And here is the next chapter, enjoy!

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Normal pov

After staying on the island for a few days, the group had settled into something resembling a routine. The cave became their temporary home, and though it was cramped and damp, it was safe. Late one afternoon, Aang entered the cave with an expression that immediately caught everyone's attention. He looked nervous, his hands fidgeting and his eyes darting around as if avoiding something. The group collectively turned toward him, their faces a mix of curiosity and suspicion. Without a word, their expressions all seemed to ask the same thing: What have you done this time? Aang hesitated, scratching the back of his head as he avoided their gazes. Finally, he blurted out.

"I... uh... I kind of need Katara and Sokka to pretend to be my parents."

"You... what?"

Silence filled the cave as everyone stared at him in disbelief. Aang winced under Katara's glare and quickly explained.

"I got into a little trouble at school. The headmaster sort of, um... wants to meet my parents."

The room erupted in a chorus of exasperated groans. Zuko pinched the bridge of his nose while Toph laughed loudly, finding the situation endlessly amusing. Sakura just shook her head and murmured.

"Unbelievable."

"What kind of trouble?"

"Well, I might've stood up to a bully, did a few airbending moves.'"

Katara buried her face in her hands, while Sokka stared at Aang like he had grown a second head. Sakura though snorted, and Zuko, with Toph, only smirked at his comment.

"Really Aang?"

"Look I know I might've went overboard but please guys, I really am sorry."

Aang gave an apologetic shrug, though after some scolding from Katara, she reluctantly agreed to help. She fashioned an outfit to make herself look like a pregnant woman, stuffing her shirt with a pillow and wrapping a scarf around her head to complete the look. Sokka, meanwhile, stuck on a fake beard and puffed out his chest dramatically. He adjusted the beard as he and Katara prepared to leave the gave, but Sokka grumbled

"This is ridiculous."

"Maybe, but at least I'm committing to the part. You're just wearing a moustache!"

"It's a beard Katara! Also I am the father. That's all I need."

As the three of them left, with Sokka and Katara bickering at each other, Sakura, Zuko, and Toph stayed behind, settling into the quiet that followed. Hours passed, and the cave grew increasingly restless as they waited for the others to return. When they finally did, Sokka stormed in first, his face red with frustration. Katara trailed behind him, her shoulders slumped in disappointment, while Aang looked like a scolded child, his head hanging low.

Sokka wasted no time launching into his rant, his voice booming in the confined space as he began to bellow at Aang.

"That settle this! No more school for you, young man!"

He punctuated his statement by dramatically stroking his fake beard, as though it gave him extra authority. The sight was so ridiculous that even Katara, despite her frustration, couldn't suppress a small smile. Aang looked upset about it and protested.

"But I am not ready to leave, for once I am having fun for once, to be a normal kid! You don't know what it's like Sokka, you get to be normal all the time."

"Ha ha!"

Toph cackled from her seat at Sokka, and he looked at her with a glare and a unpleasant look. Zuko shook his head, muttering under his breath about how they were all going to get themselves caught if they kept pulling stunts like this. Sakura just sighed, giving Aang a pointed look.

"You really need to think these things through, I know it's hard for you not to be a normal kid."

"I know Sakura, I know, but just, please here me out. Those kids at school, they are the future of the Fire Nation, if we want to change things, we need to teach those kids a little taste of freedom."

"And what can you possibly do for a nation filled with deprayed fire monsters?"

Zuko had glared at Sokka, and Sakura only let out a sigh, and just then Sokka realise his mistake choice of words and hold up hands while saying"no offence". Aang had given them a grin, which spelled trouble, but what he said next, while he made a few dance moves, made everyone stare at him in shock and disbelief.

"We're going to throw them a secret dance party!"

"Go to your room!"

Sokka had yelled out while pointing on his left side, which didn't effect Aang at all but only made him chuckle. Sakura rolled her eyes and leaned towards Zuko as she spoke.

"He's taking the roll of a father too seriously, and I am starting to think he is getting too addicted to the beard."

"... My thoughts exactly."

"Come on guys let's not waste time!

Later that night, they began to fill the cave with candles, which Zuko had light up, for a secret dance party, and Toph and Sakura used their earth bending to made a stage for the instrument players, and a few tables and chairs. Katara used her water bending a small fountain on one of the tables. Sakura had worn a black wig, that Katara had bought the first day they had arrived here on this island to cover her pink hair, and she wore clothes similar to Katara. Zuko had to wear a mask which covered the upper half of his face, and a hoodie over his head. Sokka then began to spoke.

"I can't believe we are having a dance party, it seems so... silly."

"Don't think of it as a dance party, think of it as a event, celebrating the art of fancy footwork!"

"... Aang, that still counts as a dance party."

"They're coming! Everyone stop bending!"

