I forgot to post this in the first place but I haven't written anything in something like ten years. So I would appreciate it if you would post a review so I could get some constructive criticism and see if anyone actually likes this story. I'm going to try and post a POV of Korra and Luke once a month. If that means one chapter or two or more then, so be it. I couldn't get something out of my head so I wrote chapter 1 of Retirement. If all goes according to plan then, that will be posted on the fifteenth.
Chapter 3
Korra made sure to hold Asami's hand while she was on a floating stretcher. It was pushed by, what she assumed, was a man. She couldn't tell because he had pale skin and long hair in a knot. He had tattoos on his face that seemed, to Korra, to be customary. The weirdest thing of all, he had multiple horns on his head. The longest of them seemed only about a few inches.
She was guarded by two soldiers. Both carried weapons Korra had never seen before. She didn't know how they worked or how they were dangerous, but she didn't want to find out. One of the soldiers was obviously a human man and the other was another alien. This one looked to be a woman, but she had pale blue skin and cone-shaped ears with two tendrils coming out of the back of her head.
She was also followed by Master Skywalker. He still seemed to be upset by the guards.
Once they entered the medical center, Korra saw Aang, Katara, Sokka, Zuko and two of his royal guards on beds. They were attended to by walking machines of some sort.
The man who pushed Asami's stretcher went over to one of the beds and called for help. When one of the machines came over to help, the man turned to Korra, "We're going to need you to step away for a second, miss." Korra compiled, but she was not happy about it.
The man and the machine worked together. They carefully moved Asami to the bed. They were wary of her head since they said she might have a concussion. Once they were done, Korra moved back to hold her hand. They opened Asami's eyes one at a time and shined a light in each of them.
As they kept working on Asami to see if she had a concussion, the man guarding Korra came over to her and said, "It's time to go." Korra didn't want to go, but nodded. She kissed Asami's hand and gently placed it on the bed.
As Korra, her two guards and Master Skywalker left the medical center, she noticed two more guards at the entrance. Both appeared to be human men. Korra thought it was ridiculous that they needed to be there. It wasn't like they were going to do anything even if they were capable.
When they came to a door on the left, Master Skywalker stopped and said, "If you don't need me anymore, I'll just go and talk to the General."
The man glanced at Korra and replied, "That's fine. We can handle her from here. If she does anything, we'll comm you."
"Master Horn is down there if she really does anything. Though I highly doubt she will." Master Skywalker then turned to Korra, "Please don't do anything. I promise to get you out as soon as possible." With that, he went to the door and pushed a button. The door slid aside. After he entered, it closed behind him.
They continued down the hallway until they reached the elevator room they passed on their way. The man pushed a button on one of the elevators to call it. When it arrived, they entered and went down to the prison. They passed a control station on their way to, what she assumed, was her cell.
At the end of the cell block, she saw the man from before. Master Horn, Skywalker said he was. He stood at the entrance to another cell. It presumably held the man who attacked them.
Korra was led to the cell next to the man in the mask's cell. When she entered, the guards put cuffs on her wrists and ankles. It appeared they were tied together by some sort of energy. They put her in a containment device hanging her about four feet in the air with her arms above her head.
"Hey! Aren't the chains supposed to be taken off when they enter their cell? Not put on?" Korra complained as she started to panic.
"Not in these cells." The woman finally said while one of her head tendrils moved slightly.
"But what if I need to go to the bathroom?"
"You get four times a day to go, and that's it." With that, they left, leaving Korra to her thoughts.
Now she really started to freak out. No! she told herself. This isn't like before. There's no Zaheer. Master Skywalker said no one would harm me.
She tried to think of something else, anything else. She tried to think of Asami and how much she cared for her and how worried she was for her. But to no such avail, her mind was determined to be terrified. So, she started to think about when everything got very weird…
Sixteen hours earlier…
"Aang?! Master Katara?!"
Aang looked like he was in his teens. He wore his traditional Air Nomad robes with a cloak like Tenzin's.
Katara also looked like she was in her teens. She wore old-style Southern Water Tribe clothes.
"Yes, Auntie Ashuna?"
The couple came over to where the trio were. Internally Korra was panicking until Asami squeezed her hand to get her attention. Korra looked over at her and Asami seemed to be saying silently to calm down. Korra nodded and smiled her appreciation. Then looked back at the couple as they stopped in front of them.
