"Well, here we are. Welcome to Old People Camp." Bumi said "Where ... where is he?" Zuko asked "Your uncle's in there, Prince Zuko." Piandao pointed "don't be nervous Zuko" Cordelia encouraged giving him the thumbs up "thanks" he said walking towards the tent.
"Uncle, you're the only person other than the Avatar who can possibly defeat the Father Lord." Zuko asked sitting down "You mean the Fire Lord." Toph corrected "That's what I just said!" Zuko said angrily "no, you said father lord, that's so cute" Cordelia giggled "Hmmm ..." Iroh thought "We need you to come with us!" Zuko said blushing "No, Zuko, it won't turn out well." Iroh said.
"You can beat him! And we'll be there to help" Zuko said "Even if I did defeat Ozai, I don't know that I could, it would be the wrong way to end the war. History would see it as just more senseless violence, a brother killing a brother to grab power. The only way for this war to end peacefully is for the Avatar to defeat the Fire Lord." Iroh said "And then ... then you would come and take your rightful place on the throne?" Zuko said.
"No. Someone new must take the throne. An idealist with a pure heart and unquestionable honor. It has to be you, Prince Zuko." Iroh said staring at Zuko "Unquestionable honor? But I've made so many mistakes." Zuko said "Yes, you have. You've struggled; you've suffered, but you have always followed your own path. You restored your own honor, and only you can restore the honor of the Fire Nation." Iroh said "I think fire lord Zuko has a nice ring to it" Cordelia said crawling towards Zuko.
"Well, what if Aang doesn't come back?" Toph asked "Sozin's Comet is arriving, and our destinies are upon us. Aang will face the Fire Lord. When I was a boy, I had a vision that I would one day take Ba Sing Se. Only now do I see that my destiny is to take it back from the Fire Nation, so the Earth Kingdom can be free again." Iroh said "That's why you gathered the members of the White Lotus." Suki said.
"Yes, Zuko, you must return to the Fire Nation, so that when the Fire Lord falls, you can assume the throne and restore peace and order. But Azula will be there, waiting for you." Iroh warned "I can handle Azula." Zuko said "Not alone! You'll need help." Iroh said "You're right. Katara, how would you like to help me put Azula in her place?" Zuko asked "It would be my pleasure." Katara said smiling.
"What about us? What's our destiny today?" Sokka asked "What do you think it is?" Iroh asked "I think that, even though we don't know where Aang is, we need to do everything we can to stop the airship fleet." Sokka said "And that means when Aang does face the Fire Lord, we'll be right there if he needs us. " toph added "Cordelia, wanna join katara and I to fight Azula?" Zuko asked embarrassed.
"I wish I could but I think my destiny today would be helping Iroh take back Ba Sing Se, I can't let Pakku fight them alone as the only northern waterbender, plus I owe the Dai li" Cordelia said "I will stay" Sota said "no, you follow Sokka and the others" Cordelia said averting her eyes.
Later
"Ba Sing Se, the Order of the White Lotus is here." Bumi said "plus Cordelia" Cordelia added "Here to set you free." Pakku said "Only once every hundred years can a firebender experience this kind of power." Iroh said breathing in deeply before fire at the wall.
"Your waterbending has improved" Pakku said as they fought off the fire nation "when you learn from the moon there are many secrets that unfold" Cordelia said her eyes glowed and her hair changed white as water flooded the streets of Ba Sing Se.
After the war
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"Wow Cordelia" katara said as Cordelia tried putting on her headpiece without a mirror "what does it look bad?" Cordelia asked nervously "no, you look really good, it's been a while since I last saw you in a dress" katara said "it is Zuko coronation, and I'll be attending as the crown princess of the northern water tribe" Cordelia said standing up "yea, anyways I'm gonna go look for my father see you later" katara waved off "I've got to look for a mirror" Cordelia said leaving the room barefoot.
"Cordelia?" Zuko said surprised as she passed his changing room "you look terrible" she said walking towards him while he struggled to retie his bandages "well that's what I get for fighting Azula alone" he said as she sat him down "I'm just glad your alright, I should have gone with you" she said bending water and using it to sooth his pain.
"I heard from my uncle that you were a big part in reclaiming Ba Sing Se" Zuko said once she finished tying his bandage "I didn't do much, Aang did I'm just glad that the war is over, my mother can rest peacefully" she said as he stood up to look at her "I'm glad too" he said staring at her as they both leaned for a kiss only to be interrupted by Mai "what's going on?" Mai asked leaning against the wall "I was just helping him retie his bandages, excuse me" Cordelia said embarrassed as she walked out the room.
"I can't believe a year ago my purpose in life was hunting you down. And now ..." Zuko said spotting Aang sitting on the ground meditating "And now we're friends." Aang said "Yeah, we are friends." Zuko said "I can't believe a year ago I was still frozen in a block of ice. The world's so different now." Aang said "And it's gonna be even more different... when we build it together." Zuko said "of course you two aren't alone" Cordelia said walking towards the two "yea" Zuko said slightly blushing as he stared at Cordelia.
Later
"Zuko, stop moving! I'm trying to capture the moment. I wanted to do a painting, so we always remember the good times together." Sokka said trying to paint "That's very thoughtful of you, Sokka. Wait, why did you give me Momo's ears?" Katara asked "your talking about your ears, what about my face, Sokka why are my eyes like that?" Cordelia asked pointing at the painting.
"At least you don't look like a boar-q-pine! My hair is not that spiky!" Zuko said walking towards them "I look like a man." Mai said "And why did you paint me firebending?" Suki asked "I thought it looked more exciting that way. Oh, you think you can do a better job, Momo?" Sokka asked as Momo chittered.
"What are you doing out here?" Zuko asked as Cordelia watched the sun set "its beautiful isn't it" she said with a smile "yea" he said staring at her as she soon stared back 'I've got to tell him now or I'll never have a chance' Cordelia thought before giving him a kiss "!" "I've been meaning to say this but I-" she started before Zuko stopped her "I'm sorry but we can't, I understand why you did that because it was a heat of the moment but I'm dating Mai and I don't want any misunderstandings" Zuko said avoiding eye contact.
"Yea, sorry it was a heat of the moment, I most definitely don't like you in that kind of way sorry if I made it awkward" she said tears welling in her eyes "okay, I've got to go see you later" Zuko said turning around and walking away only for his face to turn bright red "of course he wouldn't like me, I'm such an idiot" Cordelia said squatting as she cried into her palm.
