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Author: Well, this is chapter five. I didn't think I was going to even get this far.

Ursa: It's true, she didn't.

Author: Yeah, anyway, it's all because of Kris I got this far. SO GOOD FOR YOU KRISSY!! I shall dedicate this chapter to you! Why? Cause Sugar crash mixed with sleep deprivation makes me a crazy person.

Ozai: Yeah, we're all fearing for our lives right now.

Hakoda: Sleepy, loopy author is always scary.

Author: ON WITH THE STORY!!


March 27

So it's been two weeks since I met Hakoda and started working for the Cabbage man, who is still as crazy as ever. I thought he was going to kill us when he caught us kicking a cabbage around on the ground. It was scary to say the least.

Well anyway, Hakoda somehow talked me into seeing who could go the longest without sleep. It didn't exactly end well. By the fourth day…


"Feeling sleepy yet?" Hakoda asked. We were both leaning against the Cabbage cart, looking completely dead.

"No, I'm fine. You?" I asked back, this had become a routine over the past few days. We both ask how the other is feeling, then try to get the other to fall asleep.

"Great! Never felt better." He said, trying to sound enthusiastic but just ended up sounding drunk.

"Are you two still going on with that 'no sleep' thing?" Ursa asked, glaring at us as she walked up.

She had found out about it yesterday, for some reason she got really upset. Why should she care if we're not sleeping? Hakoda was convinced it was because of him, but I sincerely doubt that. Anyway, she got pretty annoying about.

"Haven't I told you it's not healthy to go without sleep for long periods of time?" She said, sounding very motherly.

"And haven't I told you, we don't care!" I said, getting really agitated. "I swear, you sound like my mother sometimes."

Ursa looked upset at that, then glared at us and stormed off. What a strange, strange girl.

"How are you two ever going to hook up if you keep fighting." Hakoda said, as he started to use a cabbage as a pillow.

"I TOLD YOU!!" I shouted, pulling the cabbage out from under his head causing him to smack his head against the cart and bounce up really quick. "I don't like Ursa!"

"OW! That hurt." He said, rubbing the side of his head. "Sheesh, you're grumpy without sleep."

"Oh really, yah think?" I snapped. Wow, I am a jerk without sleep.

I just rolled my eyes and started looking around, that's all we ever seem to do at this job. Scanning the marketplace, I froze when I saw… giant pineapples? Walking towards me. I blinked once, then twice. They were still there. There is definitely something weird going on.

They stopped right in front of the cart and looked down at me. I stood there in shock, blinking a few times, waiting for them to disappear.

"Give me your money." One of the pineapples demanded. Wait, the pineapple can talk?

"Huh?" I rubbed my eyes, nope still there. Then suddenly one of them shoved me down and took off running.

"What the?" I looked around, now the pineapple's disappear.

"Why did you just fall over?" Hakoda suddenly asked, snapping me back to reality.

"A pineapple knocked me over."

"A pineapple?"

"Yep."

"I see… You're hallucinating aren't you?"

"Most likely."

"You wanna give up?"

"Not a chance." I smirked. I may be going crazy and seeing giant talking fruit, but I, Prince Ozai of the Fire Nation, never give up. Except that time Iroh had me pinned to the ground, I had to give up them. But come on! The guy is twice my size, not to mention he weighs a ton. And he may keep saying it's muscle, but I think he's getting a little chubby.


Two hours later


"We find ourselves walking through the deep dark edges of the abyss. Not knowing what could happen as we continue on our noble quest. Pondering what could very well be the last moments of our lives. I find myself wondering how I ended up here, why am I here with an idiot like him, and what am I to do once we reach our destination."

"Why are you monologuing?" I asked, staring at Hakoda as if he grew a third head, fourth arm, eigth eyeball, and ninth eyebrow. So my heads not that clear right now.

"I'm not entirely sure."

"Right… And what do you mean 'deep dark edges of the abyss'? It's the middle of the day." I said. "And what's up with the noble quest thing, we're just going to wash some cabbages off. And neither of us are dying, so I don't get the last moments part. And I'm not an idiot, you are."

"… You know what… I am sleep deprived, a little loopy, and… I DON'T NEED ANY OF YOUR CRAP!!" Hakoda suddenly shouted. Wow, I've never seen him angry before.

"You're a jerk without sleep too." I added, probably didn't need to though.

Then it happened.

I was suddenly thrown into a wall, dropping all the cabbages I was holding as I feel to the ground. And in case any of you don't know, getting slammed into a wall hurts. Remember that. I looked up and stared right at the one who threw me into the wall.

"What's your problem Hakoda?!" I shouted, springing to my feet.

"You are, you evil space pirate!" He shouted, pointing a finger at me.

"Why am I your prob- wait did you say space pirate?" I asked, staring at him like he was crazy, again. Crap, now he's hallucinating.

"YOU SHALL NEVER DEVOUR MY SOUL!! MONSTER!" He shouted, then seemed to disappear.

And the next thing I knew I was wrestling with a giant pineapple. Okay, so I'm a little crazy.

"Get off of me!" I shouted, shoving the pineapple off of me, then charging it and slamming it into a wall. Yes, I rock! Unfortunately, the pineapple was stronger than it looked and shoved me off of him.

We went to attack each other again. I was going to try punching the pineapple in the face, does it even have a face? Then as soon as I got close… everything went black and painful.


"Ow, my head." I moaned as I sat up and looked around. I was in… my room? "What happened?"

"I slammed your heads together, rendering you both unconscious, when I saw you and Hakoda fighting." I heard someone answer from the doorway. Wait, I know that voice.

"Ursa?" I asked, staring at her thoroughly confused. "Since when do you care what we do?"

"Since I realized you two are so stupid you need someone to look after you." She replied, before turning to leave. "By the way, Hakoda's at his place and I'm not letting either of you out of your rooms before you get at least 8 hours of sleep."

And with that the door slammed shut. That was strange. Was Ursa actually… caring? I'm so confused. Everything I know and love is turning upside down! Ursa can't be nice, she just can't be. She's mean, evil, rude, cute, obnoxious, horrible … did I just say cute? …


I can't like Ursa! That's just wrong. We've known and hated each other since birth. It's just not possible for me to like her. Plus if I did, then Hakoda could rub it in my face. AND THAT'S NOT HAPPENING!!

Anyway, neither of us won the 'staying up as long as possible' contest, if you could even call it that. We both decided that sleep deprivation was very dangerous for both of us. I'm not even sure why I saw giant fruit. I think Hakoda knows why he saw space pirates, but he won't tell me. Weird.

Well all in all, it wasn't a horrible day. Just weird, and confusing. Oh, and I forgot to mention. Hakoda said a good friend of his was going to come to visit him in a few days. He said something about them being the biggest pranksters in their village, so I better watch my back.


Author: Yeah, sorry it's short. And if you couldn't tell, they were both hallucinating. Yeah. Weird chapter. It was inspired by my friend who went four days without sleep and started hallucinating at work.

Ozai: Wow, you took forever to write this chapter.

Author: SHUT UP!! School is evil! And it takes away all my free time.

Ozai: That, and you procrastinate.

Author: I hate you.

Ozai: No you don't.

Author: I know. GAH! Now I have a headache.

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