With long quick steps Zuko made his way to his ship in no time at all. Once bored he began ordering the few men which were nearby to ready the ship for tomorrow. He then paced inside the ship and went up into the cockpit to check over the maps again, “This time we won’t be delayed…” He mumbled to himself as he smoothed out the map on the table. Lightly he traced over the route they’d be taking to the North Pole with an extended finger. By the look of things they were about two days away. So close, yet so far… The prince thought frowning his single brow a little….

“Ah! Good afternoon Co- Admiral Zhao..” Iroh piped up noticing the younger man walk past the stall he was in with a few of his men. Zhao ignored the former general and quickened his pace. Iroh frowned slightly, “In a rush are we?...Oh well, perhaps we can talk later on?” He called out with a smile, before dropping it wondering why Zhao was in such a rush…

Back on Zuko’s ship, the prince carefully rolled up the map and put it back on the shelf it came from. He then walked out of the cockpit and headed down the halls. His mind was still milling over the past events of last night, but he ignored them as best he could. Soon enough he found himself in his quarters again, sighing he sat on his bed. His golden eyes caught sight of his blades on his wall, quickly he looked away…

“Commander Zhao..” The two guards standing at the entrance to Zuko’s ship bowed in unison as Zhao and his men neared the ship. Zhao scoffed, “It’s Admiral Zhao to you.” He said passing the men and barding the ship, “Oh, I don’t suppose you know where Zuko is?” The man asked pausing just long enough for an answer. “I think Prince Zuko is inside Sir….Try checking his quarters.” One of the guards responded. Zhao smirked heading toward were the prince would be...


“Ah, Prince Zuko there you are…” Zhao’s voice echoed off the metal walls of the room, Zuko quickly stood up, “What do you want?” He sneered with a frown. Zhao stepped into the young man’s room, frowning at the rather disrespectful greeting he got from the banished prince, “I was wondering if you knew anything about the Avatar escaping…” He said standing just in front of the prince. Zuko stared at the Admiral, “He escaped?” He questioned acting as though he had no idea. Zhao nodded with a stern look on his face, “Yes, he did…Last night our prison was broken into, someone with a mask came and kidnapped the Avatar from me.”

Zuko felt a small tug on the corner of his lips, however he kept a straight face, “That’s a shame…” He said flatly. Zhao turned away from the prince and walked a few steps away, “So, you don’t know anything?”
“Nothing.” The prince lied though gritted teeth.

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"So...how far away are we again?" Aang questioned, as he watched Sokka look over a map. Rubbing his chin as his sparkling blue eyes scanned the paper. "I'm thinkin' maybe about a day or two. Or a day and a half if we keep going at this pace without any stops." Sokka replied before folding up the map and sliding it back into his bag with his other belongings. Then the young Avatar turned over and patted the large bison's head.
"Alright boy, do you think you can go all night?" The boy asked. The large mammal shrugged its shoulders and groaned softly.
"Alrighty!" Aang said happily before turning back to the other two. Katara giggled and tilted her head.
"So what did hey say?" She asked, running her fingers through her hair.
"Oh, he said he'll try his best!" The boy responded, patting the soft fur on Momo's head.

No keep himself occupied Sokka would listen to Aang's stories of what it was like in the Air Temples he was from. Though of course the teen's attention span would only last for so long before he would need something else to keep him from getting bored. Other than listening to stories the water tribe boy would reorganize his things or play little games with Momo, like how many berries each other can fit into their mouth's without spitting one out.
Once the Sun finally touched the sky-line and the sky was a mixture of warm colors, the winds got a bit cooler. However soon enough Katara began searching in the food bag for a bite to eat, though to only have a frown get castes upon her tan face. "Oh come on!" She exclaimed with frustration in her voice, causing Aang and Sokka to quickly turn their attention towards her as she tossed the bag down onto the saddle.
"Who ate all the food?!" She quiestioned, her blue eyes glaring at both Momo and her brother. Meanwhile Sokka immediately pointed to Momo as the little mammal pointed straight back to Sokka.
"It was totally him!" Sokka spoke rather quickly, wiping a few crumbs from his cheek shortly after.

