Zuko didn't stop running. He didn't know where he was going. All he knew was he needed to get away from that group!

Only to late did Zuko remember they had landed at a pretty high place and before he knew it, he had run right over an edge and fell down. Then rolled down the harsh cliff side before landing harshly on a rocky ground.

Zuko hissed as he lad on his stomach, every inch of him now hurting from the long and hard fall. Then he yelled as he stood up and shot fire from his hands.

Left, right, up, down!

He yelled as he kept releasing that burning frustration that came from inside of him. Before finally yelling up into the sky as the fire roared from his hands.

First then did Zuko stop and he gasped for breaths.

Beside him the earth was scorched. And the few bushes were smoking while the small embers glowed.

Emptily Zuko looked at his own destruction just as a little sound came from the bush.

"Quack."

Zuko halted, his entire body stiffened and then another pathetic quack. Zuko swallowed as he stepped towards the bush and pulled the branches aside to face a young turtleduck looking back up at him.

"Quack."

Zuko gasped as he saw the wing, it was burned. The small of burned feathers was all to clear and Zuko shook. "I… I'm sorry. I didn't mean." he reached forward a shaking hand only for the turtleduck to scoot backwards while it hissed. "Stop it!" Zuko demanded. "I just want to help!" he said almost reaching the turtleduck.

Only for the turtleduck to bite his finger.

"AUW!" Zuko shouted retrieving his hand. "I didn't see you! How was I supposed to know you were in there!"

"Quack!" Was the angry reply.

"This isn't my fault!" Zuko exclaimed before finally remembering… He was talking to a Turtleduck. Zuko closed his eyes as he took a deep breath. Like his uncle had instructed him so many times when he got impatient and lost his temper. Then he opened his eyes again to see the turtleduck which was nursing its wing and suddenly the guilt hit Zukos stomach.

Iroh had said it to him so many times! Tried to beat it into his head.

"Be careful Prince Zuko! Fire is not easy to control. If you don't control yourself someone will be hurt. Even if you didn't mean to hurt anyone. That's why you must always think before you fire bend! You must learn how to control yourself!"

And if that wasn't enough. Zuko could hear it so clearly. Her voice… His mothers voice. Dissapointment in her voice as she spoke.

"Zuko… Why would you do that?"

Zuko swallowed as he looked at the turtleduck. What was he even supposed to do… Katara! Katara could heal it.

He halted. What would she say if he met up with a turtleduck? Scold him. And the others would laugh. He was going to look so pathetic.

The turtleduck looked up at Zuko. Its eyes black and watery and Zukos hands clinched. It didn't matter! What mattered was that the turtleduck would be all right.

And Zuko turned around to search with his eyes. Finally he found it. A bush with a few berries on it. Looked like prickle berries. Perfect! Turtleducks looked prickle berries almost as much as they loved bread.

And Zuko walked back to the turtleduck, squated down and placed the prickle berries in front of him.

Suspiciously the turtleduck looked at Zuko then down at the prickle berries.

"It's all right. I wont hurt you anymore." Zuko said in a quiet voice. "I'm sorry I hurt you. Really. I didn't mean to." he said as he closed his eyes.

The turtleduck still looked suspicious but its eyes were drawn to the prickle berries and finally it took a step outside to sniff the berries and then. It nipped at the first one.

Seen the turtleduck lightened up and just chowed down the feast in front of it.

Zuko smiled as he watched. Resting his arms on his knees. "That's right. It's all for you." he assured.

Soon the berries were all gulped down and the turtleduck yawned clearly having grown drowsy.

With shaking hands. Zuko slowly reached forward, scared that the turtleduck would fight him but finally. He managed to pick up the turtleduck and as he cradled it to his chest. It nuzzled its head towards his body.

Zuko exhaled deeply. Okay good. He just had to make it back to the camp. Things were going to be okay! Then Zuko looked up and he gulped.

There was a steep, steep climb upwards to get back. And now he was carrying around with a turtleduck…. Great.

Zuko felt the frustrations build up inside of him. Then squinted his eyes closed and took a deep breath again.

He couldn't blame this on anyone else. He had run off. He had burned everything around him. This was on him. Zuko hissed… How low had he sunk? To ask the Avatar and his friends for help. To heal a turtleduck.

