So, after the end of the first season I got this idea because my friend was having a heart attack because Tahno hadn't been in the finale. So, here's my version of how they find Tahno. This is going to be about three chapters long.

Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Korra

Chapter 1: Start of a Search

Korra stared out over the ocean wondering what or who lay beyond the horizon. Waves crashed against the cliff she stood upon sending salty mist at her. The music of the waves and the breeze soothed her.

For the past month she'd been returning bending to Amon's victims. This was the first time she'd gotten to rest and gotten time to herself.

Twenty-four hours a day she always had someone with her as if they'd feared she'd disappear or run away or be kidnapped. The moment they'd returned to the South Pole, she'd been allowed to roam as she wished. Tenzin, the White Lotus, and the others hadn't been the ones keeping her under surveillance anyway.

Something nagged in the back of her mind, something that had to do with a certain ex-water bender and his teammates.

*flashback*

Korra let out a sigh as she removed her hands from the man's forehead and chest. He beamed up at her like a child at Christmas as he jumped to his feet and shot a fire ball the size of a baby bison into the air. "I feel so alive!" he howled, doing a series of kicks where he shot fire far above the cheering spectators' heads.

The teen looked really familiar to Korra, but she had no idea where she'd seen him before. She wracked her brain, attempting to fish she answer the answer out, but her lake was completely dry. She was just too tired to function properly.

"Thank you so much, Avatar Korra! You have no idea how much this means to me! I owe you more than you know! I- I owe you my life!" he shouted, enveloping her in a crushing hug, "I can finally be a pro-bender again!"

All of the air whooshed from her lungs as they were crushed. With the exiting of her oxygen came clarity. "You're Tahno's teammate," she gasped out, struggling against his hold.

"That's right, and now because of you we can be a team again," he shouted exuberantly, dropping her to the ground and punching his fist into the air.

Korra refuse to look at him. She heaved a sigh and asked the question rolling around her exhausted mind. "Look, do you know where Tahno has run off to? We haven't been able to find him at all and his apartment is completely empty. It's like he's disappeared off the face of the planet." She ran an agitated hand through her hair, finding Mako leaning against Naga watching her. His expression showed concern. She threw a grateful smile at him. He seemed to sigh in relief. She turned her eyes back towards the teen.

He scratched the back of his head, puzzled. "I don't really know. After we got our bending taken away, he just stopped speaking to us. I heard rumors that he went home to his family, but I didn't believe them. I guess I never believed he'd just skip town without telling us," he said a little forlornly, staring at the ground. All of his earlier excitement had evaporated, replaced by melancholy.

"Do you know where his home is?" she asked, looking imploringly at him. She had to find Tahno and give him back his bending. Even though he'd been a complete jerk and a terrible person, no bender deserved to live without their bending. Without it, benders were incomplete, and the feeling was unbearable. She would never wish that on another person, even if they were her worst enemy.

"Honestly, I don't. He never talked about his home very often. I do know that he was taught by a master from the Northern Water Tribe and another from the swamps if that helps," the teen said apologetically.

Korra thought over the information before grinning. "Actually, yes! That helps a lot! Thank you! I'll be sure to bring him back and give him a kick in the ass when I find him!" She waved back at the now blushing teen as she rushed down the steps towards Mako and Naga.

*end of flashback*

Korra was pulled from her musing by the crunching of ice under someone's shoes behind her. She didn't have to turn around to know who stood behind her. A small smile quirked the sides of her mouth.

"Care for some company?" he asked, his breath whispering warmly against the back of her neck.

"Sure," she said, placing her hands on his arms as he slid his arms around her waist. He pulled her flush against his chest.

It was quiet for a moment before he spoke. "So why are you out here all by your lonesome being antisocial?" he asked with a teasing tone to his words.

"Thinking."

"About?" he prompted.

"How we finally get a moment alone," she said, turning to smile up at him. Mako was out of his usual clothes and in a pair of water tribe clothes, though he still wore his father's scarf tucked safely in the folds of his parka.

"Liar," he said, leaning forward and stealing a kiss from her, "What were you really thinking about?"

She sighed and looked back at the ocean. Silence reigned as she decided what to say and how to say it. "I… I have to find him, Mako. He's the only person who hasn't gotten their bending back. Even if it's a long shot of me finding him, I still have to try. Even he doesn't deserve to live without his bending."

Mako was silent for a long moment. He stared out over the ocean, considering all the possibilities and then considering what she wanted. He let out a gusty sigh that said he was a little reluctant to give her an answer. "Okay."

"Really?" Korra cried in surprise. She'd been expecting him to immediately shoot down her plan saying it was too dangerous or something of the sort. She'd been gearing up for a fight.

"But-"

"Of course there's a but," she sighed.

He smiled. "But we have to come with you. You're not going to go alone."

She considered the terms of his agreement for a moment, looking around them and then back at him. "I think… I think I can live with that," she decided, smiling widely up at him.

…..

"So where are we headed first?" Bolin asked, leaning back into Naga where she was laying at the very back of the bison's saddle. He tucked his hands behind his head, stretching his legs out in from of him.

