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It took Toph the whole night to get to where she was going. Ozai had said she would know where to find him, and she was sure she knew where he was going to be. The mongoose dragon she had borrowed to get her there faster was starting to get slower. After all it was the one doing all the work. She just had to hold on to the rains. This unfortunately gave her time to think. Her mind should have been on what she was doing, but she couldn't get Aang out of her head. She had never felt him so angry, broken and it was all her fault.

The idea, if it got to the point where she would have to use it seemed like a good idea at the time. As long as Aang loved her, he would do anything to keep her out of danger. So she had to stop him from loving her. Now that she had gone through with the plan, it didn't seem like a good idea. It now seemed like the worst idea she had ever had.

Toph was never good at seeing anything positive about her personality, but she always knew what her negative qualities where. This was her biggest one, having to do everything herself. She did it to keep him out of danger, because she loved him. He loved her too, maybe if she had tried talking to him more about it, he would have understood. Of course he would have. The truth was maybe she didn't want him to. It wasn't about protecting him, not really. This was just what she did when faced with a problem ran towards it on her own, pushing the people that could help her away. She just had to prove she could do it herself. She hated herself now, but there was no going back now.

Aang couldn't understand what had just happened. He went over what was said in his mind and felt like a total idiot. If he hadn't gotten so angry, like he knew now she was trying to make him, then he would have seen it. She was lying, every word had been a lie. He gave her a choice and she choose him. He knew that she was lying and he knew why. She did it to keep him out of it. The only way she could give Ozai his bending back, or be of any use to Koh was if she unlocked her chakras. Now that she knew that she would be aware of that, stop it. Ozai must know this to. So why go after her. She could return his bending, but he could give the fire lord back his bending. Ozai was going to use Toph to get to him, and she knew it.

As he made his way out of the Palace, following the tracks left by the mongoose dragon from his glider. He thought of Toph. Would she want him to come after her. He had yelled at her, lashed out at her. He almost hit her. In a way that all made him want to find her more. To let her know that he was sorry and that he knew she was lying.

The fort seemed bigger than it had only a day before. After she had sent the mongoose dragon back, Toph made her way towards the main door. Like before she saw the metal room, and there was one person in it, but a different one.

The sun was just starting to rise, as she entered the cold room "I knew you would come." Toph stopped after she took a few steps into the room. Ozai now walked towards her. "You are drawn to the fire, the danger. You always have been. It makes you feel alive." As he spoke he circled around her, his eyes burning her. What he was saying was true, but she would never let on it got to her.

"What did you do to Azula." The question had been on her mind since she arrived, she had tried to ignore it. She had an idea of what the answer was going to be, and she knew it was her fault.

Ozai stopped behind her, he leaned in close to her ear to answer her question. "She is gone, that is all you need to know." Toph was now clenching her fists. "I think you were wrong. You think that you and Azula were alike, but I think it is you and I that are alike."

He didn't have to say any more, Toph got the point. Azula was dead and it was her fault. He was letting her know that it was the lie she had told her that lead to her death. She believed it enough to feel the need to stand up to her father. Maybe she hadn't been the monster she believed her to be. Maybe she was just a lost little girl wanting love and acceptance. She could understand that.

"You are a..."

"I think it is a little hypocritical for you to taking the moral high ground. Witch" He was now facing her. Towering over her. "What exactly did you say to the avatar to let him allow you to come here on your own."

Toph's hands where no bleeding, as she was clenching her hands so tightly. Ozai knew he was pushing her to lash out at him, but she was more controlled than he expected.

Again he leaned in to whisper in her ear "You really think you love him don't you. Don't you understand, you are drawn to danger, excitement that is why you are here now. It's also what draws you to him. The danger of being with the avatar." Her heart was telling her that none of what he had just said was true, but a part of her head said it did make sense.

"You have more power than he does. If you just embraced it. You could rule the world, you would be the most powerful being in the world. Together we could rule the world."

His long fingers now pulled her chin up, so he could look her in the eyes. Her eyes frightened him. They seemed to him to be dead. There was no life in them. It was like looking into the eyes of a corpse. He was seeing himself in her eyes. His true reflection staring right back at him. Unlike other people's eyes that showed themselves, their soul, Toph's to those that didn't look closely enough, were a mirror of their own soul. He couldn't let his discomfort show. Toph already knew.

Her face gave away nothing "Your right. I am drawn to him, and I don't care why. I would be the most powerful thing in the world, but I don't what that power, I will never use it."

Ozai took a step back, as if Toph was fire, he couldn't get close too, now looking at her in full, he saw how rigid she was standing. It was taking all of her control not to kill him already.

"But you are wrong about the rest. We could never rule the world. You will never get that kind of power." Her trade make evil grin, now crossed her face. He really didn't see what was going on. "Koh is using you like a puppet."

Even thou Toph didn't know what Koh's real plan was, she still knew more than Ozai and could use it against him. For a brief minute a real smile appeared on her face, but it couldn't stay. Before ether of then had a chance to say any more, they were joined by a third person.

Aang took a defensive stanch as he entered the room. He should have been watching Ozai, but he couldn't take his eyes off Toph. Who still had the hint of a smile on her face. He always had a knack for showing up a just the right time he was needed, even if it wasn't planed that way.

Trying to remain in control Ozai was the first to speak. "It is so nice of you to join us avatar. I was just having a very interesting conversation with your beautiful wife." He moved to take a step toward Toph that was too much for Aang.

"Get away from her!"

As she spoke he moved forward bending a current of air to knock Ozai back against the opposite wall. Seeing that he had managed to anger the Avatar, gave Ozai a little bit more hope that his plan might still be pulled off. His lowered head as he pulled himself back to his feet hid a cold grin.

It happened so quickly Aang wasn't sure what had happed. Ozai lifted his right arm then swiped it back down. As he did this a dagger flew out of his sleeve, towards Aang. Before he could move his guilder to block it Aang was pushed to the ground. A second later he bent himself back into his feet. He saw Toph was now standing in front of him. Her back was to him, as she faced Ozai. Making it impossible to see her face, tell what she was thinking. To try and get an idea he lowered his gaze to look her over. Shockingly he noticed the dagger imbedded in her arm.

Before she spoke, Toph pulled the dagger out and dropped it to the floor. "That is enough. I don't care anymore. You are going to be stopped, whatever it takes. I am not going to let someone I love or anyone get hurt because of me."

Aang was about to reach out to Toph, when Ozai spoke again. There was something different about him. It reminded Aang of the last time he had been near the former fire lord, he seemed to be losing control. From what he had been told of Azula it seemed that this reaction to things not going the way you had so carefully planned seemed to run in the family. This side of the family at least. Luckily for him Zuko at his worst, all the times they had fought had never ended up like this.

"You would die for him." Toph didn't answer she didn't have to. The look in her eyes said it all. As did the look in Aang's that he would do the same for her. "You would give up your life, all that connects you to this world for him. You would give everything up." He seemed to be on the verge of a break down. His words growing louder as he went on.

Toph stood strong, and defiant as she answered him "Yes I would."

A second later Toph let out a scream, as she placed her hands on the top of her head. She was biting her lip, to keep from screaming again. Aang was by her side, wrapping his arms around her, as Ozai's laughter filled the room.

"She just opened the last chakra gate."

Soon his laughter was mixed with another scream from Toph.

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