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21.3 Tokka "This'll be perfect! No sneaking around, no bad guys ruining our day, just the beach, a few cold bottles of cactus juice, and relaxation!" Sokka dropped a cooler and umbrella into the sand, unfolding a chair and sprawling to his content. "Yeah, perfect," Toph droned behind him, pushing an unsuspecting Sokka out of his chair and taking the seat herself. Sokka groaned, brushing the sand out of his clothes as he unfolded the spare chair beside her. "Someone's way too in the vacationing mood," Sokka teased, ready to duck in case Toph swung at him again. "Oh shut it Snoozles," Toph shuffled in her seat, trying to stretch out comfort

21.2 Taang Toph sighed extravagantly, blowing the fallen strands of hair out of her eyes (as if it were to make some difference) in sheer boredom. The hot air of the Fire Nation made her impatient, more so than usual, and the humidity covered her brow with a line of sweat. "This is getting old, Avatar," she coughed. The trail had been kicked up with dust, coating her clothes and hair in a thick layer. They had been walking for hours, and her bare feet were way pasting simply aching. "We need a break. Before I break." "Toph, its just a little farther. If we don't track down the remaining Fire Nation tribes that are still loyal to Ozia, all

21.1 Zutara "Nope!" "But I just—" "You can't." "Zuko, get out of my way this instant!" "No." Katara sighed, frustrated as she tried to make her way around Zuko in order to start on her long list of daily chores. It seemed as though fighting with the stubborn firebender, a daily exercise, had now jumped to the top of the list. "Zuko, now," she demanded, losing her patience. She tried to step around him once more, but he moved in synch with her, blocking Katara's path. She moved to the opposite direction and tried again, to no avail. Katara smiled confidently and flicked her wrist, freezing Zuko's feet to the ground with the water

20.4 Toko The air was much too cold here. It hurt to breathe, even. She had no idea where she was, and she lacked the energy necessary to send out the vibrations to find out. Her hair was wet, but not with water. She lifted a hand hesitantly as she struggled to brush her fingers through her hair. They were sticky. Sticky with blood. "No," she heard the whisper, but the sound vibrated against her eardrums too slowly. Unnaturally. A cold, shaking hand grasped her own, untangling it from her hair and resting it by her side. "Save your energy. Breathe." Toph clenched the hand that still held hers, wanting to be able to hold on to something,

20.3 Tokka "Toph! Open this door! We need to talk! Let. *bang* Me. *bang* In!" Sokka slammed his fist against the marble door of Toph's room, audible vibrations ringing through the hall. The Air Temple, long empty and deserted, was now alive with the taste of tension. Another night, another fight. Sokka punched the door with his right fist, anger evident against his furrowed brow. Before he could pull his hand back for another swing, however, the stone suddenly sucked up his fist, keeping him stuck against the wall. "Toph!" He swung his free arm, but it hadn't even made contact with the door before it was sucked in too. "Seriously?!" S

20.2 Taang A blaze of fire swept the air, heating the air by fifty degrees. A crackle of electricity, lighting the sky blue even in the pitch black of night. Someone panting, another screaming. The likeness of war. "I can't…" he sighed, resting his hands on his knees as he fought to catch his breath. A gash along his forearm was gushing blood, but he didn't seem to notice. All he really saw were the bodies, littering the dust floors. It seemed like they were all just taking naps…in pools of their own blood. The crimson red was splattered across the clay buildings, across the few surviving shrubs, across…faces of the ones he

20.1 Zutara "I am NOT giving up on this, Katara! And you shouldn't either!" "Give up? I'M giving up?! Zuko, you quit a LONG time ago." Pain leaked from Katara's voice in waves, each word tougher than the last. But she wouldn't allow the tears to streak her face. She held them back, trying to be strong. But that's all she had been doing for months. "You gave up the moment you suggested a divorce." Zuko whispered, sounding defeated. He glanced at the desk, cluttered with papers. Atop them all sat a manila folder, holding the documents that with one swift signature would end all this pain and suffering. Ending all the happiness, smiles, and

19.4 Toko Zuko sighed, rolling up yet another scroll that now adorned his signature and setting it atop a pile of seven others. All afternoon he had been approving new laws to better the Fire Nation, but all the joy he initially felt was seeped dry after hours of reading and drafting. The dark, depressing office wasn't aiding the mood; he felt as though ghosts of Fire Lords past were hiding in the shadows, preparing to attack as all the chaos they had created was undone. No light shone from the window, and Zuko threw a tiny flame into the lap on the corner of his desk with a flick of the risk. Shadows spun and danced around the room, and de

19.3 Tokka Her world was literally black and white. Or maybe somewhere in between. She was born into a world of proper behavior, manners, and education, seeping her life of all color…not that there was color for her to truly see. Her day-to-day was planned out and charted for her. All she wanted was a change in hues… If her world was as black and white is it could get, his was every color of the rainbow…and then some. He was all over the spectrum, traveling from one extreme to the next at eye-blurring speeds.  Nothing was ever bland, or basic; excitement and chaos seemed to find him at every turn. And while it all kept life i

19.2 Taang "You're seeing with your eyes, Twinkletoes. I thought you knew better than that by now!" Toph punched Aang in the back of the knee, feeling him fall to ground with an, "Oof." "Up," she said, frustrated. "Again." Aang took his defensive stance once again with a sigh, staring forward and waiting for Toph's criticism. "Ready?" Aang began to nod, but upon realizing the truth, stopped himself and stood up straight, turning to face Toph. "No. I'm not. What exactly am I supposed to be seeing again? What are you seeing?" "Those are two different questions, Twinkletoes," she answered, pushing him down to the floor for breaking his st