Book 2: Earth

Chapter 8- Dangerous Waters

It was a beautiful clear day, looking down, she saw the whole country spread out before her like a great quilt of every shade of green. The wind flowed through her hair, almost as though she was flying. Not just flying, she was sitting on some kind of furry creature, a bison, but one that flew? A soothing coolness ran through her core, and she felt free, almost lucid as she lay there peacefully.

What...what's going on?

There were several figures on this Flying Bison with her. A bear, a scrawny little man, and a little girl. But at the forefront of the saddle, there were two water tribe members, a boy and a girl. It was into the girl's eyes that she was looking into, weary from exhaustion. She was pretty, but she had a sad look in her eyes for some reason.

The young water tribe boy knelt beside the girl, putting his hands on her shoulder. "You've been at this all night Katara, I think it's time you take a break."

"It's not working." The girl (who she guessed was Katara) sighed in frustration. She had used the bulk of her spirit water in the caverns of Ba Sing Se, and she barely had any left to heal the wounds. The Spirit Water must have helped though, since he started moving and groaning from the first touch of it, but she was scared that it might not be enough. She clenched her fists in anger as she remembered why, and for the first time since they set off on their journey, she was starting to lose hope.

"You saved him." The boy replied reassuringly.

"I can't be too sure Sokka." Katara replied back to the boy. "He hasn't done anything since I've used the spirit water, and he's only opened his eyes once last night."

"Which is better than nothing." Sokka nodded, doing his best to put on a brave front for Katara. "He just needs time. Don't worry."

"How is Twinkletoes doing?" A child's voice, one that was hauntingly familiar, asked from the back of the saddle with concern.

Katara exhaled to gather her thoughts, then replied. "Not good Toph. But I think he's holding up. I can't say for sure until we set him down and take a closer look."

"We can't land just yet." Sokka replied, "We have to get as much distance between us and Ba Sing Se as we can."

"But where can we run to?" Toph asked.

At that, Sokka had an answer. "Chameleon Bay. Our father's warriors shouldn't be camped too far. From there, we can plan the invasion, and get Aang ready for the next step."

Everyone nodded grimly, and for Korra, her vision suddenly went black.

Invasion? Aang? What next step? What's going on? And...why can't I move my body?

..

...

I told you

What?

I told you we would meet again

Who...who are you?

Avatar

What? Avatar?

Yes...Avatar...

Korra

"Korra!" She felt a slap on the side of her helmet that knocked her back into reality. And now she found herself staring at the crisp blue ocean waves as they pummeled against the side of the Fire Navy ship. She rubbed her head as she tried to shake off the vertigo, she must have been lost in thought staring out at the ocean. But what kind of a daydream was that? It had nothing to do with...well anything. Although that name popped up again, from that other dream of hers. Sokka. Who was that guy? And now, there was this new word. Avatar?