Hello, everybody. I said I would plan a sequel for The New Airbender, and I did. Although, there will be a current change. Like for instance, I have decided to put both Book 3 and Book 4 in this story. Once I've finish this story, I do tend to do a third and final story for this trilogy. It was be called Book 5: War. Book 5: War will start off when Korra is faced with an ancient threat before and during the era of the Avatars. It will be unlike anything she has ever encountered in her entire life, and more threatening than her previous foes. So, after this story is over keep an eye because it might pop up when you least expect it to. Also one last thing I want to mention. To anyone who has not read The New Airbender, I would suggest that you would look at that to catch up before reading this one. As always, please read, review, and enjoy. And Happy New Year!
Nolun: Travis Willingham
Jesara: Kari Wahlgren
Haiki: Laura Bailey
Acaro: Tim Daly
Toruk: Sam Reigel
Camri: Kate Higgins
Noalok: Troy Baker
Chapter 1: Rebirth of New Airbenders
Day. Air temple island, Republic city.
It had been two weeks since Vaatu's attack and defeat by the hands of Avatar Korra. The spirits had Lakogi island as their ancient and traditional home, but due to humans ransacking the island witout clear permission for profits caused them to enter Republic city. Vines from Vaatu's attacks still covered nearly a majority of the city, and attempts to negotiate a peace treaty were ceased off as the spirits and humans came to a failing refusal upon the arrangements. Spirits were to stay in a section of the city deemed to be small as part of the slums, leaving Avatar Korra, Grand Priest Yomuth, and Aye-Aye the voice of all spirits residing in the slums and underneath as well. People were starting to be agitated as it is, especially the President of Republic city himself was in a uproar about the spirit issue. However; Raiku decided to stay out of what was going on, for the sole reason of hating politics. Instead he and Nolun, a friend he met in Ling Mao and aided in retailing the equalists. Both competitors were shirtless and preparing a defensive stance for themselves as they get ready for the sparring match which they were about to have.
Raiku shot out a punch and a spinning roundhouse kick at Nolun, leading the so called hero of Republic city to dodge and launch a boulder the size of a satomobile at Raiku. The silver haired airbender avoided the boulder with his gifted agility. Nolun shot out boulder-to-boulder at Raiku, leaving the eighteen year old to continue on evade the incoming boulders with ease as a smirk was formed on his face. Raiku lashed out a gust of wind at Nolun as a jet of stone shot out of the ground and launched the earthbender in the air, shattering the ground as a huge boulder was hurtling toward Raiku. The airbender redirected the boulder using an air funnel to send it falling into the water, sticking his tongue out at the twenty-five year old earthbender.
"Ahh. You smell that Nolun?" Raiku mocked. "That's the smell of sweet victory, my friend!" he fired a blast of air from his palm as Nolun countered with a earth shield
Nolun sent another boulder, which left Raiku leap above to avoid the attack. "Keep telling yourself that, squirt." he taunted sending boulder after another straight at Raiku
Raiku slid forward, running at Nolun in his prime speed. "Raiku swipes for the clear shot." the silver hair airbender shot out another blast of air at Nolun. "He shots..." the air blast impacted on Nolun, but not before he sent a hurtling boulder at Raiku without him paying attention. "And he scores, ladies and gentlemen! YEAH, and the crowd goes-" Raiku was cut off from his boasting as the boulder shattered into small pieces of rock, striking Raiku at every blow which sent him falling on the floor on his back. "Oww." he hissed with his hand on his gut
Nolun gasped out with a breath of air. "That's what you get for boasting." he said smirking
"Duly noted." Raiku replied as both of them start laughing, but winced in pain a second later. "Ow, that hurts!"
"Boys!" both Nolun and Raiku looked up to see Pema with a frown on his face. "What did I tell you two about fighting too much in the training grounds?"
"We weren't fighting, we were sparring." Raiku saw the look on his aunt's face as he sighed in defeat. "We'll have this place clean up in a jiff, Aunt Pema."
