Bla, bla bla…. Welcome to my next chapter! I'm sorry the last one was so cheesy, but how else was I to explain where the Water Dragons was? I still don't know who the Earth dragon will be.

evil-gurl13- actually, two chapters in one day. And this is my second chapter in the second day.

CHAPTER FOUR- Decisions, A Barricade and A New-Found Hate

"So, that girl traveling with the Avatar… that's a Dragon Goddess!" Zuko was more then a bit surprised. Tsuyosa nodded.

"So, is that enough of a reason to meet the Avatar?"

"You say it like I haven't before. We're practically on a first-name basis." The girl's eyes widened.

"Call the Papers! Scarface made a joke!" Zuko glared.

"WILL YOU LAY OFF THE SCAR!"

"So, let me get this straight…" Iroh started, looking strangely at the two teens (or teen-like)

"You need to leave for an island off the shores of the Earth Kingdom to fight the Avatar with only this girl, Tsuyosa, as back-up. This in turn might cause you not to be back for a while, so you want the ship to find a perminant dock until you get back?" the two nodded.

"Prince Zuko, if you wanted to go on a date, you could just say so." The prince blushed.

"I- It's NOT a Date! It's exactly what I said it was! We're going to find the Avatar, but I need you to stay and watch over the ship until we get back!" Tsuyosa was barely holding back her laughter. Iroh sighed.

"If you say so, Prince Zuko. Just be careful." Without a second word, they left.

"You might not be back for a while, you sure you want to leave it at that?" Tsuyosa asked. The two were boarding the small ship, and the dragon wasn't sure Zuko was okay.

"My uncle is a war hero, I'm sure he can take care of himself." The firebender said, point-blank. Sighing, Tsuyosa boarded as well.

'I'm not worried about him, scarface. You're the one that might die…'

"So, do we even know where to go?" she asked. The ship was off, and now was the time to turn back.

"I have some maps that show the path the Avatar seems to be following." Zuko said from the wheel. Curious, Tsuyosa picked up one of the maps and slowly, her face fell.

"What path?"

"That's what our problem is." Turning back to the dragon, he asked,

"Do you know how to steer this?"

"Not a clue." He sighed.

"Kay then, I'll show you." He gestured for her to the wheel, and she did.

(Lest not to make a fool of my lack of knowledge about boats, insert "how not to make a boat crash 101" here)

"Okay, got it!" Tsuyosa said with a smile.

"You sure?"

"Great. Then I'm gonna go take a look at the maps, you just keep steering." Zuko said and walked off.

"Cool. Now, what steers this thing again?" she mumbled under her breath.

They somehow managed to stay in control for a few hours before Zuko decided to take over.

"I think they're going somewhere up north, but that could be over half the Earth Kingdom or-"

"They're heading to the North Pole to learn Waterbending. I thought…you…knew…" Tsuyosa said under Zuko's glare.

"You thought to keep this to yourself WHY!" She winced, then her eyes widened.

"BIG SHIP! BIG SHIP!" she yelled. Zuko barely was able to avoid the Fire Navy vessel before another launched a fireball. This one they couldn't avoid.

"Keep steering! I got it!" Tsuyosa commanded. Quickly, she got control of the blast and threw it into the ocean.

"I don't understand! We aren't anywhere near Fire Nation waters!" the dragon laughed nervously, and Zuko glared.

"We AREN'T near FIRE NATION WATERS, ARE WE!" he hissed.

"Umm, define near." She said before throwing another fireball into the water. Zuko was now turning the ship around. The Avatar was going north, no reason to stay here.

"I was BANISHED! What part of that don't you understand!"

"I didn't know they divided the WATERS! And I don't think sailing's my thing!" after a few moments, the two froze as a sickening crack followed by a loud boom rang from below deck, and the boat stopped.

They were still in Fire Nation waters.

"I hate you." Zuko said flatly. The catapults stopped launching, there was no need. The Ship was floating back at them.

"Yeah, I hate me to."

A/N- I think I'll leave it there. So far, this is my longest story. (throws small party, but stops) Man, that's kinda lame…

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