When Iroh sees how much Azula is suffering under her father's rule, he calls in a favour from an old friend and arranges to send his niece to live in the Southern Water Tribe. Just how much will Azula's story change if she grows up in a completely different environment? Read to find out.

Sokka is a man of science, and science says ghosts aren't real. So, he can't be dead... Right? Too bad science can't explain why the only person who can see or hear him is Prince Angry Jerk. (Sokka/Zuko)

Zuko finds Aang a month into his banishment. They're both 12. Expect not-a-kid-person!Zhao, gratuitous saving from pirates (dangit Katara give little Zuko back his shirts), and some solid Appa/Zuko bromance. It is the hole in your life you didn't know needed filling.

The end of the war was within reach when disaster struck: Avatar Aang lost his life while energy-bending Ozai. But out of the darkness came one last chance at hope, because the Avatar spirit was reborn… in Aang's instructors. Featuring time travel, meta snarking, and Avatar Zuko, Avatar Katara, and Avatar Toph deciding to screw the rules and end the war their way.

Previously called Fire with water. What if Zuko had been banished when he was ten? What if when he was banished his father planned to get rid of him - for good? Zuko is attacked by his own crew. Taken pity by one man, he is saved by the help of the spirits and sent to a place where he could heal. This is his story, being raised by chief of the Southern Water Tribe

Time-travel AU. Where Azula finds herself in a child's body once again and knows that she would protect Zuko this time, so that he'd never have to wear that scar ever again.

Team Avatar never stays long enough to see the disheartening, prophetic end to the play of the Ember Island Players. Because this play, this time, starts with something a whole lot more serious than tearbending and lame jokes. This play starts with the ultimate crowd pleaser - the banishment of a prince - turned - traitor.

No one comes out of Lake Laogai the same person they were when they went in. Sequel to "Until the Walls Break Like Waves".

"You said you were the Avatar!" "...I lied?" Aang doesn't get rescued in episode two, and no one's seen him go glowy yet... so he starts bluffing. Hard. Or: "The Avatar joins Zuko's quest to find the Avatar." In which Zuko doesn't join the Gaang, the Gaang joins Zuko.

Ozai planned that Zuko would die during the Agni Kai. When he survives, Zuko must leave the Fire Nation to hide from his father. Far away from everything he knew, Zuko discovers a world he never expected.

Katara shouted with anger and tears in her eyes. "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LITTLE SISTER!" This is the story of a lost Water Tribe girl. On the day of their 4th birthday, Katara's twin sister was kidnapped by the Fire Nation. However with the Avatar's return, they'll soon learn that she's not only alive, but Prince Zuko's loyal bodyguard.

I've always thought that Jet and Zuko could've had a beautiful friendship. If Zuko's experiences had made him identify more as a refugee than a fugitive and enemy, what else might have changed? A/U beginning with Zuko and Iroh's time as fugitives.

After leaving Uncle Iroh's side Zuko dawns the mask of the blue spirit as he struggles to survive on his own he meets and joins a group of female warriors as they travel across the earth kingdom learning what it means to be a hero and the hardships that will follow and the bonds he makes with the captain of the painted warriors Zuki-fic

Zuko is banished,and sent off to sea alone to Die. But fate has other plans for the young prince.

"Li" can't remember his name or anything before waking up alone and injured in the ghost town. He can only hope to find the answers he craves in Ba Sing Se. Too bad the spirits enjoy toying with his life and sanity.

Just your average, ordinary, everyday time travel fic. Zuki, Kataang, Korrasami, Tyzula.

Maybe Zuko isn't as weak as expected. Maybe Fire Lord Ozai is a bit more forgiving than expected. Maybe this world is more different than expected.

When Azulon said Ozai should sacrifice his son he did not mean for Zuko to be killed.

It's been a couple of weeks since the end of the war, and Aang has a request for his pal Zuko, who just so happens to be the newly crowned Fire Lord. It involves a certain girl Aang went to schoplace with for a few days... Kuzon/Onji Aang/Onji

An idea I had set during Book 3: Fire after Zuko has joined the Gaang but before Sozin's comet but I was unable to do anything with it so I give it to all of you. It should be know that the story idea contains time travel and alternate character interpretations. (I suck at summaries and I hope somebody out there can do something with this.)

Two dragons, two heirs, one secret... and one Avatar. Or at least, there should be. But the world has been at war for a hundred years and the spirits move on, finding one small boy on a beach... a boy who could quite possibly change the world. Please read and rate!

If Katara was being honest with herself, Zuko seemed drastically different than when he had left her unconscious in the Spirit Oasis just hours ago. "I know you need to end this war," he said to Aang, his voice warped with an incomprehensible resolve that sent shivers down her spine. "I only hope that when the time comes, you'll do what needs to be done." Time Travel AU.

A collection of drabbles and short fics for idonthatemaiko's Royal Family week on tumblr. Drifting: Iroh watches the family grow apart. Ceremony: Azula's coronation is nothing like she thought it would be. Coming of Age: Azula begins her trip into womanhood and Ursa isn't around to offer her a mother's advice.

