"Sokka, she's waking up! Make sure she's alright!"
"Huh?" Natasha said.
"Are you okay?" said a girl with tan skin and blue eyes.
"Um... yeah, I guess-"
"Good! Sokka, stay here, okay? I'll go tell everyone she's fine.
"W-what?" Natasha said, "Where am I?"
"Why should I tell you? How do I know you're not a Fire Nation spy?" Sokka said, staring her down.
"Um, uh, uh... can you please tell me where I am?"
The tan-skinned girl came back in the igloo. (Wait a minute, how did I get inside an igloo?)
"I'm Katara," the girl said. "Do you need anything?"
"Actually, yes. Where am I?" Natasha said. I swear, if no one tells me where I am, I'm gonna-
"This is the Southern Water Tribe, near the South Pole. Does that help-"
"KATARA!" said Sokka. "Don't tell her that! She's a weird girl who fell from the sky, we don't know who she is, she might be teamed up with the Fire Nation or something!"
"Sure, Sokka. The Earth Kingdom clothes really give it away." Katara said sarcastically.
"But, but, but... she fell from the sky! That's not logical at all!"
"Ahem..." Natasha said. Katara and Sokka kept fighting. "I said... AHEM!"
Sokka and Katara fell silent and stared at her.
"Hi. Um, so, my name is Natasha, I'm sixteen years old. And can I please get some food before I starve to death? I think all that falling from the sky stuff made me hungry."
"Sure. Sokka and I were just about to go fishing. Right, Sokka?" Katara said.
"Uh, yeah, sure." Sokka said.
"We'll be back in a couple hours, okay?" said Katara.
Natasha nodded.
When Katara left the igloo, Sokka whispered, "I got my eye on you..." and then left.
Holy banana-peels... Natasha thought. I'm in Avatar: The Last Airbender!
o.O.o
Natasha woke up before she even realized that she was asleep. She sat up and yawned.
I'm in a TV show, Natasha thought. Not only that, but one of my favorite TV shows! Sure, getting trapped inside Doctor Who would've been a lot more interesting, but the wind blows where the wind blows, right?
Natasha stood up and looked down at herself. Why am I dressed like an Earthbending student? She wondered.
Natasha walked outside and saw Aang showing the village children that his tongue was stuck to his Airbending staff.
"Do you... do you need some help with that?" Natasha asked.
"Yeah," Aang said, his speech muffled.
On the way over to him, Natasha tripped over her own feet. "Gosh, darn it! I can't get used to the ice here!"
I also can't get used to seeing a really cute guy other than my ex-boyfriend! Natasha thought.
Natasha got up and walked over to him. "Sorry about that. I've got two left feet, and I'm not used to the cold, and-"
"It's okay. Can you help me with this now?" Aang said, tugging at the Airbending staff stuck to his tongue.
"Oh, yeah, sorry." Natasha said. Why am I so nervous? Katara is his future lover, not me! Unless...
"Okay, grab the edge of your tongue. I'm gonna pull this off. It won't hurt a bit, okay? One, two, three-!"
"Ow!" Aang yelled as Natasha pulled the Airbending staff off his tongue.
"See what I did there? I lied." Natasha said, smiling.
Aang felt the edge of his tongue. "You didn't have to pull that hard." he said. "Anyways, I'm Aang."
"I know- I mean, I'm Natasha."
They shook hands.
"The arrow on your head... are you an Airbender?" Natasha said.
"Yeah, I am. Everyone's acting like that's such a big deal, though. Do you know what's up?" Aang said.
"Well, no one's seen an Airbender in a hundred years..."
"That can't be true. Maybe these guys have just never seen an Airbender before." Aang took a better look at Natasha. "Are you an Earthbender?"
"Oh, uh, no. I can't bend at all."
"Oh."
They were silent for a little bit. Natasha said, "Hey, so, I'm gonna go get some of that fish that Sokka and Katara promised me, so... see you later!"
"Okay, um, see ya... I guess..." Aang said.
Natasha took in her surroundings. Most of the villages' population was small children, and everyone was in poverty. Literally, everyone. Or at least that's what it looked like.
