AN: Hehe.

Who knew spirits had such a flair for the dramatic? Azula supposed it made sense. Half of the power of the Avatar was in his legend, he had to put on a proper show if he was to keep up appearances. Most people would be too stunned to properly fight him as soon as they knew who he was.

Thankfully, Azula was not most people.

As the Avatar broke free from his crystal cage, his body glowing with a brilliant white light, Azula began to seperate her chi. All-powerful and all-mighty did not mean all-invulnerable. The Avatar had given her his back and it would be the last mistake he ever made.

Her hands crackled with the first signs of electricity and she sweeped her hands together. Her chi centered on the tips of her fingers and she thrust it toward the exposed Avatar.

Katara noticed the lightning a split second before everyone else. It was a split second headstart to save the boy who would save the world. A split second.

Enough time for her to begin conjuring the water underneath her. Enough time to begin propelling herself forward. Enough time to realize that she wasn't going to make it.

Aang was going to die. And though she didn't have the fractions of a second to stop it, she had just enough time for the first tears to swell in her eyes.

Right as the lightning bolt seemed sure to strike Aang, a figure appeared behind the Avatar. A young man with a metal cap over one shoulder and a piece of grass between his teeth.

Azula was the most surprised when her lightning bolt arced back towards her and struck her right in the heart.

"Here comes the caval-Oh you guys already beat them all up." Sokka let out a huge sigh as he walked towards his friends.

"You sound like you wanted Aang and Katara to lose." Toph remarked.

"You're right." Sokka threw a fist in the air somewhat halfheartedly, "Another victory for Team Avatar."

"Sorry, Sokka."

"Yeah, yeah, it's no..." Sokka shook his head and stared, "Jet?"

The freedom fighter tilted his head back and smirked. "What's up."

"But! But! I mean..." Sokka scratched his head, "I guess it was kinda vague."

Aang and Katara finished freezing the last of the Dai Li agents in place and walked over. Both looked as confused as Sokka did.

"Jet," Aang started, "I'm really glad you helped us out. I mean... fighting off all the Dai Li agents like that, taking down Zuko and I don't know how, but redirecting Azula's lightning?" The Avatar rubbed his neck, "I guess I have to say... thanks."

"No problem, Aang." Jet shrugged, "Just doing my part."

"Not to sound ungrateful, but..." Aang bit his lip, "How did you do all that?"

"And," Katara added, "Not to sound like I'm not glad you're here, but didn't Long Feng... kill you?"

"Heh," again Jet smirked, "You guys are just a bundle of questions, aren't you?"

"More like you're a bundle of mysteries," Toph butt in, "I can feel... something different about you. You're not same the last time we met."

"That's right." Jet nodded, "A lot happened since Long Feng nearly killed me. I'm not sure how or why... but when that rock hit me, it changed me."

"A rock changed you." Sokka stated flatly.

"I know, I know. It sounds crazy, but... when I woke up afterwards I felt... stronger. Faster. Like I had all the energy in the world."

Aang's eyes went wide at that, "Your chakras were opened!"

"Chakawhat?" Toph asked.

"The chakras! It's the source of everyone's energy and power." Aang beamed as he looked at Jet, "You entered your Spirit State! The rock must have hit the exact pressure point to allow you to connect with the Spirit World!"

"The Spirit World?" Jet frowned, "I don't remember anything like that."

"Sometimes you don't, but you must've went, it's the only explanation as how you could've become so strong so suddenly!" Aang paused, "Er, no offense."

"None taken."

"Okay wait," Sokka was pinching the bridge of his nose as he muttered frantically, "So this isn't to say that I do believe this whole magic rock, Spirit stuff, chakra mumbo jumbo, but whatever you just said still doesn't explain how you can suddenly REDIRECT LIGHTNING."

"Oh that?" Jet pointed to the captured prince who was currently frozen to the wall. "Zuko taught me."

"What?" Everyone asked in unison.

"You know Zuko?" Katara added for good measure.

"We met on the ferry to Ba Sing Se. We got along pretty well until I discovered he was actually Fire Nation." Jet scowled, "For a while he had me thinking he was from a distant branch of the Water Tribe. That's why he showed me that technique, he said it was a waterbending move."

"It is!" Zuko shouted angrily from his trapped position, "But you have to know firebending to do it! I don't know how it worked for you!"

Jet shrugging was becoming a very common occurence.

"I guess... Spirit World stuff?" Aang suggested.

"That seems like the only possible explanation." Jet decided.

"Right, so the solution to all our problems was a really lucky rock and Spirit whataver." Sokka said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Yup!" Aang beamed.

The sound Sokka made as he tore out his hair was like a strangled cat-boar.