~~~~~~~~~~~~~*`~~: Chapter Twenty: ~~`*~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ally looked around the village, it was dawn now and the sun was bringing out a brand new day, Ally couldn't help but admire the ocean sunrise for a few seconds, then she spotted the old couple at the fish store. "Hey!" she called at them running up to them.
"Your friends are so worried about you young lady! They think your dead!" said the old women in surprise.
Ally blinked back a few tears, she had to find them.
"Yeh' where were you!" the old man said jabbing his finger at her.
Ally shoved it away and looked at the old women, "I got lost in the storm; please, do you know where they went?"
"I told them about a ghost town when they asked if I knew about an isolated place free of fire nation." The lady admitted.
Ally sighed in relief, "How far it?"
"Go north west, you can't miss it. Especially if you fly." the old man said.
"Thank you." Ally said earnestly to the old couple.
Jumping into the air she headed in the direction the old man had said, Ally swooped higher to catch a strong air current. She looked down at the soggy farmlands from the storm, Ally looked up and noticed the thickening clouds turning gray, Ally groaned, the storm had lost its momentum and slowing down.
But luckily the ghost town was coming up, wrecked buildings lay on the hillside with large broken boulders scattered everywhere, and years upon years of weeds, fungi and moss grew on the boulders and trees grew in between tiles and on roof tops. It looked like there had been a battle or large land slide here.
Ally landed on a large boulder near its outskirts and spun her new glider shut, a fork of lightning lashed out like a serpents tongue in the dark gray sky, Ally winced as thunder crackled straight afterwards with a loud and sharp tone. Ally began to hop from buildings to boulders, boulders to trees and trees to buildings, all the while shouting out for Aang, Snow-fire, Sokka and Katara. A gusty wind blew around her and she looked at the leaves that danced in it, she sighed and looked down in sadness. Suddenly something landed on her shoulder with a chattering, Ally startled, "Neo!" she cried cuddling the black winged lemur in her arms. Suddenly there was a flurry of white and Nyx landed on her head and started to lick her cheek, "Nyx!"
Ally smiled at the lemurs then spotted another, "Momo!" she laughed. She beamed at them, "Where are the others?" Neo tilted his head and flew off towards the temple on the top of the hill. Nyx flew after him but Momo flew in a different direction.
Trusting her own lemurs, Ally jumped after them and walked into an enclosed temple, which had a fiery glow inside. Ally saw Katara and Sokka in sleeping bags on Appa, Snow-fire asleep beside the bison.
Aang was no where in sight.
"Aang - Is that you?" Katara asked weakly, she sounded sick.
"Try again." Ally smiled, walking up to her.
"Ally!" Katara asked trying to sit up, a weak grin on her face, "You're alive!"
Ally laughed, "It takes more then a storm to knock me down." She looked at the two water tribe members. "What's wrong with you guys? And where's Aang?"
"Aang went to an herbalist institute to get a cure for our colds." Katara explained closing her eyes. "He left around ten minutes ago."
"Hi Aang, why do you look like a girl?" Sokka said with a slightly delusional tone.
Ally raised her eyebrows to Katara questioning Sokka's sanity, "deliriousness is a symptom." Katara said weakly then started to cough violently. Suddenly Momo flew in with a dead mouse then dropped it on Katara's chest; Katara grimaced at it. "No Momo, water, wa-ter."
Ally took the mouse off her and gently placed the poor rodent on the ground, "I'll get the water." She said then placed a hand on Katara's forehead, she was burning up! Katara leaned into her cold hand, Ally placed other hand on Sokka; he was worse then Katara!
Ally sighed, it was frozen wood frogs they needed; she knew that from experience. Ally returned in half a minute with fresh water from the sky. She tilted a cup of the water into Katara's mouth then gave Sokka some. She took off her orange shawl and submerged it into the water then folded it up and placed it across both Katara's and Sokka's foreheads. "That should get your temperatures down."
Ally restocked the fire then tucked Katara and Sokka in their sleeping bags more securely, then refreshed the dried shawl and sponged their foreheads.
"Water?" Katara asked, Ally tipped the water carefully into Katara's mouth, then some into Sokka's.
Ally rummage through the food bag and started to make vegetable broth, it only took ten minutes and Katara happily ate it, but Ally had to convince Sokka that there was no purple dragons in the soup. Ally put the pot of broth between them as well as the water.
