Chapter Ten: The Temple and the Northern Water Tribe Part Two
There were screams coming from everywhere. I watched as the battleships made their steady approach towards us. I couldn't think, I couldn't move, I wasn't even aware that I was breathing. All that was on my mind was the fact that our presence here was what brought about an Elven raid.
I heard my name off in the distance. It sounded far away and when I turned around I noticed why. Dano, Korra, Chi, and Marcy were all heading off towards the old Northern Water Tribe. I ran to catch up with them.
"Plan has to proceed right now, as I am sure you can plainly see." Dano said as I caught up with them.
"Well of course, where's Nya?"
"She's already at the entry spot. We have to hurry though, those Elven ships are coming up on us fast."
We ran full out. Five minutes of running past by and we found ourselves at the side of the massive wall of compacted snow. Nya was standing there looking like she had waited a long time for us to get there. "About time you guys caught up. Look if we are going to get this done and still fend off the Elves we have to hurry." She said.
"Don't you think we already know that? It's most important right now that Keyx gets to the palace and finds that necklace so that he can talk to Avatar Korra." Dano said. We stopped and he looked at the wall.
"Okay, Nya and Marcy, you know the plan right?" Dano asked them. They nodded their heads and took their positions. Dano was on the right, Marcy on the left, and Nya standing in between them. The rest of us backed up to give them room to work.
Dano and Marcy started it off by pulling some snow down. Then Nya would come in with a fireball and melt the snow away but because of the amount of snow the fireball would die off quickly so they process had to repeat itself for a little while until there was a massive gap in the wall.
I was astounded by how fast the plan was moving. In no time we were able to safely walk up into the ruins of the old Northern Water Tribe. It looked like it had back in my dream except there were destroyed buildings and the roads were wrecked. I wouldn't believe this was the same city if I didn't know for sure I was actually here.
We raced down the street and it seemed that I was right about the state of the inside being horrible. There were places where the snow was destroyed and we couldn't cross what used to be the river. The water didn't flow anymore, it was just a barren wasteland in the city. We passed many places that were toppled over onto shop stands or other kind of stalls that sold anything a person could want.
"Man this place is a mess. To think what the Elves did when they first arrived back in Avatar Korra's days." Korra said with a look of utter disgust on her face.
We decided to slow down a bit because there was no way we were followed into the city. We walked calmly down a path and met another dead end caused by a collapsed building. I was getting sickened by the state of things here in the Northern Water Tribe.
"Why in the world would someone orchestrate something like this? Do you know how many people were probably killed either by the Elves or the harsh environment after being forced to live homeless? I can't believe someone could do this to a kind group of people." I was fuming. I couldn't walk straight because I was becoming so angry.
Dano noticed it and put his hand on my shoulder. "We will get them back for what has been done, right now we can't lose our heads. We have to press on and make it to the palace with time to spare. I think you will have to go into the moon spirits lair to contact Avatar Korra though, that would be the smartest thing to do at least."
"The moon spirits lair? What's that?" Korra asked.
"It's where the moon spirits physical form lives to this day is. The Elves didn't dare mess with the spirits so they didn't kill any of their physical living forms, only the humans that worshipped them." Dano answered.
We marched on, bypassing the dead end and going around it on a bridge not far from the palace. The palace had to be the worst off of any of the buildings here in the Northern Water Tribe. Now that we could see it clearly I could tell that it had been blasted pretty well.
The front of the building was completely caved in and there were massive holes in the sides as well. The pillars that looked like they once held up the ceiling were in crumbles and subsequently so was the ceiling. That's all we could see at the moment but it didn't look to pretty.
We got closer and Dano stopped the group. "Now when we get there we need to look for a box with an eagle crest on it. The necklace was rumored to be hidden in that box. I don't know what connection any of it has to Avatar Korra except that the necklace was a personal treasure to her in later life."
We all nodded and made for the palace. The pathway was clear with just some minor cracks in the snow. It was a grand staircase made out of the snow that led up to the ruined palace and there was a fountain halfway up that was in shambles. I stopped to investigate it and it looked like it had been hit with a cannonball.
