Zuko and I sat in his room and not saying a word to each other, till Iroh came in again. "For the last time, I'm not playing the zunki horn." Zuko said, with his arms folded as Iroh picked his head in his room.

"No it's about our plans. There is a bit of a problem." Iroh stated.

"I'm taking your crew." Zhao said, walking in.

"What?!" Zuko snapped as we both stood up.

"I've recruited them for a little expedition to the North Pole."

"Uncle is that true?" Zuko turned to him.

"I'm a afraid so. He's taking everyone, even the cook." Iroh shed a tear.

"Sorry you won't be there to watch me capture the avatar but I can't have you getting in my way again." Zhao replied, almost with a dare in his eyes.

Zuko growled before he was about to attack Zhao, Till Iroh grabbed him. "No!"

Zhao walked over to the other side of the room, to see broadswords hanging in the wall. Zuko and I immediately froze.

"I didn't know you were skilled with broadswords, Prince Zuko." Zhao asked, as he grabbed them.

"I'm not! They're antics. Just decretive." Zuko responded, not that smooth either.

He looked back to see I had the green hilted blade around my waist. His eyes widen enough for me to see he pieced it together. "Have you heard of the Blue Spirit and the Dragon Empress, General Iroh?" He asked, as he put the swords back.

"Just rumors, I don't think they are real." He replied, with his hands in his sleeves.

"They're real alright, they are criminals. And enemies to the Fire Nation. But I have a feeling justice will catch up with them soon." Zhao looked at the both of us, making sure we got the message. "General Iroh, My mission still stands if you change your mind." He said before leaving.

"The crew wanted me to wish you safe travels." Iroh picking his head in Zuko's dark room, as we sat, both of us with we our arms folded.

"Good rinds to those traitors!" Zuko snapped.

"It's a lovely night for a walk, why don't you two join me? It would clear your head, Prince Zuko."

"I'll go." I sighed as I got up.

"Or just stay in your room and sit in the dark. What ever makes you happy." Iroh said before closing the door on the teenage pouting Zuko.

As me and Iroh walked, a huge explosion went off at the ship. Iroh and I ran as fast as we could back. When we got there, the ship was almost completely destroyed.

"Zuko!" Iroh shouted as we saw the mess.

"No!" I gasped as I clenched my fist.

"Zuko." Iroh sighed as he closed his eyes and put a hand on his face. Even though I knew what happened, I couldn't brake the dread.

"Our plan is working perfectly, Zhao doesn't suspect a thing." Iroh said to Zuko and I.

After we got Zuko out of the ship, Zuko and I snuck on Zhao's ship as soldiers. While Iroh excepted Zhao's offer as General.

"You didn't have to do this." Zuko replied, as he took off the mask of his helmet.

"No nephew of mine is going to be a stowaway on a ship without some back up." Iroh replied.

"Thank you, uncle."

"Someone's coming." I whispered as we heard a noise from the other side of the hallway.

"Stay hidden until we get to the North Pole, and the Avatar will be yours. Good luck." Iroh said, before we all split.

"We'll be landing soon. Do you have a plan?" Iroh asked as we regrouped in Zhao's ship.

"We're working on it, uncle." Zuko replied has he took his mask off. Iroh nodded before we all went different ways.

Later I saw Zuko getting ready to leave. I had been thinking about telling him I liked him for sometime, I had to say it before it was too late.

"Mia, are you coming? I could use your help." Zuko said, as he turned around.

"No, I will probably just slow you down." I started to shake and put my hands behind my back. "I…um… Zuko, when the ship blew up, it made me realize that… I've come to care for you and…" I almost forced every word out, it was hard to say what I felt.

I was so afraid He would just blow me off. I wasn't looking at him the whole time, just the cold metal floor.

Zuko took off his mask and moved closer. I looked up to see those golden eyes shimmering in the moonlight. Our breath was turning to smoke as we spoke, even though it was freezing I felt a hot sensation run threw me.

"It's okay Mia, I understand." Zuko softly spoke.

I didn't know what to say after that, I didn't know if that was a shut down or if he said he might feel the same way. I wanted to ask so much more but Zuko was already getting his boat ready to leave and Iroh walked in.

"You're fishing for an octopus, my nephew, you need a titly woven neat or he will squeeze threw the tiniest hole and escape." Iroh explained.

