Chapter 6- Power

"No, no." Tonraq rejected wearily. "Korra can't do that just yet. She isn't ready." At first it broke Tonraq's heart to have to be leaving his little girl here in the big city by herself, but after just a few hours with the Republic City Elder's Council, the idea of leaving her here without him tore his heart out. The plans they had to utilize the Avatar's stay were beyond ridiculous. It was like they were all so tempted with the idea of having The Avatar's powers at their disposal that they completely forgot she is still only a child. The council meeting had been one long fest of him saying 'no', 'absolutely not', and refusing any idea that might put his young daughter at any risk too great whatsoever. What was wrong with these people anyways? Couldn't they see that Korra was only a child? The things they wanted her to rush into were meant for adults capable of making reasonable and well thought out decisions. As well trained as Korra was, she still couldn't do either without his help. This what what he feared. With all these plans, she would soon become over-whelmed. The last thing he wanted for his little girl was for her to be afraid of being what she was. "She's seventeen. The Avatar isn't going to fight a whole revolution just yet. You're adults. How could you try to shove this into the hands of a child?"

"The Avatar isn't a child anymore Tonraq." Councilman Tarrlok said. He straightened up in his seat, already far beyond done with The Avatar's father and his nonsense. "I understand that you do not wish to your daughter fight in any battles, but she is The Avatar after all, and it is her job to bring balance to the world. You wouldn't keep her from doing that now, would you?"

Tonraq growled at him, ready to grab the man by his three ponytails and throw him back to the northern water tribe (from which he came). There was a revolution at hand, or so Tonraq was told, that involved benders and non-benders. 'Equality' the non-benders spoke for. Apparently, some people feel as though they aren't treated as equally as the benders are. Which seemed fair enough at first. They strive for equal treatment where they felt it was unjust, there was nothing wrong with that. President Raiko allowed them to hold their rallies as they pleased. He gave them the freedom to talk and cuss and protest as they wanted, but never really acted on anything they asked for as they were ridiculously unfair to benders. They wanted Benders to extinguished from the city completely, as they felt that Republic City could never be the center of peace in the world should benders be there and 'oppress' their 'lesser'. They wanted an 'end' to The Avatar, and the all of the 'Avatar's glory'. They could request all they wanted, Raiko never cared too much, However, the revolution's leader, a masked man named 'Amon' had taken a more radical turn on the situation and soon his followers were rioting, attacking benders across the city, and worst of all, spreading their ideals.

There have been reports in the Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom alike of Amon's ideals and new found followers attacking innocent people in the least expected of places. Buildings are being burned, homes are being raided, businesses are being looted, and people are missing.

Republic City's Council was hoping for the Avatar to put an end to things, as was Fire lord Izumi; who would not have another war in her nation.

As if that wasn't bad enough, there was another revolution starting up in the Earth Kingdom that matched this one in size and violence. The Earth Kingdom was demanding a new queen as the one presently in charge of things seemed to care very little of her people's suffering.

And finally, there was the matter of The water tribe and spirits getting out of hand to be taken care of, but Tonraq was certain he could handle that dispute with his brother without Korra's help.

"Korra just isn't ready to fight battles of this magnitude. Give her something smaller to start off with. She's still just a little girl-" If Tonraq had any idea of these 'revolutions' taking place, then he would have perhaps better prepared her to fight them all. Or just not bring her outside the Southern Water Tribe at all.

"Then what kind of Avatar is she?" Tarrlok objected.

"A new one." Fire Lord Izumi interjected. "While I agree with you, The Avatar is the best person to handle these types of situations, her father is right. She's young, she's still too new to her title to fight things so large just yet. Give her some time to settle, to enjoy her prestige before we scare her just yet. She needs to be eased into this."

"Avatar Aang wasn't eased into anything!" Tarrlok cussed. "He was younger than she was when he brought an entire war to an end. Need we wait till this turns into a war?"

