Disclaimer: I do not, and never will, own Avatar: the Last Airbender
"Aaahh..." Aang moaned, grimacing in pain. He had shifted, causing the heavy iron manacles to tighten around his already chafed wrists.
Blinking drug indcuded sleep from his eyes, he looked around, careful not to shift his hands too much. He gathered that he was in a small cell, hands chained tightly to the wall above him, feet bound painfully to the steel wall. Suddenly, Aang's head jerked up and his eyes flashed open.
Katara! Sokka! Tofh! Zuko! Iroh! Where was everybody!?
Aang looked around, searching for any sign that would tell him where his friends were. The sudden movements caused his chains to rattle loudly, gripping his wrists and ankles painfully. Alerted by the sound, a guard slid open a small opening in the door and peeked in. Seeing that Aang was awake and strugglin, he quickly hurried off to inform Azula.
A few minutes later, the door clanged open and Azula stood in the doorway, her fists propped on her hips, eyes narrowed with anticipation, and cold, ruthless lips curled up into a devious smile.
"Well what have we here?"
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In a different cell, two water tribe teens conversed in harsh whispers.
"We have to concentrate on how to get out of here," Sokka said.
"Where in the world is HERE?!" shot back Katara.
"How am I supposed to know!" Sokka cried, a bewildered expression on his face.
"We can't leave until we find out where Aang is!" Katara whispered vehemenatly.
"How about we wait until we find out more about where we are and what Azula's going to do to us?"
"Well we're obviously in Azula's ship. She was the one who captured us, where ELSE would we be?!"
Sokka sighed and gave up, it was no use arguing with his younger sister when she was in a mood. Girls.
"At least Toph, Iroh, Zuko, and that walking stomach, Momo are free," he suggested softly in a vain attempt to cheer up his sister. It wasn't like her to be so pessimistic.
"Yeah, but we don't know where they are, Aang's probably in some seperate cell on this infernal ship, and who knows where Appa is!"
Sokka was about to try to say something reassuing when a slot in the door slid open and a fire nation guard peered in.
"Shut it you two!"
The two water tribe siblings glared.
It's not like there's much more we can do, Katara thought, I'm chained to the wall so tightly I can't move much less bend and Sokka's legs are chained to a huge iron ball that looks like it weighs as much as Appa does.
Sinking back against her bonds in misery, Katara sighed.
Author's Note: I know I have another story that I need to be working on, but I just had this sudden idea and I need to get part of it written down before I forget. More will come soon! Promise! Please reveiw . . . .