The sun was beginning to set, I knew it wouldn't be long until Aang returned. Almost as if he knew what I was thinking, I could see a familiar figure coming towards us.

"Aang!" Katara cried, running towards him. I run out with her.

"Where's Sokka?" she said smiling at him.

"You'll see him soon," I reassured her, putting a hand on her arm. I turned my head to Aang. "Did you get your message?"

"Yeah, I know what to do." He grinned at me. I grinned back and began to guide Katara back towards the village's hall. Katara and I watched from the window, the scene before me basically identical to the show. We all rushed out as the bamboo shot up and the rooms loved ones began to return.

After Sokka returned from the bathroom, the town gathered to thank us, well Aang, for helping them.

"Thank you, Avatar, if only there was a way for us to repay you for what you have done."

"You could give us some supplies and some money." Sokka said. Katara hit him.

"Sokka," she hissed.

"What we need stuff," he said defensively.

"It would be an honour to help you prepare for your journey." He said smiling at us. They left to get us some things.

"So… What now?" Sokka asked.

"Now, we need to go to the crescent island, so Aang can talk to Roku about the comet." I told him.

"Yeah, but you know about the comet so why can't you tell him?" Sokka said.

"Because it can't change. What happens there could have a domino effect on what happens." I reminded him.

"Yeah, yeah, altering the now can change the future, which disrupts the knowledge… Can't anything just be normal?" he said putting his head into his hand.

"I need to talk to Roku, even with Alice's knowledge. I have to be there on the solstice," Aang added.

"But the solstice is tomorrow." Katara looked between us all.

"Yeah, and there's one more problem. The island is in the Fire Nation." He said, I saw Katara and Sokka's shock and horror.

"Told you it was important we go there." I said weakly. "And Aang, we all have to go. So let's load up and get going to make it easier on Appa. He can go a little slower till we see Zuko."

"Zuko!" the three of the shouted.

"Yes, he's right on out trail." I said, gesturing out of the village, before I began to pick up stuff, to put on Appa.

We all packed up quickly, and we soared into the sky. The group asked me questions about Zuko, and I answered as much as I could without giving anything away. I then distracted them, with some more stories about my world, how things worked. Some of the technology we had, after several hours, I saw a familiar metal ship on our tail.

"Zuko!" I cried to Aang over the wind.

"Appa, faster buddy," Aang said, flicking his reigns. "Come on boy, we've got a long way to go." Aang said to Appa.

"Fire ball!" Katara yelled.

"I'm on it!" he steered Appa to the side it shot past us. It smelt like someone had farted next to burning plastic.

"We have to get out of Zuko's range before he shoots another hot stinker at us." Katara cried.

"Can't you make Appa go faster."

"Yep, but we have bigger problems than Zuko." I said staring at the blockade ahead.

"What now," Sokka said looking closer and seeing the blockade.

"If we go North –"

"We don't have time to do that Aang," I told him, as we came closer to him.

"This is exactly why I didn't want you to come," he said furiously. "It's too dangerous."

"And that's exactly why we're here." Katara said.

"Let's run this blockade." Sokka said grinning.

"Appa yip, yip." Aang cried.

My stomach lurked, rose and sunk as we dodged the disgusting smelling fireballs being thrown at us. We all clutched on for dear life, as we jolted up and down in his saddle. But just like the show, Appa got some stray cinders on his fur, we rushed to pat them out.

"Appa, you ok?" Aang asked. He groaned, I gave his fur a stroke, hoping it was soothing. The onslaught on fireballs continued to fly towards us. One caused us to jolt hard.

"Aaarrghhh!" I turned to see Sokka was missing from the saddle.

We dove down, Katara reached her hand out, and yanked him back onto Appa clutching his heart he wrapped his arm back around the saddle.

"Sokka!" Aang cried. And we dodged a fresh circuit of fireballs. One was aiming directly for us. I airbended ahead of Appa and shot it into pieces, falling back onto Appa. We grabbed Aang

"We made it!" Aang cried.

"Into the Fire Nation. Great." Sokka said.

"Do we see any more of Zuko?" Katara asked.

"What do you think?"

"Great," Sokka said sarcastically. I laughed at him, as Appa comintued to fly towards our destination.

"You did it buddy, nice flying." Aang said proudly.

He groaned and turned on his side exhausted.

"Aw, you must be tired," Katara cooed him.

"No, I'm good. Refreshed and ready to fight some fire benders." Sokka said. I laughed at him.

