Chapter 23: The Day of Black Sun, part two, The Eclipse
After awhile the battle was in our favor, right then we were all around Hakoda as he thought of what to do next and the fight went on around us.
"Everything going fair and the eclipse hasn't even kicked in yet." Sokka exclaimed with a shrug.
"Let's hope our luck holds out. Katara, you seem distracted. Is something wrong?" Hakoda asked as Katara looked up at the sky.
"Yeah, is that... is that Aang?" She pointed at his small figure flying up.
"What?!" Sokka asked, getting to his feet.
"It better not." Zuko growled, still holding his chest.
"Please tell me you're here because the Fire Lord turned out to be a big wimp and you didn't even need the eclipse to take him down." Sokka asked as he landed.
"He wasn't home. No one was, the entire city is abandoned." He explained making him gasp, and Zuko rose to his feet.
"They knew."
"It's over the Fire Lord is probably long gone. Far away on some remote island where he'll be safe during the eclipse." Aang sighed, looking down at the ground.
"No, if there's one thing I know about my father is he does not give up commanding that easy. He'll have a secret bunker, somewhere he could go and be safe during a siege but still be close enough to lead his army." Zuko explained.
"If it's an under ground secret bunker we're looking for? I'm just the girl to find it." Toph added with a grin pointing at herself.
"The Machinist gave me this time device. It looks like we got about ten minutes before the full eclipse. Ten minutes to find the Fire Lord." Sokka looked up at Aang, with confidence in his eyes.
"We can still do this. We can still win the day." Aang reassured, I sigh.
I had been thinking about this for the past hour, but my brother was somehow here. I didn't want to take the chance that he escaped on his own. And if he missed the entire show's ending he would be furious.
"Wait if they knew we were coming it could all be a trap but maybe we should use the time we have left to make sure we all get out of here safely." Katara suggested.
"Everyone who's here today came prepared to lose everything for this mission. They know what's at stake. If there's still a chance and there's still hope, I think they would want Aang to go for it." Hakoda replied with a stern face.
"What do you think? You're the one who has to face the Fire Lord. What ever you decide I'm with you." Sokka asked as everyone now looked at him.
"I've got to try." He answered, my mind was going to one place this whole time, to find my brother.
The Gaang didn't need me anyways, I would just be dead weight. "I know this is random but I need to find my brother. He has to be here." I piped in, I looked over to Zuko who seemed in thought.
"But we need all hands on deck here, Mia." Aang replied.
"My uncle is here too, I'll go with you." Zuko looked over to me, I could tell that wasn't a question.
"No, you're still hurt, you need to stay here and take it easy." I replied, looking at him by my side.
"Mia, you're gonna need help, whether you want to hear it or not. I'm fine, I can go with you." He tried to reassure me, but I wasn't to convinced.
"But I thought you were coming with us." Aang tried to say raising a hand.
"No, Mia's right! My uncle and her brother are in the Capital prison. We can't just leave them there. Facing the Fire Lord is your destiny, mine is to help you. I've helped you best I can, now I need to get my uncle out of prison." Zuko stated with confidence looking at Aang.
"I guess..." Aang replied lowering his head.
"Are you sure about this?" I asked, still super worried.
"Mia, it will be okay." He smiled putting a hand on my cheek before walking to the defense line.
We walked through the back and went around through the houses.
"I know a short cut." Zuko stated as we began to run.
Full sped ahead we ran into a few soldiers. Zuko and I didn't hesitate to unsheathe our blades and attack before they could. When we were done with that we kept moving to the prison.
———Kyo POV———
I was jumping up and down to get a good look at the sun from my cell window. It was awhile before the sun was so close to the moon, it was just a pinch close.
I knew it was my que to brake free. I grabbed the key from my hair and easily opened the door. Next was the actual door.
"Guard!" I called ready for him to walk in.
"What?" He asked after awhile of waiting.
"I need help, I'm bleeding!" I fake cried, making him sigh and open he door.
As he began to walk in I elbowed his nose, knocking him out. I swiftly grabbed the keys and walked out.
"Hey!" A guard yelled as she saw I was out of my cell.
I backed up and began to run the other way. I had no idea where I was going— running down a lighter hallway, the guard threw a blast of fire at me.
I ran faster and moved to the side, luckily I dodged it. She shot another before I safely went around a corner. I stopped my panting so she couldn't hear me standing at the corner waiting for her. As soon as she turned I grabbed her arms and kneed her in the face, leaving her unconscious.
I ran unknowingly through the hallways before I heard a loud burst not to far away, naturally I went towards it and found that it was guards being plumed.
I cosily walked around to have a fist eight at my head, immediately I stepped back and stood ready to fight, but I tilted my head when I realized who it was. "Iroh?" I asked.
He gave off a wide smile and losing his fists. "What are you doing here, Kyo?" He asked with his awesome voice.
