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85916 No.85916
Say, I have this plot bunny in my head, and I need your help raising it. See, I got to wondering "What if Zuko found Aang first?", and the developments there on. Was it ever mentioned what the Fire Nation was going to do with Aang after Zuko found him? How would Aang react to being held by his people's murderers? And without Aang to drive off the FN, how would the Northern and SOuthern Water Tribes fare?

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No.85917
Didn't Zuko find Aang first in canon?
Wat are you talking about?

No.85919
>>85917
>>85916
>Was it ever mentioned what the Fire Nation was going to do with Aang after Zuko found him?
They would keep him alive as long as possible so the next Avatar isn't born into the Water Tribe. Although they would probably prefer him dying to escaping.

>>85917
He means if Zuko found and actually caught him before Katara or Sokka.

No.85920
Something like this

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3036180/1/When_All_Your_Dreams_Come_True

No.85924
I once read a collection of short AUs - one was that the Blue Spirit failed in his rescue of Aang from Zhao. Zhao ended up cutting off all of Aang's limbs and blinding him, while Zuko was sentenced to a traitor's execution. It was from Aang's terrified point of view - doomed to live out his long lifetime in a prison cell and a useless, pain-wracked body. It has fucking haunted me. Uh, point is I don't think Zuko has the stomach for that.

No.85929
Zhao would try to intervene before he got to the Fire Nation. When Zuko tries to recapture the Avatar, he's branded as a traitor. Cue hilarious antics of Zuko, Aang, Iroh on whacky adventures as Aang tries to learn the elements and Zuko tries to clear his name.

No.85930
>>85920

Not OP. I've read it before.

Dark, dark stuff. Don't read if you're depressed easily.

No.85932
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85932
>>85930
Why didn't I listen?

No.85933
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85933
>>85932

I warned you man.

No.85934
I had an idea of what might happen that didn't involve imprisonment, but rather something else.

Once Zuko finds him, he decides to bring him back to the Fire Lord. But once there, surprisingly, Ozai welcomes the Avatar as an esteemed guest.

It's explained to Aang about how long the Avatar has gone missing, and then Ozai tells him that he must stay with their family, for a short time of course.

It starts off simple enough, everyone's all cheerful to see him, even Azula is welcoming to him. But then Aang notices that he keeps getting blocked from leaving the capital, by guards or sudden meetings he absolutely MUST attend. Finally, he grows tired of hanging around, and escapes on his bison back to the Eastern Air Temple to find out what happened.

When he gets there, he finds out that the temple's been cleared out, save for the room with Monk Gyatso. Then it turns out Azula followed him, and she explains what "happened"...

After the last Avatar died, a revolutlion in the Fire Nation colonies was sparked by spies in the Earth Kingdom. These subjects were then ordered to attack the Air Temples in a conjoined effort to wipe out the Avatar and his people. The Avatar was thought to have died in the attacks. Enraged, the Fire Lord sent his full armada to the Colonies and killed the leaders of the revolution. When they found out the Earth Kingdom was behind this, the Fire Lord felt honor-bound, as his people were tied to the previous Avatar, that the Earth Kingdom must pay. They've been at war ever since, with the Water Tribes tricked by the Earth Kingdom to fight the Fire Nation.

So, basically, Azula tells Aang that it wasn't the Fire Nation, but the Earth Kingdom who'd killed the Air Benders and started the war, through the puppet Fire Nation Colony Revolution. Ozai and his subjects were forbidden to tell him, for they were afraid for his composure.

I'm not sure where it goes from there, but Aang works with the Fire Nation for a while, assuming he's on the right side, until Roku shows him what really happened.

No.85936
>>85934
This sounds great. Someone should write this before I get the balls to give it a try and totally ruin it.

No.85938
>>85934
This actually sounds pretty interesting. Go on...

No.85940
>>85938
Uh, I don't have anything else right now, it was just this idea I had. I'm not sure how they'd keep the charade up for too long. Maybe plan to keep it a secret until the comet arrives, and then decide what to do from there.

