After a mouthful of a chapter, here comes another one with almost as much action as its predecessor. Get ready for a true showdown as everyone comes face to face for the first time in my twisted story and things get a bit more confusing for Abby and you'll see how that turns out.


Thorn in my Side


Following my heated battle with that no-good peasant, I was left to drag her to my Mongoose lizard, so I could travel to the rendezvous spot that the four of us had agreed on. For the most part, that peasant was just as, if not more exhausted and worn out as I was so it was easy to move her around. It wasn't long before I found my lizard after passing Team Snowflakes campsite and I could see that Moony and the brother were long gone now. Once I reached my lizard, I unceremoniously threw the peasant onto the back, causing her to groan in pain.

"W-where are you t-taking me?" she asked.

"Somewhere no-one can rescue you. Your irritating brother and that child you call an Avatar are long gone. Enjoy the ride," I hissed.

With one snap of my wrist, I yanked the reigns and the Mongoose lizard went off in my intended direction. For most of the travel, the waterbender merely groaned in pain and I would occasionally chi-block her for obvious reasons. I had picked up on chi-blocking when I was thirteen, which was when I first started learning hand-to-hand combat as a part of my training with Daisuke. Chi-blocking is a rare skill that not many people possess, and I am one of the few people that do have this rare ability and it has come in handy on more than one occasion.

In no time at all, the Mongoose lizard arrived at the rendezvous point, which was the Randebu Stronghold, located near the southwestern part of the Earth Kingdom. It's purpose was to serve as a prison for Earth Kingdom citizens before they were transferred to the Fire Nation, as well as a battle ground which made it the perfect place for our delivery as we would need somewhere to keep those nauseating children. When I arrived at the gate, it opened immediately, and I contently made my way into the stronghold, ready to present my capture. I saw Moony and Loony standing nearby, and they also seemed to notice me before heading towards me.

"What took you so long?" Moony asked.

"There were a few… hiccups along the way but nevertheless, I succeeded in what I set out to succeed," I answered.

"Where is the waterbender, then?" Moony asked.

"On the saddle. Don't worry, she's harmless. I've got her tied up good and chi-blocked her before we went through the gates," I replied.

Moony nodded and walked towards my Mongoose lizard before yanking the waterbender off from the saddle and handing her to two of the nearby guards before heading off with them to what I assumed was the prison chambers.

"You're wet," Loony pointed out.

I rolled my eyes. "That's what happens when you fight a waterbender."

"Is she okay?" Loony asked quietly.

I shrugged. "A little bruised, a little burned but that was her fault. You should be worrying more about me then her, anyways."

"Sorry, how are you?" Loony asked.

I rolled my eyes. "In a better condition than what she is. I might have a few scratches and bruises here and there, but at least I don't have a nice burn mark on my leg."

Loony gasped. "Abby! You didn't."

"So, what if I did? I had to do what I had to do to protect myself," I argued.

"Well, at least we succeeded then. It took me some time, but I was eventually able to get the Avatar here. His bending was able to return remarkably faster than what most peoples would after they've been chi-blocked. He almost managed to escape, but I got him again. It didn't help that their flying thing came over us and tried to get the Avatar, but I managed to get away from it. Mai was able to defeat the other Water Tribe sibling. They're both in separate cells down in the cellar," Loony explained.

I nodded, satisfied. "Good. And what about Sunshine?"

"I've hardly heard anything from Azula, but she sent a messenger hawk a few hours ago saying that she'd found where Iroh and Zuko were hiding," she replied.

I yawned, feeling extra tired after today's events. "I don't know about you, Loony but I'm exhausted. Where are my sleeping chambers?"

"The guards have prepared our rooms but I'm not sure exactly where yours is. I'm sure that if you ask the guards they'll take you to it," Loony said.

I nodded and headed towards the nearest guard before demanding that he showed me to my room, which he quickly did as he cowered in fear. Weakling. How could a grown man be scared of a teenage girl? I guess I am not like most teenage girls. As the guard lead me to my chambers, I felt the familiar feeling of uneasiness overcome me once again, but I wasn't sure what it was for. All I knew was that after today's events, I needed a nice, long, twenty-four-hour nap.

