...Remind me why I wanted to do this to myself again? Aaaanyways, here's chapter 2, another short one.
Chapter 2: A New Hope
Zuko paced in his quarters. He would never come home with the Avatar. Every time he captured the Avatar, he just escaped.
Zuko thought of how he had been banished in the first place. He had spoken out of turn at an important meeting, and had to duel his father the Firelord. Zuko refused to fight so his father, who hated his son so much, gave him a burn that covered half his face. That burn would last al his life.
Because he refused to fight, Zuko was banished. He could only come home if had the Avatar or someone else, he couldn't remember.
Now he tried to remember the other person when a vision came to his mind. It was vaguely familiar...
Big brown, happy eyes, dark, gleaming hair...
A light bulb went off in his head. MIZOKO! She was the alternate target! She lived in the North Pole, and the Avatar went everywhere. His heart sank. She would be highly protected. Then his heart rose again. He and the band of soldiers his father provided could overtake the Waterbenders.
Then Zuko wondered if Mizoko knew she was a Firebender. If she did, he would teach her. If she didn't, he would first explain that she was and then teach.
He realized he was standing in place grinning for ten minutes. He began to run for the driver's cabin, knowing now that there was hope. When he reached the driver, he said excitedly, "Set a course for the North Pole!"
Huh, I could get used to this short chapter thing...
