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Just a reminder, I am posting every other week now. However, the next month or so will be busy for me. Last week and the week before that, I had state testing, this week is Spring Break (I should be able to get a chapter done before next Sunday). The week after that I have a Band festival/trip to Orlando (Disney! Woot! Sadly, though, I'll be unable to write), the week after that is (yet another) Band Festival for medals (I'll be working on my songs), then I have my Band's Spring Concert (THEN, I'll be working on my concert pieces). After that, I'll have Finals, so I'll be studying like crap... Unfortunately. In addition to all that stuff, I have to pull my Geography and French grades up to A's! Not fun. :( I'm making high B's, currently, and I need to make an A this quarter in both of them to make an A for the year....
Oh, wow. I just read how much I wrote. Sorry for ranting! I will probably be able to update on the 17th or 18th (ofApril, of course). If I don't post by the 20th, don't expect me to post before the 1st (of May). I'll give you an update next chapter!
Honestly, guys, I was a bit disappointed when I saw how few reviews I got last chapter. I would like ALL of my readers to review this chapter, just so I know how many people are reading it. I don't care if you say "hi" and that's it, I would love to have a count of how many readers I have. Please review this chapter! Flames welcome!
There seems to be some confusion: It is KATARA who has been kidnapped, by TY LEE and MAI.
This chapter: Mai's POV anyone? More revealed on the Long Feng Plot! Tokka sweetness! This chapter is longer than normal! Woot!
Dedications:
fanfiction addict: No, I don't take lessons. I'm not even sure where to get those ;)
'Nicole'KA': Oh wow. Thank you so much!
TokkaxRocks!: Here's a longer chapter for you!
Kataanger4ever: That's a good idea.... I might use that in the sequel if I decide to write one. Thanks for the review! (PS: Nice name!)
TwilightGD: I did. I might use that in the sequel if I decide to write one. It's a good idea. Thanks for the review!
issyleggat: They might. I'm not sure yet. Thanks for the review, Issy!
Kristoshi Warrior: Nope, they kidnapped Katara.
ShadowGreymon: As you will see in this chapter,
Western NC man: Yayz, cookies! LOL (at "the story is a desk" reference) You're right, writer's block can be tough, but once you get an idea it all just spills out. 3 pounds per sport? Dang....
kataang1234: I hope you like the Katara's POV at the beginning!
AuroraandRosalieWannabe: Thank's for the review!
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Silverdude: They took Katara, not an impostor. "Salu, mes amis" means "Hi, my friends" in French. Thanks for the review!
Fox's-Pen: That was part of the cliffhanger. That will be revealed in later chapters.
Disclaimer: I own a computer. I own a keyboard. I own a guitar. I do not, however, own Avatar. Story of my life....
Katara's
POV
POV
POVI awaken with a sharp stabbing feeling in my stomach and a pounding head. Attempting to yawn, I find my mouth taped shut. It is then I become fully aware of my surroundings. Or, rather, lack of. Feeling a cloth over my eyes, I tried to lift my arms to undo the blindfold. Finding my arms bound behind my back, I began to worry. Flinging my head around wildly, trying to throw the cloth off, I realize what happened:
Azula had kidnapped me.
Mai's POV
Walking through the dark, damp halls of this underwater fortress made me more depressed by the second. Dim green lights lined the gray, steel walls, one appearing every ten paces I walked. The lamps resembled green crystals, almost identical to the ones in Long Feng's prison, the Crystal Catacombs of old Ba Sing Se. Emitting dim green light, the lamps did little to lighten the hallway. Kicking up dust as I scraped my feet along the earthen floor, I sighed. This place was excruciatingly depressing.
The night before, we brought the waterbender girl to this remote location. After we stole her from her room, Ty Lee and I shimmied down the building and to the parking lot. Azula's eyes gleamed with smugness at the unconscious bender from the driver's seat. After a five hour drive, we came across the remote location surrounded completely by tall mountains. Ty Lee and I carried the water girl up the closest mountain while Azula led the way. Once we reached the top, we saw the isolated center of the circle.
Lake Laogi.
Sokka's
POV
POV
POV"But Ozai-"
"That's Professor Ozai to you!" Ozai snarled with almost all of his teeth exposed, his canines unusually prominent. We, as in Toph, Suki and I, had been in Ozai's office for over thirty minutes, attempting to convince Ozai that Katara has been kidnapped. After half an hour of arguing, I'm normally ticked, too, but this was serious. My sister was kidnapped, and we couldn't notify the police without telling Ozai.
Which is how we got into this predicament.
"But Proffessor Ozai, she wasn't in her room this morning when she woke up," Suki protested, almost in a whiny tone. "I would have heard her get up and leave, because I was spending the night in her room!"
"And!" Toph added. "In the middle of the night, I was woken up by someone coming in the window! They picked up Katara, so I attacked them. I lost their bearing once they jumped in the air, and they hit me with a chi punch before I could spot them again."
"Ms. Bei Fong," Ozai growled, banging his hand on the desk. I glanced at the area he hit and noticed dark scorch marks. "How many times do I have to tell you, you were dreaming!"
