See? I told ya I'd get it up in a week ;)

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Chapter 18: Kill the Spirit!

"Dad!" Katara shouted over the howling of the wind. "Dad!!"

It was late at night and Appa was flying Katara as fast as he could over the trees of the dark forest. Despite the clear skies, the winds had begun picking up an unusual amount of speed and force making flying more difficult. Still Appa continued to press on while Katara sat atop him with the reigns in one hand and the mirror in the other. Every so often, she would check the mirror to make sure she was going in the right direction and to make sure her dad was still struggling to stay alive. Appa became more anxious as he sensed storm clouds rumbled in the distance but Katara managed to keep him calm.

"Its okay Appa. Steady. Won't be long before we find dad and can go home."

After half an hour of flying, Katara finally spotted the thick swampy area she saw in the mirror and motioned for Appa to land. She then jumped off and began looking around for any trace of her father.

"Dad?" Katara called out. "Are you here?" She then looked back into her mirror for more clues and noticed that Hakoda lay next to a gnarled root that was attached to large Willow tree. Looking up, she spotted the tree and raced towards it. Upon seeing the root, she gasped as she spotted her dad laying unconscious at the base of the tree.

"Dad!" Katara called out as she raced to his side. "Are you okay? Wake up!"

At first Hakoda didn't respond, but then he suddenly let out a raspy gasp followed by shallow breathing. Relived that he was alive, Katara took off her cloak and placed it around his shoulders to warm him up. She then whistled for Appa who walked over and knelt down so Katara could life Hakoda onto his back. Once they were both on board, Appa took off into the air and headed straight toward the village.

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"So Meng, I see that you've kept your promise on standing guard."

"I sure did Jet! Just like you told me to."

"Excellent, I knew I could count on you. You're the best girl a guy could ask for."

"Aww, come on. It was nothing." Meng said blushing.

"No I'm serious…in fact there's something I've been meaning to tell you."

"What's that?" Meng asked her eyes wide in anticipation.

"I…I think I'm falling in love with you!"

"Oh Jet!" Meng called out as she held her make-shift Jet sock puppet high above her head. "I've been waiting so long to hear you say that!" She then lowered the Jet puppet, which was a grey sock with button eyes and a stick in its mouth, and started making it kiss her Meng puppet which was a pink sock with painted eyes and yarn for hair.

"I love you Meng!" she said in a low voice as her sock puppets began kissing each other.

"I love you too Jet!" she said affectionately as her puppet kissed back.

Just then Meng heard a banging noise which cause her to jump and drop her puppets. Kicking aside her plate of food scraps, she then dove under the dining room table and waited nervously as the knob began to turn. Slowly the door opened and in stumbled Katara who immediately dropped her spare key and was trying to support her unconscious father into the house.

"Alright dad were home." Katara said in relief. "Now lets get you into bed."

She then dragged him toward the stairs, passing Meng who watched quietly from her hiding spot. Once they were up the stairs, Meng emerged from under the table with a triumphant look in her eye.

"They're back!…Yes! Score!" she cheered to herself before turning toward the door and high tailing it toward the tavern.

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"Ka…Katara?"

Hakoda woke with a groan as he felt something cold being pressed against his forehead. Opening his eyes, he looked up and was surprised to see Katara holding a wet rag against his head.

"Katara? Is that really you?" he asked feebly blinking twice in disbelief.

Katara gently shushed him as she removed the rag and placed a hand against his cheek. "It's alright dad, its me. I'm home now."

Hardly able to believe it, Hakoda slowly sat up and rubbed his eyes before making sure it was actually Katara and not an illusion. "I'm not dreaming…it is you!"

"Daddy." she said happily hugging her father.

Hakoda's smile grew and he pulled Katara in an even tighter hug. "Oh Katara…I thought I'd never see you again."

"Me too." Katara agreed. "I missed you so much." They managed to hug for some time before Hakoda then let out a small painful gasp. He then held his side and lay back down as Katara tended to his wounds.

"I don't understand though…" Hakoda said as Katara lightly pressed a cold compress against his ribs. "How did you escape from the Spirit?"

"That's just it dad. I didn't escape. The Spirit let me go." Katara said serenely as she got out the bandages.

"What!?" Hakoda said in shock. "That horrible beastly creature? He just let you go!?"

"I know it seems strange but its true. The Spirit is much more different then when we first met him. He's become so kind and gentle. He's a truly wonderful person."

