Chapter 32: Into The Clouds

The world spun around Ash. He hurt all over after the fall with Dust and Rusty.
"Ohhh...." Dust moaned in pain.
"Come on, get up," Willow walked over and picked up all three of them at once. She put them on their paws.
"You guys okay?" Eclipse asked.
"Fine," Rusty insisted.
"Need any herbs?" Eclipse questioned.
"No," Ash mumbled. He walked ahead, at the front, walking next to Fan.
They walked down the hill towards the clouds. Are we above the sky? Why are there clouds? Ash asked himself.
"Why are there clouds below us?" Ash turned to Fan.
"Because down below is Mt. Ice. It's so cold it causes clouds to form," Fan explained.
"Are you sure it's safe to go down?" Rusty asked. "I mean, if there's a storm..."
"There is no storm," Stone rolled her eyes. "If there were, we'd see the clouds lighting up with lightning."
"Yeah Rusty, we'd see the clouds light up," Dust joked.
"Don't make me claw you," Stone growled.
Dust laughed. "Like a raccoon could beat a wolf."
"You're still a pup," Stone reminded Dust.
"But I'm strong, I'm an apprentice, not one of the young anymore!" Dust bared his small teeth.
Stone lunged for Dust, and Dust dodged. He jumped for Stone's back, but Stone jumped away, fast as lightning.
"That's enough!" Airia snapped. "We can't be fighting among ourselves."
Stone growled and walked ahead.
Finally, they made it to the clouds. Ash could swear that he heard something behind him. But when he turned around, all he'd see would be rocks.
The group walked into the clouds. As soon as Ash walked into the white puffs, he suddenly got cold.
"It's ch-ch-chilly," Rusty chattered, pushing into Dust for warmth. The two wolf pups pushed against each other.
Ash noticed that Airia didn't looked cold at all. She had a lot of fur. Lucky!
"C-C-Can we find shelter s-soon?" Charlotte asked Airia.
"If we can," Airia nodded. "It's not too cold here."
"Are you KIDDING me?" Dust growled.
"We're as cold as a Waterbender in the ice!" Rusty glared.
Ash sniffed the air. He could smell a familiar scent.
"Firebender!" Ash yowled.

Author's Note:
Question: What Firebender is it? I might surprise you by who it is... :3 At cold times, we all wish we had fur like Airia's, right?