Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra copyright Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko


The Legend of Korra, Forces of Nature
Chapter Two: The Reunion


Korra walked outside of the Science Center with the many other people.
the crowds were so dense, that she couldn't even fidn Tenzin anymore.

though, HE wasn't who she was looking for.

"YOU INCOMPETENT MORON!" shouted a voice at high volume

Korra looked over and saw someone yelling at Takka.

"How many times must we Suffer your bumbling!, HOW!"

Takka groaned.

"Look, I'M. SOR-RY.
it's not like i KNEW my Wind Guantlets would malfunction!"

"your infernal machines ALWAYS malfunction!" snapped the man, poking at Takka's chest

"HEY!, that isn't true!
i've made some inventions that work!"

"name ONE."

"THAT'S ENOUGH!"

the man and Takka looked and saw Lin Bei Fong approach.

"Commander, THANK GOODNESS your here!
i demand you Arrest this man for being such a Menace to our cit-"

"I'll make the decisions here, NOT YOU.
now, begone...before "I" arrest you for disturbing the peace."

the man grumbled, then marched off.
Korra TRIED to reach Takka...but couldn't, due to the thick crowd of people.

Lin faced Takka.

"Miss Bei Fong, i am SO SORRY abou-"

"forget it, Takka...no harm's been done.
but, people do bring up a valid point: you DO cause alot of havok with your devices."

Takka exhaled sharply.

"i know-I KNOW!, i don't mean to cause any trouble."

"i believe you." said Lin, as calmly as she could

"but, many people are getting anxious (especially with the Anti-Bender problem.)
so, unless you can fully fix these "glitches" in your inventions...ALL your inventions.
then, i'm afraid i'll have no choice but to Ban you from the Science Center."

Takka gasped in shock.

"Wa-What!
b-but, you CAN'T: Science is my LIFE!"

"then, fix this problem of yours.
because i can't keep having your "Presentations" ending with a Disaster."

Takka looked at lin.
then exhaled deeply, hanging his head low.

"yeah...okay."

Takka sighed.
he then turned and walked off.

he packed his stuff in his truck got inside and drove off into the freeway.

"TAKKA!"

Korra finally got out of the crowd...but, was too late.

"Takka?"

[Later, Elsewhere]

Takka soon drove up to a metallic looking house.
he sighed as he parked his truck in the garage and got out.

Takka paused for a moment.
then, he exhaled again.

"another day, another disaster...
(deep sigh) things can't possably get any worse."

suddenly, the garage door shut down.
before Takka knew what was going on, a door opened...and, in walked a man.

a man that Takka knew all to well.

"(Gasp) Y-YOU!"

Takka steped back as a dark skinned man with a brown goatee walked in.
he was wearing raggy looking clothes and smirked at Takka as he crossed his arms.

"hello...SON."

Takka gulped hard, feeling nervous.

"uhhh...h-hi, dad.
i-i didn't know you were in town."

Takka's father (Karnak) approached him, casting a smug look at him.
Karnak then reached over and touched Takka's face (to which the boy flinched fearfully.)

"you have No Idea how hard it was finding you, boy." began the man

"you could say this reunion has been my "obsession."

Takka gulped hard.

"you...d-don't say."

Karnak grinned sinisterly as he began to circle his son slowly.
it was clear that Takka was Terrified...and, Karnak was enjoying every minute of it.

"Do you know what day it is, Takka?" asked Karnak, calmly

Takka remained still, frozen like a statue.
he swallowed hard, then replied in a shakey voice.

"n-no, dad...i don't."

Karnak snickered softly.

"of course you don't...i don't expect you to "remember."

the Water Tribe man then stopped behind Takka.
he edge himself closer, whispering in Takka's ear.

"today..is the day of my eighteeth wedding anniversary."

Takka's eyes widened, his breath becoming shallow.

"R-Really?" said Takka, his voice weak

"yeeees." replied Karnak, his tone of voice getting "creepier"

"and, like every year...i wished to celerbrate it with my dear wife Inza."

