A/N: Okay guys, as much as I don't want to do this, we've got to check up on Ozai for the time being. He threatened me to make a chapter with his name in it or I would die and, much like the great and wonderful Eddie Izzard, the choice "or death" has never appealed to me. (five stars for Eddie Izzard, anyone?)
Because of that, this will probably be the shortest chapter ever written by me. It's only about four hundred words and not much happens. *ducks in fear of Ozai's wrath* This scene follows the movie very closely, however, and I honestly just couldn't bring myself to make this a part of another chapter. This is just so separate from everything else that happens that I had to give it a chapter of it's own. I hope you don't mind the insane shortness of this (TWSS) but rapid updates should be occuring very soon so no worries.
Disclaimer: Ozai, Azula, Mai, Ty Lee, and Shan Yu all belong to Avatar and Mulan respectively. They do not belong to me. I fail to see the point of making that any more clear than it already is.
Hundreds of komodo rhinos stormed by, shaking the ground. Firebenders sat upon them, malice written on their horrible faces. Suddenly, the leader stopped them all. Out of the trees, a girl clad in pink flipped in front of him.
"Ozai," she said in a sweet voice, bowing before him. "Mai and I found scouts along the road."
He grinned menacingly. "Where are they?"
"Here," another girl walked out of the woods, two soldiers in front of her. This girl dressed in black and waved her sharp knives before the two men. "Ty Lee and I caught them spying in the woods."
Ozai stepped off of his komodo rhino and towards the two cowering soldiers. They were both dressed in green, signaling themselves as members of the Earth Kingdom. "So," he said, still grinning. "You found me."
"The Emperor will stop you!" one of them shouted bravely. His comrade looked over at him and shook his head, terrified.
"The Emperor will never stop me," Ozai said to the men. "He is too peaceful to break the harmony he has concocted between the nations. All that would change by killing me. I'm amazed he even asked for soldiers. You can never defeat me."
The first man stood up and took a fighting stance. "Yes we can," he stammered.
"Hm," Ozai said, looking the man over. "An earthbender. Maybe you are strong." He turned around and then jumped back at the man, shooting out a jet of flames.
"Ah!" He screamed in agony as his left sleeve continued burning. His friend came up and tried to put the flames out unsuccessfully.
Evil laughter came from behind where Ozai stood. "Very good father," a female voice said. "That was almost as entertaining as when poor Zuzu got burned.
Ozai smiled at his daughter, but continued facing the men. "Send the Emperor a message from me," he said with power. "Tell Gyatso to send his strongest. They will never win."
Both Earth Kingdom men ran off with looks of terror on their faces. Ozai mounted his komodo rhino and turned to his daughter who was now flanked by her two friends. "Azula," he asked the girl, whose eyes shone with fire. "How many men does it take to deliver a message?"
She smiled and shot bright blue lightning from her fingertips. A terrible scream sounded from far off in the mist. "One, father."
I love that intense ending. In the movie, I would always freak out a bit when that happened.
Next, Katara meets Toph and together they enter camp for the first time. There, they meet some very familiar faces! *hint-hint* *wink-wink* Hope you all enjoy it!
p.s. To all of you who understand my Eddie Izzard reference: "Tea and cake or death, tea and cake or death! Little red cookbook, little red cookbook!" ;DDD