No.85941
>>85934
Yeaaah, I'm gonna need Zuko to somehow come around to being a good guy, especially after that damn nightmare fic I just read. Maybe he and Aang become friends (reluctantly on Prince Angst's part) and he just can't stand the lie anymore. ....please.

No.85942
>>85920
OH GOD WHY

No.85944
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5054889/1/Reconstructed_Destinies

Not related to OP's request, but it's a fine read nonetheless.

No.85945
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85945
>>85934
Things turn a south when Aang accidentally triggers the Avatar State, greviously injuring a platoon of soldiers. Guilt ridden, he runs away to the wilderness, where he lives as a humble chicken-cow herder. One day as he's tending the herd, Avatar Roku speaks to him, telling him the truth behind what the Fire Nation has done. He returns to his surrogate family, this time as their greatest enemy.

No.85946
>>85941
I can picture two scenarios. One, Zuko begins to feel sorry for Aang early on and starts bonding with him a little, which Azula would likely use to her advantage, informing their father and getting Zuko branded a "traitor", and he and Aang would be on the run. Or two, the natural goodness within Zuko convinces him to turn against his father when he hears about the plans to conquer and burn down Ba Sing Se, or even the Northern Water Tribe. Maybe he and Aang would try to save the NWT and after Aang learns Waterbending from Pakku, he tells Zuko he needs to master the other elements too. Then during the course of their journeys, they run into the rest of the Gaang.

Damn, I don't write fanfiction, I generally don't even like it that much, but now my head's full of ideas.

No.85947
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85947
>>85945

No.85948
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85948
Can this be an awesome AU thread? I've been dying to share this somewhere.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6074881/1/ab_igne_ignem_capere
Basically, Azula is the first born and unfavored child.

It's pretty awesome if you like the Fire Nation characters (including Ursa, Iroh, Zhao, Ozai, Azulon, Zuko, Mai, Ty Lee and a little bit of Lu Ten). But Azula is not a whole lot like her canon incarnation, so if that's a deal breaker this one isn't for you.

No.85949
>>85948
>But Azula is not a whole lot like her canon incarnation, so if that's a deal breaker this one isn't for you.
Yeah, sorry. I'm the Anon who's picky about fanfics and I generally hate AUs, this one just caught my attention. And Azula being in-character is pretty important to me. I really dislike Moezula. Sorry guys.

No.85954
>>85949
But how could you get Azula banished instead of Zuko without changing her character much?

I like the concept a lot, but it seems the reasoning has to be pretty contrived to work.

No.85955
>>85954

Simply make her less dependent on her father for validation; if Ursa makes a greater effort to wean Azula away from Ozai's influence but only partially succeeds before she is banished then that can set the stage for an independent and somewhat gentler version of the Azula we all know to break away from Ozai completely.

No.85956
>>85955

Sure, but that doesn't answer why Ozai would banish a firebending prodigy like Azula.
She's far too useful to be set aside as easily as Zuko.
Her insolence would have to greatly outweigh simply speaking out of turn.

No.85957
>>85956

Ah, but her firebending skill is exactly what makes her too great of a threat to keep around if she is independent of Ozai's influence.

No.85958
>>85957

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

No.85959
>>85958

An overly simple assessment of the situation; while Azula's firebending ability may not be quite as great as Ozai's her significant skill coupled with her charisma would make her quite dangerous to Ozai if she was spreading discontent within the halls of power, I don't doubt that he would want to get her as far away from the court as possible.

No.85960
>>85959

It's better to keep her around than dealing with another charismatic Fire nation rebel who knows too much.
As long as Azula is a part of his court, Ozai will be able to monitor most of her action and prevent the worst.

No.85961
>>85960

Perhaps; but I don't think that Ozai is that devious, branding her a traitor to discredit her in the eyes of the court and casting her out is much more his style.

