Chapter 152: The Good Father

Chapter 152: The Good FatherChapter 152: The Good Father

A/N: Rain blessed us for two days, damn, feels good.

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"Wow! You're an Earthbender?" Suki smiled widely, her tone gaining an ingratiating quality as other girls, the 'warriors' of the group were in the alley beside the Trading House of the Beifong family.

Nik had explained things briefly and the girls were quick to catch on. And the fact that Nik believed Toph was the Earthbending master that Bumi was praising made them even more interested. But...

No longer wearing her pristine dress, Toph stood barefoot, her locks pulled over her forehead and slightly covering her eyes as she pointed towards Suki... accidentally pointing at the trash can beside her and scowled, "Don't treat me like a child! I can bend you over like a twig and break you. All of you!

I'm his master, and the best one he'll find so you don't you dunderheads ever forget who's in charge!"

Suki smiled in amusement while Katara spoke with a sheepish expression, her tone even more motherly than Suki, "Toph... that's a trash can."

If she was surprised, she didn't let it show on her face. Or maybe that was her plan all along as Toph grinned and shook her head, "No, I'm pointing at your future positions!"

That made both Suki and Katara scowl for a second. If they were planning to treat Toph the best just because of her cute, doll-like appearance then this certainly cleared she was anything but a doll.

Of course, Toph was also psyching herself up... her mother wasn't 'happy' that she was about to fight. She was surprised when she disappeared into a whole new world but just when Toph was thinking of raging around to be kept in confines, Nik brought her out the next second and only kept Poppy in, alongside Michi and Yue.

Poppy was a special woman... but she needed to work things out with Toph soon enough.

"Wow... can we get inside the prison now?" Mai remarked with her usual mono and scratchy tone that made Toph blink for a second and hum thoughtfully.

"You're cool," Toph pointed at Mai.

"I don't particularly care."

"Now, even cooler!" Toph asserted but seeing this situation getting out of control with each denial, Mai who had her hands under her breasts merely exhaled in agreement from her nostrils as Katara lashes out, "THAT is cool?!"

"Calm your tits, girl. Nobody likes hussy-fits," Toph scoffed and opened up a path near them that led them underground. Still reeling from the shock at what Toph had called her out on, veins began popping out of her temples as the eyelids of the dusky waterbender twitched constantly.

"Nik, do something!" Katara huffed, her head snapping in his direction as he pondered for a second and spoke with a gentle smile, "You two should try to get along..."

"Impossible!"

"With her?" Toph scoffed and just to grind Katara's nuts, she pointed at Suki, "You know what? You're cool, too."

And this did grind the waterbender's nuts.

"You little..." Katara glared at the girl with mixed feelings. Of course, her emotions were a mix of pure annoyance and rage as her hands slowly leaned closer to the pouch of water around her waist.

"Fine, let's do it this way," Nik interrupted with a grunt, "Let's free the prisoners before fighting amongst ourselves, yeah? Katara, they're probably your kin, and Toph, didn't you say you could feel their pain? Do you have this much idle time to just annoy someone else?"

This made the duo silent before snorts escaped their nostrils and they continued on their way.

"Finely done," Suki smiled as he shrugged while Mai, too, walked beside him.

They soon entered the prison with Toph constantly pushing the ground in further and further, extending the tunnel.

Everyone had somber expressions by now but they weren't really worried. Nik could take care of the metal cages, and Mai would take care of the killing blows. Toph had shown herself to be a monstrosity in her own right. Suki was a well-versed warrior who had the natural ability to sync with others and raise each of their efficiency while Katara... was not only close to being a master waterbender but was also absolutely livid.

If he had to place a bet on who would contribute the most... it would be Yue. After all, these prisoners would need someone to heal them and ready them for the journey ahead. Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

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Lao Beifong woke to... emptiness. His home was gone. His family, too. The reports from the guards came that the prison, Ozai's statue, and even his trading house were gone.

He shivered, unable to take so much disastrous news.

It wasn't right.

A smile bloomed over her lips. The terrible weight on her heart was now absolved as she grinned, snickering even, "Aw... now I feel bad about this, Katara. They are from your tribe, right?"

"What— aaah!"

Katara squealed as she suddenly sunk into the beach with only her head outside of the ground.

"Hey!" Katara hissed.

Not minding her, Toph looked at the group in front of her, "So... what? Am I your commander now?"

Amused by her question, the leader of the group spoke, "If you wish to lead us back to our tribe and help rebuild us... then yes."

"... Forget it," Toph turned around on her heels, waving her hands, and stomped on the ground to shoot Katara up from the trap of the sand as she squeaked in surprise again.

As the next day came, the group decided to gift the prisoners Zhao's Battleship. With plundering the much more peaceful and pleasant Beifong mansion, the group did not need the battleship and it was necessary to send these men on their way, too. Katara had spoken to them with great length, explaining the situation and also asking many things. A few of the men were from her village so her hope was reignited when she learned that her father, like them, was captured instead of getting killed off in a battle.

And finally, if Nik truly wanted a Battleship, he could plunder the Fire Nation again.

With the humongous beast being steam-driven, the waterbenders took loads of wood from the surroundings and finally left with the battleship once they understood how to control it.

As they left by the dawn of the next morning, Nik's own group had to decide on what to do now.

Meeting Toph was an unexpected surprise but reaching Gaoling had checked off two of their goals— rescuing prisoners and meeting a willing earthbending master to teach him.

They could return to Omashu and gain their next 'quest' from the Mad King Bumi...

Or they could think of something themselves.

So, they sat in a circle, discussing things until Toph got bored like Mai, causing both of their mothers to sigh and then feel a bond develop amongst themselves, too.

Katara and others still had the general objective of wanting to help. And Suki had two 'disciples' to train now. Her daughter's strengthening display had at least made Poppy willing to learn more about self-defense.

But of all individuals, Michi was the one who wanted to meet Tom-Tom as quickly as possible.

And now that Katara had rescued the men and women of their tribe, she wanted to reach out to Sokka, too.

Thus, their next destination was wherever the Avatar and his group maybe. In fact, Toph could just teach the both of them, try and learn Lavabending while Nik could learn more about airbending from Aang himself.

No matter how they looked, they felt it would be beneficial to find Aang.

With that, it was time to decide who would travel with him. It wasn't even a long discussion that Toph wanted to travel, no doubt. This made Katara volunteer, too... and others step back more than willingly. After all, instead of hearing about their bickering, Suki felt that teaching Michi and Poppy would be more meaningful of her time and would ease Nik's worries. Mai figured out that the journey itself would be grimy and annoying with Toph and Katara constantly trying to make fun of one another.

Poppy only relented to stay in the Beifong Mansion under the condition that Toph would return every night... and her more personal request was to get treated every few nights. Heck, even once a month was fine for her as long as he didn't forget about her. Something he wouldn't have done in the first place.

So, as everyone made themselves at home within the Beifong mansion, easily enjoying the numerous high-quality furniture present inside, Nik suffered silently, in the outside world...

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"Here, that criminal Nik has kidnapped my daughter and wife..." Lao looked at the luscious dark-haired woman who had one side of her face hidden by her locks with a cold expression and handed her a piece of his daughter's clothing. Why he kept that strip of white cloth... wasn't something he was willing to explain himself for.

"Hmm, I'll find them sure enough," the woman licked her lips, "But..."

Lao brought out a hefty pouch of coins as her eyes gleamed.

"Get the both of them back to me."

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