The Tale Of Tai Cho Book One: 隐藏 (Hidden) Chapter Three- 搜索 (Search)

by The Tale Of Tai Cho

Avatar Tai Cho finds out there in another Avatar, so after learning their name, he searches far and wide to find them.

!Disclaimer!

*The story of Avatar the Last Air Bender is NOT mine and belongs to Viacom and Nickelodeon. I do not own the rights to Avatar nor am I associated in anyway to Viacom, Nickelodeon or the Creators of Avatar. All the Characters and ideas written here are mine

(Besides returning Characters, Story details, world building details, and the franchise itself)

The only media of Avatar I ever watched and or read were the two shows, a few comics, and one of the two Kioshi books. I have never read any fan fictions or anything else that could sway my ideas or story. Now please Enjoy My fan fiction*

Start

Everything is black, May Narrates- "Fire."

The back ground illuminates and There is a Bright red background with the silhouette of Avatar Roku. He brings fire down from above and fans it out making a huge wave of Fire which covers the screen and turns into smoke

May- "Air."

The smoke closes back in fast to reveal a bright grey background, a silhouette of Old Aang bending it into a ball and swinging it around himself as a barrier of air then he slams the ball into the ground making a huge pile of mist that covers the screen

May- "Water."

The mist soaks into the floor to reveal a bright blue background, a silhouette of Old Korra pulls the mist from the floor and turns it into water, she rotates the snake of water around herself in a few attacks and then axe kicks down to make and ice wall infront of the screen. You can still see the background as the silhouette of Korra fades to Cho's shape and the background turns a green hue

May- "And Earth."

The ice crumbles to reveal a bright green background and a silhouette of Cho, standing off center to the left. He takes the ice and as it goes along the ground it turns into rocks. He is bending the rocks around himself in a defensive move while moving his hands elegantly. He Earth bends sending all the rocks at the screen in a flash of white

The White Disappears to reveal an overhead, slow moving shot of Air Temple Island, May narrates- "The Avatar has many issues to resolve now that he is starting to reveal himself. Soon he will be revealed publicly and bring peace to the world."

The song finishes to show the title screen, "The Tale Of Tai Cho."

Book One: 隐藏(Hidden)

Chapter Three- 搜索(Search)

Korra narrates- "Previously on Avatar..."

Cho spend days tring to have his Vision again. During that time he caught up with his old friends. Well, finally, he succeeded in seeing his Vision again... But it was not a Vision... It was the Second Dark Avatar... And they said to evaluate the world and left with a very prominent threat!

The Episode starts With Cho running down a hall again, past air nomads and raiders, but this time he is running way faster and fearful.

May catches up moving her legs twice as fast to keep up- "WAIT, WHAT HAPPENED?!"

Cho looks over at her with fear- "I HAVE TO TELL YOUR DAD THERE IS ANOTHER AVATAR! A DARK AVATAR!"

May drops her face as fear washes over her- "WAIT, HOW DO YOU KNOW?!"

As they turn a corner Cho waves her off- "I'LL EXPLAIN SOON BUT THIS CAN'T WAIT!"

They both screech to a stop and Cho kicks open a door leaving the nearby Air Benders startled.

Cho hops into the room worried- "ROTI!"

No one is in there. Cho groans annoyed- "MAY GO TELL YOUR DAD TO COME BACK HERE! I HAVE TO TELL KORRA NOW!"

May still having no idea of what's going on with the Dark Avatar nods nervous- "Ok! (She hops out of the room and runs down the hall) DAD?!"

Cho plops down on the floor in the room. He closes his eyes and with a single breath is on Korra's Spirit Island. He wakes up with a jolt and stands looking around fast. Korra is no where to be seen.

Cho knowing he always wakes up near to where she is, holds his hands to his face as he yells- "KORRA?!"

He runs through a forrest and yells- "KORRA?!"

He runs out of the other end of the forrest and Korra is standing near a cliff, on her Spirit Island that over looks the ocean.

Cho runs over super wide eyed and yells fast as he runs over- "KORRA KORRA KORRA KORRA KORRA!"

He slows down to a jog because she isn't sharing his fear with him. He looks confused- "Korra?"

He walks up next to her. She stays quiet, just starring out into the vast blue ocean that surrounds her Island.

Cho looks worried- "Korra?"

Korra inhales deep and sighs long and drawn out- "So... The Dark Avatar Cycle continues on... (She looks down sad) I don't even know how this happened... I spirit bent Vaatu... He should have been dead for 10,000 years..."

Cho is wide eyed- "What do we do?"

Korra sighs and motions for him to follow her, as she starts walking down a winding path off the cliff to the black sand area below. She looks back. Cho hasn't moved. He is stunned she is not freaking out like he is.

Korra puts up a hand- "Well? Are you coming?"

Cho nods fast and catches up.

They walk in silence for a bit until they reach the black sand. Cho figuring she needs a moment to process what Just happened.

Korra chuckles soft as she shakes her head- "You know what sucks the most... Not being able to talk with my past lives..."

Cho looks at her.

Korra points up- "When I lost my bending, Aang helped me into the Avatar state to help return my bending, by teaching me energy bending... At that moment, I had access to the Avatar state. I was only able to talk to three Avatars...before Unalaq, my uncle, The previous Dark Avatar... took Raava out of me, and reset our cycle..."

She stops walking and looks out into the Spirit Ocean. Cho does as well.

Korra chuckles very soft, saddened- "Every time, after that day, if something happened... I would think. What Would Aang do?... what would Roku? Kioshi? Kuruk? Wan? I would try to imagine but I could never know... (She finally looks at him) so what I am going to tell you is not from any of our past lives. It's from me and me alone... so please Use my advice and work on it... because I don't want to lose my connection with you too..."

Korra sits down on the Black Sand- "Explain to me what happened up to when she threw the rock at you... I wasn't able to see through you..."

Cho nods and sits down. The time cuts to where the sky looks dimmed and the stars and light blue and white Aurora Borealis's are more prominent.

Korra nods- "So you know, their Name?... well I would personally go and find out who they are..."

Cho smiles sarcastically- "Oh yea that sounds easy..."

Korra stares at him and she slaps down his metal hat. He adjusts it and she chuckles- "Right now that's your only option, and funny thing is... as an Avatar, if this is part of your purpose...WHICH IT IS... the answer will fall right in front of you."

Cho nods- "Ok... and lets say I do find them... What do I do? Attack them?"

Korra looks at him in shock- "What are you crazy?! You can't even water OR fire bend... They can clearly use three elements, so If you do go make sure you have back up... and even then, don't just attack. You simply want to figure out who they are and what they might plan to do with their power."

Cho nods- "Alright... well I guess to start, I can go to every mayor city and use census books to find a Shzu-Teng, maybe find their house or any relatives..."

Korra smirks and leans back- "There you go... (she looks very worried) and please Cho... Be super careful..."

Cho nods- "I will..."

Korra smiles. She pats his back- "You should go talk to Roti... He is probably having a heart attack..."

Cho widens his eyes and sucks in air through his teeth- "Oh yea! (he smirks trying to bring up her mood) Thank you Avatar Korra!"

Korra groans disgusted smiling- "What did I say about calling me that? Ugh, now I got flash backs of political debates again..."

Cho chuckles- "Alright... see you later."

Korra nods smiling.

Cho closes his eyes and disappears. Korra drops her smile and looks out into the ocean sighing worriedly.

It cuts to Cho in Roti's room. Roti is inches from his face super wide eyed starring him down. Miku and May are in the background waiting.

Cho slowly wakes up and gasps leaning back fast since Roti was right there. Roti grabs his shoulders and pulls his face back close- "YOU HAVE TO TELL ME EVERYTHING!"

It cuts to them in the Eating Area on the balcony...far away from the other nomads so wide spread fear of another Dark Avatar doesn't circulate everywhere.

Roti while stroking his beard- "So you know his name... very well we will have to postpone your training until this is sorted out."

Cho nods and he puts up a hand- "Well, I can always train on the way... like Aang did."

Roti shakes his head no fast- "No, you don't need the distraction of constantly moving, besides I don't think we will be gone long."

Cho looks at him confused- "But we may have to check every city in the world for this guy... it will probably take months!"

Roti just stares at Cho.

Cho drops his face- "You don't think there is another Avatar do you?..."

Roti looks around to make sure there are no third ears just incase and he sighs- "If I'm being completely honest... No, I don't believe there is, it would be impossible. Also they would be very old if it were true. How you explained this person they sounded young and agile."

Cho sighs annoyed- "I am telling you, it is another Dark Avatar!..."

Roti puts up a hand dropping the corners of his lips- "Or perhaps a random Dark spirit..."

Cho scoff chuckles- "Spirits can't bend elements... and there is no such thing as a 'Dark Spirit' they only do what they believe is right. The only Dark Spirit is Vaatu."

Roti scoffs smiles- "Not to get in a morality debate... but Koh would be considered evil right?"

Cho shrugs- "He only does what he feels is right..."

Roti shakes his head smiling- "I don't get how you're so... Monkish... even more than me... (Cho Chuckles, Roti sighs) even though I still don't think this guy exist... we can look in a few major cities for this guy, and if nothing comes up? Then we just continue training... Deal?"

Cho nods smiling- "Deal."

They both bow to each other. Once Roti stands he walks away talking- "Now go get some rest... if we are going this could take hours..."

Cho nods and follows him back into the building.

It cuts to morning. Everyone is standing by Wind Yin with all their travel bags...strapping them into his saddle.

Shen is talking with Cho- "So the Dark Avatar is real?"

Chen who is calmly laying on his back suddenly widens his eyes- "WAIT THE DAR—-"

Shen covers his mouth- "Don't go screaming it around!"

Shen holds his hand there and Chen nods fast wide eyed.

Roti looks back- "And no... I still do not believe there is one... I think it is an evil spirit tormenting Cho or... something..."

Miku puts up a hand- "I believe Cho, and I think we should all be ready for anything..."

May nods- "Yea, Mom is right."

Miku smiles.

Roti sighs- "Ok... (He claps his hands) Is everyone ready?"

They all nod.

Roti faces forward- "Ok first place is Air Temple Island. Alright?"

