Hallo. Hallo. I am glad that ya'll like that last chapter. This chapter is more informative then anything else. Oh and I got the last title, well I wanted to call if "You Bitch." In english but with the TOS I didn't want my story to be deleted becuse of inappropriate textual obscenities. So I just clicked over to world lingo and got a translation. Hmm I wonder if I can get booted for obscene German?

Well enjoy!

Zuko felt like his head had been put through a grinder. He slowly opened his eyes and tried to rub his forehead but his arms were stuck. ? His eyes snapped open when he realized that his wrists were chain bound. He looked around and recoginzed the room all to well. He was on Azula's ship in her main room of the hull. She had it made to look exactly like the emperial court where their father judged convicts, blasphemors, theives, and traitors alike. His eyes darted around the room trying to focus in on something that might give him a clue as to where the other's were, if the other's had been taken aswell, and or if they were still alive.

He wouldn't put it past Azula. She was heartless and merciless just like their father and most likely wouldn't think twice about taking the lives of his commrands, his woman or even his son.

The darkness of the room was suddenly illuminated when fire shot out and lit the candles around the large room. Zuko's eyes focused in on his sister sitting in a replica of the Fire Lord's throne.

"AZULA! Where are the others?" Azula narrowed and sat up even straighter in her 'throne'.

"Well isn't it good to see you too."

"It's NEVER good to see you!" Zuko said lunging at her pulling his chains even tighter. Azula's mouth twisted into an evil smirk.

"Ah ah Zuzu. You might want to rethink your aggression." She said scoldingly and pointed to one of her teachers that sat at her side. Zuko's eyes widened when he seen that the hag was holding his son, seemingly limp and lifeless.

"YOU BITCH! I swear if you did any thing to him I'll.."

"You'll what? I have you chained and I have the two things that mean more to you then your home land." Azula said looking ot the other side. Malana brought in Katara, whose hands were chained behind her back and her mouth gagged. Malana's smiled widened as she seen the look of horror cross Zuko's face. A shimer had caught his eye and he quickly came to the conclusion that the shimer was in fact a dagger pointed directly at Katara's windpipe.

Zuko settled back down on his knees and glared at his sister.

"What do you want?"

"Simple. I want you gone." Zuko glared at her then glanced first to his son then to Katara. Katara watched him, her uncharacteristic like calmness sending him an eerie signal.

"But first." Azula said standing up. She walked over to him slowly, knowing that he could attack her if he wanted to. She got within chains reach of her and he did nothing.

"Oh so you think you are smart? IF you play like a good little boy then your famliy won't be hurt." Zuko didn't say anything just kept his glare. Azula smiled and quickly and fiercly backhanded her brother sending his head to the side with a violent jerk. Katara's eyes got wide ans she began to squirm trying her hardest to get her mouth free fo the gag.

"Be still." Malana ordered.Katara narrowed her eyes and slammed her head back busting Malana square in the nose.

"YOU little..!" Malana shouted and started to jab the daggar straight into Katara's thought but Azula stopped her.

"You don't kill her till I tell you to!"

"Since when are you my boss?"

"Yeah I don't think that was part of the deal."

"For once they have a point." Katara cocked an eyebrow and looked over to Zuko, who just shurgged. Azula frowned and walked over to her.

"Since the fact that I could kill you at any given moment."

"But you need me remember?"

"No, not anymore. I got what I wanted you are just a loose end." Azula said with a smile then returned to her brother.

"So you have to get an insane hooker to find me?" Azula frowned.

"I guess you aren't the only one that used her." Azula said and again back handed her brother. He looked back at her and licked the blood from his lip.

"If it is me you want then let them go!"

"Oh no. You see the men that captured you forgot the most important aspect. Now I will do as I please until you get 'rescued'." She said witha sickly sweet smile then landed her knee hard in his chest.

Katara finally got the rag out of her mouth and screamed at Zuko.

"Don't let her do this to you!"

"Shut your mouth!" Malana growled. Katara ssnarled her nose and blew out onto the daggar freezing it.

"Didn't I already kill you?"

"You didn't kill me good enough." Malana laughed pulling another daggar from her pocket. Katara snarled her nose and again slammed her head back, but this time Malana dodged it. Katara was counting on that, when she moved her head Katara brought one foot back hard landing in Malana's knee.

