Earth

Fire

Air

Water

Only the Avatar master of all four elements can bring balance, however, something unprecedented occurred, two Avatars exist at the same time. Wan and Korra, Wan, however, lost his memory and must relearn what it means to be the Avatar at this time and find who he is.

Book I: Air

Chapter II: Leaf in the Wind

"And the final round goes to the Buzzard Wasps!" Korra reads from a newspaper. She puts it down with a huge smile on her face, while Wan slurps noodles. "Huh, who thought they would win?" Wan adds through a gulp, Korra looks at the older man and huffs playfully, "You have no faith, Wan!" The second Avatar laughs, then smirks. "No, I know where to place my bets!" Korra rolls her eyes and averts her attention to Tenzin. "What do you say we go to the arena tonight, catch a few pro-bending matches?" Korra suggests. Tenzin scoffs at the idea. "That sport is a mockery of the noble tradition of bending."

Korra sighs as she rests her head on her hand, absent- mindedly playing with her wooden chopsticks. "Come on, Tenzin, I've dreamed about seeing a pro-bending match since I was a kid! Plus it would be good for Wan to see some action, and maybe it would help him with his memories!"

Tenzin only sighs at the female avatar's pleas. "Korra, you're not here to watch that drivel. You're here to finish your Avatar training. And I doubt that Wan would regain his memories by watching a pro-bending match. So, for the time being, I want you both to remain on the island." Wan and Korra are both disappointed at this answer, Wan glances around the dining room to see men with blue-white robes in every entryway. "So that's why you're keeping me and Korra trapped with wired guards?"

"The White Lotus, I'm surprised you don't know them," Korra corrects as she continues to eat. Then she shoots an annoyed glance at Tenzin, "Trying to watch my every move, Tenzin?" Wan continues to eat as Tenzin explains his reasonings, Korra meanwhile begins to get bored, then she simply sighs, "Alright, you're the teacher"

"Wan, I'm aware that you do remember how to bend?" Tenzin asks, Wan gave an uncertain nod, he was somewhat aware, but it was too complicated for Wan to make out. Again, another rock that he could hold with grains of sand under his feet. "I'm not exactly sure but I'll give it my best shot." Wan smiles softly, he wasn't too confident, but it was worth a try, wasn't it?


Both Wan and Korra changed into air nomad attire as they followed Tenzin to an outside wooden shed hallway. "You excited?" Wan asks, trying to start up some conversation. "I never really was airbended before, so this would be new for me," Wan mused, Korra smiles slightly. "I think you'll get a hang of it," she says, playfully hitting Wan. Tenzin honestly didn't think they would become friends this quickly, he is quite thankful for this. "Often, the element that's the most difficult for the Avatar to master is the one most opposite to the Avatar's personality." Tenzin explains. "For Aang it was Earthbending.''

"Yeah. Well, I'm about as opposite to an Airbender as you can get." Korra glances around, a bit saddened by this. However, Wan gives her a soft grin. "Don't worry Korra, you'll get it eventually." Korra begins to smile again, he strangely knew how to make her feel better- though they were in two different predicaments, they were the same, two avatars trying to find their place. "Let's begin your first lesson." Tenzin begins, and they go out to the courtyard. As they climb a few stairs, they see the airbending children, Ikki jumping up and down, Jinora standing solemnly and Meelo who is waving his hands in the air.

Behind them, there is a circle filled with several wooden gates, all standing in a different direction. The elemental symbol of airbending is applied to every gate. "Korra and Wan are gonna airbend! Korra and Wan are gonna airbend!" Ikki repeats, full of bubbly energy that makes Wan feel a tingle of excitement. "What's that contraption?" Korra says, slightly amused as she puts her hand on her hips. "A time-honored tool that teaches the most fundamental aspect of airbending." Tenzin answers. "Jinora, would you like to explain this exercise?"

"The goal is to weave your way through the gates and make it to the other side without touching them." The eldest child explains. Korra smiles as she crosses her arms, giving a confident vibe. If that was it, then it should be a piece of cake. "Seems easy enough."

