Authors note: Alright, the last chapter was both fluffy and confusing. This one will be pretty different. I'm pretty happy with this chapter; I hope you will be too. Please review.
Chapter Twenty-Five
To Fa Wing
"Ty Lee stop pushing me."
"I'm trying!"
"Will you keep it down, both of you?"
Ty Lee glared at Mai who just glared back. They were all waiting impatiently to get on the ferry. To see if the ferry passes were real or not weighed on their minds.
"Next!"
Zuko heaved a heavy sigh before slowly walking to the porter. He slowly grabbed the passes from Mai and then placed them in the man's hand.
"Where did you get these?" he asked, eyeing both the fugitives and the papers.
"Uh…well we-"
Mai interrupted Zuko instantly, jumping forward.
"We were in Shanghi, a few weeks ago…visiting relatives. The three of us are trying to get to Fa Wing to visit another relative. He's in Fire Nation army. They gifted us the passes."
"Oh really…" the porter said with a grin, "And what are your names?"
"I'm…" Mai said with hesitation, "Aria."
"Lee." Zuko calmly said, remembering his secret name from before.
"Yuma."
Zuko and Mai glanced back at Ty Lee who just gave a gleeful smile.
"Alright, Aria, Lee…Yuma…one more thing…"
Mai gulped nervously. She thought her plan had worked.
"Yes…?"
"Make sure to walk carefully on the plank up to the ferry. It's really shaky."
All three gave a sigh of relief and as quickly as possible made it up the board of wood. When they were safely upon the ferry Ty Lee gave an excited laugh.
"I can't believe he bought it!"
"Shut up." Mai said grabbing Ty Lee violently.
"Hey!" she yelled back, "I can at least be happy we made it."
"We haven't made it…not until we're in Fa Wing." Zuko said.
"Fine…but you don't have to be so mean Mai."
"You don't understand Ty Lee. If we don't make it to Fa Wing, I won't-just keep quiet okay?"
"Whatever…"
Mai and Ty Lee turned backs on each other. Yes, it was juvenile, Zuko knew it. But his thoughts were focused on Mai's peculiar obsession with Fa Wing. It confused him and in a small way worried.
"Look, let' s just get a room."
Mai and Ty Lee finally agreed with something a followed Zuko.
"Oh and Ty Lee?"
"Yes Zuko?"
"I think theres a few things Mai and I deserve to know."
"Right..."
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"Morning Aang…"
"Oh, hey Katara, where's Toph and Sokka?"
"Ah, those two are out with Uncle Iroh. Are you okay?"
The avatar rubbed his eyes from sleep and then glanced around the campsite. Everything seemed fine and yet it wasn't.
"I had this scary dream."
"Really, do you want to tell me about it?"
"Nah, it's okay, I'll be fine."
"Aang, I'm open for anything."
Aang rubbed the top of his head, feeling his full head of hair and then nodded.
"Alright then, well it started out with me and you. We were in the Fire Nation. Sokka and Toph were with us two, I didn't see General Iroh."
"Okay…how is this scary?"
"I haven't gotten to that part yet. You see Zuko was there with those other two also, Mai and Ty Lee."
"What happened?"
"Well I saw the Fire Lord and I was going to fight him but before I could…Azula, she shot me again."
"Oh Aang."
Katara brought Aang into her arms and hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry that's still haunting you."
"I am too…"
The waterbender slowly broke the embrace to see that Aang wasn't finished.
"There's more?" she asked after seeing the look in his eyes.
"Yeah…I didn't die…at least I don't think I did. After she shot me I didn't die but Zuko got to the Fire Lord first followed by Mai, I think. I stayed behind fighting off every guard in sight with you. I forgot what happened after that."
"What do you think it means?"
"I don't know…but Katara…"
"What?"
"It was the day of Black Sun."
Katara looked at Aang, trying to understand what this could all mean.
"It's the prophecy."
"What?" Katara questioned.
"That's all I could hear throughout the whole dream. It's the prophecy."
"What prophecy?"
Aang shook his head in confusion just as Katara gripped him into another hug.
"That's what I'm trying to figure out…"
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Authors note: Alright, so the crew is on the ferry, after a bit of persuading. I loved putting Aang and Katara in this. I might put them and the Gaang in more. But what is with this prophecy? I can't say anything right now but you will know soon enough. I'll try to give an update soon.