Both of them stood up from the floor Nolun used his earthbending to bring soil out from the ground, settling in the seeds for the grass to grow back from the cabinet outside the training ground. Raiku swept up the crumble of rock and dirt away by sending out a wave of air, setting all the dirt back into the grass while Nolun finished setting the boulders from his attacks back in the ground. Nolun gazed behind Raiku to see the Avatar, Asami Sato, and Li Mei walk ahead of them as they glanced at the two smiling except Korra who was down for some reason. Raiku let out a sigh of dread and uncertainity, sensing that Korra was having terrible day with the spirit crisis.
Nolun nodded his head at the girls. "Avatar Korra. Miss Sato. Li Mei." he said as Asami and Li Mei
"Hey, Nolun." Korra said, pouting in a sigh while Li Mei and Asami talked as they went inside the temple
"Why the long face there, Avatar?" Nolun asked. "You're not usually this down before. You usually have yourself some moxy."
Korra sighed. "It's just the same issue I'm dealing with some of the people in Republic city and Raiko." she stated
Raiku tilt his head back as he looked at his girlfriend. "Again? I swear, that guy is a self-righteous, stuck-up, pompous-"
"He's my father." Nolun butted in
Both Raiku and Korra suddenly had a dumbfounded and shocked expression on their faces. "I am so sorry. We didn't mean to-" Nolun cutted Raiku off with his hand in the air
"It's alright." Nolun reassured them in a honest tone. "My dad is difficult to deal with most of the time." he stated. "I still can't believe he's even my own father everytime I wake up in the morning getting salutes from soldiers and praise from people in Republic city."
Korra raised an eyebrow as she glanced at the son of President Raiko. "It annoys you that much that you're dad is the President of Republic city?" she inquired bluntly
Nolun chuckled. "You have no idea." he responded walking over a bench to grab his shirt. "Ever since I lead that rebel army against the equalists six months ago, I've been the poster child for his little campaign in becoming President of the entire Republic."
"Here I thought the constant crowds of paparazzi and fan stalking citizens was enough for you. You have it worse than I thought." Raiku said to Nolun as the man in his mid-twenties put his shirt back on to cover his chiseled physique
"Well..." Nolun paused as he let out a short chuckle. "It does make the ladies get a piece of the Hero of Republic city, but I'm not complaining about it that much. So I would say things are going all well for yours truly. See you guys later." he said leaving, with only Raiku and Korra alone in the training ground
Korra suddenly felt a pair of arms wrapped around her waist, knowing full well who it was. "Come on, Raiku. I'm not in the mood right now." she said as her silver haired boyfriend planted a kiss on her neck and cheek. "I had a stressful day today. I'm nearly worn out from exhaustion."
"It can't be all that bad, babe." Raiku reassured, holding Korra tightly. "Eventually you'll figure a solution to this whole spirit crisis thing once both humans and spirits calm down."
Korra smiled. "Easy for you to say since you're not the Avatar, but I guess you're right." she replied. "Things will calm down with Yomuth and Aye-Aye helping me out in this spirits in Republic city issue."
Raiku grinned. "That's my girl." he said planting a soft kiss on her neck which caused Korra to squeal in a giggle
"Stop. Raiku, stop it!" Korra giggled, causing her to laid down on the grass with Raiku capturing her lips with his own. "Come on, knock it off! What if someone sees us like this? Most of all, what if your mom sees us like this? You know she's been asking me about marriage and kids already ever since we started dating each other again after Harmonic Convergence was over. She's been asking me when we are going to get married."
"She left Air temple island an hour ago to get a vacation for herself. So let's not ruin this moment we have together, shall we?" Raiku insisted, kissing Korra on the lips again. "As for everyone else, they're having dinner right now while we have some time to ourselves."
"I wouldn't say everyone." said a familiar voice that Korra and Raiku were not expecting. "What is it with you humans mating so much? You all act like dragonflybunnies whenever you ensnare each other and begin your mating process. Humans must be plucky that way."
Korra and Raiku looked right of them wide eyed to see the spiritual monkeyweasel Aye-Aye staring at them with his arms crossed.