"I was talking to Appa," Katara said.

"Well, I was talking to Momo," Sokka defended, embarrassed.

The three peaked over the rocks blocking us from view of the temple.

"I don't see any guards," Sokka said.

"The Fire Nation must have abandoned the temple when Avatar Roku died."

They turned to me. I shook my head. Sokka groaned.

"We better hurry," Aang said.

"Wait I think I heard something," Sokka said.

We turned to see the group of Sages, I got ready to run knowing most where not allies.

"We are the Fire Sages. Guardians of the temple of the avatar."

"Great I am the avatar," Aang said.

"We know," he sent a fire ball at us, Aang airbended it away.

"I'll hold them off run." Aang cried tripping them up running after us.

"Follow me," Aang said rushing ahead.

"Do you know where you're going?"

"Nope. Wrong way!" he came running back.

"Come back!" he called. Aang lead us to the 'dead' end. And Shau caught up with us.

"We're trapped,"

"I don't want to fight you. I am a friend." He said.

"Fire benders are not our friends." Sokka said, none of them moved from there stance.

I leaned relaxed, enjoying everyone's reaction as he bowed.

"I know why you're here avatar."

"You do?"

"You're here to speak with avatar Roku. I can take you to him."

"How?"

He reached to the side, moving the light and shooting a fireball into wall, revealing the tunnel.

That was so cool in person!

"This way quickly!"

They all looked at me, I nodded and walked to the door. The wave of heat rushed over us as we made our way into the volcano. I began to fan myself with my hand.

"That was amazing, how the door opened like that," I said to him, looking around at the lava and bended rock.

"Avatar Roku once called this temple his home, he built these passages out of the magma. My grandfather knew him."

"How did you know I was coming? And why did the other sages attack me?"

"Avatar Roku's eyes glowed, we knew you had returned to the world. Why they attacked you, we were once loyal only to the avatar. When Roku died, they awaited the next avatar, but they never arrived."

"They waited for me,"

"Don't feel bad, you're only a hundred years late," Sokka said. Katara hit him.

"They lost hope the avatar would ever return. When fire lord Sozin began the war my grandfather and the other sages were forced to follow. When I knew you were coming, I knew I'd have to betray the other sages."

"Thank you for helping me."

He smiled at Aang.

"Follow these stairs to the sanctuary, when your inside, wait until the light hits Avatar Roku's eyes. Only then can you speak with him."

"Oh no,"

"Shau what's wrong?"

"The doors they're closed."

"Can't you –"

"It's five benders or a fully realised avatar. We don't have either." I said looking at the old doors. "We need five simultaneous fire blasts."

"Five fire blasts huh, I think I can help you." Sokka said. We helped Sokka build the bombs, as we were finishing up Sokka spoke again.

"This is a trick I picked up from my father. I seal the lamp oil inside an animal skin casing, Shau lights the fine soaked twine and ta da fake firebending!"

"You've really outdone yourself this time, Sokka." Katara said.

"This might actually work," Shau said.

"No, it won't. But it will look like it worked. Then we can trick the others into opening the door." I explained, touching the cold dragon head.

Sokka shrugged at me and put the last one in the dragon mouth.

"The other sages will hear the explosion, get ready to rush in."

"It's almost sunset, are you ready?" Katara asked him.

"Defiantly," Aang said.

We waited as Shau ran to tell the others.

"Come quickly, the avatar has entered the sanctuary." Shau said, as he made his way in front of the door.

"How did he get in?"

"I don't know, but look at the scorch marks and in there,"

"He's inside; open the doors immediately before she contacts avatar Roku." I got ready to pounce on a sage.

With the heat of the fire and the creak of the door, I pounded pushing his arm around like I was arresting him.

"Aang, now's your chance!" Katara yelled.

Zuko appeared from behind the pillar.

"The avatar is coming with me," he said.

The Sages fought back and overpowered our group. I knew what was about to happen, I dodged.

"Close the doors, quickly." I heard Zuko's voice as the Sage's began to tie us up. While he was distracted, Aang airbended out of his grasp and began to run towards the now tied up Katara and Sokka. But Katara looked at the doors.

"Go!"

Aang used the sages like hop-scotch squeezing through the doors, sealing shut behind him. Zuko came running back up the stairs and he and the other Sages tried to open the door again. I grinned knowing it would fail.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter I am excited to see what twist and turns are ahead, I have some of it planned, and some… not so much haha! But I hope you all enjoy x