Earth and Fire [Toph Beifong x OC]

The Waterbending Master

For the past two days, Team Avatar has been flying on Appa towards the North Pole. Appa was clearly tired that he has been flying so low, in fact, that they could see an otter floating on the surface of the water. Appa flew through the sky, lowering barely hitting the water as Katara and Sokka were dressed in their thick water tribe gear and Suhara cuddled up in his robe. All with unamused looks.

Sokka: (Pentulantly) I'm not one to complain, but can't Appa fly any higher?

Aang: I have an idea, why don't we all get on your back and you can fly us to the North Pole?

Sokka: I'd love to! Climb on everyone (He wiggles his butt at everyone), Sokka's ready for takeoff!

Momo jumps up on Sokka in response to his invitation.

Katara: Look, we're all just a little tired and cranky because we've been flying for two days straight.

Sokka: And for what? We can't even find the Northern Water Tribe. There's nothing up here.

Suhara: Not even the Fire Nation was able to find it.

Suddenly a noise is heard up ahead. Ice is moving rapidly towards Appa. Aang screams and pulls Appa's reigns to starboard. Appa banks right and avoids the ice, but almost tips his passengers off the saddle, who hang on for dear life. Appa then banks left as another jet of ice erupts out of the waves, but this one slams into Appa's underside, which drops in an uncontrolled spin into the water. Out of the icebergs, several ornate wooden skiffs come to surround Appa. They are manned by people in water tribe garb.

Katara: They're water benders! We found the Water Tribe!

Appa swims information with the Water Tribe boats that escorted them to the city.

Aang: (Gets up and points ahead) There it is!

They then see the ice wall with towers and turrets, with the symbol of the element of water engraved

Katara: Th Northern Water Tribe.

Sokka: We're finally here.

On one of the water tribe skiffs, the water bender crew water bend in unison. The water benders on the wall removed a semi-circular opening to reveal a tunnel that leads into the city. One of the water benders on the skiff motions them forward and Appa swims in. The tunnel opened into a lock. The lock is square and water benders line the tops of the lock's four walls.

Suhara: (In awe) You water benders are truly amazing with using the terra of water to your advantage.

The three sides of the lock, not adjacent to the main wall, have water behind them almost to the height of the city wall. The water benders open sluice gates along the three walls of the lock raise the water level. The wall opposite the main city wall begins to lower itself, ultimately freeing a path for Appa to continue.

Katara: I can't believe how many water benders live up here!

Aang: We'll find a master to teach us, no problem!

The lock wall drops beneath the waterline, with a few boats waiting in the channel beyond as Appa swims out. An older man and a young boy watch as Appa followed a Water Tribe skill through the canals. Soon more people join them. In fact, as they go, small crowds of people begin to gawk at them from houses and footbridges. Aang waves at them as they pass. The city is loaded with beautiful streams, waterfalls, and fountains. They pass another boat with a water bender and a beautiful young Water Tribe woman with white, elaborately styled hair and a slightly purplish coat rather than the normal blue. Sokka focuses on her, blushes, and tried to follow her by running down Appa's tail.