Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Ok well if any of you were reading this, there's more to it now.... i just continued off the beginning, so even thoguht you might think its the same, its not.
"Katara!" came a scream from Sokka. "Katara! I won't let go I promise!"

"You don't have to yell Sokka." Katara replied, standing beside her brother,

"They're just peices of cloth. And the name you really should be screaming anyway

is Aangs'."

"Uh..." he murmered, beginning to slightly blush. "Yeah sorry." he continued,

looking down to hide his shame.

"Don't worry so much Sokka." Aang said. "It's not like your life is depending on

whether or not you pass this test."

"Uh.. Yeah, right. I know that." he shamefully said.

"So how does that feel anyway?" Aang asked, staring at Sokka with a piece of cloth

tied around each arm.

"I'm pretty sure it's pretty painful Aang, like your arms are about to be ripped

off. Right Sokka?"

"Be quiet!" Sokka harshly replied. "I'm trying to concentrate!"

"Oh sorry Sokka!" said Katara. "Aang, let's say, that you had to keep Appa from

going over a cliff, but the only way you could hold him up is to hold on to a rope

tied around him." Katara began to explain.

"Okay." replied Aang.

"Now, double Appas' weight. Like if you had one Appa on each arm." Katara

continued.

"O-kay." Aang replied again.

"That's what Sokka feels like right now!" she finished with a smile and looking

back over at Sokka.

"Not Helping!" Sokka yelled.

"OH! I see now!" replied Aang. "Wow that must hurt."

"Quit it! Both of you!" Sokka burst out again.

"Want to go see?" Katara asked Aang.

"Okay!" he replied. Katara and Aang walked over to the cliff where Sokka was

deperatly trying to hold up the immense weight from falling down the rest of the

cliff.

"So how much longer does he have to do it?" asked Aang.

"Let's see... I'm not sure. Let's go ask the trainer if he's done yet." Katara

replied. They walked over to a short man, talking to his apprentice. He was very

old, and in need of someone to take his place, since his own son refused.

"Um, excuse me sir?" Katara began.

"Yes?" he boomed turning around. "Oh. Sorry. What is it?" he said, in a lower

voice.

"Uh, I'm sorry to bother you, but how much longer is my brother going to have to

keep this up?" Katara asked.

"It's been... About five hours. One more should do it."

"Five hours!" Katara and Aang burst out. "Has it really been that long?"

"Yes it has. Why, are you worried about your brother?" he replied in a mockful way.

"Uh..." Katara stammered, then looked over to see Sokka wincing in pain. "Sokka.."

she said quietly. She walked over to Sokka and just stood beside him for awhile.

"What are you doing Katara?" Sokka asked looking over, then wincing again.

"I just, want to support you. I'm sorry for offending you earlier." she replied

quietly with her head bent to the ground trembling.

"Katara?" Sokka started. "Are you okay?"

"Sokka, how do you feel, right now?" Katara asked.

"Like my arms are three inches longer at least. How much longer do I have to keep

this up?" Sokka replied.

"Well! You don't have to keep it up for much longer, i just need to do one more

thing!" the trainer said walking over. Katara looked up, and... something didn't

seem right. "SO! I take it you're pretty tired yes?" he asked with an odd smile on

his fat face.

"Uh, yeah. Holding up a couple of tons for a five hours can do that to ya." Sokka

replied.

"Good good! Perfect even! Apprentice! Come here, and show this young lady our

*resting courters*." he said.

"Right away!" replied the apprentice running over and grabbing Kataras' arm.

"Take the airbender with you too."

"Yes sir! Come along now he said grabbing the both of them and walking into a

small hut.

"Katara, why do you look so worried?" Aang asked.

"Something is not right." she said when the apprentice had gone. "It feels like

something bad is going to happen."

"Yeah, I guess i feel it too." Aang replied.

"SO! You want to finish your test do you?" the short man asked Sokka.

"Yeah. As soon as possible. My arms feel like they're going to be ripped off."

Sokka replied.

"Ok then. Just stand still, and I'll initilize the last part off the test!" he

continued.

"All right! I'm nearly done! So.. What's the last step?" Sokka asked.

"THIS!" he said, setting Sokka completly on fire.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he screamed, doubling over, causing him to lose his

footing, and began to be dragged by the massive amount of weight to the edge of

the cliff.

"Sokka!" Katara screamed running to her brother and grabbing right before he went

over. "Sokka! I'm right here! Sokka please answer me!" Aang ran over and dumped a

vase full of water on Sokka.

