Note: Hi, everyone, sorry for the break. But I'm back now. As I said that after the last chapter, "peace and fun time is over", and that's... partially true. Meaning, there's still peace ( but not for long ;) ); however, fun time is definitely over. You'll see. I don't own the Legend of Korra.
Chapter XVIII - Thirst For Control
Intro
"Earth, Fire, Air, Water.
Only the Avatar can master all four elements and bring balance to the world" - Tenzin
"Audacity, the firmness of one's purpose, faith in oneself and creativity.
These, are four factors of the mind, which will decide one's fate: To be a Guardian, or to be guarded" - Esillith
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On the ferry heading towards Air Temple Island, early in the morning.
Asami's p.o.v.
As I and my boyfriend, Mako, stood behind his brother, who was leaning excitedly slightly over the railing with Pabu perched on his shoulder, looking towards Air Temple Island, us watching it as well, I wrapped my arms around him, seeking the comfort of his body's warmth; not because of the early morning cold, but because of what had transpired the night before. My father, Hiroshi Sato, was... was truly involved with the Equalists. My father, who I loved so much. My father, who taught- No, used to teach me Pai Sho when I was but a little girl! Dad, how could you do this to me?
And then there were those... nightmarish shapes stepping out from the tenebrous, far corners of the factory, where there must have been dark, secret hallways or chambers to house them. Spirits, I had never seen such hideous horrors, such twisted abominations, such... perserve entities in my life! Nevertheless, I was grateful, eternally grateful, that Saudorn had pulled me and Korra out of that damnably infernal place. Yet I couldn't help but shudder, thinking about those things... roaming around beneath the mansion, the home where I'd grown up in. Oh, Spirits, I feel like I'm gonna throw up. Ugh. N-no, Asami. Be strong! Don't make yourself look like a helpless little girl! Push-push those images away. Bury them! Bury them in the deepest recesses of your mind!
Also, even though Furroh and Simel were Equalists themselves, I was glad that I had relatives at that moment. I didn't know why I was okay with the fact that they'd joined that crazy organization, and not with my father doing it; maybe it was because of what they'd been through, being children of one of the most notorious criminals in the history of Republic City - Hashi Tamasu... or Sato... himself.
"Asami, are you okay?". A voice next to me brought me back to reality.
"Uhm. Yeah. I'm okay". I smiled weakly.
"You don't have to lie. I understand", my boyfriend replied, hugging me a bit tighter, "those... monsters were the stuff of nightmares. I and Bolin had to try very hard to forget those diabolical images. Anyway, I don't know about the feeling of discovering that you actually have relatives, but that must be pretty astonishing".
"You're right, I have never known all my life that I, in fact, have two cousins. I could blame my father for hiding this piece of truth from me, yet I understand perfectly why he did what he had to do. Hashi was not exactly an admired figure in this city, let alone in the world of industry. Thanks... for being here for me". I hugged him back.
"Anything for you, sweetheart. Anything for you".
Shortly later, as the ferry pulled up at the port, I felt a bit better, then way better, upon seeing Saudorn, a woman in a light, brown cloak, Korra and three airbending kids, I assumed, standing on the dock, waving at us. A bit away from them, there was a polar bear-dog as well. Wow, beautiful doggie.
"You're finally here!", the youngest girl with two buns of hair covered in yellow hair wraps exclaimed excitedly. Ahead of us, on the ship's bow, an Air Acolyte threw the anchor in the water while two others let down the ramp to allow me, my boyfriend and his brother to get off the boat. "Welcooome to Air Temple Island. Your new home", the girl continued her little speech.
My... new home.
"Yes, welcome to", the youngest of the trio, a boy, said, pointing at himself, "my domain".
Bolin was carrying his duffel bag over his right shoulder, and Mako and I descended the ramp behind him. "Well, aren't you sweet", Bolin commented, slightly leaning forwards, "little monk child?". Monk child?