"These people encountered a spirit and lost all their supplies. That's your expertise, now isn't it?" The woman named Ashuna said.
"Yes, I'm the bridge between the Human and the Spirit worlds." Aang said, turning to Korra and Asami, "So, what kind of spirit was it? And where did you encounter it?"
"It-it's no big deal, we got it handled." Korra stuttered.
"Nonsense, a spirit attack is not to be taken lightly," Katara argued.
"No, really, it's fine. We got it handled."
"Why are you so resistant to telling us?"
Korra and Asami looked at each other, "We…just don't want anyone to hurt the spirits." Asami answered.
"But he's the Avatar! He wouldn't hurt a spirit."
"What about the spirit that attacked us? All he did was defend his territory when we accidentally climbed on him."
"Where is a spirit is big enough that you can climb on? I've seen spirits that big here, in the Physical World, but rarely. Where did you encounter a Spirit that big in this world?" Aang asked.
Korra saw Asami flinch slightly, only enough that if you knew her to notice, "That's…a long story."
"And I'd love to hear it."
"Maybe another time," Korra interrupted, "But we've got to go and find a place to stay for the night."
"If you lost all your supplies and, by assumption, your money. How're you going to find a place to stay? Or find food?" Katara asked.
Korra hadn't thought about that part yet. Apparently, neither did Asami.
"Why don't you come with us to my Gran Gran's hut? There's plenty of food and it's warm since I see that you lost your coats, too. We were just heading back there."
Korra really wanted to go. She could see all her childhood heroes in there prime. But a part of her worried what would happen if she did.
Apparently seeing her indecision, Katara said, "If you don't want to come that's fine. I just figured I'd offer."
"No-no we'd love to, it's just…we wouldn't want to intrude." Korra rushed to say.
"Nonsense, you'd be welcome. Helping another Southern Water Tribe member in their time of need is my thing."
"I-I never said I was Southern Water Tribe."
"You didn't have to. I can see it in your clothes and demeanor that you're not Northern. But, what tribe are you from?"
"Um…an uh tribe far in the wastes. I don't think it has a name." Which was sort of true. Korra didn't think White Lotus compound was a tribe name. Katara didn't seem to buy it but dropped it.
"So, do you want to come?"
"We'd love to. Thank you for your hospitality and kindness," Asami said, ever the businesswoman.
Katara smiled at the compliment and gestured for them to follow, "Goodnight, Auntie Ashuna."
"Goodnight, Katara," Ashuna said as she was went to finish closing her cart.
"By the way," Katara started as they made their way down the street, "What are your names?"
"I'm Korra," She then gestured to Asami, "And this is Asami."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Korra and Asami. I'm Katara, if you didn't hear. This is Aang."
"Of course, we know who you are. You're all legendary. You guys and the rest of Team Avatar." Korra said.
"How do you know that we call ourselves Team Avatar?"
"Um…because you're legendary?" Korra didn't mean to make it sound like a question.
Katara seemed content with that answer, even if it was like a question.
Korra pulled Asami to slow down and whispered to her, "We time traveled?! How?!"
"I have no idea, but we did sleep under the Tree of Time. So, that might explain it."
"And now we're going to meet the rest of Team Avatar, my childhood heroes. What if we change history?! What if by me interacting with Aang I implode the universe somehow?!"
"First off, slow down and breathe. Second, you've been watching too many movers. If the universe was to implode, it would have by now. Third, we just won't say anything about the future and keep interactions to a minimum until we can find a way back."
Korra took a deep breath and tried to calm down, "You're right, of course, as usual."
Asami smiled and kissed Korra on the cheek, "Of course, I'm right. Come on, let's catch back up with them."
They caught back up with them right as they stopped at a small hut surrounded by tall buildings. Katara turned and asked, "What took you?"
"Korra's just nervous about meeting her heroes. I convinced her to calm down." Asami said while Korra pouted. Only Asami seemed to notice Korra's pout because she softly giggled. Which only made Korra pout even harder.
"Well, don't be nervous. We're normal people just like you." Katara said. Korra couldn't tell how many times she thought that or said that to people. And looking at Asami, she was thinking the same thing.
Katara turned back toward the hut and opened the wooden door, "Gran Gran! We're back. And we brought some people with us." They all stepped inside the hut.
Korra saw Chief Sokka and Lord Zuko as teenagers, with Katara's grandmother and Master Pakku sitting around a fire with a pot over it. These people she either grew up hearing stories about and/or only knew them when they were old. So, it was an interesting experience seeing them either young or alive at all.
