Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Avatar the Last Airbender or the Avengers (MCU), only the story. Avatar the Last Airbender and its characters belongs to Nickelodeon and Avengers belongs to Marvel. I apologize for any errors in grammar and/or if I was not accurate in reference to something.

A/N: And here is the first part of Siege of the North. I'm going to make sure that there's enough of Avenger action along in it, but hopefully I can do it right. And I do apologize for the long flashbacks, but I did feel that they were necessary and they're in the order of the previous episodes.

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Katara: Water, Soldier, Mechanist, God, Earth, Fire, Spy, Archer, Monster, Air

(One by one, eight figures do something to show off their skills: the waterbender weaves a stream of water from the ground, around him and then thrusts it towards the side, the soldier blocks an attack with his shield before throwing it, the mechanist has armor envelope him and then uses the repulsor on his hand to blast something on the side, the god holds a powerful hammer high to summon a bolt of lightning, the earthbender kicks the ground bringing up a large rock before he kicks it away, the firebender twists around as she summons fire from her foot before doing a high kick to the ground and makes the flames spread, the spy drops down from above and displays a few moves, the archer rolls across the ground and fires a few arrows, and finally the monster comes down from a jump and smashes his huge fists on the ground, the airbender drops down and then with a circle of his arms he creates a blast of wind.)

Katara: Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

(Docked on a shore, five Fire Nation ships with the Hydra insignia released their soldiers. With a jump forward and a palm thrust, the firebenders released a wave of fire as the Hydra soldiers used their advanced technology.)

Katara: Only the Avatar, master of all four elements could stop them. But when the world needed him most, he vanished.

(The Avatar, a man with a crown on his head and dressed in robes stands on a pillar of stone as he bent the four elements of water, earth, fire and air to show his skill in the arts of bending. After releasing a powerful disk of wind, he disappears from existence.)

Katara: A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar: an Airbender named Aang and met the team called the Avengers.

(The water tribe siblings find a young Airbender frozen in block of ice. After freeing him, they are then joined by heroes called Captain America, Ironman, Thor, Hulk, Clint, and Natasha.)

Katara: And although with the teams help and his airbending skills are great, hehas a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone.

(At an Air Nomad path, Aang creates an air scooter and starts to have fun with it. But when he expands his circle a little bit, he runs right into a statue. He rolls over onto his back as all six of the Avengers then poke their heads from behind the statue to check on him.)

Katara: But I believe the Avengers and Aang can save the world.

(Aang, Steve, Katara, Tony, Thor, Bruce, Sokka, Clint and Natasha stand side by side, looking down at the world on a mountain's peak for a moment as the reader's view is turned upwards to the sun.)

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The Avenging Avatar

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Avatar Roku: Previously, on Avenging Avatar…

Water Tribe children Katara and Sokka stare at a now bobbing and glowing iceberg. Inside the iceberg they see two beings: a large creature and a boy.

After freeing the two, Katara sets the boy against the ice. They boy wakes and stands up, shows them his flying bison Appa and said, "I'm Aang."

A moment later something falls from the sky. After said something lands, they see that it was a man dressed in a blue uniform. When the man wakes up he introduces himself, "My name's Steve Rogers."

A bright blue portal opens, allowing the Red Skull and the Winter Soldier to cross over to the other world. Schmidt turns to Zuko and said, "I'll leave the Winter Soldier with you."

Steve looked to them and said, "My friends are lost somewhere on your world."

On Kyoshi Island, the group run into Natasha Romanoff, another Avenger.

He looked serious as he said, "You must master all four elements and confront the Fire Lord." He put on a smile as he said, "And when you do, I hope you will think like a mad genius."

King Bumi turns to his old friend and said, "It is the duty of the Avatar to master all four elements and confront the Firelord.

Aang asks Katara about being the Avatar, "How is Roku supposed to help me?"

Aang, Sokka, and Katara looked to the two Avengers and the former said, "I promise we'll help you find a way to help Bucky."

Aang feels depressed as he sits on the ash covered ground of the burnt forest and said, "Monk Gyatso said that Avatar Roku would help me."

"The Avatar before you?" Sokka questions and then points out, "He died over a hundred years ago. How are you supposed to talk to him?"

Aang waves his hand in front of Katara and the old man. When he notices that it's completely blue, he raised it to the sun. He then realized as he said, "I'm in the spirit world!"

As the group flew on Appa, Katara then recited of what order Aang had to master the elements as she said, "According to legend, you need to master water, then earth and fire, right?"

"That's why we're going to the North Pole," Katara said to Aang as he sat on his knees in the burnt forest, "to find you a teacher."

"Yeah, a waterbending teacher." Aang said, not feeling the same thing.

"But I haven't even begun to learning waterbending. Not to mention earth and fire." A distraught Aang told his predecessor Avatar Roku.

Roku then told him, "Mastering the elements takes years of discipline and patience. But if the world is to survive, you must do it by summer's end."

This causes Aang's face to fall in despair as he felt the weight of the world falling onto his shoulders.

"Why didn't you tell us you were the Avatar?" Katara asked in confusion. Aang looked at them, then reluctantly said, "Because, because I never wanted to be."

"Captain Zhao." Prince Zuko said with crossed arms. Zhao had a smirk on his face as he corrected him, "It's commander now."

"No home, no allies." Zhao states as he looks down on the prince before adding the topper, "Your own father doesn't even want you."

"There's a storm coming." A fisherman's wife tried to tell her husband. Aang's eyes grew wide as she said, "A bad one."

"Storm clouds are gathering." Monk Gyatso says during telling Aang that he was the Avatar.

"It seems I have been promoted to Admiral." A glad Zhao says as he reads a message from Fire Lord Ozai.

"I will leave you with a few of Hydra's troops." Johann Schmidt says before taking his leave.

Then Zhao looked to the leader of Hydra and said, "I plan to hold a meeting in a week or two, I ask that you join us. I have something big planned to not only help us capture the Avatar and the two Avengers with him, but to also further our victory in the war."

"I will see what I can do." The Red Skull said as he turned away. But before he could open the return portal, Zhao said, "We may need to have a talk about Hydra's greatest weapon."

The Red Skull looked back with narrowed eyes to the admiral's words.

At the Northern Air Temple after the battle against their enemies, the Mechanist offered, "If there is anything I can do for you, all you have to do is ask."

"Well," Steve said and then asked, "Maybe if you meet a few people that don't seem like they're from any of the four nations…"

"You could send them our way." Natasha finished. Teo's father nodded and said, "Consider it done. And I'll be more than likely to tell if they're your friends."

"Why yes, my good sir." A voice said from underneath a tree. The Mechanist squinted his eyes at the person as they then asked, "I was wondering if you had seen some friends of mine."

"There it is!" An excited Aang shouted as they neared the Northern Water Tribe.

As they floated down a canal, Sokka spots a beautiful girl sitting on a boat as they pass each other. He blushes to her beauty.

"In our tribe, it is forbidden for women to learn waterbending." Master Pakku sternly reveals. Katara looked to the old man with trembling eyes as she was infuriated by the news.

After a quick fight between them, Master Pakku looks down to see Katara's necklace lying there. Picking it up, memories flooded back to him as he said, "This is my necklace."

After gaining a newfound bond with Master Pakku, Aang and Katara both had smiles as they started to learn under waterbending Master Pakku.

"And you are sure that you have seen many soldiers from Hydra." Thor asks his friends. Natasha nods and said, "It seems like Hydra's nearing completion of their teleportation machine."

"Which means that they'll be bringing their war machines to this world soon." Steve added.

"I assume that you have everything ready?" Johann Schmidt asks Admiral Zhao as the fleet starts the launch. Zhao nods and says, "My fleet is ready.

"Then I will be taking my leave." The Red Skull informs before vanishing into a portal. Both General Iroh and the Winter Soldier stand behind Zhao as orders, "Set a course for the Northern Water Tribe."

Drifting behind the main flagship, many other Fire Navy ships followed after to begin the invasion.

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Book One: Water

Chapter Nineteen: The Siege of the North Part 1- The Invasion

It was a clear day in the Northern Water Tribe, not much activity going on in the streets of the main city. But closer up to the palace, Master Pakku's students were about to put their skills to the test. One Waterbender looked really nervous while Katara only smirked at her opponent. With a circular wave of his arms, the boy raised a glob of water from the ground and froze it before hurling towards Katara. Katara caught the chuck of ice before melting it and then combining it with other puddles of water. Then waving it towards her fellow student, she enveloped him in the liquid before raising it and freezing it to where he couldn't move. The boy grunted as he tried to free himself, but it was no use as to how stuck he was. Katara relaxed her Waterbender's stance while Master Pakku walked up behind and gave a little criticism, "Nice try, pupil Sangok. A couple of more years and you might be ready to fight a sea sponge."

Master Pakku turned to his pupils before twisting his hands to melt the ice around Sangok. The boy fell to the ground with a yell before falling onto his back. Master Pakku walked up to the other students and asked, "Would anyone care for a rematch with Katara?"

Most of the students looked really reluctant to try again against the southern Waterbender. While most sat in shame, others were still suffering the beat down as one boy still had his legs frozen, another was on his back trying to breathe and a third coated in snow. When they heard footsteps coming down the steps, they all glanced back as Natasha came walking down the stairs with a smirk on her face. The spy looked to each of them and said, "Man, you guys sure look like you've been through the wringer." Then she offered, "Why don't I take a crack at it and show you boys how it's done."

