I finally was able to get my laptop fixed a few weeks ago, but because it was the month of September it meant I needed to get ready for another semester of school so I didn't have much time to work with this. However today is a holiday and I have off so I'm able to post up some of this chapter. As indicated on the title of this chapter this is the Blue Spirit episode, and for obvious reasons I'm not going to be making any commentary on the bottom author's notes. However Brianna has, gladly, volunteered to do that while I'll just fill you all on what is happening on the top, like I normally would do. So please enjoy the squealing provided by Brianna.


((Rebecca's P.O.V))

"Brianna, I think we're losing him."

"What makes you say that?" she asked, looking over at me.

"You know what I love about Appa the most? His sense of humor," Sokka told Katara as he allowed her to place a cold towel over his head. The giant bison let out a loud groan as he looked over at the sick teenager lying on his side. Sokka laughed at Appa's response, causing shivers to go up my spine having been creeped out by Sokka's strange behavior. "Classic Appa," he said in an amused voice.

"Do I even have to say it?" I asked Brianna as I looked over at her. She shook her head but continued to stare at the weak and shivering warrior.

"How's Sokka doing?" Aang asked as he walked over from his quest to find something that could cure our patient's illness.

"Not so good, being out in that storm really did a number on him" Katara answered as she looked down at her older brother who had a runny nose and was looking around at us frantically, as if he was paranoid about something.

"Damn Brianna, if he gets sicker I think he'd be paler than you" I said as I walked over toward Sokka.

"Normally I could argue with that but I won't because it's true," she said as she followed me to get a better look at Sokka.

"I couldn't find any ginger root for the tea, but I found a map," Aang said as he got on his knees and rolled the scroll open to show us. "There's an Herbalist Institute on the top of that mountain. We could probably find a cure for Sokka there."

"Aang, he's in no condition to travel. Sokka just needs more rest. I'm sure he'll be better by tomorrow," Katara said, not taking Sokka's illness too seriously. I heard loud coughing coming from Katara as she cleared her throat, trying to stop.

"Not you too!" Aang said in a worried voice.

"Relax, it was just a little cough," she said trying to reassure him. "I'm fine..." she said but was cut off by her own coughing, which was even more violent than the last. When her coughing finally ceased, it was as if the energy had been drained from her.

"That's how Sokka started yesterday," Aang exclaimed after lowering his arms, which were used to shielded himself from her germs. "Now look at him he thinks he's an earth bender!" We all looked over at Sokka who was now sitting upright and he punched the air.

"Take that, you rock!" he shouted, not knowing that there was nothing there.

"A few more hours and you'll be talking nonsense too," Aang said as he got up from the floor, "I'm going to find some medicine."

"I'll go with you," I said, moving towards him.

"Me too!" Brianna shouted, leaping into the air, but I knew I would have to ruin her happy mood. I grabbed Brianna by the back of her collar and dragged her away from the others.

"Sorry, but you can't come with us," I told her in a serious voice.

"Eh, why~?" she complained to me in a whiny voice. I let out a sigh, looking at the sky and pointed to the dark clouds.

"One, we can't fly because of the weather, which means you can't ride on Nyoko. And two, Aang and I have the ability to run at a fast speed, unlike you. So you tell me how is it you're going to be able to keep up with us?"

"You carry me!" she exclaimed rather quickly.

"I'll throw you off the first cliff we come across," I warned her. She took several steps back, afraid that I might actually try throwing her down to her doom. "Not only that, but I'm pretty sure Katara and Sokka will need help gathering supplies, such as water."

"Oh right," Brianna said, recalling the scenes where Momo had brought them many useless items when they only needed water. "Fine, I'll stay," Brianna said, disappointed. I let out another sigh while Aang waited patiently for me by the edge of the temple we were using as shelter for the night.

"Well it's not like you're going to miss anything," I said, placing a hand behind my head. "I mean it's only Zhao, and last time I checked you weren't his biggest fan." Brianna shrugged her shoulders and I could tell that she was feeling a bit better by the calm look on her face. "That and Zuko, but we'll see him in future events." For some reason Brianna's mood suddenly changed at the mention of the scarred teenager, and just ended up getting more depressed. "Umm, did I say something?" I asked her with a raised eyebrow.

"Just leave," Brianna shouted pushing me toward Aang. "Someone as dense of you could never understand!"

"I didn't know you liked Zuko that much," I said, a bit surprised. I felt Brianna pull back her hands only to shove me forward again, almost making me fall. "What the hell," I shouted as I turned to look at her and saw she looking down at the stone floor. I could sense a storm of negative emotions surrounding her while she herself looked completely pissed off.

