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Chapter. 7 Its Just The Beginning

Zuko quickly opened eyes and quickly sat up from his bed, but as soon as he got up he held his chest and moaned in pain. Zuko looked down at his chest and saw it was wrapped up with some band-aid and the same for his arms. Not waiting for anyone to show up and give him some answers on how he got here, Zuko slowly got out of his bed and limp out of the room. A few steps out the door, Zuko fell to his knee.

Ty Lee walked in the room to check on Zuko, but instead she found Zuko kneeling on the ground. "Zuko!" She quickly ran to his side. "What are you doing out of bed!?" She slowly put him on his feet and helps him back to the bed.

"How did I get here?" said Zuko as Ty Lee gently lay him on the bed.

Ty Lee sat on the edge of the bed and crossed her legs. "Rei and Rin found you near the temple library." She looked down. "You were unconscious for a week." said Ty Lee as make circles on her leg with her index finger. "You know, I was worried about you." She looked at him and said, "I was worried that you won't wake up!" Tears start to flow down her cheek.

"Ty Lee…" Zuko did not know that she was that worried about him. He starts to feel bad for making her worry. "I'm sorry." He gently wipes the tear from her cheek and gently hugs her. "I'm sorry for making you worry about me."

As Zuko hugged Ty Lee, she buried her head on Zuko's chest. "I don't want to see you in this condition again!" She continues to cry as Zuko still held her in his arm.

Zuko slowly let go and looked at her. "I'm sorry, Ty Lee."

Ty Lee wipes her tears as she look back at Zuko. "It's okay." She smiled a bit and said, "Now get some rest. We will leave after you fully heal."

Zuko nodded a bit and lay back down. He looked at Ty Lee before he closed his eyes. Ty Lee held his hand as he rest. She lean forward and kisses his cheek. Zuko starts to blush a bit. Ty Lee giggled a bit to see Zuko blushing again as he sleep.

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Back in the Fire Nation, Azula decided to throw a party birthday for her friend Mai. Mai found this to be very odd, knowing Azula throwing a well planed birthday party is something she did not see coming. So far party seems kind of neat. Everything is Azula planed, the people she invited, the music was great, the food was delicious, and the entertainment is about to begin

Mai sighed a bit. "This is boring." She said as place her chin on her hand. "Why did you plan this party anyway?"

Azula sat next to her on the head table. "Because I wanted too. Beside you should be lucky." She took drank as she watch guest talking and having a good time. "I rarely do this for a friend."

Mai looked at from the corners of her eyes. "Yea, that's true I guess, but how do I know you're not up to something?"

"Mai, how could you say such a think!?" Azula would not blame her for saying that, but she pretend that she have no idea what Mai met. "I put all this together just for you." She grabbed a grape and tosses it in her mouth. "You could least be grateful I remember your birthday."

Mai looked ahead seeing people enjoying themselves and said, "I guess you're right."

Azula grinned a bit, knowing Mai immediate she was wrong. "That's good to hear." She lean over to Mai's shoulder and said, "So, how's you and Zuko doing so far?"

Mai looked at her. "Good, why do you asked?" she said with her boring tone.

"Just asking that's all." said Azula, then she stood and stared at the guest as she tap her glass cup with a butter knife. "Everyone please take your seats. It's time for the entertainment." She clapped her hands and several men and women walked to the stage, each holding different instrument. Some of the instrument is new to Azula's eyes. "What very strange looking instrument?"

Mai also noticed the oddly looking instrument. "Yea, I know."

The band looked each other then looked at the birthday girl. "Okay let's rock this joint!" said the band leader.

(Three Days Grace – Time of Dying)

On the ground I lay
Motionless in pain
I can see my life flashing before my eyes
Dead I fall asleep
Is this all a dream
Wake me up, I'm living a nightmare

Azula sigh a bit as she listens to the music. "Man, can't you believe this band!?" She never heard such awful music in her life. "Mai, what do you think of them!?" She looked her and was shock what she saw.

Mai bobbing her head to the beat of the music as she smiled a bit. "Wow, this band is great!" Even thought she sound boring, you tell she enjoy the music that band is playing. "I'm sorry, did you say something?" she said as she stares at Azula.

I will not die (I will not die)
I will survive

I will not die, I'll wait here for you
I feel alive, when you're beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
In my time of dying

Azula looked away as she then took a drink and said, "Never mind!" She hated it when some one ignored her. Azula view the guess as they watch the band play their music.

