Chapter One
It's been a year since Draco's fire bending skills were revealed. Since then, Draco, now six years old, had developed several new techniques only unique to him alone. These technique were:
*Thousand Sparrowkeets: To do this technique, Draco channels his lightening bending into his hand. The electrical concentration creates a sounds which is reminiscent of a lot of sparrowkeets chirping at once. Once this technique is done, Draco uses his speed to thrust the thousand sparrowkeets into his target.
*Thousand Sparrowkeets Current: This is a variation of thousand sparrowkeets. Draco generates lightening from his body instead of concentrating it in his hand. So because there isn't any concentration, this technique only paralyzes it's targets.
*Thousand Sparrowkeets Sharp Spear: This is a variation of thousand sparrowkeets. Draco can extend the thousand sparrowkeet into a blade up to thirty meters. It can split in to multiple blades which can increase the wounds afflicted on it's target. The sharp spear can numb upon it's target upon contact. The can cut into anything.
*Thousand Sparrowkeets Needles: This is a variation of thousand sparrowkeets. Draco reshapes the thousand sparrowkeets into needles. The needles are highly fast in speed and can do damage in multiple places on the body of any target.
*Thunder Cannon: Draco can create a large ball of lightening. The ball of lightening is then launched as a projectile beam at it's intended target. The cannon can level an entire area.
*Rapid Dragon Barrage: Draco can create one or more large dragon heads with his Eyes of the Dragon technique. The dragon heads will then open their mouths and shoot out multiple fireballs.
*Phoenix Fire Bombs: Draco can create one or more bird shaped fire constructs with his Eyes of the Dragon technique. The fire constructs explode on impact. Draco can control the constructs. To the untrained eye, the constructs will appear to have a mind on their own.
*Flaming Dragon's Claw: Draco will launch a massive dragon's claw at his intended target. The claw will grab hold and wrap around the target causing first to third degree burns or and even death.
*Lava Breath: Draco can channel his fire bending into his stomach then bring it up, convert it into lava, and spit out shoot the lava from his mouth. This doesn't cause Draco any pain or damage.
*Pyroportation: Draco can teleport from place to place by appearing and disappearing in a swirl of flames. Draco can also travel from one point to another by walking into and exiting fire.
No one knew about these techniques except Azulon. Azulon was proud of Draco's power. But he knew Ozai would want Draco to teach Azula these technique if he ever found out.
Azulon was in his study when Draco came in.
Draco: You can call for me, grandfather?
Azulon: Ah, Draco yes. Have a seat.
Draco: Yes sir.
Azulon: I'm very impress with your power level and can't express how proud I am of you.
Draco: Thank you grandfather.
Azulon: But there is something I want you to do.
Draco: And that is?
Azulon: Don't let Ozai know of your new abilities.
Draco caught on to Azulon was saying.
Draco: I see. If Ozai knews, he'll most likely would want me to teach Azula.
Azulon: Exactly.
Draco: So my suspicions are true then.
Azulon: Yes. Ozai is power hungry and manipulative, and Azula is becoming to same way.
Draco: They're going a huge problem when you pass away and Uncle Iroh assumes the throne.
Azulon: Yes, that is way I called for you. I want to read my will. I need your input.
Draco: Why me? I'm only six years old.
Azulon: Yes, but your highly intelligent and you're the only person I can trust.
Draco thought about it.
Draco: Very well.
Azulon handed Draco the document. Draco read it carefully and saw something that caught his eye.
Draco: Why did you make Zuko Uncle Iroh's heir instead of Lu Ten? Isn't that Lu Ten's birth right?
Azulon: Yes.
Draco: So why did you change it? Did something happen to Lu Ten?
Azulon: I just received word that the siege was a failure. Lu Ten died in the front lines and Iroh has abandoned the operation.
Draco: What?!
Draco couldn't believe it. Lu Ten was more like a brother than a cousin to Draco. He wasn't mad at Iroh nor could he blame him. Iroh lost his wife and now his son. Draco knew what was coming.
Draco: So I guess Ozai will use this as a way to get the throne.
Azulon: Yes. That is way I changed my will.
Draco: So what are you going to do about Ozai.
Azulon: I'll wait to see what he does first.
Draco: Okay. Then I'll keep my eye out as well.
Azulon: Good. Keep this between us.
Draco: I will.
Draco handed the document back to Azulon and left. Went walk through the palace remembering how Lu Ten first showed Draco how to fire bend. When Lu Ten taught Draco how to play pai shou. The places Lu Ten took Draco. Draco remembered when Lu Ten told him about the two surviving dragons, Ran and Shao. Draco always kept that a secret.
