-1The Impossible
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Aw, man. I totally jacked up my leg today when I went skateboarding with my friends, and they dared me to ride a Pikachu skateboard, none the less.. Very embarrassing.. So, I finally decided to update after I nearly broke my ankle, and here it is. Enjoy, or I will… explode.. Or something.
Oh yeah, and since many people are confused, here's a quick summary of.. Y'know.. The stuff.
Aang and everyone are currently in the fire nation, and Aang has pretty much mastered all of the basics.
Well, okay.. Hope that clears confusion. Reviewer worship time!
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And now for the chapter…
---Zula's Return---
Zula sat on a rock, near a grassy hill. Her eyes darted up at the sky every so often, she knew Zuko had to be close by. She sighed, flopping down on the wet grass and continued gazing up at the sky. So much had happened.. Zuko had come back, and convinced her to join him in fighting against their father. At first, she didn't want to, but she was getting sick of fighting with him. Though she didn't seem the type, she had always had a soft spot for her brother, and she knew they would be allies eventually. She grabbed her pack, and slowly walked down the hill toward a stream of smoke in the air.
'Maybe that's Zuko..' She thought silently to herself, walking down the hill. She doubted their reunion would be a happy one, but she needed to help out his little.. 'groupies' or whatever they were. She smirked, thinking about facing her father.. 'There goes MY seat on the throne as well..' She thought bitterly, making her way through the forest.
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Back at camp, things were the usual. Sokka was stuffing his face with food, then Katara would bicker, then they'd make up, and blah blah blah..
Zuko was getting sick of them, but the water tribe girl, had taken a certain liking to him, so he often left to get away from her flirty antics. Aang played with Momo while Zuko was sitting on Appa, staring off into space like he usually did. He felt uneasy all the time.. As if someone were following them, or watching them. He shifted his gaze toward a bush that seemed to be moving, and then a squirrel darted out. He sighed. 'Maybe I'm just to tense..' He thought rolling his eyes at the thought, then Aang jumped down, and he glared. "Something wrong, Zuko?" He said, his usual giant grin on his face.
"No." He said annoyed, and looked back towards the squirrel, who picked up an acorn and jumped up a tree. "Oh, come on.. You can tell me anything!" Aang's stupid smile still on his face, he leaned toward Zuko, causing him to blush. "NO." He said, anger flickering in his eyes. "Fine, whatever," Aang said, hopping up back on Appa's head, and Momo chased him around.
"I can see you guys are as lively as ever." Came a dark voice from the forest, and all eyes went on Zula. "You!" Aang said, grabbing his staff, and getting in a battle stance. "Leave now." He commanded. Zula rolled her eyes. "How cute.. Well, I'm not here to fight. I came to talk." She looked toward Zuko. "Tell your little boyfriend to knock off the tough guy act, or I won't help anymore." Zuko's face immediately flushed. "He's Not My-" Zula rolled her eyes, and cut him off. "WHATEVER." She said, and walked towards the fire, sitting across from Sokka, him eyeing her nervously. "So, I know the main way to getting into the fire nation castle.." She said silently. "And, I'm willing to help you guys out, no strings attached." Sokka glared at her. "How do we know we can trust you? You tried to practically kill your own brother!" Katara nodded in agreement. "For once, Sokka's right." She said, eyeing Zula suspiciously. "Wait.. What do you mean, 'FOR ONCE'?" Sokka said, averting his eyes to Katara. Zuko shook his head, and joined them by the fire.
"Don't start fighting NOW." He spat, then looked back at Zula. "So, if you know an entrance, when will the best time be for Aang to confront.. And possibly fight our father?" Zula frowned. "Oh come on, you have to know our father better than that. Every night, before retiring to bed," Zula began, everyone listening in intently. "Father stops by the throne room, and makes arrangements for the troops. At that time, he is completely unguarded. At that time, you guys will come in, and hopefully all will be resolved without fighting.. If not.." She turned her gaze toward Aang. "I hope by now, you've learned all the elements." Aang nodded, silently.
"Alright then. That makes it easier. We will leave by tomorrow. Keep in mind, we don't have a lot of time before the summer solstice.." She added grimly. Aang gulped, a feeling of dread washing over him.. What if.. What if he messed up? He shook his head, then headed back towards Appa, laying on the bison's tail, while Zuko and the others continued to talk for a while.
After the sun went down, everyone fell asleep except Aang. His stomach felt uneasy.. Maybe he wasn't ready. He rolled to his side, and felt tears stinging his eyes. Everyone was counting on him, Katara BELIEVED he could do it.. Yet he still felt something would go wrong. He choked down a sob, and wished he felt more confident, but he doubted that would ever happen. Zula was right, the summer solstice was coming soon, possibly about three weeks away, and he had to be strong. He had to do it for everyone..
Then, he felt a cold hand wipe away one of his tears. He looked up to see the all-to-familiar prince. "Why are you crying?" He said, eyeing Aang. "Is something the matter?" Aang hiccupped and shook his head. Zuko frowned. "Your bad at lying." Aang pouted. "I am not!" He said growling. Zuko looked surprised for a minute, and his usual smirk returned to his face. "Fine. Be that way, don't tell me." He said silently and crawled back down to lay on Appa's tail. Aang rolled his eyes, and sighed. "Fine. I'll tell you." He said, jumping down to where Zuko was. "I'm just.. Not sure I can do it." Zuko furrowed his brow. "Do what?"
Aang shook his head looking off into the sky. "If I can even defeat Ozai.. I mean, what if I'm not strong enough? What if.. We get caught? Or someone gets hurt.. I.." He sighed, wiping tears from his face and silently hating himself for pitying his self. Zuko frowned. "Look, Aang, we're all going to help you. You shouldn't worry about everything all the time. There's no way I'll let anything happen to you. I promise." He said, looking Aang in the eyes. Aang smiled, and brushed the rest of his tears off his face. "Thanks, Zuko." He said silently, hugged him, then lay next to him, a small smile on his face. Zuko blushed, but lay next to Aang none the less.
The next day went by smoothly. They had all packed up around camp, then got on Appa and flew off toward the fire capital, all with high hopes of once and for all ending the war.
But what lay ahead was only going to make their journey worse..
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Hah! I know, short chappie, the next one shall be EXTREMELY long.. It's when they battle Ozai! Oh yeah! Well… Anyway, review, and I'll update quicker! XD