~*•°•*~

Two days had passed since my arrival at the Randebu Stronghold. I spent most of my time resting, relishing in the fact that I didn't have to hide who I was and that I could just be myself for the first time in a long time. I hadn't visited the Avatar and his friends in their cells, since I didn't think I needed to unless I needed a good taunting session. From what I'd heard, the Avatar and the brother were in a reasonably good condition while the waterbender was far worse off after our battle. Because she was a waterbender, she had to be looked up in a special cell with dry air, so she couldn't bend. In the past few years, the Fire Nation has taken extra precaution with waterbenders since we are well and truly aware of what they can be truly capable of and the darkness they can possess.

I was currently resting in my chambers when I heard a gentle knock on my door. "Enter!" I called.

The same, weak guard who had showed me to my room walked in with a piece of paper in his hands. "I have a message for you, Dragoness."

I took the paper from him. "Thank you. You are excused, Lieutenant."

He bowed as he left, leaving me alone in my room once again. I unrolled the piece of paper and carefully read the message displayed on it.

Abby,

Azula has successfully captured Iroh and Zuko and has since arrived at the Randebu Stronghold. We will be meeting in the courtyard shortly along with the Avatar and his accomplices, who will also be present.

Xoxo, Ty Lee (or Loony)

I rolled my eyes as I scrunched up the note and tossed it aside. Sometimes Loony's antics confused me to no end. She was basically like the Avatar in a girl's body, since they have the same, naïve outlook on life. What I didn't understand is why she couldn't have just come and told me this herself. I never would've pegged her as the lazy type. Nevertheless, I walked over to the nearby desk and picked up my shoes, since the shoes I was currently wearing wouldn't be appropriate for this little gathering. As I pulled the shoes up my feet and began tying the laces that joined them together, I began getting frustrated with myself as I couldn't tie a simple knot. I must've tried over a dozen times before my frustration finally reached its peak.

"Who needs laces, anyways?" I hissed before grabbing a nearby pair of scissors and cutting straight through the laces, watching as they fell to the ground. With them gone, my feet felt much more free and moveable, so I decided that I was better off without them.

"You really have a habit of destroying things, don't you?"that irritating voice asked. Except this time, there was something different about it, but I just couldn't put my finger on it.

"You, again. I thought that I told you to leave me alone?" I asked.

"I've never spoken to you before. Look up, child," the voice said.

I rolled my eyes and did as such and my eyes widened in shock as I did so. Because staring back at me in the mirror was not just my reflection. There was a woman, clad in a long, blue dress with a blue and white fur parka on top of it. There was something eerily familiar about her, but I just couldn't put my finger on it. I did know for a fact that I had never seen anyone like that woman before in my life and that I was the only one in my room.

"Who are you? W-what are you?" I asked hesitantly.

"There's no need to be scared, young one. I am merely a fragment of your imagination, so I cannot harm you," she said reassuringly.

"So, I'm hallucinating now? Great, just great," I muttered.

"I can see so much pain inside of you, but you refuse to show it and instead, keep it to yourself but that has not done you any favours. Instead, it has left you troubled and feared," she said.

"You're just like my conscience," I hissed.

"I very well may be just that, just in a physical form. You should embrace your fears and your failures, instead of taking out your frustration and anger on innocent people," she said.

"Shut up! You're no councillor. You're just… nothing! Because you don't exist!" I yelled.

"But I did once. Just like many other people, who have fallen prey to this endless and pointless war," she said.

"What? Are you like a ghost, or something?" I asked.

"That's up to you to decide," she replied.

As I stared at the woman in the mirror, the more the puzzle pieces began starting to come together. My head might not be completely straight now, but I was still smart enough to figure out the obvious.

"You're one of those Water Tribe savages, aren't you?" I asked.

The woman nodded. "Yes, but we don't see ourselves as savages. That is only the way that your nation sees us, but we're not. It's just propaganda that has spread way too far."

"You kill animals for food, rely on weapons for fun and games and your civilisation is about as low as they come so yes, you are savages," I argued.

"There are benders in our tribe too, young one and you know that. And our weapons are used by our warriors. Much like my son and daughter, who you've met," she said.

My eyes widened as the realisation hit me. "You're their mother? I thought your looks were familiar. Too bad your little pride and joy are too inadequate to ever pass as fighters and hold their own against me."

"Didn't my son best you with his boomerang? And didn't my daughter have you so terrified that you began arguing with yourself?" she asked.

I growled. "Just shut up and leave me alone. I have more important matters to attend to. Like rubbing my victory in your pathetic children's faces."

