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* ''Additional Info'': Writer of a compelling "Chapter 3: Fire" [[Alternate Universe Fic|AU series]], Wren originally based it on speculation of what she expected in the then-upcoming Season 3, but officially changed it to an AU once the real season started. What sets the series apart from most "Zuko joins the group" fics is that the eventual joining up with the Gaang isn't a [[Easily Forgiven|seamless transition for anyone]]; it takes several "chapters" for Zuko, even with Iroh's guidance, to really settle in among the group, and for the Gaang to realize that Zuko isn't trying to capture Aang anymore...and never really wanted to for his sake.

 

* Recommended by Lady of Termina

* Additional Info: Writes mainly for Kataang, although quite a few of her stories include other couples as well. Most of her works are WAFF, but she pulls off angst with finesse. Definitely, definitely read.

 

* Recommended by Ixmythot

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': A Fanfiction.Net author, Alabaster has the rare gift of both hammer and anvil, turning out quality completed stories in months, when most of the same quality would take years. Almost all her works are openly of the Mai/Zuko pairing, which, while more popular than it was originally, is still a pairing that some in the fandom can't say two nice things about. Because of this, or in spite of this, all her works have a natural feel to them, flowing as if they were written as part of the series itself. Furthermore, there's something for just about everyone, romance, drama, politics, even action, despite her claims that she cannot write action scenes to save her life.

 

* Recommended by Somariel

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': Another Fanfiction.Net author, Azar has an amazing talent for characterization. Although most of her stories are oneshots, she manages to capture the essence of the characters in each and every story.

 

* Recommended by Killing Joke.

* This is a very large fanon community, filled with unique stories of every shape, that'll have a story for everyone.

''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''

 

* ''Status'': Complete

* Recommended by Dachusblot

* ''Synopsis'': After seeing M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Last Airbender,' a horrified Team Avatar takes it upon themselves to travel to the Movie!World and fix everything that went wrong. Lots of epic awkwardness ensues, Zuko has an existential crisis, and the Fourth Wall takes a massive beating pretty much throughout the whole thing. Also, there's cactus juice!

 

* ''Status'': Complete

* Recommended by GM_ace

* ''Synopsis'': Two fics starring magnusrae's original Earth Kingdom character, Anko, alongside the usual cast. Shattered focuses on Zuko, and then others, falling in with Anko when Aang is captured by Zhao. Erosion is a prequel fic set during the war between the Fire Nation and the Earth Kingdom that expands on Anko's backstory, showing her history up until the days of Shattered.

 

* Recommended by Hekateras

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': On a fateful night six years after the end of the war, Zuko is ambushed in a forest, and won't dare firebend for fear of endangering a nearby village. As the fight goes on, he is forced to come to terms with the consequences of that choice.

 

* Recommended by Black Charizard

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Toph's life as a blind girl, beginning with her birth and ending with her joining the Avatar.

 

* Recommended by Black Charizard

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Features [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Aang teaching Toph]] the philosophies of the other elements, starting with Airbending, then Waterbending and Firebending. Aang and Toph's relationship grows closer, so if you like to pair them up you can read some subtext between them if you want. It stands better as friendship, though.

 

* Recommended by Black Charizard

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Three Zuko and Sokka friendship fics. ''Hide and Seek'' features the Gaang playing hide and seek ([[Captain Obvious|duh]]) as a training exercise, in ''Our Own Walls'' Zuko and Sokka infiltrate a Fire Nation village to get some information, and in ''Over My Dignity'' the Gaang (but mostly Zuko with the help of Sokka) deal with post-war negotiations. They aren't sequels, but there is the occasional [[Shout-Out]] between them.

 

* Recommended by Acacia

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': Fairly basic [[Freaky Friday Flip|Freaky Friday]] premise: Zuko and Sokka are forced to live each other's lives, and the subsequent plot diverges from that of canon in all the right places to reflect their different approaches to problem-solving.

 

* Recommended by Kugi Gel

* ''Status'': Complete, sequel Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': "Iroh is dead; Zuko is now truly alone. How will the Fire Prince manage to survive without his Uncle to guide him?"

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. The war may be over, but there's still a lot of work to do in getting the world back the way it was and healing old wounds.

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Complete

** Soul of Fire: Azula has completely redeemed herself after rescuing her mother and now stands as a true hero. And none too soon, as now she has to join forces with the whole Gaang to defeat the spirit of war itself. Part three of a trilogy.

 

* Recommended by The Dark Trex

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': Zuko and Toph travel about the Earth Kingdom searching for his mother while in the Fire Nation Azula has escaped from prison thanks to the help of Ozai loyalists called the Children of Fire. Some of Aang's powers have copied over to Ozai and the Fire Nation is in threat of being over taken.

