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Sorry if this is a bit on the late side. Been dealing with a cold. I've gotten a lot better though, so no worries. In this chapter, we get a song and a lemon. Yay! On we go!

The next morning Akira stands beside Korra as she tells Tenzin, Tonraq, and Unalaq that she'll be accepting Unalaq as her mentor for now. She makes sure to mention that she'll return to her training with Tenzin once the spirit threat has been dealt with.

Amako hops onto Oogi, delighted to be included in their journeys to the Air Temples. As Tenzin is finishing loading things up, Katara, Bumi, and Kya approach.

"I think you forgot a couple of things." Katara states.

Tenzin slings a sack over his shoulder and turns around saying, "Mother, I think I need some time alone with my family right now."

Katara responds with, "This is your family, Tenzin. When you get to be my age, you'll be thankful for the time you had with your siblings. Besides, I think it's important that you all visit your father's home together."

Tenzin drops the sack and Bumi gives him a slug on the shoulder. "Come on, it'll be fun." He states.

"I'm dying to see that laid-back Vacation Tenzin I've heard so much about." Kya inputs.

"Alright, hop on." Tenzin says, walking over to Katara and hugging her. "I love you, Mom. We'll see you soon."

After giving Bumi a hand getting up, in the form of an air kick, they all set off to the Air Temples.

On the ridge overlooking the Southern Water Tribe, Korra and Akira stand watching them fly away.

"Do you think I did the right thing?" She asks.

"That depends on you. Do you think you did?"

"Yes, but…"

"But?"

"It's just odd, knowing that my uncle will be my mentor for a while."

"Don't worry, I'll be here to help in any way I can."

"Thanks. That's reassuring."

The two ride Naga down into the city and stop by a large archway where Unalaq is standing. There are some supplies nearby and arctic camels.

"You're early." Unalaq states.

"What can I say? I'm pumped up to learn that Unalaq spirit fighting." Korra says energetically.

"I'm not here to teach you to fight spirits. I'm here to help you begin your spiritual training. We're going to one of the most remote places in the world, the long neglected spiritual center of your tribe: The South Pole."

"You're gonna train me at the South Pole?"

"We will do more than just train. By neglecting the spirits, the people of the South have brought darkness upon themselves and now it threatens to destroy our tribe. We must set things right. The Southern Water Tribe depends on you."

"A dangerous trip to the South Pole? Count me in."

"High stakes, danger, and the Avatar at the center of it. Sounds like a normal day." Akira jokes, getting a friendly punch on the shoulder from Korra.

As Oogi clears the clouds, the occupants of the Sky Bison see the approaching Air Temple. After landing Tenzin and Pema are greeted by presumably the Head Acolyte.

"Master Tenzin, welcome." He greets.

Tenzin politely replies, "Good to see you again, Abbot Shung."

"Is there anything you need? Water? Dandelion greens? Ah, perhaps you'd like to re-center yourself by meditating in the gardens."

"No, thank you. I'm fine."

Abbot Shung momentarily turns his attention to Pema, greeting her. "And you must be the honorable Pema. Please, accept these gifts." He hands Tenzin an…odd contraption. "This is an ancient Airbender head shaver we've refurbished just for you"

"Oh…ok."

From a distance, Amako does her best not to laugh.

"And Pema, these flowers once filled the mountainside. Now they can brighten up your room."

Pema is handed an absolutely enormous bouquet. Through the flowers she responds, "That's…sweet? You-You didn't have to."

"Nonsense, whatever you need is yours. Anything for the mother of the next generation of Airbenders."

Cue the kids arguing and Meelo finding himself a lemur he names Poki.

As Amako helps Bumi and Kya unload the bags, Bumi asks one of the Acolytes for assistance.

"Sorry, I thought you were the servants." She responds.

"We're Tenzin's brother and sister, and friend." Bumi responds irately.

The Air Acolyte excitedly asks, "Avatar Aang had other children? The world is filled with more Airbenders?"

"We're not Airbenders."

"Oh. I'm so sorry." The Air Acolyte responds, bowing her head.

