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~Icy Waters~

As Zuko dove into the water, it rushed through his mind that he didn't understand why he was doing something so stupid. The only thing he could think of was that he felt he needed to. If he didn't do this, he felt he would regret it for the rest of his life, even more so then dishonoring his father so many seasons ago.

The air rushed and whistled past his ears, piercing his mind at the harshness of it. His heart pounded fast due to the adrenaline. His body then felt completely numb as the icy water covered his body. It was only after the cold feeling that the wet one came.

He opened his eyes, which instantly stung from the cold and saltiness of the water. However, Dami was sinking into the deeps caught his eye and he quickly kicked towards her, hoping to be able to catch up with her before he ran out of breath.

Closer and closer and closer he came. The lemur was still clutched in her arms. Air bubbled were escaping from both of their noses and mouths, causing Zuko to push up faster and harder. As he grabbed hold, he felt like his lungs would burst, but quickly turned toward the surface.

His chest was still pounding from the adrenaline rush, but something else was now causing it to pound. His lungs felt like Azula was sticking a million pins in them. His head felt like he'd been hit by a major martial arts blow. Thus, it came to a surprise to him that he even made it to the surface.

He then saw a rope hit the surface and to his best ability, he grabbed it, feeling himself being pulled back towards the deck. His muscles ached from the strain and also from the fact, his body was numb, or near so. His uncle and one other pulled them over the railing onto the deck.

Chaos was all around him. Nearly all of his soldiers were in someway or form unable to move. Iana was rubbing her wrists while the male water tribe member tried to bring the male Airbender to consciousness by slapping his face. No… it wasn't just an Airbender, but the Avatar.

Zuko then realized that the creature and Dami were cold, unmoving, not a breath coming from their bodies. Instinct, though his body itself was cold, told him to use his body heat to bend warmth back into the girl. As he began to do so, he saw the water bending out of Dami and the Lemur's mouth, hitting him in the face.

It was then that the water tribe girl, who had helped Uncle Iroh haul them up, grabbed Dami from his arms, hurried back towards where the rest of them were. This caused Dami to let go of the lemur, leaving it on the cold deck of the ship, only to be scooped up by Iroh, who began to put body heat back into the poor creature.

Without being given an order, a few of the soldiers began to move on them. The water tribe girl suddenly bent water into a very thin sheet of ice. Iana and Aang then used their Airbending skills to send a snowstorm at the men, allowing them to escaper to the beasts and take off.

"Must… stop…" Zuko chattered out. However, his uncle quickly shook his head.

"First, we need to get you warmed up,"