1All For One from HSM2 isn't the only song with the words "All for one" in it. ;) Anyway, I decided to use "Now and Then" by Susanna Hoffs. The song plays during the end credits of "Now and Then" starring Christina Ricci.
Or you can just watch and listen to a video of the song here:
http://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?vBVMd5YoQbUg
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Chapter 26: Epilogue
Started out just like any summer
Days have felt the life time love
That's when we found each other
And we found ourselves oooh
Aang, Sokka, Katara, and Toph all sat outside the courtyard of the palace. It was the day after the birthday party. The four friends were taking a few minutes to relax before going their separate ways.
"Okay, so seriously," Sokka was saying. "Now that the war is over, what can we do? Keep on with the warrior training or bending in case another war breaks out?"
"Well, I still have to master firebending." Aang replied. "Plus water and earth. I'm jut going to stay at the south pole and work with Master Pakku with Katara until we master water. Then I'm moving back to the Earth Kingdom to finish my earthbending training, then Iroh's going to help me master fire."
"That sounds like a good plan." Katara nodded in approval.
Now and then (now and then)
Don't have to look back
Now and then (now and then)
You're right here with me (ahhhh)
Now and then oooh my friend
Don't say good bye again
"I'm just going to live with my parents until I'm eighteen." Toph spoke up. "Then I'll either start my own earthbending academy or teach at one. What are you gonna do, Sokka?"
"Warrior training with Suki." Sokka answered. "Suki figured that she'll need it because..well, let's just say that she says she isn't as good as she thought she was."
"Wow, try saying that five times fast!"Toph joked. The friends laughed.
Zuko walked up to the foursome. "Mind if I join you guys?"
Aang smiled. "Sure!"
Looking in your eyes was like a mirror
Every single joy and fear
All for one and one for all
Yeah we did it
All
Zuko knelt down and sighed. "You know, if you told me five years ago that my mother would marry into the water tribe and I became friends with people all over the world, I'd have thought you were drunk."
They all chuckled. Zuko continued.
"Years ago, I thought I knew everything about being a man and a Fire Lord. That the Fire Nation was the most powerful and greatest nation in the world. You four and my uncle showed me that I was wrong on so many levels." He chuckled. "I'm glad I was banished, and I'm glad I found you, Aang. If I hadn't, I would've grown to be the same as my father."
Now and then (now and then)
Don't have to look back
Now and then (now and then)
You're right here with me (ahhhh)
Now and then oooh my friend
Don't say good bye again
Aang smiled at his friend. "I'm glad, too. And I can't imagine what would have happened had I not frozen myself in an iceberg."
"You wouldn't have met the four best friends in the whole world." Toph suggested. "It's destiny, isn't it?"
"Yeah...I think it is." Katara replied, smiling. Sokka, Aang, Toph, and Zuko smiled too. They laughed and formed a group hug.
I remember it was long, long ago
Right here, here inside
I know
Ursa and Hakoda got married at the oasis at the North Pole. They traveled to the Fire Nation every month to visit Zuko, Mai, and Iroh. Ursa and Hakoda had their first daughter together two years after their marriage. They named her after Hakoda's first wife and Sokka's and Katara's mother, Kaiya.
Ursa opened a clothing shop in the South Pole. Katara helped her with it after Kaiya was born. Kana died peacefully in here sleep when Kaiya was three years old.
Now and then (now and then)
Don't have to look back
Now and then (now and then)
You're right here with me
Now and then ooh my friend
Don't say good bye again
Aang mastered the remaining three elements in three years. He went to the Eastern Air Temple to master the Avatar State. After three years of dating, Aang finally proposed to Katara, and the two got married a month and a half before the Winter Solstice. Katara began teaching at the school at the south pole and got pregnant with her first baby within a year of Aang's and her marriage.
Ahhhhh
Ooohh-ahhhhh
Ahhhhh
Ohhhhh-ahhhhh
Ahhhhh
Toph and Teo started dating a few weeks after Toph's fourteenth birthday. They broke up a few times before getting married on their fourth-year dating anniversary. They decided to live in Gaoling where Toph taught earthbending at Master Yu's old earthbending academy, now Master Toph's Earthbending Academy.
Looking in your eyes was like a mirror
Every single joy and fear
All for one and one for all
Yeah we did it
All
Ty Lee performed in the circus for two years until she married Haru. They moved to Haru's village where Ty Lee taught acrobatics and about the human body and it's weak points to non-benders.
Jin married Koji in Ba Sing Se and works in Pao's Tea Shop. She and Zuko are still friends and write to each other often.
Now and then (now and then)
Now and then (now and then)
Now and then (now and then)
Now and then oooh my friend
Don't say good bye
Don't say good bye
Don't say good bye again
Sokka and Suki finished up their warrior training at the North Pole. After threeyears of dating and breakups, they got married a few weeks before the Spring Solstice.The two decided to live at the South Pole with Sokka's family, and frequently visit Kyoshi Island.
On Ji continued going to school and became a master firebender in two years. She and Shoji began dating a few months after that and got married a year later.
Ahhhhh
Ohhhhh-ahhhhh
Ahhhhh
Ohhhhhhh-ahhh
Ahhhhh
Ohhhhhhh-ahhh
Ahhhhh
Ohhhhhhh-ahhh
Ahhhhh
Ohhhhhhh-ahhh
Ahhhhh
Ohhhhhhh-ahhh
Ahhhh
Iroh continued working in his tea shop. He frequently visited his step-family and brought presents for the babies. He thought about dating again and came to the conclusion that he's happy the way he is. Family, friends, and a tea shop were enough to keep him happy.
Last but not least, Mai and Zuko. They got married on the new year. Zuko continued the tradition of going to Ember Island every Summer. His friends and family came, and the beach house was restored and another addition was added on to fit all of those extra people. Zuko also included Mai in some of his meetings with his advisers. She was asked her opinion and was often praised. Mai and Zuko had their baby four years after their marriage. They decided to name her Maeko.
'I like to think that fate brought Aang, Sokka, Toph, Zuko, and everyone else I know including myself together that summer.' Katara recollected in her memoir. 'Even as we look to our future, we'll never forget our past and everything we've gone through together. No matter what we do or where we go, we'll always have each other to lean on. Leaving the South Pole and finding Aang was the best thing that's ever happened to me. We made new friends, met up with old friends, learned new things, and had so many adventures. Now that we've gone down separate paths, it seems that nothing will ever be the same. And some things never will be. But looking back now, I realized that our lives changed because they had to. And I know now that no matter how far we've traveled on our own different paths, we'll always find some way back to each other. With that, we can get through anything. To us. Who we were and who we are, and who we'll be. To the Avatar and the Fire Lord. To this moment and that summer for the rest of our lives. Together and apart. All for one and one for all.'
THE END
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Phew! I thought I'd never finish this! XD Anyway, Katara's memoir excerpt was from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movie just so you know. Hehe. I might get started on the sequel later rather than sooner, because I have so many fics I want to do. -glances at my fanfic ideas in my profile-