"Urgh!"

"Beautiful!"

Zukos eyes widened and he twirled around with the turtleduck in his arms. Only to gasp again because right in front of him was a strange creature!

It wasn't human and it wasn't animal. Yet it stood on two legs, had arms and fuzzy hands. A head that looked like a feline. But not any feline that Zuko knew of. It was covered in purple fur and wore orange and green robes.

It was an absolutely horrible colour combination that hurt Zukos eyes. The cat likes eyes were glistening in a dangerous light. One eye sharp yellow and the other bright blue.

"Who are you?" Zuko asked.

"Me?" The weird creature asked in a smooth sophisticated voice. "Why I'm a spirit. Isn't that obvious?"

"What do you want?" Zuko asked as he stepped back.

"Dear sir. No need to fear me." The Spirit said. "I was merely drawn here. I heard such beautiful sounds! It was enough to make my heart sing."

Zuko frowned. "I don't understand."

"The dissonance!" The spirit said. "My name is Desiree." the spirited presented itself as it bowed. "I like to call myself an artour, a lover of art! Search for that moment of magic when true dissonance is archived and you sir… You are a master artist! It springs from your body it is indeed." Desiree inhaled deeply and then grinned showcasing a row of sharp teeth. "A delight."

"Right…. I think I must be going now." Zuko said as he stepped backwards clutching his turtleduck.

"Why leave so soon?" Suddenly Desiree was behind Zuko making Zuko twirl around in shock. "You must stay! Or better yet. Come to my house."

"I can't. My Uncle will be really worried." Zuko stated. "I have to go back."

"Oh but I insist." Desiree moved closer and closer. "Stay… It would be such an honor."

Zuko gasped for breath. Then he turned around and he ran. As fast as he could.

Desiree chuckled from where he stood. "Running now are we?" he asked and then suddenly in a swoop he came after Zuko.

Zuko had no idea what was up with this creature, this spirit. He just knew it was bad and he had to run! Laughter sounded behind him and Zuko turned his head to see the spirit come right after him. He dared let go of the turtleduck with only one hand so he could send fire after the spirit but it dodged the fire and kept coming.

Shit! What was Zuko supposed to do? What this did spirit want with him.

"ZUKOOOO!" A shout sounded from above and from the sky came a young boy with blue tatooes on his head. He crashed down and send a wave of air towards the spirit knocked it away.

"Avatar." Zuko gasped.

Aang gasped. "That's Desiree. The spirit of Discord and Dissonance. He is drawn to conflict and discord. Feeds on it. But I don't understand. What is he doing here?"

"I don't know." Zuko said clutching his turtleduck. "I was just minding my own buisness."

Then Desiree came. He was crawling forward as he grinned. "Beautiful… I must have it for my collection!" he said.

Zuko gasped as he stepped back. "Stay away from me."

Aang stepped forward placing himself between Zuko and Desiree. "I'm the avatar! And I demand you go back to the spirit world!" he said.

Desiree laughed. "You don't command me Avatar!" he said. "And I have no interest you. All I want…" he said as he pointed at Zuko with a long finger. "Is him!"

"You're not touching him!" Aang said aiming his staff at the spirit.

Desiree grinned, his grin was from ear to ear and his eyes glistening. And then he jumped forward. "Zuko… ZUKO RUN!" he shouted.

Zuko didn't need to be told twice he turned and he ran, still with a turtleduck in his arms. A spirit after him and Aang behind the spirit.

And then suddenly the spirit picked up speed and it enveloped Zuko making Zuko scream.

Aang saw it. The spirit enveloping Zuko and he screamed. "ZUKOOO!" as he jumped forward and reached into the spirit only to seemingly fall through it and then… Everything seemed to turn dark as Aang fell down. And then it became bright.

Lots of bright colors, strange trees and floating animals as he fell and finally landed on purple grass.

"URGH!" Aang groaned then sat up. "ZUKO!" wide-eyed Aang looed around, only to look up and see the floating animals or rather animals. Right next to Aangs foot was a turtleduck. The Turtleduck that Zuko had been carrying around for some reason.

But no Zuko.

Aang swallowed. "Oh no…" he whispered. "We're in the spirit world!"