Kya and Bumi share and annoyed look.

"Listen, can you direct us to our rooms?" Amako asks.

"Of course."

The Air Acolyte brings the three to their rooms. Just like on Air Temple Island, there's a Boys Section and Girls Section. After getting settled in and changing into a comfortable haori, Amako pays Kya a visit.

"Can you believe that woman? Ugh, this is so infuriating." The Waterbender complains.

"You're so cute when you rant." Amako says.

"Oh? Cute am I?"

"Very."

"I thought I was vicious."

"Nope. Cute."

"Well, good to know."

Kya takes a calming breath and sits on her bed, patting the side, inviting Amako. She closes the door behind her before taking a seat.

"Amako…I know that we've been…very open in our letters." Kya starts, swallowing.

"And?"

"I…feel like a little girl all over again. Ugh."

Amako chuckles and says, "I'm glad I have that effect on you." She then turns on the radio and begins to dance.

"What're you doing?" Kya asks, smiling in amusement.

"If you're feeling young and are at a loss for words, let me seduce you. My family's been rather good at seduction, if I do say so myself."

"Hah! Go on then, seduce me."

"Challenge accepted."

Amako then begins to sing her own lyrics to the music.

She got the mmm green eyes, nice curved thighs,

Ponytail no betrothal thing.

I see you looking from across the room,

And now I really wanna kiss your face.

Amako removes her two bracers and tosses them to the side.

She's got that mmm blue thread, but when she's wearing less,

Girl, you know that you drive me crazy.

Those mmm green eyes, beautiful smile,

You know I love watching you strip for me.

Kya blushes and looks to the side, but looks back as she sees Amako sensually remove her haori. This exposes her tight shirt, causing the Waterbender to gulp.

I love her hips, curves, just say the word,

"Te amo mami, ah, te amo mami."

I kiss her, my love is not a dream.

Amako tosses the haori with the braces and steps towards the flustered Kya.

So let me in that bed you're in,

And slide up on me and sweat, darling.

So I'm gonna put my time in,

Won't stop until you sing my name.

Amako is standing in front of Kya and grabs her necklace, giving her a raised eyebrow smirk. Kya snorts lightly, moving her face closer to Amako's. The Firebender releases Kya though, stepping back and playing with her shirt, easing it up.

Jump in the water, with me,

Come here and dance with me.

Jump in the water, with me,

Come here and dance with me.

Amako throws the shirt off and tosses it on her pile, exposing her bra and toned abdomen. Next to be worked on are the pants. Kya unconsciously licks her lips in anticipation.

Flawless diamonds,

I see in your eyes my dear darling,

Until the sun's rising,

I won't stop until I hear you sing.

The pants are removed and discarded, leaving Amako nearly naked in front of Kya. The Firebender struts over to Kya, moving her hips and body to the tune of the music. With great skill, she manages to remove Kya's pants, who is not complaining in the slightest.

Amako pushes Kya onto her back and unclips her bra, letting it fall on the Waterbender.

Jump in the water, with me,

Come here and dance with me.

Jump in the water, with me,

Come here and dance with me.

Soon both remove the last pieces of clothing holding them back.

"How was that for seducing?" Amako asks, the music still playing in the background.

"Shut up and kiss me."

Amako does just that, pushing Kya down onto the mattress while shoving their faces together. They do this for a few minutes before Amako decides to move lower. She starts licking and kissing Kya's vagina, causing her to moan in pleasure.

The ecstasy reaches a new level as Amako squeeze Kya's bud. Not uncomfortably so, only pleasurably.

Forty minutes alter and Kya cums, spraying on Amako's face. She wipes it off her eyelids and licks her lips. Amako then crawls back onto Kya and the two begin making out, with Amako massaging Kya's breasts. Kya reciprocates the affection by doing the same with one hand, and rubbing Amako's clit with the other.

It takes a good amount of time for Amako to cum, screaming Kya's name. With their energy spent, the two flop down in a tangled mess, smelling of sex and sweat.

