Yay, chapter 8.

Sokka: And I'm still not in it.

Katara and Toph: Ha ha.

I didn't sleep that night. Those damn butterflies are getting worse, and they kept me up. Then the sound of breaking rock could be heard. It was before sun up, and I got out of my tent to watch it all. The city was going to be rubble before we even entered.

It seemed that every time I went to New Oz- I mean Omashu, we had to fight something or we got attacked. This feeling didn't leave me either. None of my feelings ever do.

This type of bombing went on for another three days. Before we went to take the city on foot, I could hear Toph yelling at the Earth Kingdom soldiers to prepare them to fight.

"Come on you bunch of Sugar Queens," she doesn't call me that anymore "Are you all just going to stand here when Zuko enters Omashu, or you going to let Azula continue to call it New Ozai. You pansies, get up and start marching."

Toph was really working hard to get them to want to fight. Some joined her in her ranting.

Zuko's army was already chanting. They wanted to kill all the firebenders in Omashu. I chose to not any stuff like that. I looked at a quiet Zuko. He looked ready to take Azula. Zuko looked up at Anzeng, and mumbled something. Anzeng nodded, and went forward with some earthbenders. They were going to make the bridge wider, and then we would enter.

I decided that because I couldn't move my arms very well in the armor, I was just going to use the damn sword. Saving the water was also needed, for I was the only waterbender master here who can heal. Some the Rebels started to call me Doc. Even worse name than Sugar Queen, I think so anyways.

I wasn't part of the fist wave entering the city, so when I did enter, there were dead everywhere. The fighting had moved more into the city, and all the wounded were taken out, except for the firebenders. Every Rebel went through and made sure that the Fire Nation soldiers were dead. I couldn't blame them for hating the Fire Nation, but killing the ones who can't fight? I think the firebenders noticed this as well. When some of them tried to surrender, they watched their wounded get killed, and then they decided to fight the guards.

Zuko went to take one of the mounds of Omashu, while Anzeng took the second. The Earth Kingdom went to take the main Temple of Omashu. Toph and I were with Anzeng, and the fighting was slower here where we were.

The Tribesmen that knew the mirror language went to find a spot to communicate with the other two groups. It was interesting to watch the flashes move, when they were talking. Zuko's and Anzeng's companies could talk with each other.

Everything was going fine, I guess, until the tower that Zuko's talker was in, suddenly blew up. Fire and rock went up into the air. I didn't know what to think. We didn't know what had happened. Anzeng was hoping that Zuko wasn't in there, for that would be a blow to the Rebel army if Zuko was killed. Toph and I went to get the information on what had happened.

Toph made sure that no one came close to us. She would pull the ground from under them, and make sure that they didn't get out of the ground.

"Nothing had better happen to Zuko." Toph said.

I nodded, agreeing that if Zuko did get killed, the war would change direction drastically.

It did take a while to go through Omashu without the use of the mail system.I didn't know which ones were still up, or where they'd take us.

"Toph, overhead!"

"What?"

There was an archer overhead. I don't know why Toph never felt the man there, but Toph was hit in the shoulder after I yelled. I pulled her back behind a building.

"What the hell hit me?" she asked.

"An arrow. Hold still."

"SHIT! That hurts!"

"Shhh, Toph."

"You try having an arrow in you then pulled out, then I'll stay quiet." she said.

"I... fine." I didn't say anything.

I tossed the arrow away, and brought out some water from my canteen. Toph was squirming when the water was on her wound.

"Are you squirmish?"I asked.

"I've always been ticklish."

"We have tomove around that building. I saw the archer, but I think he moved." I said, a little more seriously.

"I'm going to show him who's boss." Toph got up and took the entire block down.

We didn't have archer problems until we found Zuko. He was alive, and fine. Toph ran over to him and gave him a hug and a kiss. I turned, feeling like the bitter third wheel. What could I do about that? Nothing.