Sokka's dream

The next morning in the palace of Agrabah, the back doors slammed open and a very angry Suki stormed out.

"I have never been so insulted"! She screamed.

She walked past a man wearing blue robes, dark skin, and dark brown hair. His name was Hakoda king of Agrabah.

"Uh Princess Suki leaving so soon are you"? As he looked down he noticed a large portion of Suki's dress was missing showing part of her leg.

"Good luck marrying HIM off" Suki cried as she walked out of the palace.

"Sokka" Hakoda groaned. He walked outside to the courtyard calling. "Sokka, Sokka"! Then he spotted his son. A fifteen year old boy wearing blue robes, dark skin, blue eyes, and short brown hair tied in a small ponytail. "Sokka"! Hakoda cried as he walked over to where his son was sitting by the fountain.

When he got there he noticed his 14 year old daughter Katara sitting on the ground playing with her braid. Hakoda raised an eyebrow. He knew Katara only played with her braid when she had something to hide.

He sighed. "Okay Katatra stand up" He ordered. Katara did as she was told and Hakoda saw what she had been sitting on. A large piece of green fabric.

Hakoda recognized it as part of Suki's dress. "So this is why Suki stormed out"! Hakoda cried as he picked up the fabric.

Sokka walked over and put on arm around his sister's shoulder. "Oh dad Katara was just practicing water bending and Suki just happened to get in the way" The prince said while crossing his fingers behind his back.

"Yeah I was practicing" Katara agreed sharing a sly glance with her brother.

Then the two burst into devious laughter. Only when they noticed Hakoda giving then angry glares did they stop.

Hakoda sighed at his son. "Sokka you have to stop rejecting every suitor that comes along" Hakoda said as he followed Sokka to a bird cage. "The law says…"

"…You must be married to a princess…" Sokka and Hakoda said together.

"…By your next birthday" Hakoda finished.

"But dad the law is wrong" Sokka replied.

"You've only got three more days"! Hakoda cried.

Sokka rolled his eyes. "Dad come on it's my life and besides if I do marry I want it to be for love. All these chicks want me only because I'm royalty" He said as he took out a dove and petted it.

"Sokka it's not only this law" Hakoda said as he put the dove back in the cage. "I'm not going to be around forever and I just want to make sure you're taken care of and provided for".

"Dad try to understand" Sokka said as he walked back to the fountain. "I've never done a thing on my own and I've never had any real friends"!

At that Katara's head popped up. "What am I? Chopped liver"?! She cried.

"Except you sis" Sokka said with a smile. Katara nodded with a smile. Sokka turned back to his father.

"I've never even been outside the palace walls"! He cried.

"But Sokka you're a prince" Hakoda said.

"Well then maybe I don't wanna be a prince anymore"! Sokka yelled as he splashed the water with his hand.

Hakoda sighed in frustration and walked back inside the palace muttering. "Heaven forbid you have any sons"!

Sokka and Katara gave each other confused looks. Then Sokka got an idea. He walked over to the bird cage and let all the birds loose. As they flew off Sokka sighed.

"What I would give to be free" He sighed.

Back in the palace Hakoda paced in front of a toy model of Agrabah. "I don't know where he get's it from. His mother wasn't nearly so picky" Hakoda grumbled as he played with model.

Then he saw a shadow and jumped back startled. When he saw that it was only Azula and Ty Lee he relaxed. "Oh Azula, my most trusted advisor. I am in desperate need of your help".

Azula and Ty Lee bowed. "My life is but to serve you, your highness" Azula said.

"It's this suitor business. Sokka absolutely refuses to take a wife. I am at wit's-end"! Hakoda explained.

"Heh wit's-end" Ty Lee said to Azula. Hakoda looked at her and smiled.

"Here Ty Lee have roll" Hakoda said taking a roll out of nowhere. Ty Lee looked horrified as Hakoda stuffed the roll into her mouth. She cringed as she ate it making Azula laugh.

"Your majesty certainly has a way with stupid acrobats" She said as Ty Lee gave her a dirty look. "Now then perhaps I can find a solution to this problem of yours" Azula continued.

"Well if anyone can help it's you" Hakoda said.

"That's true, but it would require the use of the mystic ruby gemstone" Azula said with an evil smirk.

Hakoda looked down at the giant ruby ring on his finger. "My ring, but it's been in the family for years".

Azula smirked wider and made a blue flame in the palm of her hand and held it out making Hakoda stare at it.

"Don't worry your highness everything will be fine" Azula said smoothly as she began to hypnotize Hakoda.

"Everything will be fine" Hakoda repeated in a trans-like state as he started at the blue flame.

"The ruby" Azula said.

"Here Azula. Whatever you need, will be fine" Hakoda said he took of his ring and handed it to Azula.

Azula snatched the ring and the blue flame went out. "You're most gracious, my liege. Now go back to playing with your little toys" Azula said as she led Hakoda back to the toy model.

"Yes that would be pretty good" Hakoda said still in his trans-like state as Azula and Ty Lee walked off.

When they were out of the room Ty Lee spat out the remains of the roll that Hakoda had given her.

"I can't take it anymore"! She yelled as she punched the air. "If I gotta choke down on one more of those moldy, disgusting, rolls…BAM! WHACK!"

"Calm yourself Ty Lee" Azula said as they walked into their lair. "Soon I will be ruler".

Ty Lee smirked. "And then I stuff the rolls down his throat! Haha!" She laughed evilly at the thought. Then the two walked into a room and the door slammed shut.

Later that night Sokka walked over to the palace wall wearing a peasant cloak. As he started to climb the wall the voice of his sister stopped him.

"You're really leaving huh"? Katara asked him sadly tears shining in her eyes.

Sokka placed his hands on his sister's shoulders. "I'm sorry Katara, but I can't stay here and have my life lived for me". Then he gave his sister the biggest hug he could muster. "I'll miss you".

"I'll miss you too" Katara said as she returned the hug. Sokka then walked back over the wall and Katara helped him get over it. Then she began to cry.

Sokka looked back over the wall sadly. "Goodbye" He whispered before leaving.

Katara looked down and cried knowing that Sokka might never come back.