Yay, chapter two. Heh oops, forgot to mention that Zuko has already returned to the Fire Nation right after the fall of Ba Sing Se just like in the show.
Ugh Stupid FFN erased my borders, so where this note splits with the story is kind of unclear. Oh well, I'll try to find a solution.
The battle horn blared. Aang woke with a start. He quickly ran out onto the deck of the ship. Not so far away, he could see the Fire Nation Lands, large and full of sturdy looking buildings. Smoke roiled away from all parts of the land. On the beach, a thick line could be seen. A middle aged but hardy looking man approached Aang.
"See that? That'll be where they're preparing defenses for our arrival" he said.
His name was Drisdel, and he was the commander of the united forces of the Earth and Water people. He had a thin white beard and a straw hat which he almost never took off. The hat kept all of his face except for his chin in shadow, but his determination could still be seen.
Aang watched fascinatedly as the Fire Nation lands grew larger and more defined. It was time for war…
Zuko stared into the distance. A scout ship had detected a large force of enemy troops heading towards the Fire Nation territory. The Fire Lord had hurredly gathered his forces and sent them to the beach to defend the area. A messenger had already been sent to Azula who was currently quelling a rebellion in Diru-Hal. Her forces were needed to defend the area, because the soldiers there were sparse. Zuko waited on the shore donned in his armor at the front lines, scrutinizing the defenses. The defenses consisted of a large trench, right behind which was a large wall with small holes in it every few yards. Archers were positioned behind these holes, and behind them was another large trench with spikes at the bottom. Behind this, was a large hill built by Earth Kingdom prisoners of war. Archers were stationed on this too, and were defended by towers and swordsmen.
A horn blared off in the distance, and Zuko's head snapped up. He saw a large barge heading right for the shore. Behind it, was a fleet of ships that had obviously been built by Water Tribe craftsmen. Zuko quickly ran behind the defenses to his battalion of troops.
"They're here"
General Aleria surveyed the oncoming ships. Her archers behind her on the hill readied their weapons. Aleria had long black hair tied in a ponytail, black eyes, and grim determination etched on her face. This was the moment she had been preparing for. It was time to fight.
The first barge stopped, and several rowboats were deployed onto the shore. She could see the enemy troops rushing towards the wall. The archers behind the wall began to fire. Aleria smiled, these forces would be obliterated before the other ships could even arrive.
That realization was falsified when she looked up. There glided the avatar, wearing wispy silver robes, he held up his hand. Water from the sea flew forth and froze on the hole the archers were firing through. Meanwhile, several earth benders fired rocks at the wall effectively demolosing it, while the ballistae on the barge helped by firing large arrows at the wall. Fear showed in her eyes as she saw the archers retreating behind Prince Zuko's forces. The avatar had arrived.
Good neh? Sorry for the shortness, but chapter three will be up soon