DISCLAIMER: ATLA isn't mine, and is copyrighted to Nickolodean and the creators, Michael Dante DiMartino, and Briwn Konietzko. The use of the characters will only be used in the attempt at projecting "simulations" on what could happen in the context of the ATLA story.

Questions:

What will happen to Zuko? Katara? Iroh?

What does Azula have in mind?

What will happen to KataraxAang? TophxAang? SokkaxSuki?

Will Yue come back? If she does, will she stay and add another card to Aang's deck, or will she turn out to be a hidden card in Azula's?

Will Aang survive the fight between him and Ozai? If not, what will happen to the world?

NOTE FROM AUTHOR: Will these questions be answered this time? Read on, dear reader!


Katara crept with Zuko onto Azula's ship. It was the dead of night. She was wearing new clothes, that were entirely black. They had bought them in the marketplace.

"We'll need to use stealth. Azula will be expecting that I'll come to save him. Who knows? She might even be expecting you." said Zuko.

"Sure..."said Katara, somewhat weirded out at the thought of Azula knowing their every move.

"I already have clothes outfitted for stealth. I'll be the distraction to Azula. She won't even suspect me." said uko, determinedly.

"Why?" asked Katara.

"I can't say. But if you are also wearing a mask and dark clothes, she will probably have a hard time discovering you. Wear this." said Zuko quietly as they walked back to the new campsite they had made. He handed her a mask that was red and looked familiar.

I can't place where I've seen this mask before. Did Aang show me one similar? Haven't I seen it on Wanted posters? She thought.

"Psst---Katara! Now's not the time to be daydreaming!" hissed Zuko. Katara looked around, somehow while she had been remembering the events, Zuko had managed to climb past her and get onto Azula's ship.

"Put you mask on now! No more talking. Remember the plan, Me distraction--you, action." said Zuko.

"Right!" whispered Katara.

She slipped the mask Zuko had given her on, and crept onto Azula's ship. Zuko nodded at her, before disappearing into the darkness.

She stealthily crept to the door leading to the main hold of the ship. If I were a prisoner, I would probably be at the bottom of the ship, right? She thought as she slowly tiptoed to the stairwell leading to the rooms below the ship.


Zuko watched Katara go, he slipped on his mask and crept to where the soldiers were hanging out. First mind games, then attack. He allowed himself to be glimpsed by a soldier who was alone, slightly away from the rest of the group.

"Hey! I think I saw some movement!" said the solider, alerting the alarm.

The captain came over and took a look where the soldier pointed. "There's nothing there! Are you drunk?" He inspected the other soldier before shrugging and walking back to the group around the fire.

Zuko smiled and thought, Stupid soldiers. You ought to have trained more. I wouldn't have such people on MY ship. If I had one...he thought, sadly.

He slipped off to the side than allowed him to be glimpsed again by the same soldier.

"There it is again! I can't tell if it's an animal or a human!" shouted the solider.

"Shaddup! It's nothin'." said the captain.

Zuko smiled and then took a bucket of water he had scooped from the edge of the dock and tossed onto the fire. Immediately, steam issued from the put out fire. It engulfed the soldiers and made them disoriented.

"HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON, HERE? WHICH OF YOU RATS PUT OUT THE FIRE?" shouted the captain.

"HUH?"

"WHAT'S GOING ON?"

"WHERE AM I?"

"AHHH---" were the replies.

Zuko qiuetly crept into the steam and tied all of the soldier's hands. He left the captain standing around yelling for his men. Suddenly he felt a hand on his back.

"Quiet, you. Unless you wish to die right here and now." said a quiet female voice in his ear.

Shit, thought Zuko. I hope Katara and Uncle got away! Hopefully...I guess there wasn't really anyway we could've rescued Uncle and not be captured by Azula. Better me than her. He thought, as he turned. He felt a small sizzling sound and saw a blue lightining on Azula's pointed finger, which was pointing at him.

"It's all right boys, I've got the intruder. Obviously it was my brother trying to rescue Uncle. Failed mission, just like what you would expect from a failure. Dammit, Zuko, you could have at least made it more fun. But obviously I would have to step in and capture you before you go too far." said Azula, slyly. "Bring him to the brig."

Zuko's hands were bound and he was dragged to the brig. But not before he gave Azula the middle finger salute.


Katara, watched, her breath held, as Zuko was dragged into the brig.

"Let's go, there isn't anything we can do about him right now, Katara. Don't try anything rash." said Uncle Iroh, calmly and wisely.

Katara nodded.

She and Uncle Iroh, crept away, fading into the darkness as Zuko was thrown into a cell.

Zuko! You stupid idiot! I told you not to get caught! I told you this plan wouldn't work! I knew you were sacrficing yourself! Now what are we going to do? She thought.


Note from the Author: As always there are the questions/cliffhangers I leave behind! You think I forgot? Of course not! Anyways, the story seems to be going well. It may lag in the next chapter as I still have to formulate my plans for Zuko, Katara, and the rest. But as always the most reliable thing in the story will be ZUTARA!

Questions:

Zuko was captured! How will he escape? If he has someone to help him, then who?

What are Azula's plans? Did she really mean to capture Zuko, and held Uncle just so Zuko wouldn't know of her plans?

What will happen to ZUTARA? Will Aang come into the picture romantically? Can you say love triangle? Zuko's captured, now's his chance!

Will Yue come back? If she does, will she stay and add another card to Aang's deck, or will she turn out to be a hidden card in Azula's?

Will Aang survive the fight between him and Ozai? If not, what will happen to the world?

TILL NEXT TIME!