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Zhao continued to question the Prince about what just had happened last night, yet was given no real answers. At one stage Zhao considered threatening Zuko at one point, he was just about to bend some fire when a very angry sounding Iroh burst into the room,
“What’s going on here?!” He stood in the doorway glaring mainly at Zhao who looked rather surprised to see the old man. Zuko took a slight step back, he was relieved that his Uncle showed up when he did. Zhao lowered his hand which he would have probably punched Zuko with and faced Iroh, “Why don’t you tell me…I know that boy knows something about last night!” He yelled the last few words losing his temper. Iroh shook his head in a disappointed manner, “It’s such a shame to see a great man like you lose their temper like this over greed.” He sighed. Zhao growled, “Don’t change the subject.”
For the next 30 or so minutes the two older men argued back and forth, every so often Zuko would put in his two cents but, most of the time he remained silent. Then finally a hush fell upon them, Zhao was staring thoughtfully at something on Zuko’s wall. It took the prince a little while to realise what he was staring at, but when he did a wave of fear struck him. Zhao was staring at his swords.

(Thought I responded before, but obviously not)

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"Ugh! Both of you are idiots! Now we have no food and we only barely have enough water left for the three of us to last for the next two days!" She scolded at her older brother who didn't dare look at his furious sister in the face. "Alright, alright I'm sorry!" He exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air. The male sighed heavily and pulled out his map once more before point to an island not too far from where they were at. "Here's Kyoshi island, and I'm pretty sure there's a village down there that has a market. We could make a quick stop if you want since you're always grumpy when you're hungry..." the older teen grumbled, rolling back up the paper and setting it down besides his other belongings.
The young Avatar smiled widely and his face enlightened. "Hey I forgot! That's where the Elephant Koi's are! We gotta go so I can ride one!" The boy exclaimed happily as h gave a light tug on the reins. "Come on Oppa! Let's go!" He added with a wide smile. Soon enough the bison had picked up its speed by a little bit using its large tail to give them a boost every now and then, trying to get them there as fast as he could.
"Man, I wish he would go fast like this all the time.." The water trube boy spoke with a risen brow, leaning over the ledge of the saddle, looking down at the water below.
"Well he's a big ol' animal. He can't go this fast all the time!" Katara remarked, gently brushing the soft fur of the flying bison. After about an hour or so the small island came into view and a sigh of relief escaped Sokka's lips. "Hey look guys! We're here!" He exclaimed, pointing down below. The water tribe girl quickly lifted her head up and leaned over the saddle a bit to peak down. "Ah finally! " the young woman said in her normal soft-toned voice as her ocean blue eyes scanned the area down below.

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A rather intense silence had filled Prince Zuko’s quarters; Zhao slowly looked away from the blades that hung on the wall and looked to the former General Iroh with his hands crossed behind his back, Iroh stared sternly back at him. While the two older men stared each other down, Zuko remained in his spot, he hoped like crazy that Zhao did not recognise his Duel Blades; that would be the last thing he needed….Still nothing was said. Zuko could not stand the silence anymore, clenching his fists in annoyance he let out an impatient growl, “Well, don’t just stare at each other…Either you say something or…” He walked up to Zhao with a stern look on his face, “You get off my ship.” Zuko instructed standing as tall as he could.
Zhao glared at Zuko. Zuko held his ground. “Tich..” Zhao stepped aside waving a hand at Zuko mockingly. “I mean it! You’re wasting my time.” Zuko barked, but was practically ignored by the middle-aged man.
“I think it’s time you leave…” Iroh spoke at last.
“Hm..Very well..But don’t think for a second that you’ll be getting away with this!” He directed the last part to Zuko who lunged forward, only to be held back by his Uncle. Zhao smirked and walked away….
A few hours later, about mid-afternoon Zuko’s ship finally set sail once more..

(Kinda bad post, rushed it.)

