Southern Waterbending Training

"Alright. Line up in a row," said the Waterbending trainer stepping onto a rock. The toothpick between his teeth fell into the water before him. He licked his chapped lips and continued, "We'll be practicing an advanced technique--moving water into a wave. Now watch me."

As the instructor concentrated on the pond between the many students and himself, he created small waves lapsing towards himself. Leon, a student from across the lake, rolled his eyes and whispered to his two friends beside him, "What does he think we are? Babies? ...Cover me." The two waterbending students beside him nodded and stood in front of Leon to the point where their friend could not be seen. With his entire body, Leon performed a sequence of movements and created a large wave in the pond-- much bigger than the instructor's through the delicate art of waterbending. The wave jet towards the instructor and collapsed upon him, soaking his entire body and a large perimeter around him.

Leon quickly jumped back between his two friends as he and the entire class burst into laughter as the trainer squeezed the water out of his clothes yelling, "Who did that?" he looked around, but the class ceased the laughter and was silent. "I will find out, and whomever you are... you'll be severely punished. This is no idle threat!"

"Leon Ankoku!" The voice came from behind him; it was a deep one--the voice of the WaterBending Academy master. Leon's face grew white.

"Did he see me? I could get suspended...damnit, thought Leon. He turned around and the class let out a whisper of "ooo"'s as they watched Leon walk to the headmaster.

"May I see you in the office please? We've finally contacted your parents; they're here." the head let out a devious smile as he grabbed Leon's shoulder and brought him to the building about fifty feet away.