Chapter 6

Zuko and the other two were shoved roughly back into their cell. He stood up and brushed himself off giving the guards a dirty look. He didn't know how much he could take of this he could take. He knew that Zhao would be down here to beat the living hell out of Zuko but the prince wasn't worried that much. He knew that there was an escape plan to deal with. Plus he only had a few more finishing touches to put on it before he got out of this place forever.

He took out the water bender's necklace and tossed it up and down for a moment. He was trying to meditate by staring at the thing. He couldn't figure out why in the world it was so important to the girl. It was then when the Avatar had interrupted the boy's concentration.

"Prince Zuko what did you do to Zhao exactly?" Aang asked. The Avatar changed his question quickly. "Wait where did you get that?"

"Found it." Zuko snapped. "And I took away his ability to breed and his left arm won't be as good as he'd like it to be."

"That's Katara's!" Aang yelled jumping at Zuko. Zuko stepped back a bit to avoid being tackled by some kid.

"Look I found it so it's mine now." Zuko snapped. He couldn't see why this was so important to the Avatar. It was just some stupid necklace.

"Look do you know the purpose of that necklace?" Suki asked putting her hands on her hips. "I don't think so. Katara's mother gave her that necklace before she died. Her mother was killed in a fire bending raid."

"Blame my sister. I refused to go on any raids leading to somewhere cold." Zuko shrugged it off before pocketing the necklace.

"Give it back!" Aang yelled. Again he jumped at Zuko.

Zuko smirked and dodged the boy. When he landed the prince decided to joke around with him. "Hmm… I don't know why you want it back. Maybe is it because you like her?"

Aang's face flushed. Zuko was actually shocked. He didn't expect the Avatar to actually like that water bender. "Um… well about that."

"You like her!" Zuko exclaimed.

"Give the kid a break Zuko what would you do in shoes?" Suki asked. "After all he's been traveling with her…"

"Quiet Kyoshi warrior." Zuko blew her off and walked over to Aang. He never thought that he could use the water peasant against the Avatar. "Avatar, you seriously like that girl?"

"Yes do you have a problem with that?" Suki demanded. Aang was still lost for words at the moment.

Zuko glared at the girl and replied, "Yes I have a problem with that."

Suki was taken back by the answer. "Well what…"

"We escape in three hours. If you want to come with me that's fine, I've got a plan that can get us out of here. But it will take three people to work it. So I highly suggest you come with me." Zuko growled. He walked over to the box and tossed Suki's fans towards her. He then opened it revealing two daggers and like ten different sizes of ropes. "These are what we are using. And here's the plan." Zuko motioned for them to come in closer so they could hear the plan.

With Sokka and Haru

"Do you think she's all right?" Haru asked for like the third time since they left.

"If she wasn't going to be I wouldn't have left her." Sokka replied. "I trust my sister. She knows what she's doing. Sometimes."

Haru looked back at the ship that was heading towards the Fire Nation. "I'm still not sure that she'll be safe."

"Look you're just like Aang." Sokka laughed. "She's got herself a fan club now."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that Jet, Aang and you like her." Sokka said. "I betcha anything that Zuko likes the girl too."

Haru looked at his hands. "I've never met anyone like her before."

"Yea well join the club." Sokka joked. "I'll tell you how to get my sister's heart." The water warrior leaned over and began to whisper in the earth bender's ear the plan.

"I'm still not sure." Haru said. "We shouldn't have left her alone."

"Look we'll turn back and go see if she's fine." Sokka said taking Appa's reigns and turning the bison. "If she's not okay you can stay back there with her."

Haru nodded and they headed back towards the ship.

With Katara

Katara stared at Jet. She knew that she was in trouble. Maybe if she used some sort of logic on him he would let her wander the ship so that when Aang and her brother came back.

"Please just let me get some fresh air once in a while Jet." She begged. "I'm a living creature too."

"Yes but you're brother and that earth bender have probably escaped …"

"You can't allow me to roam freely." She sighed. "Fine be that way…"

"You want to know something?" He walked around her.

"What?"

"Someone's been lying." He hissed his lips grazing Katara's ear. "Zhao confronted your prince."

A round of shivers was sent through her body. "What did he say?"

"He said that your prince denied ever…" Jet smiled. "Well dating you."

Katara panicked. "Yeah he would. He doesn't like people knowing." She was doing it again.

Katara quickly turned around. She had forgotten that Jet was behind her. Grabbing her wrists he pulled her closer.

How many times have I been in this position with Zuko? Katara asked herself. And out of those how many times have I wanted him to kiss me?

Jet leaned down and placed his lips on Katara's he was hoping that she would deepen the kiss slightly but she never did. Katara thought of Haru and how he kissed her but it still wasn't what she was looking for.

Jet pulled away and was hit in the back of the head with a club. "How dare you even think of touching my sister like that you sick bastard!" Sokka yelled jumping off Appa.

"Sokka go get Aang!" Katara yelled. "You and Haru are currently…"

"You think you can trust that boy?"

Both Katara and Sokka turned towards Jet's statement. "What do you mean?"

"I mean that you can't trust that earth bender. All he wants is power."

"Excuse me?" Haru yelled. "I don't think so. If I recall after your parents died you were going to try your hardest to get the Fire Nation to call of this war."

Katara nodded. She remembered when she first met the rebel leader. He was obsessed with getting the Fire Nation out of the area he was in. Was there a point in time that Jet was fighting for the good of the Earth Kingdom as well?

