𝑾𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑺 || 𝑨𝒂𝒏𝒈 (𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 1) *Revamping

The Waterbending Scroll*

When Jade woke up the next morning, Aang was pacing back and forth in the saddle. Ten minutes later, he was still pacing back and forth in the saddle. The only difference was that he'd started panting, and not quietly. With him busy doing that, Sokka was the one steering Appa.

"Would you sit down? If we hit a bump, you'll go flying off. What's bugging you, anyway?"

"It's what Avatar Roku said." Aang stressed. "I'm supposed to master all four elements before that comet arrives."

Aang did eventually tell them what happened in the sanctuary yesterday. He'd contacted Avatar Roku's spirit, at which point his previous life gave him a pretty big warning. The comet Aang mentioned was one that Fire Lord Sozin used to his advantage a hundred years ago. It amplified the Fire Nation's power, allowing them to begin their invasion of the other nations.

The problem was that the comet was due to return by the end of the summer. And Fire Lord Ozai would no doubt use it to finish what his grandfather started. Meaning that if Aang was to have any hope of bringing the war to an end, he would have to defeat Ozai before the comet's arrival.

Meaning that Aang had a matter of months to master the other three elements; something that normally took years. So...Jade figured his distress was within reason.

"Well, let's see...You pretty much mastered airbending, and that only took you a hundred and twelve years." Sokka smirked. "I'm pretty sure you can master three more elements by next summer."

Jade twisted to glare back at him. Naturally, Aang panicked even more. "I haven't even started waterbending, and we're still weeks away from the North Pole! What am I gonna do?!"

"It'll be okay, Aang." Jade grabbed his hand, pulling him to sit beside her. "You're not doing this alone, remember?"

Katara nodded. "If you want, I can try to teach you some of the stuff I know."

Aang lit up. "You'd do that?"

"And, Jade, maybe you could show us anything you know, too."

Jade flinched. "Oh...Well, um, I can't really say I know anything besides making puddles..." She perked. "But I could be your learning buddy!"

Katara smiled. She and Aang crawled over to scan the ground below. "We'll need to find a good source of water first."

Sokka smirked back at them. "Maybe we can find a puddle for you to splash in. Or, we could just have Jade make us one."

Jade stuck her tongue out at him.

~㊌~

It seemed big enough from the sky, but the river was even bigger up close. Aang and Katara stared in delight. Jade grinned at Sokka, who looked less than happy.

"...Nice puddle."

After dropping them on the ground, Appa took off into the air again. But that was only so he could drop into the river from above. Him being as big as he was, the splash that followed was nothing to scoff at. Especially not for Momo, who became the unfortunate victim and was nearly washed away.

"Yeah!" Aang had already taken off his shirt and pants. "Don't start without me, Boy!"

Katara deadpanned. "Remember the reason we're here."

"Oh, right. Time to practice waterbending."

As he pulled his clothes back on, Sokka shrugged. "Great. So, what am I suppose to do?"

Aang picked up a branch from the ground. "You could...clean the gunk out of Appa's toes?"

"So, while you guys are playing in the water, I'm supposed to be hard at work picking mud out of a giant bison's feet?"