Well alight then. Here it is folks. The end of the second story arc. I made this one extra long just for all of you. Before I begin I would like to let you all know that the next chapter won't be out until some time next week; most likely Tuesday. For you see, starting Tomorrow I will be vacationing at the beautiful Lake Martin, and I won't be back until Friday or Saturday. Anyway, as usual Legend of Korra belongs to Nickelodeon and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes belongs to Marvel. On with the chapter.

Chapter 6: An Unexpected Twist.

Dead…

Vision was dead.

The first real friend she'd made since her banishment had been torn apart by a blood thirsty monster in the heat of battle.

It wasn't fair. Vision had been so nice to her ever since they met. Granted she had only known him for a few hours and during that time he gave off a really weird vibe, but still. To be struck down like that; in the prime of his life. He could've have been any older than Tarrlok had been. It just wasn't fair.

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'This is a disaster.' Thought Cap as he led Hulk and Hawkeye out of what was once the Quinjet. After the others left he had taken the Quinjet higher in order to attack from above. This proved to be a big mistake. No sooner had Hawkeye fired a single arrow then did the dragon retaliate. After about five minutes of barely dodging fire blasts the Quinjet was knocked out of the sky but the beast's mighty tail and crashed into the south wall of Alcatraz.

Once they were free of the rubble, Cap examined his surroundings; he could see Tony, Hank, and Korra on the shore. As they walked down to the beach to rejoin their comrades Cap took stock of his two teammates. Hulk was fine except for a few scrapes, but the crash had damaged Hawkeye's shoulder. Perfect. With Thor and T'Challa unavailable, and Hank and Hawkeye injured they were at a serious disadvantage.

"Tony, are you all alright?" Cap asked as they reached the shore.

"We're fine Cap." Answered Tony. "Hank's lost a lot of blood, but Korra fixed him up like that." He snapped his fingers to illustrate the quickness of her feat. "You should've seen it."

"Finally, some good news." Cap muttered to himself before he turned to his injured comrade. "Clint, let her take a look at your shoulder."

"I think she's a little busy right now chief." Replied Hawkeye flatly as he pointed to the girl in question. She was on her knees looking out into the bay. It sounded like she was crying. "Well that's just great. We almost kill ourselves out there and Crazy here has a breakdown. I knew she couldn't handle- AAAAAAHHHH!" His sentence was cut short when Hulk lightly punched his bad shoulder. Hawkeye collapsed on the ground, clutching his injured shoulder. "WHY?"

"Just shut up Cupid. You're not helping." The green giant replied gruffly. Granted Hawkeye had a point. He had known from the beginning that this kid wouldn't make it as an Avenger. Still, even he had to admit he felt sorry for her. She really didn't seem like a bad kid, and in all honesty he couldn't blame her for wanting to join the team. What kid doesn't secretly want to be a superhero? Besides, Hawkeye had been acting like a dick all day and he had really been asking for it.

"Tony, what happened?" Cap asked sounding concerned.

"Vision's down. That thing tore him to shreds. He's probably at the bottom of the bay by now."

'What else can go wrong?' Cap thought to himself. "I'm guessing she doesn't know."

"Vision never told her."

"Well you're going to have to tell her. We already have three men down and that thing hasn't even broken a sweat. We need all the help we can get."

Tony sighed. He knew Cap was right. So he walked over to the crying girl, knelt down, and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Korra… I know it looks bad, but need to pull yourself together. A lot of people are in danger, and we need your help." When he got no response he decided it was best to tell her the truth about Vision in the hope it would bring her out of her sorrow. "It's going to be okay Korra. Vision is…"

"DON"T TOUCH ME!" Said Korra in an unearthly voice that sounded as if several people were speaking at once. Tony instantly retracted his hand and fell back. When Korra turned her head to look at the others everyone's eyes went wide with fright.

Korra's eyes were… glowing.

An unnatural wind began to swirl around her as she stood up. She stared at her frightened teammates for a moment before she turned her gaze toward the dragon. Her gaze twisted into a hateful scowl. The swirling wind intensified and began to focus itself around the girl's legs until it looked as if everything below her stomach had transformed into a mini-tornado. Then like a rocket she blasted off into the air toward the unsuspecting beast.

Back at the beach the five Avengers just stood there, eyes wide with shock and fear from what had just transpired. Hulk was the first to regain his senses, and though his reaction wasn't the most eloquent, it summed up the collective thoughts of everyone there.

"Damn!"

