Book Five: Peace

by Benjamin P. Weaver

NON-KORRASAMI. Korra returns from the Spirit World to find that the world is entering an era of peace. She and her friends have some new adventures and discoveries that will change their lives forever. Here's what each of the terms in screenwriting mean so it's easier to read: INT. Interior, EXT. Exterior, CONT'D Continued, O.S. Off-Screen, V.O. Voice-Over

14. Chapter Fourteen: IntheWakeofDevastation

AVATAR: THE LEGEND OF KORRA

SYNOPSIS:

SHIRO SHINOBI (V.O.)
The Avatar has turned to the Red
Lotus! After escaping from
Rukhirim's army, Team Avatar sought
refuge in Zaofu to meet with their
allies. Korra was able to convince
everyone to have former enemy
Kuvira to face against Rukhirim.
However, the Supremacists followed
them and led a siege against Zaofu
capturing the Avatar as well as
Jinora and Opal! Rukhirim proceeded
to brainwash Korra and convince her
to join his side! WILL ANYONE BE
ABLE TO SAVE THE AVATAR FROM HER
FALSE ALIGNMENT?!

BOOK FIVE: PEACE

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: IN THE WAKE OF DEVASTATION

EXT. RED LOTUS HIDEOUT - DAY

The sky is covered with dark clouds with sparse sections of sunlight far off in the horizon. The Red Lotus sentries are taking supplies into their tanks and blimps. Rukhirim is standing on a rock formation above looking off as the wind blows over his cloak. Korra, wearing a black cloak walks up to him with a vacant and stern expression.

KORRA
(stoically)
So where are we off to, my lord?
Are we to eliminate the resistance?

He turns back to her smiling.

RUKHIRIM
All in good time, Korra. But first
we will destroy Republic City. We
will wreak the destruction of every
society in order to lay the new
foundations of our order.

KORRA
But how will we get through? The
United Forces have a massive
blockade surrounding the city. It
will be impossible to break
through.

RUKHIRIM
That is why I need you... to take
out the city from the inside.

KORRA
How?

RUKHIRIM
We will first arrive at the Misty
Palms Oasis. There is an ice spring
at the center of the community that
has an immense supply of spirit
energy. When you harness this
energy, it will create a spirit
portal leading directly into Xai
Bau's Grove. There we will take a
shortcut to the Central Portal and
strike directly at the heart of
Republic City.

He holds up his hand.

RUKHIRIM (CONT'D)
After the president's foolish
remarks and cowardly taking his own
life, Republic City is fractured
and disunited, and doubtful of the
credibility of world leaders, which
will allow us to take charge and
plant seeds in their minds with
ideas of a world without
monarchies.

He holds out his arms looking off to the horizon.

RUKHIRIM (CONT'D)
At long last, we will finally have
the world under control. Then we
will give it back to the people
once the change has been made.

EXT. ZAOFU / BEIFONG ESTATE - DAY

The domes of the city are opened. A flock of sky bison fly over the mess of the battlefield and into the Beifong estate. They land in the center. Tenzin and several other airbenders leap off. He walks up to Lin, Su, Tonraq, Kuvira, Mako, Bolin, and Kai.

TENZIN
What happened to Zaofu? Where is
Korra?

LIN
We were attacked by the armies of
the Red Lotus. They kidnapped Korra
as well as Opal and Jinora.

Tenzin suddenly becomes fearful.

TENZIN
No! Not my daughter too!

KUVIRA
They caught us completely by
surprise. I'm sorry.

Su looks down sadly.

SU
Why would they do this? Why would
they take my daughter as well? What
do they want with Opal?

TONRAQ
(determined)
They've taken all of our daughters!
It's going to take everything we've
got to save them!

BOLIN
But what if they do something
horrible to them?! What if they
kill Korra?!

MAKO
I'm not sure if they would. They
haven't stated it in their agenda.
For the time being, we have to
assume they're still alive.

KAI
But how are we going to find them?

KUVIRA
I think I have someone who can tell
us.

INT. ZAOFU / BEIFONG ESTATE - INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY

Everyone follows Kuvira into a room where a Red Lotus sentry's hands and feet are cuffed to the wall.

KUVIRA
During the Red Lotus's attack on
the city, I was able to capture one
of the soldiers. Maybe we can use
him to find Korra.

She walks in front of the sentry and leans her arm against the wall behind him. She looks at him menacingly.

KUVIRA
(shouting)
You! Where is the Avatar?! Tell
us where the Red Lotus has taken
her!

The sentry glares up at her.

SENTRY
I'm not telling you ANYTHING!

KUVIRA
If you don't give us answers, then
we will use whatever means to make
you talk!

He smiles wickedly.

SENTRY
Torture me all you want! The Red
Lotus never tells any of our
secrets! My loyalty is only to the
dark lord!

Bolin storms up to the sentry. Kuvira steps out of the way as Bolin takes up a rock, spins it into lava and holds it up to the guy's neck. The sentry is frightened.

BOLIN
(angrily)
Listen, BUSTER! My girlfriend is
one of the captives held with the
Avatar! If you don't tell us where
they are, I'M GOING TO CUT OFF
EVERY ONE OF YOUR LIMBS RIGHT NOW!

SENTRY
You wouldn't!

BOLIN
(screaming)
YES I WOULD!

He spins the lava disk at high speed at his shoulder and starts to cut into his sleeve.

SENTRY
(fearfully)
STOP! STOP- PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!
I'll tell you. I don't know what
Rukhirim wants with the Avatar! All
I know is that he's taking her to
the Misty Palms Oasis! I swear!
That's all I know!

Bolin hardens the disk and puts it down. He immediately smiles.

BOLIN
(brightly)
Okay! Thanks for your help!

Everyone starts to walk out of the room. Kuvira smiles at Bolin with her eyebrows raised.

KUVIRA
Nice work, Bolin. You really can
have an intimidating presence.

BOLIN
Thanks. I get it from you.

Kuvira looks at him questionably. Bolin catches himself awkwardly.

BOLIN (CONT'D)
Oh wait- No no no! I didn't mean
now, 'cause, you know, you're a
good guy now. I meant before...
when you were still... bad- Oh,
never mind.

Both of them join the others.

MAKO
If they're headed to the Misty
Palms Oasis, we need to get there
before they do.

EXT. RED LOTUS HIDEOUT - DAY

Jinora and Opal are being walked across to a blimp in chains. They look to the side and see Korra walking across looking stoic and still wearing a black cloak. They both look at her astonished.

JINORA
Korra! What are you doing?! Why
are you helping them?!

Korra looks over at them sternly.

KORRA
My purpose has always been to serve
the dark lord.

OPAL
NO! Korra, what have they done to
you?!

KORRA
Rukhirim has saved me and shown me
what true balance is.

JINORA
Do you even hear yourself?! Can't
you see he's controlling you?!

Korra angrily walks up to them.

KORRA
(angrily)
NO, YOU LISTEN TO ME! YOU'RE THE
ONES WHO WERE CONTROLLING ME! ALL
MY LIFE, I'VE WANTED TO BE THE BEST
AVATAR I CAN, BUT EVERYONE IN MY
LIFE HAS BEEN HOLDING ME BACK! I
DECIDE MY OWN DESTINY, AND I WILL
NOW TAKE REVENGE ON EVERYONE WHO
HAS TURNED AGAINST ME!

Jinora starts to cry.

JINORA
(crying)
Korra! What have we ever done to
you?! Please, stop this!

KORRA
DON'T TRY TO STOP ME, JINORA!
YOU'RE NOT FOOLING ME ANY LONGER!
YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING NOTHING BUT
MANIPULATING ME MY WHOLE LIFE! I
HATE YOU! I HATE YOU ALL!

She storms away from them and walks onto the blimp. While she is still fierce and angry, a tear streams down her eye.

EXT. ZAOFU / BEIFONG ESTATE - DAY

Nearby over the fields, several blimps, tanks, Future Industry mechs, and soldiers of the United Forces are crossing over. The group sees them from the estate.

KAI
(excitedly)
The United Forces! They're here!

Some red and blue blimps fly from either mountainside.

MAKO
And so are the Water Tribe and Fire
Nation armies!

