Hello wonderful readers, and welcome to this Avatar and Star Wars crossover!
For a little bit more context of this, this story is actually more of a side story in the grand scheme of the Shaniverse, which involves the stories I've created. The Legacy of Jarik Shan is the main story of the Shainverse, but that's not to downplay this one by any means! This will be original enough that everyone can enjoy it, but also have enough references that my hardcore readers are very happy too. It will eventually involve my main characters, like Jarik Shan, and Ahsoka Tano, but they'd be more as side roles/mentors. This story is about Korra and her adopted younger brother.
Anyways, lets get on with it! I hope you all enjoy this story! :D
Korra was happily trudging through the snow of the South Pole, her best friend Naga trotting along beside her, offering her some protection from the wind. She had finally managed to sneak away from all the White Lotus sentries from the time being, tired of having to stay locked up at the compound. Being a strong girl of six she wanted some more excitement in place of the boring lectures her masters would give her. Although Katara was nice to her.
Then in the distance ahead of her, she notice something strange gleaming in the snow, something that doesn't make sense. Curious, she headed in the direction of the weird object.
"Naga come!" she said excitedly, and her friend trotted up beside her happily.
After about a minute of trudging through the snow, she came up to the object, which looked very cool yet strange at the same time. It was pretty big, and made of some kind of metal which gleamed brightly. But most importantly was the fact that it seemed broken if damaged, and a deep trench had been cut into the snow and ice behind it.
Walking up to the large object, she made her way inside, taking a look at everything with awed eyes. Naga whined a little bit, being just to large to enter the opening.
"Don't worry Naga I'll be fine!" Korra said reassuringly, offering her a smile.
Then a babies scream was heard inside the large metal object, and Korra turned around with wide eyes.
"Hello? Who's there!?" she called out. The sound of the baby crying only continued, and she rushed into the large object, turning down some weird hallway with broken pieces of stuff scattered around. She quickly approached the sound of the noise, and entered a small room, widening her young eyes in surprise at the sight that greeted her.
In the middle of the destruction in the room, was a small baby boy approximately a little less than a year old, covered in blankets and waving his arms around while crying. What was most likely his crib was turned over. Korra rushed forwards and instantly knelt by the small baby, picking up his bundle, trying to get him to calm down.
"Shh, it's ok baby. I'm the Avatar!" Korra whispered happily.
Miraculously, the baby began to slowly calm down, his screams descending into quiet giggles as Korra cooed at him, finding him adorable. She took the opportunity to study the baby. He had a head of growing blonde hair, with a roundish face and green colored eyes that started to stair at her in curiosity.
"Where are your parents?" Korra asked in confusion.
The baby merely let off a coo, trying to grab one of Korra's pig-tails. Korra giggled and swatted the babies hand away, before looking at the crib he came from. Laying beside it was a weird, small, and slightly glowing crystal that gave her a warm feeling. She reached out to pick it up, and realized the crystal was attached to a piece of string to form a necklace. Smiling, she put the necklace in the bundle with the baby as well, who cooed and grabbed at the crystal.
Korra then stood up with the baby, and looked out into the hall.
"Hello? Is anyone there!?" she calls out. "Hello! I have your baby!"
Nobody answers, and Korra sighs sadly, hefting the baby again in her arms as he continued to mess with his crystal.
"Guess your mommy and daddy left you," she says sadly. "That's not right."
The baby doesn't really understand too much, but only looks up at Korra with wide and awed eyes. Seeing the look in his face, Korra giggles.
"Maybe Mom and Dad can let you stay with us! Yeah, that's it!" Korra said happily, bouncing on her feet a little bit.
With this thought in mind, Korra rushes down the hallways with the baby in her arms, heading back towards the exit that she came from. What this weird broken object that she was inside of, she didn't really care about too much, with her young childish mind more focused on the thought of bringing this baby back home with her.
Korra then reaches the opening in the object that she came out of, and Naga perks up from where she was laying on the snow, her tail wagging happily.
