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Aang takes a step backwards as a huge smile spreads across his face. Is he seeing this right? The box infront of him is about the size of a market stall, painted red and blue and has the words 'WHAK - A - MOLE' emblazoned across the front. Nine holes cover the top and a hammer lies on the floor next to it.

The airbenders in the northern temple used to send currents of air through the walls to flush out the rat moles that hid there. Then they'd catch them. Could this game be similar? Aang builds up a ball of air, floats it up, the slams it forward into the rectangular slot on the front. A lot of things happen at once.

Nine brightly coloured moles shoot out of the top, smashing into the lights and bouncing off the ceiling. Aang propels himself after them, trying to catch as many as he can. In the chaos he doesn't notice the explosion of shiny, metal coins that pour out of the back on the machine.

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Dinah doesn't notice the coins at first either. She's more interested in the young meta kid clearly having a great time.

At the entrance to the Arcade, she leans casually on the doorframe, not bothering to hide a huge grin at watching a kid having fun.

Having all the rubber moles gathered in his arms, Aang looks up and stops laughing when he sees the lady standing in the doorway. He boosts himself to his feet, dropping the rodents.

'Hi. I'm Aang and I'm the Avatar,' he smiles, offering a hand.

Still grinning, Dinah resists the urge to swoop him up and carry him home.

"Hi, Aang," she says, taking his hand in hers - she's in uniform, of course, and so his palm meets black leather gloves.

"I'm Dinah, and I'm the Black Canary."

What? She just assumes they're trading codenames!

'Aren't canary hawks a kind of bird?'

Forgive Aang, he doesn't mean to sound rude.

"Well, yes, they're both birds," Dinah agrees with a confused smile. "It's also my codename. For when I'm helping people."

And what she still assumes 'Avatar' is.

'You help people?' Aang asks, an idea coming to him.

'Would you be able to help me out of this city? It's just, I also need to save people, but i don't know how to get back to my world.'

"Oh," Dinah says, hanging her head slightly. "I'm sorry, Aang. We can fly you out of the city, but we can't get you back to your world."

Aang also looks down.

'Oh.' He says simply. A tear appears on his cheek, but he quickly wipes it away.

'So, you're stuck here as well?' he asks, glumly.

Crying children shouldn't be allowed.

"I'm afraid so," Dinah says, and then starts forward to him. "Oh, Aang, I'm so sorry."

Aang looks up at the lady again. She obviously wants to help, but...

'I guess there's nothing we can do,' he says, mostly admitting it to himself. 'I guess we're going to be here for a while.'

"Guess so."

And if Aang doesn't object, Dinah's going to rest a leather-clad hand gently on his shoulder. "But if their is a way out, my friend will find it. She's really smart. And there's lots of people here we can help, so we can still do good."

She still thinks he's just a child hero, and as much as she disapproves of child heroes, she wants to give him something to make him feel better.

Aang boosts himself to his feet, a huge smile spreading yet again.

'People need help? What are we waiting for?'He runs to the door, but turns and looks at her.

He speaks, suddenly serious. 'Will you come with me? I can't do it alone.'

Oh that just makes her heart melt. Dinah smiles softly, and nods.

"I'd like that, Aang. Would you like to come and meet my friends? Helping people is kind of what we do."

'That would be great!'

Ok, maybe this city isn't so bad, if it has people who help others.

'Lets go and find your friend. Then we can look for Katara. She's my friend. And Sokka too. And Roku.'

Maybe he's getting over excited. Cut him some slack, he's only twelve.

Dinah likes excited twelve year olds. She laughs at him - not unkindly, though.

"So, Aang, what are your powers?" she asks as she heads out of the arcade. "You do have powers, right?"

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'You can bend?' asks Aang, suprised that the talent has reahed as far as other worlds.

'At the moment I can only bend Air and Water.' He says, dissapointedly. 'But I'll learn Earth and Fire soon! Watch this,' he yells, running forward and creating a ball of air with his hands.

He leaps forwards and sits cross-legged on the ball, using it as an air scooter. He giggles manicly while running circles around Dinah.

Dinah watches him, laughing herself.

"We don't call it bending," she says. "But I had lots of friends at home with all sorts of powers. I'm mostly a good fighter."

'Yeah, that's like my friend Sokka. He can't bend, but he's the fighter of the group.'

Aang stops the air scooter and slows to a stop infront of Dinah.

'Where does this friend of yours live?'

"In the airport out of town," Dinah tells him cheerfully. "We have a plane there. Would you like to see?"

'Yeah!' Aang is really happy now. He hasn't been here for long and still he's made a really good friend.

Then he pauses, confused. 'Wait, what's a plane and what is Airport?'

Dinah likes being considered a really good friend! It's better than letting young metas go off on their own.

"Something tells me you'll like them," she says with a mysterious grin.

Another smile spreads across his face. Seriously, Aang is made of them!

'Really? 'Can you lead the way?'

Dinah grins at him.

It's official, she's lost. Aang has completely beaten her with his cuteness.

"Sure, Can you follow one of these on your air scooter?"

She leads the way out to her motorbike, on which her helmet rests. It's not that she won't give him a ride, but she has no spare helmet in a child's size.

"I'll go slow."

'No need, i can go really quick on the air scooter. Do you like it, I invented it.'

Forgive Aang for bragging, he loves his air scooter.

"I think it's amazing," Dinah says, swinging one leg over her bike and putting her helmet on.

Despite what he said, she does go slow, heading towards the airport at rarely over 20 mph.

There, true to promise, is the Aerie One, large and inviting.

Aang stares in amazement at the large metal bird. His jaw drops...

And he doesn't look up in time for him to stop before he smashes into the side of it.

He should really install a speed monitor on the air scooter.

Dinah's laughing when she skids to a halt and shakes her hair out of her helmet.

"Are you OK, there?"

He boosts up back onto his feet and continues to stare at the bird.

'I'm fine, but what is that?'

"That, Aang, is an aeroplane," Dinah replies, and then her voice changes, as if talking to someone else who Aang can't see.

"Oracle? There's someone who'd like to meet you."

"So I see," Oracle's voice comes back in Dinah's ear. "Try not to let him break anything before I get out there."

And with that the rear of the plane begins to slowly drop down to reveal a cargo ramp.

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