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The Warriors of Kyoshi
It was evening, the stars were out and Zuko's was sailing through the night. Zaku was outside and enjoying the quiet night like this. He was laying on a blanket to look at the stars. He inhale and exhale because he was relaxing and looked over to see that Iroh was heading to Zuko's room. He knew that it could be bad news, but it was not going to ruin his enjoyment. Iroh was walking down the halls and stopped in front of Zuko's room. He open the door to see that Zuko was meditating to calm himself. He had four lit candles in front of him.
"The only reason you should be interrupting me is if you have news about the Avatar." Zuko said, dangerously.
Iroh enter his room with a map in his hand.
"Well, there is news, Prince Zuko, but you might not like it. Don't get too upset." Iroh told him.
Zuko remain calm with his back to his uncle.
"Uncle, you taught me that keeping a level head is a sign of a great leader. Now whatever you have to say, I'm sure that I can take it." Zuko mentioned.
"Okay, then... we have no idea where he is." Iroh told him.
Zuko was now enrage and the four candles flare to the ceiling from his rage.
"WHAT?!" Zuko yelled out.
He stands up quickly and turns around to face his uncle, his anger evident on his face. Iroh turns away from the flames and raises his right arms to protect his the flames subside, he pulled a fan out from his robe.
"You really should open a window in here." Iroh stated, fanning himself.
"Give me that." Zuko said.
He snatch the map out of Iroh's hands. He opens the rolled scroll and begins to study it while Iroh continues to fan himself.
"There have been multiple sightings of te Avatar, but he is impossible to track down." Iroh mentioned.
"How am I gonna find him, Uncle?" Zuko asked.
He looked down at the map marked with circled X's and dotted lines connecting the reported Avatar sightings. The lines zigzag all over the landmass of the map. Zuko could not read the map because he couldn't predicted Aang's next move.
"He is clearly a master of evasive maneuvering." Zuko said.
=== Jessie, Aang, Sokka, and Katara ====
It was morning and the gang was flying around to get further away from Zuko and the fire nation. He was holding on to the ranges while Katara was sewing Sokka's pants. Jessie was looking at the clear skies because she was bore out of her mind. They have been flying for three hours and Jessie just looked at the sky while her feet hung over the saddle.
"You have no idea where you're going, do you?" Sokka asked.
Aang turned his head back to Sokka.
"Weeellll, I know it's near water..." Aang answered.
Appa flying over the endless stretch of water.
"I guess we're getting close then." Sokka said, sarcastically.
"Just leave him alone, Sokka. He knows what he's doing." Jessie said.
Katara mending a few holes in Sokka's pants. Aang has his head turned back watching her. Momo, who is also watching Katara, is now sitting on Aang's left shoulder. This gave Aang an idea.
"Momo, marbles please." Aang said.
Momo went inside of Aang's clothes and grabbed a set of marbles. He turned his attention to Katara who was concentrating sewing up Sokka's pants.
"Hey, Katara! Check this out this airbending trick!" Aang stated.
"That's great, Aang." Katara said, without looking.
"But you didn't even look!" Aang whined.
Katara turned her head to look at him.
'That's great." Katara said.
Jessie was trying not to laugh because she knew how her cousin feels when it comes to sewing.
"But I'm not doing it now." Aang told her.
"Stop bugging her, airhead. You need to give girls space when they do they're sewing." Sokka stated.
Both Jessie and Katara turned their heads and looked at him with anger in their eyes. Jessie raise up for a moment and pointed a finger at Sokka as a warning.
"Don't go there, Sokka." Jessie told him.
"No, Jessie. I want to hear what he has to say. What does us being girls have to do with sewing?" Katara asked.
"It's simple really. You see, girls are better at stuff liking fixing pants than guys. Guys, though, are better at fighting and hunting. It's just the natural order of things." Sokka said.
"And he went there." Jessie stated.
She lay back down and looked at the sky. Katara just looked at him and knew what fix him.
"All done with your pants! And look what a great job I did!" Katara exaggerated.
She threw his pants at him which hitting him right in the face.
"Wait! I was just kidding! I can't wear these! Katara PLEASE!" Sokka pleaded.
