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This is the Year of the Rabbit.

It is currently December in Hou Tian.
It's Winter of year 107 ASC.

September

- Toph, Teo, and the rescue team finally find Aang in the Ukema Tribe. Having seen the explosion, they make plans to return as soon as possible.
- With the plague abating, Ba Sing Se reopens its gates for refugees and distribution of emergency resources.
- For three days, rumblings are heard from the Caldera of the Fire Nation Capital before it erupts. Chaos ensues.

August

- Sokka and Suki begin preparations for the birth of their child on the island of Kyoshi.
- A meeting of the Senate of the Original People of the Flame is scheduled for next month in the harbor city.
- Katara fails to find a baby in the North Pole, but does find someone else: Hama. Both women survive the encounter albeit with different perspectives.
- The Jade Shark manages to regroup in their underground headquarters in the desert, unsure of their next move.
- Toph forms a rescue team including none other than an old friend, Teo. Preparations are made for a journey into the heart of the Si Wong.

July

- Meanwhile, Aang is enjoying the hospitality of the Ukemanem Tribe on the Plains where he recovers from his ordeal--and makes some new friends.
- In the cover of peaceful Shu Jing, Azula continues her rehabilitation. It's slow-going, but progress is being made and it seems to be only a matter of time...
- Zuko and Katara venture North to see if a reincarnation of the Avatar has already appeared in the Northern Water Tribe.
- Toph journeys to Ba Sing Se to discover the truth for herself.
- The evidence is undeniable. Aang's death is announced to the world. Mourning commences.
- The infant princess, Lei, daughter of Zuko and Katara, has her coronation.

June

- Jun returns on the trail of Azula with new information that will lead the search party in the direction of none other than the Fire Nation.

- It's mutually agreed that Aang's airbending students will be moved to Omashu for safe haven until Aang's true whereabouts are discovered and a course of action is decided.

May

- The Jade Shark continue their trek through the desert only to be caught in a war between sandbending tribes that includes a bid for power and caravan raids, even daring to incur the wrath of Jibade.

- Kuei is alerted to Aang's disappearance and the discovery of the "body;" the matter is kept private to avoid panic.

- Zuko recovers in time to return home for a happy reunion with Katara's family and the introduction of their newborn daughter, Lei.

- With the water slowly but steadily purged of the infection, the residents of Ba Sing Se begin to recover. Quarantine remains.

April

- Seizing the opportunity, the Jade Shark catches the Avatar alone and abduct him, staging his death so they can take him to their base in the Si Wong Desert.

- Aang's intervention restores the international peace and ensures he'll stay behind after the summit is concluded to keep things on track.

- Zuko's illness causes Katara and Ursa to cross the ocean to seek to help, making ripples when they break the quarantine to do so.

- Azula reaches Shu Jing and her rehabilitation commences in full force; her presence is kept from even many of the Flame members.

March

- The plague continues to run rampant and strikes its next victim: Zuko.

- The Flame plan to harbor Azula in Shu Jing, where they'll hold their first Senate meeting in months.

- The trio hunting Azula tracks her to the city, but are waylaid by a side-mission (on Zuko's order) to try and find Jet.

- Efforts to infiltrate the Avatar's closest circle are put in effect by the Jade Shark; Jet contacts Katara, and a new airbending student has anti-bending sympathies.

- The political leaders converge on Ba Sing Se to address the mounting problems.

February

- A summit of the world leaders is scheduled for March in Ba Sing Se.

- Aang chooses to relocate his students to the Fire Nation palace for protection upon discovery of the Air Temple in ruins.

- The Jade Shark begins work on their chi-blocking jewelry.

- Azula and Na subsequently flee the city, heading to the western coastal towns to find passage back to the Fire Nation.

- The newlyweds encounter Azula on their honeymoon in Ba Sing Se.

January
_{{ SEVEN YEARS POST SOZIN’S COMET }}

- The Jade Shark steals a Fire Nation ship from Kyoshi and destroys the Southern Air Temple.

- Sokka and Suki are wed on the 14th.

- Virtually the whole world gathers on Kyoshi Island for the upcoming nuptials.

