A/N: Hi! Happy Thursday. Hope you all enjoyed that first chapter. I'm back for number two, but first I wanted to shout out my first review!

"Ashley Barbosa: Ouch! Even though we know what happened, it still hurt a lot. You caught my attention, please, continue as soon as possible."

Man, I know right? I'm so happy you liked it! Hopefully Chapter Two keeps that intrigue… Here you go!

CHAPTER TWO: AANG

I open my eyes and see a purple sky above me. The stars are shining brightly. I try to sit up, and immediately am met with a pain that is unlike anything I've ever felt before, and it's then I remember…

Katara. We were fighting underground, under Ba Sing Se, against Di Li agents. I look around in a panic, "Where… Where am I?" I feel a burning sensation behind me, and as I twist slowly to see the source, I see Roku.

"My young Avatar… Welcome back," he says, "You have undergone a great battle, and were severely hurt." What? What does he mean? Severely hurt?

"Roku! Where am I? What do you mean severely hurt? Where is Katara? Is she okay?" I ask. I feel the panic rising in my chest when he doesn't answer me immediately. I see Roku's mouth tighten into a thin line. I get up from where I am laying, and I look down. I've been here once before, in my training with Guru Patik. I look back at Roku, and then my eyes settle behind him.

"Aang… During your battle, you experienced a great pain," Roku explains as he moves to the side to better my view, "As you can see behind me, the state of your connection to your past lives is very fragile. You were here once before, when you attempted to let go of your Earthly ties. Now, that path you walked is on the verge of breaking. If it does, your connection to all your past lives will be gone."

Behind him, I see a walkway, lit in purple. It used to be beautiful, untouched, but now it is cracked. It looks like if one were to step on it, it would give away and you would fall millions of miles back down to Earth. I feel a sense of dread. This is something I have always battled with, my longing for Katara and my duty to the world. I always feel like I'm being torn from the inside out.

"Roku… What can I do? How and why am I here if I died in the Avatar State? The connection should be severed!" I exclaim.

Roku looks at me sadly, "During my time as the Avatar, Aang, I did not experience what you have to this point. All I can tell you is that this is now a part of your journey. You must repair what has been broken, you must save the Avatar cycle. I have no doubt you can, my young friend."

I sigh, and I look behind me. I feel the pull, the need that I've always felt since the day I woke from that iceberg. She's there, I can sense her. I may not know if she's okay, but I know Katara. If she's not, she'll fight to the very end, but I just hope she can wait for me. I feel my resolve strengthening and I turn back. Roku is gone, and that's okay. I know how to fix this.

"I'm coming, Katara," I whisper, "Just wait. I'll be there before you know it."

I bust into a run, and the next thing I know, I'm falling.