Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Korra. The rights to that belong to Nicklelodean and Michael Dante DiMartino and Byran Koneitzko. I only own the plot idea and this story.
Pairings: Makorra, Bosami, slight Masami and Borra.
Warning: Death will be in this chapter.
Note: In this story, the Avatar is more of a title given to a master theif around the world. The current Avatar picks a student who they teach everything they know and then, when they are ready, they give them the title of Avatar.
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Summary: Mako is the world's most charming treasure hunter; he's got the looks, he's got the talent and the goofy sidekick (His younger brother Bolin). During a raid they encounter Korra, who seems to be Mako's equal and Asami, Korra's beautiful but deadly partner-in-crime. They seem to both be looking for the same treasure. To find it, they'll have to join forces and with the evil Amon on their tails, it isn't going to be pretty.
Mako's eyes flickered awake, noting how quiet his surroundings were minus Bolin's loud snoring. He sat up, eyes searching for any signs of the fact that the girls' ditched them. He saw the metal box in plain view, opened so he could see the parchment of the pieces of the maps. He looked over the tents, standing up to investigate them. As he approached one, he unzipped it and entered it quitely.
He saw Korra fast asleep. Sprawled out over she sleeping bag with her mouth agape. Her breathing was soft and she occasionally grumbled in it. He smiled unconsciously at the sight. He noticed her nose twitch as a strand of brown hair was tickling it. Not even realizing, he leaned over over and brushed it to the side. He didn't notice until Korra's eyes opened and stared into his.
"Uh...what are you doing?" Korra asked, confused on why his face was hovering above hers, "Your not trying to get a kiss, are ya?" She smirked.
Mako blinked before blushing lightly, scratching the back of his head, "Uh, sorry." The raven-haired man stammered out.
Korra sat up, rubbing her eyes and yawning, "You sure about that?" She asked.
"U-um, yeah."
Korra shrugged, "Okay then. Just, please note that sneaking into my tent won't exactly go well for this partnership." The woman smirked.
Mako rolled his eyes, "Whatever." He exited the tent, heading for his sleeping brother. He nudged Bolin with his foot, "Bo, c'mon, wake-up already." He sighed when nothing happened and cleared his throat, "Breakfast~" He whispered to his brother in a sing-song tone of voice and had to jump back in fear of getting headbutted as Bolin shot up, green eyes wide and alert.
"Food?!" He scanned for any signs and his shoulders slumped as he saw none, "There goes that voice again...lying to me."
Mako quirked an eyebrow. The fact that his brother heard voices in his head was beginning to make him worry about his younger sibling. He shook his head, sitting down on a rock as he began fiddling with his scarf. It was something the orphanage had given him, they said it had belonged to his father, whoever he was. Bolin was only a newborn when they had died and Mako was barely two-years-old so any memory he had of them was blocked out from his mind. He sighed.
Korra then emerged from her tent, stretching to get all cramps out of her body. Mako saw out of the corner of his eye Bolin gaping at Korra and he sighed. Whenever a female even remotely attractive appeared, Bolin just had to flirt with them. If they were going to all work together, then he'd have to stop Bolin from going after Korra and Asami.
"Mornin', boys." Korra sat down on a stone, smiling brightly at them.
Mako didn't smile back as a large grin split onto Bolin's face, "Hey Korra!" Bolin waved at her, beaming at her.
"Should we already wake up your partner?" Mako grunted before seeing someone sit down beside him.
"The partner also goes by Asami." The black-haired beauty smiled at him.
Mako blushed lightly, "Um, right, sorry."
"Well, now that we're all awake." Korra sighed, "We can began our so-called first team meeting."
Mako rolled his eyes before saying, "I nominate myself as leader."
"What?!" Korra shot him a look, "You'd be a terrible leader!"
"And just how would you be any better?"
"The fact that I didn't get took hostage by two girls' would be a good start!"
Bolin gulped. They were both clearly angry and he knew there wasn't anything he could to change that.
"My back was to you guys, and anyways, I took you hostage back then!"
"Yeah, when I was asleep!"
"That doesn't matter!"
"Does to!"
"Does not!"
"Does to!"
"DOES NOT!"
"DOES TO!"
Korra and Mako glared at eachother before turning and crossing their arms, annoyed looks on their faces.
Bolin cleared his throat, "Guys, you both got took hostage by eachother. It's even so your both the worst and best." He sighed, "But, if we want this to work your gonna have to work together." He glanced at Asami and Korra, "Bro, I'm willing to trust these two. Are you?"
"And I'm willing to trust you guys." Asami looked at Mako then Bolin.
Mako sighed, fiddling with the end of his red scarf, "I'm...willing to trust Asami...but not Korra."
"And I'm gonna trust you." Korra told Bolin, "But not your idiotic brother."
They shot more glares at eachother.
Bolin sighed, "Alright, that seems good enough.." He paused, scratching his chin, "Hmm...we need a team name."
"Bo...please don't." Mako groaned, shaking his head.
