AVATAR: THE LEGEND OF KORRA
SYNOPSIS:
SHIRO SHINOBI (V.O.)
THE WORLD IS AT WAR WITH THE RED
LOTUS! After Rukhirim captured
Avatar Korra and turned her evil,
he unleashed his plans onto the
world and used her to open a Spirit
Portal in the Misty Palms Oasis to
lead directly to Republic City!
Fortunately, Korra's friends were
able to save her and turn her back
to being good. However, Rukhirim
escaped from Kuvira by
platinum-bending and has critically
injured Tenzin! Korra is now in
pursuit of the dark lord while the
armies of the world are fighting
the Red Lotus! NOW THE FIGHT IS ON
TO SEE WHICH SIDE IS TRULY
VICTORIOUS!
BOOK FIVE: PEACE
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: ENDURANCE OF SPIRIT
EXT. FIELDS - NIGHT
Smoke fills the sky from the battle at the Misty Palms Oasis creating a dark brown and red atmosphere all around. Rukhirim speeds across the ground shifting the land to move himself. Korra follows him flying across with great speed in the Avatar state using air with her feet and fire with her fists. She charges up at Rukhirim and throws two gigantic fire streams directed at him. Rukhirim sways to the right evading the first one and blocks the second one with one of his three platinum walls. He tosses two large lava streams back up at Korra. She thrusts her two hands forward grabbing the lava streams and bends them around and back down at Rukhirim.
The lava spreads all around. Rukhirim speeds around the area as the lava bursts hit the ground. One blast hits a section near him and he is caught off balance and sent flying forward. He tumbles over and jumps on his feet facing Korra's direction. Korra flies down straight at him with pure rage. Rukhirim's face also intensifies with anger as he charges and thrusts at the ground. He propels himself forward with full speed. Both Korra and Rukhirim jet towards each other attacking with powerful elemental strikes.
EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS / FRONT AREA - NIGHT
Xu-Xing stands over the airship wreckage at Bolin and Opal.
XU-XING
If you do not adhere to the birth
of new world establishment... then
you will be destroyed.
Bolin holds up his fists fiercely and Opal holds out her hands. They both hold their guard up.
BOLIN
(determined)
Okay... We can do this... We can
totally take on this guy!
He looks over at Opal with a questioning expression.
BOLIN (CONT'D)
(nervously)
Opal, we can take on this guy,
right?
Opal glares forward with determination.
OPAL
Yes... We can.
Bolin pumps up his arms with excitement.
BOLIN
All right! That's what I'm talking
about! Let's do this! COME AT US,
CREEPY AIRBENDER GUY!
Xu-Xing spins the air around him, front flips onto the ground, and runs at them with wind enhanced speed. Bolin and Opal charge at him. Bolin rips up the ground to his side and throws up a vertical wave of earth. Opal swipes up a vertical air wave on her side. Both of their attacks trail up at Xu-Xing who leaps high over them and dodges.
He lands behind them. Bolin shoots several rocks and Opal swipes some air strikes. Xu-Xing ducks underneath the attacks and low kicks a large air wave. Bolin pulls up an earth shield defending himself and Opal, and then he throws the large slab of earth. Xu-Xing flips to the side out of the way of the slab and thrusts himself forward in mid air. He lands and leaps high off the ground to throw a forward strike, but Opal leaps up right near him and side kicks a large swipe stunting Xu-Xing and throwing him to the ground.
Xu-Xing lands on his back and spin kicks whipping air waves all around. The blasts hit Bolin and Opal throwing them back a bit. Xu-Xing springs on his feet and thrusts an air blast forward with both hands.
EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS / BATTLEFIELD - NIGHT
All of the allied armies are fighting the Red Lotus across the destroyed town. In one section, the Water Tribe army brandishes water aggressively at their opponents. Tonraq uses his water on his fists and runs up to opponents in close combat punching them and slamming them with water and ice. Kya surrounds herself with water using octopus form and attacking sentries on all directions. Desna and Eska both throw slices of water and icicles at opponents with complete synchronization.
