Kasa had spent about an hour with Korra and Naga before she had to go back to her home for supper. Korra stayed with Naga. Korra wanted to be with Naga to see the first sunset they had seen in a hundred years. She loved to spend time with Naga. Korra was also lost. Korra hated to cry, but she had trouble to hold back the tears. Leaning into Naga, like she always had, she remembered memories. Korra had been so eager to help the air nomads, but she still failed them. However instead of being comforted by her parents as well as Naga, she only had Naga. Eventually, her memories turned into dreams and Korra had fallen asleep.

Korra was jolted awake by an unpleasant waterbender she had recently met. "Korra, wake up. I just finished practice and I come home ready to collapse, but my mom makes me look for you!"

Korra growled at Noatak and turned her face into Naga's fur. "Go away! I'm trying to sleep."

Noatak seethed. "Did you not just hear what I said? I'm ready to crash!"

Noatak reached towards Korra attempting to pull her up, but she batted his arm away forcefully. "Fine, I'll just stay here with you!" Noatak yelled as he collapsed beside Korra and leaned against Naga. Korra was about to argue, but sleep overtook her. Noatak's anger was soothed by the steady rhythm of Korra's breathing and was lulled to sleep.

When Korra awoke, she was surprised to feel another body next to her. Especially since she was leaned against it, her head on the persons shoulder. She lifeted her head and the person stirred. When she finally opened her eyes, she saw Noatak staring at her.

Korra yelped and scurried away from him. Noatak only leaned away from her. "I'm- I- ah- well-" Korra rambled, unsure about what to say.

Noatak rolled his eyes and let out a sigh. "We need to get back to my house, I'm sure my mom is worried."

Korra nodded. "Alright."

Korra stretched her back, arms, and neck trying to calm her nerves. She would be lying if she said she didn't think Noatak was cute, or that she didn't have a small crush on him. But she didn't have time for a boyfriend. She needed to stay focused. Korra needed to bring balance to the world.

Korra closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She exhaled out any remains of awkward and opened her eyes. "Let's go."

She followed Noatak out of the stable gesturing to Naga to stay put.

Korra realized the importance of knowing her surroundings. It appeared that the stables were by the wall that they had entered into the Northern Water tribe, and asked Noatak if that were so.

"Yes and my house is three blocks down and one to the left. It's probably better if you ask me or Tarrlok to take you anywhere because I'm not spending another night looking for you." Noatak glared at Korra who matched his expression.

"Has anyone ever told you how annoying you are? Because you are a real pain in the rear." Korra snipped back at him. Before he had the chance to reply, they rounded the corner ending up on the block his house was on and saw Tarrlok running towards them yelling.

"Korra! Noatak!"

"What?" They questioned simultaneously.

Tarrlok stopped in front of them huffing. "Dad needs our help. He wants us to come to the top of the cliff, but he wouldn't say why."

Noatak stiffened, but Korra jumped at the chance to help someone. "Lead the way, Tarrlok." She said sprinting after Tarrlok, Noatak close behind her when he started running towards the cliff.

When they were face to face with the cliff, the three of them bent a chunk of ice up the cliff wall carrying them to the top. A circle of men, Yakone included, were talking loudly and pointing towards the wall. Korra focused on the wall and saw pieces missing from it. It looked like the wall had been hit.

"What happened? What's going on?" Noatak asked taking the words right out of Korra's mouth.

All eyes turned to them settling on Korra. "Who are you? What is a girl doing up here?" One asked Korra.

Korra's eyes set on him face defiant and hands in tight fists, but didn't attack him.

"Korra, Noatak, and Tarrlok thank the spirits you're here." Yakone said looking the man who had questioned Korra in the face. The man gulped and nodded, letting Yakone continue. "A tsunami hit the wall about a half hour ago and I can sense another one approaching. We need to repair the wall and make it higher, this one is going to be larger and more powerful than the one before it. We need to protect the Northern Water Tribe. We need to evacuate the tribe to this spot on the cliff. Korra, Noatak, and Tarrlok that is your job. The rest of us will fix the wall and meet you back here. Move quickly."

