Summer 99 AG
Fire Nation Colonial Village

I had completely forgotten about this place, then again, I never really liked the character of Jeong Jeong so it makes sense that I would forget about it since this village is closely related to his introduction.

This place is beautiful the pagoda style buildings with enough lamps to illuminate the growing city and extravagant arches, even if most of the wooden homes are identical in their make each one has their own unique decorations and colors.

This place surrounded by mountains and a forest is somewhere I could see myself living if I had the need to hide.

Aang must have been insane, the original Zuko too. They made these people abandon their homes and destroyed this beautiful place, just to make the borders of the Earth Kingdom and the Fire Nation the same way they used to be.

No wonder there were assassins trying to kill Zuko so often that the idiot needed the help of the Kyoshi Warriors once he became Fire Lord.

I'm not going to make that mistake, Fuck the balance and the other Nations. The only thing that should matter to a ruler is the wellbeing of his subjects besides as a kryptonian I will be ruling them for a long time.

That reminds me after I moved the stamp from my uncle's forehead, I was waiting to finally be able to have more credits to spend and the time has come, I'm gonna buy the complete stress defense, honestly I'm just buying it to prepare for when I meet Azula that girl can makes me crazy and not in a good way.

That leaves me with five credits and I'm going to buy my way out here with them, exit stage left is mine.

"Zuko get out of your room, come and enjoy the place. It's not every day that we can enjoy food and good company in land"

Of course, my musings had to be interrupted by Iroh once again.

"I was simply getting ready uncle; you know that my hair grows kind of fast and since we are not at the palace, I'm the one who has to take care of it" it was the truth but I was also putting some make up on my lovely love spot so that a riot didn't occur when I left.

"You young people put too much care in how you look" he sighs at the end, the man acts as if he were a hundred, the man is only fifty five years old.

"Well, I am a prince and so are you if I remember correctly, so you should have some care of how you dress"

"I have more fun when people don't feel pressured by my status besides even if I'm a prince I'm also a soldier" the laid-back tone in which he answers is amusing to me.

People often say how different my uncle became after his trip months after Lu Ten's death, I'm curious if he found enlightenment by meditating or if he is putting something in his tea.

"Uncle you were a general and I know for a fact that you never went anywhere without the appropriate attire"

Finally, Iroh is defeated, and I hear how he leaves grumbling about losing an argument with someone so young.

We had stopped in this place because after leaving the Western Air Temple, the ship was a little too burnt up and we needed some metal to fully repair it.

Luckily one of the crewmen had heard that the once small colony by the river had grown into a proper town almost a city and so we ventured from the ocean into the river and finally disembarked.

People where very happy to see us, which is not surprising, from what we learned later soldiers started this as an outpost and because of that all soldiers are treated with an amount of respect usually reserved for nobles.

The ship is being repaired and I have an idea on how to peacefully infiltrate the Norther Water Tribe, the key is in the Northern Air Temple and the mechanist that live there.

Not only is it a place where I can capture one of the most brilliant minds in this world but if I help them make the hot air balloon and then accidentally make it go in the direction of the Water Tribe and we crash land there I can pass of as being one of them.

Sometimes my plans scare even me, sadly I'm running out of time, summer is ending and if don't get there before they free Aang I'm gonna have to suffer through canon, something that is less than ideal.

Sadly, giving the crew a proper vacation after they have worked so hard is necessary, it will also distract them from the fact that I'm now basically immune to fire.

Time to enjoy a night on the town.


Once more the spirits are playing tricks on me, everything was going great. The crew were drunk, no surprise there, the soldiers were enjoying being pampered by the women of the town and being praised by them when they showed a little fire bending and my uncle was destroying people as he played Pai Sho.

Nothing out of the ordinary, until one of the drunk morons that works for me let it slip that I'm immune to fire and that according to the legends of our people I was blessed by Agni and so I was destined to rule.

This reveled that not only was I the exiled prince that everyone had heard about but now they wanted to confirm what the idiotic drunk said.

In any other circumstance I would have simply acted like a spoiled brat and left them there, but Iroh had the brilliant idea to attack me as soon as he saw that I was planning on running. Truly with a family like the one I have I need no enemies.

The startled people quickly looked for water and ointments to treat my burns but after the fire died down, apart from my shirt becoming ashes and revealing my bare chiseled chest to the world I was not burnt.

The cheers that followed were deafening, more and more benders started throwing fire at me. I felt like Baldr from Norse mythology taking hits from something that couldn't hurt me for the amusement of the people.

All of that leads us here with someone I really didn't want to see yet, War minister Qin, someone that reports directly to the Fire Lord and a consummate opportunist.

"Prince Zuko, what an honor is to see you and that in your travels you've managed to get the attention of our most revered spirit"

The fucker is trying to be polite but I'm sure he will quickly get out of here and tell Ozai of this development.

"War Minister Qin, what is a person of such august stature doing in this place?"

Iroh is confused but I think he is happy that someone in the cabinet of Ozai just saw me brush off any and all fire attacks.

"I have family here…yes…I was visiting firefly while we prepare for the next move of the Earth Kingdom" This guy couldn't lie to save his life or perhaps he is simply unprepared to face the questions of the Dragon of the West.

"Oh I would very much like to greet your family" his face is quickly starting to become ashen "However I have a new place to visit in my quest and I must hurry, The Northern Air temple is close by"

"Th-The Nort-Northern Air Temple!"

"Yes, rumors abound about people flying close to the temple, even if none of them are the avatar, investigating such instances is important"

Iroh is looking at me confused but it seems that he is willing to see where this is going

"I also heard another rumor from the people here that years before a group of refuges tried to settle the temple, but they were never heard of again, as someone that cannot yet return to his own homeland, I would like to return the bodies of those people to their home"

I can see the gears move in Iroh's head about what I'm insinuating, another atrocity committed by the Fire Nation, those people that I talked about are now dead or worse, slaves.

"My nephew is correct, we cannot leave any clue pass us by and I would be honored if you would join us, to talk more about the situation" he puts his hand around his shoulders and pulls him close

"General Iroh i-I couldn't possibly-"

"I insist, sit and talk"

Getting that balloon is going to be easier now.


Author note: wolo you awesome people that lurk on the internet, it is i, and i have brought you a new chapter that, i think has no gramatical mistakes...anyway, as always the next chapter is on my for a dollar, do know that the money is for medicine speaking of which, did you know medicine in Mexico is cheap as hell compared to the US, well i certainly do now, i'm visiting my grandparents and i think i will stay here for a while, not a problem since i have citizenship thanks to my parents. i went off the rails there for a moment, see you in two weeks.
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