Korra, the current Avatar was headed to United Republic. On the way she saw strange looking people attacking a little boy for airbending. An old man used airbending to knock the attackers out before the strange people could take the boy away. Korra followed the airbenders on Naga, her polar bear dog. The airbenders led her to the Air Temple Island. When she got there she saw the little boy playing with the old man. A little girl was yakking nonstop at a woman who seemed to be her mother. Korra also saw an older girl reading. Korra started, "Sorry to interrupt, but I'm looking for Tenzin." The old man stood up and introduced himself as Tenzin. When Korra said that he was the Avatar everyone looked up "You need to learn airbending then. I suppose I could teach you," Tenzin said thoughtfully. Korra immediately thanked him and bowed. Everyone introduced themselves. Ikki was the one who yakked nonstop. Jinora was the one reading. The woman was Pema. Meelo was the little boy. Pema offered Korra a place to stay, and the Avatar accepted.

After Korra got settled in she went to the Pro-Bending Arena. She had every intention of entering. When she signed up, the receptionist gave her a red uniform and an hour to form a team. A team was formed almost immediately. While Korra was scrambling for teammates, two brothers were doing the exact same thing. BAM! They had crashed into each other, thus forming a team. Mako was the big bro. Bolin was the little bro.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Pro-Bending Tournament! Tonight you will see teams of three benders of different disciplines go head-on!" the mc announced. The crowd went wild! The mc had more to say, " Benders, remember, bending only! No maiming or killing! The match is won when all three members of a team are thrown out of the bending area!" the tournament went on until only two teams were left. "And now we only have two teams!" the mc hollered, "Welcome Korra, Mako, and Bolin! Korra is a waterbender! Mako is a firebender, and Bolin's an earthbender!" The team used their bending to get onto the bending area. The other team did the same thing. The team consisted of the same three bending disciplines as Korra's team. "Let the match begin!" Korra immediately started using water and ice attacks. Bolin made spikes if earth to hinder the opposing team. Mako focused on preventing the opposing attacks from reaching his team. Korra knocked the firebender off with a tidal wave, but the waterbender protected the remaining two teammates. The waterbender was soon out, as he tripped over one of Bolin's spikes. Mako repelled earth ball attack, thus winning the match.

"I heard the Avatar's in town," Bolin commented. "Hey, aren't you the Avatar?" Korra confirmed that she was the Avatar, to which Bolin cheered that benders would prevail. "What do you mean?" Korra demanded. Mako explained the bender-Equalist situation. "We have to hide our bending," Bolin complained. Korra promised to help in any way that she could.

Her first help was when Tenzin took her to the Wuolong Forest to begin her training. When Korra saw an Equalist picking on some kids for bending, she unleashed a furious torrent of fire attacks on the anti-bender. The Equalist could barely defend himself. She went over to check on the kids. most were thankful, one denied of needing help. Sheesh, Korra thought. "Remember your breathing, you stance." Tenzin was instructing the Avatar in the basics of airbending. Korra was hard to teach as she was impatient to move on. At the end of the day the airbending master was introduced to Mako and Bolin.