The Last Airbenders > Zuko

10

"Here, this should bring your fever down." I said as I handed Katara a cool, wet cloth. She squeezed it before she let it sit on her brothers forehead.

He was wrapped tightly into his furry sleeping bag, sweat was going down the sides of his face and he was coughing his lungs out every few moments. The storm yesterday must have gotten to him real bad.

"You know what I love about Appa most?" He asked, closing his eyes when he felt the cloth. I shrugged at him. "His sense of humor."

"That's nice. I'll make sure to tell him." Katara replied while he giggled.

"Hows Sokka doing?" Aang approached us, staff in hand. I shook my head.

"Not good. That storm did him dirty." I looked over to see the Water Tribe boy shaking and wiping his nose with his palm. I pulled his hand away from his face, careful not to touch the contaminated part of his skin, and used a tissue from my pocket.

"Thanks big sis." He said as if he was drunk. His voice sounded like his nose was all clogged up.

Aang sighed. "I couldn't find any ginger root for the tea, but I found a map." He explained as he unrolled the parchment on the ground for us to see. "There's an herbal institute on the top of that mountain. We can probably find a cure or medicine up there." The little airbender pointed to one of the many in the distance.

"He's in no shape to travel." Katara said as she shook her head. "Sokka just needs more rest. I'm sure he'll be better by tomorrow."

"I can get it for him." I said, standing from the spot next to sokka I was sitting on. "With my glider it'll be easy and quicker."

Just as I finished, Katara began to violently cough. Aang groaned.

"Katara, not you too!"

She waved him off. "Oh don't worry, it was just a little-" As if on cue she threw her arm over her face to cover her cough.

"That's how Sokka started yesterday." Aang claimed as he rolled up the map. "A few more hours and you'll start talking nonsense too."

I nodded. "So I'll go get the medicine. Please stay here and get some rest." I went over to grab my glider as Aang swooped in next to me.

"Can I go?" He asked. I thought for a moment, and when I was about to say no, Katara spoke up.

"You should go with her. If you were to stay you might get sick too, Aang." She had a good point.

I flung open the wings of my staff. "Alright, but let's be quick." Just then a huge bolt of lightning bursted in the sky. "On second thought, we should just go on foot." Aang nodded while we simultaneously folded them back up.

We leaped down from the open and cracked structure our group was hiding in and set off toward the nearby mountains. The Avatar and I cut through the forest trees and trails especially fast because of our air bending, and after a while, we found a set of stone stairs.

When we climbed them up, a temple-like structure made of stone was securely resting on the mountain. The two of us looked around at the mini village by the temple, and finally found the herb specialist.

"Hello!" I said as we made our way into the shop. The chimes in the doorway jingled from our air, and I immediately noticed the amount of plants in the greenhouse-like structure. The floors were cracked and had all sorts of vines and flowers poking out, and there were pots of fruits and other growing foods hanging from the ceiling.

An older woman looked up from her station and gave me a smile. "I'm sorry we just barged in, but we need some medicine for our friends." I explained calmly as I walked over to her.