"Katara…" Hakoda said in a concerned tone. "Your not just saying this because the Spirit threatened you did he? Or did he do something to your mind?"

"No dad, I'm telling you the truth! Zuko has changed for the better!"

"Zuko? That thing has a name?"

"Yes HE does!" Katara insisted. "Zuko has become one of my dearest friends. We have so much in common, more then I ever imagined. He'd do anything for me, which is why he let me go find you. I treasure his friendship almost as much as I treasure you."

Hakoda still looked uncertainly at his daughter, unable to believe that the creature she talked about was the same one that threw him in the dungeon. "I don't know...are you sure he didn't do anything to brainwash you?"

"I'm telling you dad, Zuko is good now. In fact I-" Suddenly, both of them heard a loud clanking noises coming from behind. Katara then turned toward the corner of the room where her bag was and saw it moving around on its own. It then fell off the chair and onto the ground, causing the mirror to fall out along with Aang who looked slightly dizzy but cheerful.

"Hi!" Aang said happily as he leaped toward Hakoda's bed.

"Looks like you have a stowaway there Katara." Hakoda said with a chuckle as Aang hopped onto the bed with him. "Hello there young fella. Didn't think Id get to see you again."

"Same here Mr. Hakoda sir. Glad to see your feeling better though."

"Aang what are you doing here?" Katara asked standing up. "Why were you in my bag?"

"Because I heard you were going away." Aang said in sad tone. "I thought we did something wrong to make you leave us.."

"Oh Aang of course not." Katara said kneeling besides him. "Nobody did anything wrong. I just needed to go help my dad is all."

"So once he's better you'll come back right?" Aang asked hopefully.

"Well…" Katara said in a hesitant tone.

Sensing her tone, Aang frowned. "But I thought you liked staying at the castle. With me and Sokka and Suki and Iroh and Momo and everyone!"

"I did like staying there. Very much so."

"So why can't you come back? We all miss you…especially the master. He really really misses you."

As Katara struggled to find the words, she heard a loud knock at the door. Putting Aang back in her bag, she went downstairs to answer it and was surprised to see Long Feng the asylum owner standing there. "May I help you?"

"Good evening Katara." Long Feng said formally. "I've come to collect your father."

"My father?" Katara asked. "Why?"

"Don't worry my dear. We'll make sure to take very good care of him." he then gestured to his two goons which stood before a carriage labeled 'Lake Laogai Asylum'.

Realizing what was happening, Katara narrowed her eyes in anger. "My father isn't crazy!"

"Oh please Katara. We all know that's a lie."

Looking behind Long Feng, Katara saw Meng standing at the foot of the stairs along with dozens of villagers who had shown up to watch.

"What are you talking about?" Katara asked.

"He was at the bar earlier this week raving like a lunatic! We all heard him, right guys?" she asked the crowd who yelled in agreement while waving their torches. From the side of the house, Jet smiled devilishly as he watch his plan being set into motion.

"There's been a mistake! You can't take him, I wont let you!" Katara shouted to the goons as they made their way toward the house.

"Katara?" she then looked behind her to see Hakoda standing in the doorway. "What's going on?"

"Hakoda!" Meng shouted with fake enthusiasm. "There you are. Haven't seen you in a while. Say why don't you tell us all again what you said at the bar earlier this week. You know about the 'terrible Blue Spirit'? Just how ferocious looking was he?"

"I told you all already. He has long fangs and claws and he breathed fire like a dragon! And he was blue!" Immediately everyone burst out laughing and were slapping their knees in amusement. "No its true! I swear it!"

"Tell me Mr. Hakoda." Long Feng said as he grabbed his arm and looked at his eyes with a magnifying glass. "When did you start having these delusions?"

"They're not delusions!" Hakoda said backing away from him. "He's as real as you or me! So were his servants like that talking clock and the candelabra!"

Again, everyone burst out laughing and even fell over themselves in hysterics. "See? Can you get much crazier then that?" Meng said to the crowd.

"Take him away!" Long Feng said snapping his fingers. The goons then grabbed Hakoda by both arms and lifted him up toward the carriage.

"Let go of me!" he shouted as he fought and kicked against the goons. One of them then punch him in the gut causing him to lurch over.

"Stop it!" Katara shouted as she ran toward Long Feng. "You can't do this!" Long Feng however just shook her off as he headed toward the carriage.

