The fire war renaissance

Chapter 26: Don, part two

Yessum, it's a midnight update! Now we're getting back into the swing of things.

Get ready to enter the Black Jade…again.

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Chapter Twenty-Six: Don, Part 2

Jojo led Aang, Mai, and Azula to the outskirts of Lake Laogai before she gave them all a firm look. There was a small manhole near the lake, similar to the once that Aang had recently encountered with the Dai Li. Jojo gestured towards it.

"I'm guessing we're here?" Aang asked. Jojo nodded.

"Yep, in all it's dirty glory."

"Alright then," Azula started walking forwards. "Let's go."

"Not so fast there," Jojo stopped her. "You guys are going to be down here for a few weeks at the least, we have to make sure you know yourselves before you go down there." Everyone nodded.

Aang, Mai, and Azula would be posing as siblings. Though it was obvious to them that they weren't, in the least sense, related. But, anyone who didn't know them they would probably just look like three kids with the same color hair and pale skin. Though Azula and Mai's skin was paler than Aang's they hoped no one would be scrutinizing the matter that deeply.

Mai was the eldest sister, Ju Yon, Azula would be the middle child, Dié, and Aang would be the youngest, and only, brother Setsu. Aang had already learned to adjust, slightly, to being called by a different name when he attended the fire nation school and had to get used to being called by the name Kuzon. Though they were posing as an Earth Kingdom family so the name Kuzon wouldn't do. Aang decided to still be a bender but, of course, he could only use his earth bending publicly. It would be the most useful underground, anyway.

Everyone went through their lines and what they were allowed and not allowed to do.

"No fire bending, alright Princess?" Jojo said firmly to Azula. Azula just nodded, she hadn't really even thought about fire bending since she hit her head. From what everyone had told her, the old Azula's fire bending abilities were her crowned jewel, but now, most of time she forgot she even had to ability. A quick spark in her palm to heat herself up when she got cold or make her food hotter was just about the extent to Azula's fire bending at the moment. Though Azula couldn't figure out if she didn't bend because she had truly lost her love for fire or if she was just too scared to use it? Because she was always constantly reminded of how much power she had.

"No more questions?" Jojo asked to group. Everyone shook their heads. "Good, then let's enter the Black Jade." Jojo and Aang turned towards Ren, who had been standing quietly behind them as they walked towards Lake Laogai. Ren tagged along so that someone knew where the entrance to the Black Jade was just in case there was a need for interference.

"You know the way?" Jojo asked Ren and the Kyoshi Warrior nodded.

"Seems easy enough to get here," Ren answered.

"And if you happen to forget," Aang added. "You can just ask Zuko or Iroh where Lake Laogai is." Aang didn't originally know that both Zuko and Iroh had been down in Lake Laogai the day they were being chased by the Dai Li. It was one of the many interesting tidbits that just leaked out after Zuko joined the group, most of these unspoken occurrences coming out when they attended the play in Ember Island. Ren nodded and wished them all safety before making her way quietly back to the teashop.