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Chapter Two: Trading Secrets

Amber woke with a start the next morning as Zuko burst through the door for the morning interrogation. Cassidy screamed, drawing Zuko's wrath away from her. Seeing that Cassidy wouldn't be much help during this interrogation, he decided to pick on Amber. He pointed to her, and two of the gaurds grabbed her arms and hauled her to her wobbly feet. They tied her hands behind her back and put shackles on her feet to be sure she couldn't run too fast too far. She was taken to another room where a lamp hung above a small bare wooden table. The two gaurds deposited her in her seat and took two steps back as the intemidating form of Prince Zuko took two steps forward.

"So, how did you get in the middle of the ocean, in the middle of the night?" he said, leaning forward. She shrugged. Prince Zuko slammed his hand against the table, making her jump and lifting the groggy haze from her eyes. She glared at him as he repeated his question.

"I told you last night, I don't know." she answered evenly. " I was traveling to the nearby town when our truck was hit by some red car. Then I don't remember anything else." Zuko looked frustrated.

"What is a car, and what in Agni is a truck?" he asked menacingly. She sighed, remembering she was in the Avatar's world. They didn't have very well developed modes of transportation yet.

"Its different types of carraiges." she answered carefully.

"What nation are you from?" Prince Zuko demanded. She stayed silent, not quite knowing what to say. When she didn't speak for a few minutes, Zuko became suspicious. He walked around the side of the table.

"What Nation!" he bellowed into her ear. She startled him by jumping toward him threateningly. He moved to backhand her, and to his surprise, his hand ended up in her mouth and she bit down as hard as she could, making him roar in anger. The two soldiers looked ready to laugh at the young woman's spirit. He threw them sobbering glares, and finally got in to hit her cheek hard.

"Answer my question." Zuko snarled. Her cheek began to bruise, and Zuko almost felt sorry until the word slipped from her lips.

"No." Zuko raised his hand again. He bit down his temper and dropped his arm.

"How do you know my name?" She smirked and almost chuckled if not for the icy glare that Prince Zuko shot at her.

"I know quite a bit about you, Banished Prince, Son of Ozai." she shot back. " I know how you fell from you position as Prince, what your mission is, and why you have failed so far." That was more than Prince Zuko was willing to take. He allowed his temper to fly and beat her mercilessly until a loud voice interrupted.

"Zuko, I pray to Agni that you are not the cause of this young woman's injuries." His uncle's voice warned behind him. Zuko glared at the bruised and bleeding girl and straigtened his armour.

"I wil not tolerate someone berating me, or my former title." He answered testily, not facing his uncle. "Take the prisoner back to her cell. Prepare the blonde one for interrogation after lunch."

"No!" Amber protested. Zuko raised his brow and wondered if he shouldn't just question her now, just to see the young Amber's temper rise even higher.

"And why not?" growled the angry Prince as he circled her. "Afraid she will know something you don't want her to tell me?" Amber's eyes glanced quickly at the man that had spoken quickly in her defense. He looked worried, but she wouldn't be deterred. She spit blood on the floor at Zuko's feet, and raised her gaze back to the other side of the interogation room.

"Because, she has no idea where she comes from. I swear to Agni, she knows nothing about where she is." Amber finally answered.

"She's crazy." Zuko assumed out loud, still circling. He noted her eyes tired look.

"No. She doesn't know you like I do. She's a hermit and was born of a fairly poor family. They've been cut off from the war ever since it started." Now we're getting somewhere.

"So are you sisters?" he growled quietly. She shot him a quick infuriated glance and returned her gaze back to the other side of the wall.

"Not even close." she answered angrily. "We are enemies." The Prince kept his confusion to himself as he stopped on the other side of the table again.

"Then why stick your sorry neck out for her?" he smirked. Her eyes softened momentarily.

"Because my family commands a sense of decency, and though we are enemies, we are the only two left of the tribe we came from. I will fight for my kinsmen, even if we are not friends." she answered. Prince Zuko almost admired her courage. The bruises on her face and arms from the rough handling were beginning to show. Uncle wouldn't be pleased, but if it meant saving what little pride he had left in his title, than he would kill her if necessary. It wouldn't be much of a loss to the world. The Prince waved his hand, gesturing that he was finished toying with her. The two gaurds grabbed her, and she suddenly lunged forward trying to attack Zuko. He simply laughed at her futile attempts to get at him. He heard a spitting sound, and before he realized it, she had spit right in his face. Enraged he took a step toward her with flames licking up his arms, even as she struggled to get to him, kicking madly and grunting against her restraints. Unfortunately his Uncle held him back and stood in his path before he could get a good shot in. His Uncle glared at him.

