The story opens up to when Katara and Sokka are arguing on how Sokka had set up the tent and the how pathetic the fire wood Katara had gathered was. The next point of view is when the gang is already at the Great Divide and they had just met the Canyon Guide, the Zhangs, and one of the members from the Gan Jin Tribe.

((Rebecca's P.O.V))

"Are you alright?" Gin asked me as I watched the sun setting causing the sky to turn into different shades of orange. In the background I could hear Katara and Sokka fighting over the proper way in doing the other person's job, but I blocked all their voices out and continued to stare up at the sky.

"I'm fine," I said as I closed my eyes.

"You know I can tell when you're lying." I didn't respond and just continued to look at the bright warm sky. I spotted from up above the clouds faint shines of several stars in the sky. My eyes softened as my vision became less focused.

"Everything will come to an end," I muttered under my breath. "Even a star will fade away and die out without anyone knowing it will be replaced by a newborn star. It's an eternal cycle that will haunt one all their life."

"Something must be bothering you. Saying something like that is a bit too depressing, even for you" Gin said in a serious tone. I continued to look up at the sky as it darkened. "That incident with Jet must have really affected you."

"Well almost dying really makes you think," I said trying to be my normal sarcastic self but failed. I placed a hand over my eyes as I lay on the dirt floor. "I almost died because I was weak, but Brianna..." I glanced over at the brunette's sleeping figure as she curled up in a small ball, her ability to sleep through loud noises still amazes me. "She somehow managed to obtain such an amazing power." I made a fist and took some of the earth into my hand. "I'm happy for her, but I can't help but be envious. How was it she obtained that kind of power?" I picked up my hand and clutched it at my chest as I glared down at the ground. "What is it that I'm lacking?" I felt frustrated beyond words. Why was it that she was able to gain such a power even though I was the one who trains my ass off everyday.

"Rebecca," I heard Gin say in a sincere voice but I interrupted him by jumping into the air. I didn't want to hear what he was about to say because I knew for a fact it wouldn't help me with my problem. I kicked and punched the air repeatedly at a high speed as I glided across the orange sky. Each time my feet touched the ground I kicked off the earth floor sending me higher into the air than before. I continued on, making my legs feel heavier with each jump until finally my legs caved in as I fell on my knees. I began panting as I held my body up with my hands. I could feel my knees shaking due to the lack of energy, making me feel weak. The sun had finally set and the sky was now a dark blue as the stars all showing their radiance. I glared down at the ground as I clenched the dirt once more. My sweat began to fall as the dirt took in the salty residue.

"I'm really no good," I said in a low voice and was breathing heavily. "I thought I could really protect everything, be happy..." I let out a heavy sigh as I clenched at my clothes. "I thought I had become stronger than back then!" I became so en-wrapped in my pain that I didn't sense Gin had come out of the charm. He gentle placed his nose under my chin as he forced me to look at him. His gentle gold and blue eyes looked at me; wishing for me to allow him to comfort me. I was too stubborn to admit I needed him to comfort me, but with our connection words weren't necessary. I felt Gin's tails wrap around me as he gentle rubbed his nose against my face. It could feel my blood boiling, angry and frustrated at not only the fact that I felt inferior to Brianna but also at the fact that I had almost lost my life. If it hadn't been for Sokka I wouldn't be here, I'd be part of the Spirit World. How was I supposed to protect the others if I couldn't even save myself? I had been harboring these thoughts ever since I had recovered from my injuries, but I dared not allow the others to know. The last thing I needed was for them to feel guilty, especially Aang and Brianna. "I don't know if I can really keep my word to protect Aang like I said I would, not if something like this happens again" I muttered under my breath. I began to doubt my abilities in silence with Gin by my side patiently waiting for me to calm down. Without uttering a word and displaying no real effort he was able to calm me by just being there with me. If it had been anyone else they would have tried using comforting words but that would have just made me feel worse. I didn't need them nor did I want them, which is why I usually kept things to myself.

"Have you calmed down?" Gin asked me after my tears had finally dried.

"Yeah, but can we stay like this a little longer? The night's are still cold even with Spring on it's way," I said getting used to his warmth.

"Its fine," he said in an even tone but I could tell he was happy that I was allowing him to help me out. He shifted his position so that he was lying down then used his tails to pull me up against his warm body. He curled up around me in a protective position as he placed his tails over me like a blanket. I just lay there perfectly still allowing Gin to keep me warm in the cold night air. Having finally cleared my mind I felt empty and emotionless which was only natural for me. I just lay on my back as I stared at the stars above me. The night sky was calming and having Gin by my side didn't make me feel so alone. Not only that but the light from the stars made me feel as if my soul was being purified with their light. That whole night neither one of us said anything and just continued to look up at the stars admiring their beauty until the sun began to rise, telling us that it was a new day, which meant another mission.