The armies of Zaofu run into the oasis, enter the battlefield from the outside, and attack oncoming sentries. Kuvira, Lin, Su, Wei, and Wing throw rocks and earth slabs at enemies. Lin and Su also use their metal cables to whip at enemies, and Kuvira throws her metal plates. Asami runs in without her mecha suit and dodges attacks and retaliates with either throwing electric bolas or hitting with her electric gloves.
All around the battlefield, the airbenders fly in and land on the ground to assist the armies in all areas to fight. They land in front of troops and air blast at sentries.
The Fire Nation and United Forces attack from the middle to close to the mountain edge. Iroh punches and kicks fire at enemies single-handed as they surround him on all sides. He fights them off aggressively and blows most of them back. As soon as one of them runs and is about to attack him from behind, a fire blast hits the sentry from the side. Iroh looks to see Izumi flipping and attacking several sentries with fire wheels surrounding herself. She runs up to Iroh, and both of them fight back-to-back at the enemies.
Mako runs in swiping his sword with flames at anyone he passes. He joins Izumi and Iroh and all three firebenders are fighting in the area.
More and more blimps fly in from outside. Several sentries drop from them and earth bend onto the ground. Once they gain their footing, they thrust down at the ground and slowly pull their hands upward. As the earth starts to rumble more and more, suddenly the sentries erupt gigantic lava geysers and create an ocean of lava that crawls down to the oasis's border. Several airbenders try to blast and cool down the lava as it approaches, but the earthbending sentries ride up on the lava and thrash at the allies.
Mako looks up as two cloaked men drop from a blimp far off and land on the ground attacking with water and fire.
MAKO
IT'S QORONUS AND YVIRON!
IROH
THEY MUST BE COMMANDING THESE
ARMIES! IF WE CAN TAKE THEM OUT,
WE CAN CRIPPLE THE RED LOTUS'
ORDERS!
Mako runs ahead toward the two assassins. He approaches Yviron and slashes at him. Yviron blocks the fire attacks with his own and then pushes Mako back with his heatbending throwing him against a ruined building wall. Mako slams into the wall crumbling it, and Yviron leaps forward and continues attacking more allies.
Mako gets up and sees Qoronus whipping massive streams of water at soldiers tossing them left and right. Mako grips his sword and ignites it with fire. He gets up and runs straight at Qoronus. While Qoronus is preoccupied, Mako leaps up and holds up his sword to throw a downward strike. At that moment, Qoronus sees Mako and crosses his two water streams to defend. Mako slams his sword in-between Qoronus's ice beams and they face with each other in a corps-a-corps.
Both of them struggle to get the better of each other. Qoronus moves water up his ice to creep around Mako's sword to grab it, but Mako intensifies his fire and blocks the moving water.
Mako then blasts fire from his sword throwing Qoronus backward. Qoronus lands on his feet, and he and Mako throw water and fire attacks violently at each other.
EXT. FIELDS - NIGHT
Rukhirim is shooting giant rocks at Korra high in the sky as she flies circling around him. Korra punches and kicks fire only to have Rukhirim wave up mounds of lava to defend. He shoots up bursts of lava and she air blasts them cooling them down causing them to drop and crumble to the ground. At one point, Korra veers to the side and she punches a giant flamethrower stream at an incline simultaneously as Rukhirim lunges his two fists up with two large lava streams up at an opposite incline. The two attacks from Korra and Rukhirim collide and explode with massive fire and lava.
Rukhirim leaps backward and punches three times to throw his three platinum walls. Korra holds out her hands to catch the walls in her metalbending grasp, but it doesn't work and the walls keep flying to her. She exits the Avatar state with a look of shock. She quickly tries to airbend, but one of the walls hits her and sends her flying down. As the other two walls veer toward her, she spins and firebends at them knocking them to the side.
Korra tumbles on the ground as the walls retreat back to Rukhirim and levitate around him.
RUKHIRIM
NOW YOU ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO ME,
AVATAR! I HAVE NOW DISCOVERED THE
SECRET TO BENDING PLATINUM! EVEN
YOU COULD NEVER BE AS STRONG AS I
AM!
He launches the walls and spins them straight at Korra. As they head toward her, Korra lifts up three bursts of earth knocking the walls upward. She flip kicks and airbends the walls right back at Rukhirim.