"K-K-..." Sokka stammered, his face bent to the ground with tears streaming down

his face. "K-Katara!" he cried leaning into his sister.

"It's okay Sokka, I'm right here." Katara replied wrapping her arms around her

brother.

"You!" Aang burst out angrily. "How could you do this to my friend!" he continued,

turning to the trainer.

"Heh. What can I say, except I hate anyone that's from the water nation!" he

plainly said with a twisted smile on his face.

"Sokka! Oh Sokka..." Katara continued. "Aang, just, forget about it. Call Appa,

and let's, just get out of here as soon as possible okay?"

"Fine." replied Aang. "Appa! Let's go." A few hours later, Sokka was about to wake

up on top of Appa, flying high in the sky.

"Oh please be okay." Katara said quietly, just finishing wrapping Sokkas' wounds.

"Oh Sokka please be okay."

"He's gonna be okay Katara." Aang said walking over. "But as soon as we land,

let's find somewhere where he can soak in cold uncontaminated water, it'll help

his burns heal better." he explained.

"You're right." Katara replied. "So, where are we going to land?"

"Cough cough..."

"Sokka! You're awake!" Katara exclaimed looking at her elder brother and wrapping

her arms around him. "You're okay! You're okay!"

"K-Katara?" Sokka began in suprise, then started to smile and wrapped his arms

around his sister. "Thankyou." he whispered in Kataras' ear. "And thankyou Aang."

Sokka said looking up at him. "I heard you back there, before I became unconcious.

Thankyou." silence had followed after that, when Aang stared in slight suprise.

Sokka just smiled and leaned his head against Katara, slowly closing his eyes. All

of a sudden Appa leaped, and Aang fell off the side.

"Aang!" Katara and Sokka cried and leaped up to look over the side, where Aang was

holding onto some of Appas' fur. "Aang are you alright?" Katara asked.

"Yeah just fine. Sorry." Aang replied pushing himself back up. "I'm okay. Appa,

what happened?" he asked turning towards Appa's head.

"Look down there." Katara exclaimed peering over the side. There seemed to be a

small battle going on, between a few fire benders.

"Ah-uh!" Sokka murmered doubling over, tears once again streaming down his face.

"Sokka! Are you alright?!" Katara exclaimed bending down to asist her brother.

"....."

"Sokka! What's wrong?! Please tell me!" Katara cried, wrapping her arms around

Sokka.

"S-sorry. S-so-sorry." Sokka began, breathing deeply, then looking up at Aang and

Katara. "Uh-I-I'm sorry." he whispered, then bending his head back down and

falling over.

"We should land Aang!" Katara exclaimed. "It would be best."

"Yeah okay. Appa! Let's land." Aang replied. They walked through a huge forest, so

they decided it must be Earth Kingdoms' territory. Soon, they came upon a few

Fire Benders fighting. It appeared to be a girl fighting against three men from

the Fire Nation. In a few swift kicks the girl had all of them on their backs.

"And don't you ever come hear again! You and your Exiled Prince!" she shouted,

then noticed Aang, Katara, and Sokka hiding behind a few trees. "Why hello there!"

she warmly said, like the battle never even happened. "Your friend doesn't look

well, is he okay?" she asked noticing Sokka on Kataras' back as she was struggling

to hold him up.

"Uh, well... Not really." Katara began. "Please can you help?"

"Certainly!" the girl exclaimed. "My name is Atria. What's yours?"

"I'm Aang!" Aang said stepping forward.

"I'm Katara, and my brother is Sokka." Katara answered.

"Okay then, just follow me to my house, you can tell me what condition your

brother is in on the way. That way, I'll know how to treat him." Atria explained.

"Okay." Katara began. "He's seriously burned, but I'm not sure about the rest, I

would like you to look at his arms, too please."

"Let me guess, did you come from that island with the twisted trainer?" Atria

asked.

"Actually yes." Aang replied. "Why? Is there something wrong with him?" he asked.

"Yeah," Atria began. "The fact he was born. Ever since his son refused to become

his apprentice, (godknowswhy) he has hated everyone ever since. He does that to

everyone that tried to train there, especially to people of the Water Nation."

"...." At that Katara stopped, and looked down to the ground. Tears soon slowly

began to well up in her eyes.

"Huh?" Atria stopped and looked back. "Are you okay?" she asked walking over and

bending down in front of Katara. "Is something wrong? Is it something I said?" she

asked. Aang walked over and bent down as well.

"Katara?" Aang began.
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