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(It's alright)

Once they landed on the sandy beach of Kyoshi island Avatar Aang wasted no time getting off the flying bison. The boy hopped off the large mammal and quickly ran to the edge of the waters, looking out into the blue ocean. "This is great you guys!" He exclaimed happily before turning back over at the two water tribe members as they unloaded their things from Oppa's saddle. "Great? I mean it's alright I guess, but we still need to go find that village so we can get food" Sokka reminded the two, considering that was what they were there for, or so he thought. "Oh lighten up a little Sokka, it's just a little break" Katara spoke with a smirk. The water tribe boy threw his hands up and squinted his eyes. "But! You were the one who was on my butt to get food!" He protested but his sister had already walked away to watche Aang hop into the water in search of the elephant koi.
Meanwhile Sokka sat in the soft sand, with a look of annoyance plastered on his face. "We're wasting time!" He shouted out to the two who were in the water. The water tribe girl rolled her eyes and sighed heavily. "Oh stop being such a buzz kill!" She shouted back with a laugh.

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Looking out his window Zuko watched the land slowly fade away as the ship drifted further and further away. Sighing Zuko walked away from the window, “Uncle!? Are you able to go through a set with me?” He called out walking down the halls heading toward top deck. He stood on the deck awaiting his Uncle…
Soon enough he showed up with a wooden stool and a bowl of roasted duck. He set his stool down and sat down, “Sorry about the wait… This duck took longer to cook than originally though.” Iroh said peering into his bowl and picking up a piece with his chopsticks. Zuko rolled his eyes, “Can you teach me the Advance set?” It was more of a request than an actual question. Iroh frowned slightly, “Not until you’ve at least done a warm up…Practice some breathing techniques first.” He instructed through a mouthful of duck. Zuko nodded adjusting his position slightly before taking a deep breath in, moving his hands up and then held his breath putting his hands together in a preying position holding his hands at the centre of his chest before exhaling slowly parting and lowering his hands as he did so. He repeated this a few times before lowering his arms by his sides and standing normally, “Now can I do some actual training?”
Iroh looked up from his bowl, and set it down beside him on the stool, “Alright, but you must remember the importance of breath Zuko…True fire bending does not come from Physical strength, but the breath. Having poor breath control will result in a weaker Bending.” The old man explained standing up slowly. Zuko nodded his head slowly taking in what was said.
“Now watch carefully, I’ll demonstrate the next set to you…This is called the Fire Blade…” Iroh said getting into position. Zuko watched on as his Uncle demonstrated, then his Uncle gestured to Zuko to have a go. Zuko took a deep breath and focused his energy, he clenched his fists and attempted to bend a small amount of fire through them. At first nothing happened, but upon trying a second time he managed to make a small dagger of fire appear though his fists. He smirked lifting his fists up slowly to get a better look, his Uncle watched with a small smile on his face.

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While the water tribe boy sat in the soft sand creating mini sand castles he soon found himself thinking about the night before. About the strange events that had taken place. Then his thoughts shifted back over to the Prince, who for some unknown reason thought it was a good idea to save Aang, the Avatar instead of the usual kidnap. Sokka would occasionally look over at the two others as they played in the water awaiting for the large fish to arrive but for the most part he couldn't tear his mind away from the fact that Zuko, the Banished Prince who obsesses over the capture of the Avatar SAVED Aang.
A soft sigh emmitted from the young man's lips as he shook his head, though not long after did he hear a very large spash sound, followed by another, and another! The water tribe boy looked up and to his surprise, saw the young Avatar riding on the back of what seemed to be a mega koi! "A-ang! What are you doing?!" He shouted, quickly getting to his feet and walking into the shallow end of the water.
"Oh calm down, Sokka he's fine! Look at how much fun that looks!" The water tribe girl said excitedly, her eyes gleaming as she watched the beautiful fish leap in and out of the water.
"Fun?! we don't know what's under that water! What if it eats him!" Sokka argued, but only to be silenced by the sound of Aang's cheerful shouting. The young man rolled his eyes and ran his fingers through his hair that was pulled back into its little bun. "Katara! Sokka! You guys gotta try th-!" The young avatar was cut off by the sight of a few other fish disappearing out of no where. He furrowed his brows and tilted his head. "What the.." he mumbled as he looked around curiously.

