Somethings I forgot to mention in the first chapter. For my story Kya and Ursa are sixteen, Piandao is fifteen, Bumi is thirteen and Lin and Tenzin are twelve. Plus, I don't really ship Tenzin and Lin, but it was cannon once so it will be in my story (but not that much).
Enjoy chapter 2!
The kids were all sulking in the pavilion. Piandao had climbed on top and was looking out towards the ocean. Lin was making a rock roll back and forth, Tenzin looking on. Kya was sitting crossed legged with her eyes closed. She could have been meditating, if not for the fact she keep mumbling under breath. Bumi was hanging upside down from the edge of the pavilion. Suddenly he jumped down.
"This isn't fair." He said kicking the pavilion, then he howled in pain holding his foot.
"It's not like we can do anything." Tenzin said.
"Why not? Just because they said so. I say we grab whatever they have about the disappearances, jump on Oogi and kick some bad guy behind." He said.
"We can't do that." Tenzin said.
"Why not?" Bumi asked.
"Well….it's crazy…it's stupid….it's…it's…."
"It's not half bad." Kya said sitting up.
"What?" Tenzin looked at his sister.
"Yeah. If they don't believe we can do this then we'll just show them." Lin said.
"I'm liking what I'm hearing." Piandao said. He jumped down from the top of the pavilion. "We should go tonight."
"We can't go!" Tenzin said.
"Why not? One reason we can't….not why we shouldn't…why can't we go Ziny." Bumi said.
Tenzin opened his mouth to say something, then closed it.
"You don't have anything." Piandao said.
"Well…no. But it's too dangerous." Tenzin said.
"Dangerous?" Kya snorted. "Please, Tenzin it's the five of us. I feel sorry for whoever we take on."
"Five? Oh no. I'm not going." Tenzin said.
"Ziny you have to go. Oogi wouldn't listen to any of us the way he listens to you." Bumi said.
"No. I'm sorry guys. If you go I promise I won't tell mom or dad where you went…but I'm not going."
"But Tenzin think about how fun it will be." Lin said. Tenzin froze. Kya and Piandao shared a grin.
"I'm….. I can't Lin."
"Can't or won't? What's the point if we are training but we never get to use what we learnt? You are the first air bender to be born in over a century. The air nomads would travel all over the world. Aang had seen most of the world before he was twelve."
"I've seen the world." Tenzin said.
"Yeah, when you go on diplomatic outings with your parents." Lin said. "This is your chance to prove yourself. To prove you are worth to carry the title of son of the avatar."
"He's in." Piandao whispered to Kya. The water bender suppressed a grin.
"Fine I'm in." Tenzin said. Lin hugged him causing him to blush. Kya and Piandao grinned at each other. Bumi yelled out for joy.
"Alright here's what we do…"Piandao said. The others gathered around him as he came up with a plan.
"You want to spend the night?" Sokka said.
"Just like that." Toph said. Lin and Piandao were putting on their best begging faces.
"It's fine with us." Aang said.
"We don't mind. It's nice when they spend the night." Katara said.
"Why not." Toph said. She ruffled Lin's hair. "Be on your best behavior."
"Fine, you can stay. I'll be back tomorrow." Sokka said. Piandao grinned and hugged his father.
"Thanks dad. I'll be good. Promise." He said. He ran back to the temple with Lin.
"They are up to something." Toph said.
"Probably going to try and run away tonight." Sokka said.
"Yeah, probably. We'll keep an eye on them. They aren't going anywhere till morning." Katara said.
Later that night Piandao got up from his bed. He hadn't been sleeping. He hit Bumi in the head with a pillow.
"What?" Bumi jumped in an attack position, got tangled in his blanket and tumbled to the floor.
"Keep it down. It's almost time." Piandao said. The boys both stuck their heads out of the bedroom door.
"Okay the coast is clear. Let's go." Piandao said. He grabbed to bags from under Bumi's bed. He tossed one to Bumi. They slipped on their door and ran down the hallway. Bumi dived in some bushes when they got outside.
"What are you doing?"
"Taking cover." Bumi stuck his head out of the bush looked around. He pulled himself back into the bush and began moving around. Piandao grabbed his by his collar and pulled him out.
"You're making more noise that way." Piandao hissed. He half dragged Bumi the rest of the way to the stables.
