The airship ever so steadily landed on the fresh smelling grass, just a couple of metres away from the asylum, in which Azula was being held. Toph felt something strange but just left it thinking it was just guard, a female guard, as it was dinner time. They ventured up the stairs and walked down the darkest corridor. They walked to the first door on the right and looked at the sign-in bored. "600 signatures from Zuko and... who's is this signature?" Mai asked rather confused. Zuko shrugged. "Why don't you check the printed name and not the signature or I'm gonna start calling you Zuzu and you Mai Ling." Ty Lee suggested and Zuko shrugged yet again. After they signed in they walked into the cell.
"m-m-mother?" Zuko said unsurely. "yes dear and you 3 are?" Ursa asked politely. Mai and Ty Lee slowly bobbed down to roughly the size of their 12 year old self. "Oh hi Mai, hi Ty Lee and you are dear?" She said unaware that Azula was about, to attempt to shoot lightning at her. "Watch out! and I'm Toph Bei-Fong daughter of Poppy and Lao Bei-Fong friend of grumpy, acrobat and blade over here and a couple of others." "OK and thanks for the warning" Ursa replied just recovering from ducking."but she cant fire or lightning bend so why would you duck?" stated Zuko. "By the way do you think she's any closer to sane land." Asked Mai not thinking of any progress. The physician walked in and said "it's actually a huge progress she's almost sane isn't that... good?" he said while seeing the look on Ursa's face. "of course but i don't want my beautiful son over here in any danger!" replied Ursa. "he won't be in any danger and Firelord Zuko with your permission and when you say so she can go on a trial period with Lee and Nina Chi."* Mai froze for a minute after the physician finished and yelled "what! she'll go even more insane in their than anyone else." the physician agreed yet he still said "they are the strictest people in the entire Capitol City. who better to go to?"Mai giggled and prepared herself for the longest answer she could possibly give until "ok I don't need to hear the whole speech its up to the Firelord were he wants to put her not you and that's final!" Mai looked as if she had a thought on her mind and then the physician saw it...
"I-I'm sorry your highness please forgive me." Mai was about to reply but suddenly she collapsed to the floor."Toph how far am I?" Toph shrugged then said "bout six."Then Mai questioned "days?" then Ty Lee asked "weeks?" Ursa then said "months" and Zuko being Zuko said "years?" Mai then slapped her forehead while Toph replied "erm months and nearly, 7 months." Mai's mask slipped** enough so you could see the horror on her face and it scared everyone in the room even Azula everyone was told to evacuate except Zuko, Azula and Mai. Azula managed to calm Mai down by saying "I know Zuzu would never do this to you but still do you want to end up insane or what if you don't just breathe and count to ten." Mai's mask slid back up***to the right position as Azula actually helped someone a former friend and what Azula classed as a traitor and the Firelord was there to witness it all.
* Mai's parents needed a name and there all I could think of.
** by the term slipped I meant she was no hiding all emotions girl any more
***by the terms slid back up I mean she returned to her emotionless self