That same night, after Maria had gone inside to get some sleep, Aang came out. Katara was still looking at the water. "Hey."

"Hi." Katara said.

"Anything new?" Aang asked.

"Well, I just found out our new visitor is actually part of my family."

"Sister?"

"Cousin." Katara said. "She knew my mom and had to flee North while the Fire Nation was in my village. When we went to hers, she disguised herself and left to back South."

"I see." Aang said. "It must be tough having to balance everything."

"Yeah, but I'm used to it after travelling with this group for a long time." Katara said. "It's like we're a second family." They both looked at the water for a minute.

"Katara, do you think I'll be able to defeat Ozai again?" Aang asked.

"Of course you will." Katara said. "You fought him and survived the last time."

"But, it's me he's after. I don't want anyone else to get hurt."

"It's okay." Katara said. "I know that if we all stay together, we can defeat him again."

"But if something goes wrong, it could be over." Aang pointed out.

"You shouldn't doubt yourself." Katara said. "I just know we can do this. Besides, if he comes at night, Maria and I have the advantage over him."

"He wouldn't do that." Aang pointed out. "He knows this as much as we do."

"But he doesn't know we're a team." Katara pointed out. "We can do this." She gave him a quick peck before going inside.

Later that night, Toph felt an unwanted visitor and it was the last person they were expecting to see again.

"Everyone, wake up." Everyone groaned as they got up. Maria seemed to be having another vision. "I feel like a person of metal is coming."

"Oh, no!" Zuko groaned.

"Not again!" Aang complained.

"I thought we were done with Combustion Man the last time!" Sokka pointed out.

"Toph's right." Maria said, getting up herself. "I had a vision. A man with a metal leg is definitely coming."

"He's probably going to finish us all." Zuko said.

"What are we going to do? He's too powerful even for all of us." Katara pointed out.

"Maybe not." Maria said. "I have a plan, but we need the earth girls to help us. We might need Aang, too."

"What do you want us to do?" Mai asked.

"I need you, Zuko, and Sokka to head somewhere safe. If the house is blown down, we need to head somewhere else."

"Oh, great." Sokka said. "I was so looking forward to a real vacation."

"Come on, man! Let's go!" Zuko told him. They three of them ran off.

"Okay, here's the plan." Maria said. "Toph, since you can sense him, signal us when he's coming."

"Okay." Toph said. Outside the house, a few feet away, she hid in the bushes. When she saw Combustion Man coming, she forced a large rock to fly up and explode in the air.

"That's the signal! Now!" Maria yelled. They group emerged from their hiding spots, except for Sokka, Zuko, and Mai.

"Let's help them." Sokka said.

"No, we should follow her plan." Mai said. "I trust her, she has good common sense."

"Aang, fall back!" Maria said. "Suki, you're up!"

Suki used her earthbending to force a rock toward him, causing him to fall to the ground.

"It's working." Maria said.

"Maria, look out!" Katara yelled. Maria was hit by a blast from behind. Somehow, Combustion Man got up.

"Nice trick, but you forgot one thing." Maria said, rising to her feet. "Waterbenders are strongest at night when the moon is out! Aang, Katara, I need some help!"

"Let's do it!"

"Aqua Cyclone!" Maria unleashed her water storm toward him. Aang helped get it spinning with his air skills. "Katara, I'll need a hand here!"

"Already on it!" She froze Maria's cyclone after it hit him and he fell into the ocean.

"That should teach him."

"Hopefully, that's the last we'll see of him." Zuko said.

"Yeah, let's get out of here, now." Sokka agreed. "We can't stay here much longer."

"There's an abandoned island not to far away. I found it when I was heading back South." Maria told them.

"Let's go there, then." Aang said. "It will be much safer than this."