Everyone verbally agrees.

Roti grabs the reigns and yells so that his near deaf, brown and white lined sky Bison can hear- "WIND YIN! YIP YIP!"

Wind Yin bellows making all the other Air Nation people nearby on the Sky Bison dock cover their ears.

It cuts to them flying down to the Sky Bison dock on Air Temple island. Jinora is waiting for them. Wind Yin lands with a ungraceful slam.

Jinora walks up- "I heard you guys were returning! What happened?"

A bunch of Air Acolytes help take down their bags and take them to their rooms. Roti hops off with air followed by Chen, and Cho. May uses fire to break her fall while Shen and Miku walk off.

Roti sighs- "Aunty Jinora... We are looking for a name... Shzu-Teng..."

Jinora looks confused- "Is it an Air Nomad?"

Roti shakes his head dropping the corners of his lip.

Jinora looks at Cho. He inhales and walks up whispering into her ear- "I think there is another Dark Avatar..."

Jinora's eyes widen and she looks at Roti.

Roti puts up his hands closing his eyes- "I think its an Evil Spirit tormenting him... but he won't believe that..."

He sees the face Jinora has plastered on and he drops his face as well- "I mean... it is a Evil Spirit right aunty?"

Jinora leans her head back inhaling and she smiles- "Cho, may you Please come talk to me in my office..."

He bows and follows.

It cuts to them in an office. A nice long principal like desk over looks one of the courtyard's on Air Temple Island, with dozens of Air Nomads training, and far in the distance is Republic City.

Cho and Jinora walk into the room.

Jinora closes the door- "Now that we have privacy... what is this talk about a Dark Avatar?"

She sits on he chair behind the desk in front of the glass window and Cho sits on one of the normal chairs facing her.

Cho nods- "Yes, I have encountered them twice and I am sure it is a Dark Avatar, and I know you're going to say, 'That's impossible, Vaatu is dead.'"

Jinora stares at her desk and chuckles raising her eyebrows- "Actually, it is very possible."

Cho pushes out his lips wide eyed- "Huh?"

Jinora looks up at him- "Do you know how Korra joined with Raava again?"

Cho nods- "Yea, Korra reunited with Raava again after she got revived."

Jinora points- "Yes, but you haven't thought about how it was done, have you?"

Cho shakes his head no.

Jinora nods with a sigh- "So when Raava died, I felt a calling, almost to explore the Spirit World as fast as I could... I used my spirit to travel fast and I came across these super lush and full of life areas. The essence of what I believe was Raava filled these areas..."

Cho nods slowly catching on to what she is saying- "Sooo... the same places existed for Vaatu?"

Jinora points again- "Exactly, when I went around absorbing the essence of Raava, I also saw areas with dead and inhospitable atmospheres filled with, 'Evil' spirits... I obviously ignored it. Once I finished collecting Raava's essence, I gave the essence I collected from the Spirit World to Korra. Then, and I don't know how... Korra revived Raava, using Vaatu's own power against him. And If I'm being honest, I still have no idea how I learned to collect her essence... but anyways, if I could Revive Ravva sooner than 10,000 years... then I fully believe someone with extreme spirital knowledge could revive Vaatu using the same method. I just dont know how they could have done it without Raava's power..."

Cho looks down, the weight of truth that he has an exact opposite out there crushes him- "What do I do?"

Jinorra inhales and sighs sympathetically- "That is for you to figure out... but Cho, everything will turn out good, I have faith in you. Just see to your mission and accomplish your goals."

Cho nods- "Well its hard, because Roti really doesn't believe it's an Avatar... which hinders the search because he wants to go back to training as soon as possible..."

Jinorra sighs- "I love Roti, but he is stubborn like my dad, and is still childish like his father Meelo, (she shudders) that is a very bad combination... (Cho chuckles and she smiles) let me go talk to him."

It cuts to them both walking down the boat docks. A ferry is docked and Cho's whole family except Miku is waiting by the boat.

Jinora smiles wide at Roti and waves him over- "Roti, come here."

Roti groans and drops his head- "I haven't seen that look in years... what did I do?"

Jinora points at his chin fast. Her face already red and she talks firm- "You are going to do everything the Avatar tells you to do no questions asked! (Roti starts to open his mouth and Jinora, who is still red, pushes her finger into his chin beard making him wide eyed) AND you're going to look around until you find this person! GOT IT!"

Roti sighs and smirks- "Yes, grandpa Tenzin..."

Jinora inhales deep and grabs his ear.

Roti gasps in shock and pain- "AH! Fine ok ok Aunty Jinora..."

Jinora goes back to normal almost instanly and she pats his shoulder smiling, eyes closed- "Ok, good! Now have fun and be careful."

Roti bows low and walks up the boat ramp as his kids and Cho are on the verge of laughing to death.

Everyone else gets on the boat. Jinora waves at Cho- "And Have fun!"

Cho nods as the ramp slides up- "Of course Jinora!"

Jinora bow nods and she walks away. The boat horn goes off and it starts moving.

Cho turns around and Roti is burning holes into his head with squinted eyes and a pursed mouth.

Cho chuckles- "What?"

Roti snorts squinting more- "Thanks for sicking my Aunt on me like that..."

Cho shrugs with an Avatar smirk- "What? It was her idea not mine..."

Shen chuckles- "Yea I have heard stories of when my dad got in trouble by her... I have never seen him submit to authority so fast..."

Roti flicks up his right hand and a wind blast smacks Shen in the face.

Shen recuperates by shaking his head off- "Really dad..."

Roti scoff chuckles.

It cuts to the boat on the dock of Republic City, the ramp comes down and they walk onto the dock.

Chen looks around- "Where's the motor vehicle?"

Roti scoff smiles- "M.V?! HA! Lazy! We are walking..."

They all groan.

Roti looks back- "What? Walking builds character! Besides Cho can lose a few pounds..."

Cho looks down at him self as Chen sighs- "I'm already 20 dad... I'm sure my character is built enough..."

Roti slowly breaks out into a laugh as he walks away. He wipes his face- "Ah... come on. The capital building isn't too far away... and don't worry... I'll treat this like a mini vacation so have fun!"

It cuts to them walking down a road on the side walk. There are Varrick Boxes in store windows playing the news and shows in black and white as they walk through the streets past people. M.V's and Varrick Mobiles run past on the street. Roti in front talking with Shen and Chen arguing about something that doesn't actually affect anyone's live.

May looks at Cho- "So! Just like you remember, huh?"

Cho nods looking around- "Yea... Just more people and noisier... but other wise its all the same..."

As they are walking, they pass in front of a street. It is blocked off so M.V's can't pass. Down the way it looks like a very populated place with a lot of people hanging out.

May smiles and looks at Roti. Him, Shen and Chen are still arguing about...dumplings or something, she lost interest. May grabs Cho by the wrist and pulls him down the special street fast.

Cho looks confused as he follows but he isn't resisting- "What are you doing?"

May looks back at him smiling- "You like Tea right? Well I'm about to show you the best place for tea... ALL the young people hang out here!"

When they stop in front of a populated store, Cho drops his face grining wide in awe as he points at a green sign with a very recognizable face, Uncle Iroh holding a Smoking cup.

Cho looks back at May- "THEY OPENED A JASMINE DRAGON HERE?!"

May nods fast sharing his excitement- "Yea! Three years ago!"

Cho is captivated by the building and May shoves him to the counter.

A very animated girl in a dark green hat and Apron bows smiling- "Hello! Welcome to the Jasmine Dragon! (She hands Cho a menu) What would you like?"

Cho takes the Menu and shoves it into his pocket- "Can I just have a Green Tea?"

The Girl nods- "Oh of course! Hot or Iced?"

Cho chuckles and squints- "I didn't know people drank tea COLD..."

The girl laughs- "Ok... Hot it is... Would you like to add a popping element?"

Cho looks confused- "What in the eight spirit planes is that?"

The Girl raises her eyebrows shocked a young adult doesn't know about that.

May leans over- "He would love to try it..."

The Girl nods- "Ok, Nice! So we have Earth Aloe, Air Peach, Fire Dragon Fruit, and Water- Melon! Which do you want?"

Cho just got bombarded with a different language, so in confusion- "Uhhhhhh—-"

May helps him- "He'll take Fire Dragon Fruit... (she looks at him) believe me its amazing... (she looks at the girl) I'll take the same thing but Iced!"

The Girl nods- "Okay! That will be 7 Yuans!"

May fishes in her pocket and pulls out a few Silver Fire Nation tokens and passes them to the Girl.

The girl widens her eyes- "Oh wow! Fire Nation Tokens. Neat! I'll get right to it! (she salutes to Cho) and thank you for your service!"

Cho chuckles- "Oh no, no... It was a gift... I never served."

The Girl leans back smiling- "Oh! Ok..."

She bows and they bow back. The girl walks away and they turn to look at the city behind them. People everywhere, hanging out in the street.

May smirks and points at his hat- "Yea, what's that all about by the way? You seem to have that hat with you all the time..."

Cho chuckles- "It was a gift from another farmer who served in the United Kingdom War..."

May nods and she looks at his coat- "And I'm surprised you kept that ugly green swamp colored coat..."

Cho sucks his teeth smiling- "O-Kay..."

May chuckles and she nods fast- "It looks good though... when you first got it, it would drag on the floor... but now that you grew into it, it actually looks nice..."

Cho smiles and bow nods. May looks out into the street just watching people. Cho stares at her smiling and he sighs. He knows he needs to complement her back.

Cho points- "And you dress exactly the same."

May looks over smiling with her eyebrows up.

Cho darts his eyes right- "It- It was a complement because, you've always looked... the look you were going for really works with your face."

May smiles with her eyes closed- "Why, thank you."

May looks out into the street at all the people. Cho palms his forehead closing his eyes hard.

May scoff smiles- "When was the last time you were here?"

Cho looks at her and smiles- "Wow... like nearly six years ago... I feel so out of touch... like an old man..."

May scoffs soft- "Man... it's so unfair what the White Lotus did to you."

Cho smiles- "Well, they were keeping me safe."

May tilts her head smiling weak- "I guess..."

