Good day peeps. Chapter would have been out this morning but I was playing my ps4 :P. Fyi the weapons used in my story are not star wars related. I can't exactly describe to you what they look like but just know they aren't . Think more on the lines of Magic Weapons. Everyone in this alternate Universe of Avatar has magic. Some very little. For example Sokka. he has magic but he cant conjure it without the help of a magic item. That's basically a hint.

Disclaimer: I don't own A:TLA.

Chapter 11

An Enemies Rescue

Before the chaos…

Zuko sat on top of the large rock formation near his and his Uncle's camp staring off towards the capital city. He could see the bright lights which made the planet seem like a true utopia. He was undeniably bored tonight. When Katara came to train yesterday she told him before they started that she had a banquet to go to and couldn't join him tomorrow. He completely understood since she was royalty, but now he was completely bored without her. Ever since he started training with her, he got to know things about her and allowed her to know things about him. Of course he kept anything that could reveal himself to her but he shared basic things with her.

He sighed sadly and wondered how she had placed herself inside him like this.

"Nephew, what is on your mind?" Uncle Iroh asked as he came up behind him.

Zuko thought on whether he should tell his uncle of his dilemma. It wouldn't do any harm for him to know, right?

"I'm just thinking about me teaching Katara Uncle." Zuko said halfway turning to face his Uncle.

"Are you thinking of the teaching, or are you thinking about her." Uncle Iroh said with a small smile. He himself had seen the young Ara progress. His nephew had asked him to view one of their practice session and he had come for everyone after that. Of course he stayed hidden in the shadows so she wouldn't notice him.

He could see what his nephew meant when he said she had potential. At first she was a bit sloppy in her form and missed the mark on the targets when she practiced with a blaster, but she soon got the hang of it and became a force to be reckoned with. Zuko had even admitted she was a challenge when it came to hand to hand combat, although she never got a round against him he could see the excitement in his nephew's eyes.

" Honestly both Uncle." Zuko said while taking his hood off to release his horns.

"what do you mean?" asked his Uncle.

"At first, I honestly don't know why I even agreed to train her. But when I did and we started that first night, I felt pride that she could keep up with my expectations. I planned to keep our agreement strictly professional, but Katara has this way about her that completely crushes any barriers I put up. Now I'm thinking that I'm using our training as an excuse to see her. Just to be in her presence. She makes everything feel better. She's also has come a long way and I feel with more time and practice she'll be great fighter." Zuko said.

Iroh looked at his nephew and smiled at what he said..and didn't say. He knew the young lady had unfolded herself into his nephew heart and by the way she looked at him when he wasn't looking, he figured his nephew had the same affect on her. However, they both seemed oblivious to it.

"You must remember Prince Zuko that you must keep focused upon your objective. While you train her at night. We search in the day for the Ring . We haven't fou-"

BOOM

Zuko and his Uncle looked out towards the capital city and saw that an explosion had went off near the top of the capital itself.

"What is happening?!" his Uncle asked in alarm.

Zuko was about to respond but saw a huge black cloud heading towards the hole. He squinted his eyes to get a better and widened them once he was able to discern it. There was a swarm of Drogons flying into the hole of the capital.

"Come Prince Zuko! We must get to the capital immediately." his Uncle said then retracted his wings.

Zuko rose from his spot and grabbed his mask and his dual sabers and soon they were off.

Now..

Zuko and his Uncle got to the capital walls and were nearing the broken ice wall. They beat their wings even faster once they could hear the cries.

Katara! Zuko yelled in his head.

Zuko dived into the hole and his nose was immediately assaulted with burnt flesh. He saw as his people were slowly killing Aras and Cros left and right and laughed while doing it . He narrowed his eyes at them all and pulled his blades out. They glowed a bright red and he charged at the unsuspecting men.

He showed no mercy to the men and quickly sliced them down with quick precision. He struck a the icy ground with his heated blades and it quickly built up a cover of steam.

The men started shouting and throwing fire magic around the room missing him and only adding to the steam. He saw his uncle enter the fold and dispatch the men on the other side of the huge room.

Soon they both finished the men off and were glad to see that there were many survivors.

His Uncle went to go untie the captives while Zuko did a quick search of the room to find Katara. He cursed in his head and hoped she wasn't one of the dead.

Zuko turned around when he saw a guy around his age help up a older man that was burned on the left side of his chest.

"Sokka leave me. It's only a flesh must go and save Katara and Aang." the older man said to the guy named Sokka.

Sokka looked torn between leaving the older man or staying.