As Katara looked on in disbelief, Jet walked up from behind and put a hand on her shoulder. "Poor Katara…it's a shame what their doing to your father…"

"You know he's not crazy Jet." Katara turned to him. "Please there must be something you can do."

"Well, now that you mention it…there is a way I can help clear up this little misunderstanding…" Jet said looking at her intently. "If…"

"If what?"

"If you marry me." Jet said smiling down at her.

"What?" Katara asked in shock. As she looked at his smug face, a realization came to her. "It was you...your behind this whole thing!"

"Come now Katara, just one little word. That's all it takes." Jet said running his finger down her cheek. Before she could respond, Jet pulled her towards him as he planted a big kiss on her lips.

Katara however broke free of the kiss and slapped Jet across the face. "Never!"

Jet stumbled to the side holding his jaw and looked angrily back at her. "Fine! Have it your way! Lock him up!" he shouted to the goons who had almost reached the carriage.

Knowing she had to do something to prove her fathers sanity, Katara ran back into the house and pick up the magic mirror from the floor. "My father's not crazy!" she shouted as she reemerged back on the steps. "And I can prove it!"

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Katara as she held up the mirror and shouted "Show me the Blue Spirit!" The mirror then lit up brightly as she turned it toward the crowd. Shown in the reflection was the Spirit, once again wearing his usual mask, shouting toward the sky in anger as he unleashed a wave of flames with large claw-like hands. Everyone shouted and recoiled in fear upon seeing the terrifying creature. Meng let out a frightened squeak and hid behind Jet who himself, seemed to have gone a little pale.

"You see? He is real! My father wasn't lying so let him go!" Katara demanded.

Instantly the goons let Hakoda go and jumped hastily back onto the carriage. Long Feng particularly was shaking with fright and also jumped in after his goons. With the crack of the whip, the carriage sped off down the road and back into town.

"I don't believe it!" a man said as he stared at the reflection. "A creature that's also a fire bender!"

"How horrible looking!" a woman shouted as she tried shielding her eyes.. "Is it dangerous?"

"Oh no, he'd never hurt anyone!" Katara assured them. "I know he looks vicious but he's actually very kind and gentle. He's my friend." she said looking affectionately at the mirror. "My very best friend."

Seeing the look on her face as she gazed at the Spirit, Jet felt a wave of jealousy and rage overcome him. "You know Katara..." and grabbing her shoulder and spinning her around. "If I didn't know any better, I'd think you had feelings for this monster…"

Katara narrowed her eyes as she backed away clutching the mirror. "So what if I do? And anyways, he's not the monster here Jet. You are!"

The crowd gasped as Jet sneered angrily down at her and raised his hand to strike. He then felt a hand grab his wrist and turned around to see Hakoda staring at him. "Keep your filthy hands off my daughter." Hakoda then veered back his fist and punched Jet square in the face.

The crowd gasped louder as Jet fell backwards into a pile of hay which fell all over him, covering him in straw. Meng and a few of Jet's gang members quickly rushed to his side and tried cleaning him off as he spit out some blood along with a tooth.

"Nice punch dad." Katara said admirably as Hakoda winked back at her.

As Meng tried wiping the blood off his chin, Jet suddenly stood up knocking her aside and pulled out his hook swords. "Your just as crazy as your old man!" he said pointing towards her. "But you can't fool us…Listen up everyone!" He said turning to the crowd. "Don't believe what this deceitful waterbender has been telling you! Any person with a brain can see that that Spirit creature is anything but 'friendly'! I've personally hunted both fire benders and wild beasts and seen what they can do! The Spirit will make off with your children. He'll come after you and your families in the night!" All the villagers let out a panic gasp as frightened mothers grabbed their children.

"No!" Katara shouted. "No he would never do that! Don't listen-"

"Forget the crazy old man. None of us are safe until I have that creatures head mounted on my wall! I say we kill the Spirit!" Everyone cheered in agreement and began getting out their torches and pitchforks.

"We're not safe until he's dead!" shouted Sneers.

"He'll come stalking us at night!" said The Duke.

"Set to sacrifice our children to his monstrous appetite!" cried a young woman.

"He'll wreak havoc on our village if we let him wander free!" Smellerbee declared.

"So it's time to take some action boys!" Jet said as he grabbed a torch. "It's time to follow me!" He then threw his torch into a pile of hay, creating a large bonfire.

