Sadly, I do not own Avatar; the Last Airbender.
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Chapter 10 – DeceivedKatara sprang up from kneeling on the fluffy snow. She grabbed her brothers arm and pulled him back towards the village.
"Where are we going?" Asked a confused Sokka.
"To Appa." Katara's statement was closed ended. There was to be no argument. They were going to find Aang and that was that.
"I bet Azula took him again. That wicked –"
"Calm down, Katara. If you would spend less time bickering and more time searching then we might be making some progress."
Katara glared at him before finally hoisting herself up onto Appa's back. Sokka followed her. The moment he touched Appa's saddle, Katara cried, "yip-yip" and up they soared. Sokka flew backwards with the sudden movement.
"Hey, you could wait until I was actually sitting down!" Sokka cried.
"You were taking too long." Katara stated matter-of-factly. She swiftly guided Appa along the trail of footprints on the ground through the chilly morning air to find the lost Avatar.
Later…"Katara, we have been traveling forever! Can we stop and get something to eat."
"Um, for one thing, we have been traveling for only five hours and another thing we are out in the middle of nowhere. Where do you expect to get food? Hey, I know! Why don't you ask that penguin down there if he'd share some fish?!?" She said sarcastically.
Sokka crossed his arms and snorted. The more she got upset, the more she sounded like him with all the sarcasm. Sighing he closed his eyes hoping to catch up on some lost sleep.
Two hours later…"Hey, I see something!" Sokka looked where Katara was pointing. A medium-sized ship was in the distance docked upon another chunk of land. She turned Appa in the direction.
By the time they reached the land, they both noticed a smoke rising in the air. The climate was also warmer and greener. Katara had already peeled out of her jacket and was pulling her mittens off. Sokka copied her.
After that was accomplished, they both slipped off Appa and headed into the forest keeping the trail of smoke in view.
They soon found the campsite. It appeared to be empty except for a small body slumped against a tree with his legs and wrists bound with twine.
"Sokka, look, it's Aang!" Katara whispered excitedly. She didn't expect it too be this simple to find him. They both hurried over. Katara placed a hand on Aang's cheek and turned his head so that it was facing her. His eyes were closed and his mouth slightly gaped. She quickly began to attempt to untie him, but it was useless without something sharp. The knots were tight and advanced.
"Hey Sokka, go grab a sharp rock or something to until Aang." Sokka nodded and turned around but found himself face to face with another person. Katara turned as well and gasped at the sudden figure. She blinked again in surprise at the person that was now smiling slyly at them. Her mind could make out one thing. It certainly wasn't Azula, that's for sure. They had been tricked.