Natasha knew there was no fish. Why would there be? They discovered the Avatar trapped in an iceberg! But they don't know he's the Avatar yet, Natasha thought.
"Natasha!" Sokka said. He ran up to her from behind.
"What?" Natasha said.
Sokka panted. "I just... ran a mile and a half... to get a fish... for you..." he said, "but I couldn't catch any."
"Let me guess: it's because you've never gigged a fish in your whole freaking life."
"No!" Sokka protested. "I've caught fish before! I caught some today when- oh, wait. Lost those ones... but I still caught 'em!"
"Hmm," Natasha smirked. "I bet I can catch five fish before you can catch one."
"You're a girl! You can't catch fish!"
Natasha's eyes widened. "Excuse me?" she said, "I'll have you know that I caught a huge fish one time while I was out with my family."
"Suuuure..." Sokka said.
"Guys, stop fighting!" said Katara. "We'll figure that out later when we get a new canoe. Natasha, have you met Aang?"
"Yeah. He must be pretty cold with no hair..." Natasha said.
"You must be pretty cold with no shoes." Katara replied.
"I'm not wearing shoes?" Natasha looked down at her feet. "Oh, that's why I can't feel my feet!"
"Hey, guys!" Aang ran up to the group and said, "What's going on?"
"Aang, tell those kids to stop playing around! We don't have time for this during a war!" Sokka said.
"War?" Aang said, "What war?"
"You're kidding, right?" Sokka said, rolling his eyes.
"I'm no- PENGUIN!" Aang ran after an otter-penguin wandering around.
"Aang!" Katara said.
Natasha said, "I'll go get him."
Natasha found him in a snowy field surrounded by otter-penguins.
"Hey, Natasha! Have you ever gone penguin sledding before?" Aang asked.
"No, why? You wanna go penguin sledding with me?" Natasha said.
"Yeah, of course! Just one problem. How do I catch these penguins?"
"Well, I've been made aware that I have a fish in my pocket. Here, catch!" Natasha took a fish out of her pocket and tossed it to Aang. Not even two seconds later did the otter-penguins start surrounding him.
Next thing they knew, they were penguin-sledding down a steep, icy hill.
"I haven't had this much fun in... ages!" Natasha shouted. And that was true. The most exciting thing that could've happened in her every day life was being late for school. And even then it wasn't so exciting. (Go in the classroom, no one cares. Leave, no one cares. Shoot yourself in the head with a cannonball, no one cares.)
"Enjoy it while you still can!" said Aang.
Natasha couldn't stop laughing.
When they reached the bottom, they were both laughing so hard that they had to sit down.
Aang took a few deep breaths. "You said you're not an Earthbender, right?... Why are you wearing Earthbending student clothes?"
"Oh, um... these are, um, hand-me-downs." Natasha said. She gave herself an imaginary pat on the back for coming up with something that sounded convincing.
"The hat looks good on you, too." Aang said.
"Hat? What hat-? Oh, this?" Natasha took off the Earth Kingdom hat.
"Whoa! Your hair!"
Natasha's hair was cut like a boy's. It was buzzed on the sides, and longer on the top.
"What? You've never seen a girl with short hair before?" Natasha remarked.
"Well, I have... just not that short..." Aang responded.
"I have issues with long hair. It's so pretty, yet so hard to take care of." Natasha laughed. "Well, it's not like you would understand!"
"Well... yeah, you're right." Aang looked around. "Hey, what's that?" He pointed at the ruins of a Fire Navy ship. He ran toward it.
"Aang!" Natasha ran after him. "Aang, stop! There could be booby-traps or something in there!"
"Booby-traps? Why would there be booby-traps in a Fire Nation ship?" Aang asked.
"Aang..." Natasha said, "Aang, where have you been the last hundred years? The world's engulfed in war, and the Air Nomads were supposedly wiped out by the Fire Nation..." Natasha tried to act confused.
"What-? What's that supposed to mean?" Aang turned around and said, "Come on, let's explore this ship."
Aang held out his hand. Natasha smiled and took it, and they climbed onto the Fire Navy ship.
o.O.o
"Well, I was in an iceberg," Aang said to Natasha as they explored the Fire Nation ship.
