Happy really late 4th of July! And this is really random but you know Avatar Kiyoshi is a boy's name. And I think I'm gonna change this to T for mention of blood.

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Chapter 6:Azula Always Lies

"Prince Zuko! Water girl! Please wake up. We must get out of here." the servant boy was hurriedly shaking them awake.

"What's going on?"Zuko groaned, his eyes still heavy from sleep.

"It's Princess Azula."the boy cried."She's furious about your scar." at this Zuko put a hand to left cheek still in a state of shock over what happened.

"She says you deserve that scar and she's going to give you another one in it's place.!"

"I'd like to see her try." Zuko growled, his fists bursting into flame.Katara yelped and Zuko immediately put them out."Will the torture never end?" he moaned

"Please hurry there is no time." the boy pulled the keys out of his pocket and put them into the lock.

"How did you get those?" Katara was amazed at their luck.

"I'm to bring you to her room. She says I don't want to know what's going to happen to me if I disobey" he shuddered. Katara put and arm around him and hugged him."You're one of the bravest boys I've ever met. Thank you."

Zuko rolled his eyes."Can we go now? Hurry up."

They crept slowly through the twists and turns of the ship and Katara whispered."There's going to be a fight isn't there?" "What do you expect? Them to let us off the ship with a pat on the back." Katara glared at Zuko.

The servant interrupted them." We need to get over to the life boats and maybe we can escape. Can you waterbend us out of there a little faster?"

Katara nodded.

Just as they reached the stairs to the deck a guard stopped them."You there! Where do you think you're going with the prisoners?"

"Master Azula ordered that they receive some fresh air, sir." the boy lied with ease.

Just as they made it to the deck they heard a cold,cruel voice."Oh did I now? I should never have trusted you with this Kazuki, but you will pay for this." Azula turned to Zuko and Katara." If you expect to get out of here unharmed, or even get out of at all, you are fools."

And simultaneously the three burst into action. The princess sent a bolt of lightning straight towards them, just missing Katara's face. The waterbender shuddered. She could smell the scent of burnt hair. Zuko hurled a large fireball at Azula but she deflected it easily. Katara busied herself with pulling snakes of water out of the ocean when Azula melted it with her fire.

She then sent a wave of fire so powerful it sent them crashing into the side of the ship. Katara moaned in pain but quickly put out the fire before they were burned alive.

Azula took a step forward, closing in on them. This would be easy. Think ,Azula, what was her name? Oh right that's it. "Katara, why should you fight me? I could set you free right now. All I really need is my brother. I can separate you two. I know of this curse. I know the spell to save you. Think of it, I could let you off on that island right there. You'd be safe, and there'd be one less person trying to capture the avatar."

She could sense the girl weakening at her offer. Oh this was too easy. Azula smirked inwardly.

"Azula always lies." Zuko hissed in her ear but Katara was already on her feet and with a surprising amount of strength dragged Zuko behind her.

"You're to quick to trust people and she's the last person you can trust." Zuko growled under his breath.

"I'm sick of being stuck to you. I'd trust the Fire Lord just to be free."

"That's good, Katara. Give me your free hand for the spell." Zuko groaned.

Katara reluctantly held out her hand and Azula took it, a fake smile plastered onto her face. She began to trace lines on her palm, trying to look convincing. Zuko moaned again What is this crap?

Suddenly Azula let out a yell and twisted Katara's arm almost all the way around, flinging her backwards. With Katara's face contorted in pain she wasn't prepared for the massive amount of lightning heading towards her.

And suddenly Zuko knew it was time. He had never felt more ready. He could feel the power coursing through his veins along with the knowledge his uncle had taught him. He let out a battle cry and for the first time ever bent the cold-blooded fire, the lightning.

Katara opened her eyes to see the lightning heading straight towards her and bit back a terrified scream.I'm going to die. She watched in amazement as Zuko stepped forward, changing it's direction and saving her life.

Azula growled with rage and turned to her soldiers."Don't just stand there, fight them!"

And immediately the two found themselves outnumbered. Katara and Zuko turned back to back and tried desperately to get out of their awful situation.

As Zuko tried to deflect the many fireballs and dodge the swords of the non-benders, Katara felt her heart leap with joy at what she saw. It was right there, unguarded on the deck. It was a lifeboat.

Katara desperately tried to bend as much water as she could towards the boat, trying to get it in the water. Maybe they'd make it out after all.

Suddenly Katara felt an enormous pain in her shoulder and felt the water splash to the floor as she reached up to grab her arm. She felt something hot and sticky and lifted her hand to see blood clinging to her fingers

A man smirked at her, twirling his blood soaked sword around." You think you're gonna get out of this easy, waterbender?" and as quick as lightning he was at her again slashing his sword at them, forcing them up against the wall.

There was nowhere to go.

"Waterbend the boat. I'll try and hold her off." Zuko's whisper was barely audible.

With an amazing amount of effort, Katara tried to ignore the pain and furiously began to bend the water towards the boat again. With a groan of pain she bent the boat over the side of the ship and into the water.

It was too much. She sank to her knees and landed in a pool of blood,her blood. She suddenly felt nauseous and when sleep finally claimed her, Katara didn't try to fight it.

Zuko didn't know how much longer he could hold up against his sister. When they said she was one of the best benders in the whole nation, it was an understatement. He heard the splash of the boat in the water, saw the water peasant faint, but any move other then defending himself would cost him.

Azula smirked at him." Did you honestly think you could beat me Zuzu? I'm going to--" Zuko never found out what she was going to do for at that moment Kazuki, the servant boy, snuck up behind her and slammed the dull end of a sword onto her head.

In an instant Kazuki leaped towards Zuko and helped him to pick up Katara. They leapt off the side of the ship and into the small lifeboat.

As they slowly rowed towards the nearest island Zuko stared at Katara's unconscious form. "You know, we sure could use a waterbender right now."

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A/N: Before you say it, I know Azula was evil, but in the whole series have you ever seen her be anything but evil? No offense if you like her. Also there'll be more Zutara in the future but I didn't want the escape to seem too fake so I made it a whole chapter.Thank you to all the wonderful people who reviewed this.