What's up chapter 54!!!!!! Okay I'm trying to type ahead on this because I'm still having a little trouble on the lats chapter and just typing gives me the ideas for the juice to start flowing. So remember to review and what not. I'm J1210 holla, oh yeah the war starts now!!!!! For Sparta!!!!!

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Once again I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender it is trademarked property of Nickelodeon Networks, but I do own my OC's. All other characters and crossovers go to they're respective owners.

A Dragons Rebirth

By: J1210

Chapter LIV: The Reason

Fire Nation Border-Northern/Southern Fire Nation

The messenger hawk had arrived quickly in Zuko's hands and his troops began they're march to the Capital. IT had been obvious that Ozai knew what was coming. Words from the spies said that he had the BRutes and soldiers ready for combat.

The beated loud as they crossed over the territory and edged closer and closer to the Grand city. IN the front Mai, Ty Lee, and Azula lead the march. Zuko and Suki were in the rear for one of the final waves.

Zuko had assigned the three former war mates in the same party because of they're quick thinking and agility on the battlefield. Except only this time Mai was in charge of Azula and gave commands to the battalion.

Azula looked up into the gray sky and noticed it was already churning gray. The war machines were heading in they're direction and not having them on her side this time made her stomach twist. "Their coming." the firebender mumbled.

Mai looked to her friend and only nodded in return. "The 31st battallion must outflank them if we are to go unnoticed. But still I'm uneasy about having only that little amount of soldiers take on those tanks and Brutes."

Azula frowned. "We should help them. The earthbenders there may be skilled, but they won't have time to stop them all and continued they're advance."

"I'm sure they'll be fine, are objective is to enter the city and apprehend the Phoenix King." Mai responded coolly. "They must stick to finding Haroji Jin."

I have a bad feeling about this.Azula took the time to tie her hair into a Fire Nation bun. Mai and Ty Lee looked shocked at the former princess, she hadn't tied her hair in the knob since her conviction. Now I see what Iroh meant about restoring our Nation's glory. Even if it means being being the follower of another leader. Azula took the lead and walked her soldiers into the Final battle that awaited them.

A few miles ahead of them the 31st battalion waited in front of the path. The tanks were in sight, they stopped dead in they're tracks and a General walked forward onto the open field, it was Nara. Ryo and Kai followed his lead until they were within eye contact of each other.

"Well I never saw this coming." Nara laughed. "Two of the Resistance strongest Generals in the first wave."

Kai smirked. "That is pretty funny isn't Nara. Me and Ryo versus the weakest piece of crap in all the Nation. We must of really pissed someone off to get stuck here."

A laugh escaped from Ryo's mouth, but he regain comporsure quickly. "General Nara of the Fire Nation this is your last chance. Surrender or die at the hands of the Resistance." Ryo proposed.

Nara smirked than drew his sword and spat on the ground in front of the two young Generals. "Gods forbid it!" he spat. "I'll smear both of your blood on my blade."

Ryo shook his head. "Then the fate of your men and yourself is sealed. May the Gods have mercy on you Nara." the three Generals walked back to there army's and a eruption of battle cries arose from the Resistance as the earthbenders pulled the earth down and sealed the tanks within leaving the Brutes and Infantry out in the open.

Nara's face was shocked as he ran to the back of his Battallion and climbed his Bora. And ordered his battallion to attack the Resistance. The Brutes chardged up to the troops.

Kai climbed Koalas and Ryo got onto his Bora. "Bear lead the Earthbenders into the battle with the Brutes. Yuffie I want you and Lin to join Zuko's raid into the city." Yuffie began to object Kai, but his face was serious and she nodded and lead a couple of troops and herself into the woods. Kai turned his attention to Ryo. "So which one of us gets Nara?"

Ryo smirked. "Whoever gets there first." he led his Bora into the battle slashing countless solders with the scimitars.

"Then that will have to be me." Kai replied following up into the war.

Yuffie swiftly maneuvered through the trees with 6 soldiers behind her. "Keep up!" she called back. Her senses were keen to all of her surroundings then she stopped her soldiers. "Don't make a noise." she whispered.

"But Yuffie the mission?" questioned Lin. "What's wrong?"

Yuffie shushed her with a flick of the wrist. Yuffie heard the growls of the creatures approaching. "There's to many then we can take."

"What!?" Lin demanded.

"Shut up." another soldier nudged her as they hid into the tree's.

Yuffie kept aware of her surroundings and slipped into the trees along with the others. The leaves soon began to rustle as six Brutes walked near the position they just were. Tartarus came last and took a deep whiff of the air. "Their sent is fresh."

Lin's eye's were the size of saucers. Not once in her life had she seen the huge ape like ceatures. "Yuffie." she whispered. Lin drew her blade, but the ninja objected and put her finger over her lips.

