Book 17.5: Fourth Wall

[savedtheworld]

[Behold Aang, the young air nomad. Physically 15 and now mentally about 16, he's grown quite a bit from his time in the Hundred Year War.

Today seemed like a good day to visit the library. He found out from Duck that there were stories out there where the characters came to life and left the story. So now he's checking around to see if he can find any books like this. Only to find unexpected visitors of a different variety...

Alternately? He can be found out in front of House 56, deep in meditation, trying to see if he can reach his past lives...]

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[Kid, did he ask for your name? No. Mako continues to walk on, unimpressed and an unwilling conversationalist.]

Listen, I don't care if you're named after the Avatar. [Or resemble him.] I'm just here for Bolin.

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I am? But I thought I was the only Avatar named Aang! But I'll be glad to show you to Bolin. So, what's your name?

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[This kid is crazy.]

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[Begrudgingly:] Mako.

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Wait... You're Mako? [He whirls and looks at him in surprise.] I've heard so much about you! You just look a little young to be older than Bolin... and to be dating Korra! [He pauses as he tries to remember how that love shape went and then stammers to correct himself.] ...No, I mean Asami!

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You're crazy. [That is literally all he can say to this deranged boy, who loves to spout names and to act like he knows things. It's annoying and illogical, and fuel for Mako's fury.] Just take me to Bolin!

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Nuh-uh! [He says as he passes through the doors going outside.] I'm already taking you to Bolin, don't worry! But why don't you have wings?

[firecycle]

I never had wings. [He sounds exasperated.]

[savedtheworld]

But I do! See? [He flutters his red and orange wings in Mako's general direction.] Everyone here gets 'em! Why are you the exception? Maybe... maybe yours are just so tiny that no one can see 'em?

[firecycle]

[He stares, then shakes his head.] I have no idea what you're talking about, and I don't want to know.

[savedtheworld]

Really? Maybe you'll understand later. Hey, we should get to the house faster this way!

[And he pops up an air scooter that he hops onto.]

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In case you didn't know, I can't do that.

[savedtheworld]

You don't have to! [He makes an air marble between his hands, and it grows to scooter size as he sends it towards Mako.] This won't last too long, but you can ride it following me even if you can't bend it!

[firecycle]

[Mako stares, then, rolling his eyes up, sighs.] Fine. [So he'll mimic Aang – this is all too eerie now – and jump on, if with a complete lack of grace that Aang exhibits.]

[savedtheworld]

Now let's go - yip yip! [And he makes some circular motions with his hands, so that the air scooters take off moving in synch, heading straight towards Avatar House.]

[firecycle]

[The air ride is a completely out of the world experience, to say the least. But Mako is less dazzled by the privilege than he is baffled and nervous, the mechanics of the entire thing being so foreign. He thinks it's a miracle he didn't fall off.

This is all kinds of ridiculous.]

[savedtheworld]

[And soon they're coming to a stop by the Sokka stone head statue near House 56.]

Now watch your butt!

[Because those air scooters? They're dissipating. And Aang gracefully drifts onto his feet, like a cat descending through a mild updraft.]