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After performing a few more sets, Iroh made his Nephew do a cool down exercise before calling it a day- so to say. Taking one final deep breath Zuko thanked his Uncle before heading inside to freshen up. The banished Prince quietly made his way to his washroom and closed the door behind him. He let out a heavy sigh and began to undress himself dumping his clothes in a pile in the corner. Then he’d step into the shower and turn the water on. There were a few seconds where no water came out, but soon enough thin streams of water shot out from the showerhead and onto the male’s bare body below. Soaking his body though, Zuko reached up to his pony tail and carefully unwrapped it, allowing the long, ebony strands to fall free. Reaching out of the shower Zuko placed the dark red wrap on the sink before retracting his arm back into the shower. Quietly he reached for the soap and began to methodically soap himself up, starting with his arms, underarms, over his muscled shoulders, neck and then over his torso before moving on the rest of his body. Once lathered up he then stood under the warm water and rinsed himself off, rubbing his hands over his body to help remove the suds. After fully washing his body off he washed his hair and then just stood under the water for a few moments. He closed his eyes, leaning his head back slowly allowing himself to relax.
As Prince Zuko stood under the water, his thoughts began to wonder, however this time he did not care…He just let them come…. Images from the past few days flickered though his mind, but of cause there was one person in particular that was on his mind; Sokka. Zuko frowned a little as the images of the Water Tribe boy flicked though his mind, before finally opening his eyes. “Why do I keep thinking of him?.... It’s almost like- No that’s stupid!” The teen shook his head standing upright and pushed his thoughts away. He tenured off the water and stepped out grabbing a towel to dry himself off with.

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Katara and Sokka look at one another in suspicious to the fish suddenly disappearing underneath the water. "Aang! I think you should get out of there! Something doesn't feel right!" Katara called out, her brows furrowing with worry. The young Avatar who was atop of one of the few elephant koi left, could barely hear the young woman who was warning the boy to get out. "What?!" He shouted back, but before he could get an answer he looked down into the water from above to see a large, very large serpent like creature swimming below. His eyes widened and clenched onto the fin of the elephant koi.
Soon enough the large auquatic beast emerged from the deep water with a loud roar. The young boy immediately hopped off of the fish and used his air bending to help him run on the water , only to me stopped by long body of the serpent blocking his way. "Katara! Water bend something at it!!" Sokka shouted. Though the young woman only knew so much about her power she went ahead and gave it a try, only to create a medium side tidal wave that would barely have any affect on he beast.
Breathing heavily the young Avatar ran along the body of the serpent as it repeatedly attempted to strike at the boy, luckily he was able to block the attacks by blowing gusts of wind towards the creatures face. Just before he was to be snagged by the beast he made a leap of faith towards the shore of the island and landed face-first into Sokka's sand castle art. "Aang! Couldn't you land somehwere else?!" The water tribe boy whined, holding his head as he saw his mini kingdom crumble to pieces. "Uh, Sokka! Do you not realize that he just escaped from a man eating sea monster?!" Katara scolded before quickly running over to Aang to help him up, dusting the sand from him carefully.

