It was the day after my sister and I had turned fourteen. Our father had left to fight in the war several years ago now, and there wasn't much hope for him returning any time soon. Mother, Song and I were sitting at the kitchen table of our homely farmhouse enjoying an afternoon cup of tea when there was a sharp knock at the door. Mother got up to answer it. In the open doorway were two large men, both dressed in a familiar attire that I recognized immediately. Fire Nation solders. Mother showed no change in emotion, all though there was no way that she didn't realize who or what they were.

"Come in, come in. Let me pour you some refreshments, it is quite hot today."

Neither man moved.

"Please, I insist. Take a seat."

The soldier on the left stepped inside, but his gaze was not on the table or chairs. He was glaring at Song and I. As he approached, the only thing on my mind was our safety. I saw a rock just outside the door, my only focus. I stomped the ground and put all of my energy into the technique that Father had taught me before he left. At my command, the rock lifted and flew across the room before ricocheting off the soldier's helmet with a clang, doing nothing. The soldier still at the door shook his head.

"Tsk, tsk. Ma'am, you haven't given us time to explain why we're here. We're going around searching for remaining earthbenders. I'm afraid you'll have to come with us, young lady."

Before I knew it, my hands were being held behind my back by the soldier nearest to me and I was being forced out the door, panic stricken. Mother was being restrained by the remaining soldier as she clawed and fought, crying out.

"Where are you taking her? Where are you taking my baby? Harmony!"

Song saw an opening and lunged for the soldier's grip on Mother, but he saw her first. I watched in horror as a blaze erupted from his fist. Song fell to the ground, clutching her right leg in agony. My own leg began to tingle, of our invisible bond.

"No! Song!"

She sobbed on the floor, trying to fight back through her pain. Her hand groped the table above her, and a teacup went flying across the room, missing the soldier and shattering to bits on the wall next to the door. She yelled as she franticly searches for another. The soldier notices this and kicks her away from the table and halfway across the room. I thrashed in a vain attempt to escape and help my injured sister. Mother could barely keep fighting, and Song was in no condition to. The soldier overpowered the both of them with one last fire blast to the ground as the other dragged me out the door and flung me onto his rhino. My screams fade to whispers as weariness overcomes me. I cried silently as my home fades away into the distance in the slowly fading light of the sunset. Everything I had ever known was gone.