Snippet #1505930

Kazu was out of the palaces, making his way in to the Royal Stables. He needed to find something that could get him out of the Fire Nation and fast. He wasn't entirely convinced that he was the Avatar, but if the news got to his father the consequences wouldn't be good. He knew his father feared the coming of the Avatar, as it could threaten his war campaign. Kazu sneaked into the stable, and walked down the aisles, the animals tethered inside sleeping. He knew what he was looking for, one of the fastest creatures in the stable. At the far end he found what he was looking for, a large mongoose dragon was sleeping, occasionally switching its long snout. Kazu made a few clicking sounds with his tongue, causing the large beast to stir without frightening him.

After strapping a saddle onto the mongoose dragon, Kazu mounted it. Slowly guiding it out of the stable, he waited until he had created some space, before sending it into a full run. Its long legs taking quick long stride across the earth, traveling large spaces of land in very little time. The stars and trees above whizzed past to quickly to make out any details. Kazu took one look back at his home, knowing he could never go back, then urged the creature on into the night.

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A branch whizzed by, smacking Kazu in the face a leaving a small cut. He slowed the animal, and reached his hand up, feeling a slight trickle of blood, then looked at his fingers. Only after looking around for a moment did he notice how out of it he had been. His mind had starting going in circles, thinking about the nights events, and all the possible things it could mean, but that he realized he was lost. Nothing around him looked familiar, even the foliage was different. He was definitely out of the Fire Nations borders, but he had no clue where that put him. Deciding it would be best to resume at night, he unmounted his steed, and tied it to a tree just a little ways off the path. Kazu lay against another tree, his eyelids feeling a little heavy. His sword lay across his lap, and his bag was under his feet. The last thing that went through his mind before he drifted off, were the words of his mother, "You are the Avatar."