Change The Flame, Change The Fate.

Chapter XIII

Aang and Sokka fly on Appa to a Water Tribe camp, where Hakoda is.

"You haven't seen your dad in over six years. You must be so excited!" Aang cheered while Sokka groans and covers his mouth.

"I know I should be, but... I just feel sick to my stomach." Sokka groans, trying to will himself not to be sick as he holds his stomach.

"Don't be nervous. He's going to be so happy to see you!" Aang reassures while he puts his hand on Sokka's shoulder who smiles, though he scrunches his nose in confusion when he realizes that the anxiousness, he feels has little to nothing to do with finally reuniting with his father.

Sokka shakes off his anxiousness, labeling them as his regular paranoia and anxiousness as he smiles at Aang once more. "So, what about you? Are you nervous to meet this guru?" The Alpha questions while Aang shakes his head.

"Not at all. I'm ready to master the Avatar State. I'll do whatever it takes." Aang states determinedly while Sokka nods to the young Alpha as he hops off of Appa.

"See you in a week. Yip yip!" Aang and Appa fly away. Sokka arrives at the camp, where all the warriors greet him warmly, ruffling his hair, patting him on the shoulder, and commenting on how big he's gotten, along with congratulating him on becoming a true Alpha among their tribe.

"Sokka, good to see you." One of the warriors smiles as he follows Sokka into the main tent.

Sokka looks inside the main tent where Hakoda, Sokka's father, is looking at a map with more warriors, including Bato, now with scars on his arm. Bato nudges Hakoda and Hakoda becomes happy upon seeing Sokka.

"Sokka." Hakoda smiles warmly as he stands and strides forward to his son, an expression of pure pride ever present on his face.

"Hi, Dad." Sokka breathes as the two embrace.

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Back at the Earth King's Royal Palace, the "Kyoshi Warriors", Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee in disguise, sit before King Kuei. "Look, Bosco! The Kyoshi Warriors are here to protect us! Aren't you excited?" The King coos to his bear as he pets the creature while Bosco yawns.

"It's been a difficult week for me. My most trusted advisor, Long Feng, and his Dai Li agents tried to take control of Ba Sing Se from me." The king sighs with a hint of resentment.

"It's terrible when you can't trust the people who are closest to you." Azula agrees.

King Kuei pets his pet, his expression softening before he turns back to the "Kyoshi Warriors". "But there is good news. As we speak, the Council of Five is meeting to plan an invasion of the Fire Nation this summer, on the day of a solar eclipse." For a second, Azula's eyes slightly widen with shock and worry upon hearing this, but she quickly hides it.

"Really? Now that sounds like a fascinating and brilliant plan." Azula speaks calmly as she glances off while Mai and Ty Lee look at each other.

At the Council of Five meeting, where Zuko and Momo are present.

"General Fong's base will serve as the launching point for the attack. In exactly two months, the army and navy will invade the Fire Nation on the Day of Black Sun." General How states as he uses earthbending to move a few pieces across the large map. Momo jumps on the map and begins knocking over the pieces.

"Momo! I apologize." Zuko chides the creature as he reaches forward and grabs Momo off of the map while the generals nod to the young man.

General How uses earthbending to stand the pieces back up, scaring Momo, causing the lemur to jump out of Zuko's arms and crawl up onto his shoulder. "All we need is the Earth King's seal in order to execute the plan." General How sends the scroll across the table to Zuko.