Draco reach the garden and walked towards the turtle duck pond to mediate and relax his mind. Azula and her friends, Mai and Ty Lee, approached him.
Ty Lee: Hey Draco.
Draco: What do you want?
Mai: We heard about what happened in Ba Sing Se.
Azula: Yeah, Iroh is such a loser. He abandoned his post because Lu Ten died. What a pathetic loser.
Mai: Chill out, Azula.
Ty Lee: Yeah, that wasn't nice!
Azula: I don't do nice.
Draco turned around calmly and grabbed Azula by the throat.
Draco: If you ever talk about Uncle Iroh and Lu Ten like that again, I will burn you alive.
Azula was scared. She thought Draco was going to kill her because his eyes began to glow. Mai and Ty Lee were equally frozen with fear. Draco's eyes went back to normal and he let Azula go.
Draco: Leave before I really decide to kill you.
Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee ran like a wolf bat out of hell.
Days later, Ozai was in the throne room trying to persuade Azulon to make him the heir to the throne.
Azulon: YOU DARE TO COME ME WITH THIS NON-SENSE?! YOUR BROTHER IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF HIS SON AND YOU DO THIS?!
Ozai: It's only logical that I become the next fire lord!
Azulon: You will NEVER become fire lord!
Ozai: What?!
Azulon: Since Lu Ten is dead, I've made it where Zuko will be Iroh's heir.
Ozai: You can't do that!
Azulon: I can and I did! And if you try to kill Zuko in order to gain your way the throne, I've ordered Draco to kill you on the spot.
Ozai: Damn you old man! This isn't over!
One month later, Azulon was dead and Ozai assumed the throne. Much to Draco's surprise, Iroh did not protest Ozai becoming the new fire lord. This cause Draco to secretly investigate.
Draco found out that Ozai had killed Azulon by slipping poison into his tea. Azulon died in his sleep. Ozai also forged a fake will, stating that he was to be the next fire and Azula to be his heir. Draco also found out why Ursa was missing. As it so happen, Ozai learned that Ursa had found out what he did and instead of having her killed, he banished her to an unknown location. When Zuko and Azula started asking about their mother's whereabouts, Ozai told them that Ursa left because she didn't want anything to do with him or them anymore. Draco couldn't believe Ozai would spin that lie to his own children. He knew Zuko had his doubts, but Azula was predictable. She naturally fell for very lie Ozai told her.
Draco decided to secretly confront Ozai. He found him in his room with some woman he never seen before. Draco just stood there with a emotionless expression. Ozai notice him and was upset.
Ozai: How dare you barge in here, boy!
Draco: Ozai, I see you're getting your rocks off.
Ozai: Boy, you've better have a very good reason for coming in here!
Draco: Please Ozai, your threats don't work on me nor does your lies.
Ozai: What the hell do you mean?!
Draco: Don't play dumb with me.
Ozai: What?!
Draco: I know what you did and how you became fire lord.
Ozai was dumbfounded. He thought only Ursa knew.
Draco: Where is she?
Ozai: Where's who?!
Draco: I can't believe you're still playing the dummy card. Though I think you're not really playing.
Ozai: You little shit!
Draco turned the woman in Ozai's bed.
Draco: Is he kissing you with that filthy mouth. I'd be careful. You might catch something.
The woman covered herself and ran out the room. Draco turn his attention back to his father only to see Ozai grinding his teeth angrily.
Draco: Pretty woman. Though I think she's lowering her standards by messing with you.
Ozai: Why you!
Ozai launched himself towards Draco. Draco allowed Ozai to catch him only to use the thousand sparrowkeets current. Ozai fell to the floor paralyzed. Draco stood over him.
Draco: Old man, you just don't learn. You can't beat me. Don't worry, you're temporarily paralyzed. It'll wear off soon.
Draco walked off but stopped.
Draco: Before I go, I wanted to tell you this. It doesn't matter if you refuse to tell me where she is, because sooner or later I will locate Ursa and set her free. I'll let your feeble brain marinate on that.
Draco walked off leaving Ozai on the floor.
Ozai realized he needed to rethink his approach when it came to Draco. Draco was a major threat and Ozai needed a way to get rid of him. But Ozai would soon realize that it will impossible to do.
End of chapter one
A/N: If you haven't notice, thousand sparrowkeets is really the chidori (thousand birds) from naruto/naruto shippuden.
