Don'tDreamBeIt- Nope, Prussia's not going to be in this chapter at all. Thank you for your well-thought out reviews!

I repeat, there are no OCs in this fic. Unless I have to put in an extra for a gag. But no plot-changing OCs

Chapter 11 (Sokka POV)

"Sokka! What are we going to do!?" fretted Aang. "I have to master three more elements by next summer! That's six months!"

"Let's see, it took you 112 years to master Airbending," I said sarcastically. "Why wouldn't it take you six months to master the other three elements?"

"Thanks," said Aang sarcastically.

"You could get started on Waterbending," suggested Peter. "I mean, at least you have Katara here. And you could use some training too, Sokka."

"Eh?" I said, confused. "Why me?"

"I'm just being blunt here, but you're the only one besides Aang who really needs it," he said. "I mean, it's not just because you can't Bend. It's because you can't really fight, either."

"Hey!"

"P-Peter has a point…" stuttered Ravis. "I haven't seen a nonbender beat a Bender yet…"

"But I'm sure that there must be some way to beat a Bender without Bending!" said Peter cheerfully.

"Look! A lake!" Aang pointed.

"We can practice Waterbending there!" said Katara gleefully.

We landed next to the lake. Katara was showing Aang her Waterbending while Peter and Ravis took me to another end of the lake. "Your build seems inclined towards speed," said Peter. "But your main ability is your improvisation. You're clever, but you lack basic training."

I opened my mouth to say that Dad trained me, but then I realized that he didn't really do much besides show me his inventions. "Fine," I said. "What do you mean by training?"

"Mainly stuff like recovery and follow-ups," said Ravis. "Always remember, you can't defeat an opponent with only one blow. If he dodges, you're finished."

"Scary… hey, who trained you?" I asked.

Ravis shook fitfully, but Peter said, "My brother did. And he's pretty good."

"Your brother, eh?" I said. "What about you, Ravis?"

"I…I'm self taught," he said. "B-but d-don't think you can teach yourself! I learned on a battlefield… It's better to learn where you won't die."

I sighed. "Fine. Let's see this training of yours."

Peter left himself open. "Try to attack me. I'll show you what I mean."

I nodded, and rushed in for a swift, heavy strike. I swung my club hard-

Peter dodged to the left. I fell over from my overswing. "That's what I meant," he said as I got up. "You put too much stock in your first swing. You have to plan for a second and third move. What if your opponent dodges?"

The rest of Peter's training went more or less like that. I kept on falling face-first into the mud, while Peter and Ravis watched.

"All right, maybe that's…" I began, but a huge shadow fell over us. SPLASH!

"Sorry!" shouted Aang. "Katara was showing me this new Waterbending move, and the wave just washed all of our supplies away!"

I spat out a tiny fish. "Great… Didn't we pass a pier somewhere? They might have stuff."

X

"Three copper coins," said Katara. "That's all the money we have from King Bumi."

"H…I think that's all he could give us," said Ravis. "War can strain budgets like a sponge in a bowl of water."

"Spend it wisely," advised Katara.

"Look!" called Aang. "A completely unsuspicious boat with unsuspicious merchants!"

"For some reason, that reminds me of the dream I had last night," said Peter. "A cow was playing some sort of instrument…"

"Who cares?" I said, and we entered the merchant boat.

"Welcome!" said a man. "This is an unshady merchant's boat!"

"Why do you have a skull and crossbones flag in the corner?" asked Peter. "Are you pirates?"

The man grabbed Peter and whispered loudly, "We prefer the term 'High Risk Trader'."

Peter sighed. "Call yourselves what you will, we're still going to look around."

I agreed silently. There was a whole bunch of cool stuff here… Ooh, a monkey statue… Shiny…

"Is this… a Waterbending scroll?" Katara thought aloud.

"Let's see, it says Waterbending Scroll on the side, has the Water Tribe symbol on the wood core, and has pictures of people moving water around…" I said sarcastically. "Nope, it's a Firebending scroll."

