We're back on the next chapter.
REMINDER: I DO NOT OWN LEGEND OF KORRA OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS.
Air Temple Island, where Pabu jumps out of his hiding place around a corner, running toward a snoozing Naga. Pabu playfully pounces on and bites Naga's tail; Naga ignores Pabu, not moving until an audible groan sound from above them.
Naga and Pabu look up to see Pepper descending toward the ground, Korra was waving from the front of the saddle.
"Naga!" she said excitedly.
Naga, wagging her tail, sprints off toward the courtyard; Pabu bites onto Naga's tail as she takes off running, and he streams out behind her as Naga runs.
As Pepper lands, several other ring-tailed flying lemurs land on a nearby rooftop; Korra, jumping off Pepper, airbends herself herself to the ground, smiling before Naga lifts her off the ground.
She licks Korra excitedly, before circling around behind her.
Korra hugs Naga's head. "I missed you so much, girl!"
Meelo and Ikki ran past Korra and Naga.
"Mom! Dad! Uncle Dallas! Uncle Phil! We're back! And we got Korra!" Ikki yelled.
As they ran past, Bumi approaches from the right, Bum-Ju was floating along behind him.
"Aren't you a sight for sore eyes!" Bumi hugs Korra, lifting her off the ground. "Bum-Ju and I sure missed you."
"It's so great to see you again, Bumi. And you, too, Bum-Ju."
"Hiya, Bumi!" Vaatu said before he emerges from Korra's chest. "Vaatu is back on Air Temple, baby! Let's do the Time Warp again!"
Raava emerges from Korra's chest. "Now, don't overdo it again, Vaatu."
"I can't help it, Raava. That song is stuck in my head." Vaatu said.
"Time Warp? As in 'Rocky Horror Picture Show'?" Bumi asked in disbelief. "I love that movie!"
As Bum-Ju whistles happily, Meelo and Ikki were running up to Tenzin, Pema, Dallas, and Phil, as they enter the courtyard.
"Well done, kids!" Tenzin said as he hugs Ikki, Pema hugs Meelo. "I'm proud of you all for finding Korra."
Meelo looks expectantly at his father, raising one eyebrow up and down. "Proud enough to get me my tats?"
Tenzin flatly, turns away from Meelo. "No."
As Pema stifles a laugh with her hand, Tenzin, Dr. Franceschini and Professor Diogenes walks over to Korra, giving her a hug.
"Welcome home." Tenzin said.
"Benvenuto, Avatar Korra." Dallas said in Italian.
"We missed, you, Korra." Phil said.
"We missed you guys, too.
As they separate, Opal was walking up behind them.
"Now, I hate to get right down to business, but I want to hear what happened in Zaofu." Tenzin said.
The happiness evaporates, and an awkward silence hangs over the group, punctuated only by Bum-Ju's twittering.
"Way to ruin the moment." Bumi said seriousness mingled with sarcasm.
"Kuvira's whole army was there. She captured Mom, Dad, and my brothers." Opal said.
"Meldora zapped me with her magic and Kuvira won. I feel like such a failure.
"No one expected you to handle Kuvira on your own." Vaatu said. It's up to all of us to find a way to deal with her." Raava said.
"We're just glad to have you back." Phil said.
"Where's Bolin? He's not still on Kuvira's side, is he?" Bumi asked.
"I can't believe he would stay with her after what she did to my family. But we don't know where he is." Opal said.
Meanwhile, Bolin with unkempt hair, who was panting. He was carrying Varrick, who has unkempt hair and a stubble, on his back.
"How about you use your own legs for a while?" Bolin asked.
"You know, when I fled Republic City with Zhu Li, she carried me twenty miles in one day. And that was after she sprained her ankle."
Bolin throws Varrick off his back. "Well, Zhu Li's not here, okay?"
Varrick keeps lying on his back, waves his hand at Bolin. "That's fine, leave me here, let the worms gobble me up. I deserve it."
