Sorry that this is short compared to my other chapter by far, but this is supposed to be after what just happened, and a lot just happened! Remember, just because the main OC of The Outcast is dead, doesn't mean I'll stop short, I'll keep going and finish this book! And maybe even post my secret Book 4 sometime on TV.com when I'm done...

I doN'T own "Avatar: The Last Airbender"

I'm still using the pic because it still has The Outcast on it, and that it's just too cool not to use, :P

“This can’t happen…it just can’t,” said Sokka, quietly.
Toph finally got back to her feet, still covered in tears and sadness. It seemed like a whole hour passed with the Fire Nation still fighting the AoF lines. Some other soldiers that were behind them walked to Noku’s body as well. They all didn’t care that the AoF was still fighting the Fire Nation counterattack in some places of the line.
“Take this one with the others,” ordered a medic.
Two people were about to pick up Noku when Toph stopped them.
“W-we should at l-least h-have a funeral f-for him,” said Toph, who couldn’t stop pouring tears, but ignored them.
“Will do, we lost some other colonels and majors in this battle. We’ll honor all of them after this battle is finished,” replied the medic.
The two people were about to try to pick up Noku again when Aang this time stopped them.
“We’ll have our own funeral for Noku,” said Aang, wiping off his own tears as his only firebending teacher went away as well.
“Roger,” replied one of the two men.
They left and headed back to the line to assist the others still fighting. The AoF behind the GAang were moving either left or right to help the others still fighting. Toph and Aang grabbed each of Noku’s arms and carried him to the ocean… not too far behind their lines.

After about half an hour of walking, they reached the beach. This part, however, wasn’t filled with men or supplies; just empty space of rockish-sand and the ocean. The GAang (including Jet and Ty Lee, if you don’t count her in the GAang yet.) found some wood from the battles and made a 1-man raft. They laid Noku’s body on it, put a large piece cloth on him, and pushed it into the ocean, where the waves were calm and peaceful.
“May the Guider of the Light rest in peace,” said Aang, with a tear dropping.
They all stared into the horizon, watching the sun set and the raft sailing off. They all just couldn’t stop crying as they watched the raft disappear from sight. Usually, their would seem that their was at least 1 person to keep the GAang encouraged and 1 person to wrestle Ito, but all that seemed to go away as the raft was no longer visible.
“I’m going to miss you, bud,” said Ito, wiping off a tear with his arm. “Miss you real bad.”
“We must make sure this doesn’t happen again,” said Suki, who wasn’t exactly crying as she never knew Noku well.
“When this war is over, we can finally live in peace,” said Katara.
“Why can’t the Fire Nation ever show some sign of friendliness?” asked Ty Lee.
“They’ll never stop until they have their way,” replied Jet.
Toph remained silent as the grave, as she listened to the ocean waves splashing on the shore.
“We need to get back to our army. We still have another 9 days until the ‘Day of Black Sun’,” said Sokka, trying to stop crying.
They all turned and headed back to where the army was at. Toph was the last to move as she just stood there for another minute. The GAang didn’t bother to call her, knowing that she was upset.
“Goodbye…Noku. I’ll miss you,” said Toph.
She finally turned and followed the GAang back to the AoF’s main line as it stopped raining and marked the end of the Battle of the Bulge and the departure of the Outcast, Noku.