Spirit Chapter Three We were both still blushing as we tried to find our way around the ship. It was going to be hard for us to get home- we didn't even know where we were.
"Look." Skyler pointed to a door on the ceiling. "That will let us get out onto the deck. Then we can just use our gliders to fly away."
I nodded. "Okay, good plan, but we don't know where we are."
"That's the least of our problems. If Huo is out there, he'll want to capture us again."
The worst thing about being in a wheelchair is not being able to get up stairs. Skyler helped me, though. Soon we were outside, and there was a great breeze.
Skyler opened her glider. "Let's get out of here."
I nodded and pulled the lever on my wheelchair, and then we were off. We flew for a very long time, until we found a small Earth Kingdom island. We decided to stay there for the night, in a cave we found. Skyler made a fire, and we just sat near it for a while.
"Hey, Teo?" she asked.
"Yes?"
"You DO have the spirit of an airbender. You should know that. And really, you just have a lot of spirit in general."
I smiled. "Thanks. So do you."
She sighed. "Do you think we're close to home?"
"I don't know," I admitted. "I'm just glad I'm not alone."
She nodded in agreement. "Yes, me too."
It was my turn to sigh. "I kind of miss my dad, though."
Skyler put her hand on my shoulder. "We'll get home. I know we can do it."
"Thanks."
Her cheeks turned red.
"You know, you don't have to be so embarrassed," I told her. "It's just me."
"I know. I just... Never mind. Good night."
She found a comfortable position on the ground and eventually fell asleep. I slouched down in my wheelchair and did the same. I fell asleep with a smile on my face. The next morning when I woke up, Skyler was playing around with an air ball, looking quite bored.
Her face brightened when she saw me. "Hi, Teo."
"Hey, Skyler." I replied. "Cool trick."
"Thanks. Want to hold it?"
I frowned. "I'm not an airbender."
Skyler rolled her eyes. "How many times do I have to tell you this? You've got the spirit! That's all you need."
I shrugged and nervously reached out my hands. She handed it over. It was an amazing feeling to actually bend air. I don't think I can really describe it.
"Wow... This is... Amazing," I said.
Skyler smiled. "It's truly the greatest thing in the world."
After a few more seconds, I let it go.
Skyler looked thoughtful. "We should eat here, while we can."
"Yeah. There's probably some shops somewhere nearby."
We left the cave and looked around.
"Hey, look!" I exclaimed. "A restaurant. I have some money."
"So do I," Skyler replied. "But that's a pretty fancy restaurant."
I shrugged. "It's not like they'll kick us out for not having fancy clothes or something."
When we got inside, I realized it WAS really fancy. Some guy at the front desk greeted us.
"Welcome! Two people?" he asked.
Skyler nodded. "Yes. Just us."
"We only need one chair," I put in.
He nodded and led us to a table.
"Thanks," me and Skyler said at the same time.
She sat down and I pushed my wheelchair up to the table. A waitress came over with some menus.
"Oh, you're on a date?" she asked.
"No!" Skyler replied, blushing madly.
My palms were suddenly sweating and I was shaking. "I... We don't really like each other!"
Skyler glared at me and I said, "No, no! We like each other! Just not like, LIKE like."
Skyler nodded quickly. "Oh yeah! Right! Right, right, right!"
The waitress shrugged and walked away.
"That was uh, awkward," I stuttered.
"Um, yes," Skyler replied shakily.
"She was off."
"Heh... Right... She was off. Very off. Extremely-"
"Don't push it."
"Right."
The food came and we ate fast. I hadn't realized how hungry I was. Then we were off, flying over the ocean again. And that's when we saw it.
TO BE CONTINUED...
"Look." Skyler pointed to a door on the ceiling. "That will let us get out onto the deck. Then we can just use our gliders to fly away."
I nodded. "Okay, good plan, but we don't know where we are."
"That's the least of our problems. If Huo is out there, he'll want to capture us again."
The worst thing about being in a wheelchair is not being able to get up stairs. Skyler helped me, though. Soon we were outside, and there was a great breeze.
Skyler opened her glider. "Let's get out of here."
I nodded and pulled the lever on my wheelchair, and then we were off. We flew for a very long time, until we found a small Earth Kingdom island. We decided to stay there for the night, in a cave we found. Skyler made a fire, and we just sat near it for a while.
"Hey, Teo?" she asked.
"Yes?"
"You DO have the spirit of an airbender. You should know that. And really, you just have a lot of spirit in general."
I smiled. "Thanks. So do you."
She sighed. "Do you think we're close to home?"
"I don't know," I admitted. "I'm just glad I'm not alone."
She nodded in agreement. "Yes, me too."
It was my turn to sigh. "I kind of miss my dad, though."
Skyler put her hand on my shoulder. "We'll get home. I know we can do it."
"Thanks."
Her cheeks turned red.
"You know, you don't have to be so embarrassed," I told her. "It's just me."
"I know. I just... Never mind. Good night."
She found a comfortable position on the ground and eventually fell asleep. I slouched down in my wheelchair and did the same. I fell asleep with a smile on my face. The next morning when I woke up, Skyler was playing around with an air ball, looking quite bored.
Her face brightened when she saw me. "Hi, Teo."
"Hey, Skyler." I replied. "Cool trick."
"Thanks. Want to hold it?"
I frowned. "I'm not an airbender."
Skyler rolled her eyes. "How many times do I have to tell you this? You've got the spirit! That's all you need."
I shrugged and nervously reached out my hands. She handed it over. It was an amazing feeling to actually bend air. I don't think I can really describe it.
"Wow... This is... Amazing," I said.
Skyler smiled. "It's truly the greatest thing in the world."
After a few more seconds, I let it go.
Skyler looked thoughtful. "We should eat here, while we can."
"Yeah. There's probably some shops somewhere nearby."
We left the cave and looked around.
"Hey, look!" I exclaimed. "A restaurant. I have some money."
"So do I," Skyler replied. "But that's a pretty fancy restaurant."
I shrugged. "It's not like they'll kick us out for not having fancy clothes or something."
When we got inside, I realized it WAS really fancy. Some guy at the front desk greeted us.
"Welcome! Two people?" he asked.
Skyler nodded. "Yes. Just us."
"We only need one chair," I put in.
He nodded and led us to a table.
"Thanks," me and Skyler said at the same time.
She sat down and I pushed my wheelchair up to the table. A waitress came over with some menus.
"Oh, you're on a date?" she asked.
"No!" Skyler replied, blushing madly.
My palms were suddenly sweating and I was shaking. "I... We don't really like each other!"
Skyler glared at me and I said, "No, no! We like each other! Just not like, LIKE like."
Skyler nodded quickly. "Oh yeah! Right! Right, right, right!"
The waitress shrugged and walked away.
"That was uh, awkward," I stuttered.
"Um, yes," Skyler replied shakily.
"She was off."
"Heh... Right... She was off. Very off. Extremely-"
"Don't push it."
"Right."
The food came and we ate fast. I hadn't realized how hungry I was. Then we were off, flying over the ocean again. And that's when we saw it.
TO BE CONTINUED...