"No way, mister! You're not getting off that easily. You're responsible for that weapon Kuvira is trying to make. Which, may I remind you, could hurt a lot of people." Bolin said.
"No, don't remind me! I know, I'm a horrible, horrible person." Varrick said sadly.
"Okay, look. Kuvira fooled us both into doing her dirty work and I'm not happy about it either. But, you know how we're gonna make it up to the world? By getting back to Republic City and warning everyone what she's up to! So, I want you to take my hand and march with me out of this forest!"
Varrick smiles and takes Bolin's hand. "You really have a way with words, kid. No wonder I made you a mover star. All right, I'll take the driver's seat for a while, hop on." He bends over so that Bolin can climb on his back.
"Oh, great, my feet could use a break." Bolin jumps on Varrick back, who nearly collapses under the weight.
"Oh, boy, here we go!" Varrick takes one step with great effort but they were soon trapped by a net, which hoists them up to a tree branch.
"Are you kidding me?! God, help us, please!" Bolin said.
Meanwhile, at Republic City, where Asami was reading a magazine of Future Industries.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but I believe you are reading illegal magazines." Vaatu said jokingly. "I'm kidding."
Asami smiles when she sees Korra.
"We hope you haven't been waiting long." she said.
"Only three years." Asami gets up and hugs Korra. "It's so good to see you again."
"You, too." Korra said.
"And I'm loving the hair." Asami said.
"Thanks." Korra said.
"She's looking good." Raava's imprint said.
"You're looking snazzy as always." Vaatu's imprint said.
"Come on. Mako got us a table at the restaurant." Asami said.
"Do you think I should tell him?" Korra asked excitedly.
"Tell him what?" Asami asked.
"You'll see." Raava's imprint said.
The girls walk to the restaurant, where Mako and S.J were leaning against a booth.
"Korra!" Mako said as he sees Korra.
"Hi, Mako." Korra said before they give each other a kiss.
"Hi, Korra." S.J said.
"S.J!" Korra hugs S.J. "How's your dad?"
"Great. Still at City Hall, with my sister helping him." S.J said.
Wu interrupts them, to Mako and S.J's annoyance and Korra's surprise. Addresses Korra. "Hello there, Prince Wu, rightful heir to the throne and those guys' boss. I bet he's told you a lot about me."
Korra Nope. Not a thing.
Wu puts his arm around Korra's shoulder, much to her surprise. "Then we have so much to talk about." He pushes Korra into the booth, sitting down next to her. "You are going to love the food here, I know the chef personally. Let's start with a round of your spicy octopus fritters and keep the cucumber-aloe water coming! He said to a Maître d before he walks off. "Gotta keep this princely skin hydrated."
"She's Mako's wife, you know." S.J said.
Asami and S.J sits down opposite of Korra, Mako and Wu; annoyed to Mako. "I thought it was going to be the four of us."
"Sorry, but we couldn't ditch him. But he promised to be on his best behaviour." S.J said.
Wu leans in very close to Korra. "Hey, pop into the Ultimate Avatar State for me. I want to see your eyes glow white and orange."
"What? No." Korra said before Wu disappointedly sits back normally.
"So how did you go in New York? I was worried when you told me haven't had fun there." Asami said.
"No, I had so much fun at New York." Korra said.
"Wait, when did she tell you she couldn't?" S.J asked. Nobody answers, while Wu keeps sucking on his drink. "What's going on with you two?"
"I wrote to Asami while we were in New York. I asked her not to tell Bolin or others. I'm sorry." Korra said hesitant.
"I knew she did, but I didn't complain." Mako said.
"Well-well-well, why didn't you ever write to me? Or Bolin?" S.J asked.
"I don't know. I guess... I didn't know what to say." Korra said.
S.J sits back, crosses his arms in front of him. "Well, 'hello' would have been nice."
"Mako, if it makes you feel any better, she didn't write me either." Wu said.
