This is my first fanfic and I don't generally watch ATLA, my friend thinks I'm a good writer and she loves Zutara and asked if I could write one so don't be too harsh. Jill, said friend, gave me the facts and showed me some episodes on youtube so yeah, sorry if I'm inaccurate.

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Chapter 1: The Chase

"Wow, it was so nice of Haru to teach me earth bending!" exclaimed Aang spinning rocks around in his hand.

"Well," began Sokka, biting a large piece of meat, "Mmmm, this is good Kat! He owed you one... for saving his people. If he hadn't he would've been a jerk--Ow! What was that for Kat?" Katara bent water all over Sokka.

"Just because..." Katara grinned and Aang laughed as Sokka tried to take another gigantic bite and look indignant. In the end, his eyes were bigger than his stomach and he had a stomach ache all night causing secretive jeers and mirth between Aang and Katara.

When Sokka felt better the gang set off on Appa.

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Zuko looked out at the skies and then he saw it. That flying... um... buffalo!... or was it a bison?...

Who cares! I need to find Uncle Iroh!

"UNCLE! I've spotted the avatar's flying fluff ball! Come out here!" Zuko stood there for what he figured was ten minutes (but really 2 minutes...) "Uncle, I'm waiting here! What are you doing that's taking so long!"

"Okay, okay..." His uncle came out with a cup of tea in his hand "Can't a man enjoy some Ginseng every once and a while?" Zuko snorted

"Not when enjoying ginseng is what he does all day! Now we need to turn the course and follow the avatar!"

"And if we're lucky there might be a market where we stop." Said Uncle Iroh

"Finally, something sensible... we'll stock up on supplies."

"And more importantly," Uncle Iroh began.

"No tea uncle..." Zuko said flatly

"But nephew, think of all the rare and strange tea they might have... y'know it's possible to grow tired of the same ginseng... sometimes I wonder whether I should have jasmine or rose hip tea. You might not understand, but drinking tea is a very subtle practice... Zuko? Prince Zuko, where did you go?" Zuko ran off before his uncle bored him to death. Uncle Iroh figured out Zuko ran off and said very loudly, "Zuko, we will finish this conversation later, I'm afraid you don't understand my meaning." He waited for a second or two for a loud groan and walked into his room, satisfied. "Hmm... should I really switch to some Jasmine tea... just for today..."

Zuko told the crew to follow the 'giant fluff monster' and told them that if anything came up, he'd be in his room, meditating. He went back to his room, as he told the soldiers he would do, and started his meditating when a loud knock sounded on the metal door.

"Who is it? Why do you interrupt my meditations?"

"We are gaining on them, shall we fire a warning shot?"

"Sure, fine... now leave me be!" the frustrated prince said. The soldier could hear a tone of aggravation in his voice and left immediately.

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"Aang, a fireball! look out!" The avatar barely dodged it.

"Damn it! It's that stupid pansy of a Prince!" Yelled Sokka as he spat out the word 'Prince'.

"Well," said Aang, "we'll have to lead them off track!" Aang tried to sound as cheerful as he could in a situation like this. He steered Appa in a bunch of strange and loopy ways he then flew really high, and made an acute low dive down. At this Sokka yelped and fell off of Appa. Luckily, it was close enough to a small island for him to swim to shore and safety.

"Sokka!" Katara yelled after him, but it was too late. "Aang we have to save him!" said Katara, fretfully.

"As soon as we get rid of Zuko, I'll search every nook and cranny of the island! We'll find Sokka!" Katara sniffed and hugged Aang who immediately blushed and twiddled his thumbs on Appa's reins.

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Zuko saw Sokka drop through his telescope and turned to a soldier, "Steer a course for that island, I think I might've seen something a bit more easier to interrogate then a fluffy monster with an arrow on his head." Zuko smirked. "I''ve got you know avatar... or at least one of your best friends.

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And that's the first one, also don't worry, I'll get o the village in a little later so no worries!

-Vanilla Swirls of Doom