Hello, all! You're probably mad at me for taking forever to post anything (if you're a loyal reader), but as I mentioned in AToTL, I had crew, school, and other annoying things. Seriously, crew took about 24 hours a week for me. And sleep too. Bleh.

Anywho, not sure if I'll make this into a full-fledged story or just a one-shot. And since I believe the owners know that no fanfics on this site are profitable or giving away free source material, no disclaimer for fun. Hope you enjoy!

After talking to Azula, Ty Lee walked into her own tent. Then she watched Azula saunter away with a cocky smile. Ty Lee knew what it meant; bad news. Azula was the type to always get what she wanted, whether by fear or because her dad preferred her. Ty Lee would be forced to join Azula's hunt by the end of the day or suffer, maybe even die. She knew that, and accepted it. However, Azula couldn't have what she didn't know about. That was why Ty Lee had to warn him.

She cart wheeled and flipped over to his tent in order to look like she was just practicing, even though Azula was out of sight. She then opened up the flap of the tent slightly, and called out, "Nightcrawler?"

The fuzzy blue guy that Ty Lee had become fast friends with flipped down. "Yes?" He brushed some of his dark blue hair out of his golden eyes. Ty Lee distantly wondered if he was related to Zuko. You would not be able to prove or disprove it, since Nightcrawler (as his stage name) or Taji, as the circus people named him, was adopted. During her time in the circus, Ty Lee found that her preferred Nightcrawler to his real name, and that he was able to wall climb, teleport, and blended in with the shadows pretty well. His tail had also become a third limb to him, and as such Nightcrawler's abilities were used during the circus to present him as a spirit. He would climb up on a shadowed wall silently, and when the cue came and the light shone on him, he would teleport to the first in a series of acrobatic challenges which he would pass with ease.

"Nightcrawler, Azula, princess of the Fire Nation, is here."

Nightcrawler's face brightened. "Is she here to see us perform? I hope she likes our routine!"

Ty Lee looked at him, her face panicked. "No, no! She came here asking me if I would like to join her to hunt her brother Zuko and her uncle Iroh! I don't want her to know about you and your powers, or she'd force you to join her."

Nightcrawler's face showed he was listening, and taking her seriously. "Has she done this before to you?"

Ty Lee shook her head. "No, but I was friends with her before I joined the circus. She would do this sort of stuff all the time. I bet she'll make my life miserable at the circus until I join her. But maybe you can escape her grasp. Just don't let her know you can teleport; she won't see you as useful otherwise because you're not as good at chi blocking as I am yet."

"Of course I'm not as good as you are; you're the one who's been teaching me for the last three years." Nightcrawler joked. That was what Ty Lee liked about him. He could make any situation funny, but would still listen to you whenever you wanted. Ty Lee smiled and flipped away, not knowing that Azula had requested to see Nightcrawler perform at the same time as Ty Lee. After all, she had learned who lived in the tent that Ty Lee went to and Azula wanted to see what he could do.

The performance was not going well. Ty Lee started her tightrope routine when the net started burning and animals were let loose in the ring. She knew the only reason for that was Azula testing her skills. She stole a glance at Nightcrawler's golden eyes to comfort her and tell him not to teleport for her. Ty Lee made it to the end of the tightrope before letting out a deep breath. Next, Nightcrawler was going to perform.

"Will Nightcrawler please teleport to the center of the ring?"

Ty Lee mentally cursed. She already saw the evil glint in Azula's eyes at the mention of teleporting. The sulfur smoke started to dissipate. Then Nightcrawler began to swing and use his tail for complex acrobatics. He flipped, curled, and swung in many amazing acrobatic moves. Ty Lee could have sworn that Azula's grin was twice the size it was when the net was set on fire. Ty Lee then saw Azula talking to the ring master, the sweat starting to collect on his forehead from nervousness, and the obstacles Nightcrawler had were set on fire. He had to teleport, leap, and sometimes jump to walls to make it through. In the process, Nightcrawler showed everything he could do power wise. Walking over to him as Nightcrawler left the tent with slightly burned blue fur, a few embers dying out, and soot mixing with sweat to paint some of his fur and skin black like ink, Ty Lee comforted him quietly. Unfortunately, that did not matter. Not the comforting words or the fact he was burned. Not as much as another cold, chilling fact; Azula already knew about and wanted his powers.

Azula was not one to waste something that could be an obvious advantage. She began to address him by his real name, saying "Taji-"

"Please call me Nightcrawler, your highness."

Azula looked slightly annoyed the someone dared to interrupt her. However, in her own Azula way she took it in stride to get to the point and use her manipulative words to seal the deal on the already scared and sweating teen. It did not matter anyway. He would not disobey. Not when he saw Azula's power and what she would do to him if he dared defect.

"Nightcrawler, would you like to join me, your princess, as a loyal servant in my hunt for the Avatar and two traitors to our nation?"

Nightcrawler looked at Ty Lee's slightly scrunched and scared face, then looked to Azula. "Of course. It is my honor to serve our lovely princess."

As a feeling colder than solid helium descended upon her, Ty Lee couldn't help but feel that something was deeply wrong.