A/N: Hahahah Next chapter XD Did you like this cliffy I had last time? Well heres the rest of it. :) Sorry its late, hadn't had time too many projects and tests

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Last time on Avatar the Last Air Bender

"Yeah, we all got caught in a storm 3 days ago. Sokka started coughing, or more like hacking yesterday and Katara started to take care of him and then this morning she started hacking like Sokka was and-" Aang was cut off by the doctor.

"They'll be fine. They just have the flu. It'll last a couple of days. They need to take medicine twice a day. By the time next week, they'll be up and going around." The doctor said as Zuko and Aang sighed in relief.

"Thank you Shin Le," Zuko said gratefully.

"General Iroh you have a scroll from Admiral Zhao." A solider said hurriedly as he went off as quickly as he came in, giving the scroll to Iroh. Opening the scroll, Iroh's eyes widened in shock.

"Prince Zuko," Iroh said quietly. "I need to speak with you privately."

"Uncle, what's wrong?"

"Zhao has sent a messenger hawk Prince Zuko. He wants to speak with you regarding the Avatar."

"Damn it," Zuko swore, running his hands through his hair, frustrated. "We need to stop at a port so Katara, Sokka, and Aang can hide. If Zhao finds about them, we'll all be arrested. And us, we'll be wanted for helping the Avatar."

"Prince Zuko," Iroh said quietly, "we can't move Katara and Sokka right now, they're too sick to move. What if we said that they are our prisoners, but we're keeping them in a cabin together so they have each other, and just have Aang go to town? If this is the town that I think it is, then I know someone who can watch over him for a few days. Plus Zhao wouldn't expect you to have any prisoners considering your search for the avatar."

"Fine,"

As soon as Zuko said this he rushed out of the room and started giving orders to his men. He saw the captain and helmsman on the top deck and walked quickly towards them. "We need you to head to Galapos. We need to be there in within an hour. When we get there inform me and my Uncle immediately."

"Yes, m'lord," the captain and helmsman said in unison as they bowed down to him quickly. As soon as Zuko left the helmsman rushed to their posts and putting in the coordinates in to reach their location. Zuko rushed through the halls and he reached his room, finding Katara and Sokka covered in blankets, sweat covering their foreheads. He walked over to Katara and gently shook her awake.

"Katara," Zuko said quietly.

"Hmmm," Katara mumbled quietly.

"Admiral Zhao is coming on board. He's looking for information regarding the Avatar." With this Katara shot up like she was having a nightmare.

"You mean him?" Katara seethed, with her teeth clenched. Zuko sighed and looked at her.

"Yes him. I'm sorry for what I'm going to have to do with you and Sokka, but I had to put shackled on both you and him, and bind your feet. I have to have Zhao thinking you're my prisoners. Uncle has a friend of his in a port nearby where we can drop Aang off at; we need to keep him safe. Wake Sokka up and tell him what's happening. Zhao is coming on board in two hours. I need you to be prepared."

With this, Zuko walked up and left Katara staring at him in shock, slowly doing what he told her to do.

"Well if we continue northeast, that's probably the best way to go Prince Zuko," the helmsman said. He looked at the window cooling his feature waiting for Zuko to respond to what he was looking at.

"What do they want?" Zuko asked as Zhao's ship sailed next to his. "You said that they would be here in two hours Uncle."

"Maybe, they have come early for a game of Pai Sho or a cup of te- ," Iroh was cut off as a man walked in holding open a poster.

"The hunt for the Avatar is giving Prime Importance; all information regarding the Avatar must be reported directly to Admiral Zhao."

"I have nothing to report to Zhao," Zuko seethed as he glared at the soldiers. "Now get off my ship, and let us pass."

"Admiral Zhao is not allowing ships in or out of this area."

"Off my ship!" Zuko yelled. "NOW!"

"Admiral," the soldier stated.

"Yes Captain?" Zhao stated as he paced around the cabin.

"Prince Zuko, Admiral Zhao, he states that he not leads following the Avatar and threw us off his ship. What should we do Admiral?"

"Captain," Zhao grinned a menacing smile, "tell the crew to get ready, I have a meeting with Prince Zuko."

"What do you want Zhao?" Zuko questioned as Zhao walked across the bridge and onto his ship's deck.

"Men," Zhao said as he came aboard, "Search the ship, if there is any trace or leads regarding the avatar bring them to me." The soldiers scurried away not wanting to face his wrath. Ten minutes later, two soldiers appeared with Katara and Sokka in their arms.

"Prince Zuko," Zhao said mockingly, "what are these water tribe peasants doing on your ship?"

"They are my prisoners Zhao; I picked them up while I was in the Southern Water Tribe."

"Admiral," a solider came running in, soon to catch his breath. "These are the accomplices of the Avatar," With this Zuko's eyes widened in shock and Zhao smiled smugly.

"Here you, Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation, have information regarding the avatar, not giving it to me. What would Daddy Dearest say?" Zhao stated knowing this would get under Zukos skin. Irohs, Kataras, and Sokkas eyes all widened in shock knowing this wasn't going to end very well.

