Good and Evil || An ATLA Fanfiction

Chapter 14

"Tell me the story again Daddy" my small voice asked, hand tugging at his sleeve.

"Alright Azara" he chuckles, hoisting me up into his lap. "Long ago, there was two villages. A mountain divided the settlements, yet two people were able to meet" he began, his warm eyes floating off as he explained the story.

"Their names were Oma, and Shu, and they were in love."

"However, their villages were enemies, so they could not be together. But, their love was strong, so they found a way. Learning earthbending from the badger-moles, they were the first human earthbenders. Building elaborate tunnels, they were able to meet in secret. Anyone who followed them were lost forever in the maze", he went on, smiling down at me.

My eyes gleamed on in amazement.

"But one day, the man didn't come to meet Oma. He had died in the war between their homes. Outraged, Oma unleashed all of her power, she could've killed them all. But she declared the war over. And so, the two villages formed one great city, and named it Omashu, for the love the two shared."

"Will you take me to Omashu one day?" I questioned.

Chuckling, Father runs a hand through my hair "Once Grandpa and I get back from Ba Sing Se, I promise I'll take you to Omashu."

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"It sounded like fun at first" Katara voices as the four of us squirm into a mail chute, "But now that I'm here, I'm starting to have second-"

With Aang leaning forward, the small crate shoots down the slope. "Th-o-o-oughts!" Katara screams loudly as we shoot down at lightning speed. A high pitched scream escapes my lips, hair whipping around my face.

I've moved this fast before in my life. Not when I ran to protect Zuko from the hands of his father, or when I ran to reach Grandpa. It felt exhilarating, exciting.

But most of all, it felt like I was dying. Not how some would see, the dying I felt was like I was flying away. Away from this war, and anything that tries to pull me down. Closing my eyes, I released another scream as we flew.

Suddenly, Sokka clutches onto my waist ,"duck!", he cries out, pulling me down.

I gasp as spears appear where our heads once were. 

As quickly as the spears appeared, they were gone. Sitting back up, I look ahead, where a massive amount of carts sit.

"Aang, do something! Use your airbending!" I hiss out, syncing myself with Katara, who screams yet again.

"Yeah! Good idea! That'll make us go even faster!" Aang says excitedly. Moving the air around us, we move even faster than before. Screaming, I clutch onto the Water Tribe siblings, who willingly agree. "This is insane!", I cry out as we near the carts.

With a hard collision, we all fly out of the cart. I only see the city for a moment before a burst of air pulls me back into a cart. My eyes are only able to find the back of Aang's head before we are shoved through a building.

With a scream, I duck down into the cart as bits of debris sprinkle over us. "Sorry!", Aang calls out above me as we land on what I assume is a roof.

Finally, we come to a halt once the cart slams down onto something else. Wincing, I rub my head, looking around at the many destroyed cabbages, and the guards that surround us.

"My cabbages!! You're gonna pay for this!", a voice screams out.

With a chuckle, Aang responds with ,"2 cabbages please.'