Disclaimer: I do not own Zuko or the ATLA characters but I wish I did, but I do own Xiaoqing and more for they are made up characters.

Summary: Eighteen years have past and there have been many changes. The Avatar Gang had moved on Zuko had confessed his love to Katara and they had two children while Aang realized his love for Toph. Sokka and Suki stayed in love. All was well. Until the Earth Kingdom decided it was their turn to rule. And now, its up to their children to save the world this time.

Remember what I state below:

Italics and ' ' Means thinking! The person is talking to themselves, sounds a bit weird, neh? Example: 'Oh brother.' Katara thought.

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Chapter Two:

Plans

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Chi sat by the small lake with bread crumbs in her hand. Dipping her finger into the cool water and sending ripples through out the water turtle ducks came towards her and ate the bread crumbs from her hand. "I'm not sure I want to leave." Her emerald eyes looked up toward the Moon which shined brightly through the night. Moving her arm up while her hand was face down toward the lake, water followed her hand and flowed softly until she heard a footstep and it distracted her. Turning to look, she saw Shen, one of the twins.

"Hey Shen." Greeted the Fire Nation princess as she looked back at the small turtle ducks.

The boy sat down rather hard on his bottom but folded his leg, "What are you doing out here? I thought were going to leave this morning?"

"I'm not sure if I want to leave." Chi said while pulling her knees toward her chest and placing her hands around her leg as her chin rested inbetween her knees. "I love my home and I honor and respect my parents, disobeying them and seeing the hurt in their eyes bother me."

"But we're doing the right thing! They shouldn't be angry because they were a bunch of kids who decided it was their responsibility to save the world. The only ones who should of saved the world was the Avatar not our mother, not your father, and not your aunt and uncle." Shen explained but Chi had her second doubts.

Chi let out a small sigh before looking at her small feet which were bare, "I just think this is not our war."

Shen couldn't believe how Chi wasn't really going for it, he expected her of all people to be determined about it and ready to go but it was like she was scared to leave home. "If you won't want to go then you don't have to." He stood up and walked off leaving Chi all alone again.

The Fire princess watched as his silhouette faded and the air was still, calm, and soundless she stood up and walked to her parent's bedroom. The door opened and she saw that her mother was brushing her hair at the dresser wearing a red long nightgown with overly-long sleeves. Her father wasn't there yet.

"Mom..." Chi mumbled but Katara put the brushed down and watched her daughter inch closer to her. "What if I wanted to help end the war?" Her emerald eyes looked into her mother's blue ones before turning blue themselves, revealing her sad emotions. Chi's eyes often changed color; Blue for sad, gold for angry. The Fire Lady merely placed her hands onto her daughters small shoulders and kept a smile on her face.

"I would understand," She said softly while Chi's eyes widened, turning green once more, "Remember I told you how I left home to go save the world when I was fourteen? I wouldn't mind my daughter leaving home to go help because your father and I are helping here, the Fire Nation as well as the South Pole."

"I was afraid you would be disappointed in me if I went. I was afraid that if I went that you would be upset and angry because you would be afraid that this quest is too dangerous and I wouldn't be able to handle the situations I would have to be involved in." Admitted the 15-year-old.

Nodding her head, Katara brought her daughter close and hugged her tightly, "I'm the cool parent, remember? Now your father wouldn't like this but I will allow it. I'll get your father to soften up a bit but when you are ready to leave come see me since your father leaves early in the morning for practice. I will help you all pack."

"Thank you mom." Chi said while holding onto her mother tightly.

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Shen and Shun were with Ling waiting while Huo and Hui were practicing their firebending a bit before departure. Shen and Shun wore a dark long-sleeve green top with loose black pants and black boots. Chang and Kya waited for Chi who was receiving the items they would need from Katara who Chi explained would no tell their parents about their idea. Chang was wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt with a navy blue long-sleeve shirt under and blue long loose pants with black flat shoes. Kya wore a forest green midriff with lime long-sleeve belly shirt under with forest green shorts with short black boots.

"What's take them so long?" Shun said so anxiously, "I'm so excited! I can't help it!"