"Aye-Aye! What are you- learn to give people some privacy once in a while, will ya?!" Raiku exclaimed as him and Korra get up from the ground dusting their clothes off. "And for the record, we were not mating."
"There is really nothing almost private whenever you two are mostly involved around here or anywhere." Aye-Aye chided. "Your friend Li Mei was wondering where you two were."
"We'll join the others in a minute." Raiku said to the marsipallemur spirit as it descended underneath down near a grove below Air Temple Island. "Wait, where's my staff?"
"I left it back in your room." Korra told him. "And no, I didn't break it."
"I wasn't going to ask that." Raiku replied as they went inside and upstairs to the dining room
"Sure you weren't." Korra chimed
"Honesty." Raiku said back as the whole family was eating except for Bumi who was throwing his hands around in a strange way
"Bolin, bend a giant boulder at me." he said
"I'm pretty sure you don't wait a boulder hit in your face, sir." Li Mei objected rubbing the back of her neck
"If you going to be bending giant boulders, do it outside." Pema scolded holding Rohan
"No one is bending boulders!" Tenzin fumed
"Why is everybody talking about boulders all of a sudden?" Raiku asked in sudden confusion as his uncle Acaro glanced at him and Korra
"Your uncle Bumi believes he can airbend." he stated to his nephew and the Avatar
"Seriously? Hmm," Raiku glanced at Meelo as an idea crossed his mind. "Hey, Meelo. UFP on the double, soldier." he said to the eight year old who saluted at him
Asami quirked a eyebrow at Raiku. "What's UFP?" she asked him
"Unidentified Flying Plate." he answered
"Look alive Uncle Bumi!" Meelo threw the bowl at Bumi who suddenly caught in a small air dome by holding both of his hands in front of it, with everyone in the room having shocked expressions with open mouths and wide eyes
"Haaaahh?!" Raiku gasped out with his mouth and eyes open wide, pointing at Bumi
"I don't believe it." Tenzin said taken by a surprise tone from a moment ago. "You're airbending, you're actually airbending."
"This is remarkable. A mystery" Toruk replied
"An amazing mystery." Camri added. "Uncle Bumi is airbending."
"Just wait until mom sees this!" Bumi exclaimed still keeping the bowl until the air dome vanished, leaving the bowl itself to be shattered on the hard wooden table
"This just got a lot more interesting." Raiku said with Korra nodding her head in agreement
The next day...
Morning. Air Temple Island, Republic city.
Everyone was outside, seeing if Bumi could still airbend like they witnessed yesterday. They were trying to wonder Bumi of all people could be able airbend in the first place. Could it have been possible for Bumi to airbend when he was in the spirit world during Harmonic Convergence, or was just that he was only a late boomer in acquiring bending abilities. However, that was not the case as another person was able to airbend just like Bumi once Chief Beifong arrived to deliver the information. Raiku and Bolin followed Mako to help him out in the search by taking Suba with them to pick the runaway new airbender's scent. Korra, Asami, and Li Mei on the other hand decided to search the man with airbending power by themselves. Li Mei in the meanwhile was terrifed of something that made her hold on to her life, Korra driving a satomobile as she accelerated the pedal at one point and hitting the clutch in another.
"Are we dead yet?!" Li Mei screamed out
"No." Asami answered as Li Mei wrapped her arms around the headrest of passenger seat Asami was sitting in. "Korra, clutch!"
"Are we dead yet?!" Li Mei asked again shaking in terror
"NO! I'll be happy to let you know when we do die." Asami turned her head to Korra. "And Korra, that's the brake you're using." she stated as the Avatar stopped the car. "Ready?" Korra answered with a mock salute as the three girls laughed together
"Mako was definitely acting like a total stiff." Li Mei glanced at Korra. "Especially to you."
"How long do you two think talking to Mako is going to be like pulling tooth?" Korra asked them
"Mako's never been the most touching feeling type of guy." Asami stated
"Bolin is, and so is Raiku a little bit." Li Mei added. "It'll go better with Mako eventually."