"Excuse me. Mrs Lo-Pan, and I'm Mr. Lo-Pan." Mako said in annoyance.
"I'm sorry I didn't stay in touch, but I'm back now. And I wanna know everything about what's been going on with you two." Korra said.
"Well, I kind of have some big news. I went to visit my father for the first time. He had been writing me letters and I guess I finally felt ready to try and forgive him." Asami said.
"You sure you can trust him? I know he was with the Equalist Revolution, but, deep down, I might think he might regret that mistake." Korra said.
"I can trust him this time. He is my dad." Asami said.
"As much as I'm enjoying this little catch-up, my royal bladder is about to explode. S.J, come on, I need you to stand guard." Wu said.
"I ain't gonna hold your hand every time you have to empty your 'royal bladder'. I don't get down like that. Go to the bathroom on your own for once." S.J said.
"Fine." Wu said dejectedly before he walks off.
"Do you always go to the bathroom with him?" Korra asked.
"We don't go with him, with him, I just stand there in the general vicinity while he... I don't wanna talk about it." Mako said.
Wu walks into the bathroom, where an attendant was waiting.
"Good afternoon, Sir." the attendant said. "Perhaps a spritz of cologne, to freshen up?"
"Make it a double, buddy!" Wu said.
The attendant covers his mouth and nose with the towel he was holding and sprays Wu with a red vapor. Wu starts coughing heavily.
"S.J, Mako, help! Wu... down... Wu passes out.
Meanwhile, Bolin and Varrick who were trying to escape from the net, but to no avail.
"I wish Pabu were here. He could just chew us out of this." Bolin said.
"You know who else has incisors sharp as a knife? Zhu Li..."
"Well, look what we caught. Wonder if they were tracking us after we escaped." A female voice said.
A group of fugitives surrounds Bolin and Varrick.
"Hello, fellow travellers! I don't suppose you can help us out of this net?" Bolin asked.
"Why would we free a couple of lowly Earth Empire soldiers?" a girl named Ahnah asked.
"Lowly? We were part of Kuvira's inner circle!" Varrick explained.
"Were, not anymore! Please, just, let us out!" Bolin begged.
"I know just what to do with a couple of Kuvira's top men." a boy named Baraz said.
Baraz firebends a dagger and cuts through the rope of the net with it.
Back at Republic City, where food was being served at the table while Wu was not back yet.
"I wonder what's taking Wu so long. He's not one to miss out on lunch. I'll go check on him." Mako said.
"Me, too." S.J said.
"Mako, after you get back, I have to tell you something." Korra said.
"Okay, honey." Mako said.
Korra and Asami give each other a worried look, while Mako and S.J walks off.
"Wu, are you in here? Come on, your octopus fritters are getting cold." Mako said.
"Come on, man. What the hell are you doing in there?" S.J asked impatiently.
Korra and Asami were waiting outside, when Korra spots the bathroom attendant walking past with a cart full of laundry bags.
"I'll be right back." Korra walks after the bathroom attendant.
She walks out the back of the hotel, where the attendant was dumping the load of laundry into the back of a van.
"What is that man up to?" Raava's imprint wondered.
"Let's find out." Vaatu's imprint determined.
"Excuse me, did you happen to see if Prince Wu came out this way?" Korra asked.
"Sorry, miss, I haven't seen him." the attendant answered.
The pile of laundry bags moves and Wu rolls out, semi-conscious.
Wu was not fully aware. "Hmm, I'm in laundry..."
Korra gets an angry look on her face, but before she can do anything, the attendant bends the ground under her to launch her into the ceiling.
He runs to the front of the van and, while his coworker slams the back doors shut, drives off. Mako, S.J and Asami ran out to check on Korra.
"They've got Wu! Get the car, I'm going after them!" Korra determined.
The van speeds out of the alley next to the hotel and Korra was not far behind. She launches a fissure its way, but the van jumps over and keep on driving.
Asami pulls up next to her in a blue roadster. "Get in!"
