A/N: This chapter is the break out from Boiling Rock prison, based on the canon. Thank you to everyone who reviewed and favourited the last chapter. I'm sorry for the lateness of the update, but the past few weeks have been hectic. This is going to be the last chapter before the epilogue.

Summary: "No matter how many deaths that I die, I will never forget. No matter how many lives that I live I will never forget. There's a fire inside this heart and a riot about to explode into flames." Sequel to 'A Beautiful Lie' in which Jet survived. Goes from the Fall of Ba Sing Se up until the end of Sozin's Comet, spoiler warning.

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender

Hurricane

Chapter 13

"Oh, shit..." Sokka swore.

Zuko had been taken away by prison guards and they were supposed to be escaping. Sokka himself had only just narrowly escaped from being picked out in a line up by Chit Sang. He had just convinced the guard on duty to let the prisoners out of their cells, and now he had to find everyone else and put the escape plan into action – he had told his dad and Suki where to meet him, but he hadn't had the chance to speak to Jet and he had no idea where Zuko had been taken. He could only hope that Jet managed to find them by chance and that the Prince would be able to escape on his own.

"Sokka!"

"Jet! Do you have any idea where anyone else is?" Sokka asked, making his way over to the Earth Kingdom rebel.

Jet shook his head. "Who are we waiting for?"

"My dad, Suki and Zuko."

"I haven't seen your dad, I have no idea who Suki is and I would've thought that Zuko would be with you." Jet frowned.

"No... I went to see him and tell him about the plan," Sokka explained. "But the guards took him away when I was there – they had orders from the Warden. I don't know where he's been taken or what's happening."

Jet's eyes were wide with fear. "You don't think...?"

"No." Sokka said, shaking his head. "I would know if they were moving him away from the prison – he would be extremely heavily guard. They wouldn't execute him here either – the Fire Lord would want it to be a public execution. He would make an example of him and humiliate his son. He would want to destroy any morale Zuko's allies would have."

"I have to look for him." Jet said.

"Jet –"

"I have to do this, Sokka." The Earth Kingdom rebel insisted. "I'm not going to let him be left behind."

"Do you think you can find him before the riot starts?"

Jet nodded grimly. "The layout of the prison is pretty simple to understand, and if I can't find him I'm sure I can persuade a guard to tell me otherwise."

"How?" Sokka asked. "You're unarmed."

"I've still got fists." Jet shrugged and dashed away.

"Right. Okay." Sokka said to himself, watching Jet disappear into the ground. "Jet's run off to play the hero. That leaves me to find the others and start the riot. Okay."

xXx

Jet guessed that the riot had started, due to the fact that there were no guards in the corridors. However, it was time consuming having to check nearly every cell for the Fire Nation prince he was so desperate to find. He didn't even know if Zuko was locked away somewhere, or if he had managed to get out and join the riot.

He ran around a corner, and slammed into something hard – well, someone. Jet felt heat graze his side and grabbed the other man, throwing him against the wall. "Where's Prince Zuko?" He snarled, wrapping his hand around their throat.

Jet stopped and blinked at the man he had thrown against the wall.

Zuko grabbed the front of his prison tunic and kissed him, muttering breathless apologies against his lips. "Sorry... almost burnt you... thought you were a guard... have to escape... sorry... missed you..."

Jet broke away for air and cupped Zuko's face in his hands, stroking his thumb along the edge of the other man's scar. "I... I found you."

"You did." Zuko smiled, tightening his grip on Jet's tunic as though it would stop anyone separating them ever again. "And you're never going to lose me again."

"Sokka's starting the riot." Jet said. "We have to get down there."

"Did you come across any guards on your way up here?" Zuko asked, the smile fading from his face – he had to get Jet out of the prison, that was all that mattered to him, even though it was completely selfish. If Mai had been there to confront him, it meant that Azula was obviously somewhere and she was the last person Zuko wanted to run into.

"No, there was no-one." Jet said. "I think everyone's dealing with the prisoners – the prison was supposed to be in lockdown."

"I know." Zuko said. "And the riot's started – they sent a guard to protect... Mai. When she was talking to me."

"Your girlfriend?" Jet asked, and Zuko could hear a hint of bitterness in his voice.

"Not anymore." Zuko said, starting to head down the corridor.

Jet smiled and caught up with Zuko. "So, what's the plan when we get out of here?"

