Chapter 2- Ready

"Prince Zuko, all the battleships are ready for attack." Zuko turned to meet his general.

"Thank you. But we will be staying in these waters until the new moon, when the waterbenders are the weakest." His general nodded and walked away.

" Zuzu, you must rest. We are going to capture the avatar, and I will have no time to save my brother if he gets into trouble." Azula's told him.

" Azula, everything is fine. I can take care of myself and we will have no problems as long as you to stay to the plan." Zuko glared in the direction of his sister.

" Ahhh...the plan." Azula replied as if remembering after a long time. " The one in which you go after the Avatar and I lead the land assault. Very well then." She turned and walked away to be greeted by her friend, Mai. Zuko caught Mai's eyes on him. He saw the slightest smile on her face and he returned it. No! not now Zuko. Focus on the avatar and the mission, not on some girl. Maybe I should rest to cool myself off. Some tea would be good.

That's when he bumped into his Uncle. His Uncle joined this mission just to make sure Zuko was safe but he refused to fight the Water Nation.Zuko never understood what his uncles problem was, but he didn't have time to worry about that. Zuko looked at him, gave the slightest of smiles, and continued to walk toward his chambers. Everything in Zuko's life happened so fast, his banishment, the assignment to capture the avatar and conquer the Water tribe in order to regain honor. Zuko thought about what he was going to do with the prisoners. His ships did not have enough space for hundreds of waterbenders and he couldn't risk having a boatful of waterbenders on sea. So no prisoners. But for some unknown reason, Zuko felt a pang of guilt when he realized people are going to die because of him. Zuko shook the thought out of his mind. Zuko was going to keep two prisoners. The prince and princess of the southern water tribe, or now known as the rising waves. He heard about this duo before. There were the only descendants left for the tribe, so capturing them will bring him more honor. The prince, a strong, protective leader, who was in love with a Kyoshi warrior. The princess, the only thing Zuko knew about her was that she is a breathtaking beauty. Also that she was one of the best with using whips. He wasn't sure if she was a bender, but Zuko knew she was definitely hard to capture. Zuko chuckled at the thought of a girl beating him.

Zuko knew this was his destiny and he wasn't going to let slip away. He was going to kill the avatar.