A Trip to the Spirit World

by MakorraLove97

It's the tenth anniversary of Mako and Bolin's parent's death. They miss them so much and they wish they could see and tell them they love them one more time. But, when Korra takes matters into her own hands and decides that that's just what they need and takes them into the Spirit World, what will happen? Will the two brothers see their parents one last time?

4. Beginning To Remember

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Chapter Three- Beginning to Remember

*The Next Day: Morning.*

The sun slowly appears over the horizon; the sky turning a light blue color and birds flying in the sky.

Surprisingly, the young Avatar is awake. Despite how much Korra hates the mornings and she thinks their evil, she wanted to make sure she got up early enough to head over to the Bending Brothers' apartment before they all headed off to City Hall to see Lin.

Of course, Korra didn't tell Mako about her telling Chief Beifong anything and she doesn't plan on to until last minute.

Korra makes it to the brothers' apartment door, but before entering, she stops herself. She closes her eyes and sighs. For some reason she can't stop thinking of when she took them to the Spirit World so the brothers could see their parents one last time.

Never in a million years would Korra think that Avatar Aang would tell her that their parents aren't there. Korra somehow feels guilty; she knows Mako is now feeling sacred and is in pain. He is confused and she feels bad for hurting him, but she is also happy they found out their parents are alive so now they could find them and reunite with them again.

The young Avatar then pouts; she opens her eyes and frowns. Korra thinks to herself silently, 'Oh sure, Aang, you couldn't even give us a hint to where they are?'

Korra then hears a loud banging sound coming from inside the apartment and she instantly gets into her fighting stance. She immediately thinks someone is being attacked so she kicks down the door and jumps inside the apartment.

However, instead of being greeted with what she expected, she is greeted with Bolin's head in the fridge, looking for food, and Mako sitting in the middle of the floor with boxes and pictures surrounding him.

Korra raises an eyebrow and asks cautiously, "Um, what's going on in here?"

"Oh, hey Korra!" Bolin cheerfully says as he shuts the fridge and jogs over to her. He gives her a tight bear hug and then smiles at her when they pull apart.

"Hey, Bolin. Um, Mako, what's going on in here?" Korra asks her boyfriend, who has not even bothered looking up at her. He is too busy with what he is looking at, he doesn't even notice her.

Korra's eyebrows knit together and she slowly turns to Bolin, "Um, is he okay?"

"Mako? Oh yeah, he's fine." Bolin says then lets out a sigh, "He's just been looking through a bunch of boxes. He is searching for pictures of our parents, but he can't find any."

"Do you even have any?" Korra asks in a whisper to Bolin.

The Earthbender shrugs his shoulders and runs his hand through his hair, "I don't know, really. I mean, we use to; our house use to be filled with pictures of our family, but then after they died we left the house almost instantly, but I don't really remember much."

Korra slowly walks over to Mako and she sits beside him on the floor. She looks at him with sad, blue eyes and places her hand on his arm. "Mako, did you even sleep last night?" Korra could see from the dark circles under his eyes that he didn't get much sleep last night, or he didn't sleep at all.

He doesn't answer so Korra slowly looks up at Bolin. Bolin gives her a sad look and shakes his head, "He has been making calls, he left the house, he has been searching the entire apartment and looking through boxes, and he has been pacing the apartment back and forth nonstop."

Korra frowns at that and she now looks at Mako with angry eyes, "Mako, snap out of it. What is wrong with you?"

Mako finally looks up at the Waterbender with an emotionless expression on his face. He then narrows his eyes at Korra and simply says, "Nothing is wrong with me."

"Why are you acting so weird?" Korra asks then she adds with a determined look, "We're going to find them. But, we're going to find them together, Mako."

Mako sighs and he looks down at his lap, "I know . . . I'm sorry. I just want to find them so badly. Before we left the house when we were kids, right after our parents died, I managed to grab my father's scarf and one family picture we took. We were all at the beach, by the water. Bolin was sitting on my Dad's shoulders and I was in between my Mom and Dad, smiling. We all had so much fun on that day and I use to keep that picture under my pillow."