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Dormant

 

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': The tragic tale of how the daughter of a noble house became a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] named Smellerbee.

 

* Recommended by Lavanya Six

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': When they all come together again. Seven reunions in the immediate aftermath of Sozin's Comet.

 

* Recommended by Caellach Tiger Eye

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': This is a story which looks at Ursa and Hakoda, who meet offscreen during the events of Book One, and their incredible journey as they grow to understand one another and fall in love.

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Ursa is betrothed to Ozai, but soon learns Azulon has hidden motives for agreeing to the match. Meanwhile, recently promoted General Iroh begins to make a name for himself as The Dragon of the West.

 

* Recommended by J Blaze

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': "Zuko adjusts to his new situation, Iroh tries to guide him, and the Universe seems content to make the prince's life as miserable as possible. A series of short fics detailing Zuko's banishment."

 

* Recommended by Caellach Tiger Eye

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': "Azula didn't always loathe her brother- instead she took her parents' words to heart and believed herself a monster. This story addresses a question I often think about- How loud does a cry for help have to be before it is answered?"

 

* Recommended by Amanda91

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': Why did a father turn so violently against his son? How did a teenaged prince earn a powerful enemy like Zhao? In this version of events, Zuko's exile was about much more than speaking out of turn: It was about the soul of a nation.

 

* Recommended by Killing Joke

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': The tale of a troubled earthbender's life and his pursuit of redeeming for his misdeeds under the tutelage of Avatar Aang.

 

* Recommended by The Rich Sheik

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': The Avatar characters are actors, sick of playing the badly thought out, disturbing, and cliche fan fiction. Join [[Self-Insert Fic|Forever Fyre and friends]] on their quest to promote originality and fresh ideas into the dying fandom.

 

* Recommended by Somariel

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': Do YOU get tired of seeing the same stories over and over again? Sick of Mary Sues? Strange cross-overs? Do you like parties? Yes? Then come inside! This is my I Love Bad Fanfiction party and everyone is invited! An Inspired by Fyre story!

 

* Recommended by Somariel

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': To foster a child is to have a hostage; but while it can lead to troubled times it can also lead to peace... and the difference can be as thin and sharp as a knife's edge.

 

* Recommended by Yami Vizzini

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': The War is over, but the Avatar is still needed. There's still discontent and anger in the world, waiting for someone to use it, and if the Air Nomads aren't found, the Cycle will fall apart.

 

* Recommended by Kereea

* Status: Completed

** This is not so much a Zutara fic as a massive crack fic with every "this can funny thing can happen at a wedding" cliche ever. In fact, despite the premise it's not a pairing fic ''at all'' besides having multiple crack pairs hinted at, most people getting happy endings, and Toph making fun of Azula's bridesmaid's dress with the line "I may be blind, but I can sense fugly a mile away". And [[Hilarity Ensues|did I mention that there's an open bar...?]]

 

* Recommended by Gigle

* Status: Ongoing

 

== General Oneshots ==

* Recommended by Koop

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Ursa tries to reconnect with Azula during an important firebending rite of passage.

 

* Recommended by Black Charizard

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': A collection of oneshots about several characters, from the main to the minor ones. There's even one for the Cabbage Merchant!

 

* Recommended by Gracie Geek

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Azula always lies, even to herself. Azula is escaping the country, followed by the persistent hallucination of Ursa. Set after the show finale.

 

* Recommended by Gemmifer

* ''Status'': Completed

* ''Synopsis'': Takes place during one night shortly after Azula seized Ba Sing Se; describes the thoughts and feelings of nearly the entire cast, as they all seem to lie awake that night.

 

* Recommended by Mew24ever

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': As much as she intensely dislikes it, Katara understands why Zuko had to join them. What she doesn't understand is why he and Sokka have to spend every waking moment in each other's company.

 

* Recommended by Agogobell

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Lin has a crush on Tenzin. Will Toph find out?

 

* Recommended by Rebecca Hb.

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': There is no war in Ba Sing Se. Ask Jet. He can tell you.

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': There was a bit more to Azulon's death than revealed in the show. Ozai gives Azula a lesson in being a [[Magnificent Bastard]].

 

* Recommended by Marlee Cross

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Pairings:'' Zuko/Everyone (and I mean '''everyone!''')

 

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5115106/1/Theft_Absolute Theft Absolute]'' by Vathara

* ''Synopsis:'' Because anybody who could break into the North Pole has to have thought theft through better than that... AU bit of "The Cave of Two Lovers".