Karnak then walked off away from Takka.
who kept his eyes trained on his father, Fearing what was to come.

Karnak then continued to speak.

"but, like Every Year...since the first.
i must celerbrate it ALONE, without her."

Karnak turned and looked at Takka, his eyes Cold and Unfeeling.

"and, do you know Why?"

Takka gulped, looking down.

"i..i, uhh-"

Karnak then approached Takka, glaring at him darkly.

"because SHE, INZA, was taken from me."

Karnak then faced Takka, looking right at him.

"and, all because we wanted a child."

Takka gulped hard.

"d-dad, i-"

SMACK!

Karnak suddenly slaps Takka HARD across the face.
Takka grips his reddened cheek, tearing up at the stinging pain.

Karnak glared at Takka hatefully.

"my beloved died simply to give you life.
and, everyday you prove that you don't Deserve that privilage."

Takka looks at his father...only to be slapped again.
this time, the boy was knocked down to the floor.

Takka held back his tears and looked up at his "father."

"dad, PLEASE!
i-i'm sorry, i didn't mean to-"

"BUT, YOU DID!"

Karnak kicks Takka in the gut.
Takka grips his waist, groaning in pain as he lays on the floor.

"YOU KILLED HER!
Inza bled to death shortly after you're birth.

for YEARS, i had to live my life without her and, suffer having her murderer living in my house!"

Takka wanted to speak, but was in too much pain to do so.
Karnak the grabbed him by his neck and lifted up up.

Takka began to choke as Karnak tightened his grip on his throat.

"and, if THAT wasn't bad enough..." began Karnak

"you turned out to be a NON-BENDER!
despite Me and Inza being skilled benders, ourselves!"

with then, Karnak summoned formless water from a bottle.
he shot a stream at Takka, which encased his body in Solid Ice.

with only his head exposed, Karnak released Takka.
Takka looked at his father with frightened eyes.

"Dad!, DAD PLEASE!"

Karnak ignored his son's pleas.
he then drew out a small device.

"today...i think Inza should take some part in your punishment." began Karnak

"and, while i may not be a Firebender..."

Karnak then flipped a switch with his thumb.
to Takka's horror, a flame ignited from the device.

"i can certainly Make Due."

Karnak then brought the flame CLOSER to Takka's face.

"no...No-No, Wait!"

Karnak brought the flame closer.
Takka could already feel it's heat.

"NO!, Stop!
STOPPIT, PLEASE!"

Takka was terrifyed, tears in his eyes.
Karnak smirked evily as he touched Takka's cheek with the flame.

the pain Takka felt was beyond comprihension.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"

Takka scream LOUDLY.
so loud, that it almost hurt Karnak's ears.

though, he was enjoying every moment of this.

Karnak finally removed the flame and, smiled at the burn mark on Takka's cheek.

Karnak then gripped Takka's face forcing the terrifyed and suffering boy to face him.

"open your mouth..." growled Karnak

"time to silence that insilant tounge of your...FOR GOOD."

Takka shok his head fearfully.
to which Karnak slapped him (which hurt MORE due to his burn.)

"i said OPEN YOUR MOU-"

Suddenly, the metal garage door was blow apart.
Karnak looked over and saw a dark skinned girl in Water Tribe Clothes.

it was Korra...and, she looked ANGRY.

Korra glared hatfully at Karnak, gritting her teeth.
she shot a blast of fire at the man, knocking him into a wall.

"KEEP AWAY FROM MY FRIEND, YOU MONSTER!" shouted Korra

Karnak groaned in pain as he lay on the floor.
Korra then looked to Takka, then quickly disolved the Ice encasing him to water.

Takka fell to the ground.
his body shaking, and tears flowing down his eyes.

Korra looked at her friend, her eyes wet.
she then looked back at Karnak (who was trying to get up.)

Korra growled, then summoned stone bolder from the ground.
the rock crumbled into pebbles and covered Korra's hands, forming Stone Gloves.

the angry avatar then charged and pinned Karnak to a wall.

"you don't get off THAT easy."

