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The library part 2
"This is amazing!" Shrieked the Professor as the whizzed through the sky on Appa.
What did I tell you? Communicated Taranee
Well in all honesty he hasn't wet himself yet T grinned Will.
"So Sky bison are you the last of your kind?" Asked the professor.
"Um…hello that's an animal it can't talk!" Said Irma pointedly.
"I believe all animals can communicate in their own ways" he frowned.
"Right…whateve"r muttered Irma.
"Well a giant building shouldn't be too hard to spot should it?" Asked Will wiping a piece of her hair out of her eyes.
An hour later…"Does this place even exist?" Asked Toph.
"Some say it doesn't" smiled the professor.
"WHAT!" Shouted Irma and Cornelia.
"Shouldn't you have mentioned this before?" Asked Toph sarcastically.
"Yeah" said Irma.
"This is way too hot…Irma Hay Lin cant you do anything about it?" Asked Cornelia.
"Not unless you want sand in your eyes or a sandstorm then no…sorry" said Hay Lin.
"You want water corny? Here you go" said Irma as she poised her hands ready to draw some water from the air but was stopped short.
"Something wrong?" Asked Katara.
"I cant…the air is so dry out here…there's hardly and moisture in it!" Groaned Irma.
"You can draw moisture from the air? Wow you must be one powerful bender!" Exclaimed the professor.
The others just groaned.
"Yeah…note it down in your journal" snapped Irma.
"Maybe I should mind bug him…he's really beginning to peeve me off!" Communed Irma.
"There it is!" Shouted Toph causing everyone to look over his or her shoulders.
"That's what it will sound like when someone spots it!" She said waving a hand over her blind eyes.
Irma grinned briefly before going back into her mood.
"What would I give for a nice glass of water" moaned Cornelia.
"Me too babe" said Irma for once agreeing with Cornelia.
"There it is!" Shouted Sokka pointing towards a tower.
"Finally!" Said Will.
They all got off Appa and looked at the one tower that was poking out of the sand.
"This is a library?" Asked Irma rolling her eyes.
"No! My lives work all covered in sand! Oh well best start digging" said the Professor producing a small spade.
"He is nuts!" Muttered Taranee.
"I'm afraid that wont be necessary, the inside is still completely intact" said Toph with her arm feeling the tower.
Suddenly a small fox appeared with a scroll in its mouth.
"What kind of animal is that?" Asked Sokka as it ran on all fours up the side of the tower and in through a window.
"Well I'm not much of an expert but I'd say it was a fox" said Irma.
"Okay so that fox got in through a window so lets follow it" said Sokka getting a piece of rope.
"You wont need that" grinned Hay Lin as she outspread her arms.
"How?" Asked Aang.
"I'll get us all in with air" she said.
"If it's okay with you guys I'll wait here with Appa" said Toph.
"What got something against library's?" Asked Katara.
"No I've held books before and they don't exactly do it for me" she said.
"Oh sorry" said Katara realising her mistake.
"I'll stay out here with Toph" volunteered Irma.
"I don't need a babysitter" said Toph.
"No but hey I can read books and they don't do it for me" she grinned.
"Okay I'll guardian us up just encase" said Will screwing up her eyes as the heart of candracar appeared.
"What is that?" Asked the professor.
A pink light bathed them all and Will was propelled off her feet.
"Guardians Unite!" She shouted.
"Water!" Cried Irma immerging from a blue globe.
"Fire!" Shouted Taranee as she immerged from flames.
"Earth!" Yelled Cornelia as the scent of moss and flowers bathed them all. Sokka was staring in amazement at them…and Cornelia.
"Air!" Giggled Hay Lin as she floated in midair.
"Eneregy" said Will before landing on her feet along with the rest save Hay Lin.
"That was amazing! So what are you? Spirits?" asked the professor.
"No guardians" said Will.
Okay people up and away chuckled Hay Lin as she moved them all up in the air and with some telekinetic help from Cornelia moved them all one by one through the window.
"Soo…"said Toph.
"So how long you been with them three?" Asked Irma.
"About four weeks…I ran away from home" she said.
"Lucky you if I did that my parents would go ape and send the police out looking for me."
"The police?"
"Law enforcement…my Dads a police officer."
"Oh."
"Yeah…he's kind of strict."
