Sup guys, Lighting Wolf here, back with another story, this one about Avatar. Enjoy the 1000-word chapter. I don't own Avatar, Nick, Michael Dante DiMartino, and Bryan Koniezko do.

(Takes place during book one, 12 hours before King of Omashu.)

(Fire Nation Army Base.)

Hao continued to pace in his command tent as he keep reading the book Razor Beak had helped him steal during his assault on the Earth Kingdom base, which had been razed, its supplies taken back to Hao's camp and any soldiers captured and dragged back to the camp to be questioned by Hao's officers.

'Nothing out of those men yet, General How his men to be resistant to interrogation…. Not that my men haven't tried…. But what bugs me more is Bujing, the old man maybe more experienced than me, his grey hairs not-withstanding, but he knows my soldiers are loyal to me…. Something isn't right and I don't think I'll like the outcome of what he has planned…. Let's just hope my fellow General knows that he's playing a dangerous game than he has ever had to play.'

Hao thought as he sighed and closed the book before setting it on the table. he didn't need to turn to know that two of his men were standing outside the entrance and both of them had information for the 15-year-old general as he looked at them both.

"Well, if you two have something to say, come in and say it for sprit's sakes, I don't plan on torching you both, I am not like Zhao."

Hao said, rubbing his forehead in exhaustion as both Fire bending soldiers entered the tent Hao made a mental note to have his best code crackers take a look at the journal to see if he missed something they didn't.

"Well… Sir, General Bujing has once again requested the Earth Kingdom soldiers be tortured and then executed, sir. It-…" Hao cut the soldier off with a wave of his hand before speaking.

"Is he your commander, private?" The soldier shook his head as Hao walked closer to him.

"Does he issue your orders?" The soldier once again shook his head.

"And who gives you orders, private? Who's the commander within this 2000 soldier army?"

The private blinked before answering as Hao crossed his arms in annoyance at the soldier's information from Bujing, mostly because it only further served to confirm his suspicions that the old man was trying to influence his troops.

"You are, sir, I was just-…" Hao cut the man off with a small wave of his hand.

"Relaying a message, I know. But, that doesn't excuse it, Bujing may be a general but he doesn't outrank me, we do not execute prisoners nor do we execute them, that's one of the worst things you can do to prisoners during war and I refuse to let that old man tell my soldiers what to do…. Dismissed, private."

The man nodded, bowed, and exited the room as Hao turned to the other soldier.

"Have any of the prisoners spoken yet? The soldier shook his head.

"No, not yet sir, General How has done a good job with their mental training…. We could bring in more experienced interrogators, they may have more success breaking their resistance to talking than we can, sir."

Hao shook his head before grabbing the journal off the table and handing it to the fire-bending soldier.

"Get a code breaker, How has codes in this book that could help us find the old man, I am not going to let him get away… Plus we can still use his soldiers to lure him out, a good general always returned for their troops, private."

The soldier nodded, took the book from Hao's hand, and marched out of the room with it tucked under one arm as Hao turned back to the table to write another letter.

'Hello, Ty, I know you aren't the formal type but also don't have time for many letters so I'll try and be quick with this letter. I'm starting to think a very old, very annoying man is starting to make my soldiers into cowards… Something they shouldn't be, I also hope you're doing well in your shows, I will try and see your next show when I'm done with this mission…. Honestly, it's more boring than you'd think, the guy we need to get run and I have to go find him. Honestly, it's so hard to find people who aren't chickens unlike you, Ms. Master of Chi blocking. Hope you're doing well… Hao.'

Hao finished the letter with a final brush of ink as he began to think if he should get Razor Beak to deliver the message only to look over and see that the hawk was sleeping on her perch.

Hao patted the bird's head and left her some food before turning around to place the letter on the desk and sitting down on the mat his soldiers had placed before to allow him to mediate as Hao sat down concentrating on making sure he was rested when he found How.

'There's quite a lot to worry about, the old man is messing with my army, How isn't around meaning he is still a military threat, meaning the longer I don't deal with him, the more dangerous he becomes.'

Hao thought before cracking his neck to relax as the General looked up at the sky to see that it had started to get dark.

'Maybe some sleep will clear my head, I may as well anyway, it will be dark within a few hours.'

Hao laid down on the mat as he began to close his eyes and drifted off to sleep, thinking.

Author notes

Ok, the next chapter is going to be longer and start the true rebellion of the story. Until the next chapter on Thursday, Lighting Wolf out!

P.S: Let me know how you guys want the romance to be between Hao and Ty Lee.