"Ready?"
"yup"
"then shall we go?"
"let's go"
Lin, Kya, Korra and Asami snuck out of the mansion in the dead of night whilst everyone else was asleep. They crept through Republic City, heading for the spirit portal but were stopped in their tracks by a wall and patrols. "fuck" Kya spat
"We need to enter from the sky"
"Korra you think you can carry all of us?"
"how hard can it be?"
*
"oh no..." Lin was looking down at the ground, "please just drop me I'll be fine" they had ran to Future Industries Tower and jumped out of one of the upper floor windows
"don't look down, mom"
"now you tell me?!" Lin growled
"Shut up" Asami hissed and pointed at the guards they were flying over.
"almost there" Korra groaned, she wasn't used to supporting so many people, nor it seemed was her glider. It made a huge splintering sound and the small group found themselves plummeting towards the ground. "shit" Korra released a blast of air that threw the others through the portal before she twisted herself, and even though she had attempted to cushion her landing, she landed heavily on her back. She felt as if one of those purple Unavaatu beams had slammed into her before her vision slowly faded to black.
*
"w... Where am I?"
"Korra..."
"'Sami?"
"Korra!" Korra smelt something that was a mix of Asami's shampoo and perfume. "you're awake... You had a nasty fall sweetie"
Korra tried to roll over but she just gasped in pain. "ow"
"here, let me see it, Korra"
"mama?"
"yes, hang in there, Kor" Korra led there groaning while Kya had a look at her back and began to rub her healing water over it
*
*
"come on you two we're almost there!"
"did I ever tell you how much I fucking hate the fucking South Pole?"
"no, Kylia, I don't think you have" Kuvira grunted. "another Kylia whinge... And I thought we'd make it to the portal without hearing any more"
"hey, I've never had anyone to whinge to before. I'm cold" Kuvira couldn't help but smile at that comment, the girl who had been hanging off her arm was no longer the cold killing machine she had been
"There's the portal! Let's go!"
Kuvira grabbed Kylia's hand and tugged her towards the portal which gave Opal an idea. "hmm" she hummed, a wicked smirk pulling at the corners of her mouth. She had her camera which she had grabbed on her way out to meet with Korra, Asami, Kya and Lin.it wouldn't be all that difficult...
"Come on Opal! Stop grinning like an idiot and get over here"
Calling me an idiot? You'll pay for that one, Kuvira.
"alright!" any debate about what she wanted to do was over
Kylia sighed a sigh of relief once she had passed through the portal and in to the spirit world. "aaaahhhhh" she sighed
"better?" Kuvira asked while she looked around the immediate area before forming a dugout for them to sleep in, they had left the boat and the majority of the supplies near the water Tribe's harbour
"A little" Kylia smiled, "still cold though"
"hey Kylia come over here" Opal called, Kylia stumbled to Opal's side who then whispered, an evil grin on her face, "you know Kuvy looks a little cold over there, you know the best way to warm someone else up?"
"No?"
"A tickle fight"
"really?"
"it's an age old tradition of airbenders, when they get cold they have tickle fights"I'll leave out the bit about what me and Kuv used to say we'd always love to do with our future...
"Really?"
"Yes" Opal nodded sincerely,spirits if I can't get her to do it soon I won't be able to control my giggling anymore.
"alright then"
"Kylia are you... ooof" Kuvira grunted when Kylia jumped on top her and forced her back a few steps. "what...?" Kuvira's question was interrupted when Kylia began tickling her all over, on her sides, on her neck and under her arms. "haha, hey, Kylia... Stop it, that tickles, haha hey!" there were several inaudible clicks from Opal's camera. "Kylia..." Kuvira panted, feeling very warm everywhere, but especially on her face as well as somewhere else. "Kylia... What?"
"sorry... Opal suggested it" Kylia panted, "but it got us both warm, didn't it?"
"Opal suggested...?"why would she... Oh."OPAL!!"
