Hey guys! Sorry for the delayed update, I am struggling to finish up my summer reading for school on Tuesday. This chpater was soo hard to write because I had to watch the scene where Lin lost her bending multiple times and I probably bawled each time. Here's Chapter 2! Warning: Your feels might die while reading.

Lin POV

It was dark and raining heavily when I was brought to Air Temple Island. Only hours ago, I had been fighting chi-blockers in this exact spot. Now, I was being restrained by two of them as they led me to my fate.

My hands were bound in front of me by rope. I didn't struggle or fight against my captors. I had accepted that there was no getting out of this one. The only thing that mattered now was that Tenzin and his family were safe.

The chi-blockers threw me to the ground. I groaned as I landed hard on my knees, the metal from my suit biting into my skin. A piece of my disarrayed hair fell into my face as I looked up.

Standing before me was Amon. The sight of his mask made me my teeth grit and I found it hard to resist the urge to spit at him. He was surrounded by his lieutenant and a handful of his masked followers. I could tell he wasn't taking any chances with me.

"Tell me where the Avatar is," He said in his gravelly voice. "and I'll let you keep your bending."

I was not fooled by his words. Even if I gave him any information, I knew that I posed to much of a threat to him. He wouldn't be stupid enough to keep his word.

"I won't tell you anything, you monster." I snarled in reply.

He looked down at me with a glint in his dark eyes.

"Very well,"

I could tell he had been awaiting this moment; the moment where he took my bending. Me; the esteemed Chief of Police and the only daughter of Toph Beifong.

I stared ahead as Amon stepped behind me, each footstep seeming to drown out the sound of the rain and echo through my head.

This was it. I was going to lose my bending. I had failed as Chief of Police and I had failed my mother's legacy. I had lost everything that mattered to me in the past ten years; my mother, Tenzin, my job, and now, my bending was going to be the newest edition to that list.

Closing my eyes, I listened to the Earth one last time. It whispered my name, almost as if it were begging me to stay. I bit back the urge to allow my tears to shed, refusing to let these monsters see me break down. No matter what, I would stay strong.

I felt Amon's hand grasp my neck and pull my head back so that my forehead was facing upward. Keeping my eyes closed, I waited for him to take away my bending.

Suddenly, there was a huge gust of wind and I heard the shouts of Amon and his followers. I was knocked to the ground and landed hard on my back. My eyes flew open and I observed the scene.

Amon and his followers were lying on the stone ground of the courtyard. Amon was looking ahead past where Lin sat.

"Impossible," He hissed.

I turned to follow his gaze and gasped at who I saw.

Tenzin stood in his airbending stance, a look of fury of his face as he glared at Amon.

"Oh, it's possible,"

He bent more streams of air at the Equalists. They stood up, only to be thrown back to the ground hard.

I quickly moved out of the way and stood up to help Tenzin. Taking my stance, I used my metal cables to grab two of the Equalists and throw them into the air. Tenzin sent a gust of wind at them and they were launched into a tree, where they laid in a heap, unconscious.

Two Equalists came at me, wielding their signature weighted ropes. They swung them above their head, but before they could let them fly at me, I earthbent the ground around them, knocking them in the face with stone. They collapsed to the ground with a groan.

A sharp pain went through me, making me cry out in pain and fall to the ground.. The Lieutenant had somehow managed to get behind me and hit me with his kali sticks. I rolled onto my back to face him. He smiled at me wickedly, raising his kali sticks.

"That airbending brat can't save you now," He sneered, referring to Jinora.

The kali sticks made contact with my metal suit, immediately electrocuting me. I cried out at the unbearable pain.

"Lin!" Tenzin exclaimed.

He was surrounded by Equalists and was unable to come to my rescue. Suddenly, he created a airbending scooter and knocked out the half dozen chi-blockers before he went after the Lieutenant. He shot him down with a hard gust of air, and watched in triumph as he crumbled to the ground, unconscious. His scooter faded away and he landed on his feet, hurrying to my side.

"Lin," He said, cradling my head in his hands.

I looked up at him with my blurred vision. My body ached in pain inside my uniform. I knew that beneath the layer of metal, I was badly injured from the events that day. However, I pushed past it, not wanting Tenzin to think I'm weak.

"I'm fine, Airhead," I snapped.

I attempted to stand, but my head was spinning and my legs gave out from beneath me. Luckily, Tenzin was there to catch me before I hit the ground.

"Take it easy, Lin," He said softly, lowering her back onto the ground. My head rested carefully on his lap as I watched him scan the area for any signs of movement. Tenzin had managed to take out all of the Equalists and knock them all unconscious.

"Why did you come back?" I demanded. "You were supposed to escape!"

"I had to come back, Lin. I couldn't let you lose your bending because of me," He said, brushing a strand of hair out of her face.

"But, your family..."

"They are safely heading towards Ba Sing Se." He interrupted.

"Tenzin, I..."

"Shh." He whispered. "Come on, let's get you out of here."

He was about to scoop me up into his strong arms when he suddenly let out a cry. A wave of pain went through me, making a gasp escape my lips. Both Tenzin and I were lifted off the ground and turned to face our attacker.

Amon faced us, his hands in the air. I realized that he was blood bending.

"You're... you're a... bender?" I struggled to speak.

"Not what you were expecting, huh, Beifong?" Amon chuckled.

"But, you're..."

"Fighting for Equality for non benders? Yes."

"Why...?" Tenzin demanded, struggling against his grip.

Amon laughed.

"That's for me to know, and you to find out," Amon paused. "And thank you so much for telling me to find your family, Tenzin. As soon as I deal with you too, I'll send a team to take care of them,"

Tenzin's face paled as he looked at Amon with disbelief.

Chuckling, Amon used his bloodbending to bring me before him. I was on my knees facing Tenzin while Amon stood behind me.

"No!" Tenzin exclaimed.

"Oh don't worry, Tenzin. It'll be your turn soon enough, but not until you watch me take the bending from Chief Beifong and your children,"

Tenzin struggled frantically as Amon took a step towards me. Closing my eyes, I felt his hand grasp the back of my neck once again.

"NO! LIN!" Tenzin screamed.

Amon's thumb pressed down on the center of my forehead and my eyes flew open. I knew that it was gone. My bending was gone.

Amon pushed me forward to the ground and I collapsed to ground, allowing the darkness to sweep over me. The last thing I remember was Tenzin shouting my name.

I hope you enjoyed that Chapter! Hope the plot twist made it okay, but in the end, Tenzin was still unable to save Lin from losing her bending. :( There will be more chapters so stay tuned! Review, and until next time, stay classy Linzin fans!