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"Are those…" Kanya pointed to the sky, unable to finish her thought.
"Airbenders!" Sokka yelled as the Northern Air Temple emerged through the clouds and gliders could be seen flying around the towers of the temple.
"Those aren't airbenders" Aang replied solemnly, "they don't have the spirit of the airbenders" he finished.
Katara put a hand on Aang's shoulder as they flew closer to the temple.
The kids on the gliders landed as the giant bison descended into a courtyard.
"You're the Avatar" a boy exclaimed as the gang climbed off of Appa.
"Actually, they're both Avatars" Sokka responded as he nudged Kanya forward. She bowed to the people.
"I'm Teo" A boy rolled forward on his wheelchair to greet the Avatars. "My father created these gliders for everyone" he explained as he presented a glider for Kanya.
Kanya smiled at the boy and glanced over at a grimacing Aang.
"This used to tell the history of my people" Aang said as they walked through the temple which was now full of pipes and mechanics.
"Well hello there" a crazy looking man greeted them. "I'm Teo's father" he introduced as his son sat beside him. "Teo told me that you want to know what happened here" he said. Aang nodded and listened to how Teo's people had become refugees and his father found this abandoned temple and learned from the airbenders.
Aang felt a little better about the changed made to the temple after hearing about these people.
"Let's see you work that glider" Aang said to Kanya who was watching the others fly through the air.
"Only if you'll go with me" she replied to Katara who was entranced by the gliders.
Katara obliged and was given a glider to use, "um… I think I changed my mind" she said as she peered over the edge.
"Come on Katara, we can do it together" Kanya encouraged as the wings of her glider clicked open. Katara gained confidence from her sister and quickly sailed off the edge and into the air. Kanya followed and tried controlling the air with bending like Aang did.
Aang laughed and took off alongside Katara. "This is amazing, I can't believe I'm flying" Katara exclaimed. "Just keep your mouth closed so bugs don't fly in" Aang instructed as he flew back down to Teo.
"I want to show you something" Teo said to Aang, "it's a part of the temple that has remained untouched."
Aang nodded and started to follow Teo out into the temple.
"Wait! How do I land this thing?" Katara yelled," What if I - eh! Blech! Yech! Bug! Bug! That was a bug!" she coughed as Kanya flew over to help her.
Teo led Aang down deserted hallways, "where's Sokka and your dad?" Aang asked.
"I think my dad is showing Sokka some of his inventions, they're really neat" Teo replied. He stopped rolling in front of a sealed door with air symbols on it. "This is it, the room that hasn't been open" Teo said.
Aang stood silently taking in the door and what may lie beyond it. Teo rolled back a little as Aang shot two blast of air into the design on the door. The door creaked open and Aang eagerly pushed through to see what was inside.
Aang stumbled back as he took in the Fire Nation insignia covering every wall in the room. Many weapons of every kind were stacked up to the ceiling of the temple room.
"What is this?" Aang demanded turning his anger towards Teo.
"I…I don't know" Teo squeaked as he rolled back into a wall.
Sokka and Teo's father came running into the room. Sokka put his hand on Aang's shoulder and pulled him back.
"Please let me explain" Teo's father begged to Aang, Sokka and his son.
"You better explain fast" Teo said, ashamed of his father.
Teo's father sighed and began his tale, not long after the refugees had found hope here the Fire Nation arrived. Teo's father begged for them to leave them peace but they refused. In the end he had to offer his services. So ever since then he had been creating weapons for the Fire Nation.
"When are they coming again?" Sokka demanded.
"Today, soon" Teo's father replied sullenly.
"We will fight, we have the power of the skies, they won't ever come here again" Aang announced.
"So what's the plan?" Kanya asked after her and Katara were filled in on what was happening.
"Teo and I will lead the older kids on the gliders, Sokka and Teo's father are working on a War balloon and Katara will be on Appa" he said. "Kanya, we need you to watch after the other kids and the elders" he continued.
Kanya nodded, knowing her job was to protect and keep peace.
Aang went to the front of the glider pack and got ready with Teo.
Katara gathered water into her pouch and mounted Appa.
Kanya watched as everyone got ready to fight, she started to lead the smaller kids out of the courtyard when Sokka came out to find her.
"Look Kanya, look what I figured out" he said eagerly, this sent Kanya back to when they were children, Sokka was always so eager to show Kanya everything he did. She smiled to herself and looked at the blueprints to the War balloon.
"How does it work?" she asked him as the children trailed inside the temple.
"Teo's father designed most of it, but I realized how to make it fly! All I needed was a lid to open and close" Sokka explained.
"You're a genius Sokka" she told him before going into the temple.
Sokka ran off to find Teo's father and ready the War balloon.
"We're running out of ammo" Teo yelled over to Aang and Katara.
Katara dropped her last bag of gooey slime on a Fire Nation tank. The other gliders landed back at the temple courtyard.
Aang flew down to the snowy ground and used his bending to try and slow the soldiers down. Katara dropped down beside him, "Teo said that the tanks have a weakness to water because of their balance" she said as she bent snow onto the closest tank. It seemed to do the trick so she continued to do it to the other tanks near them.
Appa came flying low as Aang and Katara realized there were too many tanks to fight with two benders.
They flew back up to the courtyard and looked around for Sokka and Teo's father.
"Where are they?" Katara muttered as she continued to search the skies.
Out from behind the temple the War balloon flew with the Fire Nation insignia. Sokka dropped large bombs of slime onto the soldiers and tanks closest to the temple. As they dropped the second set of slime bombs the soldiers that were left began to retreat.
A loud cheer echoed through the temple and signaled Kanya to come back out with the kids. Everyone was so happy to be rid of the Fire Nation.
"Thank you so much" Teo gushed to the gang.
"I don't know how we can repay you" his father said as he walked over with Sokka.
"You don't have to" Aang replied with a bow. "I'm glad you all live here now, I realize that maybe you weren't born here, but you've made this place your home. And now you can protect each other here" he said.
Katara moved forward and put her arm around Aang with a smile.
"We've got the Fire Nation on the run with our air power!" Sokka exclaimed as they boarded Appa.
Everyone laughed as they took off, waving goodbye as they flew.
Kanya stored her new glider on the side of the saddle for safe keeping.
"We're finally going to the North Pole" she said to Katara.
Her little sister beamed, she was born ready to master waterbending.