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Chapter 10

"FIND HER IMMEDIATELY!" Zuko yelled at the guards," Interrogate Hakoda until he cracks! I don't care about the costs!"

The guards bowed and filed out of the door. Zuko yelled and threw his papers off of his desk. He turned towards his fireplace and ran a hand through his hair.

"Zuko, she will be fine", Azula assured him, placing a hand on his back to comfort him. They never were close, but even Azula was upset. Katara was like her sister and she was stolen," I will find her."

"Yeah, and how are you going to do that?" Zuko scoffed and shrugged her off," You're just a child."

"Okay", Azula raised her eyebrows," First of all, I will ignore your rudeness given the situation, but I will find her. You don't know how forceful I can be. I will leave in an hour."

Azula walked out of her brothers office and he was left by himself.

"Dammit", he cried," Why did they have to take her?"

"Take me back!" Katara yelled at her brother," How dare you defy me!"

"Do you even hear yourself?!" Sokka threw his arm out at her," 'Don't defy me?' Who do you think you are?"

"I am the wife of a very powerful man. I am the Fire Lady. I help rule a nation!" she yelled at him," And regardless of all of those titles, I am your sister! How dare you leave me! And then when I become happy and make a life for myself, you feel like you have the right to come and steal me away?"

Sokka looked at her and then looked away.

"I had a life! I have a husband you loves me and I love him! He will not rest until he finds me", she told them," Just be prepared for that."

"Katara, your father spoke to me and-", Aang started to talk to her.

"YOU don't even have a right to speak to me!" Katara brought her hand up in front of him," I don't even know you. You have no right!"

"Well he is the Avatar... Is whole thing is about bringing peace and right now, your family definitely needs it", Toph laughed.

"I don't care about any of this!" Katara yelled," Where the hell are you people taking me anyways?"

"We are taking you to see the Air Temples so you can see what has been done and that we aren't lying to you", Suki explained.

"I wasn't talking to you", Katara spat out," I don't even know you. I don't care about the Air Temples!"

She didn't realize what she said until she said it. Sokka looked at her in shock as did the rest of them. Aang looked like he was ready to kill Katara.

"How dare you say that about my people!" Aang flew towards her and yelled in her face," How would you feel if you were the last person left of your kind?! How would you feel watching your people die and perish right in front of your very eyes?"

He went back to the top of his bison's head and Katara just stayed silent. She didn't really mean what she said... Did she?

"Who are you?" Sokka asked with disappointed drenching his words. He rolled away from her, cuddling against Suki. Katara looked over at Toph and she did the same. She felt alone. She laid down and curled into a ball, crying silently. She missed her home and her friends. She missed Zuko. She was wondering what he was doing right now. She hoped he was looking for her.

Zuko laid in his bed, curled into a ball. He hated the feeling of being alone in their bed. He let a single tear fall down his face before wiping it away in anger. He threw the blankets off of him and got dressed. He put his fighting wraps on and put his duo dai swords in the holder on his back. He didn't care if he was Fire Lord. He wanted his wife back and he was going to go to any lengths to get her.

He walked out of their palace and continued towards the dock.

"I see you had our same idea", Azula appeared next to him with Ty Lee and Mai.

"I thought you already left", Zuko told her, continuing his path.

"I wanted to see what you would do first. I knew you would go after her yourself", Azula smiled. She was decked out in her armor and had her hair up. Ty Lee was also wearing armor. Mai just wore her robes.

"What are you doing here?" Zuko asked Mai," I would have figured you hated Katara."

"I do", Mai responded," But Azula and Ty Lee are upset and I don't like seeing my friends upset."

"What did you get out of Hakoda?" Zuko asked Azula, completely ignoring what Mai had said.

"He told us where they were taking her", Azula responded," They are taking her to the Air Temples to show her what happened... You are aware of what happened right?"

"I have a pretty good idea", Zuko told her," I found the papers for it and confronted father about it."

