"Parker!...Parker!..." Bolin ran to his best friend, panting hard: "You won't believe which pro-bending team is coming to our school this year!"
Each year a pro-bending team was visiting the school as a treat for the seniors. And since Bolin and Parker were both seniors now, it was their turn this year. Pro-bending was the most popular sport in the bendingworld. Two teams battling on a platform trying to push the other team off by using their bending. Each team consisted of four members: a fire-, a water-, an air- and an earthbender. Bolin was crazy obsessed with the sport and wanted to be a pro-bender ever since he had gone to seen a match with his dad and brother when he was ten. So now Bolin stood jumping up and down in front of Parker with excitement.
"Which team" Parker asked curious but at the same time took a step back because she knew Bolin was going to explode when he answered.
"THE FIREFERRETS!" It was Bolin's favorite team.
"Are you serious?!"
"YES! And we are getting the chance to battle with them!" Parker had to admit, she was also pretty excited to battle the Fireferrets. They were a really good team and Azula's brother, Zuko, was their firebender.
"When are they coming?" Parker asked.
"In three weeks, so we still have some time to train…I'm gonna start now" and off he ran.
Parker chuckled. She too wanted to train but there weren't many students that wanted to battle her. They always thought it was unfair that Parker could use all the elements. Even when she promised to only use one element they didn't want to. But there were at least two people who didn't mind and Parker thought it was time she gave the two women a call.
"Are you getting tired yet?" Parker mocked. She was surrounded by a large ball of air that seemed to absorb every fire and water attack Asami and Korra were throwing at her.
"Why…don't you…stop…playing…defense" Korra challenged, emphasizing every word with an attack.
"Okay" Parker smirked. She pushed her elbows out hard which made the ball of air push outwards with a lot of strength, knocking down both women.
"Nice trick" Korra said annoyed.
"I think that was enough training for today" Asami said while standing up: "I'm pretty sure you're ready to battle the Fireferrets tomorrow."
"It's so not f…" Korra started but couldn't finish her sentence because Asami stopped her.
"Don't start whining again!" Asami said: "We already know you think it's unfair that they're meeting the fireferrets and you don't."
Korra made an angry pout in response.
"You could hang around for another day, you know" Parker suggested.
"No" Asami said with a stern finger held up to Korra, who was ready to cheer out loud. Now her mouth was hanging half open. "No, we can't" Asami continued: "We both have to work tomorrow."
Again an angry pout was Korra's response.
"Before you go, any chance you wanne have diner together? We could go to that noodle place" Parker suggested.
"Sure" Korra responded, still a bit disappointed.
The next morning all seniors were all talking excitedly during breakfast. Lessons were dismissed for the whole day and at ten o'clock the Fireferrets would finally arrive. Bolin was excited too but he was also very, very nervous. He was so stressed out he couldn't eat a bite.
"Are you okay, Bolin? You look a little…green" Parker asked worried.
"Yeah, I'm fine" he managed to say but not very convincing.
"Come on, we should go" Parker said, while standing up and pulling her friend along. They walked to the earthbending arena. It was the largest arena so a pro-bending battle stage had been set up there for the occasion. Many other seniors had arrived already and where trying to get a glimpse inside of the arena but the doors were locked.
"I guess we still have to wait a couple minutes" Parker said, taking a seat on a boulder. Bolin pacing back and forth nervously the whole time. It made Parker a bit dizzy so she had to look away. Finally the door of the earthbending arena opened. Bolin almost jumped six feet in the air in panic.
"Oh no" he whimpered.
"Come on Bolin, you're gonna do fine" Parker encouraged. Bolin sighed and followed his friend inside. After a short speech of headmaster Iroh, the Fireferrest were introduced. The crowd of seniors cheered and applauded. Each team member gave a quick performance of their own talent and after that it was time for the students to challenge the pro-benders.
All the senior took place in one of the four rows, one for each element. Bolin and Parker kept lingering in the back for a bit. Bolin because he was so scared to fail and Parker because she didn't quite know which row she should join. The first four students stepped on the stage and the battle began. It was amazing to watch up close. The students couldn't last long so the rows quickly progressed.
"I can't do this" Bolin whimpered when he was the next in line to take the stage.
Parker stood close by. She turned him around and grabbed his shoulder: "Yes, you can. Bolin, you are a freaking lava bender, which is really rare. Get on that battle field and show them what you're made of."
This gave Bolin a serious boost to his confidence. He nodded determined, climbed on the stage and took his position, strong and firm. Even to his own surprise Bolin was able to land a few hits and even pushed the waterbender from the pro-bending team of the stage. All the seniors cheered him on. When he climbed down he was surrounded by a lot of students wanting to congratulate him and give him high fives. Even the waterbender came to shake his hand in congratulations.
"So did everyone had his or her chance to battle" the airbender from the Fireferrets asked.
"Not yet" the firebender, Azula's brother, Zuko, answered: "We haven't battled the spiritbender yet." Zuko pointed at Parker. "Don't you wanne try?"
"No…it's not that…It's just…" Parker stammered. She sighed: "I didn't know which row to join."
"Why choose?" Zuko said challenging: "It would be a onetime opportunity for us to battle a spiritbender."
That's when Parker understood why such a popular team as the Fireferrets agreed to visit the bendingschool. It wasn't just to entertain some seniors. They knew that Parker was graduating and they took this opportunity so they could challenge a spritibender. Hearing the whispers coming from around her, it seemed Parker wasn't the only linking the dots.
"So, what do you say" Zuko said, arms spread out.
"Challenge accepted" Parker smirked and climbed onto the stage.
"And don't be afraid to go all spirity" the waterbender laughed. Parker smiled back but she wasn't planning on showing all her cards right at the beginning. The bell rang and the battle started. Parker dodged, sidestepped and blocked almost every attack thrown at her. If she did got hit she easily recovered.
"You won't win with defense only" the airbender smirked. Parker just smirked back and without warning the airbender got hit by Parker's first attack. For the next ten minutes attacks went back and forth. Eventually they called it a tie.
"That's quite some strength and power you got there and that even without using the spirit state" Zuko stretched out his hand.
Parker accepted the handshake and smiled: "Thanks."
"Any chance you ever wanne do a rematch?"
"Sure" Parker chuckled: "That would be great."
"Be sure to bring your lava bending friend along."
Bolin was lingering a couple passes behind Parker so he could every word. When he heard Zuko describe him and saying that wanted him to come along for a rematch, Bolin's eyes grew twice as big. He wasn't able to hide anymore that was listening in on the conversation. Not that it wasn't obvious before.
Parker had to chuckle again at the sight of her best friend: "I will."
So this was my last one-shot of this sequel.
I hope you all liked it and thanks for reading.
Reviews are welcome.