XXX

Bump-Bump

She felt the wind rush through her hair.

Bump-Bump Bump-Bump

The blood in her veins felt like liquid fire.

Bump-Bump Bump-Bump Bump-Bump

Her mind was lost in a sea of voices.

Bump-Bump Bump-Bump Bump-Bump Bump-Bump

Korra had entered the Avatar State. The sum total of all her past lives' knowledge and power was surging through her body and spirit. With all her past incarnations instructing her at once; it felt as though her mind was being torn apart. But that didn't matter now. All that mattered was her revenge. This dragon must die!

The tornado keeping her aloft, Korra stopped in midair once she was at the right altitude. The dragon was flying toward the city again; no sign of Ms. Marvel or the Mandroids. They too would be avenged.

To get his attention she fired a massive fireball at the back of the beast's head. It worked; the behemoth turned itself around and gave out a mighty roar when he saw what had struck him. To which Korra responded with a loud and very unsettling roar of her own. The mighty dragon flew towards the young Avatar. It opened its mouth and a torrent of flames shot forth. Korra dodged it with ease but then it fired another blast, and then another and another. Soon Korra was dodging fire blasts left and right.

Thinking quickly Korra dove down closer to the bay. The dragon followed, now both were flying but several feet above the water's surface. Korra continued dodging the fire blasts, only now they were striking the water and creating bursts of steam. After several laps around the bay the entire area was shrouded in a blanket of steam.

Instantly Fin Fang Foom knew something was off. Not only could he not see his prey through all the steam, but he couldn't smell her either. She must have dived under water. Now matter. He prepared to rise above the stream when something hard hit him in the chin. It was so sudden it knocked him sideways into the water.

Korra leapt out of the water with incredible force and landed of the stone pillar she just created. She looked down at the dragon as it struggled in the water. With a wave of her hand the water around the beast began to freeze. She didn't stop there; several fluid motions later an ice pillar that ran all the way to the bottom of the bay was holding the mighty dragon in place.

It would not hold for long however. Even now Korra could see the beast struggling to free itself; the ice was beginning to crack. She had to act fast, so she fashioned a ten foot long spear from her stone pillar and leapt onto the icy surface. She walked over to where the dragon's head stuck out. It was still struggling, soon it would be free. She had to kill this monster now while she had it trapped, and there was only one way. She would strike at its only weak spot; its eyes. She would take her spear, stab the beast through one of its eyes, and jam the thing strait to its brain.

She stood next to the dragons head and looked into its red, hate filled eyes. The ice at her feet looked ready to shatter at any moment. She narrowed her eyes as she raised her spear; preparing to strike. "NOW YOU DIE!" She shouted in her unnatural voice. A shard of ice burst force just behind her, causing her to lose her balance. She placed a hand on the dragon to steady herself, and the world suddenly melted away.

The voices in her mind were suddenly replaced visions of a far away place. Strange clouds swirled everywhere. A beautiful golden dragon is flying at her side. Just behind her a cute little blue dragon struggles to keep up. She feels so… happy. Suddenly she finds herself staring up a horned purple giant. Overwhelmed by fear she and thousands of other dragons fly into the darkness. Then a booming voice rang through her mind. 'GET OUT OF MY MIND!'

Suddenly Korra was thrust back into reality. "What the… uh-oh!" She suddenly realized she wasn't in the Avatar State any more, and even worse the ice looked ready to break. With a mighty roar the dragon burst forth from his frozen prison and sent shards flying everywhere. Korra fell backwards splashed down into the cold murky water. Then everything faded to black.

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Korra was suddenly brought out of the darkness by an odd but familiar sensation. It took a minute but she recognized this feeling.

Someone was kissing her.

It must be Mako. Who else could it be? Of course, it must've all been a nightmare. Thanos, the Sanctorum, the Avengers, the Dragon; those kinds of things can't really happen. She probably just ate too much at that restaurant and fell asleep. She must be in her bed at Air Temple Island right now. Mako must be checking in on her. How sweet. Everything was back to normal. All she had to do now was open her eyes and it would all the craziness would be over.

However when she opened her eyes she wasn't in her bed and it wasn't Mako kissing her. She was on the beach of that island surrounded by her fellow Avengers and she was being kissed by… EEWWWW!

Korra's eyes went wide and she quickly pushed the older woman off of her. The instant she sat up she started coughing up water. Once she was able to catch her breath she spoke her mind.

"What's wrong with you?"

"You're welcome." Answered Ms. Marvel; clearly taking offense at her reaction.

