------Avatar PRIDE or SHAME?----

Chapter 2.

By: Lance Vance, the utter advance of hotness trance.

Guys, you might get lost in reading this, so be sure to re-read and triple read.

I sort of did a samurai champloo style jumping through time thing. Dont worry, i didnt jump backwards in time.

Im only doing this for 1 chapter in memory of Samurai Champloo, Action Fridays on Adult swim, which has been cancelled due to ratings SaD

Appa was now skimming the water's surface as he sped to Shogun, the next stop in the journey to the North Pole.
His bulk didn't amazingly didn't give him diffuculties for flying. In fact, he was starting to hit a pretty fast speed, waking up Katara with the strong gale.

Katara woke up to wind in her face and the cold chill of dawn. "Woah boy, there's no rush, we will get there soon enough" Katara said as she patted the flying bison on his furry back.
Appa grunted with happiness as she proceeded to scratch him between his horns. "Hey, where are we?" a sleepy voice called out from the saddle, where Katara was sleeping. Katara looked back and spotted Aang sleepily rubbing his eyes. "We're almost reaching our destination, Shogun".

"Great".

As she turned back to look forward, she smiled in amazement, as she saw the sunrise begin, behind the small town of Shogun.

"We've reached Shogun, sir."

A smile formed on the fire-bending prince's face.

The darkness surrounding him from the night, and his scar made him look like a fire-bending war god.

"Very good captain..."

Stupid bug.

I can't believe that they actually have guts to touch the lunch of the strongest warrior of the South Pole.

Die!

Stupid...fly!"

Aang and Katara watched, sighing, as Sokka jumped around, swinging his fists and his boomerang wildly, trying to hit small bugs, which were obviously enjoying his lunch. "Your a goofbag Sokka." Katara said as he almost cut himself with his own boomerang. "Hey, i'm doing humankind a favor, give me a break will you?" he replied, still throwing swings at the small bugs.

"Huh? What was that?" Something had moved in the tall grass near the groups picnic. "What did you say Sokka?" inquired Aang.
"I just saw something...right there, in the grass." Sokka pointed at the tall grass a few feet away from them.
"It was probably just a harmless animal" Katara said dimissively. "Forget about it, and eat your food" Katara said, bossily.
Sokka took one more look at the grass before he sat back down to eat his lunch.

A guard walked into Zuko's room.

"Sir, we have their coordinates. A scout has just reported that they were seen eating at Shogun. Near the Air-Temple."

Zuko quit staring at his map and looked at the guard.

"Take the ship to Shogun's port. Unload and purchase necessary items. Accompany my uncle to see that he does nothing foolish. I will go to the temple alone.
Do you understand?".

The guard bowed deeply "Yes, my lord".

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(Back 2 the story)

Katara had been walking for a long time now. She was looking for Momo, and the woods Air Temple frustrated her.
She had been looking for Momo for what had seemed like hours, while Sokka and Aang went to buy some food. Ever since the "flying rat" as Sokka calls him, had flown away, Katara had been having an angry trip in Oyasha. First, her picnic hadn't last long, since Sokka fell on the Eggs and splattered them all over her long flowing robe, made out of skins from animals Sokka had hunted in the South Pole. She was hot and sweaty, and her clothes didn't help at all. "Momo, where are you, I've nearly searched the whole temple!" she cried out in anger.

A small movement came from the road where she had come up, that lead to and from the air temple. "Momo, is that you?" Hearing nothing, Katara went down to investigate. She spotted a dark figure move swiftly across the road, in the back of her.
"Who are you? What do you want! Show yourself!" Katara was frightened now. She spinned around, trying desperately to find her tormenter. Everything was dead quiet. She took a step, when she felt something looking at her. She quickly spun around again, only to face nothing but air. "S..So..Sokka! Stop it! Your scaring me!" Katara cried out. She knew in her mind that they couldn't have come up the road so quickly, let alone, purchase the necessary items on her list in less than a few hours. Trying to convince herself that she was imagining things, she tried to close her mind. Laughing nervously, she turned around to walk back to the temple.
Something suddenly grabbed her. She screamed in a muffled cry, a piece of cloth covering her mouth.

"Boo." came a voice from her captor, dressed in a fire-benders warrior armour. Then all to suddenly she recognized the voice.

"Zuko." She thought quitely.

"Where could she be?" Aang quitely thought to himself. He had searched the whole town, all across their picnic area, and even had searched for Katara from the skies. That only left the air-temple, the place where Sokka should be searching. Aang tried not to worry, he kept on assuring himself that she was okay. But then again...Shogun was known for bandits and such of the kind..

A shuffling of feet was heard by Aang, and he quickly faced the direction where the noise was. Relieved, Aang sighed as he spotted Sokka, grim-faced, unhappy, and mad, all at the same time, come walking towards him. "I found something...Aang...It's not looking good for us"
"What did you find? Here, let me see..."

To Whomever Reads This Note:

Hello Airbender. I have captured your foolish friend, Katara. She is now with me for now.
Do not be alarmed, she is under the protection of my Uncle Iroh at the moment, and she is very safe.
We will not harm her...for now. Unless, you accept the terms I have for you.

If you wish to see your helpless friend again, Aang will meet me at my Ship at Shogun's Port.
He will become a member of the Fire Nation. He will wear and bear our armour.
And yes, he will learn fire-bending, through proper training of my Uncle, Iroh.

You have until Midnight.

Zuko

"Are you really planning on teaching the Avatar the way of fire-bending?" Uncle Iroh looked pointedly at his nephew, Zuko.

"Have you lost your senses? Of course Not! It is only said in that note, for a little, lets say, temptation?
If the fool of an Avatar is dishonorable enough to not save Katara, that may persaude him a bit.
It loosens the tension".

"So, I get to keep Katara and watch over her for the night?" Iroh asked happily.

"Of course Uncle. But do not allow anyone into your room. No one shall be able to come into contact with her. If we are to persuade the Avatar to come here...we will need her safe and sound."

Iroh grinned happily, and the thought of playing japanese chess with a new person, made him happy.

Hey hey, thank's for reading this Xtremely long Chapter.

This must've been my longest chapter out of them all.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter, took me hell to find a decent storyline,
and even more hell to draw the pictures, LoL.

Well thank you so much for reading, my faithful readers!

please review!

Lance