EXT. ZAOFU / CITY ESTATE / STATION - DAY

A train rides in and stops at the station. General Iroh and several officers exit to greet the main group who is waiting for them.

IZUMI
Good to have you and the United
Forces with us, General Iroh.

IROH
Mother, I'm sorry that my fleet
wasn't able to arrive in time to
defend the city.

IZUMI
That doesn't matter now. We need to
focus on preventing the Red Lotus'
next move.

TENZIN
(desperately)
General, we need you and your army
to save save Korra and our
daughters.

IROH
Absolutely, Master Tenzin. We are
planning a strategy for once we
encounter the Red Lotus at the
Misty Palms Oasis. We'll be ready.

Bolin raises his hand and jumps up and down eagerly from behind the group.

BOLIN
Ooh! Ooh! General Iroh! Are my
lavabenders here with your fleet?!

IROH
I'm sorry, Bolin. The Earthen Fire
Squad's arrival has been delayed.
But they should be able to come as
reinforcements once we engage in
combat with the Supremacists.

Bolin limps his arms and moans in disappointment.

BOLIN
Aw man! Why won't they just get
here already?!

Iroh turns over to Kuvira.

IROH
Kuvira, are we ready to take off?

KUVIRA
Almost, we just have to be sure
that our new weapons are ready.

INT. ZAOFU / FACTORY ASSEMBLY

Kuvira walks into the factory to see Asami and Baatar Jr. observing some mecha suits being operated.

KUVIRA
Are the weapons ready yet?

ASAMI
As ready as they're going to be.
Their not as powerful as I was
hoping to make them, but they
should be strong enough to be
impassible.

BAATAR JR.
We've only been able to build in
these cannons into less than twenty
mecha suits.

KUVIRA
That should be more than enough to
take on Rukhirim. Let's have a
demonstration.

One mech walks up to a giant metal crate and holds up its arm pointed at it. A small cannon folds out and lights up in a bright magenta color. It shoots out a laser and blasts at the crate moving it all across the floor and up to the wall. The beam stops and the crate only appears to be slightly dented.

The mech holds out both arms in a triangular position and drops a thick rod on the ground and shoots out the laser beams that create tall walls. Two other mechs run up to a beam wall and are blasted backwards upon impact and land on the ground.

Kuvira looks at it and smiles.

KUVIRA
This should be perfect. Let's store
them up in the aircraft and head
straight to the Misty Palms Oasis!

EXT. SKY / RED LOTUS BLIMP - DAY

The Red Lotus blimps fly across the sky with the the tanks on the ground. They fly over an Earth Kingdom village.

INT. RED LOTUS BLIMP - DAY

Rukhirim and Korra look out from the cockpit window at the town below.

RUKHIRIM
The devastation is about to begin.

He turns to Korra.

RUKHIRIM (CONT'D)
Korra, you know what you must do.

Korra looks at him sternly and nods. She walks away from behind and Rukhirim looks back down at the village with his hands behind his back.

EXT. SKY / RED LOTUS BLIMP - DAY

Korra opens the hatch and walks out on the top of them blimp looking at the town. She charges and runs forward to the edge of the blimp in front. She leaps off and sky dives head first into the town. As she gets closer, she flips her self upward while falling and charges her fist.

EXT. EARTH KINGDOM VILLAGE - DAY

She crashes in the middle of a street and slams her fist on the ground creating a massive shockwave and earthquake which damages the buildings and area nearby.

After the quake subsides, fearful civilians peer out in surprise and see Korra stand up slowly.

CIVILIAN
Avatar Korra?

Korra veers over at the people angrily and enters the Avatar state. She lashes out some blazes of fire around herself screaming and swipes at the buildings all around setting them on fire. The civilians scream fearfully and run for their lives as Korra sets slashes fire everywhere.

INT. RED LOTUS BLIMP / BRIG - DAY

Jinora and Opal look outside completely mortified at Korra firebending at the area.

OPAL
(sadly)
No... Korra...

INT. RED LOTUS BLIMP / COCKPIT - DAY

Rukhirim looks down at Korra with an enormous evil grin on his face.

EXT. EARTH KINGDOM VILLAGE - DAY

The entire village is on fire as Korra walks through ominously with her eyes still glowing. She then exits the Avatar state and looks across the road with pure rage.

INT. UNITED FORCES BLIMP - DAY

General Iroh and the other world leaders and officers are at a table planning their military strategy.

IROH
Our armies will surround the
perimeter of the town. We will trap
the Red Lotus from the inside and
ambush them. If any of them try to
escape from the sky, our planes
will fly in to retaliate along with
Tenzin's fleet of airbenders.

LIN
What about the civilians? We'll be
battling on populated grounds and
will be causing unnecessary
casualties.

IROH
We'll need to send in a division of
motor vehicles to transport the
civilians and evacuate them from
the battle grounds to a nearby
village. Then we can focus on
isolating Rukhirim.

KUVIRA
If we can draw him outside of the
area on an open area, we can
commence our plans to trap him and
encase him in a platinum case. If
we can take him out, we have a
fighting chance.

SU
Zaofu's armies will help in
fighting off Rukhirim's powers.

IROH
My battalion and the Fire Nation
army will attack the strongest Red
Lotus platoons.

IZUMI
I will fight by your side.

IROH
Mother, you don't have to do this.
The fire lord needs to be safe from
the war zone.

IZUMI
Everyone is doing their part in
fighting this battle. It's about
time I did mine.

She smiles at him and he nods.

INT. UNITED FORCES BLIMP / ROOM - DAY

Mako, Bolin, and Kai are waiting in one room anxiously.

BOLIN
(worried)
Ugh! I knew Opal shouldn't have
come with us! I'm so worried about
her! Maybe they're torturing her or
something even worse!

KAI
I'm worried about Jinora too. I
should have stopped the Red Lotus
from taking all of them when I had
the chance.

MAKO
Guys, there's nothing we could have
done. We'll be able to save them
once we find the Red Lotus.

He crosses his arms looking down.

MAKO (CONT'D)
We're probably going to have to
face against those assassins again.
Their powers are unlike anything
we've ever seen.

KAI
Yeah. I mean, what was that fire
blast move that Yviron did? It was
like he was charging the fire in
his hand and unleashed an unlimited
power.

Izumi walks into the room.

IZUMI
The firebending technique you saw
was the fire comet. It was a move
that was only achieved by my
grandfather Fire Lord Ozai during
Sozin's Comet. It charges unlimited
fire power that only the comet
could assist with building up, but
apparently this Supremacist has
found a way to create it.

Kai looks at Izumi intensely.

KAI
Well I have my own powerful
technique I learned from the Sky
Triad; the compressed air sphere.
Its explosions can stand against
this guy's attacks.

IZUMI
Perhaps...

BOLIN
(to Mako)
So how are we going to defeat these
guys?

MAKO
I don't think there's a perfect
strategy to take them out. Their
bending is able to adjust to any
environment. If we're gonna beat
these guys, we'll just have to
fight them as hard as we can.

EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS - SUNSET

The Red Lotus blimps head toward the oasis with the battalions below.

INT. RED LOTUS BLIMP / COCKPIT - SUNSET

As Rukhirim is looking down at the village, Qoronus walks up to his right side.

QORONUS
My lord, I just wanted to say that
it's an honor fighting by your side
and I never thought we would make
it this far. I made the right
choice by joining our brethren.

RUKHIRIM
You did indeed, Qoronus. I've never
had a servant so humble and loyal
as you. Together, all of us will
share this momentous occasion with
the Avatar as the world is finally
brought into balance.

Yviron walks up to Rukhirim's left side.

YVIRON
It's amazing to see what we've
done, but are you sure we will be
able to fully succeed? The armies
of the world will most likely track
us down to here after capturing
some of our infiltrators.

RUKHIRIM
Then let them track us down. We've
already destroyed so many villages.
Regardless of whatever forces or
obstacle oppose us, we have the
ultimate key to victory... the
Avatar. With her on our side,
nothing will stand against us. Once
her usefulness has expired, we will
terminate the Avatar cycle...
permanently.

EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS - SUNSET

The blimps fly down all around the town and the main blimp lands right in front of the entrance. The Supremacists exit the blimp a walk onto the road where several people watch fearfully as Rukhirim approaches with Qoronus by his side, Korra and Yviron far in front, and several sentries surrounding them.

