

Aang created a false trail using Appa's fur to lead the trio off course while Katara and Sokka flew away on Appa.

When Toph determined that it was Appa's shedding fur that left a track for the three girls to follow them, the team gave the sky bison a bath. After seeing that the three girls avoided their defensive attacks with ease, Team Avatar decided to flee. The three girls emerged from the tank on mongoose lizards and charged the foursome.

With Appa utterly exhausted, they agreed to face the machine and found out that it was Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai who were tracking them down. The team fled from the unknown approaching danger all night, physically and mentally draining themselves from lack of sleep. Every time the team lay down to rest, Toph sensed the machine's approach, stating that it felt "like an avalanche, but also not like an avalanche". Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai used this fast-moving vehicle to pursue Aang and his friends all over the Earth Kingdom.
