We randomly walked around for a while, not doing anything specific. Finding a place to eat would be nice, and shelter would also have been greatly appreciated, but the island was small and none a of that was in sight. Then we realized what island we were on, because we found the Kyoshi Warriors. Apparently Suki was visiting Sokka so a girl named Kyrrah was filling in as leader. I recognized Ty Lee, but I didn't know any of the others.
"You can stay with us," Kyrrah offered. "Just until you're ready to leave. It is our job to help people when they need it, after all."
I decided the Kyoshi Warriors could definitely be trusted. Or maybe I was just extremely tired and hungry. Either way, me and Skyler decided it was safe. So we were showed to another spare room. I was exhausted, yet I couldn't fall asleep. I knew Skyler felt the same way too, because she kept tossing and turning in her bed. I gave up on forcing myself to sleep.
"Skyler," I whispered, "are you awake?"
She sat up. "Yes."
I sighed. "I think I'm losing my spirit."
She shook her head. "No you're not. Teo, you have more spirit than anyone I've ever known. And you're not losing it."
Well, I really appreciated that, but it sure felt like I was losing spirit. I probably slept about three or four hours that night. When I woke up the next morning, I half expected to be in jail or something, but everything seemed pretty normal. Skyler was laying awake in bed on her back, looking up at the ceiling.
"Good morning." I stretched my arms.
She sat up. "'Morning."
We went to the kitchen. I was surprised to see that the Kyoshi warriors were already up and dressed, makeup and all. Kyrrah was making breakfast while the other warriors were sitting at a huge table and talking about girlish stuff, like makeup, dresses, and things like that. Skyler looked as annoyed by it as I was. We didn't complain, though- we were starving, and these people were nice enough to share their breakfast with us.
"We can't thank you enough," Skyler said after we ate.
I nodded in agreement. "This was really nice of you. It means a lot after everything we've been through the past few days. We should go now, though."
"You don't have to leave," Kyrrah told us. "We'd be happy to let you stay."
"Thanks, but we really have to get home," Skyler replied.
So we said goodbye and soon we were flying over the ocean again.
"Ok," I said. "We've been through everything that possibly could've happened. Nothing else could happen to us at this point."
Skyler sighed and nodded. "I guess. But sometimes things don't work out the way they should."
So much for cheering her up. She was right, though. We weren't home yet. We didn't know where to go, how we'd get food and shelter, or even if we were going in the right direction. Believe me, it's not a good feeling.
"Should we land there for now?" I pointed to an island.
Skyler looked ahead and nodded. "Yes. We can stay there the night."
It looked like a normal island. A nice one, actually. The buildings looked really nice and there were some sandy beaches. We'd have no problem there. When we landed, we saw something that might actually really help us. Or, someone.
Skyler's eyes widened."Is that... The avatar's bison?"
I smiled and nodded. "Yes! Appa!"
Appa walked over to us. I pet his giant head. Skyler slowly reached out her hand and pet him.
"Aang has to be close by," I said. "He's always with Appa."
Appa made a noise.
"Maybe he wants us to follow him," Skyler suggested.
I shrugged. "I wouldn't be surprised. He's smart."
Appa lead us through some bushes an onto a beach. Aang was near the ocean, practicing waterbending.
"Aang!" I exclaimed, pushing my wheelchair over to him.
Skyler followed me. Aang dropped the water he was bending and looked at us in surprise.
"Teo?" he said. "What are you doing here? And who's that?"
"I'm Skyler," she told him.
Aang smiled. "Hi! I'm Aang. Um, Teo, does your dad know you're here? How did you even get here?"
I sighed. "Long story. Bottom line is, we're lost."
Aang looked thoughtful. "You managed to get yourselves pretty lost. I could take you home on Appa, but it would definitely take a while. I hope that's okay."
"Of course!" I said. "We just want to get home! We don't care how long it takes."
Skyler nodded in agreement. "As long as we're getting there."
"Okay," Aang said. "Let's fly."
TO BE CONTINUED...
"You can stay with us," Kyrrah offered. "Just until you're ready to leave. It is our job to help people when they need it, after all."
I decided the Kyoshi Warriors could definitely be trusted. Or maybe I was just extremely tired and hungry. Either way, me and Skyler decided it was safe. So we were showed to another spare room. I was exhausted, yet I couldn't fall asleep. I knew Skyler felt the same way too, because she kept tossing and turning in her bed. I gave up on forcing myself to sleep.
"Skyler," I whispered, "are you awake?"
She sat up. "Yes."
I sighed. "I think I'm losing my spirit."
She shook her head. "No you're not. Teo, you have more spirit than anyone I've ever known. And you're not losing it."
Well, I really appreciated that, but it sure felt like I was losing spirit. I probably slept about three or four hours that night. When I woke up the next morning, I half expected to be in jail or something, but everything seemed pretty normal. Skyler was laying awake in bed on her back, looking up at the ceiling.
"Good morning." I stretched my arms.
She sat up. "'Morning."
We went to the kitchen. I was surprised to see that the Kyoshi warriors were already up and dressed, makeup and all. Kyrrah was making breakfast while the other warriors were sitting at a huge table and talking about girlish stuff, like makeup, dresses, and things like that. Skyler looked as annoyed by it as I was. We didn't complain, though- we were starving, and these people were nice enough to share their breakfast with us.
"We can't thank you enough," Skyler said after we ate.
I nodded in agreement. "This was really nice of you. It means a lot after everything we've been through the past few days. We should go now, though."
"You don't have to leave," Kyrrah told us. "We'd be happy to let you stay."
"Thanks, but we really have to get home," Skyler replied.
So we said goodbye and soon we were flying over the ocean again.
"Ok," I said. "We've been through everything that possibly could've happened. Nothing else could happen to us at this point."
Skyler sighed and nodded. "I guess. But sometimes things don't work out the way they should."
So much for cheering her up. She was right, though. We weren't home yet. We didn't know where to go, how we'd get food and shelter, or even if we were going in the right direction. Believe me, it's not a good feeling.
"Should we land there for now?" I pointed to an island.
Skyler looked ahead and nodded. "Yes. We can stay there the night."
It looked like a normal island. A nice one, actually. The buildings looked really nice and there were some sandy beaches. We'd have no problem there. When we landed, we saw something that might actually really help us. Or, someone.
Skyler's eyes widened."Is that... The avatar's bison?"
I smiled and nodded. "Yes! Appa!"
Appa walked over to us. I pet his giant head. Skyler slowly reached out her hand and pet him.
"Aang has to be close by," I said. "He's always with Appa."
Appa made a noise.
"Maybe he wants us to follow him," Skyler suggested.
I shrugged. "I wouldn't be surprised. He's smart."
Appa lead us through some bushes an onto a beach. Aang was near the ocean, practicing waterbending.
"Aang!" I exclaimed, pushing my wheelchair over to him.
Skyler followed me. Aang dropped the water he was bending and looked at us in surprise.
"Teo?" he said. "What are you doing here? And who's that?"
"I'm Skyler," she told him.
Aang smiled. "Hi! I'm Aang. Um, Teo, does your dad know you're here? How did you even get here?"
I sighed. "Long story. Bottom line is, we're lost."
Aang looked thoughtful. "You managed to get yourselves pretty lost. I could take you home on Appa, but it would definitely take a while. I hope that's okay."
"Of course!" I said. "We just want to get home! We don't care how long it takes."
Skyler nodded in agreement. "As long as we're getting there."
"Okay," Aang said. "Let's fly."
TO BE CONTINUED...