I Dream Avatar Fanfiction

Warning: Avatar Spoilers

Because she is his sister, Zuko decided not to throw Azula into prison after the events of the third season of Avatar. Instead, he found it a fitting punishment to exile her to an island-fortress kingdom in the far west of the Fire Nation. The island is ruled over by a teenaged king who had spent the war grudgingly watching the western boundaries of the Fire Nation against an enemy that never appeared; most believed there was nothing west of the Fire Nation. He would be both her guardian and her friend while she was in exile.

Azula, of course, was furious when she arrived. She behaved spitefully to the young king, whose laid-back exterior betrayed an intense interior. Finally, he grew tired of hearing that she deserved to rule the Fire Nation because she was the best, and he challenged her to a race around the outer walls of the fortress. Using a form of firebending similar to a flamethrower, he beat her in the race, using fire like jets out of his feet to drive himself to breakneck speed around the perilous course of the parapets. Humiliated by her defeat at the hands of a nobody, she challenged him to Agni Kai, but he refused, saying he knew she would beat him in that. The lesson to her was obvious: play to your strengths. It was a humbling moment, but Azula's new wisdom would be tested when a ship with dark sails appeared in the western ocean.

I dreamed all of this two nights ago. I am a major geek, I know.

Avatar, no!

I've heard a rumor that Avatar: the Last Airbender might be ending. This came to me through Facebook; apparently, the group that does the music for Avatar said that they were wrapping up doing the music for the "final episodes," which "will not disappoint."

Does this mean I won't give up hope for a fourth season? No way. But still, realistically, it looks like this might be the end for our heroes! I have to admit, I've been getting a bit of a weird vibe from the latest episodes. It seemed at the end of the second season that they were setting up for a much longer story. No spoilers, but things weren't exactly going the way our heroes might have hoped. Now, in the third season, it does feel like things have shifted to a much more direct (and, if I may say, a bit hurried) conclusion. Does this mean the show isn't awesome? Absolutely not; it's still my favorite show in television, even more than Battlestar Galactica. It does mean that it's going to break my heart if it ends, and particularly if it doesn't have an end worthy of the show. I want something epic, yet profound. Adventure and story all mixed together. And no "remember who you are!" nonsense.

More than anything, I'm really worried that the end will feel rushed or will leave plots unfinished. They should just take their time and make a fourth season. Water, Earth, Fire... we need an AIR SEASON! It's only obvious.

Wikipedia says that Avatar is making a lot of money as a franchise. Why end the cartoon now? So they can make a live-action movie? Give me a break.

Appa! Yip, yip!

On an unrelated note, they did finally publish the writing contest awards. They actually did it later the same day that I wrote my gripe. Did they listen? I call it coincidence. I didn't win in any other category. I'm very disappointed. As much as I want to keep up appearances as the artist himself and just shrug it off, I can't help but think that if I can't even place on a University-level, how am I ever going to write something that's loved by millions?