The Second Avatar - Part 3: The Water Village
"An Airbender!" an elderly man jumped out of the bushes and he put an arrow up to Aang. Sakura jumped up and gasped.
Aang jumped up and backed away. "What's going on?" he asked in terror. "What did I do?"
"Sakura get away from this Airbender, he's dangerous!" the man pushed Sakura back, but she ran in front of Aang.
"Leave him alone!" she put her arms out to her side to shield Aang.
"Sakura get out of the way!" the man went to push Sakura, but Aang intersected with a small airball. The man let go of his arrow and it shot through the air.
"No!" Sakura shouted. Just then Katara and Sokka came running out of the bushes.
"What's going on?" Katara demanded. Momo was on the ground with an arrow in his side. He tried to chirp and get up, but it was no use.
"Momo!" Aang was at Momo's side touching the arrow lightly.
"Why did you do that for? The Airbender didn't do anything to harm me or you!" Sakura was furious. She walked up to the older man holding her bow and arrow up.
Other Waterbenders came out of the bushes and stared sadly at the hurt lemur. On younger man knelt beside Aang. "I think I can save him."
Aang whipped tears from his eyes and turned and faced the boy.
"Really?" he asked with a cracky voice.
"Yeah he can." A young woman was standing beside the man. She had a sweet face and short brown hair.
"I'm Leora. Don't worry, he'll be okay."
The man lifted Momo slowly and he walked to the edge of the stream. He did a little Waterbending and that made a few small stepping-stones appear in the middle of the stream. He and the other Waterbenders walked across leaving Aang, Sakura, Katara, Sokka, and the older man behind.
Aang walked up to Sakura and the old man.
"He's an Airbender… I only did that to protect us from any threats he might bring to our village…" the man turned around and took off in the forest.
"I think I scared him…" Sakura said to Aang in a low voice. "I'm really sorry that happed to Momo. The chief has been awfully worried about threats such as the Airbender Avatar. I don't know why though. The Avatar is supposed to help in the war and help keep balance among the four Nations."
"So many things have changed…" Aang said half to himself.
"Come on, let's go to my village." Sakura started to walk and Aang motioned Katara and Sokka to follow.
"Why did that man attack Aang?" Katara asked.
"He's the chief and he's very protective of me." Sakura sighed.
They all walked on the largest stepping-stones silently and walked through a big bush. On the other side was a huge Waterbender village. There were at least 30 teepees and a few mud houses. There were also many Waterbenders of different ages and genders, all doing certain tasks. Sakura led the group into her teepee, which was the biggest and right in the entrance of the village.
"Do you guys want anything to eat or drink?" she asked holding up 2 apples.
"Oh thank you!" Sokka grabbed both apples and took a bite out of each.
"Geeze, someone's hungry!" Katara remarked. Sokka smiled then kept biting into the apples. Aang sighed and he looked down. Katara put her arm around him and she said, "He'll be okay."
The man that took Momo came in the teepee and sat down. "So is he going to be okay?" Aang asked. The man had much concern on his face and he looked Aang in the eyes. "He's very weak and the wound is pretty deep. There's some chance he'll live and some that…. He won't."
Tears started fill Aang's eyes and he again looked down. Katara gave him a small squeeze and Leora came in carrying a different lemur. "Oh hey, Leora. How's Miki?" Sakura got up and petted the lemur.
"She's great. She's fully recovered and ready to come back home!" Leora smiled.
"Great!" Sakura exclaimed. Miki was Momo's size and color, the only real difference was the blue bow tied around her neck. She jumped on Sakura's head and wrapped her tail around her neck.
"You have a lemur?" Katara asked skeptically. "How did you get it?"
"I found Miki on the side of the stream as a baby, so I took her in. She has a big scar on her stomach like a burn. I think she escaped from the Fire Nation." Sakura knelt beside Aang. "Miki won't let Momo die, Aang. Leora and Mathis won't either." (Mathis is the man )
There were multiple screams, bangs, and ripping noises outside the teepee. Sakura was the first up, "Guys wait here."
She, Leora, and Mathis ran outside and saw a Firebender and an army that were setting teepees on fire and capturing people.
"I know you're here Avatar! Show yourself!" the lead bender roared.
"Oh no! They're destroying the whole village! What do we do?" Sakura hugged Miki tightly, and Aang and the other ran outside. Shock was all over his face and he stared at the lead Firebender in shock.
"Zuko…."
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