Mysterious Dreams: Finding Yourself
Chapter Twenty-Five
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Katara and Aang, both walked off together to the lake to practice some water bending.
Toph called after them, "Where are you two going now!"
"Katara's going to show me an extra special water bending move!" yelled back Aang.
Toph shook her head, "Well...have fun playing with water because we still have to do some earth bending practice."
Aang groaned but looking at Katara's smile made him smile. He followed her out to the lake.
The water in the lake was painted a royal blue, and reflected your face like a mirror. Katara stood in the lake, the water going up to her knees, teaching Aang a new water bending move. Aang watched, intent on taking everything that she said.
"Are you ready to try it, Aang?" Katara asked Aang.
Aang smiled, he nodded. He raised his arms just like he had seen Katara do a moment ago, and then he slowly let them go forward. With that action, it caused a small wave to be created.
She walked around to watch from behind him. She smiled as she saw him get it on his first try. Aang let his hands go down to his side, making the water drop back into the lake. He turned his head to look at Katara. He was beaming with pride.
"How I do?" he asked her.
She nodded, and told him "Well done, pupil Aang."
He beamed. "Thank you, Ka-Sifu Katara." Katara smiled at the title.
"Hey, you two done there?" called out Toph.
Katara turned around to face the Earth Bender. She nodded and said, "We were just finishing up!"
Grinning, Toph crushed a rock in her hands. "Great!"
Katara turned back to Aang with a small smile on her face. "Well, I think I've taught you everything I know."
Eyes wide, Aang asked "What? There has to be more you can teach me."
Katara smiled, "Nope." bowing, she said "This concludes our session." Aang bowed in return.
After Aang had finished putting back on his robes, he walked at a slow pace to where Toph would be waiting for him. When he arrived in the spot, Toph was grinning, holding the object they had found some days ago.
Toph jumped up, and now stood on her feet. "Great, you made it."
Aang looked from Toph to the object in her hand. "Uh, what are you doing with the object?"
"Well, I thought that we could start off with trying to unlock it." explained Toph.
Aang nodded slowly. "Right...well...how do we do that?"
"With some earth bending!" exclaimed Toph. She placed the object down on the floor; it was in the middle of the two twelve year old benders. "Now, we both have to bend at the same time, keep with the same pace. And then, I am sure that whatever this object should do, it will do it."
Aang nodded, agreeing with Toph's logic. "Alright."
"Okay. When I say three, we begin." responded Toph. Aang nodded. "Okay. One, two...three!"
Toph moved her hands, moving the earth around her. Aang moved his own hands, copying what she was doing. Together, the rock and earth that they both were moving, seemed to be dancing to a music that no one but Aang and Toph could hear. The rocks moved around above them, moving around in circles.
In the background, the water tribe siblings watched the scene. What they were seeing, never before had they seen in their lifetime.
"What are they doing?" Sokka asked Katara.
Katara shrugged. "I don't know but it's probably something for the object..." Sokka nodded in silent agreement. No more words were spoken between the two as their attention was on the display in front of them.
The object in between the two kids that were earth bending, slowly began to rise up to dance with the earth that was casually floating around it. As it soared around, the shape of the object kept changing shapes. It never seemed to stay on one form for long. Toph and Aang seemed oblivious to what was happening with the object since they just kept on bending the earth as if nothing odd was happening. And maybe nothing odd was really happening, maybe everything that was happening was natural.
After what seemed like hours but was only fifteen minutes at the most, the two slowly began to stop their bending. The rocks that were being bended by the two benders, slowly began to become one with the earth again. On the moment that the last rock was brought back to lay with the earth, the object in the middle slowly began to change shape for one final time.
"Woah." whispered Sokka, amazed.
Katara nodded, "Yeah."
The object's final shape was to turn into a key-like shape. At a steady pace, the object began to float back down to the ground. As the object got closer to the ground, the spell that Toph and Aang seemed to had been in, wore off. Both of them held out their hands to catch the object in their hands. When the object fell into the palms of the awaiting benders, the whole trance had worn off.
"What happened?" Aang asked, seeing the now key-shaped object in his and Toph's hands.
"I'm not sure, Twinkle Toes..." replied Toph.
"It looks like a key..." whispered Aang.
"A key?" questioned Toph.
"Yeah, a key." replied Aang, "What you think that means?"
Toph shrugged, "Well, it's a key...so it must open something."
Aang nodded in agreement. "Yeah, but what?"
"I don't know...maybe we are supposed to keep it, and use it when the time of need comes?" suggested Toph.
"You know...I think you're right." whispered Aang.
"Of course I'm right." retorted Toph.
Sokka and Katara were still standing by the side lines watching everything occur. While Sokka just stood there, rubbing his chin, pretending that he really had a beard, Katara took action and walked towards the two.
"So, what happened?" asked Katara once she had walked up to them.
Aang held out his hands, and explained "Well, we have a key now."
Katara nodded, thinking. "So, any ideas as to what it's for?"
"Yeah, Toph thinks it's meant to open something." replied Aang.
"Open what?" asked Sokka, just getting into the conversation.
Aang shrugged. "I'm not sure but, Toph says that-"
Toph cut him off; She said, "I can speak for myself, Twinkle Toes." she paused, "Anyways, it's a key and all the objects are supposed to be useful, right? Well, maybe we are supposed to keep it with us and then when we come to a area in time that we will need to unlock something, being a door or a chest, we will have a key to unlock it for us."
Sokka nodded, rubbing his imaginary beard once again. "Hmm..."
"That's a great idea." exclaimed Katara, smiling.
"Aha!" Sokka randomly screamed out.
"What?" asked Aang.
"The city that Toph had uncovered! Maybe the key opens it!" yelled Sokka, proud that he had discovered that one on his own.
Katara gasped, "Sokka, you're a genius!"
Sokka grinned, "Thank you."
The underground city that Toph had uncovered that day was still where it had last been. Just as they had suspected, there was a small door on the city with a hole big enough to fit a key like the one they now had. And after many minutes spent trying to determine whom should be the one to unlock the city, they had finally decided on Sokka.
"Remind me again why we picked Sokka?" questioned Katara as she watched her brother preparing to insert the key.
"We all agreed that only a non-bender could unlock the city." explained Aang.
"And that it was the only way to make Snoozles stop whining about being useless to this mission." added Toph.
Katara nodded, "Right. I remember now."
Back with Sokka- "Prepare yourself for the wonderful sight of the underground city..." he said as he turned the key around in the hole. Sokka backed up, away as the city slowly began to rise up even more than before. Soon the trees, and buildings of the underground city could be seen completely from the bottom to the top.
"Wow..." whispered Sokka, amazed at what was now happening. He now stood back with the others, watching the scene finish up. The others next to him, nodded in silent agreement.
Author's note:
Well that's all for chapter 25. Please review. No flames. Thanks.