Escape from the Boiling Rock

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- "My guess is, they've been taking to The Boiling Rock. It's on island, in the middle of a boiling lake. It's inescapable".

The escape from The Boiling Rock was one of the final battles in the Fire Nation's war for world domination. It beared significants in history, as it was the first successful escape attempt from the Fire Nation's most advanced maximum security prison. The escape was carried by select members of Team Avatar. The entire escape lasted about two days in total, with the first attempt being unsuccessful.

The battle resulted in a complete victory for Team Avatar. The battle also resulted in Princess Azula being betrayed by her two best friends, Mai and Ty Lee. The escape also resulted in three more people joining Team Avatar.

This was the final big event until Sozin's Comet, where the Fire Nation would finally lose the war.

History
Late in the war, Fire Lord Ozai built the Boiling Rock to sustain traitors and other enemies of the Fire Nation. The prison had the most advanced technology of any other Fire Nation prison. As the years went by, not a single successful escape attempt was made, giving the Boiling Rock a record of being inescapable.

In the events of Appa's Lost Days, Suki and the rest of the Kyoshi Warriors were defeated and captured by Princess Azula and her friends, Mai and Ty Lee. Suki was in turn seperated by the rest of the warriors and shipped to the Boiling Rock prison.

On The Day of Black Sun, a small invasion force led by Chief Hakoda attacked the Fire Nation Capital in hopes of ending the war. Due to Azula's cunning, however, the entire invasion force was captured except for Team Avatar. This weighed heavy on Sokka, making himself feel as though it was his fault his father was imprisoned.

Prelude
One night at The Western Air Temple, Zuko passes out tea to the rest of Team Avatar. He attempts to tell the rest of Team Avatar a tea joke, but forgets everything but the punchline, earning Katara's critisism. Zuko notices Sokka seems upset about something, and goes over to talk to him. Sokka asks Zuko where he thinks his dad and the rest of the warriors were captured. Zuko guesses that they were taken to the Boiling Rock, and tells Sokka how the prison is inescapable. Sokka states that he just wanted information.

That night, however, Sokka attempts to sneak away on Appa. Zuko catches him, and after some arguing, Zuko decides to travel with Sokka. Together, the two of them travel to the prison on Zuko's War Balloon. After a day of traveling, Zuko and Sokka finally make it to the prison.