Katara, Toph, and Suki went down to the stream. They filled up everyone's canteens, and Katara refilled her water pouch. Then Suki brought out three small tea cups. "Let's celebrate!" she said.
"Celebrate what?" asked Toph.
"Yeah, we haven't exactly been doing so great against the Fire Nation," Katara admitted.
"Well, no," said Suki as she dipped the cups into the stream. "But you did rescue me, and we're planning to infiltrate the Fire Nation." She made a face at their expressions. "We need to keep our hopes up, or we'll never succeed." She handed a cup each to Katara and Toph and raised her own. "May peace and harmony be restored to the world. To victory!"
"To victory!" the girls chorused. They clinked their cups together and drank the water down in one gulp.
Katara felt the chill of the water spread throughout her body. It sent goosebumps up her arm. Something wasn't right.
"Ah! I can't see!" exclaimed Toph.
"But I can!" shouted Katara.
Katara's eyes snapped open and she nearly screamed. She was staring at herself. She was watching herself spin around, a look of amazement on her face.
"What…?" she began, but was startled by her own voice. It was Suki's.
"What's going on?" cried Toph. She had her hands out in front of her, and she spun quickly, only to trip on a rock. "OW!"
"Wait," Katara ordered. She helped Toph to her feet, then regarded herself. "Who are you?"
"I'm Toph," Katara said. "Obviously."
"No, you're me. That's Toph," she pointed at the youngest girl. "So who are you?" she asked, patting her on the shoulder.
"Suki. Why can't I see?"
"You're in Toph's body. And I think I'm in yours. What's going on?"
"Oh dear," said a voice behind them. "It looks like you've got your spirits crossed."
They all spun around to see the crazy herbalist who had told Aang how to cure Sokka and Katara's sickness.
"Do you know how to uncross them?" asked Katara/Suki.
"I'll put the kettle on, shall I?" She pulled out some herbs from her bag and tossed them in the air.
The girls exchanged wary glances.
"Can you help us?" Suki/Toph asked slowly.
The woman hummed to herself.
"Let's go," said Toph/Katara. They started back to the camp.
"Wait!" the woman said. They looked back. "The best part about that spell," she said, "is that you can't tell anyone about it."
"Why can't we tell anyone?" they asked.
"It's not allowed," she said with a shrug. "You would be better off pretending to be whose body you're stuck in until you can figure out how to reverse it."
"And how do we reverse it?" asked Katara/Suki.
The woman pulled some jerky from her pouch and bit off a piece. "Uncross your spirits," she said. And then she wandered off, disappearing as quickly as she had come.
