Azula had to make her way over to Boiling Rock prison because she heard that her brother Zuko posed as a guard in an elaborate plan to escape. She couldn't believe Zuko would come up with any type of plan to break out of the Fire Nation's highest security prison. She had to get to the bottom of what was really going on.
"Princess Azula, we are so very honoured to have you here. We discovered your brother sneaking around in a guard's uniform. We suspect he has a plan to break out prisoners" says the prison warden to her.
"I see... although I highly doubt my brother is the mastermind behind this plan. There's most probably someone else in on this" she says
"You think so? We already checked all the other guards and everything seemed fine..."
"Trust me, my brother isn't smart enough to come up with an elaborate escape plan. Have the guards line up, I want to have a look at them myself"
"Yes of course princess"
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"Hey guard, we have to line up outside again" says a guard to Sokka when he sees him walking around the prison.
"Again? But um we just went five minutes ago" says Sokka
"I know, but Princess Azula is here and she demanded to see all the guards herself"
"P-Princess Azula?! She's here?!"
"Yes, so let's go. I don't want to know what happens if we're late" says the guard as he makes his way outside with Sokka.
Sokka was terrified. He was in big trouble if Azula was here. She'd definitely recognize him and he'd be called out right there. He wouldn't be able to rescue Suki and his father. Instead, he'd probably get thrown in here right along with them.
He walked outside and saw her standing next to the warden. He looked down at the ground and got in line, hoping that the helmet he was wearing stopped her from recognized him.
"So, apparently my brother Zuko is here and had some sort of escape plan to get some prisoners out of here. Personally, I don't think my brother is smart enough to make up some sort of plan and I definitely think there's another imposter here. If the other person in on this comes forward now, I would definitely be in a much better mood while interrogating them" says Azula after seeing all the guards line up.
Obviously, Sokka didn't step forward. He couldn't. This journey couldn't go to waste, he has to make it out of here.
"Nobody wants to admit to what they've done? Very well then" Azula says. She stands in front of the first guard and looks at him for a couple of seconds, then she moves onto the next and does the exact same thing. She keeps moving down the line while looking at each guard there.
Sokka was watching her approach him and he was extremely nervous. What is she going to do to him when she sees him? Maybe he'll get lucky and she won't recognize him...
Azula's eyebrows raise when she makes eye contact with the next guard. She definitely recognized those blue eyes. It was the water tribe boy that's with the Avatar. What was he doing here? And why was Zuko with him? She'd have to find out.
"Him" she says and points her finger at Sokka "I'd like to interroge him"
"How so, Princess?" Says the warden.
"Let's just say it's my intuition. Come with me, guard" Azula says.
Sokka is freaking out as he walks away with Azula and the warden. What now? How is going to get out of this situation? He just has to hope for the best...
They bring him to this room with no windows and a single light and chair in it. The warden sits him down on the chair and binds his wrists and ankles to it with some sort of handcuffs.
"Perfect. You can leave me alone with this one, warden. I have a few questions for him" says Azula.
"Of course, Princess" the warden says and then exists the room.
Once he closes the door, Azula walks over to the guard and removes his helmet so she can see if her suspicions were correct.
"Ah, I knew it. The water peasant that's friends with the avatar" Azula says
"Don't call me that" says Sokka
"I'll call you whatever I want. Now, what are you doing here and why is my brother with you?"
"None of your business"
"You're here to break out your father and your little Kyoshi girlfriend, right? I guess you found her after all"
"Shut up"
"Not right now, I have a questions to ask you. How do you plan to escape?"
"I won't tell"
"You'll fail anyways, might as well tell me now"
"No, I'm getting out of here no matter what"
"Not if I have anything to say about it"
"What are you gonna do? Torture me?"
"Torture you? What do you think I am? A barbarian? No no, I won't torture you"
"Then what are you gonna do to me?"
"Something that I know will break you" Azula says and then grabs his face lightly.
"Don't touch me" Sokka says and turns his face away.
"Why must you be so difficult? If you just told me your plan I'd let you go"
"Yeah right, you'd keep me here"
"I wouldn't. If you tell me your plan, I'll let you go so you could attempt to execute it. Just tell me and you'll be able to leave this room"
"No, I don't trust anything you say. Zuko said that you always lie"
"And you trust Zuko? When did he join you guys?"
"I'm not telling you anything. Besides, he's a way more trustworthy person than you are"
"Fine then, if you don't want to speak, I'll make you speak"
"How? You said you weren't going to torture me"
"I'm not. But I'll break you, I know how to"
"How then? There's no way you could break me"
"Yes I can. Because at the end of the day, you're just a boy" Azula says and then sits on his lap.
"W-what are you doing?"
"I said I'll break you" Azula says and puts her arms around his neck, resting them on his shoulders.
"B-but..."
"But nothing, you got yourself in this position. You could just speak"
"No, I said I'm not telling you anything"
"Hm, you must really want this then" Azula says and smirks.
She leans forward and kisses him. At first Sokka was shocked, he didn't know what to do. Azula was kissing him! He was trying to save Suki and now some other girl was kissing him. Not just some girl, Azula was kissing him. For some reason he didn't turn away, he just let her kiss him. After a few seconds, he even started kissing back. He went to grab her waist but couldn't move because of the cuffs binding him to the chair.
"Mm you want to touch me, don't you?" Says Azula, breaking the kiss.
"N-no..." says Sokka
"You don't sound very sure. How about this: if you tell me your plan, I'll let you do whatever you want to me. I'll be all yours, nobody would see us in here"
Sokka was tempted by the idea, he really was. Azula was really pretty and he definitely liked the thought of her allowing him to do anything to her. He really wanted to take her up on the offer, but then he remembered why he came here. He wanted to save his dad and Suki. He could never tell Suki what happened...
"No, I'm not talking" says Sokka
"Wow, I'm very surprised... you don't want to think about it more? I mean you'll be free to touch me where ever you want, kiss me where ever you want, and have me however you want me"
Sokka shakes his head, he can't let her win. "No, I said I won't tell you anything and I mean it"
"Fine then" Azula says and then gets off his lap and starts undoing the binds on the chair.
"Huh, what are you doing?" Sokka asks, very confused by her actions.
"I'm letting you go" she says after undoing the final bind. "Go ahead"
"W-what? I'm so confused..."
"Well clearly I wasn't getting anywhere with you so I might as well not waste my time" Azula says and gives him back the guard helmet.
"But..."
"Don't worry, you still won't escape. I may not of found out your plan, but I bet I'm in your head, aren't I?"
Sokka didn't say anything. She was right, she's in his head. He couldn't stop thinking back to their kiss... or imagining what they could've been doing had he accepted her offer. She was in his head and he couldn't get her out of it.
"Good luck on your escape, peasant. I really thought you were going to take the offer. I guess I kind of hoped you did... maybe next time" Azula says and then winks at him before exiting the room, leaving Sokka there alone and questioning everything.
Somehow, his plan worked and he did manage to escape with his father, Suki, and Zuko. Although, while he was fighting Azula, his mind kept replaying what happened while she interrogated him. Even after escaping, he just couldn't stop thinking about her...
He especially thought a lot about what she said at the end:
"I guess I kind of hoped you did...
... maybe next time"
