Avatar: The Last Airbender

Book 3: Fire and Air

The Earth Kingdom had finally fallen after so many years of war. The only areas that were unconquered were the Water Tribes to the North and South. However, it no longer mattered. With the Dai Li under Princess Azula's control she could easily thwart any attempts at retaliation by the people of Ba Sing Se or the efforts of those against the Fire Nation.

If it had not been for a certain exiled prince, none of this would have came to pass and the Earth Kingdom would have been able to send troops out to battle the Fire Nation on the Day of Black Sun.

Old general Iroh sighed as he sat in his prison cell. He could not blame his nephew for being so gullible. The scar on his face was a constant reminder of what his father did and what he took from him.

Ozai never was one to show mercy, even when he was a child.

"Here's your meal and that tea you requested," a voice rang out. It was one of the Dai Li, former agents of the Earth King who chose to side with Azula and the Fire Nation. "I still can't believe we captured the legendary Dragon of the West! It's almost pathetic."

"Perhaps…" the old general replied, "…but you still had to join the Fire Nation to do it. So technically, it was not you, but my darling niece and her friends who were able to capture this old fossil."

The Dai Li agent growled at this and shoved Iroh's dinner into the cell via a small hatch. "You're lucky that niece of yours wants to keep you alive long enough so you can see your brother one last time, you old sack of…HRRK!!!"

"Hmm? What did you say?" Iroh asked. The general rose to his feet and as peered out into prison hallway he discovered the agent's body stabbed into the wall by a single broad sword. Iroh stepped back and took a defensive position. Whoever did that had no qualms about killing others.

FWOOSH!!!

A burst of flame struck the metal door and instantly melted it. Iroh dived sideways just in time to avoid having his beard burnt off. A dark figure slowly made its way through the smoke and smoldering ashes and Iroh could only stare in awe at his would-be savior.

This savior just happened to be The Blue Spirit.