A Firebender spy
Chapter Three: Unwanted guests.
Katara didn't move an inch. She just stared at Rei in un-understandment as the firebender rose.
"What type of company?" Aang asked not seeming to care that much.
"The kind that none of us want." Rei replied.
This time Katara wasted no time running to the tent and dashing inside.
"Sokka wake up." She pleaded. Her brother merely growled and rolled onto his side mumbling something about pink bunnies invading the planet. Katara tried again, this time shacking him as she spoke. "Sokka wake up, the Fire Nation is out there."
"No Katara. I'm an Earthbender." He corrected her still half asleep.
"Don't say I didn't try." She whispered to herself opening her water skin and emptying the content with her bending skills.
Quickly she waved it through the air and performed the 'Water Whip' smacking her brother hard in the face leaving a red mark.
Sokka shot up as Katara gently placed the water back into her skin and letting it once again dangle by her side.
"What was that for?" Sokka shouted rubbing his cheek.
"Don't you listen? There's Firebender's in the wood." She whispered to her brother.
"I told you that girl was trouble."
"Just shut up and help Aang." With that they both hurried out of the tent to their friend.
"Where's Rei?" Katara whispered to Aang.
"I don't know. I looked the other way and she just disappeared." The Airbender explained.
"No doubt to join the rest of them." Sokka growled.
"Shouldn't they had attacked by now?" Katara questioned.
Just at that moment a familiar girl went flying past them, off the cliff and into the sand behind them.
"Stupid girl, you think you can defeat us?" A deep voice shouted only for a large group of
Firebender's to appear from the shadows and darkness.
"Well, that answers that question." Sokka said holding out his boomerangs and trying to attack the enemy, but it was no good, there was just to many of them.
Soon Sokka was lying in the dirt unconscious and Aang was trying to protect Katara from the flames of the benders. One of the men snuck around the Avatar and grabbed Katara from behind causing Aang to turn and find out what was happening. Seeing their chance, the Firebender's all attacked Aang at the same time.
The flames began to die down. The men smirked at their victory but that soon changed when all that was standing there was the girl they thought they killed earlier.
"How did you survive that?" One of the men demanded.
"Only a Firebender could take that." Another snarled.
Rei smirked still standing in front of Aang and Katara. "What makes you think I'm not a Firebender?" She questioned holding up her hands. Gloves of fire surrounded them.
"Why are you helping the Avatar?" They demanded.
Rei stepped forward. "You wanna know why I'm helping the Avatar?" Her face filled with anger and hate. "You Fire Nation scum sicken me. Killing just to again power. At least if I help the Avatar he might be able to master the skills of fire and put a stop to this radicalise war once and for all."
Sokka began to stir and wake up.
"Fine, if your an ally of the Avatar...Your an enemy to us."
"I wouldn't have it any other way."
With this the fight began again. Aang blew most of the men away with his bending skills, while Katara tried to kept some away with her water skills. Sokka had finally rejoined the fight and was slicing as many as he could and Rei seemed to prefer hand-to-hand combat, but there was still to many for the four of them to handle.
"Aang behind you." Katara shouted making Rei look over to him.
"Got you." Someone whispered in the female Firebender's ear. One of the men had grabbed her when she wasn't looking. He was strong but Rei tried to break free anyway. Suddenly he just let go of her. She turned to see what had happened.
"Thank you." She finally said. Sokka had freed her. He didn't say anything as he attacked a few more benders. Rei looked down at the man who was lying dead in front of her and took his sword, knowing it would be easier to kill the rest of the men with.
There was only a quarter of the men left now and everything seemed to be going great for the four of them, until...one of the men pushed Katara into her water making it splash to the floor. Another had disarmed Sokka of one of his weapons and Rei was once again fighting hand-to-hand. However, Aang on the other hand was still doing pretty good.
"Katara catch." Sokka shouted throwing her his water skin. She did so and was soon back to defending herself.
The last of the enemies had fallen.
"Guess you really are the Avatar." Rei said looking over to Aang still in her fighting position. "You three are great fighters." She added now dropping her arms and standing straight.
"You too." Katara commented. Rei smiled and fell to the ground completely out of breath.
Everyone was fine. They had some miner cuts and bruises but nothing to extensive.
"Now you see why I have to run from the Fire Nation? No way could I have handled all of them by myself." Rei said sitting back up again.
"We're the same. With us it's mainly Prince Zuko." Katara stated. "Every time Aang begins training he shows up."
"What, so you mean that if Zuko wasn't around Aang would be able to master the four elements and save the world?" Rei questioned.
"But that aint gonna happen. He's a coward and none of us can get close enough to him. Besides he knows what we look like now." Sokka moaned also dropping to the ground.
"But he doesn't know me." Rei spoke. Everyone looked at her. "I mean look around. You just killed a bunch of Firebender's, I could take their uniform and mask, sneak aboard Zuko's ship and kill him, that way Aang doesn't have to worry about the Prince and can train without any worry at all." To her the plan was floorless.
"What happens if he finds out who you are and kills you, then Aang wont have a way to learn Firebending?" Katara asked.
"Well, I'm sure he's not gonna just turn up tonight so tomorrow I could do some training with Aang up until we find Zuko."
"Yes, but what if he finds out who you are?" Sokka repeated what his sister had asked.
"I'm a Firebender why would he think I'm a threat plus I'm gonna get killed anyway."
"Well, that's nice." Sokka said sarcastically.
"Hey it's my choice and if it will help the Avatar in saving the world, then I wanna do it. Finally stop those loathsome things."
"Why do you hate the Fire Nation so much?" Aang asked.
Rei paused for a second. "I have my reasons."