KORRA
(angrily)
YOU'LL PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID TO
TENZIN!
RUKHIRIM
HIS LOSS WAS ARBITRARY! I WILL
KILL EVERY LAST ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS
IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO DEFEAT
YOU! YOU ARE OF NO USE TO ME ANY
LONGER!
Korra screams in fury and launches tons of rocks, throws some fire streams, and shoots air blasts at him. Rukhirim moves his platinum walls and blocks her attacks. She follows by leaping into the air and slamming down an earthquake. The shockwave tosses Rukhirim in the air. He throws over some lava streams at her. Korra boosts into the Avatar state blasts a large horizontal air wave blowing both Rukhirim and his attacks back. Korra jets forward with fire and strikes lightning at Rukhirim. He blocks the bolt with one of his walls and Korra continues striking with lightning.
EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS / BATTLEFIELD - NIGHT
Kai and Jinora are fighting off enemies on all directions when they hear a gigantic rumbling over in the mountain area. They look over and see lightning shooting far up in the sky and specks of rocks chunks and lava flying around.
JINORA
It's Korra! She must be fighting
with Rukhirim!
She looks down in worry.
KAI
Jinora, what's wrong?!
JINORA
I don't know! Something doesn't
feel right; like Korra is in danger
or something like that!
KAI
How do you know?!
JINORA
I can feel her energy! Something is
out of place! Something has gone
very wrong!
She looks over at Kai.
JINORA (CONT'D)
We have to go over and help her!
Kai nods at her sternly.
KAI
Right! Let's fly!
They run over to a nearby bison and leap on. Kai whips the reigns.
KAI (CONT'D)
YIP-YIP!
The bison lifts in the air and Kai and Jinora fly in the direction of the massive chaos in the horizon.
Yviron runs through slashing fire at approaching soldiers with sentries following him. After knocking his opponents out, Yviron turns to the side and sees the bison flying off. He has a wicked smile, ignites fire comets in both hands, and blasts them downward propelling himself into the air. He flies toward the bison with fire also jetting from his feet.
EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS / FRONT AREA - NIGHT
Bolin and Opal throw rapid attacks at Xu-Xing who thrusts and swipes at them with complete accuracy. Bolin stomps on the ground bringing up several rocks which he punches and kicks at Xu-Xing. As Xu-Xing is knocking the rocks out of the way, Bolin runs up and rips a lava wave up to launch at Xu-Xing. Xu-Xing jumps and blasts at the lava cooling it and leaps over.
Xu-Xing flip kicks a vertical wave down which hits Bolin. Then he pulls wind backward propelling Bolin toward him. He holds his arm out as Bolin is thrown at him and knocks Bolin over as he hits Xu-Xing's arm. Bolin falls on the ground. Opal runs up to Xu-Xing and engages in close combat as she swings air attacks and he dodges and deflects.
OPAL
XU-XING! I KNOW YOU CAN SNAP OUT
OF THIS CONTROL! STOP LETTING
YOURSELF BE A SLAVE TO RUKHIRIM!
Xu-Xing chops an air attack that pounds into Opal's stomach and he blasts her backwards. Bolin jumps in and blasts tons of lava at Xu-Xing who shields himself. Bolin punches lava all around him. As Xu-Xing attacks at the lava and thrusts at Bolin, he is hit by Opal's wind and is pushed back.
Opal keeps attacking Xu-Xing and stifles his movements while Bolin swerves lava all around him. Bolin rapidly bends lava in every direction at Xu-Xing as he slowly starts to be engulfed by it.
At a certain point, Xu-Xing is completely covered underneath a hill of lava. Bolin tightens his fists and hardens the lava. As the lava is close to completely losing its glow, a harsh wind sounds starts stirring underneath.
Suddenly, Xu-Xing bursts the ground open with an enormous airbending explosion. Both Bolin and Opal are blasted back by all the airbending and rocks flying everywhere. They lay flat on the ground as Xu-Xing walks up to Opal.
