Chapter 29

Next morning, Korra and Asami woke up early. They had breakfast, where they decided to talk. "I plan to meditate to see whether I can connect with any Spirits," spoke Korra as her girlfriend was listening to the Avatar.

"Korra," spoke Asami

"Asami, look, I know that my Uncle is evil, but something tells me that there is more to this than we can see now. I need to speak with the Spirits, and my past lives," spoke Korra

"Korra, you know that I will always support you. I understand, even with all our combined forces we also need to deal with the Dark Spirits, so your idea makes sense. Please be careful," spoke Asami as she put her hand on Korra's shoulder.

"I will," smiled Korra as she closed her eyes. Asami sat patiently next to the Avatar, since she wanted to make sure that nobody would disturb them.

When Korra opened her eyes again, she saw Aang. "Aang, can you help? I don't know what I need to do! This situation, it's so confusing. I need to know how to deal with the Dark Spirits," spoke the young Avatar.

Aang smiled. "I am sorry Korra, but I never met any Dark Spirits. I heard about the tale of the first Avatar, Avatar Wan, who met some of them," spoke Aang as he looked at Korra

"What should I do?" asked Korra as she looked at her previous life

"Korra, look deep within yourself, and then you will be able to connect with the person you are looking for," spoke Aang as Korra closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, a person stood in front of her. Not Aang.

"Hello, my name is Avatar Korra," spoke Korra as she looked at the young man who had black hair. He wore light brown robes.

"Korra, my name is Avatar Wan, and I was the first Avatar.

"Can you help? Please, I am searching for an answer, but I don't know anything about the Dark Spirits, and I need help in defeating them," spoke Korra

"I will tell you everything I know, but first I think you should experience my journey as I became the first Avatar," spoke the man as Korra began looking at his life.

Meanwhile, in the physical world, Asami sat next to Korra, watching closely after Korra. But the Avatar was still. "Korra, I hope you are doing fine there. Please be careful," spoke Asami as she continued looking at Korra.

But Korra was still not moving. Her breathing was slow and steady. As Asami observed her, Korra was watching Wan's journey. Korra first watched how Wan acquired Fire Bending, then how he befriended Spirits and received "Stinky" as a nickname, and met Raava.

Raava. Korra knew that many various spirits existed, but she could never imagine that she would meet two powerful spirits. As she observed the fight between Raava and Vaatu, she saw how Wan mistakenly released the Spirit of Chaos onto the world.

Korra then saw how Raava and Wan bonded, and later trained in other Bending forms. Korra was amazed to learn that Wan received his bending from four giant lion turtles. She had to admit that Wan, a Fire Bender, chasing a group of Air Bender monks, was funny.

At the end of Wan's journey, she saw how Wan fused with Raava, and together they fought the Spirit of Darkness.

"You had quite a rough life there," commented Korra as the story ended.

"Korra, my life and my journey had ended, but you still have many adventures ahead of you. Fight Vaatu, and bring balance to the world," spoke Wan as he disappeared.

"Wan?" asked Korra as she blinked. When she looked next, she noticed a familiar lovely green eyes looking at her.

"Did everything go, ouch Korra, you are heavy," spoke Asami as Korra jumped towards Asami and hugged her. Two women fell on the floor and laughed.

"So, what was it like, in the Spirit World, I mean?" asked Asami as the two young women sat on the floor.

"Strange. To tell the truth, I didn't travel in the Spirit World, I only met first with Aang, and then with the first Avatar, Avatar Wan, who told me the truth about the Dark Spirits," spoke Korra

"You learned how to defeat them?" asked Asami as Korra sighed.

"It's not that simple. First, there is really only one Dark Spirit, the Spirit of Chaos, who is called Vaatu. Last time he was released, he wanted to cause chaos in the world. Wan sealed him in the Tree of Time, but something tells me that if he is released, he would try to do so again," spoke Korra

"Korra," spoke Asami

"I learned that during a Harmonic Convergence, Vaatu would be able to break free from his prison. I need to close the Southern Portal," spoke Korra

"But Unalaq's army controls the area around the portal. Korra, we need to be careful," spoke Asami

"Already thought about that. I will need to get back to the Spirit World and seal the other portal from inside. Then Vaatu will stay inside the Tree of Time," spoke Korra

Asami thought about this for a few seconds. "Korra, wait. I don't think we need to rush," spoke the President

"No? What are you talking about Asami?" asked Korra

"I, I think the fact that only one portal is open is more beneficial to us than to your Uncle. I may not know much about Spirits, but something tells me that a device does not work properly when only one part of it works properly. So, I bet, the Harmonic Convergence can free Vaatu if and only if both portals are open," spoke Asami

"I haven't thought about that," spoke Korra

"So, if you go and encounter Unalaq in the Spirit World, there is a possibility that you might lose and your Uncle would force you to open the other portal. However, if we do nothing, then the other portal would remain closed, and Vaatu would still be imprisoned," spoke Asami

"I, I like the sound of that, but I think we need to have a back up plan in case Vaatu can escape even with one portal open," spoke Korra

"I already considered that, so, we will leave the Republic city a few days before we planned to, so that we will still have time to defeat Unalaq's troops before the actual Harmonic Convergence," spoke Asami as Korra looked at her. She then leaned and kissed her girlfriend.

