"This is it. The official rendezvous point for the Invasion Force," Sokka said looking at the map.
"How did you pick this place?" Toph asked curiously.
"Before we split up, Iris and I found this island on the map. It's uninhabited and the harbor's surrounded by cliffs making the almost perfect secluded place," Sokka answered.
"Nice choice, guys," Katara said untying her hair from her usual braid.
Sokka started setting at the grass the sleeping bags of his and his sister and Iris with Aang just lied down.
"...and we're here four days ahead of schedule," Katara continued.
Aang practically jumped ten meters from the ground and exclaimed panicked "Wait?! Four days?! The Invasion is in four days?! Ah?!"
Iris woke up and she placed her hand on his shoulder. "Calm down, everything will be alright. We'll just go, kick some Fire Nation butt and go home," Iris said calmly.
Sokka yawned tiredly "Whatever, it's like four days from now, let's just calm down and-" before he was able to continue he fell in deep sleep.
"Sokka's got the right idea, Aang. We're here, we're ready, the best thing we can do now it's get plenty of rest," Katara said lying on her sleeping bag.
"I guess," Aang said unsurely. He looked back at his sister who was smiling at him and he rubbed his left eye tiredly.
"Common," Iris said and she lied on the soft grass with her brother lying beside her...
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Someone gasping and moving around... that's the sound she heard and her eyes snapped open. She saw Aang searching if... he wore pants? She wasn't sure.
"It was just a nightmare," Aang muttered "I still have my pants,"
Iris rolled her eyes and she woke on sitting position placing her hand on his shoulder turning him to face her. "Why? Do you think the Fire Lord will steal your pants?" She asked half mockingly but he didn't seem to notice it.
"What if he does?" Aang asked panicked.
"Geez, Aang, the Fire Lord's got thousands of pants, he's not gonna steal yours," Iris said sarcastically.
"Maybe you're right. But I need to keep training," Aang said as he woke up and he walked towards a tree which he started punching.
"Aang, you should just-" Iris tried to say, but she knew her brother's determination, enough to say that he wasn't going to stop. She moved her head negatively and she lied back on the grass.
Hopefully, he'd retreat from tiredness in the middle of the night...
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Next morning came. Iris woke up only to see Aang still punching the same tree. She face-palmed her forehead... Oh boy... She remembered herself training like that in the Assassination Academy of Yu Dao, but she had never spent an entire night like this.
The other three woke up. Katara looked at Sokka who just shrugged indifferently.
"Hey, how long have you been up?" Katara asked waking up.
"I couple hours. I got a lot of things refine if I'm gonna fight Ozai," Aang said and he continued hitting the tree.
"And it looks like you're making the tree wanna regret the day it grew," Iris said sarcastically making Toph laugh.
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When Hatred turned to Love (ATLA Zuko x OC)
Fanfiction***CURRENTLY UNDER EDITING*** Broken, filled with loss, pain, and anger of her people's death... she could only hope she had died with them. An Air Bender from the Western Air Temple never having the chance to find balance within. She never knew...
