Chapter 1

Aang turned around and saw Katara, Toph, and Sokka all sleeping in Appa's saddle. He envied them being able to sleep right now. Since they entered the fire nation one of them had to stay awake at all times. It was his turn then Sokka's, he had another 20 minutes before he could go to sleep.

He looked down at Appa who he could tell was barely awake now. The night before they had been followed by Azula and her team. So now they had to keep moving day and night. He pat Appa's head for a little while to make him feel just a little better.

Aang reached down the back of his shirt and rubbed his scar on his back. The sore kept throbbing no matter what he did. Katara tried to do some therapy on it but still nothing. He sighed and remembered when he saw Azula the night before.

The moment he saw her eyes the burning eyes his scar wouldn't stop hurting it just sent shocks through the scar. He wasn't looking forward to the next time that he saw Azula. Aang finally turned around and nudged Sokka. Sokka turned and opened his eyes slowly. He saw Aang standing over him and he turned around and covered his face with his sleeping bag. Aang nudged him again but a little harder this time.

"Is it my turn already?" Sokka said very lazily.

"Yeah Sokka but I am ready to sleep," Aang said to Sokka as Aang pulled out his sleeping bag and laid right on top of it.

Sokka sat up and rolled his sleeping bag and threw it into the corner of the saddle. He crawled up onto Appa's neck and grabbed the rein and put it in his lap. With his right hand he started to pet Appa on the top of his head.

"Hey buddy so are you ready to go to sleep now," Sokka said to Appa as he pet his head. "Don't worry sooner or later we'll stop,"

Sokka saw a cave opening up ahead and knew it was time for Appa to rest. Sokka gripped the rein and turned Appa towards the cave. Appa immediately knew where he needed to go. Appa slowly glided into the opening of the cave. Appa landed inside of the cave and laid down in the back of the cave.

"Alright boy you have a good nights sleep now," Sokka said to Appa as Sokka crawled into his sleeping bag. He laid awake and stared at the cave walls. He turned in his sleeping bag and saw his sword.

He grabbed the sword and took it off of the sheath. The black blade barely visible in the darkness of the cave. He waved it back and forth in front of his face. He looked over at Appa who was now sound asleep. Sokka put the sword back in its sheath and laid it next to him.

Sokka stared at the ceiling for a few more minutes and slowly sleep took him over.

Zuko was sitting on the back of a Mongoose Dragon following his sister Azula.Ty Lee and Mai were also following them. Azula was the first one to find out that the Avatar was still alive.

Zuko who had been trying to prevent anyone from knowing tried to act very surprised about it. He looked around and watched as the giant lizards ran as fast as they could trying to track the flying bison that the Avatar rode.

Zuko tried to think of any way to somehow get away from the group and get the Avatar himself. He did not want Azula getting to him and going home and telling Ozai that she killed the Avatar. He worked to hard to get his honor back, he wasn't just about to lose it again.

He noticed a turn up ahead that would swing around a cave ahead of them. Zuko kept debating in his mind if he should take it. Then finally he decided.

"Azula I am going up this turn I will meet up with you later," Zuko said to Azula as he stopped his Mongoose Dragon.

"Ty Lee go with Zu Zu and make sure he doesn't get lost," Azula said as she kept going with Mai.

Zuko knew exactly what she was doing. She wanted to keep him in her sight. And Ty Lee and Mai were a couple of extra pairs of eyes. He knew that now he had to meet up with them later. He and Ty Lee ran up the separate path towards the mouth of a cave.

Toph immedietly woke up and felt the earth moving. She concentrated and saw two giant lizards running straight for them. She got up and quietly woke everyone up.

"Guys two people are coming right up to the cave right now we need to hide." Toph said to all of them as she slowly started making a wall as quietly as she could.

"Wait who is coming is it Azula?" Sokka said as he grabbed his sword and ran behind the cave wall.

"I can't tell but its two people and they are coming fast,"

Toph kept bending a wall from the floor to the ceiling so the opening was now just a hole. Everyone ran behind Toph as she finished the wall and she put her hand on the newly created wall. She saw the two lizards stop in front of the cave.

Zuko stopped the lizard once it was at the mouth of the cave. He got off and watched as Ty Lee got off of hers. He walked into the cave and made a ball of fire float in his hand. He walked into the cave and pointed his hand out to see inside of the cave.

He saw the walls of the cave and he kept walking, and saw the end of the cave. One big wall covering everything up. He stared at it for a bit and then turned and walked back to his Mongoose. He jumped back on it and rode off with Ty Lee by his side.

He went down the mountain and saw Azula and Mai waiting for them below. He knew there was nothing he could do just now. So he went down the mountain and came to a stop next to Azula and shook his head. They all started to go together.