A/N:I know it kinda took a while... ok, not really, but still. Anywayz, here it is! R&R

"Well," Suki began, "after you left, we —"

Suddenly, shouts broke out from the other side of the town.

"Later," she said. "We've got work to do."

They both ran toward the source of the yells. Then Aang remembered Katara, and stopped running.

"Wait!" he yelled, and Suki slowed down.

"Aang, what is it?" She asked hurriedly.

"Katara… I don't know where she is," Aang replied, looking around.

"Don't worry," Suki answered. "She'll be fine. Come on, we've got to see what's happening." With that, she began running again, and Aang followed.

When they reached the source of the yells, they were surprised to see a bunch of village people cowering behind Katara. They were surrounded by a group of about ten of the troublemakers. Katara was looking worried but fierce; she was ready to fight. She stood in a fighting stance, legs slightly spread for balance, and arms held up in fists. She was looking around for some water she could possibly use to her advantage. One of the boys realized what she was doing and shouted, "Don't let her find any water!"

However, one of the villagers behind Katara was quicker, and pointed toward a barrel of wine. "There," he whispered, then slipped back into the crowd.

Katara blew a strand of hair out of her face as she used her bending powers to lift up the wine and fling it toward the attackers. Though most of them were able to dodge the attack, she did manage to hit two, both of which were flung back a few feet into the wall of a house. The remaining eight took this opportunity to rush the group of villagers and Katara. It was then that Aang came in, using his airbending to blow the rest of the assailants away.

"Are you alright?" Aang asked.

"Yea," Katara answered. "Watch out!"

A rock flew by Aang's head. "Whoa!" The attackers came running back, hurling rocks and whatever they could find at their victims. "Everybody down!" he shouted. Immediately, everyone dropped to the floor and covered their heads. Both small and large rocks were being thrown, along with some flaming torches. Aang blew gust after gust of wind at the boys, continually knocking them down and causing them to trip over themselves. Meanwhile, Katara found a basin full of water and used it to begin putting out the fires. The warriors of Kyoshi came in next, some leading the villagers to safety while the others helped Katara and Aang. It was at least an hour before the fires were completely put out and the troublemakers entirely taken care of.

Aang stood at the edge of the town, watching the horizon. He was thinking of what he had seen here today. What were Jet and his crew doing here? What were they trying to gain? Appa came out from the forest and sat beside Aang. "Hey Appa," Aang said to the bison, placing a hand on his fur. Momo landed on his shoulder. "Hey Momo."

"Aang…" Katara began. "What were they doing here?"

"I don't know," Aang replied. "What were they doing?"

"Wait… is it possible that they were the ones to take Sokka?"

Aang looked surprised, but not doubtful.

The two stood in silence for a while, until Suki came up to them. "We've got one of them."

Katara looked at her and then Aang hopefully. "Aang! Maybe he knows something about Sokka!"

Suki looked at Katara, becoming worried. "What happened to Sokka?"

"He was captured," put in Aang. He saw the pain in Suki's face, and remembered how much she cared about Katara's brother.

"Come on," she said, leading them toward a dilapidated house. All of the windows were beginning to rot away, along with the walls. They walked in through a side door and into a small and cramped room. Sitting in the middle was a young boy, bound at the ankles and wrists. One of the warriors of Kyoshi was standing by a wall, obviously making sure that the prisoner did not get away. She watched as Aang, Katara, and Suki walked in.

"Mai," Suki directed towards the temporary sentry. "This is Aang."

"It's a pleasure to meet the Avatar," Mai said to Aang. "Nice to meet you."

"Likewise," Aang replied. He then directed his attention towards the young boy sitting down. "Hello," he said.

The boy, who appeared to be seven years old, simply stared at Aang with awe and fear. His clothes were torn in several places, and worn in several others.

"What's your name?"

"Are you really… the Avatar?" the timid boy asked.

Aang smiled. "Yes, and don't worry. No one's here to hurt you. I'm Aang. What's your name?"

"I'm… Mako," the boy replied hesitantly.

"Well, hello Mako," Aang smiled.

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