Through the mist, through the woods
Through the darkness and the shadows
It's a nightmare but it's one exciting ride

Say a prayer, then we're there
At the drawbridge of a castle
And there's something truly terrible inside

It's a beast! He's got fangs
Razor sharp ones! Massive claws! Fiery paws fully lit!

Hear him roar! See him foam!
But we're not coming home 'til he's dead
Good and dead! Kill the Spirit!

"No!" Katara shouted as she pushed past the crowds and grabbed Jets arm. "I won't let you do this!"

"Back off! If your not with us, your against us." Jet said shaking her off before turning to his group. "Men, tie her up! Her old man too! We can't have them going off to warn the creature!"

Instantly all the members of Jets group ambushed Katara and Hakoda with ropes. Katara tried pulling out her water pouch but Smellerbee snuck up from behind and roped her arm around her back. Hakoda rushed to help but was stopped by Longshot who shot two arrows that pinned Hakoda's boots to the ground. They all then ganged up on the two and tied their hands and legs together before carrying them toward the basement.

"I'll be taking this." Jet then walked up to Katara and took the mirror out of her pocket. "And don't worry…I'll give your dearest regards to your Spirit friend. Perhaps I'll even invite him to our wedding…his head would make a great center piece."

"Jet you monster!" Katara shouted as she struggled against her binds. "You won't get away with this!"

"Just try and stop me." he said before snapping his fingers. His men then picked up Hakoda and threw him down into the basement followed by Katara who landed on top of him with a thud.

"See you after this is over Katara." Jet said snickering to himself before slamming the basement door and sealing with a beam.

As he walked away with a satisfied grin, Meng looked uncertainly at the basement door and back at Jet. She wasn't sure why, but the way Jet was treating Katara along with his eagerness to kill the Spirit was making her uneasy.

"Um Jet…" she asked.

"What?" he asked as he pulled out his swords.

"Just out of curiosity…why are we going after the Spirit again?"

"What do you mean?" he asked as he began sharpening his swords.

"Its just…the Spirit hasn't caused us any problems before…in fact up till now we never even heard of him…seems kinda silly to go kill someone we never…met.." she said losing her cool as Jet stood over her looking angry.

"Are you questioning my leadership?" he asked in a dangerously low voice.

"No! No of course not!" Meng said throwing up her hands in defense. "I was just wondering why-"

"Because creatures like him live to cause death and destruction!" Jet said forcefully. "Just because he hasn't been here before, doesn't mean he won't come eventually. And thanks to Katara, he probably knows where we are now and is planning our demise. We must attack him before he attacks us! Understood!?"

"Yes Jet..." Meng nodded nervously as she backed away from him. "I won't question you again Jet…"

"Good." Jet said before turning toward the crowd. "Now, the time has come to rid the village of this demon. Who's with me?"

"I am!" shouted a man.

"I am!" shouted a woman.

"I am!" shouted all the villagers as they raised their fists high.

"Then go prepare yourselves for battle! We leave tonight!" Jet shouted raising his swords high. Instantly all the villagers rushed back to their homes and began grabbing items like pitchforks, shovels, brooms, axes and any other blunt or sharp objects they could find.

The only person who seemed to be hesitant about the whole thing was Meng. It was one thing to mess with an old man, but it was another thing to go kill a creature that had never caused them any harm before. However, she knew she couldn't go against Jet or the villiagers otherwise she'd be labelled a traitor. Reluctantly, she put a bucket on her head and grabbed a shovel as she went to join Jet and the rest of the villagers back at the house.

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Some time had past and Aang was starting to get worried. Katara and Hakoda hadn't come back and the noise coming from outside was getting louder. Not able to wait any longer, Aang managed to squirm his way out of the bag and made his way down the stairs and out the door. Having reached the outside, he noticed the large group of people who had gathered at the foot of the hill. He was terrified to see that they were all holding weapons and torches and were shouting loudly for the Spirit's blood.

"Excellent! Now that you've all finished arming yourselves," Jet said proudly to the villagers. "Let's go rid our village of this wretched creature once and for all!"

"Light your torch! Mount your horse!" they all shouted lighting their torches.

"Screw your courage to the sticking place!"Jet called as he mounted onto his OstriachHorse.

We're counting now on Jet to lead the way!
Through a mist, through a wood
Where within a haunted castle
Somethings lurking that you don't see every day!

