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Chapter Five: New Addition

One Year Later

Khari looked at the files in her arms to see where she would have to stop throughout the day. The council page smiled as he reminded Khari that the council wanted her to attend the meeting that day. Khari had no clue why she was to attend the meeting, only that her presence was requested. Khari was still being punished for the incidents the day of her Grandpa Aang's funeral but helping around headquarter and with the council didn't bother her as much as it did in the beginning. She saw it as a chance to spend more time with her parents. Khari looked at the clock before she made her rounds around the building to drop off files, collecting anything anyone had and reminding people of meetings they had during the week. The first person Khari went to see was the councilwoman for the Fire Nation. When she handed her the files that had belonged to her the woman thanked Khari. Khari looked around the office to see all the pictures on the wall but one picture caught her attention. Khari walked over to the picture, running her fingers across it. She couldn't believe that the Fire Nation councilwoman knew the mystery woman she met last year. She has been trying to figure out who she was but it was hard due to the fact she couldn't ask her parents or use their resources. She could tell the picture was taken in the Fire Nation. Khari guessed that the picture was taken around the time she was born or a few years later. Khari was so focused on the picture she dropped the files, making papers fly everywhere. Khari looked down at the papers before she looked at the woman, quickly apologizing for the mess. Khari quickly began to pick up the papers but she stopped up when the councilwoman cleared her throat.

"You two have a lot of things in common. She is a pretty amazing woman and I think you would love her. When she said she couldn't come to Republic City I thought about asking your parents if I could take you on a small field trip to meet a few of my friends so you can meet the people I associate with outside of this boring old office. I can take you to both the Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom. I love the Fire Nation Bazaar, Capital City, and Ember Island. The Earth Kingdom has so many places I could take you. Ba Sing Se, Kyoshi Island, Omashu, and my personal favorite would be the metal clan also known as Zaofu. A city built entirely of metal and it is quite the sight. I think as a metalbender you would enjoy the city," the councilwoman continued to babble on about places around the world.

Khari giggled as she finished to pick up the remaining files. She continued to hand out the files until she got to her father's office. She turned the handled but found his office door was locked. She saw that there was light in his office so she knew he was in sitting in his office but she had no idea why the door was locked. She tried the handled one more time but when the door didn't open, she figured she would make sure he had his information later on in the day if his door wasn't open before the meeting. Khari started towards Sokka's office, slowly looking for all the information she needed to give him so she wouldn't be in his way longer than she had to be. Khari strolled into Sokka's office to see him focused on some paperwork. Khari put Tenzin's files on a nearby chair before she went to tidy some things up around Sokka's office before she grabbed a small notepad and pencil. She began to scribble names with dates, times, and places on the piece of paper before she used a paper clip to clip it to something on his desk. Sokka looked up from briefly his paperwork to smile at Khari. Khari placed the files near Sokka but still out of his way. Sokka chuckled at how neat Khari was compared to both Toph and Lin. Khari was about to leave but she stopped when she saw Sokka's sword sitting behind him. Sokka stopped what he was doing to turn his attention to Khari who was still staring at his sword. He turned Khari, giving her a slight push towards the door.

"Thank you for the help Khari but you are not old enough to use that yet. Plus, it isn't a toy. One day when you're older I'll show you how to use a sword," he assured her, hoping she wouldn't think about the sword again.

Khari grabbed Tenzin's files off the chair before she smiled and waved goodbye to Sokka. Khari made sure she had everything for her father so he had no reason to be angry. She was so focused on what she was doing she wasn't paying attention to where she was going and ran into Hikarri. Khari dropped the files on the ground which made Hikarri laugh at her as she scrambled to clean them up yet again. Khari rolled her eyes as she thought about how Hikarri would never understand what it was like to have her parents. Khari wasn't waited on hand and foot like Hikarri had been most of her life. Khari looked up when she heard Hikarri clear her throat. Khari saw the amused look on Hikarri's face as if she was enjoying tormenting Khari. Khari grabbed the last file but as soon as she tried to pick it up Hikarri stepped on both the file and her hand. Khari sighed at Hikarri laughed at her. Khari knew if she did anything her father would find out which would result in a more severe punishment. She continued to let Hikarri to stand on her hand and laugh at her until she was bored. When Hikarri finally let Khari pick the file up, Khari pulled the remaining files close to her so Hikarri couldn't see where she was going. Khari could tell by the look on her face Hikarri was not finished with her. She shifted her weight a bit before she sighed again.