"I don't need your wisdom right now, uncle." Zuko replied.

"I'm sorry, I just nag you because… well ever since I lost my son…" Iroh paused as tears started coming from his eyes.

"Uncle, you don't have to say it." Zuko changed his tone to a soft warm one.

"I think of you as my own." Iroh finished.

"I know uncle. We'll meet again. After I have the avatar." Zuko said, before getting in the boat and lowering himself down.

"Remember your breath of fire, it could save your life out there." Iroh added.

"I will."

"And put your hood up, keep your ears warm." Iroh kept nagging.

"I'll be fine." Zuko smirked.

"Don't worry Iroh, his got to be fine. He hasn't survived this long off nothing." I said putting a hand on Iroh's shoulder.

He responded with a warm smile and a nod. I seemed more of the one who needed support at the moment.

Later, during the battle at night Iroh took me with him. We went deep in the city. So deep we got to the oasis.

"It's my destiny, to destroy the moon and the water tribe." We could hear Zhao said as he approached, no one saw us.

He had the spirit in his hands, it was just about time.

"Destroying the moon won't hurt just the Water Tribe. It will hurt everyone, including you. Without the moon everything will fall out of balance, you have no idea what kind of chaos that would unleash on the world." The Avatar replied as his glider was on the ground.

"He is right, Zhao." Iroh said, we made ourselves seen.

"General Iroh, why am I not surprised to discover your treachery." Zhao snarled back.

"I'm no traitor, Zhao. The Fire Nation needs the moon too, we all depend on the balance. Whatever you do to that spirit, I'll unleash on you ten fold! Let it go now!" Iroh shouted to Zhao's demise.

Zhao paused before he landed it back in the water. But just then when no one could stop him, he unleashed fire on the ancient creature.

We all watched in horror, till Iroh and I ran up to Zhao and his men to carry out Iroh's promise. While Iroh destroyed Zhao's men, without thought I went after Zhao.

He threw a fire ball, I moved to the side and completely dodged it. Zhao started running, so I went after him.

We ran for sometime, there was no color, only in the fire Zhao threw.

Finally his armor slowed him down and I was able to get an edge. I ran almost right in front of him and I landed my sword on the bridge ramp in front of him.

He threw a blast of fire, I moved to the side as fast as I could. He threw another blast at my chest. I ducked and slid under it.

Once I was there, I moved behind him and sliced a piece of his back armor. He yelled and walked forward while kicking a wall of fire. I jumped up on the ramp and ran for him again.

I jumped off rolled back to his side where he was completely open. He immediately threw a fire ball at me, I didn't see it coming and fell back from the blast. I looked back up to see he was going to finish it.

Just then a fire ball hit the bridge ramp right next to us. "You're alive?!" Zhao squinted as he saw it was Zuko.

"You tried to have me killed!" Zuko hissed before kicking fire at him.

I got back up and kept at it.

"Yes I did. You're the Blue Spirit, an enemy of the Fire Nation. You freed the Avatar!" Zhao responded as he threw more fire.

"I had no choice!" Zuko replied, before kicking a wall of fire.

Zhao broke threw and threw another. "You should have chosen to except your failure, your discrase, then at least, you could have lived!" He hissed before forgetting all about little old me.

I moved to the side and was about to hit threw his armor when he gasped before throwing fire at me. I stumbled back up but ran back along with Zuko.

We all kept the same form, none of us were getting the upper hand. Just then the moon returned and all the color as well. "It can't be!" Zhao shouted in disbelief.

Suddenly a blue glow went threw the water and form before our eyes. It moved to Zhao and grabbed him, he tried to resist but it was too strong. It was starting to take him when Zuko reached out. "Take my hand!" But Zhao rethought the offer and held on the ocean spirit, there was nothing we could do.

"I'm surprised prince Zuko, surprised that you are not at this moment trying to capture he avatar." Iroh fished as we were floating away in a little boat we made.

"I'm tired." He replied.

"Then you should rest, a man needs his rest." Iroh said, putting a hand on his shoulder.

I couldn't stop thinking about what happened to Zhao, the worst thing that could happen. Fog of lost souls, worst thn death. I could have stopped it, but I did nothing. I was no longer going to try and go with the story, I was going to change things.