A/N-Thanks for the reviews guys

A/N-Thanks for the reviews guys! Special thanks to blackghost7 who really gave me a humbling review, I'm glad you think that I'm a good writer and don't worry I'll keep it exciting, it's still a work in progress though This might be my last update for awhile…going on vacation with the fam for 3 weeks, I'll try to write but I might want to try to actually tan this summer.

"Kya?"

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The Waterbender's arms fell to her sides, the streams of water that she had bending falling unceremoniously to the ground with a splash. She stared blankly at the Firebender across from her whose expression mirrored her own. A moment of awkward silence passed before she was able to find her voice again.

"Prince Zuko." She said, her voice cool, the name rolling simply off her tongue as one would state something. The surprise and blankness that her face once held was gone, a stony expression replacing it. Yet behind the façade a war was going inside her. She had hoped she would never have to see him again, yet here he was standing in front of her, a man now… 'A handsome one at that' stated a voice in her mind…a voice she thought she had silenced long ago. She did not let any of this show, instead playing a confident smirk on her face. She wasn't going to let him get to her, not again. She realized she wouldn't have to worry though, gazing at the still stunned expression on his face. She could win this hand…

"Kya," the prince in question repeated still stunned at the fact that she was standing in front of her again, a girl he had hoped he would never have to face again. A wave of guilt washed over him but it was quickly put away when the girl spoke again.

"So, traitor, come to try and rescue your little girlfriend," she said with a dry laugh. "Well you're doing a great job, getting yourself caught by me and all."

The Firebender's fists became clenched and steam rolled off his body, the heat he was emitting evaporating the water from his clothes. To Kya's surprise, he mimicked her certain expression.

"Well…actually it'll be you who is getting caught," Zuko replied, arrogance in his tone.

As if on queue slabs of rocks shot out from the ground around Kya, completely immobilizing her. All she could do was glare at Zuko and the rest of his gang that emerged from the brush.

"Ah, the Avatar and his 'troops…' How quaint."

"Hey we just totally caught you, Hot Head" Toph retorted with a smirk. With a stomp she started moving the rocks that surrounded Kya so that she dragged along the ground with them, still trapped. "Come on, Zuko; let's go get your girlfriend…"

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The walk back to the campsite was an excruciating painful 'and boring', experience Kya thought absently as she was dragged along by the blind Earthbender. None had said a word to her since her capture, no taunting, and no confidence, no anything. It was a bit unnerving for the General, who had been captured countless occasions, 'always escaping with easy, of course…but its usually because they are overconfident and make some sort of error that I can use to my advantage…these people must have had the confidence beat out of them during their invasion.' Indeed it would seem that way, all had determined expressions on their faces, yet she could sense the doubt in the air, particularly from the Airbender, the Avatar, his eyes downcast as they continued their silent march, 'obviously battle-hardened…yet he's younger than I would imagine and has a wise air to him…if he wasn't the enemy I'm sure he would be someone I would want to talk to…But anyway they're being particularly cautious with me, I doubt they'll give me an opening…Oh well, guess it will be brawn over brain today…'

"Hey!" shouted Sokka, interrupting her thoughts, "what are you smirking at?"

"Oh nothing…" she said innocently, her smirk growing wider when he turned his back.

"She's lying" Toph interjected, "You sure she can't break out of here Zuko, you obviously know her best, can she break out of here?"

"Well I don't really know her that well…" Zuko said weakly. 'Damn right he doesn't'.

"She shouldn't," said the other Waterbender, who was mentioned as Katara, "not unless she can bend water with her mind…"

"So how does a Waterbender become part of the Fire Nation army?" questioned the young Avatar.

Kya was silent for a moment, then decided it would do no harm to answer, "I'm a Fire Nation citizen…I have every right to be part of the army and I have trained diligently until I could become a general. 'Besides…they don't know I'm a Waterbender…just that I look like one.'

"A general?" Zuko said, surprised.

"It's been a long time since you've seen me Zuko. I've changed…Nice scar by the way…I hope these last 3 years with it have sucked." Kya said with a sneer.

Zuko was about to retort when Toph shushed them, "We're coming up on the campsite, be ready. Indeed the noise of happy soldiers became louder as they walked and soon they could see the red tents, and the fire blazing. Zuko also noticed Mai sitting at the fire, looking obviously annoyed at a drunken soldier who was trying to talk to her. Ty-lee sat next to her, silent around men for the first time in a long time… 'Alright here goes…everything.' He whispered to Toph to push their prisoner forward and he entered holding his Dao swords to her neck.

"Nobody move!" he boomed as the soldiers made for their weapons. Most froze and glared at him, but made no moves as they saw their endangered leader.

"Alright. Listen. All I want is the girls. I want to make a trade. Them for your leader, General Kya."

A tall, handsome short haired man approached through the crowd, the soldiers parting for him quickly. His uniform proved that he was of a high rank. "I am Lieutenant General Shang," he said in a loud voice, "and if you have our General captured that puts me in command and we don't negotiate with criminals of the Fire Nation." He smirked, "besides…I don't think you could've probably chosen a worst bargaining chip," he said with a laugh gazing at Kya who returned his smirk and then moments later burst from the rock in an explosion of flames, causing all those around to step back to avoid the debris and fire.

Zuko's expression was less fear than stunned as he watched Kya step back into rank with her soldiers, her head held high. "You can firebend?"

"It's been a long time, Zuko…" she repeated simply, "You know nothing about me. With that she hurled a giant fireball at the Prince and the modest campsite soon turned into a raging battlefield.

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A/N- Well I know it's short but I wanted to write a really good battle scene and I need to do some planning and imagine it out…Hope you enjoyed the chapter! R&R. Next chapter is where the story really develops and finally the plot can get rolling.