By the end of the week, Master Jeong Jeong, Master Piandao, Master Pakku and King Bumi had all departed to return to their homes. And Iroh officially had the Jasmine Dragon back up and running. Then construction on the city was still an ongoing project. Katalina, Jet, and Shion were all helping around the wall while Hakara, Jin, and Yolanda were helping out within the confinements of their own neighbourhoods.

"You know, I think I'm actually gonna miss those guys," Shion admitted as he, Katalina and Jet made their way for the wall. "They had such great stories and it was a lot of fun hearing them."

"We should go visit the sometime," Jet suggested. "It would get us out of the city, after all." He shrugged. "Maybe after all the construction is complete we could just travel the world."

"I'm not sure if we'd be able to get the girls to leave," Katalina replied. "This is their home."

"It's my home, too," Shion reminded her. "I'd be able to leave it."

"I don't think Hakara, Jin, and Yolanda would be able to, though."

"Then we'll go without them," Jet decided.

"You would leave Jin behind?" Shion questioned.

His eyes widened. "Shut up!" he yelled through gritted teeth.

"Whoa, whoa, what's this about Jin?" Katalina then asked. She smiled deviously. "Jet, do you have a little crush on her?"

"No," he lied.

"The hell you do! Why haven't you said anything to me?"

"This is why."

"C'mon, you two would be so cute together."

"Shut up," he repeated.

She laughed. "Fine. I'll drop it for now."

"Thank you."

The three of them fell silent as they continued on their walk. Soon enough, they arrived at the construction site for the inner wall. And they weren't even there for five minutes before an older man walked up to them and asked, "Are you Miss Katalina Palmer?"

"Depends on who's looking for her," she responded.

"The Avatar has asked about you."

Her eyes widened a bit. "Oh. Th-then I am indeed her."

The man nodded once. "Right this way." He turned and the three of them followed after him.

"This is exciting," Shion whispered.

"It'll be interesting, too," Jet added.

Eventually the man stopped and simply pointed. "The Avatar is right over there." He then walked away from them.

"Thank you!" Katalina called after him.

"You ready for this?" Jet checked.

She took a deep breath. "I always have been." She walked up to the group of five kids the man had been pointing at. Jet and Shion stayed behind for now. "Avatar Aang?" she announced her presence.

The five kids all turned around. "Katalina Palmer?" the young boy with the arrows replied.

She smiled. "The one and only." She bowed. "It's an honour to meet you."

He smiled back at her. "Likewise. And you already know my name, but these are my friends Katara, Sokka, Toph, and Suki."

"My friends are over there." She gestured behind her. "Shion and—"

"Jet?" Katara cut her off.

Katalina threw her hands in the air out of exasperation. "I swear, this boy knows everyone."

"Jet!" the Water Tribe girl repeated as she made her way towards him. The others followed suit. "Jet!" she said a third time as she threw her arms around his neck. "You're all right!"

Jet smiled, hugging her back. "Oh yeah, I'm fine."

"You already know Iroh and Zuko," Katalina started to mumble. "You already know these guys. Is there anyone else you already know?"

He laughed as he and Katara separated. "No, I'm pretty sure this is everyone now."

"Wait, you know Zuko?" Sokka then questioned.

"Well, I don't necessarily know him," he denied. "I just met him and his uncle on the ferry into Ba Sing Se when they were undercover as refugees."

"No, they were not undercover refugees," Shion corrected him. "Undercover firebenders, yes, but not undercover refugees."

"Whatever. Semantics."

"What even happened to you after we left?" Aang wondered, speaking to Jet.

"We thought you were a goner," Toph added.

"So did I," Jet admitted. "But I was able to gather enough strength to get myself out of that underground place before the Dai Li destroyed the entrance, which was also the exit."

"So Smellerbee and Longshot actually abandoned you?" Katara realised.

"Who the hell?" Shion questioned peculiarly.

"Please tell me those weren't their real names," Katalina said back.

"That's beside the point," Jet replied. "Anyway, yes, they did leave me. But they didn't think I was gonna make it, either."

"Have you seen them since?" Sokka asked.

He shook his head. "No."

"What shitty friends," Katalina thought aloud.

"Yes Lina, because you're an amazing friend," Shion replied sarcastically.

"Excuse me, I am the reason Jet had a healthy recovery."

"This is true," Jet confirmed.

"She's still one to talk."

She rolled her eyes. "Either way, we met some of your other friends as well," she told the others. "Jeong Jeong, Piandao, Bumi, and Pakku."

"You did?" Aang exclaimed. "Isn't Bumi the best?"

"I wouldn't mind having him as a king," Shion admitted.

"The other three seemed pretty uptight, though," Jet pointed out.

"I don't even care," Katalina said. "I got to meet Jeong Jeong. He was practically my idol growing up."

"Why?" Suki questioned.

"Because of his story! He was the very first person to leave the Fire Nation army and live! He was an inspiration to me as a child."

"This is why I already don't understand how this chick and Zuko were friends as kids," Toph spoke up.

She perked up at this. "He's mentioned me?"

"Oh yeah, we've heard stories," Katara confirmed. "He told us all about how you grew up hating the war and whatnot."

"Where is he?" she then questioned.

"He already went to his uncle's teashop," Sokka answered.

"And Mai went with him," Suki added.

"Mai?" Katalina repeated. "Mai's here as well?"

"She and Zuko are dating," Aang stated. "So of course she came with us."

"They're dating?"

"Are you okay, Lina?" Jet suddenly checked.

"I'm fine. Why?"

"Because you keep repeating everything."

"I repeated two things. That's not everything."

"Maybe we should just head over to the Jasmine Dragon," Shion suggested.

"We'll have to meet up with the others first," Katalina said. "So why don't you guys go and I'll catch up with you later?"

"I'll go with you," Jet decided.

"No, you'll stay with Shion."

"I'm not stupid, Lina. You're just gonna go back to our apartment."

"Jet—" she sighed, cutting herself off.

"Did we trigger something by accident?" Sokka wondered.

"No," Shion denied. "Lina's just odd."

"You guys go," Jet then told them. "We'll meet you there later."

"Follow me," Shion said.

The six of them then left. Once they were gone, Jet turned back on Katalina. "What the hell was that?"

She shrugged. "Nothing."

"Bullshit. What's wrong? Don't you wanna see Zuko again?"

She paused. "He has a girlfriend."

Jet sighed out of realisation. "I thought you said you didn't like him—"

"I said I wasn't sure," she cut him off.

"You still can't be totally positive," he figured.

"I'm just still not ready to see him again."

"Well, let's round up the others and figure out what to do from there."

"You can round up the others," she told him. "I think I'm just gonna head back to the apartment."

"No, I'm not leaving you alone."

"I'll be fine."

"That's not the point."

She looked down. "Fine," she gave in. "Let's go." She started to leave.

"Katalina, you know that I'm here for you, right?" he checked before he moved anywhere. "That you can talk to me?"

She smiled for only a moment. "Talking is overrated."