The Equalist Airships' increased speed brought worries to Lin. She looked over her shoulder and the two airships have gained on them. She looked at Tenzin, her friend, and yelled, "Tenzin, they're gaining on us!"

He looked behind him and saw two airships and urged his bison to go faster, "Faster, Oogi!" The loyal bison did what he was told but it wasn't enough. A net was cast to them and Lin instinctively bent her cords to break it. Before a strand was able to retract she bent her metal cords to connect to it and with a look of worry to the airbending family she erased all fear she had in her and replaced it for the love she had for her ex-lover and the courage her mother implanted in her. She closed her eyes, finalizing her decision and cast a last glance at them.

"Whatever happens to me, don't turn back," she said in a slightly quivering voice as she tried so hard not to show a little fear that was slowly creeping in her again. She ran on the bison's tail and heard the last words of Tenzin before she leapt off.

"Lin, what are you doing?" He sounded scared but as she hung on that rope she was already done emptying her emotions. She channelled all her energy as she stomped on the first airship, bending the metal hood out of shape and rolling it in a cylinder. She heard a small boom and knew she accomplished what she had to do. She ran towards the second ship, bending the metal of the first airship to give her boost. As she landed hard on its hood she immediately stomped, ready to bend its roof to achieve a damage to let the airbenders flee safely. But all of a sudden, she felt electricity course through her body as her environment went black.

The next thing she knew, she was brought to Amon, the evil leader of these Equalists, asking her of the whereabouts of Avatar Korra.

"Tell me where the Avatar is and I will let you keep you bending," he said, his cold voice drilling in her. She knew all too well what will happen if she will tell him where she is. She'll lose her bending either way.

"I won't tell you anything, you monster!"

She felt him smiled behind his mask, "Very well." He went around her, roughly clasped her nape as his thumb crashed to her forehead…and then nothing. She felt empty and her eyes rolled back into her head as she sailed away to nothingness.

"Aah!" A woman woke up with a start in a hospital bed, she was panting so hard that the doctor just outside her room rushed in. "What happened, Lin?"

"I-I had a bad dream, Doctor Kier," she whispered.

"What dream?" the doctor asked worriedly. "Tell me."

She thought hard as she tried to recall what it was. It was suddenly all too blurry to remember. "There was a man in a mask and…and then another man…I was flying."

Doctor Kier held her hand and his other hand caressed her cheek. "What else?"

Lin shook her head and leaned away from him. She buried her face in her hands as tears streamed down her face, "I-I don't know. I can't remember anything else."

It was already three years since she was stripped of her bending during the Equalist revolution. The only thing she remembered was waking up in a white room thirty months ago, her surrounding spinning as Doctor Kier Tan's face, the first thing she laid eyes on after her comatose, became more focused. The doctor had a kind aura about him as he asked her if she was feeling fine. After her dizziness subsided, she answered that she felt fine as she looked around her. She was surrounded by some people she never knew who introduced themselves as caretakers of the Beifong estate in the Earth Kingdom. They never expected her next question.

"Who am I?" she asked them gently.

"Ma'am, you're Lin Beifong," an old lady said kindly as she held Lin's hand. The patient immediately flinched and Doctor Kier sat next to her on her bed.

"It's alright Lin," he said softly. "They're your friends."

"Where am I?" she asked.

Doctor Kier answered her shortly after giving the estate caretakers a look that told them Lin is in a worse condition. "You were just transferred here in Gaoling Medical Center from Yu Dao Provincial Hospital."

"And?" she asked.

"You were in comatose for six months," he said. "Do you remember anything before you were unconscious?"

Lin shook her head. She tried to remember but her memories seemed to have closed their doors on her. "I…I don't remember anything."

The estate caretakers gasped and vowed to take care of her. That was how she started coping with her memory loss. She was found on the shores of Yu Dao after her business with Amon by a then 49 year-old Kier, a neurosurgeon. Apparently, the Equalists mercilessly tortured her and dumped her just a few meters from the shoreline and the waves brought her to where Kier found her. He carried her and took care of her since then.

