Siege of the North, Part 2

It was a bad day for the Northern Water Tribe as the Fire Nation ships still out in the ocean continued to shoot fireballs towards the city. The four fireballs landed among the city, creating damage as the populace ran to safety. But the invasion itself wasn't the worse thing to happen on this day, for behind the Water Tribe palace behind the city, an equally worse situation was going down. Appa stood by the left bridge while Katara fell to her knees in sadness. The two Koi fish circled each other in the pond and looked as if they could feel a bad omen on the rise. The others looked to her with worried expressions.
"I can't believe I lost them." Katara said.
"Katara, we did everything we could to protect them." Gray comforted her.
"Now we need to do everything we can to get them back." Erza stated.
"They're right. Zuko couldn't have gone too far. We'll find them. Lucy and Aang will be okay." Sokka deduced as he, Yue, Erza, Gray, Natsu, Ray, Wendy and Kang walked towards Appa.
"Okay." Katara said as she stood up. They turn and see Momo, Happy and Carla just standing there.
"You guys should go on ahead. We'll be okay here." Happy said.
"Sounds good, buddy. You stay here in case Luce and Aang come back." Natsu replied as he mounted Appa with the rest of the group.
"Be careful out there." Carla warned.
"We will." Wendy said.
"Yip yip." With a flick of the reins, Katara said and Appa slammed his tail to the ground and took off into the air.
The trail in the snow started to disappear from the blizzard as Prince Zuko kept trudging outward. He kept a good grip on the glowing Aang as he walked deeper into the frozen tundra. He also dragged an unconscious Lucy along.
Aang opened his eyes and found himself in an entirely new setting. He still saw in the lotus position with his fists together. He blinked as he found himself in some kind of swamp and looked around. Standing over him was some kind of spirit gate while behind him was a thicket of bamboo. The sound of flapping caused him to look up and see a bird flapping about. Aang stood up and started to look around. He came to a spot in the swamp before looking to his left. The Avatar spotted a snow monkey spirit wearing a white necklace and brown robes sitting under a rock formation with a tree on top of it. The snow monkey spirit was sitting in the lotus position with his hands folded, and repeating 'Om' as Aang came running up to him.
"Hello. I'm sorry to disturb you, but I need to find the Ocean and Moon Spirits." Aang said.
"Go away." The baboon spirit said, clearly wanting to be left alone. The baboon spirit opened an eye and noticed Aang hadn't moved.
"You're still here?" He asked.
"Yes. I nee..." The baboon spirit cut him off as he tried to meditate again.
Just then a firefly appeared.
"Perhaps this thing will guide you. Chase it." The baboon spirit instructed. Aang ran after the firefly and the baboon spirit opened one eye again to make sure he was gone.
"Finally." The baboon spirit said.
Aang chased the firefly through the swamp and climbed up a tree, leaped up and managed to grasp a hold of it then lands on a tree branch that disappeared causing him to fall. He then landed on water and the firefly escaped Aang's grip before flying away.
"Come back!" Aang shouted. He tried to reach it to no avail. He then stood up and looked to the water. He watched it ripple before turning into the spirit of Avatar Roku. The reflection smiled.
"Hello, Aang." Roku said.
"Roku!" Aang cheered in surprise.
The snowstorm continued to rage as Zuko continued on aimlessly across the tundra. He took in a deep breath while trudging on. But his next step turned out to be a mistake as he stepped on a patch of weak ice. The ice underneath his foot started to crack and spread. Prince Zuko gasped before sprinting away from the crumbling ice. The crumbling ice seemed to be able to keep up with Zuko mostly because of the load on his back. He continued running until he was sure that he could jump to safety. Taking a leap of faith, Prince Zuko literally leaped, but he fell into the snow while losing his grip on the Avatar. Both he and Aang's unconscious body tumbled into the snow. After taking a quick breather, Prince Zuko raised his head and looked back. A giant crater now lay between him and the way back to the Northern Water Tribe and the Fire Nation fleet.
"Shelter." Zuko grabbed Lucy and Aang and dragged them into the cave. He then tied them up and heard a whimper then turned to see a small polar dog pup at the cave entrance.
"Go away." He ordered but the small polar dog pup whimpered again.
"Fine. Get in here. I don't care." Zuko said. The polar dog pup walked into the cave and walked over to Lucy, then began to lick her face.
"Stupid mutt." Zuko muttered as he sat down.
Back in the Spirit World...
"Roku, the Water Tribe is under attack. I need to find the Ocean and Moon Spirits." Aang said as he looked down to the reflection of his predecssor with worry.
Avatar Roku then turned into a spout of water that rose in front of Aang.
"The Ocean and the Moon are ancient spirits. They crossed over from the Spirit World to the mortal world very near the beginning. There's only one spirit I know of who is old enough to remember." Roku told him. 