Korra reeled her arm back then, punched Karnak HARD across his face.

several bloody teeth flew from his mouth.
he then collapsed to the ground, knocked completly out cold.

Korra glared hatefully at him.
trying to resist every urge to end his life.

but, Korra eventually decided that this was Good Enough.
she turned away and ran over to Takka.

Takka's body was still shaking.
he was in total shock, petrified in fear.

Korra knelt down to him.

"takka."

Takka still shook.

"Takka, it's ME...Korra."

Takka looked up and stared at the girl.

"k-korra?"

Korra nodded, smiling the best she could.

"Yes...it's ME, Korra.
you know...your "Bestest Friend?"

Takka's eyes widened.
then, more tears formed in his eyes.

"korra..." said Takka, his voice breaking

Takka then hugged Korra tightly burying his face in her chest and crying.

Korra embraced him tightly letting her own tears fall down her cheek.

"it's...it's really you!" said Takka

Korra nodded.

"yes, it's me.
and, i'll Never let anyone hurt you...Ever Again."

[Air Temple Island, Later That Day]

Takka laid on a bed as Pema looked him over.

the pregnant woman rubbed some lotion on his burn then, placed a band-aid overtop of the red mark.

"there you go." began Pema

"that should heal up in a week or so.
though, there may be some scarring."

Takka exhaled sharply.

"yeah...whatever.
it'll just be one of MANY that i have."

Pema sighed as she looked at Takka's shirtless body.
he had visible bruses and scars (though, they looked pretty old.)

"yes...i see."

Pema stood up.

"well, i better be going.
i have my own children to look after."

"yeah...okay."

Pema smiled, then gets up and leaves.
as she opens the door...Tenzin and Korra walk in.

"Takka!"

Korra ran over and hugged Takka (rather tightly)
Takka grimaces, feeling his ribs crack a bit.

"KOR-AH...your..C-Crushing me!"

"Oh!, sorry."

Korra releases Takka.
he promptly exhales sharply.

Tenzin looks at Takka.
acting very "official."

"are you doing alright, boy?"

Takka looked up at the Airbender...then sighs.

"y-yeah...i will, for now."

Takka exhales deeply then, he looks at Tenzin again.

"so...what happened to my (clear throat) "father?"

Korra scowled at this.

"Lin has arrested Karnac and placed him in jail.
given his "behavior", it shouldn't be hard send him to prison."

Takka huffed.

"he'll escape...and, then he'll be after me again."

"no, he WON'T" said Korra, her tone serious

"i won't let him."

Tenzin raised an eyebrow.

"you two seemed VERY familair."

Korra looked at Tenzin.

"we ARE, he's my best friend."

"true." said Takka

"we were born on the Same Day.
and, grew up together in the same village."

Takka then exhaled sharply.

"the...last time i saw Korra, it was over Thirteen Years ago.
we were Four, and we sorta found out by accident that Kor was The Avatar."

Korra snickered.

"uh-huh, Takka was being bullied and, i sorta set the guy's hair on fire."

Tenzin stroked his beard as he pondered this.

"I assume that shortly after that Korra was taken under the protection of the White Lotus."

Takka frowned.

"yeah...she was.
and, that was the last time i saw her."

Takka slumped down in his bed.

"with Korra gone, i spent more time at my own home.
where i was at the "mercy" of my Bitter and Brutal father."

Korra looked at Takka.

"what happened to you?"

Takka exhaled sharply.

"i endured HELL, Kor." began Takka

"my mother died giving birth to me and, my dad blamed ME for her death since then.

he took EVERY oppertunity to show how much he hated me.
though, it wasn't long before my injures became to severe for even HIM to hide."

"someone found him out?" questioned Tenzin

Takka nodded.

"uh-huh.
ironicly, it was Korra's own parents.
they found out one day...and, did something about it."

Korra widened, her eyes at this.

"w-what did they do?"

Takka looked at Korra.

"well...your dad showed my dad how much stronger he was."

Korra chuckled at this.

"y-you mean..he Beat Him Up?"

Takka grinned.

