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Yeah, I have 7 Chapters for this story (my first Avatar fanfic^^) so, enjoy!
Chapter 1: Tragedy
“Give it up, Avatar! It ends here!”
Zuko’s challenge ran clear throughout Ba-Sing-Se. Aang struggled to avoid the blasts of fire that shot out at him in all directions, as he was chased across the rooftops of the city. Appa flew alongside him, carrying the rest of “Team Avatar”. Katara had to pilot the giant flying bison, because Sokka, who felt especially clueless that day, had decided to shoot his boomerang and stop being the “plan guy” all the time. Toph and Momo sat in the saddle, doing nothing, because Toph couldn’t feel vibrations enough to Earthbend while flying, and Momo… can sometimes be almost as stupid as Sokka.
Sokka peered over the edge of Appa’s saddle, and saw Uncle Iroh running through the crowded city, trying to keep up. Sokka saw this as an opportunity to impress everyone, namely Toph. “Check this out! I’m going to take out the Dragon of the West!” he shouted. Sokka raised his boomerang and threw it directly at Iroh.
Instead of taking out Iroh, Sokka’s boomerang swerved slightly and hit the cabbage merchant’s cart square-on, making the contents of the cart and the boomerang almost like a bomb. Cabbages and boomerang fragments covered the marketplace, and the cabbage merchant. “MY CABBAGES!” he shrieked.
“Oops,” said Sokka. Katara glared at him.
Meanwhile, Aang dodged blast after blast of uncontrollable fire. His Airbending was not enough to stop Zuko’s exceptional Firebending. Then, a fireball generated from Zuko’s fists hit Aang square in the chest, knocking him out cold.
Appa swerved to catch Aang’s fall. Zuko fired a large blast in their direction, which Appa barely avoided. “Sokka! You steer! I’m going after Zuko,” yelled Katara.
“What? Katara! He’s been stranded on the roof! Why do you need to go after him!” said Sokka.
“He can’t just keep shooting fireballs at us. If someone doesn’t take care of him, either he’ll shoot down Appa, or set a building on fire.”
“But Katara! He’s a lot more powerful now!”
“So am I!” And with that Katara handed Appa’s reins to Sokka and jumped onto a nearby building that Zuko was standing on.
“Well, well. It’s been a long time,” said Zuko menacingly.
“Not long enough. I missed defeating you,” said Katara.
And the battle began. Katara seemed to have an early advantage over Zuko, taking water from wells and fountains to use for bending. Zuko fell off the roof and fell in a wagon of feathers. Katara also jumped, bouncing off a merchant’s tent and landing swiftly on the ground. Zuko jumped out of the feather wagon and started off… in the other direction.
Yes! I’ve got him on the run! Katara thought to herself as Zuko bolted through the gates of the city. But then, he stood at the edge of the serpent’s pass, and beckoned for her to join him.
Stupid move, Zuko. You’ll be surrounded by my element! Katara thought, and raced toward the serpent’s pass.
There, the fight continued. Although they were now surrounded by water, Zuko’s Firebending seemed to kick into high gear and overtake Katara. Soon, he had her up against the wall of the pass. His fists flickered with fire, but then… stopped.
Expecting the worse, Katara created a wall of ice as Zuko slowly advanced. “Finally, I’ve got you right where I want you,” he said, the same menacing tone wavering in his voice.
Katara’s eyes narrowed, and she moved into her best fighting stance behind her ice wall.
“You know, Katara, I’ve been waiting a long time for this… ever since I first met you, really…”
“Finish up your little victory speech, Zuko. It’ll be short-lived,” said Katara.
“Victory speech? No. I merely have something very important to tell you.”
“Well, hurry up! That way I can defeat you again and get on with my life.”
“You see, Katara, I know you feel the same way. For I have always… loved you.”
“WHAT?”
Katara broke down her ice wall and hit Zuko with the biggest blast of water she had ever made. He washed up against the opposite side of the curve she was standing on.
