There it is, chapter II Two. I hope you read it, enjoy it and review. Please? I would be happy :)
II Two
On that morning, the Fire Nation woke up startled. There were counselors running in corridors, guards screaming all around, furious steps were heard on the entire palace. Zuko and Mai waked up with someone knocking anxiously on their royal bedroom door.
- What the hell is wrong with these people? – Mai was in her usual cranky mood. – The day is only starting, it's sunrise!
Zuko didn't say a word and moved fast to open the door. A servant was on his knees in front of him, breathing with difficulties.
- Your Majesty… My Lord… - Zuko helped him to stand up. – She escaped… She… She ran away… Oh Lord, SHE'S GONE!...
- Who's gone? What are you talking about? – Asked Zuko throwing a concerned look to Mai.
- AZULA HAS ESCAPED FROM PRISON! – Zuko and Mai stared at the servant like he was lying. She couldn't escape. She was supervised 24 hours a day, by two man! How could they let her escape, after twenty years of insanity?
- That's not possible! – Mai said trying to look calm. – She was crazy, over controlled! She could never ponder a plan to escape! And why should she escape, after 20 years there?
- There is one reason, Mai. – Zuko started to walk on the direction of the door. – She knows our secret. She escaped to try to get back the throne.
The Lord of Fire run through the corridor, seeing all his servants moving like decapitated hens. They didn't know what to do. Even Zuko didn't know what to do. He knew Azula wasn't stupid enough to escape from prison and come right to the palace. It would need time for her to appear. She had a plan, for sure, a plan that she studied for twenty years. She was just waiting for a reason to execute it. And that reason was finally drifted to the wind.
- Krypton, wake up! – Zuko screamed while entering in his son's bedroom. – Wake up!
- Dad? What the hell is wrong with you? My girlfriend is here, you moron! – Snarled a very sleepy heir. The blond girl rolled herself on the sheets and ran from the bedroom, faster than an airbender. – What is this all about? You have just embarrassed her!
- Dress up and meet me on my throne. – Zuko was pale and obviously disoriented. It was an expression that the heir never saw on his father. – FAST, Krypton, we don't have all day!
"Dear Aang,
I'm writing this letter to warn you that Azula escaped from prison. My soldiers don't know how, but we will have some information soon, hopefully. Meanwhile, I'm going to travel to the South Pole to meet you. It's a very delicate issue, and we have to handle it in private. I'll be there in two days.
Zuko."
- Azula escaped from prison? – Katara repeated after hearing Aang reading the letter. – How… How is that possible?
- I don't know, Katara, I don't know… But the consequences of that have to be something big, otherwise, Zuko would never leave his throne. – Aang answered with a wrinkle of preoccupation between his eyebrows. – We didn't eliminate all of Ozai's followers. They have to be involved. She could never get out of that place by herself. And the only reason for this escape is the throne of the Fire Nation, Katara.
- Let's think that she only escaped, because she couldn't take it anymore, and wants to have a normal life, after twenty years of payment for her mistakes, shall we, darling? – Katara kissed him gently. – Maybe she is sorry for everything.
The conversation was interrupted for some tiny voices coming from outside the house. Aang went to the window to see what was going on.
- Mr. Avatar! Mr. Avatar! – A small girl yelled louder than the bunch. – We saw blue fire, and, and a big blue lightning! And Agnieska was there, on the practicing area!
- WHAT?
- Oh my god, she is here, Aang! Azula is here! – Katara made a high street with ice oriented to south. – You kids, GO HOME!
Aang flew faster has he could to the place the kids indicated. How could Azula travel so fast? One day on the Fire Nation, and on the next one on the South Pole? That didn't even make sense! Why was she there? To fight him? He looked down, and he saw two figures embraced and sat on the floor. He recognized Agnieska.
- AGNIESKA! – The girl looked up with her face expressing confusion. Aang landed next to her and started to check her state. – Are you all right? Did she hurt you? Where is she? What did she want?
- What are you talking about, dad? – Agnieska replied absolutely lost in Aang's questions. – Are you talking about whom?
- You know who, Agnieska, don't play with me now! – Screamed her father while starting to look around to see if he could find any sign of Azula.
- Dad, I'm not following you. – Agnieska stood up, as well as Rashid. – What are you looking for?
- FOR AZULA! – Agnieska opened her eyes in sign of surprise.
- Is Azula here? – Asked Rashid with fear on his voice. Everyone knew he only dated Agnieska because she's fearless (and absolutely gorgeous), except the girl in cause. Katara arrived on that moment with Tizen, both of them in attack positions.
- Not that I've seen. – Agnieska said very carefully while observing the strange position of her mother and brother. – She is in jail.
- Are you saying that she was not here, hã? – Aang turned his fury to his daughter. – The children that were here with you saw blue fire AND a blue lightning! And NO, she's not in jail, she escaped LAST NIGHT!
- Dad, it wasn't Azula that made the blue fire… - She was finally having her chance to say to her dad how incredibly strong she was. She couldn't believe it! – It was me.
Her family stopped. They froze, to be exact. They were staring at her, like she was the new Avatar or something. They didn't move a muscle for what seemed to be an hour, till Tizen stemmed:
- You made the blue fire? – Agnieska said yes with her head. – Prove it! Do it again! Now!
And so she did. First the blue flame on her hand, and then the blue lightning bolt ripping the sky apart. Aang, Katara and Tizen stared at the sky with their mouths wide open, even after the lightning disappeared.
- Want me to do that again? – Joked the girl, interrupting her family's thoughts.
- Where did you learn to do that? – Asked Aang very softly, almost whispering. Agnieska knew it was his way to contain his fury, so she started to step back. – WHERE, AGNIESKA?
- I don't know dad! I have it since I was born, I guess!
- You're lying! – Aang was absolutely out of himself. His voice looked like a snarl, and his eyes were impenetrable. – How could you have it, and never mentioned that to me? You're a liar!
- No I'm not! – Agnieska started to yell too. Her eyes turned slightly into an electric blue, and her veins were visible on her forehead. – I tried to tell you, dad, but you were SO occupied training your favorite son to be a monk, that you never made an effort to listen! – She made a pause, breathing heavily, staring at her father's wide open eyes. – And guess what dad: he doesn't even want to be a FUCKING monk!
Agnieska got out of there running and crying in silent. Rashid followed her, not to console her, obviously, just to get away from there, afraid of what could come. Tizen took a deep breath and said:
- She's right dad. I never wanted to be a monk. – Aang didn't answer. – I just did it because it made you happy, and I didn't…
- Go away. – Aang didn't even look to his son. His voice sounded sad, defeated, almost like a fast hiccup. Tizen followed the footprints his sister left on the snow with his heart broken, leaving his parents alone, in the middle of the training area. – What have I done, Katara? – Aang started when he realized that he and his wife were alone. – What have I done wrong?
Katara didn't answer. She hugged him and kissed him with passion. She knew that Aang needed to think to work things out, and not hear nice words.
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Agnés 'Scape: End of chapter two. So, what did you think? And what do you think that will happen? ; ) Reviews, please, I'm disorientated. xD Love, AS.