As Xu-Xing approaches her, Opal groans and opens her eyes. She throws an attack up at him, but Xu-Xing naturally holds his hand in from shielding her attack. He then thrusts his other hand at her and slams her down onto the ground.
As she is momentarily still, Xu-Xing immediately spins his arms around and lifts her up with a vortex surrounding her body. The vortex creeps up to her head and Xu-Xing starts sucking the air out of Opal's mouth.
Bolin groans while moving on the ground as he sees Opal choking and struggling for breath within Xu-Xing's grasp. His expression widens in terror.
BOLIN
(terrified)
NO! OPAL!
He immediately gets up and runs to Opal. He jumps at her while she is within the vortex and pulls her down. In the process, Opal is pushed out of the way and falls on the ground and gasps for air while Bolin is now caught in the vortex.
Xu-Xing proceeds to suck the air out of Bolin as he struggles and grabs his own neck. Opal looks at Bolin in horror.
OPAL
BOLIN!
She gets on her feet and runs right near him. As Xu-Xing is in his movements, Opal quickly spins her arms around and holds them out negating the vortex and ceasing it. Bolin drops on the ground and gasps and coughs.
Xu-Xing intensifies with anger and blasts Opal backwards. He runs up to fight with her.
Bolin gets up on his hands and knees while catching his breath. In that moment, he looks over at the blimp wreckage. He has a brief moment of realization and runs over to the wreckage.
Opal tries to defend herself, but Xu-Xing is constantly thrashing at her and hitting at her in her center. She grunts as she is hurt while his attacks become more and more aggressive.
Bolin runs up to a shell section of the blimp on the ground and pulls at it to start ripping the metal off of it. He metalbends several pieces of metal to float next to him.
Opal's defense is broken and she is pushed backward. While she tries to recoil, Xu-Xing butterfly kicks an attack down at her and trusts forward blasting her forward causing her to tumble across the ground.
While Opal is trying to get up, Xu-Xing runs and leaps into the air and is about to throw an attack downward at her. But right at that moment, a metal piece rings around his foot, pulls him down, and slams him at the ground. His foot is now pinned down. He tries to pull himself out and looks to see Bolin throwing several metal pieces at him.
BOLIN
(thrashing his arms angrily)
YOU- DO NOT- EVER- HURT- MY
GIRLFRIEND!
Xu-Xing throws up his arm, but another ring attaches to it and pins it down. He thrashes with the other arm knocking some metal pieces out of the way, but one of them shoots through and catches his hand. He kicks at Bolin only to have his other foot caught by another metal ring.
With the four pieces attached to Xu-Xing, Bolin lifts him up in the air and slams him down. Some earth rise around his hands and feet completely holding him down. Bolin runs up with one more metal piece. Xu-Xing furiously screams out air through his mouth at Bolin. Bolin shoots this piece covering Xu-Xing's mouth and finally stopping his airbending.
Xu-Xing, now completely immobilized, struggles and grunts harshly in his capture. Opal gets up and walks up to Bolin as both of them watch Xu-Xing's violent struggling. Opal moves up to Bolin and holds him. He holds her as well as they embrace.
EXT. MOUNTAIN-SIDE - NIGHT
Korra flies around a mountain-side as Rukhirim leaps across with earthbending and boomerangs the platinum walls. She flies with airbending and sways to dodge the walls. She air blasts at them sometimes and keeps flying. One of the walls flies up and hits her from right behind. She falls, and as the two others fly in on both sides of her. She air shields the left, but is hit by the right and sent flying down to the mountain edge.
She tumbles and lands, and as she gets up, she sees a series of waterfalls nearby on the cliffside. She looks up and sees Rukhirim flying up on a cloud of sand. He throws the platinum walls at Korra. She leaps out of the way and leaps over next to the waterfall nearby. Rukhirim lands on the edge and throws the walls again. Korra whips out three water streams from the waterfall and strikes the platinum walls freezing into ice around them. She now his able to grab the walls by bending the ice and triple spin kicks them all the way across the horizon of the mountains and out of sight.
Rukhirim jumps across in frustration at Korra and is throwing a massive sand wave, but Korra throws both arms forward attacking with a single gigantic water stream that pierces through the sand attack and hits directly at Rukhirim's torso. He is sent flying all the way down the mountain and hits some jagged rock edges as he rolls down to the ravine.
