After the three family members were reunited everyone talked for a bit about the adventure Sokka and Zuko had, as time passed everyone decided it was best to sleep and talk more in the morning.

As everyone went into a deep sleep, a fire nation hawk flew in. He looked around for a bit and spotted his friend. He carefully walked over to Momo and lightly touched him with his wing. Momo opened one eye to see what it was that touched him, then he quickly sat up only to be cuddled by the hawk.

They looked at each other for a moment. Xorshiid opened his wings and hovered into the air then tilted his head to the side wanting Momo to follow. The flying lemur did and took off with the hawk. He didn't know where he was going for a moment then he realized they were going to Katara's room.

They perched themselves on the edge of the window and to Momo's surprise there lying on the ground near the window was Azula. He then looked back at Xorshiid wanting an answer. The hawk looked at his master then looked back out the window pointing at something. Then Momo's ears perked up understanding what Azula wanted.

They quickly left and flew back down to where everyone was sleeping at. There they saw Katara sleeping peacefully. Momo quietly approached her and poked her face. Katara waved it off so he tried it again except this time opening one of her eyes.

Katara slowly focused her eye seeing it was Momo who was bothering her. She opened both her eyes and slowly sat up.

"Hmm Momo what's wrong?" she asked in a whisper then she saw Momo jump off her and ran to his friend.

"Xorshiid? What's he doing here? Usually he stays with Azula unless he has an order to carry out. Unless" Her eyes widen and carefully got up walking up to the hawk "Ok boy what do you have? A letter or….or Azula?"

As soon as Katara knelt down to pick him up he flew away going into the direction where Katara's room was at. The young woman watched as Momo followed after the hawk. She then realized that Azula might be in the room. She quietly walked off going to her room; half way there she lit a small candle.

She opened the door and let a small gasp escape her lips. There lying on her back was her lover, from what she could see it looked like Azula passed out from exhaustion. She closed the door behind her then quickly made her way to her firebender.

She knelt down beside her and gently touched her lovers cheek "Zula? Please wake up" she wait for a while then spoke again "Azula please open your eyes" when she didn't get a response she gently laid her head on her lovers armored chest trying to listen for a heartbeat.

Then she quickly sat up hearing a stirring noise coming from her firebender. She tearfully smiled seeing amber eyes look back at her.

"Hey hows it-Mmph" Azula's words were cut off by her lovers lips then she started to kiss back deeply.

The waterbender slowly ended the kiss and sat up "Don't ever scare me like that again"

"Sorry about that. Can you help me get up?" She asked

"Ok I'll help but you better tell me what happened" Katara said slowly getting up while grabbing both her lovers hands slowly pulling her up.

"I was going to tell you anyways" feeling herself stand on her own two feet again then wrapped her arm around her lovers shoulders

"First question why do you have to be so heavy?" the young woman asked while walking over to the bed

"Are you saying I'm fat?" raising a fine brow

"No, you're far from it. It's just your armor and muscle weight together is too heavy for me" the waterbender said sitting the firebender at the edge of the bed

"Sorry about that" sits down

"It's ok" she sits beside the prodigy "Now please tell me what happen and why you can barely move"

The princess sighed "Ty Lee attacked me"

"What? Why?" she asked feeling herself get upset

"Has your brother and Zuzu talk about the prison yet?"

"Yes they did. They also said you were there too with your two friends. I'm assuming something happened between all three of y'all." Katara said looking at her lover

"Yes, I had to make a show in front of the guards so they wouldn't notice anything. Mai helped your brother escape. Then Ty Lee attacked me and both try to escape." She said

"Why go after your friends?" her lover asked

"There's a new rule my father made recently. All traitors of the fire nation must be sent to him and be put to death" Katara's eyes widen hearing this "If you don't turn in the traitors you will be punished severely. And I know for a fact people will not survive that punishment." Azula stated

"Tell me everything of what happened at the prison" the young woman said

The warrior sighs and started to tell the story "Ok, after I told the guards to send them to a prison cell I told them to take me to the Wardens office at the boiling rock."

Azula sits in the wardens chair slumping still feeling the effect of Ty Lee's attack. She lifted her head up as she heard the door open.

