At Ember Island, Katara, Maria, and Aang were the first ones there. "Okay, but how am I going to fit in here?" Maria asked. Then she remembered an ability she gained when she had to hide from the firebenders at home. She created a small wave around her body.

"Maria, what are you doing?" Katara asked.

When the wave faded from her body, her outfit had not only changed to look similar to Katara's, but it was also red. "I learned this ability when I hid from firebenders at the North Pole." Maria said. "Not only can I change the look, but the color, too."

"That is one cool ability." Aang said. Then he saw a woman standing in line. She looked familiar, but her back was to them. "Excuse me, miss." She threw a knife at him, but he dodged. "Whoa!"

"Aqua Shield!" Maria put it up to protect her.

"What's going on here?" A voice asked.

"Maria, put it down!" Katara demanded.

"Aang?"

"Hey, Zuko." Katara said. "I guess great minds think alike."

"Mai, it's the group." He told her.

"Oh, sorry about that." Mai told them. "I'm just a little jumpy because of the prison breakout."

"It's nice to meet you, too." Maria said, sarcastically.

"This is Maria." Katara told them. "She moved to the South Pole during the lunar eclipse."

"Sorry about what happened there." Zuko said. "I was trying to stop that jerk."

"I know you tried to defend them." Maria said. "Thanks for doing what you could."

"Katara! You're here!" A voice called to her.

She turned around. "Sokka! You made it!" She ran over to hug her brother.

"We kind of got lost trying to find our way back." Toph said. "My bad."

"Well, you did try your best, Toph." Suki told her.

"Looks like we're all back together." Katara said.

"Let's not forget about our new addition." Zuko pointed out.

"Who is she?" Sokka asked.

"Maria, she came to our home from the North Pole. She was staying at our house when she was there."

"I had no option, I knew the Fire Nation had gone from there by then." Maria said.

"We should head to the beach house, it'll be sunset soon." Zuko pointed out.

"We'll show give Maria the tour." Suki told them.

As they headed over, Zuko went to talk to Katara. "I got this on my way here." He held what looked like a small ring. "It's for Mai, do you think she'll like it."

"It's beautiful." Katara said. "She'll love it, Zuko."

"I don't know. She doesn't really express herself due to a secret from her past, and there are times when she just pushes me away."

"Zuko, don't give up on her." Katara told him. "She came here to make sure you stayed safe, and I can tell she really cares about you."

At the beach house, it got dark. "It's feels like its been a long time since I've been here." Aang said.

"Well, it has been about two months." Sokka pointed out.

"This place is amazing." Maria said. "I can actually see the history that this place has."

"I know what you mean." Mai told her. "Zuko and his family used to come here every year when they were younger. I came here on a trip with him once and it didn't really turn out so well."

"I know." Maria said. "It seems to be a little gloomy and depressing in some areas. But I guess that's how life is sometimes."

"You're a very wise girl, Maria." Toph told her.

"Thanks, you're not so bad yourself." Maria said. "I heard about your ability to earthbend although you can't see well."

"I sometimes wish I could see so that I could actually make eye contact when I talk to you guys." She admitted. "But then, this power was granted by the blind."

That night, the water girls were outside. "You okay, Katara?" Maria asked.

"Yeah." Katara said. "Just thinking of my mom." She pointed to the necklace she got from her.

"I know how you feel, Katara." Maria said. "I know how hard it is to lose someone you're close too."

"I was so young, and it all happened so fast." Katara told her. "She shouldn't have told the truth."

"I understand." Maria said. "The reason we cut off ties with the Southern Water Tribe temporarily was because we felt the loss, too. Aunt Kya was so gentile and kind."

"Wait, did you just say Aunt Kya?" Katara asked. "Then, that means…"

"Yeah, we're cousins, Katara."

"But, how? You're from the Northern Water Tribe."

"I was forced to move there until the Fire Nation left. I came back when I knew it was safe." Maria explained.

"This is getting stranger and stranger." Katara said. "I have a feeling its going to be rough journey on all of us this time."