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Disclaimer: If I owned Avatar would I be writing this? No I do not own Avatar.Chapter 3:Encounter

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"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIII!" Momo screeched flying into the camp. The abrupt entrance caused everyone to jump. In Sokkas case, trip over a rock.

"What's wrong Momo?" Aang ask worried.

"Something in the woods must have scared him. Maybe it was an animal of some sort." Katara replied getting nervous.

"We should be careful tonight. Tomorrow we leave early." Sokka said.

"That's brilliant Sokka!" Toph said sarcastically. "We would have never thought of that!"

Sokka scowled and slumped in his sleeping bag. He wouldn't tell the others but he was sure an animal didn't scare Momo. Call it Sokkas instincts.

The little lemur was curled up on Aangs chest. He had finally calmed down and fallen asleep. Aang was sleeping against a tree since he couldn't sleep on Appa. Apparently he didn't seem to mind though.

Right now you're probably wondering what happened to Zuko. He accidently fell out of a tree and died while trying to catch Momo. The End.

JUST KIDDING! Even I'm not that evil. Don't flame me! This is what really happened.

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Zuko was about to follow Momo but a thought popped into his mind.

'Why am I even doing this? I'm a fugitive, my father will never take me back.'

'Don't think that!' Zukos sensible side exclaimed. 'Once I have the Avatar I can get my honour back.'

'Uncle said I still have honour.' His intelligent side reminded him.

'So there isn't a need to capture the Avatar since I already have my honour right?'

'My father would never allow me back anyway. He sent me on a fools quest to find the Avatar. He'll let Azula take the throne.'

Then Zuko realized, 'My father never cared for me in the first place. I bet he's thrilled that Azula will take the throne instead of me.'

Before he went back to his Uncle, his last thought was. 'I seriously need therapy.'

Later when Zuko returned to his camp, he saw his uncle brewing tea as usual.

"Did you get anymore food Zuko?" asked Iroh while pouring himself a cup of tea.

"No Uncle," Zuko replied. "I had other things on my mind."

"Try some Ginseng tea," Iroh told Zuko with a solemn expression. "It will calm you so you can better focus on what's troubling you."

For once Zuko gratefully accepted the tea his uncle offered him. He thought about his honour, his father, his home, and most importantly- the Avatar.

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When the sun was just rising above the treetops, the gang began to pack up. Momo was back to his normal flighty self, and was currently flying around camp trying to catch bugs. Aang watched his lemur happily while he airbended the packs altogether.

Toph had made her own tent with earthbending so they didn't need to pack it thankfully.

"What animal do you think scared Momo last night?" Katara asked her brother.

"I don't think it was an animal." Replied Sokka. "Momo wouldn't have been so freaked out if it was."

"What else could it be then Snoozles?" Toph asked deciding to join the conversation.

"Most likely fire nation spies. We need to be even more alert in this forest now if there are firebenders here." Answered Sokka.

"The only city around here is Ba Sing Se. Everyone travelling in these woods will have to go there eventually for supplies. We need to get to the city before they do." Sokka deduced.

"Plus, the faster we get there, the faster we can find Appa." Aang added.

"Don't forget the information we acquired at the library." Katara reminded everyone. "We have to tell the leader of Ba Sing Se about the solar eclipse in order to gain an advantage over the fire nation."

The group knew that getting to Ba Sing Se was a top priority. If they didn't get there in time, the world would be controlled by the fire nation. Aang was pressured the most though because he was the Avatar. It was his job to defeat the fire lord before the comet came at the end of summer. That certainly doesn't make his life any easier.

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Zuko and Iroh had packed up hours before. They were already on the trail to Ba Sing Se. It wasn't hard because they had an inadequate amount of supplies to pack. The only heavy item they had was a teapot that Zuko threatened to throw away.

"Uncle I need to ask you something. My father never wanted me back did he?" Zuko questioned fearing the answer.

Iroh sighed. He knew he would have to break it to him eventually. "Yes prince Zuko, your father gave you a seemingly impossible task. He never wanted you back. I'm sorry."

Zukos suspicions were confirmed when he heard those words. It took all of his training to hold back his tears, keeping a stoic face.

Iroh looked over at Zuko concerned. He had been through so much already, and hated seeing his nephew suffer like this. Ahead he noticed the road forked into two directions.

Walking down the trail, the two unsuspecting fugitives would soon meet four familiar faces…

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The gang was tired of lifting the heavy packs on their backs. Normally Appa would carry all of their stuff. When they began to reach a fork in the road, Toph felt footsteps approaching with the vibrations in the ground.

Toph was about to warn her friends that someone was coming, but was too late. Seven sets of eyes looked at each other confused, including Momo.

"Zuko?" Aang exclaimed getting into a fighting position. Behind him Katara was drawing water out of her sling and Sokka unsheathed his boomerang. Toph didn't move since she felt no need to involve herself in the fight.

"Avatar!" Zuko growled narrowing his eyes at the bald monk. On instinct he automatically moved into an attack position. Iroh stood back watching with mild interest. Momo jumped and hid in Aangs shirt fearing another fireball would come at him.

Sokka started it off by throwing his boomerang directly at Zuko. Zuko easily dodged it and sent fire towards the three. Katara blocked it with a small stream of water and made to whip it at him. Rolling he tripped her with a flaming kick.

WHOOSH!

Aang sent an incredible wave of air at Zuko hitting him directly. Zuko caught a glint out of the corner of his eye and barely had enough time to roll out of the way of the returning boomerang.

At this point all four fighters were beginning to tire but would not give in. They were all about to move in to attack again but Toph decided to intervene.

"Will you guys keep it down? I'm TRYING to have a conversation with the old guy while enjoying this tea."

Indeed both Toph and Iroh were sitting on rocks drinking tea Iroh had pulled out of his pack early in the fight. Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Zuko all stared at this scene with wide eyes forgetting all about the fight.

"What are you doing!" all four shouted simultaneously at the two.

"Drinking tea. Would you guys like some?" Iroh replied merrily.

"I would-" Aang began but was interrupted by Sokka.

" NO! All you guys want to do is capture us! Why would we drink tea with you?" Sokka practically screamed.

"For once I agree with the peasant uncle. We need to leave now to Ba Sing Se." Zuko said.

"Ba Sing Se?" Katara asked. "Aren't you trying to catch Aang still?"

"Why don't we discuss this all over a cup of tea and try to sort this out?" Iroh suggested. Reluctantly everyone eventually agreed to this and sat down to talk.

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Wow that felt like forever to write. I hope you guys enjoyed this, and it isn't too much of a cliffhanger. What will happen. Update coming soon.