Hey guys, chapter one of the revised version of Captive is now officially here! Hopefully this doesn't completely suck. Disclaimer: I'm 15, do you think I'm old enough to own ATLA? No, so don't annoy me. For the record, this is AU so things will be very different. Just pretend that Katara's mother is a waterbender and hasn't died yet because in this story, there has been very small raids on the Southern Water Tribe. Enjoy!

Freedom, I longed for it like a starved man longed for food. When had I last saw the daylight, the white snow of my homeland? I remember the day I was captured, clear as if it had just happened.

Flashback

The snow had fallen in black sheets, the clear sign of any Fire Nation raid. It was obvious that a whole fleet had come, to destroy what we had kept safe for duration of the war. Sokka was rallying the warriors with our father, Chief Hakoda. I had been sent to gather the waterbenders with my mother, the chieftass, and Hama, the best waterbender in our tribe. We needed to protect our home at all costs.

The black snow began to fall harder, time was running out. There were a few waterbenders leading the elderly and children out of the city, but panic was clear amoung the entire tribe. There was a very slim chance that our warriors and waterbenders would defeat the Fire Nation fleet.

I shook these thoughts from my mind and ran with the rest of the waterbenders to where we were assembling, which was near the warriors. The latter elicted a battle cry. I looked around seeing faces painted in the traditional design, a tribute to our patron spirits. The warriors had the design of the wolf (a.n think of Sokka's warrior paint) and the waterbenders faces were painted with one side black and the other white. It was hard to tell the women from the men with the paint and the armor. This made it harder for the Fire Nation to pick out key figures.

I went to stand in the front of the group of waterbenders next to Hama. "Today, we stand against the tyranny known as the Fire Nation to defend our homes! Our families! Our future! May Tui and La guide us this day in hopes we may live to see another day!" As princess of our tribe, and a waterbender, it was my job to give a speech of encouragement before the fighting began. A battle cry rang out amongst my fellow waterbenders before I finished, "Don't give up hope, and never stop believing that we can win in hopes to end this war!" Hama and my mother both stepped forward to give orders and directions for the waterbending portion of our troops.

As the warriors and waterbenders seperated to their individual battalions, the first fireball was launched into the wall protecting our city. Chaos ensued for a brief moment until everyone got their bearings. I looked toward my father and brother, giving them a nod showing them that the waterbenders were ready. My father raised his hand telling all the troops to wait for his signal.

The wall shook from an outside force, then was pierced by the gangplanks of the enemies' ships. Thousands of troops emerged from the gangplanks both on foot and on a huge animal that had a horn atop its head. My father dropped his hand signaling the ok to attack. Both sides ran forward. We were now in the fight of our lives, to protect our homeland as well as our future.