"Maybe I can help." Zuko said as he approached them.

The men looked at the masked man who was their savior with suspicion.

"I thank you and owe you my life and the rest of the ones you saved. Though I must ask. Who are you?" the older man said.

" I am Li. What's important now is that you said some people were taken?" said Zuko.

" Yes. My daughter Katara and a young Ahmet boy named Aang." the older man said.

Zuko widened his eyes underneath the mask. The man in front of him was Katara's father!

" Dad. Are you sure you'll be fine? I'll go chase after them in my Paladin and get Katara back!" Sokka said with determination.

" Your Paladin is in the docking bay across the city. By the time you get there they may be off planet." said the older man.

"But..there must be something we can do!"Sokka angrily said.

" What direction did they take the other captives." said Zuko.

"They flew out the hole you came in, they appeared to head north of here. How did you get up here anyways?" Sokka asked.

Zuko didn't answer and turned towards the hole. He walked towards the ledge and turned his head toward the bigger man that came with him still untying the captives.

" I'm going ahead Uncle." he said before leaping off the high ledge.

All the rooms occupants gasped as they saw their savior fall to his death. They widened their eyes when they saw a pair of huge red draconic wings soar high into the sky.

Iroh simply continued to untie the shocked captives while thinking of how this will all end.

He needed some tea.

With Katara and Aang…

They both walked in silence as they neared the Drogons ship. Katara was seething on the inside. Everything she loved, Everything she wanted to protect was being taken away from her by these monsters. She was scared for her family and the Cros dignitaries that were left in the capital. What if they were killed? She wouldn't put it passed these abominations. She could feel tears prodding at her eyes. She refused however to cry in front of them.

Aang kept his eyes glued to the ground. He didn't want to look up to the reality of what was happening. He was scared. He was scared for the people back at the capital city. But most of all he was scared for Katara. He didn't want to think of her dying. He didn't want to think of what they would do to them. He felt anger build up in him at the realization that these people were the ones who destroyed his quadrant. Now they were going to take Katara away from her home and family.

His ring started to pulse and emit a soft glow.

Soon they reached the entrance of the large ship. The dilating doors spiraled opened and they were about to enter the ship until an eruption was caused from behind them.

There was steam covering up everything so no one could see what had happened.

The Princess of the Drogons directed two of her men to check out the disturbance. When they walked into the steam it was silent until they heard loud yells and bright orange lights coming from the inside. Suddenly it all stopped and no one came out. The men tried to wait out the steam so they could see what was happening but the steam kept hiding the unknown.

"Go in there before I have all your heads!" Princess Azula said irritated at all the waiting.

More men soon hurried into the fog but the same results occurred.

The Princess let out an angry growl before turning to her prisoners.

"Whoever is there, if you don't come out now I will kill the hostages!" she said.

Aang and her moved closer towards each other at the Princesses words.

"It's okay Katara. I won't let her hurt you." Aang whispered next to her.

She could see the fear in his eyes but gave him a small smile and leaned closer to him.

Aang blushed a deep shade of red and was glad Katara couldn't see it.

Azula was about to order for one of her men to torture a prisoner when out walked the bane that was interfering in her mission. He wore a big hooded poncho and had a blue mask covering his face.

"Li!" the Ara prisoner yelled out.

Azula told the rest of her men to kill him and they soon hurried off to do battle.

She was surprised however when the man pulled out dual sabers and cut down the first two men who met him. He then did a somersault into the air and spin slashes two more men. Soon he was surrounded by ten of her men and they sent streams of fire magic in all directions.

"No!" yelled the Ara.

Azula smiled and was about to turn around until she saw something zoom to one of her men and slicing him down. The man was without his poncho and was covered in bandages. He must've used it to block most of the fire. Azula felt that wasn't the only way he survived however. She needed to test a theory.

She walked over to the Ara prisoner and lifted her off the ground. She conjured a blue fire dagger and held it to her throat.

"Katara! Let her go now!" the other prisoner yelled.

Azula merely ignored him and looked at the man who had only two of her men to take out. He stopped as soon as he heard the yell from the other prisoner.

" If you don't want any harm to come to this Ara, then I suggest you drop your weapons." she smiled once he did as he was told.

"Now. I want you to take off that mask."

Damn.

Zuko cursed in his head as his sister told him to take off his mask. He knew once he did she would immediately recognize him and would let their father know he was a traitor and aiding their enemies. He and his uncle had stayed under his father's radar for to long to get discovered now. He couldn't let his sister see who he was and he couldn't let Katara get hurt. He inwardly let out a defeated sigh. What was a secret identity compared to a life? Zuko was about to reach for his mask until he heard a loud bestial noise come from above. He looked up and saw a big white monster rush towards them.

