Aang woke up in the Fire Nation ship. Upon seeing the Fire Nation symbol, he gasped. He stood up and tried to escape.
"Hey, he's awake!" Pipsqueak said.
Aang ran the other direction. He got to the outside part of the ship.
"You're awake!" Katara said.
"I am?" He held his hand up to his forehead. "It feels like I'm dreaming."
"It's not a dream; you're finally awake!"
Aang suddenly felt dizzy.
"Someone catch him," Toph said, "I think he's gonna—!"
Aang passed out in Katara's arms.
o.O.o
"Natasha?" someone said, "Natasha, sweetheart, wake up!"
Natasha heard her mother's pleas, but wasn't really there.
"9-1-1, what is your emergency?" her dad's phone said.
"My daughter… I think she was electrocuted or something but she's not waking up… Yes, she's breathing…"
o.O.o
"Is Natasha okay?" Aang said while Katara was healing him.
"She's fine," Katara said, "but she's in an unconscious state like you were."
"Is it bad?" Aang asked.
"Aang… I need to be honest: her injuries were a little worse than yours. And yours were horrible."
Aang sighed. "What about that guy… um… Matthew?"
"He actually turned out to not be a jerk. If it wasn't for him, Natasha would've been captured or killed." Katara said.
"Oh," Aang said. "Can we… can we go see Natasha?"
Aang and Katara walked over to Natasha's room, where she lay unconscious.
"Whoa, her hair…" Aang said.
Natasha's hair was down to her waist by that point— long enough to do a braid just like Katara's.
"She does look good with long hair… although she looks a lot different than when we first met her."
Aang tilted his head to the side. "She actually looks more like my sister from a hundred years ago."
o.O.o
"Hey, Aang. We're going into town to find some dinner,"
Aang clutched his stomach. "Well, I am pretty hungry. I think dinner's a good idea."
"Here," Sokka held out a Fire Nation bandana. "Tie this around your head. It will cover your arrow."
"I'm not going out if I can't wear my arrow proudly!" Aang laid back down.
"Aang, come on," Sokka said, "Be practical."
"We'll catch up to you," Katara said. Toph, Sokka, and Matthew left.
"Aang," Katara said, "I think I know why being a secret bothers you so much. You don't want people to think you failed."
"You're right," Aang said, "But the problem is, I did fail!"
"Aang, that's not true."
"It is true," Aang said, getting up. "I was in Ba Sing Se. I was there! But I lost. And now the Earth Kingdom is fallen for good."
"It's not for good," Katara got up, too. "Remember, there's still the invasion plan."
"And I hate the invasion plan, too!" He tore down the Fire Nation flag covering his staff. "I don't want you or anyone else risking your lives to fix my mistakes. I've always known I had to face the Fire Lord," Aang sighed. "But now I know I have to do it alone."
"Aang," Katara said.
"Just go…" Aang said, "Please."
Katara walked toward the door. "Is there anything you need?"
"I need to redeem myself. I need my honor back."
o.O.o
Boom!
It was the sound of thunder and lightning that finally brought Natasha to her senses.
She moved her head to the side, trying to see the room.
Her abdomen hurt. She didn't remember what exactly happened. She looked down at herself and saw she was wearing a Fire Nation tank-top and a red skirt.
Natasha tried to sit up, but fell back onto the bed, gasping in pain. She threw her legs over the bed and forced herself up through the pain.
"Oh, dear God," Natasha said, clutching her stomach. Slowly, she stood up, leaning against a wall.
"Hair," Natasha said, looking at the long chunk of wavy brown hair in her face. "I… I have hair…"
She heard footsteps. "Hello?" The footsteps came closer. "Is that you, Natasha?"
"No, this is Patrick," she said.
The footsteps came closer until Matthew and Natasha's eyes met.
"SON OF A PICKLE!" Natasha Airbent Matthew against the wall.
"Ugh…" Matthew rubbed his head, "I'm guessing you're mad?"
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? NO ONE INVITED YOU!"
"Oh, I'm sorry," Matthew said, "Was the invitation meant for a different Matthew?"
"YOU BETTER SHUT THE HECK UP, CRAP-HEAD!"
"Whoa!" Sokka came between them. "What is going on?"
"Why…" Natasha said, "Why is he… here?"
"Matthew, you left the impression that you guys were friends," Sokka said.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" Natasha said, "HE'S MY EX! HE BROKE UP WITH ME!"
A/N: *cackles loudly* It's about time we got a visit from the original heartbreaker, huh? MUAHAHAHAHA!