Prologue: The Blue Rider
They called her the Blue Rider. No one knew she was a girl, they just assumed she was a boy because of her fighting skills. She always wore a gray blue mask that had engravings on it; like the YuYan archers had tattooed on their faces. The Blue Rider always wore a blue-black velvet cape and black clothes. She rode aebony blackhorse that had piecing blue eyes, named Evadne-meaning water-nymph.
She was on a mission, and anybody that got in her way-always fire benders- were disposed of. Two years ago, the fire nation captured her brother and her best friend, who just happened to be the Avatar. She was Katara.
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Katara sighed and jumped lightly off of Evadne. Someone was following her, so she decided to change into her blue rider clothes. Katara pulled the stiff corset over her head and wriggled it into place. Lacing up the back tightly, she turned to her reflection in her element. She had changed over the two years she spent training for the moment she would get her brother and Aang back. Her eyes were cold and piercing, calculating everything around her, figuring out how to bend it to her advantage. Her mahogany tresses cascaded down her back with small braids hidden in the waterfall of hair.
Her body was tanner than before, and the training had toned it to where there was no body fat, and over the years she grew more noticeable curves. Every time she walked into a tavern, all heads turned to her, staring. She'd glare at them causing the people to return to their drinks, flustered by her raw beauty. One person had called her a warrior goddess. Katara snorted ruefully. Pulling her pants on and tucking them into her boots, Katara slid a dagger into each boot and a dagger into her belt. The dagger in her belt could expand into a sword with just a flick of her wrist. Katara pulled her velvet cape on and placed the mask on her face, making sure it was secure. A twig snapped behind her and she smirked, pulling her dagger out. 'It not wise to attack the Blue Rider when she is by her element.' She thought. She waited until the person was a few inches behind her and she whirled around with furious grace. Placing the dagger at his neck, she smirked again.
"Hello, Jet." She said coolly. "Did you think I came here to… what's the word you used? Oh yeah…eliminate you?" She hissed mockingly.
"Katara?" He asked his eyes wide in disbelief and terror.
"In the flesh." Without taking her eyes off of him, she said, "I suggest you leave, fire benders, I don't take well to the likes of you. Evadne, come here girl." The beautiful mare trotted to her, snorting steam. "I said you should leave, but your loss." She said jumping into the air, and landing a roundhouse kick to a foolish fire bender's head. She landed gracefully and flicked her dagger, expanding it into the sword. "I warned you." Since her back was turned to them they couldn't see who she was until now.
"The Blue Rider!" One gasped staggering backwards, then turning to run.
"Oh? I didn't know that already." She said sarcastically. In about a minute, 20 fire benders were dead. She turned to Jet.
"Where is my brother and Aang?" she hissed dangerously.
"I don't….I don- don't know." He stammered stepping back slightly.
Katara studied him then said, "Yes. Yes you do. TELL ME!" She roared plunging the dagger into his stomach.
"Dungeons, of the tower of….." He trailed of screaming as she started to freeze his blood. "The dungeons in the fire nation capital." he gasped and his eyes rolled backwards, falling away from the sword and next to a decapitated head.
Katara sighed and jumped onto her horse. Someone was still there, she could feel it.
Zuko watched as she jumped on her horse and rode away, leaving the bodies of the fire benders. The Blue Rider is a girl. He thought, dumbfounded. He sighed and jumped onto his own horse, Ignatious- firey one- who was red-black. Zuko urged him to sprint after her, throwing all cautions to the wind. He saw her take off her mask, her hair tumbling out and whipping in the wind. She glanced back and Zuko's heart flipped. She was so beautiful, raw, sheer beauty, wild and untamed. Her eyes were piercing blue flecked with silver that reflected the light making her eyes glow. Her sculpted lips curved into a smirk, causing him to shiver. Long eyelashes gave her an otherworldly look. She was tan, much more appealing to him than the pale skin of the fire women. Wait! What am I thinking? She's my enemy! She killed over 20 damn fire benders in less thana minute!
Warrior Goddess.
NO! Just…. catch up to her!
Her unruly beauty…
You need her to get the avatar!
Damn. I'm arguing with myself again!
Zuko leaned forward on his horse, brushing all thoughts from his mind. He focused on her. Suddenly she was gone, leaving him looking around confuzzled.
"Well, well, well if it isn't the blue spirit himself. Hello Prince Zuko." Came a cool voice from above him. He looked up. In the trees was Katara, smirking down upon him. Wait…….when did she ever smirk? He asked himself.
"I need your help releasing the avatar." He said taking off his mask.
"You've changed." She mused. His scar was gone, he had a second eyebrow and all his hair grew back. He blushed. "How un-Zuko like. Asking for help, blushing, and worrying about how he looks." She smirked again and jumped down. She landed lightly, her cape behind her shoulders, showing her half exposed bust from the corset. She yelled. "Evadne!" Her sleek horse came trotting towards them. Katara murmured something as she patted her horse. Evadne nuzzled Katara and snickered. Ignatious snorted smoke, obviously wary of Evadne.
"Nice horse. She's a real beauty." Ignatious had had enough. He bucked Zuko off and snorted again, trotting towards a clump of grass.
"So is he. What's his name?"
"Ignatious."
"Firey One. Call me odd but that seems to fit his description." She said sarcastically. Zuko grunted and dusted himself off.
"So... Will you help me?" He asked.
Yes, I know, short and stuff. RnR!