A/N: Hey, folks. Chapter thirteen, man. Geez. And to think, I was actually considering stopping this at ten. I wonder how much hate-mail I'd get from that.

You're going to love who I re-introduce in this chapter. Oh, and I'm introducing a new OC.

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Ba-Sing-Se. Two weeks on the road lead the seven freedom fighters to the impenetrable walls of one of the biggest cities in the world. Seeing as Azula found Senshi because of his hair color, Senshi hid his hair, using some black dye he bought from a clothes trader they met on the road. Of course, Kikyo wished he hadn't changed his hair, and he had to remind her that the false coloring wasn't permanent.

"Sooo… What are we doing here?" Asked Ty Lee, whom the group decided to untie a while back. She was sitting up on Rox's right shoulder, much to the large teen's dismay. It wasn't that she was heavy, when she was actually quite light. It was just awkward for him to be this close to someone like this.

"This is the safest place in the Earth Kingdom." Said Senshi. "The Avatar and his companions will be hiding here."

"The Avatar?" Asked Iori, tensing up slightly. "I heard he returned, but why are you looking for him?"

"I'm going to help him bring peace." Answered Senshi. Iori relaxed.

"We're going to need to make money if we're staying here." Said Rox. Ty Lee smiled as an idea popped into her head.

"We can put on a circus!" Exclaimed the happy girl.

"A circus?" Asked Kikyo. "Why a circus?"

"Think about it!" Said Ty Lee, grinning from ear to ear. "Senshi can be the ring leader, I'll be the acrobat, Rox will be the strong man, Kiara can heal us if we get hurt, Iori can catch knives, Kikyo and Cedric can…" Ty Lee paused for a moment. "I don't really know what you two can do, but I'm sure we'll find something!"

"I know." Said Senshi. "The 'Macabre Circus.' Seeing as I can create shadow illusions, we have a lot of room for terror."

"As usual, a genius idea, Lord." Said Cedric.

"You're just sucking up." Complained Kikyo, whom was completely ignored by Cedric.

"Come on. Let's get inside." Said Senshi. "I have an odd feeling that someone I know is here."

BA SING SE: TWO DAYS LATER: TWILIGHT

"Green tea, please." Called one of the patrons of the tea house.

"Coming right up!" Called Zuko, hurrying with the tea for the customer. When he arrived he was met with a young man, covered from head to toe in black, sitting lazily in one of the stools. When he looked, the man had a vaguely familiar face. He was most likely seventeen or eighteen, with long black hair, and yellow eyes.

"Sen-" Zuko started, but stopped when he saw the man barely shake his head, just a bare, nearly unnoticeable movement. Zuko looked and saw Earth Kingdom guards walking around the streets. He nodded to his brother. Senshi silently followed Zuko into the back room, where the two siblings embraced.

"It's good to see you again." Said Senshi, pulling away from Zuko, whom had a pissed off expression on his face.

"If you ever slug me like that again, I will kill you." Zuko threatened, only to be met with Senshi's laughter. "Senshi-"

"Don't use my name." Interrupted Senshi. "For now, call me Tóumù."

"Alright." Said Zuko. "But how did you know to come here, to this particular tea house?"

"Actually." Said Senshi. "Honestly, I didn't even know you were in Ba Sing Se. I just came to this tea house because it smelled like Uncle Iroh's Earl Grey tea."

"What have you been doing?" Asked Zuko, grabbing a stool and sitting to listen to his elder brother.

"Actually." Said Senshi, grinning. "That's quite the story…"

ABONDONED STREET: SAME TIME

Cedric, to be honest, was quite bored. He had grown annoyed with his entourage, and their tedious conversations. The sadistic man was the oldest member of the group(thirty-two) and lacked the same interests as his younger companions. Walking down the dark, secluded streets, Cedric heard the scream of a young girl. His interests piqued, Cedric made his way towards the sounds of a slight scuffle.

Three large men, slave traders, if Cedric guessed correctly, were attempting to subdue a young girl, whom was weakly bending small pebbles at them. The men merely smacked the pebbles away, and continued to close in on the girl, who could only have been seven or eight. She had black hair, and emerald green eyes. She wore a look of pure terror on her face, which infuriated Cedric.

"Violence is the whim of the weak; the strong seek this out to utter words of wrath." Quoted Cedric, stepping into the alley way. The men jumped, looking at this oddly dressed man. The only bit of clothing Cedric wore were his black pants, showing his thin, pale, lightly muscled, heavily scarred body; it looked like he fell into a pool of knives and glass.

"Mind your own business." Grumbled one of the kidnappers, returning to his work. Cedric frowned.

"If you wish to survive tonight leave." Said Cedric, then he grinned. "But, if you wish to die, then by all means, continue."