"Who?" Aang asked, feeling he was getting closer to an answer.
"The spirit's name is Koh, but he is very dangerous. They call him the Face Stealer. When you speak with him, you must be very careful not to show any emotion at all. Not even the slightest expression or he will steal your face." Roku warned. Aang's eyes widened in horror from the sound of Koh's other name. He became scared as he thought of that happening to him. But then calming himself, Aang nodded as he now knew what needed to be done.
Appa growled as he stepped through the snow as the group continued to search for Aang, Lucy and Zuko. They didn't see any signs of their friends or the Fire Nation prince and Appa soon became airborne again.
Inside the cave, the polar dog pup licked Lucy until she woke up.
"Stop it, Plue." Lucy said before she opened her eyes and saw the polar dog pup.
"Oh hi, little guy. What're you doing here all by yourself?" Lucy asked.
"That mutt just came in here." Zuko answered.
"You creep! Let us go now!" Lucy commanded and the polar dog pup barks. Zuko then rubbed his hands together in an effort to warm himself. Then raising them to his face, he blew small flames to warm them.
"I can't do that. I finally have you both, but I can't get you two home because of this blizzard." Zuko glanced over to the outside of the cave.
"Well, that's too bad for you because our friends will come save us while you wait." Lucy told him.
"Humph. There's always something, isn't there? Not that you two would understand. You're both like my sister. Everything always comes easy for her. She's a Firebending prodigy and everyone adores her. My father says she was born lucky. He says I was lucky to be born." Zuko bitterly said.
"How sad for you." Lucy stated.
"I don't need luck though. I don't want it. I've always had to struggle and fight and that's made me strong. It's made me who I am." Zuko admitted.
"Great story. You expect me to feel sorry for you after you keep hunting us down?" Lucy asked.
"I don't want your pity." Zuko said.
"You don't deserve it." Lucy replied before staring at a glowing Aang.
"Aang, I hope you find a way to save the North Pole." She whispered as the polar dog pup laid on her lap.
Back at the battlefield, the Fire Nation ships continued to launch fireballs at the city. Eventually grappling hooks pierced through the inner wall and brought it down.
On Admiral Zhao's flag ship, it and a few others were currently docked just a few yards from the wall. Standing behind the admiral on the observation deck were Iroh, Aiko, Flannery and Shasta.
"I don't need to remind you that we have a time limit." Aiko told him.
"My daughter is right, Zhao. If we don't defeat the Water Tribe before the full moon rises, they will be undefeatable." Iroh said.
"I assure you I have everything under control. I intend to remove the moon as a factor." Zhao said as he looked to the four.
"Remove the moon? How?" Flannery asked, concerned.
"Admiral Choi! Prepare to meet your fate." Hahn said from behind. He rushed up to impale the Fire Nation officer. Zhao moved out of the way and allowed Hahn to run past him. Zhao then shoved Hahn over the railing and Hahn screamed as he fell.
"Idiot." Aiko and Shasta said at the same time while Iroh shook his head in disappointment. Flannery merely face palmed.
"As I was saying. Years ago I stumbled upon a great and powerful secret. The identity of the Moon Spirit's mortal form." Zhao explained.
"What?" Iroh and Flannery asked, not fully understanding what Zhao was getting at. Aiko and Shasta were flabbergasted after hearing this.
"I was a young lieutenant serving under General Shu in the Earth Kingdom. I discovered a hidden library, buried under the ground in fact. I tore through scroll after scroll. One of them contained a detailed illustration and the words moon and ocean. I knew then that these spirits could be found and killed. It is my destiny to do so." Zhao said.
"No! You can't do that!" Flannery yelled.
"Zhao. The spirits are not to be trifled with." Iroh warned.
"Yes, yes. I know you and your daughters fear the spirits, Iroh. I also heard rumors about your journey into the Spirit World along with Flannery. The Ocean and Moon Spirits gave up their immortality to become part of our world. Now they will face the consequences." Zhao said.
"You monster. How can you serve someone like him?" Aiko asked.
"I won't allow him to do something this unspeakable." Shasta declared.
Back in the Spirit World Aang journeyed to Koh's dwelling. He came across the large tree and found his path was separated by spaces. He took a step forward and heard creepy noises. He looked to see a little monkey spirit sitting on a root and took a deep breath thinking that was what his feeling was about.
"You're just a curly tailed blue nose." Aang said.
But when the monkey turned to look at him, Aang gasped when he saw that the spirit didn't have a face.
He then took a deep breath.
"Show no fear. Show no emotion at all." Aang repeated what Roku told him.
Keeping an emotionless face, Aang walked down into the mouth of the cave. He walked down a long flight of stairs, each step taking him away from the light. 
