What SHOULD have happened in The Legend Of Korra Book 1, Episode 3
Hey y'all. I really, REALLY feel bad for letting this series go unfinished for over a year. Family drama, therapy, EMT training, and now a global pandemic tailor-made for the history books. But I'm back now, and since now I just do online work and my part time job in the mornings so I have a bit more time on my hands. So without further ado, here is the next installment in this series. I own nothing, all rights go to Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, Nickelodeon and Viacom. Let's get reading!
Book 1: Air Episodes 3 and 4
A red speedster Satomobile pulls up in front of Bolin and Pabu. The window rolls down to reveal a man in a fancy blue jacket.
"Hey, Bolin. Is that you?''
Bolin looked up and waved. "Oh, hey there, Shady Shin."
Shin gets out of the car and approaches Bolin. ''Heard you're a big time pro-bending player now. Not bad.''
''Uh, thanks.''
''So listen, I've got an offer for you. Lightning Bolt Zolt is looking to hire some extra muscle.''
''Uh, I don't know, Shin. Mako told me to stay away from the Triple Threats. '' Bolin said
''Pft, your brother ain't the boss o'you. It's just a little security work. Nothin' crooked.'' Shin reaches into his jacket and pulls out a stack of yuans, which he throws into Bolin's cup, who looked at the money with a puzzling expression.
''You game?'' Shin asked, sly smile on his face.
Bolin, rubbed his chin for a moment before responding. ''Nah.''
Shin raised an eyebrow. ''Bro, that's some serious dough I just gave to ya, and that's just upfront. You could make up to half of what you need with just another job, and you need this by the end of the week, right?''
The young Earthbender nodded, while placing a finger out. ''Now true, we definitely are in a crunch to get enough yuans for the championship pot. However, my brother said I should stay away from you for good reason. I mean, back when we were kids, you nearly killed us, two barely-teenage boys, over a fixed bet gone bad.''
Shin began to rub the back of his head sheepishly. ''Yeah well-''
''And aside from that, a triad like yours doesn't gain the reputation and wealth it has by simple ''honest'' work. For spirits' sake, you're called Shady Shin! And considering that we used to work with you, I should be able to tell when you aren't being honest and just by basic street smarts by having had to grow up in a rough way.''Bolin then turned his head away, and made a shoo-ing motion with his arm. ''Now begone!''
Shin shrugged, climbing back into his car and driving off. Bolin rested his chin in his palm. "Maybe if I can get a ring of fire…''
Korra had just taken of flurry of pressure point strikes to her remaining good side from the chi blocker. She stumbled away, and her Equalist jumps up and kicks her with both legs, knocking her to the ground right beside a fallen Mako.
Naga, still tied up, growls with bared teeth. She bites down on the rope around her paws and pulls at it.
Meanwhile, Korra and Mako are both still on the ground, reduced to watching with worry as the two Equalists are approach with spinning bolas in each hand. The masked attackers are quickly crossing their arms back and forth in alternating open and closed positions, but just before they throw their weapons, Naga comes growling and leaping at them. She lands between her friends and the Equalists, roaring and chasing the enemy away, Pabu imitating his own growl.
The chi blockers jumped back, throwing a couple of canisters that dispersed green gas as they sped away on their motorcycles. Korra and Mako both got up, with the Avatar turning sharply to the polar bear dog. ''What the f #*, Naga?''
The polar bear dog recoiled a bit at the harsh remark, backing up more as her owner marched towards her. ''I mean really?! We were both getting our butts kicked by those chi-blockers and were fighting them for about a minute, and yet you chose when they nearly were about to tie us up to break free. I mean, the force of your bite is over 1,000 pounds! You could have torn through it in seconds but for some reason you bided your sweet ass time!''
Mako dusted himself off. '' You shouldn't be so hard on her. You could have used some earthbending against those chi blockers. I mean, you could have shifted the ground when they landed or put up walls. It would at least have helped us hold out longer.
Korra stood there, dumbfounded. "In my defense...I got nothing, but my point still stands.''
''Now, for a demonstration.'' Amon motions to the back of the stage, where the Lieutenant is bringing out a line of men with their hands tied behind their backs. ''Please welcome Lightening Bolt Zolt, leader of the Triple Threat Triad, and one of the most notorious criminals in Republic City.''Zolt is brought up to stand beside Among himself. ''Ah, boo yourself!'' The mobster exclaimed back at the crowd.
The other captives are being herded by the chi-blockers along the back of the stage and forced to their knees. Among them is Shady Shin, but the last in the line-up, Bolin, looks around with obvious fear on his face.
''There's Bolin.'' Kora stays, stepping forward to rescue him right there, but Mako grabs her shoulder and pulls her back.
''Wait! We can't fight them all. We need to be smart about this.''
