Unexpected chapter 6

The Boiling Rock Part 1- kinda.

The full moon shone overhead above the Western Air Temple, and Yue smiled down on her group of friends as they sat together- finishing their evening meal. Zuko was walking around the group, serving mugs of tea to everyone. Suddenly he commented, "No one can make tea like Uncle, but hopefully I learned a thing or two. Would you like to hear Uncle's favorite tea joke?" He asked brightly, smiling a little at the group.

"Sure." Katara answered, intrigued, and Aang agreed with her. "I like jokes."

"Bring it." Toph challenged excitedly.

Zuko began, "Okay. Well I can't remember how it starts, but the punchline is: 'Leaf me alone, I'm bushed!'" He paused for a bit and made a funny face when he realized that his 'funny joke' wasn't funny at all, and everyone looked at him with an odd expression. "Well, it's funnier when Uncle tells it." He hedged, embarrassed.

Katara giggled. "Right. Maybe that's 'cause he remembers the whole thing." She teased, grinning at Zuko.

Aang laughed with the rest of the Gaang and helped himself to a cup from the tray that Zuko was carrying. Zuko smiled softly, still a little embarrassed. He walked over to kneel at Sokka's side as Toph commented, "It's nice to get a chance to relax a little. It hardly ever happens."

Zuko silently agreed with her, then offered the last cup to the young man who had saved his life. "Hey, can I talk to you for a second?" The boy in question asked, and Zuko cocked his head in confusion- wondering what the Water Tribe warrior could be thinking. Sokka stood to his feet and started walking over to where Appa was resting. Zuko put his tray down and followed after a second.

As Sokka and 'Li' walked off, Katara spoke up as a thought just struck her. "Hey, did Li just mention an uncle who loves tea? There's only one person that I know like that, and his name's certainly not 'Li'."

"Probably a coincidence, Katara." Toph shrugged, sipping from her mug and feigning nonchalance. Katara was getting dangerously close to figuring out Sparky's little secret. And if she did, Zuko was in a lot of hot water. "Lots of people like tea, and lots of people have uncles. It's a good guess that there are at least a few people that fall into both categories." She tilted her head in the approximate direction of her friend and gave an encouraging little smirk, hoping to derail this hazardous train of thought.

But Katara would not be dissuaded. There's only one person I know that calls his uncle 'Uncle'. Why didn't I see it?! Li and this person are both Firebenders, they're about the same build, both have tea-loving uncles- and I'm willing to bet that he's been wearing those bandages over his face to cover his scar! 'Li' is none other than Prince Zuko! A murderous glow entered her normally beautiful blue eyes as she glared over at the place where Sokka and Li- no, Zuko, were talking about something.

By the way Katara's heartbeat suddenly sped up, Toph could tell that the young Waterbending master had finally figured it out. If she didn't try something, Aang was gonna have to find a new teacher for sure! "Wait Katara, it's not what you think!" The blind Earthbender gasped, then amended, "Okay maybe it is, but just think about it for a sec'. Ever since Sokka found this guy in the woods, he's been nothing but a friend to all of us. He's taught Aang a ton about Firebending, he's helped you with chores- hey, he even gets along with the other boys. Especially Sokka, and he was as stubborn as you about trusting him. Why don'cha give him a chance?"

"Never!" Katara cried, glaring at her friend now- though the murderous glint was softened slightly. She didn't want to kill Toph. "You don't know all the terrible things he's done to us! You weren't there when he had us attacked by pirates, or when he burned down Kyoshi Island, or when he kidnapped Aang at the North Pole! Not to mention when he betrayed us in the Ba Sing Se catacombs! Aang died because he sided with his psycho sister! If I hadn't had that Spirit Water-" She trailed off, the memory still too painful for her to continue.

"Yeah, he might've done all those things before, but he's changed now, Katara. I can feel it. When I first met him- when we all banded together to face Azula- I could feel the tension in him. And I could tell it wasn't just from the heat of the moment. I could feel the conflict boiling within him, as if he was constantly struggling with himself- fighting between what he was taught and what he knew was right." Toph explained. Katara relaxed a little at this, interested in spite of herself.