"So, I see this is considered a punishment for you. I'm surprised they have you here of all places. I mean they don't want you at Police Headquarter either because well you know why. Khari, you bring shame to your family and you'll never live up to your parents' expectations. You'll never be the daughter they want you to be. Your father wanted all airbenders and here you are being an earthbender. Your Grandma Toph invented metalbending and my dad heard some of the officers talking about how you struggled to learn metalbending. Your mother is chief of police and you're always getting into trouble. I mean small stuff all the way to breaking the law sometimes. I'm surprised you haven't heard what people say about your family because of you. You are starting to bring great shame to them. I wonder what Chief Beifong and Councilman Tenzin think about you and how you'll always be a disappointment. You will never impress them. I just overheard him tell my dad how it will be hard for you to impress him anyway," Hikarri snickered.

Khari held back her tears as she pushed Hikarri out of the way so she could give Tenzin his files. When she got to his office, she was finally able to enter but she was only going to drop the files off and leave. Khari quickly opened the door and tried to set the files down on the table next to the door but Tenzin cleared his throat to get her attention. When she looked at him, he motioned for her to bring the files to him but she didn't want to walk in the office. She quickly ran in the office, dropping the files on his desk and turning around but she stopped when Tenzin cleared his throat again. She looked back at him to see the serious look on his face. He pointed to the chair in front of his desk and Khari plopped down. The two stared at each other in silence for what seem like forever until there was a knock at the door. Lin walked in and grabbed a chair so she could sit next to Tenzin. Khari refused to look at her parents as she thought about what Hikarri had said. She looked up when she heard her mother clear her throat. She didn't understand why she was sitting in her father's office. She had done nothing since the day of the funeral. Khari crossed her arm, leaning back a bit. Lin laughed a bit as she watched the expressions on Khari's face change. Khari began to become unamused as her parents continued to smile at her.

"Khari, as you know the baby will be here in another two months. That means we will need your help around the temple. That also means there will be another child to look up to you and I ho-" Tenzin was cut off.

"You mean another potential airbender in the temple. Another child to require all of your attention. Another perfect child that can do no wrong in your eyes as long as they bend air. Sorry but save whatever speech you came up with because that child took whatever attention I do get from you," Khari snapped.

Khari stood, pushing the chair back before she stormed out of Tenzin's office. Khari continued to rush to find the council page to see if there was any work that had to be done before the meeting. The council page handed her a few things that had to be placed on the table and reminded her yet again that she was to attend the meeting. Khari looked at the clock before she took the stuff in her hands to the table where the meeting would be held, placing everything neatly where it belonged. The councilmembers soon began to stroll into the room, making their way towards their seats. Khari was still angry at her parents but she stood behind her father. Sokka slammed the gavel, drawing the meeting to order. Khari's head snapped in the direction of the noise but quickly looked away. Khari began to think back to what Hikarri said as the councilmembers began to discuss the agenda in front of them. Khari was so lost in thought that she never noticed that the councilmembers had stopped talking and were now staring at her. Khari began to make faces as she concentrated even harder on what Hikarri had said. Khari couldn't figure out how she would ever be a good enough daughter or live up to be a great Beifong. Sokka chuckled as he watched Khari's facial expressions change. He thought about how she reminded him of Lin and on some days even Suyin.

"Khari? Hello? Khari, are you paying attention?" Sokka wondered.