It's a beast! One as tall as a mountain
We won't rest 'til he's good and deceased
Sally forth! Tally ho!
Grab your sword! Grab your bow!
Praise the Spirits, here we go!

"We'll lay siege to the castle and bring back his head! Follow me!" In one big formation, the villagers set forth into the forest following the steps of their courageous leader Jet. With the mirror showing the path laid out before him, Jet was able to easily maneuver through the twisted roads and thick trees. It wouldn't be much longer before they reached the gates and he could destroy the Spirit, finally making Katara his.

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Down in the basement, Katara struggled fiercely to free herself from the ropes.

"They won't…break…" she groaned as she once again strained backwards. "Any luck dad?"

"No…" Hakoda said she tried wrenching his wrist apart. "Oh if only I had my Swiss kitchen cutlery knife!"

"He have to keep trying! I have to go warn Zuko!" Katara said she tried rubbing her ropes against the table leg. "Can't believe I let this happen…its all my fault!"

"Now don't be so hard on yourself." Hakoda assured her. "We'll think of something…"

As they continued to try freeing themselves, Aang appeared at the basement window and gasped when he saw Katara and Hakoda tied up on the floor.

"Oh no, Katara!" he gasped. "They're trapped! I gotta do something!"

He then hopped over to the basement door and tried to open the door, but found he couldn't lift the heavy plank with his small body. As he tried thinking of ways to bust them out, a glint caught his eye in the distance and he turned to see Hakoda's wood chopping machine sitting atop a hill. Catching a glimpse of the ax, Aang eyes widened in excitement and he grinned. "Oh yeah…bingo."

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Meanwhile, the mob was getting closer and closer to the castle. The sky began to darken as black clouds rolled in along with the sound of thunder. All the animals in the area ran away in fright as the villagers marched forth, chanting about their determination to destroy the Spirit.

We don't like
What we don't understand
In fact it scares us
And this monster's evil though we never seen it!

Bring your guns!Bring your knives!
Save your children and your wives
We'll save our village and our lives
We'll kill the Spirit!

Soon Jet spotted the castle silhouetted against the dark lightning filled sky. Seeing how large it was, he knew they would need a lot more brute force in order to enter.

"All right now men!" Jet said stopping his OstriachHorse as turned toward them. "We're entering into Fire Nation territory so we got to ready ourselves. Go cut down a tree, and make it a big one! We're going to force our way into that castle by whatever means necessary!"

Splitting into groups, the villagers searched for the largest tree they could find and chopped it down. They then sanded down the end so that it made as a smooth battering ramp. Together they all lifted it up and preceded forward to the castle.

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Up at the castle, the servants wondered around the halls lethargically, wallowing in self pity. By this point, the whole castle knew about Katara leaving and everyone had sunken into a depressing state. Nobody worked or cleaned, in fact they barely moved. But none were more depressed then Sokka, who sat in the corner of the dining room just staring out the window feeling sorry for himself while Suki watched. Even Momo seemed depressed as he sat under the table quietly whimpering to himself.

"I knew it." Sokka said in a depressed tone. "I knew that it was foolish to get our hopes up. Now things are worse then before."

Suki looked pitifully at him "Sokka, I'm sorry you couldn't talk to Katara before she left...but maybe it's better-"

"Better? How can anything be better?" Sokka interrupted. "You know what would be better? If I didn't know she was my sister and...heck who am I kidding." Sokka said leaning his head against the wall. "It would have been better if she never came at all."

Suki then heard a tapping noise and turned to see Iroh poke his head it as he looked around the room. "Have you two seen Aang? He's not in his cupboard and no one else in the castle has seen him."

"Sorry Iroh" Suki shook her head. "He's not around here."

"If he's smart, he probably left this castle for good." Sokka said disdainfully crossing his arms. "Least he'll be free of all the misery around here."

"Still angry and depressed about Katara leaving I see." Iroh whispered to Suki who sadly nodded her head. She then saw smoke forming over Sokka and noticed a small flame forming.

"Um, Sokka..." Suki said pointing above his head.

Sokka looked up and saw that his candle was burning part of the drapes, but he merely sighed. "Whatever..."

Shaking his head, Iroh went over to the drapes and poured tea on the flames which put out Sokka's fire as well. Sokka didn't move as he sat drenched in tea and merely sniffed as he turned over.

Suddenly Momo's ears perked up and he ran toward the window screeching.

