Sound Waves (Avatar: The Last Airbender) Book 2

Chapter 17 - Indoctrinated City

3rd Person's POV

"Do you seriously have to follow me everywhere?" Himoko asks them in a quiet tone as she brushes past the green spirit, continuing on her way through the dark and dreary tunnels, the ominous green lighting guiding her sight, doing her best to find her way.

"Yes, yes I do!" They reply quickly, a small hum passing their lips as they bounded down the tunnel, arched stone roofs, opened different passages, and yet, at the moment. Himoko could barely see anyone in sight. No agents, no guards, nothing. It was just silence.

She furrows her brows, her head tilting to the side as she peaks from behind a wall down a corridor. Staring down at it, trying to see any shadows shifting or moving across her vision.

"What ya looking for?" Questions Frigg curiously, looking over Himoko's shoulder. Himoko releases a small groan before rounding the corner fully and walking down it. She could barely hear anything, it was too echoey in these tunnels, different sounds just kept bouncing off of each other compared to what she could hear from up on the surface, leaving her with no way to pinpoint where she had originally heard Appa in the first place.

"Appa..." She whispers, despite her not seeing or hearing anyone at the moment, with how echoey it was, she wasn't going to change her being found out.

"Hey didn't you swim through water? Aren't you supposed to be drenched right now-?" Himoko chuckles to herself, "Airbender, remember...?"

"Ah, so I see... Anyways! We can play a game down here!" She raises a brow, looking at them in her peripheral, "Huh?" She airs out in confusion. 'Why are they so freaking childish?' She thinks to herself, 'I feel like a mother right now trying to keep control of their child.' She continues her thought as she descends down a set of staircases, leading her further down the old prison, remarking silently to herself, "Great interior decorating here, Aang..."

"We can sing! Talk with ourselves, oh boy, much fun!" Himoko sighs heavily, wishing that Frigg would leave her alone again so she can focus on finding Appa. She can't with them being so loud without a care in the world, which, they didn't have. No one besides her could hear them.

Himoko stiffens before her muscles relax in time for her to duck behind a wall when her eyes catch sight of a green lantern glow moving along the dark dirt brick walls. Frigg giggles excitedly, clapping his hands. "Oooo~ Hide and seek then?!" She sends them a quick glare, shaking her head, breathing harshly out of her nose, waiting patiently until the three Dai Li Agents pass her, Himoko hiding in the shadows. She was glad to have put on such dark clothing- And that she had black hair, this wouldn't be so easy if she were a blonde or had another kind of colored hair.

Her eyes narrow, watching their retreating figures walk down the dimly green-lit hallway. Why was Appa here of all places? And why did these Agents patrol like that? In such a formation? This was supposed to be a historical sight, not a prison anymore.

She continues sneaking her way down the hallways, listening for Appa, who wasn't making much noise anymore sadly, leaving her to wander around more aimlessly in search of him, heading down more corridors than hallways. Appa was a big animal, it would be near to impossible to get into some of these old rooms and areas, so she focused on the wide archways that he could easily slip under without worry of the whole place collapsing on top of them.

She doesn't know how much time passes before stumbles upon a long-winded down hallway that led her to feel nauseated, cringing at the sound reverberating off of the walls, the voices, the tones, and drawls. She covers her ears, doing her best to purposefully block them out.