The two sat down together side-by-side. "all my fault." aang murmured dropping his staff on the floor. It clatterd noisly sounding like an explosen in the silent infirmiry. "It all started this morning. Today was the winter solstice." he explained in a flat voice staring at the floor. "on that day the line between the spirit world and our world is blurred." aang paused. "so," zuko prompted. "what happend?" Aang's face became stony. "coe, coe happend. Coe is a spirit he is also known as the face stealer." aang took a deep breath and contiuned. "He ecscaped from the spirit world. He wanted to get revenge on me for trying to kill him in a past life, so he tried to steal my face but he couldn't prouble because i'm the avatar so he needed to get revenge on me in some other way." his voice broke and he pulled his knee's up to his chest. Zuko put a hand on his shoulder. "you don't have to tell me if-" "He stole they're faces." those four little words sent zuko's head spinning. "what?" he asked sure he had heard aang wrong. "sokka's touphs momo's and-and gataria's." the silence felt as if it were closing in around them. "and it's all my fault!" aang yelled suddenly, making his tattao's glow brighter in his anger. Zuko's hand dropped " But where are they? there not dead?" "no, coe would have taken them with him to wherever he makes his lair." aang stood up and started pacing. "in the spirit world his lair was in a cave so he wouldlikly choose a cave here...what do you think?" he asked zuko suddenly. For a moment he was still to stunned to speak but he regained his voice quickly. "I don't know i've never been to the spirit world." aang nodded and started pacing again, and then he caught sight of his tattao's. He yelped causing zuko to jump. "why am i glowing! i'm not in the avatar state!" zuko felt confused at this. "i assumed you knew so i didn't ask." he said shrugging. Suddenly an erie wailing filled the infirmiry. Aang's eyes widened and he coverd his ears "it's coe! he's trying to-" he never finished his sentence. His eyes glowed for a moment a he fell onto the floor. As soon as it came the wailing went away leaving a wringing silence behind it.

"aang!" zuko yelled dropping beside aang on the floor. Aang groaned when zuko lifted him back onto the bed. his eyelids flickerd and he moaned, "i feel weird..." zuko looked worryed. "I'll go get the healer. I'll be right back don't move!"he yelped and ran out of the room. Zuko navigated himself to the workers louge were the healer was conversing with the cook. He explained what had happend as they rushed back to the infirmiry but as they approched zuko felt an awful sinking feeling. The doors were wide open and aang's bed was abandoned, even his staff was gone. "oh no," the healer said putting a hand to her mouth. Zuko felt a sudden rush of fear " i have to find him! i'll be back!" zuko said turning his heel and quickly rushed around the corner thinking; aang couldn't have gotten very far since he's weak. but he started running as another thought acurd to him, he had his glider he must be over in the market by now! A flash of brown and green dashed across his vision and before he knew it he was sitting on the ground next to suki. She had changed out of her uniform and into a light green dress. "oh i'm so sorry zuko! i was just coming to visit aang." she apologized, but not without a slight laugh in her voice. " totally fine, but i'm afraid you can't visit aang just now." standing up and dusting himself off. Suki cocked her head "why not?" "because he's gone." her curious expression turned into a look of shock. "what? why? how?-" " I don't have time for questions, i have to find him!" zuko yelled over his shoulder already running down the corridor. but suki caught up with him in less time. "don't worry, i can help." she said pulling out her fans from her sash.

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