"So is my Dad. He thinks I'm weak and defenceless because I'm blind."
"Well when I first met you I didn't even notice you were blind" said Irma.
"Yeah but I'm not because I can see with earthbending but I cant see in this useless sand."
"Well if it's any comfort there isn't much too see…just lots of sand" giggled Irma.
Even Cornelia had to admit that this library was breath taking. Candracars got competition she thought.
"The spirits spared no expense in the designing this place" said the professor.
Katara, Sokka and Aang started laughing at this point.
"What's funny?" Asked the professor.
"Nothing…we just like great architecture" said Aang.
"As do I" said the professor.
"Touchdown people" said Hay Lin as they all touched the ground gently while Hay Lin remained airborne.
"Good word! Look at the exquisite mosaic!" Cried the professor pointing at a large mosaic of an owl.
Suddenly there was a loud noise.
Aang grabbed the professors and and dragged him behind a pillar. Will and Taranee ran after them. Cornelis hid with Sokka and Katara and Hay Lin turned herself invisible.
Suddenly and enormous owl came into view. It swooped gracefully up the marble floor and turned its head away from them.
Cornelia gave a sigh of relief.
Then it's head turned all the way around causing her heart rate to plummet.
"I know your back there" he said spookily, "I also know one of you is invisible."
The professor revealed himself and ran up excitedly.
"Hello I'm professor Zen head of anthropology at Ba Sin Sei University."
"You should leave the way you came unless you want your head stuffed" the spirit warned gesturing towards the stuffed heads pined against the pillars.
"Idiot! Now look way he's done!" Scowled Taranee telepathically.
Sokka, Katara and Aang walked out so the girls began to follow, all except for Hay Lin who still remained invisible.
"Are you the spirit you brought this library to the physical world?" Asked Sokka.
"Yes I am Wang Shi Tong. He who knows ten thousand things and you are humans who are not permitted in this library."
"What have you got against humans?" Asked Aang.
"Humans! Humans only bother learning things to get the edge on other humans" he declared.
"That's not true" said Taranee.
"And might you be? Your not of this world and your not of the spirit world either" he demanded.
Will stepped forward, "we're the guardians of Candracar. We each control an element. Taranee controls fire and is telepathic. Cornelia controls earth and is telekinetic. Hay Lin is air and can turn herself invisible and Irma can control water and minds and I'm the keeper of the heart of Candracar, which makes me energy."
"I know nothing of Candracar or any other worlds save the spirit."
"The point is none of us have came here to destroy anyone" cut in Aang.
"Then why are you here?"
"Knowledge for knowledge sakes? "Said Sokka.
"If your going to lie to an all-knowing spirit you should at least put some effort into it."
"What! I'm not lying I'm here with the Avatar he's the bridge between our worlds he'll vouch for me!" He said shoving Aang forward.
"I vouch. We promise not to misuse the knowledge in this library" said Aang bowing.
"Very well I will let you cruise my vast collection but on one condition, to prove your worth as scholars you must give me something I can add to my collection" he said.
"Please except this tome as a donation to your collection" said the professor bowing down and offering a huge book to the spirit.
"First edition…very nice" said the spirit taking it.
"I've got an authentic waterbending scroll" said Katara offering it to him.
"These illustrations are quite something" said the spirit taking them.
"Uh…oh I know "said Aang digging inside his shirt until he brought out a wanted poster of himself.
"I suppose that counts" he said taking it.
"Oh Great Spirit" cried Sokka, "check this out" he said as he tied a knot on a piece of string and gave it to him.
"Tada!"
The spirit remained silent.
"What? It's a special knot!" He cried causing both Hay Lin and Cornelia to stifle giggles.
"Your not very bright are you?" Asked the spirit taking the knot.
"And what of you guardians…what can you offer me?"
"Um…well…uh…"stuttered Will looking around desperately.
"Can't you just let them in?" Argued Sokka.
"Not without them contributing some knowledge" he answered.
"Please! They wont do anything I swear" said Aang.
"Yeah" piped up Katara.
"Very well" said the spirit and with that he flew off down the many floors.
"So what exactly are we looking for?" Asked Will.
"Anything to do with the Fire Nation" said Sokka looking up and down the shelves and adding the odd book or scroll to his bag.
