It's great to look back on my own fan fiction writing, going from writing two women OCs together in Ymarkteg (Kay'Shera, Zey'Yu) to one canon lesbian and her implied interest in Cerulean Gold (Heather, Nephenee) to now actually being able to write a canon same sex couple (Korra, Asami...duh). It's just crazy!
Anyway I'd like to pay special mention/thanks to wegglebots, I said once I decided to write a Korra fanfiction I'd use the Satobot nickname simply because I absolutely love it.
I actually wrote this yesterday around 1PM-ish, rewrote/edited it for an hour then worked on it more today. I'm happy with it, once again hope you enjoy.
1 Year and Four Months after the Spirit Portal Opening
"Hakan? No that wasn't his name but that was definitely him."
"Really?"
The store owner nodded, taking one more look at the photo Korra was showing him "He came in and asked about the northern wastes. I thought he was some kind of treasure hunter."
"Thank you, this helps a lot!"
Exiting the store Korra felt like jumping for joy. After months of tracking she finally located Hakan the Red Lotus who infiltrated Iroh's forces.
Returning to the airship, Korra relayed her information to Iroh.
"Korra…doesn't this sound too good to be true? We've spent so much time on his tail for him to slip up like this?"
"Maybe he got sloppy?"
Iroh shook his head and Korra sighed "Or it could be a trap."
"You know better than anyone what the Red Lotus wants. Luckily, unlike before you don't have to go alone, my soldiers and I-"
"Actually, Iroh, I think it'd be best if I was on my own."
Iroh raised one of his eyebrows "You want to attack the Red Lotus compound…alone? But-"
"It's true, maybe I'd be safer with you and your forces backing me up but if I'm on my own, I can really let loose and show these punks I'm not the same I was all those years ago."
Iroh brought one hand to his chin and mulled over the idea only to say "Even if I told you it was a bad idea you'd just jump off the ship and rocket over there on your own."
Laughing Korra punched him in the shoulder "Glad to know all this time we've been spending together has helped you see how I think."
"As much as I'd like to take down Hakan for fooling me…I'll leave it to you Avatar Korra."
"Thanks, just fly the airship near there and I'll take care of the rest. I have to say it was not smart of them to come to the North, I'm in my element here."
Iroh looked back "You can control all four elements…you're always in your element."
Seeing Korra shrug, Iroh rolled his eyes and chuckled before returning to the bridge.
"Korra? Hey, how's it going up there?"
Korra smiled "Good, really good actually."
"You found him?"
"Yeah, gonna end this today. Then I'll be back by tomorrow."
"I wish I could be there with you."
"Honestly…so do I…but you did say that the week would be super busy for you."
"If I could delegate this I would but you know Raiko. Rebuild the city for him but do it his way, I need him to understand his way is too wasteful in some places…not to mention the laws he wants to enact about the Spirit Portal."
"He is NOT taking command of the Spirit Portal. I thought we covered that last time I talked to him! When I get back-"
"Don't worry Korra, I'll get him to back down. And once he does the city will be on track for full recovery in 8 months."
"Eight months…and then?"
"And then? I could use a vacation."
Korra laughed, nodding to herself "Sounds perfect."
"Avatar Korra!"
"Whoops, that was Iroh, gotta go. Be home soon, love you Satobot."
"And I love you too, Korra."
Looking through the telescope Korra could barely make out what looked to be two Red Lotus members and a mech suit outside a gaping cave entrance.
"So how are you going to handle this?"
"Easy, I drop down there, destroy everything and knock everyone out."
"We don't know how many-"
"Not enough!" With that Korra jumped off the ship and shot through the air, using her airbending she struck the ground hard and sent out an air wave, throwing the two guards against the rock wall and knocking them out.
"It's the Avatar!" The man in the mech suit yelled before advancing on her. Leaping away she pulled the water out from the snow around her and grappled with mech suit's arm, freezing the whip before shattering it, breaking the arm off.