"They are not pathetic, just like you aren't. You are one and the same. The only difference is your bending. But the Fire Nation's pointless war has only altered those views and you know it. You know that your nation isn't nearly as worthy of that pedestal that it puts itself on. For once in your life, child speak up for what you believe in. Fight for what you want, not what others want! This is your life, not theirs!" she said.

I could feel my eyes twitching in anger as my mouth twitched as well. "I know what I want and it's not what you think! You don't know me, nobody knows me but me!"

With a final cry of anger, I lunged towards the mirror and slammed my fist against it, shattering it in the process. All that was left was the wall where the mirror once was, and I was just glad not to have that nosey woman around anymore. Who does she think she is? She's just as irritating as her children. Now I see where they get it from. I could feel the blood dripping from my wrist and with no bandages around, I frustratingly ripped off a part of my tunic – leaving it hanging out – before wrapping the piece of fabric around my wrist which seemed to do the job. I decided that I had had enough of being in this room, so I grabbed my sword and left to head towards the courtyard.

As I headed towards the courtyard, I noticed how the Randebu Stronghold seemed a lot more quieter than it did in the past two days. There were hardly any guards around and when they saw me, they only looked the other way. Whatever. It's not like they're worthy of my presence anyways. Along the way, I tried fixing my tunic, but I couldn't seem to tuck it in properly while walking so I ended up just giving up. I could literally feel my hair pin almost falling out of my hair, since I had done a lazy job, so I just shoved it into the back of my scalp, not even caring if I did any damage. My appearance was already messy enough and if Sunshine had any problem with that, she could shove it up her ass for all I cared. Actually, I would really like to see that happen.

I passed one corner and I could hear hushed voices talking nearby. At first, I couldn't care less about what they were talking about, but I stopped in my tracks once I recognised the voices coming from Moony and Loony. Quietly, I walked towards the nearest corner and listened in on their conversation.

"I'm just glad that Azula was able to track down her brother and uncle. I don't know how much longer I can put up with Abby," Moony hissed, earning a glare from me.

"Calm down, Mai. We have to see her in a short time anyways and you don't want to be angry when you're around her," Loony reasoned.

"I just don't get why she has to keep on constantly referring to us as Moony and Loony. Surely our own names are fine as they are," Moony said.

"I don't know, I kind of like mine. Loony's cute," Loony said, earning an eye roll from me. Of course, she would think that.

"I just want this meeting to be done and over with, so I can go back to ignoring her. I can't wait until we get back to the Fire Nation, so we can ditch her sorry butt," Moony said, with twinge of excitement in her voice that I'd never heard from her before. I guess I just have that effect on people.

"Well, we won't be able to ditch her straight away. Once we've dealt with the Avatar and the others, we'll turn her in for treason. We just have to be patient and we can't afford to slip up," Loony said.

My eyes widened in anger. I knew that something was wrong with this whole situation, but I listened to my head anyways when I should've listened to my gut. My gut is always right and knows the best way to approach any situation and my gut said to tell Azula to get lost, but I didn't and now it seemed as though I was going to pay the price for that mistake. But I wasn't about to let that happen.

I stepped out from the corner, letting my presence be known and causing Moony and Loony to look at me with a mix of shock, confusion and even fear. "You're going to regret saying that, Loony!"

And just like that, it was on. I charged towards Moony and Loony who in return, did the same as well. Moony used her darts and stilettos to attack, but I used my firebending to incinerate her worthless weapons that would have no impact on me. Loony tried using her chi-blocking, but using my knowledge I was easily able to evade her attacks.

With her distracted, I was easily able to chi-block her, sending her thumping onto the ground, leaving me with just Moony to deal with who kept on throwing everything she could at me. I was able to deflect her weapons with my armour, occasionally grabbing a few and throwing them back at her for good measure. I managed to catch a few of her darts and sent them flying back to her, immediately pinning her to the wall with no way to move.

I laughed wickedly. "Look at you two, bested by your own strength. I really don't know why Sunshine would put so much faith in you non-benders. But alas, that was her mistake and now, I will be moving on."

"You're crazy, Abby!" Moony yelled.

"No, you're the crazy ones for being friends with the Princess of Crazies," I yelled back.

