"We've been looking everywhere for you." Aang says once he finds her. "The boats are ready to leave."
"I messed up Aang." Sokka says solemnly.
"What?"
"The invasion plan was my moment of truth and I completely flubbed it." Sokka runs a hand through her hair. "I just fell apart."
Aang puts a hand on her shoulder. "Sokka, that speech wasn't your moment of truth. That was just public speaking, and nobody's really good at that."
"My dad is!" Sokka exclaimed. "He explained the plan perfectly and inspired everyone, like a real leader should."
"Look, your moment of truth isn't gonna be in front of some map; it's gonna be out there on the battlefield."
"You seem so confident about everything," Sokka said looking up at Aang. "how do you know we're gonna win?"
"Because I already failed the world once at Ba Sing Se. I won't let myself fail again." Aang says with a conviction most kids at his age don't have.
Sokka's plan for the submarine's work. Sokka's able to figure out plans to deal with most of the problems that come their way. But then Katara and her hear their dad cry out in pain.
"How does that feel, dad?" Katara asks as she tries to heal him.
"Ah, a little, better. I need to get back to the troops." Hakoda tries to stand, but he is too weak to. "Ahh!"
"You're hurt, badly." Katara explains. "You can't fight anymore."
"Everyone's counting on me to lead this mission Katara, I won't let them down." Hakoda tries to stand again, but the same thing happens. "Ahh!"
"Can you heal him any faster?" Sokka asks Katara.
"I'm doing everything I can." Katara says, and Sokka believes her.
Sokka pauses for a moment trying to work out a plan. "I'll do it."
"No offense Sokka, but you're not exactly Miss Healing Hands." Katara says.
"No." Sokka stands. "I'll lead the invasion force."
"Don't be crazy Sokka." Katara says worriedly.
"I'm not. The eclipse is about to start and we need to be up that volcano by the time it does." Sokka explains.
"You can do this." Hakoda says confidently. "I'm proud of you."
"I still think you're crazy," Katara says with a grin, "but I'm proud of you too."
Sokka gets on Appa and soon they land near the soldiers.
"Listen up, everyone." Sokka says with a voice she didn't know she had in her. "I want the tanks in a wedge formation. Warriors and benders in the middle. We're taking that tower," Sokka points at it with her sword," and heading for the royal palace." They get into the formation. "Charge!"
The Fire Nation starts to fall back and Sokka hears Bato say that they are on their way to victory.