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Deep within enemy territory, outnumbered, separated from the man he had infiltrated in with and with no real options on what to do next. Needless to say, this was not a good situation to be in. He had to be here though, Prince Zuko, his father and Suki were all here. He would help all of them, no matter what. Thankfully Chit Sang hadn't ratted him out after their first failed escape plan so at least a little bit of time had been bought. How much though he wasn't sure.

Sokka sat amongst his fellow guards, grateful that his disguise was still intact. With the lockdown in effect a good portion of the Boiling Rock's Security were taking a break from their duties knowing that nothing could really go wrong at this point. Blended amongst the crowd, it gave Sokka time to think some things through.

The first escape plan had been a complete flop due to unforeseen circumstances however that had been because of a miscalculation. While they could have made it to the other side the condition they would have been questionable, the heat from the Boiling Lake would have sapped all of their energy. Hell he hadn't even checked to see if there were people that scouted the perimeter of the island they were on. He had faced some hairy situations before but this seemed like it would take a miracle of some kind to save the day.

"Who's turn is it to feed the 'prisoner?"' asked one of the nearby guards to one of his companions. Sokka couldn't help but perk his ears about how the guard had said 'prisoner.' As far as he knew all of the prisoners were meant to be fed at the same time. The only reason somebody would be excluded from this process was if they were being punished or if there was a reason to isolate them from everybody else.

Considering the lack of options he currently had, he had a feeling that this information could come in handy.

"It's meant to be Lin's turn but he's sick as a foxsloth," said the other guard. "I was meant to go with him considering the two people at each time rule that the Warden put down. No idea why he did that though."

"Are you kidding me? They were the orders from the General that caught the boy, like hell the Warden's going to disobey him."

"Boy? I heard he was a ten foot demon who fell from the sky!"

Sokka remained silent as whispers were traded between the guards, each rumour becoming more extravagant than the rest. It seemed like setting this guy loose would cause as a huge distraction big enough for a proper escape plan to be carried out.

"I'll go with you," said Sokka as he stood up, showing remarkable courage.

"You sure you can handle it newbie," said the guard who was apparently responsible for feeding the prisoner. "You heard what the men here were saying, are you sure you're not going to wet yourself when you see the 'demon?'"

Sokka couldn't help but swallow nervously but remained true to his needs. "Tell me when and where."

"Atta boy," said the guard as he slapped Sokka on the shoulder. "That's what I like to see around here, somebody who actually wants to see the truth for themselves. C'mon then, let's go."

"Make sure if he passes out Juun that you take him to the medical bay," said one of the guards as Sokka followed Juun out of the cafeteria, stopping momentarily to pick up a tray of food.

"You seem to know the truth about this guy, what crime did he commit?" asked Sokka as they marched down the walkway.

"He ate fire," said Juun causing Sokka to stop in his tracks momentarily.

"You're kidding right, you mean he's a circus performer?" asked Sokka.

"This was no comedic trick, I've even seen it myself," said Juun as they took a right turn and headed towards where the frozen isolation chambers were located. "Lin wanted to see whether or not the rumours were true so he shot a small fireball into the cell, nothing which would have done much damage at all but that's not the point. The point is that the boy inhaled the thing like it was nothing, then with a demonic grin on his face he thanked Lin for the meal."

"So it's a crime to eat fire then?" asked Sokka, hoping that Juun wasn't getting too tired of the continuous questions.

"The records show that he isn't a member of the Fire Nation, so whether it's a crime or not doesn't matter, nobody wants him out on the streets."

Sokka couldn't help but cup his chin in his hand as he understood why the Fire Nation Army would want to keep somebody like this locked up for all eternity. However it seemed as if not much research had been done into the whole thing. Was there a limit to how much fire this guy could consume? Where did he come for originally? Was he even a threat or were they afraid he'd become a threat?

Quickly snapping out of his stupor to find that they had arrived at their destination, Juun nodded at the heavy duty lock. "You can tell this one's special just by the way we keep him locked up," said Juun. "Hell you think this is where we'd hold up an Earth Army General but nope, this is just for one kid."

"Isn't this a bit overkill?" asked Sokka picking up a sword that was resting next to the door, not wanting to unsheath his own blade that he had strapped to his back. He figured that this weapon was left here in order to threaten the prisoner without having to resort to firebending, something which he was grateful he didn't have to prove.

