The Destiny in Our Hands (Zuko x reader)

Chapter 2- A Rough Night

You heard sounds in the night, you assumed that you were just in a dream but when you felt a fuzzy creature jump on your face that's when you woke up and realized it wasn't a dream, it was real. You looked around and saw that Katara was gone with the scrolls. You decided to start searching for the female water bender knowing that she was by the river but you were scared of this new unknown world that you found yourself in. Even though you knew what was going to happen to the characters around you, you weren't sure about what was going to happen to you. You didn't belong in this world, you belonged to the modern world where this is just a show.

 As you walk through the nature of the world still searching for Katara, You are amazed with the beautiful nature of this world. You could see some scorch marks on the trees and remembered the fire benders, the ones that ruined the peace of the world. They ruined everything '' I hope that I don't mess up the fate of this universe'' saying to yourself '' How am I supposed to help if I can't fight, yes I water bend but I don't know how to control it I mean my memory showed me water bending but it wasn't me''. You snapped out of your inner monologue when you caught sight of something familiar up ahead. You saw Katara trying to train her water bending using the scroll. You could tell she was having some trouble and stepped out into the moonlight.

"Need some help?" You called out. She jumped letting the water she was bending fall to the ground.

"Oh, Y/n you scared me" She let out a sigh of relief as she noticed it was just you.

"Could you tell that I'm struggling" She sounded defeated.

"Only a little bit but those moves are pretty hard if you don't have a teacher" You explained but her frown deepened.

"Aang seems to be doing just fine mastering these moves" She grumbles. You let out a small smile.

"Well he has a great teacher" She was about to interrupt you but you carried on.

"You, sure the scrolls are helpful but you are able to show him the movements and give tips plus it does help that he's the avatar" As you spoke, her frown started to disappear and she seemed determined.

"Thanks Y/n , it means a lot that you think i'm a good teacher to Aang. It's stressful having the fate of the world on your back. I don't want Aang to go through this alone but I feel like i'm not strong enough to fight yet. Time is running out" She admitted. It was strange seeing her so vulnerable. She always seemed so strong in the show but now she stands in front of you like a scared puppy. She was just a kid yet she held the fate of the world in her hands along with Aang.

"I couldn't imagine how you feel right now with everything going on but I want to help you guys. I'm from the Northern tribe. I could get you guys in easily" You were determined to help them but you would have to train if you were to be of any help. Her eyes widened and held a spark of hope.

"You want to help us but you could get killed" She said in disbelief.

"I could be killed anywhere I go but if I die helping you at least I did something worthy" She nodded.

"Well I guess we could work on bending together" She gave you a smile and you gladly returned it. Just as you were about to start you noticed two ships approaching you fast.

"Umm, Katara?" You pointed over to them. She turned to look at where you were pointing.

"How did they find us?" She questioned.

"We have to go" You scrambled to grab the scroll but you felt strong arms around your waist. You struggled but they were too strong. You saw Katara was having the same problem as you. You both were thrown against a tree where another guy tied you up. How could you forget that Zuko and the pirates were going to catch you? You saw Aang and Sokka were caught in nets. They both looked at you with worry in their eyes but you just shook your head. You noticed that Zuko was holding the scroll over a flame in his hand. A feeling of panic washed over you as you saw how close the flame was. That scroll was important to your tribe and you weren't going to just let it get destroyed. You could feel the energy of the river next to you. It was a feeling you weren't used to. You moved your hand a bit and saw that a part of the river moved with it. You were so focused on freeing your hand that you didn't notice the whole fight scene that was in front of you until you saw a dagger flying at you. You closed your eyes and waited for it to hit you but it hit the rope right next to you, freeing you and Katara. You grabbed her hand and started running to the pirate's boat. You could feel Zuko's eyes on your back but you ignored it. You nodded your head towards the boat to Aang and Sokka and hoped that they understood what you were trying to say. Katara struggled to get out of your grip to help her friends but your grip was too tight. You practically threw you and Katara on the boat and you saw Aang and Sokka followed suit. Sokka grabbed the wheel but there was a look of panic and confusion on his face.

"This thing wasn't built by the water tribe" He said as he tried to use the wheel.

"Well at least we are away from them" Just as you finished your sentence you saw the fire nation ship that was taken by the pirate's following close behind you.

"As if this day couldn't get any worse" You mumbled under your breath but Aang heard you.

"Umm guys we are about to go over a waterfall" Aang yelled.

"Katara, Aang, Y/n bend the water to stop us" Sokka commanded.

"But-" You were about to protest.

"Just do it!" Sokka yelled at you. Katara and Aang immediately started bending the water to keep the boat in place. You had no idea what to do. You only moved a bit of water. You doubted that you could move this much water but you decided to try anyways. You closed your eyes and took a deep breath trying to feel the water. That feeling you got before came back as you started moving your hands up. You opened your eyes and saw the wave got bigger. You couldn't believe you were water bending. It was always your dream to be some kind of bender and now you were. You lost focus causing the wave to lower. The boat rocked a bit, almost throwing you off.

"Watch it you guys" Sokka complained. You turned to give him a sassy remark but the fire nation ship crashed into you, throwing you all over the waterfall. All you could hear was screaming and you thought that it was all over until you felt something hard under you and a roar.

"Appa!" Everyone yelled relieved to be saved by their flying friend.

"Y/n, this is Appa the flying sky bison" Aang introduced.

"I know" You said without thinking. Your eyes widen at the confused expressions on the gangs faces.

"I mean I have heard about the avatar and his sky bison: You quickly recovered. They all seemed to move past your little mistake.

"To the North pole!" Sokka said, determined.