"Hey Keyx, there is no time to stop and look at the destruction right now. Hurry along!" Marcy yelled back to me. They had made it to the top of the staircase and were waiting for me so I ran the rest of the way back up to the group.
"Right, with all of us in attendance why don't we get started? There should be five rooms, the throne room, a master bedroom, a smaller bed room, a dining hall, and then the kitchens." Dano said.
"How did they cook if everything is made out of snow?" Korra inquired.
"Well we use precaution is all, hard to explain if you're not from a water tribe." Marcy answered.
We pressed on, splitting into three groups. Chi and Nya were told to look through the kitchens. Dano and Marcy took the smaller bedroom and the dining hall while Korra and I took the master bedroom upstairs. We were all supposed to meet in the throne room to search it together.
Korra led the way into the dark upstairs. There was a hallway leading to one lone door at the end. "Where were their bathrooms?" Korra asked as we got closer to the door.
"I think they were built inside the rooms. So the smaller bedroom and the master bedroom had their own bathrooms." And sure enough when we opened the door we found a broken down door inside that looked like it led to a bathroom and the roof was caved in making it hard to walk inside the building.
"Well shall we start looking?" Korra asked, giving me a look of fear. I shook my head yes and proceeded to push the blocks of compacted snow around. We spent a good half hour looking and there was nothing. No box, no necklace, no nothing. Just destroyed objects made of snow.
"Well that was a bust. What do you suppose we do?" I asked
"Just go ahead and go down to the throne room and wait for the others. Do you think they had any luck searching?"
"If it wasn't in the master bedroom I don't see why it would be anywhere else except the throne room. I suppose that's why it was left for last, to make sure everywhere else was a no before we searched the best place for it."
Korra shook her head in agreement and we set off downstairs. We made our way into the throne room and it was beautiful. Still intact and looked exactly like it did in my dream except it was mostly dark with no lighting in the room. The throne stood regal and there were paintings and banisters all lining the walls of great triumphs of the Northern Water Tribe and then past leaders portraits.
"It's gorgeous in here, I can't believe it's still intact. The rest of the building is mush but yet this room is perfectly preserved! Magnificent, just plain magnificent." Korra exclaimed. She started looking around the room and I watched her.
It wasn't long before the others arrived and reveled in the beauty of the throne room. "I never expected it to look this nice. The rest of the place is horrifically destroyed." Dano said with his mouth wide open. He was gazing around the room with a look of awe and the others were speechless. Chi is the only one that seemed unfazed by the room's beauty.
"I have seen many ruins still looking beautiful after hundreds of years. I mean the old Air Temples to this day have been kept beautified and looking great." Chi said as he sniffed around.
"Well the day is no longer young, shall we continue our search?" I said. I was being impatient but it was only for good reason. I couldn't miss the deadline, I just couldn't.
Everyone nodded their heads and started to look around the room. By the time everyone grouped up again we had looked everywhere and found nothing more than simple trinkets. "This is just great, you sure it's supposed to be here Dano?" Nya said. She seemed to be the most impatient out of the group but I suppose that's because of the threat that stood in front of us when we exited the city.
"Yes it's here, it's just got to be. Keep looking." Dano said. He was looking less certain by the minute though, he kept pacing back and forth like the location was right in front of him but he just couldn't see it.
That's when it hit me. I knew where the box was. I got a huge smile on my face and jumped for joy. Korra noticed and looked at me weird, "What's crawling up your pants Keyx?" she asked.
"Nothing expect I think I just found out where the box is!" I exclaimed.
"Where?" Dano said, flipping around and staring at me.
"The one place in this room that is worth hiding something in. Under the throne of course!" I said, moving over to the throne so I could inspect it. If it indeed was there it was hidden pretty well. Although I did notice a slight bum in the snow that made up the throne. "There it is, right there!" I yelled.
