Chapter 3
The next day, Azula woke up and yawned. "Wow that batch of cookies really made me sleepy." She said. She then looked in the mirror. "Oh my God a pimple!" she started to pop it, then there was a knock on the door. "Don't bother me!" she said.
"It's me Soothsayer!" said Soothsayer.
"Get out of here!" she said.
"Fine I just wanted to see how you were feeling this morning!" said Soothsayer.
"I said go away!" she said. "All right then!" said Soothsayer.
"God that Soothsayer gets on my nerves. But then again, he's not such a bad guy after all." She said smiling in the mirror.
Meanwhile Katara came downstairs. She went to the main dinning room, and she saw a continental breakfast in front of her. "Wow where did all of this food come from?!" she asked. She ran up to the table and started eating some waffles. "Wow this is delicious! Who made these?!" she asked out loud.
"I did." Said Zuko hiding in the corner.
"You did?! How?!" she asked.
"Well I did have some help though, my uncle and Aunt Woo helped me. I can't really cook, but I tried my best. I wasn't sure what you liked to eat, so I had made a lot of stuff for you." Said Zuko.
"Good morning guys!" said Aunt Woo and Iroh.
"Why did you two go to bed early last night anyways?" asked Zuko. Aunt Woo and Iroh had some pretty sleazy looks on their faces. "Ewww." Said Zuko.
"So how is the breakfast going?" asked Iroh.
"It's great!" said Katara.
"Good morning everyone!" said Soothsayer as he walked in.
"So has anyone seen Azula around?" asked Soothsayer.
"Here I am!" Azula came in dressed up with makeup on and a nice kimono.
"Wow you look awesome!" said Soothsayer.
"Anything for you my dear." Said Azula.
She sat down with everyone else. "Wow this stuff looks so good." Said Soothsayer grabbing a bunch of food.
"Soothsayer don't make a pig out of yourself." Said Aunt Woo.
"He's no pig he's a gentleman." Said Azula.
"Azula are you all right?" asked Zuko. "Yes I feel fine why?" asked Azula. "Because for some reason you're complementing Soothsayer, and that's not normal of you to complement anyone, especially him." Said Zuko.
"I'm afraid Zuko is right Azula. Are you sick, pregnant or what?" asked Iroh.
"I'm a virgin." Said Azula. Zuko started laughing. "You're a virgin too Zuko." Said Azula.
"I'm a virgin too." Said Soothsayer.
"Me too." Said Katara.
"I'm not." Said Iroh.
"Me either." Said Aunt Woo.
"Ok enough of this virgin talk, I've scheduled a hunting trip today." Said Iroh.
"So where are we going hunting?" asked Soothsayer.
"We're going to go to the edge of the forest. We're hunting wild boars." Said Iroh.
"Sounds fun. As long as I don't have to be near Zuko." Said Katara.
"Which reminds me, I've put you all into hunting teams. Team one is Katara and Zuko!" said Iroh.
"Oh crap!" said Katara.
"Team two is Azula and Soothsayer!" said Iroh.
"All right!" said Azula and Soothsayer at the same time. Everyone looked at Azula funny.
"What?! Aren't you excited about the hunting trip?!" asked Azula.
"Hum Aunt Woo may I talk to you for a second in private?" asked Iroh.
"Sure what is it?" asked Aunt Woo as Iroh and her walked out of the room.
"What is wrong with Azula?" asked Iroh.
"What do you mean?" asked Aunt Woo.
"That is not my niece in there. She's acting nice and what's worst of all is that she's into Soothsayer." Said Iroh.
"Think of it as a good thing. If she's in love with Soothsayer and if Soothsayer somehow softens her heart, then she'll no longer be a threat to society." Said Aunt Woo.
"But if you for some reason used magic on her, then you're making a big mistake. I heard an old saying that what goes around comes around." Said Iroh.
"What do you mean?" asked Aunt Woo.
"Well you have to be careful, that's powerful stuff you're dealing with. You're no better than her if you put a love spell on her. Something bad will come back to you. It's called karma. And it won't be good karma I assure you." Said Iroh.
"I didn't even cast that spell in the first place, Soothsayer and I went to a sorcerer last night and he made the potion." Said Aunt Woo.
"Still even if it's a sorcerer making the potion, it's for selfish reasons only. Soothsayer isn't really in love with her, he thinks he is, but he's not really. He's blinded by her beauty. But she's anything but beautiful on the inside. So even if she's in love with him, she'll show her true colors just you wait and see." Said Iroh walking back into the room.
Meanwhile the fire nation was invading the South Pole. Taking the men and women as prisoners. Meanwhile in the fire nation Sokka and Hakoda had made it. "Finally our long journey is over!" said Sokka.
"Quiet son you don't want to attract attention." Said Hakoda.
