Again, I apologize for the wait. I know that was long, but the funeral stuff is wrapping up, and I should be back to a normal (or somewhat so) schedule from now on. I'm going to try to get you all two chapters tonight, but if that doesn't work, the second should be up within two days. Sorry again!

~BrooklynSays~

Iroh leisurely walked through the palace grounds, humming "It's a Long Way to Ba Sing Se" to himself as he did so. It had been five days since his nephew had left. Zuko had already sent two letters and a map indicating outposts he wanted set up. Iroh sighed, his tune stopping. The boy certainly had a lot riding on his shoulders, and he was only nineteen.

"General Iroh! Wait up!"

The old man turned, only to have his long beard blown back by a gust of air. He laughed.

"Aang! My dear boy, tell me. How have you been?" Iroh asked, grinning.

"Oh, I've been fine. It's been a while since Katara left though, and she said she'd write when she got here. The thing is, she hasn't yet. I got a little worried," Aang mumble sheepishly.

Uh oh, Iroh thought. No one had told the airbender what had happened to Katara yet.

"Can you take me to her, just to make sure she's OK? Please Iroh?" the boy pleaded.

"Um, I can't. She and Zuko… She and Zuko went off into town and I don't know when they'll be back. Why don't you go look for them?" Iroh gave Aang what he hoped was a convincing smile.

"Sure! I wanted to see Zuko again anyway. I need to… er… check on him," Aang stopped. Iroh's eyebrow rose up a few inches.

"Well, I better get going before those two disappear! Goodbye Iroh!" Aang's last words were rushed, forcing Iroh's eyebrow up so far it looked like it was trying to jump off of his forehead. The airbender twirled his glider, and took off. The old man he left on the ground sighed, and slowly trudged back into the palace. Why didn't I just tell him what happened? What will happen here because I didn't?

"Hana? Are you OK? Please answer me!" Katara called frantically. She couldn't see Hana anywhere.

"Down here Katara! I think we have a problem," a reply came from a large hole that had been covered in palm fronds.

"And what would that be?" the waterbender snorted.

"I think I broke my leg when I fell. It's at a weird angle, I can't move it, and I'm losing feeling. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the most, how worried should I be?" Hana called.

"Oh gods. I'm thinking we have an 8 here. Be worried!" What do we do if the survivalist can't help with survival? Damn, why did I have to visit Zuko in the first place! Katara was angry at herself and the situation, but had no outlet.

"Well, then how do we plan to fix it?" Hana asked.

"I don't freaking know! The goddamn hole had to be right in the way! Why do these things keep happening to us? I mean, we can't have this bad of luck! Oh, but the universe just loves proving me wrong doesn't it?" Katara blew. It was hot, sticky, there were bugs biting her constantly, they had no shelter, and no food. "Damn instincts! Never get us anywhere good!"

Below Hana was rolling her eyes. This girl was crazy. Gritting her teeth, she pulled herself up onto her right foot. The left stuck out in such a weird way, she couldn't look at it without wanting to throw up, which they didn't need at all right then.

"Katara."

"Damn trees! No clean water to pull from them! What use are they then? And then the goddamn…"

"Katara…"

"No way I am I going to die in here! No sir! I'll drink my own piss before I die here! Freaking raft had to bring us HERE!"

"KATARA! Chill it!" Hana screamed. Feel nauseated, she sat back down slowly.

"You're going to have to find a vine or something, make a loop, and send it down here. That's the only way I can get out of here before nightfall. Now quit your bitching, because it's getting you nowhere. Hurry up. The sun's already setting!" the warrior couldn't stand sitting around, but now she need to trust her friend.

Above, Katara had stopped dead in her tracks.

"Fine." She huffed. Turning, she trudged off into the forest in search of a strong enough plant.

I hope she can find what we need fast enough. I don't want to be on the ground, or in it, when all the nightlife here comes out, Hana thought nervously. She stretched herself out on the hard-packed dirt, and stared up at the emerging stars.

Alright. I have a question, and a little quest for you. Should I have a group of savages on the island? Or maybe it was all orchestrated by a certain villain? Your task, should you choose to accept it or not, is to find the Sokka quote, Katara quote, and Mako quote in here. First one to find all three gets a mention in the next A/N, so I'll hold off the next chapter till December 5, 2012. If no one gets it before then, no one gets a mention. Sorry, but that's how it's gonna go. I'm also lowering the number of signed reviews necessary for the next chapter. I only need 2 now, but I would love it if more of you would review. I see a lot of favorites and follows on this story, but only a few people actually respond. If I don't get enough feedback, I'm going to be forced to stop writing. Just food for thought. REVIEWS ARE LOVE!