"more like "mopped-the-floor" with his face.
anyway, your mom took me away during the fight.

they sent me to live with a relative in the Fire Nation i stayed there until i was old enough to take care of myself."

"you traveled to Republic City." said Tenzin, figuring it out

Takka nodded.

"i wanted to return home...if only to see Korra, again.
but, i was afraid that my father would still be there waiting for me.

so, i left for Republic City.
i hoped i could start a new life there."

Korra narrowed her eyes.

"why didn't my parents tell me about this?"

"you had your training, Korra." Began Tenzin

"and, the White Lotus couldn't afford any distractions.
you had to remain focused on your Water, Earth and Firebending training."

"DISTRACTIONS!
Takka is my Friend, and he needed me!"

"Korra, ENOUGH." said Tenzin, sternly

"we cannot change the past, so arguing about it is pointless."

Korra scowled, then exhaled sharply.
she then looked at Takka and smiled weakly.

"well...it's good to see you again, Takka."

Korra hugged Takka again.

"i missed you...SO MUCH."

Takka hugged Korra back.

"so have i."

Takka then looked at Korra.

"you've certainly changed ALOT since i last saw you."

Korra smiled proudly, flexing her arm.

"you got that right, Takka.
nobody cause me "Blubber Belly" anymore...not with muscles like THESE."

Takka smiled.

"yes...i can see that."

Takka pauses for a moment, then speaks again.

"i assume you live here to complete your Airbending training, huh?"

Korra nodded.

"yep.
though, i haven't made much progress."

Korra then smiled.

"buuuut, if you could fix those Wind Guantlets of yours then, MAYBE i could get teh hang of-"

"Absolutely NOT." said Tenzin, sternly

"when mastering ANY bending art, their must be No Shortcuts.
you are to learn Airbending the same way i did, and NOT rely on "ridicuous contraptons."

Takka frowned at this.
Tenzin caught then, and exhaled.

"Takka...i'm not saying there's anything Wrong with your invention." began Tenzin

in fact, i applaud your respect for the the Air Nomads and their bending art.
but, it takes more than just machines to make someone a True Bender."

Takka exhaled.

"right...sorry."

Takka finally laid back down, exhaling deeply.

"guess it's just another blasted device of mine that won't work right."

Korra frowned, then tried to smile.

"hey...it's alright, Takka.
so you haven't made much Progress, BIG DEAL!

I've been trainng here for weeks and haven't made much progress.
but, i can't just give up...sooner or later: i'll get it."

Korra then touched Takka's shoulder.

"just like i am sure that Someday...
you'll invent something that'll make even Mister Sato jealous!"

Takka looked at Korra...then, smiled weakly.

"thank you, Korra...that means alot."

Tenzin smiled, then nodded.

"yes, indeed.
there is much wisdom in such words."

Tenzin then stood up.

"come, Korra.
Takka needs his rest, and YOU need to practice your "Air Movements."

Korra looked at Tenzin...then, back at Takka.

"go on ahead, Kor...i'll be FINE.
i'm feeling tired anyway."

Korra sighed.

"okay...if you say so."

Korra stood up.

"but, if you need me...AT ALL-"

"don't worry: i'll call.
now, go...finish up your training."

Korra smiled.
she then leaned over and gave Takka a quick kiss on his cheek.

"i'll see you tonight, then."

Takka blushed bright red.
Korra then turned and walked with Tenzin out the door.

Once gone, Takka exhaled sharply.
he looked up at the cealing, his mind lost in thought.

"korra..."


Author Note: For this chapter, i decided to shed more light on Takka's past.

I reveal that he had an Unhappy Childhood.
and, that his father is abusive (and, quite "insane")

I also showed just how Bada** Korra is.
(and, why it's NEVER a good idea to make her angry)

Readers may notice that changed the Time Frame
between Korra and Takka's Last meeting and Reuinion
from "Fifteen Years" to only "Thirteen Years."

this was done because i noticed an error in such a time frame
(Korra is Seventeen in the show, and was revealed as the Avatar when she was Four)
so, i changed it so it would make more sense (sorry for the confusion.)