Cho looks at a store window filled with

Varrick Boxes playing a black and white news broad cast. A woman is talking with a logo that looks like the fire nation logo but different.

Cho looks confused and points- "Is she talking about the Sozin Extremist?"

May looks over and sighs- "Probably."

Cho looks at May confused- "I thought Korra beat them..."

May smiles with a soft scoff- "She did... but you know terrorists, they never fully go away..."

Cho slightly pushes his lips to the right. The Girl comes back with two clear cups, with tops and straws. The green Logo of Iroh printed on the cup. They turn around and take them.

The Girl bows low- "Thank you for coming to the Jasmine Dragon..."

They both bow back and Cho points- "And thank you!"

The Girl smiles- "My pleasure!"

They walk away and a guy walks up taking their place in line.

As they walk down the street, May starts drinking her tea and tilts her head to him- "We should get to the capital quick... You know my dad is over protective."

Cho nods as he smiles- "Thats good though..."

May raises an eyebrow at him.

Cho nods around- "Ok, MAYbe he can tone it down a bit..."

May chuckles while sucking on the straw, then she widens her eyes and points at him swallowing- "OH, DRINK IT!"

Cho inspects his drink. At the bottom is a bunch of Red Dots.

Cho points confused- "Is it like a jelly?"

May smiles eyebrows down and rotates her free hand- "JUST DRINK IT!"

Cho nods and starts sucking on the straw. His eyes widen like if he got stabbed and he coughs out a bunch of tiny little red balls of jelly liquid. He leans over, coughing and shocked. May is laughing as people look over.

Cho gets up right and looks at the cup offended- "WHAT IS THIS?!"

May chuckles- "They are Elements Pearls! They are really good! (she sucks on her straw soft and spits one out on her hand and she holds it to Cho). Try it!"

Cho stares at the wet little red ball of death on her soft palm he points at it- "First of all, I'm not eating your saliva, second of all... NO WAY IN THE, FOG, of lost souls am I putting that in my mouth..."

May squints smirking- "Cho! You curse now?!"

Cho widens his eyes- "When it comes to Tea! Yes..."

May chuckles hard and Cho smiles.

May tilts her head- "Suit yourself..."

She pops it into her mouth and drinks some more tea.

A Posh sounding female speaks up in a condescending way from behind them- "MAY- LING?"

May's face instanly drops.

She turns around and so does Cho. A girl with dark red eyes, and a dark blue and dark red fire nation and water tribe mixed outfit has her hands behind her back smiling. She has black hair in a huge bun, held together by one long and thin metal rod. She has a tan complexion and she is standing nearly at nearly 7 feet tall, completely towering May and Cho

She speaks up smirking- "Yuri! Kai! Look who it is!"

A small girl, even smaller than May, walks up. She has long black hair that almost reaches her waist and she has on a long flowing white robe that almost matches her skin tone. She has a nose ring and has pastel green eyes with a huge smirk plastered across her face.

The other girl is a tad bit taller than Cho. She is very obviously a water bender. She is huge compared to normal Water Tribe people. She has darker skin and huge brown dreads. She is starring at them with her dark blue eyes and sharp jawline.

The red eyed girl speaks up- "The last time I saw you was almost 7 months ago! Where have you been?!"

With the crowd around them watching, May sighs- "Can we just not Kallik?"

The small earth bending girl snickers in a very raspy high pitched voice- "Can we just not what? We are all friends here!"

May squints- "Ugh Kai let Kallik speak for herself..."

Kallik scoff smiles- "Well... I heard you talking and laughing... I thought to myself... no way that is May-Ling... and sure enough it is! And look! You have a new boyfriend!"

Cho blushes as he sucks on his straw.

May guffaws- "He is not my boyfriend! He is a family friend."

Kai snickers- "Yea! Sure."

The water bender who is Yuri, looks him up and down squinting, and in a deep voice says- "What are you a farmer or somethin?"

Cho looks down and smiles- "Oh yea!"

Kai points- "And that military hat? Nearly disrespectful..."

May sighs- "He's not in the military... that's his farmer's hat..."

Kallik snorts- "Of course May is hanging out with a farmer..."

Yuri scoffs soft- "May always thought she had a good sense of fashion... not true though judging by who she is hanging out with..."

Kallik and Kai snicker.

Cho holds out his hands smiling talking soft- "Actually, fashion is an illusion. What you wears repents who you are on a spiritual level. As for me, green represents the calming grass of the fields, my smooth metal hat represents that I am soft but sturdy enough for any situation, and my open sandals represent the feeling of freedom..."

They are all just starring at him dumbfounded, even Kai doesn't have her smile plastered on anymore.

Kallik smacks her lips- "Right, well your aren't picking grain anymore metal head... (she squints). Speaking of which, I have never seen you before, but you seem familiar..."

May retorts getting a bit flustered already- "Because he is an old family friend stupid...besides he isn't from around here..."

Cho is just awkwardly sipping on his tea adjusting to the pearls.

Kallik chuckles posh- "I can tell! Just like how you always try to fit in everywhere! You aren't Air Nation enough to be a monk, and your not Fire Nation enough to fit in with that crowd... outcast..."

Kai snickers and points laughing- "Yea and an outcast physically too! You're short no one can see you in a crowd!"

Yuri leans over to look at her, eyebrow raised - "Your shorter than her..."

Kai drops her face annoyed and looks straight.

Kallik puts up a hand ignoring Kai- "So why are you here? Hanging out with your little boyfriend?"

Her and Kai snicker, Yuri scoff smiles.

May who is already red faced, turns around saying softly to Cho- "Come on... these people aren't worth your time..."

Cho bows to them and walks away with her.

Kallik widens her eyes with her eyebrows down confused that May didn't keep arguing.

Kallik smirks and yells- "SEE YOU AROUND SHORT STACK!"

She chucks an empty see though plastic tea cup at the back of May's head. It bounces off but May flinched with her eyes closed. May who is already red, inhales deep and sighs hard. Cho looks over and you can physically see heat waves coming off of her. He knows his friend has a hard time maintaining her anger and he can tell she is about to lose it.

Cho sighs- "Uh, oh..."

May turns around red faced but she is laughing eyes closed- "You know, you guys are actually really funny!"

She chucks her full tea cup at Kallik and it explodes on her chest dousing her in tea and popping pearls. The crowd around them laughs. May grabs a wide eyed Cho by the wrist and runs away with him making him drop his tea.

Kallik is looking down at her outfit in shock. You just know it was expensive. She looks down at Kai super angry- "WELL, DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY!"

She grabs Kai by the collar and picks her up off the floor and whispers through clenched teeth- "EVERYONE IS WATCHING!"

She drops Kai, and like an Ostrich Horse waiting to race, she takes off sprinting down the Street. Surprisingly fast for her height.

Kallik looks at Yuri and holds out her arms. Yuri skillfully water bends the tea off of her soaked clothes. The tea has already slightly stained it a darker color. She growls annoyed and they both run down the street after them.

It cuts to Cho and May running down the street through people, some look, some couldn't care less. They run across a busy street and force people to honk

Cho yells- "WHAT ARE WE DOING?! WE SHOULD STOP!"

May yells back- "Are you kidding?! THESE JERK WADS DESERVED IT! Besides isn't the Avatar supposed to fix problems?!"

May looks back. Kai, like a small snow rat with her white robes is running in and around people. May runs faster leaving Cho behind

Cho yells catching up- "THAT WASN'T FIXING ANYTHING!"

They turn another corner. May starts tipping over trash cans trying to trip Kai. Like a skilled tracker, despite her size, she hops over them with no problem.

Kai waves her arms around in a wave of white robes and little dust piles rise in front of them to blind them. Cho earth bends the dust away and May nods at him.

Cho scoff smiles- "I'M NOT ENCOURAGING THIS AT ALL! I'M JUST ADRENALINE FILLED RIGHT NOW!"

They turn down another corner and run right into a dead end ally.

May yells- "MOTHER OF AANG! I FORGOT THIS WAS HERE!"

They turn to run but Kai is already there. She puts up her hands smirking. Kallik and Yuri show up a few seconds later.

Kallik who is slightly red faced but still acting posh yells- "YOU KNOW! YOU have a lot of nerve coming back here acting like you own the place!"

A group of younger people run over, now there is a huge group of people watching, like people wanting to see a pro bending match they chant- "FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!"

Kallik looks around. A girl like her, cares about her public reputation. Not pleasing a crowd of people, who like her, would be devastating. So she looks at May angrily- "Time to teach you a lesson."

Cho puts up his hands- "Wait guys lets not!"

Like if Cho didn't even exist. Kallik holds up her fist followed by Kai and Yuri like pro benders would. May gets in a traditional fire bender stance and Cho is there wide eyed.

Kallik inhales and is about to fire bend. All of a sudden, Cho's hat flies to her and wraps around her like a metal sheet holding her arms locked in place making her fall back.

Cho yells- "SORRY!"

Yuri puts up her hands to water bend, Cho quickly metal bends a pipe from the wall next to him, and slams her hand to the wall wrapping it. Kai kicks a rock up from the floor to punch it. In a mix of dust and air bending Cho slaps it straight up into the sky. Making Kai shocked and confused, she is obviously a strong earth bender and this random farmer some how just overpowered her Chi. Kallik who is on the floor looked shocked as well. Yuri with her non stuck hand flicks water from a puddle onto Cho's face leaving his nose exposed. It freezes over his face and he stumbles back. May can't really fire bend because it can cause too much damage to the skin. However Kallik doesn't care at all. Still wrapped in Cho's metal helmet she lowers her eyebrows and kicks at May's ankle. The blast isn't as hot as it is strong, and May gets tripped.

As all that happens, Kai smirks and sncikers- "I'm still standing."

May on the floor, fire bends hard at Kai's ankles and trips her too. A siren goes off and all the kids who were cheering scattered like animals. A bunch of metal bending and normal cops fill the area, arms ready.

One of them sees Kallik, Kai, Yuri, Cho and May all detained or knocked down in some way.

The cop looks at Yuri and widens his eyes- "CHIEF!"