"So what's the plan?" asked Sokka.
"Well here's what I figure, we sneak into the palace and then we look for Katara." Said Hakoda.
"Great idea I'm with you there." Said Sokka. So they walked up to the palace. Hakoda got his knife out,
"Stay close son" he whispered. All the sudden a guard snuck up behind Sokka and covered his mouth up and dragged him in the bush.
"Ok on the count of three we're going to.." Hakoda turned around and saw that Sokka was not there, "Sokka where are you?" he whispered. Then someone snuck behind Hakoda, pined him down and tied his hands behind his back. He tried to fight with all of his might, but it did no good. The guards then took Hakoda and Sokka into the palace.
"Well at least we're going into the palace." Said Sokka with a smile. But Hakoda just shook his head with shame.
Meanwhile, Zuko, Katara, Azula, and Soothsayer had their own komodo rhinos to ride.
"I can't wait to go hunting with you Soothsayer! I hope we get a big boar!" said Azula.
"I hope so too. Then who knows, maybe we can make out in the bush." Said Soothsayer.
"Sounds like a grand idea!" said Azula.
"What in the world is wrong with Azula?" asked Zuko.
"I don't know, maybe she forgot to take her medicine." Said Katara.
"Azula doesn't take medicine." Said Zuko. Iroh and Aunt Woo then stepped out into the open.
"Ok kids are you ready for some serious hunting?!" asked Iroh.
"I am! I am!" said Azula.
"Ok then, here are the rules, whoever kills the most wild boars wins the game! Are you ready?! On your marks, get set go!" then the komodo rhinos started running on land.
"Wow this is fun! I haven't had this much fun since I was a child!" said Azula.
"Good now you're having fun!" said Soothsayer! "Look there is a boar!" said Soothsayer. He took a spear and threw it into the boar. "There's one for us!" said Soothsayer.
Meanwhile with Zuko and Katara, Katara decided to ditch Zuko and the komodo rhino went the opposite direction. "Where are you going?!" asked Zuko.
"I'm trying to get away from you as far as possible!" said Katara.
"Come back here!" said Zuko. He pulled on the straps of his komodo rhino and he chased after Katara.
"Ok this thing is going way to fast! Help!" yelled Katara.
"Don't worry, just hold on and he won't throw you off!" said Zuko. All the sudden the komodo rhino ran into a river and Katara fell off. The komodo rhino was on the other side of the river while Katara was in the shallow water all wet.
"Oh my God I'm all wet!" she said.
Zuko came to the river and he got off of the komodo rhino. "Are you all right?" he asked.
"Get away from me! I hate you!" yelled Katara, she then started to cry.
"Don't cry Katara! We'll go back to the palace and get you some dry cloths." Said Zuko.
"Leave me alone! I want to go home!" she yelled. Zuko then took his jacket off and went up to her.
"Here take my jacket." He said.
"Get away from me!" she said. "It's ok, it's just a jacket, it won't hurt you." Said Zuko.
Katara then snatched the jacket from him. "I'll carry you across the river if you want me to." Said Zuko. "I can walk myself!" Katara said getting up, but then tripping. "Oh darn it!" yelled Katara.
"Here I'll carry you across." Zuko then lifted her up on his back and carried her across the river.
"Thanks, I don't understand, I've been yelling at you a lot, how come you're not yelling at me for yelling at you?" asked Katara.
"I don't know. I just don't see any point in arguing with you." Said Zuko. "
So would you show me how to use that bow and arrow?" asked Katara.
Meanwhile Azula was hunting in the woods with Soothsayer. "So Soothsayer, you want to know a little secret?" asked Azula.
"What's that?" asked Soothsayer.
"I've told a guard that Zuko wanted to take over the South Water tribe." Said Azula.
"Wow cool. I mean what? You actually took over the South Pole without Zuko's permission?" asked Soothsayer.
"Yes I did. Six days ago. Don't tell anyone though, cause after Katara and Zuko fall in love, it'll be my chance to take over the thrown." Said Azula.
"What? I thought you were in love with me!" said Soothsayer.
"Don't think I'm not, because I am, but I thirst for mostly power, but that doesn't mean that I won't get to have a king in my conquest of enslaving the earth!" said Azula.
"Oh ok I'll be right back!" said Soothsayer.
"Why are you going to hunt some more boar?" asked Azula.
"Yes that's it!" said Soothsayer.
"Catch me a piglet!" said Azula.
"Ok dear, look forward to enslaving the earth with you!" then Soothsayer ran like heck.
Meanwhile Zuko was showing Katara an bow and arrow.
"Wow it's pretty." Said Katara.
"I know, it belonged to my mother, she used to go hunting with Iroh and my father before I was born." Said Zuko.
"Wow can I try it out?" asked Katara.