((OOOO))

"Wait! Here they come!" I heard someone shout out, making me wake up from my sleep. I found myself sleeping on Appa and realized I must have fallen asleep on the ride. I looked over to where the stranger was pointing and saw a group of well dressed people calmly walking over.

"You're not seriously going to cave into these spoiled Gan Jins!" I heard a different voice shout out making me look over to see a woman wearing fur clothing and a sword behind her back surrounded by people that were wearing similar clothing. "I mean, we're refugees too! And we've got sick people that need shelter."

"I uh well..." the man beside her stuttered. This man wore green Earth Kingdom type clothing with a straw hat and appeared to be a earth bender, despite how old he looked.

"We've got old people who are weary from traveling," the boy that had woken me up earlier screamed out.

"Sick people get priority over old people," the woman argued back.

"Maybe you Zhang's wouldn't have so many sick people if you weren't such slobs," an old man from the Gan Jins, looking to be the leader and had a sword placed at his side, said cutting into the agrument.

"If you Gan Jins weren't so clean maybe you wouldn't live to be so old" she argued back.

"I could smell your stink a mile away," the man said continuing the battle of the insults.

"Well Aang, ready to put your peace making skills to the test?" Katara asked him.

"I don't know," Aang said unconfidently. "A fight over chores is one thing. These people have been feuding for a hundred years."

"Everyone, listen up!" Katara shouted out as she took a step forward. "This is the Avatar! And if you give him a chance, I'm sure he can come up with a compromise that will make everyone happy." The two tribes turned and looked at Aang, not questioning the fact that he was the Avatar.

"Uh...you could share the earth bender and travel together?" Aang said, not sure what other options there were.

"Absolutely not" the Gan Jin leader shouted, "We'd rather be taken by the Fire Nation than travel with those stinking thieves."

"We wouldn't travel with you pompous fools anyway!" the female leader of the Zhangs shouted at him.

"I am not pompous!" the man shouted back.

"Alright, here's the deal! We're all going down together and Appa here will fly your sick and elderly across. Does that seem fair?" I heard Aang suddenly shout out angrily.

"Well that shut them up," I muttered under my breath. I quickly jumped off Appa and onto the dirt ground which caught almost everyone's attention.

"Morning sunshine," Brianna cried out happily. I ignored her completely as I just stood there not fazed by the new crowd of strangers around us.

"It's about time you got up," Katara said in a worried voice "you know you shouldn't train so hard." I shrugged my shoulders knowing that I wouldn't be able stop training myself. I needed and wanted to get stronger which otherwise meant even more training.

"Sorry Appa, you'll have to do this on your own," Aang said to his giant bison who just groaned in despair.

"This feuding tribe stuff is serious business. Are you sure it's a good idea getting involved in this?" Sokka asked Aang.

"To tell the truth, I'm not sure but when have I ever been?" Aang said with a wide smile.

"And you're proud of this?" I asked with disbelief. Aang just let out a small laugh as he rubbed the back of his head.

"He's the Avatar, Sokka. Making peace between people is his job." Katara said as she put a hand on Aang's shoulder.

"His job's gonna make us cross this whole thing on foot, isn't it?" Sokka said in a rather depressed voice.

"Bingo," Brianna shouted out happily as she began to annoy and torture the poor soul. While the Canyon Guide decided to explain the no food concept to everyone, I decided to eat my full now. I took out some bread I had snagged before I got off Appa, took a seat on the dirt floor, and started eating.

"Always prepared as ever," I heard Sokka said as he sat down beside me. I didn't acknowledge his presence and continued eating as I looked over at the view of the Great Divide, which was the name given to the giant canyon. "Don't tell me you're fascinated by this canyon too," Sokka said as he took a bit out of his dried meat.

"Scanning and sightseeing are different," I said as I swallowed my food. "Besides I have no time to be staring at a giant hole in the ground."

"What's gotten into you?" he asked as he lowered his meat from his mouth.

"Nothing," I said as I took another bite of my bread.

"Come on, we both know that's a lie" Sokka said as he stared at me concerned. "Tell me what's wrong. Maybe I can help."

"I don't need your assistance" I said in a rather cold voice, "and anyway it has nothing to do with you so it shouldn't concern you."

"Did you revert back to how you were when we first met over night?" Sokka asked in a displeased tone "and when we finally got you to be more comfortable too." He let out a small sigh then bit a huge piece of his meat as he chewed aggressively. "What's it gonna take to get the Rebecca I talked to yesterday back?" Sokka asked me a bit desperate. I threw the last piece of bread into my mouth as I chewed it in silence while Sokka just watched me wanting to hear my answer.

"Hey Sokka, Rebecca, we're leaving!" Aang shouted out toward us. I nodded my head as I picked myself up from the ground.

"Wait hold on," Sokka shouted as he stood to his feet. "You still haven't answered me!" I glanced over at him then looked over at the canyon. I felt a breeze brush past me making the strands of hair float off my shoulders as the cold air pushed it.

"Sorry, but that's something I don't even know the answer to."