Avatar: The Last Airbender: Continued
Chapter 9: Zuko Meets Katara
Firelord Zuko got out of his bed early in the morning. He had important Firelord-y business to take care of.
He was going to meet Katara! It had been almost a year since they had last seen each other. Zuko also didn't just plan to meet her, he had other things in mind.
Zuko ate breakfast excitedly and then got to a boat to get to the Northern Water Tribe. It would take a few weeks but Zuko was prepared, he had run a ship before. The boat was huge this time, made for a Firelord, perfect for Zuko. He got everything he wanted, food, beverages, massages, the pool was as big as his old boat about so long ago. Well, not really so long ago, only about 2 years ago.
Two years ago, I was a crazed, banished prince after the Avatar for life.
He tried not to think about that. He didn't want to think about who he was before. He was a new person. He wasn't the "Banished-Prince-Zuko" he was the "New-Firelord-Good-Person-Zuko". He used that as reassurance. He couldn't let his past stop him, he was ready to renew the world after all the damage caused by the war. He had stopped his father and sister and now he lived with his mother. Thinking about his family reminded him of his uncle, Iroh, the praised general, the Great Iroh. Zuko smiled the biggest smile on his face as he had thought about his uncle.
Over the next three weeks, Zuko lived comfortably and like he should've lived as a prince, as Prince Zuko.
Too late, at least I get this treatment now, even though I really don't need it. I'm using it because Dad and Azula did, so I can rub it in their faces, even though he didn't know it. Anyway, he lost, and I won.
Zuko finally docked in the Northern Water Tribe, he was welcomed warmly, literally, they gifted him with clothes they knew he would need living here. He was also asked to not firebend here, as if he did he would melt off a part of their land, which was either ice or snow packed really tightly together.
He met Katara the next day.
"ZUKOOOOOOOOOOO!" Katara screamed and ran toward him to hug him. They hugged and then they talked.
"So how are you, how's the Fire Nation now, did you do anything to it to change it?" Katara asked.
"Well… if you count moving the Fire Nation Capital to another spot, demolishing the royal palace and making a new one in the new capital as changing," Zuko smiled as he talked in a sarcastic tone.
"Wow, Zuko!" Katara said.
"So how are you?" Zuko asked.
"Uhhh… I'm okay." Katara replied. She was going to tell Zuko about the message later. She wanted to talk to him happily before he got worried about Aang after she would show him the message.
"What happened?" Zuko said.
"Nothing," Katara said.
"Katara, I'm no Toph, but I think you just lied when you said 'Nothing'" Zuko said.
"No, I'm fine, really," Katara said.
"Okay, whatever you say," Zuko said, "Anyway, I have an idea that would probably help the Water Nation very much,"
"What is it?" Katara asked.
"Well, I was thinking about creating a new Water Tribe," Zuko said, "The SouthEastern Water Tribe,"
"Wait, but how-" Katara was interrupted.
"Just listen," Zuko said, "I found an island right in between the Eastern and Southern Air Temples, it was big enough and completely icey and cold, perfect for a water tribe, you told me yourself, the Northern Water Tribe was three times the size of the Southern, so divide the population of the Northern Water Tribe, and send them to the Southern or SouthEastern,"
"But I can't just take them away," Katara said.
"I'm sure there are some people who might want to go," Zuko said, "And say they can come back if they don't like living there,"
"That works," Katara said, "Thanks Zuko, that was a really good idea, oh yeah, I have something to show you, bring in the scroll" she called to her servants.
When one of her servants brought in hers, another servant came in, gave Zuko a scroll, and left.
Katara said, "Who's that from?"
"I don't know," Zuko said.
"WAIT! IF MINE IS FROM AANG, THEN YOURS IS PROBABLY TOO!" Katara exclaimed.
"Oh my gosh, it is from Aang," Zuko said, surprised.
"Did everyone get it?" Katara asked.
"I don't know," Zuko replied.
And Zuko and Katara sat there for a second, and then ran as fast as they could for a paintbrush and paper to send a message to Sokka and Toph.