Korra jumps in the car and Asami guns it. The van makes a sharp turn and the attendant bends up a wall to block them. Asami manages to steer clear of the wall just in the nick of time.
"We're losing them!" Korra said.
"Hang a right at the next block. We can cut them off on Seventh." Mako said.
Top down shot shows the roadster going straight on.
"You missed the turn! Where are you going?!" S.J asked.
"I know these streets better than you. I built some of them!" Asami said.
"Oh." S.J said.
They drive up the elevated freeway and the van comes into view below them. Korra stands up.
"What the hell are you doing? Sit down." S.J said nervously.
Korra jumps off the car and onto the van, catching herself with airbending. She metalbends the roof open, only to find the van empty, save for the bathroom attendant.
"Where is he?" Raava's imprint wondered.
"That's what we should ask him." Vaatu's imprint said.
She jumps in, pulls the guy from behind the wheel with airbending, and stamps on the brakes, skidding the van to a halt next to a couple of spirit vines.
Korra pulls him out. "Wu's not here. This guy was the only one in the truck."
Mako grabs the bathroom attendant by the collar and slams him into the van. "Where's the prince?"
"Halfway to Kuvira by now. It's all Meldora's idea. All hail the Great Uniter." the attendant said darkly with a smile.
"Damn it." the Spirits' imprint snapped.
"They must have moved Wu to a different vehicle when we lost sight of them." Asami said.
A police car pulls up next to them and Mako throws the now cuffed attendant in the back, before talking to the driver.
"Take this guy in for booking. Charge him with kidnapping and tell Chief Beifong that Prince Wu is missing. Put out an all-points bulletin. We'll keep looking." Mako said.
"Where do we start? There are thousands of cars in the goddamn city and he could be in any one of them." S.J said.
"Or they might try smuggling him out on an airship." Raava's imprint said. "Or maybe a boat." Vaatu's imprint said.
"He could be anywhere." Asami said.
"The one time we don't watch him pee and this is what happens." Mako said.
Korra walks up to the spirit vines and puts her hand on it, feeling for Wu's energy. The energy flashes through the vines and she sees him driving up to the Central City Station.
"They're taking Wu to the train station!" Korra said.
"That's where they'll be taking him to Kuvira." Vaatu said.
"We have to stop these bastards." Raava determined."
"Are you sure? How do you guys know?" Asami asked.
Korra jumps into the back of the car. "We'll explain on the way, just drive! We're running out of time!"
"We'll get those kidnapers, my pretty, and their little dog, too!" Vaatu's imprint determined.
"You're overdoing that, too, Vaatu." Raava's imprint said.
Asami was confused, as she's heard that line before. "Why does that sound so familiar?"
"It's that Wicked Witch of the West's line from 'The Wizard of Oz'." Raava's imprint answered.
"A great movie, I must say." Mako said.
"I really love it." Korra said.
"Hey, you guys watched 'The Wizard of Oz' at New York? I love that movie." Asami said.
Meanwhile, Varrick and Bolin, whose hands were tied together, while Ahnah bends water into her pouch.
"So how did a bunch of water and firebenders end up in one of Kuvira's re-education camps?" Bolin asked.
"Call it what it is: A damn prison." Ahnah said angrily.
"Kuvira's been purging states of anyone who's not of Earth Kingdom origin and locking them up." Baraz said.
Bolin was surprised. "Purging?!"
"What are you acting so surprised for? You must have known what she was up to, being part of her 'inner circle' and all." Baraz said bitterly.
"No, I swear! And the inner circle thing lasted like, less than a day!" Bolin explained.
Varrick was irritated. "Will you at least tell us where you're taking us, for Jesus' sake?"
"The border checkpoint. You're gonna help us talk our way past some Earth Empire soldiers." Baraz said.
"And once we're through, we'll see about letting you go." Ahnah said.
Bolin and Varrick shoot each other a meaningful look, when Varrick jumps up as Bolin sends a wave of earth around, knocking everyone down.