"You managed to keep that one picture for all these years?" Korra asks in disbelief. Bolin didn't even know about that. He knew Mako grabbed the picture before leaving and he would show him when they were cuddling in a dark alley on the streets, but Bolin thought Mako lost in on the streets.

Mako nods his head slowly, "Yeah, except I put it somewhere in this apartment when we moved here, but now I can't find it." Mako lets out a frustrated sigh, "Ugh! Where could it be?!"

Korra smiles at the Firebender and says in a soft voice, "Don't worry, Mako. Soon enough, you and Bolin will be seeing your parents in person and you could take new pictures and have new memories together."

"Yeah, speaking of seeing our parents," Bolin begins as he sits down across from Korra on the floor, "When are we going to start searching?"

"Yeah, we need some kind of plan on where to search first and what we're doing." Mako says and before he could say anything else, Korra cuts him off, "Um, first we need to head over to City Hall."

"Why?" Bolin asks with a raised eyebrow and Mako already knows what she is going to say. He could feel the steam coming off him and he knows Korra did the exact opposite of what he told her to do.

"I may have told Lin Beifong about this whole situation . . ." Korra says in a guilty voice, but right as Mako opens his mouth to yell at her, she quickly adds, "BUT, she said she would help! So, it's all good . . . right?"

Korra nervously rubs the back of her neck and lets out a guilty chuckle as she adds when he doesn't answer her, "Right?"

Mako stands up and without saying anything, he storms out of the apartment. Korra lets out a sigh and frowns, "You know, your brother is such a jerk!" The Avatar could feel herself start to get mad. She doesn't understand it; she was just trying to help and this is how he repays her? By being mad at her?

"It's okay Korra; he just needs to cool down." Bolin says with a sad look, "You know how he is; he likes to keep things personal. He doesn't like other people knowing about personal situations like this."

"Yeah, but Lin is just going to help us! She is going to help us find your parents! Why can't he just be happy Lin is willing to help us? She even said she would get most of her officers helping. Shouldn't he be happy?" Korra lets out a frustrated sigh, "I just want to help Mako . . . I want him to be happy. I want you to be happy too, Bolin. I know you were young so you didn't get as many memories as Mako did with your parents. I want you to see your parents too."

Bolin gives her a sad smile and he nods his head at his best friend, "Thank you, Korra. You know, you are helping. Just by taking us to the Spirit World in the first place helped us. You let us know our parents were still alive. I know we're going to see them again; I have faith in you, Korra, and I know if anyone could find them, it's you."

"Yeah, but the thing is, Lin stopped by the Island yesterday night and told me she needs information about your parents. Anything and everything you know about them." Korra begins and then adds, "Do you remember anything about them? Mako isn't going to be much help right now; he's mad, hurt, scared, and not himself right now."

Bolin puts his 'thinking face' on and he rubs his chin with his thumb and index fingers. His lips are pursed together and Pabu is sitting on his lap, mimicking his Master's face.

Korra lets out a small giggle and she raises an eyebrow at the Earthbender and Fire-Ferret, "Anything yet?"

Bolin then frowns and shakes his head, "All I could remember is their names. I-I can't even remember what they look like, Korra. I'm a horrible son." Bolin then places his hands over his face and lets out a long, sad, sigh.

Korra could see Bolin is hurting and he is upset that he can't remember anything about his parents, "Bolin, it's okay; you were young so you can't obviously remember everything. What are their names?"

"My mother's name was Mai and my father's name was Bumi." Bolin says with a small smile, but then his smile widens when he remembers something else, "And . . . and my mother was a firebender, like Mako, and my father was an Earthbender, like me!"

Korra nods and smiles back at her friend, "See, you're starting to remember, Bolin." Korra sees the happiness and cheerfulness coming back into Bolin's forest, green eyes and she knows he's starting to remember and have hope that they'll find them again.

