Chapter 7

The Future, Finding, Kidnapped, and Enslavement

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Zuko shook Kane awake. "Kane wake up," he whispered. She yawned and looked at him. "What the heck do you want?" She heard laughing and Zuko chuckled.

"Man, you sure not a morning person, are you?" John asked.

Kane looked up and saw the moon still out and the sun hadn't even raised. "Heck yes I am. You're the one that is not a morning person. For one thing it isn't even morning it's night."

Zuko rolled his eyes and picked her up. "Come on let's go."

Kane heard in his voice that something was wrong. He must have just gotten in a fight. Zuko pulled out ahead of them and walked on in silence. That is when she noticed that Iroh was missing.

"John, where's Iroh?"

"Long story short Zuko doesn't think he needs Iroh anymore. He was already walking alone when we found Iroh."

"Then why is he taking us?"

"Because we would follow him anyways just to annoy him," John said with a smiled. Kane smirked.

Kane looked up as the followed Zuko. I wonder what Yumi and them are doing right now.

They walked for hours and finally stopped near a rundown village. "Wow, this looks like ours after the Fire Nation attacked," Rao said looking around.

John bent down frowning and touched the ash and looked at it. "It didn't happen to long ago. Not even a day ago just about a few hours."

Kane stared at her shocked. "She has eyes that can look into people's hearts and tell when something is fresh or not."

John stood up. "It happened at 6 p.m. and this was done by an army, there was one girl in it though. Don't worry she wasn't Zula"

Now this brought fear into Kane's heart. She remembered when Yumi and her were little Yumi always wanted to join the Fire Nation army or navy because of their fighting skills. This would be a perfect opportunity to see what it feels like. She would use it to find Kane. But Kane knew that even though she wasn't Fire Nation her past ancestors always loved to destroy things and it was addicting Yumi's parents had told her.

John saw the shocked look on Kane's face and out an arm around her shoulder and smiled. "Hey don't worry there; I'm sure it ain't Yumi."

"For our sake I hope not," Kane said bowing her head. Zuko looked at her and worried. Wouldn't she quite the army if she saw Kane? Oh yeah, she to comes from that family. She's now addicted to destruction. Poor Kane, this is probably tearing her apart.

Zuko opened his mouth to say something but then Kane's head shot up smiling. "You're right she wouldn't just join the army without thinking it over, and if she did she's sure to come back. Let's keep moving."

John looked at her confusingly. Zuko saw her making eye contact and looking deep into her mind. He knew she found something wrong.

Kane started out ahead of them with Rao following her talking about what they hope to come across. Zuko looked at John with her head hanging low with sadness.

"What'd you find?"

"She's being torn apart big time by this." She stared out into outer space. "Zuko, this is the first time I actually went into someone's mind."

He looked at her confusingly. "Tomorrow is the anniversary of the attack on the village. The anniversary of her brother's death."

Zuko could tell there was more she wasn't telling him. "What else is there?"

"She's going to die protecting the Avatar."

"I already knew that." He remembered making a promise to himself on letting her die.

"Well, then you need to know I just saw the future, and she will die at the end of the summer." Zuko stopped.

"What?"

"There is this comet and Kane protected the Avatar by giving her life to save him. I don't think there is a way to stop it either. It looked like it just happened without her knowledge of what was going on. I'm sorry Zuko but Kane is going to die."

Zuko felt pain rise in his chest and he clutched it. John looked at him sadly then down at her feet. "I'm sorry Zuko." She walked up to Kane and Rao looking as happy as she could. Rao looked behind her at Zuko and waited for him to catch up.

"Hey, don't look so down, I'm sure there is a way to save her. There has to be." They heard a scream and saw Kane clutching a necklace she found on the ground. There was also a note in her hand. John's mouth was wide open.

"NO! THIS CAN'T BE TRUE! IT'S A LIE!" Zuko and Rao ran up to them and saw Kane clutching Yumi's necklace. She sank down to her knees looking at the note. Zuko and Rao read over her shoulder.

IF you are reading this that means you found out, Kane. I am a Fire Bender after all. A love to Fire Bend, to destroy things that get in my way. It makes me feel a head of everything around me. Kane this is a warning. It's better if you join the Fire Nation now or I will kill you to get to the Avatar. This is good bye forever. I'm not planning on coming back. This is not a sick joke Kane. If you're smart you'll stay away. My necklace should be enough proof for you to know I mean business.