"Yea but still, orders are orders," said Juun as the lock came undone. "He's been pretty docile lately but if he makes a charge I want you to run him through. Don't hold back."

"Of course," said Sokka doing his best to sound like he had the ability to kill someone his own age just because he was ordered to do so. Placing himself into a ready stance, Sokka braced himself for what was right in front of him, praying that the opponent did nothing rash.

As Juun pulled the door open the first thing Sokka noticed was that this cold room was unlike the cooler that he had had Zuko tear apart. Namely, it wasn't cold at all. When he had released Zuko from captivity he had been hit with an arctic blast that reminded him of the South Pole. This was the polar opposite, it almost felt as if the temperature had risen somewhat.

"Food already? I thought you were going to let me starve for another couple days," said the teenager in a cocky attitude. Turning his attention to the prisoner in question, Sokka couldn't help but imagine that this person was around the same age as he was. The pink hair he had however was nothing like he had seen before, probably part of some rebellious phase.

"Be happy you're getting fed at all," said Juun as he tossed the tray to the floor, half the contents spilling onto the ground. The cockiness of the boy quickly vanished as he scrambled for the food, even picking up the morsels that had splattered onto the floor. Sokka felt disgusted by the behaviour but he couldn't help but wonder just how often this person was fed? Could this teenager really help them with anything or would he just be dead weight?

Moral codes were overriding his system however as he was beginning to realize that he had to save this person.

Sometimes he hated being the good guy.

"You know, I can tell something big's going to go down," said the teenager between mouthfuls. "Hell, I bet you can't even tell what's going on right underneath your own nose."

"What are you talking about?" asked Juun.

"I give myself another day in here tops," said the boy as he wiped at the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. "In fact it might only be another couple of hours."

Juun turned his head towards Sokka. "We should report this to the warden," he said.

"Right," said Sokka. "This guy's probably spouting nonsense, who in their right mind would infiltrate this place."

"Ha, you got that right!" said Juun with a hearty laugh.

"I can think of one person," said the teenager as he pushed himself to his feet, Sokka bracing himself and praying that the teenager didn't do anything stupid. "And he's standing right next to you."

"What?" said Juun in shock before Sokka drove the hilt of his sword into the man's ribs, a solid crack signalling that at least a single one had broken on impact. Before Juun even had a chance to recover somewhat, the teenager in front of him had lunged forward, a flaming fist burying itself deep within his face sending a torrent of blood from his nose.

With the guard unconscious in front of them, Sokka and the prisoner looked at one another, the water tribe member completely confused by what had just happened. "How did you know I wasn't one of them?" he asked.

"You smell different," explained the pink haired teenager as he stretched his arms above his head, seemingly enjoying the fact that he had been set loose.

"Smell?" repeated Sokka.

"Don't underestimate my nose," he said as he dragged the body of Juun into the cell he had been previously locked in.

"Alright, so my entire plan has been ruined on the fact that you decided to reveal that I was infiltrating this place. I now only have one chance to get my dad, get Suki, get Zuko and get the hell out of here," said Sokka as he rubbed at his temples. "I don't suppose you've got any bright ideas."

"Beat the hell out of all of them," said the teen in a surprisingly confident manner.

Sokka was about to exclaim about how they were outnumbered quite severely, had no tactics and would likely get slaughtered until he remembered one very important piece of information. "You can eat fire right?" he asked.

"Sure can!"

"You know what, I think I can make something work," said Sokka recalling the ideas he had been throwing around with Suki, Zuko and his father earlier. "I'm going to release all the prisoners into the yard and get a riot going, then we'll get ourselves a hostage and get the hell out of here."

"Hehe, I'm getting all fired up!" said the teenager with a sinister grin across his face.

"I'm Sokka," said the water tribe member as he outstretched his hand, a strong grip encompassing his fingers moments later..

"Natsu Dragneel, now let's get out of here!"

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Hey there. Considering all the backlash I got from cancelling 'No Kind of Bending,' I wanted to try to mix the worlds of Avatar and Fairy Tail again, more for the people who enjoyed No Kind of Bending more than anything. Hope you enjoy