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Zuko looked over his town, his people. Arguably despite everything, and he meant everything that had happened, this was what felt the most surreal. Not even twenty four hours had passed since he had taken his father's place, the comet burning overhead cementing the fact that this was truly a day to be celebrated.

Word had quickly spread about how he, alongside the Avatar, had defeated Fire Lord Ozai and had brought the century long war to an end. Thankfully the news had travelled across the nation as quickly as it had, it seemed as if his uncle had been preparing to attack Ba Sing Se along with the group known as the White Lotus. He knew that Iroh was a great firebender but he didn't know whether or not he and a group of elderly warriors from across the world had the strength necessary to retake back arguably the greatest stronghold the Earth Kingdom had. Regardless, the battle had been stopped before it had begun and as such many lives had been spared.

That was by far the greatest feeling of accomplishment.

Fire Lord Zuko walked away from the balcony and began to walk through the ancient halls. The scars of battle were littered around him but he paid them little attention, they would serve as a temporary reminder that battle would always be present. He knew that his ascension, with how quick and volatile it had been, would likely result in some renegade groups forming together to overthrow him. Some members of the Fire Nation likely preferred when they were atop the pecking order and now that feeling had been torn from them it was possible they would strive to return to how it once was.

The battle to end the war was over.

The battle to maintain the throne was only just beginning.

"You look like you've got a lot on your mind," said Natsu, the now infamous fire-eater heavily bandaged and leaning against the nearby wall. His pink hair, despite Ty Lee's best efforts, still had flakes of dark red blood stained deep within the roots. The new Fire Lord had been highly impressed when he had heard of that both Ty Lee and Natsu had successfully destroyed the Dai Li force that his sister controlled he had been outright impressed. The fact that twenty four hours had long since passed and he had heard nothing of his sister's whereabouts was mildly troubling but he figured that that was a battle for another day.

From his perspective there were many battles yet to be fought.

"Becoming Lord of the Fire Nation will do that to you," said Zuko half-heartedly, more of a joke than anything. A pitiful joke at that.

"I take it you've realized all the responsibilities that now belong to you," said Natsu. "I guess what you're feeling is somewhat similar to what I'll soon feel when I become an 'S' class mage."

Having no idea what an 'S' class mage was, nor how much stronger they theoretically were compared to Natsu, Zuko simply smiled and nodded towards arguably the greatest help towards ending the war. Aang having learned some trick to take away someone's bending from the first Avatar helped also but that was another story. "So I take it you'll now seek a way back to your home world," said Zuko. It wasn't a question.

"That's the plan," said Natsu with a grin as he pushed himself off of the wall he was leaning against. His muscles ached and his bones creaked but he paid no attention to it as he marched up to the new ruler of the lands and slapped him playfully on the back. "Don't know how long it will take though so I hope that you'll put up with me til I find a way back."

Zuko had seen the giant trench that Natsu had made in his battle against the Dai Li, he wasn't sure if the structure of the Imperial Palace could last for much longer on it's own right, let alone with Natsu running amuck. While he theoretically order Natsu not to damage the structure that was more or less likely to result in the entire structural collapse, something which he hoped to avoid for the moment. "Until such a time in which you can safely return home, we will offer you as much as we can…within reason" Zuko added on to the end, Natsu shrugging as if having expected such an added detail.

Without another word, Zuko pushed open the nearby set of double doors, revealing a few others from the group which had successfully overthrown an empire. Lounging on his throne was Mai, her body draped over the armrests. She turned her head to the sound of the intrusion and allowed a rare smile to grace her features as swung her body around and got to her feet. In a wise move, Natsu stayed behind as Zuko was taken by Mai's hug for all two seconds that it lasted.

"That's all you're getting," said Mai as she released her grip, Zuko smiling having not expected any different. "At least in public," she added on in just the smallest of whispers, one which made Zuko catch his breath for the briefest of moments before attempting to continue on as if nothing had happened.

"Natsu, my man, my fire eating legend," said Sokka, completely oblivious to the mood of the room as he seemingly appeared from nowhere and draped an arm around Natsu's shoulder. "Man, if it wasn't for you, none of this would have happened. I mean, it still would have happened but we would have had to be well more strategical about it, and all those guys you took out would have been gunning for us instead. Man, I am so glad I busted you out of prison."

"Me too Sokka, me too," said Natsu gently patting the member of the Southern Water tribe on the back. "Have you contacted your home?"

"Sent a hawk just this morning, should receive word soon and they'll praise me like the hero I deserve to be," said Sokka.

"Put a sock in it Sokka," said Toph from nearby, the blind Earthbender standing by a broken window and allowing her skin to bask in the heat of the comet soaring overhead. "So what, we won, but at the moment that don't mean squat."

