Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender is created by Michael DiMartino & Brian Konzieko and owned by Nickelodeon.
Based on "The Boiling Rock Part 2" originally by Joshua Hamilton.
Zuko and Hakoda looked back to the tower. Azula looked at the gondola. She turned her head to the side and grabbed the handcuffs clipped on the guard's waist.
Ty Lee cartwheeled on the lines of the gondola. Azula ran ahead below the lines. Ty Lee ran on the line. The guards watched. Azula readied herself. She firebent a huge jet of blue fire and propelled herself from the ground into the air. She locked the handcuff around the line. Azula placed one arm and a leg behind her and firebent another huge jet of fire. The force slid her across the line. Ty Lee continued running on the upper line as Azula jetted on the lower line. Suki and Zuko watched from inside the gondola.
"This is a rematch I've been waiting for," said Suki.
"Me too," Zuko agreed.
He climbed up to the gondola's roof. The two girls were seen nearing the gondola. On the roof of the gondola as Suki, Sokka and Zuko prepared themselves. Sokka unsheathed his sword. The three look at the two girls. Ty Lee cartwheeled off the line, onto the roof, and faced Suki. On the other side of the gondola the guys' backs were toward Azula as she landed in a crouch. Azula stood up with an evil grin on her stood off. Azula got into a stance with her arms outstretched in front of her. Azula firebent with her feet toward Zuko's. Zuko jumped and firebent the flames away.
Ty Lee was determined. Suki made the first move. Ty Lee attempted to chi block Suki but Suki blocked all her shots deftly. Suki attempted to punch Ty Lee but Ty Lee brought up her arm and intercepted the punch. They struggled briefly with neither one gaining the upper hand. Suki punched again but Ty Lee flipped off the gondola. Ty Lee flipped into the gondola. Ty Lee entered through the opening and swiftly exited by another opening back up onto the roof. Ty Lee appeared back behind Suki. Ty Lee attempted to chi block Suki again but Suki dodged at the last moment. Ty Lee continued to fight. Suki was cornered near the gondola's metal extension which linked to the cable.
Azula was firebending. Zuko pushed Azula's flame apart with his bare hands, dissipated it. Sokka swung his sword at Azula. She dodged it and as the sword finished its arc, she stood up again. She firebent towards Sokka. Sokka backed off as Zuko took over, broke the flame apart with his hands and firebent at her feet. Azula jumped and turned before she landed back down with a grin. Her eyes suddenly widened and blinked. Sokka's sword glinted in the sunlight. Azula moved back. Azula was pushed near the edge of the roof. Sokka moved back and Zuko took the lead by firebending at his sister's feet. Azula jumped and landed in a push up position. Azula balaned only on her hands, and she moved her legs across her body and firebent at the guys. The guys as the moved aside.
Fire traveled toward Suki and Ty Lee which caused them to part to let the flame pass by. Ty Lee is seen cartwheeled. Chit Sang looked up at the scene. The warden fidgeted and tried to loosen the string.
"There's the Warden. I see him!" The guard said as he looked through a telescope at the warden inside the gondola. The other guards turned toward back to the warden's hands as he successfully broke the string. Chit Sang looked out of the gondola. The warden appeared beside him and pulled down the tie covering his mouth.
"Cut the line!" The Warden announced.
Chit Sang covered the warden's mouth and held him back.
Two guards joined the first guard. "He wants us to cut the line," said one of the other guards.
"But if we cut the line, there's no way he'll survive," said another guard.
"He knows that," replied the guard.
Two guards used a hacksaw to stop the line from turning.
On the roof of the gondola Azula fired a shot at her brother but Zuko broke the fire apart and sent another shot toward his sister. Azula jumped and firebent back as she landed. Zuko as he breaks the fire apart again. Suki and Ty Lee were still fighting. They lost their balance as the gondola stopped suddenly.
The gondola swayed to and fro precariously. The guard manned the metal object near the wheel. The wheel stopped turning. Sokka slid off the roof. Zuko moved toward Sokka. Zuko grabbed Sokka's arm. Sokka was on the edge of the roof and the gondola swayed some more. Once the gondola stopped moving, Zuko pulled Sokka up.
Ty Lee climbed up the metal extension while Azula regained her balance. Ty Lee jumped to the top of the metal extension, looked back at the tower.
