Water.
Earth.
Fire.
When I was 16, I learned that I could control all three elements, and that it was my duty to keep the world in harmony and balance.
But before I could do that, I had to learn to control the final mystical fourth element: Air. But those who know of it died a long time ago.
The chief of my tribe told me that someone still lives who knows the art of Airbending, but he lived in Republic City, where crime and hate for the benders grow strong.
So I journeyed to the city, hoping to find the last piece of my destiny.
I am Avatar Korra, and I am ready to take on the world.
The Mayor's servant urgently knocks on his door.
Mayor Sho was sound asleep on his bed, he did not like to be disturbed.
"Mayor Sho! It is an emergency!" yells the servant from the other side of the door.
Mayor Sho's eye opens wide, and thinks for himself: "First thing in the morning, I am going to punch him in the face."
He reluctantly gets up, puts on his slippers, and walks slowly to the door.
He thinks twice about answering.
"Mayor Sho! Open the door!" yells the servant from the other side of the door.
Mayor Sho opens the door, and punches the servant in the face.
"This better be important." says Mayor Sho.
"Oh, it is." says the servant.
Motorized vehicles run across the streets of Republic City toward the Republic City Prison.
Search teams surrounded the prison, as Mayor Sho arrived on the scene.
"Mayor Sho!" said Mr. Qiang, the warden. "The benders escaped."
"What!" yells Mayor Sho.
"They Metalbended their way out of here." said Mr. Qiang. "We underestimated their power."
"Metalbended! Where do they learn this stuff!" said Mayor Sho to himself. "Do we know where the benders went?"
Mr. Qiang points to Republic City.
"Of course." said Mayor Sho.
"What do we do now?" asks Mr. Qiang.
Mayor Sho turns to him.
"I have a plan. I think it will work. If we can't fight them directly, we will make them lose by default."
Mr. Qiang is confused.
"We will turn the people against them."
Meelo and his gang crowd Tenzin's dinner table.
"Now, you guys have to stay quiet, Tenzin is still asleep, and he will be very furious if he found out I had friends over." says Korra.
"Didn't you met him, like, yesterday?" asks Meelo.
"We bonded, and I don't want to mess it up!" says Korra.
"Who's this?" asks Di, asking about the life size statue of Avatar Aang in the middle of the room.
"That's nothing. Don't touch!" says Korra.
"Thank you for letting us to stay here for a while." says Meelo.
"You are out of here as soon as the Sun comes up!" says Korra.
"Ok! Ok!" says Meelo.
"Dude, your girlfriend is strict." says Xiao.
"Shut up, Xiao." says Meelo.
"You didn't say I was wrong!" says Xiao.
"Scandalous! Meelo has a girlfriend! And she is the Avatar!" says Wei Tung.
"SHE IS NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" yells Meelo.
They all shush him.
"You want us thrown out, Meelo?" says Li.
"Yeah, Meelo. You and your girlfriend aren't that interesting." says Xiao.
Meelo gives off a very angry face.
"So, where are you guys from?" asks Korra.
"I am Di Shou, I'm from the Northern Water Tribe. My parents moved here after Global Warming took out the neighborhood. And I'm a pretty good Waterbender, if I don't say so myself."
"Yeah, and I'm a better Waterbender. You can call me Li. I'm also from the Northern Water Tribe, but not from his part. I came here to look for a job."
"I'm Xiao. I am an Earthbender from Omashu. People say I'm annoying."
"Yes, yes you are. I am Wei Tung, I am from Gaoling. I am an Earthbender too, but I can Metalbend."
Korra notices this. "Metalbending? That's amazing! Who taught you? My master learned Metalbending from the one who invented it!"
"I learnt it at a school in Gaoling. I was going to learn it to maybe get a job here, but as it turns out, they didn't want benders working here."
"That's awful." says Korra.
"No it's not! I can Metalbend!" says Wei Tung.
"What about you Meelo?" asks Korra. "What's with the headband?"
"I am from one of the cities of the Fire Nation. You want to know why I wear this headband? It was passed down from my father, which was passed down from my grandfather. It was his belt from his school uniform, which he used as a headband when the disguised Avatar came to his school. It's how he learned how to dance, and met his future wife."
