The Mother Of Fire(AANGXOC)

The Desert

"Got me tied up in this love thing it's tough 'cause I
Want to love you but you, keep being so afraid, afraid"

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The wind blows loudly

Aang is clearly still angry, and Toph appears forlorn. Aang approaches Toph in an aggressive manner.

"How could you let them take Appa Why didn't you stop them?!" Aang furiously asks

'I couldn't! The library was sinking! You guys were still inside and-" Toph is cut off of her explanation

"You could have come to get us! I could have saved him!" Aang exclaimed

"I can hardly feel any vibrations out here. The sandbenders snuck upon me and there wasn't time for -" Toph tried to explain

"You just didn't care! You never liked Appa! You wanted him gone!" Aang finally yells

Katara approaches the two in an attempt at peacemaking, and places an arm on Aang's left shoulder.

"Aang, stop it. You know Toph did all she could. She saved our lives." Katara said

"Who's going to save our lives now? We'll never make it out of here." Sokka says looking off into the distance

"That's all any of you guys care about: yourselves! You don't care whether Appa is okay or not!" Aang stalks off, sulking angrily.

"We're all concerned, but we can't afford to be fighting now." Katara says

"I'm going after Appa "

Aang flies off. Katzumi calls after him, running towards the spot from which he took off.

"Aang, wait!" She called but it's too late

"We'd better start walking. We're the only people who know about the solar eclipse. We have to get that information to Ba-Sing-Se." Katara sighed

"You think if we dig out the giant owl, he'll give us a ride?" Sokka asks

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Katara is leading the rest of the crew, minus Aang and Appa, thought the desert. Occasional small plants dot the dunes. They are clearly hot, dry, and tired. Sokka tries using Momo and his wings as a hat. As he slows, Toph bumps into him, knocking Momo off Sokka's head.

"Can't you watch where you're -"

"No" Toph simply says

"Right. Sorry."

Katara turns to encourage the others.

"Come on guys, we've got to stick together." Katara says

"If I sweat any more, I don't think sticking together will be a problem." Sokka tries to gently pull himself and Toph apart, but Toph cuts to the chase and knocks Sokka down, disconnecting them.

"Katara, can I have some water?" Toph asks

"Okay, but we've got to try to conserve it."

Katara bends water from her bag and suspends it between her and the others. She then directs it to each mouth except her own and Katzumi's. Sokka swishes the water a bit, and then swallows with a face. He clearly is not impressed with the taste.

"We're drinking your bending water? You used this on the swamp guy!" Sokka exclaimes

"It does taste swampy." Toph comments

Katara motions her sense of helplessness.

"I'm sorry, it's all we have." Katara says

"Not anymore! Look!" Sokka makes a discovery, pointing to a large cactus a little off their path. He walks up to it, cuts a piece off with his knife, and drains the liquid content into his mouth. Momo does likewise.