"Naga! Naga! Look who I found!" Korra exclaims excitedly, moving up to her pet and showing off the baby, who starts to shiver a little bit. Seeing this, Korra gasps.
"Oh no I forgot!" she says, quickly wrapping more of the blankets even tighter around the baby, leaving just his face and wide green eyes showing. After a few more moments the baby wiggles a bit more to get comfortable, and then looks up happily.
Naga pokes her head over Korra's shoulder to sniff the little baby, wagging her tail with joy. This small creature was so exciting to her! And apparently the baby thought the same of Naga, as he started laughing in delight, making Korra giggle again.
"Let's go back home!" Korra states happily, pushing through the snow with Naga by her side. Together they do their best to shield the small baby from the biting snow and wind blowing everywhere.
By the time Korra had returned to the compound again, everyone was in a very obvious panic, having lost the Avatar. White Lotus sentries were rushing around and searching everywhere quickly, looking out into the snow beyond as well. Korra and Naga walk up a tall mound of snow and she waves her arms.
"Hi! Look what I found!" she yells out. Naga lets out a bark, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
The sentries immediately rush outside of the compound in Korra's direction, while she continues to trudge forward without a care in the world, not seeing why it was such a big deal.
"Let the White Lotus masters know we've found the Avatar," one of the sentries instructs another, who nods and runs off. The rest of the sentries approach her.
"Korra! Where have you been?! You know you aren't-" one of the sentries scolds before being interrupted.
"Look! I found a baby, and he's cute!" Korra says, showing them the bundle in her arms, with the baby sleeping peacefully in the blankets. The Lotus guards stare in shock for a moment before one of the female guards clears her throat.
"Um, Korra? Where did you find that baby?" she asks hesitantly, but also sternly.
"Me and Naga found him in a weird metal object back out there! It was so big!" Korra says excitedly before her face falls. "He was inside all alone though, no mommy or daddy looking after him."
The guards are glance at each other, debating what to do before one asks another question. "What direction is this object at?" he asks her.
She points over in the general direction. "Over there I think. It looked broken and big and shining metal!" she tells the guards. He nods back in understanding before turning to another sentry.
"Let the masters know Korra found a baby, and that there's some strange object in the snow it came from," he orders, and the sentries does as asked, moving to radio the compound headquarters of these new developments.
"Come on Korra, let's head back inside the compound and warm up before deciding what to do with him, ok?" one of the guards suggests, and Korra nods her head eagerly, looking back at the cute baby inside the blankets.
Korra was sitting back in her room, a huge smile on her face and Naga by her side. She did something good for another person as the Avatar! And for such a cute little baby at that as well. Her door was suddenly slammed open and her parents rush into the room, relief evident on their faces.
"Oh Korra! We're so glad your safe!" Senna exclaims happily as she and Tonraq give Korra a tight hug.
"Why would I not be safe? I can handle myself mommy!" Korra says proudly, a big smile on her face as her parents pull away from the hug. Tonraq frowns disapprovingly.
"Kprra, you shouldn't have run away like that. Everyone was worried sick!" he says, beginning to scold his daughter when she interrupts him.
"But I found a baby daddy!" she shouts. Senna and Tonraq widen their eyes in surprise.
"You found a what sweetie?" Senna asks, unsure if she heard her right.
"I found a baby!" Korra repeats, just as enthusiastically. "He was in some weird, broken metal object or building, it was huge! But he was all alone though, so I had to bring him with me!" she says, a little saddened part way through before she becomes happy again. "He's so cute and funny too! He also has this weird crystal that I felt belonged to him, but it's cool. I want to go see him again! Can we see him mommy? Can we keep him?!" Korra continues on before Senna stops her.
"Ok Korra, we get it," she says with a small smile. "That was very kind of you to do for the baby, and we're both very proud of you."
Korra beams happily at the praise before the door opens, and in walks non-other than Master Katara herself, with the baby's bundle held in her arms.
"Master Katara!" Korra says happily before noticing the bundle. "And the baby!"