''Then come up with a game plan, team captain.''
''Zolt has amassed a fortune by extorting and abusing non-benders. But his reign of terror is about to come to an end.'' The Lieutenant unties Zolt's hands.''Now in the interest of fairness I will give Zolt the chance to fight to keep his bending.''
Zolt is shoved to the opposite side of the stage from Amon, but he immediately turns to face his challenger.
Zolt smiles smugly. ''You're gonna regret doing that, pal.''
Zolt immediately throws a series of fireballs straight at Amon, who dodges them with sidestepping leaps that gradually carry him forward. Zolt moves his hands together and summons lightning, which he shoots at Amon with a leaping thrust. The Equalist leader is then hit full on with the crackling blue bolt, falling over a few seconds later, his charred body limp and lifeless. The Lieutenant and chi blockers looked on dumbfounded.
Zolt looked over to them. ''Hey come on. It's lightning for crying out loud! The fireballs were one thing, but take a storm cloud for example. The step leader that initiates the lightning flash propagates downward from the cloud at a rate of about 320,000 ft per second or about 220,000 miles per hour. The return stroke, the current that cause the visible flash, moves upward at a speed of about 320,000,000 ft per second or about 220,000,000 miles per hour which is about 1/3 the speed of light.''
''Long story short, ya boss is cooked.'' Zolt, said, as he began zapping at the chi blockers who dispersed as he began aiming into the crowd, laughing at screams and scent of burning flesh…
Ah, that black comedy amirite?
The Lieutenant had just managed to incapacitate Bolin, turning his attention to Mako. Mako comes from around the rock wall with a fiery jump kick, but the Lieutenant blocks the flame with his batons. Mako kicks again, but the flames only knock Bolin's wall down, as the Lieutenant flips in a circle around his attacker. The two men exchange a series of blows, electricity versus fire, but the Lieutenant gets an opening and stabs a baton forward against Mako's chest. Mako screams in agony before falling down.
''You benders need to understand there's no place for you in the world anymore.''
Abruptly, the ground beneath the Lieutenant erupts into a slanted slab of rock, flinging him hard against the alley wall. He crashes heavily to the ground, going limp as Korra stood in an earthbending stance, before falling back down.
''I wouldn't count us out just yet.'' Korra said, whistling towards the alley entrance. ''Also, good luck redoing the entire infrastructure of the United Republic AND the world since you have to overhaul electricity production, law enforcement and military tactics and equipment, construction, just to name a few if there's no place for benders.'' Korra then went over to the Lieutenant who still hadn't moved. ''Uh, is he ok?''
Mako got to his feet and looked over. Well considering how that block of rock you bent knocked him about 20 feet into the wall behind him, he's probably has lots of internal bleeding and hemorraghing. So doesn't look like he'll make it. I bet his lungs took the worst of it.''
Korra looked back down, noticing the blood coming out of the Lieutenant's mouth and the faint sound of gurgling. ''Oh, s%$#''.
Time for Episode 4, my peeps
''There is a madman running around our beloved city, threatening to tear it apart. We need to create a task force whose sole mission is to find Amon and bring him to justice'' Tarrlok said, standing from his seat and the table of the Republic council.
''Absolutely not.'' Tenzin said, opposingly. ''A move that aggressive would only further divide benders and non-benders.'' Tarrlok began to laugh out loud, and the other council members themselves began to chuckle. ''What's so funny to all of you?''
''Really Tenzin, too aggressive?'' The fire councilwoman said. Tarrlok nodded in agreement. ''Tenzin, the Avatar herself was just at a rally where Amon was able to remove someone's bending at will! Only your father himself has ever been able to accomplish such a feat!''
Tenzin's eyes widened in anger. ''How dare-''
''And the reason Avatar Korra was there was to rescue her friend who was kidnapped along with the Triple Threat Triad. Granted, we may not care much for these mobsters, but the Avatar did relay that Amon talked of a new era without benders, and that even Amon's own Lieutenant made such sentiment. And before she and her friend's brother even arrived at that warehouse, they fought against chi blockers who were armed and almost managed to take them captive. It is clear that the Equalist are moving towards military options, yet a task force to monitor their activities, and take action against their operations is somehow ''too aggressive?''
Tenzin sat back down, arms crossed and looking down. ''I hate all of you…''
Tenzin walked along looking for Korra, and then approached a maroon convertible satomobile with a large pink ribbon tied around it, another gift from Tarrlok to Korra. Ikki and Meelo are sitting in it and pretending to drive. Tenzin walks past them as they made play noises and went to Korra practicing her airbending movements in an octogonal training area.
''I see Tarrlok's gifts are getting more and more extravagant.''