"What took you so long?" Kya asked when they entered the stable. She, Lin and Tenzin were already there. Oogi was in his saddle and Tenzin was sitting on his head.
"Sorry. Your bother kept me back." Piandao said.
"Well you're here now. Let's get going before someone catches us." Lin said. She jumped up on Oogi's back. Kya joined her. Bumi and Piandao helped Tenzin lead Oogi out of the stables before they got on themselves.
"This is it." Piandao said.
"Yeah. I'm so excited." Bumi said.
"Here goes….yip yip." Tenzin said. He flicked the reins and Oogi rose into the air. They rose high above the temple.
"Okay we left….now where are we heading?" Tenzin said. He looked back the others. Piandao opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
"Ah….."
"You don't where we're going!" Tenzin yelled.
"Well….I was so busy with the plans for us leaving I forgot to think about what we were going to after."
"Piandao!" Kya yelled.
"Do I have to think of everything?" he yelled back.
"How could you not even know where we are going?" Bumi said.
"Stop! I'm sure we can figure it out." Lin said.
"We should start at one places the benders disappeared from." Piandao said.
"I think the last disappearance was in Omaush." Kya said.
"It was the fire nation actually." Aang said. The kids all swung around. Aang was standing on Oogi, in his sleeping clothes, with his staff out. He frowned at them.
"Are you going to turn this bison around or do I have to?" Aang said. Tenzin didn't say anything but he tugged on the reins. Oogi turned in the air and headed back to Air Temple Island.
Katara was waiting in the court yard from them.
"Go get some sleep. We'll take about this in the morning." She said. Her words won't threatening, but her tone sent chills down everyone's spines, even Aang's.
They all filed off Oogi and headed to the sleeping quarters.
The next morning Aang and Katara were sitting at the table when the kids went for breakfast. They didn't say anything when they walked in. The kids looked at each other.
"Good morning." Kya said.
Aang and Katara looked up.
"Morning honey." Aang said.
"How did you all sleep?" Katara asked.
"Not that well actually." Piandao said.
"Well, that is your own fault. Shame too. You all would want to be fresh for today." Katara said.
"Sit, have some breakfast." Aang said. He passed them a bowl of fruit.
"Am….are we missing something here?" Kya asked.
"Aren't you mad?" Piandao asked.
"Of course we are." Aang said.
"But we don't have full power over all of you. We're waiting on Sokka and Toph. They deserve a shot at you all as well."
Piandao and Lin paled.
"They already know?" Lin asked.
"Yes, sent both of them a message just after I stopped you last night. Oh Piandao, Suki is coming as well." Aang said.
Piandao dropped the food he was holding.
"M…m…mom….knows….."
"I believe that is them now." Katara said. From the eating area there was view of the docks. A boat had just pulled in and three people had gotten off. Lin and Piandao paled more.
"Morning everyone." Sokka said. He walked in with a bag across his shoulders. Toph was carrying a bag as well.
"You all don't look so well. What's wrong didn't you sleep last night Piandao?" Suki asked.
"Okay…I'm confused…..aren't you all mad?" Bumi asked.
"We were expecting fireworks." Kya said.
"Yes, well we are mad. But we really can't be too mad. After what we talked about yesterday." Aang said.
"What did you talk about yesterday?" Tenzin asked.
"You'll find out in a moment sweetie. But eat something first, you need your strength." Katara said.
The kids looked at eachother. They won't sure what was happening. Their parents ate breakfast like everything was just fine. When they finished they looked at their kids' untouched food.
"I wish you would eat more." Suki said.
"We could always give them something to snack on." Katara said.
"Are we ever going to tell them?" Toph said, there was a wicked grin on her face.
"I think they suffered enough." Aang said.
"What's going on? What do you have to tell us?" Piandao asked.
"You know, it's lucky Aang stopped you when he did."
"We won't call it lucky." Piandao said.
"Really? Well if he hadn't I wouldn't have been able to give you this." Sokka threw the bag he had brought for his son. Piandao caught it.
"What's this?" Piandao asked. He opened it and took out a blanket and some clothes. Toph passed her bag for Lin. Aang and Katara got out three bags and gave each of their children one.
"What's going on?" Tenzin asked.
"These are your bags, you're going to needing them. We have provisions ready for you all as well." Aang said. The kids looked at each other.
