Hey all! Chapter four is here! Woot! Okay, so I've gotta warn you, there is a fight scene, and I'm not sure how well it turned out. I hope it's okay! Oh yes, and I have changed the name of the fic with a suggestion from FlameUser64. Thank you!

Guriburu fan: I'm sorry I keep teasing with the slight ambershipping! I can't help it, it's just kind of how I write those two! One day I might make an ambershipping fic, just for you!

One last thing. If you pride yourself on being a sailor, please do not take offense to anything that occurs in this chapter. This is completely fictional, and not based on real sailors of any kind. Other than that, I REGRET NOTHING. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own the Pokémon Special/Adventures manga, or Avatar the Last Airbender

"Do I really have to?"

"Yes, you must." Blaine sighed as he pushed the thin bands further up Ruby's arms.

"But this is ridiculous, why do I have to fight shirtless?"

"It's an Agni Kai, young master. I did not make the rules, but you must follow them as the crown prince of the Fire Nation." Blaine said as he threw a red cloth over Ruby's shoulders. He then reached out for the prince's hat.

"The hat stays." Ruby said calmly, as he caught Blaine's hand in midair. Blaine nodded.

"You remember what to do m'lord? Break his stance. Aim for his feet." Ruby nodded in understanding.

"Of course. Thank you Blaine." Ruby took a deep breath, straightened, and walked out of the room to the deck. Lance was waiting, standing on the bow of the ship wearing identical garb and a wolfish smile.

"Not removing the hat?" He grinned. Ruby gave him a cold stare.

"Aww shame, I wanted to see what your dear daddy did to your head." He said, and Ruby stiffened, "Well shall we begin, your majesty?" He asked snidely. Ruby turned his back on him and kneeled without a word.

"I'll take that as a yes." Lance followed suit, "I wouldn't turn your back on me for anything other than an Agni Kai though, little prince."

"Lance, you talk too much." Ruby hissed. Lance chuckled.

"You may begin." Blaine called, and the two firebenders stood, the cloth falling from their shoulders. In one quick motion, they spun around and got into proper stance, one leg behind the other and fists up. Lance was smirking. Ruby was glaring at the despicable man before him. They began to circle each other, seeking an opening. Suddenly Lance lunged forward, and aimed a low swipe at Ruby's midriff. It connected, and Ruby stumbled backwards with a grunt. Lance aimed another swipe at Ruby's head, but the prince ducked and swung up at the admiral's face. Lance knocked his fist out of the way and blasted a stream of fire at Ruby, who nimbly dodged. Ruby shot three fireballs in quick succession, and then raced towards his enemy, ducking beneath his fist and coming up with a kick. It hit Lance square in the jaw, but the admiral's hand snatched Ruby's leg and he tossed the prince bodily. Ruby crashed to the ground, and was followed by another wave of flames. He endured the attack, but when the fire died Lance had run forward, and kicked him in the side. Ruby rolled away, and struggled to his feet, panting heavily.

They circled warily once more, both feeling the throbs of the injuries left by the other. Lance went for the first attack again, but this time, Ruby was ready. He stepped out of the way and stuck his foot out. Lance stumbled, and the prince shot a fireball at his back. The admiral whipped around and batted it aside, before charging with a barrage of attacks once more.

"I can see why your daddy gave you that scar, I would hit my kid too, if they were like you. You're a disgrace to the Fire Nation Ruby!" Lance spat venomously. Ruby's eyes narrowed, and his red irises seemed to blaze with fire. Instead of dodging his next punch, Ruby caught the admiral's fist.

"Don't you dare say that again." Ruby growled, "Don't you dare!" And he kicked Lance in the stomach, sending the man skidding across the deck. Lance got up slowly.

"Well well," He gasped, clutching his stomach, "Who would've thought that the emotionless prissy boy could be provoked?" He launched a blazing salvo of flames, and charged Ruby for the third time. Ruby found himself backing up quickly in order to avoid the bursts of fire. Then Lance's fist connected with his shoulder and he fell off balance. The admiral punched him in the jaw, and Ruby collapsed.