Quickly she leapt into the air as the flamethrower let loose on her position. Landing she brought up a block of earth and hurled it at the suit with so much force it fell back and hit the ground. Jumping onto it she encased her fist in water, making a frozen blade she cut through the cockpit, pulled the man out and slammed her fist into his gut before tossing him to the snow.
"The Avatar!"
Looking up she spotted eight mech suits and twenty more Red Lotus members pour out of the cave.
"Counting the one I just smashed that leaves three more suits unaccounted for."
"Surrender Avatar! Or else!"
Closing her eyes she smirked before shooting off into the sky.
High in the air the Red Lotus could do nothing but wait for her to come back down, unaware that her eyes now glowed with the blinding holy light of the Avatar State.
Roaring she shot back down and upon impact countless spires of earth tore out of the ground below many of the guards and all the mech suits. The sheer force instantly knocked out half the guards.
Looking to the eight suits now in midair she rotated her arms, summoning powerful crackling energy.
Extending two fingers she stuck her hand out, lightning fired off into one of the suits, shorting it out before branching off and connecting to all the other suits, shutting them down.
Finally the suits hit the snow, disabled with the guards trapped inside.
The last ten guards looked to Korra who held her hand out and beckoned them.
Yelling they charged, covering her arms in flames she cut through the water whips, ice shards and opposing fire. Shooting flames from her feet she cleared the distance and brought her burning fists into the chests of two Lotus members, flooring them.
Turning she stuck her hand out again, a powerful gust sidelined three more foes before she took the air again, dodging and onslaught of earth and water.
"Come on! There are five of us and only-"
Before he could finish Korra landed, the air she released blasted them all away.
Exiting the Avatar State she sighed, looking at all the waste around her.
"Okay, now I need Hakan and the other three-"
Before she could finish a loud bang came from behind her, she felt something cut through her abdomen, the force spun her around and floored her.
"Korra!"
Gasping for breath, Korra cursed "What the hell was that?"
Looking up she spotted Hakan approaching with an odd…weapon in his hand, two more Red Lotus next to him and the last three mech suits behind them.
"Well that was impressive Avatar…but despite your years of experience you still walked into our trap…"
Hakan gestured to the weapon. "We were hoping to showcase its capabilities elsewhere but then we decided what better platform to sell this weapon on than the fact that it killed the Avatar?"
"Korra! You need to re-enter the Avatar state! You're losing too much blood!"
"I'm fine…"
She tried to stand only for pain to shoot through her from the wound, looking down she saw the rapidly growing blood stain as well as the red stained snow around her.
"Any last words Avatar?"
Raising her fist a giant wall of earth tore out of the ground between her and Hakan.
"That won't last long."
"I know." Rolling away she heard another bang followed by a large hole being punched in the wall of earth.
"What is that thing?"
Sitting up she raised another wall and leaned against it.
"Korra! Don't get comfortable or you won't be able to move!"
"I know! I know! Just…give me a second…damn it this hurts!"
Pulling water from her bottle she encased her arm, the water began glowing as she put her hand on her wound.
"Damn it…nothing…I can't treat myself here."
"Then let's retreat!"
The three mech suits destroyed the first wall of earth followed by another shot that tore through the earth near her.
"Come out Avatar! Face your death with dignity!"
"I'm not retreating, I'm not letting the Red Lotus get away from here."
"But Korra-!"
"Trust me Raava…please."
"…very well."
Closing her eyes she stood slowly, once again entering the Avatar State.
"Let's end this."
Clearing away the snow from her feet, she slammed her leg into the ground sending out vibrations, and noting where the three men and suits were.
Tearing down the wall, Hakan was a bit surprised that the Avatar was not there.
"Hm…you two-"
The ground below them exploded as Korra shot out, grabbing the two men and slamming their heads together. Before grabbing Hakan and throwing him into the air.
