Alrighty then. So...here's the next chapter and I hope you enjoy it! Fair warning though, I will have cliffhangers, like you might have noticed. Also, I thought you guys might need a pronounciation key, just in case.

Zhang- (You probably know how to pronounce.)

Araura- (A- roar-a)

Ryuuhi- (rE-U-hE) You'll meet him in later chapters.

Now then, on to the story!

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He continued talking to her, but she didn't pay any attention to him. The footsteps were closer now. Closer, closer. They stopped.

"Are you listening to a word I'm saying?...Araura?"

"Zhao get down!"

"What?..." A bunch of boulders came hurtling at the ship, heading straight toward the both of them.

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Araura pushed him down onto the deck, landing on top of him. The boulders smashed into the deck of the ship, one missing them by only an inch. The soldiers came out onto the deck and fire bended over the deck to where the attackers were.

Araura slid off of him. "Sorry."

"Don't be." They both stood up, and saw that the people fled.

"What happened here?" Shouted Zhang, as he ran onto the deck with the rest of the soldiers.

"We were attacked. It must have been earth benders, due to the rocks." Replied Araura.

Iroh walked on to the deck, stretching his arms and yawning. "What's going on? Did I miss something?"

"The earth benders planned a surprise attack on the ship." Replied Zhao.

"Oh, that would explain the rocks on the deck...and, why does it feel like we're sinking?"

Araura ran to the side of the deck and looked over. "Everyone get off the ship!"

"What? Why?" Asked Zhang.

Araura ran to the doorway that lead into the ship. "Because there's a hole in the ship and we're sinking!"

Everyone started panicking.

"Don't panic!" Shouted Zhao over the crew. "Get everyone out from the ship, and get the rhinos. NOW!"

Within minutes everyone was off of the ship and heading into the forest on the rhinos.

"YAWN. What a way to spend the night. It's still dark out, and we're already heading into the forest in our robes." Said Iroh tiredly.

"At least we're all alive, and not on the ocean floor." Said Araura as she rode her rhino.

"I'm still trying to figure out why they fled." Said Zhang.

"I know, it doesn't make any sense. They could've kept attacking us, but they didn't." Replied Zhao.

"...That's because it was trap." Said Araura as she thought about it.

At that moment, earth nation soldiers came out of the trees and bushes and attacked them. Unfortunately, the fire nation soldiers weren't prepared for it, which proved to be quite fatal.

Araura got off of her rhino, and fire bended attacks on the soldiers. She closed her eyes, and concentrated. Her eyes shot open, and a few earth nation soldiers, burst into flame. She couldn't do that anymore. She knew what would happen if someone saw what she did. She continued shooting flames at the enemy. Araura shot flames at some of the soldiers that were attacking Zhao and Zhang. She sensed something. She turned her head around and saw Iroh fighting a few soldiers, with one planning an attack from behind.

"Watch out!" She ran toward the soldier, and shot a wave of fire at him. The other soldiers retreated. Iroh looked at her, thankful that she stopped that soldier, but his expression turned to one of horror. Araura sensed it again. She couldn't do anything about it.

Blood flew through the air. Araura managed to turn her head around, and looked at the soldier with a sword in his hand, that was dripping with blood. Her blood. He was smiling with triumph. That smile instantly turned into one of fear and horror. What he saw, he could not explain. The soldier burst into flame.

Araura turned her head back around, and started to fall to the ground. Iroh caught her, as she fell. She was now unconsious, and blood was pouring from her back, onto the ground.

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Well, there you go. It's so sad that she's dead. Poor, poor, Araura. SHE'S DEAD!

April fools! HAHA! (It would be, if today was April fools.) No, she's not dead. Don't worry about it. But you gotta admit, I got you going there, didn't I? Now, for the questions you probably have. You're all probably wondering what it was that Araura did, when the soldiers burst into flames. Can't tell you, you have to wait till later to figure that out. Also, you're probably wondering what that soldier saw before he burst into flames, when he stabbed Araura. Can't tell you about that either yet. Maybe I can get the next chapter up today, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I told you you would see this quite often, and yes, it will be at the end of every chapter. It's very important, that's why it's there. "Though power is what you crave, it shall bring you to the point of madness. Your lust for power has brought you to bring forth the hand of death. Though you may think, death will give you power, it will only further your search. For you,

Death, is only the beginning." Bye!