TOP 5 PAIRINGS

5. Mako X Asami
4. Korra X Silver
3. Korra X Asami
2. Korra X Bolin
1. Korra X Mako

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The First Avatar

Book 1: Greed

Chapter 25: My Mother's Daughter

For the first time in what felt like years, there was a quiet serenity in the Air Temple. All of Team Avatar awoke from a good night sleep and were refreshed and ready to begin fighting for the city their predecessors had built. One by one, they all made their way to breakfast, and then to the master bedroom of the temple, ready to meet their newest arrival.

Pema remained in bed, surrounded by her children with her newest in her arms. A little baby boy cooed and squirmed gently in his mother's arms, warming the hearts of his siblings and watching father.

Korra was the last to come see them, smiling warmly at Pema and her family as she entered. "Good Morning guys. Everyone else is getting ready, and we're going to make a move soon. I wanted to say hello before we left."

"That was sweet of you Korra. Would you like to see him?" Pema asked, patting the bed beside her.

Korra smiled and nodded enthusiastically. Gently sitting beside Pema, she peered into the little bundle of blankets and was greeted by a pair of little greyish green eyes. "He's so cute and tiny. What's his name." the Avatar asked.

"He's called Rohan. Daddy chose to name him after an old friend of his." Jinora told her, moving over to sit beside Korra.

"Rohan? It's a good name. Grow up good and strong little guy." Korra said, lightly tickling the baby with the tip of her finger.

"You can hold him if you like." Tenzin offered, with Pema smiling at the suggestion.

"I'd like to, but I need to go. Silver should already be with General Iroh, so we need to try and stop Amon before they get here. It'll make it easier to defeat the rest of the Equalists. Also, Lin told me that you guys are going to be leaving in a couple of hours, once the enemy is focused on us. I just wanted to say keep safe."

Tenzin smiled at her as the young Avatar got up to leave. Before she walked out of the door, the old airbender placed a hand on her shoulder. "I am proud of you Korra. Do your best, and you'll be able to win with no trouble at all."

Korra bowed her head. "I will, and Thank you."

The young water tribe girl ran from the room, meeting with Tahno on the way. They were going to use their waterbending to travel under the water of the bay, so as to avoid being seen. It meant that by the time they got to the arena and snuck in, the Airbenders would be long gone. Tahno and Korra changed into some Equalist Disguises and left the island from the eastern shore. Mako, Asami and Bolin left shortly after, using a Future Industries Speed boat.

As the boat sped away, Asami looked back at Bolin and Mako. "Do you think everyone will be okay? I'm worried about Korra, and the baby."

Mako laughed. "If anyone needs help, it's Amon. Korra's waterbending is crazy strong compared to before, and he can't take her bending. Plus Tahno is there, so long as he doesn't get in the way. Personally, I'm looking forward to trying out the firebending techniques that Lord Zuko taught me!"

Bolin nodded. "Oh yeah, all of us have some crazy powerful new bending, plus Asami's chi blocking Kung Fu awesomeness! We can't lose!"

"Thanks, you guys are always good for cheering a girl up." Asami smiled.

"Tis what we do." Bolin joked.

Back on the island, things were going well. The Police Forces' Air ships were being loaded up and flying off to the city, ready to begin assaults on various Equalist installations. Cannons had been placed on the roof tops by Amon's men, and several squads of biplanes and air ships met the police force as they flew into the city.

The quiet serenity of the morning disappeared behind a hail of fire and steel.

Lin looked at the city as she waited for the Airbenders and Elders to be ready to leave; and a part of her felt melancholic. "The City my mother built and policed is being torn apart before my eyes, and I can't do anything to stop it."

Katara stepped behind her, shaking her head with a warm smile. "Toph would be proud. This city has weathered many threats, and withstood them thanks to you and your leadership. It wasn't politicians that save this city from the various triads, but you."

"Lady Katara, you built this place too, don't you feel sad to see it like this?"

