Sorry it took so long for this chapter. I was REALLY busy.
Intalyi
A Surprising Reunion
"What do you…," Sokka's voice got cut off by a dull thud.
"What was that?" wondered Katara out loud.
Then, from a narrow pipe in the wall came a man's voice. "Attention, we have just landed in the Southern Water Tribe's territory to refuel and stock up on food."
"Hm. That pipe in the wall is interesting. The sound must travel all through the hot air balloon."
"Sokka, are you listening?" asked Katara. "He just said we're in the Southern Water Tribe!"
"I know. Pack your things, Katara, we're getting off this balloon."
"Um, Sokka, we don't have any things."
"Right." Sokka paused. "Well, just follow me!"
They walked down the spiral stairs to the first floor. They rushed past the doors on their left and right, hoping the people inside were still unconscious.
They quietly opened the hot air balloon's entrance/exit and walked out onto the snow and ice. They were home again.
After about two hours of searching and jumping from ice drift to ice drift, they finally found what they were looking for. The Southern Water Tribe's single village. Except now it wasn't a village. It was a grand city, surrounded by walls of snow and ice. It was made to look like the Northern water Tribe. It reminded Katara of Sitalyi.
They walked down the slope and up to the city's entrance. Sokka and Katara were in such awe they were speechless. To see this gigantic city in the place of the tiny village of igloos they were accustomed to was a shock.
"What is your business?" asked a man from up on the wall above the entrance.
When Sokka looked he recognized the smiling face immediately.
Next to Sokka, Katara shouted, "Dad!"
"Dad, it's you!" shouted Sokka as his father bended a flight of stairs out of snow to get down to his two kids.
When he got to the ground, Sokka and Katara rushed up to him and gave him a great big bear hug.
"What are you doing here?" asked Sokka, who was on the verge of tears.
"When I heard they rebuilt the Southern Water Tribe I had to come!"
"You two can stay here."
Sokka and Katara looked up at a grand building the size of the Ba-Sing-Se palace made of packed snow. Also, it was in the middle of the river that flowed through the city.
Sokka asked, "Dad, how come this is the only building in the river?"
He replied, "This used to be the cities palace. Now, though, it is unoccupied.
"So, wait a minute, we're gonna be living in a palace?" asked Katara.
They're dad smiled. "In a way."
Sokka threw his fists into the air. "YEAH!"
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