"You couldn't know the truth. Not until you had your powers, not until I was sure." "I was wrong to raise you as a human." These two lines got me to thinking about how things could have gone differently for Mark Grayson if he was raised knowing his Viltrumite heritage and purpose, but if things didn't work out as planned…

We always have a choice. But there was a day when Danny Fenton was faced with an impossible choice, one where he lost no matter what he chose. He did the right thing, he did what a hero would do, but it cost him everything. Now, with nothing left, he's faced with one final enemy: the one within.

According to the avatar cycle, the next avatar should have been born to the Air Nomads. However, no one can find the avatar. A new enemy has arisen, but the avatar is nowhere to be found. Two young airbenders set out to find the avatar, but can they find it in time?

This is the story of Mike and Mal's past before Mike was adopted by the Skinners and what took place after.