She blinked a few times and realized she wasn't paying attention. "Umm, I would be lying if I told you I was. I'm sorry but I'm not use to these things. I just have something on my mind. I'll take care of it later. You have all of my attention," Khari assured the council with a smile on her face.

"That's good to hear because the next item on the agenda involves you. Well you and Tenzin. Tenzin, Khari has been here for a year now. We aren't saying it is a problem at all. We have actually grown to love having her come by our offices every day. The point is in two months you'll have to leave for a brief time to help Lin with the baby. We thought since Khari knows how things run around here, she could take your seat for a few weeks. I think she could handle it and the other councilmembers believe she will do okay. Please give her this chance Tenzin," Sokka pleaded.

"Her? An earthbender? A child? In charge of the Air Nation? Never! I'd rather leave my seat empty than leave her in charge," Tenzin fumed.

Sokka went to object but Khari spoke before he could. "That's alright. I wouldn't want to embarrass him anymore than I already have by making a mistake here. If you'll all excuse me, I must get back to making sure you have everything before I go help my mother. Have a good afternoon everyone," Khari replied.

Everyone watched as Khari quietly walked out of the room before they turned their attention to Tenzin. Sokka pinched his nose and sighed as he thought about if he should move on to the next topic or not. Sokka looked up for a moment, taking a deep breath. He could still see that Tenzin was furious but he had nothing to be furious about. Outside of the meeting Khari wiped the tears out of her eyes as she continued to do the work she had to finish up around City Hall. She slowly finished everything but hoped that she would finish before the meeting ended. Khari turned around when she heard the door slam open to see her father storm out with a frustrated look still across his face. When he stormed past Khari her hair and the papers in her hands flew forward but he never looked back. Khari sighed as she looked down at the papers on the ground. She was so busy picking the papers up she didn't notice that Sokka had walked up to her. She was trying to make sure she had everything where it was before she stood which made her bump into him. She looked up to see that he had his eyebrows pulled together a bit and tilted his head with his mouth turned down. She knew that look because she had gotten it before from many people. It was the pity look. Most people gave her that look because of her parents. Khari pushed the papers at Sokka and tried to get out of the building as fast as she could. She didn't even know if they were his papers but she didn't want to be around the council at the moment. She knew she had to go to Police Headquarters but she didn't think it would matter. She knew Hikarri was right. She would never impress her parents. Nothing she did would ever be good enough. She started to roam around the city until she finally made her way to the docks but she didn't get on the small boat. She placed her hands on the metal before she looked up at Aang's statue.

"Why? Why did you leave me with them? I don't even know who I am. That's all I want. I want to know who I am. I just need to know who I am. Even if I have to leave the city to do it," Khari bawled.

"Well I guess it's a good thing you and I are leaving the city tonight then. I spoke with your parents after the meeting and they agreed that you could come meet some associates of mine. I promised to have you home before the new baby arrived and that is what got them to agree. I'll be there to pick you up at nine forty-five and we will leave. Traveling at night usually means less traffic," the councilwoman eagerly blurted out.

"Thank you, Councilwoman Mala. You seem more excited than me to leave and I can't wait to get away from my parents and explore," Khari confessed.

"You can just call me Mala. No need for formalities," Mala informed Khari.

