"We just want to ask you a few questions."
Tahno looked up and nodded. He sat slumped in a cold, metal chair as he surveyed the room around him. The walls were a deep grey, each panel emblazoned with an elaborate circular symbol. A single ceiling lamp illuminated the immense, metal table in front of him. Chief Bei Fong sat across from him, stern and straight backed as she met his gaze.
"All right. We need to know what happened the night of the Pro-Bending Championship match."
Tahno gave her a dark look and wryly chuckled.
"You have a whole stadium full of witnesses. Why do you need to talk to me?"
Chief Bei Fong sighed and leaned forward towards him, placing her elbows shoulder width apart on the table, her fingers touching.
"We just need to know what happened."
Tahno took a deep breath and slowly nodded.
"He came near the end of the match, him and a bunch of Equalists. He overpowered us. I begged and I pleaded with him to stop, but then he…he took-"
Tahno stopped. A rush of fear and nausea rose from the very depths of him and he couldn't say another word. Thankfully, Chief Bei Fong interjected.
"Thank you… I do have one more question for you."
Tahno, fighting a cold sweat and the urge to retch could only nod.
"Did you have any contact with the Equalists before the championship match?"
Tahno hardened. He knew exactly what the Chief was asking. He stared at her, focusing all of his anger at her.
"No."
Chief Bei Fong, shocked by the intensity of his response, blinked and then looked at him for some time.
"Well then. You can go."
As the Chief got up to leave, another question flashed into Tahno's mind.
"Wait! Do you know anything about my teammates, Ming and Shaozu?"
Chief Bei Fong thought for a moment, her eyebrows furrowed.
"No. They haven't shown up at all. We haven't heard a thing about them since the pro-bending championship."
The Chief walked briskly out of the room, leaving Tahno to reflect on the fact that everything he ever loved was gone.