Katara turned her head and crossed her arms. Then Sokka looked over at Jessie to see that she wasn't doing anything. He handed his pants over to Jessie's direction which Jessie just looked at them and back at Sokka.
"Jessie, my sweet sweet cousin." Sokka said.
"Oh no, you made your bed. You have to lay in it." Jessie told him.
"Oh c'mon!" Sokka whined
Aang smiled.
"Relax, Sokka. Where we're going you won't need pants." Aang told him.
A few minutes later, Appa landed on a small island. The four teens stood in front of a lake which only three of them were wondering why a certain bald monk had brought them here.
"We just made a pit stop yesterday. Shouldn't we get a little more flying done before we camp out?" Sokka asked.
He's right. At this rate we won't make it to the north pole until spring." Katara added.
"I have to agree with them on this one, Aang. We need to keep moving before night fall." Jessie said.
"But Appa's tired already. Aren't you boy?" Aang said.
Appa just grunt in response.
"I said, aren't you boy?" Aang asked.
Appa growled louder.
"Yeah. Very convincing. Hard to argue with a ten ton magical monster." Sokka said.
Jessie just snicker and shake her head. Aang saw something in the water that got his attention. He smiled and pointed at the large Elephant Koi fish. Jessie's, Sokka's, and Katara's eyes widen at the sight of the Elephant Koi Fish.
"That's why we're here. Elephant Koi and I'm gonna ride them. Katara, you gotta watch me." Aang said.
Jessie shield her eyes as Aang stripped down to his underwear. The young airbender jumped straight into the water. A second later, he jumped out screaming because the water was cold. Jessie, Katara, and Sokka just stood there at the shore watching him swim close to the elephant koi. Both Katara and Jessie smile because they saw that Aang was riding on the fin of the Elephant Koi. He was waving at them and laughing happily.
"He looks pretty good out there" Katara commented.
She looked at Sokka.
"Are you kidding? The fish is doing all the work." Sokka mentioned.
Jessie just shook her head towards him. Then Katara turned her head towards Appa and was shocked to see that he was about to eat something.
"No Appa! Don't eat that!" Katara scolded.
She ran over to him. Aang was grinning, but he noticed that Katara wasn't watching him anymore. His face turned downcast.
"Aww man" Aang said.
He kept riding the elephant koi despite his disappointment he felt. Then Sokka noticed a shadow in the water. Jessie didn't pay attention because she started to get the feeling that their being watch. She was looking around to find who was watching them.
"There's something in the water!" Sokka warned.
Both Jessie and Katara came running back from the sound of Sokka's voice.
"What's going on, Sokka?" Jessie asked.
"Aang is in trouble. AANG!" Sokka said.
"Aang! Get out of there!" Katara yelled out.
"Come back to shore!" Jessie yelled out.
Katara, Sokka, and Jessie were waving at him and yelling for him to come back to shore. Aang did not hear them which he thought that they were cheering for him. He just wave back. Suddenly, he was launched off the Elephant koi and into the water. The fish disappeared back into the water. When Aang turned around, he didn't see the elephant koi fish that he was riding on. All he saw was a giant fin behind him. He scream and ran for his life. The unknown fish was chasing after him. He finally made it back to shore which he crashed into Sokka which he hit a tree. Both Jessie and Katara ran towards them.
"What the hell was that thing?" Jessie asked.
"I don't know." Aang answered.
He put his clothes back on.
"Well, let's not stick around and find out. Time to hit the road." Sokka said.
Then suddenly, five warriors with fans jumped from the trees. Sokka about to reach for his club, but he was grabbed. Katara turned around to only to be pulled and brought her hood over her head. Jessie was about to bend but a rope wrapped and pulled to the ground. Aang was grabbed by the collar of his shirt and Momo was place into a bag. Then all four of them fell to the ground with blindfolds over their eyes.
"Or we could stay awhile." Sokka said.
They both take to a village and they were tied up to a pole.
"You four have some explaining to do."
"And if you don't answer all our questions, we're throwing you back in the water with the Unagi."
"What's a Unagi?" Jessie asked, sounded frighten.