She looked over to the master and asked, "If it's all right with you, sir?"

"Hm." Master Pakku said as he thought about it. Looking to his students he said, "Perhaps a demonstration from a different source will help motivate you all into working harder to become master Waterbenders." Gazing up at the spy he said, "Very well."

Natasha smirked as she moved down to the training ground and stood before Katara. The young Waterbender smirked as well while they both assumed their respective stances. Master Pakku looked between the two before raising both arms dramatically and shouts, "Begin!"

Katara waved her arms in a circular motion to create a wall of water around her while Natasha came running at the young Waterbender. Katara sent the wall of water as a wave to Natasha. Natasha jumped and rolled out of the way before picking up a chuck of ice and chucking it Katara. Katara was able quickly bring her wave of water back and the ice chunk was swallowed and turned into water as well. Katara gasped as she then ducked under a high kick from Natasha and sent a blast of water at her friend. Natasha grunted as the water knocks her back. When she hit the ground she looked up to see Katara patiently waiting for her. Quickly getting up, the S.H.I.E.L.D. ran up to her and jumped over the next blast of water. Katara quickly backed away from Nat as she came in with a flurry of punches. Katara was able to at least block a few of those punches when Nat lightly grazed her cheek. Katara then blasted her back with another spray of water. Natasha flew through the air before maneuvering to where she could land on her feet and crouched. She looked up to see that Katara had her hands coated in water and held them to her side. Natasha then sighed before saying, "Alright, I'll give you this one."

They both then started to chuckle before Katara put away the water and held out a hand. Being a good sport, Natasha took it and Katara helped her back to her feet. Katara then asked, "Everything okay."

"Yeah, nothing really feeling like it's broken." Natasha said as she stretched out to make sure that nothing was indeed broken. Katara then bent a small stream of water and applied it to where Natasha grazed her cheek. Using her healing abilities it quickly went away. They were interrupted when Master Pakku cleared his throat. Nat nodded to Katara and stepped back.

Master Pakku walked over to his first female pupil and acknowledged, "Katara, you've advanced more quickly than any student I've ever trained." Katara smiled as he complemented, "You have proven that with fierce determination, passion and hard work, you can accomplish anything."

"Raw talent alone," He then said as he gazed to one of his students to make a point, "is not enough."

Both Katara and Natasha looked to see Aang goofing around by laying on his side and using an Air Sphere that Momo rode as he chittered with joy over his head. Katara and Nat looked at him with questioning and disbelieving stares while Master Pakku called out, "Pupil Aang."

"Yes, Master Pakku?" Aang said as he sat up, losing focus on the Air Sphere, and Momo fell onto his head. Master Pakku then asked with crossed arms, "Care to step into sparring circle?" Then he dryly said, 'I figure, since that you found the time to play with house pets," Momo leapt off of Aang's head as Pakku then sarcastically said, "you must have already mastered waterbending."

Aang used his airbending to stand up as he said, "I wouldn't say "mastered,"" He had a smile as he said, "check this out."

With a circular wave of his arms, Aang was able to bend a mound of snow around him and turned himself into a snowman with a smiley face. Momo then tackled the snowman in the face, causing Aang to laugh. Master Pakku, Katara and Natasha looked to him with annoyed looks. Nat looked to Katara and rhetorically asked, "And we came all this way to help him?"

Katara just sighed as she and Master Pakku shook their heads.

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In another part of the city, Sokka was currently taking a walk on the town. Sokka had decided to bring both Steve and Thor along since they had nothing better to do at the moment. Princess Yue hadn't minded at the thought of extra company and thought it was sweet that Sokka offered to have them come along. They were walking across a bridge while Sokka walked on the sides. Princess Yue looked to the teen from her sister tribe and asked, "They don't have palaces in the Southern Tribe?"

"Are you kidding?" Sokka said as he fought to keep his balance. Then he made a little joke, "I grew up on a block of ice." Sitting down he said, "It's not exactly a cultural hub."

While Princess Yue laughed and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, Steve and Thor just remained silent for the moment. Looking to the super soldier, the Asgardian asked, "You were at the South Pole, correct?"

"For at least two days." Steve said, then added, "But he's right about the no palaces down there."

"Ah." Thor said as he understood. Then he asked, "But what about the other locations down at the South Pole?"

"To be honest, there wasn't much talk about other villages." Steve admitted. Then he said, "But it still baffles me on what happened to the other Southern Waterbenders?"

"Perhaps that mystery will be solved in time." Thor offered. Steve slightly nodded and said, "Yeah, maybe."

The four of them continued to stand in the middle of the bridge as Sokka smiled to Yue. Princess Yue's face suddenly fell, and all three boys noticed this. She then looked to Sokka and said, "Sokka, this is wrong."

"What's wrong?" Sokka asked and his smile returned. Then he pointed out, "We're taking a walk."

"Yes," Thor put in, "unless her fiancé sees you with her and decides to beat you into the ground."

Steve looked to his friend while Sokka looked a little worried and Princess Yue closed her eyes and hung her head. She then looked to Sokka and said, "He's right. I'm engaged." Sokka's face fell as she tried to talk about how she felt, "It just feels…"

Then she turned away, but an idea came to the teen's mind, "I know what you need.

"You need to meet our good friend Appa." He said while hopping off the side of the bridge. A little confused, Princess Yue asked, "Who?"

"Hey, uh," Steve then said, "I think me and Thor will go and see how Aang and Katara's waterbending lessons are going to go."

"But I was also kind of wanting to meet Aang's animal guide." Thor put it. Acting quickly, Steve came closer and then whispered, "You do know that Sokka wants to show Yue a good time, by himself."

Thor seemed lost on the concept, and Steve sighed before gesturing for him to follow. Thor looked to the super soldier as he turned and shrugged as he was confused. Steve gave an eye roll before grabbing Thor's arm and leading him away. Sokka and Yue watched them go before Sokka then said, "Come on, you'll love Appa."

Quickly taking her hand, Sokka led Princess Yue down the bridge.

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"So why couldn't we go with Sokka and Princess Yue?" Thor asked as they walked through a street towards where the students learned waterbending. Steve then said, "He just wants to help her through a tough time since they can't be in a relationship together. And I've been around Sokka long enough to know that would be what he wanted."

"I assumed as much, but I think that we could still help." Thor put it. Steve sighed before saying, "Let's just go and see what the others are doing."

Thor didn't say anything more as he followed Steve.

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Sokka and Princess Yue walked into the holding pen and Sokka walked up to Appa. Princess Yue stood back while he looked back to her and said, "Appa and I go way back," Appa turned to him as Sokka then said, "don't we, boy?

"Ah!" He screamed when Appa responded by leaping towards him, knocking Sokka on his back and started licking his face. The princess and the oxen watched, only one looked amused as he shouted, "Ah, easy! Down boy, no! Up!"

"Looks like you haven't been giving Appa enough attention." Princess Yue said and slightly laughed while Sokka cringed from getting licked in the face. He then started to try and pull himself from underneath Appa's foot and muttered, "I suddenly wish Steve and Thor were here."

Fifteen minutes later…

After Sokka got himself unstuck, he helped Princess Yue into the saddle. And after grabbing the reins and sitting in the saddle himself, Sokka held on tight. Princess Yue looked to him and asked, "So how does this work?"

"You hanging on tight?" Sokka asks as she sits next to him. She nods, "Mm-hmm."

"Yip." He said with a glance to her and smirked. Then he looked out to the sky as he finished, "Yip."

With a flap of his tail, Appa and his passengers took to the air. Princess Yue was both startled and excited as she shouted, "Oh, my goodness!"

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From down on the ground, Steve and Thor look up to see Appa taking off into the sky. The super soldier looked to the Asgardian and said with a shrug, "He's got it covered."

The two of them then continued on their way while Appa flew higher into the sky.

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Appa flew outside of the Northern Tribe while Sokka kept hold of the reins and Princess Yue looked about. She was taken away and she said, "Wow…" She looked over the side as she was amazed before turning to him, "I can't believe you do this every day."

"Yeah," Sokka side while stretching, "we pretty much live up here."

"Is it always this cold in the sky?" Princess Yue asked while trying to keep warm. Then she pressed up next to him, making him blush a little. Then he admitted, "Not when you're with someone."

The two look into each other's eyes as she said, "It's beautiful up here."

"Yeah." Sokka said, a little nervous. The two teens looked into each other's eyes and leaned forward. They closed their eyes as their lips came closer to touching. But then their eyes snapped open and they backed away with Sokka saying, "Woo, yeah!"

Snow started to fall as he took a deep breath, "Ah… good times, good times."

It was then that they noticed black flakes started to fall with the regular snow. Pointing to the black flecks he said, "Hey, look."

"What's happening?" Princess Yue asked in confusion while lots of it started to rain down. Memories, bad ones, ran through Sokka's head as he remembered, "Oh, no."

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The black snow continued to fall over the entire Northern Tribe. The town's folk looked up to see the black snow continuing to fall. Back at the Waterbender training grounds, Aang was currently laughing as he rolled around in a rut in the snow. Momo sat in the center as he continued. Natasha growled in frustration before walking over to the Airbender and grabbing him by the arm. He looked up to her as she said, "Aang, this is your training. You can't be squandering it."

She would have continued but the black snow started to fall all around them. Momo stuck his tongue out to catch it. But the little lemur regretted it as he started coughing it out. Both Aang and Natasha looked to him before looking up into the sky. When Katara looked up as well, she gasped while her hands moved to her mouth. Around the Northern Tribe, the black snow contaminated the fountains around the city, making the water blacken.

