AtLA Rewritten: Edition 1

Chapter 18

Zuko opened and closed his hand, a small flame appearing and disappearing as Katara spoke. Athlea watched him, a soft smile on her face. "Aang wants to go look for a scroll with ancient bending techniques that he thinks might help."

Athlea stood up and dusted herself off. "An ancient scroll, you say?" she asked, thinking, crossing her arms. "I think I know where we can find one."

Katara messed up her face. "Is your uncle always gone this long? We could go look for him if you need. He might be worried if you leave." She put a hand on her hip, tilting her head.

She smiled, shaking her head. "It'll be fine... We aren't... on good terms at the moment. I'll deal with that situation," she reassured the other girl.

Katara nodded, a bit anxious. "I trust you," she responded with a shrug.

Athlea's hand moved to her hip. "The Fire Nation might have Royalty, but there's also a government, for balance. There's a building in the central, a glass building. We can sneak in, pass the security, grab the map, and go."

"Yeah..." Aang laughed nervously. "But... we don't know exactly where the map is, or on which floor." He tilted his head to the side.

Katara bit her lip. "We've snuck in places before, I guess. We should come up with a plan."

"I've been wanting that map for a long time and have been trying to make a plan to get inside," Athlea offered. "It's on the third floor, through a hallway, through a left turn, and in the last door on the right. From there we can just go forward. However, the security is high, and we'll need to be careful."

"How do you know that?" Katara asked. "Apparently you've planned on stealing more important scrolls than the one we paid off for you."

"I don't think I have that many brain cells," Aang admitted.

Katara laughed. "The Avatar is a genius!" Zuko smirked.

"We'll plan it out in a more... organized fashion," Athlea reassured with a smile.

Katara plopped down in the grass, making some mini figures of the team with ice. "Look, I have an idea. Aang can fly up to a third floor window, but he'll need someone to show him exactly where it is. So Athlea and Zuko will be there to show him--they'll be least suspicious if they get caught because they're fire benders. Toph and I will wait outside on Appa and help if anything goes wrong. And we'll need a distraction for the guards." She turned to Sokka's direction, smirking.

Athlea nodded. "The plan sounds good. We go in, and then quickly out; it shouldn't be too hard. That is... if we don't get caught." she said calmly and crossed her arms, looking away, and going silent.

"What are you thinking?" Aang asked.

"How to use Sokka as a distraction," She admitted with an innocent smile. They glanced in Sokka's direction inside the living room, the light from his phone glowed against the window.

Katara smirked, clearly happy to have her brother used as a distraction. "Maybe Zuko should stay with Sokka to ensure he doesn't get caught?"

Zuko nodded. "Sounds good."

"That should be interesting," Toph commented.

"Unless he fucks up he should be fine," Athlea said with a nod.

"We should go in and steal the map tonight. What do you think?" she asked.

Aang nodded. "I'm in," he said, raising his arm with a confident smile on his face.

"I agree," Katara said. "Then we can figure out where to go next tomorrow."

Zuko stood and stretched. "We could just walk in. The guards won't know. As long as you all move quickly, we can get in and out."

Katara glanced at the house again. "Should we tell Sokka he's a distraction? Maybe we should just tell him they have komodo kebabs in there."

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A/N basically just a filler, but, hey, that's how character is shown, right?