"I'm escaping, I presume you're doing the same." I grinned, looking at all the bodies.
"Oh well, yes," he chuckled, "I'm going to rally the white lotus. You should come with me, I could use your help. Your father was a strong member." Iroh stated making me squint. He just said my dad was white lotus. "Oh you didn't know that, of course,"
"Ha, well I can't go with you. I need to find my friends I know they're here." I said, putting a hand up, as much as Iroh was awesome I needed to find my sister.
"I understand." Iroh replied with a bow.
I immediately bowed back before we went our separate ways. 'That was quick' I told myself as I followed him down the hallway as awkward as it was he knew how to get out.
As soon as we exited the front door two guards froze before trying to shoot us. The first they thought was going to be big turned out to be little flares.
"How cute." I grinned before Iroh pushed one, while I kicked the other in the head and wait for it... went for an elbow to the face and he immediately fell to the ground.
He grinned as we stood over our victory.
"For real this time, goodbye, Iroh." I smiled as we bowed again.
"I'll see you again when the time is right." Iroh said, before walking to the gates.
———Mia POV———
We were so close to the prison I could see it, the eclipse was in full effect. As we ran we heard other foot steps running through the empty streets making us stop.
We turned behind a corner of a house and peeked over, my eyes widened as I saw it was man who didn't look like my brother but that makes sense.
"Kyo!" I yelled as Zuko nagged me to shut up before he saw who it was.
"Mia!" Kyo widely smiled as he ran towards me.
I formed the same smile as I ran towards him, we let out a laugh as we gave each other a huge hug.
"Enough of the pleasantries already let's go." He smiled as he grabbed me by the arms— making me laugh loud before signaling Zuko to follow.
"Where's my uncle?" Zuko asked.
"What's he doing here?" Kyo asked, with a smile.
"He joined at the crossroads." I whispered with a grin making him grin back.
"What are you two whispering about?" Zuko demanded like he was annoyed.
"Relax we're just talking. A brother and sister can talk right?" He asked, putting an arm around me. I felt like how we walked through school again, proud.
It had been forever since I had actually met Kyo in this world, it was refreshing.
"You didn't answer my question. Where's my uncle?" Zuko asked again, even more aggravated, I didn't know why.
"He already left. Said something about rallying the White Lotus." Kyo winked at me making me grin back we knew exactly what he was talking about.
"Where is he now?" Zuko persisted.
"Probably gone. Which is where we need to be."
Zuko lead the way to a place where they would store air ships, how he knew I didn't but I was glad he did or we would be stuck here. We all hide behind crates, by this time the eclipse was over.
"What's the plan?" Kyo asked before I peeked to see five guards standing around. One guard overhead and two fixing a air ballon.
"We have to take out the overhead guy before anyone else. Then the soldiers near by, I can get close but you two have to do the rest." I explained pulling out my knife.
"When exactly did you become Snake?" Kyo asked with a grin.
"Uh since you introduced me to the game." I joked back.
"Right, I deserved that." He silently chuckled before I ran to another chest to get a better shot at the overhead guard.
I put my arm up high enough to be able to see through but to where you could barely see it. When I got a clear shot I threw the knife at his head, it hit and he went down without a sound. I then moved to another crate to get closer to the soldiers.
I was so open, if the mechanics just moved they're heads I would be spotted.
I went up to the closest one and grabbed his mouth and dragged him down behind the crate, putting my arm around his neck and put the bone into his throat before his blood stopped cycling and he passed out.
I was about to move to the next when, "For Asaroth!" Kyo yelled as he and Zuko charged.
Did he really just quote Warcraft in front of Zuko??
And did they seriously just charge fire benders???
I pulled out my sword and ran up to one who was about to shoot Kyo. I didn't notice what the others were doing because the fire bender in front of me shot five quick shots at me.
I dodged to the left and ran behind him to be followed by fire. But as quick as it came I kicked his knee and he lost balance and stumbled back. It was enough for me to push him aside with my shoulder and put the tip of my sword at his neck when he was on the ground.
"Mia come on!" Kyo yelled, waving to me as they were already on an air ballon.
I immediately ran in, and closed the doors. Then it hit me, Zuko couldn't bend so we were going to sink.
"Zuko take us back we need to get fire!" I snapped making Kyo jump as he began to take it easy.
"Way ahead of you." Zuko replied, showing me a torch.
"When did you get that?" I asked, easing an eyebrow.
"Honestly I don't really know. " he shrugged back scratching his hair.
"So where do we go?" He asked, slightly bending the fire in the torch to fuel the ballon.
"We follow Aang." Kyo replied pointing his thumb at a cloud. We soon realized that it was Appa— it was reassuring to know we weren't going to end up in some odd place not knowing where to go.
Even if me and Kyo knew they were going to the western air temple. But now that I had Kyo and Zuko, I knew everything would be just fine.
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