The Dragon Princess and the Wolf Warrior

Chapter 107 [~|~] The Ember Island Players (Book 1)

A.N. Another update today, I know, I'm crazy. But I really want to finish this book and get those Sozin's Comet episodes done and published before my schedule becomes packed again and I don't have time to write for a couple weeks. 

This was honestly one of the harder episodes to write, just because I unsure of how to balance the shithousery and humor of the original episode with the inclusion of OCs. I took some inspiration from some general comments that you guys left along the way and also threw in some depreciating humor about my own writing choices and general tropes in media. Anyways, I hope these chapters make you guys laugh.

Also, the stuff that's happening on stage in this episode are in italics to make it easier to differentiate between the play and the commentary from the actual characters.

Slight warning that there are references to suggestive themes though its just discussion-based.

Azara stood in between Aang and Zuko as they practiced their fire sets. Swinging their arms down in unison, they shot a fire arc at the ground before raising an arm and a leg, sending out two streams of fire each. Standing upright once more, the three of them took their final positions before relaxing their stances and releasing a deep breath.

"Not bad, Pupil Aang," Azara teased as they bowed to each other. "You're improving your firebending with every set."

"Thanks, Sifu Azara. And Sifu Hotman," Aang added as Zuko huffed, shooting Azara a look as she and Aang shared a high five.

"Is that really necessary?"

"You're just really easy to piss off, Zuzu," Azara joked before walking over to grab some water from Katara and Toph.

"Doesn't it seem kind of weird that we're hiding from the Fire Lord in his own house?" Katara asked, still concerned about their presence on Ember Island.

"I told you," Zuko sighed, sitting on the edge of the dry fountain. "Our father hasn't come here since our family was actually happy." He rubbed the sweat off of his face as Azara turned to Katara.

"And as you can tell from Zuko's tone, that was a long time ago," Azara muttered dryly before taking a sip of her water. "It's the last place anyone would think to look for us."

Azara glanced up as Sokka returned from town with Suki and Kesuk behind him, all of them dressed in their Fire Nation clothes. "You guys are not going to believe this! There's a play about us!" Sokka exclaimed, rushing into the courtyard.

"We were just in town, and we found this poster!" Suki informed, gesturing to Sokka, who opened the scroll that he had been carrying.

Azara raised an eyebrow at the illustration before rolling her eyes. Aang was in the center with Sokka and Katara on either side of him. Azara stood behind them, in the center above Aang, while the rest of the poster was taken up by an enlarged image of Zuko's scarred face.

"What? How is that possible?"

"Listen to this . . . The Boy in the Iceberg is a new production from acclaimed playwright Pu-on Tim, who scoured the globe gathering information on the Avatar, from the icy South Pole to the heart of Ba Sing Se. His sources include singing nomads, pirates, prisoners of war, and a surprisingly knowledgeable merchant of cabbage," Sokka read aloud as everyone gathered in front of him.

"Brought to you by the critically acclaimed Ember Island Players," Kesuk added, reading the bottom of the poster.

"Ugh! Our mother used to take us to see them. They butchered Love Amongst the Dragons every year!" Zuko complained, slouching as Azara sighed.