The Mother Of Fire(AANGXOC)

Nightmares and Daydreams

"I know you're mine when you put it like that
Guess you was right when you put it like that
I know now"

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"This is it, the official rendezvous point for the invasion force."

"How did you pick this place?" Katzumi asks

"Before we split up, my dad and I found this island on a map. It's uninhabited, and the harbor surrounded by cliffs seemed like the perfect secluded place." Sokka explains

"Nice choice Sokka. And we're here four days ahead of schedule." Katara congratulates

"Wait," Aang shoots out of bed and high into the air "four days! The invasion's in four days!" Aang yells

"Whatever. That's like... four days from now." Sokka lays back onto his mat "Let's just calm down, and ... " Sokka instantly falls back sleeping

"Sokka's got the right idea Aang. We're here, we're ready... the best thing we can do now is get plenty of rest." Katara explains

"Uh.. " Aang looks around frantically but everyone seems to be asleep "I guess."

Aang curls up on the grass.

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"Uah!" Aang feels all around to make sure he is wearing pants, and then sighs with relief. Momo approaches him "It was just a dream Momo, I still have my pants Well, I better keep training."

Aang gets up and starts his "training"

He starts hitting and kicking a huge tree nearby. But clearly he's tired with the faint bags under his eyes

The others slowly waking up from the sound of the punching . Katara, looking drowsy turns, toward Sokka. Sokka shrugs and Katzumi gets up. She approaches a very fierce looking Aang from behind.

"Hey, how long have you been up?" She asks

"A couple hours. " Aang circles the tree, doing some fancy footwork and varying the type of punches "I got a lot more skills to refine if I'm going to fight Ozai." Aang explains

"You know there is such a thing as over-training." Katzumi says

Aang gives a final extremely hard punch, which reverberates through his body. He falls backward, stuck in his punching position. After a pause, the all the leaves fall from the tree at once.

Quickly Aang gets up with a crazy look in his eyes.

"You don't get it, do you?" Aang circles Katzumi, who looks half frightened half amused, as Aang does a variety of air punches and defensive maneuvers "My form is bad. I'm sloppy. And I only know the basics of firebending" Aang says.

Aang's eye twitches. Katzumi, moves Aang's hand away from her face with a worried smile

"That's okay Aang. The eclipse will block all firebending anyway, you don't need to know any. Plus it's a stupid element." Sokka explains

"Hey!" Katzumi yells

"Okay," Aang raises his arms and then begins a series of comic and sloppy attempts at chops, punches and kicks "well, I still have to work on everything else. I'd better spend the whole day training."

Aang bows quickly toward everyone and then creates an air ball and rides away on it.

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Aang slinks back to camp in a zombie like fashion. He gives a long yawn and falls back onto the ground.

"Good night Zumi Good night Katara. Good night Sokka. Good night Toph. Good night Appa. Good night Momo. Good night Appa and Momo."