On this bed I lay
Losing everything
I can see my life passing me by
Was it all too much
Or just not enough
Wake me up, I'm living a nightmare…

The band was interrupted when a man wearing long black and blue coat came crushing through the glass roof. The man in blue landed on the head table where Azula and Mai were sitting as shards of glass fell around them. The man was kneeling down in front of Mai as he slowly raised his head with sharper look in his eyes. Mai was shocked when she stared into his dark blue eyes as the man stare back at Mai's eyes. Before Azula have the chance to stand up and yell at the man in blue, Dai Li agents came in thought the side doors.

The man in blue stood up and turned his head to face the Dai Li agents. "That's it? Only ten of you guys!?" he said as he feel a bit disappointed. He then back flap off the table and stared at them. "I was hoping more of will show up." said the man in blue.

Azula stood up and slam her hands on the table and then yelled, "WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!?" She stared at the man in blue.

One of the Dai Li looked at her then kneels down. "Princess Azula, the man that stood in front of you stole a blue print." He then stood up and faced the man in blue.

"I see." Azula looked at the man in blue and said, "Hand over the blue print and I might release you." She grin a bit as she stared at the unknown man. "So what do you say?" The man in blue ignored her as he stares at the Dai Li. Azula cocked her eyebrow as she the man is ignoring her. "I don't see the point of you ignoring me and beside you're out num…"

The man in blue cut her off when he stared at the band and said, "Who told you guys and gals to stop playing!?" He looked at them with a serious look on his face.

The band member looked at each other with a confuse look in their face. "He does have a point." one of them said. "Okay, so what are we going to play?" said the other. "I think I know what we should play."

So the band started to play a new song for the up coming battle.

"Time to dance…" The man in blue crossed. "…Princess Yue!" Suddenly a blue light appear on both of his wrists. Two gauntlets appear on each of his arm. He uncrossed his arm and stood there as the Dai Li troops stare at him. "Ready Princess Yue!?" he said as he stare at them. The man in blue flicked both wrists and suddenly two long-throwing ice knives come out of his gauntlet. He gets into a fighting stance and said to them, "Lets dance!"

The Dai Li was going to attack him, but Azula stood up and fires a bolt of blue lighting towards the man in blue. He quickly dodges out of the way and throws his knife towards Azula. Before the knife almost hit the princess face, Mai quickly grabs them and then quickly glare at the man in blue. Mai could feel her hand getting colder by the second, so she quickly drops the knife. The knife stabs an apple when it fill. Mai looked at her hand. She was wounding her was cold until she saw the apple. Shock to see was the apple turns into ice.

"I bet you didn't see that coming, huh!?" He said as he stared at Mai. "Do you want to dance with me birthday girl?" The man in blue continues to stare at her as he twirls a knife.

Mai looked at him and said with a bored tone, "Sure, I don't mind."

He grinned a bit. "Good, because I don't want to dance with ugly over there." he said as he point at Azula.

"HEY!" Azula glare at the man as she feels insulted from the man comment. She took a fighting stance but Mai stood in front of her.

"So are we going to do this or what!?" Mai said as she draws out her throwing knives.

Attention was in the air as the two knife throwing masters stared at each other. Mai broke the attention by throwing two knives at the man in blue. He quickly kicked up table and use it a shield to block Mai's knives. The man jump out from the side throws four knives at her. Mai quickly dodges the attack then she throws more knives at him. He blocks her attack by using his knife as a shield.

The two continues to fight. Each time the man in blue throw his knives hit something, it turns into ice crystals. So Mai is being trying her best not to get hit. As Mai and the man in blue fight each other, an unknown person is sneaking in the Fire Nation's laboratory.

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"Huh!?" A Fire Nation's troop found one of his comrade past out on the ground. He walked up to him and taps him couple of time. "Hey, wake up…" He was cut off when a man grabs him from behind.

The unknown man covers the soldier mouth as he held a ninjato close to his neck. "Tell me where they keep the blue prints for new weapons or vehicles!" He presses the ninjatō closer to the soldier neck to show he is not joking. "Now tell me!" said the unknown man as he slowly removed his hand from the soldier.

The soldier knees were shaking as he felt the cold shaper steel against his neck. "Up…Up stairs, it's the fourth door… on the right, but there are… soldiers several in the floor."