They all looked up at their entrance. "Everyone, this is Korra and Asami." Katara said as she gestured to them, "They lost all their supplies and money due to an…incident with a spirit. So, I invited them over here to have some food and warm up. Then we can find them someplace to stay for the night. I hope that's all right."
"Of course, it's all right, Katara." Katara's grandmother said, "You always were the one to help anyone in need. We still have some food left as long as Sokka didn't finish it all."
"Hey, it's not my fault that I'm hungry and it all was good. Well, most of it, the tofu doesn't have any meat." Sokka said while taking the last of what seemed like turtle-duck.
"It's not supposed to." Aang protested.
Aang and Katara sat down while Korra and Asami still awkwardly stood, "You can sit down, you know." Master Pakku said while he waterbent tea from the pot, "We don't bite."
"Did Dad leave?" Katara asked as Korra and Asami sat down.
"Yes, he left with Malina to go back to the town hall." Master Pakku said.
"Toph and the Earth King left, too." said Zuko, "Toph said something about wanting to make sure her lily liver…something getting into too much trouble. And the Earth King went back to his quarters."
"Apparently, all we have left is the steamed tofu," Aang said while holding it out to Korra and Asami.
"That's fine, we-." Korra was going to say, 'We had it a lot because of Pema and Tenzin.' But quickly realized what she was about to say, "We're used to that kind of food."
"Really? Not many people eat it anymore." Aang remarked, surprised.
Korra and Asami got their plates full of tofu with chopsticks and started eating. Korra took a bite. While not as good as Pema's and considering it was Air Nomad food and had no meat, it was still really good. Korra doubted anyone could cook Air Nomad food and make it good besides Pema but, Aang's was.
"It's good. Thank you again for your kindness and hospitality." Asami said, after taking a bite.
"Yes, thank you." Korra agreed.
"You're welcome. I'm glad you like it. And we're all happy to help anyone in need." Aang said.
"Here you go, dears." Katara's grandmother said as she held out coats to the two of them. Korra hadn't even noticed she had left, "These should fit you."
"Thank you again." Asami said while she put down her food and took the coat.
While she did the same thing, Korra said, "Yes, again, thank you."
Asami put hers on immediately. Korra could tell that she was still cold. Korra was fine, but not to be rude, she put hers on as well. They seemed to fit them relatively well. Asami's was a little short on the arms and waist, while Korra's was a little tight because of her muscular build.
Katara looked at the coats and asked, "Are those Mom's?"
"Yes," Her grandmother said, "Hakoda asked me to keep them. They're not being used and I figured she would want someone to use them. Why not someone who needs them?"
"If these are your mom's," Asami said softly, "And these are all that you have left of her. I don't want to wear them without your permission. I know how hard it is to see items of lost loved ones again."
Korra reached over to her and squeezed her hand. She got an appreciative smile back.
"No, it's fine," Katara replied just as softly as she looked at Sokka to see if he agreed, "Mom would want someone who needs them to have them." Sokka nodded.
"You sure?" Asami asked. In response, Katara nodded.
They went back to eating when Zuko asked, "Asami, is it? If you don't mind me asking…where are you from?" Korra choked on her food, "You don't seem Earth Kingdom nor Fire Nation." He continued seemingly unaware of Korra's problem, "Are you from one of the Colonies?"
Once Korra calmed down with Asami rubbing circles on her back, she replied, "Yes, I'm from one of the Colonies. My mother was of Earth Kingdom descent and my father was of Fire Nation."
"Which one might I ask? Yu Dao? Hu Xin? Somewhere else?"
Asami looked at Korra with a pleading gaze to which Korra shrugged, "Yu Dao."
"Were you there when the armies showed up?"
"No, I was down here with Korra."
"How did a Southern Water Tribe member and a Fire Nation colonial meet? Especially during The War?"
"Zuko, that's enough." Katara started with her voice rising, "Maybe they want their private life to remain that way."
"But it doesn't make sense. I mean, look at her clothes. That doesn't look like any clothes I've seen."
"Maybe it's just new. You haven't been there in a while."
"She just said she hasn't been there since at least before we were there."
"He has a point there, Katara." Sokka chimed in.
"Shut it, you. Why do you have to push it? Maybe she made or someone down here made the clothes. Or maybe it's none of your business!" She shouted the last word. She got up and went to the door, "Korra, Asami, come on. We'll find you a place to stay for the night."
