Something Different

Korra strapped her glider to her back as she flew in beside Mako and Bolin. "Sorry I was late guys." She said but Mako waved her off.

"No problem." Bolin told her. "We just wanted to get her before you did so we could scope out the area."

"Anything we should worry about?" She asked as they started to walk the neighborhood.

"Nothing so far." Mako told her. "It's quiet and it feels like we're being watched."

"Well duh Mako." Bolin said rolling his eyes. "Police don't usually come to this area. Plus the Triads have a few members from this part of town." He broke off from there group and approached a group of people who were at a food vender. "Hi I was wondering have any of you seen Skoochy?" Almost all the people left the vender. All but one.

The vender sighed shaking her head. "Son if you're looking for Skoochy then you should stop." She said handing her last costumer his food.

"Why?" Bolin asked confused.

"Because he's a good kid that got wrapped up in something that he shouldn't have when he was younger just so he could stay feed. Now he's stuck as an informant. He knows so much that people are scared to touch him but he's learned that it's better to hop from place to place. If someone who doesn't know his enemy's but they know where he lays his head then they win." She said shrugging. "However I've seen you kids on the t.v before and your friend is the avatar so maybe you guys know what you're doing." She looked him over again. Schlocky was seen last night heading into the back of the library."

"How do you know that?" He asked.

"Because street benders keep up with his location so we can pass him food. With him around the gangs don't come around as much." She said moving her food cart away. The other two walked over to him.

"What you find out?" Korra asked.

"We might find him at the library." Bolin said leading the way.

"What else did she say?" Mako asked eyes continuing to scan the area.

"I'll tell you later. For now let's just keep our guard up and find Skoochy." Bolin said focusing on leading them. He knew they would be on the lookout.

"Man this place is much better than when we were kids." Mako said. He was happy that the area improved.

"Yeah that happens when gangs leave the area and people can start leaving again." Bolin said holding the library door open for them.

Mako walked up to the desk and took an information card. He ignored librarians request for help taking a pen to right something. He picked it up and showed it to her. She swallowed hard and looked at him before looking at Avatar Korra. Korra waved offering a friendly smile. The librarian got the attention of her coworker. The man motioned for them to follow him to the back.

"He's not in trouble is he?" The young man asked nervously. "I can't see any other reason for Team Avatar to be paying him a visit."

"No we just need to talk to him about something." Mako tried to calm his worries.

"Everyone does." The man grumbled opening a door for them.

Once they were in he closed the door behind them. There was a bed and a bundle shaped person was under it. Korra picked up a book next to the bed when she crouched beside it. She poked the bundle with it a few times. Skoochy shot up in the bed and the other three young adults jumped in the air. Skoochy blinked a couple of times before turning to them. He looked disheveled and his hair was sticking all over the place.

"Give me a minute." He stumbled from the bed and beer cans fell to the floor.

"Geez drink much?" Mako said raising an eyebrow.

Skoochy sighed long and hard as he picked some clothes from one of his bag. "How else do you expect me to pass my time alone when people don't come to me asking for information? Which isn't as often as people think. I have no friends, family, house, job, or hell even life. I don't regret doing what I had to do when I was younger because it kept me feed and I don't regret things I do. So yes officer I do spend almost all of my time drinking. It helps not thinking about all the people that want to kill me because of the information I hold." Without saying another word he walked into the bathroom. They jumped when the door closed.

"Great Mako." Bolin sighed.

"Yeah eyebrows stop fucking up." Korra said.

Mako threw his hands in the air. "Come on guys I wasn't trying to be rude."

"Well news flash you were." Korra said rolling her eyes.

They waited in silence after that for another thirty minutes before Skoochy came back out fully dressed and hair under control.

"Let's do this." He said putting on a hat. They watched him back his bag.

"Um you're in a better mood now." Bolin commented as the man quickly folded his sheets and blankets placing the pillow over them.

"Yes well who isn't a little cranky in the morning?" Scoochy asked putting his bag on. He opened the door and gestured for them to walk out.

The man that led them there was waiting in the hallway. Schlocky bowed. "Thank for allowing me to rest here again."

"Do not worry about it. You are always welcome here friend." The man said smiling. Skoochy returned it as they leanned in and kissed cheeks goodbye. Skoochy gestured with his head to the other end of the hall from which they came from.