"Don't worry if won't happen again!"

"You little bitch!" Malana growled and turned the daggar around in her hand to an easier stabbing motion. Azula growled and rolled her eye.

"You listen to me Malana. I've already told you if you touch her I will kill you." Malana nodded and leaned over Katara's shoulder.

"You so much as move and I don't care what anyone says I will bury this blade deep in that pretty neck of yours."

Haru walked hastily over to the house his guest had been staying in. He wanted to warn them about the Fire Nation ship that had taken up anchor right off of the harbor. He walked into the small house expecting to see, well expecting to see someone. He stopped and looked around then ran into the bedroom. There was noone there. And he knew that they wouldn't leave without telling him. He ran back out of the house and let out a shrill whistle, causing almost every trained man in the village to come running.

"LISTEN UP! The avatar and his company are gone! There is an enemy ship off the islands coast! I want this entire island searched and searched again! If any one finds them they are to find me immediately. If they have been captured or worse do NOT try and take on their captures by yourself you are to find me and we will see where to go from there. But if they have left by there own choice let them be just firmly warn them of the ship. And remember the Avatar has a Flying Bison, so keep an eye on the sky as well! NOW MOVE!" Haru yelled sending men scattering in every direction.

Haru ran and grabbed this chicken-horse, andwith a quick leap and a kick of the foot he was off heading towards the hills just north of the village.

He stayed along the path and kept his eyes sharp on the brush. He wasn't only having to look for Katara and her friends he had to keep an eye out for Fire Nation. Suddenly a shadow darkened him causing him to look skyward at an enormous beast high above his head.

"Appa?" He gave his mount a good kick and finally got ahead of the beast. He called the earth to push him skyward stopping the mound of dirt right in front of the giant bison.

Aang jumped alittle then smiled.

"Haru. Hey!" Haru didn't seemed to be pleased.

"Where are the others?" Aang looked down at the reins in his hands then back up at Haru.

"I snuck out last night. I didn't want to endanger them any more with my duties." Haru shook his head.

"So you haven't seen them since last night?" Aang caught the urgency in Haru's voice.

"No. Why? What happened? Are they ok? Did someone get hurt? Where did they go? Do you know where I can find them?" Haru looked at the little avatar then looked back over his shoulder out at the sea.

"A fire nation ship has set anchor. I fear they have your friends."

Aang's heart sunk. He had tried to protect them but he had left them more vulnerable. He had thought with Zuko and Iroh being such great benders that they could handle anything, but what if they had tricked them? Aang shook the thoughts from his mind and met Haru's awaiting stare.

"We have to find them."

Zuko closed his eyes as another blow came. He glared up at his sister the blood trickling form his mouth. This was very like her, to beat someone who couldn't or woludn't fight back. He knew, though, that these little blows couldn't do much damage. Every time Zuko took a hit Katara would go off telling him that he shouldn't allow himself to be treated so. She knew that the girl couldn't do anything to her unless Azula said, but everytime Katara would thrash the daggars owuld push deeper into her throat.But there was nothing he could do. He didn't want to loose his son. He didn't want to loose Katara. And he honeslty didn't know how the other two were faring. Azula hadn't mentioned them their lives or anything of that sort.

Sokka pushed himself off of the ground and looked around. Iroh was slumped over in the corner, still unconsious. What the hell happened? He ask himself and started to push himself to stand but as he put pressure on his left arm a sharp buring and intense pain shot through his arm and down his back . He groaned and sat back against the wall and brought his arm to his lap to look over it. A large blackish purple lump had formed half way up his forearm and the color covered half of his arm.

"Oh great." He said and let his head lean back against the damp cold wall. He let his eyes scan the room. They were obviously in some kind of prison cell. But it was only him and the old man. Where were Katara and Aang? And for that matter where was Zuko and the baby? Sokka looked over at Iroh and shook his head. The firebender didn't look good at all. With his good arm Sokka pushed him self up and he walked over and sat next to Iroh.

"Hey wake up." He said nudging him. Iroh's head just limply rolled to the side. Sokka put his hand under the older man's nose and waited, and then sighed as a puff of air came out. At least he was breathing.

And there you have it. Aang escaped, but the rest didn't and don't worry Riyo isn't dead. He's just sleeping. Next chapter is bad.. as in wrong. Hmm I wonder how many of ya'll I can get to cry?