"There are my favorite Kyoshi warriors!" Sokka exclaims. "I have to admit, I kind of miss the face paint. So how does it feel to be back in uniform again?"

A girl pushes through to the front. "It feels great!"

Sokka's eyes bug out. He zooms over to stand between Ty Lee and Suki. He waves his crutch at Ty Lee.

"Careful, Suki!" he yells. "Ty Lee's pretending to be a Kyoshi Warrior again."

"It's okay," Suki calms her boyfriend. "She's one of us now."

Sokka's eyes bug out again and he yelps in shock.

"Yeah, the girls and I really bonded in prison," Ty Lee says. "After a few chi blocking lessons, they said I could join their group! We're going to be best friends forever!"

"Shh! It's starting!" someone shouts. Everyone turns to the palace and cheers as Zuko walks out.

"Please," Zuko holds up his hand to halt the applause. "The real hero is the Avatar."

Aang walks out and stands next to Zuko to even louder cheers and cries. I even see Sokka tearing up on Suki's shoulder.

"Today, this war is finally over," Zuko announces over the crowd. "I promised my uncle I would restore the honor of the Fire Nation, and I will. The road ahead of us is challenging. A hundred years of fighting has left the world scarred and divided, but with the Avatar's help, we can get it back on the right path and begin a new era of love and peace."

He kneels down and the Fire sage presents the flame crown that just a week ago he was going to give to Azula.

"All hail Fire Lord Zuko!" he declares as he settles the crown over my boyfriend's head.

The crowd is tumultuous. If someone had been standing in the palace, they must've been thinking a bomb had gone off for all the noise. I'm pretty sure I'm cheering most of all. The Water benders in the crowd raise fountains, and I join the Fire benders in setting off fireworks.

Someone nudges my side, and I see Katara holding out a hand. Next to her, I see Sokka, Suki, Toph, Ty Lee, Mai, and even more people I've met over the last week since the comet. I take Katara's outstretched peace offering and cheer louder than I ever had before.