Hey, everyone. It's been awhile since I've updated. Unfortunately, since my internet and computer has a virus, I won't be able to update any stories until September. In fact, I'm updating this story on my friend's computer. Besides that going wrong I got the lowest rating in my group for music festival, my brother took my golfing stuff so I couldn't golf today, I'm failing classes because my teacher is a bitch, I didn't get to watch the last Avatar episode Jet, I had to waste gas money on my brother because he decided to stay in town instead of come home, I think I have e-coli, and, thanks to my brilliant brother, all my chapters for all the stories I have written have been deleted from my computer and I have no backup disc. Yep, the only thing that could make my week worse is if I got kidnapped by terrorists and tortured or something of the sort. Life is so great notice the sarcasm. I hope this makes me feel better.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Avatar: The Last Airbender, not even Iroh's lotus tile. Do you think I would be wasting my time and millions of dollars I received from Nickelodeon writing fan fiction if I did? I don't think so.

Claimer: I do, however, own Stella and Hiroki. I also own Stella's signature technique, the Waterbomb. And if Nickelodeon tries to steal my idea, you are all witnesses for when I sue them. If Nickelodeon is reading this, you cannot use the Waterbomb unless you want to make a deal, of course.

Easy Come, Easy Go

Zuko's laughter rang in all of their heads as they sat in their hotel room. Sokka sat on his bed while Aang paced back and forth, trying to think of a way to get Katara back. Stella just glared at the floor, wondering how she could be so reckless to allow someone to kidnap her best friend. It's all my fault that this is happening, Stella thought. If it wasn't for me, Katara would be ok.

"How could I let this happen?" Stella whispered. Sokka and Aang turned to her. "This is all my fault. I failed her." Sokka walked over to her and put his firm hands on her shoulders. It startled her. She thought that he was nothing more than a heartless jerk. It actually made her blush when she saw his smile.

"Don't worry, Stella," Sokka said. "We'll get her back. It's not your fault. I'm sure we'll find her."

"Yeah," Aang said. "Zuko must want something with us. Why would he hurt Katara?" Stella got up and smiled.

"Thanks, guys. I'm going to go change my bandages. I need to rest before we go looking for her." Stella bowed and went to her room.

"Aang, this is going to be hard," Sokka said seriously. "We don't even know where Katara is."

"Well, they have to be near the shore. Zuko wants us to find him. We just have to wait."

In Stella's room, Stella had just finished changing her bandages. She took out a piece of paper out of her kimono and read it.

If you want to see your friend alive, give up the Angel of Darkness to me three miles out of town on the shore just after dusk. I'll be waiting. Prince Zuko.

Stella threw the letter aside and opened her door, careful not to alert anyone. The sun was just about to set so she decided to run the whole way. If Zuko wanted her, he would get her.

"Where is she? She should have been here by now!" Zuko paced across his ship impatiently as Hiroki and Iroh watched him. Zuko finally stopped and got right in Hiroki's face. "Can't you use your "magic" to bring the girl here?"

"I wouldn't know where to begin," Hiroki answered. "I need to know what I want to teleport. I don't even know what powers to use. I'm not nearly as skilled."

"YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST!" Zuko yelled. He was about to attack the wizard but Iroh held him back.

"Calm down, Prince Zuko. She will come in good time."

"Stella is going to love what we did to her friend. Speak of the devil," Hiroki said with a smirk. They all looked towards the shore. There on the pier stood Stella. She then jumped in the water, swam to the ship, climbed the rope ladder, and jumped onto the ship deck to face Zuko. She immediately glanced at Iroh, thinking she had seen him somewhere. She quickly shook it off and faced Zuko again.

"Where is Katara?" she said coldly.

"Bring the girl!" Zuko yelled. "So, do you give up?"

"Only if you let Katara go. She has nothing to do with this." She watched as they brought Katara up. She was being dragged because she was unconscious. "Katara. Let her go now!"

"Bind her," Zuko said. Two guards walked over to Stella and tied her hands up.

"Alright, you got me. Now let her go." Hiroki and Zuko started laughing. "What is so funny?"

"We need you to do something else," Hiroki said. "We need you to give up your memories."

"What?" Stella said with a surprise. "Why would I do that?" She looked at Katara. She had regain consciousness, but her eyes were glowing purple. "Katara, what the hell?"

"It's no use," Zuko said. "She is under a spell. Katara, show her what we do to rebels." Katara picked some water out of the ocean and started throwing her Single Water Whip at Stella. Stella fell to the ground and Katara started hitting her back over and over again.

"Let your memories go," Hiroki said. "Let all your pain go." Katara continued to whip Stella until Hiroki's staff was knocked out of his hand. Katara's eyes stopped glowing and she dropped her water, looking confused.

"Where am I?" she asked. She saw Stella laying on the ground bleeding. She summed it up and ran to Stella's side, trying to help her up. "Stella, are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Stella said weakly. "But who?" She looked up and saw Aang and Sokka sitting on Appa. Aang was throwing air at the firebenders while Sokka fought them off with his boomerang.

"Get on Appa!" Sokka yelled. Katara helped Stella walk to Appa, but Zuko tried to stop them.

"I won't let you get away." Zuko threw a fireball at the two, but Stella blocked it with her own fire and sent him flying backwards, allowing the four to get away on Appa. Zuko immediately stood up and got ready to throw a huge fire ray at them, but Iroh stopped him. "Uncle, they are getting away!"

"Let them go," Iroh said. "We will have another day." Hiroki stood up with his staff with a smile.

Katara untied Stella's ropes and tried to stitch her lash wounds together. Stella tried not to winch. Aang could have sworn he saw a tear roll down the half-breed's cheek. When Katara finished her sewing, she told the boys to turn around so she could change Stella's bandages.

"Stella, I am so sorry I did this to you," Katara said.

"Don't be," Stella said. "It's not your fault that you got captured. I deserve this. Everywhere I go, I just bring pain with me."

"That's not true," Sokka said as he turned around. Stella's eyes got big as her face turned red. She did all a girl could do in that position. She left a big, red handprint on Sokka's face. She gave him a look of pity, but all he could do was smile. "You are a part of this family. Just think what we would do without you. You are too important for us just to dump on some pigheaded prince."

"Thanks," Stella said. She was so happy that they had decided to follow her. She just hoped things would get better.

"Alright, everyone," Aang yelled. "Next stop, the North Pole!"

How was that for you guys? I hoped you liked it. Like I said, it will be quite awhile before I update. Please hold on. This story isn't over yet.

Reviewers: Thanks for all the reviews. I hope you keep with me. Love you all. Cya.