Wow, this is a pretty long chapte, for me. I guess that's what happens when you try to ramble your way around writer's block. Hopefully, this will make up for the wait. As I commented on my homepage, the thing that got me around writer's block was watching West Side Story in eight grade English. You have no idea what I'm talking about? Read on, and you'll see.

Disclaimer: Hey, guess what? A broke fourteen year old has just bought Avatar: The Last Airbender and West Side Story! It's a miracle! And it's the sort of thing that only an idiot would ever believe! I did, however, make up all of the communication songs and make the changes to any existing songs. I also do not own the phrase 'resistance is futile'. The Borg own that, and I hope they won't hunt me down for borrowing it.

"Sokka, are you okay in there?

Bumi's insane, I'm splitting hairs.

I hope the Fire bender hasn't hurt you

Me, I'm just going to go coo-coo."

Now Sokka found himself chuckling quietly at his sister's oddities as he answered back.

"Maybe you should occupy your mind,

Here's an option: we're in a bind.

We're all stuck with no way out,

Can you think of a solution that I won't doubt?"

Aang was the one to reply to this.

"Maybe all of us should think

To find the answer, the missing link.

Six heads, you know, are better than one.

And getting away will be good for everyone!"

This was followed by a silence as everybody thought about it. Finally, Sokka, in his genius, came up with an answer.

"Aang, Katara, listen up!

I have the answer, we get Appa's sup(per)

He will smell it from far away.

And come rescue us today!"

There was another pause as everyone tried to come up with a proper response to a plan as strange as that. Finally it was Katara who did.

"Sokka, that plan is slightly odd

How is Appa going to find the food without a prod?

But still, we haven't got a better plan

We'll hold onto it until it is banned."

Although Sokka, Bumi and the two Fire Benders didn't really get it, Aang caught onto the last statement quickly.

"Katara is right, we've forgotten one thing

I don't know how long the pirates will let us sing.

And if they catch on that we're trying to leave

Into the river we will soon be heaved."

Now it was the King's turn to come up with a solution to their newest problem.

"I'm a little old for this kidnapping stuff,

But I know that the pirates can be quite rough.

Maybe we should sing a song.

That way they won't get what we're doing wrong."

From one old man to the other, Iroh instantly had an idea. Indeed, his ears had perked up (not literally, of course) as soon as Bumi had suggesting singing a song.

"Indeed, my friend, Omashu King.

I know the answer, it's just the thing.

I have a song, they'll never guess

That it's hiding our plan, it's the best!"

Laughing, Aang called back his response.

"Sure, Iroh, your songs are great!

Better than using food as Appa bait.

I'd like to hear what you want to sing.

I'm sure so would the Benders, warrior and king!"

Iroh took a deep breath and began singing.

"I feel pretty,
Oh, so pretty,
I feel pretty and witty and bright!
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me tonight."

Meanwhile, Bumi carefully held in his giggles. Katara frowned. She knew the song, and also knew that several of the lines would sound slightly odd if Iroh sang them. They would sound less odd if she did, but did she want to?

As Iroh paused for breath, Bumi began to sing the next verse on his own.

"I feel charming,
Oh, so charming
It's alarming how charming I feel!
And so pretty
That I hardly can believe I'm real."

Laughing, Aang took up the next verse as Bumi inhaled sharply. Apparently, one of the things that the King of Omashu couldn't do was sing I Feel Pretty for a long time without cracking up. The Avatar decided to help his old friend.

"See the pretty girl in that mirror there:
Who can that attractive girl be?
Such a pretty face,
Such a pretty dress,
Such a pretty smile,
Such a pretty me!"

And now it was Katara's turn. Aang was laughing too hard to continue, so she took a deep breath and sung in her clearest voice.

"I feel stunning
And entrancing,
Feel like running and dancing for joy,
For I'm loved
By a pretty wonderful boy!"

The next verse was Iroh's turn. It was also another one of the odd ones, but he solved that with some careful twisting of the lyrics.

"Have you met my nephew Zuko,
The craziest Prince on the block?
You'll know him the minute you see him,
He's the one who is in an advanced state of shock!"

Now Zuko decided to get back at his uncle for shoving him in the lyrics. Do unto others as they did to you…

"Iroh thinks he's in love.
He thinks he is sane.
He isn't in love,
He's merely insane."

Iroh chuckled quietly, but couldn't say anything without ruining the song. As it was, Sokka had been feeling left out and decided to pipe up with the next verse himself.

"It must be the heat
Or some rare disease,
Or too much to eat
Or maybe it's fleas."

It was Aang's turn again, and he found himself faced with a few problems in the lyrics that simply did not make sense. However, he simply switched a few names and got the song perfectly fitting to the situation.

"Keep away from her,
Send for Sokka!
This is not the
Katara we know!"

"Hey!" shouted Katara, but Bumi had already taken the next verse, so she couldn't get back at Aang just yet.

"Modest and pure,
Polite and refined,
Well-bred and mature
And out of her mind!"

And now it was Iroh's turn, as Katara found the next verse difficult to play with.

"I feel pretty,
Oh, so pretty
That the city should give me its key.
A committee
Should be organized to honor me."

Unfortunately, everyone was singing the verselet after that. Zuko instantly found himself feeling rather stupid as he finished, but even Sokka was singing along, so nobody noticed except Aang, who gave him a proud look.

"La la la la . . ."

Revenge is sweet, and Katara found her option to get back at Aang looming quickly.

"I feel dizzy,
I feel sunny,
I feel fizzy and funny and fine,
And so pretty,
The Avatar can just resign!"

Laughing, the rest of the trapped people sang the verselet that they would get to know as 'Zuko's Bane'.

"La la la la . . ."

And now it had come in a full circle and it was Iroh's turn to sing.

"See the pretty girl in that mirror there:"

Sokka piped up with the next line.

"What mirror where?"

Iroh sung again, since it was supposed to be the same person.

"Who can that attractive girl be?"

And Zuko found himself faced with another inane line that he was supposed to sing. Well, at least it wasn't 'la la la la'

"Which? What? Where? Whom?"

One more time that it was supposed to be Iroh's turn alone.

"Such a pretty face,
Such a pretty dress,
Such a pretty smile,
Such a pretty me!"

Then Katara added,

"Such a pretty me!"

And Bumi.

"Such a pretty me!"

And Sokka, wrapped up in the moment, forgot that he was with strangers.

"Such a pretty me!"

Aang, of course, would have sung whatever the song required no matter who was present.

"Such a pretty me!"

There was a short pause after that, and finally Zuko found himself forced to sing the one thing that he had never, ever wanted to sing.

"Such… a pretty… me," he muttered, and everyone cheered before going onto the next verse together.

"I feel stunning
And entrancing,
Feel like running and dancing for joy,
For I'm loved
By a pretty wonderful girl/boy!"