Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Alright, you've seen me do weird shipping (that all have to do with Zuko) but this is like pure crack shipping. I have done easy pairings, for the most part, but I have decided to do what will probably be one of the hardest pairings I've ever heard of. SokkaxAzula. Common, no, but we all know I like different shippings. Do not review or message me to flame the pairing, once again, it's Fanfiction, people. Takes place during Bitter Work.
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Chapter One: The Prisoner
Toph was beginning Aang's earthbending lessons. Sokka decided to go off 'hunting'. He sat in a tree and watched his prey…if you could call it that.
"You're awfully cute, but unfortunately for you, you're made of meat. Just a bit closer…" He said as he jumped to the ground and landed right in a giant crack in the ground. He was waist deep in the crack and the small animal stood before him. "Gotcha!" He yelled as he raised his weapon, only for the hole to get deeper, he sunk to his shoulders with his elbows bent below the surface. His hands stuck out.
"You are one lucky little meat creature." He said as he struggled to get free.
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Azula was back on her machine with Mai and Ty Lee.
"You know, Zuzu isn't one to accept help, is he?" Azula asked Mai.
"No, I guess not…" Mai said under her breath.
"That means the Avatar and his friends are alone again, right?" She smirked.
"I guess so." She whispered. She didn't like where this was going.
"That means what better time to attack. They'll never suspect it, and I won't go this time."
"What do you mean?" Mai asked with her bored tone.
"I just battled with him and Zuko. They wouldn't expect me to strike again, it would be far too risky, and so I won't. You and Ty Lee will go and wait until he's alone. Stay in the shadows; don't get suspected. You will bring him or even one of his friends back to me. The water girl means a lot to him, but only if there is no way you can get him. Go now." She said.
"Did you think this through?" Mai asked.
"Do as I say." She said sternly, Mai nodded and went to get Ty Lee. This was somehow going to end up wrong; she could feel it.
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Sokka had been stuck for at least an hour.
"I admit it, you're cute." Sokka said to the small creature he was going to hunt as it rested on his head. "Ok, you convinced me. If I get out of this alive, it's a comically correct vegetarian existence for me. No meat, even though meat is so tasty." He said dramatically.
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"So why isn't Azula coming again?" Ty Lee asked as she and Mai rode their lizard-horses. (I don't know what they are.)
"She didn't really give a reason. She could just not want to or she might be sending us ahead of her so she can keep control of the machine." Mai sighed.
"Oh, ok." Ty Lee said as they rode through the desert.
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The sun began to set and Sokka was still stuck. His little 'friend' was pulling on his hair. Suddenly, two figured appeared.
"Katara, Aang, Toph? Man, am I glad to see you! You see…" He stopped himself when he realized it wasn't his friend, it was actually his enemies.
"Yay! We get the cute guy!" Ty Lee said with a grin. Mai rolled her eyes.
"He's our last chance; we can't find that damned monk anywhere. Azula did say take whatever we could find, I just don't think he's what she had in mind." Mai sighed.
"The sun's going down, so we have to take him." She said.
"Whoa, what?" Sokka yelled as he looked up.
"How do you suggest we get him out?" Mai asked, ignoring him.
"Hm…" Ty Lee brought her finger to her chin. "Hold still!" She said as she began tugging at one of his arms. "A little help?" She asked Mai, who went to his other arm.
"Look, I'm not worth capturing. Ask the pirates, they almost didn't capture me and it only messed things up for Zuko when they did. I am so not worth it!" He yelled. After about twenty minutes, he was out of the ground.
"Well…uh…bye now!" He said as he ran off. Ty Lee flipped to him and punched his pressure points, making him collapse.
"Ok, let's head back!" She smiled. She and Mai tied him up and put him on the back of Ty Lee's lizard. They headed for Azula.
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Lucky for them, she was busy with a few soldiers. They locked Sokka in a small cell.
"This is inhumane! I order you to release me!" He yelled as they plopped him on the ground.
"Sorry, Cutie, we can only take orders from Azula." Ty Lee said as she shut the door and everything went black. He couldn't even see the strands of hair that were in his face.
"Help…me…" He whispered.
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"You're back." Azula said as she entered the room of Mai and Ty Lee. They nodded. "Any prisoners?" She asked. Ty Lee wasn't bragging and was barely smiling.
"Well…yeah." Ty Lee said after some hesitation.
"Which one?" She asked.
"The water peasant." Mai answered this time.
"The Avatar's girlfriend?" She smirked.
"No…the boy." Mai answered again. Azula's smile went flat.
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"Where could he be?" Katara asked Toph and Aang.
"There's a note!" Aang grabbed a piece of parchment from the ground.
Hello, Avatar,
We have that totally hot guy you travel with. He's with Azula, Mai, and I. Come get him if he means a lot to you. Don't rush, though. I want time with him, too!
Love,
Ty Lee
"Azula?" Katara asked.
"That's what it says." Aang frowned.
"No Zuko?" She asked.
"For once, no." He answered.
"We can't go alone." Toph said. "We need back up."
"Who can we ask?" Katara asked.
"Who needs some healing?" She smirked.
"Toph, no. We can't ask Zuko!" Katara yelled.
"And why not? It's your brother!"
"She's right, Toph." Aang said.
"Azula will have a whole army! We need help so swallow your pride and ask him!" She shouted at them.
"She's right…" Katara said under her breath.
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Zuko sat over his wounded uncle. He bandaged his wounds, but he still wasn't awake. The water peasant said she could help, but how? She couldn't do anything more than he could, yet he was curious. Did she know something? He frowned and watched his uncle.
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The door to Sokka's cell opened.
"Who's there?" He shouted. He saw her. One thing stood out in the darkness, though. Her piercing, golden eyes. The eyes of a devil.
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Once again, don't flame. Just review! XD