Aiori: Zuko, what's the matter?

Zuko: I'm worried about capturing the Avatar before Nickelodeon cancels the show.

Aiori: What!

Zuko: If we don't get enough people to sign the petition, The Avatar will be canceled.

Aiori: walks up to the screen with puppy eyes Please, Nickelodeon is trying to cancel The Avatar...if you would like to see what happens next than help us keep the show on the air. Sign the petition and give all the characters another chance. Give Aang a chance to save the world and Zuko a chance to see his father again. If you love this show and want to support the good cause, email my creater, TheItGirl at and title the subject "petition" and give your name, the first intial of your last name and the state you are in and a sentence about how much you love the show. Even if you don't like the show, please be a big help and aid us in this great cause to keep a good show running. Please, it will only take a few seconds of your time to keep others happy for a long while to come.

Aiori was fast asleep after dancing until day break, when there was a booming sound! She jerked up and fell out of her hammock! She quickly stood up and dusted herself off. "What in the world is going on?" she asked herself and ran out of the cellar and saw people running to the deck. She ran up next to one. "Excuse me, sir, but what's going on?" but he didn't answer. She sighed and stopped in her tracks and waited for the men to leave. She then followed them up to the deck and saw that they were shooting huge fireballs into the air! She ran up to a man. "Hey, what's all the hullabaloo about?" but he didn't reply and continued talking to another man. "Hello, what is all the ruckus?" but there was still nothing. She ran over to Iroh. "General Iroh, what's going on?"

"Prince Zuko has spotted the Avatar." He told her. Aiori ran over to Zuko in her nightgown.

"Zuko, what are you doing?" she asked him.

"Capturing the Avatar." He replied.

"No, I mean with the slingshot thingy!" she pointed to the huge weapon on deck. "You want to catch the Avatar, not kill him! He's obviously going onto that island over there, just follow. You'll kill him with these fireballs and than what good will all this be then?" she explained. Zuko called over to a crewman.

"Set course to the island." He said.

"That's better. Now, I'm going to get ready." She said.

"No, I think you should stay on the ship." Zuko told her.

"Nonsense, I'm coming too." and she ran off into the ship.

"Prince Zuko, we've just spotted Commander Zhao's ships sailing to the island." A soldier said.

"See, that's why you should stay." Zuko said to Aiori, but he realized that she was gone.

Shortly after that, the crew set out on the rhinos. Prince Zuko was in his armor and in front of the army. Aiori ran out in her usual white dress and up to Zuko.

"I thought I told you to stay on the ship." He told her.

"But what's the fun in that? Now where's my rhino?" she asked.

"You don't have one." Zuko replied.

"Well than I guess we'll share." She retorted as she jumped up behind him in the saddle. He sighed and they began to move out. Aiori just looked around as they walked off of the shore and further onto the island. There was no talk amongst all of them until Zuko spoke up to Aiori who was trying to amuse herself by playing with a leaf. However, Uncle Iroh had to motion to Zuko to bring up conversation.

"So, um, Aiori," he started, "What do you think of…my rhino?" He finished quickly. She looked at him funnily from behind.

"Your rhino?"

"Yeah."

"Not a very interesting subject."

"Well than you think of something to talk about."

"Why me?"

"Because you're the motor mouth." He said with a grin.

"Harsh," she came back, "Let me think…have you heard of the Ignus Rose?"

"No, what is it?"

"It's a rose that can be found on islands with different climates, like this one. It changes colors as it grows and blooms. And it has the most remarkable fragrance! It's an amazing flower, and very rare. I heard about it in stories but I've never seen one. But I'd like to someday."

"How rare is it?"

"Only one grows out of the ground each year. That means there are about six a year. Another miraculous flower is the Curtilia Flower. It can heal anything from a simple cold to a deadly disease."

"And where do you find that?"

"The single place to find one is at the top of a snow covered mountain. It grows on a rock covered in clovers."

"Have you ever seen one of those?"

"Yes, back in the mountains of Irashimu. I once went on a quest with my father to find it and cure an elderly woman from pneumonia."

"You know a lot of interesting things about nature, don't you?"

"I guess so, like the night lights. The colorful rays that dance across the sky at the poles aren't really nature though, they're really spirits. I was born on a night when they were shining, and the moon was full in the spring."

"That's pretty soon."

"I know, the village would be planning out a celebration for me if I was there." She said and looked away. Zuko tried to change the subject.

"So what else do you know?"

"I know that our rhinos are about to walk into quicksand." She said calmly and Zuko abruptly stopped, causing a whole chain of back up. He led them around it and into the forest.

"Thanks."

"No problem." Aiori replied. Zuko looked ahead and saw the brush getting thicker. He held up one hand and stopped everyone.

"We'll travel on foot." He commanded loud enough for the rest to hear. They all stopped and toed up their rhinos and Zuko split them all up to search for the Avatar. He told Aiori to come with him, so she obeyed. They walked together through the woods as Aiori went on talking about the plants and animals until Zuko interrupted. "You know what, how about no talking for a while." She just shrugged and followed by his side.

As she walked on his left side, she looked up and saw his scar. It was the first time she really looked at it. She didn't want to be rude, so she turned away. Yet her curious eyes found their way back up to his face. He caught her looked and she quickly looked away. She turned back when it began to pry at her and he caught her again. She felt embarrassed and bit her lower lip and looked away. "I got this a long time ago." He suddenly stated. She was surprised to hear him talk about it.

"How long ago?"

"A good few years back." He answered her question.

"An accident?"

"It was no accident." He told her, "You see…I disrespected the Fire Lord one day." He explained sadly, "It was an accident, and I was just doing what I thought was right, but I was still held responsible. I was punished by being sentenced to fight one on one combat, but I didn't know I had to face the Fire Lord himself."

"Your father." She stated the obvious and he nodded, looking down at her.

"I refused to fight him and begged for his forgiveness."

"You…were begging? That doesn't seem like you at all."

"I know, but this was my father, and I knew he was much stronger than me. I knew it was wrong. He said I was weak and disgraceful…" and he paused, "Then he gave me this scar to remind me of that day and what I had done wrong. It still wasn't enough for him though. He banished me, but my uncle decided to help me. I have to catch the Avatar to get my throne back, and my honor."

"How do you know your father will give you back your rightful place?"

"I don't." He finished as he took Aiori's hands and pulled her up onto a boulder he was standing on.

"I didn't know." She said sorrowfully as she looked into his eyes. He just dropped her hands and turned away to commence walking again.

"Nobody did for a long time." Aiori followed behind him.

"But, catching the Avatar seems to wrong. He only wants to save the world, that's his destiny."

"I know, but if I don't catch him, I'll lose mine." Aiori stopped and stood still, just looking at him as he stopped and turned back to her.

"I'm so sorry." She put a hand over her heart. He went to say something to her but spotted the familiar flying bison and pointed!

"The Avatar!" he yelled and he ran ahead. Aiori followed closely behind.