He stands up with his clothes completely roughed up and looks up at Korra standing high up on a cliffside looking down at him.
KORRA
THERE'S NO CHANCE FOR YOU TO WIN,
OLD MAN! YOU MAY BE THE MOST
POWERFUL EARTHBENDER, BUT I CAN
STILL BEND MORE ELEMENTS THAN YOU!
Rukhirim pants with pure rage. He screams an echo across the mountain. He then grabs the top section of his damaged cloak and rips it off. His top is torn and he is revealed to have massively enormous built muscles in his entire torso from his arms, shoulders, pectorals, and abdomen. His entire muscular frame is gigantic to the point of unreal proportions.
He keeps screaming and slams his fists multiple times which quakes all the way up the mountain peak and shatters massive amounts of the rock edges. Korra jumps off just in time and flies over the peak to other mountains. Rukhirim launches himself with earthbending so high that he leaps from the ravine to over the peak. He lands on top of the peak and propels himself forward jumping from his ground. Korra flies over another mountain, but Rukhirim flies straight through the middle of the mountain tunneling through and and breaking the top off from the bottom.
While still zooming through the air, Rukhirim bends the entire mountain peak up and slams it down at Korra. Korra sees this enormous peak above her and swerves around avoiding it as it crashes into the mountain edges. Rukhirim leaps off another mountain and lifts another peak to throw at Korra.
EXT. MOUNTAIN AREA - NIGHT
Kai and Jinora fly over the mountainous fields looking across. Far off, they see Rukhirim slamming through mountain tops and throwing them with Korra flying around and attacking with fire.
At one point, Jinora looks down at the ravine. She sees one mountain edge with Tenzin lying injured and flat on his back. Jinora gasps in sheer horror.
JINORA
(screaming)
DAD! NO!
Kai looks in shock at the direction Tenzin is in. He immediately pulls the reigns to the side and veers the bison downward.
They land on the edge and leap off to run up to Tenzin.
KAI
MASTER TENZIN!
Jinora runs up and kneels right next to Tenzin holding his head and shoulders up.
JINORA
DAD! WHAT HAPPENED?! ARE YOU ALL
RIGHT?!
Tenzin groans painfully and turns his head to look at Jinora.
TENZIN
(wheezing)
Jinora?...
JINORA
You're gonna be okay, Daddy! We're
going to help you! Just hold on!
Kai looks over and sees a giant fire blast headed at them.
KAI
LOOK OUT!
Jinora holds Tenzin and Kai whips an air shield right as they are hit. They are blown off the exploding mountainside while still contained within the air shield. They drop far down in the ravine and bounce onto the ground. The air shield disperses and Tenzin slides on the ground while Kai and Jinora tumble over.
They look up to the side to see Yviron standing on a nearby cliff edge smiling and chuckling with intent. Kai and Jinora hold their guard up angrily.
YVIRON
(chuckling)
So... you escaped from us twice
now, kids! But all you've done so
far was merely delaying your
inevitable downfall!
He leaps down and blasts fire at the ground. Kai and Jinora jump back and throw air strikes at him. Yviron shields himself with heat and launches two separate heat waves at both of them.
EXT. HILLSIDE - NIGHT
Just outside the oasis, Mako chases Qoronus up a hill and throws fire swipes at him with his sword. Qoronus flips while going up the hill and whips to block Mako's fire. He whips two circular attacks and Mako ducks under the first and blocks the second holding his sword up and disintegrating the portion of water.
Qoronus jets himself with steam onto a high point and precedes to throw tons of small icicles at Mako. Mako hacks and slashes to defend, but is hit by a few of them. While Mako is defending himself, Qoronus kicks a stream forward at Mako's torso. He is hit and stunned. Qoronus follows up by grabbing Mako's sword and throwing it to the side. Then he grabs Mako's left wrist and right ankle spinning him sideways and shoots an attack forward throwing him down the hill.