The Police Chief that looks almost identical to Yuri, but male and older, walks over and Grunts- "WHAT HAPPENED?!"

Yuri points at Cho and May- "These two where causing trouble, so Me, Kallik, and Kai told them to stop, then they attacked..."

The Chief looks at them both. Cho is still trying to get the ice off his face by hammering it with his hand.

May guffaws in disbelief as she is already standing again- "NO, WE DIDN'T! BUT OF COURSE YOU'RE GOING WITH YURI'S STORY!"

The Cheif sighs- "May... yes she may be my daughter, but you're known for causing trouble... that, is why I need to arrest you, both."

May scoffs annoyed- "THAT IS SO STUPID!"

The Chief shakes his head- "Make this easy will ya?"

May scoffs annoyed, red faced, and walks over shaking her head. As she walks over, three of the cops are with Kallik trying to pry off Cho's hat.

The Chief yells- "METAL BEND IT YOU FOOLS!"

One of the Cops speaks up- "We can't, it's fine tuned metal."

The Chief scoffs- "Farmer Boy! Come take your metal hat off this young woman right now!"

Cho points to his face. The Chief water bends the ice off him. Cho wipes his face and He walks over and metal bends his now crumpled up hat off Kallik. He whips it out and moves it around molding it to it's original shape

The Chief shakes his head- "Of course a United Kingdom Solider would use his hat for evil..."

Cho smiles- "Its not mine, it was a gift..."

The police take his hat from him so he can't use it as a weapon and they hand cuff him with very shiny cuffs.

The Chief scoffs- "Get in the truck."

Cho chuckles- "Look this is a very big mis-understanding let me ju—-"

It abruptly cuts to them both in a jail cell. Chained to an oak wood table, with platinum chains and hand cuffs. May is starring straight, super unenthused looking, eyebrows fully down. Cho just looks awkward not saying anything.

Cho leans over to her- "You know, this is just like a Proverb... Do not repay bad with ba—-"

May snorts out of her nose, once and very hard, shooting out flames from her nose telling Cho to shut up. So he respectfully head bows fast and goes back to his side starring straight.

It cuts to a later time, judging by the way the lighting changed to a Yellow glow in the Prison. Cho is whistling soft while tapping the table with his fingers. May is still in the same exact position except she cooled off a bit. The sound of a door opening makes Cho look over, the patting sounds of heavy and light boots comes from down the hall. Yuri's dad, the Police Cheif, comes around the corner and stops in front of their cell with Roti right behind. Roti's light-hearted expression is still there but you can tell he is about to explode by how he is starring at them.

As Yuri's dad unlocks the door, he tilts his head- "You're lucky your father is a very high level representative for the Air Nation... other wise you would have been here for days..."

He swings open the door and unlocks their hand cuffs; May instantly speed walks away.

Pointing at the platinum cuffs, Cho smiles up at Yuri's huge dad- "You know, I would have never ever tried to metal be—"

Yuri's dad walks away- "Don't care."

It cuts to them walking out of the prison cell area into the waiting room. A few groups of people are in the waiting room. As they walk to a counter Roti is dead silent, Cho is just starring off into space and May is unenthused looking. May looks over and sees Kallik, Yuri and Kai in the waiting room filling out paper work. Kai looks up and snickers at May.

May inhales and exhales as they turn to look at Yuri's dad behind a barred fence behind the counter

Yuri's dad slides over some paper work from under the gate- "Sign at the bottom of the three papers."

Roti nods and starts signing them fast almost breaking the quill. Yuri's dad puts Cho's hat in a file cabinet on his side and slides the drawer open to them. Cho takes his metal hat happily and slides the strapless pan onto his head. Roti sighs as he finishes singing the first paper.

Cho pushes his lips together and leans over- "Sorry..."

Roti flips the page in the noisiest way possible and starts signing the next one, he looks back at them squinting, signing without even having to look, and whispers firm- "You know I would have thought breaking people out of jail would have ended with my grandpa (he squints at Cho), And Korra..."

Cho bows fast as May scoffs. Roti flips the page and starts signing the last one. After having just signed with the ferocity of an Earth Bending Sage, getting more land for free, he slides the papers back to Yuri's dad smiling.

Yuri's dad nods. Roti, with out hesitation, starts walking away fast and Yuri's dad speaks up stopping them- "Roti, you need to get someone to help your daughter control her temper... it's not safe for anyone... and as for him (he points loosely at Cho) ... teach him the rules of Republic City, its clear he didn't grow up here..."

Cho smiles- "Well you see sir I di—"

Yuri's dad blinks once- "Didn't ask."

Cho curls in his lips and slightly bows.

Roti sighs and smiles to Yuri's dad on the verge of exploding- "It won't happen again..."

Roti speed walks to the exit. Followed by May and Cho.

Kallik speaks up- "May."

May glances over.

Kallik who is smirking waves with her fingers. Kai waves large snickering obnoxiously and Yuri just stares at her.

May squints, she points at her eyes and then at them, much like Korra. However, she adds a throat slitting motion with her thumb as she walks out. Cho waves at them smiling as he leaves. Kallik squints at him confused and scoffs.

Roti, May and Cho step outside. The tall prison has green spirit vines over it left over from Korra's day. The sky shows that the sun is nearing late morning and the huge yellow beam of light from the spirit portal shoots up into the sky in the distance. As Roti, Cho and May walk out into the very oddly, empty street, Chen and Shen are waiting for them.

Roti who is a tad bit red looks around for people, once he confirms no one is around he turns around fast to Cho and May holding the bridge of his nose- "WHAT, were you guys doing?! We were looking for a name and now not only did you waste hours, but you had me worried some one attacked you both!"

May scoffs a bit red out of embarrassment and anger- "Cho and I can handle ourselves... besides they started it!"

Roti exhales and gets a bit more Red- "SHE USED TO BE YOUR FRIEND! GET OVER YOUR CHILDISH ANGER AND BECOME AN ADULT!"

May guffaws turning red- "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU BEING SO NICE TO HORRIBLE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, MY LIFE WOULD BE TOTALLY DIFFERENT RIGHT NOW YOU SLACK!"

Roti gets very red like his Aunt and Grandpa would, as he inhales ready to yell.

Cho cuts them both off confused with one eyebrow up- "What happened to you two?! You never used to fight this much..."

May snaps at Cho- "Well things change Cho alright!"

Cho can tell she isn't in the mood for a debate, so he nods once.

Roti inhales and sighs going back to normal- "Come on let's go to the capital and pull up some names from the census's..."

It cuts to them walking down a very empty street. Only a few people are around, there is a lot of noise from around the bend, it sounds like a person talking an a microphone. As they turn into the large open brick floor area, a huge crowd is flooded in front of the new capital building. There is a woman,wearing a black suit, talking on stage. There are two huge colored projector screens showing her larger than life to the people watching. The crowd listening and watching are divided in sections marked by different colored clothes. Each group on its own side not mixing at all. The people in the mixed clothed section seem more attentive and cheer enthusiastically at the woman's points.

Roti slaps his forehead with so much force he leaves a red hand mark over his blue arrows. He pulls his face down so far it almost reaches his chest and he lets it go groaning- "Ughhhh... I forgot today is a debate day... if it just started this will take forever. Let's come back later..."

May puts up a hand- "Shouldn't we be watching this? You are in politics after all dad..."

Roti widens his eyes- "Yea but this doesn't pertain to The Air Nation too much... so we are going."

He starts to walk away and his kids follow, except Cho.

Cho points at the crowd- "Why are they all separated like that?"

They all stop and look back, May speaks up- "Different political parties... they can't stand each other so the cops separate them..."

Cho looks concerned- "Why do the cops separate them?"

Chen chuckles- "There was a huge brawl here... I was personally in the crowd as well..."

Shen scoffs shaking his head.

They all keep walking.

Cho stares at the crowd and the woman in the black suit talking.

Shzu-Teng's voice rings in his head in their

muffled raspy voice- "Evaluate your world leaders..."

Cho looks concerned and speaks up- "I... want to stay and watch."

Roti and May snap their heads back so fast they almost broke.

May runs up wide eyed- "Are you broken?! Did you just say you want to watch... politics?"

Cho smiles- "Yea sure... I mean I didn't get much training on it and I have to get into politics eventually right?"

May smirks at Roti- "Well, he has spoken..."

Roti drops his head sighing and shuffles over.

Chen waves walking away- "Well! I'm not watching! I'm out!"

Chen walks away and Shen follows. Cho, Roti and May walk up closer to the crowd falling into the smaller multi colored clothed group.

The woman on the mic, with the black suit, slightly bows and walks off to the side. A group of people clap with scattered applause all around.

An announcer speaks up- "Fair Rights member, Sesuki has just finished. Now for the next political member. Yu, member of the Blue Lotus Party."

As a middle aged man with a very nice grey suit walks up to the mic, a very small amount of people cheer. While a huge part of the entire crowd yells things like- "RED LOTUS!" "TERRORIST PARTY!" "JUST WAIT TILL THE AVATAR COMES FOR YOU!"

As the crowd yells, Cho looks at May and Roti concerned- "Excuse me, what?"

A very well dressed guy next to them leans over- "I know right? His party is the Blue Lotus and he dressed up in a shiny grey and black suit, (he looks straight). WEAR COLORS THAT MATCH YOUR PARTY YOU FREAK!"

Yu walks up to the mic. Putting up his hands trying to shut down all the boo's and hate.

Once the crowd lowers enough for him to speak he leans into the mic- "Look, I will say this again... my party is the Blue Lotus, we do not associate with those terrorists the Red Lotus. Just because my party uses concepts from the Red Lotus ideology does not make us evil, and for safe measure, we do not condone anything those cowards have ever done. Now please listen to me, but if you don't then, that's alright..."

Roti leans over- "Honestly one of the only candidates I like..."

May raises her eyebrow- "Don't you like Sesuki?"

Roti nods- "She's good too..."