"You know, you'd think that, but I can't say I do. When I was younger, after Aang died, I was afraid that I could never face Korra. I thought I would hate her or treat her badly because she took my husband from me. But when I saw her, I felt love. I realised fully that Korra did not take Aang from me, but rather, Aang gave Korra to me. It felt like he was watching me through her. And now, as I watch this city fight to protect itself, it reminds me of Korra. Fighting to claim this new age. My Republic City fell long ago, as did Toph's. This Republic City belongs to you, and Korra and the new generation of children. If anything, I'm glad to see you youngsters so lively!" the old woman smiled.

Lin looked back at the city and pumped her fist. "Right then! I'll get the old generation and the Airbenders to safety, then I'll fight for my City! Amon is going down!"

Katara chuckled. "You are your mother's daughter alright. Come, I think the preparations are done."

Lin nodded and walked with Katara to the Sky Bison pens, were several of the large furry beasts were chomping on hay, waiting to leave. Tenzin's family still hadn't appeared, but an odd feeling was beginning to overcome Lin. Bending the metal soles of her boots, she touched her bare feet against the ground. With her Seismic Sense, she felt every inch of the island, and found her suspicions to be correct.

"EQUALISTS ARE ON THE WESTERN SHORE! MEN, PREPARE TO FIGHT!" she bellowed so loudly, that the entire island must have heard. Those few police officers and militia members that remained on the island quickly moved to surround the temple's main building, and the bison pens.

Protecting the island wasn't necessary, they needed to protect the airbenders!

Leaving Katara at the pens, Lin ran full pelt through the halls of the temple's main building, stopping just outside Tenzin's door so as to avoid smashing into Pema or the kids if they were just coming out. A ruckus could be heard inside the room and Lin pulled the door away with her cables. Inside, a pair of equalists were trying to hold Tenzin's children, while the man himself was being surrounded by five others. Amon's own lieutenant was threatening Pema with his electrified sticks, demanding she hand over her baby.

"One last chance woman, hand over the child or I will knock you out and take him by force!"

"Not on my watch!" Lin yelled, grabbing the man by the waist and spinning him around the room with her cables. The Lieutenant screamed and looked nauseous, right before Lin let him go, resulting in him smashing through the wall and into another part of the temple.

Two of the men surrounding Tenzin refocused on her, wielding bolas and electro gloves. Lin knew there was a slight delay between being hit by the glove and being electrocuted, so she planned her assault carefully. Ducking under the thrown bola, Lin aimed a punch at the thrower's jaw, knocking him out with a satisfying crack. The second equalist then firmly grasped Lin's arm with his gloved hand, but the former police chief was clever, and metal bent her gauntlets around the glove before pulling her now bare arm away.

The startled equalist tried to shake the twisted piece of metal off of his hand, but before he could, he was blindsided by Tenzin, who smashed him against the floor with a heavy current of air. Lin was a little surprised at the ferocity. It wasn't a physically damaging technique, but it was able to knock all the remaining Equalists out cold.

"Harsh." Lin joked as she went over to the panting airbender.

"No one threatens my wife, children and my best friend." Tenzin smiled, still a little winded.

"Daddy, I think we need to run away now. The weird moustache guy is looking really mad." Ikki said, hiding behind her sister. Lin and Tenzin turned on their heels, only to be struck and electrocuted by the Lieutenant. As both elite benders fell to the ground, stunned, the masked equalist stepped into the room with a very angry expression.

"Alright brats, come quietly, or everyone gets hurt, do you understand?" he threatened. The children cowered away from the furious man, and Pema moved to protect them, which resulted in the Lieutenant stabbing forward with his sticks.

There was a bright flash as the electricity arced around the room, before finally flowing out the window. The Lieutenant was shocked to find one of his sticks was destroyed; turned to ash, while the other was in the hands of an elderly man, smoking a pipe. The man had a long beard and a muscular body, with only his few wrinkles and grey hair giving his real age away.

"Attacking women and children that can't defend themselves? How shameful." Zuko said, pulling the pipe from his lips and emptying it onto the terrified man's shoulder.

"In my day, the people who did that were the most horrid of villains. Still…" Zuko put his pipe into the pocket of his ember coloured robes and placed two fingers gently against the Lieutenant's side. "I'm not one to kill inferior opponents. But this will hurt."