"Um where are we going?" Korra asked as they followed him without much thought on the matter.

"We can't just walk out the door and we can't just go out the back." Skoochy said turning around to walk backwards and look at them as he gestured with his hands. "So what's left when you can't go underground?" He stopped at a door swinging it open.

"The roof." They gave him a blank look as he motioned for them to go in.

"You want us to go on the roof?" Mako asked to be clear.

"Yes I thought I was pretty clear." Skoochy said tilting his head a little confused.

"You know we just came to talk right? Just to get some information and that's it." Mako asked again.

"Yes officer just like the last time you came and talked to me." Skoochy said rolling his eyes. "Now can we get this show moving along because if gang members have noticed that the Avatar and two officers walked in the library and didn't come back out. I don't wish to cause trouble for them. They're very good people."

"Alright." Korra said nodding. "I trust that it's not a trap."

"I would just be causing unnecessary trouble for myself if it was." Skoochy said closing the door after himself. "So what did you want to know?" He asked taking the lead again up the steps.

"What's up with the Triads lately? What do you know about Tokuga? The new boss." Mako asked as they were lead out on the roof top.

"First as I'm sure you have heard the Triads are no longer separate they all joined up. I thought the little bombing session that they did on the city was proof of that." Scooby said as spirits appeared around him.

"Yes well what are the new Triads intentions?" Bolin asked.

"What are any gangs plot?" Skoochy asked giving out attention to the different spirits. "Control, money, power, destruction, etc."

Korra was vaguely paying attention to the questions being asked. Her focus was on the interaction of Skoochy and the spirits. They were speaking but it sounded like white noise. She frowned because she could understand spirits but not at this moment as if something was blocking it or changing it. "Tokuga?" Mako said. Skoochy shrugged as the spirits disappeared and he headed towards the right.

"He just showed up in town one day. No one knows where he came from exactly. Nothing but your standard most likely false rumors going around about it." He easily jumped the small distance to the next building and the other three followed. "All I know is that he went to each of the gang leaders and proved himself as an alley and great asset to the gangs. Then once he had there trust he came up with idea of stronger together. And of course they ate it up. He told them how much more damage they could do together and with the right training that they could take over the city and then the nations. He had them right he wanted them. They put him in charge and they would be like a board for the gangs. Only acting when they might need to step in." Skoochy stopped walking. "And then he killed them."

"Shit." Bolin said grimacing.

"Yeah that seems like unnecessary killings." Korra said as they made their way on to another building.

"Yes well he didn't need them anymore and he couldn't chance them putting him out if they changed their mind later on down the road. The man is very good at making examples." Skoochy said heading west to a back building. He led them down a fire escape. "If anyone goes against what he says, what he wants, or they do not meet his speciations. Then he has no problem getting rid of them right then and there. He is cruel and leads with that example. Basically he is leading a bunch of savages on leashes. He has made it clear that you don't bite the hand that feeds you." He said heading down an alley. "He kills anyone snooping around in his business."

"Is that why you always have to watch your back?" Korra asked speaking for the first time since they left.

"Yeah he has people out looking for me all the time. He doesn't like that I know so much." Skoochy shrugged as they walked out to on to the street. "So that should answer most your questions and why I had you go all around the world."

"It did but we need to ask you a few more questions." Korra said. Skoochy raised an eyebrow an eyebrow as they walked up to a food vendor. The young man smiled as he passed Skoochy some food.

"Chief Lin has offered you to go under witness protection if you need it. She understands that we are causing you a lot of trouble by asking you for information." Mako said.

Skoochy dug into his food as he thought it over. "It's a really nice offer but I think that I would probably just end up causing you guys more trouble." He said sighing as he put his food in his bag.

"Don't think we can protect you?" Bolin asked.

"I think you're going to get tired of protecting me." Skoochy corrected yanking Bolin back by his arm. Three rocks on fire went flying by in front of their faces. "Think the devil up and he'll pay a visit." Team Avatar jumped into defense around Skoochy but he didn't move further than turning to face their attackers.

"I didn't know someone with a busy schedule of yours had time to pay house visits." A hooded person standing in the middle of a couple of Triads members. "You are as mouthy as they say." Tokuga commented.

"How about you tell me why you walked out of your shadows." Skoochy said really wanting to get this whole thing over and done with.