That scared everyone but I didn't care. I jumped up and walked back a little and pushed out, throwing a fireball at the throne. It melted away and surprisingly so did the rest of the room. It all started to flash and then melted away into a ruined room like the rest of the building. Everyone gasped but my eyes were on a small oak box with a hand painted crest on it, an eagle crest.
"This is it, this is really it. All the stories and speculation and here I am, standing in front of the real treasure box that Avatar Korra left for the future Avatar." Dano said. He was slowing inching towards it but I reached out and grabbed the box.
I don't know why but I felt a connection to the box. It was like I had seen it already but I couldn't tell from where. The box had a push pin to open it so I pushed it in and the lid flew open and I gasped as loud as the rest of them.
"What is it Keyx?" Korra asked, scooting in to see what was in the box.
I pulled out the necklace and I recognized it. "This necklace was on Asami on the day she died. I saw it in a dream I had, she was wearing this necklace when that no faced man attacked Republic City!" I exclaimed.
"Wait, no face man? Asami? What are you talking about Keyx?" Dano asked. So I told them the whole story, from when I first dreamt of Avatar Aang right down to the man's laughter ringing in my ears just before arriving at the North Pole.
"And you're one hundred percent sure this is the same necklace?" Marcy asked.
"Yes, those dreams are imprinted in my mind. I remember it clearly and this is the same necklace. That would explain why it was so important to Avatar Korra. The guilt must have been gnawing at her for the rest of her life, which would explain it. Now we have to get somewhere safe so I can contact Avatar Korra."
"Right, you put that on and follow me. The rest of you stand outside the door to the sanctuary just in case anyone comes." Dano said and he started to walk out of the ruined palace.
I followed closely, running the necklace over my neck and latching it. It glowed with warmth and I knew it was a part of my history, a part of who I was. We walked up to a small door built into the wall just behind the palace. "This is the place, come on I'll watch you inside Keyx." Dano said as he opened the door and crawled inside with me right behind him.
I shut the door and looked out into an oasis. There was lush grass and the air was calm, there were long trees and other plant life, and in the middle of it all was a small clear pond of unfrozen water. The sun shone brightly on the water, it was mid-day and boy was it beautiful here in the moon spirits lair.
"Just go sit over in the sun near the pond. Pray to the spirits and they will show you the way, it is the summer solstice you know."
I nodded and made my way to a nice patch in the grass where the sun was the brightest. I sat down and closed my eyes. Oh spirits, here my plea. I wish to speak to Avatar Korra, I have a necklace of hers and was told that I could contact her with it. Help me please, if you will. The sun turned hotter on my neck. I could feel it going down to the necklace. My eyesight went bright and I heard a muffled gasp coming from Dano's direction then nothing.
The brightness went away and I opened my eyes. I was looking out over a cliff on a warm day. The grass was growing wonderfully and I could hear birds chirping and bugs buzzing all around me. I stood up and it seemed that I was alone for the moment overlooking the sea and it was nice to get some peace for a moment.
Then there were footsteps behind me and I turned and there she was. She was beautiful, long dark hair, a blue robe draped around her body with a light blue shirt and scruffy dark blue pants on under the robe. Her eyes were bright blue and her skin was a darker color but she wore a kind smile.
"Avatar Korra." I said and bowed to her.
She laughed and said "You need not bow to me, we are equals the two of us. Listen, I know you might think poorly of me for past decisions…"
I stopped her short and shook my head. "No Avatar Korra, I understand completely now. At first I really didn't know what to think of it when Granny Beifong told us your story, but now I know what hardships there are in being the Avatar. It's never easy to think of what's good for the world rather than what's good for yourself."
She smile and looked fondly at me. "I was hoping you would see it that way. I suppose you want some answers don't you?"
I nodded, "I want to know why I'm having dreams about yours and Aang's memories and I want to know why I was called here and what I'm doing."