"Last night, during dinner, Mako and I were talking about Mom and Dad. I told him I can't wait to show my Dad my new earthbending tricks, since he was an earthbender and Mako said Mom was an amazing firebender." Bolin says with a wide smile and he has a childish look on his face.

"So," Korra begins with a grin, "your father is named after the old Earth King? Bumi? Oh, and Tenzin's brother's name is Bumi, too!"

Bolin smirks and nods his head proudly, "Yup, I remember Mako telling me that because Dad told him when they were sparring with each other."

Korra lies down on her back on the floor and stares up at the ceiling, "I wonder what Mako is doing now. He seemed pretty upset when he stormed out of here. He didn't even say a word. My opinion, though, is that Mako definitely overreacted."

Bolin lies down on his back as well and stares up at the ceiling. He nods his head and shrugs his shoulders slightly, "He did overreact, but it's Mako we're talking about. He is sensitive on the topic of our parents and he thinks he doesn't need anyone's help in finding them. He doesn't like asking for help, as you know."

Korra sighs and she closes her eyes, "I know, but it doesn't mean someone else can't ask for him."

"True," The Earthbender says, "but he'll get over it though. Eventually."

The Avatar chuckles and then says, "Well, he better get over it by noon. Chief Beifong wants us at City Hall exactly at noon and I definitely don't want to keep her waiting."

Bolin laughs and nods in agreement, "Yeah, I don't want to keep her waiting either; she would kill us. Hopefully he'll come to his senses by then though."

"Yeah . . ." The Waterbender mumbles, "hopefully."

*With Mako.*

Mako is cursing under his breath as he shoves his hands in his pockets and walks the streets in Republic City. He huffs and mumbles to himself quietly, "I can't believe she completely ignored me and got help after I specifically told her not to!"

He huffs again and kicks a rock as he walks. He couldn't stay in that apartment anymore. Ever since they found out about his and Bolin's parents being alive, he can't think straight. Last night, Mako went around town, like a crazy person, searching the streets.

Mako shakes his head and thinks silently to himself as he continues walking along the streets, passing by strangers and stores, 'I don't need anyone's help; I could find my parents on my own. I could find Bolin and my parents by myself and then tell Bolin the good news. No need in making my brother searching the world and going crazy; I will do it myself. Ugh, I just can't believe out of all people Korra told Lin Beifong my problems and asked for her help! She thinks because she is the Avatar she could do whatever she wants and no one would care. She is just so crazy and-and-' Mako doesn't even finish his thoughts, instead he just lets out a frustrated sigh and mumbles loudly, "Ugh, I can't stand her!"

"I'm guessing you're talking about Korra?" A new, but familiar voice asks. Mako recognizes that voice instantly.

The Firebender looks up to see Asami Sato standing there with one hand on her hip and a raised eyebrow. Her lime, green eyes are wide and curious and she has a knowing smile on her face.

Mako chuckles and walks up to her, "How did you know?"

"Because you two are always fighting no matter how much you two are deeply in love with one another." Asami says with a roll to the eyes, "There is no one else you would be talking about like that anyways."

Mako and Asami continue on walking the streets and the Nonbender gives him a confused look, "What happened?"

"A lot happened, Asami. Where have you been anyways?" Mako asks his former girlfriend. Mako feels bad for what he did to Asami. He's glad they remained friends, but their breakup was a bit rough. The night Bolin caught Korra and he kissing when he brought her flowers, Asami saw them too. She was hurt, but she knew he always had these feelings for the Avatar and a part of her was happy for him. She wanted him to be happy.

"My father and I went to Ba Sing Se for a week for business." Asami says with a slight shrug to the shoulders, "That's all."

"Couldn't say bye before you left?" Mako asks in a playful voice. Asami giggles and shakes her head, "I didn't even know we were going until we were already there, Mako."

Mako nods in response and then Asami raises an eyebrow at him, "So, are you going to tell me what happened or what?"

"It's complicated." Mako says and Asami rolls her bright, lime, green eyes, "Just start telling the story, Mako."