“I CAN’T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW FALSE THAT IS! LOVED YOU? NEVER! IS THIS SOME KIND OF TRICK? YOU NEARLY DESTROYED MY VILLAGE, MY BROTHER, AND AANG, AND YOU EXPECT ME TO LOVE YOU? YOU’VE REALLY MADE A WRONG MOVE THIS TIME!”
Katara grabbed the biggest amount of water she could bend, and fearlessly charged toward Zuko. Zuko stood up, and began meditating where he stood, trying to calm himself down, so he could let her go past, and keep the girl he loved from getting hurt. But something in his heart sprouted, and it seemed as though every fiber in his being was filled with uncontrollable anger, as if his very soul became a fiery monster, and anger flowed through his blood like poison. Zuko launched himself at Katara, and blasted incredible fire in her direction. The two’s greatest bending skills had been unveiled, right then and there, in a fit of anger on both sides.
Meanwhile, Sokka, Aang, Toph and Momo approached the Serpent’s pass on Appa. “Where are they?” said Sokka in his most warriorlike voice. Suddenly a wave of Tsunami qualities burst into the air. “Wow! Katara’s gotten really good!” Exclaimed Aang. His face was like a kid on Christmas. But then a mushroom cloud of fire exploded in the same spot. “So has Zuko. Let’s go!” yelled Sokka, and he veered Appa in the direction of the blasts.
With every fireball he launched, Zuko seemed to grow angrier and angrier. Then, as flames burst out of his mouth, he launched a massive fireball straight at Katara, which set fire to the rock. Katara couldn’t control the flames, despite being a Waterbender, and she cried out in terror.
Aang heard her scream, and stood up immediately. “I’m not waiting any longer!” he shouted, and he thrust his gilder into the air and flew off. “Aang! Wait!” called Sokka. “Yip yip!” he commanded of Appa, who sped after Aang.
Katara was surrounded by flames, except for a small area where she stood. Smoke began to fill her lungs, and she fell from the top of a rock onto a lower ledge, where she lay still.
“Katara! No!” Aang cried. He landed his glider right next to her, and Appa landed on a larger ledge a bit away. Sokka jumped off, and Toph, who had been sleeping the whole time, climbed off.
Aang took Katara in her arms. Her eyes were closed. “Katara… wake up… please…” he said, almost like a prayer. As if on cue, Katara’s eyes opened slightly, and she looked up at Aang. “I’m sorry, Aang. It doesn’t look like I’ll be able to finish teaching you Waterbending after all,” she said in a small voice. “No… please…” said Aang. “Is she all right?” called Sokka, and he stopped short at Aang’s side. Katara looked up at her brother. “Goodbye Sokka,” she said. “I’ll tell Mom you send your love,” and her eyes closed. A small, weak breath of ice extracted from Katara’s throat, and she turned limp and cold in Aang’s arms.
(Stupid Purple and Brown cartoon)
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COMMERCIALS FOR POINTLESS THINGS THAT YOU DON'T NEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(another stuid Purple and Brown cartoon)
and now back to the show.
Chapter 2: Heartbreak
Katara’s body slipped out of Aang’s arms. “No!” cried Aang. Sokka just stood there, petrified with shock. “What happened?” said Toph, just arriving at the ledge. “Hey, where’s Katara? I’m not picking up any vibrations from her.”
“Toph, she’s dead.” said Sokka.
“You’re kidding” said Toph.
Aang sat there, his face in his hands. “No” he kept mumbling, his voice wavering. Then, his eyes and tattoos began glowing. “Run!” yelled Sokka.
Aang, in the Avatar State, climbed over the rock, where he saw Zuko. “You!” he shouted. “You killed her!”
“What!” said Zuko. “No- that’s not possible!”
Aang bended a massive wave and picked Zuko up with it. Aang froze the wave on the top of the pass, leaving Zuko stranded at the top. Zuko made no attempt to fight.
