Chapter Four: Dreams of Omashu

Rays of light trickled through the window. Leslie opened her eyes and stood up. She streatched herself out and yawned. She gave Ceres a little nudge to wake her up. Ceres was still fast asleep, and she didn't show any signs of waking up soon. She was breathing heavily, like she was having a nightmare. But it was not a nightmare.

Ceres ran through the grass. There seemed to be no end of the tall brown grass that covered this field. It brushed against Ceres' skin, scratching her. Suddenly she reached an end of the grass.

It was a small plot of dirt. Ceres had a seed in her hand;, a corn seed. She planted it in the dirt, and gave the dirt a pat. When she raised her hand to turn and leave, a small green sprout had popped out of the ground. She lifted her hand higher and it grew more and more. Small leaves appeared, and corn started to grow. She lifted her hand as high as it could go, and the plant finished growing.

She picked a corn cob off the stalk and peeled it. She took a bite into it and squealed from delight. It tasted delicious, like no corn she'd ever tasted before. She turned to leave the plot and started to run through the field and go home. As she ran, every brown piece of grass turned green and was softer. The field started to gain life again.

"Ceres, time to get up." Papa said, giving Ceres a nudge on the shoulder. She grumbled and woke up.

"Good morning; sleepy head. Get dressed." He told her. He went into the kitchen and started to make some break fast. They had eggs that morning; since it was pretty much all he knew how to cook. Dinner had been made by the inn.

"You're going to be riding in the wagon. Abagail can be tied to the back of it." He said as they left the inn. Ceres was still groggy since they had to leave so early, but she was glad she got to ride in the wagon. She'd be able to sleep without worrying about being thrown off an armisho.

Ceres climbed into the wagon. Leslie jumped in and sat in a corner. Papa tied Abagail to the back of the wagon and they started to plod out of the village and back onto the road. The wagon bumped a bit, but it wasn't that uncomfortable.

"It'll only take about three hours to get to Omashu." Papa told her.

"That isn't that bad." She said. She hung her legs over the side of the wagon tipped her hat over her eyes. She soon fell to sleep.

"Ceres! Wake up! We're here!" Papa called.

Ceres woke up quickly and looked around. She jumped out of the wagon and stared in amazement at the city before her. It was all on a mountain, and it looked like it wasn't even real. It looked like a statue, for it was so detailed and beautiful. Ceres untied Abagail and jumped on. She whipped the reins and Abagail ran off to the door. Papa shrugged and whipped the reins to his armisho and ran off at her side.

Ceres was thrilled to finally be there. The long winding path to the gates turned left and right; Ceres almost fell off Abagail once. She stopped to wait for Papa and jumped off Abagail. Leslie jumped onto her shoulder. She led her toward the gate, staring in amazement at the giant gate. She didn't notice the guard.

The guard stomped his foot and a huge rock came out of the ground and hovered above Ceres and Leslie. Ceres almost fell; she was terrified. "State your business!" the guard yelled. Papa jumped off his armisho and made a fist at the rock, making it crumple into dust that fell onto Ceres' head.

"Don't threaten my child!" he yelled at the guard. "We're here for a visit!" Ceres started to dust herself off and slip away behind Abagail. She was scared for Papa.

"Calm down. Go ahead in." the guard said, stepping aside. The giant gates started to open.

"Come on Ceres." Papa said, getting back onto his armisho. Ceres mounted Abagail and warily followed him through the gates. While she went through she wondered how the gates could open and closed.

Papa led her up through the city, taking her to a place that they could stay. He knew it would be hard to find the inn that they were staying at, so he gave her a map. The inn had a circle on it. "Remember that this is where we're staying. Don't loose this map. You can go and explore the city now." He said, giving her a pat on the head. "Oh, and don't get into trouble"

Ceres nodded. "Don't worry Papa, I won't get in trouble." She said confidently. She had no idea how wrong she was.

Fourth chapter is done! I'd like to give a shout out to monkey bait, for all the support. Won't she be surprised to seeher name here! Oh, and as an answer toher question about bending, IT'S A SECRET! MWAHAHAH! Although you might've guessed already because of her dream.