One of the challenges when you're bringing 2 worlds together is that it can be a challenge to give both worlds the benefit of positive presentation. While the world of The Last Airbender isn't scorned, the needs of spicing up the structure for the crossover unfortunately makes the Turtles world the disrupting force. Turning the characters of ATLA into more of a supporting cast.
That's not to say it isn't a fun story. The interactions between Turtles and Team Avatar are sincere. The way the turtles push the Avatar characters to talk more about their past or futures pushes some characters in different directions. The entire plot is built around the back half of the Avatar series, with some surprises going into the end of the story.
There's just a kind of structural issue where following too close with the new elements doesn't quite give the Avatar characters as much flair compared with how the Turtles work.
That being said, there are still fun elements that I wouldn't trade away in the story. A katara redemption arc, mai and Ty lee get to be a part of the final episodes. And the friendship between karai and Zuko is a great aspect of having the 2 anti villains learn to be good together. While it's far from a great fic, it's still a good reaction story for the 2003 turtles being a part of their world.
Fanfic A turtles story that hijacked Avatar World
One of the challenges when you're bringing 2 worlds together is that it can be a challenge to give both worlds the benefit of positive presentation. While the world of The Last Airbender isn't scorned, the needs of spicing up the structure for the crossover unfortunately makes the Turtles world the disrupting force. Turning the characters of ATLA into more of a supporting cast.
That's not to say it isn't a fun story. The interactions between Turtles and Team Avatar are sincere. The way the turtles push the Avatar characters to talk more about their past or futures pushes some characters in different directions. The entire plot is built around the back half of the Avatar series, with some surprises going into the end of the story.
There's just a kind of structural issue where following too close with the new elements doesn't quite give the Avatar characters as much flair compared with how the Turtles work.
That being said, there are still fun elements that I wouldn't trade away in the story. A katara redemption arc, mai and Ty lee get to be a part of the final episodes. And the friendship between karai and Zuko is a great aspect of having the 2 anti villains learn to be good together. While it's far from a great fic, it's still a good reaction story for the 2003 turtles being a part of their world.