That was when Pabu jumped down from Bolin's shoulder and ran in between the boy's legs before running to the right. He bent over and looked through his legs at the fire ferret. He stood erect again and asked what kind of creature Pabu was. While the eldest of the airbending kids explained to him, Saudorn walked towards us, spreading his arms wide. "Not that I miss you or anything, but welcome".
He and Bolin hugged amicably, making me feel quite astonished at the comparison of height between the black-and-neck-length-haired man and Bolin. The goofy guy was about 5'7'', yet Saudorn had to be like... 6'6'' tall! He was not exactly a giant, but the sight of him was really impressive. I didn't even know if Korra was lucky or unfortunate to have such a boyfriend. I mean, she was pretty short for a 17-year-old young woman. After hugging Bolin, Saudorn moved to Mako, intending to give him a hug as well, yet he politely refused.
"I, uh, don't think it's a good idea".
"Ah, you still remember that circumstance?". Saudorn grinned.
"What circumstance?", I inquired him curiously.
"One that should not be mentioned, for his sake". Korra's boyfriend gave me a wink then looked back at Mako.
Next, he extended his hand towards me, wanting to shake hands. Amusedly surprised, I took his fairly big hand, shook it and thanked him for his hospitality. And despite being big, he held mine firmly yet softly, showing respect and gentleness towards women. Hmm... an ideal lover, I see.
After that, Mako walked toward Korra and said:"Thanks for sending the Air Acolytes to help us with the move".
I agreeed with my boyfriend. "Yes, they've been amazing. Such tireless workers".
As I finished my sentence, two Air Acolytes carried my several trunks of luggage down the ramp.
"The airbenders surely are amazing", the woman in light brown cloak, who'd been standing next to Korra, spoke, "but in term of "tireless workers", the Hork-Bajir are even more wonder-".
Before she could finish her sentence, out of the blue, Pabu jumped on her head, startling her. Then, the polar bear-dog rushed towards her, acting like it wanted Pabu to get off the woman's head, accidentally pushing her to the ground, stomach first, prompting Pabu to jump away, the big animal licking her face as she looked at Saudorn with a sarcastic "well played" expression. What was that about?
Shortly after that, the woman stood up and Saudorn introduced her to me, Mako and Bolin as his mentor - Azara. When we were done shaking hands with the woman, I shook hands with Korra too ( with the Avatar looking bright and pleasant this time ), and all of us, including the airbending kids, strolled behind the playful polar bear-dog chasing Pabu forwards to the gates of Air Temple Island. At that moment, I had a sensation of being watched, casually looking to my right to see the airbending boy grinning at me.
"You're pretty, can I have some of your hair?". He held out his hand.
Mako spoke to me jokingly while winking:"Looks like I have some competition".
"And by the look of it, I say you'd better be careful, Mako". Saudorn chuckled. "Meelo is not to be underestimated".
"The tall man got that right!". The kid spoke aloud proudly, evoking light chuckles from Korra, Saudorn and Azara.
When we stopped walking, the yellow-bun-haired girl lifted her hands up. "And now for the grand tour". Following that, she spoke quickly, pointing at each area:"The flying bison sleep in those caves down there". She turned around. "And that's the temple Grandpa Aang built". She turned around again. "And that's the greenhouse where we grow the vegetables we eat". She turned back to us and grinned.
"I have a couple of questions", Bolin asked, causing the girl to stop smiling and look at him as he tried to mimic her quick talk, "is this an all vegetarian island?". He pointed at a direction. "Is that where you train airbending?". He grabbed his shirt. "Do we have to wear Air Acolyte clothes? Do we each get our own sky bison? And final question, how many trees are on this island?". Finally, he bent down to look at Ikki.
The girl thought for a mere second and answered quickly with her hands behind her back while rocking back and forth slightly. "Yes. Yes. No. No. Ten thousand five hundred and fifty two".
Oookay.
"So, where are we going to be staying?", Mako inquired her.
"You're a boy", Saudorn replied, and we turned towards him. "So, boys have to stay on the boys' side; meaning, time for you to follow me to the Men's Dormitory".