"I guess we're a thing now." Kya remarks.

"We're definitely a thing. I'll let you know when I make you your own betrothal necklace."

"I'll be waiting."

Back in the Southern Water tribe, Team Avatar, sans Bolin, and Unalaq gather near the outskirts preparing for travel.

As Mako helps load a sack onto Naga's back Korra inquires, "I thought you said Bolin was coming."

"He said he'd be here. Hopefully he gets here before we leave."

Surprisingly, Tonraq is the one to appear. Unalaq doesn't look overly thrilled with his brother's appearance.

"Tonraq, what do you want?" The brother asks.

"I heard you're taking Korra to the South Pole. I'm coming."

"Absolutely not. You'll be a distraction to Korra and a hindrance to what needs to be done."

"My daughter is not going without me. She needs someone to watch after her."

While the two were talking, Korra and Akira hopped onto Naga. The young Avatar rides over to the two brothers and asks, "Dad, why is me going to the South Pole such a problem?"

Unalaq looks rather irritated as he speaks up, "Because he's misguided. The sad truth is it's men like your father who have put the Spirit World out of balance. He's ignored my warnings in the past and hasn't learned since."

"What happened in the past?" Korra asks. Akira can't help but be curious as well.

Tonraq changes the subjects saying, "It doesn't matter. What matters is The Everstorm."

"The Everstorm?" Mako repeats.

"A massive blizzard." Akira states. "Apparently it's been beating up the South Pole for years."

"How do you know that?"

"I read about it."

"Of course you did." Korra jokingly says.

Before things can get too serious though, Bolin finally arrives on a snowmobile. It even has a side car.

"Guys! Hey, wait for meee!" He calls out, stopping beside Naga. "Check it out, I'm traveling in style." He then accidentally lurches the vehicle forwards, quickly stopping it. "Whoa! Okay, I'm sorry... Still getting used to that throttle."

"Where did you get that bro?" Mako asks from an arctic camel.

"Varrick! He's awesome! He also gave me this fancy snowsuit. It's inflatable with an internal heater, emergency beacon, and food ration pouch. I mean, if I get lost, I can survive in this thing for like...like a month." He then pulls out small vegetables. "Who wants some freeze-dried cucumber-quats? Nobody? Did I interrupt a conversation?"

"No, the conversation is over. Dad, come if you want. Just try not to interfere with my training, please."

The Water Tribe Twins then take up occupancy in the side cart as the entourage begins their journey. As Korra, Akira, and Unalaq reach a small hill, Korra asks, "So once we get to the South Pole, then what happens?"

Unalaq curtly replies, "You will open an ancient spirit portal."

Korra and Akira share a confused look. Korra then asks, "I'm sorry, what now?"

"At the South Pole, there is a portal that connects our world to the Spirit World, but it has long been closed."

"And that's why the evil spirits are attacking?"

"There are no 'evil spirits.' There is light and dark in them all. But when they're unbalanced, the darkness takes over. If you can open the portal in time, balance will be restored."

"'In time?'" Akira repeats.

"There's a reason the Glacier Spirits Festival ends on the Winter Solstice. That's when the Spirit World and the physical world are close together. Only then can the Avatar open the portal."

"The Winter Solstice is tomorrow." Korra realizes.

"Exactly. And we can't afford to wait another year."

The group continue on, only for Naga to start growling at something in the fog.

"What're those?" Bolin asks sheepishly.

"Dark spirits." Korra answers.

As the fog rolls away, the spirits disappear.

"Let's keep moving. We have to find a safe place to set up camp." Tonraq states.

Everyone is in agreement, and they make a nice hole to stay in. A fire is made, and everyone warms up around it eating stew and drinking a warm liquid.

"Uncle, why do you think the dark spirits are following us?" Korra asks.

"Can we not talk about dark spirits, please?" Bolin requests, huddling closer to Eska.

"My brother doesn't like ghost stories." Mako explains.

"Don't worry. I will protect you, my feeble turtle-duck." Eska remarks.

"Thank you."

Unalaq speaks up and says, "Sadly, this isn't a ghost story. This is real."