For six years, Ursa has worn the Blue Spirit mask as she has fought to bring justice to a Fire Nation ravaged by her former husband's war machine. When the Order of the White Lotus receives word that her daughter is guarding the newly captured Avatar, she knows its her chance, to free the Avatar, and get her daughter back.

Fire needs a source to burn. The brighter it burns, the more it needs to survive. Azula's fire burns the brightest of them all. This is her life's story of how she burnt out.

Izumi never used to question why her father had a scar, but as she got older, she began to wonder. The answer shocks and disturbs her. She can't stop thinking about it. And she begins to wonder how different her father is from Ozai.

Alternate Universe. There are no firebenders in Ba Sing Se, Lee's mother warned. Not until the Fire Nation invaded.

Takes place after the Boiling Rock at the Western Air Temple. Zuko is working Aang hard and everyone thinks he needs a break. Zuko disagrees. A short moment in which Zuko reveals just how evil Ozai truly is.

Zuko finds his home on the open seas. (AU. Ozai never told Zuko to find the avatar and he spends his days at sea with Iroh and his crew)

Zuko is deeply missed by all his friends. Zuko-centric. (Zuko, Sokka, Aang, Toph, Katara, Uncle Iroh).

Soon after banishment on his way out of the Fire Nation, Zuko stops at his family's old beach house. This is presumably his first stop on his search for the Avatar, but could there be another reason for this visit? Why does Zuko use the alter-ego of the Blue Spirit, and what does it mean to him?

After an assassination attempt on a the chief of the Southern Water tribe, the North and South forms an alliance that eventually results in a united nation. After the Air Nomads are wiped out and the avatar is presumed dead, the United Tribe is nearing victory. But with the emergence of unexpected hope, two siblings and a scarred prince embark on an astonishing journey.

Hakoda is watching Zuko and Aang train when he witnesses something he didn't expect. Vaguely philosophical ramblings disguised as a fic.

Zuko attention was pulled from his sister for just a second, which he knew was one of the worst mistakes he could have made at that moment. When his eyes when back to his sister, the first thing he became aware of was blue fire hitting his chest and burning through his clothes and skin as he was thrown back.

A year after Sozin's Comet, during a GAang reunion, after a story about them on the run, Zuko finally reveals to Iroh where the names 'Lee' and 'Mushi' came from. All members of the GAang included! Rated for mention of character (Lu Ten) death. ONE-SHOT I DO NOT OWN COVER IMAGE.

"You—you do not know why he hunted the Avatar?" It's a simple question. The answer is anything but. There's a story behind that scar, a story of fire and betrayal and honor that maybe was never lost at all. And the time at last has come to tell it. OR my take on the Gaang learning the truth about Zuko. NO SLASH. FAMILY FEELS ONLY.

ZUTARA WEEK 2018, Day Seven: Element Swap. Tales are told of the Painted Lady who lights the way of the lost and the Blue Spirit whose healing hands comfort the wounded. But when catastrophe strikes, these two legends will come together to save those in need.

Day three of @avatarworldweek 's event; Storge-Family Love. Azula teaches Kiyi to firebend.

This was going to be a one shot but now I think it's gonna be a three-parter (maybe more). An AU where Zuko dies in the Agni Kai with Ozai. Azula doesn't want to believe. All of the adventures from Avatar State to Crossroads still happened, but Zuko is a figment of Azula's imagination. Iroh takes it upon himself to try to help her recover.

The difficulties of Iroh and Ozai's relationship manifest themselves in different ways in the next generation. [Or: Zuko is a gifted musician. He gets that from his father.]

What did the Airbenders do with their children who could not bend? Sokka finds out, and he doesn't like the answer.

At the pinnacle moment, the two-year-old prince saw the girl. He knew that he would forever love the girl that was destined never to be loved. The girl whose mother would call a monster. The girl who the monster claimed as his own. Perhaps the future won't be what it could have been.

As Fire Lord, it is Zuko's duty to preside over palace funerals. He never expected to be called upon to do so so soon, and for someone so young.

11 years before Aang appeared, Lu Ten and Zuko decided to escape the palace for a short holiday. But when their ship explodes and they are captured, they must hide their identity. FINAL CHAPTER, updated after 3 years.

Katara visits the new tea shop The Jasmine Dragon and spots Zuko in the process. She wants to confront him, except something is very wrong. He's smiling. ZukoxJin one-shot.

Had Iroh chosen to take Azula under his wing instead of Zuko, he might have been able to stave off the princess' madness and redirect her course to a more balanced path.

Zuko is not gilded, or golden. He's far from perfect. The moment the rivulets of destruction strike down upon the soil, he knows he's made the greatest mistake of his life. But he can't give up without a fight. AU.

Zuko was blinded in the Agni Kai . Instead of being thirteen he was ten . He then was left in the forest where Jet and the other freedom fighters found him . They know he is a Fire bender and call him Phoenix because of it . However he is deadly scared of fire and how bends to stay healthy . Because he knows what happens to those that ignore their bending .

Never ask a firebender for help with making a campfire! This story will show why that's a dangerous decision to make, as Aang and his friends find out!

