Dreams

Aang rolled over in his sleep and mumbled something about Appa. Appa was also asleep, however, and didn't hear him. Actually, the whole of Team Avatar was asleep, exploring their dreams.

In Katara's dream, she was ready to be married. She had finally found the great bender she was going to marry. Hopefully, he was handsome. She reached the groom and he turned around. She shrieked happily and threw her arms around him. Suddenly, time slowed down. Every move she made was like swimming in molasses. What was going on? Her wedding day faded away, and she was left with whiteness. She sat down in her pretty wedding dress and began to cry. Then she heard a voice call out her name.

"Katara!" She looked up. Standing in front of her was a girl, dressed in Earth Kingdom clothes. She had long brown hair and green eyes that looked like emeralds. She was a few years younger than Aang, still a child. She was pleading.

"Katara, I was told that only you can help me, you and the rest of your team. I was given important information about a group that is planning to disrupt the delicate balance. However, when this group learned of my intent to tell you, they trapped me here, in the land of dreams. My body still lives, but any moment it could give up."

"And why can't you tell me the information right now?"

"The land of dreams is not a secure, safe place. It is a land of dangers and spies, spies that could kill me where I stand. I wish you to inform the others. I leave you to your dreams now." Her voice was fading, as was her body, going blurry around the edges. "Sweet dreams."

In Aang's dream, he was playing airball with Appa. Only Appa wasn't really trying.

"Come on, Appa!" he shouted, wanting a real competition. Appa grumbled and hit the airball toward him. Aang was just about to hit it to one side through the other goal when time slowed down. Appa and the rest of the Air Temple was fading to white. Aang sighed and sat down. No doubt this was another one of those weird Avatar things.

"Aang. Aang." He heard a female voice call out his name. He raised his head.

"Katara?" he called out anxiously. A spot of color was appearing in the whiteness, a dark shape that gradually grew clearer and sharper. It was an Earth Kingdom girl.

"What are you doing here?" Aang asked. The girl looked up. Aang stumbled back in shock at the sight of her piercing green eyes.

"Avatar Aang," she began,"You cannot imagine how hard it is for me to not tell you why I am here. Your dreams are too heavily guarded. Instead, I have left Katara with this information. I can only tell you my name. My name is Drya. You can find me in the city of Omashu. I wish you the best of luck. Sweet dreams," she said and faded away. Suddenly Aang was back in the Air Temple. The airball rolled past him into the goal.

"Nooo!" Aang shouted as Appa gave a snort of joy.

Aang shot upright. How could Appa beat him at airball? He shook his head. It didn't matter. They were heading back to the South Pole now, and there was no way Appa could beat him at penguin sledding. He lay down and went back to sleep. The full moon shone on overhead, Yue protecting the travelers in the night as they slumbered on.