DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN, NOR HAVE I EVER OWNED ATLA. I DO NOT OWN, NOR HAVE I EVER OWNED THE CHARACTERS IN ATLA. I DO NOT OWN, NOR HAVE I EVER OWNED NICKELODEON. HAVE NO AFFILIATION, NOR HAVE I EVER HAD ANY AFFILIATION WITH THE WRITERS OR ANIMATORS OF ATLA. I HAVE NO AFFILIATION, NOR HAVE I EVER HAD ANY AFFILIATION WITH NICKELODEON.

Please Read & Review

I have started writing Prequels; here is a list of them:

A Second First Date; One month after Aang defeated Fire Lord Ozai

Nightmares; A One-Shot Prequel to Together Again. Aang saved the world, he faced Ozai on his own. Everyone kept saying that he was a great hero, that he was so brave. He wore a brave face and acted all the hero they thought he was. But at night in his sleep he was a scared boy, scared for his life as he tried to get away from a psycho Firebender. The Battle came back at night.

Anila's Story; This is another Prequel to Together Again. It's about a Young Female Airbender just starting out in life. She was ready to travel the world as soon as she turns 16. Little does she know, Destiny has a grand purpose for her first child.

I Want to thank my beta readers for their help, advice, and contributions: 116788 (pen name not user ID) and ReverieNishio

*116788 (pen name not user ID) is available to beta read for others, she has 3 slots open right now.

Chapter 110

After Katara finished eating Li came back in and picked up the empty tray. "My father wants to see you."

Hide came walking in with a wicked grin on his face and a rope in his hands. "Come on Lady Katara, hands behind your back."

Katara stood and put her hands behind her back, Hide tied then there. "Li, you lead the way" he said as he groped Katara behind Li's back. "Don't touch me!" Katara growled.

"What, now that you not just a regular snow savage anymore you think you can order people around? I know people like you; think just because you married someone of importance you can order anyone around." He said as he twisted her arm a bit until she let out a yelp. "You better behave."

Katara took in a deep breath and slowly released it, all her thoughts on the baby inside her. "I'll behave." she responded dryly.

They went up two flights of stairs and walked down a long corridor. "My father will see you in his special study." Li said as she opened the door to a room that was dark, and smelled like Alcohol and cheap cologne. Ai paused just inside the door then once her eyes adjusted to the darkness of the room walked Katara in.

"Seat her on that stool right there." The general told his daughter gruffly. "Then Leave!"

The general swallowed a cup full of fowl smelling drink then walked around her, his eyes staring so wickedly he looked like he could see under her dress. "I have brought you here because we need to send a message to your husband... and you are going to provide us with what we need." He pulled out a sharp knife and lightly ran its tip over her skin. Katara started to get frightened, unsure of what he was going to do to her. He grabbed her by her long braid and pulled her head back, she felt the cold blade at the back of her neck, one quick movement of his hand and all the force he had used when he pulled on her braid was gone and she jerked forward, unsure of what had just happened.

She turned her head to see what he had done; she saw a long dark piece of rope in his hands. After a few seconds she realized it wasn't a rope it has her hair! Her body shuddered as tears started to run down her cheeks, to in shock to say a single word.

"HIDE! IN HERE NOW!" He yelled through the door. Hide entered the room. "Get someone to deliver this and that letter on the desk to the home of The Avatar."

"Yes sir!" Hide said as he took the letter and her hair and quickly left.

"Li, take her back to her room then take her some food, she is going to need all the energy she can get." He said as he grinned at Katara then licked his lips. As his daughter took Katara by the arm and escorted her back to the tiny room.

Li untied Katara's hands "I'm sorry" she softly said. Katara could feel the shame in the woman's voice as she left the room and relocked the door.

As soon as she heard the click of the lock Katara let out a long loud wail, she was devastated by what had just happened, she ran her fingers through her hair crying that her hair was all gone, devastated because Aang loved her hair so much and now it was gone... all gone.

There was a knock at the door, when Aang answered it there was a child, probably about nine or ten years old standing in front of him. "A... a man told me to deliver this to the man with the arrow tattoos." The boy said as he passed a bag to Aang, and then ran off.

"Who was it Aang?" Sokka asked from behind his brother-in-law.

"A kid, he said he was supposed to deliver this to me." Aang said as he curiously opened the bag. There was a rolled up scroll inside that he pulled out.

Aang read the letter out loud:

Avatar Aang.
We have your wife. With this letter, we have sent you a piece of her to prove we have her. We want you to meet our representative the day after tomorrow at noon near the fountain in Sozin Square, with this letter if you want her released unharmed, come alone. If you are not there we will be sending you something that won't grow back.
The New Ozai Society

Aang looked into the bag and pulled out a dark brown rope, he looked at it for a few moments staring. He had to sit down as soon as he realized what it was.