Mako tumbles all the way down on a flat section of land. Qoronus leaps down right in front of Mako as he lays on the ground. Mako punches up, but Qoronus jets some water and covers Mako's face and arms. Now Qoronus is holding water completely over Mako's upper body and prevents him from breathing. Mako struggles and tries to escape.
QORONUS
You all are completely hopeless.
The Red Lotus will constantly
expand and snuff out anyone who
imposes restrictions on society.
Mako is losing air as it bubbles up to the surface of the water. He finally grips his fists making them glow and heats the water up to Qoronus's hands. The water boils up and explodes into steam and fire as Qoronus is blown back all the way over slamming into an a rock edge and falling over. He groans in injury.
Mako gasps and coughs for air as he lays on the ground.
EXT. RAVINE - NIGHT
Yviron is punching and kicking complex fire blasts and swipes at both Kai and Jinora on either side of him. Jinora is constantly jumping across and striking air at Yviron from above, while Kai slide kicks and attacks straight on from the ground.
As Jinora leaps up at one point, Yviron flip kicks a fire wave at her. She blocks, but he follows with launching a heat wave throwing her backwards. Yviron is hit on the side by Kai. Kai aggressively throws attacks at him and Yviron defends with precise fire slices. Jinora joins Kai and the two of them wail on Yviron. Yviron boosts himself with fire upward over their attacks and slams his fists on the ground blasting heat all around and propelling Kai and Jinora far backwards.
Both of them regain their footing. Kai looks over at Tenzin and sees him weak and flat on the ground.
KAI
JINORA! YOU GO HELP YOUR DAD AND
GET HIM OUT OF HERE! I'LL HOLD OFF
YVIRON!
Jinora nods quickly and runs straight at Tenzin. When she gets near to him, a bolt of lightning blasts right in front of her. She screams as the ground between her and Tenzin explodes. She looks over at Yviron who is holding his two fingers at her direction.
YVIRON
THERE IS NO USE IN SAVING HIM NOW!
LORD RUKHIRIM HAS ALREADY DONE HIS
WORK!
He continues to shoot lightning over at Jinora. She frantically dodges and runs to the side. She flips and avoids the lightning as it crashes into the grounds all around her.
Kai runs up to Yviron to strike, but Yviron holds his palm at Kai and blasts him against a wall with heat. Kai slams against it and is briefly immobilized.
Yviron runs toward Jinora whipping lightning with both hands. When the lightning comes in close range, she blows air to the side and deflects it. Yviron then lunges two heat strikes and Jinora spins and cocoons herself in an air shield. Right at that moment she is spinning, Yviron charges a fire comet and blasts it at her. It bursts through her air shield and she is blown across the area. She rolls and tumbles on the ground. She slows down and hits a rock edge and is knocked unconscious.
Yviron ignites his two fingers and is about to shoot her, but Kai leaps at him with a compressed air sphere in his hand. Yviron immediately sees this and dodges as Kai slams the sphere into the ground and blasts wind all over the area. Yviron is thrown back and flips backward on his feet as he glares at Kai. Kai glares back at him and spins air all around him. He charges at Yviron. Yviron lights fire in his hands and charges at Kai. Both of them run at each other and blast their elements at one another.
EXT. HILLSIDE - NIGHT
Mako and Qoronus lay on the ground several meters away from each other. Qoronus slowly rises on his feet and stands up. He moves his hands around and liquefies water from the ground and thin air. It retracts and moves into the sleeves of his cloak. He forms two ice blades from his arms and starts to walk over to Mako far off.
Mako is panting heavily in exhaustion while laying flat on the ground. Then the dark brown and red world surrounding him turns into a bright white imaginary backdrop.
Right next to him, Sumi walks up with Aiko who is wearing an Air Nomad outfit. Aiko looks at Mako with concern.
AIKO
Sumi! Look! It's Makoto! What's
wrong with him?
Sumi looks at Mako in shock and runs up and kneels next to him.
SUMI
(desperate)
Oh no! Makoto! Makoto, are you all
right?!
Mako groans and looks up at her.
MAKO
(exhausted)
Sumi? Aiko? What are you doing
here?
SUMI
Makoto! You have to get up! You
have to win this fight!
MAKO
I can't... There are too many of
them. They're too strong... We
can't win.