"You already know why I am here All Knowing." Tokuga said using Skoochy's nick name. "If you want something done right then you have to do it yourself."

His swords slide down his sleeves and he charged at them with his men and women. Team Avatar sprang into action. Skoochy dodged the attack and blocked the kick meant for his head. He frowned when he heard Tokuga hiss as they fought. Maybe the rumors weren't wrong but it has been ages since a spirits curse. He landed a successful punch to Tokuga's face sending him to the ground and knocking his hood off. Skoochy gasped and the fighting around them stopped as Tokuga scrambled to hide his appearance.

"What are you standing around for?!" Tokuga yelled at his people. "Get them!"

"Avatar!" Skoochy yelled taking off running.

Korra took the hint and blasted their enemy's down the straight with an air wave. They took off after Skoochy. "Get up and kill them all! Or else you'll regret it!" They heard Tokuga yelling.

"Well they're going to be regretting it." Skoochy said as he used to buildings to jump back and forth to get to the top. Korra air bended, Mako fire bended, and Bolin earthed their ways to the top. "Lucky bastards." Skoochy said running and jumping from roof top to roof top.

"They're over here!"

Mako turned mid jump to blast fire at the air bender that had found them. Bolin sent a chunk of the building knocking the air bender out of the sky.

"Dammit!" Korra said as the gang members had found their way onto the rooftops.

"Skoochy shouldn't we have headed the other way?!" Bolin yelled. They were on some of the higher buildings around the area now. The direction that they were heading in was running out of buildings.

"You guys trust me right?" Skoochy asked heading for the last building.

"Yes just get us out of here!" Mako said fire bending at the gang members behind them.

"Alright! Get ready to jump!" Skoochy said as the edge of the building was coming up.

"I hope you know what you're doing!" Bolin yelled as they jumped off the building.

They screamed but Skoochy turned to face them as they fell. His eyes glowed almost gold and his body glowed as well.

"You're an energy bender?!" Korra yelled as all four of their bodies glowed and they disappeared.

The Triads stopped at the edge of the building.

"Fuck!" One of them said punching the railing.

"Which one of us is going to tell him that they disappeared?" Another asked.

Team Avatar and Skoochy appeared right next to Mako's police car. "So I'm an energy bender." Skoochy said after five minutes of nobody saying anything or moving.

"Well no shit!" Bolin shouted. "A warning would be great next time!"

"I'm hoping there won't be a next time." Skoochy pointed out.

"That makes two of us." Mako grumbled falling back against his car.

Korra looked Skoochy over as the three of them bickered. She had a feeling that she had meet Skoochy before. It was the same feeling that she had gotten when they had first meet. "Thanks for getting us out of there even though it wasn't the way we were hoping." She said slapping him on the back.

Skoochy smiled. "It's no problem little sister." Skoochy said giving her a big smile.

Korra shook her head. She guessed the dork was fully awake now. "Are you going to take Chief Lin up on her offer?" She asked.

"I'm going to think about it a little bit more. How about that." Skoochy said giving her air guns as he walked backwards. "Now that I pissed the main man off. This whole thing has become a lot more complicated and unnecessary then it needs to be."

"So that's a maybe?" Bolin asked amused as Skoochy continued to take steps backwards.

"It's a strong maybe." Skoochy said waving his hands around. "And oh if we could possibly keep the whole energy bender thing under wraps that would be great."

"No worries your secret is safe with us." Mako assured the man.

"Good then." Skoochy said giving them peace signs. "Until next time then little sister and little brothers." And then he turned glowing and disappeared.

"I'll never get use to that." Bolin said looking at the spot where Skoochy still should have been.

"You're telling me." Korra said opening her glider. She has a feeling that she can't shake.

Being in the spirit world always makes Kuvira feel like she's breathing for the first time. This time however she was worried. The spirits were feverous and anxious looking. Not many came to greet her and others seemed scared to leave there homes.

"What is going on around here?" Kuvira questioned worriedly.

"Excuse me Āsupurinsesu."

Kuvira turned around to one of her spirits. "Mitsue." She said bowing.

"The elders wish to see you." The rock spirit said.

Kuvira was surprised about that but with the way things were looking now. It wasn't too much of a surprise. "Ok." She said as they both glowed and ended up in front of a temple cave. Kuvira bowed before walking in. She kneeled in front of the eight spirit counsel.

