Legal stuff: I don't own anything, all rights go to their respective owners

I had to give all these characters names

Youngest Joo Dee- Sōng Shǒu, which means release — as in to let go of, in Chinese

Middle Joo Dee- Xiàn Zhì, which means limit in Chinese

Oldest Joo Dee- Zì Yóu, which, means freedom in Chinese

I also had to give their town a name; this is supposed to be somewhat like a fishing port.

I'm calling it, Xīn De Kāi Shǐ, which means new beginning in Chinese.


"Aren't you tired of living in Xīn De Kāi Shǐ?" Sōng Shǒu fell back on her bed. "Nothing interesting happens here! It's the same thing everyday; we get up, spend hours trying to catch a fish, go to bed, then repeat the process all over again!"

Xiàn Zhì rolled her eyes at her sister, "Yes, we all know that you want to go to Ba Sing Se."

Sōng Shǒu sat up, "What's not to like? There's the university, the architecture and it's the safest city in the Earth Kingdom!"

"Haven't you considered how much money it costs to go there? A trip to

there is very expensive," Xiàn Zhì argued.

There was a knock on their door. Zì Yóu opened the door. A man handed her a letter. He left and then she closed the door.

"It's from our mother," Zì Yóu waved the letter in the air.

"Let me read this," Xiàn Zhì grabbed the letter out of - Zì Yóu's hands, "She wants us to come to Ba Sing Se and visit her. It's about something really important," Xiàn Zhì said. "Our mother has finally decided to bring us back in the family." Xiàn Zhì smiled.

Sōng Shǒu scoffed, "I doubt she cares. If she did, we wouldn't be living here."

Xiàn Zhì glared at her sister, "But our mother couldn't support us when she dropped off here. Since she has more money now, she has decided to take care of us again."

"She never loved us," Sōng Shǒu argued. "Why else would she dump us here?"

"She loved me!" Xiàn Zhì bickered.

"Then why aren't you living with her?" Sōng Shǒu demanded.

"Because somebody–" Xiàn Zhì started to say.

"Sisters, there's more in the letter," Zì Yóu interrupted, "It says that she could only afford two tickets for the monorail."

"Oh," Xiàn Zhì said.

"I'll stay here," Zì Yóu volunteered.

"Are you sure?" Xiàn Zhì asked.

"I like this town. I don't like cities," Zì Yóu shrugged. "You both want to go more than I do anyway."

"It's settled, we're going to Ba Sing Se!" Sōng Shǒu exclaimed.

"Try not do anything stupid," Zì Yóu added.

"Oof!" Zì Yóu exclaimed as her sisters hugged her. "We love you, too," they said.