-29- The Ember Island Players Act 1

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I watched as Zuko and Aang practiced bending. Though I spent most of my time watching Zuko. Can you really blame me?

Katara sat next to me, "Doesn't it seem kind of weird that we're hiding from the Fire Lord in his own house?"

I stood up, bringing Zuko a towel. He took it, nodding in thanks, "I told you, my father hasn't come here since our family was actually happy. And that was a long time ago. It's the last place anyone would think to look for us."

I dusted off my new outfit, then sat down next to him on the fountain. I swear he turned a little redder, but it's probably just my imagination.

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"You guys are not gonna believe this!" Sokka came running up with Suki, he held a paper in his hand, "There's a play about us!"

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"You guys are not gonna believe this!" Sokka came running up with Suki, he held a paper in his hand, "There's a play about us!"

"We were just in town and we found this poster!" Suki motioned to the poster as Sokka showed us it's contents.

Katara looked at it funny, "What? How is that possible?"

"Listen to this..." Sokka turned the poster and started reading from it, "'The Boy in the Iceberg is a new production from acclaimed playwright Pu-on Tim, who scoured the globe gathering information on the Avatar, from the icy South Pole to the heart of Ba Sing Se. His sources include singing nomads, pirates, prisoners of war, and a surprisingly knowledgeable merchant of cabbage.'"

Suki read over his shoulder, "'Brought to you by the critically acclaimed Ember Island Players.'"

Zuko groaned next to me, "My mother used to take us to see them. They butchered Love Amongst the Dragons every year!"

I thought back, "Oh yeah... I remember you rambling about that."

He glared playfully, "I didn't ramble!"

"Sokka," Katara got our attention, "Do you really think it's a good idea to attend a play about ourselves?"

"Come on, a day at the theater? This is the kind of wacky time-wasting nonsense I've been missing!"


We ended up going to the theater.

Honestly at this point, I wonder how Zuko wasn't able to catch these guys back in the day. I mean, if they did this stupidity all the time. They should have been easy to catch. Even if I actively tried to keep him from catching them.

I sat on the left of Suki, Sokka on her right. We sat behind the others. Zuko was right in front of me.

Toph started complaining, "Why are we sitting in the nosebleed section? My feet can't see a thing from up here!"

Katara smiled, "Don't worry, I'll tell your feet what's happening."

The curtain rose to reveal a set of the South Pole seas. Actors playing Katara and Sokka were rowing a boat on-set. Sokka grabbed his sister's shoulder, pointing at each of them, and then the stage.

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