 

* Recommended by loracarol, Somariel

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis:'' While at the Western Air Temple, Zuko and Sokka [[Heterosexual Life Partners|bond]] over swords, sisters, meat and girlfriends.

 

* Recommended by Neenie

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Toph has spent years trying to reconcile herself with her family, but when that fails, she withdraws to Ba Sing Se – and Iroh's teashop. There she tries to recover from old wounds with Iroh's help.

 

* Recommended by Candelabra

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': When Zuko's burned, branded, scarred, Azula smiles because it's the expression most familiar to her, and she doesn't want to think about what she should be doing instead. — Azula, Zuko

 

* Recommended by Candelabra

* ''Status'': Dormant

{{quote|''"Power is not given. It must be taken"''|''[[The Godfather|The Godfather III]]''}}

 

* Recommended by monster_lover13

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Warnings'': Spoilers for the 2nd season finale and onwards. [[OCs]] because Xin Fu and Master Yu didn't really interact with the known characters in the time of this story. Also, above mentioned Xin Fu.

 

* Recommended by The Evil Oboist

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Azula, post-canon, picking up the pieces.

 

* Recommended by Yami Vizzini

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Three years after the war, four old friends reunite on Kyoshi Island. A Toph, Suki, Katara, and Ty Lee friendship fic.

 

* Recommended by Progeny Ex Machina

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': The psychological showdown between [[The Stoic|Mai]] and [[Face Stealer|Koh]] that was always meant to be.

 

* Recommended by Somariel

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': "Do not judge a man until you have walked a month in his shoes," says a Native American proverb. The spirits are satisfied with Katara walking only one night.

 

* Recommended by Somariel

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': How could the warriors of the Southern Water Tribe have dared to leave their own people utterly defenseless, to answer the Earth Kingdom's call for aid? Well, as it turned out, Hakoda had a plan... Warning: NOT a cute-n-fluffy fic.

 

* Recommended by Leradny

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': On the morning that Katara turned 13, she awoke to the smell of blood.

 

* Recommended by Veloren

* ''Status'': Complete

''Stories where one fundamental aspect of the series is completely overhauled from its point of origin.''

 

* Recommended by Veloren

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': His mother is gone. His uncle is missing. And Zuko runs for his very life. An AU oneshot in which a very young Zuko flees the Fire Nation to avoid assasination, and ends up working for the White Lotus Society.

 

* Recommended by ryuclockwork

* ''Status'': Complete

* Pairings: Sakodi/Suki

 

* Recommended by Beatrix Kiddo

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Pairings'': Zuko/Katara, Mai/Ty Lee, Jet/Katara

 

* Recomended by Felinesquids

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Additional info'': Now has its own page.

 

* Recommended by Much Ado About Nonny

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Pairings'': Toph/OC, if you squint. He's a suitably awesome OC, too.

 

* Recommended by Aryashi

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'':When Prince Lu Ten returns with the Avatar and his Water Tribe companions in chains, Zuko is put in charge of their imprisonment. But things are not what they seem, both with the child Avatar and his own family. And soon, he will have a decision to make.

 

* Recommended by Mr Mallard

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': A fan comic with the premise that Zhao is spared by the Ocean Spirit, losing his memories and identity but not his basic personality. He's just as much of a [[Smug Snake]] as he always was.

 

* Recommended by Otempora

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': An AU fic set before "The Boy in the Iceberg". Hakoda finds a scarred Fire Nation boy in a lifeboat. Hakoda takes Zuko back to the Water Tribe, where he befriends Sokka and Katara.

 

* Recommended by Meklor

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': What if {{spoiler|Sokka}} had been taken by the fire nation during the raid where Kya was killed, and eventually became an assassin for Azula? Starts off at the beginning of season 2, and includes relationships between the captive/Ty Lee and Mai/Zuko.

 

* Recommended by Shining Amaterasu

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Set in an Alternate Universe where the canon storyline and characters from the series never existed, [[T Ro S]] follows the story of Hayate, a boy from the Southern Water Tribe city of Sakuramura. Hayate stands out for being completely devoid of any waterbending talent, which is commonplace in the Water Tribes. The day starts out fairly normally, if not a little annoying, for him, until things take a turn for the worse. During a ceremony, the city is attacked by the Earth Kingdom, falling rather quickly. Most of the population is killed or taken prisoner, and by sheer chance Hayate, joined by resident jerkass Kiro and child prodigy Sukai, manages to escape the captured city. With nowhere to go back to, the three kids set on a journey to find out who was behind the attack on Sakuramura and what was the reason for it.

