I liked writing this and the last chapter, it makes me feel more of a actual writer, instead a of a person who just writes a funny then a lemon, ya know? But anyways, one more chapter after this and things are getting super serious. Anyways, read on:

Aang flipped the table over and kicked the table legs in with a loud crack, "Aang, you need to stop and think of a plan," Katara warned him, "They have to be expecting you now. I know they have Toph and you want to her back, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea to just charge in there." He pulled out a big knife from his pocket and sharpened the pieces of wood. "Would you please listen?"

"You know what they're capable of Katara," He grunted with every stroke across the stake, "If I don't get to her by sunrise tomorrow…she's dead. We were barely able to track her before they destroyed her phone. That means they found it and are probably quite pissed about it." He placed one of the stakes in a loop hole in his jacket before working on another. "If I lost her to one of those…"

Katara tightened her fist, "Go ahead…say it…"

"Those vein drainers," Aang said, "I would never be able to forgive myself. I got her into this and I should be looking after her, she's my responsibility, just like you."

"And I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I let you just rush into an ambush!" Katara argued, "You're powers are impressive Aang, but you can't take on the top Vampire Clan to save Toph…even she knows that this is complete suicide!"

He put the next stake into his jacket, "I don't care, should I just sit here and just say 'oh well, there would be no way to save her' or should I try to save the girl I love even if it means that I may not be able to walk out of there?"

"I'm not saying that you should just sit around!" Katara said, "You need to make a plan, I can come with you."

Aang scoffed, "That would be dumber than what I'm about to do. I die and then you get taken by Vampires, you give them the cure and then Ember Island is taken over by Vampires. Yeah, great plan there Katara. You're staying here and I'm sending someone over here to watch you." He went back into his room, Katara followed him and saw him pull open his desk drawer, more of his small gadgets were stored in there.

"Is there seriously no one else except Toph that can help you? There has to be more people like you and Toph out there! You could get Suki to help, she's a good Earthborn," Katara suggested as Aang grabbed a handful of the small metallic balls, putting them into his pocket.

He shook his head, "She's not trained enough, they would take her down in an instant. I don't need her blood on my hands also."

"Then give me some time to find you someone, I can find a spell that can help, don't let this be the last time I see you!" She yelled. He could tell she was on the verge of tears, "I care about you too much to let this happen!"

A knock on the front door stopped their conversation and he walked back out towards the door, Katara still following him. He pulled the door open to a shorter teen. He had black hair like Aang, brown eyes and wore a green hoodie pulled over his head. "Are you seriously opening the door like that? I worked 3 weeks on that get up and you are in danger of just showing everyone it's you without wearing your mask." The boy said as he came into the room. He looked to Katara, "You must be the Half Blood."

Aang nodded, "Yep, that's Katara. Katara, this is Teo." She had always wondered who the guy behind Aang's tech would look like…her expectations were set a little high.

Teo pulled his backpack off his shoulder and set it on the couch, "Huh, you should probably get a new table, but anyways, I've got something for you." He unzipped his backpack and rummaged through it. He pulled out a newly modified Thunder Fist. "Now, this is like you're other Thunder Fist, but I've amped up the voltage and there's a neat feature that happens when you squeeze the bottom part." Teo tossed it to Aang, he put it around his fingers and squeezed the bottom, a knife popping out back side of the Thunder Fist. "Fun Fact, it has a permanent coating of Holy Water. So you can stab Vamps to your heart's content…no offense Katara."

"I know whose blood will have the honor to soak my blade first," Aang squeezed it again to make it retract. "Thanks Teo, you always come in handy."

Teo shrugged, "What can I say? I have a lot of free time." He pulled out his computer, "Now, I'm going to be in communication with you throughout this whole ordeal and I'll be at your disposal."

"Good to know…I'll just need to make one stop before I do this…but if this is the last time I see you," Aang hugged him, "Thanks for everything man."

"Anything for a friend," Teo hugged him back.

