"I know you did, but before I left I just wanted to wish you a happy crowning your majesty" I smirking behind the face cover, she watched me as I bowed my head slightly and turned walking away.

(Zuko POV)

Katara and I continued flying heading deeper into fire nation territory I watched as familiar terrain flew by us I trained my eyes ahead my nervous were jumping around inside my body. I felt Katara's hand on my shoulder and I turned glancing at her,

"She's going to be alright Zuko" I nodded,

"I'm not worried about her right now Kiki I'm worried about us…Azula is powerful normally…but now" I stated.

"Zuko we can handle her together…don't worry we will stop this…no matter what we have to…also I'm Katara not Kiki" said Katara barely over a whisper, we neared the castle and I could see that it was almost deserted except for a few it was hard to see but I knew it was my sister. Appa slowly descended the air to the ground where Azula was about to be crowned new Fire Lord,

"Not today Azula I'm here to stop you from being Fire Lord" I said standing up and jumping off of Appa followed by Katara soon after Appa flew off as I stared at my sister as she climbed to her feet glaring at me.

(Normal POV)

I watched as Zuko and Katara came into view my breath caught in my throat along with my rapidly beating heart. I knew that they couldn't tell it was me due to the face scarf I had draped over my nose and lower portion of my face. I slowly made my way out of the area and tore off in the opposite direction I need to get to higher ground I have to be able to help if it's needed without getting in the way I thought to myself. As I turned the corner to my left I ran into a guard we both stumbled I caught my balance quickly,

"What are you doing?" asked the guard quickly, I was catching my breath

"I-I'm sorry Princess Azula told me to come find a guard she wants people posted on the roof looking in at the center of the courtyard" I said quickly. The guard nodded his head and turned at once,

"Very good thank you, you can tell the Princess that I will maintain the roof myself" he said walking away,

"Um…if I have to come find you again how do I find the roof? I'm not from in here originally" I said in a helpless voice he turns and looks at me,

"If you have to find me again you come down this corridor take your first left a quick right and then there's a panel which you push and it slides away to hidden stairs" he explained.

"Hidden panel?" I asked he nodded, "Can you show me please so I know I'm at the right place…I'm not so good with directions" I say in an apologetic tone. He laughs slightly and nods his head,

"Sure thing…so are you a bender?" he asked in a casual tone as we walked down the corridor, I shook my head "No? Well it's the most amazing thing ever right now…especially because it's about to help us take over the world and rule it under our new fire god Ozai" he said. I could feel the bile rising in the back of my throat and I swallowed quickly, He is no god and once Aang stops him you will all see how pathetic you were for thinking you were invincible like he thought he was I was brought back to reality from my thoughts when the guard stopped quickly and I almost ran into him I stopped quickly catching my balance as he turned and faced a wall that was painted red and gold. There was nothing on this wall except for a statue of a dragon to the left of us leaning against it, the guard raised his right hand and pushed on the panel it pushed back and then slid automatically to the right revealing a hidden passage with stairs going up and down.

"Where do those go?" I asked pointing to the down stairs,

"Those lead to underground tunnels for emergency evacuation if there was ever a attack on the royal family," he said smiling, I nodded my head he walked into the passage and pulled a lever on the left which made the panel slide back into place. I looked left and right then pushed on the panel and it slid away the guard was halfway up the stairs when he stopped and turned,

"I forgot to tell you something" I said he slowly made his way back towards me when he was within a good distance I reached out quickly grabbing his head and slamming it into the wall. "I'm not with you" I say as his unconscious form slides down the wall I grab the lever and pull it as the panel slides back into place and I kick his body so that it falls down the stairs heading to the emergency tunnels for evacuation I hurried up the stairs hoping that nothing has happened yet. As I step outside I could sense the hostility and tension in the air I looked down and seen Katara standing slightly behind Zuko as he glared up at his sister she laughed a cold mirthless sound that I could hear from the roof top she stood up dropping her robes to the ground.

"Fine brother let's finish this the way it was supposed to be Agni Kai!" Cried Azula,

"You're on" said Zuko, What?! NO! screamed my thoughts, Zuko what are you doing you're not strong enough to take her….I don't think isn't that why you brought Katara or did you bring her just in case you got wounded? I thought to myself as I watched as both Azula and Zuko knelt facing opposite directions about 100 feet apart. They both stood and faced each other Azula had a smirk on her face her hair looked disheveled from her outbreak earlier in the castle where she cut her own hair.

"I'm sorry it has to end this way brother" she said in a coy tone her brows narrowed as she held up her hands in a stance, I watched Zuko he seemed stronger and more wise then the last time I had seen him, he seemed calm. He took a relaxing breath and stretched his arms out into a ready stance,