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Aang stood poised in a fighting stance, arms ready to defend him in any way possible. His friends Sokka, Katara, and Toph stood with him ready for the fight that was sure to come. Fire nation soldiers pushed in at all sides constricting them into the small circle. Zuko stood with them, staring at the four with a sadistic smile.

"I finally caught you," he said, his smile still in place.

Toph laughed to herself. "I can't see but I think I would be able to tell if we were on a fire nation ship," she told him.

"Maybe not now," Zuko said calmly. "But it's only a matter of time before I do. I have about a hundred soldiers with me that my father let me barrow in the hopes it would help me capture you and be able to come back with honor."

"We don't have to fight Zuko," Aang said quietly. "You can come with us and help us defeat the fire lord and then be the fire lord yourself. Please. It doesn't have to go down like this." Aang's voice had taken on a pleading tone halfway through his speech. He was having a hard time not getting on his knees and begging at his feet.

"No can do," Zuko replied. He must have given a signal that the four friends didn't catch because suddenly all the soldiers were rushing at them at once. They rushed at them so fast there was barley any time to react.

Quickly though Aang blew himself up into the air and came down on one of the soldiers heads causing said soldier to fall to the ground. Toph brought up a wall of rock to surround herself with, hurling large boulders at people at the same time. Katara bended water from the pouch always tied to her waist extinguishing any fire that was thrown at her. Sokka, the most disadvantaged in the group, tried to avoid being hit by fire and knocked as many people on the head with his boomerang as possible. They were doing somewhat good but by no means were they going to get out of this without a few scratches at least.

When it felt as though they had been fighting for hours and the four had almost defeated all of the soldiers Zuko commanded his soldiers to retreat and go back to there ship. As the soldiers started to retreat the foursome did likewise, climbing on to Appa's back and flying off.

The group was very worn and tired from the battled and had each obtained various injuries. Aang had series of cuts going up his back from a bender who had snuck up on him with his sword, and a most likely broken ankle. Katara had a burn going up her arm from a soldier who she had not been able to deflect fast enough, and a long scrap going up her arm from the same soldier. Sokka had a black eye from being punched in the face by Zuko, and a broken arm. Toph, who had no visible outside injuries, had for some reason fainted and was now lying motionless on a cot they had made her on Appa's saddle.

When they landed, none of them had the energy to get up so they fell asleep on Appa hoping the pain from there injuries would soon stop.

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