Chapter 33: Organizing the Patrols

Ash found himself sitting in between Nightgale and Twig as Goldwing jumped onto Kabu's rock, calling a meeting. "Benders!" he said, "Tiggerkat has gotten herself lost."

"Something we'd all expect her to do," muttered Twig. Nightgale was nodding agreement.

"Because of this, we need to split up and find here," Goldwing ordered.

"But who cares?" Flare called out, "She does nothing around here, maybe she'd be happier where she is."

Everyone began nodding and murmuring agreement. Goldwing and Kabu however, seemed to look as though they disagreed, along with some senior Benders.

"And she'd be defenseless against Firebenders. We can't stand by and let an innocent civilian be harmed," Goldwing pointed out. "So we're going to do some patrols to find her. Since Dust and Rusty have clues as to where she went, they'll be leading the patrols."

"What?" Stone burst out, "Can't you remember those idiots when they tried finding the herb to heal Ash?"

Ash had been told the story many times, despite he didn't quite remember it. But with everyone talking about it, he trusted it was a true story.

"Stone, they'll be full Benders soon. They'll need to get used to patrols," Goldwing remarked. Ash noticed Dust and Rusty exchanging excited looks. "Kabu will organize the patrols. You two tell them where to go."
The twins nodded, apparently not hiding their excitement, and began talking rapidly to each other. Goldwing exchanged some words with Kabu, and left for The Bending Tower. Kabu took his place on the boulder and began talking. "Alright! Diamond, I want you to lead Nightgale, Nyx, Zapada, Flare, Eclipse, Tiggytiger and Raoul for one patrol. River, you will lead Max, Slice, Light, Mistletoe, Charlotte and Firefly. Darner, you will lead Dust, Rusty, Ash, Stone, Twister, Akumu and Twig. Creature, you will lead Fan, Windows, Crash, Maisoon, Chui and Miguel. Willow, you will lead Mystery, Ice, Relkuh, Midnight, Skye and Cora. Amur, you will lead Airia, Snow, Kira, Nakala, Clover, Skyvie and Shell. Everyone else will remain here and train, and I'll send out more if needed."
Everyone got into their groups as Rusty and Dust jumped onto the boulder, both twins whispering to each other. "Alright," Dust stepped forward, chest puffed out as if he were the leader, "Here are the directions you all are going in!..."

Author's Note:
Lots of patrols... :o Did you read them all? xD