Toph had announced out, making everyone stop what they were doing, and began to go to their places at they readied themselves to greet the children. Aang had quickly told Appa to wait outside, which Appa protested but had to, so he went out the cave and waited outside. One by one each fire nation children entered the cave, a few admiring how big the cave is, others looked a bit uncertain about this. Some of the kids that plays instruments made their way to the stage, and after they put their things in place, they began to play music. Aang had excitedly raise his voice so that everyone can hear him.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! The Flameos!"

Zuko raised a eyebrow at that, but said nothing as he watched the scene before him, but he noticed the children weren't moving. He had expected much since in this era, especially back then when he was young, wasn't taught how to dance, for the reason, he has no idea. Sakura watched as the kids looked uncertain, shy and a bit scared to do anything, but Aang had lifted their spirits up by preforming some old Fire Nation dances, which surprised her that Aang even knows how to dance. Aang than pulled a girl out of the ground, and did a dance he had claim was a Ba Sing Se ball dance, it had looked so fun that Sakura wanted to join so badly. Sokka began to compliment how great Aang and the girl looked together, but Katara looked displeased, even though she tried her best to look uninterest at this. All kids began to mimic what Aang was preformimg, some stick to the dance, others made up their own moves, which kinda looked ridiculous. Just then Zuko stood up before exchanging a hand towards Sakura, which made her look confuse, but Zuko spoke.

"I saw how you looked at them, and wanted to join, so let's give it a try."

"... You dance? Since when does the banished prince of the Fire Nation knows how to dance, much less with a crowd filled with kids?"

"Nah, don't really know how to dance, but who says bending moves doesn't count as dancing?"

Sakura smiled before taking Zuko's hands, but just then Aang also dragged Katara to the dance floor as well, and they stood in the center of it. Aang had whispered to Katara, before they looked at Sakura and Zuko, nodding at them. They nodded back and bowed to each other, and began to preform water bending, fire banding and earth bending moves, even Sakura used her ninja skills as dance moves. All kids had noticed them and stopped, and began to circle them to watch the show. Katara had felt nervous, but Aang had made sure her focus were on him. Zuko and Sakura were not bothered at all, since they were used to the crowds all because back on the Fire Nation ship, they had stole, had preformed a lot of sparring matches to keep the crews entertained. As they performed that began to transform into dance moves, all the kids were beaming at them in aww, clearly enjoying the show. They spinned, then jumped, did flips, and any other things that made everyone's night. Sakura smiled with joy how much fun she was having, and Zuko as well, he didn't remember when was the last time he ever had fun, it's as if all his worries had been washed away.

' Huh, so this is what it feels like to be free... it's refreshing.'

They ended their preforms, and all the kids clapped at them, and all four of them were panting, but none the less, they were smiling. The kids continued their dances, and while they did, Zuko, Katara and Sakura went back to Sokka and Toph, who complimented them. Though they were mostly teasing at Zuko, since no one expected him, of all people, to dance. The party went on, the kids laughing, smiling and cheering, until they all abruptly stopped, as Sakura followed where they were looking at, but froze when she saw a Loder man with 3 female guards, one male guard and another school child, which Sakura guessed it was the bully Aang mentioned earlier today. The man spotted Aand and pointed at him, telling the guards to take him, but Aang was quick, he quickly dodged into the crowds, and the guards tried to search for him. This was the rest of Team Avatar's que to quickly pack their stuff and leave the cave, but before all of them were out, Sakura saw how all the Fire Nation children had worn all their headbands on their heads, confusing the guards, and it bought them more time to escape. She saw how all the guards, including the man and the bully child, began to get scared and backed away. They all climbed on Appa and they quickly flew away, leaving the island behind them, though Katara looked and Sokka and spoke.

"We're safe Sokka, you can take off the moustache now. And you can take off your mask as well Zuko."

"Oh no I can, it's practically glued to my skin."

"..."

Sakura snorted at Sokka, but smiled at Zuko as he took off his mask, but had mumbled to Zuko that Sokka had indeed grown attached to it. This made Zuko smirk in amusement, and Katara only rolled her eyes at her brother, but smiled at Aang, though Toph spoke up at Aang.

"Way the go dancy pants, you taught them how to be free, you really helped those kids."

"I-it was just a dance party, I guess, so I don't know."

"Aww come now Aang, don't be shy, if anything, it even made Zuko dance, and that's saying something."

Zuko only blushed at the comment, but said nothing as Sakura rested her head on Zuko's shoulder. Katara giggled as she went closer to Aang while she spoke happily at him.

"Well I think it was some party Aang."

With that Katara leaned towards Aang and kissed him on the cheek, which made Aang blush but smile happily at Katara's action. Sokka began to slow clap, and responded by "flameo sir, flameo", and still continued to slow clap. This made Zuko roll his eyes, having a feeling that Sokka, who refuses to take off his moustache, or what he likes to call a beard, is going to keep using the word "flameo" a lot in the future.

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And I am done, hope you all had enjoyed this chapter!