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Captives

Katara awoke chained to a wall. Her memory swirled back to what happened realizing where she was. Katara screamed in agony. A door open as Kane waddles down the steps. "Aw your awake. So good to see you again." Katara struggled furiously refuing to be raped again.

"It'll do you no good. I had you once before and I have you again. No one can save you this time. Soon I'll have my way with you." Katara spit in Kain's face refusing to show weakness. Kain wiped the syliva from his face before slapping the water bender. "I have had a hard time recovering you espescially with that whacko who attempted to stop me. So a little respect would be nice."

"What whacko?" Katara asked yet somehow knew the answer.

"That freak Straight-Jacket." Kain growled. "Fortunately he is dead now." The Earth bender said waddling away.

"Least he crushed your balls buying me time." Katara spat out.

Kain turned around walking back forcing his lips on hers shoving his hand down under her lower garment before pulling back. "You have no time you belong to me." Kain whispered with ice in he voice before walking out leaving Katara sobbing in fustration.

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"Do what id the plan now?" Sokka asked wiping the blood from his nose.

"I say we kill him and search for Katara." Zuko spoke out.

"Maybe he knows something about Katara." Aang said in a hopeful tone.

"Well were not gonna find out by standing around talking." Toph shouted above the crowd before waltzing toward her prisoner talking off the muzzel.

"Let me go or I'm gonna kill you!" Straight-Jacket shouted causing Toph to fall to the ground.

Everyone gave him a different look unsure. "Um didn't you try to kill us before hand? So are your saying you won't kill us if we let you loose?" Aang asked breaking the silence.

Hearing the air bender making a fool out of himself Straight-Jacket shook violently, "Release me!"

"I still vote we kill him and put everyone out of his misery." Zuko said raising a hand.

Suddenly Straight-Jacket stopped struggling as he smiled cruelly. "Misery. You simple little rich prince. You have no idea what true misery is."

Fire surrounded Zuko and Straight-Jacket as the former prince closed the space between them. "My father burned my eye and then cast me out as an exile. He set my own sister to kill me and welcomed me back for betraying my Uncle who was right about everything. Don't tell me I don't know what misery is."

The killer stared down Zuko. His smile faded as his eyes grew darker, "I was locked in the basement of a rapist who used my sister constantly for two years until she starved to death. Tell me how can you compare that."

Upon his claim a large rock came in between Straight-Jacket and Zuko, "We'll set camp up here and decide our next move." Toph ordered receiving no arguement from anyone.

The mask was placed back on the phsyco paths mouth to keep him quiet through the night as the others slept. Straight-Jacket knew an interogation was about to commence soon and waited for whatever torcher would come. Suddenly the ground beneath him shook as he was pushed away from the group. After a couple of minutes the Earthbender Toph revealed herself. "Let me tell you something that happened to be when I was very young and then what happened not so long ago. "When I was born my parents hired someone to keep a better eye on me. I don't remember much but I do remember that he was abusng me... Sexually." Straight-Jacket's eyes narrowed curious at the reason for her tale. "Not so long ago we had a run in with him. He captured me and Katara raping us every night." Tears were streaming down the Earthbenders face. Straight-Jacket's eyes softened understanding her pain. "His name was Kane and I know he took you. Please tell me what happened to Katara."

Slowly and carefully Toph removed her captive's mask and waited for a reply. "She encountered Kain and fought with all her might but in the end she was defeated. I stepped in and fought hard but I too failed." Tears started running down the killers face realizing he was powerless against his adversary. "He took her. and he will kill her like he did my sister."

"Then please help us. Work with us so that together we can stop him." Toph asked. Straight-Jacket continued to stare at the earthbender his eyes shifting toward the Avatar. 'The Avatar must die' a voice echoed though his head. 'However' he concluded, 'Kain must die first.'

"Alright. I'll help you."