The Lieutenant screamed as a sudden bolt of lightning ripped through the flesh of his side, missing all of his organs and major blood vessels, but causing some serious pain. The man's scream was muffled by Zuko's hand, which quickly disarmed the remaining stick and slammed hard into his opponent's throat, temporarily blocking his airways. The Lieutenant slumped to the floor, unconscious. He wasn't bleeding much, as the lightning had cauterised the wound.

The children whimpered fearfully, but they were spared the full view of the incident by Zuko, who had purposefully placed himself in their way. "Lin, Tenzin, are you alright?" he asked, as he used the special smoke from his pipe to revive them from their stunned state.

"Ugh…yeah, I'm alright. Would be worse without you." Lin said, standing up first and helping Tenzin.

"I want to thank you both for defending my family, but we really need to go. Before more of them come." Tenzin said, urgently shepherding his family down the hall and to the bison pen. Katara and a handful of men were outside, protecting the bison and acolytes. If the pile of Equalists were anything to go by, they had done well.

Lin was about to praise their work when she noticed who the men were. They weren't police officers or her militia, but White Lotus Sentries; the ones that Silver and Korra were due to question.

"What are you doing out of your cells?" Lin asked, trying to stay calm so as not to scare the children.

"We aren't aligned with Necros or his people anymore. We joined the White Lotus to serve the Avatar, so that is our role. Necros can jump off a cliff." One man yelled.

The other men nodded and cheered with their comrade's words, and Lin could tell they were earnest. "Fine, you can help. Keep the Equalists off the island for as long as you can while we get the airbenders and elders out of the city."

The White Lotus yelled in agreement and ran off, ready to defend the home of their Avatar. By the time Lin has checked with them, the Airbenders, as well as Katara and Zuko, were already on Oogi and were waiting for Lin. The former chief lept onto the bison's back and signalled to Tenzin.

"Alright Oogi, it's a little heavy, but do your best. Yip Yip!"

The son of Appa gave a mighty roar and kicked himself off of the ground, flying as fast as he could into the sky and out of the city limits. Lin and Tenzin sighed with relief as the happy family behind them chatted and grew comfortable in the embrace of the sky.

There joy was short lived.

"No…they can't be following us this far!?" Lin yelled, looking back to see a pair of large Air Ships flying towards them, each flying Amon's blood red banner.

"What do we do!?" Pema asked, becoming distressed.

"You escape with Tenzin. I'll stop them!" Lin answered, preparing to fire her cables like grappling hooks.

"But Lin-!"

"No buts Tenzin! You have a family; a wife and children. Plus, Korra still needs you to teach her airbending! The World cannot lose you, or your people. Now run, or I'll kick your backside just like when we were kids!" Lin yelled.

Tenzin felt a few tears come to his eyes, but turned back to the sky ahead of him. "Just come back. I won't forgive you if you get yourself killed trying to be a hero!"

Lin smiled and fired her cables, flying from the bison at break neck speeds, right into the closest of the airships.

"Her mother's daughter indeed." Katara said, smiling melancholically as she watched the child of her closest friend go flying off to battle.

Lin landed with a soft thud on the fabric of the closest Air Ship, but she had obviously been expected, as many Equalists from the other airship jumped down to her, and those from the one she was on came up to join the fight. Lin didn't bother fighting them, but instead shed all of her armour and fired them in all directions, knocking Equalists away from her so she could bend the metal frame inside the air ship, tearing through the fabric in one huge tear and releasing all the precious gas. Tired from her battles and with no armour to defend herself against the onslaught of Equalist Attacks, Lin made her final decision.

She needed to take out the other ship, no matter what.

With a loud war cry, she leapt from the air ship, ready to plummet to the sea below. Accepting her fate, Lin was able to grip the metal within the second ship with her bending, and ripped it apart in one last move.

Smiling as both ships fell into the sea with her, Lin closed her eyes and hit the icy water.

Tenzin felt the tears over flow as he heard his family react. But he couldn't turn around. He wouldn't watch his friend die.

"That woman is my hero." Meelo said, in a moment of seriousness.

Tenzin smiled through the tears. "Mine too Meelo. Mine too."

"Oh no." Those words alerted all four adults to look at Jinora, who's eyes were fastened on a distant object.

An Air ship with blood red banners. The last thing they experience, is being hit by a large metal net, and the burning sting of electricity.