"AND WE'RE BACK FROM COMMERCIAL! LIVE FROM THE LOVELY CITY ITSELF, YOU ARE WATCHING RCW, REPUBLIC CITY WRESTING! My name is Back Bender Sokka and I am here with my commentary partners for tonight, Avatar Aang and Haru." Sokka was introduced as the camera panned on from the crowd in the underground arena before stopping at the announcing table next to the wrestling ring.
"And what a night we've had tonight eh fellas?" Aang smiled.
"No kidding Aang. What an epic fight we witnessed between Longshot and Hahn! Just when you thought Hahn had it in the bag, the silent hunter pulled it off came back strong, and finished the match with his signature super kick!" Haru said ecstatically.
"Don't forget the match between June and Ty Lee!" Sokka mentioned.
"An amazing fight", Aang agreed, "Ty Lee put her all in the match but against a veteran like June, it wasn't enough, unfortunately."
Right after that was said, the RCW Champion's music blared.
"Had a dream I hadn't made. Now there's nothing that's going to drag me down. B-B-Because I'm going to push them out the way yeah!" The theme music gets the crowd on their feet with excitement and cheer when they see Katara making her entrance.
"And looks who coming right now!" Haru exclaimed, "The RCW Champ herself, Master Katara."
"The now five-time RCW champ since victory last week against the former champion. The Boulder! Not only is she beauty and grace but she's possibly one of the greatest wrestlers we have witnessed here in the company", Aang said with a twinkle in his eye.
"Oh come on guys! I don't need to hear you guys kissing my sister's ass", Sokka muttered.
"We're just admiring her buddy. Nothing more to it", Haru winked and Aang laughed. The champion herself walked the stairs, stepped through the ropes, and raised her black and gold RCW championship belt high in the air for the crowd to see. The crowd cheered loudly for her much to her satisfaction. She had taken the microphone given to her by a ringside production assistant and stood at the center of the ring.
"REPUBLIC CITY MAKE SOME NOISE!" The crowd of 50,000 cheered for her again before she continued, "I told ya'll I was going to win this belt back and I did!"
"She did indeed", Aang remarked.
"Spirits Aang could you be any more of a brown-nose?" Sokka rolled his eyes.
"Well if it's your sister then—"
"SHUT UP I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT!"
Back in the arena, Katara let out a deep sigh.
"There's something I need to let off my chest now. I made a promise to myself last week before my match against The Boulder…I promised myself that I would be honest about my feelings with someone I've been close to for all these years." Katara spun around, making sure to look at all the faces watching her tonight. She closed her eyes, took in a deep breath to gather her courage, and opened them as she turned towards the announcer's table. Specifically, towards Aang in the middle.
"Aang could you please come up here?" Katara requested.
The request was unexpected, but he nodded and took off his headphones. He stood up, walked around the table, and stepped into the ring.
"Uhhhh what's happening here?" Sokka wondered.
The two stood together at the center. Aang mouthing his words, 'Is everything all right?' Katara continued speaking into the microphone as she gazed at him.
"We've known each other since we were children. You have always been someone I could talk to any time about anything, always there for me when I needed someone by my side…my best friend in the whole world."
He smiled at her words.
"For a while now, my feelings have changed. It took me time to understand what those feelings were and now I know what they are…and its love."
A loud whistle echoed through the crowd. Aang's eyes widened at what he was hearing from his childhood friend. His heartbeat rising.
"I'm in love with you Aang", Katara admitted and the crowd, along with Haru, cheered once more. Aang smiled at her words. Sokka pinched the bridge of his nose muttering "Oogies".
"Oh Katara", he stepped up to her and grabbed her hand, "I lo—"
Agni Kai played through the arena and the crowd was back on their feet. Both Aang and Katara turned to see Zuko marching down to the ring. They glanced at one another, confused at the fire bender's appearance during what was supposed to be their moment.
"Nah Nah Nah. This ain't happening", Zuko stated into his microphone, "in fact, I'm here to put a stop to it."
"What the hell do you want Zuko? You're interrupting something special here" Katara asked with an irritated tone.
"I just said it, you idiot! Maybe you should clean your ears. I'm here to put a stop to this nonsense", Zuko retorted and looked to Aang, "Aang before you say anything, I have to tell you something as well."
Aang looked at him with a bewildered expression but motioned for him to continue.
"I'm in love with you too", Zuko confessed.
