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Chapter 3
The Gaang (Toph's point of view)
We're all sitting around a camp fire, eating cooked berries and rice. I don't know why but ever since I got captured I had trouble feeling the vibrations in the earth and now I can't feel anything. I could hear footsteps coming towards me but I don't know who they belonged to.
"Hello, who is it? Sokka….Aang."
"Its Haru, I thought you could see with your feet, how come you didn't know it was me?"
"I think it's from when the soldiers burnt my feet while we were captured. There was a big fight and some flames hit my leg and-"
"YOU AND KATARA GOT CAPTURED! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US!"
"Because Sokka, Katara made me promise not to tell you til she got here. So you can't tell her I said anything."
"but-"
"SOKKA!"
"Fine, but you have to make her talk as soon as she gets back."
The River (Katara's point of view)
After an hours silence the man began to chuckle lightly.
"What's so funny? Your seriously wounded and your laughing." He didn't speak for two minutes but when he did I was surprised by what I heard.
"Hehehe, its just that a while ago when you said that I was the Guy who knocked those soldiers out, I just thought it was funny that my charade has lasted as long as it has." It wasn't a males voice any more but a girls voice. It sounded so sweet and innocent but at the same time stern and controlling.
"…" I couldn't think of what to say, all this time a person who I thought was a man was actually a girl, it confused me like nothing else.
"Oh, where are my manners? I'm Haylin, and you are?"
"Um…..Kat..Katara. Wait, I'm having a hard time understanding this, y..you are a girl?"
"Yes"
"OK, you saved us and you're not going to hurt me?"
"Not unless you piss me off."
"So, why are you helping me and why did you have that guys voice for?"
"Well, firstly what would you do if a girl came up to you with my voice and said 'I'm gonna knock out these people so you can get away?' I'd laugh in their face. That's why I pretended to be a guy. And as for why I'm helping you, you'll have to wait till we get back to your camp." She stood up and helped me get up. She was so strong, its amazing how man-like she actually was.
"Hey, can you take off your mask?"
"Cant"
"Why?"
"Because if I take off my mask before I explain who I am you'll attack me."
"Glad I asked"
"So you're travelling with Prince Zuko?"
"Yeah"
"Yeah? That's all you can say? He's Prince Zuko, as in master of dual swords, firebending Prince Zuko. Speaking of dual swords, do you think he minds people borrowing his swords?"
"Probably not, why?"
"Because I dropped by at the temple before I came to save you because I needed some weapons and I found his swords."
"Hehehe, he deserves it. But you know he's going to kill you, don't you?"
"He can take his best shot."
Forrest (Zuko's point of view)
'OW! I HATE trees! Why did she have to be in trouble, I could have been sitting around a warm fire and having a go at sokka but no, she had to go hero and fi-'
'What's that sound? It sounds like talking. KATARA!'
I didn't have to go far to find where noises were coming from. It was by the river that we had been to the other night.
CRACK!
The floor fell from under me. I landed at the bottom of a ditch that was about one metre deep.
"Whoa, you can earthbend? That's so cool." That sounds like Katara but who is she talking to?
"Yeah, I was hoping that The Blind Bandit could teach me earthbending and I could help her master metalbending."
"You can metalbend, I think we're gonna g- Zuko!"
'Yep definitely Katara.'
"Glad you remembered my name. Now can I get some help?"
"Aw, but you look so comfy." A small smirk crossed her lips as she was helping me out.
"Zuko, this is Haylin."
'I don't care who she is, she's wearing my outfit! And she's got MY SWORDS!'
I stared at my mask then bowed slightly. "Pleased to meet you."
'Ugh! Why did I say that? I am not pleased to meet you.'
"YOU STOLE MY SWORDS!" Oops, that wasn't supposed to come out.
"I only borrowed them, I needed weapons and they were the first things I saw."
"And your wearing my-" "I think Katara should lead us back to camp while I apologize to you for 'stealing' your swords." "NO, YOU CANT JUST-"
"Its okay Zuko, I'll just walk ahead, and don't kill her!" after that Katara walked away.
"For a prince you really are stupid. You nearly let her know that you're the blue spirit."
"WHAT? I'm not the blue spirit, where would you get such an idea from?"
'Oh no! She knows, Zuko you're an idiot. How on earth did she find out?'
"Well first of all you have his swords." Uh, that's so obvious.
"and second, when you threw your mask in Lake Laogai it landed in my sunken boat, I swam up to see who dropped and saw you and an old guy walking away."
"Oh, so I guess that explains how you got it, but you can't tell any one. OK?"
"OK. We'd better start walking or we'll lose Katara." She started walking in the direction that katara went, soon followed by me.