Korra and Mako had decided it would be a good idea to take the kids to the park. They hadn't been there for a while and they figured the kids would have more room to run around and chase each other.

When Roku spotted Korra's statue, he pointed at it and tugged on Korra pants "Momma," he stated. Roku proved to be a very calm and quiet baby, which had come to a surprise to the couple considering he had been very rowdy when Korra was pregnant with him.

"Yes sweetie that's me"

"Dad," Rhan asked, "why does mommy have a statue and you don't?"

Mako laughed, "that's because your mom is special. She's the Avatar."

"But mommy always says you're special"

Mako could feel his face turning slightly red, no matter how long they had been together, Mako couldn't help but blush. "Well Princess, the Avatar is a very important person to a lot of different people. That's why she has to go to meetings with the President and the Nation Leaders and why so many people come to visit her. They want to meet her because she helps everyone."

Rhan nodded her head and then took Roku's hand, "Come on let's go see the fishies,"

"Make sure you stay where we can see you!" Korra called out after them.

"So, I'm special, huh?" Mako grinned and nudged his shoulder against Korra's once they had found a tree to sit under that provided a view of their kids.

"You knew that already City Boy" Korra smiled at him and nudged him back.

After a couple minutes of comfortable silence between the two, Korra spoke up "Hey Mako?"

"Mhmm?" Mako had been watching the kids sitting next to the small brook, their feet in the water.

"Do you recognize this tree?" Korra asked.

Mako looked at her, at the trunk of the tree, then up at the leaves then back at her and smiled "It's the tree we fell asleep under. And when we woke up you were all curled up against me. You made the funniest face when you realized what you were doing" Mako started laughing and Korra felt her face heating up

"Me?! What about you? I always knew you liked me, even though you wouldn't say you did" she stuck her tongue out at him.

"Yeah, I was pretty stupid." he leaned over and kissed her, "but I realized how much I loved you now I get to have you forever and we have two beautiful kids."

Korra smiled and then looked over towards the brook, hee expression immediately changing as she jumped up. Mako looked in the direction she was looking, the kids were no longer there. They immediately started running towards the river, afraid that the kids had fallen in, but as they neared closer to the river, they heard whispering being the bush closest to them, and realized it was Rhan and Roku.

Both parents let out a sign of relief as they looked behind the bush and saw both kids talking to another child.

"Roku, Rhan, we told you to stay where we could see you!" Mako said.

"But daddy, this boy says he needs help and since mommy helps people we wanted to help." Rhan said, her voice low, she knew she was in trouble.

Mako's face softened. He was never able to be scold Rhan for very long. Not even when she almost set his scarf on fire.

"Well now that we're here, we can help too," said Korra, "what's your name?" she asked the little boy.

"Varner," the boy said sheeply, "is it true you're the Avatar?"

"Yes! Momma's special," said Roku.

Korra smiled and nodded her head, "What do you need help with Varner?"

"Yeah, where are your parents?" asked Mako.

"My mom died a long time ago and my dad brought me to the park the other day and he gave me a backpack full of snack and then told me he loved me and I had to be brave and to go play and when I came back, he was gone and I don't know how to get home" Varner's voice cracked at the last word and he started crying.

Korra and Mako exchanged a sad look.

"Mommy, what are we going to do?" Rhan asked, "he can't stay here."

"I know sweetie, I know"

"Hey Varner," Mako said, approaching the boy, "I'm Mako. And I'm a police officer. How about you and me go down to the station and try to find your dad?"

Varner was rubbing his eyes, but he nodded his head. Poor kid, Mako thought, he couldn't be more that six years old.

"Korra, what about you take the kids to the house and Varner and I go to the station?" he said as he picked up Varner.

"Ok kids, you heard Daddy," Korra looked at Mako with a sad look on her face, but immediately put on a smile when she was turned to her kids, "let's go home"

"But mommy we want to help Varner!" said Rhan.

"I'm sorry baby, but this isn't anything you can do, daddy will take care of it." Korra said, trying to keep her smile on her face. From what Varner had told them, her father had abandoned him and her heart was breaking.

Mako had already started to walk towards the station with Varner still in his arms.

Korra took each child by their hand and they started towards their house, but halfway there, Korra turned around and started walking a different direction.

"Mommy, our house is that way" Rhan said, pointing in the direction they were previously on.

"I know sweetie, but we're going to go see Aunt Asami"

"Yay!" Roku cheered.

Korra was running towards the police station as soon as she left Asami's. After quickly explaining the situation to her, Asami told Korra to take one of her Satomobiles to the police station and she would watch the kids. Korra thanked her but she was a much better runner than she was driver so she ran through the door after giving a quick kiss to Roku and Rhan.

When Korra burst through the door of the police station, the first recognizable face she was Lin's.

"Lin!" Korra yelled, she was out of breath, but not from running, she was hyperventilating.

"Hey kid. Mako's in his office with the...kid. And look, so far we've only been able to gather that after the kid's mom died, his dad got involved with the Triad. Not good at all. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE GET MS. AVATAR SOME WATER?" one of the workers rushed over and gave Korra a cup of water.

"Thanks," she said to the worker, "and thanks for filling me in Lin" Korra started for the back where Mako's office was located. When she opened the door she gasped loudly.

Mako had been leaning against the wall next to the door with a hand over his mouth and tears in his eye, Varner had been standing with his back to the door, he had risen his shirt and you could see burns on his back. When he hears Korra's gasp he immediately turned around, his shirt falling back into place.

"Varner who did that to you?" Korra asked, kneeling in front of him, her voice low, she didn't want to startle him. And she was afraid if she spoke any louder her voice would crack and the tears she was fighting so hard to keep back would begin to flow.

"M-my dad-dy.." Varner said, starting to cry again. Korra hugged him careful to not touch his back, her tears falling, too.

"Lin, can you watch Varner for a quick second?" Mako whispered. Korra turned around, she hadn't realized that Lin was at the door now, her eyes watery.

Lin cleared her throat. "Yeah, hey Varner, want to come see my office? It's cooler than Mako's," Lin had gotten a lot better at being around kids over the last decade.

Varner nodded his head and took Lin's extended hand as they walked towards her office. Thank the Spirits he was still at the age where he could be easily distracted.

Korra stood and covered her face as she started to cry. Mako walked over to her and put his arms around her pulling her close. Korra could feel his tears on his shoulders.

After a few seconds Korra spoke "Mako, we can't leave him like this."

"I know, Korra."

"We can't take him to a n orphanage either. If his dad comes back and finds him, he's going to hurt him more."

"I know."

"Mako, we have to-"

"I was thinking the same thing. We have to take him home. To our home. We'll get the paperwork started so we could adopt him."

Korra pulled back and smiled at Mako before she pulled him into another hug.