"I don't know. But I'm scare." Katara told her.
"Show yourselves, cowards!" Sokka shouted
The blindfold was suddenly removed from the four of them, to reveal the warriors at attack them. Jessie's was looking at the leader and felt her heart skipped a beat. She was blushing at the sight of her and turned her gaze to the ground.
"Who are you? Where are the men who ambushed us?" Sokka asked.
"There were no men. We ambushed you. Now tell us, who are you and what are you doing here?"
Jessie turned her head to face the warriors
"Wait a second, there's no way that a bunch of girls took us down." Sokka said, smirked with disbelief.
"For the love of Spirits, Sokka! Stop going there!" Jessie shouted.
The woman that was the leader, walked up to Sokka and grabbed his collar.
"A bunch of girls, huh. The Unagi is going to eat well tonight."
"No! Don't hurt him! My brother, he can be an idiot sometimes." Katara said.
"Sometimes? Try all the time." Jessie stated.
Sokka looked at Jessie for a moment with anger in his eyes.
"It's my fault. I'm sorry we came here. I wanted to ride the elephant Koi." Aang apologized.
"How do we know that you're not Fire Nation spies? Kyoshi stayed out of the war so far and we intend to keep it that way!"
"This island is named for Kyoshi? I know Kyoshi!" Aang said, excitedly.
"Ha! How could you possibly know her? Avatar Kyoshi was born here four hundred years ago. She's been dead for centuries. Her great, great, great, great, nieces Avatar Yuri had taken up the mental of Avatar during Roku's era."
"Even Avatar Yuri was here as well. I know her too because I'm the Avatar." Aang told them.
The group in front of them looked at Aang in shocked and disbelief.
"That's impossible! The last Avatar was an airbender who disappeared a hundred years ago,"
"That's me!" Aang responded, grinning widely.
"Throw the impostor to the Unagi!"
The warriors got into fighting stance and opened up their fans. They move towards them as Sokka and Jessie was struggling to get free. Katara was looking at Aang to see that he was struggling as well.
"Aang, do some airbending." Katara instructed.
They were moving closer to them. Before the Kyoshi warriors could touch them, Aang broke out of his binds and shot up into the air. He flipped over the top of Kyoshi's statue which the crowd were amazed when he floated gracefully to the ground. The elder was looking at him with pure shock in his eyes.
"It's true, you're the Avatar!"
"Now, check this out!" Aang said.
He pulled out his marble from his pocket. He was performing his trick in front the villagers which Jessie just groan because the trick was not that interesting. The entire villagers started cheering with joy, but one of the villagers was screaming like a girl and started to foaming at the mouth. A little girl ran towards the fishermen.
"Did you hear the news? The Avatar's on Kyoshi!"
The fisherman dropped his basket of fish and pick it back up. He head towards the market to deliver the fish to the Fishmonger and passed the news that Aang was on Kyoshi's island. Then after a few hours, the Fishmonger sells the fish to a servant of the Fire nation which he also passed the news to the servant.
=== Zuko, Iroh, and Zaku ===
The servant was heading back to Zuko's ship and he serving the cook fish to Zuko, Zaku and Iroh. He told them the news and Zuko rose from his sitting position.
"The Avatar is on Kyoshi Island? Uncle, Zaku, ready the rhinos. He's not getting away from me this time." Zuko told them.
Zaku ate some of his rice and get up to prepare for their departure to Kyoshi Island. Iroh was looking at the cook fish and was drooling from the sight of it. Zuko was getting ready for the hunt and Zaku was getting ready as well.
"Are you going to finish that?" Iroh asked.
Zuko turned around and snatched the plate from the table. Zaku was looking at the both of them and knew that this was going to end well.
"I was going to save it for later!" Zuko said.
He stormed off with the plate of cook fish. Iroh crossed his arms and sulked which Zaku was smiling at him because Iroh was acting like a child.
=== Jessie, Aang, Sokka, and Katara ===
The next morning, Aang, and Katara was looking at the table with so many different types of sweets. Aang was excited to see that many food. Jessie was absent because she always do her morning walks before breakfast.