"Why were you kissing me?" Korra asked, still reeling from her unusual awakening.

"I wasn't kissing you. I was giving you CPR."

"Huh?"

"It means she was breathing for you until you woke up." Answered Hawkeye who wore a smirk on his face. "She saved your life."

"Oh… sorry." Said Korra, a little embarrassed by her reaction. "Thanks Carol."

"Don't worry about it."

"Uh…. my head." Said Korra as she suddenly became aware of her throbbing headache. "What happened?"

"You tell us." Said Tony. "One minute you're crying, the next you're fighting the dragon all by yourself. What the hell was all that about?"

"I guess I entered the Avatar State." Korra explained. "It's this state where I can access all the power of my past lives."

"You do that often?" Asked Cap.

"I've only done it a few times before and it was never like that."

"Do you think you can do it again?" Asked Hank who was still recovering from his injuries. "We need any advantage we can get."

"I'm not sure I can. I'm pretty drained right now."

Cap let out a sigh. "Alright, it looks like we're out of options." He turns to Carol with a grim look on his face. "Call Abigail. Tell her it's time to bring out Excalibur."

The color suddenly drained from Carol's face. "Cap it's too dangerous. If we're off by even an inch it could be a disaster."

"I know, but what choice to we have? We hit that thing with everything we had and we didn't even leave a scratch. Excalibur is our only hope."

"What's Excalibur?" Asked Korra, her curiosity was driving her crazy.

"It's S.W.O.R.D.'s ultimate weapon." Answered Carol. "It's an orbiting satellite cannon, it was designed after an alien artifact that fell to earth in the sixties. Anything caught in its beam is instantly disintegrated."

"Are you nuts?" Asked Hank. "You can't just fire an orbiting death ray on a populated city. How long has S.W.O.R.D. had this and how the Hell do you know about it Cap?"

"S.W.O.R.D. built it just after the Galactus incident. It was designed to be used as an absolute last resort; when and if a threat arose that the Avengers couldn't defeat. I thought it would be better if none of you knew."

"There has to be another way." Pleaded Tony. "What if we bring in backup?"

"Who Tony? The Fantastic Four are off exploring Titan, the X-Men are unreachable, none of the New Avengers would make a difference and Thor still won't pick up." Cap let out another sigh. "We're out of options. Now if we act quickly we can lure that thing away from the city. Let's move."

"Wait!" Called Korra, getting everyone's attention. "There's another way."

Everyone looked to Cap for his response. "Alight, let's hear it."

"When I touched Fin Fang Foom I was somehow able to look into his mind. If I could just get close again, maybe I could ask him to stop."

Hawkeye snorted at the idea. "That has got to be the stupidest idea I ever… AHHHH!"

Hulk silenced his comment with another light tap to his damaged shoulder. "I can get you close."

Korra smiled at the jade giant, and then turned to Cap. "Well, what do you say?"

Cap wasn't exactly sure why, but something about Korra made him want to trust. It was most likely his desire to avoid a potential disaster. No matter the reason he agreed. "Alright, we'll try it your way."

XXX

"Are you sure this is the best way?" Asked Korra as she clung to the Hulk's neck. They were standing on the edge of the roof of one of San Francisco's smaller buildings.

"Just relax, as soon as Shellhead brings that overgrown iguana this way I'll get you where you need to be." Said Hulk trying to sound reassuring. "Oh… and sorry. About before I mean."
"No problem, how much longer do we have to wait anyway?" The beasts deafening roar answered her question. Tony was leading the dragon strait to them. In a few seconds he would be right below them.

"You ready?" Asked Hulk.

"No really."

"Too bad!" With that Hulk leapt off the building with the young Avatar hanging on for dear life.

With a mighty thump he landed on the dragon's back. The beast instantly took notice and flew upwards in an attempt to shake him off. "Good luck." Said the green giant as he threw Korra toward the dragon's mane before falling off.

Korra grabbed onto the monster's long white mane and held on as tight as she could. She reached out her hand to touch the dragon's scales. Once she made contact the world melted away.

XXX

Once again Korra found herself floating in a sea of clouds. Only this time it didn't feel like a memory. This time her thoughts and feelings were her own. A voice suddenly rang through the clouds, though it sounded like it was coming from everywhere.

'I told you to stay out!'

'I know, but you have to listen to me.' Korra pleaded. 'If you don't stop this they're going to kill you.'