An hour earlier…

Sokka raced down the capital's floors and saw some guards fighting Drogons. He was pissed and they were the ones who took his sister. He grabbed his short saber on his hip and pressed a button on its hilt and it immediately gathered water around itself, forming a ice long sword. He swung it into two Drogons and they fell before him.

He then jumped down to a lower floor and pressed another button on the hilt and it sprouted water towards the ground to break his fall. He ran through the fighting and occasionally slashed a few enemies. He soon made it to the destroyed gates and rushed to the docking bay.

When he made it too where all the ships were he raced to his and typed his password in.

ERROR!WRONG CODE!ERROR!

What the hell? Sokka thought in his head. He typed his code in again and cursed when he go the same results.

"Dad must've changed my login codes." he groaned. He couldn't go all the way back to the capital just to ask for his codes. He'd never make it back in time to save his sister and that Aang kid.

Sokka almost fell to his knees until he heard a loud groan coming from something far away in a corner of the bay. He walked over and readied his blade for any surprise attacks. He stood there dumbfounded when he saw a beast half covered by a blanket roll onto his side.

He widened his eyes when he remembered this was the Ahmet kid's pet. Didn't the kid say he could fly? Sokka hadn't believed him, still didn't, but he was out of options and he could at least attempt to make it fly.

Sokka opened the docking doors and pulled off the sheet covering the beast. He jumped onto its saddle and grabbed its reins. He tried to shake the reigns like they did in the movies but nothing happened. He then tried to coerce the beast by telling him their going to save his master and he'd give him a treat.

All he got was a grunt.

Sokka was about to give up on this when he remembered that the Aang kid said something to get him to move.

" Was it Nip Nip? Fly Fly? Up Up?" Sokka said to himself.

"Jump Jump? Yip Yip? Go GOOO!?" Sokka yelled as the beast roared and rose high off the ground.

Sokka clutched onto the reins as they soon left the docking bay and soared through the night sky.

"Woah! He's flying he's actually flying!" laughed Sokka with glee.

Sokka relaxed a bit on the reins and turned the beast towards the direction he gave the masked man.

"Let's go save my sister and the kid!" Sokka shouted with determination.

Now…

"Appa!" Aang yelled in amazement at his friends entrance.

Who could have controlled Appa? Aang wondered.

He soon looked on in shock once he realized it was Katara's older brother Sokka.

Katara must've been just as shocked as he was because he heard her yell his name out.

"I am the Mighty Sokka and you are my prey!" Sokka said raising his blade that transformed into a long sword.

Princess Azula looked on in shock at the huge creature that landed before her. She couldn't discern what it was. She turned her attention to the bumbling idiot on top of the creature. She was confused that he was still alive. Hadn't she given the order to kill everyone in on that room? She lowered at the thought of her men failing but then she turned a glare toward the masked man. She had a feeling he stopped them before coming here.

Katara saw that the Princess was distracted and used an maneuver Li had taught her to escape her grasp.

The Princess looked at her with surprise before conjuring a fireball and throwing it at her.

Katara could have blocked it with her magic but her hands and feet were bound and she couldn't cast without them.

Everything had gone in slow motion as Li and Sokka tried to stop the fire ball from hitting her, but they were to far away to help her. Katara saw a bright white light from the corners of her eyes and soon felt arms wrap around her and turn her away from the blast. All she could see was white light surrounding the body of her friend Aang. His whole body was enveloped in light and his eyes no longer had any pupils. He raised his ring hand and all their confines broke loose and there were suddenly strong gust of wind. The winds formed into a fast moving tornado and sucked up everything around them.

Sokka held onto Appa reins with everything he had and Li plunged his sabers into the ice floor. The two men that were left weren't so lucky and got sucked into the tornado. The Princess struggled for a bit but soon joined them into the wind vortex.

The wind kept howling until it eventually stopped and Aang unconscious against Katara.

Everything was silent until Li got up and made his way towards Katara and Aang.

He was almost there until Sokka came up between them holding his blade out towards Li.

"Don't make another step." Sokka said in a hard tone.

"Sokka! What are you doing! Li helped save us." Katara said angrily at her brother.

" I don't know how you know his name Katara. But he's one of them. I saw him fly off from the capital with those dragon wings." Sokka said.

