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Here is Chapter 11

Aang woke up to the sound of Chen's voice.

"Aang! Aang! Wake up!" He shook the young avatar. Aang rubbed his eyes and sat up.

"Aang! We have to go!" Chen told him. Aang heard the voices of guards in the distance. Aang got up and both of them started to run.

"The guards are right behind us, aren't they?" Aang asked Chen. He nodded, still running.

"If we get caught, we'll be hauled all the way back to the prison! We would have traveled all the way here for nothing!" Chen said.

"That's not going to happen." Aang reassured Chen. They sped up their pace in the direction of Aang's house. Just as they were about to turn the corner, two guards jumped out and grabbed them.

"Gotcha!" One of them exclaimed, holding Aang's arms behind his back. The other was doing the same to Chen. Aang had a feeling of dread in his stomach. This was not happening. They didn't come all the way here for nothing. He looked up and saw the lighting of the party hall in the distance. They were so close.

The guards yanked them into a carriage and sat inside with them. The carriage began moving away from the party hall. Aang still did not believe it.

"We've been following your trail for days, Ozai. We assumed you were making your way to the Avatar. Planning on doing something?" The guard snickered.

"We caught you in the nick of time. Today is the avatar's birthday and we won't let you hurt anyone. You and your little friend here will go all the way back to the prison and see if prince Zuko has any orders for us." The guard explained. Aang's stomach twisted. He knew Zuko didn't believe him and he would probably ship him to a mental hospital with Azula. Or so he thought.

Aang looked up and saw Chen crying. He knew he had to do something.

Just then, an idea popped up in his head.

Ozai woke to the sound of drums in the distance. He rubbed his eyes awake and noticed that everyone was getting ready. Mai, Suki, Katara, and Toph had the most elegant Earth Kingdom dresses on, the same ones they wore the day they were enjoying themselves at the Jasmine Dragon. Sokka had the same sleek Earth Kingdom robe on and Zuko was in his Fire Lord outfit.

"Here, Aang. Wear this." Suki said, giving him the traditional air nomad clothes. They were folded in a neat pile with the wooden necklace on top. Ozai was sick of this outfit.

"Does the Avatar have any taste at all?" He thought, as he reluctantly accepted the clothes. He walked into the bathroom to change. After he was done, he realized that it was somewhere around ten in the morning. There were a few hours left until the party. A few hours left until destruction.

He smiled at the thought, knowing that he already had control over the four elements. He just had to get into the avatar state. He walked out of the bathroom and starting eating his breakfast set for him. He noticed Zuko staring at him. When Ozai met his gaze, Zuko quickly looked away and began playing with his fingers.

Ozai ignored this and went on to finish his breakfast. After he was done, Toph went up to him and punched him in the arm. He winced in pain and rubbed his arm.

"Happy birthday, Twinkle toes." She said, with a grin. Then, everyone came up to him, congratulating him on his big day.

"You're becoming a man now, buddy. I'm proud of you." Sokka said, throwing his arm around Ozai.

Suki, Mai, and Katara hugged him, saying how proud they were of him, how big he was becoming, and how mature. They were all enjoying this, except Zuko, who stayed hidden in the back. They all looked at him.

"Well?" Suki asked him.

"Well what?" Zuko said.

"Aren't you going to congratulate Aang on his birthday?" Katara asked him.

"Why? It's just a birthday." He said. Everyone stared at him in silence.

"Is THE AVATAR'S FREAKING BIRTHDAY just any normal birthday to you?" Sokka asked, annoyed. Zuko sighed.

"Alright. I hope you have a happy birthday, Aang. I proud that you lived to be thirteen." He said. Every stared at him.

"What's THAT supposed to mean?" Katara questioned. Zuko just realized what he said.

"Oh! NO! That's not what I meant! I meant to say that I'm proud that he made it to his thirteenth birthday." He said. Everyone stared.