After returning from the daring rescue mission at the Boiling Rock Prison, Zuko is acting strange. Will his new friends find out what is wrong before it is too late? *Warning: Mention and discussion of injuries in (somewhat) detail*

Left behind by his mother, a young Zuko is guided down a different path by his father. A path that changes more than anyone could've ever thought.

In an a dusty Earth Kingdom village, a house made for four is left with a mother, her son Lee, and unresolved issues over a Fire Nation prince.

Summary: Everything is lost when fire nation wins the war. The great spirits of harmony decided to bend the reality to save the world from the eternal fire. Each member of the Gaang wakes up from the dead to find out that they still can save the future. Time Travel!AU Rated M for violence and described rape.

Modern AU. After the death of his son, Iroh decides to become a foster parent. But when he takes in a troubled young teenager named Zuko, he may find that it was more than he bargained for. (Will also feature Zukaang)

The arrows rain down a little faster and the Blue Spirit finds himself on the other side of Pohuai Stronghold. Zuko is trapped in more ways than one. [Canon divergence from s1e13 The Blue Spirit]

Zuko's doing his best, but he still doesn't even know why the Avatar and his friends didn't kill him on sight.

Iroh is the Avatar. This changes things. For Zuko, it changes everything.

The past begins to blur. It looks like an oil painting left out during a storm. He forgets how he came to be in the Crystal Catacombs, and when Katara asks him why he was thrown into that dark, dank hole of a cave, he drops his head into his hands because he can barely remember.

Another mysterious boy has somehow made his way to the South Pole - he carries dual swords, and he says his name is Lee. Time travel.

Oleander, snakeroot, belladonna, white jade; it's the poison in his teapot and the cyanide on his plate. Zuko learns his killers by name.

What if instead of going to camp half blood to be trained Percy is sent to a new world where he is trained and becomes the bodyguard of the princess of the fire nation.

Time!Travel In Which Time Travel, Dragons, Zuko and Pies are involved.

Character Swap AU. An exploration of how things might have worked out with Avatar Sokka, waterbender Aang, his nonbender brother Zuko, Fire Princess Toph (with her uncle Bumi), and earthbender Katara. Along with practically everyone else not where destiny placed them.

Alternate Universe. Benders are physically affected by their element and the world fears them for it.

He is a stranger among them, a stranger without a name and a scar across one eye. He is a stranger with a very unique past, a stranger who calls himself the Blue Spirit.

Azula's day was great until Zuko and Kiyi showed up in her room to annoy her. Just a headcanon about the Royal Fire Nation siblings' daily life. It's supposed to take place after Smoke and Shadow. One-shot. Enjoy!

Aang is stressed out from being coped up in the Fire Nation capital for too long. Zuko tries to help... by going Iroh on him. [Spoilers for the comics]

In an alternate universe where Mai and Ty Lee betray Azula slightly earlier, Sokka finds the princess trapped in the Boiling Rock, barely clinging to life and sanity. What will he do? Written for Sokkla Appreciation Day 2016. Sokka x Azula.

Agender!ReincarnatedOC!Zuko Ze did not know what to do. They remember watching the cartoon as a child, but never thought they would live in it. Live in it as a main character. One will cause ripples, despite being a fire-bender. Zuko was banished and hated for just being born by many. But the Blue Spirit is not. Ze will change the course of destiny. Better summery inside

"I'll find him, one day; I swear I'm going to find him." One hundred years ago, a young boy made an promise, an oath to find his friend. He'll do anything to fulfill his promise. Anything, no matter what it takes. As such, nothing will ever be the same. Two-Shot. AU.

AU Zuko is cruelly banished by his father and sent on a mission to capture the Avatar. Zuko reaslises the fear his father is causing within the world and goes agaiinst his father by being the Blue Spirit. The story starts from the Blue Spirit episode and carries on from there. UNDER MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION

It was just before the winter solstice when Earth Kingdom soldiers captured the prince of the Fire Nation and his uncle, the Dragon of the West. It was the dead of winter when they were brought to Ba Sing Se.

Zuko tries to remind Azula that's she's worth more than what people say about her after her breakdown.

When Sokka and Aang one day finds a portray of Zuko's family, they can't help but wonder what happened to them. With this thought in their minds the gang finds out about Zuko's darkest secrets. Warning: Physical Abuse.

While the gaang briefly splits up, Aang stays back in Ba Sing Se to continue searching for Appa when he decides to stop for tea at the Jasmine Dragon. The problem? Zuko hasn't found Appa yet, hasn't undergone his metamorphosis. When the two come face to face, Zuko must make a choice: If he attacks Aang, he'll blow his cover. If he doesn't, he loses all hope of going home.

Prince Ozai steps out of line and Azulon is not amused. No one belittles a grandchild of the Firelord! Not even Ozai.

A crack sounded in the air,and hit Aang and Suki square on their chests. Aang and Suki simultaneously hit the wall of a shop and fell down on the floor in a heap. Suki groaned and clutched her head,and the last thing she saw was the Tsunami towering over her,before she blacked out. T for language in future chapters

What if Zhao's soldiers saw Zuko's face when he was knocked out in The Blue Spirit? What if Zuko decided to give Aang a chance and join his side? When Zuko gives up his quest to capture the avatar. a whole new adventure begins, and Zuko realizes that the avatar and his friends aren't that bad after all.

