"I didn't do anything," Aang shouted. He could hear loud thuds behind him.
"STOOOOOOOP!" Chomei covered Aang and ordered everyone.
"I know this kid, he is Aang. Don't hurt him." He explained.
Aang caught his breath, "Hah... Ha... what... is ... going on here?"
"Oh, meet my siblings. My siblings, meet Aang. He is learning from G-Chan." Chomei gave the introductions.
"Oh, why didn't you say that earlier? Hey, kid. You got lucky or we would have smushed you. Why are you here though? This is our secret spot." Gyuki(Eight-Tails) asked.
"I don't know. When I woke up I was already here. I was looking for some answers." Aang said.
"Oh, why don't you meditate? G-Chan always says that meditation clears the mind." Chomei advised him.
"Come, follow us. We know the perfect spot to meditate," Kokuo said and ran deeper into the jungle.
Aang followed behind and they came to a weird ground in the shape of a hexagon. It wasn't made of the earth either.
"Try meditating here,"
Aang quietly sat down and closed his eyes, "Maybe I should ask the previous Avatars. They should know something."
Soon, a figure of Avatar Roku appeared sitting in front of Aang.
"Wah... a ghost, I'm scared of ghosts," Saiken exclaimed.
"Shhhh..." Chomei shushed them all.
"You are right, Aang. All the past Avatars, all their experiences and wisdom are available to you, if you look deep inside yourself." Roku advised him in his calm and old voice.
"So, where am I? What is this place, Roku?" Aang asked.
Even Roku sounded confused, "I... don't know Aang."
"OOH OOH... We know where we are." Shukaku jumped to answer.
Roku looked at all the tailed beasts in deep respect, "Greetings to the great Spirit Beasts."
"We are are currently on the back of a giant Lion Turtle. He is a truly magnificent spirit. Even older than me and my siblings. Though less powerful," Kurama revealed.
Aang and Roku both were shocked by this, "You mean, the Lion Turtles from the ancient stories. Woah..."
"That is amazing. To think they still roamed the world. But Aang, I see that you are lost in more ways than one right now." Roku said.
Aang nodded, "Even though Spirit God saved Air Nomads and they are back. Everyone expects me to take fire lord's life. But I don't know if I can just do that."
"In my life, I tried to be disciplined and show restraint. But it backfired when fire lord Sozin took advantage of my restraint and mercy. If I had been more decisive and acted sooner I could have stopped Sozin and the war before it started.
"I offer you this wisdom, Aang. You must be decisive." Roku gave his advice and disappeared.
Aang then tried to speak with Avatar Kyoshi. "Avatar Kyoshi, I need your wisdom."
Soon, she appeared. "When I was young, I hated the world. I blamed them for my hunger, poverty, and sadness filled days. But then, Spirit God showed me the true meaning of compassion. Without him, I would have turned out cruel.
"But, I also know when I must show compassion and when firmness. When Chin the conqueror threatened the balance of the world. I stopped him and the world ushered in an era of peace."
Aang was surprised that till now the best advice was given to him by beings who he considered naive and childish. This also opened his eyes to see that the world is not always what it appears to be.
Aang then ran to find the head of the turtle.
"Haha, he's a good kid," Isobu said.
"Okay, back to the meeting. No slacking," Chomei ordered.
...
Aang ran up to the head of the Lion Turtle and stood on his hand. The big yellow eyes of the turtle were looking at him as if staring at his bare soul.
Aang bowed to the turtle, "Maybe you can help me. Everyone, Spirit God, even my own past lives are expecting me to end someone's life. I don't know if I can do it."
"Spirit God is a being much above the worldly matters of both physical and spiritual realm. It is not easy to understand him.
"A true mind can weather all lies and illusions without being lost. A true heart can tough the poison of hatred without being harmed.
"Since the beginning of time, darkness thrives in the void but always yields to purifying light." As he said that the turtle brought his other hand and tapped his fingers on Aang's chest and forehead. A green light shined with it.
"Sleep on my back tonight, you have a long journey." The turtle advised him.
Aang bowed and went back into the jungle and again spooked the beasts.
After Aang was gone, Alexander appeared out of nowhere near the head of Lion Turtle.
"Thank you for helping him, respected Lion turtle." Alexander thanked him.
"It was an honor to help you, Spirit God. Did you find my brothers and sisters?" The turtle asked.
"Yes, I did. I will give you their locations in your mind." Alexander said, sending maps telepathically.
"Once you find everyone, contact me. I need to have a talk with you all." He asked him.
The Lion Turtle nodded and stayed on course to his destination. Alexander, meanwhile, disappeared.
He first checked what was happening in the forest. He saw all the tailed beasts telling various stories to Aang. Stories about bad and good things that happened in their lives. It was true that all the tailed beasts were very old and had much wisdom to share. They had seen both rough and good days and that had made them a lot better than even the so-called monks.
[A/N: Man, I wish some company would just pick up this series and make lots of new sequels and prequels. The possibilities are endless with this but what we get are crappy live actions. Even Netflix is making a live-action instead of expanding the universe. -_-]
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