Alright sorry about the wait. I intended on posting a few days ago. Anyways i managed to jinx myself, (not that i'm superstitus) since i said how two chapters ago i got the most replies so far, well on the last chapter i got the least replies so far. If your reading this and have anythign to say good or bad, please say it. XD

After an hour of not sleeping they were called into the main hall. It was a large building, similar to the one in the Northern Tribe.

Everyone in the village gathered in the large room. Small children and elders were brought in to another.

Hakoda called over a group, totaling about ten people. Zuko, Sokka, Katara, Aang, Toph, Mizu, Bato, and the two men Hakoda was with earlier.

"Alright, do any of you know how the ships work? If there's a chance we can take them out before they arrive it would save allot of trouble" Hakoda asked.

Zuko nodded. "They are built to be large and fast, generally making them weak. Ice or rock jarred into the right spot would sink them immediately. We'd have to get pretty close for that though"

"It would be a last resort then." Bato suggested. "We don't have enough water benders to make it a hit and run"

"We'll bring our men to the front of the city. If we can keep them away from the village things would be better. There are a good number of people staying behind" Hakoda decided.

"One problem" Sokka started, "Those things chuck large flaming rocks."

"And they have the Yu Yan Archers with them" Zuko added

"Not them again!" Aang said, a bit nervously.

"Okay. A team of skilled volunteers should go up to the front line. Another group can go midway" Katara suggested

"Sound's good" her father agreed.

After a few minutes there were two groups ready. "Zuko, you should stay behind" Katara suggested, more like demanded, but yeah.

Sokka knew from personal experience how much that damaged one's pride. "Someone needs to guard this place in case we don't succeed up there." he said.

Zuko wasn't stupid and he knew he didn't have a choice in being left behind. He suppressed a sigh and went against the wall.

Toph gave him an apologetic smile. Obviously Katara had another motive for keeping him behind because he surely was more useful them Toph, being blind and having no earth to throw!

For the next hour they would wait. If what Zuko said was right, they'd be in shooting range then and it would be the perfect time for a sneak attack.

"I can't believe they followed us" Aang said

"For once this has nothing to do with us" Zuko spoke up

The others shot him a confused glare. "My father and sister are trying to rule the world. They are going town by town. This was probably setup months ago. Next they'll go top the northern water Tribe, or Ba Sing Se, or Omashu. But they wont stop until they rule the world. Or die. Whichever comes first"

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Azula looked down as the door creaked opened. "Who has the nerve the disturb me right before- oh" her scowl drops to a deadpan stare. "What now?" she snapped

"Turns out we lucked out on this mission. Not only is the whole town unaware, but your brother and probably the avatar are currently residing here" the solder said, still bowing politely, looking the princess in the eyes.

"Go away" Azula ordered. Why did Zuko always have to get in the way. She didn't want to kill him. But that's the thing about her brother. He gets up every time he falls. And Azula's sick of it.

The door slammed opened again, and Azula was about ready to set the soldier on fire. "One hour till departure, my lord"

He left at the sign of her hands catching the dreaded blue flames.

Azula sighed and dropped herself to her bed. She didn't want to have to do this. But she wasn't weak. She was Fire Lord Azula, under the rule of Phoenix King Ozai. There was no room for weakness.

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Ty Lee, Suki, and the other Kyoshi Warriors all boarded the boat heading to Omashu. They would have liked to go straight to Kyoshi island but they was no direct rout.

"I can't believe it" Lana said, still dumbstruck by the fact Suki was standing before her.

"As long as you believe by the time we're home, I'm good" Mira smiled and leaned on her playfully.

Suki smiled, but it was partially fake. To be honest, she was worried. Extremely worried. A part of her wanted to go find Sokka and her other friends but another part of her wanted to stay. And a different part was still hanging on to the fact she might be pregnant.

Katara had said it was probably nothing but Suki could feel this was more then anger and nerves. If she was pregnant, it would have been about a month now. Nothing showed, but nothing would show.

"What's wrong?" one of the other girls asked. Suki noticed she had been biting her nail. "You only do that when your worried"

"It's nothing" Suki lied, faking another smile.

Ty Lee glanced at her in a worried and sad form. What did that girl know that Suki didn't.

Finally the tension was gone and they all erupted into happy conversation, Suki trying not to exclude herself.

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"We should leave now" Sokka said, looking at the sun. "It's well enough time, plus the walk up there"

Without a word they all left. Most of the people who stayed behind were playing or sleeping or not caring.

Zuko went into one of the smaller rooms. He didn't understand the way his mind worked sometimes. Being scarred and banished by his father he could handle. Growing up with Azula and Ozai he could handle. Even all the events of the past forty-eight hours he could handle. But what he couldn't handle was his crazed family attacking his friends, while he was doing nothing to stop them.

Zuko didn't mind silently sulking. He was used to it. Heck it was his pastime for most of his life. Being silent, being angry, and giving a stare that could kill were all things Zuko picked up by the time he was thirteen. After that he'd had them perfected.

Zuko snapped out of his thoughts at a loud rumble and large ice chunks falling around the room. The group was long gone and the battle itself we probable started an hour ago. Time was going by way to fast lately.

Zuko quickly got out of the small collapsing room and into the larger one. By that time though the whole structure was in the same fate and the little kids were throwing tantrums.

The adults that were left couldn't get them close to under control. Zuko thought it was a good time to do something. Fear and authority were lessons he learned from Azula. He never assumed them helpful until right then.

"Everybody shut up and listen!" Zuko ordered. That got everyone's attention. A few of the elders apparently weren't fond of the wording Zuko used but there was no sugar coating this invasion.

"We need to get out now, as fast as possible. Does anyone know where the nearest exit is?" Zuko asked

"Yeah. The front door" one of the kids, probably about ten years old replied.

"If the front door was safe to go out I wouldn't be asking you." Zuko snarled. He hated kids!

'There's another door a few rooms back" a younger girl said shyly.

Zuko nodded a quick thanks and began getting everyone out of the room. Only a few pieces collapsed and luckily nobody was hurt.

Once everyone was outside Zuko knew something was wrong. Ashy soot covered a good part of the far off area and he couldn't see anyone on the front wall.

Not even considering what the others told him earlier, Zuko took off towards the outer wall.

Now i'm sure you think you know what's goign to happen next. Wel your wrong. i know you'r wrong. feel free to guess, but it's not that. HA mind games i play....

So yes Azula is still on the insane side but since Oai took over power again she's calmed down.

I'll try to updae soon. I'm thinking Sunday or Monday. Maybe not. XD

And in the next feqw chapter's i'm goign to be switching scenes more frequently. My hint: you'll see what Mai's been up to in the next chapter. And the White Lotus Society. XD

Please review!!!! XD