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Chapter 10

Warning before Destruction

Agnimitra palace

A soldier rushed down the hall of the great palace as he approached the war room. He knocked on the big steel doors and waited as they were pulled back slowly to allow him entry. He walked into the huge room that could house five big houses and still have enough room to spare. He walked toward the podium and looked up towards his almighty ruler, Fire Dragon King Ozai and the other dragon general's in the room.

"What news do you bring?" said his King as he huffed out fire from his nostrils.

" My Lord, Princess Azula has sent an transmission to the palace." the guard said.

"Show me" King Ozai ordered.

"Yes my king" said the guard as he flew up towards his king and projected the transmission for all to see.

They all watched as the the hologram fizzled into view and showed their princess. She wore the blue military uniform of the Aras and was surrounded by a few dozen Drogon men who were changing into the Ara uniforms as well.

"Good evening father." Princess Azula gave a traditional Drogon bow.

"What is there to report Azula." said King Ozai ignoring her greeting.

"Infiltration is complete father. The Aras won't know what hit them once it's too will have their Ring and be one step closer to unleashing The Great One" said the Princess.

"Excellent Azula. You have done well. I expect the Ring to be with you next time we talk. Once we collect the Ring from them. Next it will be those Cros Ring." The Dragon king said.

Princess Azula ended her transmission with her father then turned toward her men.

"All of you will report back here tomorrow afternoon. If you find the ring do not retrieve it. It will be heavily guarded it. If you do manage to find it send a signal to your position and we will do a joint attack to get it." said Princess Azula.

They all gave a salute and headed out of their meeting spot.

Azula was left alone in the dark room and let out a twisted smile as she thought of how easy it was to sneak into the fortress. She predicted that the Aras were celebrating at this moment over their 'victory'. They were naive to think that they had won the battle earlier. It was merely a distraction so her and her men could sneak in and disguise themselves as their soldiers. To beat one's enemy one must know how they fight to beat them soundly and mercilessly. Azula was going to enjoy taking them out from the inside.

She walked out into the capital walls.

Sokka was going to go crazy. The past weeks have been nothing but polar wolf-bears dung. Not only did he lose his Paladin but he was given the duty to watch over the women's healing sessions. He was made fun of by the other soldiers and even some of those damn Cros started poking fun at him.

Especially Jet.

Oh how he wanted to sock him in his face. He never liked Jet, not even before he dated his sister. When he broke her heart he despised him even more. Now he was his number one enemy. He couldn't wait when the dignitaries left. Sadly they had another banquet today with them.

Sokka rushed out of the medical ward leaving behind the giggling woman. He couldn't wait for his punishment to be over and get back to his sweet Paladin. He wondered how his baby sister was doing. He hadn't seen her that much for the past few weeks. He had heard from that Aang kid that she's the ultimate hide and seeker. Whatever that is.

She seemed more happier lately, but then again Katara is usually a happy person.

Sokka shrugged his shoulders and continued down towards the capital city.

Katara sat in her chambers with her friends as they helped her dress into her gown for the evening. She felt a bit sad that she wouldn't be able to meet with Li tonight. Her training with him was hard but oh so worth it. She thought only her magic could get her where she wanted, but Li showed her that there were many other ways to fight and bring opponents down. Li and her hadn't only kept a professional relationship however. She could really say he was her friend. She told him things that she would normally not tell anyone else. Not even Sokka, her father or Gran-Gran. Even though Li was very reserved he told her things about himself and sometimes laughed at the jokes she said. She felt proud at getting him to laugh. Although she's never seen his face or much else from him since his body is covered in a hooded poncho and bandages she felt her heart beat faster whenever their together.

Was it weird to have a crush on him? she wondered.

She knew she shouldn't have developed feelings for him but she couldn't help herself. Or at least her heart couldn't help it.

Katara let out a sad sigh as Ling combed through her hair.

"What is the matter Princess? Boy trouble?" Ling said with a smile.

"Um no Ling. I just don't feel like going to the banquet that's all." Katara said while giving her a awkward smile through the mirror.

The rest of the girls laughed disbelieving at her words.

Once the laughter had finally calmed down her friend Ming came up to add her makeup.

"Princess how are your games with the young Ahmet boy Aang?" asked Ming.

