Invasion of Kyoshi Island

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"Since you trust us now, Hey Zuko show them that new trick I taught you." Aang says to Zuko before freeing himself from the ropes.

"Well.. Here goes nothing uh... Check this out?" He says in an awkward tone before flicking 3 metal ball bearings and spinning them in his hand using air bending. He gives them an awkward smile being a bit unsure of what to do but, that seems to do it as the children on the island start cheering seeing this. One of the islanders gets so excited he starts screaming then foaming at the mouth before passing out.

Meanwhile on the other side of the island, one of the children that had been watching the spectacle with Avatar Zuko, walks over to a fisherman packing up to shove off. "Did you hear the news? The Avatar is on Kyoshi!" She shouts happily to the man which causes him to drop his nets out of shock. That same man told the rest of his crew what he was told by the young girl as they set sail to the earth kingdom mainland. Hours later, he arrives at the harbor and gives one of the peddlers some of his fish. "I learned that the Avatar is on Kyoshi Island. The Avatar is back!" He tells the merchants. As day turns to evening, the merchants tell everyone in their town that the avatar has returned and is on Kyoshi island. That evening, the last fish the fisherman had brought in that morning is sold to another man with the merchant telling him of the great news. Little did he know that the man he had sold the fish to was the personal chef to Commander Zhao of the Firenation Navy.

"So, the Avatar is on Kyoshi island... Hmm. Attention crew, ready the rhinos, helmsman set said for Kyoshi Island. He will not escape, and neither will that traitor." Zhao yells over the ship's communication tubes, quickly all of the men on board start making their preparations to head to Kyoshi Island.

"Sir, are you going to finish that?" One of the attendants asks.

"I was saving it for later!" Zhao shouts causing the man to jump in fright.

Back at Kyoshi Island, the islanders are in celebration for the return of the avatar, the statue of Kyoshi in the center of town is being cleaned and repainted, the people of the town are celebrating the avatar and all around being merry. Hope has finally returned in the form of a new avatar and unlikely one at that. Outside, Appa is being attended to by some of the farmers, being groomed and fed hay. In the center of town, in the communal hall, Aang, Katara and Zuko are gifted a platter of food in celebration of their arrival at the island. Aang greedily starts eating some of the sweets on the table that were provided to them.

"Katara you gotta try this! They really know how to treat an avatar, Huh Lee?" Aang asks with a mouthful of food as Zuko calmly takes a bite out of one of the pastries that was provided for them.

"It is very good." He replies after finishing his food.

"Well, maybe I'll just have one." Katara says taking the bun that Aang is offering her.

"You should eat too Sokka. What's your problem?"

"I'm not hungry."

"But you're always hungry." Aang protests as Sokka sulks in the corner.

"He's just upset because a bunch of girls kicked his butt yesterday." Katara teases, Zuko holds back a chuckle as Sokka scrambles to get to his feet and shout at his sister.

"They did not! It was a sneak attack and sneak attacks don't count." Sokka protests.

"Guerrilla warfare is very very useful when you are defending from an invading force, that is why the firenation has had such a difficulty taking the earth kingdom." Zuko chimes in as he grabs a second steamed bun for himself.

"Tie me up and drag me around. I'll show them a thing or two. I'm not scared of some girls, who do they think they are anyway." Sokka complains audibly to himself as he walks up to the table of sweets and snatches several buns and rolls for himself and storms off.

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