**Okay, today's finale completely blew my mind... And I was dissapointed with how it ended, HOWEVER! There will be a Book 2! 3 This is just my little mind creating a story out of the finale, so please, please, PLEASE, do not read this if you haven't seen the finale. This is just the prologue/first chapter/type-y thing, but still, let me know what you think!**
Worthless. Useless. Fallen.
What can she do now without her bending? She's the Avatar; the Avatar without her bending. The only bending she can muster is air bending. To top it off, Mako had finally told her he loved her… but she felt nothing back. Falling over him for the months she spent in Republic City and to, at the most crucial moment, turn him away…
"What's happening to me?"
Korra was sitting alone, on an ice cliff, dressed in normal furs, but she had brought out a fur blanket to be wrapped in. She had been sitting alone out there for so long… almost all day. Everyone was still at her home, and have been for the past few weeks. It had been crowded, but they wanted to stay, and her parents were accepting of them.
Was wanting to be alone and away from everyone so wrong? Tenzin and her mother had made such a big deal over it… but Korra saw nothing wrong with it. Mako tried to follow her around, but that only made her push him away more.
Crystal clear tears slid from her blue eyes, "What's wrong with me…?" Korra brought her knees closer to her chest, staring off at the ocean…
The ocean, her element. An element she had loved since the day she was born. An element she loved to surround herself with, loved to control… An element she can no longer control… An element she no longer feels connected to… An element that is no long a part of her…
"Dammit!" Her fist made contact with the snow beneath her.
Standing up on her feet, Korra looked over the cliff, into the ocean that was calm beneath her. The blanket fell from her shoulders, and her fur parka slipped from her body. She bent over, taking off her boats.
This may have been a foolish thing to do, not being able to bend if something were to happen, but it would be a good way to go, surrounded by her favorite element.
Korra's deep blue eyes were cast down again at the water, and as quick as lightning she dove, her body cutting through the air, plunging towards the crystal blue water.
It was like being hit with a million icicles, and Korra's body began to ache immediately as her body dove under the water. However, she welcomed the feeling with open arms and an open heart, having gone swimming in these very waters so many times prior. She swam down, as far down as she could until she began to run out of breath, until her lungs began to burn. Her lithe body started its way upwards, towards the surface, and when she surfaced, she gasped for breath, her lungs burned from the cold and from being deprived of oxygen.
"Whoa… Didn't mean to go out this far." Korra was fairly far away from the ice covered ground, and had a ways for swimming back. She was already shaking, lips turning a light shade of purple-blue. She had to be quick to get back to her furs to keep her warm.
Half way in her journey, her body began to cramp up. "No… Not now…" Her eyes traced the line of iced land, seeing it just a few more minuets of swimming away. She just had to keep swimming, had to make it back…
She pushed on, a few strokes further, but something stopped her.
Something, over there… it was floating. What was it?
"What is that?" Naturally, Korra's curiosity got the best of her, as the closer she swam, the clearer the object became. "Oh, Spirits!"
It was a body, clinging onto what seemed to be a boat part. It seemed to be a man since all she could see was the back of him.
Of all times to not have my bending… Tears stung her eyes, but Korra pushed them away as she reached the man, "Sir? Are okay?" She laid a hand on his shoulder, trying to stay afloat herself.
"I'm just resting."
… No…
That unmistakable deep, gravely voice… How could she ever forget it… How could she ever get rid of it from haunting her?
"A-Amon?" She pushed herself away, back off of his shoulder. She tried to water bend away, but too late remembered the horrific thing he had done to her. She turned, and franticly kicked her feet.
Upon realizing who was within his grasp, Amon- formally known as Noatak- grabbed her ankle, pulling her to him, and holding onto her wrist whispered softly yet menacingly to her, "What have we here, young Avatar? All alone by yourself?"
Korra saw his face, saw the few cuts littering his skin. What had happened? That couldn't be from her, could it? He had dark circles under his eyes, like he hadn't slept in so long. He looked so tired… So, so tired… "Am-"
"I'll tell you what… you take me to your village to a medic and I'll leave in peace. You and your precious friends." Even though his voice was still as intimidating as ever, he sounded so run down and… tired.
Who was she to just turn him away? He may have cursed her for the rest of her life, haunted her very thoughts since the moment their paths crossed, but he looked so close to death, and she couldn't let that happen…
Korra hefted him onto her back, and began swimming towards the ice land where she could get them both warm.
The sudden adrenaline that was pumped through her due to fear gave her enough energy to get them to shore, and helped her overcome the cold for the time being.
She couldn't help but think about what she was doing. Helping the man who had taken her bending. Helping the man who took Lin's bending. The man who tried to take Tenzin's and his children's and Mako's bending.
I'm crazy… I just… I have to be…
The walk back up to the cliff where her things were was a struggle. A wind storm had decided to start picking up, and their wet clothes only caused them to be even colder.
"We'll be at the top shortly…" Korra walked closer to Amon for warmth, and the arm he had around her waist for support tightened… or maybe that was just her imagination.
Korra fell to her knees once they reached the clothing she had shed. She shakily pulled her parka and boats back on, clinging to them as she handed him the blanket. "H-Here… It'll k-keep you w-w-warm…" Why am I so cold? I'm use to these conditions… So, why?
Amon's jaw was tight as he spoke, trying to fend off shivering. "No, you keep it." He acted… gentlemanly and helped Korra up, wrapping the blanket around her and pulling her to him.
They walked back to the village huddled together, heads cast low to stop the snow from going into their eyes. A blizzard was beginning to pick up, and they were both hoping they'd make it to the village in time.
During the walk back to the village, they were just Amon and Korra, two people trying to seek shelter from the blizzard. He wasn't the fallen Equalists Leader and she wasn't the fallen Avatar. They weren't enemies who had fought. They were just two companions trying to seek refuge from the blizzard.
Both of them having grown up in such conditions, they were used to it, but the blizzard was picking up quickly, and they had little time to get back before the weather conditions got bad.
Korra saw Naga standing outside of the ice gates, waiting for her. As the ice gates became clearer, she saw her friends and family waiting for her. She saw Mako's hand turn to flames once he saw who was with her, saw Tenzin rush the little ones and his wife away before taking up an offensive stance, saw Lin's eyes narrow and fill with rage.
Korra collapsed at their feet, bringing Amon with her, "Medic… he needs a medic…" Her voice was so weak, that it threw them off guard, made them question why she wanted a medic for this monster.
Korra's world turned black as she saw Katara coming out and walking calmly towards them… and then… nothing…