"Heh, well no need to worry anymore, little prince. It all ends here." Lance raised his hands above his head, and they turned white with heat. Ruby glanced at Blaine, who was shifting from foot to foot on the sidelines. His words from before came back to Ruby. Planting his hands on the deck, he spun, legs ablaze, and knocked into Lance. The admiral stumbled and Ruby leapt up, shooting fireball after fireball at Lance's feet. Lance tried to regain his balance, but couldn't and fell to the ground. Ruby placed one knee on his chest, and his fist in the admiral's face.

"Do it, you coward." Lance snarled, the grin gone from his face. Ruby's eyes flared with rage once again, but he slowly lowered his hand and stood up.

"The prince is the winner!" Blaine declared, the relief in his voice evident.

"I've hurt enough people, and you aren't worth it, scum. Just let me pass and stay out of my way." Ruby said in a low voice. He turned on his heel, and strode away.

"I was right, you really are a COWA-" Lance screamed as he dove at Ruby. Blaine intercepted.

"And my lord is right, you're worthless scum without a shred of honor or dignity." The old man said calmly. Lance seethed.

"I would suggest you leave now, admiral." Blaine said quietly, and Lance backed away, before spinning around and striding back to his ship.

"Thank you Blaine." Ruby said sincerely, looking at his friend.

"But of course, sire." Blaine gave a small bow.

"Argh!" The prince exclaimed.

"What's the matter sire?" Blaine asked hurriedly.

"I'm covered in sweat!" Ruby shrieked.

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"Ready to leave?" Red asked his companions. Gold nodded.

"Yellow?" Gold asked the girl.

"Huh? Oh, oh yes." She said, a little absentmindedly.

"You good?" Red questioned, searching her face. Gold looked on in confusion. Red hadn't told him about what had transpired in the statue room. He didn't know if he ever would. It was the first time he had kept something from his brother, and all he had told him was that Yellow had found out what had happened to her people. Gold had simply accepted it, and for once, Red was glad that his brother could be so ignorant.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Yellow said with a smile.

"Hey look at this." Gold had gotten impatient and wandered over to a pile of rubble to poke around. He drew what looked like a large stick from the debris, and Yellow gasped.

"An air glider!" She exclaimed.

"A what?" Red and Gold said simultaneously.

"Look." She replied, snatching the stick from Gold and tapping the end of it on the floor. Two wings sprang open with a whoosh.

"Oh, a glider for airbenders." Red muttered.

"Do you know how to work it, Avatar gal?" Gold asked.

"Of course!" Yellow cried eagerly, and jumped off the edge of the temple.

"WHA- HEY! YELLOW!" Red shrieked. Chuchu squeaked with glee and flew after the girl. Red heaved a sigh of relief when he saw her swooping upwards on the glider, perfectly safe. She did a few loopty loops and figure eights, and the brothers couldn't help but smile at her shouts of glee. She finally slowed, and landed next to Red, Chuchu zooming in to perch on her head. Pika hissed and Chuchu growled.

"Hey, calm down!" Yellow giggled, as she patted Chuchu on the head.

"Geez! What were you thinking? That thing's like one hundred years old! What if it didn't work?!" Red ranted.

"Calm down! I've used these before, I could tell that it was in good condition." Yellow assured him.

"You sound like an overprotective mother Red." Gold admonished, as he clapped his brother playfully on the back.

"Whatever." The older boy muttered as his face turned the color of his name.

"Ready?" Yellow inquired.

"Wait!" Gold yelped, "Can we please take the stairs this time?" Red nodded fiercely.

"Fine. They're over there," She said, indicating a decrepit stone staircase, "But I'm gonna fly!" And with that, she leapt into the air again and sped upwards to the lip of the cliff. Gold grabbed Red's hand and raced up the stairs. The firebenders emerged onto the grassy plains of the cliff once more, where Yellow was already waiting for them.

"That glider thing is fast. I really want one." Gold admitted. Yellow gave him a cheeky smile.

"Unfortunately for you, only airbenders can use them."

"Why?" Gold asked, "Is there some rule that says only airbenders can use them?"

"No, but they're controlled with airbending." Yellow replied.

"Oh."

"So, ehm, where are we going to go now?" Red interrupted. They stood in awkward silence.

"I've got it!" Gold suddenly broke the tension.

"Really?" Red and Yellow questioned in sync.

"No not really. The silence was just weird." Gold snorted. The other two sighed in exasperation. Gold's face suddenly lit up.