Avatar Korra chuckled. "Well as for what you are doing, that is for you to discover. The dreams are merely memories, played when you least want them but also when you need them the most. You first had a taste of Aang's memories when you were closing in on Republic City and as for mine it was when you were getting closer to my necklace. In the case of your meeting with Avatar Roku that was simply because you believed yourself to be an inadequate Avatar, I had a meeting with Avatar Aang when I was feeling the same way and he restored me to the path I needed to be on."
She was right, all of it made since now. I was closing in on the main life force of Aang when I had a dream about him and same for Avatar Korra. That left me with two questions. "You still didn't explain why I am here and I have yet another question."
"Of course Keyx, get it all off your chest while you can. I will tell you as much as I feel that you need to know."
"Well just that what made you do the things you did in your lifetime? Why did you deny Asami help? I don't understand, no matter what happened, if it had been me I would have helped her that day."
She looked pained at that. "I have been watching you Keyx. When you picked up the necklace you were dead on, it was Asami's necklace and the reason I held it in so much esteem was because I regretted my choices on that day. Nothing would bring Asami back and nothing would take away the fact that I had the chance to help her. Sadly in my mind at the time, it was the right choice to stay out of it. You will learn one day of what was to come, the truth is always available to those who seek it Keyx, you would do well to remember that." She started to pace back and forth in front of me, "Now we move on to why you are here. The spirits have foretold of your story for many centuries Keyx. From the day of your birth to the ever mysterious future. They know you will be great but it is of course your choosing at to what greatness becomes of you. I simply wish to see you guided down the correct path, the path that leads to the balance we all strive for."
She stopped in place and all of the sudden the land changed. The sky became red the grass shriveled away underneath us. The water turned the same blood red as the sky and no longer were the birds chirping or the bugs buzzing. It was a harsh land, a dead land.
"This is what the spirits saw before us. The gates opening and killing the world and all who lived in it. They came to me, the Avatar at the time of this vision, and they told me about it. They told me their plans to prevent it or at least push it back for a few centuries of peace. I could not refuse their offering because it was death either way. So I did what I was told, you know that part already. I let them kill me in the Avatar State, it wasn't forced. I purposely activated it, knowing the future would be better if the Elves were to rule for a while. I despised them, they were ruthless killers. No regards for my people, the humans of the world benders and non-benders alike. So with my death I was able to establish a healthy period of peace."
The scene shifted yet again. This time it was lush with plant life again but still no sounds were heard from the forest. People had appeared, I recognized Avatar Korra, bound and beaten. An Elf with a mighty look on his face stood as executioner and with a mighty swipe downwards I witnessed Korra's death, the flash of light that meant she died in the Avatar State. The sea began to curl, mourning in the loss of the Avatar, the suns light dulled and all around you could hear the pain in all the living things of the Earth.
It all died down and the scene was shifting again. It was paradise once more, the birds began to chirp again and the sun looked bright as before. "That day the spirits began their wait. The wait for the prophesized baby to be born. Then along came you." Avatar Korra smiled at me. "You may be unaware of this but you were the last born human in the Royal City. You were the Avatar. The spirits had went to your mother and talked with her about your fate, advising her to keep you as far away from the Elven king as possible. They told her of their future and yours. They wanted your mother to send you to Kyoshi Island right off the bat, that way you could be trained from the moment you could walk. Your mother declined life, she accepted her death from the beginning and only wanted time with her only son."
I had begun to cry. It was so hard to finally understand my parent's decisions and live with the fact that they gave their lives so I could have time to know my parents. Avatar Korra stayed quiet while I stood there crying. I didn't mind, I only wanted to be back with my parents again. It wasn't fair, six years wasn't enough, I wanted more, more time to have known them, to show them what I had become. All that was taken away because I had been chosen to be the bearer of the Avatar's spirit.
"I know it is hard to bare but you must understand it was their choice. There was and is nothing we could have done. You have done well to prove yourself, you are a wonderful Earthbender and you worked your way up to the North Pole, overcoming so much to get to where you are now. I am afraid though that the tough times are not over. As we speak an invasion is commencing on the small band of Waterbenders who still hold true to the old ways."