"Ha. Ha". Mako was annoyed at Saudorn's joke, following him, Bolin, and the eldest of the airbending kids, causing me to stifle a laugh.
"Meelo, why don't you go with the boys too?", Korra told the airbending boy.
He looked up at me before moving away. "We shall meet again soon, beautiful woman". Very cute.
Korra, then, directed me as we walked. "Ikki, I and Azara will take you to your room. This way".
Three minutes later, we arrived at the Women's Dormitory, entering it, following a hallway. Unlike my home, the floors of the Women's Dormitory were wooden; there were also paper sliding doors and walls everywhere. Very traditional. Occasionally, there were a few trees in pots here and there as well. As we were walking, the girl named Ikki said:
"Asami, did you know Korra likes Mako?". Huh?
I was surprised at that. "Oh. Uh, no. I wasn't completely aware of that".
Suddenly, Korra grabbed my arm and dragged me further along the corridor. Once we reached the room, my room, she slided open the doors, and moved to the side, smiling and gesturing to me in an inviting manner to enter the room. As I entered, I heard the sound of doors slamming shut. I turned around in time to hear Ikki exclaim:"Hey!".
"Run along, Ikki!", Korra scolded.
Next, I heard some noises resembling that of a... cat? A growling cat. Then, I heard Azara gently tell the Ikki girl to go back to her parents' room. Once she was sure Ikki was away, the Avatar sighed, opened the door, letting Azara in, turned around and scratched her head awkwardly.
"So, here's your room. I know this is a little rustic compared to what you're used to".
She was quite right: The room was small, containing only basic furnishings and one window. Very different from my actual room. But I'd take it, and I did; I mean, I was not some rich, picky heiress who couldn't live without luxury.
"I think it's really charming". I walked to the window. "And the best part about it, nothing here reminds me of my father, and those walking horrors". I turned my head to look at Korra. "Thank you for your hospitality".
"After what happened last night, it would be wrong not to let you stay here just because your father is an Equalist. I have a philosophy that I follow very strictly: An individual should not be judged hastily because of the sins of their father. And it works wonders", Azara kindly directed me, making me feel humbled with her wisdom.
That was when someone knocked at the door.
Annoyed, the Avatar let out her outburst, making my eyes widen at her. "Ikki! I swear". She turned slightly to face and point at the door. "If you don't leave us alone, I'm gonna-".
She stopped her outburst immediately when the doors were open, whitened. It was Councilman Tenzin. With a slightly higher-pitched tone, she said:"Uh, Tenzin! Come right in".
He spoke, after walking towards and stopped in front of us:"Good day, ladies. Asami, welcome to the island".
I bowed down at Tenzin. "Thank you for having me". Tenzin bowed down to me right after. After that, he politely nodded towards Azara to acknowledge her presence, with the latter nodding in return.
"Beifong's replacement, Saikhan, is going to be inducted as the new Chief of Police later. I think we should be there. Saudorn is waiting with Oogi", the Councilman, then, directed Korra.
After saying goodbye and good day to Korra, Azara and Councilman Tenzin, I sat down on the bed, putting my handbag away, closing my eyes and thinking of my late mother, trying to recuperate from what'd happened back inside the underground factory. Mom, please give me strength. Please give me hope, that Dad is not lost forever. I love you both.
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Korra's p.o.v.
Once we arrived at the outside of the Police Headquarters, getting off Oogi, we quickly went to get on the podium as some of the leaders of Republic City, seeing a the crowd gathering in front of the Headquarters.
"It was an honor serving under Chief Beifong for so many years, and I wish her a speedy recovery. It is with great humility that I take her place as the new Chief of Police. Republic City is facing a threat like none the world has ever seen but there is one man who's been effective against Amon's revolution, Councilman Tarrlok". Him? You must be joking. Tarrlok nodded his head as reporters took his picture. "That is why for all matters involving the Equalists, I will report directly to him". Wait a second, you do the what now? I and Tenzin turned our heads to Tarrlok with surprise. Next to me, I noticed Saudorn's calm demeanor, him coolly watching Saikhan giving his speech. I wonder what he's thinking right now. "The police department will lend any and all available resources to the councilman and his task force". Saikhan slammed his fist down on the podium. "Until we quell this insurgency".
