Forgotten Childhood
Haru and Toph walked out of Omashu. They made the journey to Gaoling slowly and kept themselves entertained by telling stories.
"Did you hear that I won Earth Rumble VI?" Toph asked.
"Yes. It is very impressive" Haru said.
"You already know of the defeat during Sozin's comet" Toph said.
"Yes, but during Sozin's comet I successfully defended Omashu from the Fire Nation attack to try and take it back" Haru said. Toph was very impressed and the siblings kept walking.
"That must have been difficult" Toph replied.
"It was, but eventually I made them retreat and I used Earthbending to destroy the bridge leading to Omashu. After the comet left the atmosphere I rebuilt the bridge and went home" Haru said.
"Well, during Sozin's comet there were really 4 major battles, other than you defending Omashu. Sokka, Suki, and I destroyed Fire Lord Sozin's fleet of airships. Katara and Zuko dueled with Azula. In Ba Sing Se, General Iroh's team liberated Ba Sing Se. Of course, Aang battled with Sozin above Wulong Forest. I don't know the details of Ba Sing Se and the battle with Azula" Toph said.
"Wow, long speech" Haru joked. Toph laughed and lightly punched Haru.
"We can find out details when we meet up with your friends again" Haru said.
"What was your childhood with my father like?" Zuko asked.
"There was a great age difference between me and Ozai. During most of his childhood I was away at war" Iroh said.
"Was there really a sibling rivalry?" Zuko asked.
"Not until Ozai was older and started becoming more powerful, but even then he had resent for me. I didn't really think of him as a threat until he became Fire Lord" Iroh replied.
"Are you happy he is dead?" Zuko asked.
"No. He might be evil but he is still my brother" Iroh answered as he took a sip of tea.
Suki learned more about the separation of Kyoshi Island from the mainland, as well as the history of the Kyoshi Warriors. She spent all of her free time either training or learning the history of the Kyoshi Warriors.
When Suki got back to Kyoshi Island she went strait to the library. She looked up the separation of Kyoshi Island from the mainland of the Earth Kingdom. Suki got to Avatar Kyoshi's writings.
"I created Kyoshi Island when Chin the Conqueror threatened my people. When that happened I separated my people from the rest of the Earth Kingdom to avoid future threats" Suki read. She then looked for a book on the history of the Kyoshi Warriors. She found a book that was hundreds of pages long. Suki opened the book eagerly, wondering what secrets it could hold. She turned to the first page and read about the founding of the Kyoshi Warriors.
"Avatar Kyoshi created the Kyoshi Warriors after she separated Kyoshi Island from the rest of the Earth Kingdom. Avatar Kyoshi told the warriors to always defend their island, because eventually she will not be able to, due to her position as the Avatar. Kyoshi taught the original Kyoshi warriors a fighting style that mimicked hers and then left Kyoshi Island to resume her roll as the Avatar" Suki read.
At points Katara and Sokka traveled through water on Appa with Katara Waterbending to propel them forward and to give Appa a break from all the flying.
"Have you ever thought of how different our lives would be right now if you never set Aang free?" Sokka asked.
"Yeah, every time I think about it I realized that I wouldn't wish my life any different, except I wish Aang didn't die" Katara said.
"I agree with that, I also wish Team Avatar stayed together but I also think seeing our families would be best" Sokka said.
"That is one thing we both can agree on" Katara said.
"Do you know how much farther we have to go?" Sokka asked.
"No. I just say we travel south until we get home. What do you say Momo?" Katara asked as Momo screeched. Sokka and Katara laughed as they kept traveling south.
Aang was walking through the Spirit World with Avatar Roku.
"Now that there is no avatar what is the current fate of the world?" Aang asked. He was torn emotionally over his defeat at the hands of Sozin.
"The war is not over even though the Fire Nation has lost all of their Earth Kingdom forts, but they are still launching an all out assault on the rest of the world" Roku said.
"If the Fire Nation wins the war it will be entirely my fault" Aang said.
"Not all your fault Aang. The start of the war was my fault, but there is still hope" Roku said. Aang silently watched as the new avatar was born to the Southern Water Tribe. He couldn't help but smile at the hope of peace being restored.
Sokka and Katara arrived at the Southern Water Tribe approximately 2 weeks after the new avatar was born, though no one knew the child was the avatar yet.
"Dad!" Sokka and Katara screamed when they saw their father.
"Sokka, Katara" Hakoda replied and hugged his children.
"I think it is time to rebuild our home" Katara said.
"It is time. Where is Aang?" Hakoda asked.
"Aang was killed during Sozin's Comet" Sokka said sadly.
"Oh. I am sorry" Hakoda said quietly.
Sozin was taken by Azula to Ember Island. It was there that Azula first spotted Mai, and Ty Lee.
"Mai, Ty Lee?" Azula called over.
"Azula" Ty Lee yelled back and ran over to her. Mae was also happy to see Azula.
"How did you get out of jail?" Azula asked.
"Sozin took care of that" Ty Lee said.
"Eventually my uncle would have freed us, but your boyfriend beet him to it" Mai said and the friends laughed. Mai and Ty Lee both shared the same feeling of gratitude when they saw Sozin. Sozin stayed out of their way most of the time Mai and Ty Lee were there.
"I heard about the victory at Wulong Forest" Mae said.
"Yeah, Sozin's Comet helped" Azula said.
"I heard Sozin defeated the Avatar" Ty Lee said. Azula nodded as Sozin started a little camp fire.
"You heard correctly. The Avatar is dead" Sozin said.
"That is good news for the Fire Nation" Mai said.
"Not exactly, the avatar will be reincarnated in the next nation in the cycle, Water" Sozin said.
Toph and Haru arrived at their parents' house, worried about the reception they would get. They knocked on the door and walked in to stand in front of their parents.
"Toph, Haru" their mom said and embraced them. After she let go, Toph got a hug from her dad. Haru then stepped in front of his dad. Neither man could look at each other, but then Haru put up his hand. His dad took his hand and hugged him. Toph was not surprised when she got welcomed back so graciously, but Haru was shocked he got the same reception after nearly 13 years. The Bei Fong family was together again.