Forward In Time

"I can't believe Avatar Aang is going to eat a meal I made!" Bolin exclaimed. They had explained everything to Bolin, Mako and Asami, all of whom were confused to see the time travelers, when they entered the dining area.

"It looks really good." Aang said with a smile, "And please, just call me Aang. Any friend of Korra's is a friend of mine too."

"Avatar Aang just called me his friend." Bolin whispered to Korra who was sitting in between him and Mako.

"This is all smells good too! I worked an appetite fighting those Fire Nation outlaws and getting sucked into a time travel light thingy." Sokka said as he reached for food.

"Before we eat, we must pray." Tenzin said

Sokka froze, "Oh right... I forgot that was a tradition Aang was trying to start during our meals." He pulled back his hand.

"That's okay, Sokka. I know you can't think straight on an empty stomach." Aang reassured his best friend.

"Then his stomach must be empty all the time." Toph said with smirk.

The Gaang laughed as Sokka glared at them, "Oh ha ha... It was so funny I forgot to laugh." He said sarcastically, though he had a small smile on his face.

"Would you like to lead us?" Tenzin asked Aang once they had calmed down.

"Oh... um sure." Aang said. Everyone bowed their heads as Aang began to say a prayer. With his eyes closed, Tenzin could almost hear his father's voice when he last heard it. He had missed when it was Aang saying the prayer around the table. The moment almost made him cry.
Kya and Bumi were struggling too. They had missed their father just as much, and struggled not to cry. When Aang finished, everyone lifted their heads.

"Are you okay?" Aang asked his future children who were sitting next to each other. They each had tears in their eyes.

"We're okay." Kya said as Bumi and Tenzin wiped the tears from their eyes.

Sokka was the first one to start eating, "You know, sitting on the floor like this reminds me of the old times. Back when we camped everynight."

"If you want it to feel more like old times, I can chase you guys around for a while." Zuko said, causing the Gaang to giggle.

"Meelo, slow down. You don't want to choke yourself." Pema said to her oldest son who was eating at an unholy speed, "I don't know where he gets this appetite from."

"Probably from Sokka." Katara said as everyone looked at Sokka. His mouth was full of food as he looked at everyone who was looking at him.

He swallowed his food, "What?"

Everyone went back to eating and chatting amongst themselves. Jinora kept asking Aang questions, which he gladly answered. Bumi told one of his army stories that Aang was sure was over-exaggerated, but he didn't care.

Soon, everyone had finished eating, which was good cause Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo were practically bouncing. They weren't allowed to leave the table until everyone finished.

"Can we go show Grandpa Aang our Airbending!?" Ikki asked as Pema began to clear the table, along with help from Kya and Bolin while Katara offered to hold Rohan for her.

"Yes you may-" Tenzin was cut off when his three oldest raced out of the room.

"Well, they certainly inherited your energy." Katara said to Aang as they stood up. Aang smiled sheepishly as they walked with their three future kids to wherever their grandkids went.

"I'm going to go watch too. So I can give some great uncle Sokka knowledge." Sokka said standing up and stretching.

"Yes, cause that's what they need." Zuko said as he stood up.