No.85962
>>85961

Discrediting and casting her out? Bad move.
The result would be a bitter, vengeful Azula who would be willing to do anything to destroy her father and his allies.
If Azula is too dangerous too keep her around, killing or breaking her are the only rational options.

No.85963
>>85961

I may have found a solution:

Let's imagine that Ursa visited Azula one last time before her disappearance. Partly to make peace with her and partly to ask her to look out for Zuko.

During the Agni Kai between Zuko and Ozai she finally keeps this promise and runs into the crossfire, earning her the scar that was meant for Zuko.

Ozai, who up until this point had put all his hopes and efforts into her, feels betrayed and ridiculed. While Zuko's insolence was born from stupidity, she knew full well what she did.
Not even capable of marrying her off due to her new facial appearence, he banishes her.
But knowing of the danger she holds, he sticks agents on her to keep a close eye on her every move.
Meanwhile he redirects his ambitions towards Zuko, making him go through a crueling, bone-breaking training and all but destroying the boy's kind and gentle nature.
Azula now takes on Zuko's role in the first book.
If uncle Iroh acompanies her he might be able to melt away her malicious nature. Also the confrontation with other cultures might also do away with her many prejudices and unquestionable loyalty to the Firenation.

thoughts?

No.85964
>>85962

Not necessarily. After all Azula is still very much her father's daughter. If he decides to punish her she wouldn't question him. A dog stays loyal even when kicked.
If anything it would take her even longer to do a heel face turn than Zuko, after all Ozai actually raised her.

No.85965
>>85964

Ah, we're running on the assumption that this Azula is more independent of Ozai's influence than in canon.

No.85966
>>85963

Not bad, but I think Pureauthor's http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5827377/1/ is better.
Pureauthor used a similar premise (better Azula-Zuko relation, last talk with Ursa % promise to protect Zuko) but has so far avoided any OOC moments.

No.85967
>>85965

Sure, but Zuko was also allegedly more independant from Ozai's influence and still persisted on his quest to restore his honour.
Even if she didn't feel so loyal to Ozai she'd still rather go after the Avatar, than openly betray her people.

No.85986
Maybe it's my inner Aangzula shipper speaking (who am I kidding, of course it is), but I'd like to think that Aang's presence at the FN court would have a moderating influence on Azula and Zuko; Azula experiencing someone who actually cares for her as a person, and Zuko seeing what kind of person Aang is, and realizing just what he's brought the Avatar into. I'm seeing a relationship dynamic similar to how Aang interacted with Katara and Sokka, except with more manipulativeness (?) from Azula, and a wimpier Zuko.

As for Katara and Sokka, I think the victorious Fire Nation's attack on their home will not leave either of them without scars, both physical and mental- instead of being the determined, yet ultimately kind Waterbender we all know, Katara would embody all the virtus (not virtue, look it up) of the Boxing Day Tsunami, while Sokka- well, we all know what happens if you push him too hard.

I'm also seeing an 'opposite' story progression, with Aang learning Firebending first, followed by Earthbending (from Long Feng, maybe? After the FN takes over Ba Sing Se?) and then Waterbending (I know not who from, though- another Avatar? Roku, maybe?).

As for the ending, I see Aang becoming less the Dalai Lama we see in the show, and more of a benevolent dictator who replaces Ozai (Azula having rubbed off on him as much as he rubbed off on her), and the new Fire Empire becoming a veritable hotbed of technological progress, especially if lightning bending is encouraged. I'm assuming that the Mechanist and his son (name escapes me atm) were captured by the Fire Nation earlier here with Aang's help, with the son becoming another part of the New Gaang™, starting out an unwilling prisoner, and later becoming an integral part of the coming inner circle civil struggle.

No.85988
>>85986

Shit, now I'VE got a plot bunny. Thoughts on the New Gaang:

Aang: Having been manipulated into serving Fire Nation interests, Aang soon finds himself at the mercy of a powerful ruler that would like nothing more than to see him dead, but outside of serving Ozai or entering the Avatar state, Aang sees no way out of his predicament. In his desperation, he turns to the person who actually made him feel wanted- Azula (who was actually acting as the 'nice cop' to Ozai's 'suddenly manipulative cop', with her father's full approval'), and from her, he learns that idealism can only take you so far.

