enjoy the chapter, don't own avatar, just like a lot! x
Aang relied on his sensing vibrations in the earth sense, and the scattered moonlight to see where he was going. He hoped June was okay.
While he was thinking, he was blind to notice the movement to his left.
He hear a brush of leaves. He stopped and turned.
He put his feet firmly on the ground, and tried to feel for something. Nothing.
'Who's there?' Aang called.
He ignored it and started walking again. But then he heard something shuffling quickly through.
He blew a huge gust of air in the direction of the noise, and he heard someone yelp.
'Zuko is that you?' Aang said walking quickly over to where he shot air to.
Someone immediately crashed into Aang. The both of them stumbling on the ground. Aang rapidly pushed them off and flipped backwards. He prepared battle position, before a person pulled him down.
'ssshhh!' She said.
'Suki?' Aang whispered.
'Yeah it's me and Sokka' She said quietly. They heard people walk past crunching their feet.
'I thought I heard someone say "who's there", but maybe I was hearing things?' A man said.
'Let's go back, we won't tell the others, you know how Azula gets when she hears something suspicious.' The other man said.
Aang could feel about five men walking by.
They waited behind the bush for about twenty minutes making sure the coast was clear. Aang came out first, feeling the ground for any movement.
'You guys can come out now.' Aang said to suki and Sokka.
'Hey Aang! Where's Zuko?' Sokka said patting Aang on the shoulder
'He's back at our camp, quite far from here'. Aang said whilst Suki gave him a hug.
'Great. Hear that Suki? A long way to walk!' Sokka said sounding sarcastic and disappointed at the same time. They began walking back to camp, which didn't take them long, while Suki and Sokka explained everything to Aang.
They reached their camp site, but their was nothing here.
'Zuko?Where are you?' Aang called quietly.
'Pssst! Over here!' Zuko said.
Aang walked over to where Zuko was. Zuko grabbed him by his clothed shoulder and yanked him down.
'Would people just ask me to squat or duck not yank me by the shoulder!' Aang whisper grumpily.
He grabbed Sokka's arm and asked him to duck.
They waited for a few minutes.
'What are we even doing?' Sokka asked agitated.
'Watch!' Zuko said angrily.
In a matter of seconds a huge explosion of hot gases and lava bursted out. It was like a huge combustion.
'Wait...no way!... Sparky Sparky Boom Man! Or Combustion Man!' Aang said jumping.
'Yeah it's the guy I hired. He didn't die. Azula must've hired him.' Zuko said.
'Great! Stupid Combustion Guy turns up' sokka said.
'His name is actually-' Zuko began.
'We gotta take him down!' Sokka cut off Zuko.
'You're right.' Aang said the others nodded.
They jumped up. Suki stood up, but felt exhausted
Suki felt faint. She knew that She was two months pregnant, and not only had her hormones kicked in, but her energy always was running low. She felt fatigued when she pushed herself too hard.
She ran over with the others.
'Zuko you stand here, Sokka here, and Suki here' Aang said.
Aang looked at everyone, 'Suki?Suki? You okay?' Aang asked. He could now feel someone running across from the green canopy of forest. Combustion man was coming.
Suki tried to stay upright, but she couldn't, she felt dizzy, and she didn't know why.
'Suki! What's the matter Suki?' Aang asked again.
She tried to say something, but her vision went hazy, and everything spun, and then black.
Sokka race over to Suki who'd collapsed on the ground.
'Suki! SUKI!' Sokka panicked.
Combustion Man breathed in, and Aang sensed it.
'LOOK OUT SOKKA!' Aang yelled briskly, before jumping in front of them. He created a rock wall. But it wasn't strong enough, nor was it in time. The blast broke through the wall with immense pressure, and Aang made a sharp yell, and was sent flying far backwards. Aang crashed into a rock, hitting his head hard.
'Aang!' Zuko shouted.
Wow that blast must have been pretty strong. And Combustion Man must be close, Zuko thought. But that's when something odd happened, Zuko could hear another person running towards him. It was another Combustion Man, only this man was darker, and the third eye on his head, was actually twice in size as the original Combustion Man.
Sokka raced over to Zuko, after pulling Suki to a safe spot.
'Sokka! Get your boomerang! Shoot it at his forehead! I'll distract him!' Zuko said. He charged a spark of fire and shot it directly at Combustion Man, but he wasn't as strong as in daylight.
Sokka stood up and aimed his boomerang.
'Look out!' Zuko yelled. They both dodged into the bush from the large spark of flames.
'Go Sokka!' Zuko yelled over the burning flames.
Combustion Man was after the Avatar, not after the others. And Aang lay as vulnerable as a baby lizardbird.
Aang suddenly stirred awake. His eyes trying to keep intact with his surroundings. His vision was hazy, and he was practically seeing thirds of things, like a second Combustion Man had just arrived. But, that wasn't the first. It was a second, and he was almost staring right upon the Avatar.
'I'll make another distraction, and I'll protect Aang, you gotta get him this time!' Zuko said quickly.
'Okay! And the other Combustion Man is attacking Aang' Sokka shouted. He took aim of Combustion Man's third eye. Zuko ran out into the open and sent three balls of flame from different directions The Combustion Man roared and breathed in again. At that moment Sokka's boomerang stuck Combustion Man in the head. He instantly breathed in again, and shot, but it didn't work and he blasted backwards into the area of the volcanic vents.
Aang stood up, swinging to one side, feeling dizzy. The second Combustion Man was right near him.
C'mon Aang get a grip. You're the Avatar. He told himself.
He dodged as the big metal arm tried to swoop him. Aang ran backwards dodging every offense that the man struck. But that's when Aang heard something behind him. It was the first Combustion Man.
Zuko sent large flames at the man, who only kept blasting it away with his combustion. Aang jumped high into the air with airbending. If only he had his glider! But it was back with the camp
Wait the volcanic vents Aang thought. He pushed himself to run as soon as he landed. Both of the Combustion Men, chasing after him, and they shot t the same time. Aang stood still, waiting for them to catch up. He could feel the hot ground beneath between the sole of his shoes. In one last attempt, Aang cracked the ground beneath by smashing his hands into it. A huge crack appeared, and slipped under the Combustion men's feet. Another blast should do it. He used his airbending to make a huge gust from his mouth, and pushed himself far backwards into the air, making a split in the weakened cracks. The sudden jolt of pressure, split the crack leaking and spurring out hot lava. Both of the Combustion men, were right in the centre of it. Aang landed metres away, and from a nearby stream he used waterbending to extinguish the dying flames. The Combustion Men. Were gone.
He saw Zuko run towards him, and at that moment, Aang fell to the ground. His dizziness ahold of him, and Aang thought he had been spun around 100 hundred times and then hit in the head with a rock.