I just had this crazy idea and had to implement it.
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Appa had been Aang's companion for so many years it was if they had been joined at birth. He had withstood through all his friend's hardships even going dormant to accompany him on his hundred year hibernation. But of all the difficult tasks Appa had been forced to take on this was the hardest.
He had felt Aang's emotions and they had been fine up until this week. They were in constant flux and it made the bison annoyed on his master's behalf. Appa could see the swirl of tensions around all of the boy's companions. The most violent vortex was around the girl. Whenever she was near Aang her gentle wave transformed into a tsunami of emotions that even Appa was apprehensive to have her climb aboard him.
The scarred boy's were severally chaotic going from calm to destructive in seconds. It was odd that his flames would mute to a gentle hum as he neared Aang.
He'd been flying for what seemed hours when he became aware of the slack on the reins. Since he'd know his young master for so long it was always easy to tell when he had slipped into a meditative state. Appa had learned to navigate himself and had a fairly good idea of where to land. He flew at more of an angle to insure his boy did not plummet into the air below them.
Of all the swirls, Aang's had been the most troubling. They didn't flux or move. They just remained fluttering but even now they were almost undetectable. Appa would have landed but the violent waves were immediately engulfed in the quiet of his charge temporarily pulling him from landing.
The girl had adjusted the reins and was meshing their swirls together. Aang's sparked and roared to deafening currents smothering the violent waves until both coasted entangled and hushed together. Appa growled letting the girl know he wanted to land. She acknowledged and let him take over.
They hit a clearing. Large enough for him to maneuver and repose comfortably but small enough for the two to be cozy. Appa was not lazy, he was protective and whatever these two had done to each other would only be fixed by them with plenty of time and no interruptions.
Besides as much as he liked the other sullen girl, Momo would agree that his instincts had never been wrong with this one.