What if things had gone differently under Lake Laogi? What if Aang and his friends had heard the conversation between Zuko and Iroh? What would have happened from there? (AU where Zuko joins the Gaang in Ba Sing Se.)

He's known since almost before he can recall that he was going to die. It's his first solid memory - everything before that is just smudged fragments, worn and faded by time and distance. All of the fire and fervor in him is gone, because he has nothing and he is nothing and he's realizing that his life was always just a story that desperately needs an ending. AU Season 2.

Being left for dead in the North Pole, Zuko is given a second chance by the Spirits. But as punishment for chasing the Avatar, the prince is transformed into an ancient beast of his nation. Only when the world is in balance again can he return to normal.

Prince Zuko jumped between the two benders, his shouts drowned out by the deafening crackle and bang of blue lightning shot from Azula's fingertips. He would have redirected it, if he had been ready. The Prince lay on the ground, the electricity racing through his hunched figure, and the waterbender was left to defeat Azula and save her friend. Cover found on totheheroes.

"He doesn't care!" Zuko roared, his voice echoing around the temple. "He doesn't care that you're the Avatar, and he doesn't care that I'm his son!" He shocked himself as well as the others at his outburst. Katara suddenly realized that the conversation wasn't just about war.

Three opinions of Zuko through three fathers' eyes. The "father" that Zuko was actually born a son to, the father that thought of Zuko as his own son, and a third father who just wants to help. T for abuse.

AU. The arrow injured the Blue Spirit instead of knocking him out, and Aang never found out his identity. Zuko made a Plan to find out more about the Avatar. He didn't expect so many truths to come from the lies.

Zuko was not even 2 when lu ten died in war and iroh gave up victory at ba sing se. Instead of demanding Ozai to kill zuko as punishment, Fire Lord Azulon took zuko away to a distant town. To make ozai always wonder where his son is, if he was alive or dead. How does this effect the war. read and review to find out. AU

An attempt at a musical skit script, in which Sokka ships Zutara and Aang defends his honor as the Hero of this story. And children. Also, Toph. ONESHOT.

Aang almost kills Zuko during their first encounter at the South Pole, and the prince finds himself struggling to come to terms with peculiarities surrounding his unlikely survival. As he learns to accept his circumstances, Zuko is given the chance to see the world from a heartbreaking new perspective that changes everything... Heavy Blue Spirit, but with a twist.

Zuko loses his sight to an attack on his family at seven-years-old. Now blind, he's determined to prove he's just as capable as ever, using firebending to interact with the world around him.

Katara just hates Zuko, and after a misunderstanding she totures him using bloodbending, but in the end they come to a truce, but what will Zuko do when he has to face Azula terribly injured, will Katara ever forgive him? I died to publish this so read and review. Rated T for blood only.

Azula did everything right. She conquered Ba Sing Se. She killed the Avatar, but now she's pregnant. In fear of her life and refusing to name the father, Azula has to figure out how she is going to survive the war. What will happen to the child or to the baby's father. Azula X ? It's got fluff, limes, and maybe a lemon or two, some dark stuff (could trigger) but a happy ending.

The Siege of Ba Sing Se, after 600 days, is... Successful. The Earth Kingdom falls to the Dragon of the West, Lu Ten does not die in battle, Ozai never takes the throne and Zuko is never banished. After Azulon's death, Iroh brings an era of peace with the help of a young Airbender who is just learning to be an Avatar. And two royal siblings have a very different childhood together.

Takes place right after the episode, The Blue Spirit. Zuko never thought the Avatar's words could make him realize just how twisted his life was. He also never thought the realization would lead him to make a decision that would change his life forever.

Disillusionment comes in many forms. In a world where Zhao decides to take a more personal involvement in the young prince's murder, and Zuko receives proof that such an assassination attempt could not happen without the Fire Lord's approval, his journey to capture the avatar comes to a painful, premature end.

As Zuko and Azula flee their villainous father-Wait, what?

Even the best laid plans go awry. What about the worst? Zuko only ever wanted to do the right thing; still does. But now, the Avatar approves! So why is he still following Azula and burning villages? Au diverging after season 2. Of destiny, dragons… and big-ass water snakes.

"You heard the princess! Raise the anchors! We're taking the prisoners home!" What if that *wasn't* a mistake? A theory I have about Azula's captain in "The Avatar State."

Azula takes Zuko to tumblr prom.

After the Agni Kai, Zuko felt betrayed by his father and lashed out... and ended up in the Boiling Rock. Enter Sokka, looking for his father and getting a culture clash as well. Eventual Sokka/Zuko.

Modern AU. There are new kids in Katara and Sokka's town: Zuko and Aang Kayobi. As Katara and Sokka become closer friends with the unusual brothers, they slowly start to learn the dark secrets that plague the Kayobi household. Warnings: Child abuse.

Zuko just wants to see the scar under his skin; underneath his face [DARK]

Li wonders what's happening to Mushi. Iroh wonders what's happening to Zuko.

