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"Companions"

Katara led Aang over to confused fire nation prince, " Do you remember us Zuko? This is Aang."

The waterbender placed her hands on Aang's shoulders as they both smiled innocently at Zuko. Threw his grinning teeth Aang muttered to Katara, "what are you doing?"

The young girl leaned close to the Avatar's ear so Zuko would not hear, " Just trust me on this Aang, if he doesn't remember us then-"

"I think I do," came Zuko's voice. A fearful look took over the faces of our heroes," I don't recall everything, but I think we have meet before. Am I right?"

"Woo that was close! For a moment I thought he might realize who you are," Katara whispered with a relieved tone to Aang.

"Yeah we are really lucky." Aang added.

"Lucky!" Sokka cut in, "Do you realize who the both of you are talking too!"

"Shut up Sokka," Katara snapped at her brother. She then noticed Zuko had a puzzled look on his face, "Oh sorry. I'm Katara and that ranting lunatic is my brother, Sokka. You look like you got pretty beat up from that ship wreck, why don't you come with us for a bit?"

"Wait. I'm the lunatic, but she is the one asking our enemy to be traveling companions?" Sokka muttered to no one.

Aang smiled at the fire nation teen, "And along the way you can show me fire bending!"

"Firebending?"

Katara and Aang looked shocked. "Don't you know what firebending is," the girl questioned.

"Of cores I do," Zuko said with a bit of his old attitude showing, then his tone lessened. "I just didn't know I was able to do it."

All three stared at the fire prince unsure of what to say. Weather to be happy or sad of this outcome.

"Its ok Zuko," Aang smiled trying to cheer him up. "We can learn together."

At this idea of doing something, of learning with such kind people, Zuko smiled. Even if he couldn't remember them well, he wasn't about to destroy any chance he had to find himself. Zuko was becoming lost in his thoughts then he heard the dark skinned girl speak.

"I think Sokka has a spare set of clothes back with Appa, yours are tattered beyond all recognition."

"Appa?"

"You'll see!" Aang laughed.

After they made their way back to where Appa was…

"WHAT IS THAT!" Zuko shrieked.

Aang smiled and leaped on to Appa's head to greet him, "This is Appa! Just your average ten-ton flying bison. Say hi boy!"

Appa let out a load yawn as Sokka climbed up to the bison's saddle. The water tribe warrior began to rummage through a few bags, and soon after he threw down some clothes to Katara. She then gave them to Zuko.

"Thank to err umm…"

"Katara," she told him.

"Ah yes Katara. So sorry I just, you know having to learn three new names over and…"

The water tribe girl cut him off, "Its fine I understand. There is no rush for you to remember things so just take your time. However we need to go soon, so get changed." She smiled and shoved Zuko behind some bushes as she too climbed in to Appa's saddle.

Zuko joined the trio after changing, and Appa took flight. Zuko was a little suprised at first, but Aang did say that Appa was a flying bison. They traveled for days stopping to camp and practice bending.

A week had passed and Zuko was becoming impatient with himself and his bending abilities. He would listen to Aang, Katara, and Sokka talk around the campfire at night. They would talk about penguin sledding, and ice dodging. Zuko didn't have any memories to share with them. He was starting to feel helpless. One night after the animals and humans where asleep Zuko found a vacant area to work on his firebending.

Another week had passed and he had finally mastered breathing and creating a fireball in his hand. He hand been remembering the story Aang told him about a firebending master that told him breathing is the first step. Zuko also remembered hearing that breath is the key to firebending, however he couldn't remember where he heard it from before. Something about that made his heart ach. That same night he was followed.

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