I'm alive! You can stop worring now. I'm sorry it took so long to post this. I wish i could say i was really busy all summer, but i wasn't. I just haven't been ready to write. This even took me several days to write. More rambling at the end of this chapter from me.

Disclaimer: I don't own Avatar or Dragon Ball Z, but i am watching some DBZ episodes.

Saru's P.O.V.

I woke up with my face buried in a pillow. It took me a second to do a "damage assessment," but everything felt fine. Well, except for my butt. It was throbbing slightly. At least it was a dull throbbing.

Next I studied my surroundings. I was in a small bedroom and everything was fiery red. I was face down lying on my stomach, and I was about to roll over when the door opened.

"Don't get up for my account," said the almost familiar voice.

"So I can't move?"

"I just wouldn't roll over," she said half laughing.

"So….care to explain what's been going on?" I asked curiously.

"You mean after we were attacked?"

"No, I was wondering what you guys did for lunch." I said, earning a laugh.

"Well, after you passed out."

"I was knocked out!"

"As I was saying, you were knocked out and the men just ran off with your tail. They actually just ran off without attacking anyone else. I immediately healed you, and you have a little bit of a stub left." This was confirmed as I felt a little bit of movement as I wiggled my tail.

"Anyways, I helped you up and I took you towards the palace. Some guards escorted us the rest of the way. They told me that the rest of the gang was attacked too. Some servants took you away and I went to my room."

"And I was out the entire time?"

"Ya." We were both silent for a short time. "You should get some rest. And stay off your butt," she said as she walked out the door. I laid there for a little while before slowly drifting off to sleep.

"Did it work?"

"Yes, it's working completely."

"I made Long Feng an offer, but he refused it."

"Then I have a way to kill 3 birds with one stone."

"How?"

"You'll see. Call together the council."

Saru's P.O.V.

After my nap, I was allowed to sit up and have some food. My tail was still a little sore, but it felt better. The members of the Gaang sat around my bed, pretty much just staring at each other.

"So….." Suki sort of started.

"What happened after you guys were attacked?" asked Zuko.

"Well I heroically defended Suki and I by myself using only my sword," Sokka bragged before receiving a smack in the back of the head from his girlfriend.

"Sokka fought two guys while I took on the rest."

"You only took one, like two other guys."

"Try five," said Suki, and I could tell she was glaring at Sokka without looking up, which I didn't.

"Well, I took on three guys and Zuzu took on three," said Toph. Everyone gazed at us expectedly. Katara was trying to stifle a laugh and was blushing.

"I took on, two and Katara took on two." Katara let out a loud laugh and turned redder as we all looked at her confused.

"He….was naked…..the whole time. He was fighting naked," Katara explained between laughs. Everyone stared at me. Toph started laughing next, and Suki looked like she was trying to picture it. Zuko stared with his mouth wide opened, and Sokka had a similar look. Well, except for the fact that his face was growing more and more red by the moment, but he just looked like he was about ready to tear me apart.

"Um, what happened after the fight?" asked Suki awkwardly, breaking the silence.

"One of them cut off his tail and knocked him out. The rest ran off," answered Katara. Sokka was still looking angry.

"They just seemed to run off after being defeated," said Toph.

"Same for us," Suki added. The silence was building, and Sokka was still staring at me.

"So….Saru, what is that device?" Suki asked, pointing at the item on the side table.

"That is my scouter. It helps me to be able to read power levels," I replied.

"Really? What's my power level?" asked Toph.

"Let's see," I replied as I put the scouter on my ear and pressed the button on the side. It took a few second to get a reading. "Your power level is…..400." I noticed that Toph did a quick fist pump.

"What's mine?" asked Suki.

I repeated the process. "320." Toph did a fist pump again.

"And mine?" asked Katara.

"370." Toph was about to do another fist punch, but Katara gave her a disapproving look. Everyone looked at Zuko expectantly.

"Fine. What's mine?" grumbled Zuko.

"401," I replied as everyone grinned at Toph, and Zuko stuck his tongue at her before falling off the bed.