She stood up, she had taken the immediate action to look after her sick friends, now she had to do the prolonged term; "I know what the cure is." Ally told Katara, the rational one of the two, "I'll be gone for only half an hour at the most. Everything you need is right next to you, try to keep warm."
"Please hurry." Katara murmured weakly, shivering. "But be careful," she warned suddenly determined, "we saw a fire nation camp near here." She started coughing violently.
Ally nodded and pulled out her N'Gale spirit costume, pulling it on and then placing the mask over her face she stretched her arms that were shaped as wings and took off towards the river she had passed over on her way here.
The storm had drifted away already but that didn't mean it was smooth flying, the wind currents reminded Ally of the ocean on a less furious scale. Ally skimmed over the trees and swooped down and landed on the edge of an icy river. Ally took off her glove and rolled up her sleave, then dunked her hand in the cold water; picking a frozen frog she put it in her glove then got several more, until – Ally gasped in horror, it was orange fabric attached to an arrow, obviously the fabric from Air nomad clothing, and the only air bender in these parts (besides her) was Aang.
Ally contemplatively inspected the arrow, she had learned quite a bit from Sokka about fire nation weapons and the red and black décor on the arrow fitted the description.
Ally's heart tore apart as she jumped into the air and headed for Sokka and Katara, she knew that she could fix their problem straight away then she could go and track Aang and his kidnappers down. That thought calmed the pain; she couldn't bare to think about what they might be doing to her best friend.
"Here," Ally said, "suck on these," she put them in their mouths.
"What are they?" Katara asked.
"Chocolate ice blocks." Ally lied with a waved of her feathered hand, "Look I'll go and find Aang, stay here."
"Aang?" Sokka said in a vague, dreamy voice. "Why do you have coconuts on your chest?"
Ally rolled her eyes and left the ruined temple; she wasn't going to let Sokka forget that one.
Hopefully they won't kill her for lying when she got back, her reaction to the frozen wood frogs wasn't pleasant and there was no reason to say they won't have her reaction either. Ally got back to the frosty river, and looked around, there was a few arrow marks in a fallen tree, Ally put her back against it and held her arms up; so this was where they caught him, she concluded.
Ally sighed and scavenged around, and finally found dragging marks on the side of the river. She raced down it, the arrow still clutched in her hand. She ended up on a dirt track; Ally inspected the dirt the way Sokka taught her too, there had to be at least five to ten men, possibly all archers considering the arrows around the swamp back there.
It looked like a pair of Armadillo rhinos were the steeds of the wagon. Ally's eyes followed the dirt road that the animals' foot prints indicated. Ally closed her eyes and tightened her hold on the Arrow, begging for a vision of Aang, she concentrated on Aang and the arrow she was holding, willing herself to do what she never did before, force a vision to come to her about a particular subject…
Suddenly she gasped as the wind whipped around her; her stormy blue orbs flashed a bright blinding blue;
her world zoomed forwards along the path then over high mountain tops, then through a lush green forest, then her world slowed too a clearing that had a cliff one side overlooking the ocean, but what was in the middle of the clearing was most important; a fire nation fortress.
It looked impregnable. The fortress lined high walls, each higher then the last, the gates were large and looked indestructible. The tower in the middle was the tallest Ally had ever seen. Her world zoomed up towards the top floor of the tower where six fire nation guards stood in front of a door. Ally went right passed the guards and through the door.
And there was Aang, shackled in-between two stone pillars that have fire flickering on top, his wrist held the shackles and his ankles were also bound.
Ally felt a tug, like an elastic band and she was suddenly snapped back into her body in a rush of colour.
Ally was flung onto the ground as through something crashed into her, that was new.
She took a moment to gain her bearings, was her visions amplified by her messed up chi? Or had she always had the gift but never knew? Never even tried?
she shook her head as her world spun then started to run, moving the air resistance away from her and started pushing the wind up on her back, she was going faster then the wind.
The path was ending, going to turn left, but Ally didn't need the path any more, ahead were the mountains.
Ally ran off the dirt road and flung herself into the air, she flapped her arms to get more attitude then propelled herself forwards with her feet. The mountain ranges took a few minutes to pass and then she was above the forest, and Ally saw, in the distance, the tower Aang was in.
Ally swooped under the canopy as she got close; landing near the edge of the forest she let her arms rest a little. But she didn't have time to even blink when she landed; two blades came up and around her neck, she stilled instantly. "Who are you?" said a deep voice that was obviously fake; to cover his identity.
It takes two to tango.