Bolin looked around for anything that might help. He then spotted Pabu, the ferret's nose prodding the ashes of the campfire from before.
Ferret...fire...fire...ferret.
"I know! We'll be the Fire Ferrets!" Bolin exclaimed.
Mako, Korra and Asami both looked at eachother, wondering just how sane the energetic boy in front of them was.
"Sir, our search party has discovered a campsite in the forest. Whoever they are, they left most of their stuff there." An Equalist saluted the masked man known as Amon.
"Was there a wooden box there?" Amon asked in his calm tone.
"No sir, but...we've spotted smoke in the air from a different part of the forest. A fire is clearly lit. We sent the troops over there. They will radio us back on info soon." The Equalist nodded.
"Alright, you may go." Amon told him.
He nodded, saluted again and left.
Amon sighed, "Just where are you, little orphan Mako?"
Mako hid behind a tree, peering out to look at Korra who was sitting by the newly-lit fire, staring into the embers. Asami and Bolin had went off to do a patrol as they called it but he felt it was some attempt to get him and Korra to bond. He sighed, beginning to approach her as he sat down beside her, "Hey.."
Korra looked at him, expression blank, "Hey." She replied.
A silence then erupted and Mako didn't know what to do. He tried to think of something to say and ended up blurting, "Why aren't you gonna trust me?" He then clapped a hand over his mouth, honey-colored eyes wide.
Korra frowned at the ground, silent for a few moments, "I..." She took a deep breath, "Have really bad trust issues..."
Mako gaped at her for a few moments, blinking, "You..." He swallowed a lump in his throat, "Do?"
"Yeah..." Korra sighed, "A lot of people who try to be my friend just want to be it because of who I am..." She mumured.
"Who you are?" Mako asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"Well, yeah." Korra began messing with her hands, "I'm the Avatar..."
Mako looked at her, blinking, "The Avatar? As in, master thief around the world, the Avatar?!"
"Very same.."
"I can't believe that! I heard stories about the Avatar as a kid." Mako smiled lightly, "The master theif of the world, passing the title down to their most faithful student! Wow, you are the successor to that Aang guy?"
"Well...yeah." Korra sighed, "He passed away and in his will he said I was to be his successor." She frowned, "It's not as great as everyone thinks."
Mako paused at her before scratching the back of his head, "Well, uh, you don't have to worry about me trying to be your friend just because your the Avatar." He sighed, "I kinda have trust issues as well..." The raven-haired man admitted in a quiet tone.
Korra looked at him, raising an eyebrow, "Why?"
"It's not that I'm a master theif or anything...just..." Mako was about to speak but he heard a rustling noise behind them and he whipped around, eyes wide, "Uh, Korra, we got trouble."
"Trouble? What do you me-" Korra shut up as she turned around.
A group of masked men wearing dark clothes that conceled their appearance were there, at least five of them.
Mako frowned and cursed himself as he noticed his gun wasn't there. It must've been somewhere else, "Equalist's." He growled, knowing that attire anywhere.
The Equalist's stared at him behind their goggles and then one of them rushed forward towards Mako. As they swung a punch, Mako quickly blocked it and sent a kick into the gut of them, sending them back. He glanced at Korra, "Run!"
"No! I am not leaving you here!"
"Just go, Korra!"
"I can't!"
"Why not?!"
"I can never leave my friends behind!" And with that said, Korra rushed forward towards a charging equalist. She quickly ducked their punch and sent her palm upwards, smashing into the bottom of it's covered chin. A crack noise could be heard as the neck of the equalist snapped and their body thuded against the ground. Mako stared at it. It was clear that he was dead. Another equalist was about to hit her with a rock over the head but Mako tackled Korra out of the way before quickly jumping up.
Mako quickly dived and grabbed his gun which was beside the fire and aimed at an Equalist, quickly shooting. He never actually killed a person before and a pit of regret stewed in him as he saw it pierce into the gut of the equalists and blood stained the clothes he wore as he fell back. He stood up, ready to fight before something struck his arms multiple times and they both went limp. He turned to see asn Equalist and sent a kick out only for them to tap it quickly too. Stumbling on one working foot, Mako fell to the ground then.
Korra also collapsed beside him. He wanted as the remaining two equalists advanced on them. He looked over and saw another one on the ground. He had to admire Korra's fighting skill; she clearly was taught by the best.
"Where's the map?" An equalist demanded, pointing Mako's pistol at him, "Tell me or I'll shoot you."
"I won't say anything." Mako growled, "That's what you can give to Amon."
"Tell or your little girlfriend gets hurt." The gun was now pointing at Korra who just glared at him.
Mako's topaz eyes went wide, "O-okay, I'll tell you just don't shoot her."
"Mako, what are you doing?"
"Saving your life." Mako sighed, "It's-" He shut up as the man let out a shout of pain. He looked to see a red colored animal biting down on his hand, "...Pabu?"
