Katara is chained to a pillar in the temple on The crescent island. Katara sees Aang coming towards her to unchain her. She turns towards the closing door and shouts "GO!". Aang listens to Katara without hesitation, turning to charge for the door guarded by two of the fire sages.
He leaps into the air to avoid the Great Fire Sage's fire punch. Aang bounces over the two sage's heads before sailing through the door just as it closes. "He made it!" Katara says this in a pleased tone. Everyone looks away as the door seals with a blinding flash of white light.
Inside, Aang is kneeling and looks up to a tall statue of Avatar Roku. A beam of red sunlight enters the room and strikes a glistening red jewel held by the statue. Aang stands in the middle of the room confused, "The light hits the statue and I talk to Roku. So why isn't anything happening?". Aang in a desperate tone of voice. "Why isn't anything happening? I don't know what I'm doing! All I know is airbending! Please Avatar Roku, talk to me!".
Roku's statue turns red as sunlight engulfs it. Its eyes glow white. Smoke fills the room. When the white smoke dissipates Avatar Roku is standing before Aang, they are on a mountaintop and only clouds are visible below. "It's good to see you Aang. What took you so long?" Roku says this with a warm smile on his face. Aang respectfully places a fist into his palm, bowing his head to the Avatar before him.
"I have something very important to tell you, Aang. That is why, when you were in the spirit world, I sent my dragon to find you. Aang who's now intrested but also curious asks. "Is it about that vision? The one with the comet?" "Yes" "What does it mean?", Roku starts to tell a story, "One hundred years ago, Fire Lord Sozin used that comet to begin the war, He and his firebending army harnessed it's incredible power, and dealt a deadly first blow on the other nations", "So the comet made them stronger". "Yes, stronger than anyone could ever imagine" "But that happened over a hundred years ago. What does the comet have to do with the war now?" Aang asks.
"Listen carefully Aang, Sozin's comet will return by the end of the summer, and Fire Lord Ozai will use its power to finish the war, once and for all. If he succeeds, even the Avatar won't be able to restore balance to the world. Aang you must defeat the Fire LOrd by summer's end." Aang anxiously says. "But I haven't even started learning Waterbending! Not even mentioning Earth and Fire!" "Mastering the elements takes years of discipline and practice. But if the world is to survive, you must do it by summer's end." At this Aang is shocked it is written all over his face. Aang terrified asks. "What if I can't master all the elements in time? What if I fail?" "I know you can do it Aang. "For you have done it before." Aang now has a big smile on his face.
"The solstice is ending. We must go our separate ways, for now." "But I won't be able to come back to the temple. What if I have questions? How can I talk to you?" "I am a part of you. When you need to talk to me again, you will find a way. One more thing, A woman named Tera, you will meet her on your journey, she will help you accomplish your goal, remember that."
Roku closes his eyes and provides Aang a vision of Fire Navy Ships surrounding the island. Roku speaks through his mind with no words, 'A great danger awaits you at the temple.' He provides a vision of the awaiting fire-benders,'I can help you face the threat. But only if you are ready' "I'm ready".
Outside the room geards surround the door. The door glows bright white again, smoke streams come through the cracks in the door. The door unlocks itself,the door begins to open, a blinding white light forces all present to look away. "READY!" Zhao shouts to the guards. The light fades, revealing a pair of glowing white eyes in the darkness, "FIRE!" He and the geards fire a continuous blast of flames at the unseen target.
The wall of flames amasses circling it's new host, as Avatar Roku, eyes a glow, is revealed behind the flames, untouched. Zhao is shocked. "Avatar Roku" Shyu says in awe. Avatar Roku draws the circling fire together in one powerful wave that sears the room, blasting the offenders off their feet and melting the chains binding Katara, Sokka, Shyu and ZUko with precision. The blast destroys the outer wall, Avatar Roku, turns his glowing glare upon the offending sages. The sages panic, all turning to run from his wrath.
Shyu shouts over the rising wind, "Avatar Roku is going to destroy the temple! We have to get out of here!". Katara shouts back, "NOT WITHOUT AANG!" Roku kneels into a forward strike, melting the floor with a molten firebending trail. He steadily lifts his hand causing the stream of lava below to erupt into maddened explosions. The lava soars through the temple, tearing it apart, Zhao and his firebenders flee through the temple's exit. Katara and Sokka huddle together, arm-in-arm behind a colom, Sokka kneels over his sister, protecting her in a brotherly fashion.
The destruction ceases momentarily as Roku lowers his hands, exhaling soundly. The solstice, a beam of sunlight leaves Roku's statue; it's eyes no longer glowing. As this happens all the smoke in the room draws in upon Avatar Roku, his form disappearing to leave behind a weary Aang. Aang sighs weakly and drops to his knees. Sokka and Katara approach Aang's sides, supportively lifting him back to his feet. "We got your back." Sokka says this as he helps Aang up.
"Thanks, Where's Shyu?" Aang asks weakly. Katara and Sokka walk towards the exit helping Aang as well. "I don't know." The temple begins to lean, due to the destruction caused. Aang, Katara and Sokka stare in horror upon seeing the stairs filled up with lava. They quickly turn to their only other exit; the hole in the wall Roku had created, there is no escaping, as they are on the top floor of the temple. All three gasps in surprise as they notice Appa and Momo swiftly closing in. They run out of the temple, leaping into Appa's saddle.
They fly away, glancing back at the destruction of the temple. Momo pops up wearing the Grand Fire Sages hat. Which makes them all laugh. "So what happened in there?" Katara asks Aang as her and Sokka come and sit beside him. "He said that I have to beat the Fire Lord by the end of the summer" Aang hangs his head.
Katara gasps, Sokka stares at him, "Aang, that's impos-" Aang cuts him off. "He also said that a woman named Tera would help me." "Do you know what she looks like?" Katara asks while looking at Sokka who is looking right back at her.
Aang was about to say 'no' but then he gets a vision of a woman with olive skin, but her skin has a grey tone to it almost like ash is covering it, her hair is long and is a purplish-red colour. As well as purple eyes. Most noticeable would be her missing right arm. She also has strange red markings tattooed on her body; he could see most of them because she is only wearing bandages around her chest. The tattoo goes over her left eye in a lightning bolt pattern that goes over her head and down her back, wraps round her waist and up the left side of her chest and makes a circle on the top of her shoulder.
Aang describes her to Katara and Sokka. They look at each other and look back at Aang. Katara explains "Aang, that's our godmother."
Now that had gotten Aang's attention, he wasn't expecting that.
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