"What did he do?" Azula kept pushing.

"Nothing much he could do", Zuko walked faster,"I am Fire Lord. My word triumphs over his."

"So I take it you are disappointed in my actions..." Azula asked. She couldn't believe she was actually kind of hurt her brother might be unhappy with her. Being friends with Katara is changing me she thought to herself.

"No. You were following orders of the Fire Lord", Zuko told her," But your new orders are are to find my wife and to get through anyone that would stand in her way."

"With pleasure", Azula smiled and they walked into the night.

"We're almost there", Aang told Katara," I just want to warn you that what you will see is going to shock you."

Katara didn't respond. Just looked out into the land that they were flying over. She thought to herself that if this was a different circumstance, she would enjoy this. It was magical being over the land so high in the sky, riding on the clouds. Clouds Katara thought to herself and looked around her. She realized they were surrounded by clouds and clouds means water and water means... Freedom.

She looked at her brother and his friends. None of them were looking at her. She brought her hands up and traced them along the clouds. She gradually was sucking water out until she had these two very long strands of water. She stood up and brought the water closer to her.

"Listen up!" Katara yelled and they turned to face her," You are going to turn this thing around bring me back home before I kick all of you to the next century!"

"Nice try Princess!" Toph laughed," You don't wanna go up against me!"

"There is no earth around her", Katara smiled.

"No", Aang told her," But there is air."

"I don't care if I have to fight you!" Katara yelled at him," Turn around!"

As they were arguing, no one steered Appa. He was flying towards the side of a mountain.

"Katara, you are being unreasonable!" Sokka yelled at her.

"Unreasonable! You kidnapped me!" Katara yelled back," You cocky piece of-!"

She was interrupted by Appa jerking to the side from avoiding the mountain side. They all were flung to the side of the saddle. Katara flipped over the saddle and hung onto the saddle to keep from falling to the ground. The same happened to Suki and Sokka was trying to pull her up.

"Sokka help me!" Katara yelled, her fingers slipping.

"Hang on!" he yelled to her," Suki, c'mon!"

He grabbed Suki and pulled her into the saddle.

"Someone! Sokka!" she yelled. She couldn't believe that Sokka went to grab his girlfriend before her...

"Katara! Grab my hand!" Aang yelled at her. She was about to grab his hand, but her hand slipped.

"Help!" she screamed as she fell. She was screaming when someone grabbed onto her from the side and shot into the side of the mountain. She looked up and saw Zuko holding them from a knife that he stuck in the mountain side.

"Zuko!" she smiled and clung to him," I was so scared I'd never see you again."

"I would never let you leave me", he cried to her and kissed her. She looked out to the sky and saw Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai in a hot air ballon flying towards Appa. Azula shot out fire and started to burn some of Appa's hair to bring him lower to the ground.

"Don't hurt him!" Katara yelled out to them, but they couldn't hear her. She saw Appa slowly starting to go towards the ground. Azula was lowing the hot air balloon to beat them to it.

"Let's go!" Zuko told her and he let go of the mountain as they fell towards the ground.

"We are going to hit the ground!" Katara yelled at him.

"I've got you", he told her. Just as they were about 100 feet off the ground, Zuko pulled a strap on his chest and a parachute shot out. They landed on the ground gracefully just as Appa and Azula landed in the trees behind them.

"C'mon!" Zuko grabbed Katara and they ran to them.

Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee were already out and waiting for all of them to get out of Appa's saddle.

"You guys have some damn explaining to do!" Zuko ran into the clearing and walked straight up to Sokka.

"Don't you? You killed a nation!" Sokka yelled and press his forehead against Zuko's. They were pressing against each other, both had their mouth's curled up showing their teeth.

"Stop it!" Katara yanked on Zuko," I just want to go home."

"No way!" he pushed Katara away," I'm gonna deal with this traitor!"