And with that, I left those two minions behind and headed towards the nearest window. Using fire augmentation, I bended the fire from the nearby candles into a circling whip of fire and sent it straight to the window, destroying it in the process. I then propelled myself across the floor with my fire jets before bursting out of the broken window. I was now in the air and I hard a clear view of the entire stronghold, including the courtyard. I could see Azula in the courtyard with the Avatar, his followers as well as Iroh and Zuko. I wasn't about to let her take all of the credit for what was mostly my work. Fuelled by anger, I charged towards her with my jets of fire, prepared to take her on and defeat her by any means necessary.

In no time at all, I reached the courtyard and landed myself on the ground. Azula was standing there, almost like she was waiting for me with a sinister smile on her face. But I was about to wipe that smile right off her face. Whether I burned it off or not was to be decided. Our audience was a little too preoccupied with their restraints and I took one glance at the waterbender, who glared at me but this time she appeared somewhat better than the last time I saw her, although she had a look of pure hatred on her face which didn't bother me in the slightest bit. I was used to people hating me anyways.

"You!" she snarled.

"Me, in all of my glory," I said, sauntering forward.

"Oh, Abby. How nice of you to join us. You couldn't have made more of a mess on your way down?" Azula asked.

"I tried my best," I said smugly.

"What in the name of Agni is wrong with your clothes? That is not how someone of your status should be presenting themselves," she said, pointing to my dishevelled appearance.

This time, I laughed. "Oh, please. We're in the Earth Kingdom! These peasants don't care what we look like!"

"What is wrong with your wrist?" she asked, gesturing to my wrist that had part of my tunic wrapped around it.

I shrugged. "You mean this? I just had a little… incident with my mirror. No worries now, it's been taken care of."

"Where are Mai and Ty Lee?" she asked.

I chuckled. "You mean Moony and Loony? They're just a little tied up, I guess you could say. Some minions you have, they can't even use their own weapons to defend themselves. I can't believe that you actually thought that they could handle me. Next joke please."

That useless Water Tribe brother decided that was his moment to but in. "Okay! What's the difference between-"

I sharply turned towards him, giving him the deadliest glare that I'd ever given anyone, which immediately shut him up, but I wasn't going to let him have the last word. "Stay out of this peasant!"

"What is wrong with you? Now is not the time to act like an uncultured swine!" Azula exclaimed.

I laughed again, even louder this time. "Drop the act, Sunshine. I overheard Moony and Loony talking. I know all about your little plan which by the way, never would've worked!"

Azula gave me that same, sinister smile that just made me want to burn the crap out of her. "What plan are you talking about?"

"You're plan of turning me in for treachery, which I have not committed! I've been loyal to the Fire Nation through and through. I bleed Fire Nation red. I wouldn't have gotten those three imbeciles for you if I wasn't loyal!" I yelled, with my hand against my chest.

"Yes, you have done well. I was rather impressed with your work with the waterbender. Even I wouldn't have had the ferocity to do that," Azula said.

"Katara? What did you do to my sister?" that moron of a peasant asked.

"Shut your Agni forsaken mouth if you don't want to receive the same treatment," I snarled.

"Back to our discussion," Azula said.

"Right, as I was saying, I've done nothing wrong, then. If anything, you're the one whose wrong, you power-hungry, crazy, manipulative, psychotic bitch!" I yelled.

Azula glared at me, harder than I'd ever seen her glare at someone in my life and I returned the same, menacing glare. If looks could kill, we'd both be dead.

"You want a fight? Fine! Let's go, right here, right now!" Azula yelled.

"We can finally settle this petty feud. Standard Agni Kai rules apply," I said, getting into position.

"Hey, what about us?" that irritating brother asked.

I glared at him. "Stay out of this, peasant! This is between me and Sunshine."

"My name is Azula!" she yelled.

In that moment, Azula decided to be the one to make the first move. She sent a large blast of her signature blue fire towards me, but I was able to block it by creating a wall of fire. Our two fires clashed, creating a mini explosion and sending smoke into the air. Using the surroundings to my advantage, I ran into the smoke before jumping into the air. Once I could see Azula, I sent several blasts of fire towards her, but she effortlessly dodged all of them, not even using her bending to do so. When I landed on the ground, I started running towards her, conjuring a large flame before sending it towards her but Azula used her fire jets to narrowly avoid my attack, which instead set the large wall behind her on fire.