The laughter started up again but this time more controlled.

"Oh their fine. Aang says I'm a master at hide and seek." she said not really paying attention.

"You guys seem to play for a really long time." said Ling.

"Well yeah I suppose. Aang's fun and a cute kid." she wasn't lying. While she did use Aang's game to sneak out the capital, it was actually fun when they played. Sometimes they played other games. But those days she couldn't meet with Li. She thought Aang was a great friend and he was a great listener. She never told him anything sensitive because he was only a kid and he lost his whole race. She did not need to add onto his plate.

Ling and the servants looked at her with confused expressions.

"Princess, may we ask you something?" Ling said.

"Sure. You never need to ask me to speak." she said in confusion.

"Well, do you like Aang?" Ming said.

"Of course I like Aang. He's a nice boy and a great friend." she said in even more confusion. What had gotten into her friends?

"No Princess. What we mean is do you like Aang." said Ming.

Katara's eyes widened into saucers once she realized what her friends were trying to ask her.

"W-Where did this come from?! Me and A-Aang are nothing but friends. He's just a kid. I'm like two years older than him!" she nearly yelled with flushed cheeks.

Where was this coming from?Why would they think her and Aang would even be remotely into each other.

"Well then why are you two always together?" asked Ling.

"Especially at night." one of her friends Kama said with a snicker.

Katara eyes widened even more and her cheeks turned crimson.

Ew! she yelled in her head.

"Were we wrong?" said Ling as she and the others uncovered their ears from her yell.

Apparently Katara had spoke her to thoughts out loud as well.

"Of course you are. One, Aang is way too young for any of the stuff you guys are going on about. Two, we are just friends. Three, we are only playing games. That's it." she said firmly.

"We apologize Katara. It's just you seem so much more happy lately and we thought it was because of a boy." they said while dropping her title.

The blush that reappeared on her cheeks did not go unnoticed by her friends.

" So it is a boy!" Ming exclaimed.

The other girls started to giggle and gossip among themselves at this new turn of events.

"Is it Jet?" Ling said, her voice serious.

The room suddenly turned silent.

" No. It isn't." Katara said while giving a small smile towards Ling. She understood why Ling would be angry if it was Jet. She was the one after all who caught Jet in the act of cheating. Katara would be forever grateful to her friend. She always told Ling things. Ling reminded her of her mother. She felt at ease with her. She felt bad for not telling her about Li though. She decided to at least tell her once she was alone with her.

" So who is it then?" Ling asked.

Katara tapped twice on her dresser to secretly signal her.

Ling smiled and nodded her head.

"Well you are ready to go to Princess" said Ming.

As soon as she said that there was a knock at her chamber doors. She gave an 'Enter' and her brother Sokka entered the room.

" Hey sis you ready?" Sokka asked.

"Yes I am. Let me guess your my escort again." Katara said as she watched her friends exit the room.

" Yep so lets be on our way" Sokka said while extending his arm out for her.

" I hate these banquets." Katara said.

"Me too. But dad needs us there. Plus without these trade agreements between both of the quadrants we wouldn't have those goods and weapons they sell us."

" That's true." Katara said before they entered the banquet hall .

Surprisingly the banquet was not boring at all tonight. Dad had introduced Aang to the Eden dignitaries and they were cheering at the fact there was an possibility Ahmets still lived. Aang had showed them all kinds of wind magic and danced different types of Ahmet dances, his ring also glowed a bit. They still hadn't made any progress on discovering the rings significance. Aras scientists had tried to uncover the ring Aang held and the one I had secrets but all they could find out was that they were ancient and could hypothetically power all four quadrants for eons.

There were a lot more guards at tonight's banquet . She figured her dad wanted to buff up security ever since Drogons snuck into the capital. She didn't mind it though because she preferred the guards company than the dignitaries most of the time. They at least don't try and weasel their way into the good graces of her father.

She continued to drink from her cup when Aang rushed down from the stage towards her. He held his hand out and said.

"Let's dance Katara!" Aang said happily.

Katara looked at Aang with wide eyes.

"Dance? Um I don't know Aang." Katara said while looking away from him.

"Come on Katara it'll be fun. Let's show them how to have real fun!" he said with a big grin.

