A.N...thanx for the reviews! oh and you know how these have been really short?...well the next two are extremely long compared to these...

Disclaimer: Refer to previous chapter!

Chapter 3: Rescue

:Leah's POV:

There was a serious silence over us all while Zuko's ship floated towards the distance.

The silence was broken by Katara, "We have to help them!"

"No way," Sokka protested, "They can fend for themselves!"

"They sacrificed themselves for your sorry ass, and you're not going to help them?" I glared at him and crossed my arms over my chest.

"Bu...But I ...I...oh fine," Sokka finally consented.

I grinned at Katara who smiled back happily.

Sokka turned to Katara, "Alright, we're gonna save your boyfriend."

"He's not my..," Katara began to protest.

"Whatever," Sokka quickly interrupted.

I laughed knowingly, "Come on we need to find Appa."

"But we were going to take the...canoe," Sokka finished lamely.

"Appa will move faster," Katara followed me.

"You just love to take me out of my comfort zone, don't you?" Sokka muttered.

"Exactly," I replied.

:Jess's POV:

"Let me go you bastard!" I yelled out just before they dropped me to my knees infront of Zuko, right beside Aang.

"Now, which one of you is the Avatar?"

"She is!" Aang said.

"No way, he is!" my eyes flashed with knowing and I smirked, "My friend will come for me and you will lose."

"I will not lose to a bunch of peasants!" he cried in outrage, and stomped his feet against the deck of the ship.

I rolled my eyes and jerked my head towards the sky, "Here they come now."

"What!" Zuko screamed and flames shot out of his palms.

"Katara, Sokka, there you are!" Aang jumped to his feet using airbending and wobbled over to where Appa landed on the ship. Quickly Katara untied him and then Aang raced away to find his staff; Zuko followed after him.

Then soldiers rose to the attack and I had to get Leah to untie me, and Faithful, ever so loyal, leaped onto my shoulder just as they narrowed in on us.

"Now now boys there is enough of me to go around, "I grinned and took a fighting stance beside Leah.

:Leah's POV:

I had taken on my , unusual, fighting stance beside Jessica, but barely maintained it when she said 'Now now boys there is enough of me to go around.'

"I can't believe you said that," I laughed lightly at her.

One of the soldiers nearest us decided to attack now that we were seemingly distracted. I swiftly spun around and shot fire at him, causing his own to fly back in his face.

"Cool," Jess murmured, "Where'd you learn to do that?"

"I mimicked one of Zuko's moves," I replied with a shrug as I dodged another soldiers attack, "There's one behind you!"

Jessica ducked down and the blazing fire flew over her. She turned and glared at the guy who'd attacked her, "You are so going to get it..."

:Jess's POV:

"And I'm not going easy on you," I shouted and flipped backwards onto my hands, twirling the air around my whole body in a circular motion. Fire nation soldiers flew backwards and over the railing of the ship. A series of splashes followed and then we were alone with Appa, Katara, and Sokka staring dumbfoundly at us.

"What?" we asked as I jumped back to a normal standing position, "You've never seen an airbender at work before?"

They slowly shook their heads, but stopped the movement abruptly when Aang suddenly flew out of the navigation room on his glider.

:Leah's POV:

"This should be interesting," I murmured under my breath.

Zuko leapt after him and latched onto his ankle. Aang fought back for a moment, trying to knock him off, but he failed miserably and they both plummeted to the deck.

Quickly, they jumped to their feet and Zuko launched an onslaught of fire at Aang. Aang, to avoid the fire, leaped onto the railing of the ship. Zuko didn't hesitate to release another wave of attacks. Having no other way to dodge, Aang jumped off the side of the ship.

:Jess's POV:

I gasped and raced towards the railing to peer down into the icy cold ocean. I couldn't see anything for a moment, but then the water glowed white. A second later, Aang, also glowing, flew out of the water, forming a cyclone of water with his power. All the soldiers that appeared form below deck were instantly swept away or knocked out.

The amazing show of power didn't last long and Aang collapsed from exhaustion. Katara knelt by his side to see if he was alright and Sokka helped him up when he regained full consciousness. Slowly, Sokka carried him atop Appa and Katara was forced to freeze the still conscious soldiers that approached.

Quickly, I collected Sokka's staff and ended up knocking Zuko back into the water with a knock on the head.

Avoiding the ice, I ran toward Appa's behind and climbed up on his tail.

In my haste, I had forgotten about Leah and knowing her, she avoided me so she wouldn't fly away from Zuko.

:Leah's POV:

I watched the retreating form of Appa: I had hidden behind a stack of what appeared to be tea boxes as Jessica and the others had made their escape.

Uncle Iroh came onto the deck with a sleepy look on his face, but he soon realized what was going on. He and Zuko, who had just been pulled from the water, launced two waves of fire at Aang and the others.

Aang instantly noticed and released a stream of air that knocked the fire into an iceberg. An avalanche collapsed onto the ship, stopping it in its tracks.

The force of this caused me to fall from my hiding place, clear into view.

A.N.: ...Dun Dun DUN!