Yu looks around the crowd as he begins to speak- "In the past years, due to the failed attacks of Earth War Lords... poverty and corruption have run rampant in this city. Benders are put on higher pedestals than non-benders. That is why the uprising of Amon happened all those years ago, have we learned nothing since then? My party and I are working hard at making sure everyone has a fair chance! If you vote for me, I will guarantee everyone will have a voice (some people cheer)! I will make sure everyone has more of a sway in political situations they cannot control (some more people cheer, he smiles wide)! I WILL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN SHAPE THEIR DESTINY WITHOUT THE GOVERNMENT TO STOP YOUR PROGRESSION TO GREATNESS!"

A large part of the crowd cheers while others boo.

Yu bow nods- "Now, I understand completely that some of you will not agree, and I respect your opinion! I understand not everyone is on board with our ideology. Especially since where it originated... but if you simply give my party a chance. I will prove to you more power to people can be a good thing! Look what happened in the North and South Pole! That could have been avoided if the people had a say in the matter... I know this is bitting myself in the leg, but If you vote for me and my ideology doesn't work, then I would happily resign and beg for you forgiveness. But that shouldn't have to be a worry, IF, you do vote for me..."

He bows and walks off to the side of the stage. Parts of the crowd cheer and clap, parts of it boo.

The announcer starts speaking up- "Blue Lotus's Yu ha—"

He stops talking because, Yu runs back to the stage, he leans on the table smiling- "Ok my other political members tell me to stop doing this... but one more reason you should vote for me, is because I'm fun... (he points back with his hand). Let's be honest I fell asleep during Sesuki's speech and I'm sure you guys did too..."

You can't see Sesuki on the screen too much, she just scoffs shaking her head while a portion of the crowd laughs and some parts boo still. Cho and May chuckle. Roti scoff smiles.

Yu stands up and waves- "TILL NEXT TIME!"

He walks away and the same crowd reaction.

The announcer speaks up clearing this throat- "Ok... Blue Lotus member, Yu has just finished. Now for the next and last political member for now. Bei-Tong, member of the Kingdom's Men."

A guy in a very green and yellow fancy Earth Nation outfit walks up. He tries to match Yu's animated style of speech- "Making decisions is hard... and giving people too much power is a horrible idea, if you vote for me, me and my party will take control of Republic City, and make sure that we run it at 100% capacity 100% strength and 100% fairness. Unlike the monarchies before us! We will ensure that we will keep you safe, fed, protected, and MOST IMPORTANTLY COMFORTABLE AND RICH!"

A good size of the crowd cheer and Bei-Tong looks back at Yu and winks. Yu in the background of the screen just chuckles and pushes out his lips with a thumbs up.

The announcer speaks up- "We will take an intermission and start again in thirty minutes, make sure to stay in your assigned are—-"

Roti leans over talking over the guy- "Ok let's go now... I might be able to squeeze us in there during the intermission..."

They both nod and start walking with Roti through the talking crowd.

It cuts to them walking into the building through the main doors. Roti slightly bows to the guard who let them in. He bows back as he closes the door. The building is filled with politicians, their helpers and their body guards. Mostly metal benders. As they walk through, Roti bows to people and people bow back respectfully, their metal bending guards bowing back.

They are walking straight, through the crowd, to a door at the end of the building.

Roti leans over- "That door leads to the Archive Chambers... we can check census's for Republic City and names of all who have traveled here."

As they walk Bei-Tong, the Kingdom's Men member from the stage hops in front of them- "Roti! Great-Grandson of Aang! Your name holds weight let me tell you... anyways! I was hoping tha—-"

Roti smiles- "No, I am still not interested in endorsing your campaign..."

He walks past him and Bei-Tong hops back in front of him- "Actually, I was going to invite you over for that dinner I promised! I also know you trained the Avatar at some point, So if you can bring him to dinner too, it would be an Honor! He's an Earth Bender so I'm sure he would agree with me."

Roti smiles squinting- "The Avatar isin't involved in political matters yet, and I haven't seen him in years..."

Roti tries to go around but this larger man simply scoots over smiling wide- "OH I'm sure he's not a political man! He is probably like Kyoshi! TALL, STRONG, DANGEROUS, AND SETTLES POLITICAL MATTERS BY HIM SELF!"

Cho chuckles.

Bei-Tong points at Cho open handed smiling - "See! Even your body guard supports me!"

Cho looks down at his cloths and shrugs nodding.

Roti squints at Cho. Yu, the Blue Lotus candidate, walks up and slaps Bei-Tong stomach like a drum. Bei-Tong swats his hands away annoyed

Yu chuckles- "Come on Bei-Tong! They are clearly busy at the moment, besides using the Avatar as a political tool? Cheaaaap Shot! You won't give the rest of us a chance!"

Yu raises his fist and starts boxing his stomach making Bei-Tong flushed as he scoots away.

Bei-Tong looks at Roti and bows annoyed of Yu- "Remember. The offer still stands."

He gives Yu a dirty look and walks away

Yu walks up and widens his eyes- "Sheesh that guy is annoying! Obviously you are Roti. I don't believe we ever met."

He bows and Roti bows back.

Yu smiles- "Its an honor to meet two descendants of Aang."

He bows to May

May smiles warmly and bows. Once she stands she points- "That is one of the few very rare times anyone ever acknowledges me..."

Yu leans back wide eyed- "Oh believe me, I know the feeling... everyone in my family is an Earth Bender! But I have one thing they don't... (he leans in close and whispers) I have a brain!"

They all laugh as Yu smiles at his own joke.

Yu points at Cho- "And good Idea on having a body guard... with everything going on now..."

Roti smiles- "Safety is uncertain..."

Yu finger guns at him- "BINGO! And Earth Benders are great body guards! He looks at Cho...and you picked a strong one! He has a captain's military hat, So I know he could kill me in seconds..."

Cho is about to correct him and Roti speaks up- "Yes he served in the 101st Battalion."

Yu widens his eyes and drops the corners of his lip- "Nice! Those guys are vicious (Yu looks at Roti). Ok! I took too much of your time! I'll let you guys go."

Roti shakes his head- "Nonsense, you got Bei-Tong off our backs... That guy is persistent..."

Yu scoff smiles- "Oh I know, he's more persistent than my mother in law!... If I had a wife, I want one..."

They all chuckle. Yu bows and they bow back.

Yu clears his throat and tightens his tie as He walks away- "Alright, time to go talk to reporters for three hours..."

As he walks out of the door, he turns back and sticks his tongue out like if he threw up, he whips back around and goes outside. Making them chuckle

Roti points- "You see? Yu is a people man... Ok come on lets keep going..."

They walk past the last bit of the crowd and through a door. It cuts to the same room, but the windows outside have a deep orange glow to show it is sun down as opposed to afternoon. The electrical lights have been turned on.

The door opens again and they walk out tired looking.

Cho sighs pulling down his eyes- "MANNN! There are a lot of Zhu's... My eyes hurt now... and for nothing too! There wasn't a single Shzu-Teng..."

May sighs- "I know..."

Roti exhales- "If anything we'll check the Earth Kingdom Archives tonight... I have a friend in the Government who can let us in there. But unlike Republic City, those archives account for the WHOLE Earth Kingdom..."

They both nod.

It cuts to later that day. The whole family is on the back of Roti's brown and white stripped Sky Bison, Wind Yin. They are flying over the mountain range at night.

Roti speaks up- "Ok! If you want to look, come now, because we just reached Ba Sing Se!"

They all crawl to the front of the saddle.

Surrounded by farms and a few hills, Ba Sing Se looks identical to how it looked in Korra's day. Except the Red Lotus installed sections in the walls, they are now opened wider with check point barriers in between. There are also more lights as parts of the city are glowing brilliant colors.

Chen chuckles- "LOOK AT THIS PLACE! IT'S AMAZING!"

Shen scoffs- "Sure... amazing for crooked war lords and money scoundrels... great."

Cho looks concerned but doesn't ask much about it because this is his first time going into Ba Sing Se.

Roti flies down towards the landing area in the middle ring, it is lit up by green lights. As they lower more and more onto an area made for blimps. There is a well dressed man with long green robes and a long white beard holding a green lantern, he has a secretary with him. He is clearly an upper ring citizen working in the middle ring. There is a long dark green M.V behind them. As Wind Yin lands with a slam, they grab their overnight bags and hop off. Some stable masters come to take Wind Yin in for the night.

The Man walks up and bows- "Greetings Roti and family..."

They all bow back, as Roti stands- "Hello again Li Sung..."

Li Sung looks at Cho curious- "Also, President Jeon Bei-Fong asked me to ask... will the Avatar be joining us today?"

Roti shakes his head- "No, not yet... and no. This short Earth Bender with me is not the Avatar. He is Bing Wey, my body guard."

Li Sung nods and smiles, then bows- "Nice to meet you Bing Wey."

Cho bows.

Roti side smiles- "Sorry for such a late notice Li Sung."

Li Sung puts up a hand posh like- "Non-sense, I am pleased to help... now we are even correct?"

Roti exhales a bit disappointed- "Yea, Sure..."

Li Sung sighs relieved- "Thank Kyoshi... (he gestures back with his hand) right this way."

He begins to walk and they follow. As they follow him to the long dark green M.V, he turns to Roti- "We will take you to the apartments where you will rest for the night. Tomorrow morning we shall come to the apartment at eight and walk you to the Middle Ring Archives. Ok?"

Roti nods. Li Sung motions to the open door and they all get in.

It cuts to them walking into an apartment room. Much better than a lower ring room. But it is still only a single room with one bathroom door. It is furnished with green furniture with two beds and one couch. With a tiny stove that barely passes as a Kitchen and a bamboo door to the balcony.

May groans- "Earth benders and their stupid tiny rooms..."

Roti claps- "Ok! Me and Miku take a bed. Chen and Shen get the second one, as May's punishment for getting arrested today..."

May scoffs in disbelief with a hand on her hip and Miku snaps her head at May- "What?"

May shrugs awkwardly at her mom.

Roti points at Cho and May- "You two can fight over who gets the couch."

May puts up her fist at Cho fast.

Cho chuckles and waves his hand- "I'll let May have it."

May drops her hands- "Oh, we're not even going to slightly argue on who takes it..."

Cho smiles- "Nope, I'm ok with sleeping on the floor... (he smirks and raises an eyebrow) besides... if May slept on the floor she would be upset the next morning, and the last thing I want is to deal with that..."

