Avatar; The Royal Firebender.

Brother and Sister

Zuko circles around the city heading back to where he had the encounter with the resistance, landing near where they had attempted to attack Mai and her family. After landing he shifts his weight to the side going into a deep side lunge sliding the top of the hideout open then jumping inside. The ceiling closes above him as he lands in front of the resistance fighters who all stand to greet him as he returns. "I know where King Bumi is, and I have a plan to get everyone out of the city but it's going to take some time. I need to go meet up with my allies, and I need to explain some things that you all won't be happy about." Zuko says as he removes his mask once again.

"What's the plan?" One of the men asks, "I'm Ruhan, and our leader is Gaolin." Ruhan says as he strokes a hand through his beard.

"Through the rest of the night I need you all to get to the houses of everyone who wants to escape the city. You need to go underground to all of them and get the people out and through the sewer system underneath the city to escape. My team and I are going to create a distraction in the morning to rescue King Bumi." Zuko explains, drawing out the plan in the dust on the floor.

"That will take a while, hopefully for our sake you can distract the guards long enough. What's the part you said isn't gonna make us happy?" Gaolin asks, his stern tone trying to seem intimidating but Zuko isn't going to put up with it.

"My name, and my allies." Zuko responds. "There's no point in hiding it, especially since my sister is now here in the city. My name isn't Lee." He says before taking a deep breath. "My name is Zuko."

"No way..."

"You're kidding."

"The prince of the firenation is the avatar?" Gaolin asks, with his jaw basically on the floor. "What cruel stroke of irony made you of all people in the firenation the avatar?"

"I don't know, but what I do know is Azula is here in the city. Princess Azula, my sister" Zuko says, "And she's the strongest firebender I know."

"If you're Prince Zuko, then who're the people on your team?" Gaolin asks, partially resisting the urge to attack him.

"General Iroh, we were both banished from the firenation and he is my firebending teacher. The bald kid named Aang is the last airbender and my airbending instructor, Katara, Sokka and Sokka's wife Yue are all who they say they are but I need you all to trust me in order for this plan to work. I'll deal with my sister, and free King Bumi while you all get the people out of the city."

"Why are you helping us? Why the hell should we trust you to begin with?" Gaolin asks in an angry tone but Zuko stands up preparing to leave.

"Because it's the right thing to do." he responds before opening the ceiling tile and flying into the night.

Sokka had stayed awake, deciding to watch for Zuko's return and at his best guess it was almost midnight when Zuko finally flew back over the camp before landing. He sets Aang's staff beside the sleeping airbender before taking a seat in front of the coals of the fire that are still glowing a soft orange color. He takes a deep breath to calm himself before looking up to Sokka above the fire. "The problem is a lot worse than we thought it was but I have the first part of my plan to get everyone out of there in action." He says as he picks up a stick and starts poking at the coals. "The resistance is getting everyone out of the city underground. I need you and Yue to meet up with them by the bottom of the mountain and from there help them get through the canyon."

"What are you gonna do then?" Sokka asks as he reaches into his bag pulling out some dried meat and handing it to Zuko.

"Aang, Katara and My uncle are gonna help me create a distraction so I can free King Bumi but there's a problem." Zuko says before taking a bite out of the beef jerky Sokka had smoked. "My sister is here." Sokka gives him a questioning look when he says this. "She's literally the most powerful firebender second only to my father."