Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender is created by Michael DiMartino & Brian Konzieko and owned by Nickelodeon.

Based on t-rex989's challenge: have Ursa join Team Avatar between Bitter Work and The Library.


During Bitter Work, Sokka went hunting and got stuck in a fissure.

"Okay, karma person or thing, whoever's in charge of this stuff, if I can just get out of this situation alive, I will give up meat and sarcasm. Okay? OW!" Sokka said as the band holding Sokka's hair in the warrior's wolf tail came off after a strong tug by the baby mooselion and Sokka's hair became a fuzzy mess. "That's all I got! It's pretty much my whole identity! Sokka, the meat and sarcasm guy!" The baby mooselion left.

"But I'm willing to be Sokka the veggies and straight talk fellow! ...Deal?"

"Hello?" A woman called to Sokka, as she approached him.

"Hi. Thank goodness! Have you got any meat?" Sokka asked.

"Uh, no, but I could try to help you out of there," she offered. She reached down and pulled at Sokka's arms, but he couldn't get out.

"I don't think this will work," said Sokka.

"You're right. I think you'll need an earthbender to get you out," she said.

Then Aang appeared.

"Sokka! Are you okay?" Aang asked.

"Not exactly," said Sokka.

"I tried pulling him out, but it didn't work," she said.

"Maybe I could airbend you out," said Aang. He raised his arms and then slammed them down, which caused a huge gust of air to erupt from the crevice that sent dust flying. When the dust cleared, Sokka was still trapped and his hair has been blown up in what resembled a Mohawk. His boomerang came down and hit him in the head, and flattened the Mohawk.

"Seriously, Aang, I know you're new at it, but I could use a little earthbending here. How about it?" Sokka asked.

"You're the Avatar?" The woman asked.

"Um, yes I am. Who are you?" Aang asked wearily.

"My name is Ursa. My grandfather was the last Avatar. Avatar Roku," said Ursa.

"Now that the introductions are out of the way, could you please help me out?" Sokka asked.

"I can't. I can't do it," said Aang forlornly.

"Then can you get Toph?" Sokka asked.

"No," Aang replied.

"Why not?" Ursa asked.

"It would make me uncomfortable," said Aang. Ursa looked at Aang then Sokka, who was still in the fissure.

"Well, I wouldn't want to make you uncomfortable," said Sokka.

"Thanks Sokka," said Aang, as he crouched down. "This whole earthbending thing really has me confused. There's so much pressure. Everyone expects me to get it right away. It puts me in a really awkward position."

"I know how that feels," said Sokka, as baby mooselion walks by. "Aang, this is my friend Foo Foo Cuddlypoops. Foo Foo Cuddlypoops, Aang."

"Aww, what a cute name for a little baby sabertooth mooselion cub," said Aang, as he picked up the cub.

"Really? It looks nothing like a sabertooth mooselion," said Sokka.

"If it is I wonder if the mother is nearby," said Ursa.

Then a sabertooth mooselion roared as it came out from behind a bush.

"We found your cub! No harm done," said Aang nervously, as he put the cub down.

"A mother won't take messing with her baby lightly," said Ursa.

The mother growled and started to charge at Aang. Aang airbent at the mother.

Then Toph clapped. Aang, Sokka, and Ursa looked up and saw Toph sitting on a rock.

"You were there the whole time?!" Aang asked.

"Pretty much," said Toph indifferently.

"Why didn't you do anything?! Sokka was in trouble! She was in trouble! I was in trouble! You could have gotten him out!" Aang announce angrily.

"I guess it just didn't occur to me," said Toph as she raised Aang's staff.

Aang grabbed the staff and said, "Enough I want my staff back.

"You can do it. Earthbend," said Toph.

"What?"

"You just stood your ground against a crazy beast, and even more impressive, you stood your ground against me. You've got the stuff," said Toph.

Aang moved a rock in front of Toph over to the side.

"What a touching moment. Now could you get me out?" Sokka asked.

"Sure," said Aang.

"Actually, you're still new at this. You better let me do it. You might accidentally crush him," said Toph.

"No crushing, please," said Sokka. Toph used earthbending and brought Sokka out of the fissure.


AN: Based on Bitter Work transcript.