"I am N'Gale. Vengeance spirit for the Air Nomads, here to free Avatar Aang." she said in a low whispery voice, she suddenly pushed her feathered hands under her attackers arms and pushed outwards, then swiftly slipped out of his striking range, kicking up a bit of leaves and subtlety making a whirl wind for an effect. Ally looked at him as the whirl wind died down; he was wearing dark clothing and a blue and white mask that was grinning mockingly at her.
Ally was going to dub him the Blue Spirit.
He didn't say another word, but pointed with one of his swords at the fortress with a nod, indicating that he was here for the same reason, but then he pointed to the sun and then down to the horizon. He wanted them to wait till nightfall.
Ally grimaced behind her mask then inclined her head to him, she would be less likely to be seen when they entered the fort; thus more likely to succeed, she hoped Aang would be okay till then. She sat down in a squatting stance next to the Blue Spirit. She twirled the arrow in a ball of wind idly. The Blue spirit stared at her.
How did she do that controlled vision? Could she do it again? Ally focused on Aang, her head bowed, then her eyes sparked bright blue after a moment of hard pressed meditation/concentration, but this time it felt like a tight rubber band, she couldn't go anywhere within eight meters without snapping back into her body.
Ally watched from outside her body as the Blue Spirit waved his gloved hand in front of her glowing blue eyes that shinned though the mask curiously, if a little hesitantly. He poked her shoulder… Ally laughed but felt the pull to be back in her body.
Ally felt the Blue Spirit poke her shoulder again, she snapped her head to look at him, laughing in her mind as he quickly withdrew his hand and quickly pointed with his sword at the sun about to set.
Ally tapped his shoulder and picked up a stick and began to draw the birds eye view of the fortress, the Blue Spirit gave his full attention to the illustration. Ally then drew the tower then circled the top floor, she looked at him silently conveying the message that Aang was on the top floor and he nodded.
Ally then drew the corridor with the six guards as stick figures (a small insult to the fire nation,) the Blue Spirit nodded again. Ally then drew the room Aang was being held, Aang wasn't drawn as a stick figure, a fact the Blue Spirit had caught on quickly, he tilted his head as though he were rolling his eyes at her childishness.
Ally poked her tongue out at him through the mouth hole of her mask, which was designed so she could blow wind through.
The Blue Spirit gave her a light mocking push, Ally chuckled in the same whispery tone that she now used when she was N'Gale, and she folded her arms across her chest. "It's expected that I poke fun every now and again, the fire nation almost succeeded in killing all the air benders."
The Blue Spirit stared at her for a long moment then looked at the sun, which was slowly starting to sink. He pointed to it then too a wagon, that was approaching. Ally opened her arms wide to reveal her wings then pointed to the sky then too the top of the tower then pointed to him and then to her. He leaned backward just a little; taken aback; and then tilted his head in thought. He gave a sharp, decisive nod.
After the sun set Ally stood up, kneeled down on one knee, and then mentioned the Blue Spirit to get on her back. The Blue Spirit hesitated a little, Ally rolled her eyes under the mask and air bended him onto her back; he gave a start of surprise while Ally stumbled. Gosh this guy was heavy despite his nimble figure, all muscle.
Making sure that his knees were firmly on her back and placed his hands onto her shoulders, she lurched herself into the air.
Ally grunted as she tried to keep them both airborne, she kept her body parallel to the ground just to help the Blue Spirit balance on her.
Ally passed over the tall walls, her costume made her feel like a silent shadow, cloaked by the night's darkness. Lanterns of guards looked like tiny glow-flies; that's how high they were.
Ally tilted her arms so they'd fly upwards a little. The Blue Spirit tightened his hold on her shoulders and she felt his knees dig into her back a little. "Almost there." Ally murmured to him.
She landed in a crouch on the roof, and the Blue Spirit got off her quickly and unsheathed his broad swords. Ally tapped him on his shoulder, he glanced at her. "I won't be able to fly both you and the Avatar out, which means we might have to fight our way out." She said in the same mysterious whispery tone.
He nodded once then walked to the side of the roof then slipped off the roof with surprising grace. Ally followed with a small use of air bending.
"Oi!" said a guard running towards them, the blue spirit made quick work of him, using those blades with a skilful hand then knocked him out with the handle of one sword; making his helmet bounce away.
Ally was impressed; but she shook it off, Aang needed her. Ally rushed forwards and elbowed a guard's stomach then hit the back of his head as he leaned forwards, he crumpled to the ground. The Blue Spirit pointed down the corridor, but Ally shook her head, and walked in the other direction her vision had taken her. The Blue Spirit seemed to be glaring at her retreating figure, but followed stealthily after her, partly hidden in the shadows.
