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A short spoiler if you will 🫣 👇🏽
The sky has shifted from gray to soft peach by the time the five of them finish their meat pies and tea. They gather on the veranda, all wearing their pre-war red Fire Nation outfits.
Sokka, still yawning but upright, looks at everyone. “So we’re officially back to our Red Squad days. I approve.”
Aang pads up the steps last, sand still clinging to his feet, glider staff over one shoulder. His eyes, bright and calm from meditation, but his stomach growled loud enough for everyone to hear.
“Morning,” he says, sheepish. “Smells like tea.”
Zuko hands him the spare cup he’d brought out without a word. Aang takes it gratefully, sips, then sighs as Toph gives him a vegetable pie.
Katara leans against the railing beside Zuko, looking out at the beach. “So… market?”
Toph bounces on her toes. “Market. Trinkets. Snacks. Maybe something shiny I can throw at people later.”
Sokka rubs his hands together. “I want one of those fried dough things with the sugar. And maybe a new boomerang charm or something ridiculous.”
Suki glances at Aang. “You’ll need something to keep the sun off your head. You’re still… recognizable.”
Aang scratches the back of his neck, arrow tattoos catching the light. “Right. No point in starting a riot in the middle of a souvenir shopping.”
One of the attendants appear at the doorway—quiet, smiling—holding a wide-brimmed conical hat. She offers it to Aang with a small bow.
Aang takes it, twirls it once on his finger, then settles it on his head. The brim shaded his face and tattoos completely, turning him from “the Avatar” to “just another kid on vacation.”
He grins under the hat. “Perfect. Now I look like a plain traveller.” He pauses, looking down at everyone’s outfits. “Wait—I need red too.” Then he darts inside.
Katara watches him disappear down the hall, “Red for everyone else, with a hat for the Avatar. We should blend right in.”
Moments later Aang returns, adjusting his sleeves as he joins them.
Together they start down the road—six figures dressed in red, one conical hat bobbing among them.
Their day is just beginning…
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