I do NOT own Avatar the Last Airbender.
Prologue
Zuko's POV
Water filled my lungs as I felt myself being pulled further and further down the dark abyss. Thrashing as hard as I could for any amount of air. I felt myself weaken at the thought of dying here, in this cold, dark water. My eyelids began to close themselves as I continued to sink deeper into this watery grave that the Spirits have in store for me.
Suddenly, by the power of Agni, or some other deity, my body was jerked from the grasp of the ocean to the right, and I could barely see that I was being sucked by what felt like an underwater current. Being pushed by the force of the ocean, I felt myself being thrashed by boards of wood and sheets of metal that came from my fleet's ships. My body was beginning to give out on me, and I could no longer feel my legs or arms from the harsh numbing of the ocean's coldness.
Just when I was giving up on my life, I felt something tug on my body, pulling me up and out of the water. My lungs were crying as I surfaced, and I could feel the icy wind biting on my face.
"Man overboard! Man overboard! Help the lieutenant out!"
The man, who had his arms wrapped around my waist, pulled me with him as he swam closer to the ship that we were close to. Using his strength, he grabbed a hold of the rope that the men onboard threw down to us, and we were pulled up the large vessel.
Glancing around as were laid on the deck, I could see wild and frenzied looking soldiers clambering about everywhere, obviously without any leader with them. I could barely hear what they were saying to each other:
"Get some blankets for them!"
"Quick they need to get warmer!"
Feeling so weak, I watch as they ran about the ship, collecting things and yelling at each other. I blinked a couple of times before finally closing my eyes and falling asleep…
"Look men! It's…"
My eyes snapped open immediately, and I could feel the fact that I had a cold sweat. My heart was pounding so rapidly, that my breathing was shaking, trying to catch up with it. I pulled myself up on my bed and fisted my hair in my hands. I could feel my entire body was shaking.
AN: Hello my avid readers! Did you miss me? Anyways I just wanted to thank you guys for reviewing, favoriting, or following my other three stories for this saga thing.