Catching the Wind

Disclaimer: Too awesome to own, but just the right amount of awesome to play with.

Sometimes Sokka forgets just how powerful Aang is.

True, he is the Avatar, but most of the time he acts like a kid, penguin sledding, riding koi fish, hijacking mail chutes. He can be serious, but always that wide-eyed optimism shines through.

And then there are moments like this, when Aang is standing alone amid empty and broken buildings, an angry spirit thundering towards him. Strong, impossibly fast and enormous, Habei has more arms than any creature should and blue-white screams that destroy buildings.

But when Aang is caught in that blue-white light, he only flinches at the noise.

Sokka can't begin to imagine the kind of power that implies, to stand on equal ground with the gods when the very bones of the world fall away before them – but it doesn't matter. Powerful and unworldly though Aang might be, he is still just a kid, alone, and he's family.

Sokka has to help.

A/N: First of several drabble-like bits, with more to come. I'm trying to focus on potentially awesome moments/abilities/characters that were overlooked – if you have any suggestions or requests, let me know and I'll try to write it. In the mean time, enjoy and review!

And to anyone who cares, apologies for not having written anything in so long… sorry!