Divided We Fall

"Divided We Fall" is a comic released with the Book Two: Earth volumes.

Overview
Team Avatar is separated on their journey to Hiroku Canyon when they meet several orphans.

Synopsis
While traveling to Hiroku Canyon, Team Avatar is caught in the middle of a storm; they fall and are separated from each other after Appa is disoriented by a tornado. Aang tries to find his friends by gliding, but he quickly discovers that it would be best to travel on foot. While searching, he is attacked by colony of viper bats. Aang attempts to fight them off with airbending, but is quickly overtaken when he mistakenly enters a cave which housed several other groups of viper bats. Aang decides to hide in a self-made cave out of earth until the colony passes.

Meanwhile, Katara and Sokka land together near a hut owned by several Earth Kingdom children. Infuriated that Sokka bounced off his hut, the young thief and his friends attempt to mug the duo of their money, until Katara fends them off with waterbending. Katara and Sokka run toward the river, where Katara then confidently threatened the boys, urging them to return Sokka's belongings and to leave them alone. Frightened, they complied, before being swept away by a wave. While being healed by Katara, Sokka suggests that they head to a nearby tower, as it was the only landmark visible for miles. While climbing, Sokka brings up Momo and Toph's vulnerability, which Katara confidently dismisses.

Toph is seen with Momo on a throne, wearing dress-up princess clothing while being adored by Grandma Lokai. Toph exclaims how she earthbent her way up the tower, only to be kissed and pinched by Grandma Lokai. She asks if her day could get any worse. The grandma suggests to cook Toph a bowl of beetle-worm soup. Katara and Sokka are seen climbing toward the tower. They are aided by a mysterious earthbending man, who witnessed Aang's run-in with the viper bats not long ago. Excited, he introduces the two to Grandma Lokai, and the duo is happy to see that Toph is safe, along with Momo. The earthbending man, Onku, states that the trio will remain with Grandma Lokai forever, to which Aang angrily disagrees. He fights Onku with airbending, until he is stopped by Katara after she realizes that the tower is an orphanage, and that Onku and the band of thieves she encountered earlier were all orphans. Grandma Lokai apologizes for the misunderstanding, and it is revealed by Toph that Appa is safe, lounging in the courtyard. The team decides to stay overnight, and each member is offered a bowl of beetle-worm soup by Grandma Lokai.

Trivia

 * This comic was distributed over four parts, and were released in the Book Two: Earth Volumes.
 * The sign in the orphanage is the only place in the series canon where the Latin alphabet is used for writing.