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Sokka watched on as his sister embraced their father, tears of joy streaming down her face at the family reunion. He could hear Toph make some offbeat comment off to the side but he paid it little attention as the rest of the escapees got off the floating ship. As greetings were made and acquaintances reunited, Sokka opted to move towards the edge of the temple. To most it would seem as if he was taking this moment to bask in the fact that they had broken both in to and out of one of the Fire Nation's most heavily guarded prisons.

His isolation was short lived though as Aang walked over to where he was. "You alright?" asked the Avatar, the airbender curious as to why the Southern Water Tribe member wasn't celebrating with the rest of them.

"Yea Aang, I'm fine," assured Sokka.

"No you're not," said Toph from behind the two boys, startling them slightly. "There's no point in lying."

"You can tell from the vibrations just from him standing there," said Aang in disbelief.

"No, I can tell it in his voice," said Toph.

"Look, I don't want to talk about it," said Sokka as he tried to make his escape, only for a pillar of Earth to rise up and block his path.

"You and Zuko have just invaded a Fire Nation prison, a feat which I never thought you would attempt let alone succeed," said Toph as she spat to the side. "On any other occasion you would be elaborating upon how great you had acted and how everybody got out because of your actions. So why is it that the loudest person in the group is acting like a rabbitmouse?"

"Fine!" snapped Sokka, loud enough that the people who were amidst celebration were silenced in an instant. "You want to know why I'm down, because at the Boiling Rock I found something, no, someone who I believe could have won the war for us!"

"I broke him out of his cell, one which was the most heavily fortified on the island and he was barely older than us. You want to know why a teenager, a teenager of all things was the most guarded prisoner on an island full of murderers, war criminals and worse?" asked Sokka.

There was silence from the rest of the group, none of them daring to interrupt Sokka from his rant. Katara had never seen her brother in such a way and was clearly worried about her, Hakoda holding on to her daughter protectively.

"The boy could eat fire! I don't know if it was a rumor, a legend or just a joke but there was a guy in that prison who just maybe, maybe could have been the answer to everything!" shouted Sokka, panting heavily.

"I already told you, that's impossible," said Zuko.

"Actually, I know of the prisoner you're talking about," said Chit Sang causing all attention to swing towards him. "They brought him in not too long ago, nobody saw his face though before he was locked up."

"Then how do you know it was the same guy?" asked Aang.

"We were out in the courtyard at the time, when we look up to where the prisoners are first examined by the warden we see fire being sent in all directions. At first we think that the place was under attack but then something weird started happening to the fire."

"Weird, how so?" asked Hakoda.

"All fire based attacks flicker out after their use," said Chit Sang. "When an attack misses an enemy, the logical thing is to stop pumping energy into the attack and focus on the next one. Firebenders are able to manipulate fire to a certain degree but this was different. Balls of fire that should have flickered out of existence turned around in midair, circling back towards the centre of the platform. Needless to say, our cheering came to a grinding halt as we tried to figure out what was going on as all this fire returned to the platform. At one point there was a huge blast, a combination attack no doubt but it didn't look like it hit whoever the intended target was but rather moved towards them. I can't say much since we were at a terrible angle to see what was really going on but if what you say is true, then I would hazard a guess that this boy was inhaling the fire."

"If this is true, we should go there and get him," said Aang optimistically.

"That's not going to happen," declared Zuko.

"Why not?" asked Aang. "I'd love to learn from this guy the secret to eating fire."

"We didn't leave as subtly as we got there," explained Zuko. "The island would have sent for reinforcements and more guards to be sent over from the mainland. It was a fortress before, think of what it would be like now."

Sokka looked at Zuko and knew that it would be hard for the dishonoured prince to be saying such a thing considering that his girlfriend would more than likely be one of those prisoners now. He had more reason than anybody else to return but knew that the mission had to continue.

"Zuko's right," said Sokka. "I'm not going to risk everything we've worked towards in order to rescue someone who may be able to eat fire. Before you say anything Chit Sang, we don't know if this guy was eating fire or manipulating it in a way that is unique, even amongst the highest calibre of firebenders. I say we have something to eat and call it a night and focus on defeating the Fire Lord."