As they approached the steps, both Steve and Thor looked up to see the black snow falling.

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When they had landed, both Sokka and Princess Yue got out of Appa's saddle. Moving a few feet from them, Sokka kneeled down and picked some of the blackened snow as he said, "Soot."

"What?" Princess Yue asked, confused. Sokka then regretfully said, "I've seen it before." He looked at the soot hard as he continued to remember, "Right before my village was attacked. It's soot mixed with snow."

"But why?" Princess Yue asked, not understanding why this was happening. Sokka had his eyes closed as he then said, "It's the Fire Nation." Opening his eyes as he looked to the horizon he added, "And their allies from Hydra." Turning to her he then warned, "They've closed in on the North Pole."

Dark clouds loomed over the sea, almost forecasting the coming invasion. Sokka looked back out as he said, "And from the looks of this stuff, I'd say that there's a lot of them.

"Come on, we need to get back." Sokka said, moving back to Appa. He helped Princess Yue back into the saddle to take off again.

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On their way towards the North Pole, the Fire Nation ships stayed in formation with each other as they sailed. From the upper deck of his flagship, Admiral Zhao didn't look back as he spoke to both Iroh and the Winter Soldier, "This will truly be one for the history books, my friends." Zhao seemed both confident and a little smug of his plans as he said, "Just think, centuries from now people will study the great Admiral Zhao, who destroyed the last of the Water Tribe civilization."

Glancing to his left he said to the both of them, "You're both lucky that you're here to see it."

"Be careful what you wish for, Admiral." General Iroh warned. The Winter Soldier nodded and said, "Pride comes before the fall should you become to over confident."

"Awfully chatty aren't we?" Zhao questioned the assassin. Iroh then drew his attention by saying, "History is not always kind to its subjects." He looked down as he sadly said, "No one remains on top forever."

"I suppose you speak from experience." Zhao said, knowing full well what Iroh was walking about. But his ego somewhat inflated as he was confident in his plan. The admiral moved to the railing as he said, "But rest assured, this will be nothing like your legendary failure at Ba Sing Se."

"I hope not," Iroh said, feeling the weight of what happened in his heart, "for your sake."

The Winter Soldier chose to remain quiet. Admiral Zhao then ordered, "Tell the captains to prepare for first strike."

Both General Iroh and the Winter Soldier turned to walk back inside to relay the admiral's orders. The ships broke through small ice bergs as they continued on their way.

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After delivering the orders to the captain, General Iroh and the Winter Soldier moved through the corridors of the ship. The Winter Soldier kept a lookout while they approached a Firebender soldier. The soldier had their back turned while the Winter Soldier looked behind them to see another soldier walking down an adjoining hall. When he was gone, the Hydra assassin nodded to Iroh. Iroh then turned to the Firebender and said, "We'll be landing soon. Do you have a plan?"

"I'm working on it, Uncle." Prince Zuko said as he removed the mask. The Winter Soldier said, "I apologize that you'll be going on the hunt for the Avatar alone."

"You have your mission, and I have mine." Prince Zuko said and placed the mask back into place.

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The beating of drums could be heard throughout the Northern Tribe as everyone ran to the palace. Everyone made their way up the stairs to attend the meeting. Those joining them was Sokka as he held Princess Yue's hand. But as they neared the top of the stairs she pulled her hand in his grasp to make him stop. Looking back to her he asked, "What's wrong?" Then gesturing to the palace he said, "We have to go!"

"No, Sokka, wait." Princess Yue said. Her feelings were still conflicted, even in a dire situation. Then sounding heartbroken she said, "I can't see you anymore. Not at all."

"What?" Sokka questioned, really confused. Then it dawned on him to what this was about. Then he turned to her and reminded, "We're just friends."

"I wish we could just be friends," Princess Yue said as she glanced away. She looked back to him as she admitted, "but I like you too much, and it's too confusing to be around you. I'm marrying someone else."

She turned away from him as he began to piece it together. Then he asked, "You don't love him, do you?" He thought about what kind of guy she was talking about and said, "You don't even seem to like him."

"But I do love my people." Princess Yue said as she looked to the horizon. Sokka shook his head and pointed it out, "You're not marrying them."

"You don't understand." She said while turning to him. Then putting her position out there, "I have duties to my father, to my tribe." Feeling that she had no other choice she said, "I have to do this." She ran past him as she gave a reluctant, "Good-bye."

Sokka looked with a saddened face as he watched her go. He was brought out of it when he heard Steve's voice shout, "Sokka! Get inside!"

Looking down the steps he saw both Steve and Thor running up the stairs to attend the meeting as well. All three of them ran to catch up with everyone else.

When they got inside, everyone from the Northern Tribe either sat or stood in front of the stage as Chief Arnook moved between Princess Yue and Master Pakku. He then addressed everyone, "The day we have feared for so long has arrived." The chief delivered the bad news, "The Fire Nation and their allies of Hydra are on our doorstep."

Mostly everyone looked to the chief with worried eyes as he continued, "It is with great sadness I call my family here before me," He looked to everyone while adding, "no matter who they are or where they are from. Knowing well that some of these faces are about to vanish from our tribe." He sounded hopeful when he added, "But they will never vanish from our hearts.

"Now," Chief Arnook said to get serious for the upcoming battle, "as we approach the fight for our very existence, I call upon the great spirits." Raising his hands he sent up a prayer, "Spirit of the Ocean, Spirit of the Moon, be with us."

Turning his gaze to the tribe he said, "I'm going to need volunteers for a dangerous mission."

One brave soul stood up as Sokka said with determination, "Count me in."

"Sokka?!" A worried Katara said and looked to her brother. Aang and the three Avengers also looked to him with worried looks. They all looked to Chief Arnook as he then warned while other Tribesman stood up, "Be warned, many of you will not return from it." Then he instructed, "Come forward to receive my mark if you accept the task."

The volunteers moved forward to the chief. But as Sokka moved to join them, Steve grabbed the teen's arm and questioned, "This better not to be an attempt to impress Yue, Sokka, cause if it is-"

"It's not." Sokka shook his head. Then he looked away and said, "I just want to be helpful."

Then without another word, Sokka turned to join the others to receive the mark. Princess Yue and Master Pakku stood up to stand next to the chief as the first volunteer stepped up. Dipping his first two fingers in a bowl of red paint, Chief Arnook then said gently brushed a bowing Tribesman's forehead. The next to receive the mark was a down looking Sokka. Princess Yue watched as Sokka bowed before her father and received the same mark on his forehead. When he was finished, Sokka then turned to the right to wait with the other volunteers. But before he stepped off the stage, he cast one last glance to Yue. They looked to each other before Sokka kept going. Princess Yue watched him go until she turned away with her eyes closed. Fearing the worse, tears rolled from her trembling eyes.

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After all the volunteers had come forward and were marked, everyone moved out to prepare themselves for the coming attack. Aang sat on one of the fence posts as he gazed out into the horizon with his staff in hand. Steve, Thor and Natasha came up behind him and Nat asked, "You okay, kid?"

"You seem to be thinking really hard about something." Steve added. Aang glanced back and said, "I'm just thinking of a way to help these people."

"Well, whatever we do," Thor said as he looked between them, "we will fight together as friends should."

All four of them smiled when Chief Arnook came up to them. He then asked, "I do appreciate your support, young Avatar and heroes. I doubt that we could win this battle without you.

"The stillness before battle is unbearable." Arnook said as he gazed out into the horizon with them. Katara joined them as he said, "Such a quiet dread."

"I wasn't there when the Fire Nation attacked my people." Aang said as he regretted not being there for them. He sounded determined when he said, "I'm gonna make a difference this time."

Then standing up in his spot, Aang, Chief Arnook, Katara and the three Avengers looked to distance as they were ready.

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Later that day, all those able to fight stood on the outer wall before the city. They looked to the horizon to see where the first strike would come from. The Water Tribe soldiers held spears and had their faces covered while they took their places along the wall. At the center of the wall were Aang on Appa's head, on Appa's left were Steve, Thor and Natasha and on his right were Sokka and Katara. Everyone on the wall had readied looks as they continued to wait. Aang saw something appearing on the horizon and saw something bright coming from it. His eyes widened as he recognized it. A flaming boulder flew straight at the wall. Everyone had shocked faces while Steve shouted, "Brace yourselves!"

The fireball hit the wall and sent screaming soldiers flying back. Everyone, from human, Asgardian to bison was covered in snow and ice. Ice fell from the impact spot on the wall. Another fireball came flying towards the Northern Tribe but this one was sent directly into the city and crashed into one of the water canals.

On the same Fire Navy ship, a hammer struck the lever and the catapult flung another fire ball. This one flew at an arc before striking the wall a few feet to the right of the first strike. Appa growled as the wall went up in smoke.

"We need to do something about those launchers!" Steve shouted. Aang looked down to the bison and shouted, "Yip, yip!"

Appa took off into the air right as both Nat and Steve ran up the bison's tail. Thor used the strap of Mjolnir to rapidly spin before taking off after them. Thor shot ahead of the bison while they went out to fight off the soldiers.

The Water Tribe soldiers helped survivors out of the craters. Up near the wall, Sokka groggily sat up before looking around for Katara. When he couldn't see any sign of her, he placed his hands next to his mouth and shouted, "Katara!"

He walked around to see if he could find her when a snow mound on his right exploded, startling him. A relieved Sokka ran over to help her out of it. Giving her a hand, she took it and he helped her up. They looked up to see two more fireballs fly over the wall.