The crowd lost their mind over the revelation. Katara stared in disbelief while Aang stood flabbergasted.
"AYO when did this show become a soap opera?" Sokka asked.
"I don't know but I sure am hooked. Wish I had some fire flakes to go with it", Haru replied.
"Oh hell no!" Katara shouted, stepping in between the two men. "You don't get to come here and try to steal the man I love away from me!"
"That is exactly what I'm doing! You're not his only best friend Katara. He's my best friend too! If it wasn't for him then I would not be the man I am today. I won't let the man I fell for make a mistake by being with you", Zuko growled.
"MISTAKE?! I'll show you a real mistake if you don't back the fuck off!"
"Bring it on you floozy! I'll kick your ass any day of the week!"
They stared each other down. Zuko may have been bigger than her but so was The Boulder and she beat him. Zuko didn't care that Katara was the champion. It wouldn't be the championship belt they'd be fighting for but for Aang.
"Guys wait", Aang said as he stepped around Katara and stood in between them, "maybe we should go somewhere else and have a talk. I don't think there is a need for you two to fight over me."
"Not a chance Aang", Katara replied without breaking eye contact with Zuko, "if this poster boy for emos with daddy issues wants to start shit then I'll end him right here right now."
"Bring it on Bitch!"
The crowd cheered for a match between the two would-be lovers for Aang. The air bender pushed them apart from one another to prevent a physical altercation.
"Wow!" Haru cried out, "So instead of the championship belt, those two are going to fight over Aang's hand in marriage."
"Whoa Haru I didn't hear them mention anything about marriage, but you are right about them wanting to fight over our buddy Aang", Sokka responded.
"And it looks like he's doing whatever it takes to talk them down from fighting. Sokka you've known your sister her whole life and Aang since you were kids. What's your take on all this?"
"Haru, my boy, the truth is that I had a feeling there would be more between those two since I was a wee lad. No one is as close to them as they are to each other. Katara has proven herself as a hell of a fighter here with her victories, but Zuko is no slouch. He's won his handful of titles here in RCW. Heck, you and I fought him ourselves plenty during our in-ring career."
"Correct, Zuko himself is a former three-time RCW champion himself. He's certainly given me a run for my money in our matches. However, we have never seen a match between him and your sister. It could be one for the ages."
"And poor Aang is trying to put a stop to it", Sokka laughed, "just look at him struggling to keep them from laying hands on the oth—"
"You think you know me?" Rock music spreads through the arena and the crowd cries out again as out from the foggy entrance came Jet.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Sokka screamed.
"Well if it isn't the Mister Opportunity himself", Haru commented.
"What does he want?" Sokka asked.
Aang once again was confused while Katara and Zuko groaned in annoyance. The self-proclaimed freedom fighter slid inside the ring and jumped to his feet.
"Neither of you are good enough for Aang", Jet declared on his microphone.
"WHAT?!" Katara cried out, "What does it matter to you?"
"This has nothing to do with you Jet", Zuko replied.
"That's not up for you to decide. I've dated both you and Katara long enough to know that Aang is too good to be with the likes of you."
"Really Jet? Because the last time I remember, I dumped you!" Katara retorted.
"And the same goes for me", Zuko said with narrowed eyes.
"That's all in the past", Jet dismissed them and turned to Aang, "Aang I never forgot that weekend we spent together in Ba Sing Se. It was that first night I fell for you. If there was anyone who believed in me and thought I could be better it was you. You make me want to be the best version of myself. Zuko and Katara could never give me support like you did."
"Jet…" Aang muttered, shocked at the sudden confession.
"Did we just go from a love triangle to a love square?" Sokka wondered.
"Piss off Jet. You are so full of shit", Katara said, "I supported you the best way I could, and you threw it all away for your own gain."
"If anyone is not good enough for Aang it's you", Zuko piped up, "I gave you my heart and it was never enough for you. Agni's sake you cheated on me!"
"AND ME!" Katara added.
"I'll admit that I wasn't a good man for either of you but for Aang, I know I can be. Aang I am better when I am with you. I am willing to put my body on the line and fight for you like no one can. I'll happily fight my exes if it means I get to have a future with you", Jet finished.
"Aang don't listen to them", Katara turned back to the air bender, "I know that this has been a long time coming but Zuko and Jet won't love you like I do."
"Say what you want about Jet but you don't speak for me Katara!" Zuko snapped, stepping back to Aang, and placed his hand on his shoulder, "I would go to war for you Aang."
