When she awoke, her first thought was to wonder why she was upside down. The thought soon passed, however, as she stood up and took in her surroundings. There was snow everywhere, and little else. She shivered.

It struck her as strange her mind should be so empty, so she attempted to collect her thoughts. To her horror, she was able to recall very little. she knew her name was Naomi; that this was a place she had never been before. The bag lying by her feet wriggled, and a hairy, brown rabbit wriggled out. It stared at her with bambi eyes. This was her pet, Kanon. Apart from that; she remembered nothing.

Naomi scooped up Kanon and the bag, and began walking. The snow bit at her face, and Kanon snuggled close, looking for warmth. The whole world seemed like a dream; there was no way any place could be as desolate as this. She continued walking, determined to find somewhere to shelter at least.

To her immense bewilderment, a group of trees swam into focus on the horizon. Naomi began to run, eager to check if they were a mirage. They were not, although they were small and spiny. She sighed, dumped Kanon on the ground, and slumped against one of the least- spiny trees. She had no idea what to do now. Base instinct told her that in this cold, with no food or water, she could not hope to live long. Of course, she could eat Kanon, and snow, but the thought repulsed her. The rabbit was the one thing- the one friend she had.

Drowsiness crept up on her. She stood up immediately, and began walking again. To sleep now would be a very bad move. She must walk, and keep walking. She knew she had gotten here somehow; there must be people somewhere nearby.

The fishing had not gone well that day. Although they had managed to catch a few fish, it was not enough to last. They knew that they had to go out again the next day. As the three water tribe kids trudged through the snow, they wondered how much time they would have in future months to spend fishing. So much was going to change. Henka was moving up to the next level in water bending, whilst Amak was secretly carving a betrothal necklace he intended to give to Sura.

Suluk shook his head, and dragged his feet through the snow. He had mixed feelings about Amak and his sister. He tried to push the doubt from his mind, but it kept coming back, amidst fears he was losing his friends. Henka elbowed him in the ribs, and he was brought back to earth with a jolt. Henka grinned, and for a moment, Suluk's fears disappeared.

Suddenly, Amak shouted out.

"Over there! Someone's walking alone."

Suluk and Henka turned in amazement. Sure enough, they could vaguely make out a blurred figure in the distance, struggling against the bitter wind.

"Should we... go help them?"

Queried Suluk, feeling slightly nervous. After what happened to the air nomads, he knew how dangerous it was to approach a stranger, no matter how innocuous they may seem.

" I think so."

Replied Amak.

"They're alone, and struggling. If they were fire nation, you can bet they would be better prepared."

"I hope you're right."

Muttered Henka, nervously. With that, they set out to meet this mysterious person.

"What is she wearing? Hey! You really have no fashion sense."

Naomi was startled to see three kids wearing blue coats heading towards her. She was frozen to the spot, although that remark from a girl with hair covering her face put her a little more at ease. She noticed the other two give the speaker a funny look. Embarrassed, the girl giggled awkwardly.

"Um, hey. I don't suppose you know where we are, do you? My mind's a blank."

The three children just stared at her, until the tallest poked her in the arm with a fishing spear.

"Definitely not water tribe. Not fire nation either. Nor... from anywhere. I'm suspicious."

He pulled such a funny expression, that Naomi had a hard time trying not to laugh. At that moment, Kanon poked her head out of the bag she was carrying, and the kids jumped back in shock.

"Hey, relax. she's just a rabbit. Look, I just want to know, where am I, and who are you?"

"Seriously?!"

The boy who poked her stared in disbelief.

"You mean you can't tell? I mean, with all this snow around it's pretty obvious."

Naomi shook her head. The other boy cleared his throat and spoke.

"We're from the northern water tribe. I...I'm Suluk, and these guys are Amak and Henka. What about you? Where are you from?

"Well, I'm Naomi, and this is my rabbit Kanon. I don't remember where I'm from. Or anything much."

She waited whilst they took it in. After a while, Amak said,

"Well, if you don't remember anything, it'd probably be ok if you came back to our village. Maybe your Grandma would know something, Henka."

The girl nodded, and almost instinctively, the four of them headed across the blank landscape towards the village.