"Alright Aang." Katara said with a smile of her own.

They both stepped onto the stage and were immediately surrounded by the curious dignitaries and the Ara nobility. Her father and Sokka looked on with questioning and slightly narrowed eyes.

" They're all staring Aang" Katara said nervously.

" Don't focus on them. Focus on me and only me." Aang said strongly.

Katara blushed and nodded her head.

They soon started their dance. It wasn't a dance that anyone expected. It wasn't a formal dance or one you would learn in the ballroom. They both leapt and soared through the stage while circling each other and doing flips. The young Ara was graceful and moved like the water that flowed from the fountains. The young Ahmet moved like the soft wind around the stage and came up before the young Ara. They joined hands and then spun around before the young Ahmet dipped the Ara and pulled her back up to hold her close.

The crowd was silent for a moment before they broke out into a loud cheer. Katara and Aang both tried to catch their breath as they stared into each others eyes.

That was so much fun! Katara thought happily. She continued to look at Aang and thought he had really nice grey eyes. She saw a look in his eyes but couldn't discern what it meant.

Before they could let go of each other an explosion went off from the entrance, sending guards and dignitaries flying. From the blazes of the fire stood three men. They wore the blue guards uniform and started fighting against the other guards with flames.

"Drogons! Apprehend them!" said High Chief Hakoda.

The guards ran toward the Drogons, but before they could they were flanked from behind by more disguised Drogons.

" Now now Chief Hakoda. I would call off your men before someone gets hurt." said a feminine voice.

Everyone looked towards one of the disguised Drogons and saw them take take their helmet off. Everyone gasped when they realized it was a female with blue scales along her face and she had white reptilian eyes.

" I am Princess Azula of Agnimitra. I have come for one if the Rings of the Seven. It appears it is my lucky day however, not only is there one ring but there is two." Princess Azula said with a malicious smile as she lifted a finger towards Aang and Katara.

"Capture them alive." she said.

"Like hell you will!" High Chief Hakoda pushed the rubble away from him as he pulled out his sword to protect the children.

Sokka rushed towards the Drogons that were attempting to get close to his sister. Everywhere around him was a was surprised when he saw his sister incapacitate the men one by one.

"Help dad!" Katara said as she noticed her brother standing like a moose-lion in headlights. " he needs you more than I!"

Sokka shook his head to focus and yelled over the fighting " Your my baby sis! I'll never forgive myself if I don't protect you! If I help dad who'll help you."

" I will!" said two voices.

Sokka turned to see both Jet and Aang in fighting positions on each side of his sister. They glared at each other for a moment and then attacked any nearby Drogons.

" I'm fine Sokka. I got back up dad doesn't!" she said as she took another one out. She was oblivious to the exchange from the boys beside her though.

Sokka reluctantly nodded his head and headed to his father's side.

The Drogons kept coming in swarms from the opened hole in the wall. Eventually they overpowered everyone with sheer numbers. Katara and Jet were the last remaining but fell just like the rest from the many Drogons .

Princess Azula let a wry smile form on her lips as she approached the ring bearers.

"Oh how the weak tremble before the strong" Princess Azula said with a cruel laugh. She noticed the fear in all her captives eyes. Some were good at hiding it than others.

Princess Azula motioned for two of her men to remove the rings off the prisoners hands but when they tried to pry it off one of them were turned into ice and the other dropped to his knees unable to breath. He soon fell dead. Everyone looked on in shock at what just occurred. Aang looked at the man dead before him.

"Hmm.. I was going to have you executed here. But unfortunately the Ring is protecting itself from being removed. Any other attempts at it will just lose men." Princess Azula said not really caring on her assessment or the men that were already dead.

"Reinforce their chains and bring them to the shuttle. We head to the planet of Ohuru."

The men picked up Katara and Aang and led them out the breach in the wall. Her father and her brother and Jet tried to get out of the enemies hold but failed.

"Bring my daughter back or I'll kill you all!" Her father yelled like never before.

Azula merely laughed and retracted her azure wings to leave the breach but not before saying in a malice filled voice

"Kill them all".

All you could hear was the screams and flames throughout the night.

A/N: Oh no! Well that's Azula for ya. Never leave a soul alive.

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