"What is that weasel-snake Tarrlok up to now?", I muttered.
"I believe this is his next step to absolute power". Saudorn finally turned to me. "He's made Saikhan his official puppet". Can't agree more with that.
As the crowd dispersed after the inauguration, we approached Tarrlok, who was giving the Fire Nation councilwoman a handshake, who left with the other council members, with Tenzin walking faster than usual, Tarrlok bowing after the councilpersons in their direction. Faking bastard.
When Tenzin was near him, he directed him right away, accusingly:"Tarrlok, I don't know what you did to get Chief Saikhan in your pocket, but I highly doubt it was legal".
"Oh, Tenzin". Tarrlok turned to him. "Always the conspiracy theorist. Did you ever consider Saikhan simply recognizes my talents and wants what is best for this city?". Yeah, right. Tenzin grunts in disgust as I and my boyfriend walked towards them. "Well, Avatar Korra, Mr. Saudorn. Long time no see". He turned his attention to us, then to me. "Now that your little pro-bending distractions are over, I look forward to your return to my task force". Return to your task force? Didn't you get enough oxygen in your head this morning because you inconveniently bent ice into your nose or something?
"Hah!". I folded my arms. "Forget it! There's no way I'm rejoining your vanity project".
"That is unfortunate to hear, but I'm sure you'll come to your senses as you have in the past", Tarrlok replied.
"Don't hold your breath, bub". I pointed at him. "You know, Tenzin's been right about you all along. You played me, you played Beifong". I pointed at Tarrlok again. "And now you're playing the new Chief too". I swiped my hand aside, and walked up to the smug weasel-snake. "Well, I got news for you. You need me, but I don't need you. I'm the Avatar".
He smirked, somewhat scornfully and mockingly. "You're not, in fact, the Avatar". What? That made my face soften with surprise. "You are merely a half-baked Avatar in training, which reminds me, how is your airbending going?". You... bastard. "Made any significant progress with that?". I looked down in defeat, clenching my teeth. "I didn't think-".
Before Tarrlok could finish his sentence, I was aware of someone stood in front of me while my eyes were still focus on the ground, shielding me, his voice full of steel and restrained anger. "You're crossing a line here, Tarrlok. Back. Off. Or I'm going to wipe that face off your skull".
"Your threat is duly noticed, Mr. Saudorn. But let me tell you one thing: I'm not afraid of threats, and I'm not afraid of a thug of a man like you. And since you love defending your girlfriend so much, maybe you should just tell her if she will not be a part of my task force, then she had best stay out of my way".
When I looked up again, Tarrlok was gone, and my boyfr- No, my infernal boyfriend turned back to me with concern written all over his face, putting his hand on my shoulder to comfort me, intending to say something. But... I didn't need any concern and any comfort from anybody! Angrily, I pushed his hand away, not letting him say whatever he was going to, and scolded him:
"Thanks, Saudorn, for making me appear weak in Tarrlok's eyes. Now I'm not only a half-baked Avatar, but also a coward, who hides behind my boyfriend's back!".
Following that, I stormed off towards Oogi, wanting to get the damnation out of there, back to Air Temple Island, just so I didn't have to be reminded of that Tarrlok scoundrel... and my boyfr- Ah, no, but that was impossible! Tenzin had to get him back home on Oogi as well. Swell.
...
Once we all were back on Oogi and were on the way home, for a while, we only stayed silent because I didn't want to talk to anyone at that moment. And to avoid Saudorn's piercing, dark eyes, I looked away, pretending that he was not on Oogi, sitting opposite me, looking or glaring at me or whatever. However, inwardly, I sighed heavily out of sadness; not because of Tarrlok's comment about my airbending training progress, but because of the fact that I was starting another fight with my boyfriend. I hated it, yet I couldn't help it. I was just... so angry! And... and... the silence. Spirits, the silence was too tense for my liking! I felt like I was suffocating.