"Your not the only one! I can put my brain to use on this trip!" Chang grinned but Kya merely rolled her eyes. Katara and Chi came outside with sleeping rolls, old sake gourd and a rather hefty box. Chi wore a sky blue midriff, a sky blue shirt with slits that went to both sides of her hips, dark blue tights and sky blue flats with her hair out and curly with straight long bangs that covered her forehead down to her eyes brows and two short small portions of her hair at each side of her both sides of her face.

"What's that?" Ling asked, a bit curious about the box mostly. Ling wore a green mantle, black short sleeve shirt, a dark golden tunic and green loose pants with black flats while her straight hair was up in a perky ponytail and two bangs at both sides of her face.

Katara smiled a bit, "Gold pieces. 50,000 to be in fact because you're going to need the money when you travel. Weapons, clothing, armor, food, disguises, inn fee is what will be needed for this trip."

"Wow! Aunt Katara is so awesome!" Kya cheered.

Chi placed the items in the saddle before sitting down, "C'mon guys the sun is about to rise."

"Be careful." Katara said as Shen, Ling, Shun, Huo, Hui, Chang, and Kya climbed up on Appa. Shen would be the director while Ling would read the map.

"We will, mom!" Huo and Hui said in a unision while the others waved.

Shen grinned, "Yip yip!" He said while the bison flew up into the sky and they became distant, almost like the stars that were starting to disappear as the sun began to arise. Katara stood at the spot as a tear rolled down her cheek as she was a bit concerned but she knew they were all strong enough to take care of themselves. At that moment, she heard footsteps inch closer to her, she turned around ready to attack by using the water from the grass but it was only her husband, who looked utterly confused.

"After all these years you still think someone is going to attack you out of the blue?" Zuko asked with his right brow arched. The Fire Lady laughed nervously before rubbing the back of her neck.

"Maybe. What are you doing here?" She asked a bit nervous thinking he saw the kids leave.

Zuko shrugged his shoulders, "I thought I heard Appa but I guess I was wrong. What are you doing here?"

"Watching the dawn come." Katara quickly turned back around as Zuko walked a bit further to stand next to her. His arm wrapped around her waist as the sun started to rise, "We should probably visit the North Pole, just to see your parents and I need to talk to your father to see if he is doing fine. I had to give up my entire Navy for you..." He slowly turned to look at his wife who blushed a bit while tucking some of her hair behind her ear.

"You don't regret it?" The water princess asked while Zuko shook his head.

"I will never regret it." He kissed her forehead before resting his on hers.

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Chi looked around at her Fire Nation home, she smiled as she saw young children playing around in the streets. "Well, where are we going first?" She asked while Ling looked at the map thoroughly.

"Since we have no avatar to train and Shen and Shun already know all four elements except lightning and blue flames. We need to train them for that but we have you and the Fire twins for that, right Sugar Plum?"

"Right." Chi said nonchantly since Ling called her Sugar Plum, "So, we can't just go straight to Ba Sing Se, that's death trap. So what do we do exactly?"

Chang hummed, "Well... How about we help small towns that the Earth Kingdom took over and bring them back to the control of the people? We can start with Kyoshi Island and all the other small parts of the Earth Kingdom and since they took over the small parts of the towns in the Fire Nation's outskirts, we can start here." He pointed to a small town below them while Shen moved Appa toward that direction.

"That's a good idea, Smartie." Ling nodded.

"Thanks! I like that nickname." Chang then heard his stomach growl, "...I must eat!"

"Just like dad..." Kya groaned as they landed down on the ground, they all jumped off the saddle and walked into the small town. They saw a bunch of Earth Kingdom soldiers walking around almost guarding the place. "It's too early in the morning, the people won't be active until later on in the day." Huo said while Hui stretched.

Ling folded her arms, "We might as well get some shut-eye in the forest."

"Wait a minute!" Kya whispered as the others began to leave, the soldiers left and the people came out looking a bit relieved, the men left the children and women for work except for one house. He didn't look like a man but he looked liked a teenage boy who left for work.