We then chased each other with our fire jets, much like how the waterbender and I chased each other in our battle except this time, I kept my eyes open in every direction. Azula and I had always been evenly matched benders for the most part, although each time we'd fought in the past, I seemed to have the upper hand. Only time would tell if I would continue to reign supreme today. She was certainly living up to her status as the reining thorn in my side, that's for sure. That voice in my head seemed to be leaving me alone, which I was grateful for. Not wanting to lose my confidence like I did in my battle with that waterbender, I kept on telling myself how strong and powerful I was and that I was going to win this battle which is exactly what I planned on doing.

After our game of tag, we stood opposite each other, sending blast after blast of fire towards the other. There was no time for resting because any moment of resting would give her the upper hand and I refused to let that happen. At one point, I was able to catch Azula off guard by sending a jab towards her right when she was leaning more towards her left. Now that's what you call a simpleton mistake. With her briefly distracted, I charged towards her and once she gathered her composure, Azula charged towards me. When we were only centimetres away from each other, we both had fire-packed punches behind us and when our fists came into contact, there was a large explosion that sent both of us flying into the air and onto a nearby roof.

Groggily, I regained my composure before standing back up but when I looked on the other roof, Azula wasn't there. I then caught the sight of blue fire in the distance and I looked up to see Azula coming flying towards me with the help of her fire jets. When she was only a few meters away from me, she sent a large sphere of fire towards me, but I propelled myself backwards using by firebending and sent a stream of fire towards the sphere, destroying it but creating another explosion that sent me flying across the roof until I slammed into a wall from another building. I fell to the roof, my body even more wounded thanks to the wounds that I had sustained with my fight with the waterbender. This wasn't fair. Azula was in perfect condition while I was hurt enough. Maybe I should've waited until I recovered so I could unleash my fury on her.

I heard the sound of cracking in the air and a blue light blinded me for a brief moment. I looked up to see Azula standing on top of a nearby pedestal as she generated her lightning. Just before she struck it towards me, I propelled myself into the air with my firebending, narrowly missing being burned to a crisp. I'm sure that the Avatar and his peasant followers would've liked to have seen that happen, but I wasn't going to give them that satisfaction. Once again, I used my fire jets to travel across the ground as Azula sent lightning bolt after lightning bolt at me. But I wasn't going to let her get me. No way in Koh's name was that happening.

"Yeah, come on!" the annoying peasant cheered.

"What are you doing?" his sister asked, clearly irritated.

"Well, I don't know who to cheer for!" he exclaimed

"How about neither of them since they both tried to kill us!" she shrieked.

Ignoring their stupid banter, I stayed focused on the battle at hand which was the real issue right now. Not their annoying voices. Azula had stopped hurling bolts of lightning towards me and was now back to using her blue fire. We chased after each other, doing whatever we could to over power the other and prove once and for all, who was the better firebender. It was clearly me, but Azula seemed to have some delusion in that head of hers that made her believe she was the better firebender. Yeah right. Maybe all of that lying finally got to her.

Our battle raged on as we charged towards each other. Both of our attention was entirely focused on each other, as it should be in an Agni Kai. I had competed in numerous Agni Kai's in the past. Heck, that's where my highest accolade comes from but none of them compared to the raw hatred and intensity that fuelled this one. All of those other fights were just about being the best, I never really had a personal grudge against any of my opponents. This time was different and for obvious reasons. All I could say was that I finally had someone to give me a real challenge.

Azula and I continued to send fire jab after fire jab after each other, using our own firebending to protect ourselves. As we stood facing each other once again, we both had enormous streams of fire hurling towards the other, narrowly avoiding them like always. I leaped into the air and kicked a blast of fire towards her, but she created her own fire tornado as our attacks collided. I could see our Agni Kai reaching it's breaking point. If I stayed on top of my game, there was no reason why I wouldn't be victorious. I thrust my fist down and sent a huge stream of fire towards Azula and she tried to dodge it, but the force of my attack sent her tossing across the ground and I smirked in satisfaction. Azula quickly got up and just as she was able to send another fierce attack my way, we were rudely interrupted.

"Princess! Look!" A voice yelled

The two of us looked up in the sky to see the Avatar's bison coming towards us. When did that monster get here? Our glance then turned towards our audience, only to see that they had managed to escape from their seats. We had been too engrossed in our fight to pay attention to our surroundings. Too busy to notice that the Avatar, his followers, Iroh and Zuko had somehow managed to escape from their restraints. I looked at one of the nearby buildings to see the Avatar and those Water Tribe savages leaping across it.

