'..Thoughts..'

"..Speech.."

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Sitting in front a few candles doing his breathing exercise, he found himself thinking about the past how far he came, and how much he struggled to get where he was, how many lives he hurt but mostly wondering where his uncle is and if he's doing okay. Promising to do good , that when he finally meet his uncle again he can show him that he found his honour, that the shame in his heart has finally been lifted.

Thinking about his uncle made him think about his family he known his entire life, his father, the Firelord who burnt his only son's face after he spoke out about how wrong it was to sacrifice men, who would die for their country everytime they were sent out to the front lines knowning they would die, but to be sent out to their deaths deliberately is the most dishonourable thing to do to a Fire nation soldier.

His mother, the woman that would always be there for him when he needed someone, the one who would comfort him when everything became to much, that everytime he fell she came to his rescue, picked him up and showed him what love is.

His sister, the prodigy, the one who mastered her blue flames and took it a step further by mastering the cold fire named lightning, a cold blooded bender who believes in bending perfectly precise each time she fire bends. A sadistic girl who finds pleasure by controlling others through fear a...complicated girl whose last actions confused him greatly.

Standing up and putting out the candles, he left his room and went out to the balcony. If someone told him he would be hiding with the avatar in his family holiday house, he would honestly would've thrown them overboard, okay maybe not overboard just mop the deck in the rain he's not his sister that's he's sure of.

"Zuko?..you still awake " voice asked behind pulling him out of his thoughts, looking behind him he saw Aang walking towards him.

"Yeah...couldn't sleep" Zuko answered turning back to look out to the sea.

" What's wrong" Aang the ever accepting monk whose also the avatar asked in concern.

"I, I don't know...just been thinking about everything that's all it's been ...crazy" leaning on the wooden railing and awkwardly trying to find the right words.

"Yeah tell me about it... finding out you're the avatar and coming back after a 100 years to a war between nations, it really is a lot to take in, I mean I was expected to learn all four bending in a year to me at the start that seemed crazy...but with the help of my friends it didn't seem so crazy anymore" Aang replied leaning on the wooden railing next to Zuko smiling fondly out into the sea.

"...Even me?" Zuko asked looking at him

"Well ...uh well after you found your real calling you not that bad of a guy " Aang answered with a nervous smile.

"Eh" Zuko half smiled in amusement, shaking his head with closed eyes.

"I meant what I said you know " Aang looked at him quite serious this time.

"Hmm about what " Zuko asked with half interest.

" About us being friends when you broke me out from that prison, I meant what I said and I'm glad you proved me right, you proved that even now that it doesn't matter from which nation we come from we could still become friends" reaching out and resting his hand on zuko's shoulder.

Looking at Aangs hand on his shoulder, reminded him about the second chance he was given to do good. "...I need your help Aang "with Aang's inspiring words he reached his final decision on what do to with the dilemma on his shoulders.

Turning fully to Zuko he waited for him to continue with his request "I want to visit my home one last time before the big fight, we both know you going to battle my father but my sister...in our last moments before I left she showed me a different side to her, I know I'm asking a lot but hearing you talking about how, if things could be different we could be friends and that made me think that ...if things were different maybe my family wouldn't turn out the way it is. My father a psychopath with my mother missing and my sister who believes in controlling people through fear." Looking down at his hand he clenched his hands into a fists.

Sigh*" This is really dangerous Zuko, I mean we could get caught " folding his arms across his chest and leaning against the railing Aang replied.

"I know, but I have to know what my sister's intentions are, is it that of my father's or her own"

"What if she was just tricking you into thinking she's changed looked at happened at the temple"

"I know!...but when we were on Ember beach, she confessed that she thought that our mother believed she was a monster, saying it still hurt even though it's the truth, I was to caught up in my own things to notice it back then, but that moment when she confessed I believed she showed us her true self...Aang I have decided that when I become Firelord I want be different. Instead of breaking down I'll be the one building up and if I want to be the change I have to start at my own family first"

Looking at Zuko with wide eyes not believing that this was the same person that hunted him from South pole to the Earth kingdom closing his eyes he lightly shook his head smiled replying " You really have changed, huh Zuko I'm proud of you "

Looking shock at the compliment he crossed his arms and leaned against the railing aswell smirking " eh, yeah ...I can actually see it, when I was chasing you I was still caught up in my shame and dishonour, that the conflict inside me battled for so long"

"That kinda sounds like the Chakras this one old guy, that was a guru was teaching me about"

"Really?" He raised an eyebrow

"Yeah, he said something about how when a chakra is open, energy is free to flow about the body, whereas a sealed chakra restricts this flow of energy. The chakras must be opened in a specific order, or the energy will not be able to flow properly. There are seperate doors for each chakras and each one has a specific type a blockage, and the blockage for fire Chakra is shame." Stopping to look at Zuko next to him so he can process it.

"Energy being block by shame huh..." Looking deep in thought he thought about the words of his uncle, when he was learning about lightning generating. 'Prince Zuko, pride is not the opposite of shame,but its source . True humility is the only antidote to shame.'. 'I finally understand...thank you uncle ' . Looking at his hand he clenched it into a fist and began walking down the balcony.

"Where you going to now " asked Aang

"Training " was all Aang got from him, deciding to follow him. After walking a few minutes they reached an opening clearing that wasn't normally their training ground and a good distance from the house.

Walking in the middle of the clearing, Zuko closed his eyes and took a deep breath and slowly released it, after it he slowly went into a Air bending form without bending any fire' Air is the element of freedom. The Air Nomads detached themselves from worldly concerns and found peace and freedom.' his arms moving freely from into one Kata to the other.

Flowing from the Air forms straight into a Water bending form he started moving more fluidly 'Water is the element of change. The people of the Water Tribes are capable of adapting to many things. They have a sense of community and love that holds them together through anything.'

Strengthening his core and moving his limbs more rigid he turned the form to Earth 'Earth is the element of substance. The people of the Earth Kingdom are diverse and strong. They are persistent and enduring.'

Jumping up and doing 2 kicks he showed how fiercely Fire bending looked even without the flames 'Fire is the element of power. The people of the Fire Nation have desire and will and the energy and drive to achieve what they want.'

Finishing the last form of the Dancing Dragon, he slowly step out of it 'Is this what you meant uncle, about the four elements coming together as one ' breathing in deeply and exhaling he pointed his first two fingers and folding in the rest on both hands, moving from side to side his arms slowly moving in archs, shifting the flow of energy inside him 'I feel it ...' separating the Ying and Yang energy ' Who am I and what do I want ...' light started emitting from his finger tips and after it lightning starting to crackle in the air, his limbs moving smoothly together building up the energy in him ' I am Prince Zuko , the son of Fire lord Ozai and Fire lady Ursa, the brother of Princess Azula and the nephew of Prince Iroh' extending his right hand to the sky the build up energy clashed inside him and shot out of his extended fingers, generating a powerful lighting bolt into the night sky, lighting up the clearing.

'and I'm going to help to put a stop to this war ' he finally opened his eye looking fiercely into the night sky.