disclaimer: Don't own any of the characters. Disney gots Jasmine, Rajah, and the Sultan while Nickelodeon has Zuko, Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph and Iroh...lucky bastards.

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Chapter 9

"I told you, Azula!" Zuko seethed. "You have no idea what's going on! You can't just go around throwing lightning at weird...creatures!"

Azula crossed her arms and glared at her brother. "This is our land! We are Fire Nation, most dominant of all benders! You expect me to yield to some blue guy who is on fire? Hello, Zuzu, we produce fire too!"

"Zuzu?" The girls snickered.

Zuko shot them a hot glare, daring them to continue their snickering about Azula's nickname for him.

"It's...cute, Zuzu." Katara grinned, bursting out into girlish giggles.

"Hate to ruin your moment of tormenting Zuko on his ridiculous name, but we have bigger problems!" Sokka said as he saw demonic creatures begin to crawl out the crack.

"What are these things?" Aang asked. "It's like they're coming out of the Spirit World or something! But...I don't remember spirits looking so creepy."

"Can someone please explain to me what is going on?" Toph asked, irritated that she was the only one that couldn't see what was happening. "I'm blind here!"

"Huge crack in the ground, fire everywhere, weird blue guy promising us death, mysterious creatures coming out from underground." Sokka explained. "Basically the end of the world!"

"Oh...thanks!"

"Mai, Ty Lee, let's show this guy that no one messes with the Fire Nation." Azula grinned as blue lightning formed around her fists.

"Are you crazy?" Katara asked. "The guy isn't affected by your bending! He is fire! Maybe my waterbending could..."

"Waterbenders are only good for one thing and that's cleaning." Azula interrupted. "Now leave it to the big girls."

"Big girls?"

"Sorry to interrupt, but can we get this thing going?" Hades asked impatiently. "I have a lot of redecorating to do!"

"Look, dude, you'll have a lot of time to destroy us! We're talking here!" Toph snapped. Hades eyes widened as he backed off. He crossed his arms and tapped his foot impatiently as the others formed a huddle.

"Ok, I think Aang should fight him!" Everyone looked at Katara in confusion. "What? He is the Avatar!"

"But I only know waterbending and airbending!" Aang exclaimed sadly.

"Wait, the Avatar's here?" Toph asked incredulously.

"Hi, I'm Aang!"

"No time for introductions!" Zuko snapped, glaring at the twelve-year-olds. "We have bigger problems. As much as I hate to say this...I think we have to work together."

"Good idea." Jasmine nodded. "We can..."

"You're not fighting." Zuko interrupted. "You have no fighting experience at all! It's best we find you a safe place to hide and..."

"I'm not going to go hide like some damsel while you guys fight this guy!" Jasmine yelled. She knew she wasn't a bender or fighter like the rest of them but she still wanted to help. In some way she felt this was all her fault. "And I helped you back in Agrabah when that guy tried to kill you!"

Zuko snorted. "What are you talking about? I'm the one that defeated all of them!"

"Still!"

"HEY!" Azula shouted. "Can you two idiots fight some other time? The world is kind of ending here!"

"What if we just ask him politely to leave?" Ty Lee asked.

"Where's the fun in that?" Mai asked.

"I got it!" Sokka grinned. "We'll..."

"SOKKA!" Jasmine screamed. She quickly pulled him out of the way of a large, black, three-headed, monstrous dog.

They all gazed up at the creature in awe.

"Oh, I'm sorry. This is Cerberus. Cerberus, these are some REALLY annoying brats who won't seem to leave!" Hades said. "You see, kids, Cerberus protects the Underworld and since this IS our new Underworld...well, you get the point right?"

"Crap..." Sokka gulped.

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"He's trying to KILL me!" Mrs. Potts screamed as she hopped down the hallway of the castle. She hastily made her way into the library and slammed the door shut. "Belle! Belle, dear! There is a stranger in the castle! He's insane!"

Belle frowned, gazing at the teapot with confusion and fear. "Who, Mrs. Potts? Who's in the castle? Does Beast know?"

