Book 1: Chapter 12: Katara Beats Up An Old Man, I Cheer

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Sokka leaned over Appa's saddle, looking backwards over his beaver-like tail in the direction they came from. "I'm not one to complain, but can't Appa fly any higher?"

Appa was clearly tired. He was barely gliding, his feet brushing the water. Aang was in Appa's driver's seat, Katara behind him in the saddle, and (Y/n), who was secretly having a mental breakdown at the back of the saddle. Aang turned around. "I have an idea, why don't we all get on your back and you can fly us to the North Pole?"

"I'd love to! Climb on everyone." He wiggled his butt at everyone. "Sokka's ready for takeoff!"

Katara sighed. "Look, we're all just a little tired and cranky because we've been flying for two days straight."

"And for what? We can't even find the Northern Water Tribe. There's nothing up here."

(Y/n) was finding it harder to breathe. They were nearing the North Pole. Shit was about to go down, and so far, she felt like she had been lucky about everything. But this was the game changer. Zhao and Zuko would be here with their dramatic asses and well... she wasn't sure she was ready if things went off-course from the show. And she just knew things would go badly.

A noise up ahead distracted her. It was subtle, probably a shift of the ice, but it was enough to prepare herself. Aang screamed as Appa jolted to the side suddenly, dodging ice. Appa then banked left as another jet of ice erupted out of the waves, but this one slammed into Appa's underside, who dropped into an uncontrolled spin into the water. Out of the icebergs, several ornate wooden skiffs came to surround Appa. They were manned by people in water tribe garb.

Katara gasped. "They're waterbenders! We found the Water Tribe!"

Never in her life had (Y/n) been glad she was friends with the Avatar and Water Tribe members, because if there had been no one to vouch for her, she was afraid that she would've been sent into the ocean to drown.

Appa was swimming in formation with the Water Tribe boats, their trip short before Aang got up and pointed ahead. "There it is!"

(Y/n) looked with wonder at the huge circular ice gates. "The Northern Water Tribe..."

Sokka smiled at her. "We're finally here..."

"I can't believe how many waterbenders live up here!" Katara whispered.

"We'll find a master to teach us, no problem!"

The entire city was made of ice and was breathtakingly beautiful as the kids crowded around the sides of the saddle to watch the city.
(Y/n) had found the Air Temple solemn and beautiful. But this was pure majestic and powerful. Appa travelled through the canals, getting stared from citizens. In fact, as they went, small crowds of people gawked at them from houses and foot bridges.
The city was loaded with beautiful streams, waterfalls and fountains. They passed another boat with a waterbender and a beautiful young Water Tribe woman with white, elaborately styled hair and a slightly purplish coat rather than the normal blue.

Both Sokka and (Y/n) straightened up. That was Yue! She was much more beautiful in person with those blue eyes that studied Appa.

Sokka focused on her, blushed and tried to follow her by running down Appa's tail.

(Y/n) stared at him, her heart sinking. Right. He would fall in love with Yue. She had to remind herself that Sokka wouldn't love her. She wasn't from this universe. Her fists tightened as she thought that she wouldn't stay in this universe forever.

Right?

Katara hummed. "This place is beautiful."

Sokka looked dreamily at the girl as the boat moved away. "Yeh, she is."

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