Avatar: The Last Airbender

Part 2 (Jet)

You had all set up camp in the woods. The leaves on the trees were red, and they were very lovely.

"Where's Momo?" Aang asked suddenly. Momo made a noise, and you all headed in that direction. You arrived in a small clearing and above you were three small cages. One held Momo.

"Hang on, Momo!" Aang instructed, using airbending to quickly get up the trees. He let the cage down as Katara and Sokka opened it, letting the lemur out. Momo ran away a few paces and ate some of the food you assumed was the bait for the traps. Sokka groaned.

Aang looked up upon hearing more noises and saw two more cages with animals of some kind inside.

"Alright. You, too." Aang said, floating his way up again.

"This is gonna take forever." Sokka determined, pulling out his boomerang and throwing it. It sliced the ropes holding the cages up, and they fell just as Aang was reaching them.

"That works." He said, letting go of the tree he was scrambling across and landing with the group. Sokka placed a hand on the cages.

"These are firenation traps." He determined. "You can tell from the metal work. We better pack up camp and get moving."

You nodded and started packing. Katara was handing something to Aang who sat atop Appa when Sokka spoke.

"Nuh uh. No flying this time."

"What? Why wouldn't we fly?" Aang questioned. Sokka took the object from him and sat it on the ground.

"Think about it. Somehow Prince Zuko and the firenation keep finding us. It's because they spot Appa. He's just too noticeable."

"What?! Appa's not too noticeable." Katara defended. You pat Appa on the head, telling him how cute he was.

"He's a gigantic fluffy monster with an arrow on his head; it's kind of hard to miss him." Sokka retorted. Appa let out a groan noise.

"Sokka's just jealous cause he doesn't have an arrow." Aang told the bison.

"I know you all want to fly, but my instincts tell me we should play it safe this time and walk." Sokka said, ignoring Aang's comment.

"Who made you the boss?" Katara asked her brother.

"I'm not the boss; I'm the leader." Sokka declared, jerking a thumb at his own chest. Katara let out a short laugh.

"You're the leader? But your voice still cracks!" She said. You fought the smile that was itching to take over your blank expression.

"I'm the oldest, and I'm a warrior, so I'm the leader." Sokka told her. His voice did crack at the beginning of his sentence, but he forced his voice lower by the end of it.

"Actually, you're my age." You muttered, earning a glance from Sokka. You held up your hands in mock surrender. "Just saying. I'm not fit to lead, anyway."

"If anyone's the leader, it's Aang. I mean, he is the Avatar." Katara voiced.

"Are you kidding? He's just a goofy kid." Sokka defended.

"He's right." Aang said, dangling upside-down from Appa's horns.

"No offence Katara, but Aang's not fit to lead. He's a good kid, but he is just a kid." You crossed your arms over your chest. "From what I hear, he wanted to make several stops places just to do goofy things."

"Why do boys always think someone has to be the leader?" Kat asked.

"I'm not a boy and I think a leader is a good idea. They help keep order." You stated.