"They're about to cut the line!" Ty Lee announced. Ty Lee looked down at Azula as Azula turned her head back to the tower.
At the tower two guards sawed the line. Azula turned back. She, Ty Lee and Suki looked at another gondola that was coming in.
"Then it's time to leave," said Azula. She smiled and propelled herself from the roof with her firebending. Azula sailed through the air, looked down at the roof. "Goodbye Zuko."
Zuko held onto Sokka, looked up at his sister. Azula stopped bending as she back flipped and landed on the other gondola's roof. Ty Lee also flipped onto the roof. Suki, Sokka and Zuko looked at the other gondola as it sailed back to the tower.
Ty Lee and Azula looked back as the gondola continued moving. Zuko flipped back into the gondola.
"They're cutting the line. The gondola's about to go!" Zuko announced to the others.
"I hope this thing floats," said Hakoda.
The guards were still blade caused the lines to break. Stilettos flew at the guards holding the saw. At the docking area, the stiletto pin the guard's wristguard to the structure. He looks at another guard who comes into screen with the same fate.)
"What are you doing?!" The guard asked.
"Saving the jerk who dumped me," Mai replied.
The guards moved toward Mai. Mai released a stiletto into it while a guard firebent at her. Mai threw the stilettos and dodged the flames. The guards got pinned by her weapons. The guards who remained untouched continued to firebend at Mai. Mai slid across the floor, narrowly missed the flames.
She slides across the 2 wheels as she stands up and releases more stilettos into her hands. The guards who run towards her get pinned by down by her weapons. A female guard widened her eyes. Mai used the guard as a shield and threw more stilettos at the guards behind her. Mai released another stiletto and brought the female guard to the floor and pinned her wrist guard to the floor.
Mai kicked away the metal object that prevented the lines from being loosened. The wheel turned and the gondola continued to move.
Sokka looked out of the opening, "Who is that?"
The others joined in to look back at the tower. Mai who continued to fend off the guards by herself. Mai turned her head back to the gondola.
"It's Mai," said Zuko shocked.
"What is she doing?!" Azula asked furious.
Ty Lee as Ty Lee shrugged and said,"Mmuh."
The gondola reached the outer part of the crater. Inside of the entrance tower as the door opened and Suki rushed out followed by Sokka, Zuko, Hakoda, Chit Sang's friend and girlfriend and Chit Sang. Hakoda turned toward Chit Sang and pointed to the inside of the gondola. Chit Sang threw the warden back in.
Hakoda looked at the warden who was lying on the floor, "Sorry Warden, your record is officially broken."
Hakoda walked off while the warden struggled on the floor. The group ran up a rocky incline.
"Well, we made it out. Now what?" Suki asked.
Sokka stopped and looked back at Zuko who paused in his tracks and thought. "Zuko, what are you doing?"
"My sister was on that island," answered Zuko.
"Yeah and she's probably right behind us. So let's not stop," said Sokka.
"What I mean is she must have come here somehow," Zuko explained. He ran to the edge of the rocks and looked down. "There. That's our way out of here."
They looked down at a Fire Nation zeppelin docked at the shore.
Mai was brought in front of Azula by the guards. Azula looked on angrily. Mai lowered her head so that her fringe covered her eyes.
"Leave us alone," said Azula. The guards let go of Mai's shoulder and bowed. Mai lifted her head up.
"I never expected this from you," said Azula.
Ty Lee clasped her hands, stared at Mai and back at Azula with a frightened look.
"The thing I don't understand is why," said Azula as she lifted her head up. "Why would you do it? You know the consequences." Azula lowered her head down and glared at Mai.
"I guess you just don't know people as well as you think you do. You miscalculated. I love Zuko more than I fear you," Mai replied.
Azula scrunched her face up in fury. She replied outraged, "No, you miscalculated! You should have feared me more!"
Azula got into a stance. Mai brought up her stiletto. Her weapon glinted under the sunlight. Azula started to strike but Ty Lee jabbed her back with a series of punches. Mai was stunned. Azula gasped and fell to the ground, as Ty Lee who looked on. Ty Lee ran to Mai.
"Come on," said Ty Lee as she pulled Mai's arm, "let's get out of here!" She tried to drag Mai away, and they both ran.
They managed to make it to the zeppelin and joined the group.
To Be Continued...
AN: I decided to change this part up and shorten The Boiling Rock story.