Korra looked around at him from between the bison's horns, her hands securely wrapped around the reins. "We're headed to the Northern Water Tribe," she said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

Asami's face contorted in a look of despair. The cold had not been kind to her or the other two. They'd been slow to adjust, and were still trying to catch up to the indigenous population. "Why?" Mako asked. He shot a disgusted look towards the clouds and just behind him, Bolin was sporting the exact expression.

Korra laughed unexpectedly, turning back to survey the fluffy white clouds. "We're going there because he obviously isn't in the Southern Water Tribe, and his ex-teammate said he heard that he'd gone home. Well, his home could be in one of two places because those are the two places were his masters live," she explained with a small smile, jerking the reins to the right. She could see an island in the distance silhouetted against the setting sun.

"Where's the other place since one is in the North Pole?" Asami asked, crawling carefully to the front of the saddle and sliding down beside Korra.

"The swamps," she answered simply, watching as the island approached. It looked uninhabited which was perfectly fine with her. She didn't want to deal with people anyway.

"T-the swamps?" Asami stuttered, her voice jumping up several octaves.

"Yep, that's where his second master lives. If he's not in the North Pole, that's where we'll head," she said, looking over the bison's head at the island below. Lush forest covered every inch of the small piece of land except for a narrow strip of beach running around its border and a steep cliff that dropped into the ocean. "We'll camp here for the night," she called to the group, pulling the reins so that the bison started to descend to the shore.

"Why don't we just fly straight for the Northern Water Tribe?" Bolin asked, sticking his hand over the edge of the saddle to watch their descent.

"Because it'll take about a week to reach the North Pole, and Appa Jr. can't fly that long," Korra explained, wincing as Asami clutched at her arm, squeezing the life out of it. Asami turned her face away to bury it in Korra's jacket so she wouldn't have to watch the ground rushing towards them. She wasn't all that fond of descents or take-offs.

They landed with a soft "thump" on the shifting sand. Bolin was the first to slide to the ground. He held his arms out to help Asami down. He caught her around the waist as she accidentally fell from her seat next to Korra, letting out a little shriek.

"Thanks," she said, clutching his forearms in a death grip, breathing hard.

"No problem," he answered with a good-natured smile.

On the other side of the bison, Mako slid to the ground. He held his hand out to Korra to help her down. She took his hand and slid to the ground, giving him a grin. "So Captain, what might you have us do?" he asked with a smile as Asami and Bolin walked around to them, Naga on their heels.

"Well, we need to set up camp and find some fire wood. Then we can make dinner and get some sleep. So, Bolin, Mako, can you two set up the tents? Asami and I will go gather fire wood," Korra said, heading towards the woods, "Come on, Naga. You can come with us." Naga barked and ran after her, crashing through the woods.

Korra and Asami walked far away from the camp site so that the boys couldn't hear any of their conversation. They were quiet for a while before Asami piped up. "So, how are you and Mako getting along?" she asked a little too casually, her back turned to Korra as she bent to pick up several sticks.

"We're doing well. We get into fights a lot and usually solve them by sparring," Korra said, laughing a little at several of the memories, "What about you and Bolin? How is that going for you?"

Asami jumped up, spinning around to face Korra. Her cheeks blazed with the setting of the sun only making them look that much redder. "I have no idea what you're talking about!" she said a little too quickly.

Korra smirked. It wasn't often that she got to saw Asami get flustered, but when she did it was on a high level. She made Korra giggle. "You're a horrible liar Asami," she said and then stopped, "Well, with this at least. Come on, spill it." She poked Asami in the ribs, grinning.

"I- I don't know what you're talking about," she stuttered, backing away from Korra quickly, and hurrying to put Naga between the two of them.

"Aw, don't be like that. I may be dense, but I'm not that dense. I see the way you guys look as each other and talk to each other. I notice even if Mako doesn't," Korra said matter-of-factly, still grinning, "So, come on. Spill it. We're both girls here. There're no guys to overhear us."

Asami sighed in resignation. "Fine," she said, turning to face Korra with still flaming cheeks.

Korra whooped in triumph and tossed her sticks into Naga's pack. "So, how has it been going? What has happened that I don't know about?"

"Well…" Asami said, considering her answer, "We kissed awhile back, after he saved me from my father and again last week." A smile started to spread across her face as she kept talking. "I really like talking to him. He's really funny and he said he likes talking to me. We're always taking walks and stuff, and he was teaching me about the elements yesterday." She stopped herself, dropping her head as she began to blush harder.

"It sounds like you guys are getting along really well. Are you two dating?" Korra asked unashamedly, tossing another armful of sticks into Naga's pack.

"What? Of course not!" Asami cried, jerking her head up to stare at her in horror.

"Why not? I think you guys would make a cute couple."

"You really think so?"

"I wouldn't have said so if I didn't think it was true."

Asami gave her an embarrassed smile, putting her sticks into Naga's pack. "Thanks."

Korra slapped her on the back, grinning widely. "No problem. We should probably get back before Mako starts to burn down the forest and Bolin starts uprooting tree looking for us," she said, scratching Naga on the shoulder before starting to walk back.

"Sure," Asami consented, walking beside Korra and grinning like a school girl with a crush.

Well, there's the first chapter. I hope you enjoyed it! The next chapter should be up really soon hopefully. I'm still on my hiatus, but I needed a break from my editing and rewriting. I have an Avatar the Last Airbender fic coming up in celebration of Zutara Week. Review please and wait for the next chappy :D