Before she joined the Freedom Fighters, she ran away from home when the Fire Nation seized her parents' land. She found a new family in Jet's rebels, and took up the responsibility of looking after The Duke. A year after the end of the Hundred Year War, Smellerbee and Longshot somehow met up with Sneers, and with Smellerbee as their new leader, they made their way to Yu Dao to protest the Fire Nation's continuing occupation. After Aang failed to reason with now-Fire Lord Zuko, Smellerbee threatened violence if a deal was not made within three days.