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1. Hope is something you give yourself by KotWojownik

   Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   29 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Zuko (Avatar)
   • Aang (Avatar)
   • Katara (Avatar)
   • Sokka (Avatar)
   • Iroh (Avatar)
   • Zhao (Avatar)
   • Aunt Wu (Avatar)
   • Mother Superior (Avatar)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Zuko Joins The Gaang Early (Avatar)
   • Canon Rewrite
   • Loss of Bending Ability (Avatar)
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Hurt Zuko (Avatar)
   • POV Zuko (Avatar)
   • Zhao Being an Asshole (Avatar)
   • Surviving Air Nomads (Avatar)
   • Northern Water Tribe (Avatar)
   • Fire Healer Zuko (Avatar)

   Summary

   What would happen if in the events of Pohuai Stronghold Zuko instead of being knocked out, was hit with the arrow and his identity compromised? His journey is about to take a whole different turn on early stage. How will this affect the course of history?

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