The glow in Aang’s eyes faded. He knelt down where he stood and cried. Sokka, Toph, and Momo approached Aang slowly. “I can’t believe she’s gone.” Aang said
Sokka put his hand on Aang’s shoulder. “C’mon Aang. We need to figure out what do with her body.”
The three sat on the ledge where Katara had died. “We should take her to the South Pole,” said Aang. “That was her home.”
They settled on that. Everyone was too tired to trudge back to their home inside the city, so they agreed to camp out on the pass.
Aang stood on the ledge and placed a white sheet over Katara’s body. Sokka walked up to him. “It’s hard,” he said. “Losing family. I’ve lost my sister, and you’ve lost a friend.
“Actually Sokka, Katara was more than just a friend,” Said Aang. “I loved her.”
“You WHAT?” said Sokka. “How long has this been going on?”
“Um… ever since I met her.”
Sokka sat down on a small rock. “So this whole time… you loved my sister?”
“Yeah,” said Aang. “And you know what the worst part is?”
“What?”
“I never got the chance to tell her.”
Later, Aang sat on Appa. He didn’t know how he was going to sleep that night. Zuko stood above him on the ice. Aang looked up at him. “You know I’m just going to let that thing melt.” He said
Zuko said nothing. He just nodded.
Aang moved Appa to where Toph and Sokka had camped their sleeping bags. He lay down and looked up at the stars. Aang imagined that he and Katara were penguin sledding again. He imagined them in the Cave of two lovers, on the riverbank where he gave her that necklace, and on Kyoshi Island. As he remembered those happy moments, tears began to fall from his eyes. At last, he fell asleep.
(Alexx Wolff Drumming)
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BUY BUY BUY SPEND SPEND SPEND
(Alexx Wolff still drumming)
And now back to the show
Chapter 3: Aang’s Dream
Aang was dreaming he was chasing Katara through what seemed like an endless nothingness. Katara would laugh, and run just out of reach as Aang tried to grab her hand. Then, out of nowhere, Avatar Roku appeared in front of him.
“Avatar Roku?” said Aang.
“I have seen that you have lost someone that you loved,” Began Roku. “There is a way for you to bring her back,”
“What? How?” said Aang.
“There is a temple in the spirit world, where the lost souls reside in eternal bliss. There, the life spirit watches over them. If you can journey there and rescue your friend’s soul before a sunset has passed since her death, you can return her spirit to her body.”
“You mean I can bring her back to life?”
“When put bluntly, yes. But I must warn you, the journey will not be easy. The life spirit does not give away its subjects so causally. There will be a test, both physical and mental. You must complete that test in order to save her.”
“Thank you, Avatar Roku.”
Aang shot up, awakened from his dream. He had woken up Sokka and Toph as well. “Aang?” said Sokka. “What’s wrong?”
“Oh, you mean other than the fact that Katara’s dead?” said Toph sarcastically.
“She’s not dead, Toph.” Said Aang, staring at the night sky.
“Oh great!” said Sokka, flopping down on his sleeping bag again. “Now he’s going into denial!”
“No, I mean we can actually bring her back.” Said Aang.
“Huh?” said Sokka.
“I’ll need to visit the spirit world.”
(Avatar Fanart)
We'll be right back
COMMERCIALS
(more Avatar Fanart)
And now back to the show
Chapter 4: Return to the Spirit World
“So, Avatar Roku talked to you in a dream, and said you can save Katara’s soul in the Spirit World?” Sokka said, leaning against a rock, while Aang settled himself into a meditation position on the very ledge where Katara had died. Katara lay next to him. The white sheet that covered her body had been blown off slightly, exposing her face.
“As Avatar Roku said, ‘when put bluntly, yes.’” Said Aang.
“Oh good grief!”, shouted Sokka. “Can’t we go through just one day without something mystical happening to us?!?!”