Khari nodded before she got on the boat. Mala laughed and waved at Khari as the girl eagerly waved back. When Khari got back to the island, she sprinted up the stairs as fast as she could to start packing her bags. She started to shove as much as she could in one bag before she grabbed another bag. Councilwoman Mala never said how long they would be gone, just that they were leaving tonight. Lin and Tenzin had come home but never went to check on Khari. They had both assumed that she had made it back to the island due to the fact there were no calls to Police Headquarters. They knew as her parents they shouldn't feel the way they do but they were so excited and thankful that Councilwoman Mala would be taking Khari for a short time. Later that night Mala arrived at the island at nine forty-five like she told Khari. Khari was a tad shocked because she wasn't used to people being on time. Mala had assured Lin and Tenzin that everything would be fine and that Khari would be back before the baby is born. She also reminded the parents that she would be taking Khari to the Earth Kingdom before the Fire Nation. Khari hugged her parents before she and Mala left. Tenzin hoped that Khari listened to Mala during the trip. He watched as the two left the island and sighed before he walked in the temple with Lin. When they got to the city Mala's driver met the two and Khari's jaw dropped. She had never seen a Satomobile that nice. Both the driver and Mala laughed as the door was opened for the two. Khari was about to throw her bags in the back but the driver cleared his throat and stuck his hand out. After Khari handed her bags over she climbed in the back and began to look around. Khari watched the sights as they drove but she soon grew tired and she looked around. The Satomobile may be big but it wasn't big enough for her to sleep in. Khari placed her head down against the window, hoping to get some rest before they got to the first destination. When Khari woke up the following morning they were in the Earth Kingdom but she didn't know where. Mala was right, traveling at night didn't get you farther Khari thought to herself. Khari wondered what time it was and where they were exactly. Khari rubbed her eyes and looked around for a watch to see if she could find the time. The driver held his pocket watch up to show Khari it was fifteen minutes till noon. That couldn't be right she thought to herself. She couldn't have slept her whole morning away. She looked over at Mala to see that she was still fast asleep. Clearly the councilwoman needed a vacation if she is still asleep fifteen minutes before noon. Khari looked outside the window to see if she could try and figure out where she was but she failed to even get a hint of where their destination would be. It was another three hours before Khari noticed they were outside a city. Khari's jaw dropped when she saw the city. When Mala told her there was a city made of metal, she didn't believe that someone actually took the time to do so. When they arrived, they were soon greeted by guards in metal armor. Mala laughed as Khari's jaw dropped yet again. The guards guided the two throughout the city until they met up with a man who Khari assumed was important.

"Welcome to Zaofu. The Metal Clan and Suyin both-" the man was cut off by Khari.

"Suyin? As in Suyin Beifong? Toph Beifong's daughter? Lin Beifong's sister? Is that the Suyin we are talking about?" Khari questioned the man.

"That would be the one. She is quite the matriarch. An amazing leader. An amazing wife and mother too," the man answered.

"I want to see her. Tell her to come here and talk to me. Make her come here!" Khari demanded.

"Usually my wife is the one making the demands around here. She is very busy right now and when she has time, she will come talk to you. I'm sure she will find some time for the young girl Mala has told us so much about," the man explained.

Khari narrowed her eyes at the man before she sent her cables at him but was surprised when her cables met another set of metal cables. Khari looked up to see the mystery woman in front of her but she looked different than she did a year ago. Khari looked at the metal headpiece with a green stone in the center of the woman's forehead in awe. She couldn't believe the things that were built out of metal in the city, including the headpiece. Khari continued to examine the woman's appearance slowly. She saw that part of her lower arms had an arm piece which then had metal strips. Khari noticed she had green and black on before placing even more metal around herself. Khari didn't understand why someone would want to wear so much metal but then again, her mother did wear a whole uniform made of metal. The woman smiled at Khari as she began to examine her further. Khari noticed that the woman's black hair looked familiar. She started to examined the woman's facial features even more and tilted her head a bit. Mala laughed at Khari a bit. Khari focused harder on the woman.

"It's as if I'm looking at a picture of... my mom and Grandma Toph. You're my Aunt Suyin. You saved me last year. You helped me escape from the triads. I saw you outside of Grandpa Aang's funeral. I... I don't understand. I don't understand why you didn't just tell me who you were then. I want to go home. I want to help make sure everything is ready for the baby," Khari rambled on.

