LEGEND OF KORRA DOJINSHI SCRIPT
Journey through the Spirit World

By FirstEdition

CHAPTER 6

IN THE AFTERMATH
Natsu is on the ground, slumped to her knees. Her head turned towards the earth.

Nearby, Korra checks on Asami. She's frightened, very frightened.

"W-what just happened Korra... PLEASE tell me you know what's going on here... I... I can't take this...!"

Korra gives her a plaintive look.

Asami bites her lip... then just... HUGS Korra.

"Hold me..." she mewls.

Korra wraps her up.

"I've got you. It's going to be okay, Asami. I'll make it okay..."

Over Natsu's shoulder we see the two embracing. Natsu raises her head and GLARES at them, in fury.

"Why..." she hisses.

Korra and Asami look up over at her as she gets to her feet.

"WHY?!" shouts Natsu.

"Wha...?" says Korra.

"WHY did you DO THAT?!" roars Natsu, stalking closer, GLARING at Asami.

"Why did you call my wife a SPIRIT?! Do you see what you've DONE?!" she says, ENRAGED.

She waves her hands out and FLAMES burst to life in them, smoldering ferociously, embers falling off and MELTING the very ground.

Asami gasps in shock-terror.

Korra turns to Asami. "RUN!"

Asami BOLTS away, fleeing as that terror reemerges from within her! Korra, however, LEAPS forward, waving AIRBENDING, just as Natsu rears back, about to lob molten fire at Asami! Korra SLAMS her backward and Natsu's shot is blown.

She tumbles through the field but recovers, getting on one knee, her teeth clenched in rage.

"WHY DID SHE DO THAT!?" Roars Natsu! She rears back and LASHES a long gout of flame at Korra.

Korra focuses and deflects the devastating slash away where it GOUGES out part of the field!

"She didn't DO ANYTHING!" she says. "LISTEN to me. We don't know what's going on!"

Natsu gets her footing and reaches back with both hands, CHARING an enormous ball of flame in each hand. The searing heat incinerates the grass in the meadow and begins MELTING the earth! She rears back and THROWS a ball of fire at Korra!

"You're the Avatar! BRING HER BACK!" roars Natsu! She throws the other fireball. "Or do you want something of YOURS taken away!"

Korra leaps out of the way, dodging like the wind. Avoiding the splash of flames and tumbling to a crouch.

"I can't bring back ANYBODY if you INCINERATE ME!"

Natsu glares at her. Burning embers flickering all around. FURIOUS that her love, her wife, who was IN HER ARMS... is now GONE.

Korra's jaw clenches. Natsu's anger has nearly overcome her. Talking MIGHT not be enough to change her mind...

Asami is still running as fast as she can. Normally one to stay and fight, but now her only certainty lay in Korra's words. So run she does. As she reaches the embankment, she makes her way up and then looks back at the two. The golden light of the portal now tinted deep red by the rage-files. Asami's hair flows in the hot wind.

She sees Korra facing the enraged woman, fear and determination overtaking her expression. She grasps her electrified gauntlet, suddenly wishing she had NOT followed Korra's instructions.

Natsu stalks towards Korra, leaving a trail of fire. An intense heatwave preceeds her, burning everything before Natsu has even walked to it.

"I... want... my WIFE!" she seethes.

"PLEASE," pleads Korra, backing up. "Your anger is out of control! I can HELP you but you HAVE to calm down!"

Korra raises her arms, fighting the wave of heat that's emanating from Natsu. She's closing in. The meadow by Korra begins withering and catching fire!

"You're going to kill yourself with all this rage in your firebending! I know you're hurt, but this isn't going to help anything!" Korra pleads.

Natsu gets closer. Korra begins to consider using the Avatar state.

"Wha-what would RYNARI say if she saw you like this?!"

Natsu jerks. Her face contorts in rage and hate. Her wicked fires now drowning in a sea of self-loathing.

The intense wall of heat shudders and then shatters as Natsu lets go of the flames... and falls to her knees...

She says nothing at first. Shivering and lost. In pain. Her face contorts dreadfully, as though she's crying, though no tears come. "Rynari... I'm SO sorry..."

She raises her head to look at Korra in a pained expression. But exhaustion sweeps over her and she passes out.

MOMENTS LATER
Korra extinguishes the last fires with some Earthbending.

Asami has returned from the embankment. Korra now drags Natsu out towards a nearby stream.

Asami looks down at her.

"Is... she okay?"

Korra looks at her. "The heat she gave off was pretty intense. It probably took a lot out of her. She's probably dehydrated at the very least."

Korra waterbends from the stream and uses it to cool Natsu and then tries her best at healing her.

"I've never seen a firebender like that before..." says Asami softly.

"I've also NEVER seen the sky break open and a... whole... bunch of creepy... eyes... except... in my nightmares" she says, shivering by the end.

"I don't know about that second thing... but I know about the first, Asami," says Korra.

"It was pure rage," says Korra, who continues her healing. "It can empower firebenders." Korra pauses and glances up at Asami. "Imagine if thought someone just lost you the most important person in your life. How angry would you be?"

