Chapter Thirty-Five

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Ba Sing Se was now covered with fire due to the chaos that ensued after the queen's death. Zuko, Toph, Mako and Bolin watch the chaos in the Upper Ring where people were stealing things.

"I can't believe it! The Upper Ring is in chaos!" Mako says.

"Don't try to stop us; we're taking back what's ours." A looter says to a royal guard.

"Stop you?" The guard takes off his helmet, "I'm gonna join you." He points his spear, "I know where the good stuff is."

The looters run off, past the four friends.

"Should we do something?" Bolin asked.

"This isn't our battle. We have to get to Aang immediately." Zuko replies as he walks out.

"Right. Okay, find Aang, deliver message." Bolin looks out at the chaos, "Yeah, this should be easy. We just got to get out of the city and get to the desert, then somehow find her in the vast expansive wasteland that goes on for thousands, and thousands, of miles." He sighs, "This isn't gonna be easy."

Mako spots a flying airship, "We need an airship."

The four run to the docking bay and enter an airship, where looters are stealing airship components.

"Excuse me, may I have your attention please?" Mako says, getting their attention, "I'm with the Republic City Police and I need to commandeer this airship to help the Avatar."

The looters, after listening to Mako, resume their activities, oblivious to the brothers.

"Hey, the Queen's gold's on the third floor of the palace, second door on the right!" Zuko says. The looters listen in delight and run out.

The boys run to the controls while Toph stands behind them to alert them of any approaching threats.

"What, they took everything. I mean, who rips out a transmission radio?" Mako says.

"Some folks just do not have respect for other people's property." Bolin says then stretches, "Now let's steal this airship!"

"You know how to fly this thing?" Toph asks

"Technically speaking, no. But, c'mon, how hard could it be?"

A glass lens falls off the control. Bolin confidently pushes a lever with his right hand, causing the airship to skid forward across the airstrip as citizens scatter.

"Up! Up!" Mako exclaims

"I don't see any up button. I see levers and switches, oh, there it is."

The airship rises above Ba Sing Se, which is engulfed with flames.

"The whole city is falling to pieces." Zuko says.

"Mako, our family's down there." Bolin says worriedly to his brother.

Mako takes over the controls, "Move over, we're getting them out."

"Oh, you think just because you dated Asami, you know how to fly this better than me?"

"Yeah."

Mako pilots the airship above their paternal family's house and opens the hatch. Once they arrive, Bolin slides down the hatch, enters the home via the window, and discovers the family still in the house with no apparent attempts at leaving.

"Bolin? What are you doing here?" Chow asks

"I came to get you guys out." Bolin replies, "This whole block is about to go up in flames. Come on, Mako and I have an airship on the roof."

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