Aang looked to Katara and she immediately hugged him, "Stay safe Katara." Their hug ended a lot quicker than Teo's. He gave them both a nod before going back to his room. Katara couldn't help herself but take off after him. He was at the window as Katara shut the door behind them, "Katara-" He was stopped when she ran up and kissed him. It was different from the one she had given him the other night, this kiss was filled with desperation and love, he couldn't help but to kiss her back.

Katara pulled away, "Please…come back Aang…"

"I will…" He opened the window and he put on the mask, pressing the button on the side. Aang jumped out the window and took off into the city. Katara watched as he disappeared into the sunset, she knew she had to help somehow, even if Aang didn't want the help. She quickly rushed to her room to get her spell book.

He groaned softly as he turned in the bed, he felt the bare skin of his lover and pulled himself closer to her. "Zuko," She mumbled, "What time is it?" Zuko rubbed his eyes, trying to get them to focus as he looked at the red numbers on the clock's screen. They had napped for a good 3 hours since he got home.

"It's 5," He laid his head back onto her shoulder, "Thanks for my after school present."

She smiled, "And thanks for my afternoon snack. I was more than happy to give you something too."

The door opened and quietly shut, "Whose here?" Zuko mumbled, hoping whoever it was would make themselves scarce.

"Just little ole me," Zuko's eyes shot open and sat up to see the Avatar standing in his room, "Don't get up just because of my arrival." He tossed him a pair of underwear and pants from the ground, "If you were planning on chasing me or something, here are some clothes, but I'm here to talk." Ty Lee sat up, holding the sheets to her chest as Zuko got dressed.

"What the hell do you want?!" Zuko created a small flame in his hands as he got up from the bed.

"Have you thought anymore about what I told you Zuko?" Aang asked, "To get back at the people that changed your girlfriend?"

Zuko sent the flame at Aang, which he easily ducked, "Get out, now!"

Aang sighed, "I guess I have to do the only thing I can…" He pulled down his hood and lowered his mask. Both Zuko and Ty Lee's eyes widened as they recognized him.

"Aang?!" Zuko said stunned, his old best friend was his greatest enemy.

"Zuko, I'm now in the same situation as you were, they took the girl I love, Toph. They're going to kill her because of me…and I can't let them do that, but I can't do it alone. I need your help Zuko, you're the only other person in the world that can help me. I can't give them Katara or else you know exactly what they're going to do, Vampires taking over Ember Island." Aang told him, "If you can help me kill Long Feng, I will give you what you want, I'll give you a sample of Katara's blood so you can complete the cure. You'll have the perfect amount to allow Ty Lee to become a Day Walker. Please, just help me this once Zuko, help me save the woman I love."

Zuko let out a shaky breath, "This is a lot to take in Aang…"

"I know, but every second we waste here, the less chance Toph has at survival," Aang commented. "I need your help now."

He looked back to Ty Lee who was still getting over the shock of Aang's reveal, Zuko sighed as he looked back towards Aang, "I'm sorry Aang…I can't…"

Aang clenched his fists, "Zuko…" His friend turned away from him. "Fine…just make sure you hold her tight Zuko, I would feel bad if you had to ever experience this kind of pain." Zuko held himself back, "Oh and I found your Mother," Zuko felt like another wall had hit him, "Your Father sent her to Hira'a…I thought I would tell you that since I'm not sure if I'm coming back. I was going to tell you when the day you finally decided to join me. I hope you have a good life Zuko." Aang left out the door as Zuko sat back on his bed, letting everything process in his brain.

"Zuko," He turned back to Ty Lee, "You have to help Aang."

The grounds of the compound were eerily quiet as the guards walked in close proximity of each other, making sure nothing got through. Ever since Long Feng found the phone that was tracking Toph, he had beefed up the security outside to make sure the Avatar couldn't get through. One of the guards sighed, "You know, when I became a Vampire, I thought it would be cooler than this. I wanted to be one of those guys robbing the blood banks and getting all those girls, but I'm just standing guard for this stupid house." The guard complained.

"We have to start off somewhere," His friend told him, "I mean, just imagine the cred we will get when we take out the Avatar! Long Feng will have to promote us! We'll be able to get as much warm blood as we need, money will roll in and get the girls."