As the people run away screaming, Yviron swipes some massive heat waves at the two sides blowing over all the buildings in sight and fracturing them making cracks all around them. Korra airbends on both sides and the buildings crumble and collapse.

Several Earth Kingdom soldiers run up and the end of the road. They stop at one point and hold up several large rocks on guard.

SOLDIER
STOP THIS RIGHT NOW, OR WE WILL
HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ATTACK!

All of the Red Lotus glares at the soldiers. Korra walks up in front staring them off.

The lead commander of the Earth soldiers holds his arm forward.

SOLDIER
FIRE!

All of the soldiers launch their rocks straight at the Red Lotus. Korra triggers the Avatar state and holds out her hand. The rocks fly straight to her and stop in the space right in front of her. All the rocks progressively fly into her grasp. After she catches all of them, she rotates her hands in front of her and lunges her two fists forward as all the rocks fly right back at the Earth soldiers who are either hit by the rocks or try to dodge them. Korra follows this by spinning and unleashing a massive horizontal air wave blowing and knocking all the soldiers away.

After that, Korra runs and leaps in the air pulling up a massive wave of lava and covering it over another line of buildings. The lava crashes into them and blasts everywhere. Korra proceeds to wreck the area more with lavabending as the Red Lotus clears a path and walks through.

Xu-Xing is walking with Jinora and Opal in chains behind him. Opal leans up to Xu-Xing.

OPAL
Please, Xu-Xing! You have to listen
to us! Rukhirim brainwashed Korra,
and he did the same thing to you!
You have to escape and help us! You
can be free from his enslavement.

Xu-Xing stops walking and looks back at Opal with a stoic expression.

XU-XING
I admire your compassion and
integrity, Opal Beifong, but you
must understand that there is no
going back for me. Rukhirim has
brought us down an inevitable path,
and we must fulfill our purpose.

OPAL
But Rukhirim is going to destroy
everything! I know there has to be
good somewhere in your soul! You
have to realize what you're doing
is wrong!

Xu-Xing doesn't reply and continues walking forward with the airbender girls dragged along with him.

Rukhirim walks down the path leading to the ice spring. He walks up to a soldier groaning on the ground. Suddenly, he skeleton-bends the soldier up in the air. The soldier screams as he is held up. Rukhirim throws his hand to the side and the soldier is flung far across the town yelling and crashes into a building.

Two other soldiers on the ground see Rukhirim and freak out. They struggle to crawl away, but they are stopped in their movements and dragged backwards screaming in pure terror. They scratch on the ground as Rukhirim lifts them in the air with both clawed hands and thrashes them backwards propelling the soldiers far behind.

As the town and palm trees are all on fire, Rukhirim walks up with Korra, Qoronus, and Yviron to the ice spring in the center of the oasis. Several small spirits are laying on the ice, but Qoronus whips out his water and whacks them away. They shriek and scream as they are attacked. They all crawl or fly away fearfully.

Rukhirim walks up with the Korra to the ice.

RUKHIRIM
Beneath this mound of ice is enough
spiritual energy to form a new
portal. Yviron, please make an
opening for the Avatar.

YVIRON
With pleasure, my lord.

Yviron puts one foot on the ice and holds up his hand creating a shrieking fire comet. In one move, he blasts the fire at the ice. After several seconds, he stops his fire blast and the ice mound now has a melted cavity with a glowing blue sphere in the center at the bottom. Yviron steps away.

RUKHIRIM
Korra, you may now do the honors.

Korra walks up sternly and holds her hand over the sphere. Nearby next to Xu-Xing, Jinora and Opal watch in fear.

JINORA
Korra... please...

Korra closes her eyes and puts her hand down on the sphere. Wind starts to circle around the area a rumbling starts to occur. Korra bursts her eyes open in the Avatar state and the energy from the blue sphere starts to rupture.

Suddenly, - BLAM! - a giant light beam explodes from the sphere and rises in the air. More light bursts from around the scenery and the ice at the base breaks and blows away so there is no more ice. The beam fully raises in the sky and the portal is complete. The portal itself has a sky blue light with blue and orange strands spiraling in the middle.

Everyone watches in astonishment. Rukhirim smiles gleefully at the display. Korra steps out of the way and looks back at Rukhirim.

KORRA
It is done... my lord.

RUKHIRIM
Perfect! Let me enter inside first.

He walks up and enters the portal.

EXT. SPIRIT WORLD / XAI BAU'S GROVE

Rukhirim walks out of the portal and into the grove with bright orange skies and dark red water. He looks around everywhere in pure awe and wonder. He starts laughing gleefully with pure delight.

RUKHIRIM
He-he-he! Ha-haha! HAA HA HA HA
HA HAAA! XAI BAU! YOU WERE
RIGHT ALL ALONG, MY FRIEND! IT
WARPED DIRECTLY INTO THE GROVE AS
YOU PREDICTED! IF ONLY YOU WERE
STILL ALIVE TO SEE THIS NOW!

EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS / DESERT PORTAL - SUNSET

The fire still burns all around. Rukhirim walks out to the others holding his hands behind his back.

RUKHIRIM
It is in Xai Bau's Grove. We will
march our armies through and head
straight to the Central Portal.

He turns to walk back into the portal, but stops right in front of it when he hears a distant whirring noise. He pauses and looks across at the sky behind him. Ahead, he sees several airplanes flying toward them. Beyond them are blimps following them. Rukhirim frowns as everyone else looks over.

QORONUS
It's the United Forces! They've
arrived.

Rukhirim looks to the left and sees several blue Water Tribe blimps. To the right are Fire Nation blimps, and from behind are Zaofu blimps. The armies surround the oasis on all four corners. Rukhirim's expression intensifies.

RUKHIRIM
Prepare for battle.

The United Forces planes zoom up and shoot torpedoes at the Red Lotus blimps. They explode and the blimps start moving with benders walking out of them and shooting the elements at the planes. Some of the fire and earth blasts from the Red Lotus hit the planes and crash them. The rest of the blimps from the outside engage in battle with the Red Lotus.

INT. UNITED FORCES BLIMP / REAR EXIT ROOM - DAY

All of the airbenders are lined up wearing new glider suits colored in dark yellow and brown. Tenzin walks back and forth in front of them.

TENZIN
There are lives on the line as well
as the safety of the world. Though
the new Air Nation has only been
around for three years, you all
have been the most enduring
students I've ever had. The Avatar
as well as my daughter and Opal are
in jeopardy. Though we are not a
soldiers, we must fight and defend
our kind and the Avatar at all
costs. We must aid the United
Forces aircraft in taking out the
Red Lotus' sky forces and save our
allies. Now everyone, LET'S MOVE!

The hatch to the side opens and all the airbenders face the opening. Tenzin leaps out first followed Bumi and the others.

EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS - SUNSET

They leap and skydive toward the oasis. At a certain point, they fold out the wings of their suits and glides across flying around. Some of the airbenders fly over to the Red Lotus blimps where some benders are shooting at the planes. They twist themselves around and airbend a wave knocking the benders off their platforms.

On the ground, mechs and tanks from each allied force approaches the village and fights off the Red Lotus sentries. Several platoons run across as well. The Water Tribe Army are lead by Tonraq and Kya followed by Desna and Eska. The waterbenders take out water from their supplied tanks and shoot icicles and throw waves at enemies. The Fire Nation army shoots fire blasts from their tanks at the Red Lotus blimps and forces.

Mako, Bolin, and Kai ride on Naga through the street. Kai blasts wind at any opponents on the side, Bolin earthbends at on coming enemies, and Mako rides in front steering Naga.

Rukhirim looks over at the forces all around then turns to his allies.

RUKHIRIM
Yviron, take Jinora on a blimp and
escape. Xu-Xing, you take the other
girl and come with me. Korra, I
need you to attack these armies and
clear a path for our escape. Then
you will head into the Spirit World
and destroy Republic City.

At that moment, the army forces surround them with mechs, tanks and soldiers. General Iroh walks out of one of the tanks. Fire Lord Izumi is in front of the Fire Army, Tonraq and Kya are heading the Water Tribe army, and Lin, Su, and Kuvira head the Zaofu army. Mako, Bolin, and Kai ride up on Naga and stop right next to the United Forces army. Mako looks over at Korra with the other Supremacists. His eyes widen in confusion.