"You wanted to see me Princess Azula?" the Warden asked

"Yes. I need you to bring me Mai and Ty Lee in here at once. And I want you in on this as well understood?" Azula said in a sharp tone

"Yes of course I'll bring them at once Princess" and with that the Warden took off

Azula leaned back in the seat, her body still couldn't move much. She closed her eyes for a moment. It didn't take long for all three to come back hearing the door open again. The Warden walked in first then Mai and Ty Lee walking in last. Ty Lee closed the door behind them.

"You two sit over there I need to explain some things to the warden first" Azula said

Ty Lee nodded and gently took Mai's arm making them sit down. Azula looked up at the warden seeing him stand at attention waiting for any other orders.

"Have you heard of the rule new my father made?" she asked

"Yes Princess Azula I have. All traitors should be sent to the fire lord and be put to death" he said looking over at his niece with sad eyes

"It's not going to happen to these two do you understand?" Mai and Ty Lee's head shot up looking at Azula "They will not be under my father's rule. They will be under my jurisdiction and you will keep it that way no matter who says it especially my father."

"But Princess-""No, I will not take any excuses from anyone. You will follow my order. You will keep them here under your watch. Keep them safe and in good health make sure you treat them like they were your own." Azula ordered cutting off the Warden

"Y-Yes Princess Azula I understand. Will there be anything else?" he asked

"Yes. No one else must know about this it'll be between the four of us; and none of this will be leaked out to my father." She said in a strong stern voice

"Of course Princess" he said

"Good, that is all. Now I need you to leave and let me talk to these two." She said looking at her two friends

"As you wish Princess Azula" he bowed then walked out of the room

Ty Lee quickly stood up and walked over to the princess "Zula what are you doing? You could be severely punished for doing something like this"

"I'll be fine Ty, nothing will happen as long as no one talks and you two are hidden by my father's eyes." She said looking at Ty Lee

"Why are you doing this? I thought you wanted us to rot in jail" Mai said in her cold harsh tone

Azula looked over at the young woman "Shut up Mai it's called acting and if you didn't have to open you big mouth about me being miscalculating and shit we wouldn't be in this mess."

"Then why do it? Why not just sent us to your father it'll be less trouble for you" the young warrior quickly shot back

"Because I have to protect you!" Azula nearly shouted surprising both her friends "Don't you understand you're important to me. You were my first true friend before I could firebend, before my father took me away, before anything." She said quietly looking at her friends

"Azula I don't want you to be punished because of us" Ty Lee said standing next to the princess

"I told you before Ty Lee I'll be fine, he won't find out. The warden will keep you safe here." She said

Mai looked at Azula still speechless "Who-Who has made you change into this Azula?" she asked

"I can't tell you, this isn't the time or place like I told Ty Lee before" she said looking at Mai then she looked at Ty Lee with gentle eyes "Hey do you think it'll be too much trouble to ask if I can have my legs and arms back. I kind of miss them."

"Sure Zula" Ty Lee leaned over and pressed her thumb against certain pressure points "I can give back your feeling but it might take a while for your body to adjust back to normal" she stood back as Azula started to stand up "but I'm sorry to say I don't know how to bring back your firebending"

"Its fine, I need to be going. I have to see someone before I have to 'hunt' down my brother." She said walking to the door then looked back at her friends and walked over to them. "Keep each other safe here. I'll be back as soon as I can I promise."

Ty Lee walked over to her and gave her a hug. Azula was surprised from this then relaxed and hugged her back. Then she looked over at Mai who was still sitting down. She walked over to her and knelt down. She slowly pulled a small fire nation combat knife out of her boot then carefully handed over to Mai.

"I got this when father sent me away to learn the arts of war. It was handed to me by one of the great swordsmen. Keep this as my promise." Azula said carefully handing her the blade

Mai looked at the blade then back at Azula. That's when Mai saw it, the same expression in her eyes when they were little before her father took her away. She carefully took the blade and nodded her head understanding.

Azula stood back up and started walking to the door she opened it then looked back at her friends "Promise" and with that she walked out.

"I came here in a war balloon since Zuko took my zeppelin. I sent Xorshiid to give a message to one of my servants to send another zeppelin here a couple of miles away from this location of course." Azula said finishing up her story then looked over at her lover

Katara looked at her "Take off your armor and cloths"

"W-What?" a bit surprised by this

"I can give back your firebending. Ty Lee did it to me once. It took a while but I figured it out how to unlock it when I was healing the earth kingdom soldiers she took out." Katara said

"Oh ok, you know for a second there I thought you were going to take advantage of this opportunity" she said grinning

"Maybe next time without the crazy things going on" Her lover said grinning back

Raising her brow "What makes you think there will be a next time?"

