A/N: This chapter will be about a sickness…In which character? You must read to find out! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!

Here's Zuko with the disclaimer!

Zuko: Riyumi doesn't own Avatar.

Me: Well on with the chapter!

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(With Zuko)

A few days after her return, things settled back down into normalcy. When she first arrived, the crew was celebrating from dusk 'til dawn.

Now everyone was back at work, keeping the ship moving and working in peek condition.

Every few days, Momo would fly to the ship and deliver a letter from Miss Kat, which Aurora read the instant she got them. She really missed Miss Kat. Sometimes she would stare at the sea and remember the waterbender's kind blue eyes. One day when she was leaning over the rail, she slipped and fell into the water. After her father fished her out, he taught her how to dry herself with firebending. That is, until she started sneezing.

"Whoa!" said Zuko, dodging one of her flaming sneezes. "I think you got a cold from falling into the water. Lieutenant Jee! Fetch the healer!"

"Yes sir!" he replied and rushed off.

Aurora then started swaying back and forth, and her eyes clouded over.

"Daddy…" she moaned. "I don't feel so good…" she promptly fainted, and Zuko hurried her down into the infirmary. The instant he got there, the healer was already checking Aurora's forehead for a fever.

Zuko laid her on one of the beds and watched as the healer continued his examination.

"This isn't good. She has the Burning Sickness. If we don't get her fever down, in about a week she'll…die." He said, his voice laden with worry and sorrow. The healer himself had a little girl about her age, a seeing her like this tore holes in his heart.

"We need to dock." Said Zuko, his voice a monotone. "I think I know some people who can help us."

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After they docked in the port city of Shan-Kiri, Zuko quickly hopped off the boat and walked toward a familiar tavern. When he walked in, the person he was looking for was in an arm wrestling tournament.

"Jun." He said, walking up to the table. " I have need of your services."

"Well, well, well, If it isn't Angry Boy himself." She replied while slamming her opponent's arm on to the table. "What do ya need this time?"

"I need you to find someone. If you lead me to them successfully, I'll give you 500 gold pieces."

"You've got yourself a deal." She said standing up to walk out of the tavern. He followed her closely. "So, who do you need to find?" she said once they were outside.

"The waterbender that travels with the Avatar." He replied, holding out Katara's necklace for Jun's Shirshu to sniff.

"All right, hop on." She said. "Hi-ya!"

With a crack of her whip, the beast was off, running through the underbrush like it was nothing.

Soon, the glow of a campfire was visible. Zuko quickly slid off the beast and said to the bounty hunter, "Stay here. If you can get me and the waterbender back to the city, I'll give you another 500 gold."

"Deal, Princey." Jun replied, reining in her Shirshu.

Zuko then walked quickly over to the campfire where he was met with suspicion and hostility.

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Katara's head rose as she heard a rustling in the bushes. Sokka and Aang heard it too and prepared to fight whatever it was.

The boy's suspicions were confirmed when Zuko stepped into the clearing, but before they could attack, he said,

"I'm not here to fight or capture any of you."

"Yeah, right!" said Sokka, raising his boomerang. "What do you really want fire- scum?"

Zuko's anger was spiked with that comment, but he managed to calm himself. "I want to ask a favor of the waterbender. It's about my daughter." He said.

They all instantly thought back to the little Fire Nation girl. They lowered their weapons, knowing that this was too important to lie about.

"What about Aurora?" said Katara, her curiosity getting the better of her, as well as her maternal instincts.

"She is very ill. We've tried everything to get her fever down. My healer says if her fever doesn't come down before the week is over she might…she might die." He said, almost choking on the words.

That statement sent Katara into complete Mother mode. Her eyes were wide as she bowed quickly and said, "I'll go get my things together and come with you, Prince Zuko." She turned and packed up her things fast as lightning.

Sokka was about to object, when Katara cut him off. "You even think of trying to stop me, I'll freeze you to a tree. That little girl is like my own daughter to me. I will not sit by and let her die when I can do something about it." she said, venom dripping from her words.

"Alright Katara." said Aang. "But what if he tries to use you as bait?"

"Zuko?" she said. "Will you promise not to use me as bait?"

"Of course! As long as you are helping my daughter, I will not do anything so unhonorable." He replied, disgusted at the very thought.

"There's your proof, Aang. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a sick little girl to be getting to." She walked over to Zuko, who in turn led her back into the woods where Jun was waiting.

Katara looked at the beast and its owner apprehensively. The incident at the Abbey was all to clear in her mind.

"Don't worry, she's our mode of transportation at the moment." Zuko said helping Katara up onto the Shirshu. He hopped on quickly after her.

"Everybody on?" asked Jun. "Alright, Shirshu let's go!"

They quickly sped off into the night, reaching the village in mere hours.

As soon as the two passengers got off, Zuko handed Jun her money and she left without another word. Zuko then led Katara to his ship, where Aurora was currently trying to heal.

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When Katara arrived at the infirmary, she immediately raced to Aurora's side, uncorking her waterskin as she did so. Aurora's breathing was shallow and labored, and her skin was so hot, Katara was almost scalded. After she assessed the situation, she streamed the water out of its container, and froze it onto the little girl's body.

As she did so, she started to sing a soft lullaby…

(I do not own The Prince of Egypt)

"Hush now, my baby,

be still now, don't cry.

Sleep as your rocked by the sea."

Aurora stopped her fevered tossing, and her breathing steadied.

"Sleep and remember, my loving lullaby,

So I'll be with you when you dream."

Katara then kissed the girl's now cool forehead, and streamed the water off of her. "Sweet dreams, little one." She said.

Little did she know, that a certain Prince watched the whole exchange with a strange look in his eyes.

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A/N: Ok, I want to warn you all now that I will be in Italy from the 28th of April - the 9th of May, so that means NO UPDATES! Oh no!

Im going to try to give u chappy's 10 and 11 before I leave so KEEP REVIEWING, I PROMISE I WON"T LEAVE YOU GUYS HANGING!

PEACE OUT!

-Riyumi