"Katara, wait-." Zuko pleaded. She ignored him and went out the door.
"What's with her?" Sokka asked Aang.
"I don't know." He followed her out.
Korra and Asami looked at each other both knowing that they felt guilty for the fight and lying.
Aang came back in, "Katara insists you two come." With that, they both got up and followed him out.
When they got outside, Korra saw Katara as she was leaning against one of the buildings surrounding the hut, "I'm sorry about Zuko." She said once they reached her.
"No, we're sorry for being the cause of the fight," Korra said.
"No, you were guests. He had no right to try to intrude on your personal lives."
"He kind of did." said Asami, "We're random strangers that come into your house saying we were attacked by spirits and lost all our stuff. I understand the skepticism. And considering his family, he's extra wary."
"What do you know of his family?"
"Only what's in stories. The psychopathic dad and sister. The caring mom who vanished. Then an uncle who took the place as a father figure. It makes sense."
"Why did you blow up at him?" Aang asked.
"I…don't know." She admitted, "Maybe it's just an old habit of defending my own against an outsider."
"But Zuko isn't an outsider. He's family as well."
"I know, that's what makes it so confusing."
Just when Korra was about to suggest that maybe it had something to do with their fight with Gilak. Aang nearly collapsed if it weren't for Asami, who caught him.
Katara raced to his side and replaced who held him, "Sweetie, you okay?"
"Yeah. It just happened again." He said while Katara sat him upright.
"What happened again?" Korra questioned.
"About yesterday morning, I suddenly collapsed and felt weary. It's been like that ever since. This is the second time I've collapsed, including the first time." said Aang.
Korra and Asami again looked at each other, Korra with a horrified face, "Isn't that when we…." She whispered.
"Mmhm." Asami nodded back.
They turned back toward the couple and Korra tried to change her face to be calm but concerned. Aang got back to his feet with the help of Katara, "It's late," Katara said, "Maybe you just need some rest."
"Maybe."
"Come on let's find them a place to stay. Then we can go to sleep, too." Aang nodded.
They went to another building a little way down the street. Katara went inside. She said for them to wait there.
When she came back, she said, "I talked to Auntie Ashuna and she said there is a room left for you guys to stay. It only has one bed, but it is big enough for two."
"That should be fine. Thank you, again." Asami said.
"It's no problem, really. I'll show you to your room."
They were led to a small room with one bed, an animal skin carpet and a small fireplace in the corner of the room across from the bed. There were wooden shutters on the windows and that was it.
"It's not much but it's something," Katara said.
"Thank you. We've slept in worse." Korra said, 'Well…goodnight."
"Goodnight." Katara left, leaving the two of them alone in the room.
Once Korra was sure they were alone, she went over to the fireplace and started a fire with her firebending. Asami came over to her and Korra put her arms around her.
"I was so close to telling them," Korra said, softly.
"So was I."
"Bolin will be so upset when we tell him. We got to meet his heroes in person and in their prime. Tenzin'll want to study it and-."
"And Varrick will try and replicate it."
Both groaned at the thought of Varrick jumping throughout time.
"Maybe just don't tell Bolin." Asami suggested, "If we tell Bolin then Varrick will know."
"Maybe. But it just doesn't feel right to not tell him."
"I know. Me too."
"First we have to tell them about us. Then this trip."
"Right." She didn't sound too thrilled about that.
"You know we have to tell them eventually."
"I know and I still stand by what I said before. If you want to tell the world about us, I'll be right behind you."
"At least with this detour, we have more time to ourselves."
"Yes, at least there's that."
"We should get some sleep. I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be very hectic."
They took off their new coats and climbed into bed. Korra wrapped an arm around Asami and said, "Goodnight, Asami."
"Goodnight, Korra."
Korra woke up to the smell of food, "Asami?" That's when she noticed she wasn't there. She opened her eyes, sat up and stretched.
"About time you woke up."
"Where'd you get that?"
"I talked to the woman from before, Ashuna, and she got us this." She held out two plates of eggs and what seemed like seal jerky. "Eat up."
The eggs were good, but the jerky was hard. When they finished, Korra realized Asami didn't have any makeup on, "When'd you take off your makeup?"
"This morning." She still looked beautiful without it.
"I don't know why you put it on in the first place. You look amazing without it."