"Sok~ka," said Katara. "Shut up."

"Fine."

"Yar, that be already sold," said a voice that sounded a lot like a pirate's. "Unless ye has two hundred gold coins."

Aang looked at the other four of us and said, "Don't worry; I've got this under control. Pirates love haggling."

"If you say so," said Ravis uncertainly.

Aang strode towards the captain confidently. "How's… one copper coin?"

"Are ye trying to be funny?"

"Two?"

"…Ye be an idiot."

"Three?"

"Are ye begging to be walk the plank?"

"All right, come off it," said Peter. "Let me handle this." He turned to the captain. "How about I give you this?"

"What that be?"

"It's a decorative paperweight," said Peter, holding a shiny metal object that he probably just made from Metalbending. "You can sell it for two hundred gold coins."

"GET OUT!" the captain grabbed all five of us by the scruffs of our necks and tossed us off the boat.

"Well, it's a possibility!" Peter called. "It may not be worth that much, but you can sell anything if you advertise it right!"

Katara cautiously looked around. "I think we should get out of-"

"YARRR!" screamed a pirate from the boat. "There they be! DON'T LET THEM ESCAPE!"

Ravis stood up, and slowly inhaled and exhaled. "In… out…" FREEZE! A large block of ice formed between us and them. "That should hold them for a while, but we've got to get out of here!"

We raced through the stalls of the pier, jumping over boxes and sliding under people. We shoved past crowds and clamored over roofs, even running into the Cabbage Merchant at some point. "MY CABBAGESSSS~~~!"

"Sorry!" Peter shouted back.

We kept on running, not daring to look back, until we caught sight of… "That's the edge of town!" I shouted. "If we can get though the underbrush, then we can get back to Appa!"

Aang was the first to go through, followed by Katara and Peter. Ravis beckoned me to go first, and I jumped through.

FREEZE~! A moment later, Ravis came through, thoroughly startled. "Th-let's not do ever do that again."

"Why would they chase us, anyway?" said Peter. "I mean, did they really want such a cheap replica of the Big Ben that much?"

"What's the-"

"Long story."

"K-Katara?" asked Ravis nervously. "Wh-what's that in your hand?"

"Katara… Why do you have that Waterbending scroll?" I asked.

X (Zuko POV)

"So, Uncle… we're delaying out lead on the Avatar just so we can get your White Lotus tile?" I said.

"That's… why?" asked Leit shyly. "Vhy vould you do zat, anyvay?"

"The Lotus tile is considered a small and minor piece," said Uncle. "But it is vital for my next move in Pai Sho!"

Liet sighed. I bet he was thinking, as long as we're not killing anyone

I sighed too, and we drifted towards the port known as The (Totally Not) Seedy Merchant's Port. Absolutely nothing suspicious about us was the motto of the town. Yeah right…

When we docked our boat, Uncle immediately hopped off and dragged Liet and I to go shopping. "The Lotus tile should be here somewhere…" he kept on saying.

After a while, I asked Uncle if I could go off on my own.

"You should calm down, nephew," said Uncle. "Enjoy life. I think there was a shop that sold these great egg custard pies somewhere. Go with Lietuva."

"Eh!?" said Liet.

"I will be okay on my own," said Uncle. "Go have fun with your friend."

Seeing as I couldn't exactly argue, I went and walked aimlessly with Liet. "How old are you, anyway?" I asked. "You don't seem to be much older than I am, but your battle instincts are incredible."

"I'm sev- nineteen," said Liet. [1] "But… I grew up trying to fend off attacks from this guy…" he began to sweat. "His name was Teutonic Knights. He used to pick fights with me all the time… And he grew up fighting to survive, tooth and nail… I felt like I was going to die…"

Ah. So that's the reason why Liet was so strong… he used to fight all the time. "What happened to this guy?" I asked. "Teutonic Knights?"

