Before Korra can process the shock of what she just heard, a joyful yell breaks through the silence and disturbs the criminals: "WAA-HOO!" The gangsters turn to see Bumi cheerfully leap down from nowhere, positioned in a fighting stance. "You keep away from my dad or else" the boy said,a crazed smile on his face despite his serious tone. The Dark Elements laughed heartily at this threat.

"Well, look who it is" the metal bender laughed "the Avatar's reject son. Come to beg for your daddy's life little boy?" "Nope" Bumi said cheerfully "I just wanted to see if he would let me join in the fun. " "Fun? Oh, we'll have more fun than a barrel of Hog-monkeys, you little reject!

The metal bender fires a barrage of razor sharp metal shurikens at Bumi but the non-bender boy is not afraid. Korra watched him successfully dodge the assault using the same moves she used in her first Pro bending match. He then rushed towards his foes with his sword drawn, ready to take them on. The non-bender son of the Avatar is a blur as he defeats his foes with a mix of swordplay and a unique fighting style combining Tai chi with Ba Gua, the two martial arts that serve as the basis for his parents' respective bending. He is even able to trick the three fire benders into knocking each other unconscious with their own attacks. Eventually, one metal bender is all that remains.

The thug is practically shaking with rage. How can one inferior non-bender take down six bending masters with their abilities amplified by the spirits! He creates a blade using his armor and crosses swords with Bumi but finds himself outmatched. Bumi's uncle is a master swordsman and his aunt is-or as he is heartbroken to learn later-was the leader of the Kyoshi Warriors. Combining the skills taught to him by the both of them make it an easy victory for the non-bender. "Who's a reject now?"

This taunt sends the metal bender into a rage and he forms his golem armor around him to crush the boy. As Bumi gulps, Korra can't help but be reminded of Hiroshi Sato's mecha tanks. "Is it too late to talk this over?" The metal bender responds by attempting to pound the young non-bender into the ground. He manages to dodge the first few strikes but knows he can't evade him forever. Luckily, he doesn't need to.

A massive water whip strikes the metal golem and is soon followed by a shout of "keep away from my boy!" Bumi can see his mother on the attack, having lost her after she rescued him earlier. The Master water bender is soon joined in her assault by Kya,Tenzin, and a recovered Aang. The golem is soon destroyed and the bender within unconscious.

The scene shifts to a few moments later with the whole group recovered and congratulating Bumi. "You did a good job today son" Aang says with a proud smile "I think you may have saved all of Republic City today." "Not to mention you showed Yakone's goons just what us non-benders can do" Sokka added while ruffling his nephew's hair. "Thanks Dad, uncle Sokka" Bumi said with a grin but then he turned serious. He looked at his mother, who nodded in return.

"Uh,when Mom rescued me, I kinda met someone I think you should meet" Bumi said to his father as a new boy of about eight stepped from the shadows. He was ragged and looked oddly familiar to Korra, just like the other boy she saw but she couldn't place him either. "He was stuck in a cell with me when mom came" Bumi explained "he said his mom died and his dad was gone so I kinda…told him he could live with us for a while." Bumi looks at his father hopefully while Aang's expression is unreadable. Finally, the Avatar says "you invited a perfect stranger to live with us because he told you he had no home? Just when I thought you couldn't make me any prouder today. "

Aang gives Bumi a quick hug and walks over to the boy, kneeling down to face him at eye level. "Hi there,what's your name?" The boy looks at the Avatar's kind face with glassy eyes. When he speaks,his voice is hoarse from an unknown period of disuse: "Tarrlok."

There's a flash and the vision shifts to a few days later, at Yakone's trial. The evidence is overwhelming against the crime lord and with Katara, Zuko, and Sokka taking up temporary places on the Council,the judgement is swiftly passed: life in prison. But as Toph moves to escort him from the court room, Yakone laughs. "You fools, you have no idea the extent of my power!"

It seemed like a hollow threat. Just two nights prior, Yakone showed that like the Red Moon leader,he too could blood bend with the power from a normal moon. He would have escaped if not for Aang having appeared to subdue him and remove his bending. Despite this however, Yakone laughs and reveals that not only has his enhanced bending returned but grown far stronger. He can now blood bend with his mind and during the day!

With this terrifying new ability, Yakone has the entire court room writhing in agony. Even Katara can't fight off the effects. Soon, everyone except the crime lord is either dead or unconscious. Among the deceased are Toph, whom Yakone forced to free him before ending her life, and Sokka.

As Yakone makes his escape, Aang uses the Avatar State to regain consciousness. He sees the dead and thinking his beloved wife among them, flies into a rage. Aang enters the Avatar State full on and forms the adult version of his Air Scooter to pursue Yakone's coach. He easily catches up to the crime lord and fires an air blast at the coach that causes it to overturn and sends the ostritch-horse pulling it away in a panic. Yakone climbs to his feet and sees Aang striding towards him in the Avatar State. Rather than be afraid however, Yakone grins.

"So, the legendary Avatar State,Is it? You fool! Once I kill you like this, it means no more Avatars!" Yakone chuckles as blood bends Aang once more but just as he begins to feel it's effects, the empowered Avatar horrifies the crime lord by shrugging it off.

"YOUR REIGN ENDS HERE YAKONE!" Aang bellows in the voice of every past Avatar as he uses fire bending to breath a torrent of flame at the crime lord while using earth bending to hurl massive boulders at him. Yakone runs for his life,now knowing how Fire Lord Ozai must have felt. The assault finally ends when Aang forces himself to calm down and exits the Avatar State. He does however use earth bending to trap Yakone in a cocoon of rock and prevent his escape.

"What are you going to do?" Yakone spat at Aang with renewed boldness "you can't just take my bending away again. Even if you do, the spirits will just restore it stronger than ever! The only way to beat me is to kill me and we both know you're too weak to do that!

A long,tense silence follows before Aang finally speaks,his voice filled with sadness and self loathing. "You're right" the Avatar concedes "it is the only way." He forms an air sword in his hand,one of the more aggressive air bending moves and closes his eyes. Whispering a prayer for forgiveness from Gyatso and all deceased Air Nomads, Aang brings the blade down on Yakone before things fade to white.

An: Dedicated to theStoryWizard, an avid supporter whose step-grandmother suffers stomach cancer. I wish you and you family all the best in these hard times. Also, thanks to Silver Omega 01 and the rest. R/R and give your support for theStoryWizard and family.