Everyone nodded and bent themselves down to the ground. Noatak and Tarrlok told Korra to wait at the base of the cliff to send people to the top of it, and that they would direct the people to her. Korra nodded her head. She would just get lost trying to evacuate everyone. Korra spent thirty minutes shuttling people up before Noatak, Tarrlok, Yakone, and the other men who had helped the wall made it back.

They ascended the cliff and looked out towards the wall than back towards the people of the Northern Water Tribe. Korra saw families comforting each other and gasped then brought her hand to her mouth, whistled, and received a questioning look from Noatak. "Naga is still down there!" She yelled at Noatak while preparing herself to go back for Naga.

Korra stopped herself when Naga came into view and let out a sigh of relief. Korra's relief was short lived because she heard and felt a rumble and looked over the wall. A wave clearly higher than the newly reinforced wall was coming straight at it. Korra froze. Naga was still down there and she wasn't going to make it to the cliff in time.

Korra felt so many emotions surge through her, and before she could process any of them, for the second time in her life, Korra saw through a bright blue light and rose into the air. She forced the tsunami to recede. When the ocean became calm, the light began to fade and Korra passed out.

When Korra awoke, Noatak's face greeted hers and she felt Naga at her side. Korra sat up unsure whether to smile or keep a serious expression.

"So you're the Avatar." He whispered to her.

"Yes I am." Korra said lighting a small flame in her palm.

"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked her, a hint of confusion in his voice.

Korra looked around uncomfortably, but eventually sighed and met his gaze. "I was embarrassed. The reason why I was in that iceberg was because I was forced to stop while I was on my way to help the Air Nomads one hundred years ago. I failed them. I failed the world." Korra finished in a small voice.

Noatak sat on her bed and placed a hand on her shoulder. "You didn't fail me or the Northern Water Tribe today. You stopped that tsunami from destroying the entire tribe! That doesn't make you a failure."

Before she had the chance to answer, commotion was heard outside. Korra and Noatok stood up and exited the house. An unhappy site greeted them. Black flurries fell from the sky landing on everything and everyone. Korra held her hand out letting the substance fall into her palm. She brought it towards her face, examining it, smelling it. She jerked her hand away from her face, looking at Noatak with wide eyes. "It's ash."


Iroh leaned over peering at the wall at the Northern Airtemple, glancing at the interecate designs that had been carved centuries ago. "Grandfather, how could there be any airbenders left? They were wiped out one hundred years ago by your father. How could my mother give me this challenge to bring an airbender home in order for me to claim my throne? Why not give me the challenge to take out the Northern Water Tribe?"

"What? You can't handle the challenge?" Mako, Iroh's closest friend asked him, with a small grin on his face. Steam came out of Iroh's ears. Mako knew that this was a horrible challenge, but this was the easiest way to keep Iroh motivated, issuing him a challenge.

"You were named after my dear Uncle Iroh. He was a wise man, who loved his tea. He never would have given up, just because he thought something was difficult, neither would I." Grandfather Zuko spoke in a calm voice, asking him an unanswered question. Would Iroh give up?

"I'm not giving up Grandfather. I'm just saying that with the planned capture of the Water Tribe in two days, I would have been a valuable asset to the success of the seige."

Everyone was silent for a moment. Iroh walked over the the large window, looking out toward the Water Tribe. Mako and then Zuko followed after him, each lost in their own thoughts. Suddenly, a great blue light appeared into the sky. Iroh gasped, Mako leaned first away and then towards the window, Zuko showed no emotion, save for the slight dilation of his pupils.

Iroh had heard stories about the Avatar and their famous blue light. He smiled as the light began to fade. "Grandfather, you would consider the Avatar as an Airbender, wouldn't you?"

Zuko gave Iroh a slow nod.

"Then we better getting moving to the tribe, wouldn't want Zhao capturing my claim to the throne."