"Hmm I have my ways Azula I have my ways" she simply said looking out the window

Azula grinned and shook her head in disapproval. Her woman was sure something else. She started to take her armor off with the help of her lover. After everything was off and she was only left in her undergarments Katara started to use her healing abilities.

Minutes passed and the young waterbender worked on her lover. She got behind Azula and started healing her back and shoulder where the main areas were hit by Ty Lee. They stayed quiet for a while till Azula spoke up.

"Katara?"

"Yes?"

"Am-Am I doing the right thing? By hiding things from my father just to keep what I want?" feeling Katara stop her healing

"Yes you are. You saved two people's lives, and they are just not ordinary people they are your friends Azula since childhood. They understand you as well as I do. They were there for you when you were alone." She said as she continued to heal her lover

The prodigy left out a soft sigh "I know, I'm just confused; why do I need to feel like I have to protect others from my father?"

"Because you care Azula and you love them just like you love me. You would do all you could to protect me from your father right?" she asked slowly wrapping her arms around Azula's neck and shoulder.

"Yes I would. I would do everything in my power to keep you beside me in this world and the next." She said placing a gentle kiss on her lovers arm

Katara lightly blushed then slowly pulled her lover back making her back rest against her chest "Tell me what confuses you Azula?"

The warrior relaxed against her lover and closed her eyes "I don't know. It's just my whole life I have been told what to do by my father. It's strange to have this kind of feeling and freedom that I couldn't have when I was younger. I want to please my father but at the same time I want to please myself for the first time." She could feel Katara and her breathing in sync

"But every time I do something for myself, I can feel him right behind me, watching me, waiting for me to screw up or something so he could punish me for my foolishness. I admire his power but at the same time I fear it because I want that kind of power." Azula said opening her eyes feeling her waterbender rub her arms.

"If you were like your father then you wouldn't have me or your friends. You can't lose the ones you love Azula" Katara said in a calm voice

"I understand" she said

"Is there anything else you think you should say?" the young woman asked

Azula shook her head and slowly started to sit up "No, I'm ok. I just need to think more than ever" then slowly stood up "I should leave to go get the zeppelin. I need to make an appearance since well Zuzu has my zeppelin." She said with a light smile

"Ok, please be safe for me Azula. You nearly scared me this time." Watching her lover get dressed

"Sorry princess I promise to keep myself safer for you" she said placing her top armor back on

She stood up and helped her lover with the armor and belt "Good"

"I'll see you soon" Azula said walking to the window

Katara grinned following her lover "Can't wait" she said then looked at her lover and quietly spoke "I love you"

The warrior looked back at her lover and caressed her cheek "I love you too"

They both leaned into each other and kissed one last time. Then Azula slipped away going back to where she came from. Katara stood there for a moment then gently picked up a sleeping Momo and walked out of the room going back to the gang and try to go to sleep again.

Morning arrived and everyone was still sleeping. Well everyone except a smiling monk and his flying bison. He looked at the morning sky then the fountain noticing a few birds around it. Then an object was coming towards him. Thinking fast he grabbed his staff and airbended this device away which within seconds exploded causing everyone to wake up from their sleep.

Three fire nation zeppelins appeared and started throwing their bomb. Aang ran back to his friends and airbended all the doors around them to shut close. More bombs came in their direction causing the building to start crumbling. The ceiling started to fall apart, and some was getting ready to land on the young waterbender.

Zuko saw this and quickly ran to the rescue "Watch out!"

"What are you doing?" she asked not liking how he was on top of her

"Keeping rocks from crushing you." He said looking at her

"Okay, I'm not crushed. You can get off me now." She shot back and quickly moved him off

"I'll take that as a thank you."

Haru and Toph quickly earthbend an exit tunnel to escape in.

"Come on, we can get out through here!" the young earthbender said pointing out to the exit

Everyone runs to the exit while Aang tries his best to pull Appa in that direction then he notices his firebending teacher standing in the direction of where the bombs are coming from.

"What are you doing?" he asked

Zuko turns looking at him "Go ahead, I'll hold them off." Then looks back "I think this is a family visit." He runs off to the airships.

