Narrative
"Please don't go, Aang. The world can't afford to lose you to the Fire Nation. Neither can I." Katara, pleaded. Aang gets up from the ground and walks towards Sokka and Katara. "But I have to talk to Avatar Roku to find out what my vision means. I need to get to the Fire Temple before the sun sets on the Solstice. That's today." Aang told them.
Aang jumps up onto Appa's back and looks back hesitatingly at Sokka and Katara. Sokka and Katara jump in front of Appa. "We're not letting you go into the Fire Nation, Aang." Katara said, sternly. "At least not without your friends. We got your back." Sokka said.
-Time Skip-
"There it is! The island Roku's dragon took me to!" Aang told, them. A crescent shaped island appears through the clouds. In the center of the crescent is a large, active volcano. Fire and steam belch forth from it's cone. Appa flies towards the island. The temple sits on a promontory directly below the volcano. Appa lands near the temple. Aang pats Appa's face lovingly.
"You did it buddy. Nice flying." Aang said, rubbing Appa. Appa groans and rolls onto his side in pure exhaustion. Katara walks towards Appa and begins to rub his tummy. Sokka is stretching in the background.
Katara to Appa "Oh! You must be tired!" Sokka thinking that Katara is talking to him, "No." grunting and stretching, "I'm good." He said, jogging in place, "Refreshed and ready to fight some firebenders." Katara turns towards Sokka a wry look on her face, "I was talking to Appa." She said. Sokka stopping in mid jog, "Well, I was talking to Momo."
"I don't see any guards." Sokka said. "The Fire Nation must have abandoned the temple when Avatar Roku died." Katara added. "Its almost sundown. We'd better hurry." Aang told them.
Aang leaps over the low wall. Sokka, Katara and Momo follow him. Aang, Katara, Sokka and Momo running through the temple. Aang, Katara and Sokka tip-toeing through the center of the temple. Sokka stops in mid tip-toe.
"Wait......I think I heard something." Sokka said, quietly. Sokka, Aang and Katara turn around. Behind them are 5 elderly men in red robes. One of the elderly men speaks and identifies the group as Fire Sages.
"We are the Fire Sages. Guardians of the temple of the Avatar." Said the fire sage. Aang, Sokka and Katara. All have puzzled and startled looks on their faces. Aang steps forward.
"Great! I am the Avatar." Aang told them.
"We know!" Said the fire sage.
-Time Skip-
"The Avatar's coming with me!" Zuko went behind Aang, and grabbed him. The tables turn for Katara, Sokka, Shyu and Momo. Momo flies towards the ceiling. Katara, Sokka and Shyu are tied with chains to the nearest column. Zuko pushes the struggling Aang towards the opening in the floor that leads to Avatar Roku's secret tunnels.
"Close the doors! Quickly!" Zuko yelled, to the Sages. Aang looks over his shoulder at Sokka and Katara. As he and Zuko reach the opening, he makes several swift moves and knocks Prince Zuko off balance. Aang kicks Zuko down the stairs and turns around quickly. As Zuko tumbles down the stairs with a grunt, Aang runs towards the doors of the sanctuary which are beginning to close.
"Go!" Katara yelled, to Aang. Aang banks left and jumps into the air to avoid a fire blast. He does several turns in mid-air. Aang uses the heads of two of the Fire Sages as stepping stones on his way to the doors. He sails through the doors just as they are closing. The doors shut and the locks grind.
"He made it!" Katara said, happily.
A blast of bright white light comes from behind the sanctuary doors. Aang inside the sanctuary. He crouches on the floor in front of Avatar Roku's statue. The setting sunlight comes through an octagonal window at the top of the sanctuary. The light is reddish and moves slowly up the great statue.
Avatar Roku's face. The sunlight moves up his face. When the light hits the statue's eyes, they begin to glow. The sanctuary is filled with white smoke. When the smoke clears, Aang is standing face to face with Avatar Roku. They are on the top of a mountain range.
"It's good to see you, Aang. What took you so long?" Roku said, smiling at Aang.
"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." He told, Aang. "Is it about that vision? The one with the comet?" He asked, Roku. "Yes." Roku replied.
"What does it mean?" Aang asked, him.
The light of the mountain range fades into a starry night sky. The comet slowly crosses the sky from left to right as Avatar Roku speaks.
"One hundred years ago, Fire Lord Sozen used that comet to begin the war. He and his firebending army harnessed its incredible power and dealt a deadly first strike against the other nations." Roku told him.
the comet across the sky. slowly fades to the light of the mountain range as the comet approaches Aang.. Aang is standing on the right, as the comet fades away.
"So the comet made them stronger?" He asked, Roku. "Yes. Stronger than you could even imagine." Roku said.
"But that happened a hundred years ago. What does the comet have to do with the war now?" Aang asked. "Listen carefully. Sozen'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 before the comet arrives." He said sternly.
"But I haven't even started learning waterbending, not to mention earth and fire." Aang said. "Mastering the elements takes years of discipline and practice. But if the world is to survive, you must do it by summer's end." Roku told Aang.
"What if I can't master all the elements in time? What if I fail?" Aang asked, desperately. "I know you can do it Aang, for you have done it before." Roku gave Aang an encouraging smile.
"On your journey you'll meet some people to help you, these people were sworn to protect you by other Avatar's including myself. One is from the Eastern Air Temple. And they will contact you soon." Aang gave his usual big crooked smile, "YOU MEAN THERE'S ANOTHER AIRBENDER OUT THEIR?" Aang yelled in excitement.
Roku chuckled at the young boy, "you'll soon find out. But time is running out...we must go our separate ways..for now." Roku told him sadly. "But I won't be able to come back to the temple. What if I have questions? How will I talk to you?" Aang rapidly asked him. "I am a part of you. When you need to talk to me again, you will find a way." Roku told him.
-Time Skip-
Maya's pov
I was sitting in the lotus position meditating, when I felt a presence behind me. I felt myself being pulled towards someone, and when I opened my eyes, I was no longer in the Temple's gardens.
I smiled and bowed a little, "Hello, Roku, it's good to see you." I said, smiling at him. "Hello, young one, it's nice to see you too." He said smiling. "How can I help you?" I asked him. "I just talked to Aang, at the fire temple. And I briefly told him about you." I smiled, and sat up straighter at the news.
"Really? That's great! But since you're here, there must be something else important you want to tell me." I said. He laughed and shook his head, " no, just that, unfortunately." He said, grabbing my hands, "But, it was very nice to see you." I nodded, leaning over to give him a hug. "How about next time we speak, we have tea." He let go of the hug and smiled at me, "I'll very much, like that." He smiled at me one last time, and disappeared.
