Zuko was wandering the palace, looking for his only daughter. Her older brothers, Li and Jano were ready for the celebration. But no one knew where Serene was. Zuko entered the garden, when he saw his Uncle Iro fire-bending with Serene. Zuko was exasperated, "Uncle, I told you not to teach Serene fire-bending!" Serene sighed, "I guess it's time for me to get dressed, thank you uncle." She shyly walked up to her father, and went inside to get change. It was Serene's fourteenth birthday party, but it was overshadowed by Azula's escape from prison. No one had seen her in a week, and her guard was dead. Over a hundred rouge fire-benders were attacking the earth nation. The world was on the brink of war, and no one had seen Avatar Aang for fourteen years. Zuko, who was good friends with the Avatar, hadn't heard from him or his friends.
The party started, very few people where allowed at the party. Serene wore a simple black dress with a red sash across the waist. Most fire nation people wore red, but that would overwhelm those who looked at Serene because of her red hair. She wore red shoes, and had her hair in a braid crown. Her green eyes seemed to be always sad. A couple minutes later, when the party was in full swing, a group of red uniformed men entered the palace, the fire sages. Zuko stood, "Why did you come, is it because of the rebellion?" The lead sage shook his head, "No Fire Lord, we are here to announce the new Avatar, Avatar Serene, we are in your service." Serene backed up, "M-me? B-but I can't be the Avatar, I'm the princess!"
Meanwhile in Omashu...
Toph loves being the queen of Omashu. Her husband died a few months ago, so it was a lot of pressure. It was her son's birthday, and his party was about to start. Toph realized that there were two extra people in the ballroom. She entered smiling, "Sokka, Suki! How are you guys?" She could feel them jump, oh, the memories. Her son Sho was sitting in a corner, where he was probably tricking someone. She just wished that her oldest daughter would have come. But the safety of the Republic City depended on her. Just then the Dai Li came into the room. They all bowed, and the lead on e spoke, "Queen Toph, we have come to tell you that your son Sho will be the earth avatar. He needs to train with the fire avatar to allow them to get synchronized."
Sho jumped to his feet and started cheering. Meanwhile Toph silently mourned for her former pupil Twinkle Toes.
