Chapter Twenty Four The Order United

"I have to leave."

"What!?" Ty Lee exclaimed, worried.

They had reached Ember Island that morning and had just made it to Zuko's house when he spoke.

"Where are you going?" Sokka asked.

"Ba Sing Se, I have some unfinished business to attend to. Don't worry I'll be with you when the end comes."

"I'm coming with you," Ty Lee said.

"No, I must go alone."

"Why?"

"Because I need to do this alone." Ty Lee was about to argue more but Nazca held his hand up silence her, "Destiny is a funny thing, we never know where we're going to end up, but when we get there we're glad we did. This war is coming to an end, and we are going to finish it together."

Nazca turned and began walking off, walking towards his secret, walking to Ba Sing Se, to set it free.

He stood on top of a small rock overlooking the camp, finally he was here. He had used a sophisticated form of running, using all the elements to increase his speed. He went fast but it was exhausting. He slid down the rock and launched himself into the camp, landing in the center near the head tent. The men and women within the tent turned to see him, nearly all got into a fighting stance but one man who was sleeping as usual.

"Great," he said to himself, "the only person who actual knows me is asleep."

Then one of the men relaxed and said, "Nazca?"

Nazca turned to the man, old like the rest of them, a waterbender, then he remembered, "Pakku!"

The man ran over to him and gave him a hug, "It's been a long time. What are you doing here?"

"Helping, I am Grand Master Nazca."

"That's you!? I thought it might be, but ah well you're here know," he then turned to the other members and said, "Easy everyone, this here is Grand Master Nazca of the Southern Water Tribe."

"Actually, I'm from the Northern."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah, Yue is my sister."

Pakku's expression's hardened, "Oh, I'm so sorry but Yue died, she gave her life up for the moon spirit, I'm so sorry."

"That's alright," Nazca said, "I know."

"How?"

"I have my ways."

Pakku lead him over to the tent where Iroh was and around it there were three other old men, "This is Bumi," he said pointing to the largest, "Jeong Jeong," pointing to the smallest, "and Piando," he said pointing to the one with a sword, "Iroh is inside when you're ready to talk," he said gesturing towards the tent.

"Thanks," Nazca said, then he walked in.

Conveniently Iroh had recently awaken and had just finished dressing as Nazca walked in, "Hey Iroh," Nazca said.

"Nazca, my you look terrible, what happened."

I lost my ability to firebend and caught on fire."

"Yes. An eclipse will do that to you."

"Is everything ready? Nazca asked,

"Yes. the invasion will happen during the comet. Are you ready?"

"I'm not sure I'm going to have to anymore."

"Why not?"

"Well he's ready, I think it would be best if he took care of it."

"Maybe, but will he have what it takes, Aang loves peace, he may fail at Ozai's weakest moment, what if he unwilling to kill him?"

Nazca smiled remembering that cheery kid he had once aided in capturing, "He'll stop him one way or another, I know it."

"So what are you going to do?"

"I'll figure it out, I have to go return to Aang before the comet though, I'll stay here until then but then I'll leave."

"The time is coming,"

"Our destinies are upon us,"

"This war will end."

"One way."

"Or another."

Over the next the Nazca slept like a child, he had been up so late the past nights he finally received the sleep he desperately needed until he finally woke up on the day of the comet. It had been used to end the air nomads, it would be used to end the war. He stood up and put on his Uniform, leaving his cloak in his bag, he would leave it here and grab it later, right now he was Grand Master Nazca and he needed to dress like it. Then he felt them, all throughout the camp, all of them, except one. Nazca sighed, why was he not here. He stepped outside his tent and walked over to the nearest one, "Where is Aang?"

Katara turned and looked at him surprised, "Nazca! What are you doing here?"

"I am a Grand Lotus," he said with a smirk, "Where is Aang?"

Katara leaned in close, "No one knows, it's like he doesn't exist."

"What!?"

"Zuko even had a tracking beast search for him,"

"No, no way, not now, on the day of the invasion he decides to leave." then he remembered, a vision he had when he was with the guru, Aang and Ozai fought, under a comet, it was going to happen he was sure of it. He sighed relieved.

"Nazca!" She sprinted over and embraced him in a hug, then pulled back and gave him a kiss on the lips.

"Hey Ty Lee."

Soon all of the group excluding Aang had gathered around him, "What's the plan."

Sokka spoke first, "The Order of the White Lotus here is going to liberate Ba Sing Se."

"I already knew that," Nazca interrupted.

"How did you end up here," Toph asked.

"I'm a Grand Lotus, this is why I came to Ba Sing Se."

"Anyways," Sokka broke in, "Suki, Mai, Ty Lee and I are going to stop the air fleet, while Katara and Zuko go fight Azula for the throne."

Nazca nodded, "I'll come with Zuko and Katara, and no one else is coming," he added staring at Ty Lee, "I'll fight of the royal guard."

"I had forgotten about them," Zuko said.

"Then let's go," Nazca said. Nazca Zuko and Katara got on Appa while the rest of them got onto to eel-hounds. They got ready to leave and Iroh came up to them, "Today," he said, "Destiny is our friend."