While some still wanted to pry into the topic more, it was clear that neither Zuko nor Sokka wanted to speak about their adventure anymore than they had to. Needless to say, the rest of the night was broken down into awkward conversations and a quickly put together meal to feed much more than they had thought at the beginning of the day.

With everyone slowly drifting off to sleep, Sokka stared at the ceiling of the centuries old temple, the past few days still weighing heavily on his mind. Yet with what was to come, he would have to put all of that behind him for the time being and help Aang and everybody else plan for their attack on the Fire Lord to end the war once and for all. After that, he would return to the Boiling Rock and rectify his mistake.

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"Land!" exclaimed Natsu as he kissed the sand beneath his feet, grateful that the horrendous journey was over. He wasn't the only one celebrating however as the former prisoners bellowed out in joy in that they had not only escaped the wretched prison but had achieved something that none of them could have imagined a mere twenty four hours prior.

Freedom.

Mai and Ty Lee meanwhile both knew that they, along with all the fugitives, would be hunted down before long. Entire armies would be would already be searching for the vessel they had apprehended. The speed they had made would keep the pursuers off their back for the moment, the engines having been pushed past breaking point since they all knew they wouldn't be using the ship again.

Considering the vast difference in the prisoners backgrounds, they would not go down without a fight. Heck, they could very well turn out to be the first combined force consisting of three different bending abilities. Considering the battles which happened when two elements collided it was incredible to think what would happen with three elements working together.

Pity they wouldn't be around to watch it.

"We need to go," declared Mai.

"Aww, but why?" asked Ty Lee as she and her friend stepped onto the beach.

"Once Azula finds out we're not rotting in a cell, military will be the least of our problems," stated Mai. "I wouldn't put it past half these men to hand us in with for the reward she'll put for our capture."

"So its back to just the two of us then," said Ty Lee.

"Not quite," said Mai as she reached over and grabbed Natsu by the muffler, giving a harsh tug as she did so.

"Hey, careful with that," said Natsu, grateful that they weren't on anything mobile.

"Can you still track down my boyfriend?" asked Mai.

"I never forget a scent," said Natsu. "That doesn't mean that I can smell something a hundred miles away though. If we get close enough I should be able to lead you to him."

"Perfect, we leave now," declared Mai coldly.

"Just a minute, I need a full stomach first," said Natsu as he turned towards his fellow escapees. "Whoever's able to shoot fire, send it all at me right now!"

Mai and Ty Lee shared a cautionary look amongst one another as the Firebenders amongst the former prisoners lined up slowly, unsure about shooting fire at the pink haired teenager. Before they had gotten of the ship, Natsu had explained to them how he had defeated the enemies without so much as receiving a scratch or a burn. He had told them right there and then that fire couldn't burn him, which sounded more like the boy boasting something unbelievable.

Now though they were about to put that to the test.

Looking over his shoulder to make sure that both Mai and Ty Lee were out of range, Natsu then gestured for the men to unleash their strength. Seconds ticked by as the former prisoners looked between one another nervously. "Are you sure about this?" asked one of the men.

"Do it already, I'm starving!"

That was all the assurance the men needed before they punched forward, a torrent of flames escaping their fist. Many of them looked away as Natsu simply stood there, not preparing to defend himself in the slightest.

He merely inhaled.

From their position behind the pink haired boy, Mai and Ty Lee watched in disbelief as the teenager consumed the fire as if it was nothing, consuming the flames as if the scorching heat had no effect on him. As the flames died down, everyone stood there in shock at the mere fact that this boy had done the impossible. Wiping the back of his hand across his mouth, Natsu looked at those who had fired at him with everything they had.

"Thanks for the meal."

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Now I have a question for everybody reading and I want your opinion on this as it will affect how the rest of the story goes from here on out. Is Natsu the only person to have been teleported to the Avatar world or did the rest of the Fairy Tail members who were fighting in Edolas been transported there as well. Leave a review with your answer and in a week I'll tally up the results and figure out what to do from there. Would you like the story to focus solely on both the GAang and Natsu or would you like extra Fairy Tail characters involved. The choice is yours, as I said leave a review and I'll make my decision based on the results.

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