"Hey look at this!" Said Cornelia staring at a burnt scroll.
Sokka came over a read it aloud: "The Darkest Day in Fire Nation history…it's got a date at the top but it doesn't say anything else" he said taking it gently from the glass container.
"He ran off in another direction" with Cornelia.
"Where are we going?" She asked.
"I want to know what happened to the fire nation of their darkest day" he said.
"Okay…what about the others?"
"Hey Sokka wait up!" Shouted Aang and the rest.
"The information on the Fire Nation should be right up here"he said leading them to another section.
Instead of bookshelves or books all their was, was a pile of ash and dust.
"Fire benders" said Aang darkly.
Taranee went a little pale at this.
"The destroyed everything to do with the Fire Nation" said Katara.
"But that's so unfair! Just when I think I'm one step ahead they beat us here a long time ago!" Cried Sokka.
"I need to know what happened on the darkest day" he whispered.
Suddenly one of the foxes whined behind him.
"Hello little weird fox guy" he said.
"It wants us to follow him" said Will.
"How do you know that?" Asked Aang.
"Just like Cornelia can communicate with plants I can communicate with animals" she said reasonably.
"Um…I guess I'll follow you" said Sokka.
The fox bounded off with everyone running after it until they came a huge gold mosaic door with a little hole next to it.
The fox crawled through the hole and the door rolled open.
They came through into a dark room and the fox leaned down on a leaver and the ceiling turned into what looked like the night sky.
"Wow" said Taranee softly.
"This room is a wonder! A planetarium!" Exclaimed the professor.
Suddenly it turned into daytime sky with the sun.
"Uh…this is beautiful but how does it help us?" Said Sokka.
"Maybe these dials represent dates and times said Katara looking at a massive stone table with marks engraved one it."
"A calendar!" Said Taranee.
"Sokka try entering that date on the parchment" said Katara.
"Okay" said Sokka as he turned the table until the moon blocked out the sun.
"Hey wait what happened to the sun!" Said Katara.
"It's an eclipse?" Said Hay Lin.
"Hay Lin your right! It's literally the darkest day in Fire Nation history!" Said Sokka.
Fire benders loose their bending! He exclaimed grabbing hold of Aang.
"That makes sense! Look what happened at the North Pole with the lunar eclipse" said Katara.
"Huh? Am I the only one that's confused? What happened at the North Pole?" Asked Cornelia.
A cloud of grief covered Sokka's face.
"We'll tell you some other time" said Katara glancing at Sokka.
The fox started whining again.
"Fine you earned it" said Sokka chucking him a scroll.
"We've got to get this information to the Earth King said Sokka, we'll wait for the next eclipse then we'll invade the Fire Nation when their totally helpless! The fire Lord is going down!" He shouted.
Right then a shadow crossed the room as everyone spun around to face Wang Shi Tong who had just entered the room.
"Mortals are so predictable and such terrible liars" he said coldly.
"You betrayed my trust! The spirit shouted, from the beginning you planned to misuse this knowledge for evil purposes."
"No!" Shouted Will.
"You don't understand if anyone's evil it's the fire nation!" Shouted Sokka.
"You think you're the only one who thought their war wasn't unjustified countless others before you have come here seeking weakness or battle plans!" The spirit yelled.
" Please we had no choice! We're just trying to protect the people we love!" Begged Aang.
"Now I'm going to protect what I love" he said darkly.
He outspread his wings and let out blasts of air and energy blowing everyone backwards.
"What are you doing?" Cried Aang.
"I'm taking my knowledge back so it may never be misused again!"
Sand poured down the walls.
"He's sinking the building! We've got to get out!" Shrieked Katara.
"I'm afraid I can't allow that…you know too much!" Shouted the spirit lunging for Cornelia.
"Keep away from me bird-brain!" Shouted Cornelia telekinetically flinging him backwards into a brick wall.
Meanwhile Irma and Toph were talking quite happily until Toph felt the building sink.
"The building is sinking!" She shouted running and using all her physical strength to stop it from sinking.
Suddenly a gang of sand benders came into view on a giant sand boat.
"Who's there?" Asked Toph.
"No one I can't handle" said Irma gearing herself up for a fight even though she was out numbered ten to one.
"No matter what happens Toph keep a hold of that Library!" She shouted.