"But I can't feel that anymore from him." She continued. "It's as if he's completely calm inside. No tension, no boiling anger or internal battles; just a calm, steady, strong heartbeat and controlled breathing. He's actually able to smile and laugh now, something he could never have done in the past- not with that inner conflict of his. It's like he turned around completely. He's on a totally different path now, one completely opposite of the road to destruction that he was on. And- believe it or not- this has actually made him stronger too. As a person and as a bender." She smiled, somehow proud of the young man in a way- even though he was at least four years her senior.

"I don't care! I know what's really going on, this is all just an elaborate plan to gain Aang's trust and then capture him again! I'm not gonna let that happen!" Katara seethed, clinging onto her position with an unrelenting death-grip.

"Katara, are you listening to yourself?" Toph asked, incredulous. "If he'd wanted to kidnap Aang, he would've done it any time during the days they were gone learning Firebending from the dragons, don'cha think?"

"It was too early then. He needs everyone to trust him completely before he strikes! Lucky for us, I figured out his secret just in time. He's never going to hurt Aang. I'll stake my life on that." She breathed murderously, the gleam back in her eyes and stronger than ever. She stood to her feet and walked slowly over to the balcony where Zuko and Sokka were still talking. Toph sighed worriedly. I hope Zuko's strong enough to survive Katara's wrath. And if he's not, I hope Katara's strong enough to not kill him. Aang did learn a lot from the dragons, true- but he's no Firebending master yet. He still needs Zuko.

In a last ditch effort to turn Katara away from the boys, Toph sighed loudly so that she could hear, "I'm beginning to wonder who's really the blind one around here."

"Stay out of this, Toph. You just don't understand." Katara snarled back as she whirled around, only to turn right back in the direction of her brother and her greatest enemy.

"Hey, Katara. What's up?" asked Sokka in a falsely cheerful voice as he passed her on his way back to the group around the fire, but his sister didn't notice- too focused was she on her task, what she thought she had to do. Eh, she probably just needs to ask him about something. Maybe she's gonna work on those scars and wounds on his face. He thought as he shrugged and sat back down by his friends.

"Hey, Li." Katara greeted in the same falsely cheerful voice as Sokka had, though hers was barely concealing murderous thoughts. "Can I talk to you for a second?"

Zuko raised an eyebrow in a moment of amusement. Sokka had just asked him that same question less than a minute ago! The Water Tribe siblings were more alike than he'd thought. "Uh, sure." He answered, wondering what the Waterbender could be planning.

Katara started walking towards the stairs that led to the cliff above the temple. She motioned for him to follow, saying, "It's kinda personal. I don't want the others to overhear. Can we go up to the woods?" Her voice almost betrayed the boiling anger and hatred burning just beneath the surface of her mask, but luckily Zuko didn't notice. He nodded with a small smile of what seemed to be encouragement, then followed the young Waterbender out of the temple and up to the small copse of trees where Sokka had first found him.

Katara kept up her ruse as they walked deeper and deeper into the wood, finally stopping when they came to a small clearing. The full moon shone directly overhead, and Zuko smiled a little in wonder at the picture it made. It was as if a lunar spotlight was shining on the spot where Yue had saved him by healing his arm. All the rest of the trees were still covered in shadows. He silently walked to the center of the clearing, not noticing that Katara was no longer beside him. For some reason, she had stayed back in the darkness.

"This is where Sokka found me." He explained quietly to her, looking back at his friend with a slightly sheepish smile. He would have continued, if not for the ice he suddenly noticed surrounding the camp and in his friend's sapphire eyes. No, it's not ice in her eyes. It's fire. Blue, fiery hatred. Why is she looking at me like that? I've never given her any reason to doubt Li- Oh no. He realized as his heart suddenly dropped to somewhere near his stomach.

Katara did not speak, only glared murderously at the boy she'd thought was her friend. An ally. Zuko didn't see her movements, only felt the sudden rush of air as an extremely sharp icicle suddenly shot up from the ground and tore off the remaining bandages on his face- at last revealing the burn scar he'd been hiding for so long- as well as the other scars he'd received recently from Azula's torture. He looked at her with wide eyes, not expecting such a swift attack.

"Katara, I-" Zuko gasped, but the girl cut him off.

"How could you?" She breathed menacingly. "I trusted you! You never change!" She snarled, her normally pretty face contorting with rage. All around Zuko the grass turned black and dry as the master Waterbender bent the water out of the plants, turning it into ice daggers that hovered behind her. Zuko took a step back in fear, honestly afraid of the younger girl that stood before him.

