Aang and Haru from high in the air spotted a stack of smoke rising up from the ocean, directly off of the deck of the enemy ship that had been reported. Considering that the smoke was billowing from a Fire Nation ship, Aang didn't think much of it until Appa started flying lower and the sounds of eerily painful screams made thier way to his ears. Aang leaned over Appa's head and squinted his eyes to get a better look. All he could tell was taht the barbeque was a woman and he did not like the looks of it.

"Yip yip!" He whispered to Appa and flicked the reins. The giant bison disappeared again above the clouds. Aang used his air bending combined with his water bending to create a small hole in the fluffy nimbus so that he could wait till the other womna left the ship's deck. It wasnt' but a few moments and the darker woman made her way below, leaving her girl on a stick to burn.

It was then they moved, and with silent feet Haru and Aang dropped to the deck from a hovering bison. They had to be quiet, Aang had managed to bring a pretty dense and darkening cover of clouds, but it was still daylight and they could be caught easliy.

"You tend to the girl on the pole, and I'll see if I can find everyone." The young avatar ordered calmly. Haru nodded and dropped down behind a barrel and started to make his way to the femme flambe.

Aang watched Haru disappear behind another barrel, then he turned and slinked down into the deck being careful not to bring any attention to himself. Aang stopped when he came to a small junction, the interlocking halls leading in opposite directions. Aang looked to the small lemur on his shoulder.

"Momo, you go that way and come find me if you find anyone." Aang whispered. He didn't think the lemur could understand but the small creature bonded off in the way that he was told to.

Katara looked at Zuko then her mind kicked back in.

"Zuko we need to run."Zuko shook his head solemly.

"We couldn't get out."

"What?"

"I know my sister. We couldn't run out of here." Katara nodded.

"Then tell me you have a plan..?" Zuko looked up at her his eyes gleaming in mischief. He handed her the child and leaned over her shoulder making sure to whisper his plans low enough that there wasn't anyway that the two old hags ears could pick it up. Katara nodded and walked back over to the spot she was standing before. Zuko again put his hands back behind his back considering that the shackle part of the chains were still attached.

Slowly Katara turned her head to look at the hags, and in a stunt that truly amazed Zuko a small mist began to stream from her mouth as she blew out towards the hag sisters. It was light and hardly visible but it was effective. As slowly as the stream was leaving her mouth the two sisters began to stiffen, their eyes locked, their breathing stopped. They were frozen, from the inside out, so that the frost wasn't visible. Yet at least. She looked up at Zuko with a soft smile, he grinned at her. He knew there was a coniving mind in there somewhere.

Footsteps fell lightly as they approached the room. Like someone had pushed Zuko's off button, the smile disappeared and his head dropped. Katara took the hint and put on her best miserable face, and inwardly hoped that the girl would be to busy with her brother to notice that her teachers were incapacitated at the moment.

Azula stormed in her face only slightly flushed from her temper but none the less it showed. She walked over to her brother and smiled wickedly.

"I guess you are more of a fool then I thought you were." Zuko bit his lip he had to wait till the time was right , or he would blow it. Azula frowned and looked over at Katara, the back down on her brother. She knelt down and looked at her brother's face and again smiled.

"What to know something Zuzu? I always wondered what you would look like if the rest or your face was scarred." She smiled and pulled his chin up bringing an arm back.

"Let's find out shall we?" She grinned and stood up and threw her arm out sending flames directly towards her brother.

Now.

Zuko grinned and brought both of his hands forward and reflected the fire right back at his sister sending the flames over her hands. Azula's eyes grew wide and she screamed out cuddling her hands to her stomach.

"You bastard!"

Zuko jumped up and looked over at Katara, he was beaten and worn but somehow the adrenaline was giving him a second wind.

"Katara! Find the others!" He shouted. Katara nodded and started running towards the only exit to the room.

"Oh no you don't." Azula said and grabbed Katara's arm as she ran by. Katara glared at the girl and pulled Riyo in very close to her. And with a swift drop Katara knocked Azula's feet right out from under her. Zuko smiled. That's my girl. But that didn't by her enough time. As Katara started again towards the door Azula rached out and grabbed one of Katara's ankles causing her to fall forward lossing her tight grip of Riyo. Zuko and Katar both stared, as Riyo flew through the air seemingly in slow motion. Katar turned and kicked Azula on the head and scrambled to her feet.

Just as Riyo was about to hit the ground Aang jumped out of the doorway and caught Riyo landing on his back on the floor. He had just started to make ihis way down that hall when he heard voices and quickened his pace. Good thing to or there would have been baby everywhere.

"Aang!" Katara shouted. Katara ran over and took Riyo from Aang and ran down the hall. She could greet him later. Now she had to find Sokka and Iroh, now that she knew that Aang was safe.

Zuko stood staring at his sister. He didn't have time for this. He couldn't get rid of her now. For one, there was too many people currently on the ship whose very lives could depend on getting out as fast as possible. Second, he was beaten and sore no matter how much his adrenaline tried to tell him otherwise. And Lastly, the damn avatar was standing right behind her and had taken her bait just like she had wanted him to. Azula turned and looked at her brother then looked down at her blistered and bloody hands.

"I'll kill you for this."

