Avatar the Last Air Bender: Fire on Water

Caged Memories

Katara woke up her hands in shackles, but it felt as if she where free, she looked behind her to see that the chains ran up the wall up on the ceiling where strong sturdy pipes held the chains up and then back down to... "Zuko!!!" Katara yelled as she ran towards him but the chains pulled him away from Katara she looked around and found herself in a pretty big room. Katara was far away to were she couldn't touch him without Zuko going up the wall, but was close enough to see the fear in his eyes as small strains of blood ran down his arms, legs, and abs. She could also see a small cut on his face as well "Katara are you ok?" Zuko asked worried, Zuko could see tears streaming down her face as she looked away she was shocked by what she saw and just didn't know what to say or do. "Katara, Katara look at me okay look at me." Katara turned her head slowly and looked at Zuko's eyes "We are gonna be fine okay we are going to get out of here I promise." Zuko said in reassurance "Are you ok?" Katara asked "I am fine okay don't worry about me okay."-"ENOUGH, you don't get to speak to my wife anymore." Aang ordered as he walked through the door he turned to close and locked the door and began walking towards Katara. "What are you doing, YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER!" Zuko yelled at Aang. Aang blasted Zuko back with his air bending, Zuko hit the wall behind him and got the air knocked out of him. "You don't get to tell me what I can do!" Aang scolded Zuko, he turned back around towards Katara "Well my dear how have you been?" Aang leaned in to give her a kiss but Katara swooped her leg causing Aang to fall to the ground. He got up with a not so friendly smile"My beautiful wife why did you just do that?" "I AM NOT YOUR WIFE, I NEVER WANTED TO BE YOUR WIFE!" Katara shouted at Aang, Aang lost it and punched her in the face "NOO!!!!" Zuko yelled, she fell on the floor crying holding her left cheek. Aang grabbed her by her hair, Zuko tried to break the chains but he couldn't fire bend at all, Aang held Katara up to his face where he kissed her then he said softly "Don't ever make me angry cause I don't want you getting hurt." He let go of her hair which caused her to fall to the floor, Katara couldn't bend either for there was no water anywhere and the air was too dry. Aang started walking over towards Zuko "My dear wife how could you even fall inlove with this weakling? his little sister Azula is more advanced than him but I can control all four elements, I LEARNED FROM FIGHTING YOU GUYS, So why be with someone who is weak and also bends the most dangerous and out of controlled element, when you can be with me, I won't hurt you at least not on purpose." "Your wrong about Zuko,he is the the most strong hearted guy on our team, and even if your right about Zuko being weak in his fire bending, but we hold one power that you will never get to posses." "And what power is that Katara?" Aang asked "Our love for each other." When Katara said this Zuko looked at her his mouth slightly opened in shock by what she just said then he remembered what his uncle said to him long ago.

Little Zuko: Hey uncle what would you say is the strongest force?

Iroh: The strongest force is the power of love, it's mostly what makes us happy and what most of us look forward to in life it is also what keeps families together sometimes, like how what kept your mother with us was her love for you and Azula

Zuko: Yeah but then one day she just disappeared and I think the worst happened to her, if love is so strong then why in most cases do families get torn apart.

Iroh: Love is complicated, you remember your cousin my son Lue Ten?

Zuko: Of course I remember Lue Ten.

Iroh: He may have died but his love lives on in me and in you

Zuko: what about Azula?

Iroh: Your sister seems to lack emotions such as love and empathy, especially for those who suffered a loss. Unfortunately only you and me hold on to the memories and love that we shared with Lue Ten and your mother.

Zuko: Now your making this a little more confusing uncle

Iroh: It's like a spider's web looks so complex and at the same time looks easy love can be both the question is what is love to you?

*Love to me was easy because my love was right in front of me Katara is what makes me happy to be alive what keeps my feet on the ground Katara was and still is everything to me.* Zuko thought to himself looking back on the memory he shared with Uncle Iroh. " Love why do I need love when I can control all four elements?" Aang yelled "You loved me once." Katara whispered "what was that you just said?" Aang asked angrily "You loved me once, you said it yourself, but when I told you I loved Zuko you didn't want to lose me, therefore you do know what love is like but now you are fuled with hatred and anger more than anything why is that?" Katara questioned "I have told you to be silent you should have headed my warnings!" Aang said. He grabbed a whip that looked like it had blood on him he went over to Zuko and was about to hit him with it when all the sudden Zuko was pushed up the wall by Katara "You fool!" Aang yelled at Katara he air bended her back towards the wall which caused Zuko tl fall, Aang then earth bended big rocks around her tightly packing all but her neck and head deep within the rocks. Katara watched in horror as Aang raised the whip (WHACK) she heard the crack of the whip hit Zuko's skin he screamed in agony Aang did this over and over again each sound of the whip and hearing Zuko's crys was just to much for Katara she looked away tears streaming down her face. (WHACK.........WHACK.......WHACK) this continued a couple more times but then the sounds stopped. Now Katara was hearing something different wind and gasping she suddenly realized what was happening she looked to see a ball of air surrounding Zuko and the air coming right out of his mouth "NO STOP AANG, YOU DO THIS THEN YOU ARE GOING AGAINST EVERYTHING GYASTO TAUGHT YOU!!!" Katara yelled not knowing what else to do. Aang's evil smile turnd to a cold frown "Aang Monk Gyasto said that all life is precious you do this to Zuko then you are letting the past and future generations of air nomads down." Aang stopped air bending and Zuko was able to breath again gasping for air "Aang listen it's not to late to fix your mistakes." Katara said "No it is to late I beaten up defenseless and innocent people, I am no longer an airbender just the avatar now."