"Khari, wait! I'll make you a deal. Stay here for two weeks and I'll let you have whatever you want. I'll tell you ask whatever you want. I'm sure there are things your parents won't tell you that you want to know. You can ask anything you could think of and I have to answer it. Then anything you want I'll give you. There has to be something you desire more than anything that my sister won't give you. Think about it, Khari. Anything you've ever wanted to know and anything you want. All you have to do is spend two weeks here with me in Zaofu. Baatar can take care of the children and I'm sure Mala will find something to do around here like she always does. Anything," Suyin pushed.

Khari looked up at Suyin for a moment. Khari wondered if she really meant anything. One thing Khari desperately wanted was attention and someone was willing to give her that. Give her their undivided attention for two whole weeks. She hadn't had that since before Mica was born. Suyin could tell by the look on Khari's face she had gotten her attention. Khari looked at Suyin's hand before she looked up at her again. Khari hesitated before she took her first step towards Suyin. Khari slowly continued to walk towards Suyin before she gently placed her hand in the matriarch's hand. Suyin smiled at Mala before she took Khari to an area where there were meteorites on podiums and metal plates on the ground. She noticed how nice the area was built but Suyin brought her to one of the meteorites and broke off a small piece. She handed the piece to Khari and watched as the girl easily manipulated the meteorite. Suyin laughed a bit as Khari turned the meteorite into different things. Suyin was amazed at the detail that was put into each thing Khari made. As Khari was reshaping the meteorite yet again, she heard Suyin mention how she had the prettiest green eyes that Suyin had ever seen. Khari stopped for a moment, dropping the piece of meteorite on the ground. Khari looked forward and saw Aang standing in front of her with a small piece of earth in his hand. Suyin fell back as the metal plates bent up, the podiums flew back, the ground became uneven, and a few meteorites broke. Baatar, Mala and few guards came running to the small area to make sure everyone was okay. Khari blinked a few times and began to focus on what was going on. She saw that she had her arms raised slightly and she saw the mess she had made. She stared at Suyin for a short time before she ran off. Suyin began to look around at what Khari had done to the small area in awe. She couldn't believe such a small child could do so much damage. Mala went to search for Khari as Suyin and a few guards began to repair the damage. Mala found Khari sitting in her guest house. Khari wiped the tears out of her eyes as she pulled a picture of herself with Aang and Katara that she had brought along out of her suitcase. She gently touched the photo before she looked up at the mirror in front of her.

"I had the prettiest green eyes you ever saw Grandpa Aang. Now, I have the prettiest green eyes that Aunt Suyin has ever seen. Oh, how I miss you," Khari sighed.

Mala shut the door and turned around, almost bumping into Suyin. When Suyin went to open the door, Mala shook her head. The two women looked at the door for a moment before they walked away. They figured Khari would come out when she was ready. Suyin hoped that it would be before Khari left in two weeks. Khari had only come out to spend some time with Suyin a few hours each day. It may not have been much but Suyin savored each moment Khari gave her. At the end of the two weeks Suyin broke a small piece of meteorite off of the larger pieces and handed it to Khari. She told Khari to take it home with her as a reminder of her trip to Zaofu. Khari covered the small piece, quickly uncovering the meteorite shaped into the city. Suyin turned her head a bit to look at all the detail that was placed into Khari's piece of work. Suyin couldn't believe that Khari could put so much detail into her creation, considering she was only in the city for two weeks and it was a small piece of meteorite. Suyin pulled Mala to the side as Khari reshaped the meteorite again. The two women watched Khari until Suyin told her to close her eyes and bend the first thing she saw. Khari began to easily bend but made a face as if she were in distress. When the meteorite finally dropped in her hands, she opened her eyes. The three looked at the small piece shaped like Lin and Tenzin. Suyin used her metalbending to pull the piece of work towards her. She slowly began to examine it before she looked over at Khari. It was perfect in every way. From Lin's hair and scar to Tenzin's tattoos and robes. She handed the piece to Mala.

