Alright this chapter is long. There is some action but this isnt the good part yet. Plus someone changes sides. And another flashback. And fluff.
"Zuko there has to be another way." Aang pleaded. He was walking with his friend to his death and the young boy was not very fond of it.
"Aang this is gonna work." Zuko said. 'hopefully' he added to himself. "You guys are going to take Katara, Toph, and Suki and leave okay. I'd suggest Suki's house. Ozai wouldn't check there."
The courtyard Zuko knew they would be at was dead empty except on large car. Out came three men all holding a gun to one of the girls' heads.
The three boys ran up. "I'm here" Zuko yelled. "You got what you wanted. I'll go willingly. Now let them go!"
The men shoved Suki, Katara, and Toph to Sokka and Aang and they surrounded Zuko. Zuko smirked as Sokka led them off. "Now is when I double cross you" he said and took down one of the men. He took them down in painful ways as well. The first with a cracked spine. Another with a broken skull. And finally he found what he needed. One of the men he killed had a gun. Zuko grabbed it and within seconds the others held up their arms.
"You move, you get shot" Zuko commanded. Nobody moved. "Oh well" Zuko shrugged before shooting a bullet square in the chest of all the remaining workers. "That was too easy" the scarred teen muttered. Then Zuko realized what was going on. Another car was chasing his friends.
Zuko hotwired the empty car and sped off. "Get in!" Zuko ordered stopping briefly for Sokka to load everyone in the back. He sat next to Zuko.
"Get on the ground" Sokka said once he saw someone with a gun open the window.
"Sokka can you shoot?" Zuko asked. Sokka nodded and Zuko handed him the gun. "Actually better idea" Zuko said and the car sped up even more. They were back on public roads.
"Zuko slow down. We're not gonna make it" Sokka said panicking.
"Sokka take the wheel" Zuko ordered.
"What do you mean take the wheel" but Zuko was already climbing out the sunroof and jumping off the car.
"That's what he meant" Toph pointed out.
Zuko started running in the other direction. He felt like he had that night. But this wasn't cowardly. He needed to make sure they stopped following his friends. And he was back in the street corner. The same one Jet shot him at. Zuko stood in the ally as the car paked. He was done running.
"Ah heroic little Zuzu. I'd like to let you know someone in that car got shot. I don't know who though." Azula muttered. She sighed. "Zuko as much as I hate you, this is crazy. You need to get out of here before father comes"
"I can't Azula" Zuko said
"What happened that night Zuzu? Zuko what happened?!!!" Azula had tears in her eyes.
FLASHBACK Ozai slapped Azula. Tears formed in the girls eyes. She went to Ursa's body. "Azula go to your room and lock the door" she choked out in her ear. Zuko had came out when Ozai held up the knife. His face paled. Then Azula ran. There were screams. They were her brothers. When Azula came out her mother was dead. Ozai was locked in a room and Zuko was gone. His room smelled like blood and a trail of it led down the side of the window. On her brothers bed was a leather strip. Zuko wore it nearly always. Azula took it and slid it up her arm.
Azula looked at her arm. She was still wearing it.
"Azula I'm sorry. I promise if we make it out of this alive I'll tell you everything" Zuko said.
"Go find your friends. I'll see what I can do to stall dad" Azula said smiling.
"Good luck Zuzu" she added
"Good luck Zula" and with that Zuko ran off. Cutting through the ally ways. The car chase had made it to the freeway. Zuko muttered something before getting on the freeway. Yes he was going to get in on the chase on foot. A gun shot through the window of the car.
Then the car stopped. "No" the scarred teen whispered. He forced his legs to sprint to the car. Shots aimed at him now but he didn't care. Zuko picked the lock on the car and got in. Sokka was hunched over in the front, his shoulder shot and gashed with blood.
Zuko was already driving again when the others started talking. "Okay what do we do" Sokka hissed out.
"Zuko I know this is a bad time, but why is everyone after you?" Aang asked
"Look I have allot of explaining to do. I should have told you along time ago. I put you guys in danger just by being with you. I'm gonna fix this. I promise" Zuko said
"Sparky. Whatever's going on I'm with you. my only request is that I'm alive long enough to have my sixteenth birthday in a few years." Toph said.
"Look, I admitted when we were fourteen that one of your antics would get me killed. You know what.....let's go kick some illegal fire nation ass" Sokka raised up his good arm.
"You guys are awesome. I owe you one on the future" Zuko said
"Dude you owe us like twelve" Toph said
"Don't push it" Zuko added speeding up
Then a gunshot cracked the window on the drivers side. Zuko ducked in time to avoid being hit.
"Sokka where am I going. I can't see anything" Zuko panicked
"Ummm left....now" Sokka instructed.
And they ran into a building.
Sokka slapped his head. 'I meant right not left"
Okay Im pretty happy with this chapter. And if things seem confusing wait till the next chapter. Everythign falls into place.
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