Aang breathed in. All he had smelled since the war started was the faint smell of smoke. Aang knew he had to defeat the Fire Lord. And soon. The world was counting on him. "Aang," a gentle voice said behind him. Aang turned around. It was Katara. "We'll help you get through this." Zuko and Sokka came in the room. "I'll teach you everything about firebending that my uncle taught me," Zuko volunteered. "Thanks, Zuko," Aang said gratefully. "Thank you, everyone, for getting me this far. Without you, I would probably be dead, killed by the Fire Lord." "It was nothing," Sokka said. Aang left the crowd with all eyes on him. He left to another room, any room, to connect with his past lives. He walked in one without thinking about cleanliness. The room, dusty, dark, and musty. It had a single window. Aang sat down. He found a few candles lying around, put them in front of himself, and lit them with firebending. The fire spread to the floor. "If I'm ever going to defeat the Fire Lord, I need some help with my firebending," Aang mumbled into the air. He put out the fire, which was creeping it's way to the wall sneakily. "Oh hey, Momo!" Momo crawled in. Aang petted him between his over-sized ears. Momo explored the room. "Please, please… I need answers. How do I defeat the Fire Lord?" Aang whispered into the air. He closed his eyes. Maybe if he slept, he could find something. Aang slowly drifted off to sleep… Bang! Aang heard a crash outside. Aang raced outside. It was Appa. "Appa! Bad boy!"Katara shouted. "Grrrrrrmmmmm," Appa grunted back. "What happened here?!" Aang called to the gang. Appa didn't normally get into trouble. "Appa decided to chase down a random pedestrian," Katara said. Katara rolled her eyes. "Appa must've thought the person was a Fire Nation guard!" Sokka said. "Yeah, as if that would be a guard. We are masters of hiding places," Katara countered. Aang went back inside. This time, he succeeded in lighting the candles, but Aang knew that if he made one mistake when battling the Fire Lord, he would fall to the ground…limp…and dead.