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Summary: Ozai and his son share a moment, and he lets Zuko in on a secret.

Author's Note: Written in honor of the release of "The Promise: Part Two". As such, there are spoilers.  (And yes, because this is in the Kindle the Wind universe, Zuko is accidentally waterbending at the beginning.  The universe is lucky Ozai didn't notice.)



( The Turtle-Crab and the Hawk )

We're just over a day away from the deadline at avatar_500 for prompt 49, Lake, and we have only one entry.  So, to prove that I am not above using bribery, for anybody who writes and posts a fill for this round to the community before the deadline (Saturday, April 7, 10:00 PM, MDT), I will drabble up an answer to any one Avatar: the Last Airbender/Legend of Korra prompt they give me here at this post.  This includes all of my existing AUs (excepting Ice Flows Through) as well as unrelated prompts.  Or, I will make a 400x600 pixel banner for any Avatar: the Last Airbender/Legend of Korra fanfic (excepting  NC-17) written by the requester that they ask me to.  (Please provide a link).  Furthermore, after the deadline, I will do the same thing for anybody who writes and posts to the community a fill for the next biweekly prompt, Return.  And yes, that means if you post a fic for each, you get two requests.

A few rules-

No Ty Zula
No NC-17
No incest
No ships where one party is much older or younger than the other(s)
No rape

Information on posting can be found here.

I'm not asking for much, just 100 to 500 words.  Good luck.


LAKE:

Piandao - Fanfare for c3childs 
Blind Sukka Spawn forlavanyasix 

RETURN:

Kori/Ty Lee - The Kyoshi guard captures the naughty assassin for lavanyasix 
Act of Providence - Avatar!Zuko AU for c3childs, who asked for "Ozai finds a genie in a bottle."  I also wrote her two short gag takes.

Author's Note: So I've seen some fics lately where Zuko's the Avatar, and this is my take on that.  I suppose background is just that Aang froze to death instead of just freezing (sorry Aang),  the Water Avatar was born in the foggy swamp and never knew what she was, and the Earth Avatar died in childhood.  Still, as far as anyone knows, the Avatar disappeared a hundred years ago, and Zuko is scarred and banished as in canon.  This takes place at the same time as in canon, Aang would have been getting out of the ice.

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The ship bucked and groaned with the storm.  His blanket curled up around his neck, Zuko dozed fitfully.

With a great lurch, the ship bounced off an iceberg, and Zuko toppled off his bed.  In that half-second before he hit, he exhaled, and the air hit the floor like a jet.  Before he even had time to think, he found himself rolling safely back onto his bed.

Zuko stared at the insignia on the far wall, momentarily transfixed, and experimentally twisted towards it.  A great gust sent it flapping against the wall, and Zuko closed his eyes in misery.