Ally spun a kick at a fire soldier as he punched a fire ball at her; kicking his hand away she blasted him into the far wall that happened to be the end of the corridor. He collapsed into unconsciousness. No one came running, but Ally held up three fingers to the Blue Spirit and pointed towards the corridor.
The Blue Spirit jumped up on the ceiling and Ally hid in the shadows.
She watched as the three guards looked around suspiciously; then they were under the Blue Spirit, her partner dropped down and took them out with efficiency; Tying them up side down from the ceiling with a rope. Ally came out of the shadows and walked around the corridor, three guards were still guarding his door.
The Blue Spirit threw a knife at the horn that one soldier had in his hand; his aim was that of pure talent.
Ally smoothly stood in front of her partner as a blast of fire came towards him, she swished her arms like butterfly wings and blew out the fire, she then thrust her open hands outwards and threw a huge blast of air the size of the corridor toward the clearly scared soldiers, they banged into the door behind them like defenceless butterflies against a typhoon, they fell to the ground unconscious. A hand came down on her shoulder; she looked back and saw the Blue Spirit nod to her.
She tilted her head to the side in confusion, but gave him a nod all the same. Ally stepped aside as the Blue Spirit opened the door. He rushed in and she heard Aang yell in fear. Ally looked inside the room in alarm, but laughed silently as Aang looked at the Blue Spirit in wonder after his chains were cut off him via the Blue Spirit's broadswords.
Ally stepped in sight, "Hello Aang." Ally grinned, not masking her voice at all, she couldn't help it. The Blue Spirit looked at her sharply.
"Ally!" Aang said in shock before tackling her in a gigantic hug, Ally winced as her wound stung, but she didn't release the hug; she hugged him back just as tightly. "I thought you were dead!" He pulled back; his large, innocent silvery gray eyes were swimming with tears.
Ally flinched but replied in an overly confident voice, "It takes more then a storm to knock me down."
The Blue Spirit huffed and caught their attention, he motioned for the door. Ally nodded, "Your right, of course. Let's get out of here."
They walked out of the room and down the corridor; then a frog croak came from another room, "My frogs!"
Ally placed a hand on his shoulder, "I already took care of Katara and Sokka." She said. Aang sagged with relief, he grinned at her.
The Blue Spirit took hold of Aang's wrist in what seemed like exasperation, he looked at Ally and she felt sure the mystery person was giving her 'the look' – or glaring, he began to drag Aang down the corridor.
The Blue Spirit guided them down the tower with ease; they only had to fight one guard. He motioned them to the sewer system underneath the fortress; Ally looked at him with a 'are you serious?' look but jumped down anyway, then promptly gagged at the smell. Aang and the Blue Spirit jumped down and landed on either side of her.
"This is disgusting." Ally murmured to the boys, Aang nodded in agreement. The Blue Spirit just pointed his sword and began to walk.
Ally pulled the boys to the wall as soldiers walked above them, the Blue Spirit gave her a nod and they began to walk close to the sewer wall.
Things were going well so far, Ally thought as they crossed a courtyard without being seen to the wall, reaching it Ally interlaced her fingers and Aang put his foot on them, Ally flung him up the wall via air bending, helped along with his own he landed quietly. Ally mentioned for the Blue Spirit to do the same, he stepped up and Ally shot him up with a little more force on the account that he wasn't an air bender.
She jumped up herself and flapped her winged arms to land next to Aang. Suddenly alarms blared and a voice shouted from the tower. "The Avatar has escaped! Close all the gates immediately!"
"Common!" Aang shouted, jumping down the wall into the next court yard, pulling them both down for the ride.
The gates were closing, "Stay close to me!" Aang shouted to them, racing towards the next gate that was beginning to close.
Ally pushed herself faster. The Fire nation soldiers started to line up at the gate. Before she could blow them away Aang pushed them out of the way with a large blast of air.
Ally looked back; the Blue Spirit was not tailing her and Aang, he was surrounded by guards with spears and holding his ground fairly well. Aang had noticed to and he ran back to help him with a spear that had a missing blade; a makeshift staff.
Behind them the gate closed.
Ally ducked as spear took a jab at her, she knocked it away with the back of her hand and slid around behind him, she followed his movements like a shadow then hit the back of his head; he fell unconscious, he'd have one hell of a headache when he awoke.