"You wished to see me." She said smiling.

They all bowed to her. "Thank you for agreeing to come to us."

One of them spoke. "As I am sure you are aware of the battle happening between the spirits of balance and Mivaa." Kuvira nodded. "The battle is taking place in another dimension but because the three of them are so power the fight is effecting the spirit world."

"All of us spirits are feeling the strain of the fight and how much force is being used to keep it in that detention."

"What can I do to help?" Kuvira asked.

"There is nothing we can do right now little spirit." Kuvira blushed from the name looking away from them. They chuckled at her. "All the elders have been searching for a way. The other Yōso horudā are already talking to their elders as we speak." "We do not know how to help and we fear that the fight will drag on until all parties die." Kuvira remained silent as she thought over what they had told her.

"Is there any way that we can see into the dimension and to see how it's going?" She asked finally.

The elders looked at each other and nodded. One waved its hand and Sanjigen Eiji appeared. "Yes elders?" Eiji asked bowing. "We need you to pull up a window view of the fight." What fight they were referring to didn't need to be voiced. All the spirits new that there was only one fight that needed to be addressed. Eiji looked to Kuvira first. Kuvira nodded and a window was pulled up so that they could all see.

"How have the two of you become so weak?" Mivaa taunted with a laugh.

"We are not weak." Vaatu hissed fire bending a tunnel at the other spirit.

"It's just been a while since we've fought someone like this." Raava said kicking him in the back and sending him flying.

Mivaa dodged Vaatu's next attack and proceeded with his own. He earth bended a magma whip around Vaatu's neck and threw him into Raava who caught him. Raava checked to make sure that Vaatu was ok before turning their attention back to the other spirit.

"The two of you even chose to focus on love while we're in the middle of this fight is sickening." Mivaa said disgusted.

"We would do the same for you!" Vaatu glared at the spirit.

Jinora's body twisted backwards as she laughed holding herself. "You still love me don't you?!" Mivaa shouted. The glares that he got made him laugh harder because he saw a flicker of pain in their eyes and that was all the truth he needed. "Don't you get it?! Are the two of you just stupid?! I'm not that weak Mivaa you fell in love with! I'm new and improved and I've never been better!" Mivaa shouted bending ice, magma, lightening, and metal shards at them while surrounding them with smoke. Raava tsked as they deflected the attacks. The two spirits choked and looked down at the meatal blades that were sticking out through their stomachs. "If you won't erase the love you have from your hearts then I will."

Jinora's sickening sweet voice flowed into their ears. The blades tore further up their bodies. Raava and Vaatu both turned at the same time with metal blades of their own ad stabbed Jinora in the eyes. A wild cackle bubbled out of Jinora as she glowed and disappeared and reappeared away from them.

"So what is it gonna be my lovely mates?" Mivaa asked.

Vaatu looked at the spirit disgusted and pulled the metal blade out of his body. Jinora's eyes healed up along with the other two spirits bodies. "We'll keep this up as long as we have to." Raava said. Her fist slammed into their cheek and they sailed away. "And we're the only ones that will decide when we give up on you. Not you or any other spirit or human." Vaatu spoke above them. His laced together fists slammed down on their head and they went spiraling towards the ground.

"Stop!" Jinora shouted at Mivaa. "Just end this! End all of this and stop fighting them! They love you and you're all going to kill each other!"

She beat at the spirits back. He swung his arm and knocked her to the ground. She gasped cowering when the spirit glared down at her. He took a step towards her and she tried to scrabble back but he was faster. She was snatched up by the front of her shirt.

"And what if we all do kill each other? I want the end of both of these ratchet worlds to end. Without out balance or an ounce of happiness they'll destroy themselves in a matter of seconds. I never got what I want so why should anybody else?" Jinora gasped as she was dropped and looked up into empty grey eyes. She watched the dark spirit walk away from her. The teenager was once again left alone in her own mind. She curled back up on herself hugging her knees to her chest as she felt the hatred bleed back into her.

Their eyes snapped open and soon they were blasting back up into the fight and away from the crater on the ground.

"And there is no way to help?" Kuvira asked as the window was closed. She dismissed Eiji right away.

"No but all the elders are looking into it little spirit. When we find a way we will let you and the others know right away." Kuvira nodded standing up.