"This stays between you and me only, Asami, understood?" Mako tells the Nonbender and she immediately nods her head.

The two friends ended up walking to the Republic City Park and they both sit down on the nearby, wooden bench. Mako faces Asami and sighs. "I don't even know where to begin . . ."

"Try the beginning." Asami tells the Firebender with a friendly smile and a small chuckle.

Mako rolls his amber color eyes and then begins with, "The other day was mine and Bolin's tenth anniversary of their death."

Asami gasps and places her hand over Mako's, "I am so sorry . . . I didn't know."

Mako shakes his head and continues, "It's okay . . . we wanted to be along anyways, but then Korra arrived at our apartment. She came into my room and saw I was sleeping so she decided to splash me with water to wake me up. She saw my eyes and she knew I had been crying, but she didn't know why. I didn't want to tell her at first, but I knew Bolin would tell her anyways, so I ended up telling her anyways. I told her I wanted to see my parents just one last time, but that's when came up with this crazy idea to actually make that come true."

"But they're dead. How could that happen?" Asami asks as she cocks her head to the side and asks in confusion.

"Korra, since she is the Avatar, took Bolin and me to the Spirit World. I don't know how, but she did. It was amazing, Asami. The Spirit World was beautiful and so peaceful. Then, however, Korra went over to Avatar Aang to ask him where our parents were . . . and then that's when it all changed."

"What changed? What happened?" Asami asks, curious and a bit worried by Mako's confused and twisted look he has on his face.

"Avatar Aang told Korra that are parents aren't there. They were only there for a few minutes and then they just, left. They're alive, Asami. Bolin and my parents are alive and they are somewhere in this world." Mako whispers as he looks down at his lap.

Asami is sitting there in complete shock. She doesn't know what to say or what to do after hearing that. Finally, the Nonbender manages to say, "Oh my Spirits . . . are you sure?"

Mako slowly nods his head, "Yeah. Avatar Aang made himself very clear."

"So then why are you and Korra fighting?" Asami asks, a bit confused on that part.

"I told her I wanted to search for my and Bolin's parents alone. Just the three of us and I didn't want her telling anyone about it. However, what does she do? She decides to tell Chief Beifong and ask for her help. I didn't want anyone knowing my personal business and I don't need anyone's help." Mako says and huffs; Asami could tell he is frustrated and confused.

"Mako," Asami begins with a soft voice, "she was just trying to help though. The more people that help, the better and the quicker you could find your parents."

"I'm scared, Asami." Mako whispers and finally admits to his friend. Asami continues to listen as Mako continues to explain, "I'm scared to see what I will find. When we find my parents, what will be find exactly? Are they going to be the same parents Bolin and I had when we were kids? Asami, I'm scared because I can't remember anything about them either. I feel so guilty. I can't remember them at all. I know my mother was a firebender and my father was an earthbender; they names were Mai and Bumi. I know my Mom was always cheerful and happy; she was strong. My Dad was strong, brave, and funny; he was like Bolin. My Mom was more like me, she was smart, she thought ahead, and she was a bit serious at times."

"Mako, it was a long time ago. You were eight; that was ten years ago. How could you possibly remember everything about them?" Asami tries to reason with him, but Mako just shakes his head, "They are my parents, Asami. I watch them die, or so I thought, right in front of me. I could still picture the two firebenders attacking them and my parents falling to the ground, dying and hurting. The thing is though, even though I could still picture that, their faces are blurred out. I can't see their faces."

Asami thinks for a moment and then a wide smile appears on her face. She sits up off the bench and smirks at the Firebender. Mako raises an eyebrow at her and gives her a questioning look.

Asami rolls her eyes and says, "Lie down on the bench."

"Excuse me?" Mako asks with a raised eyebrow and confusion is all over his face.

Asami points to the bench and says again, "Just lie down, okay? Trust me."

With a sigh and hesitation, Mako does what the Sato girl says and lies down on the bench. "Now what?" The Firebender asks once he lies down fully on the bench.

