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

S2 Ep4: The Swamp

As i rested on the saddle, I felt myself drifting off to sleep. Suddenly, Sokka's voice jolted me back to reality.

"Hey, Aang, is there a reason you're taking us down?" Sokka asked, noticing Aang's spaced out expression

I joined in, demanding an explanation "Aang, why are we descending?"

"Sorry, i didn't even noticed" Aang replied, blinking a few times

Offering to take over, I asked if he was tired. Katara also approached, concerned about Aang's behaviour. Aang then made a strange statement claiming that the swamp was calling out to him. I laughed it off, insisting that a swamp couldn't call out to people.

After hearing our objections, Aang directed Appa away from the swamp. However, as we looked bac, we were all shocked to see a massive tornado rising from within the swamp, pulling us in with great force. I quickly grabbed onto Sokka to keep him from being sucked in.

In the chaos, we were separated from Appa, leaving us stranded in the midst of a dangerous swamp, with no signs of getting out i freaked out. Over being stuck somewhere and oddly enough i wished to be stuck back in the lovers cave.

I stood up and used my firebending to dry my clothes before looking around. Sokka was freaking out, as something was stuck to him.

"Where's Appa and Momo?" Aang asked, worried about their whereabouts

"Probably in another part of the swamp" I replied, shaking my head and squeezing gun out of my mask before putting it back on

Walking off, determined to find Appa and Momo. Sokka used his machete to cut through the branches, but Aang expressed concern, suggesting that we should be more respectful to the swamp

"Aang, they're just plants. Should i say please and thank you as i swing my machete?" Sokka retorted sarcastically.

"Let's just keep going" I interjected, hoping to put an end to their bickering.

As it started to get dark, we decided to set up camp for the night. Sokka gathered firewood by cutting the plants, which angered Aang even more.

Once the fire was set up, we all sat around it, enjoying its warmth. However, Katara was feeling uneasy and expressed her concern, saying "Does anyone else feel like we're being watched?

Sokka dismissed her words, saying "Please, we're all alone out here"

I chuckled at his stupidity and said "Are you really sure?"

Just then, a firefly appeared, illuminating the area and revealing pairs of glowing eyes in the surrounding trees

I joked once more "Are you really sure now?"

Aang, Katara, and Sokka huddled together feeling scared. As for me, I quietly settled in and drifted off to sleep for the night.

As i slept, I suddenly felt something touching my body, and then i was dragged off and separated from the rest of the group.

Strange and mysterious vines had attached themselves to my body, which i angrily fought back against, using my swords to cut myself free and dash off through the woods.

I was alone, running through this forsaken swamp, with no idea of where i was going or how i would meet up with everyone else. As i walked through a patch of swam, I caught a glimpse of something in the distance.

As i got closer, I saw my foster dad standing there with an angry glare on his face. I wanted to reach out and hug him, but he suddenly appeared in my face saying "You let me down"

The figment of my dad slowly changed to X, my little brother, and in an instant, I sent a massive wave of fire in that direction.

After a few seconds, I sat up, only to see that nothing was there. Confused and disoriented, I wondered aloud "What is going on?"