Shortly later, couldn't stand it anymore, I spoke to Tenzin, rather harshly:"Tenzin, why don't you say something? Just give me some of those wisdoms of yours like you always did".
"I don't think it works like that, Korra", my mentor responded, turning his head a bit to look back at me, "first, you have to express your feelings outwards just so I'll know what to do with them".
"Fine", I said curtly, frustrated. "I don't understand what's wrong with me. I've memorized nearly all of the practice forms, but I still can't produce a single measly puff of air! I'm a failure".
"There is nothing wrong with you, sweethea-", Saudorn directly gently.
Quickly, I cut him off:"I'm talking with Tenzin here, didn't you see that?".
"Okay", he replied simply, and I didn't know why, but it made me wince.
"Saudorn's right. You're not. You just need to work through this airbending block", Tenzin said.
I chuckled sarcastically. "Amazing advice. I'll get right on that".
"I wasn't finished yet". Tenzin was slightly annoyed. "You see, Aang not only had his bending teachers, but also his past lives to call upon for guidance. Have you ever made contact with your past lives?".
"No, of course I haven't. Didn't you get the memo from the White Lotus? I'm a spiritual failure, too". Now I was really sad.
Choosing to ignore my whining, my mentor suggested:"You may have made a connection without realizing it. Perhaps something you mistook as a dream?". A dream?
I was thoughtful for a moment, trying to recall what Tenzin'd told me as a dream. "Hmm... Maybe. I had a few weird hallucinations, but I hardly even remember them".
My mentor was surprised. "And did you see any previous Avatars in these visions?".
"I saw Aang. It seemed like he was in trouble. What do you think it means?".
"Hmm, I don't know". Tenzin stroked his beard. "But I urge you to meditate on these visions. I believe Aang's spirit must be trying to tell you something".
As Oogi "landed" down on the ground in front of a sky bison cave, and as I stood up, walked past Saudorn without noticing him, I heard him say:
" 'There is nothing wrong with letting people who love you help you' ".
"What was that?". I turned back to him, surprised and curious.
"You heard what I said", Saudorn spoke, then, he stood up and turned to me. "That was what Iroh - Zuko's uncle - said to Toph after she left Aang, Katara and Sokka".
With that, he jumped off the sky bison and proceeded to walk away. I immediately turned to Tenzin with a "did you just hear what he said?" expression only to get a knowing, small smile from him. Really, Tenzin?
...
Saudorn's p.o.v.
After quoting Iroh's wisdom to Korra, I jumped off Oogi and proceeded to walk away towards the Women's Dormitory, to Azara's room, to ask her for another training session before heading to Tenzin's family's dining room for lunch. Inside my female mentor's room, before the training session, I told her about what'd transpired during and after Saikhan's induction as the new Chief of Police, voicing my concern about Tarrlok's power-hungry ambition. I said that beside the recent update about the bad guys' preparations for war, Tarrlok's political power and his task force were becoming a distraction, to the war and to my relationship with Korra, and an annoying one at that. Calmly, Azara replied that Tarrlok was not such a problem to be concerned with, even when he'd managed to affect my girlfriend's morale, indirectly causing our relationship to be, well, stranded yet again. She assured me that Korra would be fine.
After that, we went out to the airbending training area to continue my whipping training. This time, I was to form a microorganism whip, use it and fight against my female mentor, who "borrowed" my microorganism halberd as a weapon, to improve my striking skills. Two sparring matches and two 10-minute breaks later, I was to practice tendril dodging again, getting from 5 attempts at dodging to 9, then to 11, impressing the hell outta Azara. Next, we called it a day and went to have lunch in the dining room, me sitting next to Korra, yet none of us talking to each other, despite me not angry or cold or anything. I wanted to wait 'til she felt better. After lunch, I asked Azara to continue to tell me about that Guardian stuff she'd tried to give me full details of; nevertheless, she told me that she had an important and urgent meeting outside of this world, so she was not be able to tell me right then. Yet if I wanted to, I could continue to train, she said before departing, which I did that whole afternoon, forgetting the fact that Korra was supposed to train too. And she didn't come.