Korra chuckled. "You really think Raiku is sensitive?" she inquired with a raised eyebrow as she quickly side glanced at Li Mei before looking back on the road
"He is when he's worried about his staff." Li Mei answered. "Besides, you four broke up."
"Korra, when you and Raiku were gone, Mako and I-" said person cut Asami off
"Li Mei told me you two kissed. I'm not mad at you." she replied with a laugh. "No wonder Mako's so nervous around us."
"He only talked to you two a couple days ago. Even that was awkward for him." Li Mei recalled. "I'm more surprised that Raiku can actually talk to both of you, even after everything that's happened so far."
"Raiku can be understanding when it comes to relationship troubles lately." Asami hinted
"So, can I ask you two something?" Li Mei asked both Korra and Asami
"Sure." Asami replied
"Have either of you well, did you-know-what with either of them?" she asked Asami and Korra who were a bit puzzled by what she meant. "You know. The thing?"
"What thing?" Li Mei moved her mouth to both their ears and mouthed off a few words only to them, with both their faces flushed and eyes wide. "Oh, oh! Well, I haven't did the 'thing' with Raiku." Korra replied blushing
"I have." Asami admitted as the convertible came to a stop
"You have?" Korra and Li Mei both said to Asami who nodded her head in reply
"And, how was it?" Li Mei inquired, ignoring the slight look Korra was giving her
"It was... I can't describe it. It felt patient, but felt more passive in one moment and soft the next."
"With Mako, it was impatient and a bit rushed." Korra admitted. "A lot actually."
Li Mei shook her head with a small grin on her face. "He couldn't keep it to himself that long, could he?"
"No, not really." Korra giggled. "This is nice. I've never had any girlfriends to talk to or hang out with before. Well, besides Naga."
Li Mei's eyes quickly went wide as she pointed ahead at what was in front of them. "VINE!" the car shifted left while braking, stopping at nearby vine as a porcupinehedgehog spirit vaulted back
"Watch were you're going!" the porcupinehedgehog barked angrily before going back to his business
"Sorry!" Li Mei apologized for the three of them as the spirit faded. "That was close. Are you two alright?"
"I think I have an idea on how to deal with those vines." Korra said
Sunset. Kyoshi bridge, Republic city.
After her failed attempt to halt the spirit vines from growing, Korra had went back to Air Temple island to mediate. Meanwhile, Raiku rode on Suba as the griffon soared through the city in the skies trying to find Duan the recently new airbender besides Bumi. After almost four hours of tailing the runaway airbenders, Raiku picked up Duan's trail up above Kyoshi bridge. Raiku could tell that this man was scared. Petrified of this power of air he had within himself as Duan was holding tightly, trying his hardest to not fall off from the bridge. The silver haired airbender jumped off of Suba and landed up above where Duan was holding onto, gracefully on his feet as he sat down to stare at the troubled man who acquired airbending.
"Hi." Raiku said waving his hand
Duan was startled as he tried to hold on tighter. "Stay back! Who are you?"
"My name is Raiku. I'm just here to talk to you, Duan." Raiku introduced. "I understand this must be a big difficult change for you, especially since you started blowing wind on everyone's face right about now."
"Can you get rid of it? How about the Avatar? Can she get rid of it?!" he pleaded in a terrified tone
Raiku began to show a sympathetic look. "I'm sorry, but your bending can't be gone. Grand Master Tenzin and several other Lakogi airbenders can help you out. Only if you let them. Do you understand?"
Duan nodded his head.
"Good. Now, I'm going to grab you and hover us slowly before you-" before Raiku could finish Duan fell off the support line as Korra glided down using Raiku's glide staff, landing both of them on the ground safely
"Duan, this is Tenzin." Korra introduced as she gesture her hand at Tenzin. "He's going to help you."
Tenzin bowed his head respectively. "It is absolutely my pleasure to meet you, Duan." he said as Raiku hovered in a air dome before landing on his feet on the road gently. "I've never met a new airbender. Well, one whose diaper I didn't have to change or from an island of them."
