Kuki had asked me a question which I feel obliged to answer.
Question: Wouldn't you like to be in Zuko's body blk?
Answer: Hell yeah! To quote Sokka "I can look at myself naked." Or at least shirtless. XD
"Wake up..."
Aang opened his eyes slightly, then shut them. The light from the sun had fallen directly across his face, and it burned to look at it.
"Wake up," the lady shook him again.
"Five more minutes," Aang muttered, turning over to go back to sleep.
The lady stood back up and crossed her arms, "Five minutes? Suit yourself, I just figured you'd want to get the potion to your friends a lot quicker."
Aang still didn't stir, so she leaned in, forehead centimeters from his, and spoke again, "The antidote is ready, young Avatar."
The words sank into Aang's brain, and he sat up suddenly, cracking his head against the old lady's.
"Ow!" she rubbed her forehead, "You ignoramus."
"Sorry," Aang said, quickly getting to his feet and taking the vile from her hand, "this it?"
She nodded as he took off on his glider, "What, no 'thank-you'?!" she called as Momo took off after Aang.
"Thank-you!" Aang's voice replied from far away. The lady watched him disappear into the distance, then went back to tending to her other potions.
"Katara," Sokka whispered, shaking his sister gently, "Katara wake up."
Her eyelids flickered, then opened, "Sokka?"
"I need to talk to you," he said, grabbing her hand and pulling her to her feet, "can we go somewhere away from here?"
Katara studied her surroundings; everyone else was still asleep, "Sure, but make it quick. We need to get back to searching for that lady."
Sokka nodded, and the two of them walked off. When they were far enough away from camp that they felt they had some privacy, Sokka turned to Katara and hugged her.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Sokka muttered, then let go.
"What is it you needed to talk about?"
"I just want to say, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything I've ever done. I'm sorry for treating you how I have. I'm sorry that this happened," he motioned to their bodies, "You're really a great sister, you are. And, I don't know why we fight so much, but, maybe we can stop. Fighting is pointless, all it does is stress us out and get us angry."
Katara smiled and placed a hand on Sokka's shoulder, "I'm sorry too. I'm just as guilty as you are. We've had our ups and downs, although they were mostly downs, and it's time we stopped. It's time we stop and keep it 'up'."
"Do you forgive me?" Sokka asked.
"Tell you what," Katara smiled, "I'll forgive you, if you forgive me."
Sokka pretended to think a moment, "Okay, deal." They embraced each other for a moment before heading back to camp.
As they arrived, they witnessed Zuko sit up suddenly with a scream. Sokka jogged over to him and knelt down by his side.
"You okay?" he asked Zuko.
Zuko looked at him, "Oh, hey Azula. I'm fine. I just had the worst dream ever. I dreamed that we all switched-" he spotted his hands, "Oh my god it's true!"
Sokka smiled, "Yep."
Zuko fell back and covered his head with his hands.
"What's going on?" Mai and Ty Lee walked over to the three of them with Azula.
"Brother?" Azula asked, spotting Zuko laying there.
"He had a bad dream," Katara replied with a chuckle.
"Poor Cutie," Ty Lee went over and kissed him on the forehead, "I'll make it all better." She leaned in to kiss him again, but he jumped to his feet.
"I'm good! I'm good!" he backed away from Ty Lee, "I'm fine now!"
She smiled stupidly and got to her feet.
"What's going on here?" Toph asked, approaching the group, "what are you morons up to now?"
Azula elbowed Sokka and Katara, "She's talking to you guys."
"Well," Katara began, crossing her arms, "we need to continue searching. We only have about an hour before this becomes permanent."
"What if the Avatar has received the cure but cannot locate us because we keep moving?" Azula asked.
"But he may not have," Katara replied, "and we can't take that chance. We'll search in a group though, that way, in case we find her, we don't need to go and find the others."
"This is hopeless," Ty Lee spoke up, "you guys are going to be stuck like this forever."
"Don't say that," Zuko said, "things might turn out okay."
"Hopefully," Katara said sadly.
"It's okay," Mai hugged Katara, "I'll help you get through this."
"What!?" Katara pushed her away, "get off me!"
"Oh man!" Sokka complained, "I have to pee again. God Azula, what's wrong with your bladder?"
"Excuse me?" she asked, turning slightly pink, "if we don't change back it's going to be your bladder, and if you're too pathetic to deal with it then 'ha'. And 'ha'."