This does not calm Bolin down at all, as he tightens his hood around his face.

"The spirits are angry because He's here." Unalaq states, looking at his brother. "Haven't you ever wondered how your father ended up in the South Pole? Why he's never taken you to visit his homeland in the North?"

"Unalaq, this is not the time." Tonraq interrupts.

"You're right. You should have told her a long time ago."

"Told me what?" Korra asks. Akira rests a gentle hand on Korra's shoulder, placating her.

"I left the North Pole because…I was banished."

Korra looks stunned by the revelation. "You were banished from the North? Why?"

"Because I almost destroyed the entire tribe. Twenty years ago, I was a general in the Northern Water Tribe, sworn to protect my people…"

Tonraq goes on to tell the story of his banishment. The barbarian attack, the forest, and the spirits. "For being the cause of so much devastation, my father banished me from the Northern Water Tribe in shame. That's when I came to the South and started a new life."

"Whoaaa. So you were supposed to be chief, then he became chief. No wonder you guys don't like each other." Bolin states, earning an elbow to the side courtesy of Mako. "Ow! What? Isn't that what happened?"

"This is…a lot to take in." Korra intones. Akira wraps an arm around her shoulder for comfort.

"I was protecting you from the shame I brought on the family." Tonraq explains.

"I guess, but…I don't know what to think."

Akira stands up and tells Korra, "Why don't we check on the supplies. Make sure things are still secured."

"Yeah. Good idea."

The two leaves the fire pit and walk over to the snowmobile and camels. They check the ropes and talk.

"You gonna be ok?" Akira asks.

"I hope so. Hearing my own father was banished…it's tough to hear."

"I'm sure it is. We'll get a bit of rest before continuing on, so try to put it out of your mind if you can. We can deal with it later when we're all safe."

"Ok. I'll try."

Akira kisses Korra's forehead before leading her back to the fire.

A few hours later and everyone is back on the move. Korra is reasonably mad with her father, but still reluctant to be.

Tonraq rides up beside Naga and says, "Korra, you have every right to be mad at me, but I don't want you to make the same mistake I made. I should have never gone into that forest. And we shouldn't be going to the South Pole now. Spirits and the physical world should remain separate."

Korra reacts by riding Naga ahead and stopping in front of the snowmobile.

"Dad, it's my job to be the bridge between the spirits and the physical world. I finally have a chance to live up to my potential."

"You don't even know if what Unalaq says is true."

Said man rides near them and says, "You want proof? Look to the sky. Where I'm from, the spirits are at peace and they light up the dark."

"The Northern Lights." Korra simplifies.

"Yes. There used to be lights in the South as well, but during the hundred year war the South was thrown out of balance and the lights disappeared. When the war ended, the North helped to rebuild you physically as a nation, but we have not rebuilt you spiritually. Now the spirits no longer dance in your skies. Instead, they rampage in the Everstorm."

Mako then calls out, "I think we're here!"

The others catch up to the group and witness the Everstorm. With determination, they continue forward.

A growl is heard after a while, causing the convoy to stop.

"Is that what I think it is?" Bolin asks generally.

"We must keep moving." Unalaq encourages.

The sound of the growl grows louder.

"Oh man, I really don't like this."

"Bolin, just stay calm." Mako tells his brother. "There's no reason to-panic!"

Spirits suddenly spring from the ground, grabbing at the supplies and carrying them away. Tonraq makes an ice wall to temporarily stop a spirit going after Korra. Seeing another one approaching, Akira jumps forwards and blasts at it with fire.

One of the spirits gets into the engine of Bolin's snowmobile, causing it to shoot off uphill.

Korra and Mako fight off a spirit only to back up. Korra then attempts the same Waterbending technique Unalaq used, only to have it fail.

In return, the spirit bashes Korra down and hovers over her, bearing its teeth and snarling at her.

Akira lobs a flame at the spirit, causing it to let go. With the spirit off of Korra, Unalaq uses his technique and successfully calms the spirit down.

