Prince Zuko orders the ship to be taken to a man named Commander Zhao. While the Prince and the General are away for many hours, I finally have time for myself for the first time in weeks. I spend the first two hours laying on my cot. I stare up at the ceiling, deep in thought. I think how about how if this floating prison wasn't made of metal I would Earthbend my way out of here and journey home.

Home.

Prince Zuko isn't the only person on this ship that dreams of home. Eventually, I feel my eyes droop and without knowing it I am asleep. . .

I see the faces of my family. I see my mother. I see my father. I see my young sisters and brother. I am outiside with my two sisters, holding my toddler brother against my waist. My sisters and I are picking wild flowers when it they came.

Fire Nation soldeirs. . .

The soldeirs used their firebending to light my village's homes on fire. Some soldeirs are on foot, others are on rhinos. I yell at my eight year old sister, Anju to take our baby brother from me. She is so scared, I can see it clearly in her bright green eyes. Then I tell Anju and Chise to warn our parents about the approaching Firebenders. They hesistate. I tell them run or I will Earthbend a boulder on their heads while they are sleeping. They run towards home.

I take a defense stance as three Firebenders, one on a rhino, corner me against my neighbor's burning home. I may be ten years old, but I will not let these cowards take my family's home. The circle me, probably trying to imtimidate me. Truth was it was working. But I made myself choke down my fear.

"What are you waiting for?" I had yelled at the Firebenders. "More reinforcements to take down a ten year old?"

All three of their replies was a fireball aimed at my face. I use my Earthbending to make a wall of earth to shield me. One of the Firebenders comes up behind me and grabs my shoulder. On reflex I try to swat him away with my left hand. With my right hand I create a ball sized rock and chuck it at the Firebender's face. He moans in pain as the rock makes impact.

"Take the Earthbender!" I hear the Firebender on the rhino yell.

The last Firebender standing unleashes a fury of fire instantly. I have no time to react. I may be the best Earthbender of my age group, but I am no match against these Firebenders.

I fall to the ground. All the air in my chest is knocked out. I gasp, feeling tears creep out of the corners of my eyes. The Firebender on the rhino gets off of his rhino. He leans into my face. I will never forget the cruel gleam in his dark brown eyes. He takes my shoulders and lifts me over his own shoulders. I bang my fists against his back along with kicking my heels into his gut. He orders me to stop. I do not listen. He lifts me onto the rhino. As soon as he lets me go I attempt to make a run for it. He sees this and backhands me. I immediately feel the affect. My brain feels like it is on fire. I hear two things. One: the Firebender that captured me says that he is taking me to the ship.

The other: the sound of my siblings calling out my name in anguish. . .

Jani! Jani! Jani! JANI!

"Anju. . . Chise. . . Daichi. . . "

I awake to the sound of myself calling out my siblings names. It seems that everytime I close my eyes all I see is their faces as they watch helplessly as I am being captured.

All those years ago. . .

My door bangs and I leap out of my bed to open my door. I open it too see my master.

"Prince Zuko," I said as I drop to one knee and incline my head.

"I need you on deck," Prince Zuko orders.

"Yes Prince Zuko," I said obediantly.

I follow Prince Zuko on deck. I see that the damages have been repaired. I wonder what I am doing here.

"Prince Zuko. . . ?"

Prince Zuko takes off his cloak and tosses it to me. I catch it. I am still wandering what we are doing here. The air is cold here, though not as cold as the South Pole's.

"I need you to help me train," Prince Zuko explains.

Prince Zuko is starting to draw fire up to his arms. I take a step back.

"Prince Zuko, I can not Firebend," I said.

He takes this as if I can't bend at all. It is better that he doesn't know about my Earthbending. He stares at me coldly for a moment and then tells me to go clean up his quarters.

I scurry away.

Later, I hear about how Prince Zuko winning an agni kai with Commander Zhao.