"I was going to tell you." Zuko said quickly, trying to explain himself. "I just didn't know how. I was afraid of how you'd react." He continued. "With good reason." He muttered to himself.

"You betrayed us! Back at Ba Sing Se! It's your fault Aang-" She broke off, unable to say it.

"I know." The Firebender answered, hanging his head. "I made a mistake. Probably the worst mistake of my life. I shouldn't have trusted Azula. I should've trusted you g-"

"Shut up!" Katara spat. "It's too late for apologies!" She lifted her hands and twisted them in unfamiliar gestures, and suddenly the Fire Nation prince felt a pain in his heart unlike anything he'd ever experienced. He couldn't control his own body as he unwillingly knelt before the Waterbender in shock. Bloodbending. Zuko realized. I've heard of some Waterbenders that could actually manipulate the water in other beings' bodies, but I'd never believed it. She really is a master. He thought to himself, awed despite the unbearable pain he was experiencing.

"The human body is seventy percent water." Katara stated tonelessly, as if just stating facts. "Knowing that, you know that I could easily kill you. Just one little squeeze-" Zuko gasped as the water around his heart tightened ever so slightly, "-and you won't have to worry about your destiny any more."

"I know." Zuko gasped, barely able to draw in air. Katara had bent his arms behind his back, making it difficult to breathe. She raised her arms and Zuko's rose as well, bending in a way they were not intended. If she didn't stop, both of his shoulders would be dislocated from their sockets.

"That's not the only way." Katara continued venomously. "I could also snap your neck." At her words, his head jerked suddenly to the side, making the vertebrae crack loudly. Zuko didn't answer this time. He knew that he was completely at the Waterbender's mercy. His life was literally in her hands.

"I can see it in your eyes. You're thinking, 'Why is she doing this?' I'll tell you." She observed, still glaring. "Because if this is another trap- if you take one step backward, one slip-up, give me one reason to think you might hurt Aang- I'll make sure your destiny ends, right then and there. Permanently." She tightened the water around his heart again for emphasis- a little harder this time, but not enough to kill him. As a result, the Fire prince gasped in pain.

"I can't even begin to tell you all the suffering that you've caused me and my friends over the months." She hissed- her eyes still gleaming with hatred, but Zuko saw a deep sadness in their depths as well. There was something else that was troubling her, something that went far deeper than the hurt he'd caused her. Something that had been festering for years. But there was no way she'd tell him about it. Maybe he'd ask Sokka later, if he survived Katara's wrath.

"For everything that you've done, this-" She resumed manipulating the water in his body, making him grimace in pain, "-is not even close to what you deserve. You don't deserve to live." She twisted his body into positions that he would have thought were nearly impossible for a human body to achieve, but somehow he was flexible enough to endure it without breaking anything. That's not to say that he didn't feel any pain, though. He felt every joint in his body crack as he moved against his will, powerless to control his own limbs as they twisted and contorted. Even if he'd wanted to fight back, he couldn't. Every vein was at the wrathful Waterbender's mercy.

"But as much as I hate you-" Katara sobbed, her tears finally breaking through her mask and overflowing. "-I just can't do it." She cried, looking down at her feet and letting her arms fall to her sides. As soon as the flow of energy stopped, Zuko was released from his invisible bonds and collapsed to his hands and knees, breathing hard as if he'd just sprinted five miles. "As much as I want to repay you for every bad thing you've done to us and to innocent people all over the world, I just don't have it in me to take a life." She continued, though now all of the fight was gone from her. "Water is supposed to be the element of healing, not murder. That's what fire's for."

She turned to leave the clearing, slipping back into the shadows as silently as a ghost. Just before she disappeared completely though, she turned back and warned, "Don't think that this is over though, Prince Zuko. My promise still stands. If you give us any reason to doubt your 'transformation', I will kill you." Then she disappeared into the night.

Zuko could only stare after her in exhausted terror. Maybe I was wrong before. He thought. She's just as scary as Azula. What in this green Earth could've caused so much hatred in her heart? What about her past could turn a kindhearted, caring young woman into a cold-blooded (almost) killer? She wasn't raised in a family like mine. I've never met her father, but I know that he couldn't have been a monster like Ozai-

He slowly stood to his feet, putting a hand over his heart area- as it was still throbbing with painful tremors. He shuffled back to the campfire- or what was left of it- then turned to the balcony and walked over to where Appa was laying, just barely conscious above the waves of sleep.

