Avatar; The Royal Firebender.

The Shi Wong Desert

A week has passed since Zuko has really started training with Toph, and in that time Team Avatar has once again been on the move. Each day was almost the same for Zuko in this time, he'd wake up before dawn, meditate with Aang, eat breakfast, swim and waterbend with Katara and Yue before lunch, earthbend through the afternoon, have tea and dinner before going through the advanced firebending forms, lightning generation and redirection with his uncle. While he has successfully created lightning on a few occasions, Zuko still isn't consistent with lightning generation. Either through his own self doubts, insecurities or thoughts, something is preventing him from being able to create lightning consistently. Iroh himself is confused and curious as to why Zuko's lightning is gold in color and not the typical bluish white like his own. However, those questions will have to be answered at a later time. The old general has decided today would be the day to put a stop to the week-long rigorous training sessions and let the body recuperate and rest.

This morning has been a bit slow compared to the others, with Iroh not allowing any training for the next couple days Zuko finds himself a bit bored. There hasn't been another letter coming from Mai, and the only thing he's had to pass his time has been the training. He still has his habits, meditating in the mornings and focusing on his senses, but today his meditation isn't exactly easy. Every few moments he hears a note on Aang's flute before the similar note coming from a prairie dog that sits up out of its tunnels and echo's Aang's flute. "Aang, can you not do that? I'm trying to meditate." Zuko asks, furrowing his eyebrows and pinching the bridge of his nose. The belligerent creatures have given him a headache from all the playing. "C'mon Zuko, you gotta admit this is pretty fun." Aang says before playing three notes in a descending fashion causing the prairie dogs to mimic him before he stands back up. "Any plans for today or is it just going to be more traveling?" He asks.

"We need to head east to Ba Sing Sei and gain the earth king's support and armies if we're going to defeat the firenation." Sokka adds, "But since we're kinda taking a break from all the training, I thought we might be able to go on a short vacation. A day or two at most." Sokka says as he produces a map.

"Do we all get to choose these or what?" Toph asks, and with the others getting chatty, Zuko gives up on trying to meditate and decides to join them in looking over the map for anything interesting.

"You haven't exactly been in our group to have earned a vacation yet Toph." Sokka says but Zuko just raises an eyebrow at this statement.

"And you're suddenly the boss of our group? Personally I don't care about the whole vacation thing, so she can have my vote." Zuko says before walking away from the map before laying on Appa's tail and grabbing a mango from within their supplies before cutting into it.

"Well if that's the case, then this might end up being fun after all." Toph says, "Too bad you don't have any topographical maps, these ones are boring." She says running her hands over the page before losing interest and wandering off as well.

"What do you mean it's boring? Just look at all the stuff on here!" Sokka shouts before holding up the map towards Toph. The short earthbender turns and faces him before lifting a hand over her face and waving it in front of her eyes with a wide grin on her face. "Oh... sorry." He says, having completely forgotten that she's blind.

"This spot looks interesting." Katara says as she points to a light blue spot on the map. "Misty Palms Oasis. It'd be nice to get out of the heat and get into the water for a bit." She says looking around the others for their input.

"Oh yeah! My sister and I went there a hundred years ago! It's a pristine natural ice spring in the Shi Wong Desert! It's one of nature's wonders." Aang says in his typical chipper upbeat attitude.