"Hello. I'm looking for Koh." Aang calmly asked.
Aang explored the cave with an emotionless expression as a huge centipede-like body appeared from the shadows.
"Welcome." Koh ran around and said.
"Thank you for seeing me." Aang said with a respectful bow.
"My old friend, the Avatar. It's been a long time." Koh said as he moved about.
"You know me?" Aang asked.
"How could I forget you, young Avatar?" Koh moved in front of him and rhetorically asked.
The lid closed and opened to reveal the face of a man with a short beard and a long moustache.
"One of your previous incarnations tried to slay me! Nearly eight or nine hundred years ago." Koh bitterly remembered.
"I didn't know that. Why did he or I try to kill you?" Aang asked.
"Oh, it was something about stealing the face of someone you loved." Aang looked at Koh's stolen face before it turned into that of the monkey spirit from earlier. Koh then let out a menacing laugh that failed to scare Aang.
"Of course, that's all behind us. Why should I hold a grudge against you for something you did in a past life? After all, you're a different person now. You've come to me with a new face." He then came closer.
Aang's body took in a deep breath, slightly startling Prince Zuko. 
"Aang, I hope you're okay." Lucy stated.
"Looks like we'll be here for a while." Zuko said.
"Like I said, our friends will come and save us by then." Lucy told the prince.
Appa flew across the snow covered tundra.
"Don't worry. Prince Zuko can't have gotten too far in this weather." Yue said, trying to comfort Katara.
"I'm not worried they'll get away in the blizzard. I'm worried they won't." Katara said as she looked away.
"They're not gonna die in this blizzard." Gray reassured.
"If we know anything, it's that Zuko never gives up." Natsu commented.
"They'll survive. We'll find them." Kang added.
Back in the Spirit World Koh moved around Aang, now with an owl spirit's face.
"It's been a long time since I've added a child's face to my collection. So...how may I help you?" Koh asked. 
"I need to find the Moon and the Ocean." Aang told him.
"Their spirit names are Tui and La, push and pull. And that has been the nature of their relationship for all time." Koh crawled around the wall and said.
"Please help me find them. An entire culture could get destroyed if I don't get their help." Aang pleaded.
"You think you need their help? Actually, it's the other way around..." Koh switched his face into one that resembled the Blue Spirit and darted towards Aang to get a reaction.
"Someone is going to kill them!" Koh shouted.
"What do you mean? How can I find them and protect them?" Aang asked. Koh switched back into the first face he saw.
"You've already met them, actually. Tui and La, your moon and ocean, have always circled each other in an eternal dance. They balance each other. Push and pull, life and death, good and evil, yin and yang." Koh said. Aang remembered seeing the Yin and Yang symbol from watching the koi fish in the Oasis pond.
"The koi fish!" Aang excitedly said. Koh rushed up to try and take the boy's face while taking on the Blue Spirit's face again. But he was disappointed when he found an expressionless Aang looking him in the eye.
"I must be going now. Thank you." Aang respectfully said.
"We'll meet again." Koh said. He slunk back into the shadows to wait for the next opportunity to steal another's face.
Aang left the cave and walked over to where a pool of water sat. He looked down to his reflection as it turned into Roku.
"The spirits are in trouble. I need to get back to the physical world." He said.
"A friend is here to guide you back." Avatar Roku said before his reflection turned into that of another spirit. A giant panda took his place.
"Hei Bai!" Aang happily turned and said.
The panda spirit purred as he lowered himself for Aang to get on. He quickly climbed on and held on tight.
Hei Bai gave a growl before taking off. The panda spirit bounded back across stones as quickly and carefully as he could.
The North Pole was in ruins as the Fire Nation continued their advance. Night time was soon upon them again and the Waterbenders were able to fight back much better than they did during the day. But fireballs were still raining down upon the city. Water Tribe citizens scrambled to get to safety as they screamed in fear. Two rushed past a totem pole made of ice that was soon crushed by an incoming tank. The tank continued to shoot fireballs while the Waterbenders defended against them.
In the east, the moon started to rise and the Waterbenders were able to feel its power flow through them. One Waterbender dropped down in front a platoon of soldiers and with a parting of his hands, he was able to make the bridge under the soldiers crumble. The soldiers yelled as they fell. The rest yelled as the Waterbender pushed the bridge back. Another soldier stood in the way of a tank as it advanced and caused it to sink into the ice. Quickly blocking a blast of fire, he then sent a chunk of ice that dented the opening hatch. A group of Waterbenders launched shards of ice at the enemy soldiers. Those with shields were able to hide behind them, but other soldiers weren't so lucky as the ice embedded themselves into their bodies.