The unknown man covers the soldier mouth again and said, "How many is several!?" He wanted more details on the next floor. "Now Speak!" He let go the soldier mouth.

"About… about four armed soldiers…" said the soldiers. "Now… please let me go… I have a family!"

The unknown man let him go then hits him back of the causing him to past out. "Thanks for the info." He sighed a bit as he quickly go to the next floor.

He got to next floor and hide behind a wall, "I guess he's was right." he thought to himself as he watch the soldiers patrol the area. The unknown man can see the room where he is at. "Now how should I get there!?" He looked around then he spotted a box. "That might come in handle." The unknown man quietly grabs the box and hid inside. Using the box as a disguise, he quietly sneaks to the door.

The unknown quietly follow a soldier, but he stop when the soldier turns around. "What's that?" said the soldier as he walks up towards the box. "What is a box doing here?" The soldier about to pick up the box until a barrel came out of the hole of box and shot him in the forehead. The soldier fell back as he fell asleep.

The unknown comes out of the box as he put his bow gun away. "And they say my bow gun won't help me on my mission." He sighed a bit as he look at the sleeping soldier and then he inside the room. "Now where is the blue prints!?" he though to himself as he look around.

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Mai was hiding behind beam as she held her last throwing knife. Tired and out of breath, Mai is wounding what she do next. "Damn it! How many knives this guy have!?" Mai though to herself as she look around the corner to know where is the man in blue is hiding. Shock to see the man in blue is just standing there in the open. "Is he mocking me by standing there!?" She looked at her last knife as she thought of a plan.

"Hey! Is that all you got!?" said the man in blue as twirl his knife. "I was hoping you put up a fight!" He feel disappointed about the match. "Face it, you can't beat me and beside you only have one knife!"

"How do you know I have one knife left!?" said Mai as she look at him from the corner of her hiding spot.

"I counted the knives on your wrist." said the man in blue. "Face it, you lost!"

"Mai, I'm really disappointed on you!" said Azula as sat down on her chair. "Are you really going to give up!?" She sighed a bit as stare at Mai.

"Then why wont you fight him then!?" Mai glare at her.

Azula grinned and said, "Gladly." She was hoping to fight the man in blue ever since he called her ugly. She stood up and walks towards him. "Well, it looks like I'm going to be your new dance partner."

He stares at Azula then sigh. "You're kidding right!?" The man in shook his head a bit. "You won't even stand a chance against me."

Azula raised her eye brow and said, "What make you say that!?"

"Because when I was fighting your friend over there…" He pointed at Mai as he continues to talk. "…I was holding back."

"What!?" Mai got out of her hiding spot as she glares at the man in blue. "You were holding back this entire time!?" She could not believe this entire time, he was holding back.

Azula started to laugh at Mai. "Wow Mai, he was holding back." She looked at her and said, "Man that is really sad. He must know how weak you really are." Azula continue to laugh until the man in blue through his knife close to her neck to shut her up.

"Good that shut you up." He looked at Azula then he diverts eyes towards Mai. "Hey, what's your name!?"

Mai glares at him wounding why he want to know her name. "Mai, what's yours!?"

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The unknown man continues look around until he found what he is looking for. "Got it!" he thought to himself as he place the blue prints in his pocket. "Time to go!" He towards the window as takes out a candle. He opened the window and lit the candle. "I hope he can see this." The unknown man wave the candle a bit as it glow bright red.

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"Cute name." said the man in blue as he stares at Mai. He soon noticed the red light and then he bows in front of Mai. "I'm sorry but it's time for me to go." He head towards the exit. He is about to open the door until Azula fires a bolt of lighting towards and when it hit him, a cloud of black some covers the door.

Azula grinned a bit as she feels proud on what she has done. "And he said I don't stand a chance!" She laugh evilly as the smoke slowly disappear.

"Because I'm right." said the man in blue as he stood there and pointing his knife at Azula.

"What!?" She was shocked, seeing him standing there without a scratch on him. "How!? No one ever stood against that attack!"

"I guest your wrong." said the man in blue as his knife is following of electricity. The man in blue used his ice knife to abuse Azula's attack. He looked at his knife then he looked back at Azula. "I believe this belong to you." He spun around and then throw his knife at her.

As the knife flies through the air, Mai quickly stood in front of Azula and tossed her last knife at the man in blue's knife. Mai's knife hit dead center on the man in blue's knife, but when the two knives collide, the man in blue's knife split in two as it passed by Azula and Mai. When two knives hit the ground, it exploded, releasing a thick white smoke around the room. Azula and Mai were coughing a bit as the smoke slowly disappeared. Mai was first to notices the man in blue was gone.