"We help the Avatar defeat my father." Zuko said. "It's the same plan that it's always been."

"What about after?" Jet asked, taking Zuko's hand in his. He felt the prince tense slightly, and realised that Zuko hadn't even thought about there being an end to this chaotic state of the world. "What are you going to do then, Zuko?"

"Pay for my father's mistakes." Zuko answered. "I have to pay for all of my family's mistakes, because no-one else will. None of them care what they did to the world – I'm the one who will have to rebuild the Fire Nation because I'm the only one who can admit that it needs to change."

What Jet really wanted to know was where he was going to fit into Zuko's life afterwards. If he was honest, he had been expecting this rescue to seal their relationship. He was expecting Zuko to drop everything and leave with him. "So you're going to give your life to your country? That's it? You're going to spend the rest of your life making up for something that was never your fault?"

"I was the Prince of the Fire Nation, Jet." Zuko said. "You don't... there was so much more I could've done."

"No, there wasn't." Jet said. "Not if you wanted to stay alive – Zuko, your dad burnt your face for disagreeing with one of his Generals. He would've done a lot worse if you had openly defied him."

"He nearly did." Zuko said, his gaze dropping to the floor. "If not for my uncle... I would never have been able to redirect his lightning."

"Hey, we'll find your uncle when this is over." Jet smiled.

"If he wants to be found."

xXx

Sokka didn't know when it all went wrong – if he had, perhaps he could've changed his plan so that everyone got out of Boiling Rock prison. Mai's rescue attempt had been unexpected, but something everyone was grateful for.

Jet...

Sokka hadn't expected him to give up his escape so that they could get out of the prison. From what he had ever learned from being around the rebel, it had been that Jet was only ever out for himself.

Apparently not.

The rebel had stayed behind, saying that he wasn't going to leave the prison while there were still people there who didn't deserve to be. He had seen the argument Jet and Zuko had, something about Zuko saying Jet needed to go with them to help Aang defeat the Fire Lord, and Jet saying that the only thing he needed to do was stay with the people who needed help.

Sokka closed his eyes, remembering what had happened before they boarded Azula's airship.

"But I need your help!" Zuko protested.

"Zuko, these people here are who I belong with." Jet said, placing his hands on the Fire Prince's shoulders. "These are my people – they're bandits, prisoners of war and from all of the nations. Some of them are Earth Kingdom, Zuko. I belong with these people. I'm not a hero – I'm not you or Aang or Sokka or Katara or anyone in your little group. I'm just Jet."

"You're not." Zuko protested. "You're not 'just Jet'. You're everything to me."

"Then prove it." Jet said, a fierce glint in his eye. "Get away from here and prove it, because now you have something to fight for, Zuko. Now you have something to aim for when this is over. Don't spend your life trying to fix what your ancestors did – spend your life finding me."

"Jet, you... you're never going to lose me again."

"I'm not the one loosing you." Jet said, kissing Zuko on the forehead. "You'll find me. I know you will."

Sokka opened his eyes and found that Zuko was standing beside him.

"Suki's looking for you." Zuko said. "So's your father."

"Oh, thanks." Sokka said. "I guess... I should go and see them."

"Sokka...?"

"Yes?"

"What... what would you have done?" Zuko asked. "What would you have done if it was Suki who wanted to stay behind?"

"Zuko..."

"Answer me, please?"

"I... I wouldn't have let her go." Sokka confessed. "I've lost too many people, Zuko. I lost my mother to the Fire Nation and I lost Yue... y'know, my girlfriend who turned into the moon. I couldn't... I wouldn't be able to watch her deliberately put herself in danger."

"Thank you..." Zuko said, sighing. "For being honest with me."

"This is about Jet, isn't it?"

"No shit."

"Sorry..."

"No, I'm sorry... I shouldn't..." Zuko ran his fingers through his hair. "I just wish he was here, Sokka. I wish I knew that he was safe."

"I'm sure he's fine." Sokka said.

"He won't be if Azula gets him."

Sokka wanted to say something to reassure the firebender, but he couldn't think of anything to say.

A/N: I was expecting this chapter to be longer, but my inspiration has been dwindling. The final chapter of this story will be set after the war, as the rest of the story will just follow the Book Three canon. I hope to get the epilogue up as soon as possible, so just sit tight.

Any comments or feedback are appreciated!