So, this is another alternate version of the season 1 finale. Sorry I had to reiterate the Aang and Korra meeting again, but I thought it was necessary to place the story within canon and set the tone for the rest of the story. Happy SD Comic Con to all; lots of exciting news today on season 2. I hope that you will enjoy some fanfiction like this while waiting for the series to come back, hopefully better than ever. Of course, I don't own this series. Just saying.

Korra looked over the edge of the ice-covered cliff. A single tear fell into the abyss below and she began to cry uncontrollably.

Maybe it is my duty to restart the cycle. There are so many people I care about, so many more things I want to do, but I can't think like that. I have to do what is best for the world.

She looked over the edge once more, on her hands and knees, her sobs slowly subsiding.

Well, this isn't the way I wanted to go...but the world needs an avatar. I guess I just wasn't the right one.

Just…get it done. You already failed the world once. You can't keep on doing that.

If only there were another option…

Suddenly she felt a presence. She peered out of the corner of her right eye to see a man in air nomad clothing.

"Please Tenzin. I need to be alone."

"But you called me here."

Korra stood up in awe, seeing Aang, her past life talk to her directly for the first time.

"You have finally connected to your spiritual self."

"But how?" Korra said almost unbelievingly.

"When we are at our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change. Avatar Korra, you still have a journey ahead. You must look deep within yourself, this time with a greater understanding of what it means to be a bender and the avatar. Even so, you may be closer to the answer than you think."

Korra looked up to him, still surprised by his presence. "Is it really possible?"

Aang smiled at the young avatar, "Yes. I suggest you embrace your newfound abilities in the element of freedom to better see what lies beneath the surface and understand what type of balance the world needs in your era. Unlocking your chakras consciously may help. I think there is one chakra in particular that is applicable to the current struggle of the world."

Aang slowly began to fade.

Korra smiled, a lump in her throat "Thanks, Aang. It was nice meeting you. It won't be the last time, will it?"

Aang smiled reassuringly as he disappeared. "You are never truly alone, even when it seems like you are. "

Korra stood up, her posture straight, her stance firm, as if a new breath of life entered her.

Air, the element of freedom, could enable her to step back and see what she had long ignored as an avatar and a person. Perhaps she could soon see what no one else had noticed either, being inhibited by numerous invisible forces.

I'm no longer alone.

But I never really was alone, was I?

She looked out on the ocean, the whole world literally in front of her at the bottom of the earth.

Thanks for reading! I plan to make this a continuing story. Please let me know what you think!