Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra is created by Michael DiMartino & Brian Konzieko and owned by Nickelodeon.

Idea from A Change in the Wind by justcallmefaye.


"Water. Earth. Fire. Air. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when the Avatar kept balance between the Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. But that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar mastered all four elements. Only he could stop the ruthless firebenders. But when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years have passed and the Fire Nation is nearing victory in the War. Two years ago, my father and the men of my tribe journeyed to the Earth Kingdom to help fight against the Fire Nation, leaving me and my brother to look after our tribe. Some people believe that the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads, and that the cycle is broken. But I haven't lost hope. I still believe that somehow, the Avatar will return to save the world," Katara told the young children.*


Meanwhile, in the Foggy Swamp Tribe, seventeen year old Korra had mastered firebending and was ready to move on to learn airbending. She started to pack, when her mother entered.

"Korra, you're leaving?" Senna said.

"I'm the Avatar. It's time I face my destiny," Korra replied.

"There are some things I need to tell you before you go," said Senna. Korra sat down. "My mother was from the Southern Water Tribe." Korra's jaw dropped. "She was a waterbender," Korra was even more surprised. "She was captured during a raid. She eventually escaped."

"She did? Is she still alive?" Korra asked.

"I don't know. Once I was old enough, I learned how to waterbend. My mother found out, and she told me her story. I was as shocked as you are now. She taught me how to master what I'd learned. A few years passed, and she wanted to teach me her secret of how she escaped. It was awful. I defied her and ran away. Later, I met your father. All we wanted was to live a simple life and raise a family. But then we discovered you were the Avatar, and simple was over. We knew one day the world would need you, and you wouldn't need us any more," said Senna.

"Of course I need you" Korra said as she hugged her mother. Then she asked concerned, "How did she escape?"

"Where there is water, there is life, and everything has water in it. Even people," said Senna darkly. "She called it bloodbending."

Korra felt herself shiver. "Hue showed me how to bend the plants, but I could never do that to a person."

"I know," said Senna.

"Hue tried to teach me about the spirits. Since I'm the Avatar, I'm suppose to have some sort of connection, but I've never felt it. Bumi and Jeong Jeong both said I should be patient," said Korra.

"Where are you going to go? I know you will have to face the Fire Lord, but..." Senna said.

"I think I'll go to the Southern Water Tribe," said Korra. "I've heard some stories, but I want to see for my self what the tribe is like and I need to find out what happened to the airbenders."

"Here, you'll need these," Senna gave her daughter a light blue sleeveless top, blue pants, a darker blue skirt and animal skin, boots, arm sleeves, a blue armband, and a dark blue overcoat.* "It gets cold there."

"You've been there?"

"No, I was at the North Pole years ago, it's where your father's from. The armband was your grandmother's," said Senna.

Korra took a boat and headed to the Southern Water Tribe.


In the icy waters near the South Pole, Sokka and Katara were in the canoe. Sokka looked down at the water, with his spear at the ready, while Katara remained seated. The canoe drifted slowly as the Sokka concentrated on fishing. A fish swams close to the surface in front of him.

"It's not getting away from me this time. Watch and learn, Katara. This is how you catch a fish," said Sokka.

Katara leaned over the edge of the canoe to see a fish. Hesitantly, she removed her left glove. She took a deep breathe and with a look of trepidation began to motion with her exposed hand. Suddenly, a globe of water containing the fish burst out of the water.

"Sokka, look!" Katara exclaimed.

Sokka whispered, "Shhh. Katara, you're gonna scare it away. Mmmm... I can already smell it cookin'!"

Katara tried to retain control of the globe of water, "But Sokka! I caught one!"

She struggled with the blob of water and it floated closer to Sokka, who raised his spear to strike a fish. When he cocked his arm back he burst the bubble of water. The fish fell back into the sea and Sokka was drenched.

"Hey!" Katara exclaimed.

Sokka said in a very exasperated tone, "Ugh! Why is it that every time you play with magic water I get soaked?"