In this AU, Aang is still moral, and at heart, still remains an idealist who knows that the good guys will win in the end. He's just a lot more cynical and jaded; think Sam Vimes to the original Captain Carrot (for you Discworld fans).

Azula: A manipulative bitch par exellence, Azula is assigned to break Aang by Ozai (as detailed above), and turn him fully over to the Dark Side. However, she succeeds in her duties a little too well, and finds herself the target of Aang no-strings-attached affections. As events progress, and Aang's heart starts to harden, she incresingly finds herself being the only thing Aang couldn't bring to manipulate. The sensation is both liberating and oppressive- she never planned for this! Eventually, however, she begins to see things the same way Aang does, and while she never stops being a manipulative bitch, she starts being so for the right reasons, and when push comes to shove, she sides with the boy who loves her instead of the man who only pretended to.

Zuko: The problem with Zuko is that most of -his- toughening up occurs when he split with his father in 'our' Book 3. Here, he's recieved as a conquering hero, but things feel hollow; he's still a pariah in private, and soon becomes a Stakhanov-like figure (look it up); an exemplar who couldn't live up to his example. However, he finds worthy friends and allies in both Aang, Iroh, and later on, even his sister. He remains in the Fire Nation, but unlike the original, this Zuko never really mellows out, instead becoming more and more emotional as a survival tactic, and also to distract observers from Aang and Azula's own manipulations. Like Iroh, he's eventually seen as a fallen hero (at least, until the end...).

No.85990
>>85988
More on the 'secondary' members:

Teo, son of the Mechanist:
While Zuko takes on Katara's emotional role (Zaula takes on Sokka's sarcastic side), Teo makes up for Sokka's mechanical side. Being lost, hurt and confused is bad enough, but when he learns just who helped the Fire Nation achieve ultimate victory, he can add betrayal to the mix. Serving under duress for our AU Book 1, he soon serves willingly in Book 2, with Aang and Azula making life easier for the Mechanist, as well as redirecting their efforts towards more civillian applications. He's also inspired by Aang's own example- like the Avatar, he soon sees the value of trying to change things from the inside.

Long Feng, head of the Dai Li:
Unlike our Book 2, Toph never joins the Gaang (maybe Katara's insurgency?); instead, Aang learns Earthbending from Long Feng, who retains his position as the head of the Earth Kingdom's Dai Li. Both Azula and Aang see the value of having a hatchetman do the things they see as necessary but morally... difficult. Long Feng doesn't mind getting his hands dirty on behalf of the two, as long as he keeps his comforts. Unlike Toph's bare-knuckle Earthbeinding training, Long Feng seeks to fortify Aang's kind as well as his body. Under Dai Li training, Aang becomes a less openly powerful Earthbender than he was in our 'verse, but both a damned sight more subtle, and later, he becomes capable of subtly changing entire landscapes (which becomes more important as Katara's insurgency picks up steam).

Iroh:
Along with Zuko, Iroh runs interference for Aang, once he realizes that Aang isn't quite taken in with Ozai's lies. He's the first to open Aang's eyes to the possibility of other beinding forms with lightning bending, and later teaches Zuko the art after Azula persuades him, the princess having begun to worry about her brother thanks to Aang's influence. Also becomes another moral centre for Aang, helping keep the Avatar grounded despite Azula's early manipulations, and Long Feng's 'realism'.

No.85991
>>85990

Thoughts on the villains of the new AU:

Ozai:
Same old monstrous sumbitch we've come to know and love to hate, Ozai nevertheless sets his own downfall into motion the moment he thinks himself secure with the capture of the Avatar. Like in the original show, Ozai's overconfident, and Aang's early victories, combined with his apparent subservience, only serve to compound this impression of himself. Like Azula, he hides his own madness beneath a mask of sanity, and as events progress, the madness takes over, and his overblown self-image prevents him from seeing the end until it's almost too late.

