Rebel: Remember that I said this was right after chapter 13 so Zhao's still alive to pick on.
DJ: Spleen!
Rebel: By the way, don't forget to review so I know what you think. Even if this story doesn't fit the show storyline anymore, it's still a good tale, and, admit it; you wanted Zuko to rebel sooner or later. I just made it sooner.
Fight for Freedom
(or Escape From Admiral Monkey-Face)
Zuko woke up on his stomach. He turned his head toward Drzym. They were still wearing their masks. Good. Drzym sat up a few minutes later, struggling to do so in the shackles they wore. They looked up as the cell door opened.
Zhao sat in his lavish chair in his ship's war chamber. The table had been put away so he sat on the only furniture in the room. A soldier came in, followed by the two captives and another soldier. Both men had gotten nasty cuts and bruises getting the prisoners there in spite of the fact that both were chained. They forced the two captives to their knees and left.
"Where is the Avatar?" Zhao asked.
"We wouldn't tell you even if we knew." The Blue Spirit replied. Zhao clenched and unclenched his hands, but remained calm.
"I have been given permission to torture you in ways banned by the first Fire Lord if you don't tell me what I want to know." Zhao said with a touch of malice in his voice.
"Fat lot of good it'd do you. You couldn't catch the Avatar if he walked up to you in irons." The Fright Knight taunted. Zhao snapped.
Zhao shot a blast of flame. Spirit and Knight rolled to either side of Zhao, bringing their cuffed hands up from behind their backs as they did so. Zhao started blasting left and right at the two, his attacks being blocked by their manacles. Knight came up as Zhao turned toward him, and side-kicked Zhao hard in the stomach. Zhao doubled over, and Spirit struck him hard across the back of the neck, rendering him unconscious.
"I'll take that." The Blue Spirit said, unlocking his and the Fright Knight's restraints with the key Zhao had been wearing on his belt.
Appa was flying over Zhao's ship while Aang and his friends wondered why they weren't being attacked. They were quickly answered.
The door to the decks below was suddenly knocked down by a soldier who'd been rabbit kicked. Both the Blue Spirit and the Fright Knight had retrieved their blades, and were now slashing out at the advancing crew. Splashes resounded as men were knocked overboard. Spirit and Knight were able to reach the upper deck when they became pinned against the back rail. A final blast of fire sent the two rebels over the side of the ship. As they plunged toward the ocean and certain death, Appa flew up under them, catching them in his saddle and striking the water with his tail to lift everyone up out of range of the ship's catapult.
As everyone explained what had happened, Katara kept asking herself why Sokka had seen a man who was supposed to be dead…and who was behind the masks of their newest allies? Only the future could tell.
Rebel: So what did you think of the first three chapters? There are three more to go, so enjoy! Don't forget to read my Avatar poetry. Now don't get mad and say I didn't post it. I'm going to soon. Until then, my pal Dragon Jadefire has them posted under "Things That Need To Be Said". Read her other stories while you're at it. She rocks!