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner, Progeny Ex Machina, Grand Prince Paul II

* ''Status'': Dead (the author has posted a summary including [[What Could Have Been|the unfinished second half]])

* ''Synopsis'': Two years after failing to defeat Ozai, a bitter and cynical Aang is told by the previous Avatars that to fix things he'll have to have a completely new experience. With all his memories but not his abilities intact, Aang suddenly finds himself in a world where the Water Tribe attacked the other nations, as he travels with Zuko and Azula while being pursued by the exiled Prince Sokka and Kanna.

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Aang didn't run away, and with the Avatar's help Fire Lord Sozin was subdued. However, in his place the Air Nomads became power hungry and attacked the rest of the world. A hundred years later the Fire Nation capital is finally destroyed and only Azula escapes. Circumstances lead her to the South Pole where she picks up Katara and Sokka, and the three of them need to find a way to defeat the Air Nomads, including the Avatar.

 

* Recommended by Deadpool Fan

* ''Status'': Possibly dead

* ''Synopsis'': Based in a semi-alternate universe, as it was written before and during the third season. Surprising though one can also see a lot of canon in it too, just by sheer luck. In the story, things didn't end as happily for Zuko as they did and in the end he became increasingly insane especially after Iroh's death. Now his former friends are trying to stop him. Toph and Sokka are sent on a mission to save an important person that's rotting away in a Fire Nation prison, but they're deep behind enemy lines and their chances of success are slim.

 

* Recommended by Chad

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Due to Ursa's [[Death by Childbirth]], Zuko is Ozai's favorite instead of Azula. Some of Azula's character is still there, like her ability to assess situations and her being firebending prodigy, but she's nice. And she gets sent off on what should have been Zuko's quest, complete with half a face courtesy of Dear old Dad, but with Ty Lee, because Iroh's dead. Did I mention Azula was a life-long victim of [[Abusive Parents|parental abuse]]? And Zhao's out to bone her? Azula-Centric, and obviously, the meetings with the Gaang are different.

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Dead

* ''Synopsis'': In the era of US Prohibition, the city of Omashu is a cesspool of rival bootlegging gangs. After Boss Ozai of the Dragons wipes out the Aces, the gang's only survivor is taken in by the beleagured Riversiders and quickly revealed to be the Avatar.

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Complete, Sequel in Progress

* ''Synopsis'': It is a hundred years after Aang failed to defeat Ozai, and the Fire Nation rules the world under the control of the ancient but still very powerful and canny Azula. But various people throughout the world are starting to make moves towards finally ending the empire's reign.

 

* Recommended by Fire Lizard In A Bottle

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': In a palace in Ba Sing Se, one man awaits his death, one boy his torture, and another his destiny. An Iroh, Sokka and Zuko adventure.

 

* Recommended by MAI 742

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': When Zuko captures the Gaang and his honor is restored, he couldn't be happier... but he quickly learns that the 'return' to his old life is nothing like what he had imagined. AU, obviously.

 

* Recommended by Zero Sennin

* ''Synopsis'': Avatar meets ''[[Persona 3]]''. Aang is a new student at the illustrious Phoenix High School in Ba Sing Se, run by the powerful Phoenix Group. As he meets up with various students, he learns that he is tied to the fate of not only his world, but also another... and that not all of his new friends are as ordinary as they look.

 

* Recommended by The Otaku Ninja

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Picks up where Season Two leaves us hanging... enjoy.

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Prince Aang, the lighthearted son of Fire Lord Ozai, decides to prove his honor by tracking down the Avatar on his own. Meanwhile, the sullen Avatar Zuko is discovered at the South Pole.

 

* Recommended by Nine of Eight

* ''Status'': Ongoing

** {{spoiler|More accurate: Zuko heals with fire, then figures out how to use the "fire" in boiling water, then goes into a coma for previously explained plot-reasons, instead of because he's a butterfly. }}

 

* Recommended by SAMAS

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Avatar Aang disappeared a long time ago. Avatar Kanna died at Serpent's Pass, taking Azulon and Iroh down with her. With the Fire Nation almost completely in control of the world, Toph Bei Fong is sent to Omashu where she gains a friend in Mai, and displays an aptitude for Firebending. But Toph of course has a secret: [[You Should Know This Already|She's an Earthbender]]. Her learning Firebending can mean only one thing...

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Takes place in a universe where Aang wasn't found until several years after Sozin's comet. Focuses on two characters of the author's creation, Kailas Arav and Hova, and their role in staging the revolution that marks the Avatar's triumphant return.

 

* Recommended by Lavanya Six

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': In a world where things went just a ''little'' differently, Grand Lotus Piandao leads the Order of the White Lotus against the ruthless Fire Lord Iroh.

 

* Recommended by Completenerd

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': In short, Zuko and Azula love each other. No, not like ''[[Brother-Sister Incest|that]]''.

