Taang Week '11 Ring

The final day of Taang Week. Hope you all like it
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Ring
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This story takes place in Modern day AU. Toph can see and no one can bend, and they are both 16
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Toph hated herself right now. She once owed Aang a favor after helping her pass her mid-terms, it was months ago and he had called her up on it...by helping him clean the basement of Aang's house while his stepfather, Gyatso, went on a business trip.

We see the two deep in the basement, which is practically space-less and dusty.

Aang: Thanks again for helping me with this Toph. I'm not sure I could have finished it all by today.

Toph: Oh don't mention it...seriously, don't.

The two continued with their work of dusting shelves, clearing out boxes, seeing what should be kept, what should be thrown out, and what could be considered valuable. This process went on for about an hour when Toph began to grow bored.

Toph: Ugh...what a waist of my precious Saturday. I could be watching cartoons or something. (to Aang) is there a TV down here?

Aang: There is, but the sound doesn't work.

Toph groans in annoyance, she then reaches a box and opens it, inside were several comic books in Mylar bags and simple card stock.

Toph: Hello...jackpot!

Aang: What did you find?

Toph: Comic books.

She takes a few out and looks at the covers, they looked really old but recognized a few of the subjects: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and many others DC comics.

Toph: Whoa...these things are super-old.

Aang steps by and looks at them, his eyes widened.

Aang: I remember these. When I was 8, I found them and use to read them all the time, but then Gyatso told me not too, as they were really old and delicate. (takes a few) These must be from the golden age of the series.

Toph: Golden age, huh?

She comes across one she didn't recognize, the title said Green Lantern.

Toph: What the...this isn't Green Lantern. This guy isn't wearing green at all.

Aang: (looks at it) Oh that's the original, Alan Scott.

Toph: Never heard of him. I only know Hal Jordan, and those other three guys.

Aang: John Steward, Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner.

Toph: Yeah, that's them. (Pauses) Hey how do you know so much?

Aang: Green Lantern is my favorite comics.

Toph: I thought that was Superman.

Aang: He's a close second. Anyway, this Green lantern wasn't really a space cop. He found a green meteorite and carved it into both a lantern and a power Ring. It wasn't until the Silver age they changed the idea of Green Lanterns entirely.

Toph: Yeah, then it became awesome.

Aang: Yeah. They retooled it a few times, up to the recent Story we know now...or I know at least.

Toph: Could you ever imagine yourself as one of those guys?

Aang: More than once. You'd probably make a great Green Lantern too...or red or Yellow depending on your moods.

Toph: Yeah. Wait, what? Red and Yellow?

Aang: Oh you haven't heard. The comics revealed that there is an emotional spectrum, where the green power comes from. There are other colors and they've been made into lanterns powers.

Toph: So there are other colored Lanterns? What kind?

Aang: Let me show you.

Aang walks over to another side of the basement and pulls a small box, which was recently stacked with others.

Aang: I've been buying the recent comics and got these.

He opens it to reveal that it was filled with different colored plastic rings, each a different color and designed with a different symbol.

Toph: These are the Rings?

Aang: Yeah, they were free with the comics.

Toph: (laughs) Free rings with a comic? That is so old school, its awesome. (picks up a red ring) so how do they work in the comics?

Aang: Well with the one you're holding, that's a Red Lantern Ring, Red Lanterns draw power from Rage and can vomit Fire Blood.

Toph: Bad-ass.

Aang: Orange is Avarice, Greed. In the comic, only one guy has an orange ring, his army is actually people he has killed and has taken their spirits in the form of constructs.

Toph: Damn, what a way to go.

Aang: Yellow is Fear, and it belonged to the Sinestro corps.

Toph: You mean the Purple/red Green Lantern who went bad made his own Lantern Corp?

Aang: That's right, and these others came after that. Blue is Hope, they actually charge the Green Rings and in return, Green helps the Blue Lanterns fight. Indigo is Compassion, they can channel other ring powers into itself. Violet is Love, the Star Sapphires.

Toph: I know Star Sapphire, the Green Lantern Fem Fatal. She was cool. What about the black and white ones?

Aang: Well, Black is Dead, anyone dead would get this and be a Zombie Black Lantern.

Toph: Damn...and let me guess, White is Life and brings them back to normal.

Aang: Well...more or less.

Toph takes a few of the rings and looks at them each.

Toph: These are pretty cool...I wonder what would have happened if someone wore all these rings?

Aang: That's the one thing I don't know. I mean, at first I though all 7 rings would make a white lantern if combined...now I'm not sure.

Toph: Say...you have a few that are copies...is it cool if I have one?

Aang: Sure, Take your pick. You can even pick one of each.

Toph: Tempting, but I think I'll stick with one...Simple green.

She takes one of the Green rings and places it on her middle finger, it fit perfectly.

Toph: Heh (deep voice) In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night...uh....

Aang: (rolls eyes, sighs) No Evil Shall Escape My Sight. Let Those Who Worship Evil's Might-

Toph: (interrupts) I know the rest. Beware My Power, Green Lanterns Light. Do the others have Oaths too?

Aang: They do, want to know them?

Toph: Not right now, thank you.

She looks at the box again, she smiles as a though came to her. She takes one of the blue rings then takes Aang's hand, who blushed at the sudden contact.

Aang: What are you-

Toph: Hold still.

She then places the blue ring on Aang's middle finger.

Toph: You say that the Blue Rings help Green and vice versa, right?

Aang: Yeah...

Toph: Well, since I'm wearing a Green Ring, it should make sense for you to wear a Blue Ring. We're always together...and we help eachother...(blushes) We're a good team.

Aang smiled realizing why she did it. He pulls Toph closer in a hug and gives a bigger smile.

Aang: That we are.

He then kisses Toph on the lips, Toph let out a moan and kissed back. After a moment, they pulled away, smiling and blushing.

Aang: Someday, I'll put a real ring on that finger.

Toph: (blushes deeper) wow...you really mean it?

Aang: I would say, "I do" but that seems too cliché.

Toph giggled a bit at that.

Toph: I'll make sure you keep that promise.

They kissed again, enjoying the simple moment they have made.
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And thus ends the last day of Taang Week. I hope you all enjoyed these fics. Next week will be Zutara week, so make sure you look out for me when that starts. Once Again, Read and Review and Long Live Taang.