"Aang, what's the matter? What is it?" Suki asked. As it fell out of his hands and onto the floor. She picked it up and gasped "It's her Hair!" Suki said in shock.

Aang stood up suddenly, "Excuse me." He ran up the stairs and into his room, locking the door behind himself.

There was a lot of noise, sounds of things crashing to the floor. "I'm going to go see if there is anything we can do." Sokka said, then went upstairs and knocked on the door to Aang and Katara's room. "Aang is there anything we can do for you right now?" He asked through the door.

"Go away." Came Aang's voice as well as one thousand others. "I need to be away from the children right now"

"Ok, take as long as you need." Sokka said then went back down stairs.

"Is he ok Sokka?" Haru asked.

"No, he needs to be away from the children right now..." Sokka told them all.

"Why what..." Jade said but was cut off by the look of fear on Sokka's face.

He simply said two words that scared everyone present. "Avatar State"

Katara's eyes were puffy and red from crying when Li and Hide came back. "Hands Lady Katara." Katara put her hands out and he tied the rope. Li came in with a cup and a pitcher of water. Katara drank deeply gulping down as much as she could; the pregnancy was causing her to become dehydrated quickly. She stopped when she started to feel sick from so much water. Li took the pitcher and cup out of the room and watched as Hide untied Katara's hands and left the room. Li shut and locked the door then followed behind Hide. Katara knew that if Li wasn't present, Hide would probably attempt to do something to her.

She looked down at the tray of food in front of her, the tray had the same thing as her last meal, a bowl of rice, a slab of some kind of fatty meat and overcooked vegetables. Katara picked up the meat, "I'm sorry Aang but we need the meat right now." she felt horrible again betraying her personal choice of becoming a Vegetarian for her family. She began biting and ripping at the meat and shoveling rice into her mouth with her fingers. The pregnant woman was so hungry.

She ate until she felt like she would throw-up because her stomach was so full. This gave her an idea, what if she drank so much water that her stomach couldn't hold it for long. She could use that water to get away before anyone could do something that might seriously hurt her or her baby.

There was a hard knock on the door of Aang and Katara's home. Sokka answered it, the sun had set and the Full moon was on the rise. Azula was on the other side of the door. As soon as Sokka opened the door Azula pushed her way in.

Aang was still locked in his room upset and sick thinking of what they might do to her, to his child she was carrying within her. He had managed to calm down enough to not go into the Avatar State.

"I need to speak with the Avatar, right now." Azula said staring at Sokka like he was an idiot that didn't understand her. "NOW! I know exactly where she is."

Sokka gasped then ran up the stairs; he knocked on the door to Aang's room. "Azula is here! She knows exactly where Katara is." before Sokka knew it Aang had flung the door open and was halfway down the stairs. Sokka followed as quickly as he could.

"Where is she?" Aang asked, getting ready to leave as soon as she told him.

Behind him Sokka was readying himself as well as Haru, to go with Aang to rescue Katara.

"I hunted down an underling in the New Ozai Society. His name is Chan, funny," Azula gave a short laugh, "He didn't remember who I am until I told him I once destroyed his beach house on Ember Island... Good times. Anyways," she went on as if everything was great, she actually seemed happy. "I tortured him, so much fun, and he said she is being held at General Bujing estate near the mountains. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to have so much fun. Please take this as my apology for what I did in the past, killing you and all. Mother said I needed to ask everyone I hurt for their forgiveness for how I was." and with that Azula headed out the door.

Aang turned to get his glider and saw his two friends already ready to leave his glider in hand and all. They went straight to Appa and flew in the direction Azula told them to go.

The sun had set when Katara was woken up from her nap by Li and Hide coming in to bring her more food and water. She was ready to do what she had to, with the way the General looked at her she knew she didn't have much time left to protect herself and her unborn baby. She could feel the pull of the full moon and became confident she could get out tonight. She would do anything to protect Aang's child, even though she knew it meant she would have to do something she swore she would never do again, she would have to bloodbend and she knew it.

Hide came in first "Hands Lady Katara." As he tied her hands he talked to her. "The General is looking forward to tonight. And so am I, he said after he's done with you I could have you... It's a shame about your hair it was so pretty and when I held it to my noes I could picture myself with you."

Katara didn't respond she was going to make sure she deal extra damage to him. Li came in with the pitcher of water and cup. Katara drank so much that she knew she couldn't keep it down very long and wished they'd leave quickly. Li set the tray of food down in front of Katara "I'm sorry Lady Katara." Li said, she couldn't even look Katara in the eyes.

