In the slave market, I learned new news. There was another army being formed to help the Earth Kingdom. A rebel army claiming to be led by an earthbender named Anzeng, and Zuko. I knew that I had to get out.

"When will we get out?" one would say.

Another would say, "Can't be break out? Aren't you a waterbender?"

I responded that I couldn't do anything without water. I also wasn't in shape to keep up with benders who were constantly bending.

Then they'd say that the Avatar should have won and that I wasn't a good waterbending teacher. I'm not going to continue on this. It hurts to think about it.

I woke up one day, hearing someone talk about the Rebel army. I didn't open my eyes, but I listened. I wanted to sleep in on my nineteenth birthday.

"I heard that the Rebel army is the only army worth hoping for." A man about forty said.

"After hearing about the battle by Kyoshi, I think they could actually win." Another man said.

"Would you guys not talk about the war? Some of us want to sleep." I said, sleepy.

"The Avatar's girlfriend is talking to us. What a shock! Why don't you complain to your friend the Avatar, oh wait, you can't. You lost to the Fire Lord, and now you're here with us. Why don't you keep quiet." The older man said. He looked like a former Earth Kingdom soldier, or commander.

I wanted defend myself, but I didn't. Instead, I overheard two men talking about buying a slave. My heart quickened, hoping that I wasn't going to serve another fat man.

"5000 gold for her." The slave keeper said.

"That's too much." The man said. He was defferently tall. He had a hood on covering his face. His friend was like that too.

"She's the Avatar's former friend." The keeper said.

I was angry again. The guy just liked to keep raising the price on me.

"3000 gold. That's it." The guy said.

"Look Kiro, she's not worth it. We'll go to the next slave market." His friend said.

"Okay, 3000 gold. She's yours." The keeper said. I'm guessing that he didn't want to lose customers.

I came with them without fighting. I didn't bother try to. Then when we were out of sight from the market, they stopped, and took their hoods off. One was Zuko! Damn, it must be my lucky day, though he was the last person that I expected to get me out of that hole. He didn't change much, scar, and hair. He did look older, and more eager to end the war than last time I saw him.

The other one was the Earth Kingdom guy, Anzeng. He had the traditional big Earth Kingdom beard, and his hair was black. He didn't have the top knot like most other earthbenders do, and his eyes were blue. He looked more like a Tribesmen than an earthbender. He was really tall though. Standing by him, made me feel like standing next to my father when I was nine.

"You're Katara, right?" Zuko asked. I guess he never learned my name, not that I care much. I was free.

"Yes." I couldn't look them in the eye. I still felt like a slave, even if I was about to enter their Rebel army camp.

It was a simple camp. There were tents, a fireplace and a well. I could hear water running, and birds singing from where I was standing. I felt, well, free. They took off the chains and gave me a clean suit of clothing. I changed into the clothing, and walked to the small creek. The water felt so good.

It was peaceful. Birds, the water, and, "Sugar Queen, is that you?" Toph.

I laid down, and called out, "Yes, I'm by the creek."

Hearing her voice was wonderful. Maybe now I won't go insane.

"How was the slave market?" she seemed to joke about it.

"It was horrible." That's all I could think of to say.

She said next to me, and we had a good chat, about what we did the past five years.

Toph said that the only reason she got out, was because Sokka forced her to go. She said that he wanted to wait for me to come, and when I didn't he made Appa and Momo go. She didn't know what happened to Sokka and asked me if I saw him. I said no, but I told her that Aang was alive, barely, and that I hadn't seen him in two years.

After Sokka made her go, she headed to the South Pole, where she ran into Gran Gran. She stayed there until she felt like leaving the cold. She then ran into Zuko, who she said, was a mess. She straightened him up, and they started to recruit others to join the Rebel Army. I can see Toph yelling at Zuko to shave and everything. A funny thought it is.

It took me a while to get used to being free to do what I wanted to do. Anzeng and I didn't exactly get along too well. He's constantly blaming Toph and I about Aang. Toph got so mad one day, that he had to dig himself out of the ground. It took him all day.

When we finally got to talk to each other, he said that he was from Kyoshi. I don't remember there being a blue eyed Kyoshian, but it was five years ago since I last was on that island. He said that he had a three year old boy named Hiro, and that Hiro was a talker. I listened to his tale, because I love little kids, except spoiled Fire Nation kids that like to torture me.

Anzeng said that, he hasn't ever seen Hiro. I asked him why he knew he was a talker, and he told me that his wife wrote him. Stupid me. But poor guy, I can't get mad at him now, even if he's a jerk and a pain in my ass.