I would to start off by thanking Samhian. Necropolis and readingaddictandproud to be one of the first two people to review. You don't know how happy I was to find out that you like my story. And you're right Samhian. Necropolis, I shouldn't worry about the length of my chapters and I really hope you don't mind that I took your description about the necklace if you want I can change it, no problem.

I went back and did some minor changes to the chapter, but nothing big just tried to add a little more details.

Thank you again to those who have reviewed, as I said before this is my first fanfiction so I really appreciate the support you guys gave me and knowing that you enjoyed it

Ok so here is the second chapter and it's going to be in Zuko's point of view.

Hope you guys like it .

Zuko's P.O.V

I can't believe the scene that just happened in front of me. I was just going to take a walk to the closest village to help clear my mind. I feel awful about betraying Uncle, the one person who was there for me, who protected me, who cared about me. I just need to get away from the palace for a while. When I was at the front doors I was stopped and forced to bring guards with me. I told the guy I was fine and can take care of myself but he just replied with:

"I'm sorry my Prince, I am just following orders. No one from the royal family is supposed to leave the palace without guards by their side. New order."

I gave up soon after that and agreed to have a few guards follow me. I was expecting about two or three, but once we were outside I had like about twenty men behind me. I yelled at the nearest person I could find and he shrank away a little stuttering that he didn't know anything about it, he was just doing what he was told. He was new, it was obvious, he was young and lacked that bit of confidence and 'I'm better than you' attitude almost all the guards had. I dropped it after that since what's the point of keep yelling at him? Nothing.

I just pulled the hood over my head and told them to keep their distance. 'Great, so much for a nice walk right? Going into town with an army of soldiers following you everywhere sure won't draw any attention to me.' I thought sarcastically.

I tried to draw out the noise behind me because with every step my own army took you can hear the clank clank clank of their armor. Instead I tried to focus on the dirt road in front of me and the few flowers I saw here and there. They reminded me of the flowers in the garden back at the palace, the garden that used to belong to my mother. I would find her there almost every day when I was little. She loved that garden.

About half an hour into the walk we finally started nearing the small town. I pulled the hood over my face even more when I heard people up ahead on the road, but I doubt that's going to help when they see all the guards behind me. Yeah, nothing will help me blend in better than them.

As we get closer I can hear a female's voice along with a males. The female's voice sounds kind of familiar, but who do I know that would be here by this rundown town? I definitely know it's not Azula, I'd know her voice a mile away and it doesn't sound like the voice belongs to Mai either. And like I said before, I don't think I would find her here when she has her own luxurious home. Now that I'm getting closer I can hear the two people better. I have definitely heard her before, it's on the tip of my tongue.

About a second before I see her I was finally able to place that voice with a name and I realize who it is: it's Katara, Katara from the Southern Water Tribe, the one who travels with the Avatar, and the one that I betrayed back in Ba Sing Se after she offered to heal my scar. What in the name of Agni is she doing here?

She is wearing Fire Nation clothes, a red shirt that covers only one shoulder and exposes her stomach and this matching skirt or shorts thing-Ugh women's fashion can be so confusing. I don't know if it's a skirt or shorts, it looks like a combination of both and I'm going to leave it at that because I don't feel like getting a head ache trying to figure out what it is. She must have those clothes on to help her blend in and if I didn't know her I guess it would, but if you put her next a real Fire Nation girl, you can clearly see the difference between them.

She was with a guard who was holding her arm and wouldn't let go of her even after she yelled at him to. I stepped in right after that because it looked like she didn't have her water pouch with her and there is no other available recourse she can use making her defenseless which isn't good because of the way the guard is looking at her.

After I dismissed him Katara made a whip out of nowhere. At first I was really confused how she did it, but after I looked around, I saw dead trees and grass surrounding her. I'm a bit impressed by her thinking; I didn't know she could do that.

After a quick conversation with her, glad to see she still remembers Ba Sing Se, my soldiers starting attaching her. And I didn't stop them. Should I have? I mean they are right, she's disguised as a Fire Nation citizen. Who knows what kind of trouble she can cause, the chaos she can start in towns. But then again, she's going to be versing about twenty other men, trained men.

