Hello readers!
I truly, sincerely, honestly apologize for these past months of delay for this chapter! I've been supremely busy earlier this year with the Spring semester of school and working at my job at the same time made it difficult to focus of getting this chapter up lol Excuses and more excuses, I know…
But I'm finally here now and this chapter to give to you patient readers! Thank you for those who have stuck around and to the newly arriving ones who are liking this story :')
Now, this chapter Winter Mends is going to have maybe 2 or 3 parts to it, only because it basically describes the rivalry between the two Water Tribes.
Also, I wanted these next few chapters to have Jinora's perspective, and a little bit of Rohan while they were in the South Pole. I am also bringing along the dynamic relationship between Tenzin and Sonam as well :)
Not every event from the original LOK Season 2 will take place in this particular story because I do put my own spices to it with Tenzin and Lin's kids!
Anyways! Here it is! I promise the next chapter will be slightly better and more eventful! I'm trying to slowly get back into writing and finishing this story!
Thank you everyone! Enjoy!
I own nothing except the obvious characters that are NOT in ATLA and LOK.
Winter Mends Part I
"Welcome back, Jinora and Master Rohan." Warm greetings came immediately as soon as the two airbenders set foot onto the South Pole, especially from one particular person that they both saw through the small crowd.
After Rohan and Jinora had landed off of Pepper, a few of the White Lotus members came right over to assist the air bison and luggage the airbenders had carried. It didn't take long once the siblings were smiling ecstatically at the sight of seeing their beloved grandmother.
"Gran-Gran!" exclaimed Jinora, before running towards Katara and enduring into a warm embrace. "Its so good to see you again!"
Additionally, a wide grin had soon happily spread across Katara's face as soon as she saw the sight of her two grandchildren, a feeling of joy always erupted whenever her grandchildren came to visit and it was rather a feeling that never worn out for her. They were all growing up so fast, it became rather impossible for her to believe how successful every single one of grandchildren have now become.
Katara pulled slightly back from the young airbender to look at her and said, "You've grown so much in the last year. And I don't mean just physically, it seems like you have spiritually too." The older waterbender's smile was gentle this time and she gave her granddaughter a knowing look.
Jinora's eyebrows rose up when she realized what Katara meant by what she said. The airbender was right to believe that her grandmother must've known by now the truth of her. But somehow, Jinora couldn't bring herself to confront the truth yet, not when her brother was walking right over to them.
Katara and Jinora pulled away once Rohan came right over to greet their grandmother.
"Hello, Gran-Gran," smiled the airbending master.
Katara reaches for his hand and holds it firmly as her smile widened at seeing her grandson.
"Come, it seems I have some catching up to do with the two of you," said Katara.
Rohan continues to keep hold of his grandmother's hand before she gently guides them to Katara's home. The White Lotus members were helpful enough to retrieve the two airbenders' belongings and carry them to the home as well.
Snow began to fall once the sunset disappeared into the cloudbank, and the nightly sky came upon them now. It was a short walk to Katara's home, and the there of them were chatting up and having a moment of vibrant laughter until Jinora suddenly felt a sharp pang inside her.
"Ugh," groaned the airbender. She abruptly stopped walking, giving into the sharp pang overcoming her body. It was distinct yet immense at the same time, and the young airbender had no clue as to why this was happening. Neither did Katara and Rohan when they immediately went to Jinora with full-blown concern at her side.
"Jinora, what's the matter?" asked Katara worriedly.
"N-nothing," replied the airbender as she placed her hand on her forehead.
"You okay, sis?" asked Rohan.
Jinora quickly stands up straight, pretending to act as if nothing had happened. "Yeah, I'm fine now. Maybe it's the climate change for me."
However, deep down there was no telling what had really happened to the young airbender. She didn't understand why or how that came about; it was like sensing a nightmare while being awake still. Maybe, it could have been just the climate change.
Later that night…
Back and forth, tossing and turning until the fright finally stirred Jinora up from her sleep. Her gray eyes were wide open, looking petrified as if she had just seen a mere ghost except it only felt a lot more worse than that, because just then Jinora saw through her peripheral vision something dark move away.
The airbender quickly got out of bed and took hesitant steps over to where she saw the movement happened by the closed window.
Her gray eyes were scanning the scene from outside, but there was nothing to see with no movements occurring now. It was strange for the airbender to feel like something was watching her, and yet there was nothing there to begin with. Jinora was still suspicious, but she soon started to think that maybe it was all in her head.
That is, until the airbender turned her back from the window that she saw a black figure quickly move from the ceiling of the room.
"W-What are you?" questioned Jinora with frightful eyes. "Stay back!"
The large purple figure floated around the room until it finally stood right in front of the airbender, standing broad and tall with glowing yellow eyes and large tentacle-like hands.
It was a spirit that stood in front of Jinora.