"Will you two shut up?" Another guard called, "If you two keep boasting like a couple of idiots, we're going to be sitting ducks for the Avatar."

"Too late," The two guards turned around to get two stakes driven through their chests, turning into ash, "Who's next?"

"Sir!" Long Feng spun his head around to the guard that spoke, "The Avatar has been spotted on the grounds."

Toph smiled, "Told you."

"Shut up," Long Feng seethed, "How many men have we lost?"

The guard listened closely to his communicator, "10…now 15…30…" Long Feng growled in anger as he paced in the room. "…He just finished off the last of them…I can't connect to anyone. Wait, there is someone." There was a brief pause before the guard looked back to Long Feng, "It-It's for you sir."

Long Feng grabbed the radio and ripped out the ear piece connector, "How many of you are alive?!"

A deep chuckle brought a smile to Toph's face, "You should know better than to expect any alive Long Feng."

His hand tightened around the radio, "You're making a grave mistake Avatar, you take one step in here and you'll regret it."

"You're going to regret taking something from me, you'll pay with your life!" Aang smashed the communicator on the ground. Long Feng gave the radio back to the guard and stroked his chin as he thought the situation over.

He narrowed his eyes when he heard Toph laugh, "Oh, he's going to kill you." She said with a mocking tone.

Another guard came into the room, "Sir, we have found a girl sneaking around the premises. She took out a couple of the guys, but we got her. Should we bring her in here?" Long Feng gave him a nod as he continued to think. Toph's eyes went wide when the girl was pulled into the room, Long Feng turned to see the girl and a smile came across his face.

"Well, if it isn't my favorite Half Blood…"

Aang kicked the door off its hinges and watched it fly into the darkness. He took a couple hesitant steps into the room, waiting for whatever was lurking in the darkness of the room. His eyes began to adjust to the room, but only being able to see the outlines of the walls. Light footsteps softly echoed off the walls and Aang turned to try to catch whoever was in the room with him. He grabbed one of the metallic balls and was ready to set it off before two feet connected with his back, sending him into the wall in front of him and crashed into the adjoining room. He hit against a counter, which he guessed he was now in a kitchen and he landed on the tiled floor. Aang groaned as he got up, but immediately a pair of hands grabbed him and slammed him into the wall, then tossed him into the cupboards. He fell and his the counter again and met the tiled floor one more time. "You're not so big and bad in the dark are you Avatar?" A chilling voice whispered by his ear, Aang turned around and grabbed the man by his shirt and drove his feet into his stomach, sending him flying back into the main room. Aang reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of the metallic balls and activated them, throwing them into the room. An explosion of light came from the other room and a laugh soon followed it, "Those can't hurt me Avatar, why would you think a Vampire is as good as I am?"

"I don't know," Aang dragged himself to the counter and struggled to pull himself up, the damage had been done already. "Probably because you need the darkness to beat me." Once he got up, he grabbed his Thunder Gloves from his pockets. Aang extended the blade, sad that he wasn't going to be able to first coat the blade with Long Feng's blood. "Do you really want to do this right now?" Aang asked, "You could save me the trouble and your life if you just walked out of here and let me kill Long Feng."

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy Avatar," The voice called. "You see, Long Feng has promised anyone who brings your head to him about 2 Million dollars. I have a mouth to feed and it likes expensive food."

Aang put his back to the wall separating them, "Of course…" He tightened his grip around both gloves. "So, how is this going to play out?"

"Well it could work out in a couple of ways," He heard the thud of his feet as he slowly walked across the wooden floor, stepping with the back of his heel and letting his toes smack against the ground. "The first, you can just give up and I can end your life easily. The second, we can fight, I end up killing you in the slowest and hardest way possible."

"And of course the third," Aang peaked his head out to see the man's foot in the moon light from the door, he used his powers to send a gust of air out the door, pull the man and Aang with it. He landed a couple feet from him on his feet, "I kick your ass and find Long Feng." Aang missed his punch as the man rolled out of the way. He got to his feet and put up his fists, ready to fight, Aang was at least a little happy that he could see him now. He rolled his neck with a cocky smile, his skin turning into scales. "Ah, of course, a Demon. I guess you don't like using fire huh? Then that must make you the ironically named, Pyro."