"Screw you guys! I'll die for Aang!" Jet screamed.
"You want a cookie or something Jet? Anyone of us would die for him!" Katara quipped.
"I won't cap Sokka, I would die for Aang too", Haru commented.
"Who could blame ya?"
"Please don't", Aang begged, "No one needs to die. I'd rather that we all lived long and happy lives."
GLASS BREAK!
The crowd loses it again when they hear the Blind Bandit's theme song playing with Toph Beifong stomping her way to the ring, World Heavyweight Championship belt in hand. Katara, Zuko, and Jet groaned at her arrival in the arena. Once again Aang was confused.
"What the?!" Haru yelled. "The six-time World Heavyweight Champion is joining us but why?!"
"I know right? Don't tell me that she's in love with Aang too", Sokka huffed.
Toph stomped the earth, pushing her body over the ring ropes. She raised her green and gold championship belt in the air, the crowd going nuts over it. Just as she was about to speak into her microphone, Katara interrupted her.
"NO! Fuck NO! There is no way in hell you are going to come here and say that you're in love with Aang. I refuse to believe it!"
The Blind Bandit opened her mouth to retort but stopped. Instead, she smugly smiled and gave a shrug, "You're right Sugar Queen. I don't love him. Not like how you, Sparky, and Jet here apparently do."
All but Toph in the ring let out a deep sigh of relief. Aang especially as he was not sure if he could handle another love confession.
"But if you're going to fight over him then I want in!" The crowd cheered for her. "And when I kick all your asses, Aang is going to take me on a very expensive date, buy me the best meat money can buy, the best wine, and anything else I want on his dime!"
"Toph you come from a stupid wealthy family, why do you need me to buy anything for you?" Aang demanded.
"Because fuck you that's why!" Toph shouted.
"You know what?" Zuko spoke and motioned to Katara, Jet, and Toph. "Fuck all three of ya. I'll take you all on right here right now!"
All but Aang dropped their microphones and backed into each corner of the ring. Aang stepped in the middle trying his best to stop the mayhem before it began until…
"EXCUSE ME!" A loud voice called from the entrance. The crowd booed heavily at the arrival of RCW's General manager, Azula.
"I said EXCUSE ME!" The people booed her even more loudly before she continued. "Nobody in that ring is fighting until I say so. If I can make money from the jackasses in the crowd, then damn it I will. I am announcing a new main event for the ThunderSlam pay-per-view, an extreme fatal four-way match between Katara, Zuko, Jet, and Toph Beifong! The prize will be Avatar Aang's hand in marriage!"
"WHOAAAAA", both Sokka and Haru cried out along with the crowd in attendance as Azula went to the back. Aang with his hands on his bald head stared at the general manager in disbelief, wondering what was going on in her head. The announced participants accepted the match with determination set in their eyes.
Jet grabbed his microphone and spoke, "I expect all of you to honor the deal after I win next week", he turned to Toph on his left, "Last I recall, we've never fought before Beifong. Don't go having a tantrum when you lose."
Toph grabbed the mic and stepped up to the freedom fighter.
"My man…RECALL THESE NUTS!" She kicked Jet's abdomen and pulled him down into her signature stunner. Jet flopped onto his back from the impact. The attack received cheers from the audience.
"MY SPIRITS THE BANDIT STUNNER!" Sokka yelled.
"OH MY GOSH ZUKO LOOK OUT!" Haru yelled but was too late as Katara knocked Zuko down with her RCW championship belt. The impact of the belt to face was enough to knock him out. "I THINK SHE HIT HIM RIGHT ON HIS SCARRED EYE. KATARA IS WILDIN!"
"Now it's just the two champions standing in the ring", Sokka stated. Aang fell to his knees and stared at the fallen men in the ring. Both Katara and Toph stepped to the center of the ring as they held an intense stare down with one another. The Blind Bandit raised her belt high in the air. Master Katara raised her belt in response, not breaking her gaze.
"Sugar Queen", Toph muttered.
"Mud slug", Katara spat.
"Welp Sokka time is running out! But it looks like we're going to have a hell of a match to look forward to at ThunderSlam", Haru chuckled.
"That's right buddy! It will be one for the ages and I can't wait to watch it unfold. We hope everyone watching at home will tune in to watch it live on pay-per-view or the Elements streaming service. Good night Republic City!"