"Mala, she is an earthbending prodigy. These last two weeks I have spent with her, she has shown that she is not like other earthbenders her age. Maybe my mother but I know Lin and I were never like this. I wasn't that good until my late teens, early twenties. I would say the same for Lin. What she did her first day here is not a common thing for earthbenders. That is something experienced benders know. Years of practices, like mid-teens to late teens practice. Maybe even later for most. If what you told me is true, Lin needs to help her practice. You should go back to Republic City early and tell Lin and Tenzin... everything. They will be mad but if Khari has shown signs of being a prodigy earlier my sister chose the avatar's son over the Beifong family," Suyin whispered to Mala.

Mala smiled and nodded at Suyin before she strolled over to Khari. She informed Khari they would be going home a bit earlier than expected but Khari was fine with that. Suyin handed Khari one more gift. Khari was given two armbands with metal strips attached like Suyin's armband. Mala and Khari soon left for Republic City but Khari was silent for most of the ride. The ride took all day and most of the night due to the traffic during the day. When they finally arrived the clock read two thirty. The driver pulled up to the docks and turned around in his seat. He saw both Khari and Mala fast asleep. He woke Mala to inform her that they had arrived in Republic City and were currently sitting at the docks. Mala smiled at Khari before she woke her up to tell her that it was time to go home. The two got out of the satomobile and slowly trudged to the ferry. Khari rubbed her eyes as she laid down on the ferry. She soon felt Mala shaking her awake again. She stretched before she trudged up the temple stairs with Mala not far behind her. Khari tilted her head when she saw the kitchen light on so she went to check out who could be up at this hour. When she arrived, she saw Katara and Kya standing by the sink talking about Lin. She dropped her bag and ran into her parent's room to see if it was true. When she opened the door, she saw her mother feeding a little baby boy with dark brown hair. Khari slammed the door closed, waking the baby and most of the people in the temple. Lin ran out of the room after Khari but she still continued to storm off. Lin wrapped her metal cables around Khari's wrist to make her stop but she only looked forward before she turned the metal on her armband into a blade to cut the cable. Lin froze as she flashed back to the day she arrested Suyin. Khari was about to cut the cable but Iroh grabbed her arm. Khari was surprised to see that Iroh had grabbed her.

"You're protecting her? They couldn't even find me while I was with Councilwoman Mala to tell me there was a new addition to the family. I'm probably not important to you or them," Khari fumed as she yanked her arm out of Iroh's grasp.

Khari darted past Lin and Iroh followed her. Khari watched as Tenzin gave her brother the attention she always wanted. She walked in the room without drawing any attention. She was almost next to Tenzin when Iroh grabbed her and held her. She tried to get away but had no success.

"Iroh, let me go! I said let me go!" Khari demanded as she elbowed him in the ribs.

Iroh still held onto Khari with the pain in his ribs. Khari continued to kick and demand Iroh let her go. Tenzin pulled the young baby out of the way as Khari act out. Tenzin had gotten into the hallway as Khari got out of Iroh's grasp. Tenzin was further down the hall so Khari punched the wall, sending cracks up the wall and through the roof before it collapsed chunks of ceiling a few feet in front of Tenzin. Tenzin stopped and stared at the chunks of earth before he turned around to look at Khari. He was confused on why Lin was only standing there as Khari acted out. Khari walked around Lin, making Tenzin nervous as she got closer. Khari smiled at the baby as she got closer. She tried to get a better look but Tenzin pulled the baby closer to him. Khari took another step closer, making Tenzin stick one of his hands out. As Khari lifted her next foot Tenzin sent a strong blast of wind, knocking her back. Khari turned the metal on her armbands into metal blades to dig into the ground to stop herself from moving anywhere. The blast of wind snapped Lin back into reality. As both Khari and Lin got back up Lin wrapped her metal cables around Khari's wrists. Tenzin walked into their room, soon returning with platinum shackles. Khari looked at both her parents in disbelief before she went to clear the debris away. She sprinted into the courtyard to try and get away from her parents. Lin and Tenzin followed her and they were followed by Iroh. After hearing the disturbance everyone started to quickly make their way towards the courtyard. Iroh looked at Khari then Izumi.

