They searched through the entire Capital City for her. They looked through out the plaza, the palace, every household and building in the Capital. In a matter of days, Azula became the most wanted person in the Fire Nation. This fact did not scare Azula even slightly. She knew almost everyone was intimidated by her, and if they weren't, they would be if they came across her. She felt as if she already had the world bowing at her feet. They would never catch her. Most people didn't want to search for her. She was dangerous.
Azula stood at the edge of Crescent Island. She saw no ships, no jets, no balloons, nothing.
"My father really is dim witted." She said aloud to her self, rolling her eyes. How hard was it for them to catch her? She was out in the open, her royal garment on. She was as obvious as she could be. She sat down and sighed. She thought of the previous fight she just had with her own father. It seemed like a dream. She never thought she would defy him in her life. He seemed to always be right. But now she knew he was nothing but a weak coward. She could outsmart him in every way.
She began to ponder even more, and imagined herself as the ruler of the world. She realized then why she always followed her father's orders and helped him. She wanted all that work to count when she took the throne. She wanted to be the ruler of the Fire Nation and the world. In a way, she was actually using him the whole time.
The sun began to set, and it was time to leave. None of the navy was coming for her. She boarded her ship with her crew in it. The crew did not know she was wanted yet. She ordered them to take their stations and set sail for the Earth Kingdom. One of the soldiers ran up to her.
"Princess Azula! We have just received a Messenger Hawk from the Firelord. He says you shall return to the Capital immediately. He wrote that if we did not comply with his wishes, he will kill us all."
Azula shot a glance at him from the corner of her eye.
"We don't obey the Firelord on this ship. What I decide to do is what we are doing, not my father!" she said through slightly gritted teeth.
"But princess, he is the Firelord and we must obey his wishes." the soldier said nervously.
"No, you will obey my wishes!" Azula spat. "You no longer serve my father, you never did. You serve me, and I just told you we do not take orders from him. Now take your station and prepare to leave!"
"He will kill us!" the soldier cried. "He said under his order you are to return. That means we cannot question."
Azula grabbed him by the shoulder and pushed him to the edge of the boat. "Now, get it through your head that it is my orders that you cannot question." Azula said menacingly. The soldier gulped.
"I shall rule by the end of this war, not my father. Those who were major contributions to the war have all left him, including me. He is being a coward, and I will not stand around and see all the work I put into this war go to waste. It is my turn to rule."
The soldier's eyes widened. "You're crazy! He will kill you, me, and everyone else on this ship!" the man exclaimed. Azula lashed out at him. She shot a jet of flames at him. He dodged the jet, but as he regained balance she pushed him off the boat. The soldier grabbed onto the ledge of the boat in a desperate attempt to save himself.
"Please Princess Azula… I cannot swim. I promise I will serve you from now and forever. I shall never question your authority ever again. You are right in everyway." The soldier said desperately. Azula looked at him as if he were a pathetic animal.
She put her foot on his hand.
"No Princess please, I have a family to return!" the soldier whimpered.
"I am sure if they are loyal to the Royal family of the Fire Nation they will understand your disloyalty to me cost you your life. If they fail to see that, then they may suffer the same fate."
"You're evil! You witch! I hope you die in the end!" the man said angrily. Azula stomped on his hand and kicked it off the ledge. The soldier made a sound of pain and then fell the watery depths of the ocean. Azula looked down at the waters. He did not emerge from the waters surface. An evil smirk came across her face. Another soldier walked up to her.
"Princess where would you like us to go?" he asked.
"Make course for Ba Sing Se." she replied.
"Yes of course princess." The soldier said, and then scurried away.
It was time for Azula to return to the old city. She would take its throne, and start to conquer from there. The Dai Li were advanced soldiers, and helped bring down the Earth kingdom capital. They were loyal to her, it wouldn't change now.
As she thought of her future she straightened the hair that hung on the side of her face. She wondered when her path would cross with the Avatar. She would need to kill him again. He was her only problem. He and his group were the problems. She had to admit to even herself, they were very strong. But she could deal with them, she did it last time.
It was dark now. The moon was shining brightly. Its light was reflected on the surface of the water. Azula decided it was time for bed. They would arrive to Ba Sing Se in only a day if at full speed. She felt excited about starting her rule from the city she fought so hard to bring down. She was happy.
The day had taken so long to finish, and now that it was finished, Azula wanted to rush into the morning. She would be up early, ready for the new day. Her plans were getting clearer. She would form her own army from Ba Sing Se, and then from there she would launch an attack on her father. Once she brought her father down, she could return to the Capital and take charge from there. She would show the world she was right to rule.
Slowly, Azula's ambitious thoughts brought her into sleep. Strangely she dreamed her father beat her, badly. After he beat her, he threw her into a cell. "You are lucky to be born Azula! Zuko was always born lucky. He is fit to rule this nation. Not you. Don't you ever forget that!" and at that he slammed the metal door shut. Azula began to sob, tears running down her face. How could her father be so cruel? She only asked him the right to rule. What bad did she do to deserve this? All she ever wanted was his love.
She woke to a start. There were loud explosions ringing out from the decks ahead. Someone was banging at her door.
"Princess Azula! The royal navy is attacking us!" the soldier cried out.
Azula's eyes opened fully. She got out of her bed and quickly got dressed.
"Prepare the crew for battle! Fire at will!" she yelled.
The footsteps of the soldier reassured Azula that she was alone. She opened the door, looked around, and then ran down the corridor. She wondered how close they were to the Earth Kingdom. If they were close enough then she could make it to Ba Sing Se on a smaller boat.
The ship lurched to the side. There was another explosion. Azula fell to the side, slamming against the metal wall. She cursed and yelled. It was obvious her crew wasn't doing their best. She wondered if they were even fighting back. Did she have to do everything herself? Was it so hard for them to help?
She stomped up to the top deck. She was completely enraged by the site. Fire, smoke, and debris were everywhere. The shadow of another ship could be seen behind the cloud of smoke at the rear of the ship. Another ship was nearing in on the left. Soldiers were knocked overboard; others were on the floor injured, while others scurried around trying to defend the ship. The boat lurched to the side again, and an explosion went off. Azula fell to the floor.
"Princess," a soldier cried as he went over to pick her up. "Thank god you are here! We need you. Please help us bring these vermin down. They just attacked us out of no where. I informed them they were dealing with the ship of Princess Azula, but the commander of the ship merely scoffed. He said you were nothing but filth." The soldier informed her.
More anger filled Azula.
"All soldiers who can Firebend get over here and clear out this fire and smoke. Everyone else, start sending missiles over there. Launch an assault back. Don't just stand here and wait!" Azula instructed them.
Every soldier around started doing tasks. The smoked and fire was almost cleared out, and missiles were being launched from the ship. They hit their target at the tower of another ship and knocked it off. Another missile aimed for the other ship hit it at the base of the ship. Projectiles were flying over her.
Azula began to charge up electricity. When she successfully separated the two opposite energies, she charged them together and shot a bolt of lightning at the ship on their left. There was a loud BOOM, followed by a series of other explosions. The enemy ship began to sink. Slowly the waters pulled it down. Azula turned to the back of the ship. She repeated the steps in charging electricity, and then shot another bolt of lightning at it. The ship exploded. The force from the explosions thrust Azula's own boat forward. The boat wobbled as waves passed under them.
As they left the battle scene, Azula looked on to the wreck of their enemy ships. Her victory in this battle will show him he means business. Thinking of her father brought the thought of her dream from the last night. She felt disgusted that she had such a worthless dream, then turned to sit on her throne on the ship.