MAKO
Korra? What are you doing with
them?!

BOLIN
Yeah! Shouldn't you be... chained
up or something?!

Korra only glares at them angrily.

Iroh holds up a radio speaker connected to an amplifier.

IROH
(speaker)
RUKHIRIM! YOU HAVE NOWHERE TO RUN!
SURRENDER THE AVATAR AND THE OTHER
HOSTAGES!

Jinora calls out to them.

JINORA
GUYS! YOU'RE IN DANGER! KORRA HAS
BEEN BR-

Yviron gags her with his sleeve.

OPAL
GET OUT OF HERE! KORRA IS-

Xu-Xing gags Opal. Both of the girls struggle and scream with their mouths covered.

KAI
JINORA!

BOLIN
OPAL!

RUKHIRIM
What these girls are trying to tell
you is that the Avatar can no
longer help you. She is in my
possession.

MAKO
WHAT?! What are you talking about?!

IROH
IF YOU DON'T SURRENDER, WE WILL BE
FORCED TO ATTACK YOU!

Rukhirim smiles wickedly at them.

RUKHIRIM
Go right ahead and try it!

Iroh holds his arm straight forward.

IROH
MECHA PLATOONS! ATTACK!

All the mecha suits charge at the center area. Mako sees Korra start to run up to them.

MAKO
STOP! EVERYONE! LOOK OUT!

Korra jumps into the Avatar state and SLAMS her foot into the ground creating a shockwave propelling all the mechs in the air and far back over the army. Next she blasts air in all directions blowing all the allies backwards. They tumble back and quickly stand up.

KAI
WHAT IS KORRA DOING?!

MAKO
SHE'S ON THEIR SIDE! SHE'S BEEN
BRAINWASHED!

Korra leaps into the air with a tall wind vortex holding her from the waist down.

IROH
EVERYONE! THE AVATAR IS DANGEROUS!

Korra angrily waves her arms around and swoops blasts at massive sections of the armies throwing them around! They all scream as they are thrown around.

Some planes fly close to her and forms rocks from the ground and throws them at the planes crashing them. Another plane flies in and she fire swipes it splitting it in the middle. She veers over to some allies' blimps, thrusts her straight palms forward wedging an air strike in between them, and spreads her arms out causing the blimps to shift in opposite directions creating an opening. She turns to the other side and creates another opening with the blimps.

Two Red Lotus blimps descend to the portal area as chaos, dust, and flying elements all fill the entire area. The blimps drop some ropes with round standing platforms. Qoronus and Yviron grab the ropes on one blimp with Yviron holding Jinora. Rukhirim and Xu-Xing grab the ropes from the other blimp with Xu-Xing holding Opal.

They start to rise from the ground and fly over to the rocky terrain in different directions. Kuvira sees Rukhirim on his rope.

KUVIRA
HE'S GETTING AWAY! AFTER
HIM!

She, Lin, and Su earthbend and leap after them. The mecha suits and other earthbenders follow them.

Some dust subsides in one area and Bolin holds down an earth shield as he, Mako, Kai, and Naga get up. The see Korra up in the sky turn around and fly straight into the portal.

MAKO
KORRA'S GETTING AWAY!

Kai looks to his left and sees two of the assassins with Jinora at the blimp ahead.

KAI
JINORA! NO!

MAKO
KAI, YOU GO HELP HER AND OPAL!
WE'LL GET TO KORRA AND STOP HER!

Kai nods, leaps up in the air, and takes out his glider staff flying in the direction of the blimp. Mako and Bolin jump on Naga and race into the Desert Portal.

EXT. SPIRIT WORLD / XAI BAU'S GROVE

Korra flies out of the portal. Shortly after that, Naga races out of it with Mako and Bolin riding her. They speed through the grove and leap over the red water streams.

MAKO
FASTER, NAGA! FASTER! WE'VE GOT
TO SAVE KORRA!

They run into a valley near the grove and start to catch up with Korra in the Avatar state flying across the Spirit World at high speed.

MAKO
(to Korra)
KORRA! RUKHIRIM IS CONTROLLING
YOU! YOU HAVE TO SNAP OUT OF IT!

BOLIN
KORRA! DON'T YOU RECOGNIZE US?!

Korra turns to them angrily while still flying and thrashes a fire blast at them. They slow down Naga briefly and dodge the blast. Korra continues flying.

MAKO
SHE'S NOT LISTENING TO US! WE HAVE
TO KNOCK HER OUT OF THIS! BOLIN,
TAKE A SHOT!

Bolin swipes up some earth from the ground and bends up a rock with his fist.

BOLIN
WAY AHEAD OF YOU, BRO!

He holds up his aim to Korra and punches the rock shooting it high in the air. As it flies up. It curves around and shoots straight to the left of Korra. It zips straight up and SLAMS into the side of her head.

She grunts and is knocked out of her airbending vortex. She falls straight into the ground and lands in the middle of the valley.

Mako and Bolin dismount Naga and run up to Korra. They stop to look at her laying on the ground.

BOLIN
Korra?! Are you okay?!... Did I hit
you too hard in the head?

Suddenly, she thrusts her hand at them and airbending blasts them away. They scream as the land on the ground. Korra spin kicks on the ground and firebends herself back on her feet. She rips her black cloak off and throws it on the ground. She pants and glares at Mako and Bolin with pure wrath.

MAKO
WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU?!

BOLIN
DON'T YOU REMEMBER US?! WE'RE YOUR
FRIENDS! MAKO AND BOLIN!

KORRA
(panting angrily)
MAKO! BOLIN! YOU NEVER WERE MY TRUE
FRIENDS, WERE YOU?! YOU BETRAYED
ME!

MAKO
WHAT?! KORRA, WE WOULD NEVER BETRAY
YOU-

KORRA
(screaming)
SHUT UP! YOU'RE ALL LIARS! YOU'VE
DONE NOTHING BUT STAB ME IN THE
BACK! WHY DIDN'T YOU HELP ME SAVE
MY TRIBE FROM CIVIL WAR?! WHY DID
YOU DO NOTHING TO SAVE ME FROM
ZAHEER?!

MAKO
KORRA, YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE!

KORRA
YOU'RE THE ONES NOT MAKING ANY
SENSE! YOU ALL DESERVE TO DIE!

She throws a fire ball at them. Mako kicks to the side and deflects the attack with his own firebending. He takes out his sword, lights it with fire, and holds his guard up. Bolin bends up a rock to his side.

MAKO
I WISH IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THIS
WAY, KORRA!

Korra thrashes fire on both sides screaming and charges at Mako and Bolin.

EXT. ROUGH TERRAIN - TWILIGHT

The sky is red and black from the smoke and fire from the Misty palms oasis in the distance. Rukhirim is riding on his rope attached to the blimp. He hears a whirring noise, and then a metal plate flies over and cuts the rope. He falls and lands on the ground. Another metal plate cuts the rope for Xu-Xing and Opal. Both of them land on the ground.

Kuvira holds up her hands and retracts the metal plates as she, Lin, and Su run up with the armies behind them. They start to surround Rukhirim and Xu-Xing.

KUVIRA
Rukhirim! Stop! You won't get from
us!

Opal looks at them and shouts to them desperately.

OPAL
MOM! AUNT LIN! HELP!

SU
DON'T WORRY, SWEETIE! IT'S GOING TO
BE ALL RIGHT!

Opal screams as she is dragged into the air by her chains. Rukhirim holds up his hands and bends the chains over to him holding Opal in the air.

LIN
NO! DON'T HARM HER!

Opal pants frantically in terror.

RUKHIRIM
Surrender your army, Suyin Beifong,
and I won't have to crush your
daughter!

Some metal plates shoot from the side and grab Rukhirim's hands and left foot flipping him over. He slams on the ground as he is pulled to the side. Opal's chains are released from his grasp and she drops on the ground.

KUVIRA
(sarcastically)
Apologies, Lord Rukhirim, but I
have a more fair deal in mind for
this situation!

