CHAPTER FIVE: CAPTURED
Aang, Katara, and Sokka quietly stood up and took off running for Appa, Des, Braeden, and Amaya close behind.
"Where are you going?" asked Amaya out of breath.
"Ummm, well, errrrr, Aang is, well, Aang is kinda the Avatar." Katara said vaguely while loading her pack onto Appa.
"The avatar? Isn't that what that King Dog er what's-his-name is after? What is that anyway?" Braeden questioned suspiciously.
"Ummm, yeah. And it's King Dongpo, not Dog, he's from some province in the Fire Nation. The Avatar is a bender that can bend all four elements. Get it?" replied Sokka.
"No, not really, I'm still confused." Des said.
"Des, you're always confused." Brae pointed out.
"You're not just going to leave us here alone, are you?" asked Amaya.
"Errrrr, Katara, do you think there is enough room on Appa for them to come along?" Sokka inquired.
"There should be, and they could come in handy, you know, the whole storm thing. We might be able to use that when we're escaping from Zuko and Commander Zhao." Katara retorted. A rustling in the bushes stopped the group dead in their tracks.
"Time to go! If you're coming get on, we're leaving!" Sokka shouted jumping onto Appa's back. Des, Amaya, and Brae looked at each other, then, followed Sokka and climbed onto Appa. Aang and Katara were running around the clearing gathering the rest of their supplies.
"Over here!" a voice shouted as fire nation soldiers broke through the trees. Katara and Aang dropped what they were carrying and ran full out towards Appa. Aang made a running leap, and landed next to Sokka on Appa's head. But, as Katara glanced behind her, she tripped over a tree root and did a face-plant.
"Katara!"