After a mere few minutes, I stand corrected. She was taking guards down left and right. She has gotten much better. So different from the first time we fought.

After a while she started getting tired. It was obvious in her stance and she was moving slower too, but still able to slowly take down a guard one by one all by herself.

She looked up at me for only a second, but long enough for her to shoot me a death glare. Later she tried to make a run for it, but because of all her burns she was too slow. I'm surprised she can still walk with that burn on her leg. Soon after that she got punched in the jaw, even from here I could still see the blood running down her chin and some into her mouth, staining her teeth red. When she was on the floor coughing a little and trying to get back up, a guard with graying hair came up to kick her in the stomach. She rolled over in the dirt with the impact of the kick when another guard, a big and bulky one, kicked her again and again. I'm sure she won't be able to keep it up soon like this. I can see from here that she's starting to black out, her eyelids look heavy and her eyes are starting to roll back into her head.

I finally stepped in then, knowing that she could no longer fight back.

"That's enough don't hurt her anymore, you've already done plenty of damage, stop now. Let's go and be careful with her while going to the palace." I told the guards that were left. There were only three men left standing.

I had left the palace with about twenty guards and only three of them were still on their feet. I could barely see any living plant in front of me. Almost all the trees and grass were dead from when Katara extracted the water from them. Most of my guards were on the floor unconscious, bleeding, and some were frozen to the dead trees. There was blood everywhere, most of it from the guards and some of it was Katara's.

I stand here shocked that Katara was able to single handedly take down almost all the guards I came here with. She took down taller, bigger, older, and stronger men who are trained as specialized soldiers by herself.

Then my eyes finally land on Katara. She was passed out, her face was caked with blood and dirt. Her clothes were also ripped, torn, burned, and covered in her own blood and dirt. Even though she is wearing red, I can clearly see the blood darkening her ripped clothes. Her hair is sprawled behind her spreading everywhere. There were burns on her arms, small ones on her neck, and one that looked like it could have been the full length of her leg. And there were bruises starting to form all around her body.

"What will we do now my Prince? Are you still going to go to the village?" He asked panting a little trying to catch his breath.

"No. I'm going back to the palace. Will you three be able to carry her all the way to the palace or should I if you're to beaten up?" I asked them, but I knew their answer. If one said no, the others will think they're weak. I was right, after I asked all three of them stood up straighter.

"No sir, we can handle bringing the young waterbender back." One answered back. I've seen him around, I'm pretty sure that his name is Ching. Then another one hesitantly asked

"Well… what about the others?" He motioned to all the unconscious bodies "We can't just leave them here. Some of them are really injured."

"Fine! You can stay here until they wake up, Ching here can even send for help once we reach the palace unless you want to stay here too. Do you?" I said aggravated nearly yelling at them.

"No, I am fine my Prince." He stated

"There you go. Are you happy now? You can stay here and Ching gets to send for help." He nodded once. When he turned to walk, I noticed he was limping. He must have been the guy that Katara shot that icicle in his foot. I was right, when I looked down he was bleeding and leaving footmarks made of blood. No wonder he didn't want to go, the palace is a good half hour from here, probably longer since they're beaten up pretty bad and have to carry a new prisoner with them.

Ching grunted as he hoisted Katara up over his shoulder making her arms dangle over his back. I sighed, they really helpless they can't do anything right can they.

"Fine just don't drop her." I warned him. This is going to be a long way home.

Katara's P.O.V

"Ugh" My head hurts. Wait, no, no everything hurts. I feel like I'm numb and on fire at the same time. I just want to go back to sleep, yeah that will be best. I must just be sore from training all day with Aang and Toph. Go back to the nice comforting dreamless sleep. I'm sure Toph, Aang and Sokka can handle dinner without me just once. Who am I kidding, none of them can cook but I'm just too tired.

I felt around for my blanket, but couldn't find it and the grass didn't feel like it usually does. It felt harder and colder than it usually does. I finally started to open my eyes. Even that took a lot out of me.

When my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I realized that I'm not in the nice peaceful meadow where we set up camp. Some memories come back to me but my whole body is in so much pain, I barely register it. I do however see that there is a cot with a small mattress on it next to me. I guess I was sleeping on the floor for who knows how long. Did I fall off? And where exactly am I?

