The Dragon in the Maelstrom.
Chapter 8: The fox and the Avatar.
Written by Jlargent.
Me: Here it is the long awaited fight between Naruto and Aang. I watched the Last Airbender movie last month and to be honest it failed to live up to the hype that the series was known for. I guess that what happens when you try to cram an entire season into two short hours. I'm just hoping if the sequels will be better. Typical disclaimers apply, I do not own Naruto or ATLA in any shape or form. Now on with the show!
Zuko's POV
I call out to the guard to stop but in his stupidity and arrogance he does not listen and was about to strike the young boy and my sister in one fell swoop when all of a sudden there was an eruption of power strong enough to send the man flying and send dust into the air blinding us for a moment. When the dust finally settled the boy was covered in a red aura that looked as though it would be dangerous to the touch and then the aura started to die down but some parts of the aura lingered on the boy, it took the shape of an animal around his head, his hands and feet were covered in the aura and looked like claws and finally there was a tail-like appendage as the boy was on all fours his head down. When the boy finally raised his head to look at us I shuddered at the murderous red eyes that should never belong on a child as he roared in an monstrous scream of fury then he rushes at us at an incredible speed.
With a claw like hand he slashes at me at which I barely dodge and I could feel the wind from the attack If that had connected that would've killed me! I thought as Toph and Katara used their bending to contain him only for it to fail as he shatters his prison. He growls all the while slowly stalking towards us with hate in his eyes.
"You hurt my mommy!" he spoke in a demonic treble and repeated it like a mantra as he approaches us. The closer he gets a feeling of death emanates from him is like an incredible pressure pushing down upon us, I can barely stand as he keeps coming closer and closer. I barely turn my head to see my friends in no better shape than me while the guards were laying prone out cold. I move my head to see where Aang is and he's standing as if the incredible pressure doesn't exist.
"Stop this at once!" Aang shouted as he was trying to reach the boy but to no avail. With a deep sigh Aang activates the Avatar state catching the boy's attention and focuses it on him. With a roar the boy rushes at Aang and tries to swipe at him leaving a wake of crimson energy.
Aang at first tries containing the boy in various elements only for it to become shattered each and every time until the boy grew tired of being captured and started attacking Aang without abandon. First Aang uses his traditional air bending to try and knock him back only to barely walk through the hurricane force winds with minimal difficulty, Aang then started using fire bending to lead the boy into a corner but that fails since he manages to avoid being led into a trap, next Aang tries water bending to drown him long enough to render him into unconsciousness but he merely tears through the water like it was paper and finally Aang tried using earth bending but each time he does he simply shatters the earth.
"Katara no!" Sokka yells out, I was so focused on watching Aang I did not pay attention to the others and before I could do anything Katara uses her water whips to try and restrain the boy only to have him literally rip out of the water and punch Katara that sends her flying into a wall and for a brief moment I could feel the power of the Avatar state increase then all of a sudden Aang was brimming with power, his arrow tattoos were glowing whiter than normal It's because Katara was injured! I thought as the four elements started to surround Aang in a torrent of rage and power.
"Ninja art: Binding snakes!" a woman's voice shouts as several living snakes wrap themselves around Aang as a woman with short purple hair and a group of people in black wearing various animal masks surrounded us as one of them produces a bo staff and strikes Aang in the head forcing him into unconsciousness as the light from the Avatar state fades. The boy looks at the group and roars at them and was about to attack them when my sister grabs him and pulls him into a hug.
"Please Naruto stop." she softly speaks almost too low for me to hear as the boy becomes slack as the anger and hate from earlier drained him and he collapses as Azula too collapse.
"We need a med nin here now!" the woman shouted as one of the masked people weaved her hands in and intricate pattern ( AN: Zuko doesn't know about hand signs so to him the signs are being weaved.) and stops as her hands were covered in a green glow. The woman places her hands on the bleeding wound and after a few moments she removes her hands.
"I have Azula stabilized. She still needs to go to the hospital for observation. As for Naruto he's suffering from charka exhaustion and needs to spend the night in the hospital." the woman said as she motions for two of the masked people to take them to the hospital. The woman with the purple hair turns to us.
"Take them to Ibiki and see how much information you can get out of them." I stood up as one man grabs my shoulder and a sensation of movement causes me to lose focus for a moment when my eyesight adjusts I was now in a 5X5 room tied to a chair and with thick black gloves on my hands. A light from above shows how bare the room is as the thick metal door to the room opens to reveal a large muscular man wearing a large black overcoat and a grey uniform, the various scars on his face indicates that he's a master of interrogation and torture.
"Hello. My name is Ibiki Morino and I'll be your torturer today." he said as the door to my cell slams with a loud clang leaving me alone with him.
To be continued.
Me: I'm sorry for ending the chapter like this but let's face it even though Zuko is Azula's brother he screwed up and has to pay for it. I'll let you guys fill in the blanks for the torture that's he's about to get. Next time: Apologies and getting to know Uncle Zuzu.
As always Hoody Hoo!