Chapter 7

Hey everyone. I finally decided I was going to sit down and write this chapter. Sorry for such a long wait! I had so much going on I'm not even going to try to explain everything. Thank you to the person (you know who you are) who messaged me offering advice for making this story longer. I did incorporate your idea; however, since this is set after the series, Zhao couldn't be used. He died in the season 1 finale, and I couldn't find a way to make him live. Ok nosy people of the internet, here's your chapter, I will stop my babbling.

Soon, Aang set off for the swamplands.

I'll just check on the people of the swamp, and then go looking for Toph. I hope she's actually there and not off hiding somewhere impossible to find… What am I going to do if I can't find her?

He pushed those plaguing thoughts on the back burner of his mind as he reached the swamp. A young man approached. "Hello Avatar Aang. My name is Lee. I was sent to meet you." Lee said cordially. "All is peaceful here."

"That's good to hear. I'm here to search for a lost companion of mine. Toph Bei Fong. I came to see if she's here." Aang replied just as politely.

"Ah! Lady Bei Fong! She just passed through here about a week ago. Come to mention it, she said she was going to the center tree." Lee mentioned.

"Thank you, sir." Aang said. He then opened his glider and sped off into the deep woods.

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Aang arrived shortly after setting off, for it is not a very long trip, and had a very obvious destination, considering the tree was rather large and stood out. He landed on a large root, and snapped the glider closed. Gently setting it down on two smaller roots protruding from the murky water.

Toph is so close! I can feel it. I wonder where she is, I can't see her.

"Toph, I'm here!" He yelled.

A small pebble smacked him on the back of his head. A slow smile spread across his face, because only one person he knows does that.

"Hey Twinkle Toes! All you brought was the tiny glider? How exactly do you plan on getting both of us home on that thing?" A familiar, obnoxious voice called.

"Toph, I missed you so much!" He yelled, scooping the young girl into his arms, spinning her around a few times for good measure.

"Put. Me. Down. I missed you too and all, but now I'm actually blind" She said, gritting her teeth.

As Aang set her down, realization dawned on him. "Toph, we're on wood! How can you see?"

"When I arrived, I hadn't accounted for the fact that there isn't much solid earth here. So I figured that since plants needed minerals to survive, and so do trees, that I could bend the minerals. So, I sort of adapted Sugar Queen's technique to earthbending." Toph said, going on a mini babble session that is so unlike her.

"Okay, and as to the question of how we're getting back to camp, I don't know." He said, scratching his head.

"Well, I've always kind of wondered what it would feel like being in the air, and not being on Appa." Toph replied, pondering the pros and cons in her mind.

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While they were flying, Toph said, "This is kind of fun! We should be able to make the entire trip in one shot, shouldn't we?"

"Yes, we are actually almost there." He replied.

They landed just outside the camp at sunset, with Toph refusing to get off Aang's back. As he carried her into the camp, they Aang saw Azula and June capture Katara and run away with her.

"Katara!" Aang screamed, a sinking feeling in his stomach.

"Aang, we have another problem," Said Toph "I can't see like normal. It's almost like I've been chi-blocked, but I can still make out vague forms. I think I might be losing my earth sight."