This story picks up after team avatar defeats the drill in season 2. Personally, I think that Ty Lee and Sokka are very underrated, and I always wanted them to end up together. So... this is my story of how it would have happened.
"We did it," Sokka thought to himself. "Team avatar has defeated the fire nation drill…Thanks to my master plan that is."
Sokka raised his brows and smiled haughtily at Aang and Katara.
"Twinkle toes over here and little miss Sugar queen DID help, you know Sokka," Toph said in her usual confident manor.
"But hey, you are the plan guy aren't you?" "Don't forget the boomerang guy!" Katara chimed in, laughing at her own joke.
"Ha ha, very funny," said Sokka, knowing that they were only joking yet still slightly annoyed.
Sokka's eyes drifted towards Ba Sing Se, "Well what now?"
"Well," Said Aang, "I guess it's about time that we go into the city and start our search for Appa. Not to mention warn the Earth King of the impending danger."
You could see the frustration on his face, and tears began to form as he winced his eyelids closed.
Katara walked over to him and put her hand on his shoulder in an attempt to comfort him. "Don't worry Aang, we ARE going to find Appa."
"Yea, I mean he's only like a 2,000 pound sky bison roaming the street somewhere in Ba Sing Se," Sokka said sarcastically.
"How hard can it be?" He added.
The group boarded the train, first passing through the outer wall of the city.
They all stared silently at the broken down Fire Nation drill which passed by their fields of vision.
They finally arrived in the inner wall of the glorious city. "Wow," they all said in unison.
"The great Earth Kingdom capital," Aang said in awe.
"Its so different from the Northern Air temple," Aang gave a small frown.
"Well I think its great!" exclaimed Sokka. I mean look at this place. It's huge and it's magnificent."
Katara nodded "You know for once I might have to agree with Sokka here. Its safe, and its full of culture. What's not to like."
"A lot," Toph said under her breath.
"This place, this city, is just a bunch of rules. A bunch of things that I can't do. Not like the wide open dirt grounds of the wilderness!" She teased.
Sokka and the gang stepped off the train only to be immediately greeted by an Earth Kingdom official.
"Hi, my name is Ju Di, and I am very happy to welcome the avatar and his friends to our great city." The woman said cheerfully as ever, with a forced and somewhat creepy smile on her face.
"Look lady, we don't need an escort," Toph glared at her, one eyebrow raised in suspicion. "Oh don't you worry, I wont get in the way."
They boarded a small ostrage-horse drawn carriage that took them to their residence in the upper ring of the city"
"And this is where you will be staying." Said the cheery Ju Di.
Sokka looked up in surprise and delight, "Not bad, not bad. A guy could get used to this."
"Mai!" shouted Azula deeply angered. Her fists began to glow blue in rage, as her sharp, golden eyes pierced with disgust at Mai.
"Yes, Princess?" Mai said mockingly, in her usual dull sarcastic manor.
"Why didn't you go after the avatars friends? The two water tribe peasants!," Azula said. You could practically see the steam coming out of her ears.
"Look I wasn't about to jump into that disgusting rock-water sludge," Mai said emotionless.
"You SHOULD have obeyed your orders!"
A girl dressed in all pink and hair tied back in a long braid sprang forward, cartwheeling herself in between the two of them.
"C'mon guys, don't fight." Begged the nimble friend of Azula and Mai.
"pwetty please?" Her eyes widened and gleamed with sadness, and her lips pouted as she gave the best puppy-dog face she could possibly make.
"Well, since I am in a rather good mood…I suppose. Well at least prior to this situation." Said the princess.
Mai's ears perked up almost like a dog's. "Is this what you call a good mood?" She laughed at the thought to herself. "Why are you in a good mood?"
Azula gave her and Ty Lee a devious smile as she focused her attention on Ba Sing Se.
"Because, dumb dumbs, I have a plan."
Mai rolled her eyes, "Oh great, yet another plan to capture the avatar. Whatever, at least I will have something to do rather than just sit around all day."