"We need wait till Korra is capable of handling this situation without making foolish and childish decisions." Tenzin said, stroking his beard. "Wait until she comes of age, until then we will work together as we have been."

"That's months away!" Tarrlok slammed his fists down onto the table causing everything to rattle and shake. "Why are we even listening to you? I say we go directly to the Avatar, see what she thinks of all this."

"If you approach my daughter with this, you will lose your legs!" Tonraq growled. "Sit down! Korra isn't ready!" Suddenly, he was reconsidering his idea to leave her here. She would need him now more than ever.

"Sit down, Tarrlok," Fire Lord Izumi said. "You're making yourself an ass. If her father says no, then the answer is no. All we can do now is hope it doesn't spread any further."

"Will you offer your men to make sure it doesn't?"

Izumi frowned. "The Fire Nation doesn't need to fight in any more wars, but without the Avatar, I think that would be best right now. The army is yours to disperse until she comes of age, then we will back away and let her handle it as she pleases."

Tarrlok huffed. "Fine." he mumbled, still seemingly displeased with the situation.

"Good then." Tonraq said. "Let Korra handle simpler matters. How about this Triple Threat Triad, I'm hearing about? A bunch of Gangsters isn't going to be too much for her to bring an end to."

Suddenly there was a knock on the large doors, and once given permission, they opened and in came Lin Beifong, chief of police. Tonraq frowned. "Shouldn't you be protecting my daughter?" He sneered.

"Avatar Korra is safely back on Air Temple Island." She said. Tonraq quickly noted the time. It was only a little after noon. "That was fast. Did everything go alright?"

Lin nodded. "Everything went fine sir, we had a little run in with Asami Sato, but I don't think it's anything to worry too much about. I'll keep her as far away from the Avatar, if you demand it."

"Who's Asami Sato?" He heard Tenzin mumble a swear word, before he stood, red faced and steaming. Already Tonraq hated this girl.

"The city's very own rich kid trouble maker. She can buy her way out of prison, so most of the time she just does whatever she wants. She is no one you want your daughter to have 'run ins' with." Lin answered.

These people were all trying to kill him, Tonraq noticed. Was there anyone that wouldn't be bad news for his daughter? "Yes," he said. "Keep her away from Korra. She doesn't need any bad influences in her life. She's already prone to danger."

"Asami Sato?" Fire Lord Izumi also stood. "Isn't her father the inventor of the Satomobile? Don't they make air ships? Perhaps she can be of service as well."

Tenzin shook his head, his eyes bulging. "No, Asami doesn't share our ideas of peaces. Even if she did care about her father's company, she is not the right person to get involved with this."

"That's nonsense." Fire Lord Izumi insisted. "We're not asking her to fight, just to supply us with what she can. That's being of service enough for the brat."

Tenzin stroked his beard, nervously. "I think it's best we wait until her father returns and discuss it with him. Asami is not a business woman."

Tonraq ignored them, and stood from his seat to join Lin. "What happened with my daughter and this girl?" He asked, unhappy with what he was hearing about her.

Korra's heart was still pounding heavily in her chest when she arrived back on Air Temple. The day, though incomplete, had been a success. On her trip back, President Raiko seemed happy that she hadn't gotten hurt in any way rather than angry she temporarily left his side. He gave her another stiff handshake before she boarded the boat back to Air Temple Island and promised her she'd receive an invitation to the next council meeting in just a few days. The Avatar has a strong say in public and world affairs. Republic City was the perfect place for her to start her duty as it was small, and home of some serious social issues. She'd be there too long for her to ignore them anyways. That much she was pleased with. Getting to attend her first council meeting excited her more than ever. She felt like an adult for once- more important than ever.

Best of all, She now knew the name of her raven haired girl, Asami Sato, and landed a second opportunity to dance with her. Her head was reeling with all the possibilities of the future. Things felt brighter. Happier.

