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Chapter 4 – Ever Heard of Blood-bending?

Then Azula shoots a fire ball directly at Katara. Katara blocks it with her water-bending and then attacks with a water whip. "I see you can still fight after 20 years Katara," remarks Azula.

"Of course I can, I'm not incompetent."

"Oh, but of course, I wasn't saying you were incompetent, I just thought you'd slow down a little."

"I've been practicing."

Azula looks in Keisha's direction and then looks back at Katara. "Of course, you have children to practice with. Maybe I should see how good they are at it." Azula shoots lightning at Keisha to see if she can block it.

Keisha, already knowing how to redirect lightning, redirects the lightning straight for Azula. Azula quickly dodges the lightning and turns back to Keisha in surprise. "How did you do that, unless… you're the new Avatar?"

"Crap, I shouldn't have done that," exclaims Keisha. I should have done water-bending to block it Keisha thinks to herself.

"But I thought you said the Avatar died years ago, not only is this girl 10 years old at least, she is the previous Avatar's daughter. That can't be right, unless this girl is younger than 5 and is not the Avatar's daughter, then that is impossible," remarks Azula.

"I was born 10 years ago, so yes, I was born before my father was killed. I'm the new Avatar and I watched my father die as he was pierced in the back with an arrow," Keisha points out.

"Keisha, shush, don't say anymore," pleads Katara.

"It doesn't matter; I already know the answer to my questions. Come with me Keisha," orders Azula.

"She's not going anywhere with you Azula, leave her alone," yells Katara.

"Oh I think I will be taking her with me." With that Azula shot a fire ball directly at one of the citizens, but it was blocked by Keisha's air-bending.

"If I go with you, will you leave the village alone?" asks Keisha.

Katara looks at her daughter and can't help but think to herself, She sounds just like her father. Azula looks at Keisha, "Of course I will leave the village alone, I only came for you."

"Then I will go with you."

"Good decision."

"Wait a minute, what do you want with my sister?" yells Hiro.

Azula turns to Hiro with a glare. "I will not tell you boy, just like I will not tell your mother, but it is very kind of you to think of your little sister. My older brother was never like that, he hated me a lot."

"For very good reason Azula, you were a problem child. Now give me back my daughter," yells Katara.

"Mum, stop it. I'll go; I promise I won't let them do anything to me. I love you mummy," she turns to her brother. "I will miss you Hiro."

With that she turns back to Azula and nods. Azula motions for her to follow and she does. Azula and Keisha get on the ship, as the ramp goes up; Keisha looks back at her mother and Hiro to see not only her mother crying, but her brother as well. With a single tear rolling down her cheek, Keisha turns and follows Azula to the inner of the ship.

Azula's Fire Navy Ship

After a few days of traveling with the ex Fire Nation Princess, Keisha still hasn't figured out what exactly it is Azula wants with her. The woman has treated her like royalty the whole time and Keisha is starting to become very suspicious of Azula's motives behind all of this. While walking down one of the halls one night, Keisha hears voices coming from a door up ahead. She walks over quietly and listens in.

"How much longer are we going to wait my Princess?" asks someone inside, someone with a very low pitched voice. This person is definitely male.

"I think we might do it tonight," says a more feminine voice, definitely Azula's.

"Are you sure we'll be able to do it? Kill the Avatar I mean?" asks a third voice, sounds female. But with that said, Keisha's eyes widen in horror.

She turns around quietly and sneaks back to her room. She sits on the bed and formulates a plan. After a while of thinking, she finally has come up with something. She packs up all the necessary things she will need and sneaks up to the deck. Upon her arrival up there she sees Azula already waiting for her. "You really thought I didn't know you were there, and you didn't think I'd try and stop you. You aren't the brightest Avatar I've ever met or heard of."

"Finding you up here was something I suspected. I am smarter than I look; you never thought to find out how smart I really was. I'm not your average 10-year-old, age is no factor. I've already learnt all the elements, maybe not enough to be a fully realised Avatar, but enough to defeat you," remarks Keisha matter-of-factly.

Azula flashes a piercing glare at Keisha then turns to her guards. "She's all mine."

With that said, Azula starts shooting all sizes of fire balls at Keisha; in turn Keisha blocks them all with a powerful water barrier. "You can't beat me Azula, have you looked at the sky yet. It's night time and not only that, it's a full moon."

"I don't need the sun to defeat you," snarls Azula.

"Have you ever heard of blood-bending Azula? Mum doesn't like to use it, but if I have to I will. It just so happens that I can only use it on nights like this." Just like that, Keisha had her hand in the air and was controlling Azula's body with blood-bending.

"What is going on, why can't I move my body?"

"Struggling is useless Azula, you can't break free. Unless you somehow know blood-bending, you can't counter it," replies Keisha.

"Guards get her," yells Azula. But as soon as the order was given, the guards were being blood-bended as well.

"So, who knows how to put the boat in the water?"

Well, I can't believe it, I managed to get time to out up the next chapter. I ditched my cousin down stairs and came to add the chapter. Please review, as per usual. Keisha I a scary girl, she worked out blood-bending on her own and she actually likes to use it. Creepy. Easter holidays are here, yayyyyyyy. Chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate.

Just like I said in an earlier chapter, Keisha is smarter than everyone thinks for a 10-year-old. Hiro is a little soft since Aang died, hence the crying, but if he must, he will stick up for his sister. I'll have the next chapter up sometime tomorrow, hopefully.