Chapter 2:

"No, please, leave me alone!" shouted an old man. A few fire nation soldiers were surrounding him, pinning him to the ground. "This is a non-bending area," said one soldier. "Those who are caught earth bending will be locked up immediately!" said another. The old man was grabbed by the arm and forced to his feet. As soon as he was up, he was immediately pushed forward by one of the soldiers.

"Let's go!" shouted one of the soldiers. But before they could continue, they heard rustling in the bushes behind them. "Who's there!" a guard shouted. However, the response was not one he was expecting. A pair of red, glowing eyes flashed from the darkness. A large creature then slowly lumbered out of the woods. It resembled a gorilla, but it was more mechanical looking. It was in blue and yellow paint, and it had large wings on its shoulders.

It had sharp toes and twin cannons on its shoulders. Both the soldiers and the old man were paralyzed in fear. As the beast walked up to the fire nation guards, it loomed and starred over them. Suddenly, it let out a fierce roar (insert tom and jerry roar here). The soldiers stumbled about and ran in terror. However, the old man was so scared that he couldn't move. H thought the gorilla would crush him, but all it did was smile at him and walk back into the forest.

Once the gorilla knew it was out of site, it uttered the words, "Optimus, Maximize!" Its body began to change shape until it looked more human than gorilla. It was Optimal Optimus, the noble leader of the Maximals! "Well then, that went better than expected," he said to himself. Before Primal could continue praising himself, he noticed something flying above him. It was the same creature that he flew past before!

It was descending into the same forest that Optimus was in. 'Hmm, I wonder,' Primal thought as he walked towards where the creature landed. As h observed the creature, he noticed three people climbing down from it. The three humans began to walk out of the forest and into the town shortly after they dismounted. Reluctantly, Optimus decided to follow them and try not to get noticed. Key word being "try."

"Are you sure this town is safe?" Katara asked. "We'll never find out until we get there," replied Aang. Sokka's stomach rumbled ferociously as he said, "I don't care as long as there's food!" Sokka sprinted past the two, both of which were trying to catch up. However, they were unaware that the town was being controlled by the fire nation. "Sokka, wait up!" Katara shouted. However, once they caught up with Sokka, they stood face to face with four fire nation guards.

Optimus watched as the humans were surrounded by the guards. "It's the Avatar! Quick, send for reinforcements!" shouted one of the guards to another. As one of the other guards ran off, the other three took on their battle stances and prepared to attack. The three humans did the same, with the male holding a machete, the Avatar held a staff, and the female formed a sphere of water from the liquid in her pouch.

This intrigued Optimus the most. How was it that someone could bend the elements to their will? Finally, the battle started. The guards stepped forward and shot fire from their hands, but their attack was blocked by the girl, who had formed a water shield. The Avatar leapt forward and swung his staff at two of the guards, knocking them back with just the wind. Optimus was still amazed by the humans abilities. Suddenly, a small squadron of ten soldiers ran out into the streets. The three humans were completely surrounded. "Not again!" Optimus complained to himself.

Aang, Sokka, and Katara were surrounded, and had no way of escaping. "Now what," Sokka questioned, a look of terror on his face. Suddenly, a giant, mechanical object shot out of the trees behind them and landed in between the soldiers and the Gaang. A it slowly rose from the ground, It looked to the soldiers and said, "come on, give me your best shot."