Asami bites her lip, feeling guilty.

Korra goes back to healing. "It's not your fault. Nobody could've known what would happened, Asami."

Asami kneels next to Korra. She looks at Natsu.

"I honestly thought you were going to fight her... or... that she would blow up or something."

Korra smiles faintly. "Me too."

"Fire is a dangerous element. If your anger builds too much, it can get out of control, and it can destroy anything it touches."

Korra finishes with her healing and returns the water to the stream.

"I'm surprised she was able to come out of it..."

"I'm surprised that you talked her out of it."

Korra smiles a bit.

"Do we need to take her to the Hospital?" asks Asami. "The portal to Republic City is right there."

Korra sighs. "She's not in any danger, but..." She looks at the portal. "I... I think we should stay here though."

Korra looks around. She nudges Asami and, on the horizon... they see spirits, tiny things moving through the fields, and sky eels floating in the light of the late day.

Asami sees them, and she smiles.

A WHILE LATER
Korra and Asami are sitting by the stream. Natsu is resting on Korra's blanket with a cold compress on her head. The two are talking.

"Korra..." says Asami. "That thing in the sky... w-whatever it was... it... wasn't a spirit, was it?"

Korra sighs. Her lips pursed in doubt. "I don't know what it was Asami. I don't have any answers."

Korra glances over at Natsu, who is resting.

"Maybe... maybe she knows something. She didn't seem surprised when it happened." Korra sighs. "Well... I ought to be used to not knowing all the answers by now."

Asami frowns. She pauses and thinks.

"Well... I know you. And I know you won't give up until you figure it out. You're... really awesome like that."

Korra blushes. "Thanks."

"I can't believe what a trip this has been. We saw Xia Bau's grove, rode sky-eels, dove off of the horizon..." says Asami.

"And then we met a girl in the woods who... turned out to be a spirit... who is also – apparently – married to another girl."

Both look over at Natsu.

"Two women... in love..." says Asami softly.

"Yeah..." says Korra.

Korra shuts her eyes. She takes a breath.

"Look, there's been something I've been meaning to tell you, Asami."

"Is... this related to that doubt we almost talked about?" asks Asami with a gentle smile.

"Yeah. It is."

Korra turns and faces her.

"Look just... let me say it. Then... you can say whatever you want, okay?"

"Okay, Korra," says Asami, bracing herself.

Asami reaches for Korra's hands, trying to hold them. Korra grits her teeth and pulls them away. Asami bites her lip, nervous now.

"Listen," begins Korra. "Since this trip... well... maybe a little before this trip... I've... started feeling... things." Korra glances at Asami. "A-about you."

Asami's brows furrow in worry, but she keeps quiet.

"I just... I feel like we've become good friends, and...I like that. And, if nothing else, then I want to keep being your friend, Asami. ...but..."

Korra bites her lip.

Asami feels her guts twist up.

"But... I... like you," confesses Korra.

Asami's eyes widen.

Korra's head droops and she turns to the side.

"I don't know what it is with me. I don't know why I... f-feel... attracted to another girl... and I REALLY didn't want to ruin this trip with just... awkwardness and... weird feelings... but I... I like you. A lot."

Korra glances at Asami.

"...Korra..." Asami says in a faint whisper.

"I know that... it's not exactly normal for... one girl to... like another girl. And I don't expect you to feel the same way towards me. I—I mean..." Korra closes her eyes and whimpers. "I kind of hope you do but... but..."

She trails off, deflating, hanging her head, feeling guilty and ashamed for admitting that last part.

"No matter what I want to be your friend," says Korra, dryly, given over to defeat and humiliation. "I... don't understand why I like you. But I do. I just... to me... it feels right."

Asami is covering her mouth with her hand. Korra is curled over. There is silence.

"You can... say what you want now..." says Korra, looking dejected, not even able to keep eye-contact with Asami.

She feels a hand on hers. Asami holding her hand.

Korra cringes. She doesn't want this to be a goodbye... She doesn't want this to be the end of their friendship.

There's a soft hand on her cheek... drawing her face towards Asami.

Soft lips are next to hers. And then she's being kissed.

Korra comes apart. Melting into Asami's lips. She feels tears coming from nowhere. She feels kindness and warmth and love. She kisses the heiress fully, gratefully, thankfully. It's a gesture that could never be surpassed. The exact right thing, right when she needed it the very most.

The kiss ends and their eyes lock.

"Asami...?" breathes Korra, nervous, happy, elated, grateful, moved to tears, all at the same time.

"I love you, Korra."

Korra feels joy, so intense it's almost painful. The feelings just sweep over them. Love, pure and simple. Two people, fortunate enough to discover that the who they like most, also likes THEM the most.

Korra leans forward.

Asami wraps her arms around her.

They lay back together onto the ground and kiss, all of their feelings coming out, expressed in that moment of pure love.

We give them some privacy in this moment.

The portal glows gold in the distance.