 

* Recommended by Doodleniks

* ''Status'': Probably dead

* ''Synopsis'': Zuko is captured by the Northern Water Tribe at the end of season one, but eventually escapes, and makes his own way across the Earth Kingdom.

 

* Recommended by Jetfire

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': A triumphant war party returns with an exotic slave, a gift for the ruling house. Katara and Zuko AU.

 

* Recommended by Lavanya Six

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Mai's father argues to the Firelord that the Water Tribesmen can be educated and made into proper sorts of people. So Azulon sees he gets a boy to prove this on.

 

* Recommended by Kalaong

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Who is Toph? Toph is the [[Badass|Greatest Earthbender in the World]]. What is Toph? Toph is [[Memetic Badass|not blind, but merely incapable of seeing anyone less awesome than she is]]. What could make Toph even more [[Crazy Awesome]] than she already is? Time. When the Gaang encounter her in Season Two, she is not twelve, but twenty-two. A veteran of the Siege of Ba Sing Se - perhaps the reason it failed. The richest woman in the Earth Kingdom due to her unique secret of Metalbending. Master of all around her. This doesn't make her as happy as she thought it would. [[Jerkass|So why should anyone else be happy?]]

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Aang is killed in Sozin's purge of the Air Nomads, so that by the time a hundred years have passed, the current Avatar is none other than Azula. She's branded an automatic traitor and outlaw as soon as this becomes apparent, and is forced to travel with Katara and Sokka as she struggles to come to terms with her new life.

 

* Recommended by Caellach Tiger Eye

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': "Zuko lost much more than an Agni Kai... AU tag to episode 2." Basically, Zuko was {{spoiler|blinded in the Agni Kai against Ozai, and uses Firebending to detect heat and body signatures, similar to how Toph 'sees' using Earthbending.}}

 

* Recommended by K 9 The First 1

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': "In another world, Azula was born first. In another world, Azula wasn't the favorite."

 

* Recommended by Jacob Greyson

* ''Status'': Complete

* Synopsis: A rewrite of the entire series, essentially starting from the second season onward, based around the fundamental changes which result from Jeong Jeong throwing in his lot with Azulon thirty years ago. Ty Lee joins the Gaang, instead of Suki, and there's a deeper focus on the psychology of the characters, especially the villains. The War of Flames is its sequel, focusing on Azula, which according to [[Word of God]], is going to be her redemption story. The whole series is now, per the author, finished.

 

* Recommended by Progeny Ex Machina

* ''Status'': Complete

* Synopsis: In his journeys, a naive Roku learns of the horrors of war, and becomes determined to someday put a stop to it.

 

* Recommended by: shaun

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': The world of Avatar as it would have been without the century-long war.

 

* Recommended by peachychan

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Things go a little differently at the Boiling Rock. As it turns out, sometimes one choice can change everything. Then again, sometimes a different one can change it back again.

 

* Recommended by Lavanya Six

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Following his defeat at the hands of Avatar Aang, an unknown force allows Ozai [[Peggy Sue|to live his life over again]].

 

* Recommended by Queenbri

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Ostensibly takes place... um... actually I have almost no idea when this story takes place. Basically it takes place in the [[Dexter|Dexter-verse]] and it involves everybody's favorite serial killer doing what he does best to everyone's favorite [[Evil Overlord]]. Amazingly enough, both Dexter and Ozai manage to stay in character.

 

* Recommend by Eegah

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': Lu Ten was not killed during the seige of Ba Sing Se, allowing Iroh to continue and win the battle, before becoming Fire Lord a year later. Now with Omashu the only free Earth Kingdom city (and Bumi the de facto Earth King), Hakoda has negotiated a new alliance between the Northern and Southern Water Tribes, leading to some northern soldiers being stationed to protect the Southern tribe. Meanwhile, Prince Ozai is chafing under his brother's thumb, and sends Zuko and Azula to find the Avatar so he'll be able to swing popular opinion toward him becoming the new Fire Lord. Enter Katara, Sokka, and an iceberg...

 

* Recommended by Meteor

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': What if bending was like sign language?

 

* Recommended by Stratagemini

* ''Status'': In-Progress

* ''Synopsis'': Aang dies right before Katara is born, rendering her the Avatar.

 

* Recommended by Parasurd

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': What if Zuko had gone against destiny the day of Black Sun and had killed his father then and there while he was powerless? What would the outcome be? More importantly, what would happen to the Fire Nation and an already unstable Princess? Temp. HIATUS.