May drops her eyebrows and laughs sarcastic- "Ha... Ha..."

She scoff chuckles soft.

Cho chuckles- "Alright! I'm gonna talk to Korra! I'll see you guys tomorrow morning."

Everyone nods, except Chen, he is already asleep. Cho goes to sit down on the floor in the corner of the room. He crosses his legs and closes his eyes.

He wakes up on Korra's Spirit Island infront of her 'house' and she is sitting across from him on the snow.

Cho opens his eyes and she is biting her lip trying not to laugh.

Cho raises an eyebrow confused and she start snickering.

Cho darts his eyes right and puts up a hand confused- "What?"

Korra laughs at him hard and falls on her back.

Cho lowers his eyebrows- "What is so funny..."

Korra trying not to Laugh through her sentence- "OH! YOU HUE... YOU GOT ARRESTED! HE HE... OUT OF ALL PEOPLE!"

She keeps laughing and Cho Scoffs- "It's not like I'm immune to getting arrested..."

Korra sits up chuckling- "Oh please... You would die of old age at cross walk if the light never changed... (she wipes her tears away) that girl is gonna get you in bad trouble..."

Cho smiles- "She's not that bad..."

Korra inhales deep and exhales calming down, getting serious.

Cho sighs- "Ok so abo-"

Korra starts laughing again- "I mean you did the SAME exact thing I did... HA HA HA! SO MUCH FOR PAST LIVES!"

Cho just watches her laugh and he chuckles too

Korra chuckles really trying to stop- "Ok Ok ok, WOO. I'm good, Ugh. Ok so no luck on Shzu-(chuckles) Shzu-Teng?"

Cho shakes hid head- "Not in Republic City, but we are going to check the Earth Kingdom Archives."

Korra raises an eyebrow- "And if their library has nothing?"

Cho shrugs- "I don't know, (he throws his hands In a get em type of way) trust my gut!?"

Korra sighs- "At that point you just have to go from place to place and look like that... but that could take years... it would almost be better to just master all four elements and get ready for the biggest fight in your life..."

Cho sighs then his eyes widen- "I could always check... The Library..."

Korra looks confused- "The Libr— (her eyes widen) NO! No... Do not go there..."

Cho scrunches up his nose- "He's not... THAT bad..."

Korra widens her eyes- "I'm surprised you even went the first time after I told you what he did to me and Jinora... AND DIDN'T HE THREATEN YOU LAST TIME?!"

Cho smiles- "I took it more as a kind warning..."

Korra squints- "Do you even know what threat means?"

Cho smacks his lips- "Look... I'll go there as last resort... but I'm gonna hope the Earth Kingdom has something..."

Korra sighs- "Right... I still don't think you should go there... but if you want to, be my guest..."

Cho nods and they fall silent.

Korra slowly smirks at him- "So... anyways, about your situation earlier... you really like May huh? Fighting for her? Complementing her looks? Just tell her how you feel...

Cho stammers- "W-Well. I don't condone bullies or injustice (he puts out his hand), and I always complement good looks. Besides I can't have earthly attachments..."

Korra throws her head back with her body leaning- "UGHHHH... You can still LOVE some one... As long as you can let them go... Just tell her."

Cho smiles- "One day... with a hot cup of tea over looking a Republic City sunset on the beach..."

Korra, flat faced, unenthused- "Wow you are trying really hard... look, I wasn't' the best when it came to expressing my love for people at first. I will say this...you will know when the right moment is..."

Cho nods- "Alright..."

Korra smiles- "Now go to bed, you have a long day tomorrow... and make sure it's beauty sleep, Aang knows you need it for everyones sake..."

Cho drops his eyebrows smiling- "Ha... Ha... (he smiles normally). See you tomorrow then."

Korra nods. He closes his eyes and disappears

He wakes up in the room. Even though he was quick, everyone must have been tired because everyone is asleep. Except May, she is half awake sitting on the couch reading a pamphlet

When she sees Cho shuffle around she yawns and throws a blanket over him.

Cho takes the blanket off and chuckles- "Wow, you are still awake?"

May nods slowly- "Had to make sure no one attacked you... but now that you're awake...)? Good night."

She closes her eyes plops over while throwing a blanket over herself. Cho smiles and lays the blanket on the floor. He takes off his hat and lays down closing his eyes

It cuts to day. They are walking through the busy middle ring street with Li Sung.

As they walk, Li Sung looks back- "We are almost there."

They all nod.

Cho looks at a wall of posters next to him. There are wanted posters, job ads, restaurant ads. But the biggest and brightest ones, are political ads of different people running for Earth Kingdom President.

Cho raises and eyebrow- "Oh, there are debates here too?"

May nods and points- "Yea, all the leaders change positions of power at the same time. Except the Fire Nation and Northern Water Tribe... Those only have representatives change."

Cho nods. He looks at a Poster for the Blue Lotus candidate. Unlike Yu's happy demeanor, a meaner looking guy named Nib is running for Earth President (ominous music plays as they keep walking).

It cuts to them walking into the building with Li Sung. The building is pretty nice, it is empty except for the receptionist.

She points at Li Sung- "The Eight Thirty appointment?"

Li Sung bows- "Yes ma'am."

She bows back at Li Sung as she walks out from behind the back to a locked door. She unlocks the door, it opens to a stairwell that goes down.

Li Sung nods- "Ok Roti... I'll be back in my office. My servants will have your bison ready at your requested time four, o'clock this afternoon, ok?"

Roti bows. Li Sung bows back. Then he walks to the exit as they follow the receptionist down. At the bottom of the stairs, they turn left and go down another hall way. The hall way is super long with a bunch of doors.

The receptionist unlocks the first door and opens it. All their faces drop. The room is huge going on for what looks like a mile and has book shelves that go from the floor to the top 12 foot ceiling.

Miku sighs- "Ok. It's not that bad... with the six of us this should go quicker... we just have to go down to the Z's and start there."

The receptionist looks back- "Oh you guys wanted the Z's? These are the A's, the Z's are at the end of the hall..."

They all widen their eyes. She closes the door and locks it walking down the hall.

Chen smacks his lips smiling. He plops down and closes his eyes leaning upright against the wall, legs crossed, as they all walk away sighing out the last chunks of air in their lungs.

It cuts to a later part of the day. Chen is still on the floor, legs and arms all sprawled out, snoring, with his back arched against the wall.

The rest of the family's feet shuffle into frame.

Roti's boot lifts to a kick and he air bends Chen's face,soft, making him pop awake. He smacks his lips a few times and looks around until he looks at them. He yawns- "Did you guys find what you were looking for?"

Cho sighs- "No..."

Chen sucks his teeth- "Welp, that sucks! (he hops up using air bending) ALRIGHT! On to the next place!"

Roti shakes his head- "No... first thing in the morning, we are going back to the Air Temples..."

He walks away and Cho looks concerned.

It cuts to them outside. Walking back the way they came through the inhumanely crowded Middle Ring street. The sun has changed its position to midday showing they have been there awhile.

Cho puts his hands out- "Roti... Jinora said we had to keep looking..."

Roti sighs- "Cho... I just don't think It was a ...mmm... Avatar... It was probably a spirit or very realistic Vision... Twice."

Shen squints at the back of Roti's head- "Visions don't have names..."

Cho points at him- "Exactly! And plus, I think you just don't want to admit it was the... mmm... Avatar..."

Roti says nothing and keeps walking.

Miku scoffs soft- "Eh, don't worry cho, even if you're right he'll never admit it..."

Roti inhales putting up his hands- "Alright! I do admit, THAT I MIGHT, believe it is a mmm Avatar... (he groans and pulls down his eye lids) I JUST DON'T WAN'T TO READ ANYMORE NAMES! I READ ZHU 10,578 TIMES...(Roti lets go of his face and sighs really hard). But Cho... this is a wild Duck-Goose Chase... it will take years to find this person..."

Cho stays quiet, Roti's not wrong, the United Earth Kingdom is huge, and that's assuming the Dark Avatar is in the United Earth Kingdom. They could be anywhere in the world, and even worse they could be anywhere in the Spirit World as well.

All the above thoughts are captured tesukting in one emotion as Cho sighs and nods- "You're right... I'll just try and learn more from them in the Spirit World... we can go back to the Air Temples and continue my training during that time."

Roti nods smiling soft- "Sounds like a plan... (Cho's face doesn't seem to happy, so Roti exhales and puts a hand on his shoulder). I'm sorry Cho... I know the fear of this situation is probably a heavy weight on you..."

Cho nods as they keep walking.

It cuts to them back in their small one room Middle Ring apartment.

Roti looks at a clock that is set up on a dark wooden table- "Its only one fourty one... We can relax, or if you guys want to go somewhere let me know..."

Chen struts out the door swinging his arms- "I'M GOIN TO LOOK FOR FOOD!"

Shen looks at Roti blinking unenthused- "I'll keep him safe..."

He follows Chen out the door.

Cho walks out to the balcony, that is only about three feet worth of ledge, it has a guard rail that over looks... more buildings. Cho sits down cross legged.

May sticks her head out to the balcony and looks down at him- "whatcha doin?"

Cho smiles- "I'm going to try one more place..."

May nods- "Ok, well I'll come with you, but lets go now. Meditate later."

Cho smirks- "I'm going in the Spirit World."

May looks confused- "So why did you come out here for that? Did your Spirit Antenna break or something?"

Cho chuckles- "No... It's a cool day outside and I need to be as calm as possible for this trip..."

May raises her eyebrows far, she smacks her lips- "Ok... (she yanks a tiny wooden chair from inside and plops it down on the door way) I'll guard your body for you..."

Cho smiles warmly at her and nods once. He looks straight and inhales a deep breath of nice Middle Ring air and exhales himself into a swamp in the Spirit World. There is a huge section of twisty, dark green vine trees surrounding a dry clearing of floor made of vines, mud, and small pools of water. In the center of the circle is a very old, beige and dark green, Si Wong Desert style building, with spirit vines growing all over it. Huge dark green glass pane windows stare at Cho. Cho opens his eyes and stands with a worried exhale. He walks across the vine and mud floor over to the steps that lead to the two huge fifteen foot dark oak doors.

