"You're the leader? But your voice still cracks." Katara said

"I'm the oldest, and I'm a warrior, so (Deepens voice) I'm the leader." Sokka said

"If anyone's the leader, it's Aang. I mean he is the Avatar." Katara said

"Are you kidding, he's just a goofy kid." Sokka said

We all look at Aang, who is hanging upside down from Appa's right horn with feet sticking out in the air.

"He's right." Aang said

"Why do boys always think someone has to be the leader? I bet you wouldn't be so bossy if you kissed a girl," I said

"I've kissed a girl, you just haven't met her." Sokka said

"Who? Gran-gran? We've met Gran-Gran." Katara said

"No! besides Gran-gran. Look, my instincts tell me we have a better chance of slipping through on foot, and a leader has to trust his instincts." Sokka said

"Okay, we'll try it your way, oh wise leader." Katara said

"Can we just get going." I said

"Who knows? Walking might be fun." Aang said

We haven't been walking for a while when Aang starts complaining.

"Walking stinks. How do people go anywhere without a flying bison?" Aang asked

"Come on what happened to the boy that said walking could be fun?" I asked

"Well, I don't know, Aang. Why don't you ask Sokka's instincts? They seem to know everything." Katara said

"I did not miss this." I said

"Ha, ha, very funny." Sokka said

"I'm tired of carrying this pack." Aang said

"Just put it on Appa." I said

"You know who you should ask to carry it for a while? Sokka's instincts." Katara said

"That's a great idea. Hey, Sokka's instincts, would you mind." Aang said

"Okay, okay, I get it. Look, guys, I'm tired too. But the important thing is that we're safe from the. (walks through a bush and sees something in front of him) Fire Nation." Sokka said

We walk up next to Sokka to see that we had walked into a fire nation camp.

"Run." Sokka said

We turn around to see that some of the fire nation soldiers blocking us in.

"We're cut off." Sokka said

"No, I couldn't tell." I said

"Sokka, your shirt." Aang said

Katara uses her bending to put out Sokka's shirt.

"If you let us pass, we promise not to hurt you." Sokka said

"What are you doing?" Katara asked in a whisper

"Bluffing?" Sokka whispered back

"You promise not to hurt us?" a soldier with an eye match said

A moment passes then something knocks the solider out.

"Nice work, Sokka. How'd you do that?" Aang asked

"Uh, instinct?" Sokka asked

I look up to see people in the trees.

"There are people in the trees." I said

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