"Hey, boy." Zuko greeted, gently scratching one of the bison's eyelids affectionately. "You mind if I sleep by you tonight? I don't think I'm welcome with the rest of the group anymore."

The Sky Bison rumbled his assent, then turned so that his saddle was facing straight up and he was laying on his stomach. Zuko smiled gratefully, then climbed up onto the animal guardian's back and leaned up against the wall of the saddle. Resigning himself to a sleep that was sure to be full of nightmares- and not at all restful- he slid down to lay flat on his back and closed his eyes.

Far above, Yue watched her friends of Team Avatar as they prepared for the night- an expression of disappointed sadness on her face. She'd really hoped that Katara had forgiven Zuko for the mistakes he'd made in the past. A ray of moonlight danced across the young prince's visage, and- with the healing power of the Spirits that she now possessed- she silently erased all the scars and wounds on the teenager's face, save one.

"You have at last been restored, Prince Zuko." She whispered, her voice sounding more like the whisper of the wind. She descended from her place in the heavens, putting a spectral finger to her lips when Appa saw her. The bison closed his eyes again, and Yue smiled. She floated over to the sleeping prince and bent over him, touching her lips ever so slightly to his forehead- giving him her blessing and protection in that small, gentle kiss. Then the ray of moonlight disappeared- and with it the princess- as a cloud passed over the moon and obscured it from view.

Zuko opened his eyes wearily a few minutes later, thinking that he'd heard something move. His suspicions were confirmed when he spotted Sokka tiptoeing around and stepping over various obstacles, one of them being Momo. He leaned back against the edge of the saddle again, glaring at the spot where he knew Sokka's head would appear. And- sure enough- it did.

"Not up to anything, huh?" Zuko asked wryly, and Sokka flailed comically and landed on his back on the balcony, startled. "Fine, you caught me." He grumbled as he got to his feet, dusting himself off. "I'm gonna rescue my dad." He explained, putting his belongings back into his bag. "You happy now?" He asked as he glared at Zuko.

"I'm never happy." Zuko answered, and the grumpy glare on his face testified to that.

"Look, I have to do this." Sokka insisted. "The invasion plan was my idea. It was my decision to stay when things were going wrong." He walked toward Appa as Zuko jumped off the bison. "It's my mistake and it's my job to fix it." He continued, a determined scowl on his face. "I have to regain my honor. You can't stop me Zuko."

Zuko looked at him, a glimmer of understanding in his golden eyes. "You need to regain your honor? Believe me, I get it." He imparted, trying to show some empathy with the warrior. "I'm going with you."

Sokka climbed up Appa and stopped near the saddle. He looked back and answered, "No. I have to do this alone."

"I'm still coming with you. It'll be nothing but trouble if you go to a Fire Nation prison alone. I'm coming to make sure you get back safely, with or without your father. That and-" He trailed off, not wanting to say what had happened to him earlier. "Never mind." He shook his head as Sokka looked at him. An idea striking him suddenly, Sokka grabbed a brush and a piece of paper and began to scrawl an untidy note to the Gaang, explaining to the where they were disappearing.

After he'd finished, Zuko added his own- considerably neater- note to the Avatar. Just because his teacher wasn't gonna be there for a few days didn't mean that Aang could slack off and not practice his Firebending. Not wanting to pry- but also curious- Zuko glanced at Sokka's portion of the note. Hah! He snorted mentally. Meat, indeed. Wonder how he's gonna explain that one when we get back. He quietly unloaded all of the bags but his and Sokka's, knowing that the extra baggage was not needed. Just as he finished, he spotted Appa's bison whistle at the back of the saddle. He raised an eyebrow, then pocketed the small instrument- thinking that it might come in handy. After everything was settled, Zuko sat on the 'driver's seat' [aka Appa's head] and flexed the reins. Appa grumbled quietly- not liking that he would have to fly instead of sleep- but he pushed off the balcony and climbed into the air just the same.

"Don't worry, Appa." Zuko comforted, almost sensing what the bison was thinking. "We're not going far. Once we get to the Boiling Rock, you can rest as much as you want."

Appa rumbled again, but this time he sounded mollified. Zuko smiled, then turned the reins so that they headed in the right direction.