Now as her dreams became more frequent, Kier has been worried that maybe Lin's close to recovering a bit of her memories. She has been having healing sessions to try to recover her memories and she has been working as the Vice President of her family company along with a relative and has only remembered one thing: her name. She forgot all about Republic City, The Metalbending Police, Tenzin and all her friends. She has been isolated in Gaoling leaving Tenzin and all her friends wondering if she's dead or alive. Kier thought it was for the best since he has fallen in love with her and they have been going out for a year now.

"Baby, it's alright," he murmured as he wrapped her in her arms since she was still shaken from the dream she had. "It's just a dream."

"It seemed so real," she wept as she drowned herself in his scent. She nuzzled in the crook of his neck and they stayed like that for minutes. When they broke apart, Kier gave her a chaste kiss and said his goodbyes as a healer went in her room for her healing session.

"Had a bad dream again, Lin?" the Healer Chen asked. She nodded.

"It seemed real, Chen," she confessed. "And I…" her words trailed off as she blushed and smiled.

"Tell me," Chen urged.

"I felt in love…with this man I can't even remember," she giggled slightly. "It's silly, really."

Chen motioned her to sit up as the healer moved around her, bending water to her temple as it glowed. Lin breathed in and breathed out when suddenly her vision blurred and the next thing she knew she was flying on a bison over a city. Beside her was a boy around twelve, grinning at her.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" he asked her.

"Yeah," she breathed out.

"Republic City at its best," the boy stood and jumped off the bison holding a staff. She was snapped out of her vision when the water dried up from her temple. Her eyes widened and she said, "I saw something, Chen."

"What is it?" Chen asked.

"Republic City," she whispered.

Chen's head snapped and she smiled at Lin. "Very good, Lin. Do you remember anything else about that place?"

Lin shook her head again. "A boy around twelve years old was with me…and he jumped off this big animal. Have you been to Republic City, Chen?"

Chen sat down next t her and clasped her hand. "Once during a Healers' Convention; it's a nice place. You should visit." Lin smiled and nodded.

"That's a good idea," Lin said. Chen bid her goodbyes and left the room. On her way out, Kier was waiting for her.

"Well?"

"She remembered Republic City," Chen said softly. "You should take her there."

"I'll see what I can do," he said and strode to Lin's room. Chen said something that stopped him.

"She remembered him," she said. "She remembered something they did when they were around twelve."

Kier shook his head and continued his way to Lin's room. She was grinning when he went in and he gave her a sweet kiss. "How was it?"

"I remembered a bit about Republic City," she said. "I want to go there Kier. Can we?" She looked up at him with her eyes pleading, a look he can't refuse to.

"Alright," he gave in. "We'll leave after tomorrow. Sounds good?"

"Yes."

In the middle of the night on Air Temple Island, Tenzin woke up sweating. After Pema's death when the Equalists captured them, he has been lost. He was still councilman but he felt empty deep inside. He moved on over Pema's untimely demise but he still felt empty not knowing if ever Lin is still alive or dead. He got up from his bed and went to the kitchen only to find Jinora, his thirteen year-old daughter, quietly sipping tea.

"What are you still doing up, Jinora?" he asked.

"I heard you," she said softly. "You were mumbling in your sleep…saying Aunt Lin's name."

He ran a hand along his face and sat across his daughter. "I'm sorry."

"Dad…she's gon-"

"No she's not," he snapped. "I know she's somewhere out there, alive."

Jinora nodded and got up after draining her tea. She walked around the table and hugged her father. "I hope you're right, dad." She kissed him and said goodnight. She knew her father is still in love with Lin. She can't blame him. After she jumped off their bison she knew she cared not only for their father but also for them, including Pema. But it was all over now; Pema's dead for three years and Lin was nowhere to be found. She sighed and went in her room and slumped on her bed.

"Aunt Lin, where are you?" she whispered.

A/N: I hoped you like this first chapter. I'll update every week. Reviews are very much appreciated.