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Appa growled as he flew closer to the Fire Nation ships. Aang gave a flick of the reins to go faster and Appa obliged with a flick of his tail. Captain America looked between them both and asked, "Do we have a plan to take on the ships?"

"We hit them hard and take out the catapults." Natasha responded. Then she added, "Then the Waterbenders should be able to get in close. Just like we agreed on."

"Then let's stop wasting time talking about it and get to doing it." Aang said as they came up to the Fire Nation ship. The ship launched two more fireballs from its deck.

Down on the deck a Firebender ignited one of the oil covered boulders and a man with a hammer struck the lever. The lever activated the mechanism and flung the fireball. Aang moved Appa in the middle of the path and raised his staff. Then with a yell he swatted the fireball away from him, his friends and the Northern Tribe. The fireball hit the glacier to the left of the wall. Looking back to his friends, Aang then said, "Someone take Appa's reins. I'll take it from here."

"Aang!" Natasha called out as he threw the reins in the air. Aang then jumped off the bison's head, divebombed and opened his glider in midfall. Nat slid down onto Appa's head and took hold of the reins while Steve shouted to Thor, "Go help him out!"

Thor nodded and moved to where he could drop down onto the ship. The Avatar avoided the fire blasts that came his way and landed on the deck and closed his glider with a spin. Then with a horizontal air wave, Aang sent the Firebenders flying back. While most of them were blown a few good feet back, a few of them were able to stay on their feet and came running back up with flames in their palms. Aang took a defensive stance, but he didn't have to worry as Thor came crashing down in front of the enemy soldiers. The Firebenders stopped in their tracks when suddenly, something came flying at one of them. A Firebender grunted when Mjolnir struck them in the face. Thor held out his hand to call Mjolnir back. It turned back to Thor right as the Firebender started to stand back up and grunted when he was struck in the back of the head. When his hammer had returned to his hand, Thor then spun Mjolnir really fast to build up a charge before bashing it against the ground. Aang jumped up as an electrical current spread through the metal floor of the ship. The remaining Firebenders cried out in agony as the electricity passed through their bodies. When Aang landed back on the ground he pointed to one of the catapults and shouted, "You take that one and I'll take care of the other one over here. Then we can move to the others."

Thor nodded and the two ran off to enact their plan. Aang ran over to a catapult where the working soldiers looked to him coming. They moved to stop him, but the Airbender jumped over their heads and landed on the arm of the catapult. The soldiers picked up a hammer and started to carefully make their way up the arm. The soldier closest to Aang readied his hammer and tried to hit Aang with it, but he was able to back away with a shout. On the last swing, Aang cartwheeled away before jumping to the part that connected the arm to the base. Landing in the middle he looked to both sides as two more soldiers with hammers came at him with their weapons raised. One soldier brought his hammer down and Aang stepped out of the way, causing the soldier to damage the catapult a little. Aang backed away with a yell before looking back to see the other soldier with his hammer above his head. Aang jumped out of the way and that soldier's hammer struck the catapult part. Both soldiers then tried to swing at the Airbender, but he jumped out of the way as their hammers landed. Then with a large strike against the machine from the Airbender, the air blast caused the entire thing to implode. All the Fire Nation soldiers shouted as they fell with it. Aang landed on the deck with his tongue slightly stuck out and turned his sights on his next target.

Thor rolled out of the way of a Firebender's blast before batting him away with Mjolnir. The Firebender yelled as he was sent flying across the deck. The Asgardian quickly made his way to the catapult and threw his hammer at it. Two Fire Nation soldiers tried to grab onto it, but it proved to be a mistake on their part as they were pulled backwards with the hammer. The hammer and the two soldiers collided with the catapult and slightly dented the space. Thor recalled Mjolnir before leaping high into the air and bringing the thunder down on the catapult. The entire machine busted apart, ending another of the invasion's weapons. Thor looked back as Aang made his way to the catapult at the front of the ship. Thor was about to join him when shots were fired behind him. Quickly spinning Mjolnir, Thor was able to knock away the incoming shots. His eyes widened at the sight of a small squadron of Hydra soldiers with their weapons raised. Thor glared at them before moving to engage.

Aang ran up to the last catapult and picked up a hammer. Looking at the tool/weapon in his hand and said to himself, "I hope Thor doesn't think ill of me when I do this."

Sticking the handle where the chains were connected, he smiled as his plan was working. The scream of a soldier made him jump off before the swing of another hammer came down upon him. After jumping off the catapult, Aang sent an air wave that not only knocked the soldier overboard, but also caused the catapult to fire. But instead of releasing its load at the enemy, the catapult's arm slammed into the deck of the ship and broke apart. The result of Aang's plan caused a large hole in the deck where the catapult hit it. Aang ran towards the next few catapults and seeing the nets so close together gave him an idea. With a mischievous smile, Aang picked up the chains and wound them together. He looked back to see some soldiers with hammers running at him and ran over to the catapult on his right. Just as he reached for the lever, the sound of a gun's cocking mechanism drew his attention. Aang looked really worried when he saw a Hydra soldier pointing his weapon at him. But Aang didn't have to worry for long as a strike from Mjolnir knocked the soldier down and with a mighty push from Thor sent the Fire Nation soldiers falling onto the entangled chain nets. Thor ran over to Aang and suggested, "Let's do this one together, shall we?"

"Fine by me." Aang said with a smirk. Both placing a hand on the lever, the two were quickly able to cause the catapult to release. Aang and Thor jumped off as the catapult ripped the other from the deck and flung it and the unfortunate soldiers across the deck. Both of them had large grins at the excellent job they were doing. But the second catapult crashed into the first one. Thor looked to the very last one and asked, "Do want the last one, or shall I take care of it?"

"I can take care of it." Aang assured his Asgardian friend. But his smile fell when he looked behind Thor. Pointing to the incoming soldiers he said, "But you might want to see if they need some company."

Thor looked back to see what Aang was meaning and saw a mixture of both Fire Nation and Hydra soldiers running towards them. Thor then said, "Then I will take care of them whilst you go and take out that last catapult."

"Right." Aang said with a nod. Aang and Thor parted ways for the time being. Thor gave a war cry as he leapt into the air with his hammer held high. He fell to the ground and brought Mjolnir against the ground. The soldiers were blown away by the attack. Thor would have turned but the sight of at least four soldiers, still a mixture of the two armies, rise back onto their feet and charged at him again. Thor then taunted, "Finally, a worthy challenge from the mixture of our foes."

With another yell he ran at them while spinning Mjolnir really fast. While that was going on, Aang quickly came upon the last catapult of the ship. But his lack of company didn't go unnoticed by one of the catapult's workers. The man gave a smirk as he readied his own special hammers.

From up in the air, Cap and Nat both saw what was going on. Guiding Appa close to the ship, both Natasha and Captain America were able to jump off and help their friends. Natasha ran to help Aang and Cap ran to aid Thor.

Thor was suddenly surrounded by even more soldiers and prepared to strike when a blur knocked a few of the soldiers back. Thor looked to see that Captain America was joining him. When he reached the Asgardian, Thor then joked, "Nice of you to drop by. I was beginning to think that me and Aang would have all the fun."

"Well, sorry for spoiling your good time." Cap said, taking the joke in full stride. Thor blocked and broke any weapons that came at him and the super soldier. Captain America was able to get around the soldiers and avoid enemy fire from the guns to retrieve his shield. He placed it in front of him as the Hydra soldiers opened fire once again. Cap was so busy trying to avoid being shot at from the front that he didn't notice a few Firebenders coming at him from behind. But as they let loose torrents of flame, Thor moved to where he and Captain America stood back to back while spinning Mjolnir to counter the flames. Without looking back he asked, "How do you want to handle this?"

"Wait till they need to take a breather!" Cap shouted as he continued to withstand the barrage of energy coming at him.

Elsewhere on the ship, Natasha was running up to help Aang when she spotted another making his way towards the Avatar. Aang had just raised a hammer to cripple the last catapult when he heard Nat shout to him, "Aang, watch out!"

He looked back to see a hammer connected by a chain flying towards him. Dropping the hammer while jumping out of the way, Aang landed on the side of the catapult before jumping out of the way of another hammer. Natasha came running up to the man and he did a spin while twisting the chains of his hammers. Nat had to duck underneath them to avoid any major injuries, and came in with a kick to the man's side. The man grunted as he fell backwards and Natasha stood up to run to Aang again.

"Aang!" Natasha said as she jumped onto the base of the catapult. He looked to her as she asked, "You alright?"

He was about to answer when he saw the hammers coming around the sides of the catapult. Both he and Nat strained when they were bound to the catapult with no way out. But before the worker could do any real damage, an angry Appa came in and grabbed him with an outstretched foot. The man screamed as Appa carried him to the side of the ship and dropped him into the ocean. Both Aang and Natasha were happy to see him as the former called out, "Appa!"

"Thanks for the rescue, big guy." Natasha commended as they ran up to him. They looked back to see that both Thor and Captain America were in a tight spot. But before they could move to help them, the ship started to rumble. They all looked about as a giant ice spike burst through the last catapult. More ice surrounded the ship as the Waterbenders had been able to get close while Aang and the three Avengers had been able to distract them. The soldiers that had been thrown overboard were stuck in the ice as the Waterbenders raised the ship out of the water, trapping it on an island of ice.