He quickly turns the ground in front of him into a pool of lava, holding everyone at bay.
"Ha-ha! Lava time! Bet you didn't expect that!" Varrick said.
Bolin stands up again and snaps the ropes tying his hands, which were weakened by the lava. "Look, I'm sorry for what happened to all of you, but as I've been trying to explain, we don't work for Kuvira anymore."
"Yeah. If our handsome mugs get recognized trying to go through that checkpoint, we're goners!" Varrick said.
"If you really are fugitives, you better listen up. We've been scouting this region for days. There's a wall stretching along the entire border and patrols guarding every part of it. That checkpoint is the only way out." Baraz said.
"It's not worth the risk, Baraz. How do we know they won't turn us in?" Ahnah asked.
"If they wanted us gone, we'd be at the bottom of a pool of lava right now. If any of us want to get out of the Earth Empire alive, we'll have to trust each other." Baraz said.
Bolin cools the lava so that it becomes solid again. "All right, where is this checkpoint?"
Meanwhile, back at Republic City, where Asami was high-tailing it on their way to the train station.
"So, how do you know where Wu is just by touching some spirit vines?" S.J asked.
"I learned how to connect to people's energies through them." Korra said.
"Who taught you that?" Asami asked.
"You found Toph Beifong?" Mako asked.
"Yes." Korra said before S.J and Asami both look surprised. "I found her in the swamp, that place is like one giant spirit wild."
"You met Toph? What was she like?" Asami asked.
"A cranky, more miserable version of Lin." Raava's imprint said.
"Is that even possible?" S.J asked.
"You'd be surprised." Vaatu's imprint said.
They arrive at the train station, where they get out of the car. Asami slips on a modified version of the chi-blocking glove as they make their way inside.
They arrive on a bridge over the platforms and see many trains parked.
"Which train is Wu on?" Mako asked.
"I don't know. Let's split up and start looking." Korra said.
Meanwhile, back at the Earth Empire, where Bolin, Varrick, and the prisoners approach the heavily guarded gate. Bolin and Varrick have made themselves look somewhat respectable again and the prisoners were tied together with rope around their wrists.
"Follow my lead." Bolin whispered.
A guard post soldier salutes Bolin. "Good afternoon, sir. Can we help you?"
"You sure can. We captured these escaped prisoners. We need to get them to a secure facility." Bolin said.
"Where did they escape from?" the soldier asked.
"Camp fourteen." Bolin answered.
"Then why are you bringing them through here? Camp fourteen is the other way."
"You think we don't know where Camp fourteen is? Kuvira wants them transferred." Bolin said aggravated.
"I'll need to see the transfer order." the soldier said.
Bolin gives Varrick a worried look and Varrick moves up to the guard.
"Listen, pal! I had to fight off two badgermoles, six wolfbats and eighteen hog monkeys to capture these guys, so sorry if I don't have the goddamn paperwork! I was too busy cramming it in a hog monkey's mouth, while it was trying to eat me! I am in sore need of a shower and I have blisters that are the size of cantaloupes and twice as juicy! So you can let us through, or you can give us your name and rank and I'll make sure to pass it on to Kuvira! You know what happens to soldiers who question her orders, don't you? Bad stuff!"
The post soldier was ervous from Varrick's little display. "Let them through!"
Two guards metalbend the gates on either side of the wall down and they walk through.
Inside the wall, there was a guard working in a booth, where there are wanted posters of Varrick and Bolin. He recognizes them as Varrick waves to him and runs out to stop them.
"Wait! Stop them, they're traitors to the Empire!"
They all start running, but were halted by two mecha tanks that jump down from the top of the gate and land in front of Bolin and Varrick.
They find themselves surrounded by four mecha tanks and four earthbenders.
"There's no way I'm going back to prison!" Baraz shouts.
He makes a little dagger from his middle fingers, cutting through the rope on his wrist, and shoots fire at the soldiers, who throw up cover for themselves.