"I love you, my smart Asami," smiled Korra as the two stood up.

"What now?" asked Korra as Asami looked at her.

"Now I think we need to start assembling the troops. Iroh has already began preparing the United Forces, but we need to wait for others to arrive," spoke Asami as they heard a knock on their door.

"Korra?" asked Bolin as Korra stood up and opened the door.

"Hi Bolin, what's up?" asked the Avatar.

"I came to tell you that Tenzin has arrived. Oh, and Eska with her brother left the city, but that's not," spoke Bolin as Korra interrupted him.

"Tenzin's here?" asked Korra

"Yea," replied Bolin

"I need to speak with him," spoke Korra as Bolin nodded.

"Please follow me ladies," spoke Bolin as the three people went downstairs, where they saw Tenzin and his family sitting on the couch in the hall.

"Korra's here," spoke three Air Babies, as they all ran towards her and hugged the Avatar. Korra smiled.

"I missed you guys," spoke Korra as they kept hugging her, "When did you arrive?"

Tenzin spoke as he looked at his pupil, "Your father called me and told that you needed help,"

"My dad?" asked Korra

"Yes Korra, we know about the recent events. I knew that Unalaq was power hungry, but this," spoke Tenzin

"It's worse than you think. He made me open the Southern Portal. I just learned that the first Avatar imprisoned the Dark Spirit in charge of all this mess in he Tree of Time. During Harmonic Convergence Vaatu could escape with two portals open," spoke Korra

"Then we need to close the Southern Portal," spoke Tenzin quickly

"We spoke about this," spoke Asami as she looked at the Air Bending Master.

"You have?" asked confused Tenzin

"Yes, and we agreed that it is possible that for Vaatu to escape, both portal s need to be open. In case this is wrong, I thought we should send the troops a few days earlier than planned, so that we would defeat Unalaq's forces before the Harmonic Convergence," spoke Asami

"I see. Well, I will be glad to help in any way I can," spoke Tenzin

"I want to help too," spoke Jinora

"Me too," spoke Ikki

"Hey, you forgot about me!" shouted Meelo

"Kids, this is serious. The fight against the Northern Water Tribe will be brutal, and I think it is better for you three to stay with your mother," spoke Tenzin, as he then looked at Asami

"President Sato, who would help us, if anyone?" asked Tenzin

"Zaofu will send their forces," spoke Asami, "And Lord Zuko told me that the Special Forces would join us,"

"Special Forces of the Fire Nation. Wait, Lady Azula will join us?" asked Tenzin in shock, not believing his ears.

Blue fire appeared. It travelled across the room. "Someone spoke my name," spoke a woman in her nineties. She had white hair, and despite looking frail, she still looked intimidating; her posture remained the same.

"Lady Azula," spoke Tenzin as the old woman gracefully walked in the room, as she approached the Avatar.

"Hello Baby Zinzin," grinned the old woman as she then looked at Korra.

"My, you are quite different than the former Avatar whom I used to hunt," laughed the royal woman

"Lady Azula, its pleasure to meet you. Thank you for agreeing to help us," spoke Korra as she approached the older woman.

"Well, it was more like Zuzu asked me to; it does not matter, I would help you in this matter anyway. It's been a long time since I fought in some large battle," smiled Azula as she then noticed the President of the Republic City.

"As the President of the Republic City, I honor your commitment to help us in this cause," spoke Asami as Azula kept staring at the younger woman, not speaking a word.

"Yasuko?" asked Azula

"You know my mother?" asked Asami as she took a step back. This was unexpected; she was not sure why Lady Azula would bring her mother into the conversation.

"You look so much like my baby Yasuko," spoke Azula as the two women looked at each other.

"Wait, hold on a second," spoke Korra

"Asami Sato, I am you grandmother," spoke Azula as Asami froze in her place. She did not know what to say.

"What about Ty Lee? I thought," asked Korra

"Ah, yes, Ty Lee. You see, Ty Lee and I once had a fight, and I regret that we argued that night. I left our house and went to a party. One thing led to another, and I gave birth to Yasuko, who then left to the Republic City," spoke Azula with sadness.

"But don't worry, I found the guy who killed my precious baby. He spent a whole year in his cell, feeling excruciating pain, before I finally let him die," smiled Azula to the horror of everyone else in the room.

"Lady Azula, please, we have young children here," spoke the man.

"Ha! Toughen up Tenzin, your father was twelve when he first fought me, and then my father. Your kids could do just fine, don't make them soft," smiled Azula, "Nice talking to you all. I will go now; I still need to prepare for the upcoming battle. And Asami, if anyone, and I mean anyone ever harmed you, please tell their name to me,"

A/N: I thought that the way this storyline is moving, I had to change a few of my plans. Korra and Jinora will not be going to the Spirit World due to Asami's suggestion. There will be a five-chapter battle at the end of this arc. O, and Mako should be glad he did not date Asami in this fanfic.