Author's Notes: Yes, you read the summary correctly. I am crossing Avatar: the Last Airbender into The Magic School Bus. However, Azula is the only Avatar character who is making an appearance; I'm trying to keep this very Magi School Bus-oriented. (Note that she is school age at this point.) If I'm not doing a good job, here, please let me know. I'd really like it if you reviewed, even if it's nothing fancy, just to see if anyone likes this.

And by the way: Carlos's humor is awesome to write. XD (Sorry. But it must be said.)

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"Class, we're going to have a new student joining us today," Ms. Frizzle announced in her usual upbeat manner, "She's from a country very far from here, so I want you to make her feel welcome."

"Well, she should come in! Get it?"

"CARLOS!"

Ms. Frizzle gave Carlos a smile; she was the only one who ever 'got' his humor. He grinned back, proud of his groan inducing puns which were, at this point, something the class had grudgingly come to love.

Smiling, she opened the door to let in a very unusual looking girl. Though she'd made an attempt at dressing 'American' for her first day, her black hair was in a topknot that was classically Asian, and her eyes had a little bit of a slant to them. That aside, she looked normal (if not a little fairer skinned than normal). Black pants. Sleeveless dark red shirt. Black, stiff metal wristlets. Nothing that made her stand out, save her dark, stormy expression.

"Class, this is Azula Crizhai."

"Hi, Azula," the class chorused.

Ralphie blinked. "Where are you from?"

"Far enough away to be interesting," Ms. Frizzle smiled, and Azula smiled back, if only briefly. "Now, let's see… why don't you sit between Arnold and Carlos?"

Arnold smiled nervously as Azula plopped into the usually vacant desk, acknowledging him with a polite nod and focusing on the board. Carlos held out his hand, on which there was a joke buzzer. She shook his hand, but somehow he got the shock instead. He jumped in his seat, comically waving his hand as only Carlos could.

Keesha chuckled. "I like this girl already."

Phoebe giggled.

And, of course, because this moment was a bit too normal, Ms. Frizzle decided that then was the moment for a field trip. After all, nothing brought the class together and made a new student feel at ease quite like shrinking down to a near impossible size and exploring the science of every day things. There was no better way to create friendship between students.

So she thought…

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