Once I was done with the training, it was late in the afternoon. I went to the Men's Bathroom to take a bath, and then, I went to the dining room to have lunch, seeing both Tanna and Anyu there talking with everyone. Upon seeing my two dear female friends, I came to give each of them a warm hug, happy to see that the Equalists' attack aiming at the arena did nothing to suppress their cheerful selves. That was when I noticed Korra glaring at me, annoyed and jealous, and that gave me an interesting idea. She's jealous? Then I'll make others jealous too. As I walked towards Korra, intending to sit next to her, I gradually embraced her pleasantly from behind, lovingly kissing her cheek, evoking a long "oooh" from my female friends, Ikki, Jinora, Pema and Bolin. About Korra? Predictably, she didn't have enough will power to resist and continue to be as childish as ever ( quote General Fong:"It worked. It worked! ), blushing furiously at the intimate contact.
Notwithstanding, ten minutes into dinner, the young Avatar simply excused herself, getting out of the room as quick as she could without looking hurried. Even though many of the people in the room encouraged me to go after her, I wanted to give her more space, seeing that she still didn't want to be near me, and that that hug just made her all the more embarrassed. After a while, Asami and the two brothers politely excused themselves too, already done with their meal, saying that they'd talk to my girlfriend and see what was going on ( Meelo followed them shortly after they left ). And me? I just stayed in the dining room until the dinner was finished, everybody, including Tanna and Anyu, leaving the room, with the latter two saying that they'd wait for me in my room if I wanted to talk about the Korra thing. That was when I sensed the Avatar leaving the island together with Asami, Mako and Bolin. What the hell are they up to now?
Back in my room, I told my two female friends about what'd occurred after the induction of the new Chief of Police, recapitulating the confrontation between Korra and Tarrlok, with the latter rubbing salt into the wound by attacking her airbending training progress, having not been able to inform them during dinner, with Korra around, evoking anger and disapproval from the young women, calling the son of a bitch all kinds of names that made me so proud as a curser. Next, I told them about me defending my girlfriend, shielding her from Tarrlok's verbal attack; and they asked me excitedly if I'd kicked Tarrlok's ass, to which I replied that I hadn't, and it was not really necessary unless Tarrlok was the one who desired a fight first. Then, I explained to Tanna and Anyu that the defending was the reason why my relationship with Korra became stranded... again, as my girlfriend blamed me for making her look like a coward in Tarrlok's eyes.
Upon hearing that, the two young women said that it was ridiculous to think that way, that I was just looking out for my beloved. I agreed with their sentiment, yet I spelled it out for them that Korra was a proud, and still, childish teenage, so it made sense she behaved that way. Now, they asked me what I wanted to do about it, and I told them what I'd said before: Give her some space ( also, that means that I didn't need to tell them about Korra, Asami, Mako and Bolin leaving the island too, despite being pretty worried about what they were going to do next ). Finally, to keep my mind away from Korra for a while, I suggested a sparring match challenge between me and Anyu, with the young woman responding:"You're on, Mister".
Five minutes later, we arrived at the training area and began the match. First, I formed small, wood square block-like objects, then I hurled them at Anyu. Quickly, the Water Tribe young woman let loose a volley of water bullets to meet with my blocks, changing them to sharp and pointy icicles, breaking through the objects, aiming at me. Not feeling worried at all, I raised a wall to shield myself from the incoming 'ice-knives', then I made the wall charge forwards with great speed. However, Anyu created a water spout to lift her up in the air, freezing the top of the spout with her standing on it, using the rest of the water to catapult her at me before the wall destroyed it. While in midair, she immediately put water around her fingers, freezing them, making it look like she had ice claws! Outside the ying yang platform, Tanna was encouraging Anyu to kick my butt. Ice claws huh? Let me show you something even more interesting! Fleetly, I constructed Wolverine's claws and long, tapewrap-like bindings to bind the claws to the back of my hands, engaging Anyu in a claw-to-claw combat, resulting in each of us receive scratches from the other. Me, I got some across my left cheek, while Anyu got some on her right arm.
