Spirit child

Western air temple

"This is humiliating." Katara said as they walked to the western air temple "you mean getting thoroughly spanked by the Fire Nation or having to walk all the way to the Western Air Temple?" Sokka asked "Both" Katara said "Sorry guys, but Appa gets tired carrying all these people." Aang apologized "then why is Cordelia on?" Sokka asked "cause her leg is injured, you got burned I can't believe you still managed to walk like that" Katara said "sorry" Cordelia said embarrassed as they soon reached the temple.

"Hey, we're here! I can feel it!" Toph said "Uhhh ... I think your feet need their eyes checked." Katara said staring at the empty ledge "No, she's right. We are here!" Aang said. "It's really pretty here" Cordelia said staring over the ledge "cmon Cordelia" Sokka called wanting to discuss their new plan of action "So, what's the new plan?" Aang asked "Well, if you ask me, the new plan is the old plan! You just need to master all four elements and confront the Fire Lord before the comet comes." Sokka started.

"Oh, yeah. That's great, no problem. I'll just do that." Aang said sarcastically "nows not the time to get sarcastic with anyone Aang, we have a few months before the comet and we need to find you a fire bending teacher" Cordelia said "Well, it's not even gonna be possible! Where am I supposed to get a firebending teacher?" Aang said "We could look for Jeong Jeong" katara suggested "Yeah ... right. Like we'll ever run into Jeong Jeong again" Aang said shooting her idea down.

"Who's ... oh, never mind. If it's important I'll find out." Toph said folding her arms irritated "we're on the same boat here" Cordelia giggled "Oh well, guess we can't come up with anybody. Why don't we just take a nice tour around the temple?" Aang said gliding away with Momo "What's up with him?" Toph asked "this is probably his first time being here so he's curious to explore, let's give him a break" Cordelia said rubbing her leg "There's gotta be someone who can teach him firebending" Sokka thought before Cordelia splashed water on him.

"Stop worrying and go explore with the others" Cordelia said as he soon agreed. "Sigh" Cordelia sighed as she sat over the ledge and watched the view while playing with her hair ties 'Zuko' she thought before laying down and falling asleep.

"Aang, can we talk about you learning firebending now?" Katara asked following Aang on Appa back "it seems like he doesn't wanna talk about this today" Cordelia said "What? The wind is too loud in my ears! Check out this loop!" Aang said gliding away "I was right" she said letting out a sigh. "Aang, I think we should be making some plans about our future!" Sokka said as the landed in the temple "Okay, we can do that while I show you the giant Pai Sho table! Oh, you're gonna love the all-day echo chamber!" Aang said.

"I think that'll have to wait." Toph said appa moving from behind them and revealing Zuko "Hello... Zuko here." Zuko said raising his arm up in greeting and wave "Hey, I heard you guys flying around down there, so, I just thought I'd wait for you here. I know you must be surprised to see me here" he said after Appa licked him "Not really, since you've followed us all over the world." Sokka said in fighting position.

"Right. Well, uhhh...anyway... what I wanted to tell you about is that I've changed, and I, uhhh, I'm good now, and well I think I should join your group, oh, and I can teach firebending to you. See, I, uhhh ..." he started nervously "You want to what now?" Toph asked "You can't possibly think that any of us would trust you, can you? I mean, how stupid do you think we are?! You hurt Cordelia after she vouched for you, there is no way we'll trust you or forgive you" Katara said.

"Yeah, all you've ever done is hunt us down and try to capture Aang!" Sokka said "I've done some good things! I mean, I could have stolen your bison in Ba Sing Se, but I set him free. That's something!" Zuko said as Appa licked him again "Appa does seem to like him." Toph said "He probably just covered himself in honey or something so that Appa would lick him. I'm not buying it." Sokka suggested "use your head Sokka, why would he cover himself in honey? The animals would have taken him away even Appa could have eaten him" Cordelia said flicking his forehead.

"Thank you" Zuko said staring at her with a smile "I wasn't defending you, that you do by yourself I was just trying to make sense of his stupidity" Cordelia said turning her head away "...I can understand why you wouldn't trust me, and I know I've made some mistakes in the past." He said "Like when you attacked our village?" Sokka said "Or when you stole my mother's necklace and used it to track us down and capture us?" Katara added.

"Look, I admit I've some awful things. I was wrong to try to capture you, and I'm sorry that I attacked the Water Tribe. And I never should have sent that Fire Nation assassin after you. I'm going to try and stop-" Zuko said but got interrupted by a shocked Sokka "Wait, you sent Combustion Man after us?" Sokka said pulling out his boomerang angrily "Well, that's not his name, but-" Zuko said getting interrupted again "Ohhh, sorry. I didn't mean to insult your friend!" Sokka said sarcastically.

"He's not my friend!" Zuko said angrily "That guy locked me and Katara in jail and tried to blow us all up!" Toph said "Why aren't you saying anything? You once said you thought we could be friends. You know I have good in me." Zuko said to Aang "There's no way we can trust you after everything you've done. We'll never let you join us." Aang said "You need to get out of here. Now." Katara said "I'm trying to explain that I'm not that person anymore!" He said.

"Please just go" Cordelia said rubbing her forehead "yeah, Either you leave, or we attack!" Sokka said "If you won't accept me as a friend, then maybe you'll take me as a prisoner" he said kneeling down "No, just no" Cordelia said disgusted "get out, go home! Just don't come near us again!" Cordelia shouted before limping away "and don't come back! And if we ever see you again, well, we'd better not see you again!" Katara added after plashing water on him.

With Zuko

"Uggh! I can't believe how stupid I am! I mean, what was I thinking? Telling them I sent an assassin after them? Why didn't I just say Azula did that? They would have believed that! Stupid! Uggh!" Zuko shouted as the badger frog croaked "I'm sure Cordelia hates me now!" He said falling on his back.