Boys like Zuko are seen as a curse to the Fire Nation and a blessing to the Earth Kingdom. When his condition is discovered in Ba Sing Se, Iroh and Zuko's lives change for better or worse. Jetko, KuZu, Mpreg, Slash, Angst, Death minor characters

Rather than banishment, Zuko is sent to join the forces with the very soldiers he spoke out to protect, too many things don't go as planned, and he finds himself stationed in the Earth Kingdom where he comes across a boy named, Jet.

"Zuko finds a dying girl in a burnt out village, and for some reasons he promises her that he will stay by her side until she passes on." – One-Shot. Feedback please?

A small scene from after The Blue spirit rescues Aang.This was something I wrote ages ago so its not great.I might make this into a longer thing instead of this little oneshot..maybe.

Jet finally got what he wanted. He made Li firebend in self-defense when he was cornered by Jet & almost killed. The Dai Li saw this and took Li without further question but Li wasn't the only one caught. They took Jet as well. What happens then?

One-shot. The characters have it out over all the pointless, boring, irrational stuff they had to endure in the comic "The Search." Iroh is angry at Zuko, Zuko's angry at the Gaang, everyone's angry at Ursa, and Mai and Toph are just enjoying the show. Spoilers for "The Search."

What if Zuko wasn't the prince chasing the avatar? What if he instead was a scared boy, banished by the Fire Nation, to die a death by the most feared monster of the sea, Keezo. What if his uncle instead kept him alive and purposely drove their ship into a fleet of Southern Water Tribe ships? What if Zuko was found and raised as Water Tribe? What if.. what if.. what if?

One-shot. Set just after "The Boiling Rock." Aang and the others learn the story of how Zuko got his scar from the newcomer Chit Sang, who thought the prince had been killed three years ago.

Agni is tired in waiting for the avatar and prepares his hand of judgment. Zuko has taken the last cruel act from his father and now he will be granted a chance to get revenge. but to do so he will have to lose himself and become the Spirit of War. M for detailed violence.

"...Brave soldier boy... Comes marching home..." A story in which Azula joins the Gaang, and Zuko is left pondering what could have been.

Try to save a drowning man, and you'll just get pulled in yourself. Isn't that right? yeah; trilogy. In which Zuko is too loyal, Sokka is too clever, and the Avatar has too much mercy to bear.

AU from Episode 3.16: The Southern Raiders. Azula wanted this, didn't she? This was her decision. All of this was her choice, and she didn't make mistakes.

An Avatar the Last Airbender parody: Sokka's just wants to be an ordinary guy, but that's not going to happen when his magic sister finds some weird bald kid and a majestic flying bison in a gigantic, low fat snow cone and an angsty firebender chases them all over the world.

Iroh's thoughts as he watched Zuko's ship burn. Iroh's thoughts as he lost his other son. One-shot I don't own the cover pic.

What if the wonderfully coincidental meeting at the Dragon Jasmine never happened? Alone, forced to assume the role of the faceless Lee in the occupied Ba Sing Se, Zuko struggles to protect his newfound allies against the ruthless Fire Nation.

Katara was curious about Zuko and his past so when she finds some interesting documents, she decides to confront him about it. She just didn't expect that his past was so dark, that his scars were not just on the surface. Zuko-centric. Featuring the entire GAang.

Zuko is banished from the Fire Nation after his fateful Agni Kai, but his Uncle is prevented from joining him. Zuko must face the world alone except for the sarcastic Lt. Jee, together they fight pirates, brave storms and search for the Avatar!

Zuko has to face the fact that history seems to repeat itself - only this time, he's sitting on the other side of the flames. Maiko family oneshot.

A collection of shorts that address the weird pairings and embarrassing instances we fans put characters through. Will the torture never cease? LATEST: Azula has some...unresolved romantic tension with a certain Water Tribe boy.

Zuko watched as his sister, at least the broken shell that was left of her, struggled to get free from her chains. As he watches, he remembers who she used to be; just a little girl. His baby sister. Oneshot. Set during finale.

It's just a random story that focuses on the "war" between Zutarians and Kataangers. I'm really sorry if it offends anyone.

What would ATLA be if Azula and Zuko were more like siblings and more Ursa's children? If Aang knew more about the other nations? If Zuko was never banished? If Azula, Mai, Ty Lee and Zuko went to get Aang at first? Rated T for dark themes and violence

AangxZuko. Drabblesque. Dark content. "There's more than one way a person can die..." Enjoy.

They don't understand why he mourns for her. AU

What if Zuko was different? What if he wasn't a hot headed and stubborn firebender with a major complex? What if.. AU

What if Zuko joined the gAang in time for the meeting with Hama?

Zukaang. Ozai murdered Zuko, and Aang has to deal with the loss of his love. Oneshot. No ship/gay bashing please. Don't like, don't read. Mentions suicide and boy/boy kissing.

In a fit of jealous rage, Azula hurts Mai, marking her permanently. With parents more worried about what to do with a disfigured daughter, it is Zuko and Ty Lee who must help Mai recover...a Zuko/Mai/Ty Lee friendship fic with generous dashes of Maiko.