"You do not sink zat it is a strange name?" said Liet with his suddenly changing accent. When I shook my head he said, "He is still alive. To zis day, he still runs around picking fights…"

"Sounds like a nice guy," I said sarcastically. We found the store that sold the egg custard pies, and I paid for one. "By the way, remember that kid? Wasn't his name Peter or something? He called you something… it wasn't Liet… Lithuania?"

Liet was taken aback. "N-it's nothing… just a nickname…"

"Lithuania's pretty far off the mark," I said. "Compared to something like Liet… Liet…"

"Lietuva," Liet finished. He sighed. "I don't really get it either…"

That was strange… "And you called the other kid, Ravis, something like… Latvija?"

Again, Liet was taken aback. "Z-zat is also a nickname…"

I wasn't so sure… "ZUKO!" shouted Uncle. He and the soldiers were carrying all sorts of strange goods.

"You bought a Tsungi horn?" I said. "Really, a Tsungi horn."

"I thought it would be perfect for music night!" said Uncle.

"You have a music night?" asked Liet.

"Sure. We all gather around a bonfire and play music," said Uncle. "Zuko is one mean Tsungi horn player!"

"Uncle," I said, embarrassed. "H-hey, look! It's a merchant boat!"

"They might have a Lotus tile!" said Uncle, and he dragged us onboard. The people there were clearly pirates… the reptile-bird and the flag tipped me off.

"Yar, are ye seeking a bargain?" asked the captain.

"Yes," said Uncle. "What do you have?"

The seller showed us around, until he said, "We'd have more than this if it weren't for those Water tribe kids, that Earth kid, and that monk," bitterly.

Liet, Uncle and I all looked at one another. "Do you think…?"

"We should be looking for them," said the captain. "Get a tracking team together."

"We're looking for those people," I said. "We'll come with you."

The captain gave me a long, hard look. "Ye want to go with us pirates?" he sneered.

"Yes," I said defiantly.

The captain grinned. "Ye has spunk, kid. And we like spunk here." He turned to his seller. "Go get Baihua."

"Eh?!" said the pirate.

"Ye heard me," said the captain. "Go get her!"

"A-aye-aye, captain!" he dashed off belowdecks.

"Baihua's our best fighter," he told me. "But she's never enthusiastic about anything. Yer going to get along just fine…"

"Wait… I'm going with her?" I said.

"Alone," said the captain. "Yer not going with him," he told Liet. "Yer coming with the rest of us."

"B-but-" Liet stuttered, but he was cut off by a groan.

"Ugh…" a woman entered the room, hanging onto the walls. She was wearing glasses and a raggedy white kimono top with red pants (A/N think rough miko), and her yellow hair was braided in a single long plait. "I swear I'm never going to drink again."

I stared at her. "This is your best fighter?" I said. I was fine with a girl being the strongest, since I lived with Azula for thirteen years, but a hung over woman with glasses?

I turned to Liet to say how weak she looked, but he was shuddering in fear. "Ye will be coming with us," repeated the captain. "Are we clear?"

"Taip," he said without really listening.

"That was a yes," said Baihua from the other end of the cabin.

"Then it's settled," said the captain. "Ye two are going to run around the kids' camp, and get them from behind. If they try to run, you'll get them."

"Aye," said Baihua, not really paying attention.

"Is that clear?" the captain stressed.

"Cut off their escape route, that's all there is to it," said Baihua. "And go with this kid. I'm hung over, not stupid."

"It's not like you drink your tea with all this gross stuff," muttered the seller. "And you go and try to out-drink anyone who challenges even though you're the worst drunk we've ever seen."

The atmosphere changed slightly. "What did you say?" said Baihua, who somehow acquired a sword in the last ten seconds.

"I said-"

"That's enough," said the captain. "Mr. Oh, you're my second-in-command. Take care of the newbie." [2]

"Fine," said Oh disdainfully. "Baihua and kid, you're going through a detour in the forest. There should be a path marked with seven lines."

"Shall we go, then?" Baihua asked me. I nodded. "And stop sulking; it'll only make it all worse."