 

* Recommended by templar627

* "Status": In- Progress

* "Synopsis": Avatar Zuko was banished from the Fire Nation and now lives in hiding, just wanting to stay low in the shadows. Dai Li Agent Toph was assigned to find the Avatar before the Fire Nation Princess, Azula, does. All is chaotic, but it is just the beginning...

 

* Recommended by Eona

* ''Pairings'': Sokka/Zuko, {{spoiler|past Jet/Zuko}}

* ''Synopsis'': A high school AU that is absolutely amazing. The authors have done a great job making the characters believable. There is a prequel fic on Scuttlebutt Inc's fanfiction.net profile that is also worth checking out.

 

* Recommended by adelz2

* ''Pairings'': Zuko/Katara

''Stories that take place in-universe, but have little to do with actual canon, canon characters, etc. Almost always involve a cast of Original Characters, with possible cameos by canon ones. Any characters from actual canon are most likely one-shot characters or those with no given back-story.''

 

* Recommended by Ryan Lohner

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': After Aang's death, the next Avatar is a girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Keana. But there's a mysterious new evil power rising, and her quest to master the bending arts has enough danger to rival Aang's.

 

* Recommended by Rebecca Hb.

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': During the Occupation of Ba Sing Se, the Dai Li discover that one of their treasures has been stolen and abused. Dai Li-centric, [[Original Character]].

 

* Recommended by dreamshell

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': An earthbender from a village conquered by the Fire Nation travels through a war-torn world seeking freedom for his people, picking up some interesting companions and learning more than he really wanted to along the way, about them, himself, and the world.

 

* Recommended by Potman

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': The story of the very first Avatar, fixing a big war between all the four nations.

 

* Recommended by vp21ct

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Smellerbee and Longshot escape from from the Dai Li headquarters with the mostly dead Jet, determined to save him.

 

* Reccommended by Lightning Knight

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Possibly a trollfic, this [[So Bad It's Good]] story crosses Avatar: The Last Airbender, Maximum ride, and a teenage girl's fantasies. Rainbow Tracey Midnite Patterson Cullen (no relation to Edward), is given wings and a family in the flock. Eventually she goes through a portal (or "protal") and discovers she's an avatar! (Yes, 'an').

 

* Recommended by marikunin

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': The story of the very first Avatar, a Water Tribe woman named Mara. Told like a traditional folktale. All [[OCs]].

 

* Recommended by Feline Squids

* ''Status'': Complete, though a sequel should be posted soon.

Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.

 

* Recommended by The Affable Paranoiac

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': A compilation of short fics based on just about every ship you would expect and many you wouldn't.

 

* Recommended by Extraintrovert

* ''Pairing(s)'': Sokka/Azula, Sokka/Ty Lee, Ty Lee/Anything that moves, insinuated Azula/Zhao

* ''Synopsis'': A Sokka-capture fic, originally intended as a parody of [[IKEA Erotica]] Sokka-capture fics, but rapidly evolved into a contemplative, loquacious, heavily character-driven four-way mental battle between Sokka, Azula, Ty Lee and Mai bordering on a [[Gambit Pileup]] while ''still'' keeping the characters believable.

 

* Recommended by Universalperson

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': A counterpoint to ''Another Brother.'' Iroh finds a little Katara after a Fire Nation raid.

 

* Recommended by Revlid

* ''Status'': Complete/Possibly dead

* ''Synopsis'': She knows that she was not the reason. Not nearly. Her mother has merely ensured that she is one of the benefits.

 

* Recommended by Potman

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. Her rant uses high amounts of sarcasm, so beware.

 

* Recommended by Deadpool Fan

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Its four years after Ozai is defeated and the Gaang is trying save Suki from a prison. But the rebels in the Fire Nation have other plans.

 

* Recommended by The Evil Oboist

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Mai and Zuko's wedding day does not go ''quite'' according to plan.

 

* Recommended by Lua, Somariel

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': During season one, Zuko, Jet, and Sokka get captured and thrown in a metal box together by Earth Kingdom soldiers. Zuko's been drugged but the company's medic is new at the job, and Zuko's horny rather than spilling everything to any questions put to him. Sokka, naturally, wants to get out of the box however possible. Jet is, well, Jet.

 

* Recommended by Joysweeper

* ''Pairings'': Sokka/Suki

* ''Synopsis'': Five moments every couple must face. Sokka wants to stick to tradition. Unfortunately, so does Suki.

 

* Recommended by Marlee Cross

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Aang and Toph are married, and Toph asks him one night if he ever wishes she were Katara.

 

* Recommended by ~1angelette~

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Having heard a rumor about two tea servers in the lower tiers of Ba Sing Se, Katara and Toph sneak away go to investigate only to have their suspicions confirmed. Zutara, Blutara.