For your sake give up now, your no longer friend,

Yumi

P.S. This is the end of our friendship and the beginning of being enemies, don't fret Kane we will meet again, but I promise a will bring you down!

Kane just stared at the letter and then at the necklace. She didn't even know she was crying till Rao and John put their arms around her and Zuko was in front of her wiping away tears.

Kane looked down. "She means business." She stood up so suddenly it shocked everyone. "I won't let her win. I will kill her if I have to, to protect the Avatar."

"Kane you don't mean that now do you," Rao asked.

"I'm dead serious. She is no longer a friend of mine. I don't know who this Yumi is. My Yumi died some hours ago." She began to walk away with John following her. Rao and Zuko began to run after them when all the sudden Freedom Fighters came down and kidnapped her and John!

"Hey let me go!" Kane said trying to kick the person that had a hold of her. John was trying to reach down to grab her dagger when the hand pulled it back.

"Don't worry; I'll protect you from the Fire Nation." Kane and John's eyes became wide with fright. They could recognize the voice from anywhere, it was Jet's voice.

"Let go of us Jet," Kane yelled trying to turn around and glare at him.

"Now don't be that way after I just saved you. John, it's good to have you back," he said putting his head into her neck. She tried to squirm away. She smirked and said, "Oh Jet thank you so much for saving us!" She started bating her eyes at him and making cooing sounds. It disgusted Kane.

Jet looked shocked then smiled. "I knew you would see it my way."

"In fact I want to reward you." They stopped at a branch on a tree and Jet made John face her. "Really?"

"Yeah of course," she said stepping closer to him. Kane wanted to turn away in disgust but her kidnapper kept her there, his hands digging into her arm from anger, "Hey could you lighten up on the grip before my arm comes off."

"Sorry," she heard a squeaky voice behind her say. The grip lightened and she turned to see her attacker. She turned to see a short boy with brown shaggy and brown eyes look at her. "What is your name?"

"Smellerbee, yours?"

"Kane." She turned back to John and Jet looking deeply into each others eyes and felt sick. How could she like such a sexist pig? Then as Jet began to lean down John smirked and kicked him in the place where happiness isn't found. Kane started to laugh. Jet got mad and knocked John out with the hilt of his knife.

Kane shut up real quick and got mad at him. "Why you little son of a…" She didn't get to finish because he brought it down on her head just as she began to lunge an attack. And everything went black.

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When Kane woke up her head hurt like a thousand daggers were plunged in it and her writs and ankles felt like they were on fire. She tried to stand but couldn't. Fear struck her, OH MY GOD I'M PARALIZED!

Then realization came to her like being hit by a sack of bricks. I'm tied up, good job idiot you just got the biggest loser award.

She felt something heavy leaning on her and realized it was John. "John wake up this isn't a good time to be dreaming." John woke up and saw that they were bound. "What happened?"

"Well, you kicked Jet in the bad place and then he hit you, I tried to attack and got hit and then we were here. Tied up."

They heard voices outside the door. It was Jet and some of the other Freedom Fighters. "I always knew that Rao would betray us. We don't want her to bring her Fire Nation friends with her to save these two morons in here. There was a wanted poster for them so I say we turn them into the Fire Nation for cash."

"But Jet we never negotiate with the Fire Nation. Why now?"

"Because we need the money, John doesn't really know where the new tree house is that we are in now and Kane doesn't know either. Besides it will be like tricking the Fire Nation into something they can't handle."

They heard their footsteps leave. Kane's heart was racing and she knew John could feel it because she could feel John's.

"John, I think we were kidnapped and are going to be sold as prisoners."

"Kane I think there is something much worse to it then you realize."

"What is that?"

"We're going to be their slaves not prisoners. And they do weird things to…"

"I don't even want to know. Wait how do you now?"

Even in the darkness she could see John smirk. "I don't I just heard about it."

Kane let out a sigh and tried to turn around to glare at her. "Next time get your facts straight before you try to give me a heart attack."

She could here John giggle. They heard foot steps a few hours latter. "Well girls, time to go."

