A/N: This is just a short prologue. The rest of my chapters will be much longer (and take much longer to update too. ^^;). The chapters will also continously switch POVs from Ursa, Azula, Ozai, Zuko and maybe even Iroh or Ty Lee and Mai. There will be no order and the chapters will (most likely, though there might be exceptions) all have one unchanging POV.
note on title: the Black Swan Theory (known as Black Swan Events) is basically that something initially thought impossible has happened--good!azula :)) The name comes from the fact that everyone once thought that there were only WHITE swans---until one day they discovered BLACK swans! Surprise, surprise. XD
for a more detailed explanation: h tt p :// e n. wik ipe dia .or g/w iki/Black_sw an_theory
PROLOGUE
Ursa's POV
It was around twilight. The last rays of sunlight were beginning to disappear; the reds and yellows slowly replaced by blues and blacks. It was a place of great serenity. The trees rustled with the soft ocean breeze and the waves crashed down into the damp sand with easy force. I took in the salty sea air as I walked towards the beach; stopping shortly a few meters away from a shadowed figure sitting in the soft sand, mere inches away from the water.
The figure was a small child-a little girl, of about eight years old-who was currently staring pensively out into the ocean as her hand traced circles in the sand. An action that belied her age and appearance; something she did all too often—something I know is (partially) my fault. She is far too old for her age, I think ruefully.
I stared at her with mixed emotions, occasionally glancing out into the ocean or back at our temporary home. I felt… happy, because she was finally my little girl again; sad, because of what I'd left behind and all the things I lost; guilty, because it was my fault that her childhood was spent in Hell; regretful, because I'd wish I'd seen the signs earlier and had stopped it; worried, because I didn't know what to do next; confused, because I didn't know quite what to feel anymore…
It was… surreal. Who would have ever thought things would have turned out this way? Certainly not me. It was a shock, honestly. I hadn't planned on this, though it's not a bad thing--just unexpected. I would've laughed at the irony, were I not completely shaken to my core by it. The thought of the possibilities had I not done what I did, makes my blood run cold. I stare out into the calm sea to try and quiet the churning storm inside me as I replay the events that led us to this place (paradise, I think ironically) in my mind…
A/N: The first half of this fic will be dedicated to Azula's healing, Azula and Ursa's developing relationship and Zuko's descent to darkness. It will also include many flashbacks, some even from Ursa and Ozai's courting days and both their childhoods. This will be a very long fic as I want to try and show how long the road of recovery is for Azula and how long it takes for Zuko to become somewhat like the Azula we see in the series (though different, still obviously). The second half will include events from canon (though appropriately twisted) and will have more "action" to it . Most of the canon characters will come into play then. I have not decided on a pairing for Azula, though even if i do eventually decide on a pairing it will not take the front seat as I want Azula and Ursa's relationship to be the most prominent. (It *might* be Tyzula as I am quite a fan, though since this is AU; it could also be a number of others--some I'm considering are: Jetzula, Sokkla, Azutoph, Azulaang or AzulaxOC) As for established pairings, Urzai and Ozula (non-con).