She bowed before making her way out. She was already thinking about how she was going to have to tell Korra about what happened.

Asami took more of her pain meds and locked away the papers she had been working on in her safe. She looked towards her door as she heard a knock. Yama walked in with a look she knew all too well on her face.

"It's time for the press conference Ms. Sato." Asami sighed through her nose.

"Thank you Yama."

She had already straightened her office up earlier. She fixed her suit and made her way to the door putting her hair in a ponytail. The two of them didn't speak as they made their way to Asami's elevator.

"Lower the speed just a little." Yama said to the elevator guard. The woman nodded and they entered to metal box.

"Thank you." Asami said quietly after the doors closed and her back connected with the wall.

Yama didn't say anything or even nod. She kept her eyes on the floor numbers rapidly changing. Asami put her game face on when Yama cleared her throat alerting her that they were about to hit the first floor. She walked out of the elevator with the confidence of a lionbear. They talking ceased as she walked to the front of her building.

"Ms. Sato?" She stopped right before opening the door and looked back at her employees. "If no one else believes in you then remember we do. We all think you're pretty great." A woman said smiling at her softly and holding some folders to her chest.

Asami smiled and relaxed. "Thank you but I wouldn't be great without any of you Ms. Ruqu." She winked when the woman's eyes lit up from saying her name.

She felt better as she opened the door for herself and Yama. Camera flashes spread through the area as she approached the podium. The questions fired off left and right before she even opened her mouth. She chuckled to herself and raised her hand silencing them for a moment. Korra landed off to the side right in front of the press and in full view of Asami. Asami rolled her eyes and looked out to the crowd. Ikki was sitting on Kuvira's shoulders just behind the group of reporters. Kya was off a little bit further in her scrubs in a jacket smiling at her proudly. Lin was leaning against her police car with her arms crossed. Mako and Bolin were with her. Bolin was waving probably trying to get her attention she guessed.

"As you all know I was attacked at my home when I was about to head out to work. My attacker was a representive from Cabbage Corp and some Triad members." Asami started.

"Ms. Sato! Do you think Cabbage Corp is working with the new Triads?"

"I'm not a hundred percent sure on that. That's something you'll have to save for the police." She smirked when Lin shook her head and the two men beside her shook their heads. "But what I do know is that Cabbage Corp can expect a law suit coming their way."

"Do you know why they attacked you?"

"Did you provoke them?"

"Are you secretly following in your father's footsteps? And turned your back on the Triads to try and succeed all on your own?"

"Ok stop right there for a moment." Asami said holding up a hand and the reporters laughed. "I am not and will never follow in my father's footsteps. My company has already stopped making weapons. We are focusing are wonderful minds on other projects. My father lost his mind after my mother's death so that isn't something to look after or admire." She said calmly. "I did nothing that could provoke them. If turning down a merger between our two companies was the cause of it. Then it does nothing but prove that men don't know how to handle a woman in the work place. Especially when she's smarter, cuter, and richer." She winked and they laughed again.

"What was the merger about?"

"The ridiculousness that is the Spirit Portal Amusement Park." She said rolling her eyes. "If I'm going to invest my money in something it better benefit humans or spirits."

"Did you turning it down have anything to do with Avatar Korra being your girlfriend?"

Asami snorted waving off the question. "No she doesn't influence my decisions about my company. It had everything to do with me having a brain and actually using it."

"Does Avatar Korra know that you've become incredibly close with the Great Uniter? Social media shows that all three of you have grown closer but jealous can creep up on anyone."

"About that." Asami said laughing into her hand. "My wonderful girlfriend and I are both dating the Great Uniter together. She's our girlfriend." She spelled it out. "I'm surprised it took you guys this long to figure it out."

"Nothing beats conformation Ms. Sato."

"You are correct but I feel we are landing off subject. Running a company this size takes a lot of time and I don't have any to waste." Asami said gesturing to the building behind her.

"Do you think the Triads will come after you again? Or either Cabbage Corp?"

"We know you are part of Team Avatar so that means you already have targets on your back. Do you think sending Triads to jail put more on your back?"

"And we know that you took out quite a few during the attack on the city."

