Zuko becomes Fire Lord before joining the Gaang AUs
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In which Zuko isn’t the only one who doesn't like the plan to burn the Earth Kingdom to the ground.
The day before the Eclipse, Ozai is assassinated. Something in Azula breaks. There’s an army about to invade, and it’s Fire Lord Zuko’s problem now.
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24 hours of Caldera occupation by Dioranelle
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
18 Feb 2026
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In the final moments before the eclipse, Ozai and Azula switch bunkers.
Team Avatar reaches the Fire Lord during the Day of Black Sun. The invasion succeeds. Azula escapes. Zuko and Ozai are captured. Caldera falls.
Or: Aang defeats the Fire Lord during the Eclipse. And the war is far away from being won.
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it shouldn't be that easy by Dioranelle
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
27 Dec 2025
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For historical accuracy, the coup d’état was Suki and Hakoda’s idea, not Zuko’s.
Or: in which Zuko doesn’t escape the palace after the eclipse. After a few days, Ozai decides to send him to the Boiling Rock.
It doesn’t take Suki and Hakoda long to reach a conclusion: why limit themselves to escaping the Boiling Rock when they could stage a coup in the Fire Nation as well?
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for historical accuracy by Dioranelle
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
28 Jul 2026
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Zuko doesn’t escape the palace after the eclipse, and Ozai makes the mistake of sending him to the Boiling Rock. As it turns out, Suki and Hakoda are there as well.
Featuring: Zuko and Suki's extended life changing field trip, Hakoda entering dad mode, a simple escape turning into a full-blown coup in the Fire Nation, and Zuko actually gaining support from within his own nation before taking the throne.
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In which Aang becomes increasingly confused about who actually rules the Fire Nation: Fire Lord Ozai or the Fire Lord Zuko.
Luckily, he has his friend Lee to explain the issue.
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