Morning came early for the rest of the Gaang. Katara was up at dawn, wondering to where her brother had disappeared. She noticed Momo sleeping on his back, clutching a sheet of paper like a blanket as he slept. Katara smirked, then reached down with a gloved hand and retrieved the paper- not even disturbing the sleeping lemur, who merely rolled over onto his side. Looking back at the group, she noticed that Toph and Aang were awake too and they both walked over to her- the young Avatar rubbing his eyes sleepily.

"What does it say?" Toph asked Katara, having heard the rustle of paper when Katara had taken the letter from Momo.

Katara read aloud to the both of them. "Need meat. Gone fishing." She turned the paper and her head as she attempted to decipher her brother's messy handwriting. "Back in a few days." Aang turned around and yawned, intending to return to his sleeping bag. "Sokka and Zuko." She turned the paper so it was vertical, relieved in spite of herself that the handwriting had switched. Now the rest of the letter was written in Zuko's hand. "One more thing. Aang, practice your Firebending while I'm gone. Do twenty sets of fire-fists and ten hot-squats every time you hear a badger-frog croak." As she read this, Aang lay down and proceeded to go back to sleep. "-Zuko."

At that moment, the creature in the letter sounded its call, and Aang groaned in irritation and opened his eyes, standing up to work on his Firebending. "Nobody else has homework." He complained. He folded his hands behind his head and squatted down. "One hot-squat. Two hot-squat. Three hot-squat. Four hot-"

Katara huffed, her anger rising again at the thought of the young Firebender who had written half of the letter. "He's lying to us yet again. Just another elaborate plan to hurt Aang- hurt all of us- again. I guess he's too much of a coward to stick around here, so he runs off with Sokka on a 'fishing trip'. Keh!" She spat, tossing the letter aside and stomping back to the circle of sleeping bags- going to make breakfast for the rest of the Gaang.

Toph lowered her head so that her face was facing the ground, shook her head slowly and sighed sadly. You're not a coward, Zuko. I may not know you very well yet, but I know that much. I wouldn't wanna be around Katara either when she's in a rage like this. In fact- after last night- I'm surprised you escaped with your life.

En route to the Fire Nation and the Boiling Rock, Sokka stretched his arms and cracked his neck loudly- gazing up at the firmament and the white, billowy clouds. "Pretty clouds." He commented, attempting to break the awkward silence coming from the other teenager- who now sat on the opposite side of the saddle from him, letting Appa continue in the correct direction on his own.

Zuko raised his head too, looking up at the blue sky. "Yeah, fluffy."

Half a minute later, a whistle pierced the silence that followed after the failed attempt at conversation. Zuko turned toward Sokka and asked, "What?"

Sokka feigned ignorance and echoed the prince's question. "What? Oh, I didn't- say anything." He looked down and started twiddling his thumbs. "Y'know those war balloons that the Fire Nation has now? A friend of mine actually designed those. And I perfected 'em." He stated proudly, thinking of the Mechanist who he'd met at the Northern Air Temple- so long ago now.

Zuko turned to his friend in surprise and interest. "No kidding."

"Yep. A balloon. But for war." Sokka confirmed, tilting his head from side to side.

Zuko frowned. "If there's one thing my dad's good at, it's war." He huffed as he turned to face the sea before them.

Sokka continued nonchalantly, "Yeah, it seems to run in the family." not really thinking about his words. He hadn't intended to hurt the other teenager, but that's what happened.

Zuko flinched and glared at the Water Tribe boy. "Hey, hold on. Not everyone in my family is like that."

Sokka shrugged and closed his eyes, tilting his head from side to side again as he assuaged. "I know, I know. You've changed."

Zuko looked down at his feet. "I meant my uncle. He was more of a father to me. And I really let him down." He now wore a sad expression as he thought of the man who had taught him so much.

Sokka, however, disagreed. "I think your uncle would be proud of you. Leaving your home to come help us? That's hard." He commented, thinking of how he and his sister had left their own home to help the Avatar when this whole crazy adventure started.

Zuko muttered, "It wasn't that hard." and somehow Sokka heard it- despite the roar of the ocean waves below them.

Sokka looked up then, half in confusion, the other half in interest. "Really? You didn't leave behind anyone you cared about?''

Zuko amended, "Well, I did have a girlfriend. Mai." He smiled a little, his thoughts turning to the girl he truly loved.

