A/N: Here's Chapter 2. :D As promised, it's shorter, and more plot-related.

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"Lunchtime!" Katara called from the kitchen.

The kids, of course, were there before she could say "flying bison". Tenzin was first, as usual, making use of his airbending, with Bumi following shortly. Kya, feeling she was too old for such childish things, came last.

"Seems you guys are hungry," their mother remarked with a smile. She never could stay mad at those three. "Must be from that fight you had earlier," she added slyly.

They all gave her sheepish grins before taking their respective places at the table, wanting to prove they were "good little children". Their mother knew this, of course, but didn't say anything. If they wanted to be on their best behavior, then who was she to stop them?

"Mom?" Bumi asked, as Katara was bending water into their glasses.

"Yes?"

"When you get mad, water splashes around, right?"

"That's right. It's because I'm a waterbender. Your Uncle Sokka used to be scared of getting me mad because the ice under his feet would crack," she recalled, laughing.

"How about Dad?" Kya asked.

"What about him?"

"When he gets mad, what happens?"

"Hmm," the waterbender said, pausing in thought. Images of Aang, wrecking havoc with his eyes and arrows glowing, ran through her mind. "Uh, I don't think you'd want to find out."

Naturally, the children's curiosity was only piqued. "Why not?" Tenzin asked.

"Well, because . . ." She couldn't think of an answer. The last thing she wanted to do was to scare the children by giving them the image that their Dad turned into some kind of destructive, glowing monster.

Right then, Aang showed up, riding an air scooter into the kitchen. Katara frowned in disapproval. Sometimes, she felt that she was actually taking care of not three, but four children.

"Really, Aang, how many times do I have to tell you? No air scooters in the house," she chided as he came to a stop.

"My apologies, ma'am. Walking would take too long, and I just couldn't wait to taste the lunch prepared by such a beautiful and talented cook," he explained, smiling charmingly.

Katara smirked. "Flattery isn't going to get you out of this, airhead."

"Airhead?" He raised his eyebrows. "Whatever happened to sweetie?"

"Don't try to change the topic. Misbehavior like that deserves a punishment, right, kids?" The three nodded, giggling, while Aang gasped in fake horror.

"You're getting nothing but sea prunes for lunch," she declared.

"What? No!" he exclaimed. "No, really, I'm serious. Don't do this, Katara," he begged, and she had to laugh at the desperation in his voice.

"Don't worry, sweetie. It's fish for me, Kya, and Bumi, and vegetables for you airbenders. But if you want something else, all you have to do is ask, you know," she said, winking.

"Not funny at all, Katara," he said sourly, making the master waterbender laugh again.

"Daddy! Daddy!" Kya exclaimed. Being a Daddy's girl, she immediately had his attention.

"Yes, sweetie?"

"When Mom gets mad, the water splashes around. What happens when you get mad?" Her blue eyes, just like her mother's, looked up at him, wide and expectant.

"Oh, when I get mad?" he said offhandedly, glancing at Katara. "Well . . ."

"Daddy, daddy, is it the same as what happens when Mom gets mad? Or is it scarier?" she asked, pulling at the hem of his robes.

He chuckled. "I wouldn't really say so. Your mother is definitely not someone to be underestimated. In fact, I'd say she has the temper of a firebender."

"Would you like another waterwhip, honey?" his wife asked sweetly.

The Avatar cringed. "See what I mean?" he said, making the three kids burst into giggles once again. Aang laughed along with them, and Katara couldn't help but do the same.

Bumi was the first to recover. "Wait, I have an idea!" Everyone quieted down to listen to what he had to say. "Since Dad earthbends a lot, I bet an earthquake happens!" Bumi exclaimed.

"Well, uh . . ." Aang trailed off, not knowing what to say.

"No, since Dad was born an airbender, he creates a tornado and causes a hurricane," Tenzin argued.

"Well, Dad firebends too, so maybe he launches a gigantic fireball!" Kya suggested. "Ooh, ooh, wait, maybe he breathes fire, just like a dragon! ROOAAAARRRR!" Soon, Kya was chasing her two brothers around the kitchen, roaring like a dragon.

"Kids, back to the table," Katara ordered them. She cast a concerned glance at Aang; she knew this was a sensitive topic for him. True enough, his mouth had become nothing more than a straight line and his eyes had lost their earlier playful light.

The children, however, paid no attention to her mother. Kya continued to chase the two, stopping only in surprise at the sound of an explosion.

"AAAHHH!" The three went from running around the kitchen to huddling together in an instant.

"Oh no, Dad really did get mad," Bumi whimpered, frightened.

"No, he didn't. Shhh," Katara shushed them. She and Aang exchanged suspicious, worried glances.

"What do you think that was?" she asked her husband.

"I'm not sure." His brows furrowed.

An air acolyte came rushing in at that moment. "Avatar Aang! Lady Katara!"

"What is it?" Aang asked.

"There are Fire Nation rebels on the island!" the acolyte exclaimed. "I suspect they are Princess Azula's men."

"Princess Azula? Isn't she Uncle Zuko's evil sister?" Tenzin piped up.

"Yeah, the one who went crazy?" Kya added.

"I'm afraid so," their mother answered. She turned to Aang. "But how? Isn't she locked up in an asylum in the Fire Nation?"

"She is. But apparently, she has connections." he replied, his eyes narrowing. "We'll have to inform Zuko about this later. But for the meantime, we have to get these rebels off the island."

Katara nodded. "Kids, stay here. Mommy and Daddy will take care of this."

"But—" Bumi started, but his father cut him off. "No buts. Listen to your mother. Ling, watch over the children and make sure they're safe," he told the acolyte.

"Of course, sir," Ling bowed.

"Katara?" He turned to his wife, who nodded. They both darted out of the room.

"Just like old times, huh?" Aang joked.

Katara grinned. Leave it to her husband to lighten the mood. "What do you mean, old? That was only a few years back." She glanced back at their weapons shelf, which they had just passed. She saw her old waterskin, and, to her surprise, Aang's glider.

The Avatar rarely went anywhere without it. He was attached to it as Sokka was to his boomerang, and Katara knew that. "Aren't you going to get your glider?"

He slapped his forehead. "Right!" He almost turned back to get it, but the sound of another explosion stopped him. "There's no time. Besides, this will be the perfect chance to use that new move Zuko showed me," he said, grinning.

Katara raised her eyebrows, but only said, "If you say so."


[SPOILER ALERT] There's gonna be a battle scene next chap. I'm kinda nervous about it, since I've never written a battle scene before o_O

Anyway, what do you think about this chap? And give me your guess on what you think is "that new move" Aang was talking about. I'd love to hear your opinions :)