She felt like she was soaring as she stepped off the docks and greeted the guards on the island. Perhaps Katara was right after all, Republic City was a place of endless opportunity for everyone. Even, The Avatar. Today began anew for Korra. Her body guard- Mako, certainly seemed to notice her lighter mood as he was pulled back to her room where she hopped around endlessly. He was unsure of how the most powerful being in the world could act like such a...child over a girl.

"She's so beautiful Mako!" The Avatar grinned. She wondered what it would feel like to dance with Asami again, this time, uninterrupted. She could practically feel the girl's body pressed against hers again. This dance will be different, Korra promised herself.

"Don't you think you're rushing into this a bit?" Mako asked flatly. He raised a pointed eyebrow at her. "You barely know her. What if you don't like her anymore after you get to know her?"

Korra thought about it for only a second. She didn't think she was rushing anything in the slightest. If anything, things weren't moving fast enough. She didn't get to answer before Mako asked another question, "How do you even know you're into girls? Weren't you like, secluded or something?"

Korra stared at him blankly, into girls? What? "You should wait a while, get to know more people, find out things about Asami, then consider if she's someone you're interested in."

"I don't care of her 'reputation'." Korra shrugged. "It doesn't matter. What could people possibly have to say about the girl the Avatar chose?"

"Chose?"

Korra frowned. "What gives anyways? No one around here seems to like her."

Mako sighed, unsure of how he explain this without sounding to rude or condescending. "You don't know 'anyone around here' just yet. Give it a few weeks would you?" Korra pouted.

"I hate waiting."

"I can tell." Mako crossed his arms over his chest. "Everyone hates waiting."

"I shouldn't have to wait all the time. It's pointless. It's stupid. Are you going to tell me why you don't like My Asami?"

Mako snorted. "Your Asami? Asami isn't one to be owned. I told you already anyways. She's just a person of bad intent. I'm surprised she even brave enough to mess around with you. I'll ask Lin to talk to her. You're supposed to be getting comfortable in the city. Not in trouble, especially not trouble that involves Asami."

Korra huffed, "I will not get her into any trouble."

Mako sighed. "How about I take you to meet some of my friends first? You'll see what good company is, then maybe you'll understand why Asami isn't good company. I think you only like her because you don't know too many people."

"Wouldn't that have to mean I'd like you too?" Korra laughed at Mako's defeat. How unfair anyways? Out of the few people she was allowed to meet, she found someone she liked. Isn't that what she was supposed to do? What was the harm in that? She frowned, suddenly very angry and irritated with her body guard. "I don't need you telling me what to Mako!" She snapped. "I'll get us out of any trouble that might come. That's my job. Yours is to sit quietly in a corner in case I might need you. If I find someone better than Asami, I will be happy to make a switch, or even have them both. Until then, I'm happy with Asami. It is not yours to decide."

"You can't be happy with someone you don't know." Mako flustered, he wanted to say more, do everything he could to keep the Avatar away from this girl, because that was the right thing to do, but he became quiet. Korra isn't of age yet. Maybe, she'll realize her mistake in those few months. It was up to her, he couldn't control her.

Korra's glare said she was ready to lite him on fire, but it quickly subsided when she realized he was finished lecturing her.

Mako cleared his throat. "Okay then," He spoke with the utmost respect for her. "Are you excited for the next council meeting- Avatar Korra?"

Korra's smile returned. "I'm very excited."

*Whistle* Remember that thing I said about this being AU?

Okay, good. Keep that in mind.

So, I put a twist on Brkye's orginial plot line for the story. I feel like, for the purposes of this story, this is what would really happen. I hope you guys enjoy it because it does not follow what happened in the show at all.

Also, A little foreshadowing because I'm a piece of shit. *Evil laugh*

Comments, thoughts, and reviews are greatly appreciated and welcomed. :) So please, do that.

Till next time (I'm on break from school, so maybe I'll get another chapter up tomorrow or the day after)

*Flies away*