Captain America and Thor quickly noticed that the soldiers around them had been distracted and it gave them an opening. Throwing his shield into the air, Thor followed Cap's plan and threw Mjolnir up at the vibranium shield. When Mjolnir impacted the shield, it created a gong like sound that was followed by a shockwave. It caused all the soldiers around them to fall to the ground. Both Cap and Thor ran back to Appa while Aang and Natasha were already boarding as the ship started to tilt back. The two got into the saddle with a leap and Appa slammed his tail to the ground before taking off. As they flew around the ship, the way it looked brought memories back to Aang and Cap. Cap said to the Airbender, "Now we know how the ship down south got that way."

"Yeah." Aang said as he was thinking about how it all went in that particular ship. Thor then said, "We need to be wary."

"Huh?" The three said before he pointed out behind the ship. All of their eyes grew wide at the sight of so many Fire Nation ships, no doubt carrying an enormous amount of soldiers of both Fire Nation and Hydra. Aang sounded really worried as he said, "You've got to be kidding me."

"Let's see what we can do about them." Captain America said before they flew to engage the enemy.

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Back behind the Water Tribe walls, a gathering of men assembled in an armory. Chief Arnook led the council as he turned to the volunteers and said, "Men, you'll be infiltrating the Fire Nation Navy. That means you'll all need one of these uniforms."

A Northern Water Tribe soldier walked in wearing a set of armor that looked mostly identical to the ones that the soldiers outside the walls wore, except for the tall shoulder spikes. The Northern soldier had a look of confidence before the sound of laughter caused him to look to the source with a frown. It turned out to be Sokka laughing. The other Northern soldiers looked to see that the Southern teen covered his mouth but it was too late as all attention had been brought onto himself. The soldier in the Fire Nation uniform then questioned, "What's your problem?"

"Fire Navy uniforms don't look like that." Sokka pointed out as he still found the whole get up ridiculous. But the soldier then argued, "Of course they do. These happen to be real uniforms captured from actual Fire Navy soldiers."

"When? From like, a hundred years ago?" Sokka questioned as he crossed his arms. Chief Arnook was quick to answer, "Eighty-five."

Sokka stepped up and informed, "The Fire Nation doesn't wear shoulder spikes anymore." Then moving to the soldier he said, "The newer uniforms are more streamlined."

He lightly touched the shoulder spike and it made a boing sound as it twitched up and down. Feeling annoyed by Sokka, the Northern soldier looked to his chief and questioned, "How do we know we can trust this guy?" He got into Sokka's face as he added, "Such bold talk from a new recruit."

The two looked at each other with glares before Chief Arnook stepped in, "Sokka is from our sister tribe, Hahn." They looked to him with not so happy looks as he then said, "He is a capable warrior and I value his input."

Sokka looked to Hahn with a smug look. Chief Arnook looked to his warriors and said, "Now, our first objective is to determine the identity of their commanding officer."

"His name is Zhao." Sokka was quick to say. They all looked to him as he gave a description while having a bored look, "Middle-aged, big sideburns, bigger temper."

"Sokka, I want you to everything you know to Hahn." Chief Arnook asked of him. Gesturing to Hahn he said, "He's leading this mission." Looking to his strike team's leader he ordered, "Hahn, show Sokka your respect. I expect nothing less from my future son-in-law."

He walked away while Hahn brushed some hair back before looking to a surprised Sokka. Pointing a finger at him, Sokka questioned, "Princess Yue is marrying you?"

"Yeah.' Hahn confirmed. Then he asked, "What of it?"

"Nothing." Sokka quickly said as he turned away. Then he added to make it sound okay, "Congratulations."

"So what can you tell us?" Hahn asked of Sokka. Sokka then started by saying, "Admiral Zhao's more than likely to be on the main flagship, but to be honest, the Fire Nation's not the only one to worry about."

"What do you mean?" One of the soldiers asked. Sokka then asked, "How much do you know about the Fire Nation's ally in Hydra."

"Not much, why?" Hahn said. Sokka then said, "If we're gonna be successful in this then we need Cap's help."

"You mean the guy in blue?" Hahn asked. Sokka nodded before becoming confused when Hahn said, "We don't need his input. We can deal with these 'Hydro' soldiers just like any Fire Navy ones."

"That kind of thinking will get you killed." Sokka warned, becoming angry. Sokka then said, "Chief Arnook will agree that we need every insight to fighting Hydra as well as the Fire Nation."

"Fine. See what he says." Hahn said with a shrug. Sokka huffed before walking away.

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The sun had nearly set as the day of battle had dragged on. Each of the Fire Nation ships had launched a simultaneous attack by firing a barrage of flaming rocks at the wall. The fireballs soared through the air and fell in spots close to the village, on the wall or in the water. Thor was able to summon a lightning bolt down on a few flaming rocks and destroyed them on impact. Those that he wasn't able to stop, the Waterbenders still within the walls were being led by Master Pakku as he shouted, "Stop those fireballs!"

One came right at them and the Waterbenders simultaneously made a push to create a pillar of ice that caught the fireball and stopped it from hitting the ground. The no longer flaming rock sizzled from its heat being put out from the ice.

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On the outskirts of Northern Tribe from the observation deck of the flagship, Admiral Zhao watched as a few more fireballs flew towards the Northern Tribe. General Iroh came up behind him and advised, "It's almost twilight, Admiral. As your military consultant, I must advise you to halt your attack."

The admiral looked back as Iroh then informed, "The Waterbenders draw their power from the moon, and it is nearly full tonight."

"I've seen that girl's waterbending in action." The Winter Soldier put it. He then added, "Though she wasn't as experienced at the time, it did seem a little stronger." He looked out to the walls of the Northern Tribe and admitted, "But now that they've been here for a few weeks…"

"I see your points." Admiral Zhao nodded as he did understand. Iroh then suggested, "You should wait and resume the attack at daybreak."

"Oh, I'm well aware of the moon problem." Zhao said as he turned back to look out the window. Then he assured them by mysteriously saying, "And I am working on a solution." He decided to humor them, "But for now, daybreak it is."

The orders were soon relayed between the ship and they soon dropped their anchors and stopped firing the fireballs. The Fire Nation ships sat in the water patiently as the day slowly turned into night.

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On the steps of the Northern Tribe palace, they noticed that the ships had ceased their assault. Princess Yue said with slight relief, "They've stopped firing."

Katara looked up to see Appa flying back and pointed as she shouted, "Guys!"

The flying bison landed on the ground not too far away from the girls and they ran down to meet them. Appa growled as he laid down from exhaustion and Aang slid down the bison's head with a groan. He sounded distressed when he touched the ground, "I can't do it."

The three Avengers looked down to him as he sighed and placed his hands on the sides of his head and repeated, "I can't do it."

"Aang…" Steve said as he hopped down from the bison's head. Kneeling down to the boy he asked, "You okay."

"What happened?" Katara asked as she and Princess Yue joined them. Aang sounded very distraught as he said, "Us and the Waterbenders must have taken out over a dozen Fire Navy ships., but there's just too many of them. We can't fight them all."

"This tactic is meant to overwhelm all forces." Steve said as he stood up and looked out to the waiting Fire Navy ships. He looked back to Aang and said, "They know that since he's not a fully realized Avatar, then this tactic works in our disadvantage."

"So what do we do?" Princess Yue asked. Thor then said, "I can go and see what exactly what it is we are dealing with."

"Me and Appa can join you in reconnaissance." Natasha suggested. Thor looked to the bison and said, "He unfortunately do no more. I shall go alone and use whatever cover is available to see just how much of the enemy we are dealing with."

"Then go and be careful." Steve said. Thor nodded before quickly spun his hammer around before taking off. Princess Yue looked to Steve and said, "My father wishes you to go and advise the men on the upcoming attack plan."

"I'll go at once." Steve said and departed. Princess Yue looked to Aang and asked, "What do you think we should, Avatar Aang?"

"I'm not sure. I'm completely stumped about this battle." Aang said as he leaned against Appa's leg. This seemed to affect Princess Yue as she said, "But you're the Avatar."

"I'm just one kid." Aang said as he hugged his knees and hid his face. Both Katara and Natasha kneeled down to him to comfort the boy.

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Steve soon came up to Chief Arnook as he was discussing some things with a small council. When the chief finished he turned to find Steve waiting for him. The chief said, "Yes, Captain Rogers?"

"Princess Yue informed me that you wanted me to help out with your strike mission." Steve told him. Chief Arnook nodded and said, "Yes, follow me."

As they walked through the streets to where the strike force was being assembled, Chief Arnook said, "Sokka had come to me asking if you could have given us insight on how to fight the Fire Nation's allies in Hydra. He thought that since you've been fighting against them longer than any of us."

"I'll do all that I can." Steve promised as he walked into the building while Chief Arnook walked back to the palace.

Once inside, Steve looked about to the Water Tribe warriors as they gathered before him. Both Sokka and another Water Tribe teen walked up to him and the super soldier then said, "All right, listen up. What you're gonna need to know is important."

The warriors gathered around to listen to what he had to say.

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Later that night at the main flagship, someone was preparing to disembark from the main vessel. Prince Zuko was currently creating a canoe that would take him from the Navy ships to the outer wall of the Water Tribe. He had discarded his Fire Nation soldier disguise for a simple white outfit to help him disappear in the frozen north. As he was finishing the final few preparations on the canoe, the door behind him opened to reveal both Iroh and the Winter Soldier. The two walked in and the latter quietly closed the door as Iroh said, "You're fishing for an octopus, my nephew."