She saw Asami blush, "Well, thank you."
They put on their coats, got ready, said their thanks to Ashuna and left the building. It was a sunny morning, with little to no clouds in the sky. They wandered around a bit, hand-in-hand, fingers intertwined when they heard chanting. They looked at each other and when they got closer they heard: "The South for Southerners!" and "Foreigners Out!" being chanted by about a dozen people with signs. They saw what they were chanting at, it was Lord Zuko and the Earth King's airships. When they made their way to the front of the group at the fence surrounding the airships they saw, Aang, Katara, Sokka, Lord Zuko and four of his royal guards around the Fire Nation airship. Zuko was pinching his brow and when he looked up he noticed the pair and had two of his guards let them in.
When they got to him, he said, "Korra, Asami." He nodded to each, "I want to apologize about last night. I overstepped myself. Your personal life is your own. I'm sorry."
"Apology accepted, but not necessary." said Asami, "As we said to Katara last night, we understand why you'd be skeptical. When your family hurts you, you become paranoid of everyone." Korra squeezed her hand reassuringly.
"You sound like you've had personal experience with that."
"And I know you've had as well."
"Indeed."
A man who appeared to be a mechanic, came out of the airship and told Zuko something that he sighed at.
"What's wrong?" Asami asked. Korra could see her eyes light up at a chance to fix something.
"It's nothing that you need to be bothered by," Zuko said.
"Maybe I can help."
"How?"
"I work on airships all the time. Tinkering, fixing, breaking, then fixing." Korra laughed at the 'breaking' part, thinking back to when they were captured by the Earth Queen's forces.
"It's not like it could hurt, Zuko." Katara chimed in.
"Yeah, let the girl- I mean woman help." Sokka said. He waved his arms defensively when he got a death glare from Korra when he said 'girl.' To which all of them laughed at.
"Fine," Zuko said, when the laughter died down, "If you think you could help, then, by all means."
Asami walked to the airship with Zuko and they went inside. Korra hadn't even realized she was staring and smiling at Asami, until Katara cleared her throat to get her attention.
Korra felt her cheeks heat up which got worse when Katara and Aang started chuckling.
"Well, I guess that answers that question." Aang said when he stopped chuckling, "We told you Sokka."
Sokka just pouted and grumbled something when Korra said, "You were talking about our relationship?" Why does that sound just like something all of you would do? The older Katara might be doing the same thing now, too.
"Yes, we were." said Katara, "Aang, Zuko and I all said that you were a couple. While Sokka said that you were just good friends. Sorry if we stepped over a line."
"No, it's fine." She said while trying not to blush from embarrassment any more than she already did, "It's just I didn't think my heroes would be arguing on my relationship status." At least I know how they'll act in the future. Which means Bumi, Kya and Tenzin will react fine, if their parents are okay with it. That's one worry out-of-the-way.
"We're your heroes?" Sokka asked, "But…you seem older than all of us."
Well, here's another time to lie to them. Great. But hopefully not too much, "Well, yeah, you're my heroes. You saved the world and-." She nearly mentioned Republic City, "And you changed it with what you're doing with the Colonies."
"We haven't done much with the Colonies yet. All we've done is talk about what to do with them." Katara said.
"Maybe you haven't done much yet. But I'm sure you will in the future."
Zuko walked out of the airship and said, "I don't know much about them or how they work but, she sure does. She's flying away in there, telling the engineers what to do."
Korra smiled at that, That's my girl.
"Sokka lost the discussion we had earlier." said Aang.
"Oh, did he now?" Zuko said and smirked which just made Korra start to blush again, "We told you so."
"I know. I just…didn't…know that women could do that." Sokka said as he nervously looked at Korra.
"Could do what?" Katara asked, "Love each other?"
Sokka winced, "I just didn't know or think about it."
Asami came walking out of the airship with grease on her face, which stopped the discussion, "The repairs are underway. Your crew was doing it wrong. It should take about an hour or two to finish them."
"Thank you," Zuko said and bowed his head in thanks.
"No problem. It's all I can do to repay you for your kindness last night with offering us food, coats and shelter."
"If there's anything else we can do, don't hesita-."
Korra felt cold snow on her face and tried to open her eyes.
"Is everyone okay?" She heard someone say.
"Katara and I are fine." She heard someone else say.
"Why do I always end up in a pile of snow?" She heard another familiar voice say.
"We're fine, My Lord." An unfamiliar voice said.