Kuvira shoots two plates over to Opal. Opal holds up her hands to catch the plates, but is pulled back screaming by Xu-Xing's airbending. The plates miss and Xu-Xing grabs Opal. He runs back, spins in the air, and leaps up to the ropes on the blimp.

SU
NO! OPAL!

Su and Lin run and shoot their metal cables up, but tons of Red Lotus sentries drop from the blimp and deflect the cables with fire, earth, and water attacks. They drop on the ground as the blimp flies away. Rukhirim stands up and rips the metal plates off his hands and foot. The Red Lotus and the army of Zaofu have a standoff.

RUKHIRIM
You can't win this battle, GREAT
UNITER! The Red Lotus is the most
powerful force in the world!

KUVIRA
I beg to differ, your LORDSHIP!

Both sides charge and attack each other.

EXT. SPIRIT WORLD / XAI BAU'S GROVE / VALLEY

Korra spin kicks and punches several waves at Mako and Bolin. Mako swipes his sword at every wave and Bolin lifts a wall. Korra charges up and air bends two strikes with each hand at them. Both of them jump to the side to avoid her blows and Korra runs between them. Mako swipes and horizontal strike but ducks under and kicks a wedge of earth up knocking him back.

Bolin charges at Korra, jumps and kicks several rocks from the ground at Korra who punches them out of her way. Bolin lands and punches one rock forward, but Korra slams it downward, punches him with two rocks, and blasts fire forward with two fists as he blocks and is thrown back.

Mako jump slashes some fire at Korra and she jumps to the side. She side kicks some fire at him and he deflects it with his hand. He slashes down at her and she butterfly jumps out of the way. He swipes several waves at her direction, but she rolls around him and spin kicks airbending herself on her feet and knocking over Mako causing him to drop his sword.

Bolin leaps back in and kicks a slab at Korra. She jumps out of the way and double backflips avoiding his subsequent earth punches. Mako picks up his sword and gets up to slash fire swipes at Korra while Bolin continues attacking as well. Korra uses all the elements to block their attacks.

BOLIN
MAKO! WE CAN'T BEAT HER!

MAKO
I KNOW! WE JUST NEED TO WEAR HER
DOWN AND THINK OF SOME WAY TO SNAP
HER OUT OF HER MIND CONTROL!

The continue their throws and run at her.

EXT. SKY / RED LOTUS BLIMP - TWILIGHT

Kai continues to fly over to catch up with the blimp. He sways from side to side to avoid the oncoming fire attacks from the firebenders at the side of the blimp. He swoops up near the left side of the blimp and kicks a wave knocking off two of them. He lands on an extended platform and defends from fire attacks ahead. He leaps across onto a railing and enters the blimp.

INT. RED LOTUS BLIMP / HALLWAY

Kai leaps up from one hole with a ladder and lands in a hall. Three sentries see him and throw fire blasts at him. Kai spins his staff and shields against them. He spins around and swipes his staff making a horizontal wave followed by an air thrust with his hand. He knocks over the sentries and blows them to the end of the hall. He runs and turns one corner.

KAI
Where could Jinora be?!

JINORA (O.S.)
Kai! Is that you?!

He hears her down one hall and stops to look around.

KAI
Jinora! Where are you?!

JINORA (O.S.)
Over here!

He looks down and sees a room. He runs over and enters it.

INT. RED LOTUS BLIMP / BRIG

Kai runs into the room and sees Jinora behind some bars.

JINORA
KAI!

KAI
Don't worry, Jinora. I'm gonna get
you out of here.

One sentry charges in the room at Kai. Kai quickly recoils and blasts him at the wall knocking him out. He runs to the bars, takes out some lock picks and starts picking at the lock.

KAI
Where's Opal?

JINORA
She's not here. She was taken on a
different ship.

Kai struggles to open the lock, but his lock pick breaks.

KAI
Shoot! This lock is too good! Stand
back and hold you guard up. I'm
gonna try blasting it open.

Jinora nods and moves to the back of the cell. Kai steps back and creates a compressed air sphere in his hands. He slams it into the lock and breaks it. The door flies across and Jinora blocks the impact with her airbending. After the door falls over, Jinora runs into Kai's arms.

JINORA
Thank you so much! I'm so glad
you're here.

KAI
Now let's go find Opal.

JINORA
We can't! We have to get to Korra!
She's in danger!

EXT. ROUGH TERRAIN - TWILIGHT

The Zaofu army fights off with the Red Lotus sentries. Lin and Su throw several large rocks at opponents. Wei and Wing jump in to unleash some rapid earth attacks.

Kuvira runs up a slope to Rukhirim far ahead, but several sentries jump in front of him and she stops in place.

RUKHIRIM
If you really want to face me,
you'll have to face my men!
(to the sentries)
ATTACK!

All the sentries yell and charge at Kuvira throwing the different elements at her. Kuvira naturally dodges the elemental attacks and rapidly throws metal plates at all of them with great speed and precision. The plates grab their limbs, knock them over, cover their eyes, or slam them into each other. With every grab she obtains with the plates, she manipulates each of the sentries in different ways.

She finishes by slamming them into the ground. They all groan and struggle in defeat. Kuvira looks up at Rukhirim and holds her fists up.

KUVIRA
Now it's just you and me, Rukhirim!
Let's see what you've got!

Rukhirim holds out his fists and slams them into the ground. He makes a large ground tunnel head to Kuvira who kicks it to the side and throws several metal plates at him. He thrashes several of them to the ground and bends several more oncoming plates around him throwing them back at Kuvira. She dodges some of them and pulls up a wall catching the last few. She flips the wall and flip kicks it at Rukhirim.

He double punches it breaking it and stomps on the ground bending three giant rocks behind him and triple flip kicks all of them. Kuvira aerial cartwheels to the right dodging them. Rukhirim whips two waves of lava beside him and launches it. Kuvira pulls up a triangular wedged wall dividing the lava to the sides of her.

EXT. SPIRIT WORLD / XAI BAU'S GROVE

Mako and Bolin throw fire and rocks at Korra as she jumps over streams of water and airbends deflecting the attacks in mid air. She lands on one stream and waterbends the red water around her. She spins it around and curves it at Mako and Bolin as they throw some more attacks. She knocks them over and throws them to the side on a large ground section.

The brothers jump back up and continue attacking. As Mako brandishes his sword and thrust forward. Korra dodges and whips out her metal cables. She spins them around grabbing Bolin by the foot and tossing him. Then she uses the other cable to grab Mako's sword. She pulls it out of his grasp and flings it back to her. It flies right at her and she grabs it with metalbending, spins it around, and flings it at the ground as it stabs the dirt with it's blade sticking up.

Bolin rips at the ground and creates a lava wave to push at Korra. As the lava wave rises and approaches her, she holds up her hands and bends at the lava. She moves the lava around her and blasts it back at the brothers. Bolin bends up a large wall and the wave crashes into it. Korra thrusts fast lavabending strikes at the wall wailing it down. Mako and Bolin brace themselves behind the wall at every impact.

BOLIN
YOU KNOW, I'M KINDA STARTING TO
REGRET TEACHING HER LAVABENDING AT
THIS POINT!

Mako jumps back and punches some fire streams around the wall at Korra. She runs out of the way and leaps up over the wall. She ignites her fingers with lightning. She strikes down at them and explodes the ground near them. They both jump out of the way from her attack. She lands on the ground and shoots two lightning bolts at Bolin. He dodges the first bolt and pulls up a wall mid way, but it's explodes by the second bolt and he is propelled backwards.

She spins and shoots lighting straight at Mako. He holds out his right fingers and catches the lightning. He holds back as the electricity surges through his body. He shoots back the lightning with his left fingers. Korra then catches it with her other hand's fingers. Now both of them are connected with two beams of lightning and they stand off.

EXT. SKY / RED LOTUS BLIMP - TWILIGHT

Kai and Jinora run out the hatch on top of the blimp. They look and see several Red Lotus blimps rising from the ground in the distance in front of their blimp.

JINORA
Wait, they're not retreating!
They're getting reinforcements!

KAI
We have to warn the others as well
as saving Korra!

Suddenly, some airbending sentries jump out of the hatch and strike at them. Kai and Jinora swipe to the side blocking their attacks and they thrust to blow them backwards. Kai spins out his glider and holds it up.

KAI
Hold on tight! I'm gonna fly us out
of here!