"Sooo… Whats the plan?" The bright eyed Ty Lee said, smiling from ear to ear.
"We are going to infiltrate the city, but we need a disguise…" Said Azula.
Suddenly there was a slight rattling in the bushes. The three fire nations girls eyes sprinted to the location where there was movement, and took their battle stances.
Mai drew her throwing knifes from her robe, which gleamed and sparkled in the moonlight
Ty lee readied her battle stance, her fists ready for whatever was to come at her next.
Azula stood still, her eyes stone cold as she smirked with confidence. "Who's out there? " She demanded.
There was no answer.
In the blink of an eye, about five or six shadowy figures leapt out from behind them, encircling the three girls. They were wearing green earth kingdom uniforms, and they were all girls.
"How convienient. The Kyoshi Warriors have decided to pay us a visit, girls. They must want a rematch from the last time we annihilated them."
"It wont be much of a match, trust me." Said Suki, their fearless leader.
Azula scoffed at her silly comment. "Yeah right" she though to herself as she began to form powerful lightening in her hands.
Ty Lee sprang into action, running with agility towards one of the warriors. She managed to easily flip over her, and deliver several chi-blocking quick jabs to her back and side. "Hehe, oops" she said cheerfully.
The girl was left helpless on the floor, paralyzed.
Next, Mai threw three knifes, which seemed to travel faster than the speed of light, and pinned down one of the warriors to a tree by her clothes with deadly accuracy.
Azula took aim, her eyes focused on their "glorious" leader. In an instant the blue lightening bolt had left her hands, and found itself striking the chest of Suki, knocking her to the ground.
The other Kyoshi Warriors retreated, as realized that they had no other choice than to leave Suki behind. It is what she would have wanted.
Ty Lee watched helplessly as Suki took her final few breaths. She looked down at the dirt ground, ashamed of herself for killing an innocent woman. Her eye brows furrowed as the guilt sunk in.
"I'm sorry…" Ty Lee whispered to herself, knowing that Suki could not hear her anyways.
"Grab two of them," demanded Azula. "And take their clothes. We have a plan girls."
Ty Lee, fearfully obeyed and paralyzed two more warriors, and Mai stripped them of the warrior outfits.
Azula turned to face Mai and Ty Lee."Ok, tomorrow we will infiltrate Ba Sing Se and make our way to the Earth King." "So for now, you have the night off."
"But…Azula" Said Ty Lee in hesitation.
"Silence Ty Lee, I don't want to hear another word out of you."
Ty lee did as she was told. Her mind drifted as she began to think of her loyalty to Azula. In many ways she loved Azula. She loved her she was always so confident of herself, and how she was so powerful and clever. She knew that Azula had a heart deep deep DEEP down, but just had trouble getting through to her.
Ty Lee sighed, and focused her attention on Mai.
"Mai, what are you going to do tonight?" She was back to her usually bubbly and happy self by now.
"I don't know. We are in the middle of the woods for goodness sake. I'll probably just stay here and relax, maybe read a book." Mai said emotionless.
"Soo boring.." Ty Lee thought to herself.
Mai added, "well what about you? Will you be doing anything 'exciting' tonight."
"Well, I have an idea." Ty Lee replied as she smiled to herself, feeling almost as conniving as Azula for once.
Ty Lee slipped away from the camp, and scoured the outskirts of the city for a small house of some sort. She was looking for Earth Kingdom clothing. Anything would do really.
She swiftly climbed a tree to get a better vantage point, and upon seeing a small house, she swooped back down.
"Perfect!" She exclaimed as she grabbed a green dress from a clothing line outside of the little cottage.
She turned, and made her way stealthily into the city, which was incredibly easy for her simply because she is so nimble.
I hope you guys liked the first chapter. I know its off to a slow start but I'm trying to make it as realistic as possible. I will update often. Don't forget to comment and tell me if it sucked or if you might actually like it.