⌠Well isn▓t this cute.■ Said Strife ⌠Why haven▓t I learned earth bending yet.■
Yuri heard Strife moving around she looked over at him and shook her head.
⌠So you▓re finally awake I see.■ Said Yuri
⌠Let me go.■ Said Strife
⌠Not until I▓m sure your not going to be a threat to us.■ Said Yuri ⌠In the meantime what happened to you?■
The others heard the noise and woke up Strife looked away from all of them.
⌠I don▓t need to explain myself to you.■ Said Strife ⌠I am who I am.■
⌠But this is all wrong Strife this isn▓t you.■ Said Yuri
Strife stayed silent for a minute or so ⌠The day of the attack the day you were hurt I was thrown in a prison cell.■ Said Strife ⌠The fire nation came I started to firebend and they thought I was a fire nation captive.■
⌠So they took you is that it.■ Said Yuri
⌠Since then I▓ve worked my way through the ranks and became a commander.■ Said Strife ⌠So what about you Yuri how are you the same age as me?■
⌠When you burned me I was taken to the southern water tribe that▓s where I met Sokka and Katara anyway the burn had caused a terrible infection they had to get spirit water from the north.■ Said Yuri ⌠They had me drink it and they were able to heal me but when I drank the spirit water I found that I was ageing about as fast as an avatar.■
⌠So that girl that attacked me was that really Zuko▓s sister?■ Asked Aang
⌠Yup quite powerful and dangerous.■ Said Strife ⌠She▓s the one that got me into the fire nation army.■
⌠So what are you going to do now?■ Asked Katara
Strife answered with only a stare at last Toph let him free.
⌠Toph what are you doing.■ Said Sokka ⌠You just let him free.■
⌠Stay or go it doesn▓t matter to me just make a choice.■ Said Toph
Strife turned and started to head back ⌠If you go back im not holding back next time.■ Said Yuri ⌠I▓ll fight you to the end if I have to.■
Strife stopped in his tracks ⌠I know and I▓ll be waiting.■ Said Strife then he continued back. When he got there he was met by three stares
⌠And just where have you been?■ Asked Azula
⌠embarrassing as it is to say I was captured.■ Said Strife ⌠I managed to free myself though.■
⌠Try and be more careful next time we need the future fire lord alive.■ Said Azula
⌠I▓ll try and remember that.■ Said Strife ⌠So what now.■
⌠The avatar is heading to Ba Sing Se we need to get there first.■ Said Azula
⌠Azula before we go I must tell you something.■ Said Strife
Azula Ty lee and Mai stopped and turned to Strife ⌠Okay what is it.■ Said Azula
⌠First I have thought about your offer to become fire lord I accept.■ Said Strife ⌠But there is something about me you must know I▓m not a fire bender im an air bender or was before I was banished.■
⌠Impossible you▓d have to be well over a hundred years old.■ Said Azula
⌠Well I▓m more then an air bender I▓m also an avatar.■ Said Strife
⌠WHAT an avatar.■ Shouted Azula
Azula looked at Ty lee both of them busted out laughing and Mai let loose a small smile ⌠Strife that is the funniest thing I▓ve heard.■ Said Azula laughing
⌠It▓s no joke.■ Said Strife
He fired a air blast at a tree and knocked it over. ⌠See.■ Said Strife
The laughter stopped and Strife was met with three shocked stares it took Azula a second to take all of this in ⌠Okay so why tell me?■ Said Azula ⌠and why wait so long to do so.■
⌠I was scared I remember what the fire nation did to my home but looking back they deserved it.■ Said Strife ⌠I told you because you three have been close friends for years.■
⌠I don▓t see a problem here Azula.■ Said Mai ⌠I mean he has proved himself time and time again.■
⌠True and look at all of the victory▓s the fire nation has because of him.■ Said Ty lee
⌠Strife keep your past it doesn▓t matter you have been loyal to the fire nation as these two pointed out and decorated many times for it so I think having an avatar would be perfect to our cause.■
⌠Thank you Azula I wont let you down.■ Said Strife ⌠So we▓re heading for Ba sing se well lets get going.■
As they loaded up into the tank two spirits watched from spirit world. ⌠So just as the prophecy read Strife turned.■ Said Hayato ⌠I just hoped Aang is ready for him the fire nation was hard to fight before but now they have the powers of an avatar with them.■
⌠Not necessarily I think Yuri might be able to turn him.■ Said Belaya ⌠But hard as it is for me to say if she is not able then he will have to be dealt with.■
Back on the tank Strife had fallen asleep he did not know that there had been a battle.