"Why must you be so dense?" she shouted at the top of her lungs while whaling her arms up and down at a rapid pace.

"How the hell should I know?" I asked, getting irritated with the fact that I seemed to be hearing the same question more often as the series continued from both her and Gin. "Ah, whatever. I don't care if I'm dense, it's not like it's going to help us protect Aang!" Brianna suddenly let out a loud frustrated scream as she ruffled with her hair.

"Hey Rebecca," Aang called, "I think we should get going before you make Brianna even more upset."

"Good idea," I said as I ran over to his side. "If I stay any longer she might not have any more hair on her head," I said, glancing over at the frustrated girl and patted Aang's head. "You're the only bald kid I'll accept." Aang chuckled to himself as I sent a small cold chilly breeze from my hand to blow against Brianna's hot cheeks. Due to the sudden change in temperature Brianna retreated back to Appa and buried herself in his fur, giving us enough time to escape.

"Keep an eye on them guys!" Aang directed to our healthy friends. He looked over at me and gave a nod before we both dashed out towards our destination, leaving a trail of dust behind us. The whole run there I trailed behind Aang, since I didn't know where the Herbalist Institute was located even if it was on top of a giant mountain. Although I had to admit that I was more preoccupied with the thought of Zhao's plan to capture Aang. I wasn't sure if I would able to give the Commander a run for his money but I knew for I fact that I would be able to get under his skin, if not piss him off. A thought occurred to me when I had used the words Commander Zhao; something felt off about it, but I couldn't remember why. Before I could think too deeply into it, Aang and I had already reached the top of a large mountain and were entering the wide temple building. We both stepped into a vast room, the inside looking to be something I would expect a greenhouse to look like but I knew that these plants weren't just for show. Aang quickly spotted the old woman who I recognized as the herbalist from the episode. She wore a light green Earth Nation robe and had long white hair that was partially tied up in a high looped bun with chopsticks going through it. She had somewhat of a hunched back and her face looked anything but young along with her wrinkled hands, showing her many years. She was busy pounding herbs together in a wooden bowl when we walked in.

"Hello, I'm sorry to barge in like this, but we need some medicine for our friends," Aang told the insane old woman as he walked closer to her, trying to explain the situation. "They have fevers, and they've been coughing, and…"

"Settle down, young man," she said, interrupting Aang's frantic explanation. "Your friends are going to be fine," she told Aang so that he could calm down, before she started rambling useless information we didn't need to know. "I've been up here for over forty years you know, used to be others, but they all left years ago. Now it's just me and Miyuki," she told us as she pet her white fluffy cat.

"That's nice," Aang said, only half listening to what she was saying. However because of her old age she didn't seem to grasp the idea that he was in a hurry and she just continued talking.

"Wounded Earth Kingdom troops still come by now and again, brave boys, and thanks to my remedies they always leave in better shape they when they arrive."

"That's nice, are you almost done?" Aang asked as he watched her pound something in the wooden bowl, which he thought was the medicine for Sokka and Katara.

"Hold on, I just need to add one last ingredient..." she said as she began looking though the long rows of different plants and trees which I didn't know the names of. As I watched the woman search around, I tried to remember the name of the plant that she needed to find in order to be able to feed her cat. Aang let out a loud annoyed groan as he slapped his forehead with his right hand, getting irritated with her slow pace.

"You seem to be enjoying yourself," I said to Aang in a sarcastic voice.

"How can you be so calm when Katara and Sokka are sick?" Aang asked me rather irritated by my nonchalant behavior. "And what if Brianna gets sick too? What do we do then?"

"Whoa, calm down," I said, placing my hands on his shoulders. "No need to worry your little arrow off."

"I can't help it," he told me as he sat on the table where the herbalist's cat was lying. "I've never had something like this happen to me. Usually the monks took care of the sick. I would just visit them and give them something to laugh about."

"Well that's understandable since you're just a child," I said as I leaned against a tree.

"Well you're just a teenager," Aang said. I couldn't help but chuckle at the familiar line he had used for Zuko in the first episodes of the series.

"True" I said agreeing, "but I'm a teenage daughter of a doctor. Trust me this is something you don't need to worry about. They won't die, I promise."

"Well aren't you worried Brianna might get sick?" Aang asked me when he had calmed down a bit.

"Hmm, well to tell you the truth I wouldn't be all that worried about her since it's not like it's an irregular thing for her."

"What do you mean?" Aang asked me confused. I scratched the side of my face as I tilted my head thinking how I should explain it.

