Toph then yawned, wanting to think about all they had taught her on her own

Toph then yawned, wanting to think about all they had taught her on her own. She got up. "Thanks everyone for this amazing gift you've given me. And now, I'm going to bed. I think you all should do the same, being such great teachers. Goodnight."

"Toph, wait!" Katara scrambled to get up after her.

"I, um, need to talk to you."

"Sure," Toph said, waiting for her.

"Hey, um, did you notice me talking rather quickly, about Aang, with my heart beating fast? Well, I guess you know what that's about, huh?" Katara let it all out once the tent flap had been shut.

"Yeah," Toph said, "but I'm not going to bother you two. You'll have to deal with that on your own. And Aang feels the same. I can feel it." Katara blushed. "and I can feel that too. Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. Besides that, there's something that I have wanted to try. Don't get freaked out, just listen…what if you could heal my blindness with waterbending?"

"WHAT??"

Katara yelled in surprise. Toph jumped on Katara to keep her quiet. "Shut up! Don't scare Sokka and Aang. I thought about it, and there could be, some hope, from you, to let me see the world as others see it. Could you try it? Please?"

"Toph, you have a gift! Why would you want to get rid of it? You can see and hear things long before they're supposed to happen. You've saved us so many times. That is your gift for earthbending…you're the greatest! Why give all of that up just to see?"

"Because if you can heal me, I think I'll still be able to close my eyes and feel the vibrations and still listen and wait when attacking. Please?"

"I don't know," said Katara. "You aren't sick. I don't know if I can heal someone with something their born with."

"Please? You can try. Whatever is making me blind is obviously a 'sickness.' You can take the bad things out of my eyes, and let me see! Please try it?"

"Shouldn't I get Sokka and Aang's permission?" Katara asked warily.

"No, this will be a surprise. I'm ready…" Toph said as she closed her eyes.

Katara took her water and, bending it with a wary sigh, moved it in a circular motion as it started to glow. She placed it over Toph's eyes, and began to breathe deeply. She decided to see if anything could be taken out of her eyes. She made a fist, and ugly grey liquid came out of Toph's eyes. Toph felt terrible, agonizing pain tear through her head and eyes. She screamed. The pain was too much, and she lost consciousness. She swayed and hit the ground, moving into darkness and silence, and only heard Katara scream "TOPH!!" and heard Sokka's voice come in, saying, "What did you do, Katara? TOPH, can you hear me? Please!!..."