"Prince Zuko, I am very dissapointed." he said angrily. "She may be a prisoner, a fiesty one, if I do say so myself, but she is still a woman. I expect that you treat her like one. You have lost the battle today, nephew." With that, General Iroh released his strong hold of Prince Zuko, and left the Prince in the room to ponder his words.

Zuko stared after his Uncle and clenched his fingers.

Amber was deposited rudely back to her cell. She fell to her knees the minute the gaurds shoved her in, scaring Cassidy. She coughed and went to the barred window and spit the bloodied saliva out of her mouth and wanted to swear. This was more real than she would have liked to admit, though she couldn't believe she actually said such mean things to the poor, vicious Prince. Cassidy looked in her direction and rolled her eyes, which Amber noticed immeadiately. It sparked her already high temper. She took a deep breath and willed herself to calm down. Looking back at Cassidy, she decided she had better inform Cassidy of what was happening.

"Your lucky, Cassy. I just saved your butt from a pretty rough questioning. Just shutup and be greatful." Amber said, tugging at the ropes that were bound behind her back. Cassidy, though none too happy about it, decided to help Amber with the ropes. She untied it carefully, as not to provoke the rope burns on her wrists. She tore off some of the extra fabric of her skirt, took some water from the pail that a soldier had placed in the cell and began to dab the blood away from the edge of Amber's swollen mouth.

"Ouch!" Amber hissed. "Be careful!" Cassy glared at Amber.

"Just be greatful I even untied you." she replied sardonically. Amber sighed and apologized quietly. Once Cassy had finished, Amber sat her down in the farthest corner of the cell and spoke in low tones so the gaurds wouldn't hear her.

"Listen, I don't know how this happened, but we are inside of a television show called Avatar: The last Airbender." Cassy looked at her cynically. Amber's eyebrow raised.

"Okay, then what do you think this is?" she responded, gesturing to her surroundings. Cassy shrugged.

"Alright. Tell me about it." she answered after a moment of silence. Amber took a deep breath.

"Alright, the guy that has us is named Prince Zuko. He is the son of Fire Lord Ozai, who is trying to takeover the Four Nations of the Four Elements..." Amber said. She explained what had happened, and what he was after. Then she explained the Avatar, who he was and who he travelled with. She informed her what she had told Zuko, which was partly turth, but partly a lie.

"You can't tell him about our world." Amber warned. Cassidy looked confused.

"Why not?" she whined.

"Because, if you do, he might just kill you for being crazy, or find someway back to our world and attempt to conquer it." Cassidy rolled her eyes.

"Whatever."

"And please, whatever you do, don't tell him about the Avatar. He might make us enemies, and we would lose kudos with his Uncle." Amber told her. "If he beat me senseless, he won't hesitate to do the same to you." Fear crept into Cassidy's face and she nodded slowly. The Prince's gaurds suddenly burst through the door and grabbed Cassidy, who screamed as they dragged her out. She struggled and broke free, only to be grabbed again by the gaurds and hauled out of the room.

"Remember what I told you!" Amber shouted after her as another two gaurds snatched her and dragged her away. Cassidy's pale face nodded as they led her around the other corner. Amber stumbled and regained her footing, seeing as the gaurds were practically lifting her off the floor. They led her up a flight of stairs and onto the outside deck, where the sun almost blinded her with it's brightness. On the bow, she saw the old man that she recognized as General Iroh, the Great Dragon of the West. The gaurds left her next to him and he waved them off. They stood at a distance.

"So, young woman, what is it that you said to make my nephew so upset?" Iroh asked. Amber sighed.

"I'm not answering anymore questions unless you beat me first." This caused the General to crack a smile.

"You are a firey one. Are you sure you don't hail from the Fire Nation?" he said, taking a deep breath. He noticed her squinting and motioned for a servant with an umbrella to stand behind her. She was cautious not to accept too much charity from the old man. He was smarter than he made out to be on the show, and filled with much wisdom. She thanked him, then fell silent.

"What do you want." she said after a minute. Iroh chuckled.

"You are much more intelligent than I thought." Iroh studied her for a minute. She couldn't be more than Zuko's age, and though she wasn't as attractive as the young blonde woman, she was filled with much more wisdom and spirit. Her eyes were steel blue. They weren't complimented by the large bruises that had been recently acquired from the interrogation. Iroh hoped that Zuko wasn't abusing that poor blonde with his temper.

Okay, I originally meant for Iroh to have a temper, but that didn't work out so well. Someone(Can't remember who) wrote a fantastic fiction w/ Iroh having a temper. I read it and shouted FINALLY(startling everyone around me... Two or three fell off their seats). Okay, now is the time to review, tell me where I messed up... I thought you people would love to...I remember a typo in this chapter, I think its gone now... I dunno.. But tell me whatcha think PLEASE Godsspiker!