"I just fell off a bridge so I might need a pair." Duan said nervously
"Nice save." Raiku said to Korra, with the airbender's expression change to a frown when he saw the President's car presented as Raiko himself step out. "Oh goodie, the pres is here." he muttered in sarcasm as Raiko approached with Nolun running toward them
"So this is the deal? We have crisis now thanks to you?"
Nolun sighed. "Dad, enough."
Korra narrowed her eyes at President Raiko. "I know you're having a difficult time getting use to these things and I am sorry for that, but you and everyone else are going to have to live with it." she said. "The vines and the spirits are here to stay." the Avatar declared
"Well, you are not. I order you to leave this city! You've cause nothing but trouble here!" Raiko berated as the crowd were shocked by the president's words to the Avatar
"What?!" an enraged Raiku yelled
"Dad! You can't kick the Avatar out like this!" Nolun disagreed
"Stay out of this, Nolun." Raiko demanded of his son
"I will not stay out of this!" Nolun shot back, glaring at his father. "Republic city would be long gone if it wasn't for Avatar Korra. She's the one that struck a blow against Amon while I was leading my rebellion and taking the fight against the equalists! She defeated that giant Unalaq spirit and saved the city! She's the one that helped Republic city more times than I can count. We owe her a debt!"
Raiko narrowed his eyes at his son, then Korra. "Yet she's been troubled since she got here."
"The whole reason these spirits and vines are here is because of you. It's your fault, not hers!" Raiku hissed with a glare, pointing directly at Raiko. "They told you leave their home in peace and to not interfere, but you and any other dumb-minded idiots are the ones that forced them to come here to Republic city in the first place!"
"And don't worry I was already leaving." Korra growled
"You!" Raiko turned at Raiku. "You're suppose to represent your people as this araishikage. One of a royal bloodline in your family, but you denied the position you were given."
"Araishikage?" Tenzin stared at Raiku. "Raiku, that's the voice of the entire lakogian people. You were choosen to lead them?"
"I gave the position to be allowed to you or Uncle Acaro." Raiku narrowed his eyes at Raiko with a glare. "The main reason I denied that position is because I didn't want to turn to this jerk!"
"You're free to leave with your girlfriend as well."
"Dad, for the last time-" Raiko cut his own son off
"Go back to the mansion." he side glanced at Nolun. "We will talk about this later."
"There's nothing to talk about." Nolun snarled leaving
"I'll leave, but I want to know one thing." Raiku shifted his gaze to the presidential satomobile limo. "Is anyone inside your car?"
"No. Why?"
Raiku shot a gust of wind that formed a air funnel that sent the limo in the air, rapidly falling directly down into the water below Kyoshi bridge.
"That's why. Suba!" the griffon screeched as Raiku jumped on giving the President one last glare before leaving
Day. Ferry dock, Air Temple island.
"I'm glad we're leaving. Couldn't stand that guy!"
"Me too!"
"Where's Asami? She said she had something to-" Raiku stopped himself from speaking him and everyone saw an airship with a gear cog symbol as the door opened up to reveal Asami
"Did someone call for a Future industries airship?" she joked in pride
Li Mei ran and embraced Asami with a playtpusbear hug. "Asami, you rock! This is the best thing you ever did!"
Raiku glanced over to his Uncle Acaro. "You sure you don't want to come, uncle?"
"I'm sure." he replied with his hand on his wife's shoulder. "I'll stay here with Pema and Kya then meet up with Tenzin and the other airbender in the Northern Air temple."
"See you until then." Raiku grabbed Rohan and lifted him up. "You too, little Rohan." he said as his baby cousin puked on his robe. "He does that everytime I pick him up."
"That's because he likes you a lot." Pema said to him as Raiku gave Rohan back to his aunt
"Right." Raiku sighed with Kya wiping his robe using waterbending
Kya embraced Raiku with a warming hug. "Good luck." she said as Raiku nodded his head with a smile on his face. "Don't forget to write to your mom, either."