 

* Recommended by Rabid Rainbow

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': The Prince of the Fire Nation will do anything to find the legendary Avatar, but what if the bait he captures to lure the Avatar decides to fight back and gains his attention in more ways than one?

 

* Recommended by Clandestine Clear

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Upon meeting Hakoda for the first time, Zuko discovers that Water Tribesmen have a unique way of determining manhood.

 

* Recommended by Jetfire

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Each chapter is a facet of the Zutara fandom that has a serious flaw in logic, whether its purpose is to bring them together or keep them apart. No character bashing.

 

* Recommended by Badwolfwho

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Crossing: 1. The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean. [...] 4. Intersection, as of two paths or roads. [...] 6. Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.

 

* Recommended by Sara Jaye

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Momo thinks about his feelings towards Appa. Fluff ensues.

 

* Recommended by Sara Jaye

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': A few years after the series' end, Smellerbee reflects and Longshot announces his feelings towards her in typical Longshot fashion.

 

* Recommended by Sara Jaye

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': A series of drabbles in no particular order.

 

* Recommended by Marlee Cross

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': It had been Katara's 48th capture by Zuko. She wonders when Aang and Sokka will finally get the picture.

 

* Recommended by Marlee Cross

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Set in season 1. Katara breaks into Zuko's ship with the intent to kill him in his sleep. It doesn't work out...well not really.

 

* Recommended by beeftony

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': S3 AU from FBM. Deep in the Fire Nation jungle, the Gaang discovers a rogue tribe of exiled water ninja who send Zuko and Katara on a mission to recover the Fire Nation's secret battle plans.

 

* Recommended by flamewolf

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Sokka would swear, later on, that it was completely innocent when it started.

 

* Recommended by The Evil Oboist

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Since the day the walls of Ba Sing Se fell, the Freedom Fighters have struggled to protect what remains of the city and its people. Jet and his second command, a mysterious boy named Li, have spent the summer piecing together an army, hoping for a chance to take the city back for good. But Li is also Zuko, and the time for that secret is quickly running out. Soon, he'll have to decide exactly who he is, what cause he's going to fight for and where his heart lies. Note: This is an AU that takes place during Season Three, and is built on the conceit that Jet never saw Iroh Firebending his tea.

 

* ''Status'': Complete

* Recommended by Fat Rat

* ''Synopsis'': AU Azula manages to capture the Avatar. Now she is in desperate need of an heir.

 

* Recommended by peachychan

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': After the Ember Island Players' performance, and with the help of a little rice wine, Zuko and Katara decide to rewrite an alternate ending to their story. Oneshot, Zuko/Katara.

 

* Recommended by Progeny Ex Machina

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': A series of one-shots about a multitude of pairings, from the borderline-canon to the utterly nonsensical, and how they might pan out.

 

* Recommended by Somariel

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': In the months following the war, Zuko is feeling overwhelmed and Mai worries about him. She goes after him one night and tries to help him see that he's doing just fine as Fire Lord.

 

* Recommended by Zaptech

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Five years after Sozin's Comet, the Gaang is gathering at the South Pole to take part in a peace conference between the surviving nations. While there, they begin to do some serious soul-searching, with the members of the Gaang questioning their relationships with one another. But as the peace summit progresses, Toph finds herself stuck in the middle of a portentious plot that will either destroy her or the entire Southern Water Tribe.

 

* Recommended by Lavanya Six

* ''Status'':

* ''Synopsis'': Two years after the Century War, Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko attempt to win the peace. Behind the scenes in the Fire Nation's Royal Palace, a young noblewoman wages her own war, where the battlefield is the Court and words & alliances are the weapons.

 

* Recommended by andromeda

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Five years after the end of the Hundred Year War, Fire Lord Zuko is hit with an assassin's dart while walking in the marketplace with Mai. It sends him into a coma from which he cannot wake. Nothing can revive him; not antidotes, not rest, not even Katara's healing. But Katara has begun to suspect that there is something else she can do. For all she hears when she closes her eyes is his voice calling out to her from the Spirit World. To save Zuko, Katara must seek out Aang, who is the only person alive who can act as a bridge to the Spirit World. There's a problem, though, and it's not just what Toph calls 'Aang's Law.' Katara and Aang haven't spoken in over a year.

 

* Recommended by Sammi J

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': ...When your sister's dating your angsty ex-enemy, her relatively preferable ex isn't over her, and you and your best friend have the plan of a lifetime, it's paved with good intentions. Sokka and Toph team up to break up Zuko and Katara so that [[Shipper on Deck|she and Aang will get back together.]] [[Hilarity Ensues]].