"All right! Dessert for breakfast! These people sure know how to treat an avatar!" Aang said.
He was stuffing his face with different type of sweets. Then Jessie came back from her walk and she worked up a hunger. She took a bite from a nearby food and it dissolved into her mouth. She let out a moan of pleasure from the dish. She sat down next to Katara and stuffed her face. She was looking at her cousin for a second.
"Mmm... Katara, you've got to try these." Jessie suggested to Katara.
"Well, maybe just a bite." Katara said.
Then took one for herself and like the taste. She continue to eat some of the sweets and Aang turned his attention to Sokka.
"Sokka, what's your problem? EAT!" Aang asked.
Jessie looked at a disgruntled Sokka, who was sitting hunched over and glowering in the corner. She knew that he hasn't say a word since they were released yesterday. She munched a couple of times and took a sip of her tea.
"Not hungry." Sokka said.
"But you're always hungry." Aang told him.
Jessie gulped down another round of food.
"Oh, don't mind him, Aang." Jessie said.
"Yeah. He's just upset because a bunch of girls kicked his butt yesterday." Katara mentioned.
"They snuck up on me!" Sokka said, defensively.
Both Jessie and Katara smirk and have a smug look on their faces.
"Riiiiiiiiiight." Jessie said, smugly.
"And then they kicked your butt." Katara responded, smugly.
Sokka got up.
"Sneak attacks don't count! Tie me up with ropes! I'll show them a thing or two. I'm not scared of any girls. Who do they think they are anyway." Sokka said.
He walked over to the table and took as many sweets before he ran off to find the Kyoshi warriors. Jessie was just looking at him and knew that this was not going to end well if he gone after them. Aang turned his head towards Katara and Jessie.
"What's he so angry about? It's great here. They're giving us the royal treatment." Aang said.
"Hey, don't get too comfortable. It's risky for us to stay in one place for too long." Jessie told him.
"I'm sure we'll be fine. Beside, did you see how happy. I'm making this town? They're even cleaning up that statues in my honor!" Aang reassured her.
"Well, its nice to see you excited about being the Avatar. I just hope it doesn't all go to your head." Katara said.
"Come on, you know better than that. I;m just a simple monk." Aang told her.
Then they all heard screaming girls outside the window. Aang, Jessie, and Katara was looking down at a group of fan girls. Aang was just blushing at the admires which both Katara and Jessie knew that fame just went to his head. He had spend the day with the girls while Sokka walked around the village because he was looking for Suki and her warriors. He arrive at the Kyoshi warriors dojo. He watch in the doorway because Suki was giving some instruction to her comrades.
"Sorry ladies! Didn't mean to interrupt your dance lesson. I was just looking for somewhere to get a little workout?" Sokka said.
Suki walked up to him.
"Well, you're in the right place. Sorry about yesterday. I didn't know that you were friends with the Avatar." Suki said.
"It's all right. I mean, normally I'd hold a grudge, but seeing as you guys are a bunch girls, I'll make an exception." Sokka said.
Suki just looked at him because he just went there once again.
"I should hop so. A big strong man like you? We wouldn't stand a chance." Suki said, sarcastically.
"True. But don't feel bad. After all, I'm the best warrior in my village." Sokka said.
Suki leaned towards Sokka and smiled.
"Wow! Best warrior, huh? In your whole village? Maybe you'd be kind enough to give us a little demonstration." Suki suggested.
"Oh... well... I mean... I..." Sokka said.
Suki turned to her warriors and the girls was looking each other and back their leader.
"Come on, girls! Wouldn't you like him to show us some moves?" Suki said.
The girls was giggling and nodding their head to agree with Suki's suggestion. Sokka knew that he couldn't back out when it comes to girls. Sokka turns and walks towards Suki.
"Well, if that's what you want, I'd be happy to. All right, you stand over there." Sokka instructed.
He grasped Suki's shoulder and pushes her back a little, but Suki didn't move. He didn't seem to notice or care. The girls was looking at his instruction but they were trying not to laugh at him.
"This may be a little tough, but try to block me." Sokka told her.
