It was Azula's first day of sword training, as she and Sokka were in Republic City Park, with brushes and paper in hand, as Sokka was to explain the first lesson.
"The first lesson of sword fighting is very simple." Sokka explained. "Analyze what you see in the park, and then paint it."
"What does this have to do with sword fighting?" Azula asked.
"You cannot take back the stroke of a brush, much like you cannot take back the stroke of a sword." Sokka said. "Now paint it."
Azula painted the scene, and she added a sunset.
"I added a warm orange sunset!" Azula told her instructor.
"Moving on." Sokka told Azula.
Sokka and Azula were at Sokka's apartment, near a table, where a sheet of paper was laid out, as Sokka explained the next lesson.
"The next lesson is to stamp your identity on this paper, like you would stamp your identity on the battlefield." There was a stamp nearby, but Azula applied her lipstick and kissed the paper instead.
"Not what I had in mind, but ok." Sokka reacted. "Moving right along."
Sokka and Azula were back in the park, as Sokka explained the next lesson.
"The next lesson is about taking your surroundings to your advantage." Sokka explained. Azula went to a vendor stand, and bought a Bacui-Si, and drank it, sitting down on a bench in the park.
"That is not what I expected, but it will pass." Sokka reacted.
"All right, now that all the tests are complete, now it's time to spar with wooden swords." Sokka said, as both combatants drew their wood swords and started fighting. Sokka did a horizontal swing, while Azula dodged with a parry attack. Sokka did a vertical slash, while Azula blocked it, and threw some mud at Sokka using her wooden sword.
"Very resourceful!" Sokka complimented Azula. Sokka then charged at Azula, but then she dodged the attack in a Matrix-like fashion, and countered by attacking Sokka's legs.
"Now it's time to create your sword." Sokka told Azula, as they were back at the apartment. "I have a variety of hilts and blades I have collected over time, so choose any combination." Azula chose a white samurai blade and a white samurai hilt, connected them together, and locked them in place to form a perfect samurai sword.
"The white blade was from a white meteorite in the southern Earth Kingdom." Sokka said. "Now time to begin sparring.
Sokka and Azula went out to the Makapu Mountains, and began sparring in the same snowy area where Korra was captured. Sokka and Azula clashed their swords, as Azula did a backflip.
"Take your surroundings to your advantage!" Sokka told Azula. "Make them fight for you!" Azula used the snow to throw at Sokka via her sword.
"Very resourceful." Sokka told Azula. Sokka swung at Azula in a horizontal motion, but Azula did a front flip and pointed her sword at Sokka.
"I think we are done." Sokka said.
Sokka and Azula were back at the apartment, as they were wrapping up the training.
"As my master told me, the sword is not just for one particular nation, but it belongs to all of us." Sokka explained. "Even your Firebending can be combined with swordplay for more effective techniques. Try it out!"
Sokka and Azula hugged each other, but there was a knock at the door. Aang, Toph, and Katara arrived.
"So, you having your life changing field trip with Azula?" Toph asked.
"Indeed I was!" Sokka answered.
"Now we should have ours!" Aang commented.
"Who will go first?" Azula asked.
"I will!" Aang answered. "I have been dying to learn Lightning Generation!"
"Our first lesson begins tomorrow!" Azula said, as the team laughed together.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Next Time: Aang's Lightning Training