"Where's Korra and Asami?"
Asami! She nearly shot up at that. At least, she would've, if only her body would obey. She settled for turning over and opening her eyes. She wished she hadn't. A powerful storm was around and Korra wondered if they were back in the Everstorm.
"Korra?! Asami?!" She heard... Katara, that was her name, shout.
"I'm here!" She yelled back.
When she sat up she heard, "I'm here as well!"
Korra tried standing, she was wobbly and the storm didn't help. She made her way over to where she heard Asami yell. She saw her trying to stand and she was also wobbly. So, when she made her way to her she offered a hand up.
"Thanks," Asami said.
"You okay?"
"Yeah."
"Let's go to the others."
"Korra?! Asa- oh, there you guys are." said Katara when they reached them, "You guys alright?" They nodded.
"What happened? Where are we?" Korra asked.
"We have no idea," said Zuko as he made his way over to them with Aang, Sokka and his four royal guards.
"We might still be in the South Pole but, I don't know where." Sokka said, "Or how we got-."
They heard a snap-hiss and then what sounded like a death cry of a man and a strange animal. They turned toward the noise and saw a man who held a glowing red sword. He held it in a reverse grip. He had a strange mask and multiple hilts of some kind on his belt. Everyone readied in a fighting position. All that could be heard was the wind, his weapon humming and terrible sounding breathing. It sounded like it was hard for him to breathe. Even with artificial help and it came from some speaker. Korra also noticed that he had claws on his fingers.
"Who are you?" Aang demanded, "Did you hurt that man?"
He answered with moving forward at an inhuman speed. Six people fire-blasted him and he only held up his hand while it went around him. Is he an Avatar from the future? Korra wondered. The man in the mask got up to one of the guards and cut off his hands with a single cut. While the one guard fell, the man threw his sword and lifted another with the raising of his hand. His sword twisted on its axis toward one guard. The guard tried firebending at it to no avail. It decapitated him, and the sword flew to the man who was hovering and impaled him in the gut.
All the while, the man in the mask jumped in the air and shot purple lightning out of his fingertips to the remaining guard. Katara and Korra used the snowstorm to their advantage and threw ice-spikes at the man while Aang tried to blow the man out of the air with airbending. Korra managed to pierce his armor and hit him in the back of the shoulder and he screamed. But not of pain but, of hate…of…rage. He pulled out the spike when he landed and threw it at Korra. She easily waterbent it aside, even at the speed it was coming at her. He ran at Zuko and stabbed him in the gut with his claws. Then picked him up with one hand over his head and threw him to the ground behind him.
He called his sword to him with an outstretched hand and was about to kill Zuko until Sokka ran at the man with his club.
"Sokka, don't!" Katara screamed.
The man turned and cut his club in two while he continued to cut him across the chest. Sokka collapsed as clutched his chest. Aang threw a boulder at the man and he caught it in midair. Still not disproving Korra's theory about him being a future Avatar. The man in the mask shattered the boulder into thousands of pieces hurled them at Aang. While Aang dealt with the pieces, Zuko got up and fire-blasted the man, hitting him in the back. With another angry snarl, he turned and tried to strike at Zuko. Zuko dodged three cuts until, with an upwards diagonal strike. The man barely cut him, but Zuko was still blasted into the nearby cliffside that Korra hadn't even noticed, by an invisible force.
Katara tried to shower him in water only to have him electrocute the water and Katara herself. Korra tried the ice-spikes again, only to collapse with a sudden wariness and exhaustion. When she looked at Aang, she, then, knew why he had entered the Avatar State. He hurled giant boulders, huge blasts of air and fire at the man in the mask to only have him evade or take it all with an outstretched hand. With one of the last boulders Aang threw, the man threw it back at him. Korra metalbent his sword and it fell out of his hand. But he still went at Aang after he recovered from the boulder. The man in the mask struck at Aang with closed fists and claws. The man brutalized Aang. Until the man pulled back his hand and threw it back at Aang in a shoving motion. It didn't connect but still threw Aang over twenty-five feet back.
Asami then went up against him and landed many blows against him. She even blocked all his attacks. But, with a roundhouse kick to the head that seemed like it would knock him out, he caught it without even touching her.
"Very impressive." Came a voice worse than Vaatu's. It was echoey and deep with the same electronic sound that his breath came, "Even with all your friends down, even without any powers, you still came. And you even landed hits that the others couldn't. But now, you will die!"
