Lotus Flower: Book One|ZukoxOC(Avatar the Last Airbender Fanfic)

The Blue Spirit - Part II

"Halt!" A voice commands behind me, as Zuko slips into the sewer. Crap. Pun intended. "Hands where I can see them." The voice orders and I do as I'm told.

I slowly turn to face the person. A young man, barely in his twenties, wearing a dark cloak and a soldier's helmet. His attire is different than most soldiers, meaning he must be a new recruit.

"Green isn't the best color to wear when you're trying to sneak around. You're coming with me." He stalks forward. "Remove the hood."

"Oh sure. Let me just reveal who I am without a fight." I giggle.

He rushes at me, flames sparking on his finger tips. I breathe in slowly, letting him almost reach me before releasing my breath and letting the air bend to my will—easily knocking him off his feet.

"An airbender?" He gasps in confusion. "You're supposed to be dead."

"Well, I'm not."

He stretches out a leg in an attempt to sweep my feet out from under me, but I flip back. He stumbles to his feet and let's out a growl, letting his frustration get the best of him as he rushes in once again. He pulls his fist back, showing me with his eyes where he planned to attack. I catch his fist in one hand, surprising him, and as he's distracted I kick him in the chest.

He shoots fireball after fireball at me, and I disperse all of them. "Alright, I really should be going." I say. He runs at me, flames shooting from his hands and I jump over his head, latching my legs onto his shoulders as I went, and dragging him to the ground. I quickly scramble to my feet, before knocking him out.

"He is right though, I stand out." I rub my chin, thinking my plan over. "It's settled then."

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I practically tore the place apart trying to find the prince. Well, as best I could without drawing attention.

I peek into a room that has chains hanging, and some mysterious frogs hopping about.

"Okay, then.." I murmur, slowly closing the door—before noticing the signs of struggle. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say a certain banished prince caused this chaos. But why? And for who?" I whisper, slinking back into the shadows and following their trail.

"Hey!" A deep voice bellows, footsteps pounding after me. Uh oh. What do I do? Beat him up, duh.
"Slow down a second," he gasps, coming up beside me.

"What's the problem?" I ask, keeping my head down.

"The problem is some lunatic broke the Avatar out of his prison." He responds, a hand on my shoulder. "Backup is requested immediately."

"Yes sir." I break into a run, thoughts churning through my head.

"Hey, just a second. What's your name?" He calls, suspicion coating his voice.

"I don't have time for this." I say quietly, before turning to face him. Too late, I noticed too late that my hair was escaping the hood.

"You-" he starts racing at me, but I cut him off by sending a blast of air his way.

"I really don't have time for this." I say louder, meeting him halfway and kicking him in the jaw. He falls to the ground, unconscious. I fix my hair under my cloak, giving myself a thumbs up before racing down the hall again.

Barreling through the halls, and eventually up the stairs, I step foot at the top of the fortress overlooking the area below. There they were—Aang and Zuko, battling their way out. Aang uses his bending to launch Zuko onto the first gate, and he quickly joins him; right as Zuko takes up a defensive position.