Asami chewed her lip as she thought over her answer. "Yes." She said quietly. "I believe they might for those reasons and soon to be more." She held up a hand silencing the questions. "Am I scared? Honestly no. It wouldn't be something new for someone to try and kill me. I have others that I worry about more than myself." Her eyes and face hardened. "They just better be prepared for a fight. Whoever they are. Whoever decides to come after me next?" She made a silent movement and Yama stepped forward.

"Ms. Sato will no longer be taking any more questions at this time." Yama said as Asami took a step back.

Korra joined her at her side and they walked in to the building together. Korra didn't make a move to attach herself to Asami's side. She knew her girlfriend like the back of her hand. She knew she needed a little space.

Kuvira walked in and smiles at them. "Lin took Kya back to the hospital and they said to check your phone for their messages when you have time. Bolin and Mako said the same thing. Mako says that we must all go out now that we've all got relationships." Kuvira said as they made their way to the elevator. "And Ikki said that she needs to talk to you when you've got the time." Asami nodded as they walked into the elevator.

"You did great love." Korra said when the doors closed.

Kuvira wrapped her arms around Korra from behind. "Yeah baby." She said kissing Korra's cheek.

"Thank you." Asami smiled watching the numbers tick up higher and higher.

"I missed you." Korra said turning her head so she could kiss Kuvira properly.

"I missed you to baby." Kuvira mumbled against her lips. She rested her forehead against hers. "I need to speak to you about something later though."

"Alright sweetie." Korra said leaning into her more.

Asami smiled at the two of them lovingly. She leaned forward and kissed them one at a time before the doors opened. Asami made her way to her office while her girlfriends hung back. Three spoke to her employees and took pictures with them. She shook her head fondly as she walked into her office. She walked over to her huge window and looked out at the city. She doesn't know how much time passed before her girlfriends walked into her office and joined her at her sides.

A comfortable silence settled in before she said anything. "I'm terrified."

"We know." Kuvira said taking her hand.

"You don't think we're terrified?" Korra said taking her other hand. "Lin, Kya, Ikki, Raiko, Bolin, Mako, the rest of our friends, everyone, the city,... We're all terrified love. The only difference between us, the people around us, and the rest of the people in this city is that we actually have the power to stop what's terrifying us."

When the three of them returned home Kuvira was quick to sit them both down. "Kuvira honey what's this all about?" Korra asked as she pet Naga.

"Yeah is someone in trouble?" Asami asked loosening her shirt and pants and taking off her heels.

"No." Kuvira said shaking her head as she started to glow. "I just want the both of you to see what I saw today." She lowered a hand to the ground and earth bended summoning circle. A second later a bubble spirit appeared.

"Āsupurinsesu." The bubble spirit said bowing.

"Satori Ben-qu." Kuvira said giving a small bow.

"How may I be of service?" Satori Ben-Qu asked.

"I would like for you to show them what happened from when I talked to the elders today." Kuvira said and Ben-Qu nodded. Kuvira looked back at her girlfriends. "I can't explain it and get everything right. It would be better if you saw what I saw. Is that ok with the two of you?" The other two woman nodded.

"Is there anything we need to do?" Asami asked.

"Just close your eyes." Kuvira told them.

When Ben-Qu was done showing them her memories Kuvira dismissed her.

"Oh princess." Asami said pulling a crying Korra into her arms.

"I'm sorry baby but I couldn't fully explain it to you. You needed to see their faces and what they are going through." Kuvira said wiping the tears from Korra's faces as she stroked it.

"Thank you." Korra said pulling her into her arms.

"We will find a way." Kuvira promised.

Later that night there was a pounding on the front. Korra was the first one to make her way down the stairs and to the door. Naga was already there but she wasn't growling just sitting and waiting.

"Who the fuck could it be at this hour!" Korra groaned right as the other two made their way down the steps. Korra yanked the door open. "It better be fucking important-" Her yelling stopped short as she came face to face with Skoochy.

"I should have taken Chief up on her offer it seems." Skoochy said giving her what he hoped was close to a smile but actually a painful grimace.

"What happened to you?!" Korra yelled fully awake now.

Skoochy shrugged before he blacked out falling forward. Korra caught him easily and pulled the bloody man into the house.

"Korra? Who is it?" Asami asked tiredly. Korra looked up on the verge of panic.

"Skoochy!?" Kuvira said running to Korra's side.

Notes: please let me know what you guys think. It would be helpful.