Katara and Sokka:
Their homes destroyed, their families either enslaved or massacred, these two become the Azula and Zuko of our piece. In this Au, I see Aang trying to curb Fire Nation excesses by 'consolidating power'- in reality, pulling back FN troops from the front lines back to conquered territories and the homeland (which endears the boy to the FN's rank-and-file btw, but more on that later). This has the unintended side effect of chasing Hama out of the FN, and into Katara and Sokka's party. Instead of Master Pakku, Hama now becomes Katara's teacher, and the young prodigy, unfettered by feelings of mercy and kindness a surviving family and Aang would have encouraged, learns bloodbending to the point where she can even exert limited control during the night (the day is still off-limits). Later on, afraid of his sister's excesses, Sokka leaves the group for a lesser evil...

Jet, Smellerbee and Longshot:
While Jet and Katara become an item, united by their hatred of the Fire Nation, Smellerbee and Longshot are made of less stern stuff, and despite their leader's best efforts, they soon turn away from his genocidal plans, in the end, even siding with the Dai Li over him.

No.85992
>>85991

FINAL bit, this time regarding the changed world:

Fire Nation:
With Aang's desire to turn away from war, along with the Mechanist and Teo's cooperation, the FN starts to become more technologically progressive. Contrary to popular belief, war only advances the technologies of war, while leaving everything else static. Civilian technologies start advancing, and Ozai begins implementing a series of civilian projects- as the Avatar tells him, his ancestors might have expanded the Fire Nation, but all of history will know Ozai as the man who built the Fire Empire. Cultural and technological ideas shift back and forth, and the White Lotus Society works with the Avatar to ensure that everything goes as planned. This also includes lightning bending practice, with an emphasis similar to how England was said to have encouraged longbow practice in the Middle Ages (longbow practice was mandatory, Church wasn't).

Unfortunately, this also has the side effect of shifting the battleground to Katara's Freedom Fighters' preference, and instead of the massive land wars and setpieces of the original series (which I'd find hard to write anyway), this AU's 'big' fights will be more personal affairs, with clandestine ops being the norm.

The Earth Kingdom:
Ba Sing Se taken over without much bloodshed, since the combo between a lack of a Mega Drill Breakaaah and Aang's compassion means that its takeover is done nicely and quietly from the inside. The excesses of the Dai Li are tuned down (with a notable exception being made for news about the war, which is still witheld, keeping the populace docile). A series of backroom deals are made with Long Feng, who allows the Fire Nation to manipulate things from behind the scenes, while keeping Ba Sing Se officially 'free'. This later gives Aang ideas on how to deal with the Earth Kingdom once it's been conquered fully...

No.85993
>>85992

Whoops, forgot the REAL final bit, or 'what the hell do I do with THESE characters?':

-Zhao
-Princess Yue and the Water Spirit (I'm assuming KIA, but Iunno)
-Haru
-Toph
-The Kiyoshi Warriors
-Anyone else I might've forgotten.

No.85996
>>85992
>this AU's 'big' fights will be more personal affairs, with clandestine ops being the norm.
Worked for Red Dawn.

No.86015
>>85993
-Zhao would have to fail his endgame. Since it would have prevented any insurgency by waterbenders.
Maybe defending the Southern Watertribe at the skin of her teeth and killing Zhao is Katara's rise to rebellion leader and her path to the "dark side".