The voice laughed as if she had just told a joke. The clouds began to move and reshape themselves until they took the form of the dragon's head. With its eyes glowing red the cloud-head spoke to her. 'Let them try. Nothing you creatures have can harm me.'

'I'm serious! They have this thing called Excalibur. I don't really understand it myself but Cap says it's some kind of super weapon.'

'Why should I believe anything you say? You were going to kill me not too long ago.'

'I was angry. You killed my friend.' The thought of Vision brought tears to her eyes. 'Why?'

'Why? Why did the monster destroy my world and take my family away from me? Why did that creature violate my mind and make me his slave? Why am I going to kill every last one of you filthy little apes? Because I can!'

Korra stared at the cloud dragon in horror, but not at what he had said; rather it was why he had said it. Korra had peered into the dragon's mind before and based his memories he wasn't the monster he appeared to be. He was once a caring husband and a loving father. The amount of torture and loneliness that could turn such a good soul into… this; it was terrifying.

'I saw what happened to you. I'm so sorry.' This only made him angrier.

'Is that why you're here? You feel sorry for me. You honestly think I need your pity? You arrogant little wretch! You think I'm so pathetic that I need someone to talk to. I don't need anyone!'

'That's not what I meant.' Korra paused for a minute to try and think of the right thing to say. 'It's just… I know how it feels to lose everything you love,'

He scoffed at her words.

'It's true!' She said defiantly before she calmed herself down. 'My home is… well I actually don't know how far away my home is, but I might never see it again. See, I got into this fight with a guy called Thanos and he… he banished me here. I'll probably never my family or friends ever again.' Korra paused for a moment as more tears formed in her eyes. 'I was supposed to protect them and I failed.'

He paused for a few minutes before he spoke again. 'You can make new friends. This planet is full of creatures like you. I on the other hand am completely alone in the universe. The two people I loved most are gone.'

'Killing everyone on this planet won't bring them back.'

'Do you think I'm stupid?' He replied angrily. 'My beautiful Lan and my little Shaw are gone forever and I know nothing I do will ever bring them back. This rampage will bring me nothing, not even peace of mind, but the remainder of my miserable existence will be much more bearable with the knowledge that I will never have to see any of you horrible things ever again.'

Korra was at a loss. It seemed like nothing she said would change his mind. Then a new voice emerged from the clouds.

'There is another path you can take'

Then like a flash, a man appeared right next to Korra. 'Aang.' She said astonished.

'Who are you? How did you get in here?'

'Easy my friend, I'm not here to fight. I just want to talk.'

'Then you are wasting your time. I've already made up my mind, and nothing you say will change it.'

'Your son is alive.'

He snorted. 'You'll have to do better than that. I saw my son die along with my mate and the rest of my race.'

'But your people didn't die. They found a new home.'

'Oh really?' The cloud-head asked skeptically.

'It's the truth, I swear. Thousands of years ago your people came to our world seeking a new life. The Sun Warriors granted them refuge and in exchange your people taught them the art of firebending.'

'So… tell me stranger, do my people still thrive on your world?' Asked the dragon, though based on his tone it sounded like he had guessed the answer.

'No… I'm sorry. During my reign as Avatar I was… absent for some time. During that time your people were hunted for sport and nearly wiped. It was my responsibility… and I failed.'

'Well thank you very much for rubbing salt into my wounds but I have heard enough. I grow tired of your words.' He looked like he was about to eject them from his mind until Aang interrupted him.

'But I'm not finished.' The dragon let out a sign and allowed him to continue. 'Although most of your people were killed, two still remain to this day. In my youth a friend and I had the good fortune to learn from the great masters Ran and Shaw.'

'Shaw?' He said with a strange inflection in his voice, but soon the anger returned. 'No… you're lying! I told her my son's name; you must've overheard and now you're trying to trick me. I don't believe you!'

'Then believe your own eyes.' Aang held up his hand and a ball of energy formed in his palm. I levitated out of his hand and up to the cloud-dragon's face. Within the sphere images began to take shape. Two dragons, one red and one blue, were flying through the air in an elegant dance. The image closed in on the blue dragon. The floating head's eyes went wide as the burning red faded into a pale yellow.

'My… my son.' Tears began rolling down his cheeks. 'He… he can fly.'

XXX

The sun was setting in San Francisco. The dragon had been circling over for about twenty minutes. The other Avengers were watching from the ground below. Hoping that their new comrade's plan would work. Hawkeye was the first to break the silence.

"My neck is killing me. How long is this going to take?"

