Before long, the entire mood of the party changed, and what was once alive with the festivities was now hushed and fearful. Not a single eye wasn't looking to the driveway as Prince Zuko was hoisted into the ambulance.

"Some party this turned out to be, huh?" The backwards-hat delivery guy approached Sokka.

"Hey do you mind?" Sokka snapped. "Aang's been kidnapped, and my sister was attacked! I'm not exactly enjoying myself over here!"

"Erm, you left out that Zuko was found collapsed on the floor." Aoina readily pointed out.

"Well yeah, but come on!" Sokka huffed, "That guy's survived being slammed against solid rock, for heaven's sakes! He can handle a little fall."

"Anyway…" He sighed. "I just wanted to make sure that- oof!"

Before he could finish his sentence, Azula brushed past him and was on her way to the exit. He promptly gripped her arm.

"What the-!" Azula shrieked, yanking back her arm.

"Sorry Azula, but no one's leaving this house until this matter is resolved." The delivery guy looked very stern now.

"I go where I wish!" Azula protested, "And you're in no position to stop me, peon!"

"That's "officer" to you, Princess." His partner approached soon after.

Sokka and Aoina were instantly taken aback. "Officer?"

"That's correct." They each took a wallet-looking object from their respective pockets and opened them, revealing police badges. The backwards-hatted guy spoke again, pointing to himself, then his partner. "Darrin Brown and Marcus Jones, NYPD."

Sokka was still dumbstruck. Aoina shook it off.

"Now I know I'm missing something! What is going on here?"

"Suffice to say the department has a few Avatar fans, and wanted some security given the occasion of your party." Darrin explained.

"Uhh, OK." Aoina stuttered.

"And you decided to tell us now because…" Azula asked, likely uninterested either way.

"Because of this." Marcus replied, "So as of now, the basement is closed off as a crime scene, and none of you may leave this house until this matter is resolved."

"What?" Sokka and Azula both shrieked.

"Sorry, but you're all serious flight risks now." Marcus apologized. "But rest assured, we're not sitting on our hands around here."

"How comforting." Azula hissed sarcastically as she nonchalantly walked toward the living room.

Darrin and Marcus then left for the basement, as Narada approached the scene. Aoina was quick to notice her.

"Where's Tallok?" Aoina asked.

Narada shrugged. "Snooping through the police reports, if you can believe it. He seriously think he's gonna crack this case before the police do!"

"After this long? Even he would've given up by now. Why would he still be at it at this point?"

It was then that the girls noticed the faint sound of crying amid the murmurs. They waded past the crowd and saw Tallok, standing between two rows of weeping girls.

"Uh Tallok?" Aoina raised an eyebrow. "What's going on here?"

"Kyoshi's Aang Fanclub on the left, Zuko fangirls on the right." Tallok explained nonchalantly. "This whole deal left them pretty upset. Even the Kataang and Zutara fans have called a truce just to help solve this case!"

"You're saying they won't let the cops do their job either?" Narada placed a hand on her hip.

"What job?" A Zuko fangirl cried out. "Zuko was hurt, and while these people are doing who knows what, these sickos could go after him again!"

"And just imagine what Aang must be going through with that mean old Green Spirit!" Meng sobbed out the words in a rather childish fashion before wailing, "We want our Aangy back!" And crying her eyes out. There wasn't a Kyoshi fangirl in the room who didn't join in.

Aoina raised an eyebrow. "O…kay. Well we hate police incompetence as much as anyone else but, it's in their hands now, so what do you expect?"

"Why not you guys?" Meng sobbed, but then stopped crying and looked up at the trio, a knowing twinkle in her eye. Both the Kyoshi fangirls and the Zuko fangirls then mimicked her gaze.

"What?" Narada raised an eyebrow, surprised. "You're not actually serious about this, are you?"

"Why not?" Tallok mused. "Between your smarts, my Boondocks style, and Aoina's sharp eye for clues, we could totally pull it off!"

"We'd still need a team name." Aoina remarked.

At this the three fell silent. That was the one detail they had all neglected.

"How about MIA?" Meng beamed.

"Missing In Action?" The trio gave her quizzical looks.

"Why would we put that?" Aoina followed up.

"Because that's exactly what the police is right now." A Zuko fangirl concurred. "With all the progress they're making, they may as well be Missing In Action!"

"I like it. It has a nice James Bond flair to it. So what do you say Narada?" Aoina looked to her, followed by Tallok.

"I don't know..." Narada dragged out the word 'know'.

"MIA…MIA…MIA…" The two fan groups began to chant in unison.

Narada glanced toward her two friends. They were really set on this, she thought, and clearly aware of the risks involved. She then watched the chanting fangirls, Zuko and Aang fangirls alike. Thoughts rushed about her mind.

Zuko could have been killed had she and Iroh not found him in time. Clearly the Zuko fangirls didn't want that happening again.

And Aang's fate lay in the hands of the mysterious Green Spirit. Would he really harm Aang if the demands weren't met? Could these girls really take such a loss?

One could hear a pin drop as Narada spoke her response.

"Let's do it."

Those three words set off an uproar of cheers not only from the fangirls, but from the entire crowd. The trio high-fived each other, and Aoina nodded sharply toward her friend.

"So," She shifted her gaze from Narada to Tallok and back again. "Where do we start?"

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Narada: Woohoo Chapter 3 is finally done!

Aoina: Coming up next, MIA starts investigating, and a strange new development.

Tallok: We can't wait!

Aoina: Oh I almost forgot! R&R Please!