"Oh what's he yelling about?" Sokka said looking irritatingly toward the window. "Can't he see that I'm trying to be depressed here?" Just then Sokka heard voices coming from outside and instantly perked up. "Wait a sec...could it be? Katara?"

"Is it she?" Iroh and Suki asked as they rushed to the window along with Sokka. But instead of Katara, they saw a large angry mob carrying torches, pitchforks and other weapons along with a very large tree trunk.

"Holy smokes!" Sokka exclaimed. "Invaders!"

"Intruders?" Suki gasped. "Oh no! How did they get here?"

Iroh looked down at towards the lead person and was shocked to see what he had gripped in his hand. "The magic mirror! That man with the hook swords has it!"

"Hook swords?" As Sokka looked down at man, he couldn't help but notice that he seemed awfully familiar. "Wait a sec..." Grabbing two glass cups off the table, Sokka used them as binoculars to take a closer look. Upon seeing his dark hair and the straw piece that stuck out of his mouth, Sokka realized who it was and clenched his candles in anger. "Jet! He's that jerky hunter kid from my old village! He must've stolen the mirror from Katara and used to come here so he could kill Zuko!"

"We can't let that happen!" Suki shouted. "Iroh Quick! Go warn the master!"

"On my way!" Iroh said as he ran out the door.

"Alright Sokka, sad time is over." Suki said looking out the window with determination. "Looks like it's up to us to rally everyone in castle together. If it's a fight they want then we'll be ready for them! Are you with me?" She then turned around and was surprised to see that he had already left with Momo and had shut the door behind him. "Oh you jerk!"

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"We're finally here." Jet said as he stood before the large doors. "Bring the tree forward and knock down that door. Once we're inside, take whatever booty you can find. But remember, the Spirit is MINE!"

Hearts ablaze
Banners high
We go marching into battle
Unafraid although the dangerous time has hit

Raise the flag!Sing the song!
Here we come, we're fifty strong
And fifty Earth Kingdom men can't be wrong
Let's kill the Spirit!

"3...2...1! RAM!" Then with all their strength, the villagers charged forward and rammed the tree trunk hard against the large castle doors.

From the other side, servants from all over the castle rushed toward the main hall and were taken aback by the loud collision.

"They're trying to get through!" Sokka shouted. "Quick everyone, block the door!" All the servants moved forward and sat themselves against the door as another loud bang rang throughout the hall.

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Up in the West Wing, Zuko continued to mope by the bell jar as he stared aimlessly out the window. He barely moved when Iroh hopped anxiously into the room panting heavily.

"Zuko! We have an emergency!" he said in an urgent tone.

"Leave me alone Uncle." Zuko said not turning around.

"But the castle is under attack! An angry mob is outside screaming for your head and are trying to break down the door as we speak!" Iroh said in one breath. "We need to do something!"

"It doesn't matter what happens now…" Zuko said looking down. "Just let them come…"

Iroh looked at Zuko in shock. He wanted to argue how selfish and stupid Zuko was acting but realized there was no point arguing with a broken man. Sighing reluctantly, Iroh turned and hopped back out of the room leaving Zuko to wallow in his own misery.

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"Kill the Spirit! Kill the Spirit!" the mob shouted as they rammed against the door again. From the other side, the servants were becoming weary and sore. Despite their best efforts, they could feel themselves loosing their footing and gradually being worn down by the force of the tree trunk.

"Stop ramming!" Toph yelled straining against the door as another ram nearly caused her to fall forward. "Sokka this isn't working!"

"Oh what do we do?" Ty lee asked nervously. "They're going to break through any minute! We can't stand here forever!"

"Just hang tight guys." Sokka said trying to push his weight against the group. "Once Iroh returns with the master we'll formulate a plan." He then heard a hopping noise and turned to see Iroh coming down the staircase alone. "Where is he?"

"Zuko won't be of any use in this battle." Iroh said sadly. "Looks like its up to us to defend the castle."

All the servants moaned in frustration as yet another loud bang rumbled throughout the halls.

"What do we do now?" Toph asked.

Sokka thought briefly to himself before coming up with an idea. "Wait! I think I have the plan! But it's going to take all of us together to pull it off. All you smaller servants go alert everyone in the castle. The time has come...for a sneak attack!"

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Next chapter, its butt kicking action time! Water tribe style! :D Stay tuned, same time next week!