He puts both hands on one of the huge doors and presses his head against the door. He pushes grunting as the door creaks open like if it is thousands of years old. As Cho opens it, a beam of light from the roof, lights up the dust in the air; tiny green glowing rocks assist in illuminating the place as well. The level he is on, is clearly a lobby of some sorts. Although it is completely empty.

After Cho opened the door enough, he goes on the other side and closes it in the same way. Once the door closes in a thud there is an explosion of dust, He turns back around and gulps. His gulp echoing through the vacant building. He walks through the lobby and into a cross section pattern clearing on the floor. As he walks over, sand and Vines cover the walls and floor, the vines crawling up into the building around a bend. As he passes into the middle, there is a huge imprint of a Barn Owl on the marble floor. As he looks up, he can see cross sections that look at least twenty levels high, they go up for what seems like miles,to reveal where the single beam of light is coming from.

Cho smiles. Even though he is a tad nervous the building is very impressive, and all he can say is- "Wow..."

Without warning, a huge fifteen foot black and white barn owl, lands with a thud behind Cho. Wings extended to break its fall. Cho's eyes widen as this huge owl creaks to an upright stand, glaring at Cho with it's pitch black eyes.

Cho slowly turns with a forced smile- "Hey Wa—-"

The owl retorts in a thunderous, but raspy and calm sounding voice, that somehow send chills down Cho's spine. Not even giving him a chance to speak- "I told you not to come back... and If your going to face a spirit at least do so with you actual emotions on display."

Cho drops his fake smile to reveal he is quite scared- "Uh... Ok..."

The Owl points to the door with its black wing- "Now, I am feeling gracious...Leave."

Cho sighs and stands tall- "Wan Shi Tong. I did nothing wrong the last time I was here."

Wan Shi Tong tilts his head- "Did you not insult books on your last visit? The very reason of my existence?"

Cho chuckles worried- "I was insulting myself. I hate reading..."

Wan Shi Tong walks over, his talons clinking on the floor leaving Cho wide eyed- "If you do not read literature then why come here? This place has nothing for you Avatar Tai Cho. (he leans down putting his massive face right into Cho's, making Cho lean back wide eyed). Or perhaps you have come to adopt the Avatar tradition of disrespecting me, and my library..."

Cho licks his lips- "No... I try to never disrespect anyone..."

Wan Shi Tong stares at Cho for an uncomfortable amount of time. His beak only inches from Cho's chest.

Wan Shi Tong finally satisfied with his answer stands upright in a single deep hum- "Very Well... Then why are you here?"

Cho sighs worried- "I'm gonna be completely transparent, I came here for information on a Human."

WST scoffs- "At least you are up front about your treachery... but now I have to ask you to leave, if your intentions are to use my knowledge for evil."

Cho looks up to him- "Actually... I just want to now more about them... I only really choose violence as a last resort... (Cho thinks) and I may even want to help this person... for all I know they could be nice."

WST stares at him, Cho reflecting off his perfectly black eyes- "Fine, however, I will keep a close eye on you. If you even consider abusing my Library, I will personally end your spirit and have my foxes retrieve your physical body, so I may hang its skeleton in my Avatar room..."

Cho chuckles awkwardly swinging his arms- "Oh... Funny Joke..."

WST just stares at him.

Cho widens his eyes and slightly drops his smile- "Funny... Joke?"

WST keeps staring at him.

Cho swallows wide eyed and looks downwards.

WST speaks up- "As is customary, you must give me an offering if I am to let you use my library."

Cho drops his face- "Gah... I forgot... (his eyes widen and he fishes in his pocket, he pulls out the tea menu from the Jasmine Dragon) Will this work?"

WST stares at him- "Better than your last contribution...(he swipes his wing over Cho's hand making the menu disappear like nothing) Enjoy the Library."

He flaps his wings and takes off into the higher levels. Cho blows air out of his mouth holding his chest, wide eyed. A normal looking Fox orange with Green glowing eyes comes up behind him.

Cho turns- "Hey guy... I need a book on... Earth Kingdom Family trees?"

The Fox turns and points with its snout holding up its front paw and its back paw. He starts walking and Cho follows.

It cuts to Cho on a higher level of the library, he is sitting down books all around. He closes a book and groans leaning back- "This is impossible!"

WST walks up behind him not even making a sound- "You're looking in the wrong place."

Cho screams to a stand launching the book up into the air. He turns around quick, regains his composure and bows quickly at a ninety degree angle. The book that he threw into orbit comes back down and clangs onto his metal hat before bouncing to the ground.

Cho is standing arms firm to his side- "What do you mean Wan Shi Tong?"

WST speaks up unmoving- "I am Wan Shi Tong, he who knows Ten Thousand things. Surely, you know I already know of this Dark Avatar."

Cho looks shocked, loosening up- "You know about Shzu-Teng?"

WST tilts his head- "Oh? Its name is Shzu-Teng? I must write that down."

Cho waves his hand- "Ok, but how do you know about it?"

WST looks around at the mess of books but continues- "Spirits from all over the Spirit World have claimed to have seem the Avatar in the Spirit World, talking with its past lives. However, since I know of your existence, and the simple fact that you cannot commune with all your past lives, I know that the Dark Avatar must be real."

Cho sighs- "They are... and I have their name but know nothing more about them... That's why I came here, I need to find where they could have lived, or something..."

WST slightly leans down fast, making Cho hop back into the book shelf sacred.

WST speaks up in a condescending tone- "Why,so you can use my knowledge to gain an edge on this Avatar?"

Cho gulps wide eyed- "Well to be honest with you, yes... (he looks down) but something deep inside is telling me to be kind to them."

WST stands up right- "Hmmmm... I see through lies...and you're being truthful. However, there are no records here of anyone by the name of Shzu-Teng, it is a rather odd name."

Cho widens his eyes impressed- "Wow... you got this stuff memorized... (then he sighs disappointed, it dawned on him this was the last reliable place he could have checked) Well, I have to get going then... sorry for bothering you."

WST speaks up- "No bother... it's always an honor to serve a new Avatar... (he leans down putting his face into Cho's). Even if your past lives have been... troublesome..."

Cho Avatar smirks, worried, shrugging- "New life new Avatar right?"

He back hand pats WST soft in a friendly way between the eyes. WST flinches back, Cho instantly drops his grin realizing he could take that the wrong way.

WST stands upright and wipes off his face with his Wing, over looking what he did- "I fully expect you to inform me on everything about this Dark Avatar, it would be one of the finest contributions you ever gave to this library..."

Cho bows low- "Thank you Wan Shi Tong..."

WST does a head bow.

Cho starts picking up books to put them back

WST speaks up- "Leave them. My fox servants will gather them."

Cho bow nods and sits down- "See you around."

WST nods once. Cho closes his eyes.

He wakes up on the balcony. He widens his eyes and blows out air hard through his mouth- "Wuh... that went better than expected."

May looks up from a random book- "I would ask but its about Spirit World stuff, So."

Cho nods smirking- "Ehh, it wasn't anything special... just Wan Shi Tong's Library..."

May slams her book down into her lap and stares at him wide eyed- "WHAT?! NOTHING SPECIAL?!"

Cho chuckles- "Its cool and all but, I don't like reading..."

May guffaws still shocked she stammers- "W-BU-YOU- CA—-"

Cho cuts her off by leaning over and he pats her shin smirking- "I'm gonna talk to Korra real quick..."

He starts closing his eyes and

May scoff gasps- "What?! NO WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU JUST CALLED THE BIGGEST LIBRARY NOTH-—"

She gets cut off because Cho is now on Korra's Spirit Island. He opens his eyes and she is no where to be seen. Usually she is really close.

Cho gets up and walks to her house- "Korra?"

As he walks over, she jumps out from behind a small hill of snow yelling.

Cho yells and hops back wide eyed.

Korra laughs and Cho looks disgusted- "Korra! You know I hate being sacred like that!"

Korra walks up chuckling and punches his shoulders soft- "Loosen up! You're so jumpy all the time!"

Cho pushes his lips out- "To be honest I'm still on edge..."

Korra scoffs- "I would be too... you talked to Wan Shi Tong... that spirit is so... uptight..."

Cho chuckles- "I know... I mean, he hated me on the first time meeting him without even getting to know me."

Korra puts her hands on her hips- "Eh... a alot of our past lives have burned him, he has good reason to hate us..."

Cho raises an eyebrow- "More people than Aang bothered him?"

Korra nods- "Of the ones I read about...yes alot of us..."

Cho nods- "Huh... that sucks."

Korra rotates her hand- "Sooooo, any luck on Shzu-Teng?"

Cho drops his head- "No, I checked everywhere and can't find anything about them at all..."

Korra sighs- "Well... I hate to say it. But all you can do is train and get ready...

Cho nods- "But hey... maybe like you said, it will fall right in front of me..."

Korra scoff chuckles- "Yea... (she points at him angrily but in a joking way). Hey! And don't forget about our past lives... You still need to try and unite them with us still..."

Cho widens his eyes- "Oh I didn't forget! I just... obviously have a lot on my mind... I don't need this dude to attack me when I least expect it."

Korra nods agreeing. Then she smiles- "Anything new happen with May? Did you tell her yet?"

Cho chuckles- "No, I didn't... (Korra groans) BUT... she loves books! So I might see if I can take something from Wan Shi Tong's library."

Korra scoffs crossing her arms- "Yea...like he would even let you take something from there..."

Cho smiles- "With time... kindness shines through the darkest of hearts, I just can't anger him off..."

Korra smirks and she puffs up her chest like a bird and flattens her eyes trying to mimic WST- "Oh? I must write down that knowledge to add to my collection..."

Cho does the same thing- "Oh? Your making fun of a 30,000 year old spirit? I will remember this and write it down on my 'Why I hate Avatars book..."

They both laugh. Korra points- "If you do that in front of him, thats a for sure way to get killed..."

Cho widens his eyes chuckling- "Oh, I know... I gotta go though... We have to leave somewhere soon."

Korra nods- "Ok. Thanks for the update I'll see you soon."

Cho sits down and closes his eyes.