"Don't you dare talk to me like that," Zuko said as he pressed him against the wall of the cabin holding a flame to his throat, threatening him.

"Oh really Prince Zuko, so the banished prince, longing for the love of his father, who never loved him, is telling me what to do." Zhao, knowing this was infuriating Zuko, smirked.

"Come on men," Zhao said as he got out of Zuko's grasp, walked towards the edge.

"Agni Kai," Zuko said quietly. "The winner keeps the prisoners."

Zhao turned and looked at him, and grinned. "Deal. At sunset."

This was the final thing that he said as he walked across the plank, and into his ship. As soon as Zhao left the ship along with his other soldiers, the soldier holding Kataras 'shackles', let her go. Katara rushed forward towards him, and slapped him. Hard. On his face.

"What were you thinking?" Katara screeched. "Why in AGNI'S NAME did you challenge him to an Agni Kai for?"

All the crew, and Sokka, who were on the ship's deck stared at her, daring not to make any noise as she yelled at him.

"I, well I-" Zuko was cut off at Katara's rant.

"No Zuko." Katara said in a deathly calm voice. "You never think things through. What if something happens during the Agni Kai, what if he hurts you? There would be nothing I can do to help all because you challenged him to some Agni Kai because your pride got ahead of you."

As Katara finished ranting, she stormed off the deck, through the halls, and into her private cabin. After the solider let go of Sokkas 'shackles', Sokka ran through the ship and followed Katara, not caring if she wanted him in there or not. He was going to figure out what is so special about an Agni Kai. After waiting a few moments to enter he called her name so she would know that he was about to enter her room.

"Katara, why are you so mad at him for? What's the deal with an Agni Kai?" Sokka asked as he sat down in front of her.

"It's a fight to death. If it's not a fight to death, it's a fight for honor." Katara said quietly while looking into his eyes. Katara's face was covered in tears, and her eyes were read and puffy from crying. Sokka's eyes widened a little bit from this bit of information and just held her, rubbing circles into her back to calm her. An occasional sob could be heard from her, but they slowly came to a stop. After what felt like only thirty minutes, which was actually an hour, a solider walked in making them put on shackles and binding their hands and feet.

"The Agni Kai is starting, Admiral Zhao needs you on the top deck so he can take you when he wins." The solider stated chuckling a little bit. Kataras and Sokkas eyes widened in shock at what the solider said to them. The two were leaded to the top deck, where they soon saw Zuko and Zhao entering a stance, and dropping both of their vests, as they would in a regular Agni Kai in the Fire Nation.

"Are you ready to lose you traitor?" Zhao asked laughing manically.

"Lose? Who said I was going to lose?"

Zhao took the first shot knowing that Zuko wasn't going to. He shot a fireball at Zuko, who ducked. "You weakling, you can't even fight back."

Zuko ignored him and continued avoiding attacks from Zhao. Zhao launched another fireball at him, which he evaded quickly. Soon, after letting Zhao tire himself out, Zuko started to do more complex tricks that shocked Zhao. He started throwing numerous fire whips at him, and started throwing more fireballs.

"Wow, who knew the Banished Prince of the Fire Nation was able to do that, last I heard he couldn't even master the basics." Zhao shouted. Zuko smirked at him and attacked him with no ferocity anybody has seen him at. He started throwing bright blue fireballs at Zhao and watched everyone's reaction's to the blue fire he was producing. Katara already knew that he could produce fire because he's been doing it for a long time. They both spar with their blue fire, but they only did it in private.

"Zuko stick to your basics! Break his root!" Katara shouted, and did as she said. She is a Master Bender anyways. Zhao turned and looked at her with curiosity. What did she know? Zhao thought. Zuko kept throwing fireballs at him more ferociously and knocked Zhao down onto the deck. Zhao sighed and said "Do it. Burn me. You know you want to."

Zuko who was about to throw it in Zhao's face, flung it at his arm instead. He turned around and started walking away after defeating him honorable, and Zhao turned and shot a blast at him. Iroh stood between the two blocking the fire blast from hitting Zuko.

"So this is how the Great Admiral Zhao acts in defeat. Disgraceful. Even in exile, my nephew is more honorable than you." With that, Zuko led Katara and Sokka down to the lower decks, into their cabins.

A/N: Ok so in my opinion this was like SUPER short… Sorry about that, anywho… So since I don't really like writing season 1 (Its so freaking difficult for me two, I LOVE writing season 2 and 3, I kinda plan on skipping forward a few months bringing them closer to the North Pole. And Possibly finding a certain someone. Hint hint. XD Ok, so Just curious to my readers who read BOTH of my stories, destiny is a funny thing AND the Course of love is never what I expected; I wrote chapter 6 ( I DELETED the authors note) and yet I never got all but what, two reviews… That makes me a sad panda :( Anywho, Guess what you think will happen when they are in the north pole (im skipping to those episodes) and who you think they will find, if you get what I mean. Au Revoir :)

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