Zuko leaned over the edge of the ship, calling out for his wife. "LEIKO! LEIKO!" his voice echoed. He got no answer. Iroh walked up to him. "Where is she Uncle? Where is my wife?" he asked. Iroh sighed and bowed his head.

"Zuko… nobody could have survived that flood." He said.

"No, you're wrong! Leiko could! She's out there!" Zuko yelled. Iroh walked over to the edge and looked down. His eyes grew wide.

"There she is!" Iroh pointed to the water below. Zuko looked down and saw Leiko swimming with one arm, and her other arm draped over a basket. She looked exhausted, like she had been swimming for a long time.

"Leiko, you're alright!" he cheered. He called his men over and they dropped a rope. Leiko grabbed onto it with her good arm and used her other to secure the basket against her chest. They pulled her up out of the water and onto the deck, where she fell to her back with the basket in her arms. Zuko ran over to her and lifted her up into his arms. "Leiko! Are you hurt?"

"Just my wrist." She said. And then she frowned. "I couldn't save them Zuko. I tried…I tried so hard. But they wouldn't listen." And Zuko pulled her into a hug.

"Shh. It's okay my love." He tried to comfort her. "You did your best."

"But, I managed to save one." She said as she looked up at him. She reached over and grabbed the basket. Taking the top off she revealed…a baby!

The baby had tan skin, and dark brown hair. The baby yawned and opened its eyes, revealing a dark brown with coals that shone like diamonds. It was so little, a wrapped in a green blanket. Other than the blanket, the baby laid nude in the basket. Zuko's eyes widened at Leiko's discovery. The baby stretched in its basket and then began to reach out to him and Leiko. Leiko smiled at the baby and then at Zuko, who looked at her in shock with his mouth agape.

"It's…it's a baby." Zuko managed.

"Uh huh." Leiko looked back at the baby, "Isn't she cute?" A doctor came and began to wrap her injured wrist. Zuko just continued to stare at the baby. The baby gurgled and reached up for him. He wasn't particularly fond of babies. They were loud and messy, and they burped and cried a lot. Not to mention the whole diaper thing. In fact, watching the baby drool made him wonder why he even wanted a child in the first place.

"I know this child." Said an earthbender, who walked over to Leiko and Zuko. "She is the daughter of Cobalt and his wife Mimi."

"Are they on the ship?" Leiko asked. The man looked around the ship's deck.

"No, they're not." And he bowed his head, "I guess they didn't make it." Leiko stood up and looked over the edge of the ship. The water level has lowered a great deal.

"Let's look for survivors." She said and she walked down the walkway with everyone else on the ship, including the crew and waded their way through the water. It was up to her calves at the time, and it made it only a little more difficult to walk.

The people of the island began to cry at the sight. They shifted through water and found their belongings and deceased loved ones. The whole island, or what was left of it, was in sobs. It was a sorrowful moment. Leiko walked with Zuko through the watery town while holding onto the baby girl. The both of them were silent. The man whom they had spoken to before came up to them.

"Is there anything left?" Leiko asked him. He sighed.

"There's enough food and shelter for everyone to join up for a while. Just until everything is fixed."

"What about the dam?"

"It can be rebuilt."

"Good." But the man still looked sad. "What's the problem?"

"We found the baby's parents." The man said. There was silence.

"And…?" he bowed his head.

"They're dead. They were crushed under a tree. There are no survivors." Leiko closed her eyes and bowed her head in sorrow. So many people died, all because she was on that island. Zuko placed a hand on her shoulder. She felt guilty, like it was all her fault, like she could have done more. "But your efforts saved most of the village and for that we thank you…"

"Leiko. Leiko Sikari." Leiko replied. And she went to hand the man the baby. "Here, take her." She said sorrowfully. The man shook his head.

"I already have six children. I can't handle anymore."

"Then what will become of her?" Leiko asked and she looked down at the baby.

"Cobalt and Mimi would only want the rescuer of their child to take care of her. You've proven yourself."

"What?" Zuko asked in shock. Leiko turned and looked at Zuko.

"Zuko…this is a once in a lifetime chance! The gods have finally answered our prayers!" Leiko stated. Zuko looked at her uneasily.

"But…Leiko…we can't have a baby on the ship."

"Just a few months ago you wanted one."

"I know…but this is different."

"Zuko, look at her." And she held out the baby. "She's all alone now. She needs somebody's love and care."

"Right, but does it have to be us?"

"She may not be a firebender but we can raise her as one."

"My father would not permit it."

"But we are not under your father's rule." And she pleaded with him. "Please Zuko." Her eyes glistened brightly, like dancing flames that flickered in different directions from a soft breath. They seemed to reach out to him, calling to his heart. Zuko's heart tugged in her direction as he looked back into his wife's eyes. "Please, dear. Would you really just leave her here all alone?" Zuko felt guilty now, and he just sighed.