"You see, she often got sick when we were still in our world. She missed many days of school because of her weak immune system, that and she has something called Tourette Syndrome."

"What's that?" Aang asked not familiar with the name which was understandable.

"Well have you ever noticed Brianna twitch before?" I asked Aang as I looked over toward him. He nodded his head as he thought back on multiple times when it had happened. "Well that's what she has. When under a great deal of stress or pressure her body reacts by twitching and or squeaking. Sometimes it can be caused when she has to fight a strong urge to do something. Many people find it strange and use it as a excuse not to get to know her because they find her weird and unpredictable, but that's only because people misunderstand."

"Oh," Aang muttered, not knowing what else to say. I let out a sigh as I walked over to him and patted his shoulder.

"You don't have to be concerned about it. The best thing you could do for her is to just treat her like you normally do. Being a good friend to her is all she needs."

"Alright," Aang said with slight relief.

"Here's what I was looking for," the old woman suddenly shouted out "plum blossom."

"Finally," Aang muttered happily. "Thanks for all your help," he said as he tried to grab the bowl from her. She suddenly smacked Aang's hands away with her wooden spoon.

"Hands off, what do you think you're doing?" she shouted, holding the bowl protectively.

"Taking the cure to my friends," Aang said, in fear and backed away from the insane old woman. The elderly woman sudden let out a laugh, amused at Aang's misunderstanding.

"This isn't a cure, it's Miyuki's dinner. Plum blossom is her favorite." The herbalist placed the bowl to the table allowing her white cat to eat her fill while stroking its fur.

"What about my friends?" Aang asked her, angry due to all the time we wasted.

"Well, all they need is some frozen wood frogs. There's plenty of them down in the valley swamp," she told us with a wide smile.

"What am I supposed to do with frozen frogs?" Aang asked not understanding.

"Why, suck on them of course!"

"Suck on them," Aang shouted as his left eye twitched.

"The frog's skin excretes a substance that'll cure your friends, but make sure you get plenty. Once those little critters thaw out, they're useless!" There was a short silence as Aang just stared at the woman in disbelief.

"You're insane aren't you?" Aang asked her without hesitation.

"That's right," she said agreeing with him. "Well, don't stand there all day," she told us sternly "go!" She threw some of the cat's dinner toward us, hitting Aang in the face.

"Here," I said as I sent a same wave of air that blew off the brown goop from his face. "Come on," I said, turning to a nearby window. I saw that rain and wind had grown more restless than before. "Looks like the storm is getting worse. We better get moving."

"Right," Aang said agreeing, before we ran out into the heavy rain. There were strong currents of wind that hit against us, making our body temperatures drop when touching our exposed skin. The rain drops hit our faces, causing us to have to squint in order to see where we were going.

"I know I like rain but this is a little too much," I joked to Gin as I ran with Aang toward the swamp. Almost as soon as we got off the hill I heard something snap from a distance. I quickly slashed the air, slicing two arrows in half. As the pieces dropped to the ground I stepped in front of Aang and scanned the area. Despite all the rain, I managed to find our attackers. It was a fairly easy task to find the red figures mixed in with the green vegetation and gray sky. "Oh, I almost forgot about those guys" I told Gin honestly.

"Better keep your guard up," he advised me.

"Right," I said, nodding in agreement. I turned back to Aang and pushed him forward to signal our escape while we still had a chance. I could hear the sounds of the archers' arrows being aimed toward us. Aang put up a barrier of air protecting us and pushed the arrows backward into the grass around us. I ran my hands through the wet grass, gathering the water the rain had provided into my palm. When there was enough I drew my hands back then slashed my arms toward the archers. The liquid drops froze into thick ice needles that penetrated through the edges of an archer's uniform. It pinned the man onto the bark of a tree behind him, trapping him.

"I think you dropped this," Aang said to the armed men in the trees as he picked up the broken arrow from the ground. Without responding several of them picked up their bows and began to reload for another shot.

"Come on," I shouted, grabbing Aang's wrist and dragged him away from the area. As we made our way to escape I saw that there was a cliff up ahead, but knowing Aang, it shouldn't be that big of an obstacle. I turned back around, swiped my hands on the grass, and flung more ice needles at the archers trying to slow them down.

"What now?" Aang asked as we got to the edge. I turned back to the skillful Fire Nation warriors and saw that they had just released another load of arrows.