"Are you saying what I think you are?" Kya asked. Their parents shared a grin.
"We decided you are ready." Sokka said.
"Just promise you won't do anything to reckless….Bumi that goes double for you." Katara said.
"No way….you're letting us go?" Bumi asked.
"Yes." Aang said. The kids tackled their parents.
"Thanks you, thank you, thank you."
Many 'thank you's later they were all out in the courtyard.
"Thank you so much for this." Piandao said hugging his parents.
"Well, after you speech yesterday we figured it was time." Sokka said.
"Be safe. And remember to change your underwear every day." Suki said.
"Mom!" Piandao yelled. Suki laughed and kissed her son.
"Remember what I thought you. Stay centered, stay grounded….."
"Keep my stance low and feel the earth. I won't forget mom." Lin said. Toph grinned and hugged Lin.
"You better not. I have something for you." Toph moved her hand to her forearm and removed a bracelet.
"No way. You're giving me your space bracelet?"
"It might come in handy."
"Take care of your brothers." Katara said. She was hugging Kya.
"I will mom." Kya said.
"Tenzin, Bumi. I'm counting on you." Aang said.
"Don't worry dad, we won't let you down. Me and Ziny will stop whoever is behind these disappearances."
"Don't call me Ziny." Tenzin said.
"Be safe all of you." Katara said. She looked at all of her children.
"We will mom." Tenzin said.
"Thank you. For trusting us to do this." Bumi said.
"Just remember the conditions." Sokka said.
"Yes. We will keep you updated. And once we have find out who is behind this we will come home." Piandao said.
"Before you all leave there is one more thing we have to let you know." Aang said. The tone of his voice made everyone alert.
"We think that the person is Lian, 'The Maker'." He said the Kids gasped.
"That crazy woman who thought that her machines could replace benders?" Bumi asked.
"That's the one." Katara said.
"These disappearances are just like when she was active when we encountered her." Aang said.
"Just before we left the North Pole we learnt a water bender had gone missing. But before we could investigate Katara was captured by the fire nation. We managed to break her and Lian out. Not knowing what she was up to. But our investigation took us to a small island where she was making her machines." Sokka said.
"We did stop her plans but barely. We never found out what happened to her. It looked like her machine fell on her, but she could have escaped." Katara said.
"Now we are not saying it is her. But the disappearances are very similar. If it does turn out to be her, we what you come right back. No heroics." Aang said.
"We understand." Kya said.
"Start at the last disappearance. In the fire nation. I sent a message to Zuko. He will be expecting you." Aang said. The kids nodded.
The air nomads brought out Oogi.
"We packed all the supplies Avatar." One of them said.
"Thank you. Well are you ready?" Aang asked.
"Are you kidding me?" Bumi said he ran up Oogi "Come on let's go!"
"I guess this is it." Katara said.
"We'll be fine mom." Kya said. Katara placed a hand on her cheek.
"I know you will." Katara said. The others climbed on Oogi. Tenzin grabbed the reins.
"We love you." Aang said.
"Love you too."
"Yip yip." Oogi took off into the air. Team avatar waved until Oogi was a speck in the sky.
"Do you think they will be okay?" Katara asked.
"Of course they will. They are our kids." Toph said.
"They will be fine." Aang said. He kissed Katara on her forehead.
"I hope so."
"Can you believe we are really going to do this?" Bumi was running around on Oogi's sadle.
"Bumi sit down before you fall off." Kya grabbed her brother and made him sit.
"I can't believe they let us go." Tenzin said.
"Yeah, I know."
"This is going to be so cool." Piandao.
"Onwards To TOMORROW!" Bumi yelled. He let out a loud war cry that make everyone riding cover their ears, a few people down in Republic city looked up wondering what could make such a noise.
"This is just the beginning." Piandao said.
"We are finally getting to prove to everyone what we can do. We will make our parents proud." Kya said.
Lian aka The Maker aka the villain from the first Avatar the Last Airbender game. She is not the main villain but the will be links to her, my villian is based off her a little. Hence the title of my story -Return ofMetal.
If you never played or don't know about the story line for that game, I could explain it for you but the avatar wiki does a better job.
Look out, next chapter we meet Ursa and get to see Fire Lord Zuko.
Let me know what you think of the story so far.
Nardragon~until the next page.