"Okay," Asami begins and kneels beside him, "close your eyes."

"What? No!" Mako argues, but Asami slaps his shoulder lightly and repeats herself, "Close your eyes and relax. Relax your mind; stop thinking and worrying."

"What is the point of this?" Mako mumbles, clearly annoyed. The Nonbender just smiles at him once his eyes are closed and says, "You're going to clear your mind, relax, and hopefully this will help you remember something. This could help you remember any memories."

"You think this will work?" Mako asks and takes in a deep breath, still unsure of this.

"I did it once to be honest. Once my mother died I couldn't remember much about her so my father told me to try this trick . . . it worked." Asami says and then smiles when a picture of her mother pops into her head.

"You ready?" The Nonbender asks and he nods in return. Asami nods and says, "Alright, now think of a time when you were happy. When you were young and you were with your family. A time when you were young and your parents were still alive. A time you had no worries in the world and you actually enjoyed being a child."

Mako nods his head slowly, takes another deep breath, and begins doing what his best friend told him to do. He starts searching his mind for memories. A memory when he was happy with his family.

. . .

It has been a while now; an hour. An hour has passed and nothing has happened. Mako is still lying there, on the bench with his eyes closed, and still trying to come up with any memories.

Asami is patiently waiting beside him; she is sitting on the grass next to the bench, watching the Firebender carefully. His breathing is steady and he looks calm; almost as if he was sleeping, but she knows definitely knows he is awake when his eyes flash open.

Asami jumps a little when Mako suddenly sits up and slaps his hands over his face, making a big moaning sound, "Ugh, this isn't working!"

"What happened to Mr. Cool Under Fire guy and Mr. Patience?" Asami teases and when the Firebender glares at her, she rolls her lime, green eyes and says with a small smile, "Just lie back down."

"Why?" Mako asks with a sigh, "It's not working."

"Do you trust me?" Asami asks and when Mako nods, she says, "Alright then so lie back down and stop forcing your mind to think of memories and just let them come to you naturally."

"Asami, I don't think-" Mako begins, but with one glare from the Nonbender, he shuts up and lies back down and does what she had said.

Once again, the two friends are back to where they started. Asami watching Mako and Mako relaxing on the bench, hoping at least one memory would pop into his head.

Right when now they were both going to give up, a small smile spreads across Mako's lips. His eyebrows knit together, his eyes are still closed, but a smile came onto his lips.

Immediately, Asami knows a memory has come to Mako's mind and she knows he is beginning to remember. He is at least beginning remember something. He may have forgotten a lot of memories, due to the fact he was very young and has been under an extreme amount of stress, but most of the memories at hidden in the back of his mind and he just needs to begin to remember once again.

Moments later, Mako's golden eyes open and he sits up slowly. He faces Asami and the Nonbender smiles back at him, "What happened? You remembered something?"

The Firebender smiles at his former girlfriend and nods, "Yeah . . . the memory was of when I was younger. My parents were still alive . . . we were all together as a family . . ."

*Flashback: Mako's memory*

The sun rises in the baby blue sky, shining brightly and not with a cloud in the sky.

Little eight year old Mako is lying in his bed and across from his bed, is another one with his younger brother, who is six years old, Bolin.

Both brothers are peacefully sleeping, as it is Saturday morning, the room is silent and all that could be heard is their quiet breathing.

Slowly and quietly, a woman walks into the brother's bedroom with a smile on her face. She cocks her head a little to the side at the sight of her two sons sleeping nicely in their beds. However, despite how much she would love to continue watching her beautiful sons, in her eyes, sleep, she needs to wake them up so they could start their day.

"Honey, come on, wake up." The woman lightly and gently shakes the Firebender awake. Once she sees his amber eyes shining back at her, she smiles and goes over to wake up the Earthbender.

When both kids are awake, she stands in the center of the room with her hands on her hips and a wide smile.

"Mom," Mako whines as he rubs his eyes, "why did you wake us up so early?"