"What's mine? I bet it's even higher than the rest of yours!" said Sokka, finally entering into the conversation. I pressed the button and waited. When I got the reading, I had to press the button again.

"Um, hold one. Maybe all of these readings have messed it up." I did a quick base reading on myself, then redid Zuko and Toph's readings. Then I did Sokka again. "Well, it doesn't matter. I'm hungry. Anyone else up for some dinner?" I quickly asked. I tried to stand, but Katara grabbed my arm. She gave me a look that told me I shouldn't be up and about.

"Just tell us how low Sokka's power level is," said Toph laughing.

"100. Sorry Sokka. Don't worry, you aren't the weakest person I've encountered. There are hundreds weaker than you. There aren't even very many people on this planet stronger than you," I said, trying to make him feel better. "Although there are some stronger on planet F.P.C," I said as an afterthought.

"What does that stand for?" asked Sokka.

"Fluffy Planet of Cuddleness."

"Anyways, what's your power level," asked Katara curiously.

"I'm not that much stronger than Toph."

"Come on, tell us," said Toph.

"450," I replied.

"You're lying," said Toph. "I can feel the vibrations through the earth," said the blind girl. Katara looked at me pleadingly as she gave me her biggest puppy eyes.

"Fine. 4,000."

Long Feng's P.O.V.

I found myself sitting around a table with the other members of the council. The fool Ashi stood at the head of the table, staring into the fireplace. This meeting had been a bit of a surprise, but I was confident that I could deal with whatever Ashi was trying to do. I could easily deal with him.

Ashi looked up from the fireplace and looked at each person at the table in turn. He looked at me and stared into my eyes. I stared back into his eyes, and was happy to see fear. He quickly moved on to the person beside me.

When he had finished he took a moment before speaking. "I have called you all here to discuss two things. Firstly, I would like to address the apparent dissention in our ranks. Secondly, I have to introduce you to the man who got us all together here. He was the one giving Ozai his orders, and would like to meet everyone." Suddenly there was a concentrated cloud of black smoke next to Ashi. The smoke stayed in a small area and just as quickly as it started, it stopped.

When the smoked cleared I could see a strong looking man. He appeared to be over five feet tall and he had a big build. Most of his body looked like it was muscles. His face was very bony and he had several scars on his face. His dark brown hair was short and spiked up.

The man smiled and began to speak. His voice was deep and would have sent shivers down the spine of a lesser man. "It is very nice to meet all of you," he started. "I have heard from Ashi here that some of you do not approve of my leadership. Does anyone still feel this way?" he asked condescendingly. "I think you all realize where your true allegiance is, but to ensure things stay that way I will show you my new plan."

"Using all of our troops together, you all know that we are no match for the other nations. Two things will help us. Firstly, the death of the Avatar has weakened our enemies. Also, I have found a way to make our armies undefeatable. With one man killed, six will spring up in his place. How? With this," he said as he summoned something to him from some smoke. When it had cleared we saw that it was a cauldron.

"This is a special cauldron. If you throw a body piece from a dead man into it, it will spawn a new body from it, a new man to fight. This is how we will win. But now we must go back to the question of your allegiance."

"I know that one of you is the head of the split in our ranks. I think that this person should demonstrate the cauldron's power for us." Out of nowhere I felt hands grab me from behind. They lifted me from my chair. I was able to get a glimpse of a man in all black. Two of them were dragging me closer to the cauldron. A third stood in front of it.

When I was in front of the third man, said man drew his sword. The last thing I saw was the cruel smile shared by Ashi and the other man.

How was it? Please R&R! Everything kind of helped move the plot along, although not very quickly. The power level bit was to show you how strong Saru is. (DBZ note: Nappa had a 4,000 power level during the Vegeta saga. The power level is to show that Saru is stronger than everyone except for Nappa, Vegeta, and Goku during said saga. Also, the other sayains exist, but they are on planet earth and will probably not appear in this story). I will try to get the next chapter up soon, but i have marching camp from 7-12 the rest of the week starting wednesday. Two hours outside in the 100 degree weather. Yay! R&R!