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Katara hugged Aang closer to her body pressing him right up against her chest. She didn't bother to think about what Sokka would've said if Aang was conscious and she could just imagine looking down and seeing Aang's normally pale cheeks burning crimson red. But Katara was too worried to think about it. After all who cared what their brothers thought if the fire nation was going to take over the world? Not Katara.

She took a deep breath then let it out while gazing at the sky. How she wished that she could be one of those stars. Just sitting in one place all day then when night came would shine with all her beauty. If only life was like the star but then again stars weren't safe either. After all they would explode one day as well.

" How are we going to beat the Fire Nation now?" Katara looked away from the stars and pointed her head upwards to look at Sokka.

" What do you mean?" Toph asked.

" I mean now that Azula has complete control over Ba Sing Se what are we going to do? We can't invade the Fire Nation now! Not since the Dai Lee are on her side!" Sokka screamed.

" Well maybe." Came the King's quiet voice. Katara strained her neck to see him but no dice all she could see was Sokka and Appa's fluffy head. " We can head over to another Earth Kingdom and they can help us."

Toph's voice cut through the air. " There are no other Earth Kingdoms to help us! Why do you think we wanted to meet you so badly!" Katara saw one of Toph's arms go through the air then it went down.

" Really?" The King's voice full of curiousity.

" Yes!" yelled Sokka.

" Oh." There was a loud thumping sound that meant that Sokka was now laying against Appa, sprawled out on his back. Ten seconds later a loud roar roared. " I think Bosco's hungry." Toph replied, her tone now bored.

The King shushed his pet bear, before peeking over Appa's head and looking down at Katara. " Is there any food there?"

" Yeah! I'm starving!" Sokka's head appeared besides the Kings. Katara shook her head causing her hair to fly around then whack her in the face. " I'm afraid not."

Sokka groaned loudly before lying down again. The King merely turned around. " Be quiet Bosco there isn't any food, so don't growl at me." Katara peeked over Appa's back to see Bosco growl at the King.

The King turned to Toph. " I knew I shouldn't have spoiled him back at the palace."

Toph shrugged. " Whatever. Hey I'm hitting the hay. So are we going to sleep on Appa or are we landing?"

" How about we sleep on Appa?" Sokka questioned. " After all he's warm and his fur provides a good blanket."

Appa growled at his words and he jaunted his back up slightly, causing Sokka to say "Whoa!" and land on top of Toph. Toph quickly pushed him off though there was a small blush in her cheeks for a moment before it disappeared and no one noticed it.

" I think Appa wants to sleep." Katara patted his head. " Don't you?" She said in a baby voice.

Appa growled. Katara nodded. And Appa started to descend to the ground. " So was that a yes?" The King questioned Toph. " You're reeeaaal smart aren't you?" She asked back.

" Why thanks for noticing I- hey! Say, did you just use sarcasm on me?" the King asked.

" Uh- huh."

" Fascinating!"His voice rang with delight. " Would you do it again and explain it?"

" You don't get out much do you?"

" No I don't."

Toph gave a sigh. " OK I'll show you. Hey Sokka."

Sokka turned to face Toph. " What is it?"

" You're real handsome did you know that?" She asked in a sarcastic voice.

" Why thanks. I have been working out and I just recently- you're being sarcastic aren't you?"

" Why what are you talking about Sokka? I just love to hear you talk about yourself its…………..fascinating!"

" You do?" Sokka exclaimed in surprise. Katara cocked an eyebrow. " You're being sarcastic aren't you?" Sokka asked, the disappointment clear in his voice.

" Yup. Get it now your highness?"

" I most certainly do. Thank you Toph Bei Fong."

" You're welcome."

" We've landed!" Katara called out. Toph jumped off Appa and created a huge crater in the ground. " Aaahhh! Sweet land."

"You weren't off the ground for that long Toph." Sokka pointed out. Toph lifted her left foot and sent Sokka flying. " Oof." He landed back on the ground.

" Neither were you." Toph took a stance then pulled her arms down and her earth tent popped up. " Night all."

" You're not going to help us unpack!?" Sokka exclaimed indignantly.

