Personal Powers: Civil War

Secrets Revealed

Six months ago, the Chief officially took power of the United States of America.

Throughout his speech, he labeled benders as terrorists and blamed us for the killings of the government. He hid the fact that he killed his own brother and the others. He also lied about him not being a bender.

Of course, almost everyone on this country felt for his lies. Gullible civilians believed all of his statements and agreed with everything he said.

No one knew that the Chief himself was a bender and that he secretly controlled a brainwashed bender army. It was ironic that he would contradict himself on this situation. Sooner or later, the truth would have to come out, but that wasn't going to happen any time soon.

The fear of being captured was now much more greater. For three months straight, we constantly hid and moved from place to place.

We hid in dumpsters, alleyways, basements, trucks...
There was nowhere for us to be safe.

Nancy, Nicolas, London, Logan, Nathaniel, Dylan, Emma, and I were the last hope of the United States and possibly the world. What else could happen if that son of a bitch stayed in power for much longer?

I just couldn't believe I let this happen. I could've done something earlier. Instead, I was distracted by relationships and drama. If I was careful enough, I would've payed attention to all the hints!

From the officers being oppressive and the suspicious ways of the Chief, of course there was something fishy going on.

The facility was just a distraction. I was distracted from the real problems being faced by many. I was distracted from the danger of the program. I was distracted from everything!

As the days passed, I kept getting more and more angry with myself. I let the Chief capture almost every bender. I let the Chief capture my family. I let the Chief capture Mrs. Farge. I let him do what ever he wanted and all of this was my fault.

Emma always told me that it wasn't. She told me that it wasn't my fault, it was nobody's fault. There was no way to stop the Chief but I didn't listen to her. I stayed irritated at myself. All of this anger was bring me down and down until I couldn't hold it anymore.

I felt like I was carrying a huge weight on top of me. I couldn't keep carrying all of this! I was tired of moving from place to place, I was tired from being blamed and looked at as a criminal.

I wasn't a criminal, I was the Avatar!

I was helping people! I was doing them a favor! I was fighting for them and instead of being greatful, they blamed me for the things happening just because some crazy maniac on power told them so.

I honestly couldn't keep up with this. I needed help, it was too much for me to handle.

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London's POV

I noticed Ethan getting depressed again.

I was his new Earthbending teacher and I noticed how he was spending more time alone and I noticed his increasing anger towards himself.

I told Dylan to talk to him but Ethan refused to talk about it with anyone.

I told him to not be angry at himself and to instead focus on his training. He needed to master Earthbending as soon as possible. However, he refused to listen to my advice.

I didn't know what else to do. Everytime I tried to talk to him, he would turn around and walk away.

I just left him alone for sometime. I wanted him to think about all of what's happening. I guessed he needed space so I gave it to him.