A group of regular soldiers stood against Master Pakku before he sank them and encased them in ice. He ducked under a fire blast from a Firebender and noticed that he was completely surrounded by soldiers and tanks alike. Then with a few spins of his body and hands, he was able to send a wave of ice that cut through the tanks wheels. He repeated the action on the other tanks and crippled them. Some soldiers behind him tried a sneak attack, but Master Pakku encased them in rising ice before creating a tornado of water around himself and was able to deflect any shots that came up at him. Then with a huge wave around the tornado, he was able to knock the other Firebenders away.
A trio of Waterbenders moved in unison to throw a tank off the ground. The soldiers near the tank moved back while the tank was sent flying through the air. The tank landed in front of Admiral Zhao and his group. They had long since come ashore to enact Zhao's master plan to win the battle. Zhao wiped some of the snow off his shoulder while another Firebender melted the snow off of him.
"We'll be following this map to a very special location. When we get there, we'll be going fishing." Zhao said as a smile crept on his face.
Hei Bai ran through a thick fog as he entered the swamp lands with his passengers on his back. They soon came across the gate where Aang first appeared. The Avatar slid off the panda spirit's back.
"This is where I came in, but how do I get back?" Aang asked as he turned back to Hei Bai.
Hei Bai stood on his back legs and took in a deep breath before unleashing a gentle beam of energy at Aang. Aang could feel himself passing through the barrier again.
"Good riddance." The baboon spirit had moved to a different spot while opening an eye and sounding relieved.
Hei Bai morphed into his monster form. Then with a roar he unleased a blast of spirit energy that sent a screaming baboon flying backwards. Hei Bai then returned to his true form.
Aang's astral body appeared under the spirit gate where he left the mortal plane. He looked down to Momo, Happy and Carla.
"Momo! Happy! Carla!" He said.
"I wonder how they're doing." Happy questioned.
"They will be back." Carla stated.
"What are you guys talking about? I'm right here." Aang said before realizing what's going on.
"Oh, no - where's my body?" He asked. His entire being glowed into a sphere of light before blasting off into the air. Aang's spirit flew high into the air before turning southward towards his body.
The blizzard ended as Appa kept flying. Ray looked up into the sky and saw the light.
"What's wrong?" Wendy asked him.
"There he is!" He pointed at the light. 
"Yip yip!" Katara shouted.
Appa groaned as he turned in the direction just as the spiritual energy came closer. It went inside Aang and Zuko's hiding place before reentering his body. Aang's tattoos stopped glowing and opened his eyes. He gasped when he felt himself restrained, tried to break free and then moved himself into a sitting position. The first person he saw was Prince Zuko standing at the back of the cave.
"Aang." Lucy said.
"Hey, Lucy." Aang replied then found himself and Lucy tied up. He then sees Zuko standing at the back of the cave.
"Welcome back." He said.
"Good to be back." Aang said with a glare before taking in a deep breath. Prince Zuko saw that he was about to pull something and moved to intercept, but Aang unleased a gust of wind that not only knocked Prince Zuko back but also shot Aang and Lucy out of the cave. 
"We need to get out of here." Lucy instructed.
"Yeah." Aang agreed. Then acting like an inch worm, Aang and Lucy tried to crawl away. But it wasn't enough as Prince Zuko quickly caught up with them and yanked them out of the snow.
"That won't be enough to escape." Zuko chided. He then felt pain and noticed the polar dog pup biting him.
"Get off me, you stupid mutt!" He yelled, kicking the polar dog pup away and causing it to yelp.
"Oh no." Lucy gasped.
But the growl of a certain bison caused them to look up
"Appa!" Aang happily shouted. Katara hopped down from the bison and landed in the snow before taking her stance.
"Here for a rematch?" Prince Zuko questioned as he took up his stance as well. 
Katara glared as she said, "Trust me, Zuko, this isn't going to be much of a match."Then raising her arms she created a wall between her and fireball. The snow canceled out the fire before Katara threw a wave of slush at the prince just as he prepared another fireball. But a rising mound of slush around his person stopped him. Prince Zuko cried out as he raised into the air before being brought down with a loud thud. The prince was knocked unconscious as he hit the ground and snow covered him and the bound Aang.
Sokka and Erza begin to untie Lucy and Aang.
"There. You two should be okay." Erza said.
"Hey, this is some quality rope." Sokka complimented.
"We need to get back to the oasis! The spirits are in trouble!" Aang said with urgency.
"Let's hurry." They climbed back onto Appa. The polar dog pup ran up to Lucy and whimpered.
"You want to come with me?" Lucy asked and the polar dog pup happily barked.
"I'd say that's a yes." Kang answered.
"Okay then, let's go." Lucy said as she picked the polar dog pup and the two boarded Appa.
"Wait. We can't leave him here." Aang looked back to the unconscious Zuko and said.