He tries to throw a punch, but Suki block it with a deft thrust of her fan. Her defense attack hit Sokka in the shoulder, but her stance is disinterested confident against Sokka's arrogance. He was rubbing his shoulder.
"Heh... good. Of course, I was going easy on you." Sokka said.
"Of course." Suki said.
"Let's see if you can handle this!" Sokka said.
He lunge at Suki, but she catches him under his leg and toss him backward towards the door. He landed on his butt and he looked at her which he was now furious.
"That does it!" Sokka yelled.
Sook get up and lunged back at her again. Suki grabs him by the arm, spins him around in circles, tie his arm to his foot with his won belt and throws him to the floor. She stood over him and laughing.
"Anything else you want to teach us?" Suki asked.
Sokka's face flushed in humiliation as all the warriors were laughing.
=== Jessie, Katara, and Aang ===
In the market, Jessie was helping Katara getting some supplies for their trip and she was enjoying spending time with her. They both grabbed some meat, vegetables, and fruits. Jessie started to head back to the room and watch as Aang spending most of the day with the girls. He walked over to Katara.
"Oh, good! Can you help me and Jessie carry this back to the room? It's a little heavy." Katara said.
"Actually, I can't right now." Aang told her.
Katara looked at him.
"What do you mean you can't?" Katara asked, with irritation in her voice.
"I promised the girls that I'd give them a ride on Appa. Why don't you come with us? It'll be fun." Aang told her.
Katara just roll her eyes as she continue to pick more vegetables.
"Watching you show off for a bunch of girls does not sounds like fun," Katara told him.
"Well, neither does carrying your basket." Aang said.
It's not my basket. These supplies are for our trip. I told you, we have to leave Kyoshi soon." Katara told him.
"I don't want to leave Kyoshi yet. I can't put my finger on it, but there's something I really like about this place." Aang said.
The girls started to giggle. Jessie came back out and she saw a group of girls that was waiting for Aang. She looked at them to see that they were getting impatience. One of them stomped her foot in the ground and put her hands on her hips. She walked over to the two of them.
"What's taking you so long, Aangy?"
Jessie snickered.
"Aangy..." Jessie said.
Aang wave to her.
"Just a second, Koko!" Aang called out.
Katara looking at him with anger in her eyes.
"Simple monk, huh? I thought you promised me that this Avatar stuff wouldn't go to your head." Katara reminded him.
"It didn't. You just don't want to come because you're jealous," Aang commented.
"Jealous? Of what?" Katara asked. with a challenged in her voice.
Jessie just stepped in between them and held up her hands in front of their faces.
"Okay, okay, let's all cool down before we end up say something that we might regret later." Jessie told them.
Katara just scoffed and walked off with the basket of supplies. Aang just turned around as the girls just grabbed his hands. Jessie just shook her head to the both of them and walked back to the room with Katara. She was helping her with packing up the food and stuff for their trips. Katara had a furious look on her face and it changed into a sad look. She looked at her cousin to see that was packing more of the supplies and placing them on Appa's saddle.
"Jessie? Am I a jealous person?" Katara asked.
Jessie turned her head to look at her cousin.
"What? Sweetie no, I don't think that and you shouldn't think that either. Besides, those girls should be the ones jealous because we travel with Aang." Jessie told her.
Katara just smiled at her and hugged her. Once they were done, Jessie headed over to the dojo where Suki was giving a lesson. She was looking at them practicing. Then Suki look at the doorway and stopped her teaching.
"Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt your lesson. I was just looking for Sokka." Jessie said.
Suki walked up to her and looked into her eyes. She could tell that Jessie was lying about looking for Sokka.
"If you were looking Sokka, he might be in the village." Suki told her.
She turned her back to her with her hands behind her.
"Oh okay." Jessie said.
Suki was looking from the corner of her eye. Jessie was about to leave but she had a sad look on her face.
"You don't have to lie about watching us practice. If you want to try, all you have to do is ask and we will teach you." Suki stated.
Jessie's eyes widen because Suki knew that she was lying. She was looking at Suki, who turned her head and smile at her. Jessie just blushed.
"I would love for you to teach me." Jessie said.