"Sure. But I might need to help you a little bit? I promise I won't hurt you." Said Zuko. He stood behind Katara and they both held onto the bow. "You have to get a clear shot." Said Zuko. Then a boar came into the open. "Just be quiet." Then Zuko helped Katara shoot the boar down.
"Yes we got a boar!" said Katara. "I'm going to go and carry it," then Katara tripped yet again. "I'm so sorry I'm a little bit on the clumsy side today." Said Katara.
"It's ok I'll help you up." Said Zuko, grabbing hold of Katara's arm and lifting her up. As he did that, they both looked deep into each other's eyes.
"Well are we going to get the boar now?" asked Katara.
"Oh yah. Sure." Said Zuko. They walked over to the boar and they tied it on the back of the komodo rhino. Then they got on it and it walked off.
Meanwhile, in the shade under a tree, Iroh and Aunt Woo were sitting there drinking tea. "Oh I like lemon tea in the summer time." Said Iroh.
"Wow really?" asked Aunt Woo.
"You want to know what else I like?" asked Iroh leaning in for a kiss,
"What?" asked Aunt Woo doing the same. Before they could kiss, Soothsayer, like the idiot that he was came running into the shade, but tripped and spilled the tea all over the place.
"Soothsayer! You got my new dress all wet!" said Aunt Woo.
"Yes what's the big idea son!" said Iroh.
"Iroh, Woo, Azula is not only in love with me, but she wants to make me her king! Isn't that exciting?!" asked Soothsayer.
"What in the world? Who said anything about Azula even taking over the thrown?!" asked Iroh.
"Well she told me that she planned an attack on the South Water Tribe without Zuko's permission, and the solders invaded about six days ago! Then while Katara and Zuko fall in love with each other, she'll have a chance to seize the thrown and then she'll marry me! I'm excited! I have butterflies in my stomach!" said Soothsayer.
"Of course, the spell did work after all, but it didn't change her personality at all." Said Aunt Woo.
"Yes that's true she's still the sweet, affectionate person that I fell in love with!" said Soothsayer all lovesick.
"You mean the horrible, nasty, ruthless individual despite the fact that she may have feelings for you now! We have to tell Zuko!" said Iroh.
"Oh leave him alone, why don't we break the news to him afterwards!" said Aunt Woo.
"You're right, but if something isn't done about it soon, the whole water kingdom will wage war on the fire nation." Said Iroh.
"Say where is Zuko and Katara anyways?" asked Aunt Woo.
Meanwhile, Katara and Zuko were cooking a boar on the fire. "How hot do you want it?" asked Zuko.
"It doesn't matter, I'm used to eating raw meat anyways." Said Katara. They lied down on the grass staring at each other in their eyes. They smiled, and then giggled.
"What's so funny anyways?" asked Katara.
"I don't know, I just found it cool to laugh right now." Said Zuko.
"Well I have a question, do you think I'm attractive?" asked Zuko.
"Yes I do." Said Katara.
"Then why did you scream when you first saw me?" asked Zuko.
"For one thing, my mother was killed by fire benders. I personally thought you were going to kill me." Said Katara.
"Oh I thought is was something else." Said Zuko turning over.
"What?" asked Katara.
"Oh nothing." Said Zuko.
"What is it?" asked Katara.
"Well personally I thought that you may have found me to be very ugly, since half of my face is burned." Said Zuko.
"Oh no that had nothing to do with me being scared of you." Said Katara.
"It didn't?" asked Zuko.
"No, me being a poor water bender, I'm pretty much used to seeing amputees and burn victims on the streets." Said Katara.
"I'm not. I guess some people just can't handle to see people like that. It take special people to take seeing people like that. People like you." Said Zuko.
"Like me? Well I don't know about that." Said Katara.
"Well did you ever really care about rather I have a scar on my face or not?" asked Zuko.
"No that doesn't matter to me. But I'm curious, how did you get that scar." Asked Katara.
"You don't want to know." Said Zuko.
"Come on tell me." Said Katara.
"Very well. I was standing up for a bunch of solders, and then I had to challenge my father, I begged him for forgiveness, but he burned half my face. It nearly killed me. My mother was dead by then, nobody would help with my wounds, the only person who dressed my wounds was my uncle. After that, nobody wanted to talk to me after they saw what kind of a monster my father made of me. No girl wanted to kiss me either." Said Zuko.
"I would kiss you." Said Katara.
"You would?" asked Zuko.
"Yes I would." Said Katara. So they closed their eyes. And then they tried to kiss on the lips, but then a guard came up to them.
"Fire Lord Zuko!" said the guard.
"Not now, can't you see I'm busy?!" asked Zuko.
"I can see that sir, but I have important news! We captured two wondering water benders!" said the guard.
"Two water benders?! I have to see for myself!" said Katara.
