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“Who?” he asks.
“Who what?”
“Who decided to take me with you? Which of you decided to save my life in the North?” Zuko asks, his words filled with all the hatred he feels for them.
The Waterbender, Boomerang Boy, and the Avatar exchange glances.
Or: Aang saved Zuko in the North. In the Fire Nation, a life saved is a debt owed—and it must be repaid.
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Book 2 of Zuko and Lu Tens story.
At 10 years old, Zuko was almost sacrificed to a God by his own father, but his Big cousin Lu Ten saved him just in time. He grew up at the Southpole and befriended the Chief's children Sokka and Katara. Now, after their epic adventure on the Northpole the Gaang takes of to the Earthkingdom, while being chased by a new but yet also familiar enemy.
Meanwhile Lu Ten and Iroh are finally reunited and head off to find a special someone for the young Prince.
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- Part 2 of Lu Ten and Zuko
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how to light a match underwater by milliemartian
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
15 Jun 2025
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After the Gaang left Zuko in the North Pole, freezing in the snow, the Crown Prince of the Fire Nation died. There is no coming back from death, except for this stubborn teen boy whose destiny is at the will of the Water and Fire Spirits...
AKA: the AU where Zuko died in the North Pole, and the Spirits have mercy on him, turning him into the Spirit he claimed to be.
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Katara had been so sure of her plan to liberate the prison rig. How was she to know how efficiently the guards would respond to an uprising? Zuko had been positive that his best course of action was to travel separate from his Uncle. What else was he supposed to do when he came across a person from his past? Sometimes, through all the doubt, two people collide. Eventual Zutara.
This is both a Canon Related and Canon Divergent, reimagined ATLA story. Katara joins Zuko in his journey of self-discovery across the Earth Kingdom as personalities clash and beliefs are questioned. Familiar allies and enemies await them along the way.
Ripple effects of having Katara absent from the majority of 'Book 1: Water,' are seen once Katara and Zuko meet up with the Gaang later on in the story. 'Book 1: Water' occurs mainly in the flashbacks of this story as Chapter 1 picks up close to the start of 'Book 2: Earth.'
The plot of the story has now reached the allied invasion of the Fire Nation Capital City. The scene is set for Zuko's confrontation with his Father, Ozai.
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Toph’s time-changing field trip by Dioranelle
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
15 Jun 2025
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Five years after the war, Fire Lord Zuko and Metalbender Master Toph Beifong drink poisoned tea and die. They wake up in Ba Sing Se, right in the middle of the war. Being the responsible adult she is, Toph quickly forms a plan:
1. Drink tea with Uncle Iroh (Zuko included).
2. Don’t tell the GAang, because mystery is fun.
3. Watch everyone lose their minds trying to figure out what’s going on.
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ATLA-retelling with an OC!
After the first encounter with the Avatar at the South Pole, Zuko wants to repair his ship as quickly as possible. He did not expect to see a girl from his past come back into his life, not now when everything has to be focused on finding the Avatar. Yet destiny has a way of its own.
Book 1: Complete (Chapter 1 - 26)
Book 2: Complete (Chapter 27 - 49)
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Ephemeral by Threee for tealeyedbeing
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
14 Jun 2025
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Zuko had been wandering the world Spirit cursed for years. It wasn't enough for the Spirits to refuse to let him stay dead, they were determined to make sure he kept on dying. Waking up to an already bloodied sword above him should have been no different to every other time. He never expected to stay. He wasn't prepared to care again. Yet he did and he would hold onto it as short lived as it may be.
This is a rewrite of Perpetual by tealeyedbeing from Sho/Zuko's perspective because I'm unfairly obsessed.
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Soulmates share dreams. Katara’s soulmate is Fire Nation – which becomes much more problematic after their meeting in the reality.
Or: Katara befriends an enemy, Zuko has several life crises, Aang becomes a Zutara shipper, and Sokka develops a habit of adopting siblings. Azula just wants her family back.
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Instead of exiling Zuko, Ozai decides to imprison Zuko. What follows is that he awaken the most dangerous vigilante the world had ever witness.
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The Palace of Lies and Secrets by Genderfluid_Gremlin
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
13 Jun 2025
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Sokka has been hated and abused his whole life for being a firebender, so when the Fire Nation comes to abduct him, it turns out to be a blessing. Everything changes when he meets Azula. Befriending the damaged princess, Sokka will learn that his new home is not nearly as perfect as it seems.
Meanwhile, Azula has never forgotten seeing her brother Zuko get murdered by their own father. Ever since, she has done everything she could to survive, even if she hates herself for who she's become. Befriending Sokka sets her on a new path, but will she continue to obey her father, or choose to make a stand against the war?
Everyone believes Zuko is dead. Little do they know he lives, trapped in a Fire Nation prison camp. There, he will discover the true cruelty of the war and suffer in ways he never imagined. When he finally returns to the Fire Nation palace, he will have to decide whether to enjoy happiness with the people he loves, or risk everything for a chance at stopping the hundred year war.