The woman chuckles and Bolin yawns, "Yeah, Mommy, why so early?"

"Because," The mother begins, "you two have lots to do before tonight."

Suddenly, both boys' eyes widen and smiles spread across their faces. The mother chuckles at that and nods her head slightly, "You're both ready for tonight I'm assuming?"

Both boys nod their heads and Mako says, "It's going to be our first Probending game, we can't wait to see it!"

"Yeah, we're both excited." Bolin adds, "Thanks Mom for getting the tickets!"

"Hey," The mother begins with a grin, "it was your father's idea to do this and he was the one that got the tickets; all I did was make sure we got first row." She adds the last part with a wink.

"Where's Dad anyways, Mom?" Mako asks and the woman answers, "He's at work, Honey, but he'll be home later."

"So," The woman begins as she claps her hands together, "shall we get our day started?"

Both boys' let out a small moan, but when they see their mother glare at them with bright golden eyes, they get out of bed instantly.

. . .

After helping their Mom with chorus around the house and finishing whatever homework they had, it was finally time for the main event of the night.

Their Dad arrives at home with a wide smile and he asks with a raises eyebrow, "You boys ready for the Probending match tonight?"

Mako and Bolin both nod their heads with much excitement and the mother chuckles, "You ready to go?"

The father nods his head, "Yeah, let's get going." He runs his hand through his dark brown hair and smiles.

Then with that, the four of them were off to the Probending building to go watch the match.

. . .

The four of them are sitting first row, watching the match with wide eyes. Bolin and Mako are on the edges of their seats and can't wait to see who is going to win this.

It is a close match; it is the Ember Island Eel Hounds against the Ba Sing Se Badgermoles.

Mako and his mother eagerly want the Ember Island Eel Hounds to win, but Bolin and his father want the Ba Sing Se Badgermoles to win.

They were cheering and screaming as the match goes on; Mako and Bolin share a smirk and then focus their attention back to the match. Anything could happen now and anyone could win; both teams were doing great!

However, once the Ba Sing Se Badgermoles knock off all the teams of the Ember Island Eel Hounds and they fall into the water, it was final. The Ba Sing Se Badgermoles won the match!

Some people in the area are cheering while others booed or frowned. Bolin and his Dad were cheering and laughing while Mako and his Mom put on frowns.

"Ha, ha, oh don't be mad." The father begins, "It's not our fault our team is a better team."

Bolin smirks and nods his head in agreement, "Yeah! And our team won, so ha!"

The mother laughs and hugs Mako when he sticks his tongue out, "Oh, Mako, it was only one match. We'll get them next time, right?"

Mako then smiles widely and nods, "Yeah, our team is so going to win next match!"

"You keep dreaming." The father playfully says, his forest green shining with excitement.

"Alright, you boys ready to go?" The mother asks and both, Mako and Bolin, nod their heads.

"Then let's get going home." The father says and the four of them stand up and exit the area.

. . .

It was an amazing night; Mako and Bolin never had so much fun like they had tonight.

Now both boys are lying in their beds, completely exhausted. Their mother and father walk in their room with smiles on their faces.

The mother goes to Bolin's bed and the father goes to Mako's bed. Mako smiles at his Dad, "'Night, Dad and thanks so much for tonight."

The father chuckles and kisses his forehead, "Anytime; it was a lot of fun." Mako's Dad then takes off his red scarf and says with a smile, "Here, hold on to this tonight. Think of it as a peace offering for our team so beating your team's butts."

Mako laughs and then wraps the scarf around his neck, "Thanks, Dad."

"I love you, son." The father says with a small smile.

"I love you too, Dad." Mako whispers back with a small smile.

The mother kisses Bolin's cheek then forehead and caresses his cheek in her hand, "Goodnight, Bolin. Have sweet dreams, I love you."

"'Night Mom, I love you too. See you in the morning! Oh and you won't forget to make your amazing pancakes tomorrow morning, right?" Bolin asks with wide eyes and an innocent look on his face.

