The guards placed us before the King,
"Your majesty, these juveniles were arrested for vandalism, traveling under false pretenses, and malicious destruction of cabbages," said the head guard,
"Off with their heads! One for each head of cabbage!" said the merchant jumping up and down and waving his fist in the air,
"Silence!" said the guard, "Only the king can pass down judgment. What is your judgment, sire?"
The king raised his hand, "Throw them ... " Sokka, Katara, Aang and I all gasped, " a feast!"
I sighed with relief, as they showed us to the dinning hall and the king entered after us.
"Please sit, enjoy Omashu's fabulous cuisine," said the king,
I looked down on my plate, a skinless drumstick and some broccoli, as he stands behind us. I felt really uncomfortable due to the fact that he smelt like eucalyptus oil and dirt mixed with that sweaty old man scent.
"The people in my city have gotten fat from too many feasts," he said leaning in over Aang, and grabbing the chicken leg that is on his plate, "so I hope you like your chicken with no skin."
"Thanks, but I don't eat meat." Aang said to the king politely,
The king turned to Sokka, " How about you? I bet you like meat."
The king stuffs the chicken into Sokka's mouth, who eats it appreciatively, and walks over to his own seat.
"Is it just me, or is this guy's crown a little crooked?" Katara said to us winding her index finger in a small circle.
The King sit down in his chair, "So tell me, young bald one, where are you from? "
"I'm from ... Kangaroo Island!" Aang said, but of course he's lying because there's no such thing as kangaroo island, "Oh, Kangaroo Island, eh? I hear that place is really hopping!" the dinning hall was silent, I coughed because the chicken was extremely spicy, then Sokka bursts out laughing, Katara ,Aang, and I look at him, still with a blank expression. Sokka stops laughing," What? It was pretty funny." I rolled my eyes. The king yawned and stretched lazily, "Well, all these good jokes are making me tired. Guess it's time to hit the hay."
The king's looked at us with a weird expression as he leans to the left on his chair. Suddenly, he hurls a chicken leg at them. Close-up of the meat as it flies through the air, Aang nearly tumbles off his chair in reflex of catching the chicken leg in a small airball the guards gasps and whispers.
"There's an air bender in our presence, and not just any air bender. The Avatar! Now, what do you have to say for yourself Mr. Pippinpaddleopsicopolis?"
Aang stands up and throws his hands in the air, "Okay, you caught me. I'm the Avatar. Doing my Avatar thing, keeping the world safe. Everything checks out." Aang looks under the table, "No firebenders here. So, good work, everybody!" Aang said while pulling Katara, Sokka and I into a hug. " Love each other, respect all life, and don't run with your spears. We'll see you next time!"
As we neared the exit , the two guards cross their spears, effectively blocking our paths.
"You can't keep us here!" Katara said, "Let us leave!"
The king picked up a lettuce leaf from his plate, "Lettuce leaf?" he asked, as he munched on the vegetable. This man is crazy, I thought.
Sokka whispered, " We're in serious trouble. This guy is nuts."
"Your majesty if I may, I think there's been a big misunderstand, my name is Amaya from-"
"Yes, yes I know who you are," said the king as he made a shooing gesture,
"You do?" I asked politely,
"Yes, you're princess Amaya of Kyoshi Island,"
"You're a princess??" Sokka asked surprised.
"Wait, you know Kyoshi Island," I asked,
"Of course I know, I used to go there when I was your age. As a matter of fact I should probably take a week or two, I heard it's lovely this time of year,"
"So, can you let us go? " I asked,
"I'm sorry my dear, but I'm afraid I can't let you go. Tomorrow, the Avatar will face three deadly challenges. But for now, the guards will show you all to your chamber."
"My liege, do you mean the good chamber or the bad chamber?" said the chamberlain,
" The newly refurbished chamber."
"Wait, which one are we talking about?"
I face palmed.
"The one that used to be the bad chamber, until the recent refurbishing, that is. Of course, we've been calling it the new chamber, but we really should number them."
"Uh, take them to the refurbished chamber that was once bad!" He ordered,
The guards obeyed and we were taken to a small place deep beneath the palace,
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Avatar the last airbender: Kyoshi's descendant
FanfictionWhile doing her daily chores around Kyoshi Island, Amaya stumbles upon strangers on the shore near her village, when they were captured by her step-sister Suki, she was all of a sudden drawn to Aang but couldn't sense why. And with a hard battle wit...