She rushes forwards to get another good look at the baby she rescued, and Katara lets off an amused laugh. "It's good to see you all again," she greets with a kind smile.
"And you as well Master Katara," Tonraq says respectively, as he and his wife look over at the baby that Korra couldn't take her eyes off of. "Is this the baby that Korra found out there?" he asks.
Katara nods. "Yes, he is. Fortunately he's in perfect health for a child of his age, and it's a good thing that Korra found him when she did, otherwise he might not have survived much longer," she informs them.
"That is very fortunate," Senna says in agreement.
"Can I hold the baby?" Korra pleads, and Katara relents with a small smile, carefully placing the baby in Korra's arms, the white crystal just visible beneath the blankets.
"Be careful with her Korra," Katara warns her.
"I will Master Katara!" she replies enthusiastically, as the baby begins to wake up with a small yawn, his expression becoming happy upon seeing Korra and Naga again.
"Hi baby! It's me and Naga again! I'm Korra, the Avatar!" she says happily, and the baby giggles. Korra then looks up at Katara. "What's his name?" she asks.
"Inside the blankets was a small note that had the name of Caran. The rest of it was unfortunately missing." Katara informs her.
Korra looks back down at the newly identified Caran with a smile. "Hi Caran! Your so cute!" she awes over the baby, and Katara takes the moment to pull Senna and Tonraq aside while Korra and Naga spend their time with Caran.
"Something you need to know about Caran are a couple of things," she says seriously. "The crystal that Caran has is one that I don't believe anyone else has seen before."
"What's makes it so special?" Tonraq asks in confusion.
"For whatever reason, that crystal and Caran have some sort of, connection in some way. I can only guess it to be spiritual related, giving it the dim glow." Katara informs them. They take the information with some surprise, not expecting that.
"Also," Katara continues. "We sent a small patrol of sentries to investigate the object that Caran was found, and it's rather strange. When they arrived they saw what Korra was speaking about, and the sentries reported that the interior of the structure had many strange devices and lots of damage, yet the trench formed behind it indicates that it was somehow in the air, and crashed to the ground at high velocity.
Senna and Tonraq looked at each other in shock. "Do you have any clue of what it is?" Senna asks her.
Katara shakes her head. "No. And unfortunately, I"m afraid we won't be able to figure it out now. The ice underneath the object gave way just as the sentries exited, sending it plummeting to the ocean floor underneath the thick ice, far below what a water bender could reach."
"That's, a very interesting story." Tonraq finally says. "What happens to Caran now?"
"I'm not sure," Katara admits sadly, not wanting a child to grow up without parents.
"Can we keep him?" Korra suddenly asks, running up to them. "Mommy, daddy, I want him to stay with us! I promised to be his big sister and teach him things! And play games!"
Senna and Tonraq look at each other nervously. "I don't know if we can sweetie." Senna says hesitantly.
Korra's smile drops as she looks up from Caran's cute face, who also loses some of his joy, as if he can sense or understand what is going on.
"Why not? I want to keep him with us! I want to a big sister for him mommy!" Korra protests, growing upset.
"I think it would be a wonderful idea," Katara says with a smile. "I know from experience with Aang how hard the life of a lonely child can be. Not only will they be wonderful with each other, it'll also give Korra more experience with responsibility."
Korra beams happily as Senna and Tonraq look at each other.
"Well, I suppose it could work," Senna admits, Tonraq nodding in agreement. "And it is always nice to have another child to take care of."
"Plus, he and Korra seem to be really bonded with each other." Tonraq points out.
"So we can keep him?" Korra pleads hopefully. Her parents look down at her with confirming smiles and nod their head.
"Of course we'll keep him sweetie," Senna says.
Korra cheers happily, bouncing on her feet while Caran continues to giggle, and Naga wags her tail.
"Thank you so much mommy and daddy! I promise I'll be the best big sister in the whole world!" Korra declares, looking back fondly at Caran. "I already love him! He's so adorable!" she squeals.
Senna, Tonraq and Katara laugh in amusement at the sight, pleased with the outcome.