DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN, NOR HAVE I EVER OWNED ATLA. I DO NOT OWN, NOR HAVE I EVER OWNED THE CHARACTERS IN ATLA. I DO NOT OWN, NOR HAVE I EVER OWNED NICKELODEON. HAVE NO AFFILIATION, NOR HAVE I EVER HAD ANY AFFILIATION WITH THE WRITERS OR ANIMATORS OF ATLA. I HAVE NO AFFILIATION, NOR HAVE I EVER HAD ANY AFFILIATION WITH NICKELODEON.
I have written prequels to Together Again, they are part of what I call my TAU (Together Again Universe) here is a list of them along with its Summary
A Second First Date; Aang wants to take Katara out for the perfect date, their first date was so bad Aang want's this one to be perfect… Aang wants to take Katara out for the perfect date, their first date was so bad Aang want's this one to be perfect… You don't always get a second chance.
Nightmares; A One-Shot Prequel to Together Again. Aang saved the world, he faced Ozai on his own. Everyone kept saying that he was a great hero, that he was so brave. He wore a brave face and acted all the hero they thought he was. But at night in his sleep he was a scared boy, scared for his life as he tried to get away from a psycho Firebender. The Battle came back at night.
Anila's Story; She was ready to travel the world the moment she turned 16. Little did she know, life never goes as expected and that a young Airbending Master just starting out on her own is no exception. Will the winds of change bring her happiness and fulfillment? Or will she only to bed led to sorrow and regret?
I have a new collection of One-shots called Dear Diary: They are Katara's thoughts that take place during the time they traveled the world before the Hundred Year War ended.
Other stories I am currently working on (Together Again Universe are marked as TAU)
A Warrior's Path; Suki wants to be the best warrior she can be and follow in her mother's footsteps. Life comes with so many choices to make, will she always make the right choice? Will life teach her to be the best leader she can be or is there something else in store for her?
Across the Wastelands; (TAU) Aang is sent on a journey by King Bumi… One that only he can take… To search for something very important, except Bumi wouldn't tell him what he needed to find! What will he find?
Chapter 132
Katara was in doing her everyday house work when there was a knock at the door. When she answered it Jingbo had a sealed letter in his hands. "Hello Jingbo, is there anything I can help you with?"
"This just came in, and it is marked urgent, could you please give it to Avatar Aang?" he asked.
"I'll take it in to him right away. So how are you and Li doing?" Katara asked the shy young man with glasses.
"Wonderfully." He answered with a blush. "I need to get back to Logistics." He said and after a quick bow he was headed back down to the main area.
Katara knocked on the office door waiting for Aang to respond. "Come in." She heard him call through the door.
She pushed it open. "Aang, Jingbo just dropped this off, he said it is urgent." Katara said as she brought a letter to him in his home office. The letter was sealed with the stamp of Omashu. He broke the way seal open, it was a letter. Katara closed the door behind her as she left the room
My dear Aang, my best friend.
A sickness has torn through my body, leaving me frail and weak, and I fear will not recover. Time has come to share a secret that I have kept for so long. This is for you and only you, Aang. You have a hard journey ahead of you. There is a cave you need to go to, this will not be easy or short, and it will drain you greatly but you have to go. You need to travel north to the great stormy wastelands. The storm is so strong that not even Appa will be able to accompany you into the wastelands. Then into the mountains beyond. At the bottom of the center mountain you will find a broken path that leads up the mountain, at the top of the path you will find a cave. You MUST travel to this cave. You must look for something very important.
A lot of time has passed already, you must leave as soon as possible.
King Bumi of Omashu (And Floppsy)
There a map hand drawn onto the second piece of paper in Aang's hands
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"Katara." Aang said as he entered the front room of their home. "King Bumi has sent me on a special journey... a very important one that only I can take, not even Appa will be able to go past a certain point."
Katara was sitting on the couch, as both of her hands came up to rest on her growing belly, she looked sad for a few moments as she thought about what he just said. "Promise me you will be okay... Promise you will come back to us as soon as possible."
"I promise I will come back to you... to our children. I will be okay, I promise, My Love, I promise." He told her as he pulled her into a hug. "I have to leave as soon as possible."
Katara packed a bag with food and some supplies, he couldn't take a lot of stuff with him if he was going to have to be on foot. She was already starting to miss him and he was just in the other room. She didn't want to be in the same room as him right now because she was anxious and she knew he would notice it right away. Every time they were apart something bad happened she kept telling herself that she was at home, it's safe at home, and nobody here would hurt her. Then her thoughts shifted to when he was lost for a year and a half, not just lost but presumed dead. Once there was nothing left to do she joined him in their bedroom.
"There you are!" He grinned widely. "I was wondering what you were up to."
"I was packing you a bag, stuff you would need… Mostly food…" Katara sighed, not intending to, and Aang noticed.
"What is that about?" He asked her.
"No, nothing sweetie." She smiled, he could tell it was a fake smile.
"Yeah, something." He folded his arms across his chest. "Please tell me."
