Her Protector

Chap 5

"The earth kingdom city of Omashu!" Aang raised his arms as he and his friends look out at the large city in front of them. "We used to always come here to visit our friend Bumi. Remember Aura?"

"Of course I do. The three of us had a lot of fun getting into trouble." Aura giggled, walking to stand at Aang's side.

"We don't have cities like this in the south pole." Katara stated, staring in awe.

"They have buildings that don't melt." Sokka continued.

"Well, let's go slowpokes. The real fun is inside the city!" Aura stated excitedly, her and aang gliding into the air.

"Wait! It might be dangerous if people found out you were the avatar. Its dangerous enough that Zuko believes that Aura is the avatar." Katara stopped them.

"You guys need a disguise." Sokka added.

"So what am I supposed to do? Grow a mustache?" Aura smirked and combed Appa's fur, using his shedded hair to make wigs for her and aang. "Oh, this is so itchy. How do you live in this stuff?" He turned to Appa who snorted at him.

"Great now you look just like my grandfather." Sokka said smugly.

"And gran gran." Katara chuckled. "And technically, they are a hundred and twelve years old."

"Now let's get to skipping, young whippersnappers." Aang used his staff as a cane, him and Aura getting into character.

"The big city awaits!" Aura said in a fake old voice. The four walked to the gates of the city, a couple guards throwing a carriage of cabbage off the edge, the poor man yelling out about his cabbages. When they walk up to them, a guard bends a boulder over Aang's head.

"State your business!" He shouted toward him. Aang ran up to him and started yelling back about respecting your elders and spanking the guard for his bad behavior. "Settle down, old timer. Just tell me who you are."

"Names Bonzoo Pippenpadlopsicopolis the third. And this is my wife, Saki Pippenpadlopsicopolis. And these are my grandchildren." Aang said without hesitation, taking Auras hand into his own.

"Hi. June Pippenpadlopsicopolis. Nice to meet you." Katara said, also without hesitation.

"You seem like a responsible young lady. See that your grandfather stays out of trouble. Enjoy Omashu." The guard stepped out of the way allowing the other guards to bend the stone walls to make an opening. "Wait a minute!" The guard stopped them right after Sokka walked past. He grabbed sokkas shoulder and turned him around to face him. "You're a strong young boy. Show some respect for the elderly and carry your grandparents things."

"Good idea." Aang replied, taking the bags from Aura and throwing them to Sokka. The walking inside the city, the large buildings and mailing system in plain view. "This is the Omashu delivery system."

"Miles and miles of tubes and chutes. Earth bending brings the packages up, and gravity brings them down." Aura smiled at her friends stunned faces.

"Our friend Bumi actually found a better use for these chutes." Aang replied, going back to when him, Aura and Bumi were children.

"Look around you! What do you see!?" A little boy with crazy hair and a missing tooth asked as he turned around to face the two air benders.

"Um, the mailing system?" Aura replied, her and Aang walking up to the boy.

"Instead of seeing what they want you to see, you gotta open your brain to the possibilities." The boy replied. "The worlds greatest super slide!"