He grabs it underneath and Jinora grabs it over. They run across and leap off the blimp. Kai stabilizes and flies back with Jinora riding on top. As they are flying, Jinora then notices the airbending sentries now flying on gliders.

JINORA
KAI! WE'VE GOT COMPANY!

Kai looks to the side and notices them. They throw some blasts and he sways to avoid them.

KAI
JINORA! LET'S SWITCH PLACES! I'LL
TAKE THEM!

Jinora rolls on her back and grabs the front of the glider. Kai flips the glider over to where Jinora is now controlling it from below and Kai is on top. He adjusts and thrusts at each opponent knocking two out of the sky. Two more fly around and evade him. One moves on to and the other move below them. The curve to fly right at them.

KAI
JINORA! LET'S SPIN!

Both of them kick to their right on their opposite sides. They flip over and make two waves that hit the sentries from above and below. They are knocked off balance and fall down.

KAI
YEAH! WE GOT 'EM!

JINORA
NICE ONE, KAI!

They continue to fly ahead as the blimp they were on turns around and leads the fleet approaching from behind it.

EXT. ROUGH TERRAIN - TWILIGHT

Rukhirim waves some lava around at Kuvira's left. She earthbends herself to leap to the side. She rolls over and throws up and burst of earth. As Rukhirim is turning around, the burst hits his side and budges him back. Kuvira throws a metal plate as Rukhirim raises his fist and grabs his hand. She yanks him back with the plate onto the ground.

She runs to him and leaps in the air to throw another plate at him, but he throws his palm up and blasts sand at her. She is blown back and tumbles over. He amasses a large sand wave and blows it at her. She tries to defend, but is attacked again and gets stuck in a sand whirlwind.

Rukhirim manipulates Kuvira in the air with the sand and pulls her forward right at him. He holds up a clawed hand and stops her in place in the middle of the air. The sand subsides and now Kuvira is in Rukhirim's skeleton-bending grasp. She struggles and gasps for breath. Rukhirim holds her up and starts to cackle and laugh maniacally. He bends off all her metal plates on her back and all fifty or so of them drop on the ground.

He laughs even harder and is about to clench his fist, but suddenly, - BLAM! - A bright magenta laser beam blasts at him and throws him over to the side. He crashes on the ground as Kuvira lands on her knees breathing in. A black and gray mecha suit run up to her.

BAATAR JR.
(mecha suit radio)
Kuvira! Are you all right?!

KUVIRA
I'm fine. Deploy the operation!

Baatar Jr. is inside the black mecha suit and Asami is in the gray one.

ASAMI
(mecha suit radio)
Copy that! Looks like we came just
in time!

They deploy their cannons on their arms and shoot at Rukhirim. He tries to bend up and earth shield but the lasers blast through throwing him back even more.

Baatar Jr. and Asami's mecha suits run down followed by a platoon of green mecha suits who all fire cables and fire at Rukhirim.

EXT. SPIRIT WORLD / XAI BAU'S GROVE

Korra and Mako continue their standoff with the lighting links. They struggle to hold their ground.

MAKO
KORRA! YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME!
THIS ISN'T WHO YOU ARE! YOU'RE THE
AVATAR! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CAN
SAVE THE WORLD! YOU'RE A GOOD
PERSON!

Korra's expression intensifies with anger as she enters the Avatar state and increases the power of her lighting. It surges through Mako and he struggles to hold himself. He looks up at her and throws his fingers forward directing the lightning at Korra in a triangular position. It beams at Korra and she loses control. She springs standing up straight and screams as the lightning from Mako surges through her entire body while still in the Avatar state.

Mako ceases his attack and Korra collapses on the ground. Mako composes himself and pants in exhaustion. Bolin runs up to them and looks at Korra who is face down on the ground.

BOLIN
Korra? Is she... still alive?

She veers her head up at them eyes still glowing and airbends them backwards. She stands up and screams about to attack them. But then, she stops in place hearing a voice in her head.

RAAVA (O.S.)
Korra. This isn't what you are
meant to be. You are meant to bring
peace, not destruction. Remember
who you truly are!

Korra struggles and grips her head. She starts to see visions of all her past lives reappearing and all her memories flash through her mind.

KORRA
NO! NO! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!

She screams violently as she roars fire from her mouth and fists. Images of her past lives and her memories flood her mind as she continues screaming and flies into the air. Wind blows violently and all the surrounding elements start to fly everywhere. Mako and Bolin brace at the wind and earth flying all around.

EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS / DESERT PORTAL - SUNSET

The elements from Korra fly out of the spirit portal and blow across the sky and the battlefield. In the air, the airbenders, including Tenzin, are knocked back out of the sky. Tenzin lands on the ground and looks up at the portal.

Nearby, Tonraq and Kya watch nearby as chaos exits from the portal.

TONRAQ
IT'S KORRA! SHE MUST BE IN DANGER!

KYA
GO HELP HER! I'LL KEEP FIGHTING!

Tenzin runs up past him.

TENZIN
TONRAQ! COME WITH ME!

Tonraq runs alongside Tenzin and they run into the portal.

In the sky near the portal, Kai and Jinora fly in looking at the chaos in worry.

JINORA
KORRA!

EXT. SPIRIT WORLD / XAI BAU'S GROVE

Korra is still screaming violently as they whole Spirit World turns into dark colors and starts to crumble.

Tenzin and Tonraq run up to Mako and Bolin.

TONRAQ
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HER!

MAKO
SHE'S GOING CRAZY! SHE'S GOING TO
DESTROY THE ENTIRE SPIRIT WORLD!

They look up at her as she is screaming even harder.

EXT. ROUGH TERRAIN - TWILIGHT

Asami, Baatar Jr., and the other mecha suited solders shoot energy beams at Rukhirim who dodges them swiftly and flips around throws earth slabs at them. They move closer in as Rukhirim moves farther back. As he is throwing rocks, he is then hit by rocks thrown by Lin, Su, Wei, and Wing. Kuvira is leading the attack.

KUVIRA
KEEP IT UP! CORNER HIM DOWN,
EVERYONE!

Kuvira shoots three metal plates at him. Rukhirim thrashes them out of the way, but is hit by another energy beam and tumbles down a rock slope onto an open area. He gets up and thrashes lava in the direction of Baatar Jr. and Asami, but they jet the engines from their suits' legs and propel themselves in the air to land in front of Rukhirim.

They blast out their flamethrowers to the side for intimidation and Rukhirim steps back a bit. Two other mecha suits run up from behind. In the sky, a Zaofu blimp flies overhead.

BAATAR JR.
(mecha suit radio)
HE'S IN POSITION! DEPLOY THE
ENERGY PERIMETER!

Asami and Baatar Jr.'s suits drop poles from both of their arms and unleash the energy beams followed by the other two mechs. They connect their beams making a diamond shaped fence around Rukhirim. He growls and looks at all of them frantically as the blimp moves down closer.

ASAMI
(mecha suit radio)
CAPTAIN! MAKE YOUR COORDINATES TO
UNLEASH THE CASE!

CAPTAIN (O.S.)
(radio)
Copy that, Miss Sato!

The hatch below the blimp starts to open up. Rukhirim looks up at the blimp angrily. He holds his fists back to launch an upward attack at the blimp. Before he makes his move he is hit by several rocks by Lin.

LIN
KEEP HITTING HIM! MAKE SURE HE
DOESN'T ATTACK THE SHIP!

Su, Wei, and Wing follow with her and punch several rocks at him. He punches them only deflecting a few and being hit by several. He tries to boost himself in the air with earthbending, but Kuvira shoots two metal plates attaching to his feet and slams him back on the ground.

As the hatch on the blimp opens up. A soldier is at a control panel at the bay adjusting a cubed platinum case held by cables. He lowers it sightly from the hatch.

CAPTAIN
Almost there...

He moves to case and stops it when it is right over Rukhirim.

CAPTAIN (CONT'D)
GOT IT!

ASAMI
(mecha suit radio)
RELEASE IT! NOW!

The box is unhooked and drops. Simultaneously, Kuvira shoots two metal plates. Rukhirim looks at the oncoming plates and thrashes them out of the way. After he hits the plates, the box falls and SLAMS over him. He is now inside the platinum box. Inside, two flaps slide in mechanically on the floor and trap him inside.

