Tenzin

"Come on you two, stay together we can't afford to be separated"

I look back to see Korra and Asami struggling to stay awake and moving as we traveled up the mountain. Although we were wearing something to protect ourselves from the poisonous environment I think we were still being affected. We were moving slower, we couldn't see more than three feet in front of us due to poison getting into our eyes. But worse than that was the awful feeling I've been getting since we started climbing, a feeling that we were being watched.

"Tenzin… stop…we can't walk anymore" comes a voice from my left. I wipe my eyes until I see Korra with Asami leaning on her shoulder.

"Yes perhaps a short break would do us some good" I look around for a moment for something we could use to take shelter under for a few moments until I spot a small cave in the ground with a bit of white rock around it not far from us.

"There we'll rest there and continue on later"

I take hold of the girls arms and raise my robe to create a make shift wind breaker as we walk to the cave making sure not to trip as we go. Korra and Asami go first into the cave but before I venture I grab one of the white rocks at the entrance, something about it just didn't seem right to me so I store it in my robe pocket and duck into the cave.

"How are you two holding up?" I say sitting down across from the two of them.

Asami looked as if she was doing her best to stay awake while Korra looked like she had just been in a fight the way she breathed and moved her body.

"Are you alright Korra?"

"I'm fine Tenzin, just some sore muscles nothing I can't handle"

I nod as I pull out the white rock and begin to study the way it curves and the texture of the surface. My eyes start to burn so I rub my eyes with my robe causing me to drop the white rock which shatters on impact with the floor.

"Drat!"

I was about to smack the pieces away from me when something occurs to me. A rock shouldn't break that easily not even if it was ancient. I look around and gather the pieces but find more of the white rock farther in the cave. As I was reaching for the last one and moving farther away from the girls I see a larger piece of rock I feel the surface but feel my heart stop when I feel a very familiar curve followed by three empty sockets.

"These aren't rocks they're bones, we have to get out of here"

I start to turn only to feel a horrible stinging sensation in my back. I look around for the source as my body loses feeling and I fall to the cave floor

"And miss the party I've planned I think not" comes a voice form out of the shadows.

"…Koh"

And then I black out

Koh

I move my body from out from the shadows to look down on the monk. I slide down so that I was inches form his ear

"You have nothing to offer me monk but rest assured you will suffer not the less."

I turn my gaze to the two figures near the entrance

"Oh look you brought friends, it would make me a terrible host if I didn't welcome them to my mountain"

I drag the monk off to the side so that the can suffer in darkness and make my way to the pair. I crawl on the roof of the cave and dangle myself in front of them pincers raised for the killing blow when I take a longer look at the pair. The avatar was leaning against the other girl and holding on to her hand with no intention to let go.

"Ah love one of my favorite emotions, I wonder avatar if you would go to the spirit world to get you sight back how far would you go to get the person you love back. Let's find out shall we"

I quickly jab my pincer into the avatars shoulder forcing her awake before jabbing my pincer into the other girl and pulling her into my extra pincers.

"I know you can hear me avatar so listen closely, the poison in you will kill you within six hours and it will take you six hours to reach my lair at the top. I look forward to seeing you writhe in agony as you try to reach the top."

I then make my way out of the cave looking back to see the avatar trying to move as she watches me carry the girl away.

Korra

I must move my body… have to stop Koh and get Asami.

Can't move my arms but maybe…yes I can still move my legs, I push up from the floor pushing my back against the cave wall to get some leverage as I push myself up.

"I... will. Stop…you…Koh"

I remember Tenzin had been with us and do my best to move about the cave and look for him. I find him near the back of the cave out cold.

"Stay alive Tenzin I'll be back as soon as I get Asami"

I turn around and nearly run into a person I thought I would never see again

"You will not face this challenge alone my friend"

I look down to see hairy face covered in cloth but I would know the staff anywhere

"Fu! What are you doing here?"

"I sensed that you would need some assistance so I made my way up the mountain but sadly my spirit is strong but my legs are short so it took me while to get here"

"Well then come on we have six hours to stop Koh and save Asami"

"Here take my staff you will need it more than I will, I will carry the monk as we make our way up"

I take the staff and he somehow manages to grab Tenzin without crushing himself and we exit the cave.