Wandering Firebender

Nine: A Dream Realized

Ty Lee woke up sluggishly to the sounds of her fellow troupe members walking around gathering their things. It sounded like it was time to move onto the next town. Ty Lee yawned and stretched her arms out, getting up and braiding her hair before gathering her stuff.

Ty Lee hummed a little tune to herself as she stepped out of her caravan. She walked around and gathered her things. She tossed the last of her randomly cluttered things into her caravan and dusted her hands off with a smile.

She turned around to see if anyone else needed help. As her eyes scanned around, she noticed a familiar face. Her eyes widened and she gasped, "No way! Elio?!" She called out to him, approaching him quickly.

Elio looked back at her call and saw her coming. He quickly finished with helping to carry a box into a separate caravan. He turned towards her with a smile. She ran up to him and hugged him, to his surprise.

"Did you change your mind?!" She asked excitably as she let go of him.

"Yep. I did. I talked things over with the ringleader and the manager. I showed them what I showed you. So I'm in! I'll be performing with you and the troupe in the next town." He informed her. Ty Lee excitedly clapped her hands, hopping in place once.

"That's great! I'm so happy for you! You're gonna do so good! You have all of your stuff packed and ready to go already?" She asked.

"I have my bag on me. I'll just be walking alongside until accommodations can be made for me." Elio answered.

He didn't want to tell her that his admittance into the troupe was on a trial basis; until it could be seen whether or not audiences would enjoy his talents.

"Oh man, that's a long way though. Tell you what; you can ride with me in my caravan!" She said with a grin.

"Really, you sure? I'm fine just walking." He insisted.

"And I'm fine with you riding with me! Now grab your stuff and let's go!" She said, grabbing his hand and pulling him along.

"Woah okay!" He stumbled and followed her.

Elio sat in Ty Lee's caravan, staring out the window and slowly watching the landscape of the Earth Kingdom scroll by. Not having to walk through it while being constantly on guard allowed him to really take it all in.

The Earth Kingdom has a lot of natural beauty to it.

"You look deep in thought," Ty Lee observed with a giggle, sitting next to him. "Whatcha thinking about?" She asked. Elio looked at her and chuckled.

"Just looking out at the sights of the Earth Kingdom. There's so much greenery here." He pointed out his obvious observation. Ty Lee giggled in agreement.

"I know right? Over in the Earth Kingdom, everything is all paved and crafted. There's hardly any trees that weren't planted!" She pointed out.

"Yeah! Exactly," He agreed emphatically. "Finally someone who knows where I'm coming from!" He exclaimed with a laugh.

"Haha, yeah! It was a culture shock for me too. But I like it here! It's very pretty."

"I was just thinking the same thing," He said with a smile. "Tell me more about what it was like for you in the Fire Nation. I haven't spoken to anyone from back home in a long time." He requested.

"Oh yeah? Me neither. I usually don't tell people that I'm from the Fire Nation because everyone automatically assumes it's bad. Which, agree to disagree on that." She added.

"Yeah I totally get what you mean." Elio nodded.

"Yeah. But anyways, your question! Uh, I liked the Fire Nation. It was nice. I told you already that I was friends with Azula. She's really...well, words don't do her justice." She said with a chuckle.