Iroh waked over to Zuko and touched the glowing mark on his eye. "Zuko, are you their?"

"It depends on who you want, me or the Zuko from this time line." Zuko replies standing up.

"So you are the phantom?" Zuko nods his head. "Then could you tell us any valuable info on our escape from the fire nation?"

"Yes, and I also have some info on people you need to meet. You need to get the help of one of your old friends, Commander Jee. He should be able to help you escape easily. And since he is a member of the order, he should be willing to help you."

"You know of the order?"

"Of course, in my time, we traveled the world. You where forced to introduce me during our times of running from father and Azula."

Iroh smiles. "OK, so we need to get Jee to help us out. Is their anyone else we need to meet?"

"Do you know the Bei Fong family?"

"Of course, they are our distant cousins. I use to go visit them when I was still a general." Iroh replies.

"Good, then one of the people you need to meet is their daughter, Toph Bei Fong."

"Who?" Iroh asks, confused.

"Shit, she wasn't kidding when she said she was hidden from the world. OK, they have a daughter, she is a powerful earth bender. But they don't know she can bend, and she is blind so they keep her hidden from the world. Your should be able to meet her at an Earth Rumble tournament, she goes by the name The Blind Bandit. Convince her to travel with you, and try to avoid her parents."

"OK, we will check this out. Is their anything else?"

"Yes, on Zuko's sixteenth birthday, take him to the Southern Water Tribe. I can not tell you why, but it is where he will discover his destiny. Goodbye uncle, we will not be able to meet again." Zuko sits back down and the glowing stops. Zuko opens his eyes and looks at Iroh. "So when do we leave."

"I will talk to Jee tonight. We leave tomorrow night, at midnight. Meet me by the docks then. And don't let anyone see you two." Zuko and Sephiroth nod and the trio leave to prepare for the trip.

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Captain Jee was sitting in his cabin, sipping tea, when he herd light knocking on his door. "Come in." He watched the door as Iroh stepped in, wearing a long black cloak, with the hood pulled up. "What do you need, General?" Jee asks, smiling.

"Jee, my old friend, I need a favor." Iroh replies sitting down, taking a cup of tea.

"What kind of favor, old friend?" Jee replies, frowning a little.

"I need you to help me and my two nephews escape the fire nation undetected. Zuko and I had a vision from the spirit world. Zuko's destiny has been reviled."

Jee closes his eyes for a second, thinking. He opens the slowly and smiles. "Your plan is almost good, Iroh. But I think we might need something other than you three disappearing into the night. Your brother will be more than happy letting the boys go, you know as well as I do that he wants Azula on the throne."

"Then what do I do?"

"You need to talk to your brother, tell him you want to lead a small army, my ship, and take the boys to try and sneak into the earth kingdom. Tell him you have some valuable information on an earth encampment, and you think the boys need some valuable war time to really train them."

"But how do we know he will let us leave?"

"If he questions your motives, tell him you have plans for the boys to help you take Ba-Sing-Sei. Plans similar to what you had Lu Ten do." Iroh's eyes widen in surprise. Jee chuckled at Iroh's reaction. "He knows you first plan got Lu Ten killed, and since he wants those two out of the way, he will gladly accept your proposal."

Iroh nods and takes a sip of his tea. "Now that that is out of the way, how about a game of Pai Sho?" Jee laughs and gets his board.

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Mai looked down at her brother and sighed again. "When will you wake up, Kalo? I need you." Mai feels the tears start to fall again. No, dammit! I can't show any emotion. Azula can't know I care. Mai slowly dries her eyes and changes to her board look. She walks out of the room and sees Ty Lee.

"How is he?"

"The same as usual."

"You know, it is really good for you that Azula can't master her third eye. You look the same, but your aura is soooo blue." Ty Lee says, sadly.

"I know, but it always make me feel like this when I see him. What do I do?"

"I think we need to leave the fire nation with your brother. I heard Iroh plans on taking Zuzu and Sephy out and going on a journey. Maybe they will accept a couple more faces."

