New life

Summary: After a nuclear war, the government decides on a new breeding program. Augments are paired with non-augments. Aang finds himself paired with Azula and her mother, Ursa.

Ch 1

August 23, 2044

Order 3099

After the great atomic war, a new regime takes over. The military is an augment-only society. With a depleted population after the war, the regime sees an opportunity. All surviving augments are to be wedded to non-augments, to continue and spread the augment genome.

A sonic boom was heard over the sky, as a flight of fighter jets flew on patrol. Aang looked ahead at his squadron and listened as they talked.

"Did you hear the news?" Sokka asked.

"We heard. All augments are to be paired to non-augments." Aang said.

"So, who do you think you will be paired with?" Katara asked.

The conversation was cut short, as an order was given to the pilots.

"Alpha squadron, head to sector 7. A massive protest is marching down capital square. Police are overwhelmed. You are ordered to drop your bombs and strafe the renegades."

"Copy that." Aang said.

Aang manipulated the controls of his plane, and his F-16 headed towards capital square, followed by his squadron.

"Aang, those are our fellow countrymen." Katara said.

"They're enemies of the state, Kat." Aang said.

Once they reached the target area, they dropped their bombs and fired their guns into the crowd. The pilots, high above the carnage, completed the gruesome task of killing the dissidents. When they exhausted the last of their munitions, they flew back to base.

Meanwhile, a high-ranking member of the military watched the carnage on a flat-screen TV. She grinned and laughed as the bombs went off, sending debris, shrapnel, and gore everywhere.

"Fools. They should know better than to challenge the government. The only reason our country is still standing, is because of our augments. Traitors. The lot of them." Azula said. The TV zoomed in on the lead plane, and a picture of the pilot appeared in the lower right corner.

The newsperson spoke about the pilot, Aang, and his accomplishments during the great war. Azula watched with interest. She knew of the new law, and that it was about to be put into effect. She grabbed her phone and dialed a number.

"The news? I'm watching it right now. I want to be paired with Aang, the augment pilot. Wait. Someone else has already claimed him? Who?!" Azula asked.

Azula rolled her eyes in response of the answer.

"My own mother. She's old enough to be his mother. Can the two of us be paired with Aang?" Azula asked.

…

Air force base 3b

Outside City 17(the capital)

Entering their quarters, an officer approached Aang.

"Aang, you've done our country great service." The officer said.

"Get to the point." Aang curtly said.

"In accordance to the new law, you are to be married. To General Azula, and her mother. Senator Ursa."

"What?!" Katara asked.

"Kat, what's the problem?" Sokka asked.

"Azula is a fucking nutjob! And god knows what her mother is like." She said.

"He doesn't have a choice. Aang, you'll need to head to the center of the capital." The officer said.

"When is the wedding?" Aang asked.

"In one week." The officer said.

One week wasn't enough time for anyone to prepare themselves upon just hearing the news. But that was his new orders. Aang spent the next day packing up his possessions, the few he had, and headed to the parking lot. There, he saw a jet black government car, with a guard holding an AK rifle, and had a gas mask on.

The guard opened the back door, waiting for him.

"Well, now starts my new life." Aang muttered to himself.

Next week

Aang nervously looked at himself in the mirror. He had a suit on, as per tradition for the bride. He knew that this wouldn't be like any normal marriage. Political officers, and state police would be there, if only to be witnesses to the first augment non-augment wedding.

"Augment. The only think that's been enhanced is my eyesight, hand-eye coordination, and endurance. I'm no stronger than anyone else with my same build." Aang muttered.

Yet these traits allowed him to fight longer than his non-augmented friends and foes. Looking at his watch, he entered the chapel thru a side door and took his place at the altar. The atmosphere of the church was happier than the city it sat in. Aang looked closely at the crowd, and saw Toph, Zuko, Mai, Sokka, and a few of his friends.

The sound of an organ echoed from the walls. Aang looked at the end of the aisle and watched the door open. Two women walked thru, bathed in white clothing, the veil hiding their faces. They stood in front of Aang, opposite of the altar. A young boy came up with a box and handed it to the priest.

When the organ stopped playing, the priest spoke.

"We are gathered here today, to celebrate one of life's great moments. And to cherish the fact that these three children of God will be united."

'Children of God? Did God ordain the atomic wars? Did God tell me and my pilots to bomb and strafe those protestors a week ago? Seems that God doesn't exist or doesn't give a shit about us.'

The priest smiles and takes off the veils. Aang gets a good look at his new wives, though he's still questioning why he's being married to two women, instead of one.

'Sure, the augments took a beating in the war, and the government refuses to disclose the total casualties. But do we have so few augments left? Is this what survival has come down to?'

His wives are beautiful. They have black hair that goes past their shoulders. Their pale skin matches their dresses, and their gold eyes pierce Aang's own gray eyes. It was evident who was the mother and the daughter, as Ursa stood near 6 ft tall. Both were happy to see Aang and had big smiles on their faces.

Aang couldn't help but smile back.

"Will you three state your names?" the priest asked and motioned to the woman first.

"Azula."

"Ursa."

"I'm Aang."

"Aang, Ursa, and Azula. This ceremony is a blessing. A gift from the heavens. This ceremony will create a relationship that will last as long as you three permit. This is God's plan." The priest said.

Aang rolled his eyes in response. The priest then opened the box and handed Aang two rings.

"Aang, do you promise to cherish, love, and take care of these woman and sacrifice everything, including yourself, to keep them safe for as long as you live?" the priest asked.

"I do." Aang said.

"Azula, Ursa, do you promise to cherish, love, and take care of this man and sacrifice everything, including yourself, to keep him safe for as long as you live?" the priest asked.

"I do." Both said.

With that, the priest gave them their rings. After they put the rings on each other, the priest spoke.

"In the power invested in me, in the name of the father and the state, I pronounce you man and wives." He began to clap, and the congregation clapped as well.

Azula grabbed Aang and pulled him into a kiss. Ursa then pulled Aang aside and kissed him. Aang couldn't believe it. He survived the atomic war, and now he was living in C-17, for god knows how long.