"Yeah! Let's have it then!" Sokka pushed against him," You better know though, I have trained with Master Piandao."

"Who do you think was the student he told you that beat him at his own game?" Zuko pulled his dual dao swords out and twirled them in his hand. Sokka yelled and launched himself at Zuko. They clashed swords and begun to fight.

"Stop it!" Katara cried out, but no one listened to her.

"You better make your friend back off!" Suki yelled. She ran towards the boys, but she was blocked by Ty Lee.

"You are not prettier than us!" Ty Lee yelled. She begun fighting Suki, trying to find Suki's pressure points, but Suki evaded her two fingers that could paralyze a person. Katara looked over and saw Mai already going at it with Aang.

"Looks like it's just you and me, Princess", Toph smirked and then moved quickly sending a rock wall towards Katara. Katara flipped backwards and landed on top of the rock wall.

"Nope!" she yelled out," Just me!"

She twirled with her arms gestured out in front of her. She sucked all the water out of the trees that were in a 20 mile radious. She never has done waterbending to this extent, but the rage in her and her old self were in such a conflict within her, she able to do this.

She brought the wave that was on par with a tidal wave over everyone's heads, blocking out the light. Everyone looked up at her and at the wave that was suspended over their heads.

"Katara..." Sokka said quietly.

"One more punch, one more kick, one more sword thrown, I will drown all of you!" Katara cried," Enough! Drop your weapons!"

Zuko put his swords on his back and Sokka put his sword away.

"You four, get in the damn hot air balloon now!" Katara cried," Toph, lower me, slowly."

Toph did as she said. Even though she couldn't see what was going on, she could feel it. Katara walked slowly towards the hot air balloon, rotating her hands so that they were covered by a big water dome.

"Katara, I've never seen you do anything like this", Sokka admired his sisters abilities.

"There's a lot you don't know about me", Katara told him," Now heres what is going to happen. We are going to get in our hot air balloon and we are going to follow you to the Air Temples."

"Katara! I don't think-!" Azula started, but Katara cut her off.

"You are in no position to bargain right now!" Katara snapped at her," As far as any of you are concerned, I will drown all of us right now..."

"Katara", Zuko said quietly," You couldn't possibly mean that..."

He was hurt that she would threaten to hurt him.

"Don't I?" she spit out," I don't care how my brother has betrayed me. No one hurts him except me... NOW GET IN THE DAMN BALLOON ZUKO!"

He turned and climbed into the balloon, looking back at his wife as she her emotions were slowly being torn apart. He was worried about her and how much stress she was under right now.

"Katara?" Aang asked, walking slowly toward Katara.

"Get on Appa now!" she yelled at him. Her voice cracking from yelling so much. He listened without question and soon they were both ready to go up. Katara gently made holes in the water come so they could float out without getting soaked. When both Appa and the balloon were above the water dome, Katara gently pushed her hands down and the dome slowly started to condense and soak into the earth. By the time she was done, the ground was swamp like and very soggy, but nothing was harmed or endangered.

"Lead the way", she yelled to Aang. He turned Appa around and they started to go the route they were taking before all this happened.

"Follow them", she told Zuko. He did as he was told and blew fire into the furnace. They lurched forward and were soon following them closely.

"Katara, I still don't think we should go with them", Azula spoke up. She was very scared what Katara would think when she saw what had happened to the Air Temple. What she did to it...

"Why? Are you afraid of what I'm about to see?" Katara turned to face her," I know they probably aren't lying. I know all the Air Nomads are probably dead... I just need to see it for myself, so until I decide what to do or how I feel about my so called 'good' friends who would do such a thing to innocent people, please, do not speak."

She turned back to face her old friends flying in front of them and prepared herself for what she was going to see.

"We're almost there!" Aang yelled back to them. Katara tied her hair up and prepared herself. They rounded a mountain and she gasped in horror.