"Sure we can, let's go." Sokka said without a second thought.
"As much as I hate Zuko, I think bringing him with us is a good idea." 
"Put him on Appa. We need to go." Ray instructed. Aang carried the unconsious Zuko and hopped into the saddle. 
Lucy sat down and grabbed the reins.
"Yip yip!" She said.
Appa groaned as he slammed his tail onto the snow covered ground and took off into the air.
At the oasis, the black and white Koi Fish, Tui and La, were still swimming around each other in circles. But it was interrupted when a hand plunged into the waters and grabbed the white fish. The Ocean Spirit swam away while the Moon Spirit struggled as its mortal form was stuffed into a sack. As it struggled in the sack while Zhao raised it from the water, the moon above the world turned blood red. The red light caused everything below in the North Pole to take on the same hue of color.
ShineGreymon and Omnimon looked up into the sky as they aided the Water Tribe warriors. 
Master Pakku's water tornado quickly ended with him falling to the ground. Other Waterbenders felt the disappearance of their connection as their attacks and defenses failed. They couldn't even hold back the Komodo Rhinos anymore.
The Fire Nation quickly took advantage of their weakness and pressed their attack. The Firebenders launched a three pronged attack by shooting a fireball from their fists and another one from their feet. They proceeded to repeat the attack. 
Appa flew by the red moon as he made his way back to the Northern Water Tribe. Both Aang and Princess Yue clutched their heads as if feeling a great pain in their heads.
"Are you okay?" Sokka asked.
"Oh no..." Kang said.
"I feel faint." Princess Yue said as she felt a sudden shift in the balance.
"I feel it too. The Moon Spirit is in trouble." Aang added.
"I owe the moon spirit my life." Yue told the group.
"What do you mean?" Gray asked.
"When I was born, I was very sick and very weak. Most babies cry when they are born, but I was born as if I was asleep, my eyes closed. Our healers did everything they could. They told my parents I was going to die. My father pleaded with the spirits to save me. That night, beneath the full moon, he brought me to the oasis and placed me in the pond. My dark hair turned white. I then opened my eyes and began to cry and they knew I would live. That's why my mother named me Yue...for the moon." Yue explained.
"Wow." Natsu said.
"You knew about this too, right Kang?" Erza asked.
"My father told me about Yue's birth. I wasn't like her when I was born too." Kang replied.
Admiral Zhao still had a hold of the spirit in the sack as he turned to face the moon. He made it sound as if he had become a god or something as he said while raising the sack.
"I am a legend now. The Fire Nation will, for generations, tell stories about the great Zhao who darkened the moon. They will call me Zhao the Conqueror, Zhao the Moon-Slayer! Zhao, the Invincible!"
"How about Zhao the hot-tempered, cold-hearted, creep?" Happy asked as he charged Zhao while Carla also attacked.
"Get it off! Get it off!" Zhao shouted as Momo joined in.
Zhao and his Firebenders looked up and saw the group at the ready.
"Zhao, don't." Aang warned.
"It's my destiny to destroy the moon and the Water Tribe." Zhao said.
"Destroying the moon won't hurt just the Water Tribe. It will hurt everyone, including you." Lucy said, trying to make the admiral see reason.
"Without the moon, everything would fall out of balance. You have no idea what kind of chaos that would unleash on the world." Aang pointed out.
"Any aggression towards that spirit will result in violent retailation." Ray declared. He was still in a fighting stance, prepared for anything Zhao might attempt.
"They are right, Zhao." A new voice said from the side. They all looked to see four figures standing on the bridge.
"General Iroh, Commander Shasta. Why am I not surprised to discover your treachery?" He said.
"We're not traitors Zhao. The Fire Nation needs the moon, too. We all depend on the balance." Shasta pointed out.
"Whatever you do to that spirit, we'll all unleash upon you tenfold!" Aiko threatened.
"Let it go now!" Iroh ordered. 
Admiral Zhao tried to keep his hardened gaze, but it softened as it appeared he had listened to their wisdom. Kneeling down to the pond, he set the spirit back into the pond. The moon spirit's return caused the moon above them to return to normal. As the rest of the color's returned, Zhao's gaze once again hardened and he stood up while raising his hand.
"Zhao, NO!" Lucy yelled. Then with a yell he created a slash of fire before the moon spirit could get away. Iroh and the group of heroes were horrified at what Zhao had done and looked up into the sky. The moon faded from the sky, indicating that the moon spirit was killed.
"You...MONSTER!" Flannery shouted. She, Shasta and Aiko shoot a fireball at Zhao, but the Admiral ducked and the Firebenders moved to protect him. While they and Iroh were taking care of the Firebenders, Zhao took the opportunity to sneak away.