"Jump," I shouted as I shoved into him, sending us both off the cliff. We both waited until we were nearly inches from the ground before we sent a pillow of air to soften our landing. Once back on our feet we immediately made a break for it, trying to lose Zhao's armed men. I could hear Aang screaming as we ran through a field of trees and down a steep slope, increasing our speed quite a lot. It didn't take our hired stalkers long to come running after us. They didn't seem to even hesitation when they followed us off the cliff. It was obvious that they were from a completely different level than some of the soldiers we fought before, these guys didn't even seem to stop to take a breath. I was able to pinpoint where the arrows were being shot from the trees. I could see them jumping from tree branch, like ninjas, and continued to shoot arrows. "If only they weren't of the Fire Lord's side," I said with a heavy sigh. I could feel myself gradually having problems dodge theirs attacks. They seemed to be catching our patterns and were predicting our next move. "When this is all over I going to train some more," I muttered frustrated. I heard the sound of two arrows being shot toward me. I jumped into the air and turn myself around as I inhaled the moist air. I spun my arms around in a circular motion, creating a thin layer of water to form before me. I froze the water, making it into a thick ice shield that the arrows puckered into.

"You seem fine with defensive," Gin told me proudly making me chuckle slightly. I left the safety of the shield and ran after Aang. We stumbled into the muddy surface of the swamp but Aang must have been too preoccupied with dodging arrows to notice that we made it to the swamp. It wasn't until he tripped and fell into the swampy water did he realize where we were.

"A frog," Aang shouted out when he pulled up a frozen frog. One of the arrows knocked the frog from his hand and flew it back into the water.

"Aang hurry and get as many frogs as you can," I shouted as I formed another shield of ice "I'll try to hold them off!" He nodded and started grabbing as many frogs as he could, just in case one happened to melt on the trip back. "Damn these guys are too accurate," I cursed as I felt my energy being wasted having to repeatedly reform the shield. They all kept hitting a certain mark causing part of the shield to break down. Once that was done they would pick a new point to shoot at. "Aang hurry up, I can't hold them off much longer!" I shouted reforming the shield.

"I'm almost done," he shouted as he dunked his hand into the cold water feeling his way "just one more!" My vision beginning to blur and it felt as if everything was spinning, I couldn't hold on much longer. I saw more arrows being shot onto the shield, but I was too exhausted to reform the ice fast enough. One of the arrows flew right past me and caught Aang's right sleeve onto a log behind him, stopping him from getting the last frog.

"Aang," I cried and turned to look at him. Taking my distraction to their advantage, the enemies released their arrows and were able to break past my shield and broke through completely. More arrows flew past me and pinned Aang's arms onto the sunken log.

"Rebecca, help!" Aang shouted to me as he tried to pull him arms free, but the arrows were in too deep. I leaped into the air and started walking on top of the water surface. My legs felt heavy and I could feel myself just barley walking on top the water as I ran to Aang's side. I reached for an arrow and tried to pull it out. Just as I touched the wooden stem of an arrow I heard Aang scream. "Rebecca, behind you" Aang shouted at the top of his lungs, but I didn't react fast enough. I felt something sharp penetrate into my back, sinking down deep into my fresh. The sharp pain made me wince which stopped me from pulling out the arrow. It was incredibly painful but I tried to ignore it and reached out for the arrow once more. The archers shot more arrows that were aimed directly at me. I could feel each of the arrowheads dig into my back and into my blood stream, creating holes that allowed my crimson red blood to leak out. I lost my focus completely when the fifth arrow was shot right at my spinal cord, canceling out my ability making my feet to sink and I collapsed into the swamp water.

I could hear Aang's muffled cries as my head began spinning more so than before. I could feel my heart beat coming from my head, the throbbing was getting louder. I could feel my body trying to take control, wanting nothing more than to just pass out. I tried fighting it and struggled to stand up again, but just as I got to my feet a net was shot at Aang, trapping him. A second later they came circling around me, all holding up their bows and arrows prepared for the worst. My eyes felt heavy and my knees were shaking as I fought with my body to stay awake. I hated myself for allowing Aang to be captured, but even more so I hated myself for being so weak. I felt my will being defeated, as my legs finally caved in and I collapsed into the waters. I felt two men pick me up from the ground by my arms while I heard Aang's muffled cries. Sudden I felt something cold and hard hit the back of my head. As my eyes began to close I was able to look over at Aang, who had being held back by two other men. His eyes looked like they were on the verge of tears and I could see his mouth moving, but I wasn't able to hear him. My body finally won as my mind blanked out and I shut down, leaving me to regret not being able to protect Aang.


I was grimacing through the whole description of the archers shooting at Rebecca. O.O I don't like them...they scary...