Avatar: Next Generation

by LostWithoutCause

AU Post-Korra When the balance is shifted with the disappearance of the Avatar, a new age of technology and power emerges. In a modern world much like our own, benders and non-benders alike must adapt to a new way of life. Whether they like it or not. Times have changed and so have the rules. Order must be restored. A new Avatar has been found. But he can't triumph on his own.

1. Prologue: The Fall of Korra

Written in collaboration with a buddy of mine. You can find her as Mexlla88 on Wattpad. Keep in mind that this didn't start out as a story. It was originally a roleplay. Enjoy!

When the Avatar's bending was taken away, the Equalists took no time taking advantage of this opportunity. Korra was captured and taken hostage as Amon started his ascent to power. No one knew what happened, all the people know was that Korra was never seen again. With the Avatar out of commission, benders were soon overpowered. A census was created to keep track of anyone with bending ability. With this new system came new laws. Bending was not allowed to be used in public. Anyone caught displaying this power was fined, arrested, got their bending taken away completely or even killed depending on the severity of the crime. Some were rumored to receive more than one. There was zero tolerance to benders who were not registered. These people who were discovered were immediately silenced.

Decades passed and bending was still outlawed. No new Avatar had emerged, and it seemed as though all hope was lost. A special task force of carefully selected benders had been created to help deal with the outlawed benders. Times had changed. In a new technological era, bending had become obsolete. However, there were still those who fought back. Calling themselves STAR(Strategic Troop of Adept Rebels), the united benders and supporters created an organization of agents to eventually rise up against the government.

Agents were of all ranges. From infants to seniors, highly trained agents were made from this society. All trained in fighting and bending skills, as well as optional spec op training for especially dedicated members, these soldiers would lead raids, rebellions, and cause uprisings just to gain attention. However, because of their limited numbers (caused by the casualties of the uprisings), STAR had been unsuccessful in fully bringing back legality to bending. They were missing a vital piece of the game. They were missing the Avatar.

What people didn't know was that Korra had been kept in a stasis. Cryogenics were used to preserve the Avatar in a near-death state so that the cycle would not continue. However, one day, an intruder had managed their way into the holding facility. They found a way to free the Avatar, however, her time was over. Just then, the intruder was captured and Korra spent the last of her strength freeing her rescuer.

Now fifty years since the Avatar's original disappearance, a new Avatar has been discovered. By both sides. STAR and the government, now led by a descendant of Amon himself, have found the Avatar. However, the young Avatar is unaware of his role and even his bending ability. The race is on to get to the Avatar. The fate of bending is once again on the shoulders of a young bender. But which side will he be on?