-Yue, as much as I like her, is a living plot device. She either needs to take on her role from the series proper or get a passing mention. Unless you find something interesting for her to do, I suggest not clogging the narrative up with her.
-both Haru and Toph would make good additions to the insurgency, though I don't see Haru as being very important to the larger scheme of things and I won't make any suggestions on how to develop Toph's character though
-the Kyoshi Warriors are a sure fire way to add a little ummpf into your insurgency. Even with Suki disagreeing with Katara's style of warfare, she'd be too intimidated or cought up with Sokka to offer much resistance.
-Mai and Ty Lee would be problematic figures, since it looks like the FN is getting pretty crowded as it is.
And Azula doesn't really need them as enforcers since she has the Avatar on her side. You could incorparate the canon romance between Zuko and Mai, as a device to explain his growth as a character and realizing what his real goal in life are.
Ty Lee on the other hand has no real place here, unless you want a foil for Aang's relationship to Azula or a comic relief character.

Btw I don't know if you should pull back on Sokka. You would have to find a good explaination for him not to become as unhinged and ruthless as his sister or get a taste for power. After all, he must have gone through the same ordeals as her too.
I see him being less kill-happy, more rational and trying to do some damage control when the tide of battle turns against him, but you'd have to do something very drastic to have him leave Katara standing in the rain.

No.86018
>>86015
>Maybe defending the Southern Watertribe at the skin of her teeth and killing Zhao is Katara's rise to rebellion leader and her path to the "dark side".

Holy shit, yes. Thanks, Anon!

>Ty Lee on the other hand has no real place here, unless you want a foil for Aang's relationship to Azula or a comic relief character.

Actually, I do have plans for her ;)

>I see him being less kill-happy, more rational and trying to do some damage control when the tide of battle turns against him, but you'd have to do something very drastic to have him leave Katara standing in the rain.

Okay, yeah, good point, now that I think of it. It's just that when I was writing my posts, I was thinking off the top of my head, and what immediately came to mind was Sokka's jokey nature; I guess I always thought of him as a softer version of his sister.

Anyway, I'll probably start writing a skeleton sometime this week, with a proper chapter either this weekend or Monday. Should I immediately go to FF.net, or should I post about it here so we can all 'sperg about it?

No.86019
>>86018
Always happy to help.

>Actually, I do have plans for her ;)
Uhh, now I'm intruiged^^

>I guess I always thought of him as a softer version of his sister.
Sokka is a strange case. At his core he is a light hearted character, but he's also the member of the Gaang that's a killer in canon (see Combustion man).
I might think he would be a villain who keeps track of his higher goals and only sees the war as a means to an end, while Katara might indulge just a "little" too much.
A "sacrifices must be made" type of anti-villain.
If you want to give him an edge though, you should play up some of his negative character traits a bit.
His lecherous nature or an interest in material wealth could serve.

>Should I immediately go to FF.net, or should I post about it here so we can all 'sperg about it?

While, it would make us feel special to get it first, you should post it on FF.net as soon as you're happy with the product and don't wanna change much 'bout it. After all you know how nitpicky we can get...

No.86022
>>86018
Do what you want. Heavens knows I never finish the ideas I come up with for shows, so at least someone's gonna do it.

No.86024
>>85986


I'm liking this and all the other ideas, but I wonder (not saying it's a problem, just something I'm wondering) if the order of bending for Aang goes opposite that of the bending cycle, what problems does Aang face towards learning how to bend water?


He had troubles bending fire because of his fear of losing control of a source of bending that (to his knowledge at the point, reaffirmed by Jeong Jeong) sole purpose was fighting/combat and hurting people.

There's too many apparent practical uses for water bending that I doubt slightly more cynical Aang would have the same worries, but to say if Aang was held up in his lessons to learn waterbending, what would he have?

No.86030
Not to put too fine a point on it, but you put Azula and Aang together. Then have Katara and Jet be the only two people who end up completely evil (as Sokka, Smellerbee and Longshot all abandon them). It just feels a little…. Die for Our Ship?

I mean, as said above, Sokka as a softer version of his sister really misunderstands them. It was Sokka, not Katara, who suggested leaving Zuko to die up North, both have their moments of harshness, Katara’s just came later in the series.

