Changing Katara's Mind-
Chapter 10: His Ice Will Shatter
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A/N: I know I said I won't continue unless I get 100 reviews, but in all honesty… this chapter was already half way finished… and I've decided to finish this, but it will end soon… Love you all and thank you for reviewing!
Zuko slowly opened his eyes. As his vision cleared up he noticed he was underground or in some sort of cave. He was on his knees and his wrists were bound to two pillars that stand floor to ceiling. The room was lightly lit with torches that stick to the wall. "Where am I?" Zuko asked to particularly no one.
"Well you're under Ember Island." A voice said. Then a figure stepped out of the shadows.
"Zhao? I thought you were dead!" Zuko spat once he got a good look at the figure.
"Well you underestimated me, prince Zuko. Oh, wait that's right, you're no longer a prince. I have been told that you killed my eldest son, Ozan, and have disgraced Zhao Jr." Zhao said cracking his knuckles. "Oh, we also have your precious water bender."
Zuko's eyes widened. "Where is Katara? I swear if you hurt her I will-"
"You will do what? You're chained to an indestructible pillar. You won't be able to touch me, even if you tried." Zuko looked to the ground ashamed that he couldn't protect Katara. "I'll bring her by later so you can see her." Zuko nodded and Zhao walked away.
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Aang and Toph walked into town wearing their Fire Nation disguises. They stopped in front of a diner. "I think we should look in there." Toph said pointing toward the diner.
"Why do you think we should look in there?" Aang asked.
"Well it's a diner. Diners have food, Sokka likes food, and I'm starving." Toph said walking into the diner. They looked around the diner and sat at a small table in the far corner. They looked towards the door and saw a young man walk in. "Hey, there he is. It's Sokka," Toph yelled across the diner. Sokka looked over when he heard his name and smiled when he saw Toph and Aang.
"Hey guys!" He said as he walked over. "What are you doing here?" Sokka sat down at the table Toph and Aang were sitting at.
"Looking for you." Aang said. "You have been gone for hours. Katara was worried."
"Oh, I went to the waterfall and realized Zuko lied to me, so I came to town to get more food and there was this festival so I had to stay for that, then I ended up here."
"Yeah, well we better get back to the house. We don't want Zuko and Katara to be worried." Aang said as they all stood to leave the diner.
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Zuko struggled in the chains that bound him to the pillars. Commander Zhao walked in with Zhao Jr. behind him. "Good evening, prince Zuko. How are we today?" Zhao said brushing off his armor as he smirked. Zuko grunted and spit on Zhao's shoes. "Very well, son bring her in. I think its time to get her talking." Zhao said as he turned to his son.
Zhao Jr. left the room to go get Katara. "What are you going to do to her?" Zuko asked glaring at Zhao.
"You'll see," he said as Zhao Jr. brought in a struggling Katara.
"Let me go!" She screamed as Zhao threw her down on the ground in front of his father. Katara looked up and saw Zuko. "Zuko," she breathed. Then Zhao pulled her up to her knees by her hair.
"Tell me where the Avatar is," Zhao whispered in Katara's ear.
"I would rather die, than tell you anything." Katara glared at admiral Zhao from the corner of her eyes as she looked over at Zuko who had a worried look on his face. Zhao pushed her face first into the wall and chained her wrists to the wall so her back was facing out. He then made a fire whip and started to whip Katara's back.
Katara held back her tears as she heard Zuko start to scream. "Zhao stop! Please, let her go! She didn't do anything! Please, I'll tell you anything!" Zhao ignored Zuko and kept whipping Katara. Every lash on her back made her bleed. Eventually the pain was too much and she let her tears roll down her cheeks but she held in her screams. She counted ever lash. Zhao was on 10 when she let out a whimper.
Zhao stopped for a couple seconds to speak. "Are you going to tell me where the Avatar is?" Katara shook her head no. Zhao lifted his fire whip and started whipping Katara harder than before. This time she screamed with every painful lash. When Zhao got to about 20 lashes Katara passed out. Zhao gave her 10 more that Zuko could count before ordering Jr. to take her out of the room.
"Let her go. She is no use to you." Zuko spat at Zhao.
Zhao laughed and turned and bent over to look at Zuko at eye level. "She is because you love her. I can tell because you begged for me to let her go. She makes you weak." Zhao spit in Zuko's face and left the room.
"I am going to kill you when I get out of here." Zuko said after Zhao left.
A/N: So I decided that I wanted to end this because I'm writing two other fanfictions which are on instagram if you want to read them follow me prince_zuko_16 or go to #zukoandjamiefanfic on instagram to read the fanfictions.