"His father must of died..." Chi thought as they watched him head off with the other men.

Ling frowned, "What a shame. Well, Sunshine, thanks for showing us the men leaving for work, now what do we do?"

Chang walked toward the village, "Let's go see their job." He said while the others looked at each before following alone. As they walked, the village was oddly quiet as the women and children stayed in the homes and as they followed the men they saw a rather large field of cotton and the men had to pick them while the soldiers stood around them and whipped each person who did not pick the cotton fast enough or didn't pick enough. Chi and Kya's eyes widened with horror while the boys merely shook their head, ashamed.

"This is horrific." Kya snarled as she was just about ready to go down there and hurt each and every one of the guard herself but Chang grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"Don't be stupid. We'll have to make a plan." Chang explained as Kya sighed. They walked back to the village, Chi was a little behind since every time she looked back she looked at the teenage boy who was being whipped repeatedly since he didn't pick the cotton as the guard's desired him to. That soldier was just plain mean. That last strike which sent the boy to his knees, she turned around and ran as fast as she could. Huo and Hui looked around for their sister before turning around and saw Chi running towards the cottan filed direction.

"CHI!" They shouted, running after her as the others followed suit. Chi had the sake gourd for water since it was larger than a water skin, she opened to the top and placed in in her pocket as she ran. Jumping in the hair, over the small hill, she manipulate her arm in Kung Fu snake form, on point and quick, the water floated above her in the form of a snake and it moved down toward the guards. It was almost as large a Boa constrictor. The soldiers gasp as the snake turned into sharp ice nails and went straight at them, pinning them down by their shoulders and their pants legs. Chi landed on her feet and saw the village men sweating and wincing in pain but when they saw what she had done, they were overjoyed but kept a calm face.

She ran over to the young boy and helped him up, he looked at her looked back down at the ground. "I'm fine." He said while Chi, let more water flow out of the gourd and onto her hands, her right hand was engulfed by the water and glowed white and she placed her hand on his back, slowly moviong across and down as his wounds healed.

"I'm going to go help the others." Chi said as the boy looked at her," Chang and the boys had took the whips from the soldiers and gave them to the men while Ling made the Earth beneath them hold onto their feet with her bending and cuffed their hands.

"Now you're going to feel the same treatment!" Shen shouted with a wicked grin, the men of the village had angry faces and attacked the solders.

"I don't think it's right." Chi said watching the soldiers scream and squirm as their backs, sides, and legs were repeatedly abused, "They're just like them."

Huo pushed Chi away, "They deserve it, now let's go." As they walked towards Appa, the teenage boy who Chi had healed first ran up to them.

"Here." He bowed but had his hands out them, "We owe you this." It was only four copper pieces, Chi frowned and looked at them and they just rolled their eyes knowing why she did that.

"Fine." Chang mumbled, folding his arms while Kya ran to the box and pulled out a bag of 9, 000 gold pieces and ran back to give them to Chi.

"Keep it." Chi told the boy, his bright brown eyes widened as she placed the back of gold pieces in his hands. "Its pretty heavy but you need this more than we do." She smiled as the boy nodded his head.

"Thank you so much." He said as his short black hair, waved in the wind as Chi turned around.

"We should get going." Chi said as the others walked ahead. The climbed atop of Appa and followed the river, they were still in Fire Nation territory.

Ling looked at the map and began to question about something, "Why would King Kuei even start this war? He was a rather nice man."

"That's why I don't get either. Do you think someone forced him into this?" Kya asked.

"That does sound pretty possible." Chang said, "Maybe someone held his bear hostage."

"...That sounds a bit right." Huo said as Hui nodded.

"Well, where are we of to next?" Shen asked while holding onto the reigns.

Ling looked at the map, "How about Kyoshi Island?" her eyes looked up to Chi and Chang, "There aren't that many small villages in the Fire Nation anyway."

"She's right." Chi said while folding her legs and folding her hands. "But why Kyoshi Island?"

"Maybe we could ask them about Kuei." Chang suggested.

"Why not Omashu?" Hui asked.

Kya shook her head, "It might be under control as well."