In Asami's mecha suit, she grips her fists with satisfaction.

ASAMI
YES! WE GOT HIM!

EXT. SPIRIT WORLD / XAI BAU'S GROVE

Kai and Jinora fly in from the portal and land next to Tenzin.

JINORA
DAD!

TENZIN
JINORA! YOU'RE ALL RIGHT! GET OUT
OF HERE! THE SPIRIT WORLD IS
FALLING APART AND KORRA HAS LOST
CONTROL!

JINORA
I CAN STOP HER! KAI, DAD, HELP ME
OUT!

Kai and Tenzin run next to her as she walks and struggles against the wind. The three of them airbend a shield around themselves to get closer to Korra. Their shield intersects the giant air sphere surrounding Korra. Kai and Tenzin continue their movements for their shield. Jinora holds out her hands and rapidly spins them around. She starts to make streams to bend around Korra. As Jinora struggles to get the air streams swirling, Korra's bending starts to weaken and calm down.

Soon, Jinora has two air streams surrounding Korra. Korra stops her bending and starts to light up golden. Jinora continues her spirit cleansing until Korra is completely lit in gold. She flashes in the Avatar stand and dark purple specks start to float from her and light up into gold. They fly away into the sky and Korra slowly descends onto the ground.

The gold all around her disappears and her eyes stop glowing. She groans and she begins to fall over. Jinora runs up and catches her. The five others nearby gasp in astonishment. Jinora budges Korra a bit.

JINORA
Korra? Korra! Are you okay?!

Korra groans and looks up at Jinora. She has a look of sadness in her face.

KORRA
Jinora?...

Jinora smiles at her. Korra looks down sadly as a tear streams from her eye.

KORRA (CONT'D)
What have I done?! All the damage
I've caused. All those horrible
things I said to you-

JINORA
I know... It's okay. You're back
with us now.

Korra's face deepens with sorrow and she hugs Jinora warmly who hugs back. Mako, Bolin, Kai, Tenzin, and Tonraq smile and sigh with relief.

EXT. ROUGH TERRAIN - TWILIGHT

Kuvira and the rest of the army are all looking at the box encasing Rukhirim.

KUVIRA
It's over, Rukhirim! We've captured
you!

Inside the box, Rukhirim looks around breathing frantically. He waves his arms around and thrusts forward at the wall in front of him, but with no effect. He looks more and more angry and anxious.

RUKHIRIM
(breathing heavily)
No! NO! NOOOOO!
RRAAAAARRGHHHHHH!

He charges his fist and punches directly at the the wall. He punches fiercely with his right fist, then his left, then his right, and so on. He punches the wall over and over again with one hit every second. He grunts and screams with every hit he makes.

LIN
There's no use resisting! That case
is made of solid platinum!

Rukhirim still keeps hitting the inside wall violently and relentlessly.

SU
You've lost this battle! Just
accept it!

Then the punches start to get faster, and the intervals between hits and grunts from Rukhirim progressively become shorter.

In Baatar Jr.'s mech, he begins to look worried.

BAATAR JR.
You have got to be kidding me.

Rukhirim's punches speed up to being every fourth of a second and keep continuing to get faster.

In Asami's mech, she looks in astonishment.

ASAMI
No... it's not possible... There's
no way he could...

Rukhirim's punches elevate to rapid speed and even hits the wall with his elbows as well as his fists.

KUVIRA
STOP IT! You're not getting out of
there! It's pointless to resist!

Rukhirim hits the wall with extreme speed with only a sixteenth of a second of intervals. He hits all around at every part of the wall.

Everyone on the outside watches it completely dumbfounded.

LIN
Oh no... It can't be. He couldn't.

Rukhirim hits violently screaming bloody murder. He stops for a moment with his hands and arms completely battered and bruised. He holds back his right fist and screams the loudest of all charging himself back. He holds back, and holds back, until... He strikes his fist forward with full speed.

BOOOOOMMM! - The platinum box explodes on all sides, but all the walls freeze in place only a meter away from where they were shot. As everyone flinches at the explosion, everything becomes momentarily quiet as all the walls levitate around Rukhirim holing his fist out.

He then moves his arms around and the platinum walls swoop all around him.

SU
NO! IMPOSSIBLE!

KUVIRA
HE CAN... PLATINUM-BEND?!

Rukhirim glares around viciously at everyone and flings the walls smashing them into the mechs causing them to fly around. He throws a wall at Asami and Baatar Jr. Asami jumps out of the way, but Baatar Jr. is hit and thrown into some large rocks.

Three other green mechs from up a hill charge down at Rukhirim. As they leap into the air, Rukhirim thrusts up his hands and catches them. He pulls them up to himself and clenches his fists. The three mecha suits collapse and cave into themselves until they become clumps of metal. He launches all three of them up at the blimp at high speed. They crash into it and the Zaofu blimp explodes on one side and starts to fall.

Rukhirim pulls back three platinum walls and sand spins around himself. The wind from the sand rises him into the air.

RUKHIRIM
I AM THE MOST POWERFUL BENDER IN
THE WORLD! NOTHING CAN EVER STOP
ME!

He lunges forward and the sand propels him across the land at high speed while the three platinum walls follow him.

Kuvira and the others look at him in shock as he flies away. They turn the other way to see that an enormous fleet of Red Lotus blimps approaches.

EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS / DESERT PORTAL - NIGHT

Korra and everyone else exits the portal as Rukhirim flies over the burning town and to the land ahead.

KORRA
It's Rukhirim! He's getting away!
I have to fly after him!

Kai runs up near Korra.

KAI
Korra! Here! Take this!

He throws his staff to her and she catches it. She brings out the wings of the glider.

KORRA
Thanks, Kai.

Korra leaps into the air and flies off. Tenzin looks at Jinora.

TENZIN
Jinora! You and the others need to
help fight this war! I will help
Korra to fight Rukhirim!

JINORA
Okay! Be careful, Dad!

Tenzin runs off, opens his glider suit, and flies off after Korra.

The rest of the group turns around and sees a whole battalion of Red Lotus blimps flying at them.

MAKO
No! Their reinforcements are here!

EXT. MOUNTAIN AREA - NIGHT

Korra and Tenzin fly over a rocky terrain and begin to catch up with Rukhirim flying with sandbending. Korra flips in the air and swipes a huge vertical air wave at Rukhirim. He looks back and is hit causing him to fly backwards. He lands on his feet. Korra and Tenzin land near him.

KORRA
RUKHIRIM! STOP RIGHT THERE!

Rukhirim looks over at Korra in shock.

RUKHIRIM
KORRA?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! WHY
AREN'T YOU HEADED TO REPUBLIC
CITY?! YOU MUST DESTROY IT!

KORRA
I'm done being brainwashed by you!
You have no control over me
anymore!

TENZIN
Your reign of terror ends now,
Rukhirim!

RUKHIRIM
NO! IT CAN'T BE! YOU WILL OBEY
ME, AVATAR!

He launches the two platinum walls at them. Tenzin leaps and butterfly kicks over one of them blasting it further backwards with airbending. Korra swipes air at the two walls headed for her and blasts them back. Both Tenzin and Korra charge at Rukhirim.

EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS - NIGHT

Bolin, Jinora, and Kai look at the blimps coming ahead.

BOLIN
Opal must still be captured in one
those blimps! Which one is it?!

JINORA
Hold on! I'm going to try and find
her energy!

Jinora closes her eyes and holds her fists together. Her spirit rises up high in the sky and speeds through the first blimp leading the fleet. She phases through the walls and into Opal's cell. Then Jinora warps back into her body.

JINORA
She's imprisoned in the blimp in
front of the fleet!

BOLIN
Huh. That seems obvious. Why didn't
I think of that?

Some bison with airbenders fly on the ground.

KAI
Come on, guys! Let's go get her!

Kai and Jinora leap onto one bison and Bolin climbs up in the saddle. The bison flies up and they head straight for the ship. They dodge the oncoming fire attacks from the side of the ship.

KAI
Hold on! Just a litter further-

When they get close to the railing, suddenly some rocks from some sentries below fly up and hit the bison. The bison growls as it falls over and Kai, Jinora, and Bolin fall off screaming.

