To The World

Chapter 1: Hitchin' a Ride

The chapter opens with a close-up of a snow-covered patch of grass, standing behind it is Aang, with Katara, Sokka, Appa and Momo in his trail, reaching the top of a hill. Aang spreads his arms wide revealing to the group their view.

"The Earth Kingdom city of Omashu!" The group look into the distance to see the entire pyramid structured city of Omashu. With a very an excited Aang. "I used to always come here to visit my friend Bumi."

Katara stares at the city impressed. "Wow. We don't have buildings like this in the South Pole!"

Sokka, meanwhile, is overwhelmed by the sight. "They have buildings here that don't melt!"

Aang stands between the siblings just ahead of them. "Well let's go, slow pokes. The real fun's inside the city!" Aang leaps off the top of the hill with his airbending, he starts to slide down the hill cheering.

Katara stretches her arm out to him, halting Aang with her cry. "Wait, Aang! It could be dangerous if people find out you're the Avatar."

Sokka agrees somewhat seriously. "You need a disguise."

Aang looks up at the pair. "So what am I supposed to do?" He jokes in a slightly sarcastic tone. "Grow a mustache?"

Minutes later Aang wiggles his nose under which is now a patch of Appa's fur, serving as a mustache Aang is also wearing a tall wig made of the same material. Aang scratches underneath the wig. "Ugh. This is so itchy." Aang is standing beside Appa he turns to his flying companion. "How do you live in this stuff?"

Appa slowly turns his head toward Aang and snorts at him as if he was scoffing. Sokka sits on a rock with Katara standing beside him, arms crossed. "Great! Now you look just like my grandfather."

Katara glances at Sokka. "Technically, Aang is 112 years old."

Aang nimbly kicks up his staff and spins it rapidly around before placing it upright on the ground to be used as a walking stick. He hunches his back and leans heavily on his staff like an old person. Aang speaks in an old man's voice. "Now let's get to skippin', young whipper-snappers. The big city awaits!"

Aang shuffles forward, while Sokka and Katara questioningly look at each other. Aang, Katara, and Sokka a few minutes later walk down the long path to Omashu.

Aang speaks as they approach. "You guys are going to love Omashu." The three friends walk toward the gate. Aang looks over his shoulder at Sokka. "The people here are the friendliest in the world." Aang's eyes widen in surprise as he hears the harsh voice of a young man. The trio stops walking.

"Rotten cabbages?!" A teenage boy with black hair and bright green eyes shouts, at a cabbage merchant with his cart in front of the closed gate of Omashu; harshly. "What kind of slum do you think this is?!"

They approach as the teen squishes the cabbage he is holding and knocks another two cabbages out of the merchant's hands. A guard next to him proceeds by earthbending a rock under the cart, catapulting it high in the air, making it tumble down the chasm with all the cabbages.

The Cabbage merchant leans over the rim of the path. Dramatically waving his arms in despair. "No! My cabbages!"

Tai swipes his arm pointing away from the city. "Leave and only return once you have fresh cabbages." Katara, Sokka, and Aang appear and look over the rim, their mouths open in shock, as a loud crash is heard.

Aang broadly smiles; somewhat nervously. "Just keep smiling!"

While Aang walks over to the guards, Katara and Sokka give each other an uneasy look. Katara flashes her teeth in an awkward way and chuckles uncomfortably, while Sokka merely raises a doubtful eyebrow. Aang approaches the sentries at the gate. The earthbender steps to the front and raises a boulder out of the ground before Aang and levitates it above his head.