Author's Note: This took forever (again again). I'm sorry (again again)...

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar.

"Flutes," Lian muttered. "Flute" was a funny word. Flute, flute, flute… It began to lose its meaning if it was said too much. Flute…

Lian was surrounded by flutes. Flute, flute, flute… They were sticking out of the ground, and making noise, even though no one was blowing into them. Flute, flute… Lian stared up at the purple sky. Purple, purple, purple… "Purple" was a funny word too.

I've had this dream before. Lian had no idea why she thought that. The purple sky and the flutes were completely unfamiliar. Flute…

"Avatar Lian." A voice behind her said. Lian turned and saw an old, bearded man in yellow and orange robes.

"I am your predecessor," the white-bearded man continued. "I am Avatar Aang."

Lian smiled and nodded. Such an odd dream…

"I will guide you on your mission to defeat Kiran's League to the best of my ability," Aang sighed. "Defeat the dark lord, save the world, ninety-eight years hasn't been long enough…"

"Save the world, dear God, I can hardly waterbend…" Lian laughed.

"Well, you're just starting, so…" Aang's smile faded. "Wait… Weren't you a waterbender to begin with?"

Lian nodded.

"We're screwed…" Aang shook his head.

Lian waved as the old Air Nomad walked away.

She then jolted awake with the bizarre sensation that she had done something horribly wrong, hitting her head against the top bunk in the process.

"Jeez…" she muttered. But it had been an odd dream. Maybe it was that Spirit World place she had occasionally heard people talk about. Wasn't the Avatar supposed to be the bridge between worlds?

"Lian? You okay?" Mitsuki grumbled.

"Fine. Weird dream."

"Wanna talk about it?" Mitsuki asked.

"No…"

"Good," Mitsuki tried her hardest to go back to sleep.

Lian lay down and tried to think of something to calm herself. Flute, flute, flute, flute…

"Roku!" Aang called as he wandered through the fire swamp of the Spirit World. "Roku! Where are you?"

"What is it, Aang?" Roku appeared in a burst of flames. "Is it the shock of meeting your successor? All Avatars go through it when the time comes…"

Aang hung his head. "She said she can barely waterbend."

"Well, waterbending was extremely difficult… Wait, isn't she from the Water Tribe to begin with?"

Aang nodded.

"Oh my…" Roku couldn't think of much else to say. "Any idea why?"

Aang shook his head. "Maybe when Azula hit me with the lightning in Ba Sing Se? Bad things seem to have a tendency to go back to that…"

"Perhaps you should tell her about the Avatar State before she asks," Roku advised. "It might be the only way."

Aang nodded again. "If I know Kiran, and I certainly know Kiran, he's going to tear her apart."

Both Avatars sighed with pity for the non-benders of the world.