After their first attempt at distributing posters about Appa doesn't work, the gang doesn't give group decides to split up so they can put posters in more places. Toph decides to stay behind in case anyone has seen Appa and wants to contact them.
"Sokka?" Sokka turned around to see Jet emerge from an alleyway. "I think I can help you."
Sokka laughs, taking a few steps back to put more space between them. "Yeah," she says sarcastically,"right."
"Sokka, I've changed."
"Tell it to someone who would believe you, Jet." Sokka pulls her club out, hoping he'll back off.
"I don't want to fight you, I'm here to help!" Despite his words, Jet pulls his swords out too.
Sokka isn't usually on the offensive, and she knows her strikes are a little sloppy, but Jet remains only defensive, so it's not as hard as it could be.
"I'm tired of fighting Sokka." Jet says as he drops his swords. "I wanted to help you find Appa." He says as he pulls out one of the missing Appa posters.
Sokka narrows her eyes at him. "I don't trust you." She says angrily. "But because we're desperate, I'll take you to the rest of the group. But you better not be lying."
"Jet's back." Sokka says strolling into their little home via the giant hole in the wall Toph made earlier. The rest of the group turns towards them. "And I don't think we can trust him, but he says he has information about Appa."
"I swear I've changed! I was a troubled person and I let my anger get out of control, but I don't even have the gang now!" Jet looks at the group with pleading eyes. "I've put all that behind me!"
Aang convinces the group to trust Jet, and Toph assures them that she'll be able to tell if he lies, so they decide to follow his lead.
The warehouse that Jet brings them too is empty, but they learn from the old man there that Appa has been sent to Whaletail Island. Aang decides that the island is where they're headed to.
"All right," Sokka puts the map back with her other supplies. "let's get moving."
"I'll come with you." Jet offers.
"We don't need your help!" Sokka snaps.
"Why won't you trust me?"
"Why do you think?" Sokka replies, but Jet is already walking towards Aang and Katara, who have, in Sokka's opinion, foolishly decided to trust him again.
"Was this guy your boyfriend or something?" Toph asks once Jet is a safe distance away.
"Pft." Sokka rolls her eyes. "He wishes."
Toph smirks in an all knowing way and Sokka pretends not to notice it.
Sokka is so happy when Longshot and Smellerbee show up and prove that Jet is a liar. But then Toph uses her earth bending trick and says that they're both telling the truth. As much as Sokka wants to just believe that Jet is a liar, she has a feeling that it's more than that. Jet's been brainwashed.
"The Dai Li must have sent Jet to mislead us, and that janitor was a part of their plot, too!" Katara deduces.
"I bet they have Appa here in the city. Maybe he's in the same place they took Jet." Aang turns towards Jet. "Where did they take you?"
"Nowehre!" Jet replies nervously. "I… I don't know what you're talking about!"
"We need to find a way to jog his real memories." Aang says.
"I would be willing to hit him in the head with my club a few times to see if that works." Sokka says with a grin.
"Maybe another kiss from you will jog his memories." Smellerbee says with a nasty smirk.
"Did you kiss Jet?" Katara says, her undivided attention on Sokka.
"What? No way! Why would I do that?" Sokka can hear Toph giggle a little. While the group tries to figure out how to rejig his memories, Sokka corners the younger girl. "Why'd you giggle?"
"You're lying." Toph explains. "About the kiss."
"I am not!" Sokka explains. "I didn't kiss him, he kissed me!"
"I bet you enjoyed it though."
Sokka shoves Toph a bit. "Well that's for me to know and no one else to ever know because you're not going to tell anyone."
Meanwhile Katara was water bending to help Jet remember what had happened to him.
Lake Laogai was terrible. As soon as they thought they were going to find Appa, they ended up walking right into a room full of Dai Li agents. That jerk Long Feng was there too. The fight with the agents reminds Sokka of when she first met Jet. But this time she was fighting right along side everyone else.
Jet and her are the ones to notice Long Feng escaping, and both of them have the idea to run after him. She feels excessively dumb after he seals them in the room with him, neither of the two of them are benders.
"You've cause me enough problems." He says addressing Sokka. "If you want the Avatar's precious bison back, you will do as I say."
"I knew you guys had him." Sokka said tightening her grip on her club. "Tell me where he is."
"Agree to exit the city now, and I'll waive all charges against you and allow your group to leave a long with the Avatar's pet." Long Feng says.
Jet gets into a fighting position. "You're in no position to bargain."
"Am I not?" Long Feng asks with a smug smile on his face.
Sokka mirrors Jet's stance. "You're definitely not!"
"Jet, the Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai."
Sokka watches Jet's eyes change. "I am honored to accept his invitation." Without warning, Jet attacks Sokka.
Jet continues to swing at Sokka. "Jet, it's me, Sokka." She dodges and tries to run to the side before Long Feng erects a wall in front of her that she tries to dodge. "You don't have to do this!"
"I'm afraid he no longer has a choice." Jet continues attacking her, and it gets a little harder to dodge. Every time she thinks she might be able to make an attack, she's having to dodge some earth Long Feng has decided to bend. Jet at least looks like he's starting to tire out a little, so Sokka tries reaching him with her words again.
"Jet, I know you remember me!" Sokka says loosening her grip on her club. "Look inside your heart!"
"Do your duty, Jet!"
"He can't make you do this! You're a Freedom Fighter!" Sokka's words seem to have some affect on Jet and his eyes seem to go back to normal.
"Do it! Do it now!" Long Feng demands, but Jet just throws a sword at him. Long Feng dodges and then counters by throwing a rock at Jet that knocks him down. Sokka runs towards him, ignoring wherever Long Feng is going.
"I'm sorry … Sokka." Jet says wincing in pain.
"It's okay, it's okay!' Sokka says desperately as she tries to help Jet up. The young man groans in pain. She leaves him where he is on the ground hoping that the group is close.
"Hey," Jet says in a quiet voice that Sokka can barely hear. "Lean down here so I can tell you something." Sokka leans down close to Jet's face. "I'm sorry about this too." He whispers before he turns her face to kiss her.
When they pull away, Sokka whispers back, "Don't be."
The rest of the group arrives shortly after, all upset as they gather around Jet. Katara tries to heal him, but she's clearly having a hard time. "This isn't good." The water bender says.
"You guys go and find Appa." Smellerbee says. "We'll take care of Jet."
"We're not going to leave you." Sokka says, not sure if she's talking about the Freedom Fighters or Jet.
"There's no time." Sokka's surprised to hear Longshot's voice. "Just go. We'll take care of him. He's our leader."
"Don't worry." Jet says looking right at Sokka. "I'll be fine."
The group begins to exit. "He's lying…" Toph whispers to Sokka.
"I know." She says as she keeps walking, refusing to look back.
As they fly over Lake Laogai on the recused Appa, Sokka can't keep her eyes off the moon reflecting in the lake.