Korra yells- "Oh wait!"

He looks up.

Korra points- "You have to bring in more tea bags..."

Cho smiles- "Oh yea... sorry I forgot..."

Korra nods with a smile as he closes his eyes disappearing.

It cuts to the balcony, May is standing right in front of him red faced and pouting, hands on her hips.

Cho wakes up and looks up. He smiles- "What happened?"

May takes her book and swings it down on his hat with a super loud clang.

Cho flinches down and looks up worried- "What?"

May inhales through her nose- "WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT?! YOU LEFT ME TALKING TO MYSELF FOR FIVE MINUTES!"

Cho smirks- "That's your fault, that you didn't check if I was gone..."

May groans annoyed loudly. She swings the book down on his hat again in a loud clang and stomps inside.

Cho smiles and looks around the corner- "Was that not a good joke?!"

The book flings across the room and slams him in the hat with another clang, this one sending him flinching back.

It cuts to the large Landing pad during late afternoon. Li Sung is standing nearby with His servants and two Dai Li agents. Wind Yin is ready and waiting as Cho and his family are walking up the tail to get on

Li Sung bows- "It is nice to see you again Roti..."

Roti head bows as he takes his spot on top of Wind Yin's head- "Same here, Li Sung."

Li Sung puts up a hand- "And whenever the Avatar is ready for the world. He is always welcomed here!"

Roti head bows- "Of course, Li Sung... see you next time... (he looks straight and gets loud for his hard of hearing bison) WIND YIN! YIP YIP!"

Wind Yin bellows so loudly every one covers their ears, even the trained Dai Li agents flinch a bit in pain. Wind Yin takes off into the sky.

A Dai Li agent leans over to Li Sung and whispers something. Li Sung squints and stares at the bison flying away

It cuts to the sun getting close to setting. They are still flying though the sky over farmlands. In the Far distance is the Si Wong desert.

Cho is smiling watching May wave around her arms to Shen annoyed- "HE SAID IT WAS NOTHING!"

Shen looks at Cho offended- "YOU REALLY CALLED WAN SHI TONG'S LIBRARY NOTHING SPECIAL?!"

Cho shrugs- "I mean i'ts cool but I don't read books..."

May and Shen say at the same time- "WE DO!"

Cho chuckles and looks out into the distance. He stares at a tiny village off in the distance about 30 miles before the dry land of the Si Wong Desert starts. He slowly drops his smile and stares at it.

Chen speaks up but his voice fades away as Cho stares at the village, in fact all the sounds fade away- "Please! If you guys go there you'll just die because you'll stay in there forever... Besides reading is for weaklings who can't fight, Right Cho? Cho? Chooooo?"

Chen grabs his shoulder and Cho snaps out of his trance and looks over. All the sounds clap back in.

Chen raises an eyebrow- "Are you good? You were just starring at nothing..."

Cho looks back at the village that is now a ways behind them- "Uh yea..."

He stares at the village and he hears Korra's voice in his head- "Falls right in front of you..."

Cho speaks up- "Uh... Roti? Can we land at that village over there?"

Roti looks back and scoff smiles- "If you need to pee hold it in we are almost near a better town..."

Cho shakes his head- "No, I want to search it for information on Shzu-Teng..."

Roti scrunches up one side of his face- "What? No way, that town has nothing there. Its just a farming town..."

Miku raises an eyebrow- "Rotiiiii, land or I'll tell Jinora that you didn't listen to the Avatar, or your wife."

Roti drops his face unenthused- "Fine..."

He steers Wind Yin back around. It cuts to them landing on the floor with a thud on the outside of town. The sun starting to set.

Chen hops off- "I'm going to eat..."

Shen hops off with him- "You ate an hour ago..."

Cho and May follow.

Roti waves his hand- "You guys can go... I'm gonna watch Wind Yin..."

Miku waves- "I'll stay too."

Roti widens his eyes- "One hour only! Ok?"

They nod and walk away.

They walk into town and this town is not very nice. Wooden houses with holes in the walls, and small hut vendors line the dirt street. The people aren't dressed the best. People turn their heads to look at them as they are walking through. They stop in the middle of the town where the market is.

Chen looks around- "No restaurants? Wow..."

He sees a food cart and walks over, Shen follows leaving May and Cho alone.

Cho is looking around and May looks with him- "So, did Wan Shi Tong tell you to come here?"

Cho shakes his head- "No."

May looks confused- "Is there some, secret spiritual monolith here or something?"

Cho looks somewhere else- "No..."

May lowers her eyebrows confused- "So why did we come here?"

Cho looks confused- "Honestly... I don't know... I just had a feeling..."

May looks lost- "Oh... Oh ok yea just a feeling... A spiritual one? orrrr?"

Cho shrugs- "No clue..."

May nods confused- "Oh... well do we just... stand here or?"

Cho looks at her- "No... I guess I'll find out who is in charge and ask about a Shzu-Teng..."

And old Woman at a booth behind them, pops her head up and she looks at them wide eyed, she starts walking over.

Cho puts up a hand- "I mean it will bother me if I don't find out why I felt like we needed to lan—"

The old woman grips Cho by the wrist hard and Cho jumps with a gasp, the woman says loudly- "DID YOU SAY SHZU-TENG?"

Cho looks concerned- "Yea.. (his eyes widen) YES YEA! Why do you know who that is?!"

The old woman bow nods fast- "Yes! Shzu is my sister's grand child!"

Cho smiles- "Great! Does Shzu live here?"

Shzu's Great aunt shakes her head excited looking- "No! But you have to speak with someone else! Come quickly!"

She starts pulling Cho. May runs over to grab Chen and Shen.

It cuts to everyone walking behind this old woman through fields as the sun is gone and the sky is a dark pink. Wind Yin is walking behind the whole pack of people. There is a house in the distance up on a hill. The yellow stock field around them looks dried out. With some sections that are patchy.

Cho speaks to May- "This place reminds me of my home... but in worse condition..."

They walk up to an old white stained door...a lit lantern nearby due to the darkening sky. Shzu's Great Aunt knocks on the door. After a few seconds the door creaks open. An earth bending man of darker complexation with dark green eyes peers through the crack, he looks on the meaner side with a clean shaven face and a strong jawline.

Once he sees who it is he opens the door- "Lo? It's late why are you he—"

When the door fully opens he sees the other band of characters with the dark furred sky bison, they all bow respectfully.

The Man looks at the old woman- "Lo... who are these people?"

Lo smiles- "Li Qiang, they came to ask questions about Shzu..."

Li Qiang drops his face shocked but his face doesn't really change too much, and he looks at them again through his eyebrows.

Cho bows again.

Li Qiang motions them in and they all follow. Lo walks away letting him talk to them privately.

Roti points at Wind Yin- "I'll be back soon buddy!"

Wind Yin bellows soft, but even for that he is still super loud. As they walk in the house, they move to the kitchen. The house is in pretty bad shape, but it is in tip top order like one maid is trying to keep it together. The house looks like if it got burned at some point. The windows are not glass just open shutters exposing the house to the dusk colored sky. The kitchen is very clean as well as the house.

Li Qiang who is still stone faced is starring at Cho. Cho raises his eyebrows and smiles.

Li Qiang motions to the table- "Sit."

Cho and May sit down, every one else stands around the four person table.

Li Qiang walks to another part of the house as Cho looks around. He looks at a picture on a table to the left. It is a family picture.

In the picture, Li Qiang is smiling, a female smiles as well (clearly his wife), a small girl smiling wide and silly, and a son who is serious, and wearing Earth Bending Armor. Cho inhales as he stares at the man in nearly the same style armor the Dark Avatar was wearing. He is very tall, clearly a fighter, and his opposite...the Dark Avatar.

Li Qiang's voice comes from the room over- "Li Xiu... We have guest..."

You hear a woman- "What! So soon?"

You hear fast patting on the floor Li Qiang walks out of the hall with his stone face and a woman from the photo Cho just saw, who is of the darker complexion as well, limps fast past Li Qiang.

She smiles warmly at all of them as she speed limps to the kitchen- "You all must be the buyers! I'm Li Xiu. Let me go make some tea, I wasn't expecting you all a day earlier!"

Li Xiu walks to the kitchen and turns on the stove as well as preparing stuff.

She has her back turned to them- "So how have you all been?"

Cho smiles- "Good... (he drops his smile) But ma'am, we aren't... buyers... we are here to talk about Shzu-Teng..."

Li Xiu who was moving around stops dead in her tracks so fast she almost fell over. She puts her hands on the counter and drops her head. She looks back at Li Qiang glossy eyed and He just nods at her.

Li Xiu inhales and turns off the stove and she limps to the table wiping her eyes- "Ok... (she sits down about to talk, she blinks really hard teary eyed and she wipes her face) I'm sorry... It's just—-"

She turns her head away and stays quiet. It's pretty dark and they haven't turned on the lanterns so you can't see her too well.

Li Qiang speaks up for her- "Ever since our son died and our daughter went... missing... it's been hard on us."

Cho leans back confused- "Daughter? (he snaps his head back to the picture, he switches his gaze from the now dead serious warrior son to the silly smiling daughter) Um... the person I saw was not a female..."

Li Xiu sits up sniffing fast- "Oh... well maybe you, have the wrong person... because my Shzu was a girl."

Li Qiang speaks up squinting at Cho as if he is despicable- "What did she... or he look like?"

Cho sighs- "Well... to be honest I couldn't see them... the person had armor on..."

Li Qiang raises his eyebrow- "What type of armor?"

Cho looks back at the picture confused.- "Uhhhhhh... United Earth Kingdom Armor..."

Li Xiu warmly smiles- "Thats our Shzu... always wanted to be part of the army with her brother... especially after he died..."

Cho looks pretty shocked- "Uhhh... there is no way tha—- I mean if it was a girl then... the way they fought was...(he just stares at the picture of the family, if the Dark Avatar cycle follows the light one then Unalaqs next life would have to be an Earth Bending woman, he smacks his lips stunned starring at the table)... Ok, maybe it was a girl... B-But... what happened to her?"

Li Xiu sighs deep and leans back- "I'll tell you everything..."

End of Episode