"LIsten! No, I seriously have an idea now!" Red riveted his attention on his brother.

"What is it?"

"We can go wherever we want right? So, why don't we go find mom? She could help us I bet! In her last letter she said she was in Omashu, didn't she?" Red looked thoughtful.

"Yeah, maybe so. Yellow? What are you planning on doing?"

"I'm planning on mastering all the elements and defeating the Fire Lord." She said casually, "I've already got a firebending teacher, so I don't care where we go as long as I can find one for either waterbending or earthbending. Besides, I know Omashu pretty well."

"It's decided then!" Red stated, "And for a waterbender, we can just go to the Northern Water tribe after Omashu! It's not far at all!"

"Yeah, not far by our Fire Nation battleship. They'll totally let us firebenders just stroll into the Northern Water Tribe." Gold said sarcastically.

"...Good point." Red admitted, "We need to ditch this thing and get a new ride. But hey, we're with the Avatar, so they'll help us out! ...Probably."

"Either way, let's get a move on. I'm sure they have people looking for us. I don't want to stay in one place for too long." Yellow said quietly.

"Okay, whoever gets to the first gets to be captain!" Gold shouted, and raced off. Red sighed. Yellow tapped her staff on the ground and and the wings snapped open. Then she sped off.

"No fair! Flying is cheating!" Gold yelled.

"I'm not flying! I'm gliding! There's a difference!" Yellow replied.

"Argh! You know what I mean!"

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The captain of prince Ruby's ship was a renowned sailor. He had been in charge of a vessel for a long while prior to meeting the prince, and had a reputation among all Fire Nation seagoers as the best there was. He had been a lieutenant in the Fire Nation navy, and was even skilled in creating lightning using his firebending. But that was before being handpicked by Fire Lord Giovanni to guide the young prince and take him where he wished. However, as many sailors are, he was quite the uncouth and dirty sort of fellow. Which did not put him in favor with Ruby. He avoided the boy as much as he could. But this was one of the times that he needed to talk to him. Mustering up as much manly courage as he could, the captain slowly made his way down the steps to the chambers below deck. He paused at the door to Ruby's room, and mentally slapped himself. The prince was just a boy! What was he afraid of? There was nothing to fear. Yeah, nothing..to…

The captain gulped.

"Oh good! Perfect timing Lt. Surge! I was about to send someone to fetch you!" Ruby said in a terrifying, business-like tone. Surge gulped again. The majority of the crew was lined up and standing stiffly to attention. The knees of the ones at the front of the line were knocking, and horror was creeping up their faces. Ruby was ushering members of the crew one by one behind a curtain, where the sounds of shrieks and running warm water were rending the air. Surge resisted the urge to scream shrilly. The prissy idiot prince was giving them showers. And even worse, he was giving combing their hair, and presenting them with fresh outfits that he had sewed. No dignified man would ever wear something sewed by anyone (with the exception of mothers), especially not anything made by another man.

"I'm sorry captain, I was hoping that you wouldn't come in and be subject to this torture." The steersman whispered to Surge.

"He's gonna get rid of my dirt layer!" One man wailed, "Do you know how long it took to accumulate?!"

"What are you, an earthbender?" Ruby sighed in exasperation, "You're sailors, you practically live on the ocean, yet you're afraid of a shower? Ridiculous!" Ruby shook his head in pity.

"He's.. he's touching the hair." Another sailor whispered, and a shudder went through the group. It was a sacred law that nobody was to touch the hair. It took weeks to get a permanent, windblown hairdo, and anyone who messed with that was a monster.

"Especially you all from the engine room," Ruby ranted, "what exactly have you done to your clothes?! Disgusting!"

"U-umm.. worked with the engine.. sir?" One of the crew whose face was covered in oil piped up. Ruby gave him a withering glare.

"Well, I've already taken care of all my soldiers, I'll be done with everyone on the ship once I do you six." The prince wagged a finger in the direction of the remaining men. They shuddered. A newly-cleaned sailor wandered by looking forlorn, blubbering about how 'everybody would know that he had a fake tan now.' Surge cleared his throat.

"Er, prince Ruby.." Ruby turned to glance at him, wrinkling his nose at the upturned collar and smears of dirt. The captain bristled. Those smears were on purpose.

