Chapter 5
Back Home to the Fire Nation
Zuko and Azula stayed up all night doing research as a soldier came in and began, "Your highnesses, I found something that might interest you."
Handing Zuko an object the soldier left as Zuko opened his palm and saw a…
"Ooooh, pretty…" cooed Azula as she took the object and observes it and replied, "Water Tribe girls get these necklaces when they are engage."
"Let me see that!" snapped Zuko as he snatched the necklace and looked at the back of the brooch and saw another symbol.
"What did you find?" asked Azula impatiently.
Zuko looked at his sister and replied, "A Raindrop."
Azula stared at her brother as he showed her the other side and continued, "This Raindrop is similar to the one she has on her crown, that crystal dangling at her forehead."
"So that means it can't be an engagement present right?"
"We'll have to do more research when we get home, we should be at the harbour by tomorrow morning."
"Okay, come on big bro; lets go to bed, we have a lot to do back at the palace."
Zuko nodded as agreement and followed inside as he said good night to his sister and went to his own room to go to bed.
Zuko woke up early that morning and found his sister resting on the door frame smirking, "I thought you'll sleep in this time."
"We don't have time for that we'll be at the harbour soon." He groaned as his sister left to take a shower.
Getting changed into his armour he took the necklace and wrapped it around his wrist and saw his sister ready, but her hair still slightly wet from the shower as they headed outside and saw the harbour that had the smell of spices, hot peppers, etc…
Being greeted to get on their carriage Zuko and Azula got on as Zuko smirked at her, "There is someone waiting for you at the palace."
"Huh?"
"You'll see."
Heading their way to the palace they looked over at the entrance and saw two people standing there; Iroh and…
"Tylee!" squealed Azula as the carriage stopped and she and her friend leaped at each other embracing a hug and grinned, "Long time no see!"
Zuko gave his uncle a weak smile as he walked off the carriage as his uncle gave him a hug and grinned, "Excellent, now we can all have tea!"
Azula looked at her uncle and coughed for attention as she began, "Sorry uncle, Zuko and I have some research to do on this princess we met; Tylee you can be more than helpful to get the high shelves for us."
"Ya research…what? Awww man…" she groaned then quickly flashed a smile, "Well at least we are all doing the same thing!"
Zuko rolled his eyes; Tylee was always too hyper and happy.
Iroh looked at his niece and pouted, "Well aren't you going to give the old elder a hug?"
Azula laughed as she hugged her uncle as he asked, "What kind of research about a princess?"
"From Atlantic."
"What?"
"Atlantic, we'll find it in the legends."
"Oh alright, anyways me and my fellow noble elder friends are up to a game of Pai Sho!" replied Iroh gleefully and headed back into the court yard where his friends waited.
Zuko and Azula, and don't forget Tylee went into the gigantic library and Zuko gasped, "I think uncle got five times more books than last time."
"He actually did ten times actually." corrected Tylee.
The three of them groaned and nearly fainted to the ground until Tylee piped up, "Lets make this a game, whoever finds the most evidence wins!"
"Okay!" replied Azula eagerly.
"Oh fine, three, two, one; go!" shouted Zuko as they all zipped off and began going through books.
"Ooh a romance legend!" squealed Tylee.
"Don't have time for that."
"Awww…"
"Hey! I was wondering where this book was!" exclaimed Zuko as he climbed down the ladder and put it on a desk so he wouldn't forget it and climbed up the ladder again watching Tylee bounce from one shelf to another with her acrobats skills.
The three of them had no idea that they have been searching for at least 6 hours since they got home until Azula asked, "How long have we been looking?"
"At least 6 hours, come on, we are doing great." Insured Tylee as Zuko and Azula nearly fainted and groaned, "Hungry…"
"Oh…I am starving…" mumbled Azula.
"My stomach needs FOOD!" exclaimed Zuko.
"I am hungry." Added Tylee and giggled as she pulled out a book and asked, "What did you say before about some crystal on the back of the necklace?"
"A Raindrop."
"And what was the place called?"
"Atlantic." groaned the two siblings.
Tylee looked at the book and squinted her eyes as a grin grew on her face and squealed, "I WON! I FOUND THE BOOK!"
"Come on we'll read it during lunch." called Azula who was already half way down the hall behind Zuko.
As they took a seat in the garden they could hear the groans and shock after their uncle Iroh defeats them in another game.
The three teens shook their heads as Tylee opened the book and flipped through the pages and admired the writing and breathed, "This book has beautiful writings, and oh look at the drawings, and wow look at the borders around the cover…"
"Yes indeed now," Zuko snatched the book and began, "The legend of Atlantic was discovered…blah, blah, blah….Atlantic was found by an ancient waterbending princess; princess Kamirah who defeated the daemons and protected her people till one day she was killed by a cruel warrior that wanted power. The princess died at 18, and was never born again till 500 year later.
The legend says that in Atlantic there is a valley swamp called, 'Fog Valley', that is linked as a portal to the other dimension, 'Mist Cove' which will be waiting for the next person to enter the portal and be blessed by Kamirah's spirit and be crowned as a princess to rule Atlantic and hold back the blood line sharks, that are known as deadly daemons.
The princess can leave the portal and make a choice to go back or to remain in a safer world she's in and live with her true Nation and continue to rule.
Kamirah's powers are greater than the avatar people say, her powers can gather electricity or catch a lightning block and redirect it firmly and where she wants to aim.
The crown with the Raindrop Crystal was once given to Kamirah, but will be given to the next person who enters the portal.
The Crystal Raindrop is a legend for its ability, also the sliver sapphire sword is known as if she doesn't have water near by she'll use the weapon wisely."
"Whoa! Too much information…" complained Azula.
"Wait there is more!" exclaimed Tylee.
Zuko nodded as he continued,
"But there is one thing that all legends have that this legend sadly doesn't have; as for most legendary princesses, or princes; Kamirah never found true love, her father chose who she would marry her, while she was in love with another man that her father was well enemies with.
Most people say that she was killed for saving her love, some other says she committed suicide because she was depress and did not love the man her father wanted her to marry, and what the fewest people say that the man she was to marry, was the one who murdered her because he wanted the power."
"What the fuck? Before they just said a cruel warrior killed her and now they say this? This legend is awkward…" snapped Azula.
"Well what about the necklace?" asked Tylee.
Zuko flipped through the pages till they saw a drawing of the necklace and the princess.
The princess had long hair, wore the same dress as Katara, but except the blue markings on the former princess, was on her leg instead of her arm like Katara's, as the crown looked no difference from the past and the present.
"It says here that, the necklace was given to the princess as an engagement gift, but on the back was the crystal raindrop as a sign of her powers and rank."
"Very strange." added Zuko at the end.
All three teens nodded and looked at the sun and noticed it setting as they finished eating as Azula exclaimed, "WE WERE IN THE LIBRARY THE WHOLE DAY?"
"Yeah." replied Tylee.
This time Azula actually fainted.
Tylee and Zuko looked at Azula and poked her and nodded, "Yep, she is out of it."
"I'll take her to her room." Offered Zuko as Tylee was about to take her friend when Zuko carried her on his back and headed towards Azula's room with Tylee opening the door for him.
Putting her to bed Tylee left as Zuko pulled the covers over his little sister and gave her a weak smiled, "Night Azula."
With that he left and closed the door quietly as he headed to his room to get changed into his night clothes and go to sleep.
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