Though the Winter Soldier was slightly confused by the general's words, he quickly understood the meaning to having a tight ship as Iroh continued, "You need a tightly woven net, or he will squeeze through the tiniest hole and escape."

"I don't need your wisdom right now, Uncle." Prince Zuko said as he finished the preparations. The Winter Soldier then said, "You should at least take it to heart, my friend."

"I know." Prince Zuko said as he looked back to them before focusing again. General Iroh then said, "I'm sorry." Then he gave the reason, "I just nag you because," he was on the verge of tears as he said, "well, ever since I lost my son…"

"Uncle, you don't have to have to say it." Zuko said as his uncle turned to his left. Prince Zuko knew exactly what his uncle was meaning since that fateful day. But Iroh worked up the nerve to finish, "I think of you as my own."

"And I'm proud to call you my friend." The Winter Soldier said as he stepped up to the prince. Prince Zuko looked back to them with a saddened face and he said with a bow, "We'll meet again." He looked between them all and said, "All of us…"

General Iroh rushed up and wrapped his nephew in an embrace. The Winter Soldier smiled at the sad yet sweet moment. General Iroh broke away and the Winter Soldier held out his right hand. Prince Zuko grasped it as a sign of their respect and friendship. When he backed up he added, "After I have the Avatar."

Then turning to the boat, he seated himself in it and started to lower the canoe. As a last minute nag, General Iroh walked to the opening and said, "Remember your breath of fire. It could save your life out there."

"I will." Prince Zuko said as he continued to lower himself down. Iroh kept going, "And put your hood up! Keep your ears warm!"

"I'll be fine!" Zuko reassured his uncle. Both General Iroh and the Winter Soldier watched him go with mixed looks on their faces. When the prince had reached the water's surface, the Winter Soldier looked to the general and said, "Let's get back before we're missed."

Iroh nodded and the two departed from the room. Unaware to them both, a camera had been placed, and it was on.

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Back behind the walls, the Water Tribe warriors were preparing weapons. After having received the intel from Steve, the super soldier was currently working on a strategy to get the boys through without being caught. While he was off with Chief Arnook, Sokka, Hahn and a few other warriors were sharpening the blades of axes. Without looking from his work, Hahn said to Sokka, "Let me tell you something, Sokka," though he had incorrectly pronounced his name, "I've courted a lot of girls, but Yue is the finest, and she comes with the most perks."

Sokka's eyes widened from that one word and questioned, "Perks?! What does that mean?!"

"I mean, Yue's nice and everything," Hahn said to list off Yue's good qualities, but then it went the other way as he said, "but the points I'll gain with the chief aren't that bad, either."

"Princess Yue's wasted on a self-absorbed weasel like you." Sokka bitterly said as he knew that this guy didn't care much for Yue. The thought of him marrying her mostly for those reasons made his blood boil. His words didn't go unnoticed by Steve who was just in the next room. This seemed to let know Hahn some of Sokka's feelings towards Yue and said, "Whoa, hang on. What do you care?"

Sokka closed his eyes knowing that Hahn knew that he liked Princess Yue. But what Hahn said next really got Sokka, "You're just a simple rub from the Southern Tribe. What would you know about of the political complexities of our life?" Then with a smirk he added, "No offense."

Sokka looked at him with a glare before yelling in anger as he tackled into Hahn. The warriors in the weapon's room looked at the two fighting while both Steve and Chief Arnook ran in to see what was going on. While Sokka caused him to roll on top of Hahn, he then said, "You're just a jerk without a soul. No offense."

He landed a punch to Hahn's face before the two started rolling again. The two rolled all the way to the door where their hair was soon messed up. Sokka looked down at Hahn in anger as Hahn had a grip on his hair. But the sudden grip of strong hands caused them to yelp when Steve pulled them apart. With a heave, the super soldier pushed the two away from each other. Chief Arnook came in between the two and said, "That's enough!" Turning to Sokka he said, "Sokka! You're off the mission."

Sokka couldn't believe it as he watched the chief walk away. His shock turned into anger and turned away as Hahn then said, "All right, fall in, men. Everybody listen to what I say, and we'll take out this Admiral Choi in no time."

"It's Admiral Zhao!" Sokka shouted after them as the Northern warriors walked away. With an angry glare he turned away, but it fell when he saw Steve standing in front of him. Steve then said, "I heard most of that."

"About how much?" Sokka asked, a little nervous. Steve then said, "Mostly the part how a certain princess didn't deserve a weasel." Taking a step closer he said, "And I hope you remember what we talked about at the war meeting."

"And I do." Sokka reassured. Then he explained, "I joined the special mission because I wanted to help out." Pointing to the departing men he said, "That was for Princess Yue, Hahn's not in it because he likes her, he's mostly marrying her for the perks of it."

Steve now understood why Sokka had flown into such a rage at Hahn. Steve smiled and said, "Well, I think it's nice of you to be defending a friend. And I'll tell you something. If anyone talked about the girl I liked that way and not because of love, I'd probably have gone off too."

"Really?" Sokka said with a slight grin. Steve nodded and he said, "And I'm pretty sure that she'd do the same for me."

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Back outside the Water Tribe, Prince Zuko quietly rowed the canoe past an iceberg of barking seals resting on it. He had put up a mouth cover and the hood not just for protection against the elements, but for concealment as well. He looked up at the tower on the wall to see if there was any movement that could jeopardize his mission. His canoe was hidden behind an iceberg just before a guard could spot it from a tower. When he was sure that it was safe to cross, Prince Zuko kept going towards the wall. He soon came to a spot that could hide his canoe and landed it. Pulling the small boat onto the ice, Prince Zuko ran up the ice to get a look at what obstacles lay in his path. When he looked up, he had to duck when he saw a flying man race back towards the wall. Prince Zuko waited until he was gone before moving again.

Looking up to the top of the wall, he saw a number of guards with spears making their way back from the destroyed section of the wall. The sound of seal turtles barking made Prince Zuko look back to see a few diving into a hole in the ice. Looking back to the wall, an idea was coming to mind. He looked back to the hole and quietly asked himself, "Where are they going?"

Walking over to the hole he looked down into the dark waters and said, "They're coming up for air somewhere."

Removing the mask from his mouth, Prince Zuko then took a deep breath of air. Then with a determined look, Prince Zuko jumped into the hole and swam to see where it would lead.

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Thor landed within the village limits before walking into the weapon's building. Steve and Sokka were just finishing a move when the prince of Asgard walked in. Steve asked his fellow Avenger, "What have you learned out there?"

"That there are many ships currently resting outside." Thor said as he leaned against a wall. But then he added, "But I was able to overhear from a few crewman-"

"You snuck onto one of their ships?" Steve questioned, both he and Sokka shocked to learn this. Thor nodded and said, "Yes, how else was I supposed to learn of the fleet's plan?" Then he reassured them, "And do not worry, I was careful."

"If you say so." Sokka said. Thor then said, "I do know that there was a last minute change into who will becoming ashore." He looked to Steve as he said, "They say that the Winter Soldier will be the one dealing with the Avengers while the combined armies deal with the Water Tribe."

"Bucky." Steve quietly said. Thor nodded and then said, "There was talk about some great plan to destroy the Waterbenders. I also learned that a 'Prince Zuko' apparently met his end at the hands of some pirates."

Both of these reports caused the two's eyes to grow wide. Though relieved, Sokka still asked, "Prince Zuko is gone."

"That is what I heard." Thor nodded. Then he asked, "Was he a major enemy?"

"Not as much as Admiral Zhao at the moment." Steve said. He then said, "He's got a lot more under his command than Prince Zuko had."

"We need to inform Chief Arnook about what's coming." Thor told him. The sound of footsteps caused them to look back through one of the doors.

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Back on the Fire Nation flagship, the Winter Soldier and General Iroh were walking down on of the halls when a Hydra soldier walked up. Looking to both the general and assassin he said, "The admiral would like to see the both of you, if you don't mind."

The two looked to each other before following the soldier to the admiral. When they reached the admiral's personal war room, the soldier stepped out of the way. Both men walked into the room to find the admiral sitting behind a table. Gesturing for them to sit he said, "Please, both of you, have a seat."

General Iroh and the Winter Soldier sat across the table and waited for what he had to say. Admiral Zhao then said, "I've just gotten a message from Johann Schmidt. He wants the Winter Soldier to go with the landing party when the ships reach the wall."

Though they were surprised by the news, neither of them showed it. General Iroh then asked, "Did he give any reasons why?"

"He said that the Winter Soldier was truly the only one to take on the Avengers while the rest of the invasion force take down the Water Tribe and the Avatar." The admiral told them. The Winter Soldier then asked, "And what of General Iroh? What will his role be?"

"General Iroh is mostly a consultant for this battle." Admiral Zhao reminded. He then said, "If he wishes to go into battle, I would gladly have him." But then he made what sounded like a jab, "But if he fears that he might have a repeat at what happened at Ba-Sing-Se, then he is free to sit out."

Though the general looked down from the sadness of being reminded of what happened. The Winter Soldier slightly guessed that it had to do something with his son. And though he didn't show it, he did become angry at the admiral's words. But deciding to play on the admiral's good side, he said, "Then I shall join the landing party."

"Excellent." Admiral Zhao nodded. Then he said, "Then you'd better get some rest. Dawn's not too much farther away."

Both General Iroh and the Winter Soldier stood up to take their leave. As they walked back into the hall, the Winter Soldier's anger caused some of the programming in him to loosen up even more. General Iroh didn't look to him, but could feel a change in the young man's heart. He then said, "James."

