The DragonBorn

Chapter 34

In center of the Fire Nation, the people who ruled over fire watched in anticipation for the return of their missing royal Prince and his younger sister, the crown jewel of entire Nation. Two women stood above the people of the Fire Nation, both old yet loyal. Twin sisters that were servants of the previous and current Fire Lord.

"Your Princess Azula, clever and beautiful, disguised herself as the enemy and entered the Earth Kingdom's capital." One of the twins said.

"In Ba Sing Se, she found her brother Zuko, and together, they faced the Avatar and the defective DragonBorn, who turned her hand against the Fire Nation." The second Twin said.

"And the Avatar fell, and the Earth Kingdom fell!" They both shouted.

"Azula's agents quickly overtook the entire city."

"They went to Ba Sing Se's great walls..."

"And brought them down!"

"The armies of the Fire Nation surged through the wall and swarmed over Ba Sing Se, securing our victory."

"Now the heroes have returned home." Azula emerged from the flames, grinning out of pride from her victory in Ba Sing Se.

"Your princess, Azula!" The people cheered loudly at the sight of their beloved Fire Nation Princess.

"And after three long years, your prince has returned!"

"Zuko!"

Zuko walked out in front of the crowd, but even though he felt like he should be happy about finally being home, finally being seen as the crown Prince he always wanted to have back. But this wasn't the case. He still felt empty, like something was missing. And he knew exactly what was missing.

He looked to his side almost upon instinct, expecting to see his closest friend by his side with a big smile and saying how proud she was of him. But now, she wasn't there. She left him. And he betrayed her.

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On the deck of their stolen ship, Aang and everyone else on ship gathered for breakfast and Sokka began to explain everything that happened after Ba Sing Se.

"After what happened in Ba Sing Se, we had to get you to safety." Sokka started, "We flew back to Chameleon Bay, where we found my father and the other water tribe men. The Earth King decided he wanted to travel the world in disguise, so he set off alone."

"Not completely alone." Zeraphina added and chuckled, remembering that the Earth King walking away with his bear, Bosco.

"Soon, the bay was overrun with Fire Nation ships." Sokka continued, "Rather than fight them all, we captured a single ship and made it our disguise."

Sokka took a map and pointed out their previous travels through the ocean, "Since then, we've been traveling west. We crossed through the Serpent's Pass a few days ago. We've seen a few Fire Nation ships, but none have bothered us."

Aang looked unsure and confused, "So, what now?" He said.

"We've been working on a modified version of the invasion plan." Hakoda said.

"It's Sokka's invasion plan." Katara corrected.

"Right, Sokka's invasion plan." Hakoda repeated, "We won't be able to mount a massive invasion without the Earth King's armies, but the solar eclipse will still leave the Fire Nation vulnerable."

"So we're planning a smaller invasion. Just a ragtime team of our friends and allies from around the Earth Kingdom. We already ran into Pipsqueak and The Duke."

"Good to see you again, Aang." Pipsqueak said while The Duke was riding on his shoulders.

"And the best part is, the eclipse isn't even our biggest advantage." Sokka said and leaned closer to Aang, "We have a secret: You."