"That's great. But could your tell your brother that I am sorry." Suki said.
Jessie raise her eyebrow.
"Brother? Ohhhh, you mean Sokka. He is not my brother. He is my cousin. I am an only child. What did he do?" Jessie said.
Suki looked at her and to her warriors. She started to explained everything that had happened. Jessie let out a deep laugh and hold her ribs when she heard that Suki put Sokka in his place. Suki just looked at her and smiled at her because her laugh was cute.
"Wow. No one ever do that to Sokka before. I am sorry that he is being sexist towards you girls. He believes that women are not warriors but leave it to a person of the opposite sex proving him wrong." Jessie said.
"He said that he is the best warrior in his whole village." Suki mentioned.
Jessie laugh even more and placed her right hand on her forehead. She knew that was a lie because she knew that Sokka was trying to impressed a girl.
"He said that? He is the best at getting laugh at because every warrior in our village considered him a joke." Jessie said.
Suki just laugh at the comment and looked at Jessie. Jessie looked their armors. She was amazed at their fans as well.
"I really like your armor." Jessie said.
Suki just smile and lean in which she was face to face which Jessie just blush at how close she was.
"Want to it on for yourself?" Suki asked.
After a few minute, Jessie was dress as a Kyoshi warrior. The girls was looked at her because they knew that even she was from the water tribe, she look perfect in Kyoshi armor. Then they started to teach her some Kyoshi warriors fighting styles and Sokka came back to the Dojo. He was standing in the doorway and watch as Suki was teaching their lessons. He walked up to her and her students which he had a sad look on his face.
"uh...hey, Suki." Sokka said.
"Hoping for a another dance lesson?" Suki asked, mockingly.
No.. I... well, let me explain." Sokka stuttered.
"Spit it out! What do you want?" Suki asked.
Sokka sallow his pride and kneel in humility.
"I would be honored if you would teach me." Sokka said.
"Even if I'm a girl?" Suki asked, sounded irritated.
"I'm sorry if I insulted I was wrong." Sokka apologized.
Suki thought it over for a minute.
"We normally don't teach outsiders. let alone boys." Suki told him.
Please make an exception. I won't let you down." Sokka pleaded.
Suki looked over at Jessie which she nodded her head to let him learn their traditions. Suki smiled with a evil grin.
"All right. But you have to follow all of our traditions." Suki agreed.
"Of course!" Sokka said, quickly.
"And I mean ALL of them." Suki said, more seriously.
Sokka looked at her for a moment. After a minutes, Sokka was in the full green dress and makeup. He had the metal fan on his side. Jessie was trying her hardest not to laugh at her cousin. The girls were laughing at him and they started to leave.
"Do I really have to wear this? It feels a little... girly." Sokka stated.
It's a warrior's uniform. You should be proud. The silk threads symbolizes the brave blood that flows through our veins. The gold insignia represents the honor of the warrior's heart." Suki told him.
Sokka stood up proudly.
"Bravery and honor." Sokka said.
Aang walks by the door to the dojo. He turns and ducks his head in smiling mischievously.
"Hey, Sokka! Nice dress! And Jessie, you look great. Better than Sokka." Aang said.
Jessie, Sokka, and Suki turned their heads to the doorway to see Aang was looking at him. Jessie started to laugh Sokka's momentary pride is visibly crushed by Aang's barb. Suki was smiling at him and enjoying his discomfort.
Aang was walking back to the room to find Katara was practicing her waterbending. A plume of water rises and falls from a small bowl in front of her. Aang enters the room and stands cockily in the doorway.
"katara, remember how the unagi almost got me yesterday?" Aang asked.
Katara wasn't looking up from her bowl.
"Yeah." Katara answered.
"Well, I'm gonna go ride it now. It's gonna be real dangerous." Aang told her.
"Good for you." Katara said.
"You're not going to stop me?" Aang asked.
"Nope. Have fun." Katara answered.
"I will." Aang said.
"Great." Katara said.
"I know it's great." Aang mentioned.
"I'm glad you know." Katara told him.
"I'm glad you're glad." Aang said.
"Good!" Katara said.
"Fine!" Aang said.