Sokka leaned closer to Zuko with a surprised grin on his face. "That gloomy girl who sighs a lot?"

Zuko was also grinning, only his looked a little goofy. "Yeah." Then his face turned serious. "Everyone in the Fire Nation thinks I'm a traitor. I couldn't drag her into it."

Sokka leaned back on the saddle, looking dejected. "My first girlfriend turned into the Moon." He commented, thinking of Yue.

Zuko looked up at the sky, spotting the moon in her position in the daylight, still fully visible. "That's rough, buddy." He answered sympathetically, remembering back to the events at the North Pole. Princess Yue and the sacrifice she'd made to save her home- and possibly the whole world.

Thank you, Yue. Zuko thought as he returned to the 'driver's seat' on Appa's head, his mind still on the moon. You probably saved the whole world when you took Tui's place as the Moon Spirit. If Zhao's plan hadn't been foiled, everyone in the world would've suffered from the loss of the moon, not just the Waterbenders. You truly are full of wisdom and kindness.

Hours later, Appa was still flying over the ocean and Zuko still stared ahead, looking for their destination. He knew it couldn't be far now. In the back of the saddle, Sokka was snoring with his mouth wide open. Hearing his friend, Zuko couldn't suppress a small yawn himself, shaking his head to wake himself up. He couldn't afford to fall asleep now. Suddenly he leaned forward on Appa's head when he spotted something in the distance. At last, their destination. "There it is." He announced back to his friend.

Sokka snorted awake, crawled out of the saddle and sat beside Zuko, looking in the same direction. They were headed to a small circle of rock which looked like it had once been a volcano. Steam was billowing out of the crater and the boys could just barely see a smaller islet of rock in the center of it.

"There's plenty of steam to keep us covered." Zuko commented. "As long as we're quiet, we should be able to navigate through it without being caught." He patted Appa's head affectionately, whispering, "Good job, boy. Thanks for taking us all the way here. We really couldn't have done it without you."

The bison rumbled quietly, his way of saying, "You're welcome. Now when can I go back to sleep?"

Zuko seemed to understand his question, because he chuckled and answered, "You just have to get us to that little island in the middle of that lake. Then after we're off, you can land on the outer rim of the island and rest as much as you like. There should be plenty of seaweed that you can eat, too. Just stay out of sight of the guard towers on the rim."

Appa rumbled again in confirmation that he understood, then fell silent as they descended into the steam of the Boiling Rock, landing in a blind-spot between two of the guard towers. Both boys grabbed their supplies and climbed off the bison's back and down to the ash-covered ground. Zuko patted one of the bison's six legs again and said, "Thanks, big guy. Now go rest. We'll whistle when we need you."

The two boys watched their biggest friend fly off, bracing themselves for the sound of the alarm. It never came, and they sighed in relief. Now the hard part: Finding Sokka's father and busting him out of an inescapable prison. This was going to be fun.

End of chapter 6

Next chapter teaser: The Boiling Rock, Part 2

Well! We finally got to the part I've been waiting to write since I got the idea for this story! It's about time!

I'm kinda torn about this chapter though. I do like Katara in the show, but on the other hand, I almost wanted to see her bloodbend Zuko at some point. [And not to help him, either.] So now I've written it in here!

On that note: Everyone finally knows! (Well, except for Téo and The Duke, but they'll find out in Part 2.) Like I said in a previous chapter, I'll be trying to write the stuff we didn't see in the show. Like what everyone else was doing when Zuko and various members went on their respective 'field trips', as Toph aptly puts it.

NO MORE BANDAGES! YAY! We finally get to see Zuzu's handsome face again!

*my muse[Zuko] raises an eyebrow*

I don't care what you say. You're still handsome with your scar. It makes you look kinda cool actually, and tough.

Oh, you meant the nickname? Sorry. Had to do it once!

I realized at the last minute that Zuko doesn't have his war balloon in this story, so they're taking Appa. It doesn't really change much in this chapter, but I'm gonna have to do some finagling in the next one. *sigh*

Oh, and more finagling will be needed in 'The Southern Raiders' 'cause we already had a full moon here in this chapter. Maybe I'll do what they did in Legend of Korra with Yakone, Noatak, and Tarlok-

We'll see.

Until next chapter!

God Bless!

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