Exploding Through Dimensions

Chapter 11: Combustion Man

"I agree." Toph grinned from over her shoulder. "We should at least try and hear the guy out."

"We don't know them Uraraka." Katara said this time her voice sounding calmer as she refers to Bakugo, Kirishima and Kaminari.

"Well, I do, and if you trust us enough to have us here then you should trust them too."

"Aang?" Katara gave an exhausted sight before turning back to the last airbender and raised her brow. "I'll go with whatever you decide, even if I don't like it."

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Zuko paced the cliff above the Western Air temple where the Avatar's group was currently hiding thinking on how to try and approach them again "They probably think I did that on purpose." Clenching his fists he frustratingly kicked the dirt.

"Probably." Kaminari continued to watch the prince of the fire nation continue his pacing with Kirishima doing the same. "But not to be a downer or anything, but why did you burn her?"

"I already told you that I thought it was one of those creeps from before!" Zuko snapped before realizing what he was doing and turning to look down at the ground. "Sorry, it's just hard enough as it is with them not trusting me and all. Now I have to figure out how to correct more of my mistake."

"And how exactly do you plan on doing that?" Kirishima asked the question Zuko's been pondering ever since he lost sight of Toph.

"I don't know yet."

"And sitting on your ass here is the way to do it?" Bakugo raised a skeptical brow.

"Look maybe if you just explain to them that it was an honest mistake, I'm sure they'll understand." Kirishima looked sideways at Kaminari who nodded in agreement.

"Maybe I should turn myself in."

"Again I ask, how in the world will that help?"

"Well, it'll be a start. It'll give me a chance to slowly gain their trust." Zuko turned to see Bakugo still not connived. "Why, what would you do?"

"Screw them."

"Dude!" Kaminari shook his head but was surprised to see Zuko finally stop his pacing.

"Bakugo I don't think-"

"No hang on, I wanna hear this." Zuko told Kirishima before once again turning to the explosive blond. "What do you mean by that?"

Tilting his chin up Bakugo gave a slight smirk when he saw Zuko's gold eyes watching him closely. "I said screw them. Offering yourself as prisoner isn't going to do anything but continue to treat you like dirt. If I have anything to go off the short time we've been here, then I'm sure that little earth brat knows it was an accident. She seems smart enough which is not much I can say about the others." Glancing down he could faintly see the Avatars group talking and eating breakfast. "I've said it before, if you want them to trust you then you need to show them what you're capable of because words alone aren't' going to do the trick and you know it. Otherwise, why ask me for my opinion?"

Furrowing his brows Zuko thought about it for a moment, going back and forth about what he should do but part of him knew that Bakugo was right. Mere words couldn't do it so who was to say that they wouldn't turn him in to someone else whenever they didn't need him as a prisoner anymore or if they would even ever accept him.

Heavily exhaling he was about to open his mouth to respond when a giant figure emerged from the trees a good distance away. "No." he breathed out watching the familiar figure with a giant tattoo of a sideways eye flanked by three red lines covering the majority of his forehead.