"What? That's not true! Li isn't one of them." Katara said in disbelief.

"Who the hell are you." Sokka demanded ignoring his sister for the moment.

Zuko narrowed his eyes at Katara brother. He expected this would happened, but it didn't mean he was ready or prepared. He knew one day Katara would find out about him. He just hoped it was during a time that she would understand and maybe forgive him. He knew that time wasn't here though, especially not after his sister attacked her family and home and nearly succeeded in kidnapping her and her friend. Zuko knew he had no choice but to reveal himself or the suspicion around him would only confirm it for them. He took one last look at Katara before he raised his mask and dropped it to the ground. He felt his heart break even more from the pieces they were as he heard her shocked gasp change to an angry yell.

Oh how he messed up.

Katara couldn't believe her eyes as she stared back at Li's face. He had those eyes. Those reptilian eyes all Drogons possessed. She felt anger and betrayal build up in her but she also felt her heart ache in so much pain. She ignored the feeling and allowed her anger to break through.

" Everything about you was a lie." she said in a cold detached voice.

"No, Kata-" he started but was interrupted harshly by her next words.

"Don't you dare say my name you liar! Everything you told me was a lie! What were you training me for really!? Did you expect me to betray my family and join your cause?! I trusted you!" Katara yelled.

"That was never my intention. When-" he was interrupted again but this time by a wave of water.

"You lie!" Katara cried.

"Is your name even Li!? Did you lie about that to! I thought you were my friend but apparently I was wrong! Your nothing but another Drogon spy!" she yelled as tears fell from her eyes.

Zuko didn't even attempt to dodge her magic. He deserved the bashing she brought on him. He should have never lied to her. But what else could he have done? Zuko laid on his back as he tried to bring air back into his lungs from her last attack. He was about to sit up until he felt her sit on him and then started to repeatedly beat his face.

"How could you!How could you!How could you!" she yelled as she continued to beat him.

Sokka went to stop his sister from killing the Drogon. Not that he felt any sympathy for him, but he owed him his life and his father's and he wouldn't be repaying the debt by having his sister kill him. He struggled a bit to pull Katara off the guy and then embraced her and patted her back when she cried into his chest. He looked at the guy's bruised and battered scaled face then picked up his sister and turned towards Appa. He placed her down in the saddle then went to go get Aang and do the same. He looked back at the body of the Drogon still lying down on the ground before turning to Appa.

"Yip Yip" Sokka said and soon they were off.

As they flew through the sky Sokka received an transmission from his communicator. He looked back to see that Katara was asleep next to the unconscious body of Aang. He answered his communicator and was met with the holographic projection of his father.

"Dad I have Katara and Aang! I'm coming back to the capital." Sokka said.

" No Sokka, as much as I want you too, you can't come back to the capital. It's not safe here anymore you need to take your sister and Aang to my grand shuttle and go off planet to the first Quadrant. There you will be safe for the time being." his father said in a pained voice.

" Dad what are you saying! We can't leave our home. We don't have to worry about that Princess anymore she's been taken care of. Our planet is safe." Sokka said with pride.

It was soon dashed away on his father's next words.

"It is not my son. We have gotten word that there is a huge armada heading towards the security defenses around our quadrant. We think they are after the rings both Katara and Aang bear." his father said.

" Then let's give them to-" Sokka started but was interrupted by his father.

"No we will not. If those rings are given to them then all life as we know it will cease to exist. Agnimitra plans to unleash what is known as The Great One. If all rings are brought together to do such a purpose he will be born and destroy everything in the galaxy." his father said.

" The Great One?" Sokka wondered before continuing " well what about you and everyone else on this planet?"

"We will escape to our sister planet and fortify our defenses there." said his father.

" Why can't we go there!" Sokka nearly yelled.

" It's not where your destinies lie. You must protect your sister and the young Ahmet. They must not be captured. You also need to find the Ringbearer in first quadrant. Promise me Sokka that you will listen and protect your sister." said his father.

"I promise." Sokka said sadly.

" I'm so sorry son. I really am. I love you and tell your sister for me okay."

" I love you to dad, and I will."

Sokka soon arrived to his father's grand shuttle and boarded Appa inside. He was glad his father's shuttle was big enough to fit the flying creature or else there'd be a problem.

Sokka went to the control room and started up the shuttle. He looked out towards the window and saw the landscape fade away as they rose away from the planet. He touched the glass and bowed his head.

He could feel his tears coming. He hadn't cried since he lost her.

Now he was losing his home.

A/N: yikes. oof. disastrous.

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