"Star signs say I'm rare
Chosen
By who
I-I-I-I-I
I wonder who's watchin'
Who's wing I'm under"
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"We did make plans. We're all picking mini-vacations." Toph explains to Sokka whose groaning about wasting time
"There's no time for vacations." Sokka exclaimes
"I'm learning the elements as fast as I can. I practice hard everyday with Toph and Katara. I've been training my arrows off." Aang states
"Yeah. What's wrong with having a little fun in our downtime?" Katzumi asks
"Even if you do master all of the elements, then what? It's not like we have a map of the fire nation. Should we just head west until we reach the Fire Lord's house?Knock, knock! Hello, Fire Lord? Anybody home? I don't think so. We need some intelligence if we're gonna win this war." Sokka orders
Aang plays one more note on his flute, and a prairie dog pops out of a hole directly underneath Sokka and sings, surprising him. Katara giggles at Sokka as Momo peeks down the hole. Aang drops the flute and bends a small gust of air to get up on his feet.
"Alright, we'll finish our vacations, and then we'll look for Sokka's intelligence." Katara shoots
Aang opens the Map up.
"Your turn, Katara. Where would you like to go on your mini-vacation?" Aang asks
Katara leans towards the map and studies it, placing her hand on her chin.
"How about the Misty Palms Oasis? That sounds refreshing."
"Oh yeah, I've been there. It's a pristine natural ice spring, and I usually don't use the word pristine. It's one of nature's wonders."
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The group looks around in confusion at the Actual Springs
To the left are three sand gliders. Inside the walls are several small houses made of dry mud. There are no palm trees, and the ice spring in the middle is barely visible.
"Must have changed ownership since I was here."
The Avatar laughs nervously and proceeds through the gates with the rest of the group.
The bartender places a bowl drink in the middle. He drops a bamboo straw and a small, green umbrella into the bowl as the finishing touch. The man in white takes the drink and drops an Earth Kingdom coin on the board which the bartender takes.
Aang and Katzumi are smiling at the bartender's skill while Sokka stares thoughtfully with his hand placed against his chin.
"I don't see anything wrong with having one of those fruity beverages while we plan our strategy."
The others turn to Sokka as he speaks. Sokka grins and walks towards the bar, shoving Aang and Toph in the process.
"Excuse me!" Sokka says signaling to the bartender
The man in white takes his drink and turns around, but then bumps into Aang, causing him to spill it onto Aang.
"No worries, I clean up easy."
Aang places his knuckles together in front of his chest and bends a gust of air around his body, drying his clothes and causing everyone else's clothes to be blown back. The man in white grabs the brim of his hat to keep it from being blown away and gasps at Aang with amazement.
"You're a living relic!" The man exclaimed
"Thanks. I try." Aang says
"An Air Nomad, right in front of me. Professor Zei, head of anthropology at Ba Sing Se University." He grabs Aang's hand and examines it "Tell me, which of the Air temples do you hail from?" Zei asks
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The Mother Of Fire(AANGXOC)
FanfictionKatzumi the Third born to Fire Lord Ozai, she had a peaceful soul along with her brother Zuko before Ozai badly burned him and banished Zuko. Katzumi journeyed with Zuko and Iroh, In the search for the Avatar. Katzumi joins team avatar and teaches A...