"Don't be afraid of standing in the shadows Zuko." His mother had said. Follow Zuko as he discovers that there is a side to Agni's gift other than blasting fire, namely bending shadows. Growing stronger as the Blue Spirit, will he make his mother proud?

Hakoda had been fighting the Fire Nation for most of his life. He couldn't just put his trust in the Prince.

Sequel to "Trusting the Enemy"; Zuko was right when he said that the Old Slaughterers weren't fit for being allies with Aang. Nobody could have foreseen what was about to happen, though.

What if Sozin hadn't left Roku to die. What if he'd saved him. Would he have pursued a path of war still? Watch as the world you know is changed. Watch as the War takes a new setting and the characters you know take a new set of roles. AU

The title says it all. What if the arrow did more than just knock the Blue Spirit out?

ZUTARA WEEK 2011 Day Seven: Caught. Years ago, Kya of the Water Tribe was brought to the Fire Nation and became the unlikely guardian of the young prince. Upon his banishment from the kingdom, Zuko decides to give his second mother her freedom. AU

the war took a different turn when they had tried to wipe out of air-benders. Fire cannot burn without air nor when it is smothered in earth or drowned in water. There are so few fire-benders left in the world when everyone's trying to get their pound of flesh. Dark AU. Oneshot.

Life can be very hard when you don't know who you can trust, and you have to include yourself as untrustworthy. Last in the trilogy beginning with Airbender's Child: Water, then Airbender's Child: Earth. There is now a follow-up called AC: Other Perspectives.

All Hakoda wanted to know was why his daughter was so mean and nasty to Zuko. Why was it so hard to get a straight answer from that boy? Set after The Boiling Rock. Rated T for language. One shot.

After their escape from the Boiling Rock, Hakoda must decide if he can trust Zuko.

After Princess Ursa's baby dies during birth, a mysterious woman offers her own son as the new Prince of the Fire Nation. But Prince Zuko isn't human; he's a Wolf, a race thought to be extinct in the Water Tribes. Can he survive when Ozai finds out?

Zuko and Katara discover that *gasp* fangirls have been writing STORIES about Zuko? T for safety and mentions of varying sexualities. IMPORTANT INFORMATION INSIDE if you know me/read my stories! And this story is for fun, don't take it to heart :3

Crackfic. Everyone in the Gaang has one of the others' personalities. Insanity ensues. Set during Western Air Temple.

After an odd letter from Zuko, Sokka travels to the Firenation to see what's going on with his old friend. Set ten years post-finale. Character death.

Instead of being banished, Zuko was sent to lead the men he defended in the War Room. Without any military training, he is expected to prove he has the courage and the honor to defend his right for the throne. (Is going through updates and re-editing.)

Zuko shares the story of how he got his scar.

At the Order's camp outside Ba Sing Se, Iroh finally gets word of Zuko.

Azula has spent her whole life believing that her mother hated her, that her father was right. That her brother was inferior and that there was no such thing as love. But what happens when she realizes she's wrong? One-shot. Written by Panakin.

Zuko does not survive Azula's lightning strike. A year later, those who knew him are still haunted by thoughts of everything that could have been. Written for the Avatarbigbang mini-bang challenge. Dark, tearbending warning

Dedicated to the idea of Zuko being born an airbender instead of a firebender, and how this would affect or change the series as we know it. Contains spoilers for the whole series.

Hakoda has a hard time trusting the young man who's been chasing his children all across the world. Set PostTBR

In a way, everything Zuko did was because of Lu Ten. / character study. no definite time frame, but would fit best in the first half of Book Three.

With a Super Villain like the Phoenix King on the loose, The Avatar must learn to band together with The Blue Spirit, The Blind Bandit, and The Painted Lady, with their trusty side kick Boomerang Boy!

While eating dinner one night, Sokka says something that makes Zuko stop and think about what will happen.

Requested! Set between The Southern Raiders and The Ember Island Players, where the gang find out how Zuko got his scar. T for dark themes. Kataanger and Zutarian friendly. If Ozai doesn't suffer at Aang's hands, Zuko vows he will at his own son's.

Zuko may not have her honour, but at least she has some self-respect. AU, girl!Zuko/Zhao.

Two snippets of feverish!Zuko from the episode "The Earth King". Hurt/comfort, schmoop, and a caring uncle.

Zuko's friends know and trust him. Do they know him well enough, though? Does he know himself well enough? AU. Sequel to Airbender's Child: Water, followed by Airbender's Child: Fire.

Sibling bonds cannot be broken as easily as some of us wish they could be. Not really. Zuko and Azula. One-shot. R&R

Zuko is spending his first Thanksgiving alone. Modern AU ficlet.

After the ocean spirit mistakenly drags him down to the bottom of the sea and Yue uses her new abilities to bring him back to life, Zuko struggles to learn waterbending. Meanwhile the fire spirits begin to visit a Dai Li agent to remember whom he once was

Zuko's father was always disappointed his son wasn't a good enough firebender. His mother was disappointed he was a firebender at all. AU. Part one of a trilogy continued in Airbender's Child: Earth.