December

- A plague breaks out in Ba Sing Se.

- It spreads through a poisoned water supply; the upper and lower rings are the worst affected areas eventually leading to quarantine and blockade of the city.

- The Jade Shark is held responsible.

- The sickness spreads to the north and west.

- Kuei falls into a coma, but later shows promise of recovery.

October

- Azula seeks refuge on Crescent Island.

- The Jade Shark begins work on creating ways to permanently block bending.

- Wedding plans begin for Sokka and Suki, who decide on a January wedding on Kyoshi.

- Katara discovers she’s pregnant with Zuko’s child.

September

- Toph finds an unlikely ally in Jun and manages to escape her captor with the help of his son; they head to the South Pole.

- Zuko and Aang attend a “summit” in Ba Sing Se with Kuei to discuss the next course of action in minimizing the damage of Azula’s escape.

- Katara is kidnapped by agents of the Jade Shark.

- Ransom letters are sent to the Avatar and Chief Hakoda, but written in the ancient language of the Si Wong.

- Taken to underground Ba Sing Se, she escapes relatively unharmed with little to no information about the Jade Shark’s involvement.

August

- Azula escapes from her cell in the palace.

- She becomes a fugitive, harbored by a Senate member of the Flame.

- The death count of her rampage is four with several more wounded and one palace wing destroyed.

- Wanted posters are publically posted, all trade routes are shut down, and Zuko starts negotiations with Kuei for aid from the Earth Kingdom in hunting down his sister.

- The entire palace (including all wedding guests) is evacuated and relocated to Ember Island while repairs are made.

- The Festival of Lights takes place on the island. During the festivities: - Zuko and Katara sleep together.

- Toph is kidnapped by a financier of the Jade Shark who has arranged her marriage to his son.

- Sokka proposes to Suki and she accepts.

- Katara confesses her infidelity to Aang and leaves for the South Pole early.

- Zuko breaks his engagement to Mai and she leaves after her suspicions of his infidelity are confirmed.

- Ozai is successfully smuggled out of prison under the guise of death, and harbored by the Flame in Shu Jing where he assumes the identity of a commoner named “Shen.”

July

- An ex-soldier prison guard and member of the Flame devises a plan to break Ozai out of Boiling Rock.

- Jet learns that his base was infiltrated by Zuko, Katara, and Jun.

- The Flame begins to plot against the Jade Shark.

- The Jade Shark enjoys loose ties with the new court therapist installed in the Fire Nation palace.

- Mai returns from the EK; everyone is finally gathered for the wedding, still postponed for a few weeks.

- Zuko’s bachelor party is an all-around drunken disaster.

- Zuko and Katara rescue Ursa from the Labyrinth, and return to the Fire Nation with Jun.

June

- Katara hires Jun to venture into the Si Wong.

- She learns that Ursa is being held captive in the Labyrinth.

- In preparation for the wedding, Zuko and Touda fetch Sokka, Katara, and Suki from the South. Aang leaves to fetch Iroh and Toph.

- The former group stops at Seedy Merchant’s pier and discover information about the Jade Shark.

May
_{{ SIX YEARS POST SOZIN’S COMET }}

- Jet and his Jade Shark continue to make plans from their HQ in the Si Wong desert.

- Patient Zero {Drak} begins his work in chemical warfare on their behalf.

- The Original People of the Flame successfully plant a new spy in the palace.

- The first assassination plot on Zuko’s life is hatched, but fails.

- The new spy is persuaded to become a double agent, aligning with the Dawn.

_{{ FIVE YEARS POST SOZIN’S COMET }}

- Aang resides in and teaches out of the Southern Air Temple.

- Ty Lee returns to the Fire Nation after her time on Kyoshi.

- Zuko proposes to Mai.

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Huddle [All Airbenders!]
« Thread Started on May 29, 2011, 12:04am »

((OOC; I'm backlogging saying this thread takes place June Y 107 ASC, just so it doesn't look like the Airbenders have been sitting at the Western Air Temple for half a year. Obviously, if this interferes with anyone's plots I'll change it, but for the most part, I think it's more befitting of the storyline and all that.