"I don't think it'll be that easy," Wan replies, he looks nervous, like they are missing something, and as if the universe heard him, Tenzin begins to air bend, blasting a gust of air towards the contraption making it spin in all types of directions. "Jinora forgot to say that you have to make it through while the gates are spinning!" Ikki adds, still jumping up and down. Wan gulps as he tenses up, Korra starts to look worried as well, murmuring, "I take back what I said." Tenzin takes a leaf and lets it go; it flutters through the gates with ease. "The key is to be the leaf, Flow with the movement of the gates- Jinora will demonstrate."

Jinora, to Wan's surprise, goes through the gates with ease, gracefully turning and twisting. "Airbending is all about spiral movements. When you meet resistance, you must be able to switch direction at a moment's notice." Tenzin adds, Wan nodded, taking in everything he says, he felt he had done this before in a way. Jinora exits through the other side of the airbending tool with the same airbending technique, and the gates begin to spin faster again.

"Wan, would you like to go first?" Tenzin asks, Wan takes a deep breath, trying to relax. "Be the leaf in the wind," he repeats to himself, stepping in. At first, he is hit with a wooden panel, and he abruptly steps back. "You can do it!' Ikki cheers, giving Wan the fuel to go in and without a second thought he begins to weave his way through. Once he is on the other side, he airbends it back up again. "Incredible!" Tenzin says in awe. Wan walks back towards the group slowly. "So, how did I do?"

"I knew you would get it easily," Korra smirks. But her face quickly morphs into a fearful expression as she approaches the contraption. She steels herself, exclaiming, "Let's do this!" She runs face forward, but she quickly collides against the first panel she encounters. Being thrown to the side, she slams right into the next one. Wan's face grimaces in pain and he calls, "Korra, Relax!"

"Don't force your way through!" Jinora adds.

"Dance! Dance like the wind!" Ikki jumps up, Meelo makes up a wired dance with his arms. "Be the leaf!" He encourages. Korra, in the middle, begins to get frustrated. Losing concentration, she crashes into another panel and falls down, hearing shouts of, "Korra! You alright?"

"No!"

Tenzin sighs as he shakes his head in disappointment, her first lesson in air bending has been disastrous. Wan helps the water tribe avatar up as they walk back, or in Korra's case, drag back.


"Air bend!" Korra pushes her arms out in front of her, aiming towards the paper, hoping for a gust of wind to appear. Korra opens her eyes; she glances at the paper, seeing Lin Beifong. Her face turns sour as she tries the move again. Korra punches into the newspaper, incinerating it with fire. Wan takes a few steps down from the stairs, Korra sighs in despair, "How did you do it, Wan? Y' know, airbend?" Wan's face turns a bright red, he quickly tries to find the right words. "I have no idea, I feel like I know it but I don't"

"Memory loss, yeah, I know." Korra waved him off. "I'm just not cut out to be an Airbender."

"Well, you kinda have to… Avatar and all." Wan crossed his arms, Korra sighs exasperatedly, then she peeks up. She grabs Wan by the hand and pulls him to where the sound is coming from. Korra and Wan listen closely, Korra clenches her hands, excitedly shaking. Wan leans in closer in anticipation, he holds his breath for a second. Then the radio was shut off. Wan and Korra have identical faces of horror, Wan's head drops down, his black hair covering his face. "Right at the best part."

"Korra and Wan." Wan sighed as they revealed themselves to Tenzin. "Hay,'' Wan starts, clearly nervous. "I thought I made it clear. You or Korra listening to this distracting nonsense." Korra protests hurriedly. "But it's their radio. And technically, you said I couldn't watch a match. You didn't say anything about listening to one."

Tenzin struggles to find an explanation, he recomposes himself "You both know what I mean, I don't want to hear about this again." With that Tenzin left the two Avatars to themselves.

After meditating, Wan stretched his body getting any stuffiness out. He relaxes and rolls his shoulders. He runs into Korra again, who looks out at the pro-bending arena out by Yue's bay. "Hay Wan, Can you do something?" Korra starts, still looking out into the open water. "Sure"

"I'm going to see a pro-bending match, Can you cover for me?"

