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Miyuki, the old woman, and Zai came up with a plan. Miyuki, having been to the prison herself, knew exactly where it was. They would distract the guards by having the herbalist woman run out crying, "Help, my cat!" and have Miyuki in her arms. Miyuki would shapeshift into a human, allowing me to slip by in my cloak. Then I would grab the keys from a guard, unlock the cell doors, and set them free. Miyuki and the old woman would distract them until we got away safely on Appa.
"Well, it's full of holes, but it'll work." I say and slip the cape over my head. We head out. At first, everything is going great. On cue,
"Help, help! My cat!" She yelled. The guards rush over, and I slip by unnoticed. Then things go wrong. First, a ton of guards go surging past to aid in Miyuki's arrest. Every single one has a key ring. I snatch the one with the most keys and run around in the shadows searching for the cell. Next I find only Sokka's cell. Not wanting them to know about my secret identity, I slip off the cape and run over to Sokka.
"ZAI?!" I make a Sssshh motion and quickly unlock his cell door. He goes running out the back exit which is unguarded.
Idiots. I think and try for the others. But I feel like the idiot when I finally realize that Aang will be with Firelord Ozai, and Toph is probably with her family. I put on my cape hurriedly and run outside.
"Mission aborted." I whisper into Miyuki's ear and she signals to her mother. They run far away and I mentally kick myself. I speed back to the clearing (being a Firebender, along with the added bonus of being a shadow makes me almost unstoppably fast). I bump into someone and fall over.
That's weird. I think, but my cape is half off and I become solid. I look up to see who but the Blue Spirit.
"Zai?!" The Blue Spirit asks.
I know that voice...
"ZUKO?!" I am truly amazed. But he looks hurt.
"Why... why didn't you tell me?" He whispers.
"What do you mean? Why didn't I tell you? Why didn't you tell me?" I ask furiously. He looks at a loss for words.
"You always complain about how you are marked. How that burn makes you seem like a villain. I-" I yell, my voice becoming increasingly softer. "I am marked too." Now I whisper.
"What do you mean?"
In reply, I take off the bandage around my hand. It has, over the years, become a part of me, like my ponytail, or my amber eyes. Under the bandage is a black mark. The mark of the Shadow Spirit curse. His eyes widen. In his mind, he searches for answers but finds none. The answers I have to supply.
"When I was thirteen, Ji and I became rebels to the Fire Nation. But we were caught, and I had to do something. So I made a deal with the Shadow Spirit. He would give me the Shadow Cape, but in return he would mark me. This mrk means I will die at eighteen. I have 3 years." I have started to silently cry.
"Oh, Zai." He says, and kisses my lips.
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