Mai looks up and smiles at Ty Lee, her only true friend in the fire nation. "Your right, Iroh will surly understand our plea. Come on, we will wait for him in his room." The two girls rush off to find Iroh.

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Iroh returned to his room and was thinking on how easily he convinced Ozai to let them go, too easy. Ozai was never the most caring person in the world, but the look of joy on his face when he told the man about the 'plan' to infiltrate Ba-Sing-Sei, the same plan that got Lu Ten killed, made Iroh question his brothers sanity. Oh, well, we will soon be out of his influence.

Suddenly he herd a loud knock on his door. "Come in." he calls out. Mai and Ty Lee walk in and Iroh smiles. "What are you two lovely ladies doing out so late, is Azula tormenting you again?" he asks jokingly.

Ty Lee smiles. "No, Uncle, but we do have a problem with her. You remember Mai's brother, Kalo?"

Iroh frowns. How could he forget him, poor boy:

Flashback

Iroh watched sadly as his young second in command faced Ozai. He was tall for a fifteen year old, about 5'7. And his ridiculous spiked, black hair only added about three inches to his height. His golden eyes where sparking in anger as he look at Ozai. "You dishonored my sister, and now you will pay!" he shouted out. Ozai simply smiled at him. Kalo charged Ozai and was soon surrounded by his powerful green fire and struck at Ozai, but the older man dodged. Iroh's eyes widened as he saw the blue glow that always appeared before his brother shot lightning, surround Ozai's fist. Ozai struck Kalo in the stomach and released the lightning, throwing Kalo into a wall. Kalo's head hit the ground, and Iroh rushed to his side. He was breathing slowly, and Iroh rushed him to the hospital. The doctors said he was in a coma, but he was alive.

End Flashback

"Yes I remember him, why?"

Mai looks up. "We want you to take the three of us when you leave, tonight."

"How did you know of the plan?" Iroh asked suspiciously.

"Azula told us. Apparently Ozai is thrilled about the thought of getting rid of Zuko and Sephiroth, he stated to brag to Azula about how she was know the next line to the throne." Ty Lee replies.

"OK, so why do you want to leave?"

Mai frowns. "I am worried about Kalo's health. And I am also worried about Azula, she is getting good at using people to get others to follow her lead. I have already lost my new born son to Azula, I don't want to loose my brother."

"I heard rumors Tom-Tom was your son, but I didn't know it was true. What happened?"

"About ten months ago, I was rapped by Ozai. I told Kalo, and he challenged Ozai to an Agni Kai. That was when Ozai knocked him against the wall, putting him into a coma. I bore Tom-Tom, but Azula was quicker than I thought. She told me she had him and if I told anyone who his father was, she would kill him slowly in front of me."

Iroh walks over to the young girl and hugs her. "It's okay, Mai. I know a few people that can get him back. I will take you, Ty Lee, Kalo, and Tom-Tom on the journey. Meet us at the docks tonight. We will have Tom-Tom with us, I promise you that." Mai nods and she leaves with Ty Lee to pack for the trip. Iroh walks over to the north wall and flips the candle done, opening the wall. He walks through the passage until he reaches Sephiroth's door. He opens it and sees Seph reading a scroll on stealth and kidnapping. "Ironic."

Sephiroth looks up and smiles. "What is?"

"That you are reading that particular scroll. We have a few more passengers for our trip, but I need you to do something for one of them."

"Who and what?"

"Mai and Ty Lee want to escape Azula, with Mai's brother Kalo."

"The one in a coma?"

"Yes."

"What do I need to do for them?" Sephiroth asks standing up.

"I need you to kidnap Mai's son, Tom-Tom from Azula."

Seph smiles. "So the rumors where true. I have another brother."

Iroh raises an eye brow. "You knew?"

"Azula isn't that good at keeping secrets from me. I heard her threatening Mai about a month ago. Do you know where he is?"

"The southern nursery."

"I'll meet you at the dock. When are we leaving?"

"In two hours." Sephiroth nods and rushes out of the room.

Here is the third chapter. Please review.