Hi there everyone. I've seen a lot of prison break stories in the Avatar Archive, so I've decide to write my own, but different. I hope you enjoy it. This takes place straight after the season two finale. So basically a lot of the events in season three will not happen.

Captured

Appa landed in a clearing of a forest not far from Ba Sing Se.

'We'll camp here,' Katara said. She carefully cradled Aang's limp form and slid onto the ground. 'It's almost morning, and I need to try and further heal Aang. One of us should stay awake and keep watch until the rest of us wake up.'

'Hey Sugar Queen, seeing that everyone thinks Aang is dead, I don't think anyone will be following us.' said Toph. 'Besides if anyone comes near here I'll feel it.'

'She's right,' Sokka said. 'I don't know about you but I'm dead tired.' He slumped onto the ground and immediately started snoring. Katara glanced at her brother before turning back to Aang and waterbending the water from her pouch onto Aang's back. As water glowed healing blue, Toph bent herself an earth tent and retreated inside it. A moment later she poked her head out again and in an uncharacteristically soft tone:

'Hey Katara,'

'Yeah?'

'Nothing, you should rest soon, I'll wake you up if anything happens.'

'Thank you.'

Toph grunted and slid back into her tent. Katara continued the healing session until she was slightly satisfied and was to tied to do anymore, she then laid Aang gently on the ground and leaned against a tree, falling asleep instantly.

She was rudely awakened from a dream in which Aang was awake and perfectly healthy by Toph.

'Oi, Sugar Queen, wake up!' the earthbender shouted. 'Get Snoozles over there up as well.' She added pointing in the general direction of Sokka.

'What's going on?' asked Katara, rushing to shake Sokka awake.

'A lot of people, firebending soldiers judging by the sound of their footsteps are heading straight towards us.'

'This is not good.' Sokka groaned.

'We can't run away quickly enough, Appa is too tired to fly, Aang is in a coma, Sokka can't fight all the firebenders and Toph and I are too tired to bend much.

'Then what can we do Sweetness?'

Katara's eyes hardened with determination.

'We can't let them get Aang, I have a plan, but we have to split up.' She stopped and sighed, the continued: 'Toph and I will distract the soldiers with our bending. Then lead them away from you Aang and Appa, look after Aang if we don't come back Sokka.'

'No!' exclaimed Sokka. 'That's too dangerous, Katara. You're my sister, I promised Dad I'd look after you!'

'Sokka, it's the only way we'll all make it. You can't protect me if the world is destroyed. Take Aang to Dad at Chameleon Bay. We'll join you as soon as can, and if we can't, at least you'll be safe.' A tear rolled from Katara's eye as she finished.

Sokka began to protest, but Toph interjected:

'Look, I hate to agree with her, but Sugar Queen is right. Besides we'll waste time if we keep arguing, the soldiers are only minutes away.'

Sokka reluctantly agreed and Toph lead Katara in the direction of the approaching soldiers. At that moment Momo flew down from a branch and landed on Katara's shoulder.

'Sorry Momo, but you can't come with us,' said Katara. 'Stay with Aang and Sokka.' Momo chittered then flew onto the sleeping Appa's head.

'Goodbye Sokka.' Katara whispered as she and Toph walked into the forest. They kept walking until Toph pulled her to a halt. Katara caught sight of red uniforms and quickly ducked behind a tree.

'This scouting is really boring, we never catch anyone.' One of the soldiers complained.

'Shut up and keep walking!' The Captain yelled. The offending soldier grumbled but kept silent. Katara nudged Toph, they had to stop these soldiers before they walked right into Aang. Toph got the signal and sent a volley of rocks into the midst of the soldiers. Katara wasted no time and used the water in her pouch as a whip, before running in the opposite direction of the clearing.

'Capture them!' the Captain yelled and the whole squadron rushed after them. The two girls ran until their legs hurt then stopped to face them; they sent everything they could at the men but where soon overwhelmed.

'Bind their hands,' ordered the Captain. 'And take the pouch away from the waterbender.' Two soldiers stepped up to obey his commands and Toph and Katara were too tired to struggle.

'Sir, these are the Avatar's companions,' soldier binding Toph. 'I recognise them from the wanted posters.'

'Very well then,' the captain said, stroking his moustache. 'Head with greatest speed back to Ba Sing Se, Princess Azula will be pleased,' then muttering to himself 'I might even get a promotion.'

After half an hour of walking, Katara and Toph were brought to the gates of Ba Sing Se.

'Prisoners for the Princess.' The Captain announced to the sentries. One of the sentries went inside and returned a minute later.

'The Princess will see you in the lower dungeons.' The sentry announced. The Captain nodded curtly and motioned to the soldiers holding the ropes binding the prisoners to lead them into the dungeons. They were lead into the darkest, dankest parts of the dungeons where Azula stood, waiting. The brightest light in the corridor was the flame that Azula held in her palm.

'Well,' she sneered. 'If it isn't the water peasant and the little earthbender. So tell me, where is the Avatar and the other peasant?'

Katara somehow found the strength to lie.

'They're dead!' she shouted. 'I hate you, it's all because of you that Aang and me brother are dead.' She broke down sobbing uncontrollably from fatigue.

'Well then, you're not much use much use to me then,' Azula said scornfully, holding the flame threateningly close to Katara's face. 'But then again, it's good to have new toys.' She pulled the flame away and turned to the guards.

'Put them in that cell,' she commanded, pointing to the furthest cell on the right. 'Yes that one.' She snapped when the guards hesitated.

'One more thing, you, little earthbender, I heard that you learnt to bend metal, but don't even think about escape. You see the old cells here are conveniently made out of wood.' Azula laughed snidely, before turning back to the guards.

'Take them to their new cell, hopefully they'll all kill each other and it'll all be out of my hair.' With that the princess turned away and walk towards the exit, leaving Katara wondering who was that bad they'd want to kill them. They're probably a lunatic, she thought grimly and shuddered, someone who'll attack anything near them.

Toph and Katara where shoved into the cell just as the other prisoner looked up. Furious ice blue eyes glared into gold eyes filled with guilt.

'You,' gasped Katara. 'What are you doing here?'

So, I guess you've all figured out who their cellmate is. You will find out in the next chapter how he got there. Until then goodbye.

~Nightworlder-HunterofArtemis

I'm thinking of changing my pen name to TheEmberGirl, what do you guys think?

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