Little bit of back ground info:
-Aang was born about 6 years sooner in this universe, so he was 18 when the monks told him he was the Avatar. After they tell him that he would have to give up his attachment to Gyatsu, he ran away, and we all know the story after that.
Ages for all characters are:
18 - Aang and Suki
17 - Sokka and Zuko
15 - Katara and Toph (just so she isn't so many years younger then everyone else)
In the last chapter...
Everyone grilled Suki about her pregnancy, Katara made an appearance, and Sokka proposed to her!
This chapter is going to be about Aang, who is currently flying to random places in the Earth Kingdom looking to help repair damage done by the Fire Nation in the final attack during Sozin's Commit.
Chapter Four
As I looked around at the burned fields and the demolished villages and abandoned regions of the Earth Kingdom, I couldn't help but think back to that morning a week ago when I left Ba Sing Se, breaking Katara's heart and possibly causing Sokka to hate me for the rest of my life. At the memory of his fist in my face and the pain I'd suffered through since as my face began to heal, I winced, rubbing the green and yellow mark on my jaw, feeling through the skin where he'd knocked out one of my teeth and possibly damaged the ones surrounding it when I told him I'd basically had a one night stand with his virgin baby sister.
Momo chirped from his perch atop Appa's horn and leapt into the air, soaring next to the big hairy monster and drawing Aang's attention to a small town that looked as though it had taken a hit from the Fire Nation pretty bad, and there were still people doing their best to survive the conditions instead of abandoning their homes and moving to refugee camps. He turned Appa and landed him right in the middle of the town, startling some of the villagers and causing a few men who looked to be ex Earth Kingdom soldiers to come out of the surrounding buildings to greet him.
"Avatar Aang," the one who looked to be the one keeping the small town together bowed in respect, "it is an honor for you to grace us with your presence."
Aang bowed back and looked around the town, thinking of what needed to be done first and foremost.
"Why have none of you left yet? I mean, this place is... how did you manage to stay?"
"Well, you see, this town, during the war, was mostly nonbending women, elderly, and young children. No one could leave, so they did the best they could. There was a group of thugs here for a while, but a man ran them off."
"That's good," Aang smiled.
"He should have just minded his own business," a young boy, about 8 years old, snorted.
"Lee! That's a horrible thing to say! He saved your life!" a woman standing a few feet away from the boy spoke.
"I don't care! He lied to us, and he was a Fire bender! And not just any fire bender, but the banished prince! What goes on in this town is none of his business! He should have never stopped here!"
Aang frowned at the angry boy and turned to him calmly.
"I happen to know the man you speak of. He's the Fire Lord now, and he's the reason I was able to defeat the Fire Lord and bring an end to the war. He's the reason I knew about the invasion of the Earth Kindgom and the reason I was able to stop the previous Fire Lord before he destroyed all of you. Fire Lord Zuko is a good man. You should be thankful that he saved you, not resentful because he is a Fire bender. Every person is different. Don't judge others because of the actions of their people."
The boy scoffed and walked away.
"You'll have to forgive Lee. His father and his brother both died in the war, killed by the Fire Nation. It's hard for him to adjust to everything. It's hard for ALL of us," the soldier before him informed Aang.
"I know. It was hard for me, too. Everything will work out eventually, all we need is time to heal."
Aang continued on this the soldier, but his thoughts were stuck on Zuko, and the challenges he faced, especially with the Earth Kingdom people. So much had been lost to them, the war ravaging them for so long, Aang knew that he couldn't fix this on his own. It would take the work of all of Team Avatar, and all of their friends, to bring the world into the era of peace and kindness Zuko had envisioned for them all. He only hoped that love would be enough to heal those wounds.
Until next time! Let me know what ya'all think, what ya'all want to see,ect.!