 

* Recommended by Somariel

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Mai and Zuko run into each other in the colonies. She's accompanying her father on a business trip. He's having his ship outfitted for a voyage to the South Pole in search of the Avatar. This chance encounter stirs up long dormant feelings and leaves both of them wondering if they'll ever see each other again. Takes place shortly before Season 1.

 

* Recommended by Iceeh

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Pairings'': Ty Lee/Azula, Mai/Zuko

 

''[http://archiveofourown.org/works/339401/chapters/549142 People in the Mirror Are Closer than They Appear]'' by Nele

* ''Synopsis'': Takes place almost a year before season one. Prince Zuko is growing up and discovering new ways to make Lieutenant Jee's life miserable. Just when Jee has had a bad, bad week of Captain Zhao popping in, an invisible thief stealing his things, his crew acting up, and an enemy bird invading his ship, Zuko brings matters to a head in bad, bad way.

 

* Recommended by Cerberus7

* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Synopsis'': Spans a long period of time post-series. Sokka is fighting the remnants of Ozai's followers while Toph founds Republic City. [[Two Lines, No Waiting]], and [[Tear Jerker|'''heart-wrenching''']].

 

* Recommended by: Iceheart123

* ''Status'': ''Stalking Zuko'' and ''Not Stalking Zuko'' are complete, ''Not Stalking Firelord Zuko'' is ongoing.

* ''Synopsis'': Katara starts stalking Zuko at the Western Air Temple in "Stalking Zuko." In "Not Stalking Zuko," Katara has (presumably) left her stalking days behind her, but still has some stalkerish relapses. In both, the Gaang get into trouble, shenanigans happen and Katara and Zuko get into some...awkward moments.

 

* Recommended by Namacub95

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': An AU where Lu Ten survives the Siege of Ba Sing Se and Iroh is crowned Fire Lord. The Avatar has been discovered in the South Pole and it's Katara. Zuko is sent on a mission to the South Pole to propose to Katara so that the fragile peace that Iroh has built up isn't compromised. Meanwhile, in the Fire Nation, Ozai schemes to kill Iroh and take the throne for himself threatening to plunge the Fire Nation royal family into civil war. It mainly focuses on Zutara with a variety of side plots. It's updated every Saturday.

 

* Recommended by Edokage

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': After the war, Toph decides to leave for Gaoling on foot to see her family. Sokka, being the nice guy he is, decides to accompany her and a lot of adventures occur as they travel halfway across the world.

 

* Recommended by Somariel

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Mai and Zuko thought they had enough to deal with in the three years following the war. They didn't count on a shotgun wedding, parenthood, and a deadly conspiracy from within their own inner circle. Written for the Maiko Big Bang on livejournal.

 

* Recommended by Somariel

* ''Status'': Ongoing

 

== Crossovers ==

* Recommended by Chad

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': A ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' / ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender|Avatar]]'' [[Crossover]]. Aang gets sick, and the Gaang plus Zuko and Iroh are transported to "Our" universe, where House tries to discover the problem.

 

* Recommended by Danel

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Synopsis'': Crossover/Fusion of the Naruto and Avatar series that intertwines the two stories in a clever and original way. Sasuke and his team hunt Aang for his power, while Zuko in turn chases ''them'' for revenge. More twists in the familiar stories follow.

 

* Recommended by Blue Hospitality

* ''Fandoms'': [[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]], [[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]

* ''Synopsis'': Bender crash lands in the world of Avatar and joins the Gaang. Warning for [[Crack Fic]] tendencies and Drunk!Katara/Zuko pairing.

 

* Recommended by Killing Joke

* Status: Three Completed series, the fourth is yet to begin.

* Synopsis: The original Clash was conceived as a comedic, non-canonical [[Negative Continuity]] crossover between five well-known Avatar Wiki Fanon stories, with one chapter being written by each author. The second had four of the series from the first being used, with one (Legacy of Fire) being replaced by Guardian. The third had the five series from the second, with two new series that had been created after the first two Clashes. A fourth Clash was recently conceived, following the departures/inactivity of five of the authors from Clash 3. This new Clash will consist of 8 series, with three of the series from the original trilogy (Wanted, Guardian and Child of Destiny) and their authors (Twilitlink, The Bos and Mightybrit) returning, as well as five "next-generation" series and their respective authors joining in.

 

* Recommended by caelae

* ''Status'': Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': “Kurt Hummel, the current Avatar, finds a Firebending teacher in the young Prince Blaine. But is that all he finds? Or will circumstances conspire to push them into becoming more, to the world, and each other? Fusion Fic!” (author synopsis)

 

* Recommended by Progeny Ex Machina

* Status: Dormant