"Shut up," I said.

Baihua sighed. "That's what I meant by sulking. Bloody prat…"

We walked through the forest in sulky silence, until Baihua broke it. "You don't seem convinced that I can fight," she said. "Is it because I am a woman?"

"No," I said. "It's because you turned up hung over."

She smirked. "You're the first one to say something like that. The pirates just laughed at me until I broke Oh's leg."

"How?" I asked.

"With my bare hands," she replied. "But you're the only one I've met so far who hasn't given a thought about my gender affecting my skill."

"With a sister like mine, you'd be surprised," I said.

"Girls can be scary, can't they?" said Baihua.

I did a double take. "Why did you just say that as if you're not a girl?" I said.

"Because I'm actually a-"

"GRRAUR!" P-platypus-bear!

"Look out!" I shouted, and tried to light my flame-

SHING~! The next thing I knew, Baihua was crouched behind the platypus bear, sword drawn. The platypus-bear fell to the ground, sliced neatly in half. "That should feed the crew for a day or two," she said. She turned to me. "Let's hurry."

X (Latvia POV)

That night, Katara snuck out to practice with the scroll while she thought we were all sleeping. I snuck away after her, trying hard to be quiet. She was at the lakeside, but she didn't seem to be successful with her training. Her water was flowing and dropping irregularly. "Calm down," I said. She dropped her water.

"Ravis!? What are you doing here!?" Katara shouted, but I shushed her.

"You snuck off," I said. "Are you practicing?"

"Yeah," she said angrily. "Don't laugh at me!"

"I-I'm not," I said. "But… I think the reason why it's not working is because you're not calm. Water opposes fire, which is emotion and passion. You shouldn't be emotionless, but you're too angry for it to work."

Katara tried to use her move on me, but the water collapsed halfway through. "Why… Why can't I do it right!?"

I knelt close to her. "Take a deep breath," I said. "That's it… It'll work. You just have to unlock it."

"But… how?"

"You'll find a way."

Splash… Was that… "A boat!" I whispered to Katara urgently. "The pirates! They must have followed us!"

Katara tried to move the water to attack, but it collapsed halfway through. "Don't try a new move here!" I whispered. "It won't work right now. We're got to warn the others!"

Katara looked upset, but held in her feelings and nodded. We ran towards the camp, but then a pirate shouted, "There they are!"

Crap! I grabbed my knife and turned it into a sword, and sliced the air. A wave of freezing air flew towards them, and they were stunned for a moment. "Agh…"

CLAP! Someone grabbed Katara'a wrist. "Don't worry." Zuko! "I'll save you from the pirates."

SLAP! Another figure hit Zuko on the head. "That's going to get you bloody arrested," it said. A… woman? I took in all of her features, but I didn't recognize her… so why did the sight of her terrify me?

"Wha- Does it matter?!" shouted Zuko.

"Yes. It does."

"Argh… you're so annoying!" Zuko shouted, still holding on to Katara.

Katara headbutted Zuko, forcing him to let go of her, but the woman grabbed her by both her arms. "You're the one we want," she said. "Hand over the scroll and I won't have to turn you in."

"Wait," said Zuko, shoving in front of her. "We want to capture her and the Avatar."

FREEZE! I froze the air close to Zuko and the woman's bodies to startle them, and rushed in to grab Katara-

Thwack! The woman kneed me in the chest. It wasn't going to kill me, but it hurt like heck. "Just stay quiet for a little while," she whispered. "Latvia."

Wait… I knew her! Oh no… We were so dead… Everything went black.

X (Sokka POV)

My dream of a guy with a metal right arm and left leg faded with a sudden SNAP. I sprung up and examined my surroundings… Where was Katara? And Ravis? "Wake up," I tapped Aang and Peter. "Katara and Ravis aren't here."

"Katara's gone!?" Aang sat up.

Peter looked around. "I'm sure that Ravis can take care of himself, but where could they have gone?"

