said when I saw the Water Nation girl. I pulled myself up from the ground so that I would be at her eye level. She looked worried which made me feel anxious. "What's wrong?"

"It's Aang, he said he was going to ride the Unagi." My eyes shot open as a flashback of the scene with Aang going to the shore came into my head. I could feel my anger rising. I was pissed off at everything: Aang for being stupid, Katara for being too stubborn to stop him, Brianna for not remembering even though she was a big fan of the series, Sokka for needing my help with something so stupid, but mostly at myself for letting something like this happen. I could feel my blood boil as I let my anger lash out at her.

"You've got to be fucking kidding me!" I screamed cursing into the sky. I turned to Brianna who had just come out from her hiding spot, after hearing my outburst. "Brianna, let's go!" She nodded her head intuned to my actions. I then spotted Sokka and Suki watching us, they both looked shocked and scared at my outbirst, but I didn't really care at the time. Without hesitation I turned around and started making my way to the shore, not looking back to see whether or not Brianna and Katara were keeping up with me.

I could feel a rush of wind at my face as I dashed to the destination. When I was about a good five feet away I stopped myself from colliding into anything. I came to a complete halt and quickly started looking around until my eyes came upon Aang in the water. He didn't seem to notice me, which was good for him. After knowing that he was still safe, I fell onto my knees and started breathing heavily. Brianna and Katara quickly caught up just as I noticed the fan girls leaving the area.

"Katara, you came!" Aang said noticing his crush right away.

"I wanted to make sure you were safe. You really had me worried. That's why I went to get Brianna and Rebecca" Katara told Aang. Aang's eyes finally moved from Katara to Brianna then me, and noticed that I was on sitting on the ground trying to catch my breath. I could see guilt in his eyes, but knew that talking to him wouldn't help so I just avoided eye contact.

"Back there you acted like you didn't care," Aang said to Katara as he also avoided eye contact with both me and Brianna.

"I'm sorry," Katara said completely ignoring our existence.

"Me too, I did let all that attention go to my head. I was being a jerk." Aang said, attempting to ignore us but I could tell he was watching us from the corner of his eye.

"Well, get out of the water before you catch a cold you big jerk" Katara yelled to him playfully. By this time I had completely recovered and was breathing normally. I picked myself up from the ground as Aang started making his way towards shore. That's when I saw a large familiar fin following close behind him.

"Aang!" I shouted just as the Unagi revealed itself from the waters. I ran towards him and was relieved when I was able to run across the water. Aang was holding onto the Unagi's whiskers as it moved its head rapidly all around, trying to make him lose his grip. I ran towards the Unagi at full speed and summoned my staff from the charm. I spun it above my head then swung it towards the creature making it fling its head up, causing Aang to lose his grip. I watched in horror as Aang was knocked into the water and was knocked unconscious.

"Aang!" I screamed him name out again, but couldn't come to his aid because I the Unagi try to chomp down on me. I easily dodged his attack by jumping over him causing him to dive to the bottom of the ocean. I looked out the corner of my eye and saw that Katara had Aang in her arms and was about to swim to shore. I then noticed a shadow figure swimming towards them, realizing it was the Unagi. I quickly ran to them just as it revealed itself. I jumped up and kicked it across the face sending it back into the waters.

"Go!" I shouted to Katara as the Unagi came back up and started attacking me by shooting water from its mouth. I was able to dodge the blasts of water while seeing that Katara had taken Aang to a safe rocky area. I noticed Brianna run towards the rocks where Aang was taken, guessing that she was worried about him and that she also trusted me enough to know that I would be fine.

"I have to end this quickly before I run out of energy," I muttered to myself. I noticed a nearby cliff and was able to formulate a quick plan in my head. I ran towards the cliff, which was right behind the Unagi. When I got close to the cliff I jumped towards it and pushed off the rocks sending me back towards the sea serpent's head. I did four flips in the air, hoping it would give me more speed while also spinning my staff around, and swinging it at the Unagi's face. The impact was so great that it was sent to the other side of the water close to where Katara, Aang, and Brianna were.

I watched it flinch in pain, but slowly move itself back into the depths of the ocean, as it disappeared in the darkness. I gracefully did two flips in the air as I floated down to the water without making a ripple appear beneath me. Although I knew that the Unagi had retreated, I could still feel something dangerous and large close by. I slowly turned my head to my right and saw something I had completely forgotten about, making me mentally curse to myself.

In front of me was a Fire Navy ship, something that I knew I would be seeing many more times after today. Without a doubt in my mind I automatically knew who the captain of the ship was. I scoured the ship intently, until I came upon a familiar looking mark. It was a scar that belonged to none other than the Fire Lord's banished son, Prince Zuko. I had honestly never expected him to be watching my little scene with his crew members.

I quickly glanced at his men and spotted some familiar faces, but their names were unknown to me. The only person I knew by name was Iroh, Prince Zuko's uncle, also known as an ex-general. They all stared at me admiring and fearing me at the same time. Iroh for whatever reason looked rather intrigued by my performance. However, what surprised me most was Zuko's expression. He seemed to be watching me in a daze, making me wonder what it was that he was thinking about, and why it was that he was staring at me.


I'm going to say this now, what happens in the next part was not my idea. I give all the credit of what is about to happen next all to Brianna.