Leiko awoke with a throbbing head and an aching body. Her arms felt stiff and she looked up to her right to look at it, but then she noticed that she was strung up! Her arms were hoisted above her, chained to a wall, and her legs were also chained. She struggled to slip loose, but she couldn't break free a single inch. She grunted and looked around to see other shackles, and Tara tied up in one of them. Leiko tried to wake her up.

"Tara! Tara!" she called, and then Tara's eyes fluttered open. She grew surprised and looked around.

"Where-where are we?" she asked.

"A prison hold, on a fire nation navy ship. We've been captured." Leiko informed her in a grim tone.

"What do we do?"

"I don't know. But don't panic. I've been in this situation before."

"Where are they taking us?"

"Back to the fire nation most likely, to face justice. You'll be sent to jail for the rest of your life, while I'll be hanged for being a traitor." Leiko growled, her hair falling in front of her face. "It's always that story."

"We can break free." Tara said. Leiko struggled more.

"Damn it!" she cursed. "How am I supposed to get my revenge now?" and she closed her eyes and a tear fell.

"Don't cry Leiko." Tara tried.

"I was so close to avenging their deaths! I was so close…" and more tears fell. "But once again the stupid fire nation has gotten in my way. The gods damn them to hell. They always somehow manage to ruin everything. It's their job, you know. To ruin other people's lives. Look at the, they've torn families apart and stomped on true love…and now this fucking war." And she spit and grunted again.

"Easy Leiko."

"I was going to have a baby with my husband, and they took everything away from me. Look at me, I'm a widow! A pregnant widow! And in killing me…they're going to kill my unborn baby."

"We'll get out of here, somehow." Tara reassured her. "Then we'll go back to Omashu and get your revenge."

"I doubt that." Said an eerie voice. Leiko and Tara turned to the doorway and a man with a long white beard and furry eyebrows walked in. Leiko knew right away who the man was.

"General Kisho." She growled.

"That's right." He answered.

"Un cuff me so I can beat the living piss out of you." Leiko told him.

"Oh Leiko, your adventures haven't change you a bit, I can see." The old general stated. Leiko grinned.

"How do you know each other?" Tara asked.

"I was supposed to marry his son. That stuck up pompous, Kilix." Leiko replied.

"Correct, but she ran away and broke his heart. She chose the banished prince instead, when she could have married a fine general."

"Wait a minute, Kilix is a general too?" Tara asked.

"Yes, my father appointed him the position; because he knew Kilix would help him capture me." Leiko said out loud.

"How did you know?" Kisho inquired.

"I have my ways." Leiko stated, "Mostly, I just know my father." And then Leiko thought for a minute, "Is Kilix on board?"

"Another bonus. The lady isn't just pretty, she's smart." Kisho said.

"What's the matter Kisho, getting too old to work and now you're letting Kilix call the shots?" Leiko taunted. "That's a shame. You're just making all this more fun for me." And Kisho slapped her across her face! Leiko drew in a deep breath and growled at him.

"You're making me angry." Leiko said.

"Am I really?" Kisho didn't seem to care.

"Enough!" said another deep voice. And out of the shadows stepped Kilix, wearing a general's uniform. Leiko rolled her eyes.

"Speak of the scum." Leiko muttered.

"Ah, Leiko. So nice to see my old fiancée." Kilix said.

"I think you're finally catching on." Leiko taunted.

"Tell me Leiko, did you honestly think you could outrun and hide from me?"

"I could always fight you one on one."

"No thanks."

"Ah, see, you're no man. You're a coward." Leiko teased Kilix now. "What do you want with me?"

"What I wanted before!" he barked, "I want your hand in marriage!" Leiko laughed.

"Hah! I'll never marry you." And then there was silence.

"What have you been up to Leiko, since we last saw each other?"

"Well, I've been quite busy living my life."

"All just to come back to me." Kilix purred as he touched Leiko's face.

"You're too late! I'm already married! AND I'm pregnant."

"Really? But rumor has it…Zuko is dead." Kilix said. Leiko bowed her head and didn't say anything. "Oh, so I was right. You see, you've been running all this time. Just to have everything taken away from you. It stings when it's on your side, doesn't it Leiko?" and Leiko looked up and spit on Kilix. Kilix wiped it off. "Rumor also has it that you've been trying to get revenge."

"What are you getting at?" Leiko asked, suspiciously.

"I'll make this offer. If you marry me, I'll see to it that Omashu is turned into nothing but rubble, and the king will pay for his crime." Kilix said, stone cold. Leiko's face softened. "See, my love, I can be compassionate too. I can meet to your needs and wants. Surely all that banished prince gave you was something skin deep. Something superficial."

"You don't know that! How dare you underestimate-!"

"Calm down Leiko. I'll give you until morning to think about it." And then Kilix and Kisho began to walk out of the room. But Kilix stopped and turned and looked at Leiko. "Oh, and by the way. That baby is going to need a strong father. I could be that man." And then he left, closing the door behind him. Leiko bowed her head again.

"What bastards!" Tara complained, "So what's the plan, Leiko? What are we gonna do?"

"I-I don't know."

"You're not thinking about marrying him are you?" Tara asked. Leiko was silent and looked away, "Oh Leiko, you can't!"

"He said he'd help me get my revenge. I loved Zuko so much that I would gladly sleep at the side of any monster to ensure his safety. But now that he is dead, all I can do to prove my love it to avenge him."

"This is a win-lose situation, Leiko. I mean, sure you get revenge, but you'll be cheating on Zuko."

"Zuko's dead." Leiko reminded her.

"…Leiko, don't give in!"

"I think they've done it, Tara." Leiko said. "I think the fire nation has finally won. It's all over for me now."