"It's not magic. It's waterbending, and it's-"

"Yeah, yeah, an ancient art unique to our culture, blah blah blah. Look, I'm just saying that if I had weird powers, I'd keep my weirdness to myself," said Sokka.

"You're calling me weird? I'm not the one who makes muscles at myself every time I see my reflection in the water," said Katara

Sokka made a muscle and looked at his reflection in the water. He turned to Katara and gave her a look. The boat bumped into a patch of ice and, they saw they entered an ice packed area. They worked frantically to maneuver the canoe between the icebergs.

Katara and Sokka said, "Ahhh!"

Katara told Sokka, "Watch out! Go left! Go left!"

"The canoe threaded its way through the ice pack. Icebergs collided all around them. Each time they managed to avoid getting crushed between the colliding icebergs, but their safety margins decreased rapidly each time. Finally the canoe was crushed when three icebergs collided at once. Sokka and Katara jumped out in time onto one of the icebergs. They were at the mercy of the currents.

"You call that left?" Katara asked.

"You don't like my steering. Well, maybe you should have waterbended us out of the ice," Sokka retorted.

The kids were on their little iceberg. Behind them a huge towering iceberg reared up into the sky.

"So it's my fault?" Katara exclaimed annoyed.

"I knew I should have left you home. Leave it to a girl to screw things up," said Sokka annoyed.

Katara's anger boiled over. She pointed at her brother.

"You are the most sexist, immature, nut brained..." Katara furrowed her brows. As she got more excited, the iceberg where they sat began to heave. The huge iceberg behind her cracked. "Ugh, I'm embarrassed to be related to you! Ever since Mom died I've been doing all the work around camp while you've been off playing soldier!" Katara exclaimed.

Sokka noticed the iceberg as it cracked, "Uh... Katara?"

"I even wash all the clothes! Have you ever smelled your dirty socks? Let me tell you, NOT PLEASANT!" Katara yelled.

"Katara! Settle down!" Sokka tried to calm her.

"No, that's it. I'm done helping you. From now on, you're on your own!" Katara screamed. As she finished, the iceberg behind her split open entirely. It disintegrated and the major pieces fell into the water, which pushed their iceberg away. They held on desperately until the iceberg settled.

"Okay, you've gone from weird to freakish, Katara," said Sokka.

"You mean I did that?" Katara asked.

"Yup. Congratulations," said Sokka.

"Hello?" Korra called.

"Uh?" Sokka said.

"We're over here," said Katara.

Korra rowed her boat over to the brother and sister.

"Looks like you need a ride," said Korra, as she guided her boat next to the ice.

Katara started to get in but Sokka stopped her.

"We shouldn't go with strangers. She might be Fire Nation," said Sokka.

"I saw that wave and the iceberg drop. It didn't look natural, I thought someone was waterbending," said Korra. Korra pulled the water up and created a water snake and dropped it back as proof.

"That's amazing," said Katara.

Sokka narrowed his eyes. "So where are you from? How did you get here? I bet you're with the Fire Nation."

"Forgive my brother, Sokka. He's paranoid. You never told us your name," said Katara.

"I'm Korra, the Avatar," said Korra.

"I thought..." Katara started to say.

"You thought the Avatar is a guy," said Korra.

"Heh, and you called me sexist," said Sokka. "But how do we know you're telling the truth?"

Korra used waterbending to form a water glove in one hand and a flame in the other.

"Okay, so you're the Avatar. What next?" Sokka asked.

"Why don't I give you a lift home?" Korra offered. Katara got in the boat.

"Come on," said Katara. "Unless you want to get eaten by something."

Sokka got in the boat reluctantly. Korra used waterbending to make the boat go really fast, while Sokka and Katara held on to the sides of the boat.


Zuko saw the water from a distance.

"That must be him. That water didn't come up naturally," said Zuko.

"It was probably just the tide. How about a calming cup of jasmine tea?" said Iroh.

"I don't need any calming tea! I need to capture the Avatar. Head a course south," Zuko exploded.


To Be Continued...

AN: * Korra's season one outfit.