The scene shifted once more. This time we were standing on a cliff overlooking the small village at the North Pole. It seemed to be in real time because there was smoke coming up all around as the Elves invaded. They were attacking and burning the people who lived there and the Elf that led the assault was none other than Daichi himself.
I gasped as I looked down to him. He was much older than I remembered, he now had grey hair in his head and beard but he was still fierce looking. He face looked weathered as well but he wore a sneer that made me sick.
"Listen to me Keyx, once you fend off Daichi and his men you must make your way to the Fire Nation. There you will have to make it to the old Temple of the Fire Sages. A portal is open there, a portal that will lead the Goblins home. After the Great War that portal has been searched for by the greatest of Goblins to no avail. You will find that the homeland Goblins will be more co-operative than the Elves. Talk with the king, open the doors to the sanctuary in the Fire Sages Temple and return the Goblins to their home. You will also find that the benders are not all down and out as the Elves think they are. Now I hope all your questions have had satisfactory answers so that you may return to your body." She gripped my shoulders tightly. "Keyx I want you to remember that you are never alone. Help is there whenever you need it most, your meeting with Avatar Roku should have shown you that. Keep your head up high and stay strong. You will have to endure much at the hands of Daichi before sending him back to where he belongs but just remember that you are not alone. I can't stress that enough."
I nodded to show her that I took it all in. She was as wise as I had hoped she would be but yet she was still kind and beautiful. "Thank you Avatar Korra. I appreciate the help and I will make sure you didn't die in vain. I am ready to go back now."
"One last thing Keyx, keep that necklace safe. I pass it onto you because I hope it will bring you as much courage as it brought me back in my day." And with that she pushed on my chest. All went dark and I felt like I was falling. Then I landed on my ass and opened my eyes slowly.
Dano was looking at me from across the pond. I stood up and my legs wore a bit stiff so I gave them a good stretch before walking over to him. "So, uh, how was it?" he asked me as soon as I got over to him.
"Well we have to go back to the village, Daichi himself is leading the attack. It's more important that we deal with them before I tell you about my conversation with Avatar Korra."
Dano gave me a dire look. "You're kidding? Daichi himself came up here?"
"Not kidding one bit, I saw him with my own eyes while Avatar Korra filled me in on some things. Look let's talk later shall we? We kind of have a village to save."
He nodded his head and we rushed out of the oasis and back into the city. The gang was waiting for us outside the door and we filled them in briefly on what was happening. They were all speechless and rightfully so. Chi stepped forward finally and said "Well what are we waiting for? If Daichi himself is there then this is our chance to show him we aren't weaklings."
"That's a little easier said than done Chi but yeah we should get moving. Look I want to handle Daichi when we get there, this is my destiny and I need to take charge of it. I can't fully combatant him yet but I think I might just be able to stop him for now." I said. I knew I could hold my own but it was getting there that would be the issue.
We raced out of the city as fast as we could. We slid down the hole in the wall and passed around the corner and looked over to the village. It looked just like it had when Avatar Korra showed me it. There was smoke billowing up from the center of the village and screams coming from all around it.
We raced as fast as we could to an entrance Dano had made in the side of the village. It was hidden and he had made it in case we needed a stealthy entrance into the village which it turned out that we did. We made our way inside the village and came out behind some ice huts with a perfect view of what was happening in the center of the village.
"Where is the Avatar? This is the last time I will ask you old lady!" Daichi was saying to the village elder.
"You can hardly claim I am old when you yourself are nearing my age. You're nothing but a big bully Daichi and soon you will find out that you can't pick on the weak without succumbing to karma." She said. She was standing her ground, not letting Daichi push her around. She sure was strong for an old woman.
Daichi made to pull his sword from his scabbard but I wasn't going to let anyone else die. I pushed up and swung my fists forward, sending a giant rock towards him. He noticed it at the last moment and swung his sword at the boulder instead of at Koichi and he blasted it apart.
"Who dares Earthbend at me?" he yelled.