Azula and I took one glance at each other, our Agni Kai forgotten as we sent a combined attack of our blue and red fire towards the three escapees, but the bison managed to get to them in time, rescuing them before thrusting his tail down and sending a huge gust of air towards us that sent us flying into the air. As our bodies twisted and turned, our eyes locked and that feeling of hatred overtook me once again as I sent a blast of fire towards her before using my fire jets to propel myself further ahead while Azula sent bolts of lightning towards me. Our battle in the air continued until we reached a nearby cliff that overlooked the Randebu Stronghold, with me standing dangerously close to the edge.

"This is your fault! Look what you did! Now Uncle, Zuzu, the Avatar and his followers have escaped! This wouldn't have happened if you had just kept your Agni forsaken head on straight!" Azula yelled, pointing at me.

I glared at her. "Maybe if you weren't so vindictive in whatever petty grudge you have against me, this wouldn't have happened! I don't care what you think but I'm no traitor, Sunshine!"

"Oh, really? Because I hear things. Things that most people don't know about you and your little escapades around the world. You do remember that I am the daughter of Fire Lord Ozai, right? Only the best information comes to me," she sneered.

"Shut your trap, Sunshine! I'm not falling for that trick. We still have so settle this," I said.

"Fine by me," Azula said.

Azula then sent multiple fire jabs towards me, but I was able to dodge them easily. I countered her attacks with more firebending, adding more fuel to the fire as they say except this was literal. At one point, Azula came running towards me with fire streaming behind her from her fingertips and before I could react, she sent a huge amount of fire towards me. Panicking, I created my own fire shield that backfired as I was sent hurling over the edge, with no energy left to create another large set of fire jets. I knew that this time the Avatar wasn't going to save me and that this would be it. This was how I was going to die, falling to my death.

Well, you deserve it. That voice taunted.

That seemed to do it for me as I could feel something just snap. "No, I don't!"

Time was running out and I knew that I needed to think of something quick to save myself when an idea struck me. My hair pin. It was still lodged into my scalp somehow and I knew that the ends were sharp enough to withstand the cliffs edge. I kicked out a blast of fire that sent me hurling towards the cliff as I pulled out my hair clip and gabbed it into the cliff to stop me from falling.

With my hair out and blowing across my face, I narrowed my eyes as I watched the Avatar's bison fade off into the distance. They might've eluded me this time, but it only gave me more confidence as I knew I could get them at the palm of my hands. All it took was a little planning and evasive thinking. It was possible, I could capture the Avatar and I was going to do it again and then it was going to be permanent, so I could return to the Fire Nation and we would achieve victory once and for all.


Another mammoth of a chapter at 9 pages and almost 6000 words. Well, that's that with Abby and Azula's first official duel in this story and I will say one thing; it won't be their last. In case anyone's confused, Abby was having a hallucination of Katara and Sokka's mother, Kya in the mirror similar to how Azula hallucinated Ursa except Kya is not Abby's mother, I can guarantee you that. If you take it from an outsider's perspective, there's a clear change in Abby that will be imperative in the next few chapters. There was also some subtle foreshadowing in this chapter as well that won't come into play later on in the story.

Randebu is a Japanese word that literally means rendezvous.

SPECIAL MENTIONS

Arwen347: Thank you for the review, I'm glad that you're enjoying the story and I hope that you continue to do so. As always, more feedback is appreciated since I love reading it, even if it's good or bad.

Elixanne: It certainly does show how confused or troubled I guess you could say Abby really is. I won't give too much away but there's more to her past than what's been revealed so far, and her demons won't be going away anytime soon. As for her end result, you'll just have to wait and see what I have install for Abby down the road. It won't be an easy journey for her, that's for sure.

Guest: While I do see your points and realise that Appa and Momo are both strong characters, there are some things I should point out. Appa may be an enormous flying bison, but he has shown multiple times that he doesn't like fire, and since he was encased in a fire-like dome, that would scare any animal, especially one that's afraid of fire. As for Momo, he might've had his moments in the show but not all of them were in blaze and glory. He did just drink cactus juice right after Sokka did and I'm sure you can remember how that turned out. Momo was also scared of the fake bare in Bato of the Water Tribe, he brought back anything but water in the Blue Spirit and he managed to kidnap Mai's brother in Return to Omashu. The story isn't really cantered around Appa and Momo anyways, it's about Abby's interactions with the Gaang specifically. They had their moment in this chapter anyways so that's that.