Hello! This is my first ever Tenzin/Lin fanfic! Just an idea that popped inside my mind after re-watching the Legend of Korra season 1 for the hundredth time lol and I couldn't help but think about Tenzin and Lin's past relationship! So I wondered actually what would happen if they stayed together and had children (of course my version of this Lin Beifong is that she wanted kids with Tenzin). Not to mention that I imagined their children inheriting each of their parents' bendings!

Of course I will always forever love Pema, Meelo, and Ikki (head ups: I do use Jinora) they are all great and amazing in the show! I'm a longtime ATLA and LOK fan no doubt!

This little story is something I'm just doing for fun! So hope it'll be a little fun entertainment for you guys! Hope you like it!

I own neither of the characters or the show, sadly ;)

Arrival

Upon waiting, Korra and Katara finally spotted in the air the arrivals of the two airbenders on the sky bison landing down on the icy grounds of the South Pole. The young avatar hurriedly went on over to greet them as she waved helloed.

"Korra!" greeted a voice, which belonged to Tenzin's youngest daughter, Jinora.

"Hey Jinora! Long time no see?"

"Hello, mother," addressed Tenzin as he and the elderly waterbender embraced into a welcoming hug.

"It's good to see the two of you again," said Katara with a smile. "I hope your wife and the rest of the children are doing well. For the holidays I expect to see everyone there."

"Of course, mother. They are all doing just fine," assured the airbending master before glancing over at the young avatar. "Korra? You've grown a lot since the last time I saw you."

They embraced in another greeting hug as Korra failed to keep her ecstatic energy all morning. "It's great to see both of you again! I'm excited that you'll be here to start training me on airbending!"

However, all joy seemed to dissipate once a crestfallen look fell on Tenzin's face and upcoming results of barreling bad news arising.

"You won't be staying," said Katara knowingly with a small frown.

"I'm afraid not." After hearing Tenzin, Korra's excitement went completely down the drain. "Unfortunately, Republic City is undergoing a tremendous amount of heap, and I am needed at the Council Committee to help assort the issues out."

The young avatar couldn't believe any of what was being said. All her hopes in learning all four elements would be temporarily held back. She's been anxiously waiting for this training for years now!

"But I have to start on my airbending training," stated Korra to the older airbender. Then an idea spurred onto her… well it was an idea she's been thinking for a while now actually. "Wait, I know! Why don't I go to Republic City with you guys?"

Tenzin shook his head disapprovingly at the absurd suggestion from Korra. He sensed her disappointment for this, but there was absolutely no way that she was yet to be ready to face worldly issues right now, especially most the issues from Republic City. "I'm sorry, Korra, but things are very unstable over there at the moment. We will just have to hold off on your training for now."

Korra saw the seriousness and punctuated words coming from Tenzin, and knew there would be no means of convincing him whatsoever. What Tenzin says is finalized without another word, and for that Korra felt utterly upset.

As the four of them started to walk back to the village, Jinora tried cheering Korra up by chatting about her soon-to-be trip to all four air temples in a few months. But Korra couldn't help think about what's to come after Tenzin and Jinora overnight stay before leaving early tomorrow morning for Republic City. She had that same idea, except it would happen in a different form.

"So it seems you've caused quite the trouble this afternoon."

Well her idea didn't seem to have led her in best position at the end. Korra tried pulling her hands out of the metal table's installed handcuffs before a young metalbending police force entered the interrogation room.

The young police had black almost wavy hair passed her shoulders, light green eyes, and a stern scowl on her face with her arms tightly crossed in front of her metal police armor attire at the waterbender.

"Actually, I was only trying to help out because you see… I'm the Avatar," said Korra, pointing her only non-restricted fingers as she spoke.

"I'm not impressed." The metalbender kept her position firm and unmoved until she looked down and read the open police reports in front of her on the table. "Well, you are being charged for public disturbance and damaging private property."

"But I'm the Avatar!" exclaimed Korra, trying to justify herself even she felt like there was no need for it since she didn't do anything wrong. "All I did was try and help stop those guys from robbing that store."

"I heard you the first time, except being the avatar doesn't impress me," restated the female metalbender again.

Korra this time mirrored the metalbender's scowl and sighed out of frustration. "I would like to speak to whoever is in charge here."

The metalbender raised herself from her chair and walked over towards the wall nearest to her before saying, "Very well." And then raising her left hand to lightly bend an entrance through the metal wall before placing her arms respectfully behind her back.

Next thing Korra saw was the entrance had produced a few dirt dust and saw a silhouette of the figure that belonged to the person in charge, however she didn't expect to see a familiar face enter the room.

"Lin? Lin Beifong?" inquired the young avatar.

"That's Chief Beifong," addressed the chief with her hands also behind her back very sternly. It's been years since the avatar last saw her, and didn't realize that the metalbender who was trying to interrogate her had been none other than…

Suddenly the metal handcuffs were snapped off of the avatar's wrists.

"Hello, Korra," a small smile surprisingly was seen from Lin's strict stature before she walked to sit on the chair across from the avatar. "I see you've already met my daughter Mika here after all these years." The clear resemblance between the two metalbenders was unimpeded now to Korra that was momentarily speechless from not realizing the obvious, or recognizing Lin's police daughter.

"Hi, Korra," smiled Mika. "Hope I didn't scare you too much."

Although Mika was a few years older, Korra remembered that then tall little girl she used to spar earthbending with as kids. But the many years of not seeing one another as much as before seemed to have been forgotten a bit for Korra to not recognize her in the beginning.

Lin folded her arms across her armor just like Mika had done earlier and with a puzzled look, said, "I didn't know Tenzin was going to bring you to Republic City."

Korra reached up to scratch the back her head and laughed nervously a little bit. "Uh… Well, about that… you see… he doesn't exactly know that I'm here."

Both Lin and Mika then eyed at one another with another puzzled look and maybe even bit of worrisome once Tenzin finds out.

Next chapter will introduce the rest of Tenzin and Lin's kids!

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