Here we go again...


Zuko paced the deck, occasionaly releasing a torrent of fire into the air. Uncle Iroh doesn't think I can do it, he thought, but I can rescue Mizoko! Zuko tried hard not think of capturing her, but rescuing her.

All right then, he thought, I'll take Mizoko by force if I have to, but never harm her.

Zuko then entertained himself by wondering what Mizoko would be like. SHe should be 11 or 12 by now. Would she be spoiled? Would she have a crush on someone? Were the Waterbenders treating her okay? (If they weren't, he's give them a piece of his mind!) Would she still be beautiful? Would she...would she...Would Mizoko accept her new life?!

A soldier came running onto the deck, stirring Zuko from his thoughts. "The driver says we'll reach the North Pole soon," he said.

"How soon?" Zuko asked.

"At maximum speed, this afternoon."

Zuko nodded. "Thank you. Your dismissed," he said. The soldier bowed and left.

This news made Zuko smile. Hopefully, in two months time, he's be back at the Fire Nation, teaching Mizoko about Firebending.

Three hours later, as Zuko stared at the horizon, he saw a faint white line across the horizon. Zuko grinned ear to ear. Mizoko was as good as his!


...well then. Um...yeah I got nothing. I guess in Zuko's defense, he was still in the mindset of capturing Aang to go home, and found it difficult to transition from that into a rescue mission mindset. Doesn't make it any less creepy though O.o

Anyway, this is the last shortish chapter. They start to get longer and longer as we go, so be ready. Also Zuko and Mizoko "meet" for the first time next chapter, and by "meet" I mean that they are within a couple hundred feet of each other. Till then, have a good day! I'll be seeing Catching Fire tonight, and then I'll be watching the season 4 premiere of MLP, buying A Link Between Worlds, making brownies in a mug and Nutella milkshakes, and then the Doctor Who 50th in the evening. NERD WEEKEND FTW.