Chapter 29

Zuko's Pov

I couldn't help but find myself in a state of utter disbelief. Every one of them were just laying around doing nothing to prepare for Sozen's Comet. With limited time left, I was confident in these last couple of days that Aang would be able to master a bit more Fire bending. Suki and Katara were laying out in the sun; while Aang, Toph, and Sokka made sculptures in the sand. It infuriated me, to watch as they all sat around and let the day pass them by. In a fit of anger, I sent a wave of fire at Aang, ruining Sokka's sand sculpture.

"ZUKO!" I heard Katara yell at me from her place beside Suki. Aang took off knowing full well I was after him. We ended up on the roof of the house.

"Quit it, before I blast you off this roof!" He yelled at me in a fighting stance.

"Go ahead and do it!" I ordered I wanted him to fight back, at least it would get him to practice his bending. I shot more fire at him, He slid off the roof and in to the house thru one of the windows. I landed in the room and looked around for the boy avatar. As I stopped the dresser he threw from crushing me, Aang ran out of the room. I surrounded the hall in flames, forcing him to stop and face me.

He turned to me and I could see the passion ignite in his eyes, "ENOUGH!" he shouted at me before blasting me through the window at the end of the wall.

"Zuko, What's wrong with you? You could have hurt Aang." Katara yelled at me, Suki patted her arm to try and calm her down. I softened the look on my face and glanced in her direction.

"I'm sorry, but what's wrong with me? How about whats wrong with all of you?" I asked the whole gang. "How can you sit there having a beach party, when Sozen's comet is only three days away?"

Katara POV

I could not believe him. The nerve of that angry, over reacting, pain in the ass of a fire bender. He knew full well I was not supposed to be put under stress and what does he do, attack the only person who could possible save the world. Stressed, I'm beyond stressed... I PISSED!

"Well we all were planning to wait until after Sozen's comet to fight the fire lord because I don't think I'm ready yet." Aang explained

"The whole purpose of defeating the fire lord before the comet came was to end the war, however the war is already over since Ba Sing Sei has fallen." I explained siding with Aang

"Your wrong, this war is about to get much worse." Zuko said looking at me with a sad expression, "Before the solar eclipse, I attended a war meeting held by my father. Although Ba Sing Sei was under control, the Earth Kingdom still instigated rebellions around the country. Azula gave my father the idea to just lay waste to the earth kingdom land by burning them using the power of the comet. Of course my father agreed with her horrible idea. My father said it would be just like when Fire lord Sozen used the comets power to wipe out the air nomads. with the last piece of resistance gone, he could rule the world unopposed."

We were all in shock at hearing this horrible plan. I wrapped my arms around my swollen belly and almost felt like i was going to cry.

"Aang you must defeat my father before the comet arrives, or there isnt gonna be a world to save." Zuko finished looking at aang his eyes like golden stones.

I could tell by the look on Aang's face he was uncomfortable with having to face the fire lord now. But with some reasuring from all of us, plus a nice big team avatar hug we had him calmed down in no time. To our luck Zuko was able to teach Aang a technique to redirect lightning if the fire lord decides to use it on him. Sokka made a melon lord for everyone to practice fighting. Toph of course loved playing the evil melon lord. But we ran into a problem when Aang went to deliver the final blow. I understood that Aang had a gentle nature, but in this situation he had no choice but to take the fire lords life.

That night I decided to go through the attic of the beach house to find more cooking pots, when I came across the picture of a little baby. Thinking it was of Zuko, I brought it down to show everyone. I had to admit the child was adorable and only wanted my baby to come out that cute and happy.

"Look it's baby Zuko, isnt he cute?" I said holding it open for everyone, "now we all can have an idea on how this little one will come out"

"That isn't me Katara…" He said correcting me, "It's my father"

I was stunned for a moment, "How could such a sweet happy little baby turn into that mean evil man?"

"Ya and all of you are expecting me to take the life of that mean evil man. The monks taught me all life is sacred maybe there is another way to end this war without having to kill Fire Lord Ozai." Aang said from his place sitting beside Toph.

"Aang I'm sure the universe will forgive you for killing that bastard." Sokka said taking a big bite of the meat he was eating at the moment.

"You all don't understand the position I'm in." He yells and storms off. My first motherly instinct is to go follow him, but Zuko stops me.

"Let him go, he needs this time to himself" He said putting a hand on my cheek.

"I guess your right" I said with a smile. Zuko and I went to bed not to long after that. The baby inside me would not wiggling, so I wasnt able to get much sleep.

"Zuko?"

"Hmm" He said rubbing his face in the pillow and sitting up a little to look at me, his long hair messed up.

I reached out a hand to fix it, and said "Do you think he will be able to do it?"

"I don't know Tara... YAAWWN" he sat up and laid a hand on my belly "But I will be there to help if he needs it"

"So will I" I said with a smile

"Ummm... tara... no you won't. I don't need anything happening to you and the baby while my back is turned. If anything were to happen to you two I don't know what I would do."

"But Zuko you can't expect me to just sit back while everyone I love fights."

"Tara we aren't going to fight about this you will stay out of it, if anything you can jump in if no one else can fight. Alright? fine now please let's get some rest." he said yawning again. He was lucky I loved him or I swear I would kill him. I gave up arguing for now and fell asleep soundly.