The Order

So here we are with the next episode!

Zuko: It's not a serie to watch. By the way here's the tea.

No sugar right?

Zuko: Just the way you like it.

Sweet! Enjoy the next chapter!

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Three days has pass since Zuko left the village in the hands of Jee. He finds himself resting on the side of the road taking in the clouds forming overhead. Even though he has all of his uncle's wisdom in his mind he finds that he's having quite a difficult time actually figuring out how the hell to even get in to Ba Sing Se.
As he closed his eyes to enjoy the peace and quiet he had in the last few days. He heard a faint whisper, "Head for the desert." Zuko eyes shot wide open, "Who's there!" he shouted as he stood taking a stance. He looked around his surroundings and dropped his stance. He sat down once more to close his eyes and again he heard a whisper, "Head for the desert."
Zuko eyes shot open once more but he just sat there, listening to the whisper. "Well off to the desert then," he told himself. He mounted his steed and headed for the desert. As he made his way to the desert a stray thought entered his mind, "I wonder what trouble the Avatar and his friends got themselves into," he thought to himself.
"What so big that Appa has to wait," Sokka said as Aang and Toph used earth bending to get them to the top of the wall. Aang pointed at the direction of a giant drill, "That."
"I'm sure they're doing fine," he said to himself.
After a day of traveling he came to the Misty Palm Oasis. He saw what looked like a small hill of ice in the town center and thought to himself, "Yeah keep a pile of ice in the middle of a desert. That's a smart idea." He came to a stop in what looked like a tavern and went inside. He went to the counter and ordered an ice drink.
As he turned to look at the inhabitants of this town he saw in the back a man sitting by what looks like a pai sho board.
"Care for a game," he heard in the back of his mind. Zuko decided not to argue with the voice in his head and headed for the man. Once he reached it the man sitting raised his head.
"May I have this game?" Zuko asked.
"The guest has the first move," said the man offering Zuko a seat. Zuko took the seat and look to the tiles next to the board. Zuko was about to grab the fire tile when he saw next to it the white lotus tile and without even realizing it he grabbed it and moved it to the center of the board.
"I see you favor the white lotus gambit. Not many cling to the ancient ways," he said bowing his head.
"Those who do can always find friend," Zuko said without even thinking.
"Then let us play," said the man placing another tile down.
Zuko couldn't explain what was happening. He mindlessly started to place tiles down matching the man in every way. As if someone else was controlling his arms. It went on like that until the image of a white lotus became clear upon the board.
"Welcome brother; The White Lotus opens wide to those who knows its secrets," said the man. Then it all came back to him. The conversation he had with his uncle the night before the attack. This must be one of the headquarters for the order.
"Well uncle did always tell me Pai sho was more than just a game," he thought to himself. Then he brought his attention back to the man in front of him. "I need you to take me to who's in charge around here."
"Follow me young one," the old man said. They both got up and made their way out of the bar and on to the town.
Zuko followed without speaking a word. A few minutes past until they reach a flower shop. They both step inside and once the old man closed the door he turned his attention to Zuko.
"It is an honor to meet you Prince Zuko."
"You know who I am?" he asked.
"Yes we know who you are. We keep tabs on all relatives of the members; especially the grandmaster's family."
"Right. So who's in charge here?" he asked.
"Follow me," was all the old man said.
They both walked to the back of the store to a giant wooden door with an eye hole in the center. The old man knocked and the slide door opened, "Who knocks at the guarded gates?" the man on the other side asked.
"One who has eaten the fruit and tasted the mysteries," Zuko said without even thinking. The doors open. But the man blocked the door. "Is there a problem?" Zuko asked him.
"Are we supposed to let him in?" he asked. "Why wouldn't we let him in?" said the old man. "He's not a member."
"Well apparently he is if he knows the password and the pai sho code."
"But we didn't get any news on new members."
Zuko stood there as the two men bicker on like idiots before he lost his patience, "Oh for the love of Agni just let me in!" he shouted at the two. From the back in the shadows he heard a third voice, "Let him in."
With that the man moved aside and Zuko entered. It wasn't much just a small room with a table in the center and there sat another man. Zuko went to the center. The man looked up to Zuko.
"Welcome to the Order of the White Lotus."

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And we are done! Hope you guys enjoyed it! Now, Zuko, do you know how to make coffee?

Zuko:... Huh?

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