The Next Avatar

New World

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"We're safe here." Hong said as he helped Karr up from the tunnel and into the dense forest. Karr stared back at his lover, "Are you sure? We almost died if it wasn't for Hana."

"Speaking of Hana." Weng chimed, "Since when could she Earth or air bend? I thought she was a fire bender."

Hong, Fen, and Appa all fell silent leaving Karr and Weng confused.

Soon, Hana emerged from the tunnel panting a bit. She looked back into the cavernous space below. She heard the shouts of the shoulder gradullay her louder. Hana muttered a curse and began to bend, taking the water out of the nearest river and flooding the tunnel, drowning anyone who was in pursuit of them.

She then turned back to the group smiled. Even though she was clearly out of breath. "I told you I could handle it." She said.

Hong, Appa, and Fen smiled, but Weng and Karr had looks of confusion. They stared in silence until Fen spoke up.

"In case you're wondering what the heck just happened, let me explain." He then walked over to Hana, "This right here is the Avatar. She kept her identity hidden to see if she could really trust you with that secret. Besides us, only one person knows of her true identity, and it's not a good person. So, that's why she was hesitant to tell you. Don't get mad, it was just a way to protect you and everyone else."

He gasped, since he said all of that in one breath. Hong laughed seeing his young friend lie on the ground as if took a huge weight off his shoulders.

However, Karr and Weng still stared in bewilderment.

"Is it true?" Weng asked looking at her best friend, "Are you the Avatar."

Hana solemnly nodded, "I wanted to tell you, I just didn't know how."

Karr sighed and hugged Hana, "it's fine, we are still here for you." Hana looked up with a small smile.

For a while the group laughed and talked and acted as if they weren't on the verge of death, until they felt an odd feeling hang in the atmosphere.

Appa was the first to sense it and nudged Fen to ask what it was, "Is it an earthquake?" He asked, but Fen shook his head as a small smiled formed at his lips. "It's Valentines Day."

Hana was about to ask what he meant by that, until everything around the group became eerily still.

"What is this?" Weng asked, looking at the smiling Fen.

Fen, "The world is freezing, but time isn't stopping." He then turned to Hana, "Now is your chance to open a portal!"

Hana furrowed her eyebrows, "How do I do that."

As she said that gushes of water and fire began to emerge from nowhere, aiming themselves towards Hana.

Instinctively, she dodged them and threw water and fire back to block her path. It almost seemed as if she was performing a dance. She moved in a circle, gradually picking up the pace. As she did a glowing orb began to emerge from the middle of her fire/water circle.

"You're doing it!" Fen yelled. "Keep going!" Appa encouraged.

She began to move faster and faster, blocking and dodging the incoming elements.

Soon, the glowing orb in the middle grew bigger than expected pulling not only Hana, but also the rest of her group, transporting them into a universe beyond their own.

_Somewhere in San Jose_

"Ten! I'm so glad you're okay!" Karr felt a man hold him in his arms. At first he thought is was Hong, but with a closer look he saw that it was non other than the lost prince.

"Y-your highness?" He stuttered, not sure if his eyes were deceiving him from the fall.

Taeyong stared at the man he was currently hugging. "You're not Ten." He quickly stepped back from Karr. "Who are you. How do you know who I am."

Instead of answering, Karr just stared at the lost prince in awe, "So the legends were true."

_Somewhere in Seoul_

Fen, Appa, Hong, and Weng all found themselves in the middle of a bustling city. They were all set in different parts of the city, but after a few moments of wandering around, they somehow found each other in an area along a river.

Appa looked at the other three, "Where is Karr and Hana?" The rest of the group shrugged, maybe they didn't make it.

No that couldn't be right, because Hong looked over a young girl's shoulder to see a video of the love of his life.

He tapped the girl by her shoulder to get her attention. As he did the girl squealed, "OMG! You're Hyunjin from Stray Kids!"

Hong was taken aback, but the girl kept rambling on. "Could I take a picture with you?" She asked.

Hong agreed, as long as he could see the video she was watching. As he watched the video, the girl explained that Karr was "Ten" and that he and his group SuperM was on tour in America right now.

After realizing that he was no where near his boyfriend, he sighed. At least he knew where Karr was, but where was Hana?

_Somewhere in LA_

Hana stood up from where she laid. Nothing seemed different, the only difference was the huge HOLLYWOOD sign emerging from the distance.

She had no idea where she was, nor where to go. She began to walk aimlessly when she heard a car honk.

At first it was distant, but soon it grew louder and closer. Hana looked to her right to find a car zooming right towards her. She had no time to react as the car slammed into her side, causing her to fly quite some distance.

Hana groaned at the pain, she didn't have enough strength (or water) to heal herself, let alone move. Her eyelids felt so heavy that she couldn't keep it open any longer. She could faintly hear people getting out of the car.

"Oh my God! My dad is going to kill me! We have to call the ambulance quick!" One said.

Another voice could be heard in the distance, apparently calling for an ambulance.

A few moments later, sirens blared and Hana was picked up by foreign hands. She had no strength to fight back from falling from the sky to getting hit by a car she could barely keep consciousness.

Slowly she let the world around her fade into nothingness and let the steady beep of the the machine be the only sound wavering in her mind.

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That was the longest chapter I have ever written so far.
I didn't think I could write this much 😅

So how are you?