Chapter 17

Azula's POV

A couple of hours after Aro introduced me to the rest of the group, I was speaking with Aro, along with Caius and Marcus, who were apparently the other two main members of the Volturi.

"So, tell me, " Caius said, "You say that there was a war which your people started, and it ended with you loosing. How exactly did that happen?

"Well, it all starts with Sozin's comet," I said, "It comes along every 100 years, and gives firebenders incredible strength. We draw the power for our bending from the sun, and the comet coming is like 100 suns. So, I proposed a plan where my father and I would take a fleet of airships along with a bunch of Fire Nation soldiers, and burn down the Earth Kingdom from the sky. It was an excellent plan, to be honest. We are the only nation that posses any kind of flying ships, and nothing would be able to reach us from the ground to stop us,"

"It was all planned though. My father wasn't fit to rule. I knew he'd fail. But, as I knew would happen, my father let the idea of power go to his head. Instead of going along with the plan, he decided to change his title, to become the ruler of the world rather than the Fire Nation, leaving me behind to be the Fire Lord. I saw immediately that he was loosing it, and of course, while he was acting out the plan, the Avatar stopped him and took his bending, and the Avatar's friends destroyed the airships,"

"While all of that was happening, I knew I had to come up with a plan. I knew that my father wouldn't return, and I knew that my brother would come to challenge me. That battle was lost, so I faked madness when we fought. Acted like I was loosing my mind. So, when I was beaten, my brother became Fire Lord, and I was put in prison. No one really took me seriously because they all thought I was crazy. It was easy to escape because of that,"

"And that pretty much brings us to the present. I escaped, traveled for a few days, then came across Aro."

"I see." Marcus said, "So not to be rude, but how are you, one person, supposed to help us defeat the Cullens. I realize that you are powerful, but it's not enough to defeat them and your brother's group."

"Yes, I'm well aware," I said, tapping my fingers on the table in front of us, "The thing is, that war went on for 100 years, so, obviously there are many people, military and civilian alike, who do not want my brother in power, who still wish for my return. With the help of those people, I know that the Cullens and the Avatar can be defeted."

"You've told us all about the situation, but nothing about the people who we will be fighting. Care to give us a description of them?" Aro said.

"Of course," I replied, "The avatar's name is Aang, and he is primrily an airbender, the last of his kind, as my great grandfather took out all of the air benders one hundres years ago. He was missing for the entire war, as he was apparently frozen in an iceberg somehow, and yet still looks 13 and was woken by his friends. He's mastered all four of the elements, and is obveously the most powerful of the group. The main problem with him is something called the Avatar state. I'm not sure what it is, but when it happens, his eyes and tattoos glow, and he's pravtally unstoppible. My father would have beaten him if he haddent used that.

"The second biggest threat is probably my brother, Zuko. He was banished at the age of 13 for speaking out of turn, and was given the task of finding the Avatar. He travelled the world with my uncle for three years before betraying the FIre Nation and joining the Avatar.

"After him is Katara, a waterbender. She taught the avatar waterbending and is actually the person who ended up taking me down when I fought my brother. He brought her for backup and after I took him out, she defeted me. She's a very powerful bender, and always is at her best when her friends are in danger.

"Toph is an earthbender and the avatars earthbending teacher. She's most likley the most powerful earthbender in the world, and is the only one who has figured out how to bend metal.

"Sokka is Katara's brother, and a non bender. He's good with a sword, but he wont be any threat to you.

"Suki is another non bender, and the leader of a group of fighters called the Kyoshi Warriors. Again, she's good with a sword and hand to hand combat."

My eyes narrowed before continueing, "Then there are Mai and Ty Lee. They were my best friends for my entire life, but Mai is Zuko's girlfriend, and she betrayed me to save him. She's also a non bender. Ty Lee followed Mai when she betrayed me, and she's probably the only non bender who's a threat to you. She uses a teqnicue of fighting called chi blocking, and with only a couple of punches she can paralyze you for hours."

"Interesting." Aro replied with a grin, "So, how do you propose we find these followers of yours?"

"Well, to start, there is a fire navy base just insde of the Fire Nation which I know is full of those who will follow me. Going there first is probably our best bet, especially since I'm sure that the Avatar and his friends are looking for me by now. The Fire Nation is the last place they would expect me to be."

"Wonderful," Aro said, clapping his hands together, "We'll leave first thing tomorrow."

Hey, guys! Hope you liked the chapter. I know it's kind of just a recap chapter, but it had to be done. Sorry if anything dosen't line up with things that have happened previously in the story. I haven't written anything on it in 9 months, and I can't really stand reading my own writing, or I'd just go back and recap. Haha. Anyway, I hope you all are having a great day, and as always, you'll get a cookie for commenting. :)

Oh, and my writing music for this chapter was: Escape The Fate-Ungreatful, Of Mice & Men-O.G. Loko, and Crown The Empire-Evidence

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