"Thank goodness you're okay!" Sokka said entering his father's cell.
Hakoda got immediately in his stance "If you take one step closer, you'll see just how okay I am," He said hatefully.
Sokka took off the helmet "Dad, it's me,"
Hakoda looked at him surprised getting off his stance "Sokka!" and he immediately hugged him "My son!" when he fended off he chuckled saying "You know, Sokka, you should be more careful with that guard outfit on, I almost punched you in the gut,"
"Yeah, I ran into that problem earlier," Sokka said remembering Suki.
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"Has she talked yet?"
"No, no matter what I try, she's not talking,"
Iris's eyes opened at the sound of that conversation. She remembered that voice, it must have been the Warden. Her guard had said he'd come.
"Open the cell!" The Warden demanded.
The guard did as he was asked and he opened the metallic door of her cell. The Warden walked in. She was sitting on the floor, her back resting on the wall and her legs loosely sprawled on the floor.
The Warden stared at her for a long moment until he finally said "Sometimes, I wonder... if you really are a waste of time, if I really do need to kill you,"
Iris started laughing making him angrier "You said you were willing to do that, why haven't you done it, yet?" she asked raising an eyebrow.
The Warden didn't answer.
"Problems with the prison? I guess the Boiling Rock is not as good as you make it be," Iris said.
"You're wrong, when the Fire Lord finds out the traitor Prince of the Fire Nation is being held here, I'll prove you how good this prison is," The Warden said angrily.
Iris's eyes widely opened but she choked her enthusiasm the next second. Zuko's here... did he really betray his Nation? She thought confusedly. Iris tried to focus on the Warden.
"Good'? You can't even take information from a war prisoner, what makes this prison 'good'?" Iris spat angrily.
"You're not a prisoner, you're a monster," The Warden said angrily.
Iris started laughing again "You've finally realized that,"
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"So where is Bato? Where is everyone else from the Invasion?" Sokka asked as he sat beside his father.
"The others are being held in a prison near the Fire Nation Palace. They singled me out as their leader and sent me here. But before I left I met some young women who said they knew you. The Oceanama Fighters?" Hakoda asked.
"You mean the Kyoshi Warriors?" Sokka asked.
"That's right," Hakoda answered.
"Their leader Suki is here," Sokka said. "Do you think Iris might be here too?" Sokka asked.
"I think so. She was pretty much wounded after the fight and since she's the Avatar's sister they're trying to make her talk about the Avatar's current location. I heard some guards saying that they moved the Defender to the Boiling Rock," Hakoda said.
Sokka's face immediately lightened to a wide smile "Great! Suki and Iris are coming with us,"
"Good, we'll need all the help we can get," Hakoda agreed.
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When Hatred turned to Love (ATLA Zuko x OC)
Fanfiction***CURRENTLY UNDER EDITING*** Broken, filled with loss, pain, and anger of her people's death... she could only hope she had died with them. An Air Bender from the Western Air Temple never having the chance to find balance within. She never knew...