She went to their bed and sat down, staring at her hands neatly folded in her lap. She took a breath then began. "Every time we are apart something bad happens and I'm worried about you…. I know as long as I'm here I'm safe… but you, you will be all alone, Appa wont even be able to be with you and that scares me." She lifted her eyes to meet his, and he saw the fear in her eyes. "I… I can't live without you, I can't be a widow before our next child is born."
"I promise I will come right back, right after I find whatever it is that Bumi needs me to find." He hissed her hand then softly on the lips, "I love you too much to let something bad happen to me, besides I have to stick around… The other night when I talked to Yangchan she told me she could feel the spirit of an airbender within you, I have to train my three airbenders.'
Katara's head shot up, "A… Another airbender!" She was so happy that she jumped up into his arms and hugged him as tightly as she could. "Another girl airbender! Oh! We need to find the perfect name for her, a girl airbender… Do you even know a girl airbender's name?"
"Yes I know many girl airbender names." Aang chuckled. "Don't worry about it we will find the perfect name for her." Aang dropped to his knees in front of her and placed his ear against her and smiled. "We will find the perfect name for you." He told the baby then he kissed Katara's growing belly.
"If you knew many girl airbender names why did you choose Sapphire?" Katara asked him.
"Because the only thing I could think about was how beautiful her sapphire blue eyes are." She told her.
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The next morning his family walked down with him to where Appa was loaded up and waiting. "Please, be safe... we still need you, the world still needs you." His wife told him before going upon her toes to kiss him good bye. "Keep your promises... I love you."
His storm gray eyes stared down into her sapphire blue eyes. "I love you... I'm going to miss all of you dearly." He told his whole family, smiling as he rested his hands on the sides of his wife's belly. "I have never broken a promise, My Love. And I don't intend to ever." After kissing each of his children he hopped up onto Appa. "Ready Buddy?" *RRRRRR* Appa responded. "Yip, yip!" He stood and climbed into the saddle, he faced backwards as he watched his family grow smaller and smaller until they faded from sight… he kept watching until the whole temple had faded from sight.
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To find out what he finds Please read my story Across the Wastelands
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The next morning while Katara was preparing breakfast for her family there was an urgent knock at her front door. When she answered it she found Jingbo standing before her. "Hello Jingbo. What has you here at this time of the morning?"
"We just got an urgent letter from the Southern Water Tribe, it's addressed to you from Suki." He told her gasping for air.
"Thank you Jingbo!" She accepted the letter and closed the door. Katara quickly cracked the wax seal and read the letter.
Dear Katara,
It is time for you to come back home for a little while, Gran Gran said the baby will be born any day now. I've already went into false labor a couple times; I want you here for the delivery. Please come today.
Suki
Katara folded the letter back up and went back to preparing breakfast for her family there was nothing she could do at the moment anyways, packing could wait; feeding her children was far more important at the moment.
As soon as the four younger girls showed up Katara set them to work, two stayed in the apartment to help her. She sent the other two running, first to the kitchen to have some food packed to take with her, then down to have some Acolytes get Pumpkin ready to leave as soon as possible. Not long after they left Jade came in.
"Good morning Ka… What happened here?" Jade was stunned by the disarray in Katara's front room.
"I'm in here!" Katara called from Kya and Sapphire's room.
"What's going on?" Jade asked as she entered the nursery.
"Suki… It's time to go to the Southern Water Tribe. Her time is nearing the end, Gran Gran said the baby will be coming any day now." Katara told her as she searched through the little girls' clothes looking for their warmest outfits as well as their South Pole clothes.
"Oh! Okay let me help you." Jade told her.
"No, No! You need to go pack, I have Lilly and Blossom to help me here. Jasmine and Rose went to the kitchen and to tell someone that I need Pumpkin readied." Katara said as she threw more clothes into a bag.
"Oh, I'll go get my husband and get us ready." Jade said then hurried out of the apartment.
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It wasn't long before they were all ready and on their way to the South Pole. It was only a few hour flight, thank the Spirits, and it passed quickly. Haru flew Pumpkin while the two pregnant women sat in the saddle with the three small children.
"We're all going to stay in my Igloo." Katara told Jade. "Since Aang is not with us I'll have the girls stay in my room, they can sleep in my bed with me."
"Mommy, I want to sleep in your bed with you too." Gyatso said as he scooted next to his mother.
"You can sleep with me too, it's really cold there any you aren't use to it anymore." She told him.
"I want to see Papa." Gyatso told her.
"I know little one you will get to see him, I need you to be a good boy though… No jumping off of Pumpkin until I say you can." She told him, she was firm but kind.
"Yes, mommy, no jumping until you say I can. "Gyatso told her.
"Good boy." Katara smiled at her smart little boy. "I love you so much."
"I love you too Mommy!" He hugged her.
"Jade the air is starting to get cold, we need to change the little ones and our clothes now." The waterbender told her.
Within only hours' time everyone had changed and they were starting their decent.
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"Katara come quick!" Sokka yelled to her just after Pumpkin touched down. "I think the baby is coming now!"
"Jade can you guys get everything unloaded?" Katara asked.
"I'll help get everything to your igloo." Katara recognized her father's voice right away.
"Dad!" She cried out.
"Papa! Papa! Papa!" Gyatso called out.
