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The police headquarters was buzzing as usual when Lin arrived. A pile of paperwork sat on the desk of her office. She took a sip of the lukewarm tea that she had grabbed and began the grueling process of going through the paper.

It took her longer than usual because her thoughts were on her conversation with Tenzin. Had she really agreed to have his children? Was she really ready for such a huge responsibility?

Lin didn't want to tell Tenzin this, but the reason she was worried about having a baby was because of the danger that she would put the baby in because of her job. She recalled the time she had almost been kidnapped by a triad whose intentions were to capture and kill her mother. However, 9 year old Lin and Tenzin were able to keep the criminals busy until their parents had arrived to take care of them. Lin couldn't bear the thought if endangering her child like that, especially if the child could potentially be an airbender.

Sighing, she tried to clear her head as she flipped to the next sheet. She had almost finished the first stack when Saikhan burst through the door of her office.

"Chief, that new group is causing trouble down at the docks."

Lin smiled inwardly. Finally, some action. She needed something to clear her head.

"I'll take a team down there. Can you manage things while I'm away?"

"Of course, Chief Beifong."

"Good."

Rising from her desk, she hurried to gather a team. Ten minutes later, Lin walked cautiously around the harbor with a team of four men. It was extremely foggy out, making it almost impossible to see Air Temple Island. The thought of it reminded Lin of Tenzin and her promise to him. Shaking her head, she took her stance and used her seismic vision to find the criminals.

"There's three of them over there," Lin said, gesturing to her officers.

They nodded, with looks of determination. Slowly, they moved toward where Lin had felt the criminals. Suddenly, three men burst from one of the docks, two of them going left, and the remaining one went right.

"You go after those two," Lin ordered her officers. "I've got the other."

She and her metal-bending officers went their separate ways, chasing the criminals. The man that Lin was chasing ran until he made a sudden left onto one of the docks. Turning, Lin saw that the dock was completely deserted. It was foggy, the air thick and muggy. Lin cautiously scanned the dock, but saw nothing.

"Come out with your hands up!" she snapped. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way."

"Or we can do it this my way," a voice said behind her.

Before she could turn, she felt a rush of pain go through her. She abruptly realized that the man was a bloodbender. He raised her up into the air and turned her so that she face him. She gasped when he got a good look at him. He was large and built. His dark hair stuck up in spikes. His eyes were a bright blue color, almost like ice. Across his left eye was a long thin scar.

"Hello Chief Beifong," he said in a deep voice. "Nice to finally meet you. My name is Lao and if you haven't guessed yet, I am a blood bender."

He chuckled, extending out a hand to touch Lin's cheek. She cringed at his touch, but was unable to do anything.

"You're actually quite the dish, Chief. That councilman is quite a lucky man."

Lin felt her heart sink. He knew about Tenzin.

"Oh don't worry. We've been asked to spare your celebrity boyfriend."

By who? Lin thought.

"As for you, well," he chuckled. "Let's just say you're not so fortunate."

He drew a knife and waggled it in front of her. Her heart began beating rapidly as she tried thinking of a way to get out of the situation. Where were her officers?

"Don't bother keeping your hopes up for those pathetic men you call officers. My own men have orders to take them out."

Lin winced in pain as his grip on his bending tightened.

"Too bad they won't get to watch their Chief in her final moments."

Lao stepped forward, a glint of excitement in his eyes. The hand that was empty touched her cheek again.

"You have such a pretty face." He smirked as he used his bending to make her hover right in front of him.

His face was inches from hers. Slowly, he raised the knife and pointed it at her cheek. Without warning, he sliced a line in her cheek then went down to her jawline. She cried out in pain.

"Such a pretty face," he repeated as he cut another line parallel to the first.

This time, Lin bit back the urge to cry out. She didn't want to show the monster that she was weak. Lao watched as the blood trickled down her cheek and dripped down, leaving drops of red on the dock.

"If only Tenzin could see you now." He laughed coldly.

Lin gritted her teeth at the mention of Tenzin's name.

"Actually, he'll be even more thrilled to see this." Lao smirked at her. "Bend your uniform off."

"W...what?" I struggled to speak.

"You heard me. Take off your uniform."

"Or... what?"

He tightened his grip on his bloodbending and she cried out as she felt her arm twist the wrong way.

"Take off your uniform, Miss Beifong. I don't want to have to break both of your arms."

Lin gritted her teeth to withstand the pain as she metal bent her suit off, allowing the metal pieces to drop with a loud clatter to the floor of the dock. Underneath, she was wearing her usual white tank top and brown cargo pants. Mao smirked at her, using his bloodbending to pull her closer to him.

"You look nice in white." He said. "But you know what you'll look even nicer in? Red."

With that, he plunged the knife deep into her stomach

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