The fight between Azula and Zuko is progressing a bit differently than before, resulting in surprising revelations of character. spoilers

Aang notices some similarities between Kuzon and Zuko.

Sokka trash-talks Zuko's hair and naturally Zuko comes to its defense. Craziness ensues. Crack!fic. Most definitely crack. Rated just to be safe. NOT SLASH

Sequel to Children of The War, Book 1. Aang's journeys in the Earth Kingdoms come upon unexpected obstacles, and old friends become new enemies. AU. Hints of Ty Lokka.

AU. The Southern Raiders did not find a waterbender in the Southern Water Tribe, so Yon Rha took a captive back to Prince Ozai. As stubborn as the boy is, Ozai manages to break him into a servant. And he sees everything.

AU. Two years ago, it's believed the Fire Lord exiled Prince Zuko to distance himself from responsibility for his son's subsequent assassination. Five months from now, a boy in an iceberg will awaken. Tonight, Mai runs across a masked criminal. BluMai.

Short piece about the mother/son relationship gone terribly wrong. Rated M for incest.

Sokka's natural curiosity, Zuko's natural residence, and one very obvious scar without an explanation. Awkward ensues.

Katara is too late to save Zuko after the fight with Azula... what will his lover Sokka do when he finds out...? Rated for Character death, blood, gore and hints of Yaoi.

Incest is a terrible idea. So every time I read a fic about Zuko and Azula, I'm like, whoa - what deformities would their child have? This is the sad, crack-ish, badly written story of Hemophilia, their child. M for...well, incest.

Rrgh, how do you use these things? Hey, you! Yeah, you-the one looking this way. I order you to come and listen. It's the least you can do, after all.

What if Ursa took Zuko with her when she fled the Fire Nation? What if Ozai caught up to the pair? How might Zuko's life be different?

What if Zuko had chosen diferetly? How I think the season should have ended. Pleas Read fisrt judge later

Vignette inspired by AvocadoLove's excellent Avatar AU story, "Another Brother"; a scene for chapter 7 of that fic, posted here with AvocadoLove's permission. Kana knows her grandson too well...

Zuko and Momo share a touching moment, because they never do in show. Zuko resorts to animals again for therapy. Takes place just before the Southern Raiders episode.

When the Fire Lord fell, so did the Avatar. Aang is dead, and the rest are lost. With those he has learned to love missing or worse, Zuko must pick up the pieces of the broken world.

One-shot — He can see so much of himself in Zuko, and maybe that's why it's so easy to hate him.

Modern AU. This is in the “Another Battle” series that I started. Three years after Zuko’s mother died Sokka moves to Zuko’s school. This is the friendship and trouble that follows.

To be the Fire Lord's favored child was a double-edged sword. An AU scenario.

His sister is lost in madness. He pushes aside his own pain to pull her out of hers. Takes place during the series finale. Oneshot. COMPLETE.

Your name is Li; you're not a bender. Your name is Li; you're not a bender. Your name's Li; you're not a bender. One-sided Jetko.

He was believing in a lie, but was it right to take away his last shred of hope? Iroh weighs his concern for Zuko's well-being versus Zuko's wish to go home.

What could've happened to Zuko that restrained him from showing affection? Why was he always so awkward around women? This is my answer: he walked in on his parents one night...

Zuko's having a hard time dealing with the gift the Firebending masters showed him. Sokka's there to lend a helping hand. Zuko/Sokka. Mature for sexual situations. Followed up elsewhere in the story titled Volatile.

The journey of a young boy begins when his father's ship is raided, and he is left to die. But the grace and care of the Air Nomads help this young boy, who is destined for royalty, to become a humble servant to all nations. AU.

That lightning bolt really had killed Aang. The dying spirit of Avatar Roku approaches Zuko with a proposal of redemption. Time Travel.

In theory, Zuko owed Aang an apology. In truth, Aang simply didn't care. A bit of post-TSR reflection.

Betraying those who might have truly cared about him was the final straw. Knowing it would be benificial to everyone, Zuko commits the unthinkable. He first contemplates, and in so, bids a final farewell to those he is sure can now live on better lives.

What if Zuko had made the right choice sooner? What Aang hadn't been struck down? Zuko returns to the Fire Nation one last time, but Ozai's reaction to his news is the last thing he expected.

In the end, he's just a man.

Drabbles about the death of ATLA characters. Rated for violence, language, and content. Massive character deaths. Includes Zhao, Toph, Smellerbee, Azula, Suki, Iroh, Sokka, Mai, Lu Ten, Aang, Katara, Ty Lee, Zuko, Teo, Jet, Sozin, Longshot, Yue, and more.

Hakoda is not a trusting man. Hakoda/Zuko, Sokka/Zuko, yaoi.

The Fire Nation had many points where history shifted. Exploring the What Ifs of this deeply troubled family. This time: Ozai tries to return.

Zuko-centric drabble-oneshot. No one trusts the firebender.

A series of stories set during the show, beginning with 'The Boiling Rock. Zuko/Sokka, hints of Sokka/Suki.