They shoot the rocks back at the prisoners, who defend themselves with their fire and waterbending. Bolin and Varrick were under attack by a mecha tank, which attempts to mow them down with its flamethrower. Bolin throws up cover for them, but Varrick still crawls away.
Baraz was fighting a mecha tank as well, dodging its punches. Ahnah comes to his aid and bends her water into a slab of ice, causing the running tank to slide.
Baraz blows it back with a few fire blasts, but the tank uses the spikes in its calves to stabilize and break the through ice. It shoots lightning, forcing Baraz and Ahnah apart, before shooting its flamethrower at Baraz, who holds his own with his firebending.
Bolin shoots a few boulders at two mecha tanks going after him, which yields no result. So he creates a pool of lava, but the tanks jump over it, cornering Bolin.
Varrick, who was hiding underneath the gate, behind a wall, sees how a waterbender was knocked down. He and spots some sort of generator inside the booth.
With a screwdriver he unscrews a table leg and wraps a length of electrical wire around it.
Bolin was still fighting the tank, but it continues to nimbly dodge the lava benders attacks. Finally, with a fissure, he manages to knock one of the tanks down, but another one was right there to shoot a bolt of lightning at him.
He launches himself out of its path and continues the fight.
Meanwhile, Varrick had created an electromagnetic pulse, which he hooks up to the generator. Nobody pays him any attention, seeing how they were busy fighting off the benders.
Bolin gets trapped by three mecha tanks who all shoot fire at him, which he blocks with a wall of earth, but he was unable to escape.
Varrick hooks up the cables. "Boy, I sure hope to God this works."
He pushes a lever and the stick sends out an electromagnetic pulse, destroying all the electronics in the mecha tanks, causing them to fail, just as they were about to kill Bolin and Baraz. It takes everyone by surprise.
Varrick was pleased with himself. "I still got that Varrick touch!" He runs out, past Bolin. "We're clear, come on!"
Bolin sees how the prisoners were fighting a losing battle. "Varrick, wait, we can't leave them!"
He jumps over his wall and runs up behind the prisoners, just as one was knocked down. Bolin creates a massive pool of lava, forcing the guards back to the gate.
"Retreat!" a post soldier shouts.
Bolin bends the lava all the way to the gate and hoses the wall with it, securing the knowledge the guard will not follow them.
"Thanks. You didn't have to come back." Baraz said.
"Yeah. I kind of did. Let's go!" Bolin said.
Meanwhile, back at the train station, where people were standing around in conversation.
"The 4:15 bound for Omashu is now leaving on track number six. All aboard!"
S.J was frantically searching for Prince Wu. The same with Korra's search. Mako and Asami walks over to her.
"If we don't find Wu soon, we might never find him." he said.
Korra leans down and places her palm on the floor of the train station. The area around her hand glows yellow as she feels for Wu's energy.
Korra raises her head and turns to look at a nearby train. She runs toward it. "He's on that train!"
Korra, Mako, Asami, and S.J barely manage to jump on the train as it speeds away. They enter a train car with a few passengers sitting at tables against the walls of the car.
"How do you know for sure he's here?" Mako asked.
"I don't. But I had a feeling, okay?" Korra said.
"We had that feeling, too. We think he might be here." Raava said in Korra's chest.
"She's right about that." Vaatu said.
"And I'm just supposed to trust your 'Avatar Feelings'?" S.J asked.
Korra faces S.J and stops walking; annoyed. "You wouldn't have to if you had guarded the prince like you were supposed to."
"I'm just asking, just asking." S.J said defensively.
Two passengers from opposite sides of the car glance over to each other looking ready.
Asami opens the door to the next train car. The three enter a cabin sprinkled with luggage.
"I mean, I'm not saying it's mine, or your fault Wu disappeared." S.J said nervously. "Wh-what I meant was..."
A red chest rattles behind Asami. "Guys, shh. Listen."