Oh, no. No it hurts too much to think. I try to get up, but wince in pain. I struggle to just sit up and have to hold on to the cot for support.

Come on, I can't be bruised that badly right? As I stand up I feel dizzy and immediately sit on the bed. I should just go to sleep and rest for a few more hours… or days. Yeah, a few days of blissful sleep. I lay down on the mattress and immediately start falling asleep.

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I don't know how long I had slept when I starting waking up again. I feel so much better now than I did earlier but it's still pretty hard to move without flinching. I slowly start sitting up and take a look around. I'm in what looks like a cell for prisoners. There was only the cot I was sitting on, no blankets or pillows-just a mattress and an uncomfortable one, and a bucket.

I'm confused, why am I here? How did I-NO! Memories come flying back to me and it's like being hit with a brick. I… I got captured? No, no I didn't. This is just a bad dream-or a trick! It has to be a trick, but I know it's not no matter how much I wish it was.

There were no windows in the cell, so no telling what time of day it is. All the walls around me were made up of sheets of metal except for the front wall with the door on it. That was made up of thick metal bars, anyone who passes by will be able to see me. I'm surprised they didn't put me in a cage instead.

Finally I look down at myself and gasp. No wonder I feel so awful. Parts of my clothes were ripped, almost my entire body was covered in burn marks, and my stomach was covered with dark blue and purple bruises. I can only imagine how my face looks. I reach up and feel that my lip is cut and nose hurts.

How could I be stupid enough to let myself get captured by the Fire Nation? I would beat myself up if they hadn't done it already. What are the chances that they accidently left the door unlocked? Probably no to HA. Just then I noticed that there was a bowl of rice by my feet. I must have missed it earlier, but no water. Figures they wouldn't give me any water, but come on not even a little glassful? The smell of rice makes my mouth water which also makes me wonder how long I've been here to be this hungry. I dive into the bowl and am almost halfway through, mouthful, when something occurred to me.

You have to boil rice to cook it. You have to boil it in water. What if I extract some of the water from the rice, I know it won't be much but I could use it to help me heal some of my wounds. But I don't know if it will ruin the rice and I'm so hungry.

I decide to take a small handful and try it on that and leave the rest of the bowl to eat. I bended the water out of the rice and I was right, it wasn't a lot. It barely covered the length of my hand, but it'll have to do.

Now where should I start? I have a lot of work to do and not enough water. I decided to heal my leg first since it's probably important if I can walk. I put my hand on my leg and sigh with relief as I feel it working; I ran my hand up and down my leg trying to get much of the burn as possible, but won't completely heal it. What if someone notices? No, it's too risky to completely heal all of my wounds. Instead I settle on leaving it a shade of pink that still hurts but only when I touch it.

I used up about half the water in my hand and now it's time to work on my arms which are also very important because without then I can't bend. I do the same thing I did with my leg, heal it a bit but still leave it burned. I look over myself again and I still look pretty bad, but not as bad as I was a few minutes ago. The burns are still there but aren't as red and gruesome.

I stand up to see if I can walk around the cell testing out my limbs. After a few seconds of agony, it became easier and easier but I'm still really sore. I sit down satisfied with my work and thinking.

Not bad Katara, now you just need to figure out how to escape this prison.

I start eating the bowl of rice again, slowly this time savoring the taste since I don't know when I'll be able to eat again.

Long after I finished eating and sat there for what felt like an hour, I started to cry. I didn't even realize I was crying until I felt the tears slide down my face. I guess the full impact of what happened to me finally kicked in.

"How could I let myself get captured?" I whispered to myself. "Really how stupid was I? I'm probably never gonna get out of here. Never see my family again." I sobbed out.

"Aang, Toph… Sokka. I'm so sorry. I'm-" I started choking on my tears "-so-s-sorry" How I wish there was a pillow I could cry on. Instead curled up on the semi-uncomfortable mattress and let it all out.

Ta Da! So I know this chapter was a bit boring so I apologize for it but I just wanted to show you the aftermath of the fight.

I'm so sorry it's late. It's been what? 2 months since I last updated. I had written it up twice before, but then ended up not liking either of them and still not so sure about this one.

Hope it's ok that I switched the point of view from Zuko to Katara.

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