He did the same shoving motion as before and threw Asami into the cliff, hitting her head.
"Asami!" Korra screamed as she stumbled over to her. She cradled her head in her lap. When she looked up, the man was there with his sword and all.
Korra closed her eyes, I'm sorry, Asami. I wish we could've spent more time together.
That's when she heard another snap-hiss and then a strange clashing sound. She opened her eyes and saw a new man, this one in black robes with a black cloak and who held a green glowing sword.
"Skywalker!" The man in the mask said with hate and disgust in his voice, "Son of Vader!"
"So, you know who I am." Responded Skywalker, "And the only thing I know about you, is you're supposedly Sith."
"I am Sith."
"We shall see."
Two more snap-hisses came from behind them and Korra saw, a woman in light tan robes with a brown cloak wielding a purple glowing sword and a man in green robes and cloak, wielding a silver glowing sword.
"I've got this," Skywalker said, "Help the others."
"Yes, Master." They said as they deactivated their swords.
"You're very arrogant to think you can take me on alone." The man in the mask said.
"I've faced beings far more powerful than you before."
With a snarl, the man retreated and Skywalker followed. Korra felt something wet in her lap and looked down. She gasped, Asami was bleeding. She quickly gathered water in her hands, trying not to move Asami's head too much and began healing.
She glanced over at the two men fighting. It was hard to see. All she could see was two black blurs that were jumping and fighting, with glowing red and green swords clashing. The occasional lightning or shove by an invisible force would slow them down enough to be seen, but they would soon speed away. Until finally, Skywalker stabbed the man in the mask in the gut, but that still didn't stop him. Skywalker reached up with a hand to the man's head and the man fell limp.
Skywalker deactivated his sword and turned the man on his stomach and cuffed him with his hands behind his back. He, then, proceeded to take, one-by-one, the man's swords off his belt. He removed what looked like a crystal. Then he put the swords back. Until he stopped at one and stared at it, first, and then, the man who had it. He attached that one to his own belt and continued with the last of them. When all five were done, the one on his belt making six, he checked the man. Then he went over to the other two people who were looking after the others. He conversed with them for a little bit. When he finished, he came over to Korra and Asami.
"You two okay?" He asked soothingly.
Korra looked down at Asami and saw that she stopped bleeding and seemed to be healed.
"With a blow like she took, she might have a concussion."
Korra looked up at him. He was leaning down on his knee, "How do you know how she hit her head? Did you watch and do nothing?"
"Not exactly. It's a long story. I'll explain later. I'm Master Skywalker. That's Master Horn." He said, as he pointed to the man in green robes, "And that is Master Solo-Fel," As he pointed to the woman in brown, "We're members of the New Jedi Order."
"The New- what?" Korra asked incredulously.
"You've never heard of the Jedi Order?"
"No."
"How about the Galactic Empire?"
"The Galactic- who?"
"Nevermind. Ah, help has arrived." Korra turned and saw many people with items she had never seen before. Floating stretchers were one that caught her eye. Master Skywalker went over to what seemed to be the man in charge.
"What do mean you have to put every one of them under arrest? Most of them are wounded!" She heard Master Skywalker shout. As Master Skywalker came over with the man in charge, Korra heard Skywalker say, "Fine, but let me talk to her first."
When Master Skywalker came over to her, he said, "Unfortunately, you will have to go into a cell along with him." Before she could protest he said, "I know you did nothing wrong. But until I talk with the General, you are to be held under arrest."
She tried not to think about her fear as she asked, "What about them?"
"They will go to the medical center to be treated but they, too, will be guarded."
She felt terrified about going to another prison. It either showed on her face or by some other means. Master Skywalker knew because he said, "I know you're afraid but no one will hurt you. If they do, they'll answer to me."
"Can I stay with her until she gets to the medical center?" Korra asked.
"Of course." He, then, went over to the guards and seemed to tell them that Korra was staying with Asami. He returned saying, "It's all set. We just need to get her on a stretcher and we'll take her back to base."
Korra allowed them room to take Asami and put her on a stretcher. When they were done, Korra was right at her side holding her hand. She remained like that until they reached the medical center.
Korra stopped reminiscing about the past when the door to her cell opened. She thought it was either Master Skywalker to tell her she was free or one of the guards. She felt relatively calm, considering her circumstance. But when the door opened she found the one person she wasn't expecting…her.