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Once dried off the prince wrapped the towel around his waist and grabbed a comb and his hair wrap. He neatly combed up his hair bunching it back up into its usual pony tail before tightly wrapping it up in the dark red wrap. Once done he exited the washroom, ordering one of his men to remove his clothes from the washroom floor and clean them up. The man nodded and quickly went into the washroom, Zuko then headed toward his quarters to put on a fresh set of clothes. Once in his quarters he found himself a par of light brown pants and a red robe and put them on. He then thought for a moment before setting up a small table with 4 candles and lit them using his bending, “…I guess I can Meditate for a little while, I’m sure someone will come with information about the avatar soon enough..” He said quietly to himself sitting down on the mat on the floor in front of the candles and crossed his legs. He stared at the flickering flames for a second or two before closing his eyes and slowing his breath. With each breath he took he would let go each thought in his mind, until it was completely free, he’d then rhythmically breathe in and out for the remaining time of meditation, with each breath the small flames would either grow or shrink depending on weather he inhaled or exhaled.
The young Fire Nation Prince meditated steadily for about half an hour, until a knock on his door broke his concentration. He frowned slightly as he herd the door open slowly, “The only reason you should be interrupting me, is if you have news about the Avatar.” The prince said opening his eyes slightly. The person at the door spoke, “Well…I do have news about the Avatar...” It was Iroh. Zuko seemed to pay more attention this time, “What is it?”
Iroh seemed a little hesitant, “…Well you may not like it, so don’t get too upset..” He said walking into the room a little more.
“Uncle you’ve taught me that keeping a level head is a sigh of a great leader…Now whatever it is you have to tell me I’m sure I can take it.” The prince stated not taking his eyes off of the flames on the candles.
“Okay then….” Iroh took a breath, running a hand though his beard trying to think of the best way to say what he needed, “Well...” He began slowly removing his hand from his beard, “We have no idea where he is.”
“What!?” Zuko shouted suddenly losing his cool, a wall of fire shooting up from the candles. Quickly he stood up, “How can this be?!”
Iroh handed him a map which they’d been using to track the avatar, Zuko took it and unrolled it examining the dotted lines which marked where he’d been. He frowned, “How are we going to find him Uncle?” Iroh peered over his Nephews shoulder looking at the map too.

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Once the Avatar had gotten dressed back into his Airbender attire he sighed heavily and laughed shortly. "That. Was WILD" he said excitedly and jumped up, his hands flailing about in the air. Katara couldn't help but crack a slight laugh. Sokka however was confused about how everyone was all fine and dandy even though the Avatar had almost got killed by the nutritious Unagi. "Uh, guys! Hello? Aang almost got eaten alive by a huge eel!" The young teen exclaimed with furrowed brows.
Though shortly after they had all fell silent and the sound of rustling in nearby bushes was heard. Sokka quickly pulled out his machete and held it out. "Who's there?!" He shouted though there was no reply. Soon enough the sound of Katara's scream was heard. However when he turned to look she had vanished into the bushes, his heart dropped and turned to look at Aang. But he was no where in sight. "Guys! Katara! Aang!" The young man shouted, clenching onto his machete. Unfortunately he was roped up and knocked upseide the head, knocked out cold.
About thirty minutes later he woke up tied to a pole next to Aang and Katara who were tied up next to him. "What the heck is going on?!" The boy yelled, struggling to get himself free from the ropes.

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The two of them studied the map for a few moments, before Zuko rolled it up and handed it back to his Uncle,“This is harder than originally thought Uncle…” The prince said quietly almost though a sigh. Iroh placed a hand on his Nephews shoulder, “I’m sure you’ll be able to find him soon enough, but for now why don’t you join me for some lunch?” He offered him a kind smile. Zuko looked to his Uncle, “I guess I will…” He sighed and quietly followed after the old man.
Moments later the two of them appeared in the dining room and kneeled down on some cushions which lay on the floor by the table. A man soon came into the room and asked them what they’d like to eat, and then quickly headed off to the kitchen to tell the cooks. Meanwhile Zuko and Iroh would sit in silence for most of the time, occasionally a small conversation would spark up, but for the most part not. Soon enough the same man from before returned with a tray of food. He set down a big bowl of noodles in front of Iroh, with a side of roasted duck and a plate of steamed fish and vegetables in front of Prince Zuko. Iroh inhaled the smells of the food deeply with a wide smile, “Seems you’ve done a marvellous job yet again..” He said watching as the man poured some tea into their cups. He nodded, “Ah, thank you…Is that all you need?” Iroh nodded and looked to his Nephew who seemed to be deep in thought, or just zoned down. He chuckled and nudged him with an elbow, “What about you Prince Zuko? Do you need anything else?”
Slightly startled Zuko flinched and quickly looked up from his meal which he was staring at, “Huh?!..Oh uh..” he cleared his throat re-gaining his thoughts, “No thank you.” He said looking toward the other man, who smiled politely before bowing and leaving the two be.

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