Luna's POV:
We're mounting the crest of a small hill, the ground is partially snow covered. . Aang smiles and spreads his arms wide.
"The Earth Kingdom city of Omashu!" Aang cries.
There's a valley in front of us. A walled city rests atop a huge rock promontory and is accessible only by a narrow, switchback road. The city looks both impressive and impregnable.
"I used to always come here to visit my friend, Bumi." Aang says. "You came once or twice, right Luna?" I nod. Bumi was really funny, but he's probably dead now. I don't say that to Aang.
"Wow. We don't have cities like this in the South Pole." Katara says, gazing in amazement at the building before us.
"They have buildings here that don't melt!" Sokka cries in amazement.
"Well, let's go slow pokes! The real fun is inside the city!" He says.
"You're right about that, Aang!" I cry.
Aang and I launch ourselves into the air and land farther down the hill.
"Wait, Aang! Luna! It could be dangerous if people find out you're the Avatar!" Katara warns. .
"You need a disguise." Sokka declares.
"So, what am I supposed to do? Grow a mustache?" Aang asks.
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Aang is wearing a huge fake head of hair and a mustache made out of some of Appa's hair. He is scratching underneath the wig.
"Ohh, this is so itchy!" (To Appa) "How do you live in this stuff?" Appa grunts at him in response.
"Great! Now you look just like my grandfather." Sokka says.
"Technically, Aang is 112 years old." Katara grins.
Aang picks up his staff and uses a fake, old man voice. "Now let's get to skippin', young whippersnappers! The big city awaits."
Aang begins to walk hunched over, using his staff as a walking stick.
"You guys are gonna love Omashu. The people here are the friendliest in the world." Aang says.
A rough voice is heard. The four of us stop short at the sound, and I fly up so I can see what's happening, despite Katara telling me not to. A merchant is trying to get into the city, but the three guards are giving him trouble.
"Rotten cabbages! What kind of slum do you think this is?" One guard shouts.
The guard is holding one of the offending cabbages. He crushes the cabbage in his hand, knocks those in the merchant's arms over the side of the access road. The guard then earthbends a lump of the ground, knocking the merchant's cabbage cart high into the air and over the side of the access road. The cart and all the merchant's cabbages plunge hundreds of feet to the valley floor below.
"Noo! My cabbages!" The cabbage merchant shouts in dismay.
The merchant looks over the side of the road as he laments. I land down again, and see the others now looking ahead to the gate with some trepidation.
"Just keep smiling..." Aang says.
(Aang walks forward with a big smile. I follow his lead. Katara titters uneasily, but she and Sokka follow. The guard who has just obliterated the cart walks forward to meet Aang. He earthbends a huge boulder out of the ground and holds it over Aang's head.
"State your business!" The guard shouts.
Aang rushes forward out from under the rock in a move much too sprightly for his supposed age. He points an accusing finger at the guard and using his old man voice begins to speak.
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The Avatar's Protector
AdventureIt's hard to surprise Luna. No matter how shocking things are, she normally just keeps pushing on. Even when she finds out that she's been stuck in the Avatar State in an Air Temple for a hundred years and that there's a war going on, she adapts to...