"I don't know, I mean I'm all for it but Tenzin may-" Korra sighed, then smiled to reassure Wan "it'll be quick, I'll be back on air temple island in less than an hour."

"Alright, it wouldn't hurt" Wan strode passed pretending he didn't see a thing as Korra runs to the bay and dives in.


Korra blasts fire left and right at the contraction and with a bang it blasts out, Leaving everyone shocked. Wan, who was kinda used to Korra's temper was surprised at this. "That was a two-thousand-year-old historical treasure." The Air master said almost meekly then it was quickly replaced with anger "What is wrong with you?!"

Korra pointed at Tenzin "I've been practicing just like you taught me, but it isn't sinking in, okay? It hasn't clicked like you said it would!"

"Korra, It takes time" Wan sighed, Korra pointed her frustrations at the other Avatar "Oh and like you'll know anything about it, you're a prodigy at everything, sometimes I think you still have your memory and you're lying about it!" Wan remained silent for a short while, trying to not burst. "But you know what I think? Maybe the problem isn't me! Maybe the reason I haven't learned airbending yet is that you're a terrible teacher!"

"No, it's you." Wan retorts defending Tenzin, "You're not even trying to be better, you're just complaining because some things don't come naturally to you, do I complain about my memory that should come naturally !? No, I figure it out and learn it!" Wan finishes, walking away from the female avatar. "Not everything is handed in a silver platter!"

Korra walks her own separate way, the airbending master sighs as Meelo recites argument picking up burned pieces of wood and throwing it all over the place.

Wan airbend himself up to the roof glazed outside Yue's bay, he looks up at the sky glittering with thousands of stars. "Why? Why do I even bother…" He rests his chin on his palm slumping. His thoughts consumed him as he wondered what his purpose was, why was he even here? He escaped his thoughts for a moment when he heard the radio. " Hold on, folks, we're just waiting for the referee's official call, but... I-I think this replacement player could be ... no, there's no way!" Wan peaked by going upside down. "Wan, I wanted to speak with you, Have you seen-," Tenzin says to the male avatar but before he could say another word the radio announcer seemed to be in complete shock.

"You've gotta be kidding me! She's the Avatar, folks!"

Tenzin glares at Wan, who looked completely shocked as he was "I didn't know she'll do this! I thought she was just going to see it!" Wan exclaims, Tenzin turned a furious shade of red. "Wan!"

"What did I do?!" Wan voice cracks, "Never mind, we'll discuss this later. I'll get her myself!" Tenzin storms off leaving the amnesic Avatar completely bewildered. He listened to the game intensely, at first Wan sighed then he heard some good news.

"Hold the phone! Stop the presses! She's still in the game, folks! And she's moving like an entirely different player! All of a sudden, the Platypus Bears' strikes are only striking air!"

"Go KORRA!" Wan struck his fists in the air "The Platypus Bears have no juice left, but Mako and Bolin are still fresh and juicy!"

"Knockout!" Wan screams in victoriously doing a little dance "WOOO!" Wan got odd glances from the white lotus, but the second Avatar could care less. "The Fire Ferrets come from way behind and steal the win! What an upset, folks! The rookies, Avatar in tow, have nabbed a place in the championship tournament! I can not believe it!"

"Believe it!" Wan yells at the radio, as he does a little shoulder dance "I KNEW SHE'LL BEAT EM'!"

The next day was a good one, the sun was out and Wan was feeling good. Korra ran towards Wan. "Look, I'm sorry for what I said. I understand that we are both Avatars but we are very different and you're right, I wasn't really trying." Korra sough as she finished, Wan had a slightly smug grin. "You did well out there." Korra rolled her eyes knowing what was coming next. "But you did at first get your behind kicked.."

"Yeah, but Tenzin's teachings worked. I guess I needed to find another way instead of blaming someone"

"Ah! So no more blaming the teacher?" Wan had a wider grin, Korra crossed her arms. "No more blaming the teacher" Korra recited a bit annoyed. Wan hugs the other Avatar, then runs off. "Come on! You don't wanna miss practice huh?"

"You're on old man!" Korra runs after Wan.