Training

Training

I saw Soara stretching out in the field near Gyo's house. I wondered what she was doing. She stood up straight and turned around looking at me. She stared at me and with saying anything asked me a question.

"I was just curious what you were doing," I explained. She started to walk away. I followed her.

"I was just gonna train. I haven't practiced in a week," she said a she stretched her arms out more. She suddenly stopped a twitched her head. I looked around and saw Iggy talking with Ali. I leaned into Soara, my head near her ear.

"So are you going to ask him to train with you or watch him talk to Ali," I asked her smugly. I knew she hated the fact that Ali had won Iggy over after she tried so hard, even I felt that way. She started to walk up to Iggy and Ali. I noticed they were laughing and Soara slightly stumbled back not certain if she should interrupt.

"You're so cute," Ali said as she rubbed his head. Iggy started to blush.

"Yah…well I…I …um…Ow," Soara punched him the shoulder and he stumbled back. I started to giggle. A master firebender getting hurt by a girl's punch. Ali started to laugh too. Soara wrapped her hand around Iggy's wrist and started to pull him away. "What are you doing?" he asked aggravated.

"By the way you took that punch it looks like you need some training," she said. They reached the destination Soara set for them. "You ready?" he shook his head. She sled one of her feet back and pushed her hand up. A rock jolted in front of Iggy and he stumbled back surprised. Soara lifted her other hand. Iggy fell back and a rock jumped up into his back. He flew up into the air, flipped and landed on his stomach. He grunted and slowly climbed back up. Soara started to laugh.

"Shut up! It's not funny," he said as he turned to Soara. She folded her arms and walked into his personal bubble. She had a smug smile on her face.

"Maybe you need more training. Kara would you like to demonstrate this for Sparky," Soara said. I nodded and walked over to were Iggy use to be. I stood there not very clear on what I had to do. I heard the earth grow beside me. In not even a second I had water coming out of the pouch on my back. I sliced a large piece of the rock and it fell to the ground. I heard another rock behind me. I slashed the water to it's position and it fell into the ground. I kept doing that for a little while longer. I waited listened and reacted as fast as I could. A lesson you would teach an earthbender. I heard earth rise up from the ground. I turned around ready to strike. The rock pounded my stomach as it flew through the air. I fell down and tried to regain my breath. Iggy and Soara started to laugh. "Next time Sugar Queen be ready for anything," she said and pushed Iggy at me.

"Good luck," I told the scrawny boy. He smiled smugly back at me. I stood near Soara. Iggy prepared himself in his fighting stance now ready to fight the earth manikins. Earth popped up from the ground. Blue fire flew from the heel of his foot as it sliced down on the rock totally demolishing it. Another rock jolted up and he punched it with a fire fist. Three rose simultaneously. He hit one, spun around kicked the other one and than he did a back flip and landed on the other rock making it crumble from the force of his feet and fire. He was amazing. He knew exactly how to strike the rocks so the would crumble to the ground. His form was opposing and he fought with such precision. Something I saw in master firebenders. Round rugged rock flew the air. He flipped over one and as he was in mid air kicked another one turning it to dust. He landed and ducked down dodging another rock. He punched one and it crumbled as it tried to hit his head. Two came at him from different positions and altitude. He couldn't dodge them or hit them. He circled blue fire around him as a shield. The rock melted as they touched the fire. Everything disappeared. Iggy turned and smiled at Soara.

"Had enough?" he asked smugly. Soara smiled ant him and shook her head.

"Hell no, I'm just getting started," she laughed. They looked at each other smiling. I stood there rubbing my stomach. It still hurt from Soara's blow. A giant chunk of earth shot up from under Iggy's feet. He was sent flying into a tree. He landed on the trunk with his feet and hands holding onto it. He pounced off and landed on the ground. We all started to look for the person he tried to knock down Iggy. Areon suddenly appeared and grabbed Iggy's collar and lifted him up to his eyes.

"Why does this always happen to me," Iggy whined as Areon looked at him angrily. He tossed Iggy to the ground. Iggy wheezed after impacted and slowly rose up in pain.

"Followers of Azula aren't welcomed here," Areon stated and walked away.