"Come back here!" Ray demanded as he ran out of the oasis. Aiko, Shasta and Flannery weren't far behind him.
Iroh engaged the four soldiers. The ocean spirit swam around the moon spirit that was floating belly up with a nasty looking burn on its body. None of them had noticed that a certain Prince had escaped from them.
"I...don't...believe...it. Why would anyone do something this horrifying?" Lucy asked.
"That...creep. That...inhumane...MONSTER!" She shouted.
"Luce, it's gonna be alright. We're go..." Natsu trailed off when he was about to touch Lucy's shoulder a white aura appears around her body shocking not only Natsu but Gray, Erza, Wendy, Happy, Carla, Kang, Yue, Iroh, Katara and Sokka.
"Lucy?" Gray asked. He then noticed white marks on her arms, legs and face. In addition, her Fairy Tail mark was glowing along with her eyes.
"What's happening to her?" Wendy questioned.
"That white aura..." Katara said.
"You've seen this before?" Erza asked.
"Yeah. When Lucy was captured, Zuko attacked and she ended up like this." Katara explained,
"Except for the marks on her body. That's new." Sokka pointed out.
"L-Luce?" Natsu asked.
"I'm finishing this battle once and for all!" Lucy shouted. Her voice echoed and she disappeared in a bright light.
"Even if she finishes this, there's still no hope. It's over." Yue said.
"No. It's not over." Knowing that there was a way, his tattoos glowed and opened his glowing eyes into a stern gaze as he said with the voices of his past lives. 
"Him too?" Happy asked.
"It's his Avatar Spirit." Katara said. Aang started to move towards the pond. They all watched as the Avatar walked into the middle of the pond and stood still with his fists together. The ocean spirit circled the bridge before moving to where it floated in front of him. Aang's glowing expression was a stern one as it somehow met the gaze of the ocean spirit. The eyes and head marking of the Ocean Spirit's Koi Fish's from glowed as well to right the terrible wrong. Everyone watched in amazement as the glow intensified within the pool. Aang remained still before he sank into the pond.
A blue glow spread from underneath the oasis, giving the gloomy darkness a little more color. The glow continued to grow throughout the entire Northern Tribe.
Together with Lucy, they defeat any Fire Nation soldier that could be found in the city. The Water Tribe would bow in respect while the Fire Nation readied their weapons, but they wouldn't get the chance as Lucy generated five magic bolts and fired them at the soldiers. With waves of his arms, Aang's manifestation was able to wash away the enemy forces easily. But as he went down further, the manifestation's face was struck by a fireball. With another wave of his arms, Aang's manifestation was able to sweep more soldiers and tanks away. The Water Tribe warriors and benders he left alone as he passed by the streets
Admiral Zhao jumped off one wall and ran along a path. But before he could go any further, a white fireball rushed past him and demolished a totem made of ice.
"You think you can escape after killing the Moon Spirit? Well you've got another thing coming." Ray angrily stated.
"You're not going anywhere, Zhao. You've gone too far!" Shasta yelled.
"You dare betray me?! Your superior!" Zhao demanded.
"Not betray...take you out." Aiko said as she bent white fire at Zhao. He dodged and shot two fire blasts at the three, but the attack is cut off by a wall of white fire.
"Just like what Master Jeong Jeong said, you've embraced savagery!" Shasta shouted.
"Guess what else? He's more proud of us than he is of you!" Flannery sent fire at Zhao who tried to dodge but was knocked back. Zhao quickly recovered and sent two waves of fir at the four. Zuko showed up and bent the waves away from them.
"Zuko. Thank goodness you're here." Aiko said.
"You're alive?" Zhao questioned.
"You tried to have me killed!" Zuko angrily shouted as launched a fireball at him. Then with a quick motion of his hand he launched another. Zhao quickly moved out of the way as the fireballs impacted the wall where he once stood.
"Yes I did. I know you're the Blue Spirit! You're an enemy of the Fire Nation! You freed the Avatar!" Zhao said.
"I had no choice." Zuko stated.
"You should have chosen to accept your failure, your disgrace. Then, at least you could have lived." Zhao said.
"YOU'RE the disgrace to the Fire Nation, Zhao. The Fire Lord doesn't realize it because he's blind!" Shasta yelled.
"How dare you disrespect our Fire Lord! Your punishment will be severe!" Zhao yelled as the five begin to fight.
Back at the oasis, Iroh gently laid the body of the Moon Spirit's mortal form back into the water. Wendy tried to heal it but nothing happened.
"It's too late. It's dead." Wendy said. Iroh glanced over at Yue and quickly noticed something about her.
"You have been touched by the Moon Spirit. Some of it's life is in you." Iroh reminded her.
"Yes, you're right. It gave me life." Yue nodded.
"What are you thinking, Yue?" Kang asked.