Ally dodged another spear and tripped the soldier with a small tornado. The spears were never ending! She swore they just magically appeared out of no where and if she took one soldier down three more took their place.
She flipped backwards, her hands connected to the ground and she yanked a spear out of a soldiers hand's with the sides of her black boots, she leaned down to her left and landed on her shoulder, then she spun around and with the spear tripped several guards over, also a tree sized spinning column of air formed around her, dragging the men who were near and threw them away when they reached the top of the column, acting like a tornado but a different shape.
Suddenly the Blue Spirit went flying over head to land on the next wall. Ally looked at Aang; he had obviously catapulted him there. Ally followed Aang and landed next to him on the wall with a mighty sweep of her costumed wings.
Suddenly guards approached them from both sides and Ally pushed the air and threw them off one side while Aang did the same on the other side. Ally grinned at Aang behind her mask, but then her grin died, "Behind you!" Aang ducked but his makeshift glider was knocked away from him, the guard slashed his sword at Aang but the master air bender merely dodged and circled around him; trying to find a weakness.
Ally was about to blast the guard away when the Blue Spirit merely got behind him and threw him over the wall, simple as that.
Suddenly three bamboo ladders were being place along the wall, Ally ran up to the middle one and saw soldiers crawling up it like ants. Ally brought up her hands and pushed down; air threw the soldiers down it. Ha! She never thought gravity could be useful at times.
"Nice one." Aang said; a bamboo ladder in his arms. He picked up the one Ally just emptied.
Ally blinked then beamed at him, "You're a genius," She told him before he pushed one ladder into the Blue Spirits arms; the blue masked man looked down at it, startled.
"Jump onto my back!" Aang shouted to him getting on the ladder and pushed it off the wall. Ally jumped off the wall and dived; then spreading her wings, she swooped the soldiers and blew hard with her breath, the soldiers nearest to the ladders blew away. She barrel rolled away from a burst of flame that hissed like a cobra.
Suddenly, the last stilt that Aang and the Blue Spirit were on caught on fire, Ally watched as Aang jumped and Ally flew up to them and blew hard with her breath, giving her friends the boost they needed to clear the jump and land on the wall.
Aang stumbled and fell bringing the Blue Spirit with him. Ally landed next to them, "Common boys, this isn't time to rest." She joked, placing her hand on her hips. The Blue Spirit seemed to glare up at her, but she merely offered her hands to the boys. Aang took her offered hand and pulled himself up with a light use of air bending. The Blue Spirit stood up himself. Ally held her hands up in surrender, "Okay then," she said, a little miffed.
Guards poured in from either side of them and Aang blasted them away, and then seized both costumed allies and jumped off the wall. They were out of the fortress.
"Common!" Aang said, and then still holding them ran. Ally easily kept up with air benders speed, but the Blue Spirit wasn't use to Air bender speed – Ally's eyes suddenly flashed bright pure blue;
An Arrow was being lined up in a bow by a man with red face paint; Zhao was next to him, gripping the rail and looking at the retreating figures with enraged eyes.
Ally gasped stumbling a little, and then the Blue Spirit looked at her, at that precise moment he got knocked to the temple with a flash of red and black. The Blue Spirits mask went flying off and he landed on the dirt. Aang and Ally stopped and looked at the unmasked figure in shock. Then they're eyes met, slowly they looked at the fire soldiers running after them. Ally blasted a dirt cloud into the air and pushed it at the oncoming threat, stalling them.
Noticing Aang picking the Fire Nation Prince up, Ally picked up his blue mask via air bending, then followed him into the forest and up onto the tree branches.
A sad smile on her face; Ally was reminded of the time when she first met John and Commander Ty Lin, when she helped that injured soldier, who she didn't even know. But this, this compassion Aang was showing towards Zuko; the teen who had continuously tried to capture him, showed that Aang was truly meant to be the Avatar, not just in a title, not just because he could control all elements, but for who he is as a person.
She questioned herself deeply, if, back a hundred years ago, Commander Lee had been in Zuko's position and Ally in Aang's; would she have helped Commander Lee?
Ally didn't know much about politics, but she knew enough that if caught you'd be branded a traitor and almost certainly sentenced to death in times of war.
In all probability she might have saved Commander Lee if he were in Zuko's position, but Ally knew, just knew, Aang had a bigger heart and soul then Ally could dream of having. Ally smiled at him, she could never ask for a better friend. It just wasn't possible to find someone kinder hearted then Aang.