The mother chuckles and nods, "I won't forget."

The father then walks over to Bolin and the mother walks over to Mako. The father high-fives his son and smirks, "We beat them! Our team won, son."

Bolin laughs and nods, "That was so cool, Dad. I can't wait for the next match."

"Ha, ha, neither can I, Bolin." The father says and then kisses the Earthbender's forehead.

The mother sits down next to Mako on the bed and smiles at him. She has such an amazing smile and bright eyes that could lighten the sky if it was dark.

She looks down at the Firebender and says softly, "Goodnight, Mako. I love you so much." The mother notices the scarf around Mako's neck, but doesn't say anything about it.

"Goodnight, Mom; love you too." Mako answers and then adds, "Oh, and Mom?"

"Yes, Honey?"

"Can you please teach me some of those awesome firebending moves that the Ember Island Eel Hounds used in the match?" Mako asks with wide, hopeful eyes.

The mother smiles and then nods her head, "Of course, Mako. Tomorrow afternoon we could start, okay?"

"Okay, thanks Mom." Mako says and with that, the mother and father leave the room, shutting the light and shutting the door on their way out.

*End of Flashback: End of Mako's memory*

Mako just finishes telling Asami his memory and tears were filling Asami's eyes. Mako looks down and says quietly, "That was mine and Bolin's first time seeing a Probending match."

"Aw," Asami says, "I'm so sorry, but it seemed like a nice memory."

"It was . . . it was a nice memory." Mako says, tears were filling his eyes so he lets out a long sigh.

"Did you see what they looked like?" Asami asks quietly, hoping he did.

Mako shakes his head, "For some reason their faces were still a bit blurry. All I could see was their eyes clearly. I already knew their color eyes, but in that memory, their eyes were so bright and clear."

"Well, at least you're beginning to remember." Asami says and then adds, "Come on, let's head back to your apartment. Korra and Bolin are probably worried about you."

"Yeah, let's go." Mako says and then with that, both friends start heading back to the apartment in silence.

*Somewhere in Republic City*

All the Equalists are getting ready to leave; they are preparing and getting their weapons ready. They all went over what they had to do and they all were well aware of the Avatar being there with her friends. They had to be careful and they had to make sure their mission was completed.

However, in one of the rooms, the woman and the man are getting ready, but the woman seems a little distracted.

She is sitting on the small bed, just staring at the wall with no emotion on her face. Her head is slightly tilted and she seems like she is in her own little world.

"Mai," The man begins, "is everything alright?"

The woman, Mai, snaps out of her thoughts and faces the man, "Bumi, I'm fine. I-I was just having some sort of . . . dream?"

"You were daydreaming? Of what?" The man, Bumi, asks with a raised eyebrow.

"I don't know . . ." Mai whispers, "out of nowhere this flashback or memory just came to me."

"What happened?" He asks as he finishes putting his Equalist uniform on, except for his mask.

"You and I had . . . we had two sons, an Earthbender and a Firebender. I can't remember their names though and their faces were blurry. We were taking them to a Probending match." Mai then shakes her head and lets out a chuckle, "But we don't have kids and that never happened . . . right?"

"No, Amon made sure he told us about our past lives. He never mentioned us having children and after that accident, I know I can't remember much, but I think we would remember our own kids . . . right?" Bumi asks, not very sure of what to think at the moment.

"You know what, it doesn't matter . . . I am probably just a bit overwhelmed. I mean, we are about to attack City Hall and a bunch of officers will be there. Including the Avatar, Honey." Mai says with a shrug.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine. Come on, finish getting ready; we don't want to keep Amon waiting." Bumi says with a smile and he kisses Mai's forehead.

Mai sighs, but then continues getting ready. However, even though she may not realize it now and doesn't understand much of what happened with that 'daydream', but she is beginning to remember . . .

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Alright, that's it for this chapter! A bit long haha, but anyways, hope you liked it! :)

Next chapter should be up soon!

Thanks for reading! ^_^