"Where are you planning to go next, sir? We don't have the Avatar's exact position as of now.." He trailed off uncertainly, hoping that Ruby was only prone to rage around Lance.

"Hmm.." Ruby stroked his chin pensively, "Can you hand me that map there?" He continued combing through a sniveling man's hair as he scanned it, brow furrowed in concentration. The captain had to admire the boy's skill, he could multitask as well as Surge's own mother.

"For starters, set up a blockade to the Northern Water Tribe."

"Huh? I mean, why?" Surge asked, clearly confused.

"Isn't it obvious?" Ruby sighed, and Surge had a sudden impulse to wring the kid's scrawny neck, "Because we're following the Avatar. The Avatar is probably trying to learn all of the elements, right?" The captain nodded stiffly.

"The Northern Water Tribe is very close, and a sure pick for anyone looking for a master in waterbending. Oh, and set a course for Omashu, will you?"

"Omashu?"

"Of course." Ruby sighed dramatically again, and Surge was hard put not to scream in rage, "The mother of those two traitors is based outside of the city, and I'm sure that will be their next destination."

"Alright." The captain saluted with difficulty, his arms tense with murderous intent, "I shall go set our course." Some of the men secretly gave him the thumbs up at his smooth escape.

"Wait." Ruby called, and Surge froze, "Make sure you set a camera up on deck will you? The sunset will begin soon, and I want to capture it at its height of beauty!" The prince's eyes sparkled. He nodded, and once more began sneaking out of the horrible room.

"Oh Surge, don't think you can escape this." Ruby said, as he pounced. A high-pitched scream filled the chamber.

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"Hm?" Gold grunted from the wheel.

"What is it?" Red questioned his brother, glancing up at him.

"There's an island up ahead." The younger boy grumbled.

"An island?" Yellow perked up from where she had been dozing.

"Let's dock there, we're running low on fuel anyway." Red suggested.

"Are you an idiot? 'Oh, let's just park our giant Fire Nation battleship on an Earth Kingdom island, I'm sure no one will mind.'" Red held his hands up defensively.

"Hey, I was just saying! We really do need fuel!"

"It's worth a shot." Yellow mused, and the boys looked at her, "I mean, you do have the Avatar with you, that might just count for something."

"Let's just try it, Gold." Red tagged on.

"And you say I'm the idiot." Gold muttered, but pointed the nose of the vessel towards the small speck of land anyway.

"Hey, I don't even know if there's anyone on this island." He said about half an hour later.

"What do you mean?" Red sat up straight.

"What do you mean, captain." Gold corrected.

"Oh, excuse me, captain."

"Hey, I won the race!" Gold pointed out.

"Technically, Yellow wo-"

Yellow was cheating. I'm captain."

"Fine. But what do you mean?" Gold glanced at him, "Captain.."

"I mean, I don't see anybody on the shore."

"There's people there." Yellow murmured sleepily.

"How do you know?" The firebenders said in sync.

"I just do."

"Weird Avatar stuff." Gold whispered to his brother, who nodded. With a sigh, the young boy pulled the large ship into the opening of the crescent shaped island. Red shook Yellow awake, and the small group unloaded, stepping onto the beach with more than a little trepidation. The buzzing silence greeted them.

"Welp, looks like I was right this time. No one here. Shame. Now, let's get back on the ship an-"

"No." Yellow said, cocking her ear and listening intently, "There's no noise."

"Uh, yeah, that's the point." Red said.

"No, I mean no noise. Not even animals."

"Okay, so that's a bit strange, bu-" Gold attempted.

"No, not strange, it means that there's someone nearby-" She was abruptly cut off as several shadowy figures leapt from the trees where they had been hiding. Before any of the benders could react, they found themselves bound, gagged, and with their heads bagged, lying on the ground. Someone grabbed Gold by the collar, and he could hear their ragged breath against the burlap of the bag.

"Welcome to the island of Kyoshi, firebender." The voiced hissed.

A/N: Yes, so the Kyoshi island arc is next up! Any guesses for who Suki could be :)? If you know, don't tell! It's a secret XD! Hope you liked this chapter, and updates for this story might slow down to every two days, because I think I'm going to start working on other projects. Stay tuned! Reviews are appreciated, as always! You guys rock!