The young Lieutenant sicked up her pride and looked at her soldiers. "I hate running from battles more than anything else, but Kai gave us an order we must follow. We have to avoid them at all costs and aid Zuko's party at the Capital." the kunochi drew a kunai and signaled the small party to rush through the tree's. "I'll stay behind and hold them off." she whispered to herself.

Three of the sharp bladed black knifes flew into the tree. All Brutes turned they're attention to where it came from, but no one was there. "The human hides the sent well," Tartarus chuckled. "but still you may not hide from me!" the Brute leader smashed into trees hoping Yuffie would fall down but nothing occur ed.

He began to pad deeper into the forest and his partyt followed. Yuffie sprang from out of a tree and landed on top of one of the ape like creatures necks and slit the throat.

Tartarus quickly turned his attention back around and heard the ninja laying on the blood soiled body of the dead Brute. "So you are there." he grumbled.

Yuffie stepped from the dead Brutes bod and smirked. "Come and get me." she removed her bloodied vest and through it onto the ground.

The Brute let out a vicous growl and charged at the ninja as she quickly sprang into the trees to aboid being hit by any oncoming attacks.

Meanwhile Lin was closing in on Zuko's battalion. The war drums could be heard and the stepped through the end of the trees. Lin stumbled onto the frontline in front of Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee.

"Lin what's wrong are you losing against the Fire Nation." MAi questioned quickly.

Lin shook her head. "It doesn't matter Kai sent us to help you invade the city."

"And he sent you as help?" Azula questioned the private.

The eldest Xiang sighed. "Yuffie was in are party, but we ran into a little trouble on the way here. There were Brutes more than we could handle and Yuffire said she would buy us some time."

"How many were there." questioned Ty Lee.

"About six including Tartarus himself ma'am." a soldier replied.

"Very well." Mai rubbed her temples. "This complicates things, we can't stop our march now. Why can't that girl take orders."

"I think that your forgetting if she wouldn't have stopped them they would have invaded our march to the city Mai." Ty put in.

Zuko soon emerged from the crowd of soldiers behind them. "Whats the sitution why have we stopped?"

"It would seem that Kai and Ryo's Luitnenant is in a littel bit of trouble with Tartarus." Azula answered. "Send me to help her I know that I can."

Mai shook her head. "We need you in our battallion to take the city."

"Well regardless of whoever we need in the party I will not abandon a fellow soldier." one of the soldiers spoke up.

"He's right Mai." Zuko mumbled. "I'll go aid Yuffie and get her out of there and we'll meet you at the gates."

Mai sighed. "Be safe." Zuko nodded in return and ran into the woods to aid Yuffie.

The 31st battalion was in heated combat with Nara's battallion. Soldiers and Brutes laid ed sprawled and lifeless on the roads, but the battle continued and blood countinued to cover the dirt.

Nara jumped off of his Bora and rushed into the Field. A soldier ran towards the Fire Navy General, but Nara retaliated by blocking his slash and stabbing into the chest of the soldier.

"Resistance!!! Show yourselves let's finish this here." tow shiny blades flared from the sky and came aiming for Nara's head, but he parried the stirke and cut ryo's arm. "You will die by my blade!"

Ryo held his arm and was puzzled by Nara's sudden burst of courage. "Maybe I underestimated you." Ryo ran toward Nara and blasted Nara back and prepared to strike him down on the ground.

The Fire Navy General locked blades with the Firebender and kicked him over his body so he could stand back up. "Answer me one question Ryo." what are you fighting for?" he asked breathing deeply.

"Why should it matter to you?" Ryo cut through Nara's defense and slashed the balde from his hand. "Surrender Nara this is your last chance!" he demanded.

Nara fell to his knee's and laughed. "You don't get it do you? I will never surrender I will fight for believe in." the Frie Navy General flew up and stoned Ryo in the jaw forcing him to drop the scimitars. Nara grabbed his blade and prepared to finish the General, but a shield he grabbed blocked the sharp blade him.

Ryo blasted the sheild into Nara's face with falmes then grabbed one of the curved blades and stabbed NAra in the stomach.

Nara released his blade and spat blood from his mouth. HE tried one last time to fight out, but the blade clenched higher until Ryo released his grip and pulled the blade from the General. "I fight for what I believe in...peace. You could have had this why did you betray the Resistance?"

Nara smiled then closed his eye's. "To be free..." he mumbled. And at that the Fire Navy General Nara perished on the battle Field.

"To be free?" Ryo echoed his words. We'll never truly understand why they fight for Ozai unless we were them.noticing that Nara was dead the remaining Brutes and soldiers surrendered to the Resistance. Ryo looked toward the smug coming from the north where the Capital was. "Haroji Jin your next."

Well what did you think? Sometimes I think the bad guys are fighting for more than one reason am I corect, give me your opinion. I knew Nara really didn't have a big part so I gave him one in this chapter Review.