Akira holds out a hand for Korra to take, which she does, and helps her to her feet.

"Everyone good?" He then asks.

To answer the question, Bolin screams from the snowmobile, which is heading towards a wall of ice. Desna and Eska pull him out of it and the three slide down using two different methods. The Water Tribe Twins used ice over their shoes, and Bolin turned into a raft.

Everyone waits on foot at the bottom, and Mako fully stops his brother. The Water Tribe Twins then stab the suit with icicles, deflating it.

Akira takes a moment to look at the carnage of supplies left behind.

"Well, that's not good. Our equipment's busted."

"Then we have to turn back." Tonraq inputs.

"No. The solstice is tonight, we're so close." Unalaq urgently states.

"This mission is too dangerous, we're leaving."

"No, Dad. You should leave."

Tonraq breaths out a sigh. "If that's what you want."

Akira helps Tonraq prep the last snowmobile while the others prepare for the continuing journey.

"I'll make sure Korra stays safe, sir. I promise." Akira says.

"Thank you, Akira."

With that, Tonraq drives away. Akira returns to Naga and hops on her back with Korra. He grabs the side of her hood and gives her a kiss.

"What was that for?" She asks.

"Just a reminder that I love you."

"You could stand to remind me more."

"I'll keep that in mind."

Unalaq speaks up and says, "Let's open this portal and lead your father and the entire Southern Water Tribe in the right direction. We don't have much time."

"Let's get going then."

The convoy is once again on the move.

"So, how did my dad seem? Was he mad? Sad?" Korra inquires.

"He seemed fine. A little off put, but otherwise fine."

"Ok…that's good."

"Still thinking about his banishment?"

"It shouldn't bother me so much; I don't know why it does."

"Like I said, one problem at a time. Let's open the portal then deal with the family drama after. Ok?"

"Ok…thanks for being here with me."

"There's no place I'd rather be."

After a few more minutes of travel they arrive at a frozen forest.

"We've arrived." Unalaq states.

"Trees frozen in ice." Korra intones.

"It's just like the sacred forest Tonraq destroyed in the North."

"So, what now?"

"You must find your way to the heart of the forest where the dormant spirit portal lies. From here, you're on your own."

"Wait, she's going it alone?" Akira asks. "I don't know how comfortable I am with that."

"There's no way she's going alone." Mako jumps in.

"Yeah. If she goes, we go with her." Bolin adds.

"The Avatar must go alone." Unalaq repeats.

"But I don't have any connection with the spirits. In fact, it seems like they hate me."

"You have to believe in yourself like I believe in you."

Korra takes a moment to pause and think.

"Korra, all the past Avatars live on inside of you. Let them guide you. Let them help you find the light in the dark."

After a moment Korra nods her head in determination. She hops down from Naga, along with Akira, and gives her boyfriend a hug.

"Wait here." She says. "I'll be ok."

"Ok. I believe in you."

The group waits a few minutes, and suddenly a ray of light springs into the air and splits off into beautiful waves.

"Wow…it's so incredible." Akira mutters.

Korra is then seen walking from the spirit portal and Bolin runs over to greet her. "Hey Korra, you're back! Hey, Korra's back!" After hugging Korra, he finds himself in an ice trap facing Eska.

"Why are you initiating physical contact with another woman?"

Akira laughs at Bolin's predicament and lets Korra and Unalaq have a niece and uncle talk. Afterwards he approaches Korra and hugs her, then gives her a big kiss.

"I'm so proud of you." He praises.

"Thanks. Opening the spirit portal was…something else."

"I bet it was. Come on, let's head back to the city."

The return trip is much less tedious, and the group make it back to the tribe by daybreak. Surprisingly, everyone sees Northern Water Tribe ships docking and unloading soldiers.

"What are all your Northern troops doing here?" Korra asks.

"Opening the spirit portal was only the first step in getting the Southern Water Tribe back on its righteous path. There's more difficult work to be done before our two tribes are truly united."

Akira looks suspicious, immediately seeing an immediate problem with all the soldiers. Things were not looking good.

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