As the equalist tried shoving the ferret off him he stopped as a bullet pierced into his side and he fell back, blood sweeping from the wound. Mako gaped at the dead Equalist but looked to make sure Korra was alright. She looked as shocked as he was.
The other Equalist turned only for him to be shot as well, directly in the chest as he fell back over the other Equalist.
Mako looked to see who were their saviours.
"Hey, bro!" Bolin smiled brightly, Asami by his side. Pabu rushed towards Bolin, hopping onto his shoulder.
"Bolin?" Mako blinked at the sight of his brother.
"Asami?" Korra looked at her partner.
"You guys okay?" Bolin approached them.
"Our legs and arms are dead, so probably not." Mako sighed.
Bolin picked his brother up, turning him onto his back as Asami did the same for Korra, "How did you guys know when to come back?" Korra asked.
"We heard a gun shot." Bolin explained, crossing his arms, "So we headed back. We actually thought one of you had shot at yourselfs."
Mako sighed, "Nope, that ain't what happened." He began getting feeling back in his arms and was able to move them and twitch his leg.
Korra rubbed her cheek, where an equalist had hit her. Mako reached over and brushed her cheek slightly, making her wince/blush slightly.
"You okay?" Mako asked her.
"Yeah, fine, Pretty Boy."
The nickname made him know her brain was working right and he sighed, dropping the hold, "Alright.." He mumured slightly before he stood up and began walking around to get his leg to work.
Bolin sighed, "Well, their's five dead bodies around here; all equalist." He looked at everyone, "I think we better read the info note and quickly head for it. Amon might send more goons."
Asami retrieved the box, opening it as Korra took the note. Mako sat beside her, not yanking the note from her.
Korra sighed, "Great, still in latin."
"I can transfer it for you." Mako offered.
"Na, I can understand it." Korra replied. Mako assumed it was something the Avatar should know.
She cleared her throat, "I congratulate whoever recovered the fifth piece of my map."
"Our own is the seventh." Bolin chiped in.
"Second is ours." Asami told him.
Korra continued, "As the other pieces come with an info note, I shall reveal the next part. Deep in the forest that is west of Republic City lies a tribe of people. The tribesleader is a good friend of mine and I have trusted him with the sixth piece of the map. If it has been years later, then whoever is the tribesleader as of now should have it.." Korra's face was quite blank as she finished reading and Mako raised an eyebrow.
"You okay?"
"Um...yeah..." Korra mumured, rubbing her cheek for a moment.
Bolin smiled, "Awesome! We can stop in Republic City on the way. We can visit the orphanage, Mako!"
"Alright, Bo, geeze, take a breather." Mako sighed, "Alright, everyone pack up." He ordered and suprisingly, no one objected.
"Hmm...I better go get our stuff back at the old camp." Bolin mumured, "Anyone wanna join me?"
Asami stood up nodding. Mako sighed. Probably another plan to get him and Korra to be friends.
Once they left, Korra glanced at Mako, "Um, Mako?"
"Yeah?" He responded, facing her as she stood in front of her.
Korra began to blush, fidgiting with her hands, "Y-you know how that guy was gonna hit me with the rock but you dived on me, knocking me out of the way."
The memory flashed in the brunette's mind, "Um, yeah." Mako nodded, "Why?"
"You basically saved my life there, so..." Korra leant in and pecked his cheek, "Thanks." She smiled before turning and walking away.
Mako blinked for a moment, his hand touching where she had kissed him. A blush erupted on his face as he remained motionless but the corner of his mouth was tilted upwards, almost as if he was smiling.
"Any reports on the search party?" Amon turned to his right-hand man, known as the Lieutenant.
He saluted Amon first before shaking his head, "No responce at all. We've radioed them but nothing has come back."
The masked man's expression couldn't be told from behind his mask and he sighed, "Very well...if their not back by morning then we shall head out without them."
The Lieutenant frowned for a moment but nodded, "Yes, sir."
"Alright, you guys ready to go?!" Bolin shouted as he rushed into the camp, Pabu resting on his shoulder with a big grin on his face. He was carrying a bag of his own stuff and Mako saw Asami holding his own stuff as she entered.
Mako and Korra still had pink tints in their cheeks but they soon disappeared as they nodded at them.
"Alright, the offical beginning of the Fire Ferrets journey!" Bolin punched his fist in the air, clearly happy with what was happening, "This is gonna be such a blast, I just know it!" He smiled.
Korra laughed lightly at his enthusiasm and Asami smiled at him. Mako rolled his eyes, annoyed at the way he was acting. He took his bag from Asami, nodding his thanks. She just smiled and his stomach flipped again.
Pabu chittered something that made Bolin laugh and say, "Good one, Pabu." Which made all three gape at him for a moment.
"Anyways, we better go. We wanna make a distance between ourselves and Amon so we better go." Mako sighed.
They all headed out of camp.
Bolin looked between them all, smiling brightly.
"Don't look so down, guys. This journey will be the hunt of a lifetime!"
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