Aang then reached Saitama, "I think you overdid it a little,"
Saitama scratched his bald head, "Yeah, I think I did. Well, at least I didn't break the ground and the buildings."
"Oh my god! It's the Avatar! Thank goodness we found you. Please help us." A man came out of nowhere.
Aang was always serious about helping others so he immediately agreed.
"What happened?" He asked.
"My wife, my wife is pregnant. But her water broke and now the baby is stuck. They both will die if nothing gets done. Please help us. You are the Avatar, you can do anything." The man pleaded.
Aang was confused now. He had no idea what to do. He looked at Saitama.
"Don't look at me. I am clueless in this matter." Saitama said.
*Cough*
Dobby came to them, "Maybe I can help."
"Oh, uncle Dobby. We can surely save her if it is you. Please believe him, sir, there is no better man for this than him." Aang told the man.
The man believed Aang and took them to the small hospital. It was a poor area so the healthcare wasn't the best there.
"Come with me, Aang, it's time you realize the ways waterbending can be used," Dobby invited him.
He went to where the woman was lying unconscious, it was very dangerous for her health already.
"You don't always need to see water in order to bend it. You can also sense it. There is still water in her womb. But it's not enough to smoothly take the baby out in normal ways.
"So, you can use your water bending differently to smoothly and slowly spread that water to make it act like a lubricant and let the baby out."
As Dobby taught him, he also did his work. Although what he used was magic it was still not much different from Waterbending.
He eventually got the baby out, healthy and alive. He then checked the lady and she was fine too.
Aang happily soaked in all the knowledge like a sponge.
"Now, let's return home. I am sure Boss will be there to take us to meet the king." Dobby decided.
...
Part 5: An Old Man's Tears
Iroh still misses his son a lot. The death of Lu Ten was a big hit to his mind.
Today he went to the small hilltop in the inner walls of the city. The place had a tree on the top of it and it resembled his son's grave back in fire nation a lot.
He went down on his knees near the tree and set up two stones. Then put a photo of Lu ten. He suddenly felt emotions encompassing his mind as images of him playing with his son came.
He remembered that evening. That memory perfectly.
[Memory]
A young Iroh ran out of the palace followed by a small boy.
Mocking a firebending move by thrusting his hands outward, Lu Ten laughed, "I got you dad."
Iroh feigned a blow from the imaginary fire blast and fell onto the grass. Lu Ten smiled and jumped on his father's belly as the two laughed in happiness.
Lu Ten chuckled, "When I grow up I want to be just like you, Dad. I want to fight!"
Iroh chuckled, "Son, your future is many years away. I encourage you to live in the present and look toward the future."
Lu Ten sighed and grinned wildly like a mad scientist about to make a discovery. "Will you sing me the song, Dad?"
Iroh smiled. "Of course, son." The firebender opened his mouth to sing as a leaf released itself from the branch's grip.
[Memory Ends]
Setting down his son's favorite food and lighting the essence sticks, Iroh's eyes started to tear up at the amazing adventures Lu Ten wanted to have. Now, he was gone, and Iroh was left alone. Sure he had Zuko, but he knew that this would not last long.
"If only I could have helped you,"
Then just like he did at the shrine in fire nation, he started singing the song Lu Ten loved.
♫Leaves from the vine.♫
Around him, leaves started to unhinge themselves from their confinement, freeing themselves to join the wind.
♫Falling so slow. Like fragile tiny shells.♫
The leaves were slowly pushed into a nearby gentle stream a distance away and started to slowly drift along the foamy water, leaving its tree.
♫Drifting in the foam.♫
♫Little soldier boy.♫
Iroh started to cry as the stream turned into a waterfall along the way. The leaves flew off the edge and twirled, transforming into a little Lu Ten playfully shooting his imaginary attack, pretending to fight his father. Iroh realized he was seeing things.
With no place to go.
Little soldier boy
Come marching home
Brave soldier boy
Come marching home♫
♫He thought he knew
What he was fighting for,
But the sight of blood
Made him question war.
Poor soldier boy
Cold and alone,
Bombs fall like rain,
He's all alone.
They're all alone.♫
♫Those leaves did grow.
From branches overgrown
Drifting slowly down
Resting in the snow.
Little soldier boy
Taken from home
Forced to fight a war
That is not his own.♫
♫Leaves from the vine
Changing so slow
Like empty, fallen souls
Looking for a home.
Little soldier boy
Thought that he could soar
Brave soldier boy
Died in their war.♫
Iroh, sitting beside him, just felt the heartfelt words coming from Alexander's mouth and silently listened. He was able to see beyond just his son's death now. So many sons had died in this war. So many Brave soldier boys couldn't come marching home.
After Alexander was done, he looked at the photo and whispered, "I forgive you, my sons. May your souls rest in peace."
*Sniff*
He heard the noise and tried to look back. But suddenly two arms wrapped themselves around his shoulders. His head pressed with someone's chest. He lifted his head and saw Olivia's teary face. She had somehow felt Alexander's emotional distress and had come to him.
"You did good, Alex, you did good..." she whispered and left a kiss on his forehead while hugging his neck tightly.
[A/N: Okay, this was the end of Alexander's 'facing the past' part. Now, we will be heading to the end of the Avatar arc. This extended version of the song was taken from the internet. I couldn't find who originally made it though.]
Rest In Peace - Mako Iwamatsu.
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