"You're beginning to annoy me." Said another kidnapper, turning a pulling a knife from his cloak. The man ran at Cedric to kill him, but the man's hand, along with the knife, fell to the ground, bleeding profusely. The man stared at his stump, in shock, before blood suddenly burst from his throat. And Cedric hadn't moved from his spot, that same evil grin stuck to his face.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" The other man tried running away as well, but a large, bloody gash appeared going down his back. The man fell to the ground, dead. The final man fell to the ground, fear etched onto his features.

"H-h-how?" He whimpered. Cedric looked at him for a moment.

"Since you're going to die, anyway, I suppose I'll tell you." Cedric raised his hand, and the dirt from the ground lifted, before dispersing and becoming virtually invisible. "Dirt bending." Said Cedric, moments before the man's head rolled from his shoulders. Cedric looked to see the little girl curled up on the ground, scared out of her mind, eyes pressed tightly shut. Cedric made his way to her. It would be so easy to kill her. To slit her throat and watch the blood drain from her defenseless body. Cedric leaned down and touched her shoulder. The girls squeaked, her eyes shooting open. She looked at Cedric, and tears began to gather at the edges of her eyes. She threw her little arms around Cedric's neck, hugging him as she let her tears flow. Surprised, Cedric hugged her back as she cried.

"What's your name?" Asked Cedric.

"(Sob) Luǎnshí." Cried the girl.

"Where are your parents, Little Pebble?" The cultist asked the young girl.

"Those men (Sob) killed them(Sob)!"

Cedric came to a decision. Pulling back, he looked into the girl's eyes. The innocence in them reminded him of a time that he could barely remember, when all he wanted was to help others, before his goodness died. He would not kill this girl; he would protect her innocence, and maybe, just maybe, he would find his own again.

"Come with me." Said Cedric, standing from the girl and holding out his hand. I'll take you to your new family."

"New(Sniff) family?" She asked. Cedric tried to smile kindly, but it was difficult for him. The girl hesitated for a moment, before gripping the man's pale hand.

WITH ROX AND TY LEE: EARTH KINGDOM ALLEY

Ty Lee had managed to talk Rox into taking her out, only to be stopped in front of the restaurant.

"Hey, sexy!" Called some Earth Kingdom punk, his friends following behind him. "Why don't you leave that big oaf and get with a real man?"

"Sorry, but I don't like jerks." Said Ty Lee, frowning. The Earth Kingdom punk smiled even wider.

"Come on, baby, don't play so hard to get." He reached out to grab Ty Lee's arm, but Rox grabbed the teen's wrist with his large, strong hand.

"She said no. Take a hint." Said Rox, shoving the man back slightly. Well, slightly to Rox, to the teen, it felt like he was just thrown. The others took this moment to converge on Rox, separating him from Ty Lee. Unfortunately, their punches did very little, and only succeeded in pissing the waterbender off. He decided to start adding in his own bone crushing blows, taking the bows out with little trouble. Ty lee grinned at the destroyed teenagers.

"Shall we eat?" Asked Rox. Ty Lee smiled at him, and hopped onto her new favorite spot on his right shoulder. They walked into the restaurant with no more troubles.

WITH THE LAST THREE OF THE GROUP: ABANDONED HOUSE

"So, what are going to do about this 'Macabre Circus' that Senshi wants us to put on?" Asked Kikyo. Iori shrugged.

"I can catch knives." Said iori.

"Yes, we've already covered that." Said Kiara. "You're fast, and you've got lightning hands. But what are we going to do?"

Suddenly, dark, creepy figures started slinking from the shadows; black skeletons, monsters, demons, the works.

"We'll do that." Said Senshi, dispelling the figures as he entered the building. Kikyo grinned, until she saw Zuko. Recognizing him from her time working under the Fire Nation, she sent Senshi a worried glance.

"Relax." Said Senshi. "It took some convincing, but I managed to talk my little brother here to help us out, and I know Uncle Iroh will."

"I can't believe I let you talk me into being a juggler." Complained Zuko.

"It was your idea." Said Zuko. "You're the one that told that poor Jin girl you were a juggler. I'm still trying to figure how you failed so badly. You have excellent hand-eye coordination."

"You were making me nervous." Complained Zuko.

"Shut up. We better practice if we're going on in less than a week. Zuko, we don't have time for beginner shit. Practice juggling these." Senshi handed his brother three long knives. Zuko just stared at him.

"You can't be serious."

"Oh, don't be such a bitch." Senshi said, grinning. Zuko sighed, and began throwing the knives in the air. He imagined that they were his twin Dao Swords, and began juggling like a pro.

"Hey! I'm doing it!" He grinned, before slipping, and nearly being stabbed.

"Almost." Said Senshi. That's when the others arrived. Senshi looked at the little girl holding Cedric's hand.

"Don't ask." Said the cultist.

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A/N: Sorry about how rushed the ending to this one was, I wanted to get it done, and I had things to do today.

R&R

Oh, and don't forgot to vote on Ty Lee being an airbender in my poll.