"Mom, don't let them do this to Khari! Don't let them chain her up like some prisoner!" Iroh shouted.

"Woah, no one is going to take Khari anywhere, especially not in chains. She is only a child and none of us want to see a child in chains. There is no one that stupid," Izumi told Iroh before she looked over at Tenzin with wide eyes.

"It's for the protection of Mica and Meelo. She could hurt them with her earthbending. They are so little and they are the only two people other than myself in the Air Nation. She doesn't realize what she is capable of some days. It's... It's just better this way," Tenzin tried to defend his actions.

"BETTER?! Better for who Tenzin? Lin? The boys? Khari? Ah, that's right it's better for you! You don't even know if Meelo will be an airbender. I'll tell you what you do know. You know that Khari still sticks out and that concerns you. She doesn't fit in your picture perfect family. Your solution is to lock her away until she is who knows how old but I'm not going to stand by as that happens. Khari isn't one of Lin's prisoners, she is your child," Kya snapped.

Tenzin ignored Kya and handed Meelo to Katara. He went to put the shackles on Khari's wrist but Kya pulled water out of her water skin, hitting Tenzin. Tenzin sent an air blast but Kya avoided it only to hit him with a water whip. Lin rolled her eyes as she sent a chunk of earth at Kya but it was crushed by a large fire blast. Everyone looked to find that Izumi had been the one to send the blast. The children raised their eyebrows because Izumi didn't like to use her bending. The four started to fight amongst each other. Khari stood there as the four continued to fight. She looked down at the shackles before she looked back at the fight. She picked the shackles up and handed them to Iroh. Iroh looked at Khari as she put her wrists out and looked down at the ground. Iroh was hesitant but he knew Khari would do it if he didn't. He shoved the shackles at her, making her look back at him. Khari put one shackle on herself before she let a tear fall. Khari let another tear fall before she put the other shackle on. The four adults stopped fighting and turned their attention to Khari who had her head down. Izumi and Kya looked at Khari in disbelief. Tenzin looked at Lin before he walked over to grab Khari. Lin followed Tenzin and the two guided Khari towards the stairs to the dock.

"Lin, if you and Tenzin lock my granddaughter up in those chains and in any form of prison, I want you to know a few things. One, I'm going to leave tonight. Once I leave, I won't come back. I will never talk to you or Tenzin again. I can't believe that you could be so stupid to not only think about putting Khari in a special prison but build the prion and actually do it. I'm ashamed to call you my daughter. In fact, I'm ashamed to even call you a Beifong," Toph confessed.

"I understand. If that is what you want to do, I won't try to fight you. I am just trying to do what is best for my family. Like I said I understand and just know that I love you," Lin expressed.

Everyone's jaw dropped as Toph nodded. Toph walked over to Khari, kissing her cheek before she walked into the temple to pack her things. Khari was guided by Lin and Tenzin to the stables so they could go on Oogi to reach their destination. Khari didn't dare to talk to her parents the whole flight about what was going on. Khari noticed that they were heading for the outer part of the city. When they landed, she saw that there were members of the White Lotus surrounding a special looking prison. The doors opened and Tenzin nudged Khari in. Khari noticed the room was lit with green gems and there were two platinum chains on the ground. Khari knew she would never be able to bend anything in the room. Lin chained both of Khari's wrist before she removed the shackles. Lin went to kiss Khari's forehead but Khari backed away from her. Lin tried again but Khari turned herself to avoid Lin. Lin gave Khari a hurt look before she left. Khari took her shoes off and tried to get a feel for the room. She could tell that Tenzin had never left.

"Well? Leave already! GO! Go to your wife and your precious little airbenders! Don't come back! I hate you! I never want to see you again!" Khari sobbed.

