Avatar: The Fire Twins

First day of work

It was Monday morning, and Ozai was having breakfast alone. The food he prepared was not the best, but was edible. He decided then to write his first letter back home, and to the North Pole. The information was short and consisted in his arrival, and the contact with the council men.

After finishing his letters, he decided to send them to the post office and then walked to the Police Station. It was already late morning, and the sun was casting its rays stronger and stronger. To Ozai, the sun was a refreshing feeling, maybe because of his mom's side.

He arrived at his destination and entered the building, ready for his first work day. However, he was uncertain if he would get along with Lin just as he wished. She is his godmother's daughter and he thought that they would be at least in friendly terms. Never did he imagined that she would be so against him.

Ozai sighed, walked to Lin's office, and knocked.

Lin was reading some reports and suddenly started to feel a headache when she heard a knock on the door. "Come in," she ordered, waiting for her secretary to arrive and give her more reports, but instead, it was the kid from yesterday.

"What do you want?" asked Lin curtly when she saw him.

Ozai stepped closer, his hands behind his back. "I need access to any information your department has on the Equalists, specifically their movements, hideouts, and known associates."

Lin's eyes narrowed. Over the years, she had dealt with countless problems; some of them were either too difficult for the city's complicated system to handle or too harsh for anyone to step in. The Equalists is one of those rare cases that are both.

"And why should I give you that information?" Lin challenged, her voice cold. "What makes you think you can handle this?"

Ozai didn't flinch, "Because I'm here to help, Chief Beifong. The council wants answers, and they've sent me to get them. If I don't return with the information, I'll have no choice but to report that your department was uncooperative. And that won't reflect well on anyone."

There was a moment of silence. Lin could see the resolve in his eyes; his quiet determination mirrored her own. But she wasn't about to hand over sensitive information to a nobody, or at least not without a fight, even when this nobody had the approval of so many people.

"You think you can come in here, threaten to go to the council, and I'll just hand over classified documents?" Lin's voice was low, almost a growl.

Ozai remained calm, his expression unchanging. "It's not a threat, Chief. It's simply the truth. We're on the same side here. The Equalists are a threat to the entire city, and we need to work together if we're going to stop them."

Lin stared at him, searching his face for any sign of deceit. But all she saw was sincerity, a genuine desire to protect the city. It was rare to find someone so young with such a strong sense of duty. But she knows of people who are good at wearing their masks.

Finally, she sighed, her face still with a frown, "Fine. But don't think for a second that I trust you, Ozai. Because I don't. I'm only doing this because the situation with the Equalists is getting out of hand, and we can't afford to waste time."

Ozai nodded, grateful for the breakthrough. "Thank you, Chief. I won't let you down."

Lin rose from her chair and walked over to a locked filing cabinet in the corner of her office. She produced a key from her belt and unlocked it, pulling out a thick folder filled with documents. She handed it to Ozai, her expression stern.

"This is everything we have on the Equalists," Lin said. "Names, locations, suspected hideouts. But be warned, the information is scary, hance why we haven't done anything."