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Author's note: I know, the dialogue is getting really cheesy. I promise to fix this in the next chapter... I'll write again at the end.

Chapter Ten: Mutiny!

Amber woke early the next morning to get a good fresh breath of air. She carefully slipped past Zuko's sleeping form and closed the door softly behind her. She was instantly grabbed, gagged, and hit hard in the head with something hard and cold as her eyes glazed she saw the mischevious smile of Cassidy and some dark haired guard before she slipped into unconsciousness.

General Iroh woke in an uncomfortable position. He moved and tried to stretch his legs away from one another only to find them tied tightly together with rope. He chuckled to himself and went to move his hands, which were unfortunately tied as well. He felt cold hard shackles binding them and sighed. So his captors weren't as stupid as he presumed. The door to the cell he had been put in opened, and he saw a guard lay the dark haired girl on the floor about ten feet away from him. He carefully bound the girl's feet and cuffed her, then left. Blood trickled down her right temple, and he noted an enormous bruise forming. The poor girl must have been hit with a cannonball! Iroh thought, outraged. He yanked forward, trying to loosen the chains in high hopes that they had not installed the firenation chains. After pulling for five minutes, he slumped to the floor. I hope Prince Zuko will have better luck. he stewed quietly.

Prince Zuko heard the girl get up and peeked through the corner of his eye at her. He was about to get up and demand where she was going, but decided against it in hope for sleeping a few minutes more. A moment after she left, he rolled onto his back and folded his arms behind his head, wondering if this would finally be the day he caught the Avatar. He thoughts of victory were postponed as Cassidy opened the door. He propped himself up on one elbow and allowed her to sit next to him on his cot. He gently took her hand and and she finally let him kiss it for the first time since he had insulted her.

"What can I do for you?" he asked gently, sitting up.

"I would love for you to come with me, Zuko. The sun is almost up, and I want us to watch it rise." she said with an unnatural glimmer in her eyes. The Prince nodded with a devilish smile and rose to get his robe.

"You don't need that." she said, tugging his arm playfully towards the door. He grinned and followed her. They went around a few corners, and he was surprised as she led him toward the cells. She pointed towards a cell, and pulled him forward. She pushed the door open, giving him a small kiss with a smile nudging the corners of her mouth and held his gaze as she backed in.

"What are we doing..." he stopped, his smile dropping. Admiral Zhao had Amber in his arms and fire dagger poised on either side of her neck. She had been bound and hit hard, seeing as she was still unconsciouss.Cassidy had released his hands and now stood triumphantly beside the Admiral. When two of his own gaurds grabbed him, he started to fight but stopped at the sight of a firebender flashing flames around his Uncle. He sneered at Cassidy and Admiral Zhao.

"What do you want!" He roared, shaking with rage.Admiral held the dark haired girl tighter with a horrible smile twisted on his features.

"I want you dead, but that isn't my choice, is it Miss Cassidy?" Cassidy gave him a snotty smile with a raised nose.

"I told you that girl was no good!" Uncle Iroh mumbled. Cassidy gave a shriek of anger and back-handed the General.

"I'm the one calling the shots here, you fat loser!" she yelled. "And I want both the Prince and his idiotic Uncle thrown to the sea!"

Amber groaned in Zhao's arms. She suddenly began to fight and was nicked by the flaming blades Zhao was bending. She yelped and stood dead still.

"Get off me you pervert!" she shouted angrily, struggling without moving her head. The Admiral was not amused.

"Take the prisoners to the deck!" he roared. As soon as they were at the edge of the rail where Zuko and Iroh would walk the steel board, Cassidy stopped them. She walked up to the now well chained Zuko, wearing shackles on his wrists and ankles.

"Before I throw you overboard, you'll tell me you love me, and that you are dying for me." she said, then yanked a sword from the nearby gaurds. "Otherwise, I'll hack him into pieces." Her lovely face was now gone and in place was the smile of a madwoman.

"Cassidy, you can't!" Amber shouted. Cassidy faced Amber with a look of angry fire on her face.

"Yeah, well fortunately for you, I have orders not to lay a finger on you until Zhao is finished with you." she snarled sarcastically. Amber's eyes widened in sickened horror.

"You can't Cassidy! If he dies, he actually dies! You wouldn't kill anyone in the real world, would you?" Amber pleaded. Cassidy laughed maniacly.

"Oh, poor little girl. I was thrown into this with you, I can't have a little fun? Why don't you try to adapt!" she said, her eyes looking wildly at Amber. "I'm so sick of this place, I could puke! If I have to endure this stupid place for the rest of my life, I don't want to see you in it!"

Cassidy raised the blade and was about to strike Amber down when Zhao stepped in. He grabbed the blade as it came down.

"Cassidy, dearest." he warned, shoving her away and talking to her loudly so Amber could hear every word he said. "I told you I wanted her alive. With her alive, I could make her suffer even more." he reasoned gently throwing a twisted look at Amber. Cassidy collected herself and walked over to Zuko.

"Say it." she commanded.