Aang turns to storm angrily out of the room. He pauses at the door and turn his head back to look at Katara. She is still intent on her waterbending and does not look up at him. His face falls and he walks out the door. Katara lets the water fall back into the bowl, crosses her arms and looks at the door through which Aang has just exited.
Back at the dojo, Sokka and Suki was circling each other with fans unfurled. Jessie was watching from the sidelines and was watching them closely to see if Sokka was getting used to the fan.
"You're not going to master it in one day. Even I'm not that good." Suki pointed out.
"I think I'm starting to get it." Sokka stated.
He continues to practice the moves, and at the end of the set, he accidentally throws his fan out the door and into a tree. Suki looks out the door at the lost fan as snow falls from the branches about to bury it. Jessie laugh her butt off because she knew that it was going to be hard for her cousin to master the styles.
"Woooow! You show that tree whose boss." Jessie said, sarcastically.
Sokka just glared at Jessie which she turned away from the glare. Suki just shook her head at both them.
"It's not about strength. Our technique is about using your opponent's force against them. Loosen up. Think of the fan as an extension of your arm." Suki explained.
She getting into battle stance.
"Wait for an opening and then..."
She lunges at Sokka, but he parried the thrust, knocking her off her feet. She shows her surprise and embarrassment as she looks up from her spot on the floor. Jessie was surprise as well that Sokka was quick learner. Sokka crossed his arms in a "so there" manner. Suki got to her feet with flustered on her face.
"I fell on purpose to make you feel better!" Suki stated.
Sokka laughed and pointed his finger at her. Jessie just shook her head at him.
"I got you! Admit I got you!" Sokka said.
Suki laughed and grabs Sokka's hand and bends it back painfully.
"Okay, it was a lucky shot. Let's see if you can do it again." Suki suggested.
Suki lets Sokka's hand go and they both assume battle positions. They begin to circle each other. Jessie walked over to the vase and bend some water out of it. She knew that water bending plus Kyoshi warriors fighting styles would help her become a stronger bender. They continue their practices for a while and both Sokka and Jessie had master the styles perfectly.
"Not bad. Both you have learn pretty well for beginners." Suki commented.
Then village chief named Oyagi runs to the door of the dojo, breathless. Jessie bend some water into a cup for him to drink to slow his breathing.
"Firebenders have landed on our shores! Girls, come quickly!" Oyagi said.
Suki follow the chief. Jessie follow after them while she was giggling because Sokka had been mistaken for a girl. She gathered up some water from the vase.
"Hey, I'm not a... oh, whatever!" Sokka said.
Zuko had enter the town. The streets are deserted. Zuko was looking around the town for Aang. Some of the warriors was hiding to wait to make their move. Zaku was looking around because he had a bad feeling.
"Come out, Avatar! You can't hide from me forever! Zuko called out.
Zaku was signed to him that he might not be here.
"Find him." Zuko ordered.
He and his men continued walking down the main street of the village. Then the Kyoshi warriors took their chance and attacked. Jessie water bend at some of the nonbending soldiers. Suki heads directly for Zukio. As she is about to land on him, he turns his rhinoceros and she is watted out of the air by its tail. As she hits the ground, Zuko aim a fire blast at her. Jessie use the water as a shield to block it. Then Zuko was taken by surprise.
"I guess training's over." Sokka stated.
Suki, Sokka, Jessie and another warrior cautiously approach the prone Zuko. Zuko spins around on his hands and shooting fire bolts out of his feet at the approaching warriors. He knock them all to the ground and pulls himself to his feet. Zuko leaps to the middle of the street.
Zaku was in the center of the village and looked at the two statues. He saw Kyoshi and another woman but he was looking at the another woman carefully. He was put in a trances while looking at the statue. Then one of the Kyoshi warrior tried to attack him, but she ended up being flipped on her back.
"Nice try, Avatar! But these little girls can't save you." Zuko said.
He turned around to see that Zaku was coming towards and signed to that Aang was not here.
"Hey! Over here!" Aang called out.
Both Zaku and Zuko turned their attention down the street. It was Aang with his staff in hand. He was ready for a fight against them, but he was out number two to one.
