bentflame

[The dream starts out with Azula standing alone in a prison cell-- the same one from her first dream. As in that one, she stands unmoving in the middle of the room, wearing both a prison uniform and her crown. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Ozai's voice begins to speak. His tone is light; almost teasing.]

You know what's going to happen, don't you, Azula? You know even though you won't admit it, not even to yourself. You can't even conceive the possibility, but you know. If the Fire Nation wins, I'll be in charge and you will die. If the Fire Nation loses, your brother and the Avatar will be in charge and you will die. There's no escape for you; no second chances. The only ones who would have helped you are already dead.

[Suddenly the scene switches, and Azula is standing in the middle of an empty battlefield. Mai and Ty Lee are lying on the ground at her feet. Ozai's voice continues.]

You'll never be good enough. Everything that you've done, I have the power to undo. Everything that you have, I have the power to take away. You thought you could win the war all by yourself, but now you know that you can't do anything without me. You thought you could kill the Avatar and defeat your enemies, but now you've discovered that you will always FAIL!

[Ozai's voice crescendos until he's roaring, and Azula is knocked backwards by an invisible force-- she shoots of flames randomly, but of course, there's nothing to hit. She hits the ground hard, and just lies there as the dream fades out.]