The three suits opened fire on Korra who held her hands up and directed the flames away from her.
Using one hand she commanded the snow below her and formed three spears of ice, lifting them she stabbed into the suits from behind. Once the fire was cut off she raised a wall of earth and shoved it away from her, taking the three suits with it and slamming against the cave exterior.
With airbending she lifted one mech and used it to slam into the other two before tossing it aside.
Turning she grabbed Hakan out of the air by the throat before ripping the weapon from his gasp and tossing it away.
"You lose."
As the light left her eyes, Hakan struggled to free himself from her iron grip on his throat.
"We're the Red Lotus…look what imprisoning Zaheer did! You really think imprisoning me will end us? You truly are a fool!"
"It doesn't matter. As long as there is an Avatar we'll always stop the Red Lotus…actually…even if you destroy me or another Red Lotus does, do you really think the world will thank you for it? No one will ever accept your ideaology."
"We are freedom Avatar! All you do is bind the world in chains! Zaheer knew it, I know it and many more open their eyes in the morning and realize that we are right!"
"Call it what you want but what you are after is not freedom…one last thing you and the rest of The Red Lotus need to understand is that no matter how many times you come after me, you'll never win."
At that Hakan laughed or at least as much as he could with her grip on his throat still tight "Then…maybe we should stop…going after you."
"…don't."
"Don't what? I already know…out next directive. Kill the little CEO of-"
In rage her eyes began glowing and she screamed "Never!"
"Korra!"
Slowly the light left Korra's eyes and she realized what happened.
"Korra…"
Releasing her grip Hakan's body fell to the ground, limp.
"I…I'm sorry…Raava…I..."
Korra felt Raava inside her, unsure of what to say. Now looking at her hand she sighed, "I didn't mean…to…or…maybe I did…Raava-"
"We're done here Korra…we should-"
"Call Iroh, have him come in…right…"
Shaking her head she took her radio out "Iroh…you there?"
"Yes Avatar Korra, is everything done?"
"…yes…you can come down and-"
Hearing a click, Korra threw herself to the ground as the familiar bang sounded again.
"Korra? Korra!"
Rolling over she spotted a very young…man? No, he couldn't be any older than 15. Dressed in the clothes of the Red Lotus holding Hakan's smoking weapon, aimed at her.
"Who are you?"
"I…can…kill you."
"Korra!"
"Not now Raava…I got this…"
"Listen, you've got it all wrong. The Red Lotus-"
"Is right…I knew it…you knew it too! That's why you killed Hakan! You knew he was right!"
"No. That's not-"
The boy moved closer "I can kill you…and free the world…I can do it…"
"No! Listen! Killing me won't-"
"Please, go into the Avatar State…so I can free the world forever. Please."
"Are you listening to me? This is wrong! Hey!"
The boy moved forward again and brought the weapon up, aiming it right at Korra's face.
"Korra!" She could feel Raava's fear in addition to her own.
But beyond that was the face she saw right now.
Asami's face. Waiting for her back home.
"Disarm him."
"What if I can't?"
"Blind him."
"He'll still fire."
"Trip him."
"What if it goes off?"
"Just move."
"I don't know how fast that thing fires."
"Do something!"
Hearing the click, Korra's arm reflexively shot out, pulling the water out from the snow next to her. In midflight the water froze into an ice shear which proceeded to slice cleanly through the boy's throat.
He dropped the weapon in shock as blood began to shoot out of his throat, staining the snow and even reaching Korra.
His hands grasped the wound trying and failing to stop the blood flow. His eyes landed on Korra, filled with fear…terror.
Any words were lost in bloody gurgles before he fell to his knees.
Finally he fell face first and the twitching ceased.
But Korra didn't move.
When Iroh's troops landed, she didn't move.
When he asked her what happened, she didn't move.
When the medics came to her side, she didn't move.
People scurried all around, calling things out, moving things, all in silence as Korra stared at the body before her, unmoving.