If it does interfere, tell me. xD I don't want people to be like WTF and yeah. :3 Anyway... This is also before anyone gets word of Aang's 'death' - we just know he hasn't been around and the Airbenders shouldn't be babysitting themselves, yada yada...

SO LETS DO THIS.))

Things often took a turn for the worst when times became dire, and the absence of a certain air monk was left unspoken for months and months. Truly, what was left in the hands of the Fire Nation army was a responsibility far greater than anyone could comprehend during this calm era. Where lemurs once occupied, there rested bamboo sticks and foliage waited to be fitted for new gliders and accessories. Cobwebs clung to the walls.

It had been far too long. Days turned to week that then turned to months, and soon months would turn to years. Being left under the jurisdiction of a military unwilling to compromise frustrated Aoli—frustrated the rest of the children—and thus became a stigma on the surface of an unproductive year. Even some months into the summer, when she opted to open the large windows and air out the curtains, the morale seemed very low—understandably so.

Progress was slow, in other words. Between keeping their half of the temple clean, the airbenders had little to do but eat and train with what they were given, and Aoli was running out of card tricks to share with the far younger of the troupe. Questions floating around the absence of their master could only be answered with shrugs and “any day nows” that alluded them only to the fact that Aoli simply did not know when he would return. Zhen’s letters from the Royal Palace hadn’t been very helpful, and Aang wasn’t apt to respond, it seemed. The Earth King had just as little to offer.

And they still wouldn’t let her go on her own—to find him.

The very last resort in all of this was to comply with the army’s relocation efforts—to take Appa and stay with King Bumi in Omashu. It was why that morning, when Aoli whistled through the echo chamber, did she summon the rest of them to meet in her grand foyer. There, perhaps, she could finally give them some peace of mind with a blunt, ”We need to start packing our things,” that hoped to see through to everyone’s sleepy nature. ”The monarchy here wants us to go to Omashu where we won’t be so secluded.”

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Re: Huddle [All Airbenders!]
« Reply #1 on Jun 2, 2011, 9:03am »

(OOC: hope it’s okay if Dai actually learned airbending now.

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The boy sighed as he turned away from his window. He was in his room, thinking of something he should be doing, something that may give him just a few minutes to focus on anything else other than how much time did they spend here on their own, doing pretty much nothing. They got food, they got everything really, except…Aang.

Just like the others, Dai felt more frustrated every day. Somehow they weren’t allowed to go anywhere outside the Temple. This place was amazing and all, but he didn’t want to sit all year until his beard grows.
He fell on the small bed in the room, which gave a raspy noise under his weight. He wanted to do something, go look for Aang if nobody did. Just get out of here for some time!

Of course they were all doing chores every day, playing games, but as the days passed, every routine became to some extent boring. There was one thing though that kept him going: training, more precisely practising airbending. The others taught him all they knew and finally he could actually use what nature blessed him with. During his free hours he often searched for a silent and windy place to practise on his own, to perfect every move. He even searched the other parts of the Temple for some scrolls, only to find that the Fire Nation burned down the whole library and every piece of knowledge the Air Nomads once had. Fortunately, those times were over, however there was the danger that another war will eventually break out in the future.

The arrival of the summer meant that he became one year older. Still, he wasn’t in a partying mood and he didn’t tell the others. The best gif would’ve been if they finally put their feet down, be able to search for Aang. They had Appa, who could protect them. Fort he spirits, he was a giant bison, weighing tons! Ont he other hand he had a special connection to Aang which could’ve been helpful. Thinking all of this, he just became angry at their ’security service’.

Suddenly Dai heard a noise that made him jump up from the bed. It was coming from the echo chamber. He ran out of the room, got there as fast as he could. When the boy was close enough, he saw Aoli standing there. A few minutes later all of them were around her and she finally told them why she summoned the group.
„Finally!” came out as his first reaction to the ’packing’ part, though the following information somewhat had the opposite effect. With a sigh, he expressed what he thought. „I doubt we’ll get any further than that…” he said and after a small pause, Dai continued „...Though I lived there for years. It’s a great place and I can visit my foster father. Maybe he has some information regarding Master Aang.” he added as he remembered memories of living int he Earth Kingdom City of Omashu. Shan maybe had some rumors that might helped them.