Opal tried to look innocent but that was ruined seconds later when she snorted with laughter and her legs gave way from laughing. "brilliant" she laughed
Kylia and Kuvira didn't stop blushing that evening
"You're fine, Korra, it's only bruised"
"Right, let's go find the other three and help them set up camp"
"are you sure, Korra?"
"Let's go." Korra replied bluntly and with Asami's help she sat, stood up and moved towards the portals near the tree of time. "we've got a job to do"
"if you're sure" Kya shrugged, stood and followed Korra closely as if she was going to collapse any minute
"I'm fine..."
"Alright, Korra" Kya backed off a little but kept a close eye on Korra while they walked towards the Southern portal.
They had been walking for a number of hours when the portals came into view. "there they are!" Korra exclaimed and with a burst of energy, she ran forward, manipulated the spirit world and they warped to where Kuvira, Opal and Kylia were waiting. Korra could sense their energies as well as her sister's general mood.
"Korra" Kuvira sighed in relief, she had left the dugout to get some air, Opal's knowing stare was unexpected, to say the least, Kuvira herself was still in denial about how she felt about Kylia
"hey, Kuvira" Korra popped her back which remained sore after her fall, "is my sister alright?"
"ask her yourself" Kuvira moved further away
"Kuvira...?" Kylia called
"Kuvira's over there" Korra couldn't help but be amazed at how similar their voices sounded
"Korra?"
"I'm here, Kylia"
"oh thank the spirits!" Kylia ran forward only to run into what felt like a brick wall. "ugh!"
"Kylia" Lin said, kindly enough but it still sent shivers of fear down her spine and she suddenly found herself rooted to the spot "if you ever hurt our daughters again..." Lin began
"there's nothing we won't do to you" Kya continued, the older ladies were in perfect unison, even more so than they had been previously
"we'll beat you to within an inch of death"
"then heal you"
"and do it again"
"are we clear?" the two older ladies asked in unison
"C... Crystal" Kylia stuttered
"still got my present I see" Lin growled, gently touching the platinum neck band. Kylia nodded slowly, her heart in her throat
"Yes, ma'am" Kylia nodded slowly
"you know we've already taken out your old mentor" Kya had lowered her voice so neither Korra nor Asami could hear
"What do you mean?"
"Zaheer" Lin muttered, following Kya's lead
"he's... Dead?"
"uh huh" Kya nodded
"You two did it...?"
"uh huh" Lin just bobbed her head while Kya replied again
"Why?"
"simple, he hurt our daughters" Lin declared, all trace of warmth gone from her voice
"Korra and Asami?"
"Yup" the warmth was back again
There was a tense pause between the three, then Kylia nodded, "good"
"you approve?" Kya asked, surprised
"He and his sick order lied to me my whole life to turn me against my own sister, so yes, I do approve"
"It was quite the beating we gave him"
"And there I was thinking you were the good guys, ma'am"
"When it comes to protecting our daughters, there's not a thing we won't do"
"that shows how much you care, don't ever lose that"
Lin and Kya looked at one another, perplexed, they had just threatened this girl's life, and suggested that her death would not be pleasant, proven that they'd do anything to protect their daughters and she still had the guts to give them her words of wisdom. "you got guts, kid, I give you that" Lin had the faintest trace of warmth in her voice, but it was enough for Kylia
"I'm so sorry for what I did, ma'am, I regret every blow I landed on Kor... My sister" a tear ran down Kylia's face, "I'm... I'm sorry"
"Kor, your sister needs you"
"What did you do, mama? Mommy?"
"T... They didn't do anything... Korra... I'm sorry, please, forgive me for what I did to you, and miss Sato"
Kylia suddenly found herself in a pair of arms, strong arms. "i forgive you" Korra's lips were right by Kylia's ear. "you taught me forgiveness is important" Korra added
Kylia broke down in her sister's arms with Lin and Kya watching their daughter proudly, Asami was speaking with Opal but they were both watching the sisters reunite with one another. Kuvira watched from a distance, a blush on her face as she realised something important