Kai and Jinora fall down to the battlefield, but Bolin falls right up to the edge of a rail. He catches it with one hand and holds on for dear life. He grabs the edge, climbs up, and runs on the deck of the ship into the inside.

EXT. MOUNTAIN AREA - NIGHT

Rukhirim leaps across the mountain ridges with earthbending as Tenzin and Korra throw attacks at him. Korra punches some rocks and fire at him while jumping and Rukhirim deflects them with sand swipes. He flips and melts an edge into lava to fall on them. Tenzin blasts air instantly cooling it down and he and Korra leap on it to continue chasing Rukhirim.

Rukhirim shoots several rocks behind him with his fist and feet which Korra hits and air swipes out of the way. Korra lands on one edge and slams both of her fists sideways on the wall. She creates a shockwave that trails along the mountain side up to the edge that Rukhirim lands on. As soon as the shockwave gets to him, he holds his palms out negating the effect stabilizing the crumbling surface he is standing on.

Rukhirim stomps one foot on the ground blasting the rock side that Korra and Tenzin are standing on causing them to fall. Rukhirim leaps to a higher edge and runs. Korra grabs Tenzin and shoots her metal cables onto the wall. She latches on and throws herself and Tenzin upward onto the ledge. The land on a much wider area and hold their guard up at Rukhirim who is standing several meters away.

Both Korra and Tenzin thrust air blasts, but Rukhirim ducks underneath and low kicks a the ground tripping Korra over. She tries to get up, but Rukhirim flips and kicks a large rock at her. She tries to block, but is hit and thrown across the grass area. Tenzin leaps into the air and swipes some sideways attacks which Rukhirim jumps to the side and dodges. Rukhirim waves up a blast of lava from the ground, but Tenzin jumps and blasts at the lava with one hand. Rukhirim spins sand around himself and swipes it around at Tenzin. Tenzin curves the attack around himself and blows it right back at Rukhirim blasting him against a nearby wall.

As Rukhirim is getting back on his feet, Tenzin stuns him with another air strike. Tenzin follows up with several complex air swipes pinning Rukhirim against the wall. As Tenzin continues his strikes, he walks up closer to him. At one moment, Tenzin stops briefly to charge and attack, but then Rukhirim shoots several rocks from the wall and hits Tenzin in his gut and shifts the ground to trip him forward.

Tenzin lands on his knees and stands up. But in that moment, Rukhirim runs straight at him. Nearby, Korra lies on the ground appearing exhausted. She sees Rukhirim running at Tenzin. She leaps on her feet in horror.

KORRA
TENZIN! NO!

She runs to them. Tenzin stands up and barely thrusts an attack forward as Rukhirim runs up and claws his hands. Tenzin immediately stops in place and Rukhirim holds him up. Korra stops in place in terror. Tenzin is now struggling in Rukhirim's skeleton-bending grasp.

RUKHIRIM
Don't move, Avatar! Otherwise I
kill him instantly!

Rukhirim tightens his hands slightly as a single CRACK sound comes from Tenzin's chest. Tenzin screams in pure agony.

KORRA
(screaming)
TENZIN!

INT. RED LOTUS BLIMP / BRIG

Bolin bursts the door open and slams the guard next to Opal's cell against the wall knocking him out.

OPAL
Bolin!

BOLIN
Opal, it's gonna be all right! Just
hang in there!

The ship suddenly shakes as attacks hit it from outside. After the imbalance from the shaking, Bolin stands up straight and walks to the cell bars.

OPAL
Please! You have to get me out of
here!

BOLIN
Working on it!

He moves his hands up, but freezes in shock and looks around frantically.

BOLIN (CONT'D)
AAHH! Oh no! I forgot to bring
some earth up here! Wait, let me
get the keys!

BOOM! - An explosion happens in the blimp as fire attacks from the armies outside hit the blimp. It explodes the blimp partly in half as fire blows through the whole area!

OPAL
BOLIN! THIS SHIP IS ABOUT TO
CRASH!

BOLIN
HANG IN THERE! JUST GIVE ME A
SECOND!

He picks up the key's from the guard's pocket and tries out one, but it doesn't work. He starts to freak out more and more as he tries each key with no success.

BOLIN (CONT'D)
NO! NO NO NO NO! NONE OF THEM ARE
WORKING!

Everything starts shaking and rumbling more as the blimp goes closer to the ground. Opal starts to tear up in fear.

OPAL
(crying)
BOLIN! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME!

BOLIN
I'M NOT LEAVING YOU, SWEETIE! I
PROMISE! I AM NOT GOING TO LOSE
YOU!

Bolin grabs on the bars and starts pulling on them with no effect. He struggles on pulling anyway.

OPAL
(crying)
BOLIN! PLEEASE! HELP ME!

BOLIN
OPAL! HOLD ON! RRRAAAGGHHHH!

He pulls even tighter on the bars screaming and straining with all of his energy.

Then suddenly, he bends all the bars open and they slam and bend completely to the side. Bolin looks at his hands in complete surprise.

BOLIN (CONT'D)
WHAT?! HA-HAA! I DID IT!

Opal immediately runs into his arms.

OPAL
BOLIN!

BOLIN
OPAL! WE'VE GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE!

They run out of the room and into the hall.

EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS - NIGHT

Bolin and Opal run to a bay area of the blimp and leap outside as the the blimp crashes in the the front field outside the border of the oasis. Both of them tumble as they land on the field and the blimp explodes several hundred meters away from them. They look at the wreckage in shock. Then Opal looks to Bolin surprised.

OPAL
Bolin! You were metalbending!

Bolin looks at her confused.

BOLIN
I did?...

Then he gasps in excitement.

BOLIN (CONT'D)
Wait! I DID! I METALBENDED!
HA-HA-HAA! I FINALLY FIGURED IT
OUT! Wei was right! I did need a
trial by fire! LITERALLY!

Then they see a threatening silhouette standing on the wreckage of the blimp. Opal looks frightened and Bolin stands fiercely as Xu-Xing glares at them.

XU-XING
Those who oppose the dark lord...
will surely fall.

EXT. MOUNTAIN AREA - NIGHT

Rukhirim continues to constrain Tenzin in the air.

KORRA
(desperately)
Rukhirim! Please! Don't hurt
him! Leave Tenzin out of this!

RUKHIRIM
(angrily)
You brought this on yourself,
Korra! If you hadn't disobeyed my
orders like you did, none of this
would have happened! STAND BACK
AND FOLLOW MY ORDERS! DESTROY
REPUBLIC CITY!

TENZIN
(struggling)
RGHH! DON'T... LISTEN TO HIM,
KORRA!

Rukhirim cracks another part of Tenzin and he screams.

KORRA
(crying)
STOP! PLEASE! STOP IT!

RUKHIRIM
I can keep breaking his ribs one by
one, Korra! Or you will do as I
command! NOW!

Korra hesitates anxiously as she looks between Rukhirim and Tenzin. She breathes heavily as she contemplates.

Rukhirim glares at her and squints his eyes.

RUKHIRIM (CONT'D)
You have failed, Avatar Korra.

Korra sees him clench his hands into fists. She screams and starts to throw an attack.

KORRA
(screaming)
NOOOOOOOO!

Rukhirim clenches his fists to a certain point. - CRACK! - Tenzin's chest caves in slightly. He gasps as he grips his chest with his hands.

Korra runs and throws an air blast at Rukhirim stopping him from clenching his fists any more and blasting him far back.

Korra runs toward Tenzin. (Time slows down as Korra runs to him holding her hand out desperately and he falls to the ground.) She runs straight to him as he lands face first on the ground. She only barely catches him. She turns him over to look at his face.

KORRA
(screaming)
Tenzin?! TENZIN!

Tenzin's eyes are closed and he groans painfully laying in her arms. His head limps down to the side.

Korra looks up and sees Rukhirim leap on the ground and slide with earthbending down the slope. He speeds by his three platinum plates and they float up following him.

Korra's face fills with rage as she watches him. Wind starts spinning around her and she springs into the Avatar state. She puts Tenzin down on the ground and launches herself in the air. She leaps down to the ravine of the mountain and flies after Rukhirim with great speed.

WRITTEN BY: BENJAMIN WEAVER