"I don't know!" The pot cried. "I was in the kitchen boiling up a nice pot of tea when all of a sudden this man grabbed me from behind! He grabbed Chip too but I managed to get him safe and sound with his sisters and brothers! Oh dear lord! The look in that old man's eyes were one of lust and hunger!"

Belle smiled sincerely. "He's probably just a traveler looking for a place to stay like my father was...oh no!" She remembered Beast's reaction to her father entering his castle without permission. That led to her being his prisoner now. "We must find him! Before Beast does!"

"Are you insane, child?" Mrs. Potts asked. "The man tried to kill me and Chip!"

"I'm sure you're over exaggerating..."

"TEA!" The door busted open as Iroh made his way into the room. He hungrily grabbed Mrs. Potts and hugged her. "Delicious, lovely tea! Oh! If only my nephew could see this! It makes itself and everything! This is a dream come true!"

Belle giggled as she watched the intruder snuggle a reluctant Mrs. Potts. "Well...the man loves his tea." she grinned.

"BELLE!" A thunderous roar echoed throughout the library, causing Iroh to drop Mrs. Potts in fear.

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"Isn't he beautiful?" Ariel sighed as she stroked the golden statue lovingly. "He's so..."

"Short?" Flounder asked.

"No."

"Fat?" Sebastian asked.

"No!" Ariel said. She grinned as she let out a sigh. "He's so dreamy!"

"It's a statue, Ariel!" Flounder said. "Plus your father said we shouldn't swim this far from Atlantica!"

"I agree with Flounder! We should leave before we, especially me, get our tails in trouble!" Sebastian said before swimming off. Ariel quickly grabbed him before he could get any farther.

"But, Sebastian! This is treasure from the upper world! And look at it! It's so solid! So defined! So..."

"Not our problem, Ariel!" Sebastian interrupted.

"I wonder who the statue is of." Ariel thought aloud, ignoring Sebastian's protests to leave. "He has a lot of facial hair like daddy but his face features seem so nice! And his clothing is funny!"

"Maybe he's a famous guy on land! Like a ruler or something!" Flounder suggested.

"That's it! He's a hero!" Ariel swooned. She hugged the statue again. "My very own statue of a hero!"

"Ariel, I doubt that man does anything physical!" Sebastian said, eying the man's physique.

"Oh, Sebastian!" Ariel said, giving the crab a disapproving look. "You have no imagination! Come on! Let's take it to my secret place before daddy sees it!"

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Cerberus stood growling at them. Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee were ready to fight, Aang, Sokka, and Katara watched the creature in awe, Toph still had no idea what exactly was going on, and Zuko and Jasmine were wondering which alternate universe this guy came from.

"Ok, Jasmine, you go and hide in a nearby building." Zuko said as he readied himself for the attack.

"What? I told you I'm not leaving!"

"ATTACK!" Sokka cried out as they all ran towards the demon dog from the underworld. Cerberus easily dodged his boomerang as he cried out in anger at Azula's, Katara's, and Toph's bending.

"It only looks like we're making him angrier!" Katara yelled as Aang tried to blow Cerberus back with his airbending. "We're not hurting him at all!"

"Shut up, girl!" Azula said. "Don't you think we see that? This may be a bigger challenge then I thought."

"What do you mean 'then I thought'? You didn't think about anything!" Katara spat viciously.

"Zuko!" Jasmine screamed, pointing to a dark mist that began to come from the cracks and grab them, pulling them all down into the darkness. "It's taking us under!" She tried to kick and claw herself away from it but it had a good grip on them.

"Maybe it's helping us!" Ty Lee said. "Maybe it's taking us to a safe place!"

"Don't be a fool, Ty Lee!" Azula yelled, grabbing on to the nearest piece of ground.

"Actually," Hades spoke up matter-of-factly. "I have to agree with the pink girl. The dark stuff is taking you guys FAR away from me! It's more easier then killing you then dealing with your souls afterwards."

"Where is it taking us?" Zuko demanded.

"The portal." Hades grinned. "Have fun wherever you go!"

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A/N: Sorry, no fighting scenes...yet. Which world will they end up in next?