Their attention was brought to the red chest after it rattles again. Mako walks up and bends down. He opens the lid and Prince Wu pops up, shouting and flailing.
S.J grabs the distraught Wu. "Wu! Wu, it's us."
"Mako? S.J" Where am I? Am I dead?" Wu asked.
"No, you're on a train. We're gonna get you out of here." Mako determined.
The train car door was opened by the passengers who had shared a look earlier. The man fires metal bands at Korra, but she easily deflects them.
In turn, she creates a tornado of air and sends it flying at the pair of attackers. It causes them to hit the ceiling and fall to the ground.
More attackers come running from the train car in front and in the back. Korra metalbends the front door shut, blocking an attacker.
She rips apart the ceiling, exposing a cloudy blue sky.
"Everyone out." Korra said.
"I'm not going up there." Wu whined.
"Me neither. I have no bending." S.J said.
Korra sticks out her lip, annoyed by S.J and Wu's unwillingness to cooperate. Outside the train as Wu and S.J flies out of the open roof, being lifted by an air blast.
They land on the roof of another train car with Korra, Mako, and Asami following right behind them. The group runs to the end of the train.
Asami and Korra make it over fine, but Mako has to pass Wu over to Korra before finally getting over himself. Two more attackers bust through the door and see the prince getting away.
They shoot metal cables to the roof, flinging themselves up to Korra, Mako, Asami, S.J and Wu. Mako attempts to get rid of them, but was tripped by a metal cable shot to his foot.
The attacker shoots a cable at Korra, who wraps it around her arm. Even more attackers arrive on the roof.
Asami quickly defends herself by kicking an attacker's punch out of the way and shocking him with her glove, flinging him back. Another assailant adjacent from Asami begins to metalbend the roof, curling it in on Asami.
On the opposite side of the train car, Mako kicks up from the ground and at the same sends fire from his foot, which forces the attacker that had Korra's arm, back.
Mako punches at him and the attacker does a backhand spring onto the train car behind him. He metalbends the roof up, too, just like on the other side.
Mako steps backward as his footing is being taken away. Mako, S.J Wu, Asami, and Korra all move in together as the roof was being peeled up.
Korra bends a sphere of air around the group, grabbing, S.J, Asami and Wu.
"Jump!" Korra shouts.
They leap from the train just in time to avoid being crushed. They all scream as they hurdle toward the ground in the air shell. The shell hits the ground to the side of a bridge.
The team grunts as they roll to a stop on the dusty ground. The train continues its pace toward the Earth Empire. Asami, S.J and Mako stand up, while Korra and Wu remain sitting on the ground.
S.J walks over and picks up Wu.
"You all right?" he asked.
Wu gleefully embraces S.J. "Yes! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you." he put his arm around S.J. "You are definitely getting a raise, buddy. And you, too, Mako"
"You should be thanking Korra. We never would have found you without her." Mako said.
Wu moves over to Korra and bows. "I owe you my life, Avatar of the Balance. If only there was some way to repay you. Oh, I know. How about I take you out for a night on the town?"
"No." the Spirits said before they emerge from Korra's body.
"I'm married." Korra said before walks over to Asami, S.J and Mako. "Not exactly what I imagined for our first day back together."
But it was kind of like old times. Except for the getting on each other's nerves part." Asami said.
"Actually, that is like old times for me and Korra." Mako said. "It's great to have you back."
"There's no place else I'd rather be." Mako said before she turns to her husband. "Mako I've got something to tell you."
"What is it, Korra?" Mako asked.
Korra hesitated before she looks at her Avatar Spirits. They nodded. She took a deep breath and had the courage to tell Mako.
"I'm pregnant with twins."
Mako, Asami, S.J and Wu were shocked, yet happy when they heard what Korra had just said.
"Twins? I'm gonna be a father?" Mako asked happily.
"Yes." Korra answered.
The six hug each other and Wu walks over ready to join in, too. However, Vaatu sticks his tentacle out and holds the prince at bay with a hand to his cheek.