"Yeah well at least I'm not siding with a fire bender."

Katara looked at Jet like he was crazy. If she recalled when he first kidnapped her that he was working with Admiral Zhao.

"What about that letter said that once Zhao took the throne you would get somewhere to rule?" Jet was backed into a corner.

"Hey wait a minute." Sokka interrupted the two earth kingdom residences. "Do you know each other?"

"Yeah he's my cousin." Jet answered the question.

With Zuko

It was dark in the cell that the three of them were currently sharing. Everyone had fallen asleep and the only light on the whole entire ship was coming from Nyla's room. She was pacing back and forth wondering what she was going to do. She knew something but she didn't know if she wanted to tell her brother or not.

She finally walked down the hall and past the sleeping guards. Her brother reminded her so much of her mother. Which was always a good thing because their mother at the moment was kind of dead.

"Wakey, wakey big brother." Nyla poked her brother with her foot.

Zuko groaned before rolling over ignoring his sister completely. She poked him again before he actually opened an eye. "What the hell do you want?" He stared at his twin.

"Don't trust Suki." She whispered not wanting to wake the other two.

Zuko rubbed the sleep out of his eyes before he sat up and looked at his sister. She must have hit her head somewhere along the lines. He thought, and then asked. "How can I trust you?" He raised his eyebrow. "I mean you haven't really been trustworthy."

"Zuko you've got to trust me. I've been traveling with Zhao since your banishment. He's put a whole bunch of shit in my mind that I refuse to believe. And then there's our dear old sister Zula!" She looked down. "I know you don't trust me. I haven't been much of a sister to you."

"You've been traveling with Zhao?" Now Zuko had an idea of why she was so mean to him. "So this was his idea?"

"Yes, Zuko I was told you didn't want this war to end. And that you were more like father than Zula is."

"Who told you this?" Zuko had a hunch already. "Let me guess Zhao and Zula."

Nyla nodded. "Yeah."

"You do know the sooner I get my crown back the sooner I can end this war." Zuko set his sister straight. "Come with us. We're planning to escape."

"Yeah I know." Nyla said calmly. "Suki told me during the Agni Kai. She then told another officer. I'm sure Zhao knows by now."

"Where's your room?"

"Down the hall."

Zuko looked towards the Avatar then back at his twin. "Get a bag full of stuff. We'll leave in one hour."

"What about Suki?"

Zuko looked at the Kyoshi warrior. She wasn't trying to escape. She was trying to get closer to Zhao. "Let Zhao deal with her. After all it's not like he can breed anyway." He put his hands on his sister's shoulders. "Now go get your stuff."

He watched his sister run out of the cell and down the hall. What Nyla had said made sense. Something told him when he first came here that she wasn't one to trust, but the Avatar was sure that she was all right. He watched his sister slide into her room. He couldn't help but smile.

"Avatar," Zuko poked the boy. "Wake up damn it."

Aang looked at Zuko. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, "what is it Zuko?" He asked.

"We leave in a few minutes." Zuko whispered. "Don't wake the girl. Like I said I need three people and my sister is coming with us."

"No we can't leave Suki here!"

Zuko was losing his temper. The Avatar still didn't like the fact that she was lying to them the whole time. The boy was stubborn Zuko would admit to that. But there had to be a way to convince him that Suki wasn't going to come with them.

"Yes we can. If it makes you feel any better I can leave you here too." Zuko glared at the Avatar. "It's either we leave her or both of you."

Aang glared at Zuko. He had to either leave Sokka's girlfriend behind or they both would be left behind. It was tough decision. Aang knew that one way or another Sokka was going to be mad.

Sighing Aang finally answered. "So where's your sister?"

Zuko looked back at the hall. He knew that his sister was trustworthy. But something told him that Zhao was behind a bigger plan. Bigger than he thought it to be, and just maybe he involved his sister. If he could convince his sister that Zhao was the evil one and been putting a load of crap into her head than maybe she could be of use to him and his plan to capture the Avatar.

Nyla walked up to the bars and slipped in. She looked towards the guards then back at her brother. "So what are we going to do?" She asked.

Zuko stopped what he was doing for a minute, looked at both his sister and the Avatar then turned towards the sleeping warrior. He needed a chance to think after all it was going to be very difficult not to wake up the whole ship let alone the warrior.

"You don't have a plan do you?" Zuko looked again at the fire princess. The Avatar did have a point. His plan was currently ruined due to the fact that Suki had ruined it to Zhao. The man would have security beefed up.

"Yes I do have a plan." Zuko snapped. "Nyla you seemed to be the only one here that can roam around freely." Nyla nodded. Zuko smirked and motioned the Avatar to come closer. He would just have to make a few changes but not many. They would be out and free of Zhao's clutches by the time the sun rose.

K15: Hi ya guys. Six days until the all-new Avatar! I'm so excited. My friends and brothers are already tired of me mentioning it. So anyway this chapter took me a while to get going. After all it was hard to write something after punishing Zhao… I'm serious too. So anyway, school has left me almost no time for writing. Well unless it's in class and even then my friend, who doesn't like the show and me writing, won't give me time to write. Plus I've been doing a lot of writing for an English class! Oh and band has been calling my attention a lot too. Yes finally a class that all we do is study the art of writing! (Kinda) So anyway. An updation is here. Hopefully there is one next week if I'm not overly excited about another episode of Avatar! –Starts dancing- Okay I'm done. So yeah… look for another updation today… though it will be forgotten and betrayed. .. aw well. Later. K15