Author's Note:

Round 1, Season 4

Word count: 1,563

Prompts: Voyage, Yue, and Pirates AU

Team: White Falls Wolfbats

Position: Waterbender

I own nothing everything is from Avatar the Last Airbender

The Pirate Princess

She stood at the helm of the ship watching the blue water caress the side of the boat. She could feel the sun's rays warming her face as she stared into the vast nothing of the sea. The wind was whipping her hair around her face making her regret not putting it up. Her father, a pirate king, was finally letting her be a captain of her own ship. It was exhilarating having everyone listen to her orders without hesitation. Knowing that this voyage wouldn't be her last filled her with joy.

"Madame" She turned to look at her right hand man, Hahn "The cook has prepared dinner"

"I'll be along in a minute"

Yue stood watching the ocean for a moment before turning on her heel to follow the man in front of her. She didn't realize how hungry she was until she smelt the food. She sat at the head of the table and began eating. Her crew followed shortly after.

Conversation broke out amongst the crew. Yue ate quietly listening intently at the remarks of her friends. The conversations started to shift to a certain topic, their mission. Yue's father had sent them on an important mission to "collect" a person. Yue didn't know who this mystery man was. All she knew was that he would hand her a letter with her father's seal on it.

It was a three months journey to the South Pole where they would be picking up the mystery man. Yue knew that there would be some rough patches along the way, but she was excited. She was finally getting to travel the world.

After dinner she retired to her chambers to plan the journey to the first stop. After she was done planning she got ready for bed. She dreamed about all the sights she was to see on this trip.

They had just docked at the small harbor near the South Pole village. Yue would be meeting the mystery man tomorrow. Until then she and the rest of her crew slept. When she woke up Yue went over everything she would need to know. She tried to make herself look presentable, which was hard since she had been at sea for so long.

As the sun rose she stepped off her ship with Hahn and another crew member. They made their way to the tiny village. Yue pulled her cloak tighter to her body as her boots crunched against the snow. Even though she was miles from her home she felt a similar atmosphere. The southern village was a tiny version of her home.

The mystery man was waiting for them at the edge of the town, well the person who Yue assumed to be the mystery man. As they walked closer Yue realized that the man was no older than she was. The man had dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. He walked up to Yue and handed her the letter.

Yue,

Sokka is joining you as a crew member; he will replace Hahn as your second in command. Before you come back to the North Pole I need you to rob one of Ozai's ships. It will be docked at the Pirate's pier and his son, Zuko will be the captain. The ships name is Ursa after Zuko's mother. Ozai stole something from me and I want you to get it. Sokka knows what they stole. Return it to me safely and you can keep your ship.

Arnook

She sighed as she folded the letter back up. Of course her father would send her on more errands. She looked Sokka over once more before turning to head back to her ship. She told Hahn and the other member to gather supplies.

Sokka followed behind her by a few steps. She immediately headed to her chambers to map out the course to the Pirate's pier. It would take a month or so to get there, maybe longer depending on the weather.

There was a knock on her door and the person entered before she could tell them to. It was Sokka; he entered awkwardly waiting for Yue to speak first. He continued to stare at her for a moment until she spoke up.

"Well speak"

"Your father said I was to become your second in command"

"And"

"I was just checking if that was okay with you"

"If father says it then I have no say" She looked at him "You are dismissed if you have no further questions"

He walked out of the room and Yue turned back to her maps. She tried to think of what Ozai had stolen from her father. She was tempted to call Sokka back into the room to ask him, but it was starting to get late. She knew dinner would be ready soon so she washed up a bit.

Later that night when she managed to get back to her room the only thing on her mind was sleep. Sokka on the other hand had a different idea. He came back into her room and started asking her more questions. They talked until neither of them could keep their eyes open.

For the next month Sokka came into her chambers and continued their talks. Yue started to like him which she knew was going to be trouble. She tried to shove her feelings back down but they kept bubbling back up to the top.

Yue found herself at the helm of her ship staring at the ocean as they pulled into Pirate's pier. She tried to spot Zuko's ship but with all the pirates around she couldn't pick it out in the crowd. She finally asked Sokka what they were stealing, but he said only he was to know until they went to take it.

Yue decided that instead of all of them running onto the ship in mad glory, a small team would be best. Sokka, Hahn, and she would sneak onto the ship. Yue sent some men to find out when the ship would be vulnerable. Zuko may have been smart but his cockiness got in the way. Who would steal from one of the most powerful pirating families?

Zuko's ship was a maze of corridors. Yue had bribed one of Zuko's crew member's to get her the ship's blueprints. Sokka had pointed to where he believed to stolen item was. They had twenty minutes to get on the ship retrieve the item and get off.

They had already snuck on and had seventeen minutes to complete the plan. She followed Sokka as Hahn followed behind them. The room that Sokka pointed to had a large ornate door which caught Yue off guard. The door wasn't locked which caught them all off guard. Hahn was put on lookout as Yue and Sokka crept into the room. The only thing in the room was a sword. It wasn't a regular sword though. It had been passed down in Yue's family. When she went to go pick up the sword Sokka stopped her. He pointed at the line near their feet, she got the message. She made sure to avoid any traps and retrieved the sword.

They had ten minutes now. They were about to leave the ship when Yue felt something sharp slid into her back and cut upwards. She turned around to see Hahn holding a dagger that was covered in her blood. Instinctively she swung the sword cutting his stomach. Sokka helped her get off the ship. They hurried to her ship, where Sokka yelled to pull out of the harbor.

He carried her to her chambers and laid her on the bed. He stormed out of the room yelling something about Hahn. The surgeon did his best to sew her up but he didn't know if she would make it or not. She had lost a lot of blood on the way off the ship.

Sokka came back into the room with a stack of letters, a rival group of pirates paid Hahn to kill the Pirate Princess, Yue. He held her hand as she cried softly. She finally got the chance to captain her own ship and she failed. Yue ended up doing something stupid. Even though she had only known Sokka for a month she used her last ounce of strength and kissed him.

Her village had a story where when someone died at sea they would become a spirit. As Yue ascended into the spirit world she looked down on her ship sailing through the waves. She was happy that she met Sokka and that she got to travel for a little while. Maybe she could see more of the world as a spirit.

Years passed and every Pirate from the poles made an offering to the spirit of the moon. They believed it to be their Pirate Princess. Sokka, who had taken over her ship, swore that he could see her face when he looked at the moon. It became tradition and nobody wanted to make Yue mad. She smiled down upon her people who truly believed in her. She did her best to grant them all safe travels. In the generations to follow they would know the story of the Pirate Princess, Yue who ruled with a kind heart and continued to help them as the moon spirit.

The End