Avatar The Last Airbender: "Touched By Fire And Earth" (Toph Beifong)

S2 Ep2: The Cave Of Two Lovers

As i perch on a rock, basking in the tranquil atmosphere, Sokka floated on a dock leaf in the water. Meanwhile Katara and Aang were engrossed in waterbending training.

Impatient as ever, Sokka piped up "You guys almost done? We've got a long way to go if we're going to make it to Omashu"

Katara, clearly annoyed by this impatience, retorted "Are you ready to go right now, naked guy?"

Sokka, shot back "I could be ready in two minutes"

I couldn't resist adding my own quip "Debatable"

Aang, however, was more focused on their training "Katara, you were showing me the Octopus form" he remined her

Katara nodded and instructed Aang to get into position. As she began to help him adjust his stance, I couldn't help but notice Aang's face turning red with blush.

Our serene moment was shattered by the jarring sounds of a group of people walking and playing music. I couldn't help but notice their oblivious and rather dense demeanour as they complained about random things.

They introduced themselves as Nomads, which explained their air-headed mannerisms. Despite their irritating nature, Aang and Katara were perfectly friendly with them.

As they talked on, the only thing that caught my attention was when they mentioned a secret path through the mountains to reach Omashu.

With this newfound knowledge in mind, we took to the skies. However, our journey was impeded by the fire nation making our path forward all the more challenging.

"Oh, great, I have to put up with the nomads" I grumbled to myself, resigned to our fate

X (Pov)

As Zuko and I walked back to our makeshift camp, I found myself slowly adjusting to life as a fugitive. Growing up in the fire nation, I had become accustomed to being out in the wilderness. As we approached the camp, I noticed that Iroh was still hunched over in front of the flower bed

"Remember that plant I thought might be tea?" Iroh asked, and I immediately knew where this was going

"Oh, no" I groaned, anticipating what was about to say next

"You didn't" Zuko added, his frustration barely contained

"I did" Iroh admitted, turning to show us his already infected face "It wasn't tea" I couldn't help but take a step back in shock at the sight of his face.

"when the rash spreads to my throat, I will stop breathing" Iroh explained, but then he quickly changed the subject "But look what i found" he exclaimed, producing a branch of berries

"these are Pakui Berries" Iroh continued, acting foolish "They're known to cure the poison of the white jade plant or Makola berries"

Zuko was not amused by this and quickly cut him off "Enough of that" He said, clearly fed up with Iroh's antics

Following a thorough discussion, we decided that our best course of action was to search for an earth kingdom village, where we could seek assistance. It seemed like a much better option than allowing ourselves to be turned over to Azula.

Scorpion (Pov)

Tramping through a piece of land following the Nomad's instructions about this secret passage, Sokka impatiently asks "How far are we from the tunnel?"

"Actually it's not just one tunnel" The head nomad named Chong said "the lovers didn't want anyone to find out about their love, so they built a whole labyrinth" He explained

"Labrinth!" Sokka and I, exclaimed at the exact same time.

Chong playfully laughing saying "I'm sure we'll figure it out"