"Ha?" Sokka crossed his arms, "that doesn't sound like the Azula we all know and love," he leaned towards her slightly, "has this experience changed you?"
"Get any closer and I'll claw your eyes out," she threatened.
"I think that's a no," Katara stated.
Toph tapped Sokka on the shoulder, "Can we talk?"
"Um, sure."
"Wait!" cried Katara, running forwards and pointing at the sky, "is that Aang?"
Azula ran to her side, "It's the Avatar!"
Zuko looked up, "The Avatar has returned!"
The six of them turned to look at Zuko, "What?" he asked.
As Aang touched down, with Momo at his side, Katara ran over and hugged him, "Any luck?"
He smiled, and held out the vile, "Did somebody order one antidote?"
"Hurrah!"
Azula turned around suspiciously, "Did someone just say 'hurrah'?"
"Um," Sokka blushed, "yeah that was me."
"I'm not even going to ask," Azula turned to Aang, "come on already. The sooner we're back, the better."
The four mixed-up teens stepped forward, allowing Aang to anoint their eyelids with the potion. After a moment of silence, Toph spoke up, "Did it work?"
"Not yet," Katara replied, "I'm still not in my body."
"I'm still a peasant," Zuko said.
"Maybe it takes a few minutes?" Ty Lee offered.
"True," Sokka replied, "when Aang was trying to switch us back the first time, it didn't work until Zuko and Azula got doused in it."
"Did you learn your lesson?" Toph asked, "didn't Aang say something about a lesson?"
"Yeah," Aang stepped forward, "the lesson. You won't switch back until you learn it."
"But me and Sokka already made up," Katara said.
"What about Angry-Jerk and Princess Evil?" Toph asked.
Azula rolled her eyes, "Fine. I'll apologize to Zuko for...fighting or something," she grabbed Zuko's wrist and began pulling him away, "Come on brother. Let's go make-up."
"Thank god she said make-up and not make-out," Sokka said.
Katara looked at him in disgust, "That's sick and wrong, Sokka. Sick and wrong!"
"How much longer until time is up?" Ty Lee asked.
"About half an hour or so," Aang answered.
"Well," Mai shrugged, "this whole switching bodies thing, it was an unexpected surprise."
Ty Lee turned to her, "Is there any other kind?"
Toph pulled on Sokka's sleeve, "Can we talk?"
"Sure Toph," Sokka answered.
Aang turned to Mai and Ty Lee, "Can you excuse us for a moment? I need to speak with Katara."
"What is it Toph?" Sokka asked.
"Sokka I," Toph turned away before continuing, "I think I may like you, as more then a friend."
"Oh," Sokka blushed awkwardly, "Toph, you're a great person, you really are, but I'm with Suki."
"But what if you don't switch back? Will Suki accept you?"
"I don't know," Sokka sighed, "I'm hoping it won't come down to that question."
"I'll accept you," Toph said, "like I said before, how you look doesn't matter to me."
"I'm sorry Toph."
"It's okay, but, do you think, if you weren't with Suki, maybe..."
"Maybe?"
"Maybe you might have liked me?"
Sokka smiled, "Of course Toph. Believe me, you're a great person. One day, some guy is going to be lucky to have you."
Toph smiled, and blushed.
"Katara, there's something I've been meaning to tell you," Aang scratched his head, not knowing what to do with his hands, "I've had these feelings."
"For Toph?" Katara smiled, "you told me Aang, remember? You had thought I was Sokka."
"No," Aang placed a hand on her shoulder, "I wasn't talking about Toph. I was talking about you."
"Me?"
Aang looked around quickly, making sure they were still alone, "Katara I love you. I've always loved you, and I'll never stop."
"Aang..."
"Even if we can't change you back, it won't matter. It won't change the way I feel."
Katara blushed as Aang leaned towards her and whispered; "I'll never stop..." He took her face in his hands and kissed her, running his fingers through her hair. She hesitated a moment, then kissed him back, placing her hands on his shoulders.
Suddenly, she pushed Aang away and spat on the ground.
"Oh gross! That's disgusting!"
Aang stared in confusion a moment before turning dark red, "Uh, you're not Katara are you?"
"No, I'm Zuko!" he wiped his mouth in disgust.
"Oh," Aang backed away with a slight smile, "well, at least we know the potion worked."
