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Katara forced herself not to crack up so she could keep concentrating. She continued bending the water that Sokka was pointing at, starting to get a better handle on it now.
The soldiers scurried in all different directions, preparing to dock and battle.
Zuko walked angrilly out on deck, though was surprised to see his men hard at work. He blinked a couple of times, though admitted to himself that he was glad everyone was preparing with vigor.
((Sorry this post is retarded... I think I'm only half-awake right now... XD;; I'm gonna get off to go to bed now... been typing too much today. XP Good night!))

((Well, at least you're not making excuses like I am. ^^;; ))
Katara continued matching her bending with Sokka's movements, getting quite into it and also becoming more stable with her handling of water that was so far away. Not only was this entertaining, but it was good practice.
After a short period of time had passed, all of the men on the ship appeared to be ready, "Find a proper place to dock that is near the village, then prepare to attack." Zuko ordered.
The men obeyed; the ship docked in an area about half a kilometer from the village. The mist was too thick for the villagers to see the large ship, but the smoke intermingling with the snow gave the sky an appearence of raining ash.

((I don't think she exactly realizes how much it's gonna hurt Sokka when he finds out he wasn't really bending... ^^;; Anyway... she's still just matching her movements to Sokka's, so I'm only gonna post as Zuko for now so my posts don't get too repetitive.))
"March straight to the village. We are too large of a group to take them by surprise, so we will have to use brute force." Zuko commanded, "When we arrive, attempt to capture anyone; if we do that the Waterbenders will come forth to defend their loved ones, then we will know who all to capture." he finished.
"Yes sir!" Zuko's men said in unison, then began marching out of the ship.
Zuko looked behind at his uncle, "Are you sure you do not wish to come?" he asked coldly.

((Okay. ^^))
A faint smile could be seen lighting up Zuko's face, though only for a short moment, "Fine then." he quickly returned to his cold demenear, "We will return as soon as possible. I trust that this ship will be in good hands." he turned on his heal and continued following after his men.

((OMG I did too!!! X3 Even my dad was really into it! Today he asked me if I knew when the next new episode would be. XD;; Quoting a post I made earlier on how I felt about the new episode: "I personally thought the episodes were amazing. They had pretty much everthing I wanted: Zuko going good and standing up to his father and supporting uncle, and also leaving Mai behind to join Aang, Sokka being all adorable, finding out somewhat what the hell happened to Suki, Aang kissing Katara, Appa with armor, Iroh breaking out of prison, finding out somewhat what happened to Ursa... so much awsome stuff! X3 I just loved it. I can honestly say the only dissapointment I had with that episode was Aang shaving his hair off. XD;; I would also say that Haru's 'manly' mustache/goatee thing was a disappointment, except that I don't like Mr. Sissy Earthbender so it is amusing to see him attempt (and fail) to be manly. X3" Yup... it was pretty amazing. I wanted to cry when Zuko said he'd join the Avatar, because I've been wanting him to join their group (and maybe become Aang's Firebending teacher?) since about the first episode. XD;; ))
Zuko quickly walked ahead of his men, heading with dignity towards the Water Tribe Village with his head held high and his expectations even higher. His men followed behind in an orderly fashion.
As Zuko continued walking, he noticed something off in the distance. Blinking curiously, he squinted in an attempt to see through the thick mist, but it wasn't enough to tell what he saw moving was. Holding a hand out to halt his men, he quietly made his way towards the object, alone, so as not to draw attention. As he got closer, he could finally see enough to tell that the object he saw was a person... and that that person appeared to be Waterbending. Smirking to himself, Zuko noted that there were no other Water Tribesmen around, so predicted that he could easily capture this person without the help of his troops.

((Gosh, I know... Zuko dissing Ozai like that *totally* made up for him being a selfish little b***h back in Bah Sing Se! And he stood up for Iroh also! X3 I just wish he could've found him in time... Ha, and I hate Azula more too, but she's still an amusing character. XD (I still prefered Zhao though... D: )
Haru looked so special... it looked like he had just taped the facial hair on, because it was black instead of brown and it looked like it was made of paper. XD;; But yeah, that was sad that they had to leave so many behind. D: Actually, all the good characters they left behind: I prefer the crazy scientist guy over his handicapped son, I prefer Haru's dad over pansy-boy Haru, I prefer the Swampbenders and Pipsqueak over The Duke... all the kid characters are annoying! D; And I really like Sokka's and Katara's dad too... BUT AANG KISSED KATARA AND SHE LIKED IT!!!11ONEONE As much as I love that shipping, what's even better is that it's a big blow against Zutara! X3 And...! And...! If Zuko starts traveling with Aang and everyone, maybe there will be some more Zukka moments! X3 Sokka would be sure to object to Zuko joining them at all. Maybe they'd even do an entire episode dedicated to the two not getting along, like that one where Katara and Toph kept fighting. (if we're lucky, they'd get into a mud fight too XD)
But okay, see ya later then. ^^))