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Title: Bad Timing or Why it's a good idea to listen to other people's advice

Summary: Set sometime during the first season. When? Your guess is as good as mine -.

A/N: I love torturing Zuko…


When Zuko sent one of his men to find the Avatar and his friends, he was immediately angered by the suggestion the scout had given him.

"What do you mean 'please wait a few minutes to attack them'?" Zuko was livid. He was a prince, for Agni's sake. An exiled prince, but a prince, dammit. And he was not going to listen to some idiotic, low-ranking soldier to give him suggestions on the best time to attack his prey.

Zuko ran towards the directions the man had given him, ignoring the scout's stammer that he was running straight into--

A shrill scream was heard a few minutes later.

--the bathing Watertribe girl.

Sighing, Zuko's crew and his Uncle went to rescue the likely drowned prince.