I stepped forward to a multitude of gasps and a crazed look from Daichi. "I dare to Earthbend at you. Remember me Daichi? I would hope so. You had my parents killed and I think it high time you finally paid for it." I said. I bended a few boulders up to shoulder level with me and held them there, looking Daichi dead in the eyes.
"So the boy finally shows himself after fifty long years. You made quite the mess of that ship that had captured you." He laughed. "Of course without you to worry about it gave me the time needed to take over the entire continent of Tarok and create my stable standing as High Elven Overlord. For that I must thank you Keyx. Alas right now it seems you have walked into your death Avatar. Just as your poor mother did on that cold November evening so very long ago now." He laughed wholeheartedly at that and it enraged me.
I felt footsteps behind me and all of my friends stood there, angrily looking at the Elves. "Daichi, you forget one thing. Keyx isn't a little boy anymore and he is no longer alone. We stand behind him, all of the benders who live in secret around the world stand behind him. You won't be able to keep your grip on this planet once we show you whose boss and kick you out of the North Pole. No longer will the Elves suppress the benders, if we want to bend then we will have no troubles bending." Dano said. He was standing tall, glaring at Daichi.
"Ha, you puny benders think you can defeat me and my army? Then so be it, sign your death warrants and let's get this over with."
Chaos ensued once Daichi finished his sentence. I went to hurl the rocks at him but Koichi was one step ahead of me. She threw water up and then down on top of Daichi, freezing him solid then turned to the army who had all pulled out weapons. "Stand tall benders and show them what you're made of!" Koichi yelled.
All around the village walls people started to sprout from the snow. Benders from all around the North Pole were here waiting to ambush the Elves! They all started to bend, a multitude of different elements. Some were Earthbenders who threw rocks all around the mass of Elves. Some were Waterbenders who were freezing Elves left and right and then throwing their frozen icy bodies out of the village. The Firebenders shot lightning and fireballs to and fro in every direction.
It was mass chaos and the Elves didn't even see it coming. My friends ran in to help and started attacking any Elf they could see. It seemed everyone was rallied behind me. I didn't have to lift a finger and already the Elves were retreating. Many were afraid of what the benders could do. Some Elves fought and tried to send magic spells into the horde of benders but to no avail. They all got pummeled easily and by the time a fireball landed on Daichi's icicle and unfroze him there were barely any Elves left in the village.
Daichi caught his breath and looked around as the fighting came to an end. I was there to catch his eye and I wore a smug grin on my face as he looked to me with fear. "See Daichi, you can't beat us when we are all rallied behind one cause. The Avatar is back and this time I'm a kid, not an old lady. The Elves won't be able to kill me as easily as they did Avatar Korra. I know the truth now, she gave herself up. She was old and knew what would happen if she chose to stay alive instead of dying. Just like Granny Beifong, she was strong willed and brave. You are none of that. You're just a coward who picks on the weak. Well I'm here now to protect the weak so that means you have to leave this village alone now!" and with my last word I pushed up and sent a column of earth up under Daichi at an angle that launched him up and out of the village all together. We heard a splash that signaled the fact that he landed in the waters beyond us.
Cheering erupted all around as the benders came in for celebration. The massive walls that were around the village had been torn apart because it seemed that the benders were hiding in it the whole time and we didn't even know it. How they lived inside the snow like that even I don't know but I was glad a plan had been formed beforehand.
The sun set on yet another day, the longest day of the year and I was watching it fall under the horizon when Koichi came up to me. "That was some way to stand up to Daichi wasn't it?" she said as she sat down next to me.
"Well I saw him go for his weapon and I wasn't about to let anyone else die. I've already lost so much to that man, I couldn't live with myself if I lost anything else."
She looked at me and smiled. I keep forgetting how wise the elderly are and when she smiled at me I remembered, that's exactly what Granny Beifong would do. "Let me tell you, being young is hard. Being old is even harder. But it gives me great joy to see a group of young proud benders stand up to the Elves like you and your friends did today. I know you will have a long and hard journey ahead of you Keyx and I really enjoy that you took the time to come to a small old village of prunes. Many of us were afraid of our bending but you gave us hope again."