"Zuko, no!"

"Come on, we gotta get out of here." Sokka said while he and Katara try to help Aang pull the bison into the tunnel.

Zuko runs out then stands his ground by shooting back at one of the cannons blowing it up. Then Azula appears on a standing posting smiling at him like a crazed person.

"What are you doing here?" he demanded

"You mean it's not obvious yet? I'm about to celebrate becoming an only child!" she flips over the railing and firebends with her feet then flips back.

Zuko runs from the explosion but ends up slide landing on his side. The building crumbles more as firebenders start to attack; he quickly gets back up and runs towards Azula. He runs along a falling piller and starts to fire hoping to hit his target. Azula jumps off her stand to prevent from being hit. As she lands she witnesses her brother fall off the zeppelin.

She stood there looking at the ground "He'll be back. I know he will." She thought then looks back at the crumbling building "Katara please make it out, I will never forgive myself if you don't" she stayed quiet waiting and watching.

Inside the crumbling building Toph earthbends a protective dome around her friends to prevent anyone from getting crushed; everyone goes into the tunnel except for three people who are struggling to pull Appa into the tunnel.

"I can't get him to go in there. Appa hates tunnels." He said

"Aang, there's no way we can fly out of here." Katara stated

"We'll have to find a way." He said loosening his grip on Appa

Sokka quickly spoke up "We need to split up." He runs back to the rest of the group "Take the tunnel and get to the stolen airship."

"No, the Fire Nation can't separate our family again." Katara said walking over to her father

Hakoda places his hand on her shoulder "It'll be okay, it's not forever."

Katara tears up a bit and gives her father a quick hug then runs back to the where Aang is at. Sokka looks back feeling his father grip his arm. He turns around giving him a quick hug as well then takes Suki's hand and runs after Katara. Hakoda watches for a moment then runs back into the tunnel with the rest of the group.

Toph quickly touches the wall then runs back "I can clear that away and we can fly out through there." Then earthbends on top of Appa

"Umm, there's an awful lot of fire in that general direction." Suki pointed out

Aang quickly grabs a hold of Appa "We'll get through, let's go."

Azula turns around hearing something then spots Appa covered by earth. She fires but not enough to harm the flying bison. She turns around watching them go "Thank Agni for that now I don't have to worry" she turns back around hearing something then notices her brother standing on another zeppelin. "Heh what do you know I was right" she thought smiling.

Zuko then starts to run towards her then jumps off. Azula quickly sends her first attack only to be blocked by Zuko's kick. He quickly fires back only for it to be dodge by Azula's back flip. He sends two more shots at her. One was missed and the other blocked. She sends a quick kick at her brother but is blocked again. He quickly recovers and shots one more time before running after her.

Meanwhile Appa quickly maneuvers left and right avoiding on coming attacks from the fire nation soldiers. While Katara uses her waterbending against the flames that were trying to hit them. A zeppelin appears in front of them with soldiers attacking. Aang quickly pulls Appa up sending them straight into the air still avoiding the attack.

Azula blocks two more blast from her brother and quickly fires back. Zuko spin kicks blocking his sister's attack twice. He continues to block each blow his sister gives then by the fifth one Azula cocks her fist back then sends it straight towards him while he did the same thing. Both skilled firebenders moved forward. Then when both of their fists clashed against each other a massive explosion went off.

The explosion was so powerful that it pushed both of them back off the Zeppelin causing to the fall off of it. "Shit I am not going to die like this" Azula thoughts raced trying to think of a way to save her safe. Her brother on the other hand was saved by his friends thanks to Appa.

Zuko looks back at his sister still falling "She's not going to make it."

"Please make it, Please make it. Please spirits let her make it." Katara thought while she sat there and watched her lover fall

Azula thinks quickly pulling her hair piece off then firebends with her feet sending her back against the cliffs. Then does a quick back flip before digging her hair piece into the cliff side. She used her boots to slow down to a stop.

"Of course she did." Zuko said

Once she stopped she looked back at the group and grinned looking directing at Katara. "Way to close for comfort." She thought as she watched the group fly away.

Katara on the other hand let out a breath of relief "That was close, I almost lost her back there." She thought to herself feeling still a bit shaky from almost witnessing her lovers her lover's death. "At least she's safe now like she promised. I hope she finds me soon after this." She sat back and waiting till they got to a safe spot.