"Oh my..." she brought her hand to her mouth. She looked at the Air Temple that was in utter chaos. The building still had smoke coming off of it. Parts of the walls and temples were blown out. And right smack in the middle of it was a huge Fire Nation flag.

"Katara..." Azula cried out," It's not what... It's just..."

Katara looked at her like she was a stranger," How could you do this?"

Azula covered her face and sobbed. Katara turned to Zuko, tears rimming her eyes," Did you have anything to do with this?" He walked to her and put his hands on her shoulders," Katara, if I did, I would tell you now. I am going to be honest, I found out after I became Fire Lord and when I found out, I put the plans my father made to an end. I swear... This is wrong and I saw that."

Katara nodded and accepted what he said. She still didn't feel like hugging him, but at least she knew her husband wasn't a monster... Like his father and sister.

They lowered onto the ground and Katara hopped out of the basket before anyone else. She walked past Appa and her brother and Aang. She walked forwards until she was at the entrance of the temple. She looked around her and saw corpses. People who died and were just left outisde to rot.

She fell to the ground and cried. She dry heaved until she felt like she going to be sick. Past her Zuko, Sokka, and Aang watched her as she came to the realization that they were right... She wanted to ignore the bad stuff because her home life was becoming so great. She was queen to a nation and had a powerful husband. Why would she want to know what goes on outside of her walls. Even her bedroom walls. Ever since Zuko and Katara married, they spent more time in their bedroom having 'private' time more than ever.

"Katara..." Aang approached her and sat down on the ground next to her," It's okay."

"Aang.." she choked out," I am... so sorry."

She threw her arms around Aang and hugged him tightly," I am so sorry we did this to your people. If this happened to my own town. I will help you rebuild this. We will fix this."

Aang smiled and hugged her back," Thank you. I'm glad you saw what was happening before anything horrible happened further."

Katara stood up," We are going to fix this right now. We are going to give Aang's people a proper burial. Right now. Sokka, Toph, everyone, we are going to do the right thing starting today!"

Zuko stepped forward and smiled at his wife," That sounds like an excellent idea. Toph, let's go clear some graves for them. Sokka, Suki, Aang, Mai, and Ty, go count the people that we need to bury. Aang, why don't you go and help them, name the people, if you can so we make proper headstones." Everyone stood, smiled, joined hands, and did as they were told.

"Azula", Katara walked up to her friend," You have your own chore. I want you to go burn down the Fire Nation flag."

Azula bowed and started to climb up the buildings to get to the flag. Katara knew burning the flag that she had put there would prove whether or not she was truly sorry for waht she did to this nation.

Katara stood watching her friends do what they were told to do and felt a sense of pride surge through her. Zuko walked up behind her and draped an arm around her shoulders.

"I love you", Zuko looked at the temple. Someone started putting out the trails of smoke that were still coming out of the temple.

"I love you too", Katara looked up at him," Nothing like this is ever going to happen again Zuko."

"Of course not Katara! I'm hurt you would even think I'm capable of doing something like this", Zuko told her. She smiled and gave him a hug.

"We're fixing this", Katara looked around," Go help Toph with the graves! You said you'd help!"

"I'm going!" Zuko smiled and smacked Katara on her backside. She smirked and started to help her friends move bodies by flowing water underneath them and floating them towards the entrance.

About 6 hours later, they had finally finished their mission. They had about 60 graves lined up. 4 rows with 15 graves in each. They all had gravestones with their names. Azula had burned down the flag and they had started to clean up some of the debri from the walls. Toph had helped by bending earth and covering some patches that were blown out on the walls.

"It's looks great guys!" Aang wiped away a tear," This means so much to me and my people."

"Aang, I am truthfully and honestly sorry that I did this to your people. At the time, I just kept telling myself I was just following orders that my father gave me, but being friends with Katara, has taught me right and wrong", Azula told Aang tearing up," Aang, I am so sorry."

Aang looked at her with a hard look and sighed," I don't think I can ever trust you, but I accept your apology. So what now?"

