After a few hours of flying, the moment all four kids were waiting for arrived. A dark island showed up. It was blackish, with bits of red. The entire island was in the shape of a giant flame.
Aang took in a sharp breath. Katara looked back at him in concern, but put her hands on his shoulders and said in a calming voice "There's nothing to worry about. I promise…everything is going to work out just fine." Aang nodded and sighed. He felt anxious and scared…almost sick as well. He lay down in the giant saddle. On the ride there, he had pulled a skirt over his pants, and changed shirts. He felt ashamed, and blushed as Sokka placed the blond wig on his head. In a low voice, he asked "Are you sure this is going to work?" Sokka nodded, half smiling. "Promise."
As they landed, Kyoto, Aang, Sokka, and Katara all gasped in unison. The island was like a little city. All the houses, ships, and shops were made of metal. Different fire nation citizens were walking around casually, all dressed in sharp outfits of red and black. They all bore a glare in their eyes, and an angry expression. Aang gulped, but kept quiet otherwise. Katara bit her lip. Kyoto stood behind Sokka, tears welling in her eyes. This brought back bad memories. Feeling guilty, Sokka put an arm around Kyoto, and whispered quietly. "Everything will be fine. I promise…this will help Kioshi Island." Kyoto nodded, and rubbed her eyes, feeling almost silly for crying when Sokka was trying so hard to help. But she leaned against him slightly, remaining completely silent.
Sokka bravely walked up to one of the guards, and asked in an obviously fake deep voice "Excuse me, but could you escort us to Prince Zuko?" The guard raised and eyebrow and laughed cruelly. "What would a bunch of children like you want with Prince Zuko?" Sokka gulped, and his mind raced, as he desperately thought of a lie. "Um…we wanted to report a special message to him...a-about the Avatar!" Eyes widening, the guard asked in a low whisper "What would you know about the Avatar?" Sokka thrust his chest out, trying to look braver. "We have been informed about his location!" The guard looked taken aback, but nodded. "Come with me." He said sternly. Katara glared at her brother for mentioning "the Avatar", but the four simply followed the guard, all having no idea what to expect.
Finally, they arrived at Zuko's courtiers, and the guard left them there. Sokka knocked on the door loudly, and a familiar, annoyed voice answered. "What do you want? I'm busy!" Sokka drew in a deep breath as he answered. "Excuse me…but we have a…um…message for you." Zuko finally opened the door, a stern and angry expression on his face. "What is it? I don't have time for this!" Aang stayed behind Katara, not wanting his face to show. Sokka asked quietly "Can we come inside?" Zuko pressed his eyebrows together in annoyance. "Make this quick." All four came inside, Kyoto wiping her eyes, Sokka trying to look brave, Aang shivering, and Katara looking worried. "It's about Kioshi Island." Zuko raised an eyebrow in slight interest. "Why would that matter to me? I left there a long time ago. The Avatar isn't there." Sokka swallowed. "Well…it's been destroyed…and lots of families have been killed or left homeless." Zuko glared into Sokka's eyes. "Not that that would matter to me. They shouldn't have been hiding the Avatar." At that, Kyoto cringed. She wanted to yell out "We weren't hiding him, you idiot!" But she tightened he fists and kept quiet. Sokka kept going. "We thought it would matter to you because…Zhao was there afterward." Then, with a look of cunning attitude in his eye, he finished. "He might know where the Avatar was…" Zuko stared at Sokka. "What! T-That's impossible! I saw the Avatar leave with my own two eyes! He couldn't know where the Avatar is…right?"
Alright, I'm stopping there. Let me know what you think. I hope you enjoyed it. New chapter coming soon!