Chapter 4

"And in other news, an unidentified menace has been terrorizing the northwestern earth states. No details have been released to the public and all officials have refused to comment. That's it for tonight, folks! Tune in tomorrow morning for your daily weather report, update on probending preseason, and of course the next chapter in our radio drama: Among the fire-lilies." That radio crackled static as the station went quiet.

"That HAS to be the boy I saw in my nightmares." Korra stated.

"I dunno Korra, I find in hard to believe one boy is terrorizing an entire state by himself. Let alone one that has been kept in a dungeon for two years." Asami scepticaly stated. "Besides, that news is at the least a day old, probably more considering how secretive the Earth States are about matters like this."

"That doesn't make any better." Korra sighed. "But dwelling on it now won't help anything. Tonight is about Jinora."

"That's the spirit." Asami smiled. "Did Jinora get the dress I sent over?"

"Yes, and she loves it. I think Pema wanted to try it on as much as she did."

They both start laughing, stoping only when it hurts.

"Oh, haha, I really hope that isn't us in thirty years, hahaha..." Asami wheezed.

"Asami, I give you permission to smother me in my sleep if I turn into "that guy"." Korra's dead-pan face triggering another fit of laughter from the couple.


Korra and Jinora approached the ferry dock after their night of exhausting themselves on the dance floor. They had ended up at a small startup club called Purple Fire after Jinora was turned away at the gate of several of the more well known clubs that were wanting to get into the habit of only accepting those of the new legal drinking age, even though the bill raising it wouldn't come into effect for another month. They had a few drinks, but neither of them felt like drinking too much, as they both had heard the latest news report.

"Thank you soooo much, Korra. I really enjoyed myself." Jinora said as she pulled the shorter woman into a hug.

"Hey, no need to thank me. This was something we both needed." Korra replied, peeling herself off Jinora. "Well, we still need to get you back before Tenzin's curfew. We can either wait for the ferry, or I can water bend us across, because I'm fairly confidant that you're not wearing you're wing suit under that dress."

"We're waiting for the ferry. We agreed to no bending tonight unless of an emergency, and this night isn't over until I set foot on that island."

"Suit yourself." Korra shrugged. "It looks like it will be a while, though."

"Hey, no need to get testy, I just want to uphold out agreement."

"I'm not being testy." Korra retorted, slightly confused.

"Korra, I can sense the spiritual disturbance from here." Jinora rolled here eyes.

"Wait, I thought that was you." Korra furrowed her brow.

"Well unless you have some seriou-"

"SHHH, do you hear that?" Korra tensed.

"Hear what?" Jinora strained her ears unable to hear anything.

"Exactly. It's what? One in the morning? There should be at least something making noise."

"What, you mean like that Satobike?" Jinora stated, now hearing one not so far off.

"Jinora."

"Yes, Korra?" Jinora asked, now slightly irratated.

"The bike is heading right for us."

"They could just be heading in our general direction."

"No I know I'm right. Someone is headed right for us. What do you say to seeing what they want?" Korra drove a fist into her palm.

By now they could see the headlight on the approaching road, and it was definitly headed towards them.

"Okay, you're right. Whoever is on the bike is definitly aiming for us. But that doesn't mean that they are hostile." Jinora reasoned.

"Well I'd rather not take that chance." Korra psyched herself up for the impending confrontation.

"Spirits, Korra, what are you gonna do if it's a police officer, or some over enthiusiastic-"

"JINORA GET DOWN!" Korra screamed as the biker suddenly turned his bike and unleathed a massive gout of flame from his left fist. Korra moved to intercept the flames, moving her hands to desperse them.

Almost immediately after his original assault, the attacker leaped from his satobike, turning in the air to perform a perfectly executed double wheel kick, sending a lash of fire at them with each kick. When he landed, Korra wasted no time in hurling a slab of the road at him at chest level, only for him to skillfully slide under it while casting a fireball from his leading foot.

Jinora assisted where she could, dissipating any flames that came her way, and trying to unbalance the assailant with blasts of air; She was unable to do more because of how restricting her dress was. Eventually she found an opening. The firebender's back was to her, and was also engaged with Korra in what appeared to be a battle of will, both of the benders hosing each other in an attempt to overwhelm their opponent. Jinora leaped in the air, unleashing a downward kick at the firebender.

The next few moments passed in a blur; one minute she was about to return safely from her strike, and the next she sees the attacker cut of his hose of fire, and step to the side. Korra was unprepared for the sudden change of tactics and was unable to stop the horizontal waterfall she was just casting at the biker to hit Jinora square in the chest, knocking her into a wall.

Korra cursed at herself for being so careless, quickly refocusing to evade particularly hot attack.

"Okay, time to mix it up." Korra thought. She then proceded to leap over the attacker, who then fired three blasts in sucsession in an atempt catch her in the air. At the apex of her jump, Korra let loose a powerful blast of fire from her feet.

Korra didn't see him disperse the flames. She didn't see him turn to face her. All Korra saw as she landed was the assailant throwing both of his fists forward, unleashing an incredible display of his firebending, effectivly knocking her back into the water with the same move that she finished her firebending test with.

Korra was down.


A/N *grins like a maniac*