Disclaimer: I do not own any character/place name/ anything related directly/indirectly to Avatar the legend of Korra. However the original character in the story is of my own making purposely for this fan fiction, please enjoy, reviews are welcomed.
Lurking in the now permanent darkness of Republic City were a pair of watchful eyes, witnessing a group of people dressed head to foot in dark green and eyes glowing behind large goggles that gave them a spectral appearance. The eyes turned to the ground below their owner but closed, deciding against using her natural abilities. True people would call it an act of cowardice but a coward with a secret weapon was better then a hero with none. In her mind anyway.
The girl hidden in the shadows retreated further into them and began to sprint towards the other end of the stinking alley, though the whole city seemed to stink right now, sewers had been burst open from the many explosions, sending clouds of ash and debris through the air creating the smog that darkened the city streets.
The smog was particularly thick on this side and the girl could barely see a thing, even raising her hands out she could barely make out her fingers. Those same glowing green eyes appeared from the smog though they seemed to ignore her, she'd luckily had a similar dress to those that stalked the benders that remained in Republic city, good. She wanted to avoid a fight if she had to, all though behind her now stood the Avatar herself and her small team. Great now she had little choice.
Pulling her cloth mask up higher over her face the girl turned and faced the Avatar much as the chi blockers were doing, no one moved not until the Avatar's Polar bear – dog began to snarl ferociously and leap towards them. Ducking under the beast the girl picked up one of the chi blocker's throwing chains and let it fly towards the Avatar. Naturally the water tribe girl avoided it and went straight for her, flames lit up her fists which the other avoided with ease, not making any special effort to attack back, just avoid and make it look like she was attempting to restrain the Avatar. Catching on Korra let her guard drop, a bad move on her part as the other landed a right hook to her jaw. Korra dropped like a sack of bricks and the other girl pushed her to the side to keep her out of the chi blocker's line of sight. The others were busy fighting off the chi blockers.
Deciding her next move the girl ran between them and began propelling herself to all sides, not only confusing both sides but landing direct hits to the back of their necks, all dropping like flies. Search lights began scanning the street so the girl did the only thing she could to hide the Avatar and her friends and that was to push them underground into tunnels that went much much deeper then the sewers that the equalist's used, very few, if any knew of these tunnels. Save for her and her grandfather who had taught her everything she knew.
Sirens could now be heard so she high tailed it out of the area as fast as she could, making her way to the old pro-bending stadium where she hid out while the attack began. There is where she made her base and planned her moves and honed in her skills while Amon and his so called equalist's ran amok in the city.
She peeled her mask down from her face and used the water barrel to clean the grime off her skin and looked around at the gym. Time to practice some more before calling it a night she thought. She just hoped the Avatar found her way through the tunnels all right. She'd been keeping an eye on the news and made certain preparations so she could assist Republic city's last hope. But for her plan to work she needed to remain an enigma from the rest of the world, that way if she got caught there would be no risk to anyone else. Inhaling deeply and closing her eyes for a moment she made sure to seal up all the entrances with walls of rock before turning her attention to the training dummies in the centre of the room and began her vigorous and punishing training, just as she'd always done, day after day since first hearing about Amon.
Weather it was still night or morning Korra couldn't tell, she felt arms holding her at her shoulders and her knees and it didn't take long to figure out who those arms belonged to. Mako's voice spoke quietly when she moved to get up. "Glad you're awake Korra. We all woke up down here, but there doesn't seem to be a way out so we're heading wherever the tunnel takes us..." He paused for a moment as if afraid of what he wanted to say and asked even quieter then before. "Are you all right?"
Korra nodded and slipped out of his arms, summoning a small flame into her hands so they could see each other and the walls of the tunnel. They were incredibly smooth, as it worn away by earth benders.
"Where are we?"
Asami stepped forward and looked at the tunnels and then to Korra, her expression somewhat pensive. "I think these are tunnels that were here long before the city was built. Whoever put us down here is either trying to confuse us or keep us safe..did you see how that person moved? She was just like one of them but..she attacked both of us."
Korra looked down trying to process what happened, though drew a blank, she'd never seen anyone else move like that girl did. Looking back down the tunnel she could hear air whistling passed them, but it was a long way off right now.
Bolin stepped up to the rest of them holding Naga's saddle and smiled. "So should we keep following this or are we going to sit here? I'm hungry so I vote we keep going that way." He pointed down the tunnel trying to put on his biggest smile, making both Mako and Korra smile back, Asami however was still keeping herself reserved, she was still hurting after her argument with Mako.
The team turned and continued walking through the tunnels with Korra and Mako leading the way with the fire in their hands, not that it helped all that much, the tunnel looked pretty much the same save for the odd arrow carved into the wall, or in some cases pushed out.
The silence was growing more and more awkward and unbearable but before anyone said anything blinding white light shone through an upward curve in the tunnel, after a moment they looked up seeing snow blowing wildly around the opening, rushing up steps that Bolin pushed out from the floor they came up to a sight that Korra found familiar. She didn't like the look of it but it seemed it was the only safe place at the moment.
Tarlock's house in the mountains, where he had kidnapped Korra before, trapping her inside a thick metal box. She'd wished desperately to be a metal bender then but all she could do was meditate while she waited. Shaking the memories from her mind she stepped inside and looked around, keeping her guard up in case someone had set a trap. Seeing none there she lowered her arms and the others walked inside, except Naga who was a little too big to get through the door.
Bolin immediately began rummaging through the cupboards finding cans and packets of food enough to last them a good long while. "Hey guys! Check this out Water tribe noodles! And and and rice, and look!" He ripped the fridge open and practically danced around with excitement, someone had stocked up this place as if they knew there would be people here. The group smiled and Korra elected herself to do the cooking for everyone, though she wasn't the best most of the stuff just needed heating up. Though her eyes kept roaming to the window over to Republic city, watching the airships continue to attack the people living there.
Meanwhile on the boarders north of Republic city, behind the mountains General Iroh was leading his men forward in tanks, similar in design to the original fire nation tanks used in the hundred year war, however they were no longer used to bring the world to it's knees now they served to protect the new world Avatar Aang and Fire lord Zuko had built together.
Iroh inquired to his second in command about how long it would take them to reach the city, he informed him it would be by the next morning, however one of the drivers turned from the viewing scope and saluted before informing Iroh that a a lot of smoke was rising from the city itself behind the mountains, but there was a small light visible that was closer then the city.
"that must be where the Avatar is waiting. Captain, change our course head for the light, but be on your guard, it may be a trap or an outpost."
"Sir!"