Thump… "Did you hear that?" I asked. "It sounded like a boat landing…"

Peter jolted up. "The pirates! They must have found us!"

"Too right," said a menacing voice. "Remember me? I'm Oh, the guy who was in the shop with you. And the second-in-command of the ship… if that girl Baihua doesn't interfere."

"Baihua?" I repeated. "You have a girl with you?"

"Why yes," said Oh, surprised. "Why not?"

"Well… I thought that all pirates were men," said Aang. "But then again, equality of the sexes and all that."

"There were some famous female pirates where I'm from," said Peter. "Like Anne Bonny and Mary Read. And Alvida-"

"None of us really thought that she could fight either," said Oh. "Until she broke my leg…"

"And that's why you're so mad at her," I concluded. "Then again, I'll be upset if someone broke my leg."

"Sokka, he's mad because she's threatening his position," said Peter.

"Hah, didn't think a kid like you would know so much about politics," said Oh.

"It's simple once you get right down to it. Someone always wants power for their group or themselves," said Peter. "That explains most of it. The rest is ideology."

Oh grinned. "But you didn't realize that I was just buying time! Your friends have already been captured!"

THWACK! I hit Oh hard on the head with my club. "No time to lose. Katara and Ravis are in danger!"

Oh managed to get back up somehow, but we were already running. "Katara must have been practicing her Bending," said Aang. "She must be near the lake!"

We sprinted through the woods, out feet barely touching the earth. Katara was in trouble! That scroll was bad news! "Katara!" I shouted upon reaching the shores.

"Sokka!" she shouted back. She was tied to a tree, her arms and legs restrained. Ravis was on the ground, out cold. "Zuko and the pirates are here! It's a trap!"

WHOOSH! As if on cue, fire blasted from one side. Zuko! "I have to admit, I respect you for running after your sister," he said. "But it all ends-"

TWANG! Peter slammed his gauntlet on Zuko's head. "Now!" Zuko shouted before he fainted.

A wave of pirates launched themselves at the three of us. Aang used his Airbending to knock them all off balance, and Peter Bent chains around them. Snap… I whipped my club around to hit the guy who tried to sneak up on me from behind.

I missed! "Too bad, k-" WHAM! I kicked him in the shin. "So that's what you meant by second strikes," I said.

"Yar," said the pirate captain. "Ye be good opponents, but you haven't seen out best. Baihua!"

I spun around to see the last people left: Zuko's uncle; who was in the background as usual, Liet; who was hiding behind a tree for some reason, and a shocked-looking woman with yellow hair and glasses.

"She won't fight," said a voice from the trees. That guy named Oh! "She's a traitor. She's been working for the Fire Nation this whole time!"

The woman glared at him. "That's bloody ridiculous. Why would I-"

"You were with Zuko in the forest!" said Oh. "You two were alone, right?"

"Yes," she admitted. "But you're the one who-"

"She's not with us!" shouted Zuko.

"Yer a traitor?" said the captain, drawing his sword.

"No," she said, shaken. "No, there's no bloody way-"

"If ye are really on our side," said the captain, "then kill these kids."

Baihua stopped. "You… you want me to kill them?"

The captain nodded.

Someone tapped me on the shoulder. Katara! "Peter cut my ropes. Let's get out of here!" I nodded, and dragged the unconscious Ravis with us as we scurried into the bushes.

"I won't do it," said Baihua defiantly. I stopped to listen. "I'm not going to kill anyone."

Oh spat, and drew his knife blades. "It's a shame, you know. To kill the last descendant of the Air Nomads."

"Air Nomads?!" shouted Aang. She's an Air Nomad!?

Zuko couldn't believe it either. "…Baihua?"

Baihua looked to the side and muttered something.

"Eh?" said Oh. "Couldn't hear you. Imminent death starting to frighten you?"

THWACK! Baihua roundhouse-kicked Oh in the chest. "Bloody wanker," she muttered.