"Sucks don't it." Zuko said smuggly and ran towards his sister. I must knock her out. He jumped up when he got close enough to her and kicked out trying to land his foot sharply agains the side of her head, but just as he expected she dodged it and came back with an axe kick of her own. It just barely missed Zuko's face as he rolled out of the way. He jumped up and was about to attempt a second maneuver, when a large decorative vasee was smashed against Azula's head. Her eyes rolled back and she fell limply forward. Aang stood there with a very toddler like look on his face as if he didn't realize what he had done. Zuko stood up straight and looked at Aang.

"Did that help?" Aang said with a smile. Zuko shook his head and walked over to him.

"Your the Avatar and the was the best you can come up with?" Aang just smiled. Zuko turned to look at his sister then to the two old hags to make sure they hadn't thawed.

"Come on." Zuko said taking off down the hall, with Aang right behind him.

Katara peeked her head around the corner and surveyed the guards standing around a cell. She didn't care who was it it, but she kenw someone was, and there was the possibility that it was Sokka and or Iroh. Then again if it wasn't she would just help out the person who was.

Sokka looked up at the small hole in which Momo had crawled through only a few moments earlier. He looked back over to Iroh who was still unconcious. Sokka stood up and peeked out the window and tried to look down the hall. He groaned and looked back down at his arm as Momo stepped off of his shoulder and on it gently. It still hurt like hell. All of the sudden Momo's hair stood up on the back of his neck and he leaped out the window and bit one of the guards on his ear.

Katara smiled. Momo. He was always a good judge of character. She took that as her chance and ran over to the other guard landing her knee in his gut. As he doubled over the other guard finally got the flying rodent off of his ear and turned to look at Katara.

"What are you doing here!" He yelled and started to attack her but a fire ball shot past her just missing her head and hit the man in the chest. She turned with a smile as Zuko came running up to her.

"Momo found them." Aang smiled and walked over picking Momo up from where he was again trying to pull off one of the guards ears. Aang tip toed and looked in the window and seen a pair of familiar blue eyes looking back at him.

"Sokka." Aang said with a smile. "Is Iroh in there to?" Sokka's eyes lost their luster as he looked back at the old man.

"Yeah but he hasn't come round yet." Zuko frowned and pulled at the handle to the cell. It was locked. He bent down and started rumaging through the two guards pockets.

"That will take to long." Aang said and brought a sphere of air to his hands and busted the door down.

Sokka jumped back rather startled the glared at Aang.

"You know you could have warned a person." Zuko rushed in and grabbed his uncle hoisting him up on his shoulders. He turned and looked at the other's and with a nod they all took off running towards the deck where Aang whistled for Appa.

The giant bison was only flying just beyond the clouds and flew down to pick up the six of them. Once they made it back to the mainland they decided it was time for them to move on. Aang was the first to jump off of Appa when he seen Haru step out of the bushes. Zuko was next off and he laid his uncle on the ground and with the help of Katara and her water pouch brought Iroh around with a splach of really cold water to the face. Sokka jumped down and looked over at his sister as she cuddled the infant close to her. He smiled then looked down at his arm.

"Katara, ya mind?" He ask holding his arm out.

"Sokka! What in the world happened to your arm?" Sokka just shrugged. Katara shook her head and handed Riyo to Zuko who quickly pulled his son close in a hug. Katara's heart sunk, but she quickly went back to her task. She pulled a stream of water from her pouch and enveloped her hand. She set her hand over her brother's arm and watched as the water soaked into his skin. It never ceased to amazed her. Aang walked over to the group after talking with Haru.

"Katara, do you think you have enough to heal someone very very bad injured?" Katara rose her eyebrow and she nodded. She shot Zuko a look as to tell him to follow her. She didn't know why she wanted him to just there was that little gnawing feeling in her gut. She walked over to where Haru was standing and at his feet was what looked like a chared log, but the closer she got the more of that gnawing feeling she got. By the time she made it to the crispy body she felt like she was going to throw up. Not from the god awful stench of burnt flesh and hair, but the fact that she recognized the body. Haru looked up at him.

"I think it's to late. She's dead." Katara's eyes grew cold and she didn't waver her line of sight from the woman's face. That chared and burnt skin was definately Malana. The witch. Katara, without looking away from the body rared back and kicked the corpse in the head as hard as she could.

"KATARA!" Haru shouted and grabbed her as she continued to pumel the body with her feet. Aang watche dKatara in horror. Never had he seen such raw hatred pouring from Katara. Zuko just stared as equally awed by her reactions as the other to, but with a little more knowledge as to why.

Haru finally picked Kaqtara clear off the ground and spun around with her forcing her to calm down.

"Mind telling me what is going on?" Katara looked up at Haru with eyes that could have easily burned a hole straight through him.

"What!" She hissed, her pupils dialated so much the blue of her eyes was just a thin strip.

"You are desicrating a body!" Katara shook her head.

"No, If you would have left me alone I would have destroyed it!" She said trying to get past Haur but he stood firm.

"Why?"

"Because that bithch doesn't die! I already killed her once!" Haru furrowed his brows and turned around to look at her fiancee with a very worred glare. Zuko took a deep breath and wlaked, baby in hnad, over to her. Katara looked up at him with tear filled eyes. He grabbed her with his free hand and pulled her close.

"It's all over now. She's dead. You can't make her anymore dead."

"I can try."

"It won't fix any thing."

"It might."

"No, Katara it won't. What she said is only that. This child here, this beautiful baby boy, is our son. No matter what any one says." Katara nodded and wrapped her arms around him tight.

"I will never repeat to anyone what I heard."

"I've already forgotten it."