"I'd die first." he spat back. She flew into an even hotter rage and gave him a feminine sissy slap to the face, to which he laughed.

"Say it!" she screamed angrily. He spat at her feet and walked onto the plank. Amber suddenly burst from the gaurds arms with her wrists still tied and ran to the plank, running out right next to the Prince. Zhao cursed his crew and threw some flares at them.

"Fix this." Amber could hear the Admiral shouting. She kept her gaze on Prince Zuko's prideful eyes.

"I'm sorry." she whispered softly."I could've fixed this. I should've known."

He stopped her and gave her the most tender look she had ever seen on his face.

"It's not your fault. Those mutinous, coniving little-" he cursed, then looked back on her fear-filled face.

"Keep fighting." he whispered back to her, taking a step closer so he was a mere inch away. "Don't let him win. Do the same you did with me."

She looked away, but his shoulder touched her cheek and she lifted her eyes to meet him again.

"Just don't fall in love with him." he said with a lopsided grin. With that, he kissed her once more, adding the passion he had meant to the first time. When she pulled away, he turned to face the ocean. A sudden gust of wind picked up, and there were shouts even Zuko had been waiting to hear for weeks.

"The Avatar!" soldiers shouted, pointing at the bison. Amber gasped in realization as the huge animal soared down and right towards them. She laughed.

"Get ready to jump, Zuko!" she shouted over the rising wind. He nodded, and the moment Aang had begun to pass under them, they jumped and landed with a hard thud on the large leather saddle.

Aang was amazed at the fact Katara was right. The girl in the back seat was just as she described, without the bruises. In fact, she looked rather healthy.

"Do you have any idea how long we've been looking for you!" he howled, hugging her tightly. "I don't care if you don't know me! We don't have to look for you anymore!"

Katara looked back in humor and realized in horror that Prince Zuko had jumped with the girl. She opened her water skin and was about to whip him off and into the water when the dark haired girl she met at the market moved in front of her.

"You can do that later!" she shouted. "Just get these off us and I'll explain." Sokka carefully undid Amber's shackles, and she moved and unlocked Zuko's, since noone really wanted to.

"Okay, Zuko. I know you've wanted to catch these guys for a long time. But if you want to get your ship and some of your crew back, you're going to have to trust me. Leave them alone, they can help us." she said quickly. The Prince scowled, but nodded in agreement. Amber pulled Katara over to her.

"He's called a cease-fire for the time being. Don't worry." she explained quickly. "I need one more favor from you guys."

Admiral Zhao was infuriated with the bumbling fools in Prince Zuko's employment. He stormed around for a full ten minutes chewing out the crew that had willingly followed him. In all honesty, Iroh was never happier to see this. The Admiral's short temper was burning even further away. He chuckled to himself, and a few minutes later, he was back in a cell. This time it was filled with the honorable crew members, those that had refused to take part in the mutiny. He noticed that there were quite a few locked in the cell, and when he learned that the other cells were full of faithful warriors, he smiled. The Lietenent removed one of his outer robes and made a pillow for the old General's aching head. The Prince should be back any time to rescue them. He was sure of it.

Aang was careful to keep Appa low when he landed by the ship. They had found the open window that Zuko had suggested during their planning and crawled through.

"Go hide, Appa!" he hissed to the ten-ton beast. The rest of the rebels were safely inside and hiding behind the boxes in the enormous freight room.

"Remember, Aang, Katara and Sokka, you have to stay here and hide so we can free Uncle Iroh." Amber whispered. "I know we don't stand much of a chance, but we have to try!"

With that, the Prince and Amber snuck away. Sokka folded his arms across his chest and sighed.

"I can't believe we're doing this." he said with a snort. Both Aang and Katara shushed him, putting their fingers to their lips.

"We had to help them. I don't want to travel around the world with someone who wants me dead!" Aang hissed quietly with a scrunched nose. Katara almost giggled if not for the sudden clomping of boots in their direction. They pressed themselves closer to the boxes, and when the boots faded away, they began to empty some of the cargo in the large wooden crates. When they were satisfied with their new hiding places, they crawled inside.

The Prince and Amber quickly rounded corners. Amber checked, and then signalled for the next corner, but the Prince suddenly grabbed her by the waist and threw them into a dark room, leaving the door open a bit. A tall guard walked past the door, and she blushed. He let go of her waist quickly and went to the door to see if anyone was coming. When he was satisfied, he motioned for her to follow. They crept around a few more halls and finally got to the cell block. To their dismay, three gaurds were posted at three different cells. Prince Zuko brimmed with pride, realizing that the brig was filled with uncooperative soldiers and crew members. Their loyalties would be rewarded when they won the ship back. He stopped her and hauled her back to the closet they had hid in.

"We need a plan." he whispered.

Author's note: hee hee... Okay, I am LOVIN every minute of this. Their relationship is blooming at just the right speed, and they are changing gradually... Okay, well I admit Amber is a little rapido, but I'm working on it! Dude, I am soo happy with how great this is going! Kudos to Jenae who keeps pressing me on to write

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