Author's Note: Hey everyone! Thank you to everyone who checked out my last chapter! To those who pointed it out- yes, I also got the feeling that Azula was a bit OOC, but her thinking is explained later on. I found it was kind of dificult to keep her in character while also turning her into one of the good guys- so I decided to foucus more on her smart, calculating side rather then her villionus side. Hopefully that plays out well. Anyway, here is the second chapter- I know it is extreamly short, but I promise the next ones are longer, this is more of an in-between scene. As always, let me know what you think!
Chapter 2: Execution
"There is an abandoned balloon we can use to get out of here on." Zuko explained as he and his sister ran through the halls down to the prison cell where their uncle was being held. "We have to be quick if we want to cath up to the avatar in time." He said.
They reached the holding cell and entered through the oddly ajar door.
"Wait." Azula said as her brother was about to enter without cuation.
"What, Azula?" Zuko growled, annoyed that his sister was cutting their short time even shorter.
"It could be a trap, genius." She held up her finger tips in preperation to strike if need be.
Bursting through the door, the royal siblings were shocked to find a destroyed cell and a nearly unconsious guard slumped against the wall.
Zuko grabbed said guard by his ripped shirt, shaking him slightly. "Where is he!?" He demanded, staring him down as Azula examined the broken cell door.
The guard came to long enough to answer. "He's gone. He busted himself out, I-I've never seen anything like it, he was like a one-man army!"
Zuko set the guard back down gently, his original shock wearing off. He turned to Azula.
"We don't have time to go after him."
"We'll find him later," She said, and Zuko couldn't help but notice how, for the first time ever, she actually sounded sincere. "Right now, we have to catch up to the Avatar. They have to have left by now."
She exited the cell, her brother in tow as they made their way to the empty luanching platform.
That's that! Next chapter will be up soon- and a lot longer than this. =) See you then!