"Ok let's go back to the palace!" said Zuko. So they jumped onto the komodo rhino and then they went back to the palace, where everyone else was waiting for them.
At the palace, Hakoda and Sokka were in the same room together waiting for Zuko. "Let me at them! Let me at them!" yelled Hakoda.
"Dad you might want to keep your cool. Let us go or else I'll burn down the whole city!" said Sokka. Zuko got into the room.
"Here are the prisoners sir." Said a guard.
"Take them to the dungeon they could be spies!" said Zuko.
"What have you done with Katara you son of a bitch?!" asked Hakoda.
"That is none of your concern!" said Zuko.
"No don't!" yelled Katara.
"And why not?!" asked Zuko.
"Those spies are my father and brother! And they're not spies!" said Katara.
"They've still invaded the fire nation without my permission though!" said Zuko.
"They've come to rescue me from you!" said Katara.
"I thought you loved me." Said Zuko.
"I never did, and even if I did, I'll never admit it!" said Katara.
"Then why did you say that you'd kiss me, hum?! Why did you try to kiss me?!" asked Zuko.
"You tried to kiss Fire Lord Zuko?!" asked Sokka. Sokka started laughing, and Hakoda stepped on Sokka's foot. "Ouch!" said Sokka.
"It's not funny Sokka!" said Hakoda.
"I don't know, it was a moment of weakness! I felt sorry for you, yah that's it! That no girl wanted you because you had a scar on your face!" said Katara.
Zuko kind of looked depressed now. Then Iroh came running in with Aunt Woo and Soothsayer."Zuko we have some urgent news to tell you!" said Iroh.
"Now is not a good time Uncle!" said Zuko.
"Oh it's a perfect time in my book! Azula waged a war on the South Water Tribe without your permission six days ago. And that's not the worst part!" said Iroh.
"What's the worst part?" asked Zuko.
"She's in love with me!" said Soothsayer.
Iroh slapped him upside the head. "Not that you dork! They've been taking them prisoners, especially the women and children. And Azula has been tricking you. She's only been helping you with your girl problems because she wanted to get you so distracted that you wouldn't pay attention to what is going on!" said Iroh.
"Ok, ok just calm down everyone! What are we going to do?!" asked Soothsayer.
"Oh god." Said Iroh sighing.
"I'll stop the war!" said Zuko.
"You better stop it, because if you don't then I'll ring your neck!" said Hakoda.
"I'll only stop it under one condition! If you let me marry your daughter!" said Zuko.
"What no, you're not taking my little Katara away from me!" said Hakoda.
"You better do as he says dad, or else we'll be at war with the fire nation, again." Said Sokka.
Hakoda hanged his head. "Agreed." He said.
"Then I shall stop the war!" said Zuko.
"Oh I hate you!" yelled Katara she tried to spit in his direction, but missed, and she ran out of the room crying.
Then Azula came into the room with a baby boar on her shoulders. "This is the only baby boar I found out in the woods, can you believe it?!" she asked. Everyone looked at her. "What? I found a boar what's the big deal about that?" asked Azula.
"Seize her!" said Zuko.
The guards pinned Azula down and then grabbed onto her tightly. "Let me go! Soothsayer help me!" said Azula.
"Don't worry Azula, I'll come and visit you in prison!" said Soothsayer.
"No you moron help me!" Azula was then taken out of the room and into a prison.
"Oh no you won't visit her in prison. You stay away from her! She's nothing but trouble." Said Iroh.
"I got you sir." Said Soothsayer. But later on he went and visited her anyways.
"Thanks for visiting me in prison Soothsayer, you don't know how much it means to me." Said Azula.
"Sure no problem" said Soothsayer.
"I can't wait to get out of here. Then we can enslave the earth together." Said Azula.
"Hum about that." Said Soothsayer.
"What's wrong lover, cat got your tongue?" asked Azula with a seductive smile.
"Well it's just that enslaving the earth is not on my agenda right now. The only thing on my agenda is getting you, you and you." Said Soothsayer.
"Oh you silly boy, I wouldn't want a seat on the thrown without you by my side though." Said Azula.
"I don't really want to take over the world. I just want you as a wife." Said Soothsayer.
"You have a choice Soothsayer, either you take over the world with me and marry me, or I'll find a more attractive man to enslave the earth with." Said Azula.
"Well if taking over the world means that much to you then I'll help you." Said Soothsayer.
"Well then come on bring me the keys so I can get out." Said Azula.
"Sorry no can do, I'll only conquer the earth with you only if you get yourself out. I have to go now. See you later!" said Soothsayer, he blew her a kiss.
"Moron why do I even love him in the first place?" asked Azula. Then she felt a little bit strange. "Wait why in the world am I in here for anyways?!" asked Azula. Uh oh the spell had worn off.