Furthermore, genocidal Hamaesque indiscriminate fighter does feel right to me for Katara, and I think really doesn’t quite fit her character. It’s not that Katara can’t be vengeful,s he can be very much so, but Katara’s vengeance is always deepy personal. Zuko, Rah, Jet she always went after the person who directly hurt her. That’s not so much some morality, it’s just how she operates, she doesn’t tend to go after abstract nations or concepts, but people.

If she were to become vengeful it would likely play out as her chasing down the specific people that targeted her village, and maybe expanding it to other targets who hurt others, but always going after them as individuals, for what they did. This could add a level of complexity, because the people she’s going after are actually horrible people, but it’s destabilizing the peace and she is an enemy.

Sokka by contrast, is a better tactician/strategist, and is much more likely to see the “big picture”. Recognizing that targeting their infrastructure/undefended villages hurts them a lot more than going on vengeance quests against military targets in heavily defended bases.

This is all my own thoughts on the matter, feel free to take or leave.

No.86033
>>86030
>Katara’s vengeance is always deepy personal
That's what I ment when I said that she indulges in war. A psychotic Katara would make every matter a personal one. Every act of war, she interprets as a personal attack on her and those that she loves.

Good call, man. I'm with you on this one.

No.86038
See, this is why I wanted to post chapters here first- BECAUSE you guys are so nitpicky :)

>>86024
For Aang, Waterbending poses two problems for Aang. First problem- where's he going to find a teacher? The Fire Nation's not exactly making a habit of making friends of Waterbenders. Second, it's -because- it's so practical that Aang gets troubled- what could he have been, had he learned the arts of Waterbending before Fire?

>>86030
>Die For Our Ship

Blast it, this is not the impression that I wanted to give.

>I mean, as said above, Sokka as a softer version of his sister really misunderstands them. It was Sokka, not Katara, who suggested leaving Zuko to die up North, both have their moments of harshness, Katara’s just came later in the series.

Maybe this is why I remember it better, Book 3 was my favourite. Lots of good thoughts in the rest of the post; >>86033 had it right.

Hokay den, might as well get to writing.

No.86059
>>86038
Well we'll be sure to be as picky as a snobbish woman in a diner for you.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how Azula & co. will explain away the genocide on the Air Nomads and keep Aang from proding any deeper.
After all that's what the whole plan hinges on.
Or will Aang accept the fact that the Firenation killed his people and try to steer the beast from the inside, trying to prevent something similar ever happening again.
Maybe that's the spin Azula could put on things...
"We have been a nation of murderers and slavers in for so long now, Avatar. But with your guidance this could finally change. We could atone for what we've done but first we must restore peace and order. And that, as much as it pains me, is done with a sword."
Something along those lines.

I'm liking your concept more and more.

It reminds me of Superman: Red Son. And that's really a good thing. Might be a good source of inspiration, if you want to see how a pure-hearted person can still fall prey to dogmas and self-delusions.

No.86131
>>85954
Banished? Nope, but I think this drabble is a good angle to establish a more benevolent Azula filling in for Zuko more or less.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5418464/1/The_Ember_Island_Shiprwreck

No.86145
>>86131

Nah, I like the concept of completly changing places.
Banished honourless Azula is what interests me.

I would stick with the >>85963 scenario more or less.

So what would happen if Sokka was the Waterbending prodigy and Katara the tough warrior girl?

No.86181
>>86145
Yeah, I had an idea similar to that. Due to a set of different circumstances, Aang hadn't frozen himself during that storm, and lived out his life at the normal pace, while Sokka became the new Avatar. I had a lot written about it, but I accidentally deleted it. Give me a bit, and I'll type it back up.

No.86182
>>86181
If Foo Foo Cuddly Poops isn't his animal companion, I'll be very upset.

No.86183
>>86182

And then out of nowhere: Sokka on a motherflippin' moose-lion.

No.86206
>>86181
Actually, no, I sort of want to hang on to this one and write it myself.

Basically, though, the one change made that makes the story possible is that Aang didn't freeze himself during the storm, but rather used the Avatar state to disperse it. And then stuff happens from there.

>>86182
Of course.



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