Everyone gathers around the campfire in the western air temple. As usual, Katara still hates Zuko, even after helping Sokka bring her father back from the fire nation prison. Just as Katara and Sokka are getting along with their father, Toph starts to feel upset.
"So, I heard that you've changed, Zuko." Hakoda asks.
Katara just glares at Zuko. "Don't count on it."
Zuko hardly takes Kataras comment during a pause. "Yes, I have. I'm now helping the avatar learning firebending."
"Well, I'm just glad you're now on our side. And that you've brought me back to my children." Kahoda gives Katara and Sokka a hug.
Toph just stands up and walks off. Everyone watches her walking away, wondering about Toph. Hours later everyone gets ready to go to bed. When Zuko was on his way, he still sees Toph siting on the edge of the air temple. Zuko walks up behind her.
"I'm not in the mood." Says Toph.
"I didn't think you ever were." Says Zuko. Zuko sits next to Toph. "What's the problem?"
Just as Toph says something, a screech noise happens. Zuko looks around the he sees a messager hawk. The messager hawk lands on Tophs shoulder and screeches.
"Hey, it's Hawky!" Toph says. Zuko got confused.
"Hawky? Who's Hawky?" Zuko asks.
"Sokka's messager bird." Toph says. "He bought it while we were in a fire nation town."
Zuko reaches for Hawkys back for the message. "No kidding." Zuko takes the message and opens it. "It's for you."
Toph widens her eyes from hearing that. "What's it say?"
"Why can't you-" Just as Zuko was about to hands over the message, he remembers something. "...Oh right, sorry." Zuko takes a look at the note and reads it. "Dear Toph. We're sorry we ever upset you like this. Ever since you ran away, we've been thinking lately. Can you please come home so we can have a talk? Your parents, the Bei fongs." Zuko gets a little surprised. "Your parents...do you want to go?"
Toph just looks down on her lap. "I don't know. The last time we talked, they never understand me and made things worse, which is why I ran away. And the last message I got, it wasn't an understanding talk, it was a trap from Xin fu and master Yu. All though, that trap did give me a chance to invite metalbending."
Zuko looks impressed. "You don't say? ...Well, maybe things will turn out well this time."
Toph pauses a moment to think, then she sighs. "Fine. I'll give them one more chance."
"All right, then. I'm coming with you." Zuko says.
"You don't really have to Zuko." Toph suggests. "Besides, I don't think my parents would be happy bringing back the fire nation prince."
"Well, you can't go alone, and not just cause you're blind. If this really is another trap, you'll need back up." Zuko says. "Besides, Everyone else is all ready asleep and I figured this would be a chance for you to take a personal field trip with me."
Toph just laughs at that last comment, thinking it's like a little joke. "All right. Let's go."
In the next morning, Aang and Katara walks outside to feed Appa, then notices his missing. Aang gasps in fear, thinking Appa was stolen again. Katara notices a note and reads it.
"Relax, Aang." Katara begins reading the note. "Gone to see my parents, me and Zuko will be back soon. Toph...written by Zuko. P.S. We also took Appa, hope you don't mind, Aang."
Aang just sighs with relief, then Chit sang walks up. "Hey, boldly!" Aang flinches then turns around. "I got this letter from your master, says you'll be practicing your firebending with me."
Aang just moans in disappointment. "Okay, let's get this over with." Aang walks off with Chit Sang.
At that moment, Appa flies around the earth kingdom. Zuko steers Appa, and Toph sits next to Zuko, holding on to him.
"Your parents upset you...what's wrong?" Zuko asks.
"Parents never understands me. They always think I'm helpless cause I'm blind." Toph admits.
"Probably cause they never heard of earthbending senses. Without that, you really are helpless." Zuko says.
"I guess you're right. Of course when I show them my true power of earthbending, they still think I'm helpless. They even banned Aang and his friends from ever coming back. It's like they never love me." Toph can feel a tear running down on her eye.
"Believe me, I know that feeling. My father is the samething. Only much worse." Zuko says. "He took away my mother, he challenged me to a dual when I was 13, he burned me and banished me. All this time, I wanted my father to love me, but I should have known that's never gonna happen."
"Well, you're father's a monster." Toph says. "...What about your mother?"
Zuko closes his eyes, feeling horrible to think about his mother. "She was the only one whoever loved me...well, besides my uncle. But just like everything else, my father took her away from me."
Toph widens her eyes hearing that. "Like Katara?"
"Sort of...except she didn't die, she was just banished. She's still alive...out there..." Zuko looks down and lets a tear escape from his eye. "Somewhere." Zuko looks down on the field and then sees a house with a large courtyard and a picture of the flying boar. "We're here."
Appa lands just on the footsteps of the door. Zuko and Toph hops off of Appa and approaches to the front door. Toph takes in a deep breath, opens the door and walks in, with Zuko following her.