"Not bad. Not bad at all. You've managed to scratch me, unlike Bolin, who couldn't even have the stomach for it". The Water Tribe young woman grinned.
"You fought with Bolin?". I was incredulous.
"Nah, it was just a fun sparring match between water and earth, you know". She shrugged. "Bolin is nice as a boyfriend, but as a fighter, especially against women, he has a lot to learn".
"Good thing I already learned". It was my turn to grin.
"Then, let's see how good you are, Mr. Handsome!".
Finishing her sentence, my female "opponent" intending to use the water to freeze my feet, waterbending the liquid towards me, close to the ground, like a creeper. Having already controlled all of the microorganisms on the small part of the platform's surface in front of me, I waited until the water was near me, then I "bent" it up in the air, sending it back at Anyu, whose eyes widened at my ability. However, before the water hit her, she regained her composure and broke it down into vapor. After that, she rushed forwards, this time intending to use a water whip against me, us initiating another hand-to-hand combat session, resulting in me grasping her left arm, guiding it behind her back, and shouldering her pretty hard so she would be catapult away on the ground. Standing up right away, Anyu glared at me with slight anger, swiftly turning the vapor around her back to liquid form as a big blob of water, dividing it into smaller blobs, then, she changed them to many ice discs.
Someone is getting serious.
Not wasting her time, Anyu hurled the discs at me, backed up by Tanna cheers and encouragement. Time to display a higher form of my powers. To counter Anyu's new move, I shaped a lot of short, corrugated steel bar-like things, letting them spin very fast like helicopter blades, tossing them forwards, breaking the discs in the process, heading towards Anyu. Once they were near her, to catch her off guard, I moved them up in the air, made them stop spinning and arranged them according to a slender, cylinder-like shape, and rapidly slammed them down around Anyu, bending the top of the bars inwards to form some sort of a ceiling to a special "cage" for humans. Just to make sure that my "opponent" couldn't break out of the "cage", I made the bar's materials even harder than diamond, just like what I'd done to the microorganisms prior to annihilating that platinum wall back in the secret factory underneath the Sato mansion.
Afterwards, I smirked teasingly and triumphantly at Anyu, who shot me a "Really?" look inside the "cage". Following that, I gave her a chuckle and removed all the bars, disintegrating them into thin air, offering my hand to call a "truce". Giving me a shrug, then a smile, Anyu shook my hand, then said:
"But I'll get a rematch someday, so watch out".
Once all was said and done, seeing it was late, Anyu said that she and Tanna had to go home now, the latter joining us, hugging me, then Anyu, complimenting both of us for putting up a quality sparring match. Next, I escorted the ladies to the port, sensing Korra's presence on our way there. When we arrived at our destination, Korra, Asami and the brothers were just getting back from whatever they'd been doing all night out in the city. As the two group met, Bolin hugged Anyu affectionately, excitedly telling her about how he, Mako, Korra and Asami patrolled Republic City streets as Team Avatar, stopped a group of jailbreaking Equalists and got in Tarrlok's nerves with their success. So that's what they've been busy themselves with. Once he was done with Anyu, Bolin turned to me and said:"Isn't that great?", to which I feigned enthusiasm and replied that it indeed was, high-fiving him. After saying goodbye to Tanna and Anyu, I "escorted" Team Avatar back to the path to the dormitories, Bolin still was excited about the first activities of the Team.
When we reach the spot where Ikki'd announced a "grand tour", we parted ways, Korra and Asami heading to the Women's Dormitory, while I and the brothers heading to the Men's Dormitory. Inside my room, feeling kinda sleepy, I pulled my shirt over my head, nonchalantly throwing it away, crashing down onto the bed, fast to sleep.
Note 2: Just wanna fix errors.