Ozai always beat them, but never again. Dark Song Fic. Song Never Again by Nickelback. Rated T for abusive scenes and gore. Modern AU.

In a world where Ursa was forced to run long before any problems with Azulon arose, she took Zuko with her AU, ONESHOT

He had his mother's eyes, and as long as Ozai can pretend those pleading eyes staring fearfully at him are Ursa's, he can pretend that everything he's done to his son isn't wrong. Oneshot. Very dark story. Warning: Rape of a minor, yaoi, incest

Drabbles about the lives of the characters of Avatar. Now taking requests. Check inside for details

When Hodoka finds that Zuko is an ally and a friend to his son Sokka, he wonders why the Fire Nation prince changed sides. This leads to him speaking with the young man the night they return to the air temple.

Electricity engulfed Zuko. The lightning went through his heart. Because the finale asked for someone's death, and Katara's reaction to the boy she threatened to kill dying just begged to be written about.

After the flight from prison Hakoda has to decide, if he could trust the son of the firelord so easy as his children. But only one word can balance the scales. Set shortly after Episode 3.14/15 “The Boiling Rock”. Charakters: Hakoda, Zuko and the gAang.

Zuko didn't think when he leaped in front of Azula's lightning bolt to save Katara. But the consequences will haunt him for the rest of his life, however long that may be.

After Azula tracks Zuko and Iroh down in an small Earth Kingdom town, ready to turn Iroh over to Ozai, Zuko goes in his place. Where he begins doubting Iroh's love for him. -Contains Zuko angst!-

After helping the Avatar escape Zhao's prison, Zuko asks himself the big questions. But when madness begins to set in, does he really want to know the answers? Set in Series One. Short One-off story. No pairing. Inspired by Darren Styles song, 'Save Me'.

Toph and Zuko can't seem to get along unless they're fighting, and Aang can no longer stand by and watch his friends hurt each other. But Aang soon finds out that the constant fighting isn't as bad as it first seems. Not Another Romance!

Zuko and the consequences of his words. After the fateful Agni Kai, the remaining members of the gang found Zuko and Katara in the Royal Palace Agni Kai arena. With Azula. Spoilers for Sozin's Comet.

Katara still doesn't trust him. After Zuko never returns to camp one night, she begins to worry - and for reasons other than him. Katara later decides to search for him, only to find something she is not prepared for. One-shot.

For every moment that the past can conjure gives birth to an infinity of futures. This is a look at the many different possibilities of how the fight on the gondola from The Boiling Rock could have turned out.

As if Katara and Sokka switching bodies was bad enough, but throw in Zuko and Azula and a 48 hour time limit to reverse it before it becomes permanent and you've got a real problem! Especially when the old lady who cursed them has vanished! Deleted scenes

He burned one's feet and another's village. He stole one's necklace and got hit by another's boomerang. And don't forget, he chased one all over the world. Now, he's their personal relationship consultant.

Zuko writes an apology and a thank you note to the uncle who has been his real father, Iroh. Written after Boiling Rock, does not go with cannon anymore, but you're still welcome to read it ;D

The hand that gripped her forearm was firmer than ever. Zuko was stronger than she remembered, but that counted for very little when only Azula knew the rules to their game. It was her turn now and Azula loved to win..."

An old Fire Nation woman finds two Water Tribe siblings, injured and afraid, on the shore. She takes them in, but living together might include more compromise than Sokka and Katara can cope with... AU.

Katara secretly watches Zuko and Aang and she doesn't like what she hears. Z x K

Aang and Zuko's last conversation during the final battle.

A drabble AU. What if Iroh had paid the price at Ba Xing Xe? Lu Ten returns to a family that swirls with intrigue and face a destiny where his hands must be bloody. Behold his story. This chapter: Lu Ten has peace.

How the series COULD have ended.

Mai sat in the front of the execution arena, knowing full well what was to happen. An angsty maiko oneshot. Rated T for character death.

Er, I know it's a bit cowardly, but full explanation inside. It's basically, a reformed Marysue seeks to protect the characters of Avatar from shipper, Marysues and fangirls straying into the fandom via a hole in the fandom continuum.

Some members of the Avatar cast are forced to read a MarySue on pain of death. Be a witness to their pain and suffering. Death to all MarySues!

Zuko realizes that he will always be an outcast. oneshot Takes place during the episode Zuko Alone

Lee is shocked when Zuko reveals his true identity. Set during Zuko Alone. drabble.

Zuko is dying from a wound given to him by Azula, and Iroh must stand by and watch helplessly.

I lean against the bars of my narrow window and stare out at my last night. I am to executed at dawn. [Zuko angst]

He remembers the words, but even more, he remembers the hope. Lee's thoughts after the events of Zuko Alone.

Zuko’s life is in the balance of life and death. But when a familiar face comes back from the dead to help him, will Zuko be saved, or will the Prince be forever gone? xOneshotx

First in the MarySues of All Kinds trilogy. Aang finds a book in a hat. In it is a dreaded MarySue. Join our friends as they battle the plague that has struck our fandom, and many others like it.

Zuko finds hard truth as he agrees to sit with the enemy, and wait with him as he dies.