it's locked, stupid: book two

ch. 5

I open my eyes slowly to see a bright light. I take a look at my surroundings to see grass all around me on the ground and vibrant colors in the sky. I was in the spirit world. I stand up and take a few steps forward. Nothing seems to be nearby. I decided to just keep walking until I ran into someone. Eventually I get to the house I could recognize anywhere.

"Jay." Iroh greets me. "What are you doing here?"

"No clue honestly."

"I had to call you here." Aang rushes up from behind me. "There's someone I need you to meet."

"Who?" I ask.

"Aang-" Iroh tries to warn him.

"No, I should've told her when I first reached out."

"This is not your place."

"Then who will tell her? There is danger Iroh and I will protect my family and the world at all costs."

"What's going to happen to the world?" I ask.

"Follow me, Jay." Aang instructed. I looked at Iroh for a moment and he looked displeased with Aang, but motioned for me to follow my grandfather. So I did. I followed Aang deeper and Deeper into the spirit world. To parts I've never seen. We get to an odd looking temple. It feels powerful. The energy burns so bright. It's pure. Pure and true light. 

"What is this place?"

"The home of the first Avatar."

"I'm meeting the first Avatar? Seriously? Iroh's right. I'm not ready. This shouldn't be happening."

"I know it's strange, but I have no other options Jinpa. You must meet Avatar Wan so you can do what I asked of you."

"Wan? Wan was the first Avatar?"

"I was." An old man, similar to the glowing wooden statue, appears next to us suddenly. "Is this Master Jinpa?"

"Yes. My grand daughter."

"Thank you, Avatar Aang. Please give us some time."

"Of course." Aang walks away from me and Wan.

"This must be surprising. I apologize for the rush of all of this."

"It's a little more that surprising. You're the first?"

"Yes. When I fused with Raava I became the first and I assumed the last. The chaos never stops so I based it one to the next."

"You chose the next Avatar?"

"No, the universe did."

"Oh, right. The universe. And uh, what's a 'Raava'?"

"Raava is the spirit of light and peace."

"And just a normal bender was fused with Raava to make the Avatar? I'm so confused."

"You ask a lot of questions. If you stopped I could tell you the story."

"Right, I'm sorry. Story time. Go ahead."

"It was long ago, 10,000 years ago..."

Wan was running away down the street. He was running from the Chou Brothers. They were three very similar looking brothers, one short, one medium sized, and one tall, each holding a guan dao glaive of a matching size as they chase after Wan.

The little Chou raises his spear. "Nobody steals from the Chou brothers!" 

"Really? Because I just did." Wan teases.