The sound of his name caught the Winter Soldier off guard as he looked to his superior. Iroh looked to him and said, "I sense a change in you. You are not the same person when you were assigned to us. I can tell that you are much more than what you appear."

"Thank you, General Iroh." The Winter Soldier said with a respectful bow. General Iroh then said, "Hopefully, after this battle, we will continue our journey together."

"I hope so." The super assassin said.

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Back in the Northern Tribe, Aang, Katara, Natasha, Momo and Princess Yue looked up into the sky. While the girls and Momo were sitting and standing, Aang slouched on the wall. As they continued looking into the sky, Princess Yue looked to the moon and said, "The legends say that the moon was the very first Waterbender. Our ancestors saw how it would push and pull the tides, and learned how to do it themselves."

"I can see how that works." Natasha nodded. Katara then added, "I've always noticed how my waterbending is stronger at night."

"Our strength comes from the spirit of the moon." Yue said as she looked up at the orb in the sky again. Natasha then asked, "And I guess that strength grows when the moon is getting closer to full and weaker when it's almost a new."

Princess Yue nodded to this. Then she added, "And our life comes from the spirit of the ocean. They work together to keep the balance."

Her words got Aang thinking and his eyes widened. Then with a smile he said, "The spirits." Then standing up and looking up to the moon he said, "Maybe I can find them and get their help."

"How can you do that?" Princess Yue asked in confusion. Katara then explained, "The Avatar is the bridge between our world and the spirit world."

"Plus, he's been there before." Natasha added with a nod. Katara remembered before saying, "Aang could try to talk to them."

"Maybe they'll give you the wisdom to win this battle." Princess Yue said with much hope. But Aang then threw in his own idea, "Or maybe they'll unleash a crazy, amazing spirit attack on the Fire Nation."

He looked between all three women to see that they did not have amused faces. Aang then assumed the first thing as he leaned against the railing, "Or wisdom. That's pretty good too."

"The only problem is the last time you got to the spirit world was by accident." Katara reminded. Natasha then grimaced as she put in, "And not to put salt on that wound, but it took you over twenty four hours to get me and the boys back."

Aang looked to the two with slight glares as Katara then asked, "How are you going to get there this time?"

"I have an idea." Princess Yue said, making them all look to her. Then with a motion of her hand she said, "Follow me."

She walked off into the palace with Aang with Momo on his shoulder, Katara and Natasha following after her. They soon came to the back of the palace and were walking between two lines of giant pots. Princess Yue stopped at a little door at the end of the line. Aang walked up and asked, "So, is this the way to the spirit world?"

"No. You'll have to get there on your own." The princess said with a small laugh. But then she assured him, "But I can take you to the most spiritual place in the entire North Pole."

She opened the door to let the group through. Momo jumped onto Katara's shoulders as Aang was the first to go in and was soon gazing at the most beautiful sight in all the North Pole. It was an oasis between two walls of ice, a waterfall right behind it and it was a sight to behold. Aang gasped as he could feel the spiritual energy flowing through the place and a smile came upon his face as he might be able to pull this off.

Aang laughed as he ran across the path of ice, jumped to the oasis and happily said, "I never thought I'd miss grass this much."

"You seem to be really enjoying it, kid." Natasha said with a smile as they all joined him. Katara could feel the air and said, "It's so warm here. How is that possible?"

"I assume this is done by the spirits?" Natasha asked Princess Yue. Katara removed her parka as Princess Yue explained, "It's the center of all spiritual energy in our land."

Momo chittered as he looked to the little pond in the middle of the oasis. He could see two koi fish swimming in a circle in the water. Thinking with his stomach, the lemur plunged his hand into the water to see if he could grab one. But when three shadows came up from behind, Momo looked back to see Katara, Princess Yue and Natasha looking at him with disapproving looks. Momo quickly scampered away while Aang walked over to where the wooden gate stood and said to the princess, "You were right, Yue. I can feel… something." Looking around he described the feeling, "It's so… tranquil."

Sitting down at the edge of the pond, Aang started to prepare himself for the journey. Sitting with his legs crossed he then placed his fists together and closed his eyes to start meditating.

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Down in the depths of the ice, the sound of seal turtles barking could be heard through out the entirety of an icy cavern. Emerging from a nearby hole in the ice was Prince Zuko. He breathed heavily while regaining his breath and climbed out of the hole. He shivered as he hugged himself before taking a deep breath and released a small fireball. The sound of barking from the seal turtles broke his concentration as he sat up, looked back and shouted, "Be quiet!"

The seal turtles became quiet from his harsh tone. Two gave a sad bark as Prince Zuko have small push to their heads. As he walked past them, they started to bark again as he left. Prince Zuko walked through the cave and came by another source of water. Looking up he saw a small waterfall that came out of the ice and figured that it could at least led somewhere into the city. Slowly climbing up into to rushing water, the Fire Nation prince soon crawled into the opening. He had a determined look as he went in deeper.

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Back in the weapon's room, Chief Arnook came before the three and asked, "There is something I need to ask of you." Looking to Thor and Steve he asked, "I ask that you be on the front lines should the Fire Nation and Hydra be able to land on our shores."

"You can count on us, sir." Steve nodded. Thor added to it and said, "We shall give them a fight like they've never seen before."

Chief Arnook smiled in appreciation to this. Then looking to Sokka he asked, "I didn't pull you off the mission regarding what happened earlier, but also for a more selfish reason."

This surprised Steve and Sokka, mostly the latter. Chief Arnook then said, "I have an equal special task in mind for you."

"What you want me to scrub the barracks." Sokka said, mostly joking. Steve groaned and Sokka stood at attention. Sokka listened closely as the chief said, "I want you to guard my daughter, Princess Yue."

Sokka gulped at this turn of events and said, "S-Sure. That shouldn't be too hard."

"Thank you." Chief Arnook said with a nod. Looking to the two Avengers he added, "All of you."

With that, he took his leave from the room. When they were sure he was gone, Sokka asked, "So are you gonna search for Bucky while fighting, Steve?"

"Your friend?" Thor asked the super soldier. Steve nodded and said, "Yeah. If the roles were reversed, he'd do the same for me."

"Are you sure?" Sokka asked, not fully convinced. Again, Steve nodded and confirmed it, "Thor and I will help the Waterbenders deal with the army, but when a chance presents itself, I'm going after him."

"Then I wish you luck." Thor said in support of his friend.

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Prince Zuko continued to struggle as he climbed up the tunnel as the current threatened to pull him back. His footing slipped, but he was able to keep a grip and climbed up. When he reached the top of the tunnel, Prince Zuko was able to free himself and swim up towards where he could get a breath of fresh air. He broke the surface of the water with a gasp and drew in deep breaths. Then taking a deep breath, Prince Zuko ducked his head under the water to see if there was another way out. He soon spotted a gap in the ice that looked big enough for him to squeeze through. Quickly taking a deep breath, Prince Zuko then swam for it and found it easier to swim through cause it was so spacious.

He saw a patch of light and swam right up to it, knowing that it could lead to the surface. But when he reached it, he found that the spot was frozen over. He tried to break through, but the ice above him wouldn't budge. A breath of air escaped his lips, and Prince Zuko became worried that he wouldn't be able to hold the rest for much longer. An idea quickly came to mind and he placed his palms and shoulders up against the ice. Bringing the heat through his palms, Prince Zuko was able to cause the ice above him to melt. He was able to melt a hole through the ice and when he felt his hands touch air, Prince Zuko pulled himself through the hole and laid against the sides of the tunnel he found himself in. Prince Zuko panted from the exertion and used another fire breath to warm himself.

Looking up into the sky he said, "Now for the hard part."

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Back at the oasis, Katara, Natasha and Princess Yue looked to Aang as he sat there in a meditative position. Princess Yue was confused as nothing was happening and asked, "Why is he just sitting there like that?"

"He's meditating." Katara explained, "Trying to cross over into the spirit world. It takes all his concentration."

Aang opened an eye as they continued talking with Natasha putting in, "I remember him telling us that on the end of his first spiritual journey, he found his body just like this."

"Is there any way we can help?" Princess Yue asked, wanting to be useful. Aang gave them all a purpose as he sounded annoyed, "How about some quiet!" He glanced back to the girls as he said, "Come on, guys. I can hear every word you're saying."

"Sorry, Aang." Natasha offered. The other two nodded in agreement.

Then taking a calming breath, Aang resumed looking forward. He looked down into the pond to see the two Koi fish swimming around each other. Aang watched as they continued to go in a circle, and as if he fell into a trance, he felt as if the two Koi fish looked a lot like the Yin and Yang symbol. And as their dance slowed, the two looked as if they completely transformed into that very symbol. As he looked into the symbol, Aang's eyes flashed as he started to cross over.

All three girls gasped as Aang's tattoo's glowed and sat perfectly still. Princess Yue sounded worried as she asked, "Is he okay?"

"He's fine." Natasha reassured her. Katara smiled as she added, "He's crossing over into the spirit world. He'll be completely fine as long as we don't his body. That's his way back to the physical world."

"Maybe we should get some help." Yue said, worried that anything could happen and started to move back to the path. But Katara reassured her, "No, he's our friend." Looking to Aang's still body she said with a smile, "We're perfectly capable of protecting him."

"Well," A familiar voice shocked them. They all looked to the source as he said, "Aren't you good friends?"