Sokka, Azula, and Zuko have all suffered terribly, but by finding strength in each other, they have a chance at ending the war and bringing peace to the world- if only they have the courage to try.
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When Zuko was born, he was sick. He wasn't supposed to live. Everyone said it was Zuko's fate to die. Agni disagreed. Zuko was blessed with life. He lived, much to Ozai's dismay. When Zuko is banished, he does not look for The Avatar. He doesn't believe The Avatar is still out there. Then, while Zuko and Iroh are sailing around the South Pole, they see that brilliant light in the sky. Zuko knows, this is where his life changes.
Or: Zuko, blessed by the Sun Spirit, joins the Gaang early as they're being hunted by Azula.
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nobody can save me by pansexualnotmansexual
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
13 Jun 2025
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This fic begins shortly after Zuko’s coronation. A team of doctors and healers are sent to the Fire Nation to look after the health of Team Avatar, including a therapist. As Zuko’s mental health plummets, the Gaang urges him to seek help. An almost-assassination and a suicide attempt send Zuko spiraling, oscillating between "okay" and "not okay."
This fic is an exploration of bipolar disorder and its impact on Zuko, as well as the ones around him.
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- Part 1 of The Rise and Fall of a Bipolar Fire Lord
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Zuko is rapunzel but no one saves him whiles he's in his tower by FateStopper_Dragon
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
13 Jun 2025
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The Gaang finally defeat Ozai, in a last attempt Ozai reveals that the once thought dead prince Zuko is alive and will be taking the throne to continue the war.
Oh how wrong he was.
(Or I suck a summaries so your stuck with this)
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Avatar: The Legacy of Fire (Book I: Air) by candlebreak
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
12 Jun 2025
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Fire. Air. Water. Earth.
The sages used to tell stories of the old days: a time of terror when the tyrant Avatar suppressed all people and divided the land between the Fire Nation, Air Nomads, Water Tribes, and Earth Kingdom. But everything changed when Sozin’s comet allowed the Fire Nation to fight back. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, stood in the way of a prosperous and united world. But just when we almost managed to defeat him, he vanished.
A hundred years have passed, but the world cannot truly be united until the Avatar is found. Three years ago, my father entrusted me with a sacred task: to find and capture the Avatar, and thereby redeem a great shame and failure of the Fire Nation. And although many believe this is an impossible task, I still have hope. I still believe that, somehow, I will find the Avatar and restore honor to the Fire Nation and to myself.
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AU where the Avatar Spirit left Aang in the iceberg and was eventually reborn in everybody’s favorite grumpy fire prince.
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- Part 1 of Avatar: The Legacy of Fire
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After years apart, Team Avatar reunites for a well-earned break, but their plans take a turn when Aang’s haunting dreams spark a new adventure.
And despite Sokka’s protests, the gaang sets off in search of answers — only to stumble upon a hidden nation that could change everything.
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Fire Lord Zuko, Queen Consort Katara, Princess Azula, and Queen Dowager Ursa’s journey to coming to terms with a relationship with themselves, each other, and their nation
title from bell hook’s salvation: black people and love
Act 1: 2-8
Act 2: 9-33
Act 3: 34-Series
- Part 4 of Zutara Fics
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A Little Bit of Death by trickyster_3000
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
12 Jun 2025
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To Zuko, life is a stage and an important play is taking place in front of him. He believes that it is his destiny to keep the story on track no matter what and ensure everyone gets a happy ending. Things would be so much easier if the characters would stop dying, killing him, and/or ending up in some sort of catastrophic situation. It doesn't really matter, he will reset the stage as many times as it takes until everything is perfect.
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**CAN BE READ AS STANDALONE..anything before is just silly little lore**
Zuko and Sokka got close...maybe in a way that was too close to Zuko. Whatever it was, Zuko is left to deal with the consequences of their noncommittal, idiotic choices after he starts getting sick.
Their whole lives, there has never been the sense of stability and permenance, and Zuko has never experienced raw, genuine love after Mai, arguably ever. So, with their relationship undefined and complicated, Zuko chooses to navigate this particular consequence on his own, but it's a lot harder and lonlier than he would have ever imagined.
Until it's not.
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Or Sokka and Zuko are emotional messes that cannot communicate and somehow manage to procreate.Series
- Part 6 of Love and Choices
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Beneath the Ember Crown by Mavrokatos
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
11 Jun 2025
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Zuko was never meant to return. But exile has a strange way of revealing what fire is really for.
A legend is born far from the throne - and it wears a mask before it ever wears a crown.
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- Part 1 of What the Fire Remembered
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zuko is five years old when he starts to hear whispers about how he is a nonbender. the male heir to fire lord ozai, a nonbender, zuko claims he is a late bloomer, his firebending spark will come soon.
it never comes.OR
an eight year old zuko runs away from the fire nation. he teaches himself how to steal, to fight, to survive. eight years later he meets a group of four teenagers, including the avatar, seeking an end to fire lord ozais reign by the end of the summer.