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Ch. 34

The air whipped through Mai's hair as the three sped through the skies, following the trail Toph had -accidentally- made for them. She looked down at her sweaty palms, and took a deep breath. What was she so worried about?

"Azula," Ty Lee had mentioned before, "Is Zuko's sister. A while back, we kind of.... Well, you will remember soon. Anyway, she's kind of insane because of us... Especially because of Zuko and Ursa."

Azula... The name rang in her head. It sent shivers down her spine, and it made her arms shake with nervousness. It also sent a twinge of rage throughout her body. What had she done to Azula?...What had Azula done to her? Also, why did she feel so worried when she thought about Zuko facing her? She shook away her nervousness, and tried focusing on the huge mountain Toph's trail lead up to. Mai began to wonder what everyone's lives would be like after today.

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Just a bit longer! Toph thought, trying to encourage her tired feet. The whips in the wind from Ursa's balloon were getting louder and louder. At this rate, she'd end up passing the war balloon. She groaned, and stopped pushing the ground beneath her. Instead, she formed a large, pointed stone in front of her, then sent it flying towards the balloon. In a matter of seconds, Toph heard the balloon pop, then whirl towards the ground. She sent another stone beneath where Ursa would land, then blasted herself forwards when she felt Ursa land in the dome she created. Toph hovered over her, caught her breath, then scowled.

"How could you leave him again?!" Toph shouted, exasperated.

It took Ursa a few seconds to recollect herself, then she asked, "What?" Toph frowned at the confusion in her voice.

"Look, I know it must be rough for you, coming back to everyone after such a long time, but you don't just leave! You know how devastated Zuko will be when he hears you left him again?! Don't you-"

"I'm not leaving him." Ursa broke in, her voice showing a hint of irritation.

Toph blinked, "You're... But you're... Then what are you doing?!"

Ursa frowned, "I'm going to find him, I heard he was going to visit Azula. I need to talk to her. I'm sorry if you got the wrong idea..."

Toph was still for a moment, then let out a heavy sigh and tucked her hair behind her ear.

"No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have freaked out on you. It's just that Zuko's so important to me, and I just flipped when I heard you say you were leaving." The young girl explained timidly, and kicked her foot back and forth.

Ursa smiled, "It's alright. I should have explained myself more clearly, especially since you are the greatest earth bender in the world."

Toph beamed and Ursa chuckled.

"I guess we both made mistakes," Toph started, pulling Ursa off of the ground, "Let's go find those two hot heads."

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Suki tied her hair back, and took another fighting stance. She had been training all day, and she was now going into the night. She eyed her opponent (A punching bag with a drawing of Azula for a head) then slammed her fist into it. To her delight, it sprung backwards, and tumbled to the floor.

"That's whatcha get for 'messin with a Kyoshi Warrior." Suki muttered, trying to pull off the best "swamp" accent she could. (She never really got over Azula attacking her village the day she had found Appa.)

She started to pick the punching bag back up, when she heard something in the next room crash. She froze, then listened for any more sounds. It was quiet for a few seconds, then as soon as Suki began to pick the bag up again, she heard footsteps.

She immediately took action and leaped down the hallway, then slammed open the door where she heard the intruder.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Suki demanded, pointing a finger at the middle aged man backing up against the wall.

He gulped and cleared his throat, "I-I was sent here! I'm sorry! Please forgive me!" The man pleaded, and fell to his knees.

Suki propped an eyebrow, "Who sent you here?" She asked seriously.

"I'm sorry, I can't say! They told me they'd hurt my family if I told or didn't obey them!"

Two certain people sprung into Suki's mind. She sighed.

"Listen, whoever it is will not hurt your family, you can be sure of that. Please just explain what you came here for." She said, folding her arms. It almost made her disappointed that it hadn't turned into a fight, it had been so long.

The man gulped, then played with his fingers. It was obvious he didn't quite trust her yet.

"W-well... They told me to come here and look for..." Suki caught a hint of his expression before he looked down. His eyes were filled with guilt.

"They told me to come here and look for the Fire Lord, I'm sorry! I wouldn't ever do anything like this, ever, ma'am! It's just that they said-"

"I know, I know." Suki cut him off, sounding as calm as she could manage. "It'll be alright. Please just tell me who it is that sent you here, I promise they won't get within a mile of your family."

There was a hint of cheerfulness in her voice that made the man a bit less nervous.

"Well, it's a man. He's about 10 or so years younger than I am... He didn't trust me with his name, either that or he doesn't have one." He explained. Suki tapped her chin, when it suddenly became clear.

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The air in the room was tense. Whenever Zuko peered out of the corner of his eye, he saw each guard staring down the two of them, as if they were waiting for something to happen. The silence caused by the evilness of Azula's plan was growing unbearable.

"This stone," She had told them, "Isn't just a stone. It just so happens that it holds the world's only dragon." Zuko scoffed, then glared at her. There was that same "off-ness" in her eyes, like the time he and Katara had taken her down at the Fire Nation. Zuko could tell the dragon's egg was her lifeline, if anyone took it from her, or -worst case scenario- it broke, she would crack.

She told them that she had done research on the embryo, and found interesting things. For instance, if dragons experience fire bending before birth, they will respond to the element with fear and obedience.

"Which means I can actually have something to trust for the first time in my life.." Azula had muttered, sending a deadly look towards Zuko.

The rest of the plan had sounded like a fairytale. Supposedly, when you mix lighting into the egg, it creates a powerful energy source, and that that's what is controlling Aang.

"That can't be true..." Sokka moaned to himself.

Zuko just gritted his teeth, thinking of all the horrible things Azula could do with this discovery.

Just before things could get any more tense, two guards burst through the doors.

"Lord Azula, I'm afraid we have some bad news." One started, the other one panting for breath.

"Well speak!" Azula demanded.

They stood up and patted down their clothes.

"We've spotted an unidentified war balloon and a large cloud of dust heading right towards us. We aren't quite sure what the cloud of dust is, but we're sure that the war balloon isn't a friend to us." The first guard explained.

"Permission to shoot, Lord Azula?" The other piped up.

Azula only smiled, "Let them come, and treat them as guests."

Zuko froze. He knew exactly who it was. His head was immediately filled with thoughts of how Azula would react to the people that caused her "insane-ness" showing up.

Damn, why couldn't you all just stay out of this?

TO BE CONTINUED ;D

YES I KNOW IT'S SHORT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE ONE CHAPTER FOR THE DRAMA SPECIFICALLY!

SO KEEP READING :D