"It's not you doing this to me." Katara said as Li took the pitcher of water and cup out.

Hide smiled at her and slid his hand inside her dress and squeezed her breast. "I thought Ladies wear proper clothing breast bindings and all."

As he untied Katara's hands she said "Not when you are breastfeeding babies you disgusting pervert, you have no idea what you are getting into! You could never be a true man, forcing yourself onto a woman that is tied up." Katara laughed. "I bet you couldn't get a woman unless she was tied up."

Hide slapped Katara so hard it knocked her to the floor. Then he left the tiny room. She sat quietly and listened, her face throbbed but it fueled her anger, her determination to get out of here. After five minutes she stuck her fingers down her throat and began to bring up all the water she had taken in. After she painfully brought it all up she levitated it squeezing it all around the door then froze it turning the door into a crumpled piece of metal and she pushed it open. She looked down the hall and it was completely empty. Katara took off running as fast as she could levitating the water in front of her. She ran up the stairs and everything was clear one more turn to the door. As she rounded the corner she skidded to a stop there was a group of five men standing by the door.

"Hey, how'd you get out?" One of the men said. All five clenched their hands and produced fire daggers.

She took her orb of water and water whipped then then she turned it all into Ice shards firing them at the men bringing them back and fired them again. In the process the water began to diminish and eventually it had all been vaporized and evaporated by the men's fire. She had managed to leave three of them mortally wounded.

The last two men were bleeding but still standing. "Looks like you are out of water! Now we get to play... You can get hurt lots of different ways Lady Katara." One man scoffed "You are just a spoiled privileged woman."

"No, I'm not... and I can bend more than water." She said as she took a ridged form and the men in front of her began to cry out in agony as their bodies contorted into unnatural poses. One man's arm snapped out of it sockets as his body continued to twist, cracking and popping sounds came from him then he fell to the floor. She made it outside the front door She let out a loud sob "Aang!" she yelled as she spotted her husband on his way in.

"Katara!" He yelled back.

Out of nowhere Hide came up and hit her across her stomach with a heavy spiked club. She screamed out in pain and crumpled to the ground, the last thing she saw was Aang start to glow brightly before passing out.

Aang landed Appa in the courtyard of the estate. He and the two men that came with him began to fight, there were more men there then they had expected. Earth, air. Fire, and water was flying all over the place Aang threw everything he had at the men, with the help of Sokka and Haru, the men began to fall like dominoes. Aang got hit many times but he kept fighting, he was fighting his way to the door, he was about a hundred feet from the door when it opened, Aang expected more men to come filing out, but he was wrong he saw his wife her face was bruised and bleeding and she had a wild look in her eyes, a look that screamed that she would do whatever it took to get away.

She saw him and yelled to him "Aang!"

Aang yelled back "Katara!"

A man came out of the front door carrying a heave club; he had an evil look in his eyes and swung the club hitting Katara in the stomach. Aang watched as his wife crumpled over clutching the area that their child is. He went into full Avatar state and went after him, he spoke one thousand voices in one "If you killed my child growing inside of her I will kill you." Hide backed away scared for his life.

"What's the matter Hide you don't remember me? We've fought before I took you down with only a single move." Aang said to him approaching him. "A simple butt bump."

"K...K...Kuzon?" He nervously said.

"Yeah that is how you know me... My name is really Avatar Aang and you will pay for what you took from me!" The thousand voices said at once.

"Aang..." Katara weakly managed "No, Aang you can't kill him, I won't let you give up your innocence."

Aang closed his eyes took a deep breath and let it out. Sokka and Haru were already on Hide when Aang reopened his eyes as himself again.

"Katara," he said as he went to her, he cradled her in his arms, kissing her face. "Please be alright!"

As Aang walked back to Appa, Katara saw the general's daughter "Li, Please we can help you!" Katara weakly said as she held her hand out to the frightened and abused woman. "Please, I promise to help you... it's not your fault." those were the last words Katara said before passing back out.

"I need to get her back home, come on" he yelled to Sokka, Haru and Li. Everyone loaded up on Appa, even Li and they flew back to Aang and Katara's home.

When Katara woke up there was light flooding into the window, lying in her's and Aang' s bed. She rolled over and saw Aang stubble on his face and bags under his eyes. "Aang?" she weekly said.

"Katara you're awake! You had me so worried." Aang sobbed with belief.

"Did... did I lose the baby?" Katara asked with a sob, so afraid.

Aang's eyes were so full of hope. "No, you didn't bleed, the baby is fine." He took hold of her and brushed her short hair back. "I'm so happy you woke up... It's been a week."

Now that you are at the bottom of the page, please take just a few seconds to leave me a review!