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AN. Right first fic, be nice,

The Roly Poly Prince

The sun sank in the sky casting a final bright warm glow over the forest, the light pierced through the canopy of leaves and through the bars of the Hogmonkey trap in which Zuko was curled up. The Price shut his eyes against the glare, he was stuck, his hands caught behind him and his legs shoved tight into his chest "Stupid small Monkeys" he groaned, he had been stuck in the very cramped position for almost twelve hours and he doubted that he would be getting out any time soon, with his hands and legs stuck he couldn't fire bend and so until someone came along and cut him down he was stuck. But then he thought 'Who comes through here' with that though the Prince decided that he was most definitely dead the only ones who passed through were the soldiers and Fire Nation soldiers at that and since he was a fugitive he was just a bribe to the Fire Lord for promotion. With a final sigh Zuko resigned himself to his faith.

"SISTERS!!! WOMEN!! KATARA!! STUPID KATARA AND HER STUPID LACK OF FIRE STONES!!" Sokka stormed through the Forest, he had spent the last two hours looking for a stone with which his sister could strike his Boomerang off to start a fire on which she would cook what she called Dinner, Sokka called it "The dinner at the sight of which flavour became extinct" with another angry yell he continued his rant through the trees.

Zuko heard the yell and thought this was it the end, the final curtain, the last page, the fat lady was singing her final note, he was dead. 'Well at least it can't be Zhao' he thought trying to cheer himself up, it didn't work. He tried to turn his head towards the direction of the cry but the trap restricted his movement too much.

Sokka was still stomping around in fury why he was always the one who had to find the firewood, the stone on which Katara would dent his Boomerang just so that she could make one measly fire on which to heat the pot of mush that she then expected him to eat. With that final thought Sokka lost it 'No Boomerang No fire' he pulled the item in question out of its holder and hurled it with all his might into the forest, then he swiftly turned and….. Stopped dead when he heard a crash and"oomph".

Zuko didn't know what hit him, on minute he was balled up awaiting his faith and the next the trap shook and fell, crashing down through the trees until it hit the ground hard really really hard. Zuko yelped involuntarily as he was jolted violently, the next thing he heard over the ringing of his own ears was the sound of footsteps as someone made there way cautiously over towards where the Prince lay still stuck in the trap.

When each saw the other they both gaped, then Sokka grinned at the sight of Zuko curled up in a ball, Zuko cringed with the embarrassment of the water tribe teen finding him in his current state. Zuko's embarrassment however soon changed to confusion when he saw the evilly triumpent look on the others face. "Looks like I found Katara her spark" Sokka cackled to himself as he rolled the trapped Zuko back to camp.

So in that one night the Avatar got a fire bending teacher, a new friend and a hot meal. Zuko got friends, a family of sorts and a hot meal, oh and he also got out of the trap. Katara got a hot meal and a new sparring partner as well as a friend. Toph just remained silent and ate her food and Sokka well he no longer had to spend hours beating straightening out his Boomerang (except when Zuko bent it just for the hell of it). Oh and he still had to endure Katara's cooking.

AN.

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