Avatar: the Adventure Continues
A/N I don't own avatar.
Azula was standing outside the balcony of her room. She couldn't get to sleep. Her father was so mad at her. This infuriated her, but she had a plan of her own. After the avatar attacks again she will make sure that day both Ozai and the avatar would die that day. These were treacherous thoughts, but it was her turn for power. She was also going to make sure that when Zuko came she would finish him for good. "You had your chance dumb-dumb." She quietly said to herself. She turned around to go to bed.
For the next couple of days the gang practiced morning and night to prepare themselves. Finally it was the moment of truth. Kuzon would test them to see what they knew. "This will be a five on one battle." said Kuzon. "You must all fight with ferocity. In this room I am your enemy." They walked into the room. No one spoke a word. Finally the tension was cut when Kuzon yelled "begin!"
With that Aang started with air blasts to knock Kuzon off his feet. However the admiral was faster, dodging the move and countering with whips of fire, only to be countered by Katara's own water whips. Toph moved in for a large amount of earthbending attacks. Kuzon jumped, but Aang was quicker. Kicking out an air blast, Aang knocked Kuzon to the ground. Now that Kuzon was vulnerable Zuko closed in, but this was a trap. Quickly Kuzon made a circular ground sweep combined with fire. Zuko stepped back and lost balance and was thrown into the ground. Taking the offensive Kuzon stepped through with some intense firebending combinations. Aang went in to defend the rest of his friends, but the constant blasts were too much and he fell back in defeat.
"Enough!" said the admiral. "You have lost. We must keep trying until you win without any losses, only then will I think you're all ready. The fire lord will be far less forgiving." Again and again they battled each time experiencing more failures. Until finally they seemed to work as a team each person's move supported the other's move. Then the combinations of the five of them started to tire Kuzon and in a couple of moves they won.
Getting off the ground he said "Well done. You now see that you must work together as a team and only then can you truly outnumber the fire lord. You are all ready. It is time that we invade."
"When are we going to attack?" Aang asked.
Thinking he answered "Two days from now. The day of the invasion I will explain the plan of action." They all nodded. "Now get some rest." he said.
Zuko and Kuzon were walking outside. "Do you think that you are ready to face your father?"
Zuko coldly replied "He is not my father, he is a man who claims to be a father, but instead burns and banishes his own son. I will face him when the time comes. When Aang needs my help I will fight without any hesitation."
Smiling Kuzon said "Good to hear."
The next day was filled with practice and meditation. The group went over attacks and strategies they could use against the fire lord. They tried to calculate anything that could possibly happen. This time there would be no surprises. Kuzon walked through out the temple checking the status off all the vehicles making sure they would all work. Troops discussed plans, sharpened their weapons, and anything else they could do to prepare for war. That night Kuzon wanted everyone to get a good night sleep, so all the troops were expected to be sleeping and resting.
Kuzon woke up and sat up in bed. There was something wrong. Rubbing his eyes he realized Toph wasn't sleeping next to him. He got up and fixed himself some tea (it always relaxed him). He walked around looking for her. He finally found her standing in a fighting stance on one of the balconies. The strange part was there was no one to fight. Perplexed by this he went up to see her. "Something wrong?" he asked?
"No." she answered. Rather blunt answer he thought.
"Why are you out here?"
She sighed "I'm practicing, any reason for the disruptions?" she retorted.
Puzzled by her reaction to his question he asked "What are you practicing for?"
She started to lose her patience. She turned to him and said "I'm trying to see how far I can use earthbending to sense where everything is."
He then asked "Why? The invasion is tomorrow. You should be getting some rest."
Snapping back at him she said "I know the invasion is tomorrow! I don't want it to be my fault again if we lose!" She started to break into sobs.
Putting an arm around her he asked "Again? What do you mean; it wasn't your fault that the invasion failed. It was Azula who tricked you guys and wasted your time."
Wiping her tears away with her arm she said "Azula wouldn't have stopped us if I knew she was behind the door."
Still confused Kuzon said "What do you mean? What door?"
"In the bunker the fire lord was in I was responsible for finding our way to Ozai. When we came to a door I was sure that the fire lord would be in there, but if I would've sensed the room more closely I would have sensed Azula and we could have found another way around. I led us into Azula's trap." She answered.
Thinking he said back to her "Even if you fought the fire lord and won Azula would have taken his place and the air ships still would have bombed the submarines. Azula had traps all over the place, it wasn't your fault at all. She is clever as she is evil. The fire nation would still have been ready, they still would win, but this time we have a sizable army, this time Aang knows firebending, this time Zuko is on our side, and this time you have me." He hugged her "You don't need to worry, nothing will go wrong. I will protect you no matter what and I will protect the others too. As an admiral I watch over my troops like my family, and you are going to be my wife, and as a future husband I will protect you."
She looked at him and kissed him "Thanks, for everything."
He smiled "Come on, lets go to bed."