SPOILERS FOR THE SEARCH PART 3

This is my first fanfic, so sorry if it sucks. I will try and stay as close to what I think the original characters would do.

Disclaimer: I do not own Avatar: the Last Airbender or any of its characters. Nor do I own any of the relating Comics. i.e. The Search part 3

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Starts on pg. 58 of The Search part 3

I recommend reading/rereading the Search so you're not confused. :)

Chapter 1: The Decision

"You're not going anywhere!" I yell as I pounce, pinning her to the wall with a loud whump. "It all ends right now!" I raise my left palm, ablaze with my blue fire, above her head while pinning her to the wall with my right.

"I don't know…what you're…talking about…" she exclaims with a pained look on her face.

"Oh really mother?! So I've imagined all this? You haven't been trying to take me down from the moment I was born?!" I retaliated.

Silly mother trying to fool me. Ha. She may have changed her face but I know it's her. I know the truth. I've figured out her plan. Her plan to destroy me. After all these years and she still persists. I shall destroy her first.

I start to move my hand the slightest bit forward.

"Azula, let her go!"

I stop my hand. Pathetic Zuzu always butting in.

"Stay back, Zuzu! I'm warning you!"

I think back to my sole purpose for coming when the woman, victim to my plan, puts her hand on my left cheek. With tears in her soft pleading eyes she says just above a whisper "If what you say is true…if I really am your mother…then I'm sorry I didn't love you enough."

My chest grows tight and tears sting my eyes, threatening to escape.

A hand wraps around my wrist and I am pushed away, freeing the woman from my clutches. "No!" I exclaim, reaching for her.

"Get away from her!" Zuzu shouts while throwing me aside.

Stupid! I let her get to me once again! I must not let such weakness overtake me. I send an angry fire blast at Zuzu. He evades and sends a flaming kick my way, but I am too fast for him, flipping backward I dodge his flames. I send a flurry of punches and kicks. He avoids them like the prancing fool he is.

"Oh for crying out loud, stop moving!" I yell in frustration. He should have been defeated by now. What is happening?

I know, I'll give him some lightening. I muster up some of the blue energy at my fingertips, ready to strike.

"Don't do it. I told you already, I know how to deal with your lightening. I can redirect it anywhere."

I send him a sharp glare. Sorry Zuzu.

"AAARGH!" I shoot the bolt at him.

In one smooth motion he catches the bolt and sends it back at me. I have no defense. I don't know how to redirect my own creation. It its me in the chest, flinging me backward into a chest of drawers. It was far less powerful a blast than I sent at him, he must have took some off it. But why?

Maybe if I try reasoning with him, he'll let me proceed.

"Don't you get it, Zuzu! You and I will finally be free! You of a throne you never really wanted, and me of this incessant nagging in my head!" I say as I point to my right temple.

He narrows his eyes at me. "No you're wrong."

I grab the letter from my boot and wave it in front of him.

"Oh, stop kidding yourself! The other morning when you had me over that cliff, why didn't you just let go? You could've gotten rid of me and this letter!" I sit up sending him a challenging glance. "It would have been so easy! Admit it! You need me to help you be free!"

He pulls out the royal Fire Lord's hairpiece from his robes looks down at it.

This is it. I've done it. I will take my rightful place as Fire Lord, just like father intended.

"In my heart I know - - I've always known - - " I lean forward the slightest bit. Yes here it is. No. Wait, what is he doing?

" - - that the throne is my destiny." He says while putting the hairpiece in place.

No. What is he doing? He looks down at me with a determined look, but there is something else there. Pity? Sadness?

"That morning on the cliff…Azula, our relationship is so messed up. It's been like that as long as I can remember. And maybe it'll be like that for the rest of our lives. But one fact never changes. No matter what, you're still my sister."

There's that tight feeling in my chest again. Tears begin to form. I shut my eyes tight. I can't show any weakness. He doesn't mean it. "Shut up." I say just above a whisper. I have to leave. I've lost control.

"Shut up!" I scream while opening my eyes and getting up. I drop the letter while sending a fire blast at him, which he easily distinguishes. But I have created the diversion I need in order to escape.

I am on feet and shove my way through the broken wall to my left. I hit the sharp night air and run.

I can hear Zuzu's pleas behind me.

"Azula! Come back!"

I can hear his light footsteps treading behind me. I pick up the pace. I need to get away. I can't think.

"Come back! Please! I can help you! I want to help you!"

Tears flow freely down my cheeks. He can't help me. No one can. I'm a monster. Foolish Zuzu, always believing he can change things.

I stop and face him.

"Same as always, Zuzu. Even when you're strong…you're weak." I say before taking off again back towards the ominous forest.

I hear him call my name once more, but I continue. I can't be here. I can tell from the shadows that a bright light is forming behind me. It's just the distraction I need to get away. I head for the darkness of Forgetful Valley. I'd rather face that retched forest than what I leave behind.

The last words I hear are "Fire Lord, look."

I have reached the cover of the trees now. I take a chance glance back. No sign of Zuzu.

He is not the weak one.

I let out a sob, but keep moving, working my way deeper into the dark forest. The salty tears flow freely from my puffy red eyes. I continue running. I need to get as far away as possible.

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