"No." Katara said a she looked to the bridge on her left. Natasha readied herself as Prince Zuko walked over and said, "Yes." Then with a slight glare he said, "Hand him over, and I won't have to hurt you."

"You're not gonna hurt us either way." Natasha said with her own glare. Then she added, "See this situation clearly, you're outnumbered two to one." She glanced to the princess and said, "No offense. But you should go and get to safety."

Princess Yue ran off while Katara and Natasha stood between Zuko and Aang. Prince Zuko prepared himself as he brought an arm back before jumping and unleashing a wave of fire from his right foot. He followed up by a fireball from his fist and then another from his other hand. Katara was able to bring up a shield of water to deflect all the fire attacks while Nat jumped over the Waterbender and rushed at Prince Zuko. The Fire Nation prince went on the defensive as the spy came in with a punch by blocking it. Then he followed up by doing a hand stand and twisted to where he created a ring of fire to force Natasha back. Natasha back flipped away before unleashing a one-two volley from her stingers at him. But Prince Zuko was quick to evade before using a boost of fire to jump over the shots and rushed towards the Waterbender, but more towards the Avatar.

Katara moved in his way and he reacted with a fire fist that she was able to counter with a wall of water. Prince Zuko had to swap from the offensive and defensive when Natasha came up from behind. When she tried to throw a roundhouse kick, Prince Zuko was able to duck before trying to use a low spin kick, with fire added of course. Natasha was able to jump back and avoid it, but when Katara used the water as a shield again, the force of the attack knocked her backwards into one of the posts. As she was momentarily stunned, Prince Zuko had to contend with the S.H.I.E.L.D. spy as she rushed back up at him. Her adversary kept throwing punches at him, but he was able to put his martial arts training without firebending to good use. He wasn't able to fully stop the blows, but Prince Zuko was able to at least get a few shots back. When she grabbed his wrist and twisted his arm, he was able to force her back with a kick of fire. Natasha had to quickly back away to avoid getting burned, but it gave Prince Zuko an opportunity that he quickly took advantage of.

But as he ran for the Avatar, Katara was once again up on her feet and pushed a large blast of water at him. Prince Zuko hollered as he was knocked through the air by the water blast. When he landed on the ground, he looked up and observed, "I see you've been learning some new tricks." Natasha ran back to Katara as he stood back up and said, "But I didn't come this far to lose to either of you."

Then with a quick turn, he sent a double fisted fireball at them. Katara once again raised a water wall to protect them, and made the fire blast disperse. Katara then launched another stream of water towards Zuko and it knocked him back. The Fire Nation Prince stumbled back into a large puddle of water, but Katara took advantage of this by freezing the water till it touched his feet. Then with a fierce look in her eye, Katara waved her arms in a circle to create a sphere of water to completely surround Prince Zuko. Then with a few more circular motions of her arms, Katara made the sphere freeze. Water particles slowly went by the girls as a triumphant smirk came unto Katara's face.

"You sure have come a long way, Katara." Natasha complimented. Katara smiled as she said, "Thanks."

Katara kept her stance in case Prince Zuko made another move. But the prince wasn't done as he said from inside the sphere, "You little peasant. You've found a master haven't you? And you think that just because an Avenger's here, that it'll be easier. Think again." The glow continued glowing as he said, "A friend of mine fought against you, Romanoff, and he was able to at least give me some pointers."

Prince Zuko then allowed his firebending to heat up from within the sphere. Steam surrounded it as the glow inside intensified. Then with a yell Prince Zuko caused it to explode and he jumped out from the ice. Then with a fireball, he weaved past both stinger shots and waves of fire while firing shots of his own. When he came closer and closer, Prince Zuko brought a flaming hand to where it made the girls move out of the way. He raised his hand brought down a flaming slash that was quickly dispelled by a water block from Katara. When he tried it again, his hand was knocked away from a kick from Natasha. He turned and used a backwards kick to make them back up from the flames, but it was a distraction as Katara followed up with a wave of water. But Prince Zuko was able to get around them and reached to grab the back of the unconscious Aang's shirt.

Luckily, Natasha was able to knock the hand away with a kick and punched him in the face. Prince Zuko yelled in pain as he stumbled back, but it left him open to an attack from Katara as she sent a blast of water at him. Prince Zuko was knocked all the way to the ice wall. Natasha stepped back to allow Katara take the wheel on this one. With a few circular motions of her arms, Katara was able to make a few waves before unleashing a wave at him. Prince Zuko was shoved up the ice wall and couldn't move as the water kept rushing past him. But Katara didn't let it go on for too long as she froze him against the ice wall. Prince Zuko didn't move as he knew he couldn't beat the Waterbender right know, but he could be patient.

Natasha looked over Katara's handy work and said, "No offense, but I liked your last work of art a lot better."

"None taken." Katara said as she relaxed her stance. She took deep breaths as she said, "I wanted to finish that fight quick."

"When the battle ends, we'll figure out something do with Zuko." Nat said as she looked up to the beaten prince.

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It was near dawn over the North Pole as the sun started to rise. As she ran through the halls of the palace, Princess Yue was fearful since the city had been breached by the Fire Nation. A relieved smile appeared on her face as she saw Sokka, Steve and Thor standing beside Appa. Running up to them she said, "Help! Please, help!"

"What's wrong?" Sokka said, running up to meet her. Steve and Thor weren't too far behind as she said, "Katara, Natasha and Aang are being attacked by a Firebender!"

"A Firebender?" Steve questioned and looked to Thor. The Asgardian questioned as well, "But we had not been alerted to any attempts from the enemy fleet? I fail to see how this could have happened."

"What did the Firebender look like?" Steve asked of the princess. Princess Yue then said, "His garments were white, not like most soldiers," this slightly confused them before she said, "but he did have a ponytail and a scar of the left side of his face."

"Zuko!" Sokka and Steve gasped. Thor then asked, "This is that prince that I heard was deceased."

"Not so deceased as we thought." Steve said. Sokka then said, "We'd best hurry."

He, Sokka and Princess Yue quickly boarded Appa's saddle while Thor quickly spun Mjolnir around. Once Appa had taken off, so did Thor.

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On the wall, Master Pakku watched over the Fire Nation fleet to see what move they would try to make. The sun rose over the land as they waited to see what this day would bring.

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On the Fire Nation flagship, Admiral Zhao sounded relieved and thrilled as he said, "It's daybreak at last." General Iroh stood behind him as the Admiral then declared, "Let's write history. For the glory of the Fire Nation and Hydra."

A dark smile came upon the Admiral's face as he wanted to be the one to pull it off.

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At the oasis, the sunlight was reaching behind the palace. As soon as Prince Zuko could feel its warming rays, he angrily growls as his head looks up. Both Katara and Natasha look up with a gasp as he used the heat from a breath from his nose to melt his prison. He dropped down into the grass before running up to them and letting loose a huge blast of fire. Katara quickly reacted by raising a huge wall of water between her, Natasha and the blast, but the force was enough to knock them both into the wooden pillar. Both girl's heads hit the back post and the blacked out from it. Prince Zuko walked over and grasped the back of Aang's shirt. He was impressed as he looked to Katara and said, "You rise with the moon." But thought himself the better of the fight as he said, "I rise with the sun."

Then looking to the unconscious spy he said, "And you have skills of your own. But my experience with the Winter Soldier made me your better."

Then without another word, Prince Zuko carried Aang away.

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At the wall at the ocean, a Fire Nation ship broke through the ice. When it was further in, the ship lowered the ramp to allow the soldiers to storm in. Both soldiers of the Fire Nation and Hydra yelled as they ran forward. That ship was soon by another and it did the same as the first.

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On the flagship, Admiral Zhao looked at the upcoming battle and was assured of his victory as he said to Iroh, "The Water Tribe can try to resist the inevitable, but even with the help of the Avengers their city will fall today."

General Iroh looked at the same scene but was his thoughts were to two others soon to be in the midst of battle.

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Back at the oasis, Katara was still unconscious when Natasha kneeled down to her and shook her shoulder, "Katara, wake up! We have a problem!"

The Waterbender's eyes snapped open as she looked to where the Airbender was supposed to be, but found him missing. Even though it was futile, Katara stood up and shouted, "Aang!"

"He can't hear all the way in the spirit world." Natasha regrettable said as she shook her head. Momo chittered as he looked about for his friend. The sound of a growling bison made them look up to see Appa coming down. Sokka asked as the bison landed, "What happened? Where's Zuko?"

"And where's Aang?" Steve asked as he looked about. Katara shook her head and said, "He took Aang. He took him right out from under us."

"We can't blame ourselves." Natasha said to comfort her, "Zuko caught us off guard by a surprise attack."

"Where di they go?" Sokka asked as they looked to a sad looking Momo. Little did they know at the moment, but there was a path that led from the oasis up the glacier walls. The path stopped before a rolling blizzard that covered a good deal of the North Pole.

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Trudging through the snow with an out of body Aang on his back. Prince Zuko fought against the oncoming snow storm as he tried to think of a way to get Aang back to the Fire Nation. The Fire Nation prince and the Avatar disappeared into the raging snowstorm as the snow covered up their tracks.

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Author's Note: And this chapter is finally done. Only one more chapter of Book One and then the ending titles. Hopefully I'll have the next chapter done soon. And I'll do my best to make the battle for the Northern Water Tribe a good one as well as Aang's journey through the Spirit World. I look forward to reading your reviews. Be sure to leave a comment either about if I've done something wrong or if you want something specifically to happen. See you next time.