Katara felt as though something was wrong. She sat up in her sleep, Aang by her side. He was sleeping peacefully, a smile on his face as always. She turned to Toph, who was snoring yet again. Finally, she looked at Sokka. What was going on with him? He had been sleeping for hours on end. His fight with Ty Lee must have been very harsh if he was sleeping this long. Usually he slept eight to ten hours, but it had been more like thirteen now. Aang gave a yawn, and Katara hoped she hadn't woken him up. He turned over, his back towards her, and fell right back to sleep. Katara moved to the other side of the saddle where it was more open and she could focus on thinking.

The stars were out and so was the full moon. She gave a smile as she looked up at it, thinking of her mother. She put a hand to the necklace that was always around her neck, passed from her grandmother, to her mother, and now it belonged to Katara. It was a family heirloom, and when Katara had a daughter, she would pass it on to her. The necklace was actually an engagement necklace given to Katara's grandmother before she went with her family to the South Pole. It was a great honor to be wearing something so important to her grandmother. Katara heard her name, and she turned, smiling at Aang.

"Thinking about your mother again?" he asked, sitting down next to her.

"Yeah, I was. It is so hard to think that she was killed by the Fire Nation so long ago, yet it seems like it was just a second ago she died right in front of me," Katara whispered.

Aang put an arm around her. She really did miss her mother. Aang hadn't seen his parents since he was three. He hadn't even been able to say good-bye to his mother. His father just took him to the Monk's Temple one day and he never saw them again. Aang would someday meet his parents again, and this time it would be forever. He would introduce them to Katara, and show how much he loved and cared for her.

"Aang, do you know what your parents looked like?"

Aang looked into Katara's eyes. There were tears slowly falling down her cheeks. She wanted to know about his parents? But he barely remembered them. He had always thought his mother was a beautiful Airbender, and his father was an Airbender as well. He gave a soft smile, looking up at the moon as he thought.

"I remember a little bit about my mother," Aang took a deep breath. "I think she was an Airbender, but she had this beautiful, long hair. It was as black as night, and it always shimmered in the light. She wore similar clothes to mine, but her dress was long, covering her feet. She always looked happy, but somehow she had this sad look in her eyes."

"Like she knew that you were the Avatar," Katara muttered.

"Yeah, I think she did know. A mother knows things like that, I bet," he gave a soft laugh. "My father is even harder to remember, although he was the last of the two I saw before I was taken to the monks. He was tall, and he had the arrows on his hands. But he wasn't bald like me. He had black hair too."

Katara leaned her head against Aang's chest, making him swell with happiness. She closed her eyes, more tears flowing out. She was crying, but Aang didn't know why. Was it something he had said about his parents that made her think of her own?

"Are you alright?"

"I would have loved to meet your parents, Aang. I hope you'll be able to at least meet my father."

"I'm sure I'll be able to! We'll probably see him before the end of the summer!"

Katara nodded. There was something that still didn't feel right, though. It was warm in the air. They were nearing the North Pole, so why was it so warm? She turned towards Momo, who was sitting atop Appa's head, ears perked up high and listening for something. She gave a tug at Aang's sleeve, pointing towards Momo.

"What's with him?"

"I don't know. Maybe he hears something below in the ocean," Aang went forward to sit on Appa's head, pulling back the reins so Appa would understand to fly down. "Yip yip, Appa!"

Sokka woke up finally, stretching. He must have felt Appa shifting his speed to something a bit more slower so the impact with the water was softer. Toph still slept, which the other three were grateful for. She would be complaining in an instant because of all the water around her. Katara crawled her way up towards Aang, who made room for her.

"Do you know what it is?" Katara pulled her parka over her head, although it was still too small. The wind was freezing now.

"I can't see or hear a thing. Momo was probably just watching out for any danger. I'm sure it's nothing, Katara. Don't worry about it!" Aang said, giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Yeah, it's nothing."

Sokka took a piece of bread out of one of the baskets, happy that Katara didn't object to him eating. He was always hungry when he woke up, so she understood completely. Aang put his arm around Katara's waist. She didn't wriggle away, but instead she cuddled against him, feeling warm. Sokka felt as though he was going to throw up. He never thought his little sister would fall in love with someone who was two years younger than her. But age didn't matter. Suki was a year older than him, right? Did that matter? He didn't think so.

"Look! The outer wall to the North Pole! I had a feeling we were close!" Katara shouted, waking Toph. "Toph! Look at the outer wall! That's the symbol of the Northern Water Tribe! I'm so glad they fixed it! It was a magnificent sight!"

"You had to wake me up, didn't you?" Toph grunted, yawning widely. "Oh, wow."

Toph realized she was in a world of ice. There wasn't a single tree anywhere, no dirt, and not even a single rock. She rolled her eyes, but it was beautiful. She began to shiver, and thanks to Sokka noticing, he gave her his parka.

"Don't worry, I'm sure we can sew you up something green!"

"I don't care what color it is, Sokka. As long as it is warm and doesn't freeze me, I'm good to go!" Toph snapped at him, but snuggled herself into the parka, which was way too large for her. "Okay, too big, but it'll do for now."

Katara gave a tiny laugh as Toph tried to pull her arms through the sleeves with little success. The doors to the Northern Water Tribe opened with the powers of Waterbenders, who bowed as they saw Aang. Finally, as Appa swam down the water streets of the city, they realized that they were going to stop the Fire Nation. Katara smiled at Aang, who gave his innocent smile. It was time for the world to begin again without the Fire Nation attacking.

"Avatar Aang, Katara, Sokka, and someone who I have never seen before! Who might you be?" the king spoke as they walked up the steps to the palace.

"I'm Toph of the Earth Kingdom. I am delighted to be in your city."

"Thank you! Welcome, Toph, and to the rest of you as well. What brings you back to the North Pole?"

"Some important information that might make the Fire Nation completely defenseless," Katara said, and nodded to her brother.

Sokka dug through a bag that was slung over his shoulder and pulled out an old scroll. The king took it out of his hands and looked at it, his eyes widening as he continued on. He rolled the scroll up and handed it back to Sokka, and motioned for them to follow him into the palace.

"Toph, I see that parka is a bit too big for you. I'll have one of the seamstresses take your measurements and make one for you. Ah, there they are now! Fiona, you wouldn't mind making a parka and some shoes for this girl, would you?"

"No, sire. I would be delighted, actually! Please follow me!"

"I can't see with the ice. I need someone to lead me," Toph said, her head down. "I'm blind, but I can see by vibrations in the Earth. Without any rock around, I can barely see anything. It's all black now."

The seamstress took Toph's hand, who smiled when she did. Waving good-bye to her friends, she allowed the seamstress to lead her into a room completely away from the main hall they were heading towards. Katara and Aang held hands, and didn't even separate when they sat down before the king. His wife sat in Yue's old place, holding a necklace in her hands. She looked frail, weak, and sickly. Katara looked over at Sokka. His head was down. It was hard for him to come back to the place where he lost someone that actually loved him for him. Princess Yue was now the Moon Spirit, giving back the life the moon had given her when she was a sickly newborn. Katara bit her bottom lip as she saw a tear fall from Sokka's nose. He was truly depressed about Yue, but he had Suki.

"Sokka, it'll be alright. If you want to, you can go to the Spiritual Place after this," Katara put a hand on her brother's back, patting him.

"That's what I was planning on doing. Maybe she'll show up," Sokka whispered, looking up as a few other men entered the room.

"Now, this solar eclipse. We'll need to prepare for it quickly. If the Earth Kingdom won't listen, we will."