The man did a playful bow, "At your service." As he made it to the end of his bow, Aang spun around and drove the back of his heel into his head, knocking him to the ground. Aang jumped around like a boxer with a smile on his face.

"Looks like I can get two birds with one stone tonight, taking out an assassin and getting closer to Long Feng," Aang took a step towards the Demon and sent a kick to his stomach, flipping him onto his back. "I know you're not hurt that much, that skin is a lot tougher than you're showing right now."

He spun around to get onto his feet, "Ah, you caught my bluff. I guess I should really fight then." The Pyro swung his fist which Aang caught easily and drove his fist into his stomach, jolting him and dazing him slightly, but he was still standing.

"Huh, I guess your skin is giving you some protection," Aang thought out loud, "But let's try a higher voltage punch." Aang swung with the bladed glove, but he ducked out of the way only to be met with the other fist to his chin. He staggered back, but was still standing. "You're a little easier than expected, but I guess that's only because you get the element of surprise on other's don't you?" The Pyro huffed in anger and began swinging punches at him, he dodged every swing. Aang knocked a kick away and kicked him in the chest, making him stumble back again before Aang delivered the final blow. He jumped and slammed the bladed Thunder Glove on top of his head, knocking him out cold. A dull thud was the only noise as he hit the ground. Aang shook the pain away from his hand, "What a disgrace, I thought you would have put up a bigger fight." He walked back into the house, finding nothing else in the house. Aang walked back into the main room and pressed the button on his communicator, "Teo, I can't find anything here, it's just some compound house."

"I've got more bad news, Katara got out. She conjured a fake copy of herself and snuck out. If I didn't know that carbon copies have that preset phrases set in it whenever you ask it a question, I wouldn't be able to tell, I think she's heading your way Aang," Teo told him.

Aang slammed his hand against the wall, at the same time the floor began to move out of the way and a metal elevator rose from the ground. "She won't be able to get in, hopefully you've gotten a trace on her. Get her friend on the phone and have her get her somewhere safe, you got it?"

"Yeah…but I have bad news again…"

He sighed, "I assumed that was the case…I'll make sure to keep an eye out for her, hopefully she hasn't gotten herself killed…" Aang walked into the elevator, the fact that music was playing made him chuckle. "Just make sure nothing else goes wrong Teo, I don't really need any other problems."

"Oh sorry, I'll make sure I use my human powers of nothingness to make sure nothing else happens," Aang rolled his eyes as the doors shut.

"Why won't you help him?" Ty Lee asked, "Aang was your best friend and he needs your help."

Zuko ran his hands over his face, "You don't understand…what hell he put me through…because of him…I got this Mark." His hand ran over his eye patch. "He started with that 'Avatar' stuff before you and I started going out…because of all the trouble he was creating, my Father needed me by his side with help, but now I just see that he wanted someone to control. I refused to help, I wanted to be a normal person, like you, but my Father had a different plan for me. He had me held down and gave me this stupid mark!" Zuko tore off the eye patch and tossed it across the room. Ty Lee became quiet, never in her presence had he had his eye patch off, she had never seen his left eye.

"Zuko…" She leaned forward on the bed, still holding the covers to her chest. Ty Lee placed her hand on his shoulder, "You know he would never purposely let that happen to you Zuko. If he knew he had done that to you, he would beg for your forgiveness."

"I don't care, because of him…I can never look the same again," Zuko moved his face away from her hand, "I can't have my Mark on me in a more concealed place like my sister…I have to wear it like a Mark of Shame. I can't even truly show myself to you, the girl that I love, in fear that I will see that look in your eye that I've seen in so many. It's a horrible feeling that goes through me…something that I always feared that my Mother would show if I ever saw her again."