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« Reply #2 on Jun 6, 2011, 7:28pm »

_{(I'm sick. But I promised this would be up. So here, sorry its short.)}

Tama hadn't been handling Aang's disappearance well, at all. She had taken to hiding in her room, with subtle encouragement from Ling. As a result, she had been very reluctant to leave when the whistle came to call them to the foyer. However, with Keanu at her heels, she had come along. Perching herself on a ledge, she had her arms wrapped Keanu as she listened to the others speak. Apparently they were leaving, this time with permission rather than her failed attempt to run. However, she had to speak up her own, quiet question. "Where is Omashu?" She knew it was a city in the Earth Kingdom, but that's as far as her knowledge went. She knew the trade route from the North Pole to the South, and later that knowledge had gotten added to by their exploits, but there was a lot of the world she wasn't familiar with.

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« Reply #3 on Jun 16, 2011, 10:23pm »

At least there was progress to be made now, aside from things to look forward to and new places to make ‘home’. Packing, pushing, and flying the rest of the kids out to Omashu would be a journey, surely, but all in all better for them in the grand scheme of things. The guards standing post just above and below them kept the Western Air Temple a prison, for those last few months; Aoli was sure the lot of them had already ascertained that Aang wouldn’t be returning to relieve them of their duties.

”I think those guards want us to leave so they can, to be honest,” would’ve rung true enough to draw a laugh from any one of them, if they could hear. That echo chamber was a lot better to communicate that amid the rest of them, either way. ”And it’s… a trip—“ one they needed to make, to ensure their livelihood and preserve the integrity of the airbender way of life, if that’s what the Fire Lord was choosing to do with them…

It wasn’t a decision to be made by them, so thinking about it felt as useless as idling about with no sifu to teach them. Clearly, there’d been something for them in Omashu, if not a teacher than a mentor to keep their hands busy and their forms from weakening if King Bumi was willing to spar them and give them the beginner’s basics on bending. Tama would benefit from it, and Aoli knew well enough that as Dai grew stronger, he would be able to teach their youngest airbender a bit from his own book, as well.

She meandered over to Tama, in that mind—hunching over a little to smile at eye-level. ”Omashu’s a big city with mail chutes and hills. We’ll be staying with King Bumi, I’m guessing.” They would first need a map, right? Maybe not for themselves, but for Appa, in case the giant bison needed water on the way there. ”We’ll need to plan an itinerary for pit stops and stuff. Omashu’s a ways away…” So pack the teddies and whatever else…

No use stickin’ around here.

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« Reply #4 on Jun 22, 2011, 1:52pm »

((ooc: short and messy post. sorryy))

His head was filled with thoughts in an instant as they discussed the journey ahead of them. Omashu was his home for years, he knew the city as the back of his hand. He left that life almost a year now, not looking back. A lot could have happened there during the months, even he became different in so many levels. Somehow he felt guilt not sending letters to Shan, assuring him that he was fine and found what they were looking for- his people, a family. Probably it was a weird game of destiny, getting back to where he came from, maybe this could be an opportunity to make things right over there too.

Aoli explained Tama what Omashu looked like and memories hit Day once again. The city was unique, no question. Its 'transporting system' were regularly used as slides by kids, he had tried it a few times himself. The girl then suggested that they should plan their route to the city. Appa couldn't fly this much without some stops, besides they needed sleeping as well. This journey will sure take a few days, depending how much the bison can do.
"Let's find a map first. We should pack only the most important things, the less weight Appa has to carry, the longer he can fly" suggested the boy "Also, pack food, enough for a day or two. We can resupply at the pit stops if needed"

Getting there was one thing, but what would they do there? Going school again, learning every kind of knowledge, except the one, they needed the most: aribending? Dai himself was determined he would take action regarding Aang's disappearance.
"When we get there I'll convince Shan to ask around at the Earth Kingdom military about sifu. He has some connections there and I bet they know something they haven't told us."

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