"She's right," said Zuko having recovered from Mai's teasing. "Over the last few years, all of us have strayed far from our original paths to end up at this point. One journey has come to a close with peace throughout the nations. We do however need to ensure that peace remains."

"And I guess that'll start with your coronation tomorrow," said Sokka, only prevented from hugging the new Fire Lord by Natsu grasping at the collar of his shirt. Sokka, seeing the futility of his situation, opted to stop struggling almost immediately.

"Where's your sister at?" asked Natsu, successfully managing to divert the conversation away from the current topic.

"She's chilling outside with Ty Lee and Suki," answered Sokka.

"And Aang?" asked Zuko.

"Last I saw he said that he had seen a spirit whom needed to speak with him," said Mai. "Probably just some Avatar thing that he needs to do."

Zuko had to accept that as a verified answer. The Avatar was indeed the bridge between worlds and if Aang had been approached by a spirit then it was best to leave him be for the moment. "So why aren't you with the rest of the girls?" Zuko asked of Toph. "I can understand Mai waiting behind…"

"Please, the war ends and the first thing which comes to mind for those three is boys and I for one am staying as far away from that conversation as possible," said Toph.

"My sister's talking about boys!" shouted Sokka, wrestling himself away from Natsu's grip. Thankfully he was prevented from doing anything rash by six pillars of stone rising from the ground and imprisoning him. "No fair!"

"Relax," said Natsu in as much of a comforting tone as he could. "I'll make sure they're alright." As he walked away however he was reminded of how he was as far away from alright as possible. Ty Lee had managed to drag him to a household safely, one which had seemingly either been abandoned or the occupants were away at the time. Regardless, she had patched him up as best as she could but it still hurt. Katara had offered to heal the wounds later that evening when he and Ty Lee had approached the palace and became reacquainted with the rest of the group but he had refused. With no immediate threat, he had chosen to allow his body to heal under its own merit so that he could still feel the pain as a reminder that he was nowhere near invincible.

He figured that Erza would berate him for having suffered such an injury but he wouldn't be mentioning it anytime soon.

"Hey cutie," said Ty Lee as she spotted the heavily bandaged warrior. Suki and Katara followed her gaze to spot Natsu stumbling towards them, a cheesy grin on his face telling them that everything was okay despite the fact it clearly wasn't. All three of them had been around men long enough however to know that bravado was something you couldn't unteach and if Natsu wanted to walk around with such injuries then who were they to say otherwise. It wasn't anything life-threatening and while rest was heavily advised they sincerely doubted that Natsu would listen.

From her sitting position, Ty Lee performed a small acrobatic feat to roll backwards over her head before using the momentum to push herself onto her feet. "Nice to see you guys enjoying the heat," said Natsu.

"This is a once in a lifetime event, the comet won't come close to the planet again for another hundred years," said Suki as she ran her fingers through her hair. "It's weird thinking that all the Firebenders get a huge boost in power today and we managed to stop them from using it."

"Thankfully," said Katara. "If we had charged the Capital yesterday then I don't think we had the power to actually win. We may not have even stood a chance if they managed to get their fleet into the air. I know we've steered Appa through some tough situations before but against other things in the air we may have found ourselves in trouble."

"Hey guys, what's happening?" asked Aang as he stepped into view, Natsu turning around before pausing mid thought.

"Hey Aang, who's that girl standing next to you?" he asked, pointing towards the small girl who had blonde hair draping to the floor. He also found it odd that she didn't have any shoes on.

"What girl?" asked Katara, she along with Ty Lee and Suki unable to see anything.

"You can see her?" asked Aang.

"There's someone actually here?" asked Suki.

"She's a spirit," explained Aang.

"It is no surprise that Natsu is capable of seeing me," said the spirit as she walked forward gracefully. "After all, he does belong to my guild."

"You're from Fairy Tail?" asked Natsu, the other three unable to see the newcomer clearly understanding that they would only be hearing one side of the conversation.

"Indeed, I am Mavis, the first master of Fairy Tail."

Natsu's jaw dropped.

"What? But…how?"

"I understand your confusion but this is not the time nor the world in which to discuss my existence here," said Mavis. "You have done this world a great favour having brought peace to this land. You along with the other two Dragon Slayers were sent to far off corners of the universe to help those who needed it, or so I speculate."

"There are other Dragon Slayers?" Aang asked.

"Indeed," said Mavis. "Gajeel, the Iron Dragon Slayer has already completed the quest he was given. I have felt his presence return home. Just like you are about to Natsu."

"Wait, what about Wendy?" asked Natsu, worry in his voice.

"You will have to have faith in a fellow member of Fairy Tail that they will discover their purpose and act accordingly," said Mavis. "It is only this world which I can connect with however, the spiritual energy residing within this world is strong enough for me to show myself to both you and the Avatar."

