Combustion Man on a Train

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Combustion Man on a Train is a comic that takes place in Book Three: Fire and was originally released by Nickelodeon Comics Club magazine and later on by Dark Horse Comics in Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Lost Adventures.

Overview
''Aang and Sokka agree to accompany young Sho on a train ride to her Grandma's house. They get more than what they bargained for, however, when the deadly assassin known as Combustion Man shows up.''

Synopsis
While standing in the Fire Nation railway station, Sokka started saying that Toph and Katara don't know what they'are missing. A skeptical Aang, however, says that Toph probably had enough with the trains of Ba Sing Se, and Katara said she wants to relax. The two friends continued walking towards the train. At this point, Aang looks back and notice a young girl crying with her komodo rhino teddy. Aang then approaches to her and asked what's wrong. The girl replied that her name is Sho and that she was going to her grandmother alone, because her mother was ill. Aang offers her if she wants them to ride the train with them while in the mean time the excited Sokka is happy about riding the train and that he can check the inside too. The little girl happily agreed.

Once inside, Sokka could not help admiring exclamations, but Shaw was clearly uncomfortable. Aang told her that his friend Gyatso once taught him a trick to help him feel better when he was scared or nervous. Aang proceeded to teach her by saying; First she must close her eyes, take a deep breath, and imagine her favorite animal. Having feeling better, the young said that she's feeling worried about the man with a strange tattoo on his forehead. Aang thought she was talking about his arrow, tried to better hide your tattoo, but she pointed to the man who had just entered the car. Aang turned back, in frightening voice saying that it's the Combustion Man. he and Sokka immediately dived behind the bench, thinking that he must of followed them from the station and that they should get out of there as soon as possible. The Combustion Man fired a large explosive shot from his forehead and destroyed the first row of wooden benches, Sokka said it's probably too late.

Aang went out from the cover, shouted at the man that it's he who wants and that he shouldn't hurt any of these people. The next shot struck the wall of the car. Aang and Sokka had to quickly dive into the next car, taking Sho with them. One passenger tried to call for help but the ear trumpet was destroyed. Sokka said that the train needs to slow down or else the train will jump of the rails. Sokka came with a plan, he will try to stop the train while Aang stop the Combustion Man. Aang told Sho to stay out of sight and continue with the breathing exercise he taught her earlier. Sho did not sit quietly and slowly watched as Aang easily dodging the iron hand of the Combustion Man and suddenly he jumped out of the train. The girl ran to the window and saw the young airbender sitting on a ball in the air. Aang told her that she shouldn't forget with the technique. He then jumped onto the roof of the car. the Combustion Man immediately cut a hole in the roof and continued the pursuit. Meanwhile, Sokka reached the iron door leading to the locomotive, but that was locked. Realizing that he does not possess the metalbending, Sokka looked around and tried to break the lock with the iron rod he found. He turned around and saw the train driver, unconscious. While Aang fight the Combustion Man on the roof, Sho tried to calm the other passengers. She told them about Gyatso's technique, saying that they must relax, take a deep breath, and imagine that there is a giant komodo rhino that won't let anything hurt you.

At this time, Sokka consistently pushed all the levers and proceed to turn all the valves in the cab. He finally found the right lever and the train stopped on a stone bridge in the middle of the river. Braking was sharp, and Aang almost fell off the roof. The blue expanse of the river gave Aang a great idea. He quickly picked up a wave of water with the use of waterbending and washed away Combustion Man off the train. He then jumped into the car and saw all the passengers in the lotus position. Aang praised the girl's resourcefulness. The young girl started to get upset because the train is now broken and that she will miss her grandmas's dinner. Aang then took out his whistle and said that he will show her his favorite animal, and which instantly whisk her to her grandmother. Appa and his friends came.

However, when Appa laid a sharp turn, flying away from the train, Sho again tightly closed her eyes and began to breathe heavily.

Trivia

 * The events of this comic book unfold between the The Beach and Nightmares and Daydreams episodes.
 * Train in the comic does not differ from the actual trains of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.