“Are you sure about this, Aang?” said Toph. “What if you don’t come back?”
Aang paused, and looked over at Katara’s body. “I have to try.”
“But seriously, shouldn’t we find a temple or something? You know, someplace where you can get into the spirit world easily?” said Sokka.
“Maybe,” muttered Aang. “But something’s telling me we don’t need to leave. I feel like Katara’s spirit is present here. Maybe I don’t need anything else.”
Sokka threw up his hands and yelled at the sky, “WHY CAN’T I UNDERSTAND ANYTHING?!?!”
“I’ve been wondering the same thing every since I met you,” muttered Toph sarcastically.
Aang closed his eyes and breathed deeply. His tattoos began to glow. Sokka guided Toph away from where Aang was sitting, for he was crossing over… into the Spirit World.
As Aang was crossing over, Katara was waking up somewhere else. “Where am I?” she said, and got up. Katara looked around, and everything, the buildings, the snow, the sky, they seemed all too familiar… and she realized… she was at… “The South Pole?”
A smiling woman walked up to Katara. Katara recognized the woman instantly. “Mom!” she yelled, and ran up and hugged her.
Sela, still smiling, looked at her daughter with pride. “My Dear Katara,” she said, an angelic touch in her voice. “It has been so long.”
“Mom… where am I?” Katara asked, the question wavering in her throat.
“You are dead, my little Waterbender.” Came Sela’s voice.
Dead. The word hit Katara like a rock when she realized it applied to her now. “What? No! But I’m not done! There’s so much I have left to do!” she cried.
Sela’s calm and angelic voice seemed to almost lull Katara to sleep. “Katara. It is all alright now. You will be safe here. And we will be together forever.”
Katara fought her mother’s voice like it was Zuko’s grasp. “Mom, you don’t understand! I know the Avatar! I’m a Waterbending master now, and I didn’t finish teaching him! No, no, no!!!” Katara ran away from her mother, knelt down and began to cry where she sat. She didn’t know what was worse… that she would be separated from Sokka, Aang, Toph, Appa, Momo, and everyone else she knew until they died, and who knew how long that would be, or that she had never had the chance to tell one of them something important…
Katara walked over to the edge of the cloud. She could see the earth from there. The gentle winds of the spirit world seemed to torment her, not calm her. Katara removed the Waterbender’s necklace she had always held so dear to her heart and dropped it, not caring where it landed. Then she took its replacement out of her pocket.
Katara looked at it and smiled. It was the necklace that Aang had made for her. She fastened it around her neck and touched the pendant, the same way she had done with her Waterbender’s necklace so many times before. She stared out at earth, at her home, at everything and anything that she had ever loved.
Katara’s necklace broke through the cloud and tumbled down through the spirit world. It tumbled for an eternity, and landed in Aang’s hand.
When he caught Katara’s necklace, Aang only muttered one thing; “I’m coming, Katara.”
Meanwhile, Katara said something else, shouting it towards earth at the top of her lungs; “Aang! Can you hear me? I love you!”
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« Reply #1 on Aug 7, 2007, 10:18am » | |
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« Reply #2 on Aug 7, 2007, 1:56pm » | |
thanks... but haven't you already read it? 
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« Reply #3 on Sept 23, 2008, 9:03pm » | |
I must say, you are a very talented writer!!
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« Reply #4 on Oct 26, 2008, 12:23pm » | |
Thanks a lot! 8D
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« Reply #5 on Nov 29, 2008, 6:49pm » | |
What? That's it? I mean aren't there more chapters. If there aren't... no offense but that's just wrong.
But if there are that's good. By the way, I saw that you were the only one posting stuff and I just wanna say your'e not alone.
I'm gonna be putting up fanfics, ect. soon. I also have an idea for the contests. There could be a Kataang Christmas Contest!
Woo!
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« Reply #6 on Dec 7, 2008, 7:24pm » | |
There are more chapters. Just not yet.
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