Ty Lee bit her lip, feeling bad for him, "Zuko…show me. I don't care what you look like, I want to see it." He shook his head, "Please Zuko, you're the only one to see everything of me…I want to see everything of you." Zuko didn't move as Ty Lee let the covers drop and sat down to his right and turned his face to her. The previously covered eye had red scaling around his eye which looked like a serpent's eye, the iris was black as the rest was yellow. Ty Lee ran her thumb along the scaling, his eyes shut as her thumb went over it. "Wow," She whispered, Ty Lee leaned in and planted a kiss on the scaled skin. "I don't see you any different by seeing this Zuko, I still love you." His eyes opened and he looked into hers, nothing had changed, she was the same Ty Lee as he was the same Zuko. He didn't feel the fear anymore, Zuko actually felt better for being able to show Ty Lee who he really was, the look in her eyes made him feel accepted. She jumped back a little as he felt his whole skin change to red scales.

He looked at his skin in surprise, "I didn't think I was able to do this, I've tried multiple times, but I couldn't."

Ty Lee smiled, "It's because you let your fears take over, you couldn't accept yourself and the way you look, so it blocked your ability to change like that."

"When did you become such a psychology master?"

"I have to do something while I'm here and you have a lot of books in the library…Zuko…go help your friend."

Zuko changed back and kissed her, "You're right as always." He got changed and quickly left.

Ty Lee happily smiled and laid back down on the bed, but her head shot up when she heard the door open, Azula standing in the door way, "We need to talk Ty Lee…"

Toph watched in chains as Katara was brought before Long Feng, "I guess you just couldn't wait any more to come back to your own kind." She didn't answer as he wickedly smiled. "You know, I felt kind of bad for biting for your Mother, but it's always good to see a person of my own blood line come back."

"Is there anyone in this town whose Mother you didn't bite?" Toph called, "Jeez, next you're going to say that you somehow got my Mom pregnant and I'm your daughter."

Long Feng leered at the young girl, "If only you were so lucky." He turned back to Katara, "You're going to do us all a great feat and give us the cure we've been waiting so long for. Hopefully it won't kill you so you can watch as the Vampires take over Ember Island. I'll make sure the first stop is at your house, so I can drain that idiot brother of yours, how does that sound?"

"You're a monster," Katara replied, her eyes still to the ground.

The smirk came back onto his face, "Says the disgrace of a Vampire that stands in front of me. Though I have to admit that with your powers, you put up more of a fight than when we captured you. We've searched for too long to find where the Avatar had hidden you, but you just decided to show up on our door step, I guess plans do easily come to fruition. First you'll both have to watch as I finally take care of that nuisance of a Cloud Child, the Avatar and then the loud mouth is next," He shot a look over to Toph who just stuck her tongue out at him, "Then we will get our cure from you, it will be a grand night for us." She didn't answer him and he gave her a curious look, "Come on, you can't just mope, you're the one who made this so easy for us, don't you want to at least put up your fight like last time?"

"You're a monster," Katara repeated, making Long Feng laugh.

He motioned for the guards to come, "Chain her up next to the other girl, they'll have a front row seat to the Avatar's slaughtering." The guards did as they were told and chained her the seat next to Toph as they went back to their previous task.

"Katara, are you crazy? What are you doing here?" Toph whispered.

"You're a monster," Katara spoke.

She furrowed her brow in confusion, "What? What's wrong with you?"

"You're a monster."

"Katara, it's me Toph. You're acting like a…" Then a light clicked on in her head, "A clone…"

"So you should stop asking it questions," Toph heard a whisper behind her. "Don't turn around to draw attention to us, though they won't see me."

Toph smiled, "Invisibility?"

"More or less, it's a chameleon spell that just lets me blend in," She explained while picking Toph's locks. "Do you see how useful I am now?"

"Very much so now."

A guard glanced over to her, "Hey, what are you mumbling about over there?"

"Just…catching up," Toph smirked as her cuffs loosened around her wrists.

Boom! Surprise. Next chapter is the final showdown, will Aang finally take care of Long Feng and save Ember Island along with Toph and Katara (maybe even Zuko?)? Or will Long Feng finally get his cure? The Ending will be truly unexpected...just saying :D

-SDB