They were given rags to change into, out of Kane's and John's will, and had to wear as a sign of slaves. They were blind folded and were led down the tree and to a village. The Freedom Fighters undid their blind folds and Kane and John looked around. Jet was in a disguise with the other Freedom Fighters.

What they saw shocked them. The town was invaded by the Fire Nation. They were ordered to keep their heads down as they walked. Kane and John were bound together by their writs. Kane was behind John and she leaned into her and whispered, "John, I fear for us."

"Why?"

Then John saw what she meant. There was the new general. Admiral Zhao's son, General Kin, after his father died he has been cruel even though he was probably in his twenties. He looked up at the girls and smiled. HE put his hand under John's chin making her look up at him.

Kane growled and jumped at him. Her rope was immediately pulled and she was hit over the head with a club. She feel to her knees and saw some blood trickle down her face.

John got angry at the sight of her friend's blood and looked at Kin, "Why the heck did you do that you…" She was hit over the head by one of his men. She fell on her knees beside Kane and hot blood ran down her face more than Kane's.

General Kin smirked at the defeated girls. Kane had scooted over to John to check on her head when she was immediately hit over the head again knocking her into the mud face first.

The general bent down and picked Kane's head up by her chin and saw the fire in her eyes. He didn't know that her Fire birth mark was glowing red hot under the mud. "They are feisty but that will end soon enough. And this is how you should bow in my presence."

John glared at him and said "We don't bow to lowlifes like…"

"J-John shut up before they hit you again," Kane barked.

John looked at Kane thinking she was scared but saw that her arm broke when she tired to block a blow from John's head. She looked down and nodded.

"I just have one thing to say," John said, her hair hiding the grin on her face.

"What is that?" General Kin asked.

"Did you know that you look like a monkey?" Kane looked up to see why John had said that and started to laugh. General Kin's face turned as red as an apple. Kane and John tried hard not to laugh because he started to turn blue as well.

"Oh my God, he now looks like a baboon," Kane said rolling around in the mud with her blood running into her face.

"GO. PUT. THEM. IN. THE. PRISONER. TENT!" he yelled. The guards were trying hard not to laugh as they looked at him and quickly grabbed the girls and took off to a tent.

They were tied to a metal pole hanging up making them have to stand and their feet were bound to a pole on the ground. They looked at each other in fear of what would happen next.

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Zuko and Rao went running through the woods trying to find John and Kane. They stopped and bent down to catch their breaths. Zuko looked up and saw smoke. "Maybe that is them," Rao said following his gaze.

Zuko shook his head, "No, that is to close to where they were kidnapped to be them it is someone else."

"Well let's go check it out and see if they can help us find them," Rao said taking off at lightning speed to get there.

Zuko was close behind her. They got to the camp and saw a big furry beast and what looked to be a flying lemur.

There was Aang, a new girl, Sokka, and Katara looking sadly at the fire. Rao stepped out and they stood up in fighting position.

"Wait we come in peace," she said sticking her pointer finger and middle finger together, her ring and pinkie finger together, and her thumb sticking out from them. Sokka laughed and then saw no one else laughing.

"What it is kind of funny."

"Look we are looking for Kane and John they were kidnapped by the Freedom Fighters. Can you help us?"

Aang nodded. "We'll get them back. By the way, I'm Aang; this is Katara, Sokka, and Toph." Zuko came out and they recognized his scar and got back in fighting stances.

"This is Zuko and I'm Rao. Don't be scared of him he's just mad because they took his…"

"Don't say it," Zuko said.

"We'll help," Toph said.

Zuko looked at the blind girl and said really low, "Thanks." He walked to the other side of the camp and sat down.

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Kane woke up all tight from having to stand. She saw that her sword was showing through her leg and tried to hide it. She saw Yumi's necklace fall around it and felt pain shoot up in her.

She felt movement next to her and looked up to see John waking up. She looked around and by the look on her face Kane could tell she was remembering the day before of what had happened. She looked at Kane and her eyes told it all.

"Well, since we have to word for this guy no one else seems to be making his life a living heck so that means if is up to us," she said with a smile. Kane smiled back and nodded.

They heard foot steps and General Kin and his guards walked into the room.

Dun, dun, dun! Yeah a cliffy, what then? So I hope you liked it and please review if you read this! It would mean a lot to me!