A/N: Okay, I'm trying a different way of writing. I'm putting for detail in it. PLEASE let me know which was you like better, the more dialogue, or this new way.

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The hallway to Sokka's friend's hospital room was dark and dreary. The walls were a dirty white color and had cracks in them. On the floor was noticeable grime collection. It was obvious that this place didn't have very good sanitation, but it was a free hospital and the only place within a few miles, so if it was all you have, it wasn't bad.

Aang looked over at Sokka, who, even in the dim light, has visible lines of depression and guilt on his face.

"So what happened to your friend?" Aang asked Sokka in a quiet voice as they walked down the hallway to her hospital room.

He sighed as he stopped walking to look at his feet. "Well, you see, we went back to her town so she could say goodbye to all her friends because she wanted to continue traveling with me, but…"

Flashback…

Suki and Sokka could hear the sirens of the officer's cars in the distance. The mayor, and old man, came to the door of where they were hanging out.

"You must come quickly Suki! The officers are at our town front!" he called out.

Sokka looked at Suki frantically. "What's going on?" he asked her.

"I'm part of the town's police force. I have to help!" she said as she followed the mayor ourt.

He followed her out the door and saw a massive amount of officers with flame throwers.

"Where are you Water bender! We know you're around here somewhere!" one of them called out.

They're looking for my sister! Sokka immediately thought. They must have known I was her brother and followed me!

Suki appeared suddenly with the rest of the police force, ready to defend their town. "We here in Kyoshi hold no fugitives of the bending arts! Leave our town!" Suki yelled out to them.

Sokka ducked behind some buildings to avoid being seen. He crept around to the other side of the building to get a good look without being seen. The sun was setting in the distance, but the soft glow of the sun was hardened by the scene in front of him. Suki and the head officer were directly parallel from each other. It was the worst time during war. The silence before the battle, it was taunting, neither side knowing who was going to attack first.

No one spoke, and Sokka held his breath as everyone awaited the officer's decision, the decision that could end up costing many lives.

"Search the town," he darkly ordered the others. "We WILL find that water bender."

The words that would bring the end to Kyoshi. Sokka watched as the fight unfolded in front of him. He felt helpless from his hiding spot as he watched people of all ages get killed. The gunshots of the officer's guns filled the air and the sun set behind the horizon. But light was not severed, because everything was on fire. The officer's were ruthless in the search for Katar, who wasn't even there. Every building that was searched and came up negative was burned.

Sokka knew that they knew who he was, and if he made a noticeable exit, they might follow him. He snuck behind the burning buildings to where the officer's cars were. Before he reached them, a hand caught him on the shoulder. He turned around immediately and jumped backwards. He was surprised to see that it was Suki.

"Suki?" he questioned.

"They've killed everyone!" she cried. "I can't find any survivor!"

"They're probably hiding," Sokka said quietly, mostly to himself. He ran to one of the cars.

"What are you doing?!" Suki cried out. Sokka snapped his head towards her.

"I have to get out of here! They'll follow me," he told her as he grabbed her hand and continued to run.

"Why you?!" she asked.

"I'll explain later!" he yelled back at her. They reached the cars and he opened on of the doors and hopped in.

"Get in!" he yelled. Suki did so and Sokka started the engine with the key that the officer's had stupidly let in the ignition. The head lights flared up and all the officers stopped what they were doing and looked at the car. Sokka stepped hard on the gas pedal and the car skidded forward, the needle measuring the speed jumping from zero to forty in only a few seconds. They went forward a little before Sokka slammed on both the gas pedal and breaks at the same time and turned the wheel to the right as much as he could, causing the car to make a sharp U-turn. He sped forward, going through the tight line of the other cars, causing the car they were in to jerk a little as it hit some of the other cars. Sokka took a quick look in his review mirror to see the other officers rushing to their cars to follow him. He smirked; he had a plan to loose them.

Suki was screaming the seat next to hm, for they were going fast than she had ever gone in a car. Truth was, Sokka had never done this either, but he was going to do it anyway.

"So why again are they following you?" Suki hollered over the engine. The speed dial went up to sixty as Sokka responded.

"They're looking for my sister!" he yelled. Then he saw what he was looking for. At the T in the road, where you had to either go left or right, not straight, there was a bridge.

"Get ready to jump!" he yelled at Suki.

"You've got to be kidding me!!" she yelled at him. He shook his head.

"Not at all," he said. He opened his door a crack, using his strength to hold it in place as it threatened to open. Suki did the same, though she was having a little more difficultly holding the door in place.

They reached the edge of the bridge, and Sokka took one last look in the mirror. They were still following him. The car zoomed off the bridge, breaking the rail, and once it was over the edge, Sokka jumped out of the car into the water below. Suki soon followed. They plunged into the icy cold water. Sokka pushed himself above the surface just as the car hit the water, making a huge splash. He smirked as some of the other cars also followed, making the waves almost unbearable. He plunged under water and opened his eyes. He couldn't see any of the officers getting out of the car, so he assumed them dead, like the rest who didn't follow him assumed of himself. He took another breath of air and swam towards Suki who was on the shore. She didn't look so good. She had lots of cuts and looked like she had a few broken bones. How she got them, he didn't know, but he suddenly felt responsible. He knelt next to her and checked her breathing. It was soft and shallow, but was there none the less. He picked her up in his arms and ran out of sight towards the nearest hospital…

End Flashback

"So that's how I ended up here," Sokka concluded. They had started walking again, but only so slightly. Aang's jaw had literally dropped at Sokka's story. Aang was about to ask whether Sokka was a bender or not, though he assumed not, but Sokka spoke again.

"You know, I used to think stuff like that was awesome when I saw it in the movies, but now that it's happened to me, it's a necessity to survive. I probably wouldn't be alive if I hadn't done that. And now that I actually think about it, it was incredibly stupid, but worth it," Sokka said.

Aang was amazed at the guy standing next to him. He was the kind of guy who could come up with a plan of escape in less than a minute.

"So I take it your not a bender?" Aang asked.

"No, I'm not. But I get by everyday," he said proudly.

They finally reached Suki's room, and Sokka was happy to see that she was awake and sitting up.

He rushed over to her and hugged her. Aang stood in the doorway, watching the reuniting of friends, even though they were never really separated. It made him more eager to go find Toph and apologize. He hoped she would take him back.

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Outside of the hospital, a teenage girl with jet black hair and a menacing grin plastered on her face was waiting for the two boys to exit the building. She had a little surprise for them…

A/N: Well, what do you think? Definatly more action than the other chapters. Please review.

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