A/N I'm back again with another creative burst! Ty Ambrosia for reviewing among all of you, like Miss I'm 14 teen, Aryi, and I think there was someone else. You know who you are. Also, if you haven't already, read Changing in the Dark by Ambrosia Maestro. It's kind of a companion to this story.

Zai

I was shoved back into my cell. My face was still bleeding but I didn't care. All I felt was numbness.

He never cared about you anyways. He didn't even tell you about his family until right before you got captured. Anger's voice echoed through my thoughts.

That's mean! Don't be so mean to Zai! Toddler defended.

Hon, it's best we leave Zai to think. Mother was always the peacekeeper when it came to these things.

"Zuko..." I murmured his name into the darkness. I half-expected to see him come over to me and take my hand. 'What?' he'd ask. I rolled onto my stomach.

That's weird...

I reached down into my shirt and produced my silvery shadow cape. A few ideas came to mind, but I was too numb to even move anymore. I just laid on the cold, hard ground with my head resting on the cloak.

Toph, Sokka, and Katara general POV, still 6 weeks ago.

The trio got back to the campsite to find a steaming-mad Suki.

"Where the hell have you been? I've waited for DAYS for you to return!" She yelled.

"Calm down. You see, while you were out fishing we went to help an old man who I guess was some kind of Fire Nation spy or something. Then he must have called the cops because Aang and Toph got captured." Sokka would have said more but Toph cut him off.

"Long story short, Snoozles and Sugar Queen rescued me and Sparky and Zai still have to rescue Twinkletoes."

"Oh."

Six weeks later...

Suki, Toph, Sokka, and Katara were sick of waiting.

"Look, guys, I hate to say this, but I don't think they're coming back." Suki put a hand on Katara's arm.

"I think that they're... dead." At this, Toph stormed off with aid of her rocks and Sokka tried to be strong while Katara wept into her hands. Suki looked at the ground, tears threatening to spill any moment.

Zuko, 6 weeks ago.

They were ordered to kill me, but they didn't. No. Instead of any of the harsh treatments my father had picked out, a surprise visitor had arisen. She had come one night to break me out.

I had been thrown into a cell by guards who looked disgusted to touch me.

'Get in there, filthy scum. We got your girlfriend too.' He snickered evilly.

'WHERE IS SHE?!' I roared and jumped up to attack them but was easily restrained.

'Heh, heh. Like we'd tell you.' There was an evil gleam in his eye.

'You didn't-'

'Ozai ordered to kill 'er tomorrow, she's as good as dead anyways.' The guard's grip loosened and I crumpled to the ground in a pathetic heap. Not long after the guards left, she came.

'Zuko, honey, you're okay!' The woman whispered and pulled me into her arms. I knew that voice...

'MOM!' I embraced her tearfully but didn't cry. I was too strong for that.

'Look, dear, Zai's okay but we have to hide away for a few weeks until we can get her out.'

'But she's going to be killed!' My mother laughed bitterly.

'Those jerks just lied to you so they could go home and rest. We'd better leave now.' And we left, away to an obscure town. But I still had one piece of her. Her sketchbook.

Aang, present.

It seemed like years had gone by since everyone was together. I wanted to cry, to scream, but I was too weak. They had me locked up in the same room as always, but the chains were thicker and the doors, soundproof. In other words, it was inescapable, unless you were a mouse. Which reminded me of Miyuki...

"Aang!" A tiny voice called. I must be hearing things, because that voice sounded just like Miyuki.

"Aang!" It called again. Then, before my very eyes, a girl appeared. A familiar girl. Who was kind of short with brown hair and gray eyes.

"Miyuki!"

"Shush! Come on, let's get out of here!" She immediately shifted into a spider and crawled into the locks, unlocking my wrists from the cuffs.

"Thanks."

"Don't mention it. Now come on, let's get out of here!" She climbed up the wall and onto the ceiling then unscrewed the screws in the air duct, causing it to drop and fall with a sound like gunfire.

"Hurry up! They probably heard us!" I used my bending to fly up into the cramped duct.

"The Avatar! He's escaped through the air duct!" I heard behind us but kept moving at our steady pace until we were free. Miyuki shapeshifted into a massive eagle.

"Hop on!" I obediently climbed on and we were safe. For the moment. Before we arrived at the campsite she dropped me off. "Good luck out there." With a friendly hug (I SAID FRIENDLY, ARYI DON'T WORRY YOU HAVE NO COMPETITION!) and a wave, she was off.

"I'm back!" I exclaimed. Everyone rushed over to glomp me and expressed how worried they were. All but two people.

"Where are Zuko and Zai?"

900 words! ~Starts carmeldancing [Spell fail]~ Well enjoy! Baii :P