"How romantic!" says Korra.
"Nah, I just think it's cool." says Meelo, thinking he is the epitome of awesomeness.
"You think it's also cool and romantic to invite friends over in the middle of the night!" says Tenzin.
Everybody jumps, now noticing that Tenzin was there all along.
He looked angry.
"I can explain!" yells Korra.
She suddenly realizes she is harboring prison escapees while being a guest to a stranger.
"Actually, no, I can't. Never mind." says Korra.
Tenzin looks at the rest of the gang.
The rest of the gang look at him, completely nervous.
"Don't tell anyone." says Xiao.
Meelo and the rest of the gang are thrown out of the apartment.
Tenzin slams the door.
He turns around to see Korra on the floor, meditating.
"Now what are you doing?" says Tenzin angrily.
"Trying to calm down, and see the way." says Korra calmly.
"As soon as the Sun goes up, I want you out of here." says Tenzin.
"You don't want me out now?" asks Korra.
"You want to go now?" asks Tenzin. "Because I already packed your stuff!"
Korra stands up. "Listen, Tenzin. I had a vision! And I th…"
"Oh! A vision! How mystical!" says Tenzin sarcastically. "Grow up, girl."
"Listen to me, Tenzin!" yells Korra. "I know why you can't Airbend."
"Oh? And what is that reason?" asks Tenzin playfully.
"You can't Airbend because you are blind! You have no beliefs!" says Korra.
There is a slight pause.
Tenzin starts laughing.
"That is why I can't Airbend! HA HA HA HA!" laughs Tenzin. "I thought it was something serious, but it turns out it was because I wasn't weak enough to believe in that garbage! HA HA HA!"
"It is not garbage, Tenzin!" says Korra. "This makes you stronger!"
"It makes you weak! You are blinded by phony religion. You want to know what's real? Science! Things we can see! Things that make sense! Not any of this magic and superstition!" says Tenzin.
"Can science explain my powers?" asks Korra.
"YES! IT CAN!" yells Tenzin. "This isn't actual bending! They are magic tricks! They are staged special effects! It's the work of hooligans and people that want to scare others!"
"How can someone be so blind?" says Korra.
"Blind? Grow up, Korra. I was raised under those false doctrines, and I was smart enough to reject them. The world is real, Korra. Not any of this spiritual stuff!"
Korra's feelings are hurt, and her eyes start to water.
"That's right, Korra. Open your eyes." says Tenzin.
Korra gets mad, and picks up her stuff, and walks out of Tenzin's apartment.
Tenzin closes the door after she leaves.
Mayor Sho and Mr. Qiang look at the Jasmine Tea Shop from a distance.
"You think this is going to work?" asks Mr. Qiang.
"It's perfect timing. It might it the only time it can work." says Mayor Sho.
Meelo and his gang walk through the streets, using the darkness of night as cover from the police.
"What do we do now?" asks Wei Tung.
"I don't know, but I have a feeling it's not going to get better. It's time to abandon Republic City." says Meelo.
"What? Leave? We were going to change things, Meelo! We are just going to give up now?" asks Li.
"We just escaped prison, lucky to be alive. It's clear that no matter what we do, they are not going to want us here. The world is changing. How can we stop that?" says Meelo.
Tenzin looks at the statue of Avatar Aang at the middle of the room.
He attempts to see the logic of what his father, and Korra, believed in, but he could not.
He looks into the statue's eyes. He could see his father's disapproving look.
"Stop it!" yells Tenzin, and pushes the statue, making it fall to the floor.
"There has to be a way." says Xiao.
"We can't change the world." says Meelo.
"I refuse to believe that." says Di.
"I believe it." says Korra.
They all turn around to see Korra coming up behind them.
"They can't see it anymore. It's pointless." says Korra.
Meelo and his gang look at each other.
"So it's over?" says Xiao.
"It's over." says Korra.
They all agree, and start to walk out of the city.
"Now!" says Mayor Sho.
The Jasmine Tea Dragon blows up in a huge fireball.