"There's my big boy!" Hakoda smiled widely. "I missed you!"
"Mommy, can I jump now?" He asked. Katara could tell her father was positioned just right to catch his tiny airbender grandson.
"Yes, you may jump now." Katara told him. She smiled as she watched the little boy leap high into the air and lightly float back down right into his grandfather's waiting arms.
"He's getting so good at that!" Hakoda told his daughter.
"Yeah he is… Now I need to get to Suki." Katara said as she slid off of Pumpkin's back.
"Katara, NOW, please!" Her brother was frantic which didn't help anyone. The siblings ran to Sokka and Suki's home as quickly as they could.
Katara rushed into Suki's room. "Are you Okay?" She asked as soon as she entered the room. Suki looked up from something she was sewing.
"What's got you in all a rush?" Suki asked.
"Sokka said… Sokka you are such a dingbat! She is fine right now!" Katara knitted her eyebrows at him.
"How are things, Suki? Are you comfortable?" Katara asked.
"Yeah I'm fine, I'm just tired." Suki told her. "I've been in bed for three days now."
"Let me take a look." Katara said as she pulled water out of a pitcher on the bed side table. She placed her glowing water hands on Suki's tummy to see how the baby was doing. Katara grinned widely, "I could tell you the sex right now if you want me too."
Suki and Sokka shared a look then both answered at the same time, "We can wait."
"Okay, the baby is just fine, it just needs to move down some more. Suki you should get dressed and we can walk together, that will help move things along." Katara told her. She could see the relief on her brother's face.
"Let's all walk over to my house and say hello to Jade and Haru and your nieces and nephew." Katara suggested.
The three of them walked over to Katara's once Suki was dressed. Everyone said their hellos and hugs.
"Katara your belly is growing again." Suki pointed out.
"I know, I know." Katara rolled her eyes.
"I knew she was pregnant again," Sokka said, "Aang and I had talked about it when Katara was kidnapped."
"Oh, yeah I forgot… that feels like it was so long ago." Suki said.
The group got everything settled in then they all walked to the cute little tea shop that Katara loved so much. As they walked Katara was greeted by what seemed like more than half the village. People ooed and awed over her small children. "You can defiantly see the Water Tribe Blood in them." Some said about her twin daughters. "He looks just like Avatar Aang." Others said about Gyatso.
"My Daddy is Avatar!" The small boy would proudly tell people.
"Aaawww, how cute!" People would respond.
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"KATARA!" Sokka yelled as he ran into her room. "Wake up!"
Katara rolled a bit, "What Sokka?" She moaned.
"Suki needs you… This time it's for real!" She could hear the panic in his voice and sat straight up.
"Okay, give me my parka!" She said as she climbed out of bed. She shoved her feet into her boots and quickly pulled her parka over her head, there was no time to worry about her still being in her pajamas.
As they entered her brother's house she could hear Suki crying out in pain. "I'm here!" Katara yelled.
Sokka and Katara joined Suki and Gran Gran in the bedroom. "How is everything going Gran Gran?" Katara asked.
"We are still waiting for the head to enter the birth canal, Suki is a strong woman." Khanna told her granddaughter.
"Sokka, get behind Suki, prop her up… It's almost time to push and she needs you right now. Where is Hakoda?" Katara asked.
"He's with Papa." Suki managed in between waves of pain.
"Okay good, we don't have to worry about him." Katara said as she pushed her sleeves up and got ready to catch the baby.
After checking her, Gran Gran announced that the baby was now in the birth canal and it was time to push. After several minutes of pushing Gran Gran announced the birth of Sokka and Suki's new born daughter. The two midwives handed the little girl to her parents as they went about finishing the birth and cleaning everything up.
"She's squishy looking." Katara laughed as poked fun at her brother.
"She's beautiful!" Sokka said as he admired his beautiful daughter, she was pale skinned like her mother, but like Katara's daughters, they had the blue blue eyes of the Water Tribe people.
"What's her name?" Katara asked them.
"Her name is Kayden." Sokka answered.
"A beautiful name for a beautiful little girl." Katara answered.
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Unsure of when Aang would be getting back home, Katara and her family stayed in the village for a week before returning home.
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"Oh my spirits!" Katara called from Pumpkin's saddle, the Southern Air Temple came into view, and so did Appa. He came to greet Pumpkin. "Aang's back!" Katara was overflowing with joy, she had missed him so very much.
They heard the horn blow and everyone came running out of the temple as Pumpkin landed. Katara looked out into the sea of faces and when she didn't see a tall handsome young man with blue arrow tattoos among them, her heart broke a little. Maybe he's sleeping. She thought to herself.
She quickly climbed down and took each child as Jade passed them down to her. As soon as they were all down they quickly walked back to their apartment. Katara pushed the door open and entered, she stopped dead in her tracks, she found Aang sitting on the couch, a large wooden box in front of him and what looked like some tiny baby clothes, a traditional Air Nomad baby sling, a small menagerie of small wooden animals, and a stack of paper.
"What's that Sweetie?" Katara asked him.
He looked up from a piece of paper in his hand, his eyes were red. "She loved me."
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