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Chapter Twenty-One: Azula's Decision

Someway or another, Mai and Ty Lee had "borrowed" a boat, and they were already in Earth Kingdom waters, and an hour away from land.

Ty Lee had started, as soon as they got the boat, had looked around for some medicine, found some healing herbs, and healed Azula. But they were still worried, since it's been several days, and she hadn't woken up yet. Mai, who was guiding the boat, kept asking Ty Lee to watch Azula. Apparently, all Ty Lee could say was that Azula's pulse was normal. So Ty Lee went back to Mai, and they started talking, while Ty Lee was doing a head stand.

"So, do you really think we should keep her alive like this? After all she has done to the world?" Mai asked, using the rare time she wasn't under Azula's watch. Ty Lee looked at the up-side-down Mai.

"Sure, wether or not she is mean to other people, she has always been nice to us." Ty Lee did a cartwheel.

"That's only because she knew we were useful. She couldn't do the actions that we can. She wouldn't kill people who are useful to her unless they went against her. That's why she kept us alive." Mai did another turn of the wheel, aiming it for a river, which she knew from exaiming a map, went right past Ba Sing Se, to a town east of it.

Ty Lee thought for a moment "We should still keep her alive. We can decide later if she is worth it. You know we were never happy with killing."

Mai sighed "Fine, and I agree. By the way, go check on Azula, we don't want anything happening."

Ty Lee nodded, and Mai watched her leave. A few minutes later, she heard someone screamed. She gasped, and ran out of the room (she put boat on auto pilot first), and ran into Azula's room.

She looked in, and saw Ty Lee bending over Azula, who was awake...and smiling. A very true smile, one that Ty Lee and Mai havn't seen since they were all six years old.

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Azula opened her eyes, and saw herself in a circus tent. She screamed, and got out of bed, looked around, and saw a mirror. She ran over to it, and opened her previously shut eyes. She gasped.

She didn't see her normal body. She was Ty Lee.

Azula tried to firebend, but couldn't, and found she suddenly knew where a body's weakness was.

What is happening to me? asked Azula Why am I in Ty Lee's body?

Azula, as Ty Lee, walked out of the room, and found herself doing a headstand, she gasped, also taking in the site around her. Than she saw familiar feet come to a stop in front of her. She looked up, and saw herself. She screamed again.

"Control yourself, Ty Lee, I know it's been a while, but you shouldn't scream. Where is you manners?" "Azula" askedlooking now at "Ty Lee", who had fallen.

"Uh, uh, who are you? Why arn't I you?" Azula asked herself.

"Are you ok? You should know me, we have known each other forever! Fire Princess Azula." "Azula" said.

Well, I guess I will just have to go along with this Azula said to herself.

Azula got up, brushed herself off, and looked at, well, herself.

"Oh, right, hello, Azula. It's been...a while?" said Azula, while "Azula" looked at her.

"I thought you lost yourself for a minute. I came here to ask you to join me for a quest." "Azula" said.

Azula found herself urging her to say no, so no she said.

"No, you say? Maybe this will convice you?" "Azula" said.

Azula suddenly found herself being burned by herself, and fell, falling into blackness, 'till she saw light, and opened her eyes...

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Azula opened her eyes, and found herself in her own room. She got up from bed, and looked herself in the mirror. She was six.

Azula sighed, wondering what she would see, and decided to go outside to her "normal" play place. If she remembered correctly, Mai and Ty Lee would be there soon. But no one was there. Azula sat her six year old self on the fountain, and looked up as she heard foot steps.

She saw her mother, and she also found that she was no longer in her six year body, but was a spirit, watching them. She looked on curiously.

"Azula, honey, you know how your Father wants to talk to you today, after lunch?" asked Ursa, sitting down next to her daughter. Six year old Azula nodded.

"Well, before you do, I want to remind you of some things."

"Like what Mommie?"

"For example, you know how we are in a war?"

Azula nodded.

"Well, what would you do if we caught a earthbender? Would you show him mercy, or have him killed?"

Azula thought for a minute. "Show him mercy, and give him life. Life is good."

The older Azula gasped at herself, wondering why she said that.

"Yes, little one, life is good, no matter what form it takes. Always remember that honey."

Azula saw everything go black, and remembered that the next day after that, she had helped her Dad kill someone, and she heard her Mother was "dead".

Azula sat for a while in darkness, and realized one thing.

"I have been living a lie all these years. Mom was right, but that's impossible. Father is right, but Mom. Dad said death is ok, life is ok, but hell is shown in the shape of non-fire nation people. Who is right?"

She thought about this a long time, and she decided that she would try to find her Mother and learn the truth, since her Father was...er...busy.

She woke up, smiling with confidence.

Author's Note: I am happy for no reason!

Sadly, I really do think Mai and Ty Lee would think about doing that, but end up not doing it.

Oh, and the boat has a earth kingdom flag.

Can you guess where Ursa is? She has already been meationed...:)

This Chapter is Dedciated to: Alina Alone