"I'm going to give my life back." Yue answered.
"No! You don't have to do that." Sokka argued.
"It's my duty, Sokka." Yue said.
"I won't let you! Your father told me and Kang to protect you." Sokka stated.
"Sokka, she has to do this. For our tribe. For the world." Kang said before pulling Yue away from Sokka.
"Go ahead Yue, we won't stop you." He added.
"Kang, thank you for being there for me. Thank you for being like a big brother." Yue said.
"We've always been there for each other, Yue. Now you'll have to be there for us now." Kang replied. The two hug and Yue gently placed her hands on the fish's body. It glowed as the life given to Yue passed back into itself. Princess Yue's eyes closed as she could feel her own life fading while the moon spirit regained its own. The glow soon stopped and Princess Yue let out a sigh as she passed on.
"No! She's gone. She's gone." Sokka shouted.
"She did what she had to Sokka. It's for the best of the world." Erza said.
"She's right. I'll miss her." Kang added.
Lucy and Aang approached the sea. The hands of the manifestation reached out as the rest of it rose up and placed themselves on the decks of four of the ships. Then with a simple motion forward, both ships were pushed back. The ships were sent speeding back through the water and grazed a few other ships as they went by.
Aang moved the Ocean Manifestation before a fireball was blocked by a light barrier Lucy created. She then produced white lightning destroying several Fire Navy ships along with Aang. Four additional ships were pushed back. Their counterattack was stopped by Lucy's light swords as she slashed at the ships and Aang sliced through the others.
At the oasis, the others sat around Sokka as he cradled Princess Yue's body in sadness. The princess' body started to fade from Sokka's arms, and when he opened his eyes she fully vanished. The others looked in surprise before the Koi Fish in Iroh's hand started to glow. All four of them stood on their feet as he moved to place the fish back into the pond. Sokka looked down at the Koi Fish with a mixture of sadness, anger and guilt. The oasis pond started to glow as a white light filled the water. A spiritual mist rose from the glowing water before taking on the form of Yue's spirit.
"Goodbye, Sokka. I'll always be with you." Yue said. She came up to him and placed her hands on both sides of his face.
Then she pressed her lips against his. Then she turned to Kang.
"Goodbye Kang. I'll watch over you and be with you in your troubled times." Yue said and the pair hug one last time before she faded into the Spirit World.
They all looked up into the sky as the moon reappeared in its place in the sky, returning light to the land.
The sky returned to its normal self over the Ocean Manifestation as it prepared to finish off the battle. But as it moved to fight, Aang made it look up to see that the moon had returned in the sky. Knowing that there was no more cause for battle, the manifestation started to sink beneath the waves. Lucy descended down to the wall with him and her eyes stopped glowing. The marks on her body disappear as she lost balance. Aang caught her as a small smile formed on her face while Aang grinned.
In another section of the city, Zhao was defending himself from Prince Zuko, Ray, Shasta, Aiko and Flannery. They eventually overpower Zhao and his eyes widened at the sight of the moon back in the sky.
"It can't be!" Zhao shouted.
"Yes! The moon's back." Flannery cheered.
Unbeknown to any of them, the Ocean Spirit moved through the waters of the canal before reaching up to the bridge. All five looked up to see the hands made of water reach over the sides and down to them. They rolled out of the way while Zhao was ensnared. Zhao struggled to break from the spirit's grip.
"Unhand me you miserable cretin." Zhao demanded.
"That's your punishment, Zhao. You mess with the spirits, they come for you." Aiko said, but then they hear a scream and see Flannery had been ensnared as well.
"Flannery!" Zuko yelled before running over to her. 
"Take my hand!" He shouted. 
"I'm sorry, but I'm actually going to let it take me. I would like to see the Spirit World and meet some of the spirits." Flannery said.
"But..." Aiko's protest was stopped by Shasta as she placed a hand on Aiko's shoulder.
"Let her go. If being in the Spirit World will make her happy, then we can't stop her." Shasta said.
"No! Wait!" Zuko yelled.
"Goodbye Zuko. I had a lot of fun with you on your hunt. I hope you have a better life." Flannery told him as the energy hand plummets into the water with Flannery along with it. Zhao plummeted into the water as well and the energy dissipated.
"Don't worry, Zuko. Flannery will be fine." Aiko reassured him.
"I hope so. Shasta, are you...where's Shasta?" Zuko asked as he looked around.
"Looks like she disappeared somehow. We need to get out of here." Aiko said.
The next morning everyone stood outside the palace and overlooked the damage from the last two days. Lucy and Katara were with Pakku.
"I've decided to go to the South Pole. Some other benders and healers want to join me. It's time we he helped rebuild our sister tribe." Pakku said to Katara and Lucy.