"Nnnope. Her. Him. Married." Vaatu said.
Unable to come closer, Wu places his hands on Mako's shoulders, while the six friends share a close embrace.
"You guys are the greatest friends a guy could have." he said.
They break apart into a circle again, this time Wu was included.
"So, what are we gonna do with him? It's too dangerous to take him back to the hotel." Vaatu said.
"Whoo! You're telling me! I need a cushy safe house somewhere." Wu said.
"I think I know just the place." Mako said.
At an elaborate estate; a dazzling landscape with several courtyards, gardens, towers, and lots of space. Mako, Asami, Korra, S.J and Wu on the front porch of the mansion. Gigantic windows litter the façade, allowing plenty of light into the mansion.
"Nice digs, Mako. You didn't tell me you came from money." Wu said astonished.
"I don't. This is Asami's place. She was nice enough to let my family stay here after they fled Ba Sing Se." Mako said.
The big wooden door opens and Mako's grandmother, Yin, steps onto the porch.
"Mako! It's so wonderful to…" Yin's eyes go big, and she covers her mouth as she gasps at the sight of the prince. She reaches out for Wu with her left hand. "Are you..."
"Grandma, this is Prince Wu. He needs to stay with you and the family for a little while."
Wu takes one knee and grabs Yin's hand.
"It's an honour, Grandma Yin Lo-Pan." Wu said.
"Call me Yin." Yin said before Wu kisses her hand and she faints gracefully, being caught by Mako.
"She loves royalty." Mako said.
Wu stands up triumphantly. "I think I'll fit right in here. Thanks for looking out for me, Mako. Now where's the nearest bathroom? I have been holding it all day!" Wu storms off into the house, whining loudly.
"Grandma, I have some news." Mako said. "Korra and I are gonna be parents to twins."
Yin was shocked. She rubs Korra's belly softly, happily. "Twins? I'm gonna be a great grandmother?" Yin hugs Korra and Mako.
Meanwhile, at bay area surrounded by open water and rocks. The setting sun was making the sky an orange. Next to a long dock was a beat up looking red and white, wooden boat with several escaped re-education campers aboard.
The boat was in poor shape. On the dock, Baraz and Ahnah were facing Varrick and Bolin.
"I know it might not mean much coming from a guy wearing this uniform, but I'd like to apologize for what Kuvira's put you through." Bolin said.
"I appreciate that." Baraz said before Bolin shakes his hand.
"Guess this is where we part ways." Bolin said.
"It's been a blast!" Varrick said.
"We're heading north too. Why don't you come with us? It's the least we could do after you saved our necks." Ahnah said.
Varrick looks over to rotting boat, barely floating in the water next to the dock. "On that hunk of junk? No thanks. I'm allergic to drowning." Bolin glares at him and elbows him harshly. "I mean, uh, we'd love a lift!"
Defeated, Varrick walks up the pier with the other three. Bolin jumps in and Varrick crawls in awkwardly causing great commotion, ultimately falling to the floor of the boat.
Meanwhile, someone's hand was hammering in a small stake with a cord attached to it. A green remote with various nobs was taken out.
A gauge with a red needle makes a noise and the needle flies right into the reddest area of the gauge. Baatar Jr. was kneeling with the gauge in his hand.
Kuvira and Meldora were standing behind him anticipating the news.
"This area is overrun with spirit vines." Baatar Jr. said. "And they appear to be even more powerful than the samples we took from Republic City."
"Perfect. Harvest the vines until there's nothing left." Kuvira said.
A mecha tank retracts it hand and replaces it with a chainsaw that deploys from its wrist and begins cutting through a tree root. The banyan-grove tree in the Foggy Swamp. Several of Kuvira's army airships were floating around the tree.
Meldora grins as her master plan was going well. "This will change everything."
Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Mako's gonna be a father with twin babies. What do you think Korra and Mako will name them. Is it twin boys, or twin girls?
Find out real soon.
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