The lower ring is, well I'll get back to you on that... (Open to all to join in!)

" I come from a small island off the Earth nation border. No one has ever came to our island, we have no visitors." Aki let out a sigh and sipped her jasmine tea. The waiter came and re-filled it and left for the next fresh pot. " I left the island to explore the world. What type of bender are you?" Aki asked wondering if her was a spirit bender to.

Then, a eerie group of men came into the tea shop. They came in and sat down drinking green leaf tea with honey. The men looked around at everyone suspiciously. Aki heard the forest spirit say in her head " They are going to kill you. Want me to protect you?" The forest spirit said. " Yes, but we might not want a huge public display." Aki said back. " Sure!" The forest spirit said and she said nothing else. Aki's spirit gloves warmed up her hands. The men walked over to her table and sat down. Aki could hear a *click* sound from his pocket. It was a knife. What if her hurt Namito? Aki though. The man was reaching out of his pocket. Aki was tense watching the man pull his hand out.

Namito quickly jumped up from the bar stool and threw a large rock chunk at the men using earthbending. And pulled the knife out of the mans pocket. "Don't show your face around here." "So help me I'll shove a stalagmite up your ass!" "Now were were we before the interruption?" "Well I'm an earthbender."

Aki looked amazed from how he knew that there was a knife. The men ran away wondering the same thing. Aki sipped her tea. Then, a dark cloud hung over the tea shop. Aki went outside to see a large airship looming above the shop. Aki had a strange feeling that something bad was going to happen, but she did not know when.

Namito looked up in amazement as the airship loomed over the tea shop. "This is not good" "Quicly come to my mansion we have and under ground tea cellar we'll be safe there." "Follow me if you want to live!"

Aki knew she could protect herself, but she did not want Namito to worry. Aki bit her lip then looked as Namito started to run to his mansion. Aki had no choice, she started following Namito.

"Well this is the Befong mansion" "Here we have our gold statue of the flying boar. Its been the symbol for our family for over 800 years." "My great great great great great grandma Toph Befong taught avatar Aang earth bending." Namito ran down the stairs into the tea cellar."This is were we store our tea." "In times of war we hide down here."

Aki was amazed that he was a dirt decendet of Toph. Aki went into the tea cellar. Namito lit a lantern in the cellar to give some light. It was filled with tea leaves and some pots that looked a little old and dusty. Aki sat on a wooden bench. The lantern light flickered. Then, a Aki could feel a bomb being droped. The airship was not from any nation of benders. It could be a airship of bandits. Aki did not know, but she did not have time. In a spilt second an explosion hit the ground. The cellar shook from the explosions might. Aki felt he spirit globes warm in her hands, Namito and Aki did not shake with the explotion. Aki's spirit globes protected them and the cellar from the sonic boom.

Aki stood completely still. The air felt dead as Aki heard foot steps on the mantion. Aki looked at Namito then she opened the cellar door. Bandits were entering the house. Aki felt a strong sence of her attacking the intuders.

"I don't think they can find us in here." but suddenly they heard a knock at the cellar door.
"Quick hide in this extra large crate!" Namito opened the door on the crate and got in. Aki followed and they closed the door on the crate. The crate had enough space and nick lit a lantern. "Be very quiet."