"What about Aang? Lucy has mastered Waterbending, but Aang still needs to learn Waterbending." Katara asked as she looked over to the Airbender.
"Well, he'd better get used to calling you master Katara." Pakku said as he turned back to her. Katara smiled in appreciation before turning her gaze back to Aang.
Sokka and Chief Arnook looked up to the moon as it started to set.
"The spirits gave me a vision when Yue was born. I saw a beautiful, brave, young woman become the Moon Spirit. I knew this day would come." Chief Arnook told Sokka.
"You must be proud." Sokka said.
"Proud and...sad." Chief Arnook admitted.
Lucy and her friends meet up with Kang.
"Kang, I'm really sorry about Yue. She must have been like a sister to you." Lucy consoled him.
"Yeah she was. Don't worry about it. Yue did what she had to do. Besides, now'll she be able to protect us in our times of need." Kang said as he approached Zanta.
"What're you gonna do now?" Natsu asked.
"Since Pakku and the other Waterbenders are going to the South Pole, I'm coming along. I'm gonna teach everyone what it means to be a Waterbender and a Water Tribe warrior, male or female." Kang explained.
"That's good to hear. Your father would be proud." Lucy said.
"Yeah. I wanna say it was great meeting you guys, but I have a feeling we'll meet again sometime." Kang told her and Zanta barked in agreement.
"I feel that too. Good luck, Kang." Lucy said.
"You too, Lucy. I hope you and Aang save the world from the Fire Nation. I know you can do it." Kang said. Then they heard a bark and looked down to see the polar dog pup standing on it's hind legs holding onto Lucy's leg.
"Hi there. Don't worry, I didn't forget you." Lucy said as she picked the polar dog pup up and she started licking Lucy's face.
"Looks like you made a new friend, Lucy." Wendy told her.
"Yeah. You guys don't mind her coming with us, do you?" Lucy asked.
"I don't see why not." Natsu grinned.
"Hey, if you think it's best, I'd say let her come with us." Gray said.
"I have a feeling you two will be inseperable." Erza noted.
"Whatcha gonna name her?" Happy asked.
"Guys meet Grace, the newest member of our family." Lucy said.
"Good name. I know you'll take very good care of her." Kang replied.
Out on the sea, a small raft made from parts of destroyed parts sailed by the wreckage of the destroyed fleet. 
"I'm surprised Prince Zuko. Surprised that at this moment you are not trying to capture the Celestial Mage and the Avatar." Iroh said.
"I'm tired." Prince Zuko responded.
"Then get some rest." Aiko instructed.
"Indeed. A man needs his rest." Iroh said.
"Uncle, I'm sorry about Flannery." Zuko apologized.
"You are not to blame, my nephew. She made her choice. If she wishes to be in the Spirit World, then I am happy for her." Iroh said.
Aang stood at the edge of the platform, gazing out to the horizon. Lucy stood behind him and Aang turned to her.
"Good job Aang." Lucy said.
"You too Lucy." Aang replied. The two embrace before Katara joins in along with Natsu.
"Hey. What about us?" Happy asked addressing himself and Momo.
"You guys too." Katara said.
"Com'ere." Natsu stated. Happy and Momo join the hug along with Carla.
Gray, Erza, Ray, Wendy and Sokka join them. The nine look out to the ocean and the moon. Lucy and Aang rise up in front of them looking at the sky ready to face anything throughout the rest of their journey.
Back in the Fire Nation, a summons had been made for the Fire Lord's chamber. Kneeling before the ruler of the Fire Nation was a young woman in royal Fire Nation armor. 
"Iroh and his daughters are traitors. Your brother is a failure. I have a task for you." The Fire Lord told his daughter.
Inside the creepy castle-like guild Luke, Tor, Zack, Luna and Zane all watch what transpired at the North Pole.
"So Lucy possesses the ability to enter that state." Luke said.
"I'll admit, I'm impressed." Zack smirked.
"I'm not. Seeing as how far she made it in this world, it made me realize something...she's a threat to our guild and she must be dealt with." Lue said.
"Master, with your permission I would like to go into that world, find Lucy and kill her." Luke said turning to a shadowy figure.
"I have witnessed what Lucy is capable of and I believe you are right. She must be dealt with. I'm assigning this mission to you, Tor, Luna and that boy as well." The shadowy figure said.
"What?! Him?! What about me?! Why can't I get all the fun?" Zack whined but Luke kicks him sending him to the ceiling.
"I'll go inform him of our new mission. Zane, keep that book open and determine our location." Luke said.
"Got it." Zane said.
"Tor, Luna, you two prepare yourselves. Failure is not an option." Luke said.
"Yeah." Tor said.
"You can count on us." Luna said. "So when do we leave?" She asked.
"We leave soon." Luke answered as he goes to a different room.