"How long do you think you were in there?" Natasha asked.
"I don't know... a couple days, maybe?"
"Aang..." Natasha put her hand on his shoulder. "I think you were in there for a hundred years!"
Aang sat down. "I can't believe it... a hundred years? I didn't feel like that long..."
Natasha knelt down by him. "There's a lot of confusion right now. But trust me, it'll be figured out. Come on, let's get outta here."
The next room they found was one that felt familiar to Natasha. This is the part where the booby-trap is set-
Aang stepped in a pile of sand, closing the door behind them and sending a flare into the sky.
"What was that you said about booby-traps?" Aang said, his voice shaking.
"Aang! There's a latch! You can Airbend us outta here!" Natasha said.
Aang used his Airbending to open up the latch on the top of the ship. He picked up Natasha and flew out of the ship.
Meanwhile, Katara spotted a Fire Nation ship coming towards the Southern Water Tribe.
"Oh, no," Katara said. "What have Aang and Natasha done?!"
Natasha and Aang walked into the village.
"What did you guys do?!" Sokka said. "A Fire Nation ship is on it's way!"
Aang said, "I- I'm sorry, guys, we didn't mean to-"
"You know what? How about you and Natasha just leave!"
"Sokka-" Katara began.
"No! I have a feeling that these two are bad luck!" Sokka said.
"Sokka, I-" Natasha tried to speak to him, but he and Katara kept fighting. "Be quiet, I'm trying to talk-" Natasha got angry and raised her voice, "EVERYBODY SHUT UP!"
Katara and Sokka fell quiet.
Natasha sighed. "Aang and I can help you fight them off. Isn't that right, Aang?"
"Uh, what?" Aang said.
Natasha sighed again. "Me, you, fight Fire Nation," she said.
"Okay... you don't need to say it like I'm stupid, though!"
o.O.o
In an igloo where they kept weapons, Sokka held up a battle club to Natasha. "Well? You need something to fight with!" he said.
"Um... alright. Hey, where's Aang?" Natasha said.
"I don't know. He probably chickened out!" Sokka said.
Natasha muttered a four letter word under her breath and ran outside the igloo.
"Aang?" Natasha shouted.
"Over here," Aang shouted from another igloo.
Natasha walked into that igloo, where Aang was meditating.
"You doing alright?" Natasha asked with concern.
"No," Aang said. "They're probably here for me."
"Why would they be here for you?" Natasha knew, of course, but she wasn't going to add to the existing confusion.
"Hey... can I tell you something?"
"Sure."
"Don't tell anyone, okay?"
"Okay."
Aang sighed. "I'm the Avatar."
"You are?" Natasha said. "I always thought there was something different about you. You know, other than being an Airbender."
"What am I supposed to do?"
Natasha sighed. "You're going to have to reveal yourself as the Avatar. You're our only hope. I believe in you."
Aang smiled. "Thanks, Natasha."
Natasha looked outside. "Uh, oh. Aang, are you ready? They're here."
o.O.o
"Where is he?" said Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation. "Where's the Avatar?"
Aang showed himself to Zuko. "Looking for me?" he said.
"You?" Zuko said. "You're the Avatar? But you're only a child!"
"Yeah, well you're only a teenager!" Aang remarked.
Zuko released a ball of fire to the sky. Some people of the Southern Water Tribe screamed.
"Stop!" Aang said. "I'll go with you, just don't hurt anybody!"
Zuko sighed. "Fine."
Two Fire Nation soldiers tied Aang's hands behind his back and pushed him into the Fire Nation ship.
"Aang..." Katara said.
"Katara, I'll be fine. Don't worry about me." Aang said.
Natasha watched from the igloo. I can't stay here any longer. I'll only mess up the storyline. Not that it isn't already messed up!
"Natasha?" Katara said.
"Oh! Um, hello," Natasha said.
"I'm going to find a way to save Aang. Natasha, I know you two are pretty close already, so do you wanna come?"
How do I say no? Natasha wondered. "Sure." she said. "Let's get Appa."