I met her eyes and we both smiled. She hugged me and then I said "Well I enjoyed coming here. If it wasn't for you people I wouldn't have realized how important it is to stand up for what you believe in. I know I will have a long road ahead of me but that's just what I want. I've always loved a good adventure." And with that she got up and went back to the celebrations going on in the village.
One week later I found myself packing my bags. Dano and the Water Cult had gotten ahold of two boats, one for them and one for me and my friends. I heard footsteps outside the ice hut and went to investigate. I took my stuff and placed it outside the entrance and saw that Dano was talking with Koichi near my hut. I went over to talk to them as well and Dano was saying, "Yeah, we are going to pull together as big an army as we can of benders or just anyone who wants to get back at the Elves for what they have done. It will be hard but I'll try to come and visit sometime."
"Yeah I wish we could come with you Dano, it's been a blast hanging out with you guys." I piped in.
"Yeah it has but you guys have to go do Avatar things. Come find me again when you need Waterbending training, we can hang out more then."
"Sounds like a plan. So are you guys ready to set off?"
"Yeah they are just waiting on me. I guess we have to say goodbye for now don't we?"
I nodded. It was hard to do but we had to split up from the Water Cult members. They were still in mourning over all the members they lost on this trip and plus the smaller size meant that we could get to Fire Nation waters as fast as possible without raising the alarm passing by the continent of Tarok.
I extended my hand and Dano took it. "Our paths will cross again Avatar and when they do I hope you are skilled in Firebending and Airbending as well. As I said, when you need a teacher just come find me." He turned around and left.
I watched him go and then Korra yelled my name from the entrance of the village. Dano boarded his ship and they started off just as I grabbed up my suitcase. "Koichi, ma'am. Thank you for all your help and I hope your people have peace now. If the Elves come back I honestly believe you guys can push them away." I smiled and she did the same.
"We are going to fix up the old Northern Water Tribe city. Come visit sometime Avatar. We would be happy to see you growing and maturing."
"I can't wait to see that city back to its beautiful self." I bowed to her and made my way out of the village to cheers and hooray's of the people who saw me walking. I boarded the ship and smiled at all the friends I had made on this journey.
"So ready to go Keyx?" Nya asked me.
"Let's get going shall we?" I responded.
The boat started to sail away before we knew it, it was lunch time. The ice islands were far behind us and Nya had set up a lunch of sandwiches for us all. I sat down and took a bit of the sandwich and gave it to Chi. "Just us again then is it?" I asked, smiling and taking a bite of sandwich.
"Yup, no more Water Cult and we are off into Goblin territory." Korra said with a mouthful of sandwich.
We all laughed and sat there thinking back to the good times we had. "You know who I'll miss the most, Cyra. She really grew on me after Midport." I said.
"Oh, Keyx has a crush then does he?" Nya teased.
"I do not….." my sentence got cut off by a loud squeal just under the deck. We all stood up and ran to the staircase just as a girl's body ran up then and collided with mine.
"Wah!" I yelled as I flew to the ground and landed hard on my ass. When I opened my eyes I was looking at none other than Cyra herself.
She bounced up and down on my stomach making me almost throw up and when I finally got her off of me I said "Cyra, what the heck are you doing on our boat?"
"I stowed away. You didn't think I was going to just leave you, did you Keyx?" she said.
Korra gave me a weird look then laughed. "Just as long as Dano and Marcy know where you are I don't think anyone here really has a problem with you coming along for the journey Cyra."
"Oh don't you worry, I left a note for them. I presume they are okay with it." Cyra smiled and bounced some more.
It's going to be a long trip with her coming along full time now, I thought to myself. Of course she was the most fun out of the Water Cult gang. I looked out over the crisp northern waters and dazed off, thinking of what adventures were still to come and all the adventures we had already been through.