"Not sure." Said Cap. "I really hope this works."

"Hey guys!" Called a perky voice from above. A woman the size of a doll dressed in black and yellow with insect wings flew down and suddenly grew to full size. "Sorry I took so long. So what'd I miss?"

"Oh, hey Honey." Said Hank. "Well the Dragon took a huge bight out of my shoulder, but its okay because that new girl Korra has some kind of healing power. Then when Vision went down she turned into a berserker and started fighting on her own. Now she's trying to talk the dragon down otherwise Cap's gonna kill him with a space laser."

"Darn it! I missed everything!" Jan pouted. "So how's the new girl doing?"

"We're not sure yet." Answered Tony. "They've been talking for twenty minutes.

"Hey!" Called Hawkeye, getting everyone's attention. "Something's happening!" He pointed upwards. The Dragon was changing its course. It was flying toward Fishermen's Warf.

"Alright let's move people." Cap ordered. They needed to be there in case things turned ugly.

XXX

Fin Fang Foom landed in the street in front of a bunch of piers. Korra hopped off the green beast and walked around his snout until she was standing right in front of him. He looked much less intimidating now that his eyes were their natural color.

"Are you sure you want to go it alone. I mean maybe Tony can…" Korra was cut off when he spoke to her telepathically.

'No, I must do this on my own. It is for the best.'

"But it's so big out there. How are you going to find him all by yourself?"

'I don't know, but for the first time in countless years I have hope. My son is out there somewhere and I won't stop looking until I see him again.'

"Your son's on my world. If you stay then maybe we can make it there together."

'I have wasted far too much time on this wretched orb already. I will find my son on my own or die trying. When you see your friend tell him he has my thanks.' Then off he flew without another word. In a matter of moments he vanished from sight. Back into the void from wince he came.

XXX

The next few hours were hectic. No sooner had the other Avengers arrived on the scene than were they swarmed on by reporters and photographers and camera men from lord knows how many news stations. It was a little overwhelming. Luckily Tony had experience with this sort of thing; he seemed to thrive in it. Thanks to his charisma and impeccable diction, the world was formally introduced to the newest Avenger. The Amazing Avatar!

Now as the moon rose over the city, Korra stood alone at the end of a pier. Looking out into the bay with a somber look on his face.

"Korra." Called Cap from hind. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you."

"No, it's okay. I was just thinking. What do you want?"

"I just wanted to say you did great out their. You handled yourself like a real Avenger."

"Thanks Cap." Korra's tone conveyed a deep sadness within her.

"Something wrong?"

"It's just…" Tears started dripping down her face. "I saved Hank. I saved the city. I even saved Fin Fang Foom, but I couldn't save Vision." She continued sobbing. Cap put his hand on her shoulder. It was time to tell her.

"Korra… there's something you need to know. Vision is…" His sentence was interrupted by a familiar monotone voice.

"Korra."

She rushed to the side of the pier and looked down into the water for the source of voice. Right below her, tangled in a floating clump of seaweed, was the disembodied head of her fallen friend.

"Oh, hello Korra. It pleases me to see that you are well. How did the battle go?"

It was then that Korra did what any normal person in her situation would do.

She fainted.

"Oh dear. Have I said something inappropriate?"

XXX

Sometime later, in an unknown location, two figures watch a series of monitors as they replay the events of a most unusual battle.

"Interesting…" said the hooded figure from his chair as he watched the young woman battle the dragon through his metal mask. "She is exactly as you described her." He said to the other figure standing beside him; a dark skinned man with long brown hair tied into three elegant ponytails and a single glowing green eye. "You're right, she is quite lovely."

"Yes… but the question remains. What is she doing here?" Said the other man. "You don't think the machine…"

"That is highly unlikely." Interrupted the hooded man. "It was damaged beyond repair by your arrival. Still, the Avatar's arrival is an unexpected twist, but one that can be used to our advantage."

"Do you want me to capture her?"

"No… for now we will wait and see if Stark can provide the means for our little pilgrimage. Until then we shall monitor the situation closely and exercise patience."

"But Lord Doom I…"

"Patience Tarrlok… Patience."

End Notes: Okay folks. That concludes the second story arc of Lost Girl. I hope you've all enjoyed reading my story so far. Since I'm going to be gone for a little while I thought it would be fun to give you all a little teaser. The next arc will guest star one of the reserve Avengers. I won't say who, but I will tell you that the arc largely takes place in Canada. See you all after my vacation and as always please review. Later.