" Look let's not have the big argument that me and Katara went through, OK? Besides we have nothing to unpack!"

" Toph has a point." Katara said." But how are we going to sleep?"

" Try sleeping on the ground." Toph suggested. " It's plenty comfy."

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" That's it!" Sokka exclaimed the what seemed hundredth time that night.

" What?" Toph and Katara shouted back at him. Both their eyes were bloodshot and there were huge bags underneath their eyes- thanks to Sokka.

" I can't sleep on the ground! It's too uncomfy!"

Katara sighed. " That's what you said the last time. And the time before that. And the time before that and-"

" Ok. But the ground is really uncomfortable." Sokka pouted.

" Sleep on the grass!" Toph yelled.

" But there's no telling what's peed there! I mean there could be- "

" Just do it!" Katara and Toph screamed together.

" Oh alright!" Sokka grumbled. Katara sighed then looked at the Earth King. He was cuddling with Bosco and was asleep. Katara wondered how he had been able to sleep all this time and the time before that when Sokka had complained. And all the times before that.

Toph then voiced what Katara was thinking. " Wonder how the king's been able to sleep through all this. And Aang too."

Katara glanced at Aang's body. They had left him on Appa in a comfortable position. He was lying on his back on top of Appa's head. And he was still out cold. But the important thing was that he was alive. Katara pounded at the ground with her fist then cursed as pain came rushing through. What Azula did was cowardly. She thought fiercely. Attacking Aang like that before he was in the Avatar State. And before he could knock her out! In her mind Katara reviewed all that they knew about Azula. She was the fire lord's daughter, a skilled bender, deadly, would probably kill anybody that got in her way and Katara wouldn't be surprised if she already had. And she's Zuko's sister.

Zuko. Yet another member of the fire nation that was on her list of people that she hated. She thought that they might've actually been………dare she say it friends when they had been trapped together and for a fleeting moment before he had hurled a fireball at Aang she had thought he might've been on her side. She knew that Zuko had been an ass to them in the past and was now a is an ass to them if Zuko had fought on their side then they would've taken Azula down and they might've had a chance to beat the Fire Nation and would've found a few teachers to teach firebending to Aang. Namely Iroh and Zuko.

Well it's his lost. She thought bitterly. Now he won't be able to get that scar off of his face. A loud snore startled her out of her thoughts. Better be getting some sleep. She thought before allowing herself to trail off into a deep sleep.

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The Earth King giggled. " Stop licking me Bosco." Bosco gave him a sad look before cuddling his head next to the King looked around him. It seems like all my traveling companions are still sleeping. He thought to himself. " Well, Bosco. Look's like we're the only ones awake and I'm hungry." The king scratched his head. " Plus I don't know how to cook." He mumbled to himself. " Oh well! I guess I'll just have to find out."

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It had been two minutes since the king had started walking around the campsite. " I think that people use wood to start a fire. What do you think Bosco?" Bosco gave him a look that seemed to say ' I don't know.' The king sighed. " Me neither." The king sat down on a rock. " Who would think that not living in a palace would be so hard? I don't even know how to start a fire!" He gave a sigh. " I can't even earth bend!" He turned to Bosco and exclaimed " And what kind of a king can't even fight for his own people! I should at least know how to use a weapon of some type if I can't bend! I really am the king fool."

" Don't worry sir. I think you're alright."

The king quickly turned around to find himself facing Toph. " Don't beat yourself up your highness." She continued. " It's not your fault that you don't know how to do simple tasks and that you didn't even know that there was a conspiracy in your kingdom and that there has been a war going on in the world for a hundred years."

" Thanks…….. I think."

" You can always learn how to do those things sir."

" You're right! So how do we start a fire?"

Toph shrugged.

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An hour later Sokka, Bosco, the Earth king, Toph and Katara were sitting cross-legged around a campfire, eating berries and cooked fish. " In all my life……. I've never had fish for breakfast!" The king exclaimed. " And it's delicious!" He bit into his piece.

" When do you guys think Aang's gonna wake up?" Sokka asked while pointing behind him where Aang was. Katara looked up. " Hey! He's not there!"