"Baihua," said the captain viciously. "You dared to attack your shipmate? So you really are a traitor…" He stomped his foot, and Bent a wave of rocks at her.

"Look out!" Aang got up and tried to Airbend with his staff-

WHOOSH! Baihua Airbent the rocks, sending them hurtling to the side. The next moment, she slammed the hilt of her sword into the pirate captain's head. He crumpled. "That should teach you," she muttered.

In the background, Liet picked up the unconscious Zuko and carried him over his shoulder with his uncle in tow. The four of us who were conscious looked at each other. "Let's run," said Katara. "Appa should be nearby."

We snuck along the path to our camping spot. As Katara predicted, Appa was still there. With a whooshing noise, Aang jumped on top of Appa. Peter clambered up the saddle, and I passed Ravis's limp body up to him. As soon as I let go of him, a woman shouted, "Oi!"

Peter dropped Ravis on his head, and he woke up again. "U-uwaah! Wh-what are you doing here!?" Ravis shouted, startled.

I looked at where he was looking. It was that woman! Baihua! "Why are you following us?" I asked, boomerang in hand.

She sighed. "Look, you should know," she looked straight at Peter.

Peter was oblivious. "I'm sorry, but I've never seen you before in my l-"

Baihua hurled her still-sheathed sword at Peter, and knocked him over. "Hey!" he shouted as he scrambled back up. "What was that for!?"

"Peter. Last night you dreamt of a cow, right?" she asked. What does that have to do with anything?

"Right," said Peter, surprised. "It was playing a flute or a recorder."

"No, it was some sort of reed instrument if you looked closely," she replied.

"Actually, it looked more like a horn or a tuba… metal, not wood."

"Don't be ridiculous, it was definitely not shiny at all."

"Wait a minute … we both had the same dream last night," said Peter. "And it was of a cow playing a musical instrument… does that mean that we're the long lost heirs of a kingdom with a name that is a pun on a popular kind of sweet?" [3]

Baihua slapped herself. "You've been reading too much Terry Pratchet, Peter."

Recognition dawned upon Peter's face. "Who are you, anyway!?" shouted Katara. "You were with the pirates! You hit Ravis in the chest! What gives you the right to-"

"How could I have known that they wanted to bloody kidnap you!?" shouted Baihua. "I came after you to take back the scroll, nothing more and nothing less."

Katara tossed the scroll as Baihua. "If you want it, take it. Take it and go!"

Baihua caught it, but didn't leave. "By the way, you forgot this," she said, and tossed a blue necklace at Katara.

"My mother's necklace!" she shouted, and tied the ribbon around her neck.

"I think you did the right thing, choosing your friends over that, no matter how much you value it," said Baihua.

Katara shot her a nasty look. "But don't think I forgive you for that. You have the scroll now, go!"

"As a matter of fact, I'm not here for the scroll anymore. Right, Peter, Ravis?"

Peter flung Baihua's sword at her with astonishing speed. It hit her right on the head with a loud CLONG! "What the bloody hell was that for?!" she shouted indignantly.

Peter smiled. "It's because you're my bloody brother. Isn't that right- Jerk-Arthur?"

TO BE CONTINUED!

[1] Liet saying "I'm sev-Nineteen."- Lithuania is actually more than seven hundred years old. He starts his sentence with his real age, but he changes to his human age halfway through.

[2] Mr. Oh- Yes, the seller's name really is Oh. But since his name would have come out awkward when his name is the first word in a sentence, I call him Mr. Oh.

[3] The cow, the instruments, and the kingdom- all a reference to the book Pyramids by Terry Pratchet. In that book, in a kingdom with a name pun that is lost on people who do not know what a Jelly Baby is, a dream of a cow playing any kind of musical instrument means that they're the heirs to the throne.

In Chinese, Baihua can mean 'white flower'.

Sealand and England share a subconscious, so they get the same dreams. Cool, but creepy.

Like I said, no OCs.

Why is Iggy a girl? Did the same thing happen to Prussia? And when will Sokka finally be trained properly?