I gasped. "Look, Skyler! A ship!"
Her face lit up. "I bet they can get us home! Or at least close!"
I nodded. "Let's land."
We landed on the ship. A man was standing there. His clothes made it obvious that he was from the Earth Kingdom.
"Um, excuse me?" he said. "Who gave you permission to board my ship?"
I frowned. "Sorry, sir. We're lost and were wondering if you knew the way to the Northern Air Temple."
He shook his head. "No, I'm sorry. You can stay aboard for a while. I'm Russell."
"I'm Teo."
Skyler stepped forward. "My name is Skyler."
Russell nodded. "Well, I'll show you to your room."
Our room was actually pretty nice. There was an Earth Kingdom symbol on the wall, green furniture to match, and a yellow rug. When Russell left, we tried to get some sleep, but it wasn't very easy. It was the third night on our own, and we were only thirteen. Skyler woke up and sat up in her bed. I was awake, too.
Skyler sighed. "Teo?"
I reached over and turned on the lamp. "Yes?"
"When do you think we'll get home?" she asked.
"I honestly don't know," I answered. "But I know we can do it. We just need to figure out if we're even heading in the right direction. But we have spirit, right?"
Skyler sat up a little straighter and nodded confidently. "Right. Spirit. Good night."
"Night!"
I didn't sleep much and we both woke up in another room. It looked kind of like the one Huo had trapped us in, but we weren't chained to the wall. Russell walked in, closing the door behind him.
"W-what's going on?" Skyler asked nervously.
Russell put his hands on his hips. "You think I don't know that you're an airbender?"
Skyler's eyes widened. "But how-"
"The way you were flying."
Well, luckily for us, he made a mistake. I guess he didn't think Skyler was all that powerful, because he hadn't chained her up. She made a huge air ball, much bigger than the one I'd held, and threw it at Russell. He screamed and fell backwards. Skyler ran out of the room, and I followed close behind. Soon we were out on deck.
"Well," I said, "this is familiar."
Skyler laughed for the first time since I met her. We flew off. I couldn't believe Russell was lying- he'd seemed so nice. I couldn't trust people so easily anymore. I did however trust Skyler- we'd been through too much not to. We were too tired to keep flying so we landed on the first island we saw. We met a girl there named Ada. She looked about fifteen and offered to let us stay the night at her house. I wasn't sure after staying with Russell, but there didn't seem to be any hotels we could stay in, and no caves either. And sleeping outside without any tents or supplies just didn't sound too great.
"You can sleep in the spare room," Ada told us. "I'm sure my mother won't mind."
Then a very tall woman walked into the room.
"Oh, that's my mother, Kirai," Ada said. "Mom, these people need a place to stay."
Kirai looked at us disapprovingly. "Them? They're not staying here. Look at them."
I didn't know what she meant. We looked fine. Of course, our clothes were ripped and dirty, and we hadn't bathed since we were home, but other than that we looked fine...
"There's nothing wrong with us," Skyler said, crossing her arms. "But this is your house, and I respect-"
"Get OUT!" Kirai yelled, pushing Skyler out the door. She grabbed the handles on my wheelchair and did the same to me.
I looked at Skyler. "You okay?"
She nodded. "I hate some people."
"Believe me, so do I."
At this point, I didn't know if we'd ever make it home. The I remembered the whole spirit thing. Right. Had to keep that up. We walked around the island for a while. We didn't even know what island we were on. That is until, we met... Them.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Her face lit up. "I bet they can get us home! Or at least close!"
I nodded. "Let's land."
We landed on the ship. A man was standing there. His clothes made it obvious that he was from the Earth Kingdom.
"Um, excuse me?" he said. "Who gave you permission to board my ship?"
I frowned. "Sorry, sir. We're lost and were wondering if you knew the way to the Northern Air Temple."
He shook his head. "No, I'm sorry. You can stay aboard for a while. I'm Russell."
"I'm Teo."
Skyler stepped forward. "My name is Skyler."
Russell nodded. "Well, I'll show you to your room."
Our room was actually pretty nice. There was an Earth Kingdom symbol on the wall, green furniture to match, and a yellow rug. When Russell left, we tried to get some sleep, but it wasn't very easy. It was the third night on our own, and we were only thirteen. Skyler woke up and sat up in her bed. I was awake, too.
Skyler sighed. "Teo?"
I reached over and turned on the lamp. "Yes?"
"When do you think we'll get home?" she asked.
"I honestly don't know," I answered. "But I know we can do it. We just need to figure out if we're even heading in the right direction. But we have spirit, right?"
Skyler sat up a little straighter and nodded confidently. "Right. Spirit. Good night."
"Night!"
I didn't sleep much and we both woke up in another room. It looked kind of like the one Huo had trapped us in, but we weren't chained to the wall. Russell walked in, closing the door behind him.
"W-what's going on?" Skyler asked nervously.
Russell put his hands on his hips. "You think I don't know that you're an airbender?"
Skyler's eyes widened. "But how-"
"The way you were flying."
Well, luckily for us, he made a mistake. I guess he didn't think Skyler was all that powerful, because he hadn't chained her up. She made a huge air ball, much bigger than the one I'd held, and threw it at Russell. He screamed and fell backwards. Skyler ran out of the room, and I followed close behind. Soon we were out on deck.
"Well," I said, "this is familiar."
Skyler laughed for the first time since I met her. We flew off. I couldn't believe Russell was lying- he'd seemed so nice. I couldn't trust people so easily anymore. I did however trust Skyler- we'd been through too much not to. We were too tired to keep flying so we landed on the first island we saw. We met a girl there named Ada. She looked about fifteen and offered to let us stay the night at her house. I wasn't sure after staying with Russell, but there didn't seem to be any hotels we could stay in, and no caves either. And sleeping outside without any tents or supplies just didn't sound too great.
"You can sleep in the spare room," Ada told us. "I'm sure my mother won't mind."
Then a very tall woman walked into the room.
"Oh, that's my mother, Kirai," Ada said. "Mom, these people need a place to stay."
Kirai looked at us disapprovingly. "Them? They're not staying here. Look at them."
I didn't know what she meant. We looked fine. Of course, our clothes were ripped and dirty, and we hadn't bathed since we were home, but other than that we looked fine...
"There's nothing wrong with us," Skyler said, crossing her arms. "But this is your house, and I respect-"
"Get OUT!" Kirai yelled, pushing Skyler out the door. She grabbed the handles on my wheelchair and did the same to me.
I looked at Skyler. "You okay?"
She nodded. "I hate some people."
"Believe me, so do I."
At this point, I didn't know if we'd ever make it home. The I remembered the whole spirit thing. Right. Had to keep that up. We walked around the island for a while. We didn't even know what island we were on. That is until, we met... Them.
TO BE CONTINUED...