"We go home and send people to help rebuild your temples", Katara smiled.

"Thank you", Aang hugged her and she hugged back. Katara thought he lingered a little bit longer than he needed to, but she didn't think much of it.

"Sokka, why don't you come visit us in a couple of days?" Katara suggested to her brother as she hugged him goodbye.

"Will do", he hugged her back," I'm glad to see a little bit of the old you."

She smiled and the 5 of them climbed into the hot air balloon to take off.

"I'm proud of you", Zuko hugged his wife and kissed her," I'm excited for you to finally get home."

"Me too", Katara sighed," Azula, I'm proud you did the right thing."

She nodded and smiled, but inside she was worried how disappointed her father was going to be with her. He isn't the Fire Lord anymore... Calm down she thought to herself.

They finally reached home and Katara hugged Ty Lee and Mai goodbye. Mai wasn't to thrilled about being hugged by Katara, but she did it anyways to thank her.

"Where's my father?" Katara asked them as they walked into the home.

"Please don't be mad with me Katara", Zuko started," But he was escorted to the prisons... I will have him released immediately though."

She nodded. She was a little mad, but she understood where he was coming from. He was hurt that her father betrayed her and sold her out. He needed to get information out of him to find her.

Katara didn't go to say anything to Ozai or her father, but went straight to her room so she could relax and feel more at home again.

She sighed as she soaked herself in a bath. She could feel the stress of all that happened slowly soak away. She soaped down her body and guided her loofa between her legs when a thought struck her. She hadn't had her monthly in about two months... She was always on time. She could even pin point it down to the day she would begin her period. She dried herself off calmly and walked to Azula's room.

"Azula?" she opened the door a crack and poked her head in. Azula was on her bed having her nails done by her chamber maid," Can I speak with you?"

"Leave us", she shooed her made away. She waited until the maid left before Katara walked in and sat at the foot of Azula's bed.

"What's up?" she scooted towards Katara.

"I think I might be...", she took a deep breath and continued,"...pregnant."

"What?" she replied shock," What makes you think that?"

"Well my monthly have always been on time to the point where I can even tell what day it will happen and it hasn't. For two months!" Katara explained to her.

Azula huffed and thought for a minute," Alright. Here's what we are going to do. I'm assuming you don't want Zuko to know all of this just yet, so we will have a doctor come here today who does this sort of thing and we will find out by tonight."

Katara nodded," Okay. When should the doctor be here?"

"I will call for her right now and she should be here in about an hour", Azula got up and instantly started to dress," Just stay in here. Zuko never comes in here."

Katara nodded and rung her hands together as Azula left. She didn't know what to think...

"Well Katara", Doctor Hoshima addressed stretching back from Katara on Azula's bed and looked at her. She had Katara's legs propped up and preformed an exam on her. At first Katara was a little uncomfortable with the sitaution, but she knew it was for a good cause.

"So?" Katara sat up and looked at the doctor, fear etched in her face.

Hoshima shrugged, sighed, and looked at her," It would appear you are with child. About a month to be exact..."

Katara's eyes widened and she looked at Azula who's face was identical to hers," Azula...?"

Azula rushed to her side and hugged her," This is a blessing Katara! Zuko will be so happy!"

Katara nodded and stood up, placing a hand on her stomach.

"I will leave you two then. But first, your baby will be due in about 8 more months. Around the winter solstice to be exact, so plan for that. If you have any questions or concerns, just call for me."

Katara nodded quickly," Yes, thank you."

Hoshima bowed and left quickly.

"What should I do?" Katara cried," I'm so young! Zuko and I have barely been married and now I'm pregnant?"

"It's a blessing in disguise Katara!" Azula hugged her," You guys were going to have a child someday. I mean, you shouldn't be so surprised the way you two have always been going at it."

Katara smirked," Thanks for that. Alright, well I guess I'll get dressed and go tell him."