"He's gone." Mai said with a boring tone, but she feel a bit disappointed for knowing he was holding back and not knowing his name.

Azula looked at her and said, "Don't worry we will find him soon or later" she sounded serious.

"He didn't tell me his name too." Mai looked down a bit as she wonders why she wanted to know his name.

Azula looked at her as she cocked her eye brow. "He's gone and only thing you can think of is his name!?"

"Yea." said as she looked at Azula. "I think it was rude of him because I told him my name."

Azula was confused on what Mai just said. "Okay!?"

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Outside the palace, the man in blue was running towards a crowd of people as he remove his blue coat and turn it inside out to reveal a red and black design. He put it on as he enter the crowd and blend right in. He went around the back of the palace and went down an ally. The in blue leans against the wall as he faced the wall in front of him.

"Snake, do you have the blue prints?" said the man in blue as he stares at the wall in front of him.

It seems if the man was talking to the iron wall, but suddenly a part of wall started to pop out as if it was alive. "Yea I got it." said Snake (The unknown man) as his suit slowly goes from iron wall to black. "And I just send it to H.Q." He removed his stealth mask.

Samanosuke (The man in blue) sighed a bit. "Man, it's a good think you made that stealth suit and mask. If not, you'll have a hard time getting in and out of the palace."

"Yea, I know." said Snake as he stare at Samanosuke. "So, what's next in our mission?"

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Back on the island, Zuko looking through the window as Ty Lee was rest on his bed. Zuko was holding his Shukketsu Omoi as he looked at the sunset.

"I got feeling this just the beginning of something new." Zuko sounded serious. He looked away from the sunset and started at his Shukketsu Omoi. "You can feel it too, huh."

YAY finally I'm done with this chapter so many writer blocks. I have to play Devil May Cry 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 to think of the two new characters. Read the Info before you review thank you.

Info

The Crafts Man – The Crafts Man uses souls that were saved by spirits. Peace Maker, Shukketsu Omoi, Princess Yue and much more weapons was used to be human souls before they become weapons.

Once the Crafts Man gives the weapons to their owner, the weapon can only be used by that owner. But owner must be willing to give their weapon to a new user. For example: in chapter 6 Takashi was willing to give his weapon to Zuko. Now Zuko own two weapons that were made from the Crafts Man, Peace Maker and Shukketsu. But it is really rare to see someone owning two weapons from the Crafts Man, so that mean Zuko is the first one to use two weapons.

Samanosuke – No one know where this seventeen year old kid water bender came from. Samanosuke seem serious but sometime he likes to joke around during a battle. He is well known by the blue coat he always wear, because of that he was dub the nick name "Blue Angel" or "Angel Cry". The thing about him is you will never see him smile or laugh.

Samanosuke's weapon – Princess Yue: These two blue gauntlets was one of weapons the Crafts Man made. Princess Yue allow Samanosuke to his long throwing ice knives, each ice knife is foot long. When Samanosuke throws his knife at his target, it quickly turns into ice crystals. The knives are also perfect for close range combat. Making Princess Yue a great weapon for Samanosuke. (Think of this weapon like Lucifer from Devil May Cry 4 but split it in half and place them on the arms.)

Snake (From Metal Gear Solid but younger) – No one known his real name and his back around, but the only thing people do know about Snake is eighteen and an inventor. He made his on gears with his bare hand. Snake made all his gears like the stealth suit, his bow gun, even his ninjato and his gears is one of a kind. Snake is determine and sometime quite person. He will always find away to sneak into places that seen hard to get into by hiding inside box or dressing up like a soldiers he will always finish the mission.

Snake's weapons – Bow gun: Snake modify a crossbow and modify it for compact. The bow gun can hold up to six rounds of two inches arrows. He also found away to not pull the string down every time he fired. The bow gun can use stander arrows and tranquilizer dart. This weapon is also quite perfect for sneak attack.

Snake's stealth suit – The stealth suit is made by the skin of an animal called octo-chameleon (half octopus and half chameleon). The skin of this animal can blend into any surface. That is the reason why he made his suit and his mask from that animal. The only thing Snake have to do is lay against the wall or the ground and the suit will do the rest. The stealth suit will automatically copy almost any surface.