Natsu grumbled something incoherent under his breath before a golden glow began to surround him, similar to the energy he had been radiating with when leaving Edolas. Of course, this being visible to the three girls present, shocked them completely. "What's happening?" asked Ty Lee.

"I'm going home," said Natsu as he looked towards them, a cheeky smile spread across his face.

"Just like that?" said Katara.

"Apparently so," said Natsu as Ty Lee marched up to where he was standing and tried to grab at his hand only for her fingers to shatter his very hand into particles of nothingness, no pain was being registered however so Natsu merely figured this was what was meant to happen. "That's interesting," said Natsu as he raised what was left of his hand up to his face as more of him started to break away and fade into nothingness.

"Our time here is over," said Mavis as she too started to glow, but since only Natsu and Aang could see her it really didn't have much of an effect.

"Do you want me to tell the others?" asked Suki. "Say goodbye and all that."

"Nah, I've never been good with goodbyes," said Natsu. "Just tell 'em good luck with everything."

"Really, that's it," said Ty Lee, stomping her foot on the ground in something reminiscent of a small tantrum. We gallivant halfway across the Fire Nation, survive stupidly ridiculous odds and this is how you leave!"

"I don't really get much choice in the matter," said Natsu sheepishly.

"Well at least take this with you then," said Ty Lee as she closed the already small gap between them and slammed her lips against his, a move which shocked those surrounding them. Aang began to violently blush in the background while Katara claimed how bold Ty Lee was but most of it went unnoticed by the two who were lost in the moment.

When Ty Lee finally broke the kiss, she was mildly shocked to see that less than half of Natsu remained, only his floating torso and his head were all that were left momentarily intact. "You better remember that," she said in a threatening tone.

"I will," said Natsu with a soft smile.

"Actually," interjected Mavis. "Due to the lack of interdimensional travel having been properly, if ever, recorded, it is very feasible that Natsu will have any memories of his time here whatsoever, perhaps only recollecting these adventures as a strange dream if he remembers them at all."

"What?" asked Natsu, turning his head towards where Mavis was only to watch as the rest of the first Guild Master vanish away.

"What did your spirit friend say?" asked Ty Lee, wanting to know what had shocked Natsu.

"Nothing, absolutely nothing," said Natsu as sweat began to form on his brow.

"No, she definitely said something, Aang, what did she say?" Ty Lee asked of the Avatar.

"I do my best to ensure that the business conducted by spirits and those they wish to contact remain personal," said Aang.

"Don't worry Ty Lee," said Natsu, drawing all the attention back to himself as the face began to vanish. "I won't forget you."

"Probably," he added quickly before he vanished completely leaving Ty Lee standing in front of empty space. Thankfully, Suki quickly closed the gap and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"Yea," said Ty Lee with a smile on her face. "I don't know why I expected anything different in the first place."

"What do you reckon Sokka's reaction will be like when I tell him Natsu's gone?" asked Katara.

"NATSU'S GONE!" shouted Sokka from inside, supernatural hearing having somehow picked up the conversation topic.

"Something like that," said Aang with a chuckle before the four of them went to tell the rest of the gang what had happened, Ty Lee taking one last look at the spot where Natsu had stood before joining the rest of her friends.

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THE END

Thanks to everyone who supported me through favs, follows and reviews of this story. I apologize in regards to it coming out a bit later then what I would have liked but I had my sister's wedding to help organize and ensure that nothing went wrong. Good times.

Anyways, I was so sure of what world I wanted to send Wendy and like with all good plans, scrapped it at the last second. I have come up with what I hope is a good idea and one that is as random as it comes (within reason, I don't particularly know how being a wind eating Dragon Slayer would help reclaim Wall Maria in Attack on Titan, despite the fact that would be so much fun to write).

As a little prelude, I give you this

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Wendy looked up the young woman who was looking down at her with curious eyes that shone emerald green. She wore matching colours in regards to her mini skirt, crop top and even thigh high pants. Her hair was long and of a dark shade of red and she also wore metal wrist gauntlets and an exquisite looking jewel embedded in a silver collar.

She was also floating a couple of feet above the ground.

"Excuse me, young one, but I am looking for my friends whom are likely battling some monstrosity at the moment, by chance would you know where they may be?" she asked only for a family car to go flying across the street behind them. "Oh, there they are, thank you for your time," she said before she flew off to go join the fight.

Wendy meanwhile was shivering in fear as she wondered just what kind of reality she had found herself in.

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A teaser, I know and one I hope to expand on soon. In all likelihood to keep with the title of this story, it will probably be called, Unleashing the Wind Eater, because I can really not think of anything else at this point. Hope to see you all then. Have a good one.