Sskyky's p.o.v.

"Get up weirdo!", shouts the guard kicking me in the corner of my cell. It is one among many of the invasion force members. Mine sits next to Hakoda's as we're considered leaders of the invasion. I get up calmly showing no emotion as he double checks my chains. I'm tired, and dehydrated and hungry. What food and water I've been allowed is because Hakoda and a few of the others snuck it to me. I'm a imprisoned dual-bender and since water is on I'm forbidden it.

After I was caught I wasn't able to get out of the net and in my helpless state the dai li agents knocked me out.

When I woke Hakoda and the swamp benders were over me at first and healed me a little when the guards didn't see.

I know it had been days and wished I knew better how time passed in this world.

I'm led to what Azula lovingly calls peasant hell. She straps me to a chair or chains me and then I'm beaten, abused, interrogated. Always the same question. "Where is the Avatar?"

I know but she's yet to break me. So I wait out the torture giving the occasional verbal jab, since I know Azula's mind is unstable.

I do the counts in my head as she whips my back with the flames and I suppress the urge to cry out.

I'm a princess too, and someday as Sokka's wife the watertribe people will be mine too. So I refuse to let them down, or be broken.

"You think your so clever!", she says as she burns of some of my hair which is now to my shoulders only.

"Well lets see how clever you are when you go to your new home in the Boiling Rock!"

I hide my relief once she says the name of the prison Hakoda will be sent to, and where Sokka will be.

Soon due to her inability to get a reaction she slaps me and has me returned to my cell.

I use the bars once there gone to slowly lower myself as Hakoda rushes around.

Sky here, heal yourself some, he says sneaking my some of his small precious ration of water which I nod about as I use it and start with the worst of what I ca reach. Including my face.

"You did good. Men twice your age and size would have cracked. "He says through the bars as I nod while working as I sit where our cage bars touch only to look up as I feel him touching my hair. "She burned it shorter this time."

"Ya, Every time "I say grunting.

"Don't worry it'll grow back. And you could be bald and my son would still think your beautiful.", he says as I grin with a chuckle. "I want you to stay safe when I go to the new prison. The Boiling Rock"

"Well we're heading the same direction Hakoda.", I say while seated.

"Well then it gives me more time to get to know my future daughter-in-law.", he says sounding amused before going into a story about when Sokka was a kid learning to hunt and I'd tell a story about my dad teaching me as we'd pass the time.

Sokka's p.o.v.

I looked up as the gondola with new prisoners arrived. "It's your choice Sokka. ", Zuko says as I wonder what Sky would suggest. Knowing her she'd tell me to chance it. If there's a chance any of our people are on there I'll take it.

"I'll stay.", I say "You go."

"No we'll stay with you.", Suki says.

"Come on lets go see.", Zuko says.

We enter and watch as the prisoners exit the gondola, I sigh in disappointment as so far I recognize none.

"Alright you two get off!", says the guard and first comes my dad much to my relief then I realize someone's on his back. Even shorter and burnt I'd recognize that beautiful head of hair anywhere as she looks up and there's my Sky. She's got obvious burns on her skin and bruising, and her face is dangerously pale telling me she hasn't ate much.

Soon I join the others and they get the prisoners to there cells. Once I locate dad's and Sky's I decide to see dad first. We need a plan and I need to know how bad Sky is before I see her no matter how much I just wanna hold her.

I enter and he's on the offensive at first until I admit that I'm me. And explain what's going on here.

"So dad, how's Sky. I haven't seen her yet.", I ask.

"She's taken the worst of the interrogations Sokka, but they haven't broken her yet.", he says "I've been sneaking her provisions since she was denied water being a waterbender, and food for angering the princess.

But the lack has weakened her a little physically but she's a tough girl. She took everything they threw at her, now go see her. She needs to see you."

He didn't need to tell me twice. I left my dad and entered Sky's cell eventually and spotted her laying on the bed as I closed the door. She peeked up at me blinking as I stared at her when she looked up at me.

Her eyes were tired, and it looked like she'd had red rings from tears she couldn't she'd as she sat up. I pulled my helmet off and her eyes met mine as they watered as she went to get up but before she could I'd crossed the room and had her in my arms.

"Sky your alive I missed you so much. I was afraid I'd", I start but before I could finish her lips were on mine.

Even chapped it was the greatest feeling to have her there as I returned the kiss and put my fingers in her hair as I only pulled back as we touched our foreheads to each other and I looked over her face and hair.

"Sokka I, ", she starts looking self conscious as I kiss her again.

"Gosh your the most beautiful girl. Wounds scars and all", I say pulling her close to me "And me and dad have a plan we're breaking out." Then her face lit up in that smile I've missed the last weeks.

"I knew you would.", she says kissing me again then listens intently as I tell her the plan and she puts in her input here and there and asks questions as I have her drink up from my canteen and eat some food I'd snuck with me for her from lunch knowing her body needed it so she wouldn't have a seizure.

"Soon as we get out of here, I'll have Katara heal you and we'll get you all fixed up I promise. ", I say looking at her.

"I know she says smiling.. Lets show these dastards what they got coming.", she says with a grin.

"Gosh I love you so much" I say kissing her again. " I'll be back for you." I tell her leaving the cell reluctantly as she smirks an puts my helmet back on.

"Go on babe get to work so we can blow this popsicle stand.", She says.