Hello! I am here with another chapter!

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Aang finally returned to the ruin where he had left his ill friends, bundled up in sleeping bags. Exhausted, he placed a frozen frog in each of their mouths. "Here, guys, suck on these, they'll make you feel better."

"Hey, Aang. How was your trip? Did you make any new friends?" Sokka asked, sucking on his frog like a child sucks hard candy.

Aang collapsed on Appa's tail. The fluffy fur provided comfort equivalent to that of a King sized bed. Aang made no answer. Did Sasha count as a friend? He quietly recalled the conversation he had made with the girl, and wondered of her origin.

"Mmm—these are good." Sokka declared. The frog had a hard, clean, refreshing flavor, similar to what, we, in the real world, would call Mint. Just then, the frog thawed, returning to its original, slimy form. It wasn't long before Katara's frog did the exact same thing. She and her brother both fell into a fit of gagging and coughing, not from the illness (The frogs had cured that), but for the pure feeling of disgust they earned by sucking on frogs.

"What was that for?!" Sokka protested. "I have a wart on the back of my throat now thanks to you!"

"Sokka, don't go around blaming Aang for everything!" Katara scolded. She peeked into Sokka's mouth which he had opened wide to show her his wart. "There's nothing there."

"I can feel it!"

Katara turned to Aang. Why did Sokka have to be so aggravating? "So did you meet anybody new?"

"Yeah, I did." Aang replied, still relaxing on Appa's broad tail. "You know that little girl that travels with Zuko?"

The Shin-kicker? The necklace thief? Yeah, they knew Sasha. "What about her?"

"I helped her brother, and we had a little chat before she fell asleep last night. She and..."

"Wait!" Sokka interrupted. "How did you run into the Fire Nation?"

"Oh, right. I knida got captured by Admiral Zhao when I went to get those frogs for you."

"Aang, I'm so sorry." Katara cried, remorseful that she hadn't been there to support Aang when he needed it the most. That was probably what took him so long to get back from the herbalist's.

"How did you escape?" Sokka inquired.

"Funny story. Zuko came in, and rescued me, wearing a mask. We got out of the fortress when Zuko was knocked out by an arrow. That was when I found out it was really him. I was ready to go, but I couldn't leave there, unarmed, so I took him into the woods for shelter, and met Sasha."

"That's her name?"

"Yep. I promised to stay with her until her brother woke up."

"Sasha is Zuko's sister? I didn't even know that the Firelord had a third child."

"You've never heard of her?" Aang was puzzled.

"No. How old was she?"

"Four."

"Impossible."

"Well, at least that's what she told me, but I didn't believe her. She looks like a four year old, but she doesn't act like one."

Katara rose up to join Aang on the sky bison's tail. "Yeah, I've noticed that too. She's pretty streetsmart for a little kid.."

Sasha looked like a four year old child, yet she seemed to have more experience than that that could be gained with the first four years of a human life. To an average four year old, life is simple. You have people to take care of your basic needs, and are overwhelmed with wonder and curiosity. You are innocent, and can not yet differ bad ones from good ones. You can trust most anyone who appears friendly with an open heart and mind. This particular child, however, was different. She seemed aware of the devastating, ongoing war, happening around her. She knew how some races despised her people, and she was aware of Zuko's tender disposition. After all, she had called him stupid and seemed to know that there was more to this character than being a fire breathing monster. She also seemed to have tact when it came to dealing with the minor antagonists (Zhao).

"Why would Zuko keep a child on his ship anyway? I mean like that's not necessarily the best place to raise a child."

"Probably to get into small places, and stuff like that." Aang replied. It was Sasha who had found him through the vent. Then the thought occurred to him that Sasha could be kept on board as a prisoner, but he quickly brushed it off. If she had been held there against her will, she would have made a run for it as soon as that arrow made contact with Zuko's face. Moreover, what would Zuko gain by keeping her on board? Another mouth to feed, I suppose. Also, when he had spoken to her, she seemed like one who would want to stay by her elder brother's side. Her being kept as Zuko's prisoner was a stupid theory. He continued to question Sasha's purpose in traveling with Zuko. Surely, he was missing some vital information that would help make the puzzle pieces come together.

Aang dismissed his thoughts when Katara got up, and boarded Appa. "Anyway, we'd better leave. Zhao and Zuko could be on our trail any moment now, and it's dangerous for us to stay in one place for too long."

Quickly, he boarded the creature's head, taking the reigns. He glanced to see if Sokka was safely in the saddle, and took off.

Okay, so Team Avatar knows something isn't quite right with Sasha, but they just can't put their finger on it. Some Important details are missing. Eventually they will find out about her condition, but that's a story in itself. ;)

Anyway, just to see where we are at as far as writing goes, I present to you a question: If someone asked you to describe Sasha's character, how would you describe her?

Anyway, thank you all for reviewing, and I'll be back soon (hopefully with a longer chapter)! Peace!