"Finally!" Zuko said.
The three was squaring off like a high noon western style. Zuko was the first to let loose three consecutive fire balls from his hands. Zaku break dance to send a fire wave to the ground. It was a basic high and low combination. Aang dodges them and used his staff as a helicopter to avoid the fire wave. he flew towards Zuko and Zaku. But Zuko shoot another blast of fire, which knocks Aang's staff out of his hands. Aang leaps away and picks up two discarded fans.
Zuko runs full force at Aang. Aang uses the fana to throw an enormous gust of air at Zuko. The air knocks Zuko through a wall of a building. Zaku jumped from the roof to surprise attack Aang and bend a green fire dagger. He tried to burn Aang but Aang air bend the green flames. Zaku was not about to give up and he summon a fire around his right arm. Aang summon some air in his hands which they both started to clashed, but the image of both Roku and Yuri had appeared. They both started to feel dizzy and Zaku collapse.
Aang dropped the fans and hold his head with his right hand. He grabbed his staff and throw it into the air and flew over the now burning looks behind him to see both statues of Avatar Kyoshi and Avatar Yuri engulfed in flames. He lands next to Katara, who is helping a small child inside.
"Look what i brought to this place." Aang said.
"It's not your fault." Katara told him.
"Yes, it is. These people got their town destroyed trying to protect me." Aang stated.
"Then let's get out of here. Zuko will leave Kyoshi to follow us. I know it feels wrong to run, but I think it's the only way." Katara told him.
"I'll call Appa." Aang said.
Some of the Kyoshi warriors were still battling the firebenders. One of them threw her fan directly at his face mask and knocks him unconscious. Sokka ran towards Appa and just realize that Jessie was still with Suki. Both Jessie and Suki were crouching behind a house.
'There's no time to say goodbye." Suki said.
"But you can come with us. I could always use another lesson from you." Jessie suggested.
"Look, you're sweet and all but I can't abandon my people." Suki said.
Jessie hung her head in shame because she started to develop feelings for Suki.
"Will I ever see you again?" Jessie asked.
"I hope so, because I would like to get to know you more without you blushing all the time." Suki stated.
Jessie blushed even more red because Suki caught her blushing at her. Then Suki leans in and kissed Jessie on the check which Jessie place her hand on her cheek. Her eyes wide with surprise and blushed even more.
"Now get out of here! We'll hold them off." Suki ordered.
Jessie nodded her head and ran towards Appa. She runs up Appa's tail where Aang, Katara, Momo, and Sokka were waiting for her.
"Appa, yip yip!" Aang called out.
Appa grunt took off into the sky out of town. Zaku started to come to and saw Zuko extended his hand. He looked up to see them leaving.
"Back to the ship! Don't lose sight of them!" Zuko ordered.
They were flying away from the burning town. Jessie, Katara, and Sokka were sitting in the saddle. Aang was flapping the reins to get Appa to fly faster and he was upset that he had to abandon the people of Kyoshi Island.
"I know it's hard, but you did the right thing. Zuko would have destroyed the whole place if we had stayed. They're going to be okay, Aang." Jessie said.
Without a word, Aang dived into the water below them with a look of determination expression on his face. Jessie, Katara, and Sokka watch in horror as Aang disappears under the water. Then suddenly, the Unagi bursts out of the water, Aang riding on it. He has hold of both whiskers and forces the Unagi's head towards the burning town of Kyoshi. Aang pulls back on the whiskers and the unagi spew water over the town. The stream continues long enough to put out the fires that Zuko and his men begun.
Once he saw that Kyoshi is out of danger, he let go of the Unagi's whiskers. The Unagi rears its head and Aang jumps into the air just as Appa swoops down. He caught Aang in his front paws and flew off. Oyagi was looking at the departing travelers through a window. He had a smile on his face. Back to Appa, Aang was climbing into Appa's saddle. Katara, Jessie, Momo, and Sokka are sitting and waiting for him.
I know, I know. That was stupid and dangerous." Aang said
"Yes, it was." Katara said.
Katara hugs Aang as tight as she could. Aang's face lit up with joy and surprise.
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