Rieon's hands began to mend themselfs and he stopped bleeding. Kaze couldn't sustain the power, though, and he stopped and almost passed out.

"Whoa, am I still alive?" asked Kaze, as she pulled herself off the floor. "Oh my god, thank you, thank you!" cried Yutaka. "You saved him!" Kaze and Chase looked dumbfounded at the ecstatic earth bender. "We should help the other, so, um..." shuttered Chase as she got up and began to pick the lock off of Serena's hand cuffs, when she started to wake up. "Huh? Where am I?" she asked, looking dazed. "Was I captured again by the fire nation? DAMMIT!" she yelled, and slapped he head with her free hand.

Kaze unlocked Kokori's cuffs, and be also woke up. "Kaze? Are you okay!" he cried, looking worried. She gave him a sarcastic look, and he looked the other way, like he just realized that he was captured. "I should ask you the same thing." she mocked. "Just let me out please." Kaze laughed at the fact that her older cousin was pleading.

After everyone was awake and released, they headed toward the exit. "Wait, you guys go!" said Kaze, "I'm going to destroy the engine, and make sure this never happens again." and she took off.

The engine room was cold and dark with the fire nation insignia on the top. Coal was being burned and the room was filled with smoke. She aimed her hand at the engine and shot a full gale force wind at it shooting coal and metal pieces all over the place. Things got jammed inside air shafts and smoke vents, clogging the large engine. It poured smoke out of the wrong ends and it shook violently until pieces of it flew all over the room.

Kaze got up from her current position on the floor and struggled to get up and run. Guards flooded the hall, making it almost impossible for the air bender to get herself out. She finally found an opening, but it was at the bow of the ship. She could see her friends had made it out of the army ship and where waiting for her. Large explosions came from within the boat and Kaze almost fell over the side. "That was close," she panted, and looked down into the clear water. "But not close enough." She took and running leap off the ship and made an air bubble to hold herself up. She slowly landed on the dock and ran toward her friends.

"Kaze! We're so glad your okay!" cried Sei, but Kaze kept running. "Thanks, cool. But start RUNNING!" yelled Kaze. The other looked at her curiously, and turned there attention to the fire nation naval ship. It was being blow into pieces. The others followed Kaze as the ship bursted into flames and the sea engulfed them, with all of its fiery terror.

About 3 hours later

"That's a lot Kaze, we couldn't have saved our town with you." Chase extended her hand in gratitude, and Kaze shook it firmly. "Yay! To the greatest avatar EVER!" yelped Serena and Sei at the same time. Ebi and Rieon just nodded there heads, but Yutaka seemed concerned about something. They were standing in front of the towns mostly destroyed market place, but she looked to the sea.

"Why would they do this tough..." she asked. "Was there something they wanted?" KOkori finally spoke up, he stood silently, but sighed and began. "The fire nation has been planning this, but only the highest ranks knew about it." He turned his attention to Chase and Rieon. "They would wait until the avatar went missing, then strike. Because your not protected by the air temples, they will try to kill you Kaze, along with everyone else."

Kaze stared at the ground with a look of shook on her face. "That doesn't matter. I'm never going back. I'll stop the fire nation before they destroy everyone." Kaze whispered. Kokori grabbed her should and yelled at her. "What! People will die because of your selfishness! We need to-" he looked at Kaze's face and it was drenched in tears. "It's not like I want anyone to get hurt, but..." She smacked Kokori off of her, but kept her eyes on the ground. "You treating me just like, like my teachers! You want me to do what ever you want! If that's they way its gonna be, then YOU GO HOME!" heavy tears fell from her face, ans she took off.

"Kaze wait!" He yelled, but a large wall of earth sprang up in front of him. "Where do you think your going traitor?" asked Ebi and she dropped the wall. "How could you tell her those lies?" asked Rieon, his fist in a flurry of flames. "You know the fire nation was going to attack with or without the avatar present. You're a bastard, I'm surprised she didn't kill you on the spot." inquired Chase, "But we might."

Some where in the forest

"Dammit...It's not my fault. It's not!" Kaze pounded her fist against an old pine tree, while tears flowed from her face. "I should have never brought him along." She slummed down to the soft earth, and tired to calm herself down, but she heard footsteps headed her way. "Who's there?" she questioned, acting stranger than she was at the moment.

"Hello there, young person. Could you tell me where Vansinrok marketplace is?" said an Old man with hunched shoulders and thinning hair, who was carrying a large sack. "Um, it's north, that way." Kaze pointed threw the trees. "That sack looks heavy, would you like some help?" asked Kaze, trying to get her mind off of what Kokori had told her. "That would be wonderful." The old man handed Kaze the sack with just one hand, but when Kaze took it she practically fell to the ground. How could such an old man carry such a heavy bag? She asked herself. "Lets get a move on." chimed the old man, as we walked threw the trees. Kaze sighed and followed the man. Why do I do this to myself?