The airbender didn't move a single muscle; she was suddenly amazed to see what a dark spirit looked like and had finally gotten to see what the source of all this destruction had been. But the purple colored spirit began to step forward, practically walking closer and closer to Jinora until the airbender started to backtrack from its sudden nearness. Just when the airbender felt her back touch the closed window, she then knew that there was nowhere else to go now that she cornered by the spirit.
At that moment, Jinora knew she wasn't going to take any chances by going through what this spirit was going to do to her. So she quickly, airbended the window open and flew right out of the window. Jinora felt her feet touch the cold snow before trying to escape out of the spirit's sight. However, the spirit only slithered in a flat-form through the ground, following the airbender outside until it reached near her again.
Jinora looked back and saw the spirit chasing right up behind her, and so, the airbender continued to airbend, using air to lift on tree branches, hilltops, and other hiding spots.
"Get away!" yelled the airbender to the floating spirit tailing behind her.
Jinora tried circling back to get to her grandmother's home again, but the spirit was nearing her again right behind. It was impossible to get away from its clutches, let alone, sight for the airbender. She was just about to make it back through the open window to try and get help, but Jinora then felt something grab her right leg and arm.
The airbender yelled in fright once she saw the spirit grab ahold onto her before rearing the young bender closer to it. The spirit pulled Jinora to its face-level, allowing the airbender to get a better look of the spirit's dark features and yellow glowing eyes.
"Jinora!" called a voice.
Suddenly, a giant gush of strong wind was aimed right towards the spirit from behind until the spirit's clutch on Jinora loosened enough for her to slip out. It was Rohan who came out with throwing air punches from all sides towards the spirit. The older airbender also had his staff with him, using it to his advantage with more air currents as he began to speedily run in circles around the spirit before causing an enormous snow-like tornado around it. The spirit felt like the strong tornado closing in, keeping it from moving or escaping out, so it tried to break free multiple times before its screeching voice roared out. At its last attempt, the spirit managed to escape from Rohan's ventilating air current as it then slithered far away through the snowy night.
Rohan watched the spirit depart, his eyes laying on how it looked and what it did just now before running back to his younger sister to assist her and get her into safety.
"Are you okay?" asked the older airbender worriedly. "Was that… a spirit?"
"So you saw it too," whispered Jinora under her breath. Her brother helped to her feet by placing her left arm around his shoulder to assist her as they walked back to the house.
"I mean, yes. How could I not notice a twelve foot giant glowing thing attack you?" said Rohan with furrow eyebrows. "Are you hurt?"
"No," replied Jinora.
"Why was it attacking you? Aren't spirits supposed to be friendly?"
"Not those kind… I think that was a dark spirit."
"Welcome home, Korra," greeted a warm voice. The avatar looked straight ahead and saw her mother and father standing there with smiles on their faces. She quickly went along to go greet them with hugs after getting off the ship.
After the avatar, it was then Tenzin and Lin that followed behind as they strolled off the ship as well. And with eager eyes, both of them finally spotted two familiar faces standing right by Katara and Kya.
Lin made her way to greet her son and daughter with a group hug to the two of them; she couldn't stress how much she's missed her children. Soon, Tenzin and Lin greeted Katara and Kya, elevating smiles and joy from finally visiting the rest of the family.
"It is so good to see you two again," said Lin over their shoulders before retrieving back a bit from the hug. Walking up behind the metalbending was Tenzin, preparing to give the two airbenders a warm greeting also.
"Your mother and I have missed you two very much, and we are so glad to see you again," replied Tenzin with an endearing smile.
Lin then glanced right over to Jinora before slightly tilting her head to the side with gleaming eyes. "My dearest daughter, look at you, a fully grown woman and experienced traveller now."
"Not to mention spiritually matured. Although, you've always been that way from the beginning," added Tenzin by Lin's side.
Jinora couldn't help but feel a smile creep onto her as she heard her parents acknowledge a year's worth of growth and change amongst her.
"It's true. She's a changed person now!" commented Rohan.
The four of them chuckle from Rohan's brief comment before they were soon joined by Mika and Sonam, whom was indulging a light conversation with Korra's friends: Mako, Bolin, and Asami after getting off the ship.
"Wow! Look at all these people that came out to greet us!" said Bolin looking around at everyone.
"Uh, no… They came to greet them," addressed Korra as she pointed to the arriving ship.
Jinora looked at the ship, noticing how the design and architect were clearly not of the Southern Water Tribe. "Isn't that…"
"The great chief of the Northern Water Tribe comes to grace us with his presence… Hurray," said Korra's father nonchalant with his arm crossed.
Chief Unalaq and his twin children made their way through the crowd until they reached sight to were Tonraq and his family had stood.
"Good to see you again, Avatar Korra," greeted Unalaq.
"Good to see you too," said Korra in a kind tone.
"Tonraq," greeted Unalaq rather sternly.
"Brother," replied Tonraq equally sternly.
The clear bitterness has unleashed between two brothers –but also between two sister tribes. The tension between the two older gentlemen had only represented the visible broken mends from the Northern and Sourthern Water Tribe.
I will hopefully post Part II by the end of this month! Or sooner (; Stay tuned!
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