Tenzin sighed as he walked over to Khari. He tried to hug her but Khari pushed him away before the chains pulled back on her wrist. Khari dropped to the ground and continued to sob. Tenzin stood and watched for a moment before he turned to leave. He nodded at the White Lotus members who began to pull levers to shut the door, leaving Khari by herself. A few hours had gone by and the door opened again. The royal family, Bumi, Katara, Kya, Sokka, Suki, and Toph entered the room before the door shut. Kya ran over to Khari, picking up her wrist in utter disbelief that her own brother could do this to Khari. Kya tried to hug Khari but she pushed her away. Everyone stared at the two for a moment. Iroh crouched down in front of Khari, hoping she would look at him. He lifted her head so he could look into her olive green eyes. When Khari looked into Iroh's gold before she grabbed his face. She kissed him, making everyone raise their eyebrows in shock. Iroh pulled back and Khari looked down at the ground.

"Leave. Don't come back. In fact, don't even look back. I want you to forget everything Iroh. Like they said it is better that way... for everyone," Khari mumbled.

"No! Don't do this. Khari, don't push everyone away and put a wall up. Please. I get your parents are idiots but please everyone here care for you. They love you. I love you. Khari for us don't do this," Iroh pleaded.

"Did he just tell Khari he loved her?" Izumi asked Kimiko.

"Yea mom. You're like two years behind. I guess it took this to make Iroh see the truth," Kimiko informed Izumi.

"I think he is a protective big brother type of love," Kya chimed in.

"Shut up I can't hear with you three talking over here. I want to see if Khari would answer letters if I send them to her," Bumi told the three.

"Out! GO! All of you! I don't want to talk to any of you! I want to be left alone!" Khari shouted.

The group stared at Khari as she shoved Iroh. Bumi and Sokka helped Iroh off the ground before they all left. After the door closed Khari began to cry. Iroh turned around and started to pound on the platinum before he slid down. He still continued to occasionally pound on the platinum, making the White Lotus members move towards him. Izumi cleared her throat and the four members froze where they stood. Khari listened to the banging and began to cry harder. She couldn't do anything to make it stop so she listened to the banging as she cried. Outside of Khari's prison cell Izumi walked up to Iroh, placing her hand on his shoulder. She sighed as she thought about what to say to the prince. Iroh looked up and Izumi smiled at him briefly.

"No, I don't know what we can do right now. We will do something. We won't let her sit in there. I promise Iroh. Fire Lord's promise that we will all look into ways to get her out of there without causing anymore problems. I want everything to be better for Khari. If she has to come back with any of us after all of this, then so be it. For now, we must go home and everyone must go where they are going so we can look into options. We will get her out," Izumi assured Iroh.

Khari thought about how the new addition destroyed the family. Once her brother was born she was thrown in prison and her Grandma Toph said she was never coming back. Khari wondered if having a new addition was like this for every family or just hers. Khari pulled at the chains to try and get her wrist out or see if some how she could use her bending to get out. She stopped trying after two hours of pulling. Her wrist were red and even bloody in some spots. She began to slam the chains on the ground hoping that it would do something but it did nothing. A few hours later two members of the White Lotus brought her something to eat and a note.

Khari,

We are sorry. We do love you but right now it isn't safe for you to be around the baby. Your mother and I will be there to visit soon and get you out when it is safe for Meelo.

Love, Dad

Khari crushed the note and threw it across the cell. A new addition cost her everything. She looked up at the White Lotus members and told them no visitors no matter who came. Khari thought about her brothers and the look they received from her father. Khari has gotten that look in so long. She started to cry again as she thought about her brothers.

(Author's Note: Yup so Tenzin pretty much pulled like a worst dad of the year move. I figured it would be awesome for Khari to meet Suyin. I think Khari is honestly a mixture of Lin, Suyin, and Toph so I thought maybe that would be a good visit. I also threw Hikarri in there because it seems a lot of people love to hate her. Also you see more Iroh protecting Khari and getting upset by Lin and Tenzin's parenting. I hope you liked this chapter. I hope you are enjoying the story so far. Let me know.)