Bromotions Week, Day 2: Triad

Title: team spirit

Word Count: 531

Characters/Pairings: Bolin, Mako, Pabu

Timeline/Spoilers: pre-series, the boys are 7 and 9; no spoilers

Summary: "Looks like you got the job, Pabu! Welcome to the team!"

Notes: I did something a little different with this theme, since I knew I'd fail epically at trying to write about their involvement with the Triple Threat Triad. Hopefully, you'll find it more original, as well as much more lighthearted than the last fic.


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"Mako and Bolin, the Unstoppable Fire-Earth Team! No, the Dynamic Duo! Wait, I got it – the Fabulous Bending Brothers!"

Mako merely rolled his eyes at his brother's antics. Probending season had started up once more, and the budding earthbender couldn't help but be drawn into its allure. There was a radio at the local library that kept them up-to-date on all matches.

"Can you imagine it? Just think! One day, it could be us up there in the arena." Bolin's eyes seemed to twinkle at the thought.

Though he was always the more realistic of the two, Mako permitted himself a small smile. "Maybe one day, Bo," he said, ruffling his brother's hair goodnaturedly. Even he could allow a whimsical thought every now and again. After all, it couldn't hurt to dream.

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"Can we keep him?"

Sugary-sweet voice? Check. Pouty lips? Check. Puppy dog eyes? Check. Mako expertly averted his gaze.

"I don't know, Bo..."

"Come on! He'll make a great addition to the team!"

"Team?"

"Yea, you know – our probending team!"

Mako resisted the urge to smack his forehead. "Uh...I don't know if you noticed this, bro, but that's a ferret; not a bender."

Bolin, to his credit, seemed unperturbed by this. He waved a dismissive hand. "Pffft, I know that! I just meant that he could be our mascot." Leaning down toward the animal's ears, he murmured conspiratorially, "Shh, don't listen to him. I know you can learn waterbending, little guy. Who's a smart boy?" he cooed.

The small creature merely cocked its head to the side in response.

Mako really did hit his face this time. Moving a hand onto his brother's shoulder, he sighed. "I'm sorry, Bo, but you can't keep him."

Tears were welling up in those huge, green eyes, dangerously close to overflowing.

'Oh, no. He's gonna cry! Abort! Abort! Abort!' – mental slap – 'Get it together, man! Just calm down. You've got this, Mako. You just gotta let him down easy.'

"We just can't afford to take care of him." Thaaat's right. Lay down the facts.' "He'll be another mouth to feed, and we can barely support ourselves as it is."

Bolin stood abruptly. Stuffing the animal into his jacket and pointing an accusing finger, he screamed, "I hate you, big bro! You're evil!" And then he took off flying in the opposite direction.

"Wait, Bo! Think about the ferret!"

"I know!" he sniffled. "I'm the only one who is!"

The poor little creature was clinging desperately for dear life.

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"Yes! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'll take real good care of him, I promise! I won't let you down!" After many hours begging and pleading and convincing, Mako had finally relented, granted that Bolin take full responsibility for their new pet. And it didn't hurt that the little guy was pretty cute.

Addressing the fire ferret now, Bo exclaimed, "Looks like you got the job, Pabu! Welcome to the team!"

He brought the fuzzy little animal up in his hands and held him out towards his brother. "Now, we're a real family." And the pure, unabashed happiness in the smaller boy's smile made Mako's heart swell.

"Yea. We are."

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owaranai


A/N: Yes, that second scene was totally stolen from Fullmetal Alchemist. No, I do not have any regrets. xD All joking aside, that moment with Ed, Al, and the kitten just seemed like the perfect fit for Mako, Bolin, and Pabu.

And, so yea, these three make up the triad. I hope that I somehow managed to make you laugh with my feeble attempts at humour. So it turns out I didn't get a chance to work on the other prompts for Bromotions Week, so this is the end of it. Thanks for reading!

You know you want to. ;D

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