They slowed down after a while, it was getting lighter and their air benders speed had allowed them to travel far.
Ally watched as Aang gently placed Zuko on a bed of leaves, took the broad swords off the Fire Benders back and placed them next to the Prince. Ally laid the mask on top. Aang sat down on a giant tree root, wrapping his arms around his knees.
Ally took off her mask and sat next to him, then putting a hand on his arm, "Are you okay?" she asked softly, a little fearful of awaking Zuko.
"Just a few bruises," Aang answered just as softly, sidestepping her question on his soul that was obviously tormented. He looked down at the peacefully sleeping Fire Bender, "He helped save me."
Ally sighed; she hated herself for saying this. "Aang, I don't know Zuko personally, but I don't think his motive was from the heart, but more from his clouded mind."
Aang nodded slowly, "He wanted to capture me himself, I know, but we couldn't just leave him, if Zhao had found him…" his voice trailed off slightly.
Ally's eyes widened then narrowed her eyes in concern, "He didn't do anything to you did he?" if that foul, dishonourable spider pig hurt Aang she'd –
Aang shook his head, "He threatened me, said some things about the attack on our people –" Ally gritted her teeth, "but he didn't hurt me physically, he was planning to though." He shivered; Ally wrapped her arms around him, her feathered wings draped over his whole body.
Ally's stormy blue eyes stung, she missed the days were Aang dragged her all around the world, she missed Monk Gyasto, she missed Sister Iio, and she missed the days where she'd chill out with Aang near the bison stables and play hilarious pranks on cranky air masters and laughing for long hours until her sides ached from laughter. She missed her friends that Aang had introduced her too, especially Susan and Kuzon.
She wanted to go home; back to the care free life of an Air Nomad.
At the moment she just wanted to curl up and hate the world; she hated Fire Lord Sozin, hated his descendents that chose to continue on with the crusade he had started. She hated herself for getting caught in that storm and putting Aang, Katara and Sokka through the thoughts of her dead, she hated the guilt of Monk Afiko's death.
She hated the world for needing Aang so desperately, when she wanted to shield him away from the horrors he was going to have to face. She hated the fire nation for all the horrid things they put the world through, how they killed thousands of innocents, stole from countless people, and split families apart.
She hated them for forcing her to drift away from her placid Nomad beliefs and making her an efficient fighter.
And she hated how thinking of this made her heart ach with unbelievable pain and rage.
She wanted to scream at the world until her throat was raw. Ally was so lost in her mental torment that she barely noticed dawn had come, the sunlight glittering down through the green leaves.
Ally drew in a shaky breath, "Ally?" Aang asked in concern, his large gray orbs swimming with innocence. Oh spirits! It was only matter of time before he lost that innocence. Ally couldn't take it and let out a shaky sob then leaned her head on his shoulder.
"I hate this," Ally sniffled through her sobs, "I hate how messed up things have become. I hate Sozin, I hate that the fire nation followed him, and I hate that I have to constantly be on guard, – I want things to go back to the they were before." She whispered brokenly.
"I do too." Aang said shakily. "I miss Monk Gyasto."
"It hurts so much, to actually think his gone is too painful…" Ally nodded shakily. "I miss how you dragged me all over the world to meet you're friends." She said half heartedly, trying to change the mood.
Aang laughed sadly, suddenly rustling came from behind where Zuko lay, Ally turned and released Aang, Zuko was poised ready to strike fire at them, and Ally was surprised he didn't strike yet; perhaps it was because of their weakened states that made him hesitate. Ally wondered how long he had been listening to her and Aang speak.
"You know what the worst part about being born over a hundred years ago is?" Aang said to him, Zuko narrowed his eyes, but didn't strike, Aang continued, "I miss friends I used to hang out with. Before the war started, I used to always visit my friend Kuzon. The two of us, we'd get in and out of so much trouble together." Ally smiled at the memory of meeting Kuzon, an air bender at heart. "He was one of the best friends I ever had, if we knew each other back then do you think we could have been friends too?" He asked hopefully.
Ally gave a warm; genuinely smile at Zuko, the type of smile she uses for new friends back a hundred years ago, a small hope sparking. His eyes are unreadably, but she did catch a small hint of surprise and pain in his gold eyes before he struck out with a large amount of fire.
Aang and Ally were gone with in seconds, darting through the green and golden brown forest with grace, speed and agility no land bound person could ever hope to achieve.
Blue Spirit is my favourite episode. Woot! Blue Spirit and Aang working together kicks 7rick'in ss!