"Oh n-no! I meant that...well, since he had to battle Ozai, he defeated him and he lived, so I'm proud that he lived long enough to have his thirteenth birthday." Zuko attempted.

Silence.

"No! I meant that-t-that-ugh!" Zuko said, face-palming himself.

"When is Aang going to get here?" He thought. Just then, someone knocked on the door. To avoid any more problems, he rushed to the door and opened it. It was a messenger man, with a letter.

"I have a letter for Fire Lord Zuko," The man said. Zuko took the message and paid the man. He bowed respectfully and left. Zuko opened the letter and read it.

Dear Firelord Zuko,

We have captured you father, Ozai, and his accomplice. They appeared to have been traveling towards the Avatar's home in Ba Sing Se. Please reply back if you have any further orders for them.

Thank you,

Hun Lee (Warden of Ba Sing Se Prison)

(P.S- We are taking them back to the prison and putting them in a cell where they will definitely not escape again.)

Zuko's eyes widened at the very last line.

"NO!" He shouted. Everyone looked up at him.

"Uh…" Sokka said.

"Zuko?" Suki asked.

"Are you…" Mai said.

"Okay?" Toph asked.

Everyone stared at him. He laughed nervously with his hand on the back of his neck.

"I just received news that Ozai was caught." He said.

"Oh…good!" Ozai said, relieved.

"Then we have nothing to worry about." Katara said. Zuko laughed nervously once more.

"Hehe….yeah..." He said.

"Ok. We should leave. The party arranger guy said that we have to be a few hours early for the party." Suki pointed out.

And with that, the whole gang got on Appa and took off, going towards the party hall. Zuko was nervous the whole time.

"How am I going to get Aang back? If I order the guards to bring Aang back here, Ozai would realize that I knew about the switch. Then who knows what he would do? I hope Aang will find a way to escape again!" Zuko prayed silently.

Aang felt the carriage bump across the rocky road of Ba Sing Se. He could still see the party lights in the distance. He had an idea to escape, but didn't know how he was going to do it with the guards there. He looked up at Chen. He was still crying. He looked to his right. One of the guards fell asleep.

The other one ordered the carriage to stop. The guard got outside of the carriage and went inside a building, probably to buy food or something. Now was his chance.

"Psst. Chen." Aang whispered. Chen looked up at him.

"I know how to escape." Chen's eyes lit up.

"The handcuffs-are they made of Earth?" Aang asked. Chen nodded.

"Then earthbend out of them!" Aang said. Chen flinched at his own stupidity. How could he not have realized that before? Chen tensed up his wrists and broke the rocky material apart. He then worked on Aang's handcuffs. He was sure to be quiet, so he would not awaken the sleeping guard.

After they were done, they silently crawled out of the carriage and made a break for it.

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Just then, the guard came out of the store, eating a pastry. He found the carriage empty besides the sleeping guard and the carriage man. He smacked the other guard. He woke up.

"OW! What was that for?" He asked, rubbing his bruise.

"YOU IDIOT! YOU LET OZAI GET AWAY!" He screamed at him. The other guard looked around him.

"Oh…" he replied stupidly.

"You are so fired." The guard muttered. The sleepy guard glared at him.

"I'm fired? You're the one who stopped the carriage carrying dangerous criminals to get a pastry!" He pointed out.

The guard grunted in frustration, not knowing how the warden was going to take the news, let alone the Fire Lord. The sleepy guard looked at the delicious pastry in the other guard's hand.

"Are you going to eat that?"

~oOo~ oOo~oOo~oOo~oOo~oOo~oOo~oOo~

Meanwhile, Aang and Chen were running away, happily.

"Yes! Yes!" Chen exclaimed. Aang smiled. He knew there were a few hours left of traveling, since their near-arrest pulled them back, but they would get there in time. They just followed the lighting of the party hall and the drums playing in the Avatar's honor.

Aang sighed.

"Happy Birthday." He thought to himself.

Yay! They got away! Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Reviews are welcome. :)