"Good luck", Azula smiled and crossed her fingers.

Katara found Zuko in the zen garden, playing with a stick in the sand.

"Having fun?" Katara smiled at him doing such a childish act.

"Huh?" he looked up and smiled," Oh. Yeah, I was just letting my mind wander. What are you doing out here?"

He stood and walked over to her," We need to talk Zuko..."

"About?" he quircked his eyebrow and smiled," You sound serious."

"This is serious Zuko", she set her mouth in a line. His face fell and he held her hand, guiding her to a bench," Katara what's wrong?"

He helf her hand and looked at her with worry.

"Zuko", Katara began," I'm... I'm pregnant."

His face froze in shock, his eyes widening to the size of a fist. She looked away and allowed what she just told him to sink in.

"You're... You're..." he stood up and began to pace fast.

"Zuko, calm down", Katara stood and walked towards him," It's not that big of a deal!"

"Not that big of a deal?! Are you kidding me?" he yelled at her," I just became Fire Lord! I just got married! I am about to begin to rebuild a nation and now you're telling me I'm going to be a father and it's not big deal?"

Her face grew red," First of all, I'm younger than you! By two years! Second, I just became the queen to your nation and I'm the one who acted upon the duty to rebuilding the air nation first! Third, I just got married also. Do you think I'm thrilled to share my body? At least you get to remain the same! My body is going to be morphed and having a child grow in me!"

He stopped and sighed. He knew she had a point, but he was terrified to be a father.

"Katara, you don't understand. I don't want to be my father", he told her and ran a hand through his hair," What if I'm not a good parent? What if my son ends up like my father? What if I don't raise this child right?"

Katara walked to him and embraced him," Zuko, you are going to be an amazing father. You will have me here, ya know... I love you so much. There is no one I would rather have this child with than you."

He smiled and kissed her," I can't believe I'm going to be a father."

"I can't believe I'm going to be a mother", she smiled.

"There he is!" they heard from the entrance of the garden. They saw 5 of their guards marching towards them. Zuko was about to ask them what was going on when they handcuffed him.

"What is the meaning of this? Unhand me!" he yelled at them as they walked him back inside.

"Guards, stand down!" Katara yelled at them and yanked on the guards arm.

"Silence woman!" the guard pushed her away and she landed on the ground. Katara was about to get up and attack when another guard came up behind her and handcuffed her.

"What is going on?" Katara yelled and tried to jump away," What are you doing? Let me go! I'm your Fire Lady!"

"Not anymore your not!" he roughly brought her up and made her march behind where Zuko was.

"You will answer me now! I am your Fire Lord!" Zuko yelled at them," What is the meaning of this?"

"Lord Ozai has put a warrant out for you and your wife!" the guard told him.

"What are you talking about!" Zuko yelled," What have I done?"

"We know what you did to the Air Nation and your plans against Ba Sing Se", the guard told him," Your guards were caught at the wall of Ba Sing Se just in time."

"What are you talking about?!" Katara yelled," We have been at the Air Nation all day with the Avatar!"

"Silence!" the guard struck Katara. The last thing Katara saw and heard was Zuko yelling her name and her head smacking against the ground.

Well there it is! Let me know what you think!

kpossible4250: I don't really ever plan my plots to my stories. I usually just write and then the story comes to me as I write. Maybe I will tie in the school, but I think I just used that so Zuko and Katara could meet. Honestly, I had no idea my story was going to go like this. I thought it was just going to be in the school, but ya know :) Maybe after this ends, I will write another one where they stay just in school! And congrats on your story :) I will have to check it out!

Demonpie17: You are so sweet :) Your review made me laugh out loud which hardly ever happens! I'm so glad you like the story and since so many people requested the steam baby, I through it in! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Irianna Marie: In this chapter she did go a little bit back to her old self. I think it was just her new surroundings that were going to her head. The 'royal life'. Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

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