''Yeah. That guy doesn't know how to take "no" for an answer.'' Then she stopped her movements and threw her arms outward.''Plus the dumb*&^ seems to have missed that I don't even have a license!''
At the gala thrown by Tarrlok in Korra's honor, Chief Beifong walks by and Tarrlok gestures to her to come over to where they are. ''Chief Beifong! I believe you and Avatar Korra have already met.''
Chief Beifong gave the Avatar a displeased look. ''Just because the city's throwing you this big to-do don't think you're something special. You've done absolutely nothing to deserve this.''
As the chief turned to walk away, Korra replied, ''Bitchy much?''
Lin turned around sharply. ''Excuse me?''
Korra sighed. ''I know we didn't get off on the right foot, and I really don't care about this party since I know Tarrlok is just kissing up, but you really aren't gonna give me due credit?''
''What are you talking about, just what have you done for the good of this city since you've been here aside from disturbing the peace and playing some game?''
Korra tapped her chin before replying. ''Well gee, just a few nights ago I went through the trouble of infiltrating a secret Equalist rally, and managed to gain and deliver valuable intel on Amon which turned out to be pretty damn important. I was able to not only rescue my friend, but also bring the news of Amon's ability to remove people's bending. And aside from that they clearly are planning a hostile takeover given we had to fight armed and highly trained and uniformed chi-blockers, and if that wasn't enough, Amon's right hand man attacked my friends with electric prods.''
Lin just stood there, at a lost for words, while Korra crossed her arms and cocked her head to the side. ''But yeah, done nothing to deserve this right, amirite?'' The police chief just glared and walked away, muttering something under her breath. Tarrlok cleared his throat, ''Now see, that kind of fire is just what my ta-''
''Screw off, Tarrlok.''
A police truck with a large tank of water on it drives up to the building of the Equalist hideout. Korra and other task force members crouch in the bed of the truck as it pulls up. It comes to a stop and they all climb out. Tarrlok, Korra, and the task force approach the wall and look down into the basement window. From Korra's point of view we see Equalists wearing bandanas around their faces practicing chi blocking, some sparring, one working a dummy and an instructor overlooking them. Korra looks toward the back wall and sees a large banner of Amon hanging over. Korra gasps and pulls back, being reminded of her nightmare.
Frightened, she steels herself and looks over to Tarrlok. Tarrlok smiles and nods to Korra before giving the signal to the rest of the task force. One of the members turns a valve on top of the water tank and opens it up. He pulls a large stream of water out with his bending and it is passed down to the benders by the wall, each taking a part of it. Tarrlok holds a hand up to make them wait. Korra takes a deep breath as she gets ready.
''Hey, you see that door in the corner?'' Korra asked.
''Yeah?'' Tarrlok said. ''So what?''
''Well, just before we burst in, shouldn't one of the earthbenders raise a wall over that door?'' She said, pointing to the left corner. ''Even if it ruins the surprise a bit, it won't matter since that's the only way in or out since we are coming from the windows, so it cuts them off.''
Tarrlok rubbed his chin. ''That's actually good thinking. Plus saves the risk of going down wherever that door leads, where there could be traps or an ambush. Good thinking Avatar.''
The Equalists inside turned their heads at seeing a large hunk of rock raise up against the door, before a gust of water burst through the windows and all hell broke lose...
Having delivered his message, Amon stands up from kneeling down and strikes a pressure point in Korra's shoulder to knock her out. She looks up at Amon, her vision blurring before falling to the floor. There is a quick series of shots separated by more flash cuts. First Sokka, then Toph with metalbending police, then Aang, then a close up of a man's eyes, then Aang riding an air scooter, looking angry and ready for battle. Korra comes to, still on the floor, as Tenzin runs towards her.
''Aang?''
Tenzin kneels and helps her sit up ''Korra! Korra, are you alright? What happened? Was Amon here?''
''Ye-yeah. He ambushed me.''
''Did he, did he take your bending away?'' Korra creates a small flame in her hand before clasping and extinguishing it.
''No. I'm okay.'' She replied
''Oh, thank goodness.'' Tenzin said. Later on that night, after comforting Korra after she confessed her fears and they made it back to the island, Korra had gone to bed and Tenzin went to his study and got on his telephone. He dialed a number, and a groggy voice replied. ''Hello?''
''What the hell man?''
''Tenzin, can't this wait till mo-''
''Tarrlok, what happened to ''watching the island closely'' and the supposed fleet of police airships''? If they were watching closely, how could they not see the Equalists get to the island, how could they not see them attack Korra, or the Equalists leave if they were ''watching closely?''
''Tenzin, we both know we don't pay the police enough for this s# &.''
And there it is folks. I really will try to keep this story going. I have a couple of good ones for next time, so stay tuned and stay safe! Peace!