⌠Those fighters were really weak.■ Said Mai
⌠Yeah I thought they would be more fun then that.■ Said Ty lee
⌠Why did we take their clothes though?■ Asked Mai
⌠This is plan b if the drill is not successful.■ Said Azula ⌠did you manage to find one Strife can fit into?■
⌠Yeah but why would he need to have one?■ Asked Mai
⌠If the drill fails he will have to sneak in with the rest of us.■ Said Azula ⌠This is the only way I can think of.■
⌠But do you think he will go along with it if it comes to that?■ Asked Ty lee
⌠He wont have much choice I▓m going to need him inside the city one way or another.■ Said Azula
The tank continued on to a spot just outside of Ba sing se where they met up with the drill. Strife got another wake up call from Ty lee he shook his head and got onboard the drill.
⌠So this bucket of bolts is suppose to get us inside?■ Said Strife
⌠That▓s the idea.■ Said Azula
Strife looked away it was like he sensed something but wasn▓t sure what it was ⌠Something wrong Strife?■ Asked Azula
⌠Not sure.■ Said Strife
Just then a call came into the cockpit saying that a engineer had been taken out and his schematics had been stolen then another about a support beam that had been cut through.
⌠Well guess it▓s play time.■ Said Strife with a smirk ⌠You want them alive or dead?■
⌠Doesn▓t matter either way just make sure they don▓t disable the drill.■
Strife gave a nod he followed Azula when he got to the support beams he noticed they had indeed been cut. Then Strife looked over and saw the avatar and Katara cutting another beam Azula and Strife fired two fire blasts at the small group of sabotoures.
⌠Four on four.■ Said Strife ⌠I like even odds.■
⌠Doesn▓t matter we▓ll stop you.■ Said Aang
⌠I still cant believe you turned against your own people you call yourself an air bender?■ Said Yuri
⌠No I▓m a fire bender.■ Said Strife ⌠Azula I want the air bender girl.■
⌠Very well I▓ll take the avatar.■ Said Azula ⌠Mai and Ty lee you have the two from water tribe.■
They broke and went after their targets Strife jumped down and got knocked back by an air blast from Yuri but he fired a blast of his own and landed on the same beam Yuri was on. He threw a punch but Yuri caught his arm and threw Strife over her shoulder.
⌠Well I have to admit I didn▓t think the challenge would be this much fun.■ Said Strife
⌠Same to you.■ Said Yuri with a grin ⌠Still you don▓t belong with them.■
⌠Well prove me wrong then.■ Said Strife
He fired another blast of fire Yuri took out her staff spun it and put out the flame. Yuri fired a tornado which caught Strife off guard he was thrown back against a wall and slid down Yuri looked over and saw Sokka and Katara had put some space between Mai and Ty lee.
⌠Everyone out.■ Said Yuri Katara and Sokka nodded and followed Yuri Strife regrouped with Ty lee and Mai and gave chase. Mai fired a dagger as Sokka, Katara, and Yuri jumped down a pipe labeled slurry.
⌠Nasty.■ Said Mai
⌠You heard what Azula said we have to go after them.■ Said Ty lee
⌠Let her fire all the lightning she wants to at me I▓m not going down there.■
⌠C▓mon Ty lee lets go.■ Said Strife ⌠CANNONBALL!!■
⌠Wait for me Strife.■ Said Ty lee jumping in after him
The two floated down the pipe finally they saw daylight but when they were almost out Katara used her water bending to stop the water in the pipe.
⌠Strife I cant move.■ Said Ty lee
⌠Tell me something I don▓t know.■ Said Strife
A few moments later Toph joined in and pushed the slurry even further back into the pipe finally Aang delivered the final blow and disabled the drill. Strife and Ty lee were on the ground covered in slurry.
⌠Well that was a complete fiasco.■ Said Strife
⌠Your telling me.■ Said Ty lee just as Azula landed and splattered the two with even more slurry
⌠Well looks like its onto plan b.■ Said Azula ⌠For now lets retreat and think our next move through.■
The four fire nation warriors headed back to the forest but what awaited them and how would they get into the city.
Authors Note: Sorry for the delay had writers block like you wouldn▓t believe. Hope this explains a little more if your not clear on something tell me and I▓ll integrate it into later chapters or I▓ll answer the question directly. Thanks for reading more to come soon.