Updating two times in the same week, I'm on fire

Updating two times in the same week, I'm on fire! :D Well, this chapter is slightly longer I hope. Enjoy!

A few moments passed in silence before three guards interrupted Katara and Zuko. The trio stood in front of Katara's cell, out of view of Zuko, and smirked.

"Well, aren't you a pretty little thing," a particularly tall and hefty guard said, taking a step closer and trying to stroke the side of her face. She retreated further behind the bars, and gave a very agitated glare up at them.

"Katara, what's going on?" Zuko questioned in a worried tone. He didn't like the fact that he could no longer feel her hand in his, and that there was at least one guard causing Katara trouble.

"Yeah, there are just a couple of pigs outside my cell." She spat out the word pig in disgust, like she had just taken a swig of sour milk. It seemed to offend them, as the more average looking guard produced a key from his pocket and unlocked her cell. He stepped inside, grabbed her arm roughly, and pulled her to her feet. The man dragged her out of the cell, slamming the exit shut.

"Now, that's no way to treat-" his voice was angry, but a smile crept its way onto his lips, and the anger scattered, "your rescuers." The girl went limp in his hands, shock clearly stated on her face. Her mouth hung open and the three laughed at her reaction.

"But-… You're-… Wait a minute! What are you talking about!" she stuttered, wanting answers, and wanting them now.

"You see, when Zhao offered money for each crew member that switched over, we took it. It didn't necessarily mean that we would actually move to Zhao's side, it just meant that we got to stay out of the hull, and we got a little extra cash." While he explained the situation to Katara, the third guard, who was quite scrawny, unlocked Zuko's cell.

Once open, Zuko shot out, wrapping his hands around the guards neck.

"You back-stabbing bastard!" he screamed, shaking the weak man violently.

"No! Zuko, they're good!" she hollered, trying to pry the prince off of the guard beneath him. Once released, the man took in a few deep breaths and scurried over to his companions.

"Zuko! You have to understand, we never turned our backs on you! We're here to help! When we heard you two were down here, we knew we had to help! We'll be docking soon to get supplies, and we need to get you guys out of here before we leave. Zhao says we're heading back to the Fire Nation, and this is you're last chance!" the medium guard defended.

When he finished, Zuko smiled, and ran up to his crew. He couldn't thank them enough for everyone thing they had done.

"Oh, Katara!" he exclaimed, turning to look at the Waterbender. "These are some of my more loyal crew members. This is Shin, Lee, and Kai (A/N: Yes, I do have very creative naming skills.)." He indicated them from largest to smallest. The girl smiled and gave them a single wave, before returning her arm to her side.

"Well, this is all very nice, but how to you presume you get us off the ship? We can't just walk off," Katara asked, not wanting to get her hopes up without a flawless plan. Shin immediately pulled two burlap sacks out of his large pockets. The girl just gave the three an "are you serious?" look.

"It's the only way," Lee replied to her silent question. "You two will just have to fit into your own bags. I'll carry you off, and, Zuko, Shin will carry you off. If anyone asks, we'll just tell them we're disposing of waste."

The plan sounded okay to Katara, but she knew it could be better. Unfortunately, at that moment, the ship jerked, and all five knew they had no more time to think. It was time to act.

I know it's not as long as I said it would be, but I didn't know what I wanted to do. I was either going to have the three guards betray them, or actually get them out. Please review and tell me your answer.

But I think I might just put this story on hiatus, since it seems like most of you have lost interest. I may start writing again on a later date if I get some more feedback, so I know if I'm leaving a bunch of people at a loss.

Bye for now.