Toph yanked at her hair and screeched, "No I wasn't! I'm bling for goodness sakes, I can't dream!"
"Ms. Bei Fong!" Ozai glared. "Detention, next Friday!"
Toph sighed exasperatedly and muttered, "Not like I'm not used to it."
"And the Friday after that for your smart aleck comments."
Later, Zuko's POV
I collapsed in my favorite red bean bag chair, sighing, "We'll never find Katara at this pace!"
I glanced up, and saw Sokka with an enraged look on his face. He shouted, "No! We will find her, and once I find Azula, I will make her pay for what she did to Katara!"
Glancing up at Sokka once more, I muttered, "I'll gladly help with the revenge."
Sokka's fierce glare broke for a moment as he burst out laughing. As he concluded his laughter, he held a hand out to help me off the bean bag chair. He laughed, "Good." However, he quickly became serious once more, murmuring, "We better go help Kya, Liz, and Toph at the scene of the crime."
I cracked a sad smile at his nickname for the girls' room. It was just setting in, I presume. Katara, my best friends' sister, my ex-girlfriend, one of my best friends, was kidnapped.
Toph's
POV
POV
POV"Hi..." Liz mumbled acknowledging the guys as they came in with a sad nod.
"How is the search for evidence coming?" Sokka urgently questioned. Though I couldn't see, I could tell he was most likely glancing around the room, frantically searching for any clues.
"Not so well," Liz sighed, hanging her head. "Kya, Suki, and I have been searching for hours, still, nothing has come up.."
Groaning in frustration, Sokka plopped down on the bed next to me and buried his head in his hands. A muffled, "What are we going to do?" escaped his mouth.
I sighed as well and threw my hand around his shoulders. I murmured, "It's okay, Sokka. We'll find her! Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee couldn't have hidden them anywhere were we can't find them. Everywhere I go, I look for her. Her vibrations stick out to me because of how much I hang out with her. If I feel her, I'll rescue her on the spot."
Sokka lifted his head and (I'm assuming) smiled at me. He opened his mouth to say something, but was cut of by Zuko.
"Maybe there's just nothing in here," Zuko interrupted. "Mai and Ty Lee are masters of kidnapping. Azula always has them doing her dirty work. I suggest we look in their room."
Sokka launched himself off the bed in excitement, but hit his head against the top bunk. Collapsing back onto the bed, he mutters, "Stupid bunk bed...."
Later, Zuko's POV
From my pocket, I removed the copy of a key to Azula's room that we made earlier, last year in fact. That was when we where throwing slime-filled balloons at all the teachers to frame Azula. Ah, good times.
"Well are you going to just stand there and admire the lovely key, or are you going to use it?" Sokka muttered under his breath. I glared at him, my only companion on this mission, before shoving it in the lock and twisting it open.
We didn't want to many people to gather in the hallway and attract attention to our group and what we were doing, so we decided it would be best if only Sokka and I broke into their room. The others were hanging out in the lounge, keeping an eye out for Azula. If she, Mai, or Ty Lee headed upstairs towards their room, they would radio us on our walkie-talkies and tell us to get out.
Twisting the door knob slowly, I glanced around the hall to make sure it is deserted. Once that was confirmed, I barged into the room and held my hands in front of me defensively, ready to block and return any fire thrown at me. My eyes skimmed over the room, ensuring it's emptiness. I lifted my defensive posture and straightened my back. After I turned back to face the door and nodded, Sokka creeped in, placing his sword back in his sheath.
"Okay, let's start looking for anything suspicious," Sokka whispered, already rummaging around in Azula's fire red file cabinet. I nodded and started looking in Mai's desk.
Let's just say I found some very disturbing things there.
After about ten minutes of uneventful searching, Sokka whisper-shouted, "I found it!"
I whipped my head around and sprinted over to him, looking over his shoulder. He was holding a blue folder in his hands that read "Katara". He opened it up slowly, almost as though he was afraid of what he would find.
Suddenly, my walkie-talkie rang with Liz's voice. She called, "Zuko! Zuko! Code red, code red!"
Sokka slammed the folder shut and placed it back in the cabinet. I waited at the door for him and gestured for him to hurry up. He ran out of the room and I was on his heels.
Later
We all met in the room after the mission, anxiously awaiting for Sokka, who was standing up in the semi-circle of purple bean bag chairs and beds, to speak.
Sokka cleared his throat and started, "As you know, Zuko and I broke into Azula's room and searched for evidence there. I found something rather interesting in one of the folders. The folder just so happened to be named 'Katara'. In it was a map. I say, we embark tomorrow. What do you say?"
A chorus of both "Yes!" and "No!"s rung through the room.
Sokka shouted above all the noise, "Let's take a vote! Yes, raise your hand!" Toph, Kya, and Sokka all quickly raised their hands. Sokka spoke once more, "No, raise your hand!" Suki, Zuko, and Liz's hands all shot up. Sokka counted, then looked puzzled. He counted once more, then spoke, "It's a tie. We're missing somebody."
Toph, in a tone that just screamed 'dur!', said, "Katara, Genius."
Sokka mumbled, "No, someone else...."
I look around the room, then my eyes widen as I realize just who's missing....
Aang.