"I won't."
"Hey!" everyone turned their attention to see Mako, Nolun, Haiki, and Jesara. "Mind if we tag along?"
Korra raised an eyebrow. "Nolun? What are you doing here?" she asked
"I'm joining you guys on your search new airbenders." Nolun stated holding a map in his hand. "I also brought this." he tossed the map over to Raiku
Raiku opened the map up to see red points surrounding the Earth Kingdom. "What's this?"
"Sightings and reports of new airbenders. I was thinking we get as many as we can and head to Ba Sing Se for the last of them." Nolun suggested. "What do you think?"
"Nolun, I think you've earn a ride on the airship with us."
"Good. And Mako's coming with us." Nolun glanced at Mako who was about to speak. "I talked it over with Lin. You're my 'bodyguard' now."
Mako side glanced at Nolun. "You mean I'm your ticket into leaving Republic city as far away as possible, don't you?"
Nolun patted Mako on the back hard with a grin on his face. "That's right." he said as Mako rubbed his back from the impact of Nolun's hand. "Let's go! We got some airbenders!"
Raiku shrugged at the group. "Let's get a move on, guys." a sudden small figure jumped on Raiku's back. "You guys, too."
"Adventure!" Hop-Hop exclaimed happily
"Yes, yes, yes." Aye-Aye grabbed Hop-Hop off of Raiku. "Adventure. Calm down already, Hop-Hop."
Night. Earth Kingdom Airspace, Future Industries airship
The quarters of the Future Industries airship that Team Avatar was using to search for new airbenders was quiet. Tenzin and Bumi in their rooms, leaving Aye-Aye to cover his ears with a pillow due to Bumi's snoring. The spirit phased through the room and threw a pillow at Bumi's face that woke him up for only a moment before he went back to sleep. Li Mei had her hair down as she slept in another bed in Asami's room, with Hop-Hop snuggling beside the heiress as they slept. Mako and Bolin were sleeping as well, even Pabu who was laying on his master's chest. Nolun and Haiki slept together in the room for themselves while Jesara was snoring lightly in Jinora's room. So far, they did not have any new airbenders except for one. Those that did not wish to come were given mentors to train them in airbending. The one that did join them was a street kid named Kai, who displays a use of airbending when they first encountered him in a small town before heading to Ba Sing Se. He turned to be also a thief when he tried to steal Raiku's wallet, even Nolun's as well. Raiku on the other hand was finishing a letter for his mother before going to bed. He glanced over his shoulder to see his door open to reveal Korra.
"Hey, Korra. What are you doing up?"
"I... wanted to talk to you." Korra said in a unease tone. "It's about the role of the Arishiakage." she stated which caused Raiku to sigh as he placed the letter to his mother in a envelope
"The council come up to me one day and offer the position of the Arishiakage to me five days after Harmonic Convergence was over." he explained as Raiku laid down on his bed. "I told them I didn't want it and gave it to Tenzin and Uncle Acaro."
Korra sat down beside him on his bed. "But you're royalty. People depend on you because you're the first lakogian born here to experience the outside world before they did. Your dad was the first."
"I know, but I'm not the leading type and I hate politics. You saw that back on Kyoshi bridge."
"Hey." Korra leaned her head down and pressed her lips to Raiku. "Believe it or not, there are people that look up to you. They know you're different than everyone else, but they respect you because you do what's best for them instead of yourself."
"That and we make a great couple. I'm freakishly fast." Raiku glanced at Korra with a smile. "You are freakishly strong, and are the Avatar. We're bringing the Air Nation back along with the lakogians helping out and welcoming them."
"Yeah, we are." Korra replied kissing Raiku as the silver hair airbender kissed back. Raiku's hand slowly moved to her hip and up, but was swatted away by Korra
"What... What I do...?"
"No you don't, boy." she teased as she plant a kiss on his forehead. "I have to get some sleep. It'll be a long day tomorrow." Korra left his room as Raiku laid down and closed his eyes
"Long day indeed." he said