SUMI
Yes you can! I believe in you! I
know you can do it!
She bends over and kisses him on the lips.
SUMI (CONT'D)
You didn't give up on me and Aiko.
So I know you won't give up now.
Now get up... GET UP!
She vanishes and the background turns back to dark brown and red as Qoronus is standing over Mako about to strike down. Mako immediately wakes up and punches fire forward. He blasts the ice and blows Qoronus back a bit. Mako kicks himself up on his feet and punches and kicks Qoronus back.
Mako pauses for a moment then hears lightning crashing nearby. He looks up and sees yellow lighting flashing from the plume of smoke coming up from a lava geyser on the side of the hill. Mako has a look of realization runs to the side after the smoke.
Qoronus shoots some streams at Mako, but Mako spin kicks behind and deflects the attacks. Once Mako reaches a certain point, he turns up and jets fire from his fists to lift himself up the hill. At a certain point, he lands, spins fire around and leaps up at the smoke holding his two fingers out.
The yellow lightning strikes again, but instead of trailing through Mako's fingers, it strikes his whole body. He screams as the yellow lightning courses through his body.
He lands and tumbles down a bit of the hill with some smoke coming from him. Qoronus runs up and stops near him. He observes him and looks at him curiously.
As he walks up closer to him. Mako looks up and shoots a burst of yellow lighting from his hand. Qoronus pulls up some water but is blasted back by the sudden burst. Mako stands up and holds out his hands igniting all his fingers with lighting. He thrusts his hand forward shooting another burst. Several bolts are shot at once. Qoronus swipes his water fearfully defending against the lightning.
Mako then starts shooting lightning constantly with both hands as he wails down on Qoronus. He manipulates the lightning around and spins to whip it. The whip of lightning hits Qoronus's large bulk of water. It passes through the water briefly hitting and shocking Qoronus.
He is thrown over flat on the ground as his water splashes all over him and the area. Mako runs up, ignites his fist with lightning, and slams it onto the wet ground. The electricity surges through the water and shocks Qoronus violently. He screams and convulses as Mako holds his electric fist on the ground.
After several seconds, Mako ceases his lightning and stands up to see Qoronus laying lifeless on the ground. Mako's hand has smoke coming from hit. He holds it up to his mouth, blows the smoke away, and whips his hand to the side. He runs over to his sword, picks it up, sheathes it on his back, and runs back to the oasis battlefield.
EXT. MOUNTAIN-SIDE - NIGHT
Rukhirim jumps on another mountain-side and runs along it lifting four giant boulders and throwing them at Korra. Korra flies around to dodge the first three and kicks behind to break the fourth boulder. She continues flying and Rukhirim runs beside the mountain separating the top of it and lifting it high over his head as he leaps far into the air. Korra sees the separated mountain peak above her and shoots lightning with both hands.
The lightning blasts all over and shatters the mountain peak into hundreds of large chunks, but Rukhirim still holds the pieces within his grasp and throws them all sequential at high speed down at Korra. They bullet toward Korra as she flies low to the ground and the mountain chunks follow her. She flips and throws a giant air wave to deflect a good portion of them, but some of them break through and a few hit her.
She is thrown across the ground to a river near a waterfall. As Rukhirim falls to the ground far off, Korra leaps on her feet and spins the water around her and shoots a massive stream at him. Rukhirim lands on the ground shifting it to break his fall and lifts up a giant portion of soil to soak in the oncoming water. He converts it into mud, spins it around and launches large bursts of mud at Korra.
Korra leaps across the river avoiding the mud shots and flies up with airbending up mountain hill. Rukhirim runs up and leaps across the river with a burst of earth still throwing mud clumps at Korra. While flying to avoid the mud, Korra punches fire backwards at some flying mud shots and spins her arms behind bending the mud and freezing it causing the frozen mud to fall on the ground.
Rukhirim leaps over the mud and whirls up a giant sandstorm to launch at Korra. Korra spins some airbending around her, but the sandstorm busts through and throws Korra backward. She slam onto the ground and slides in a cornered valley with mountain walls surrounding her. Rukhirim lands far off and slams his claws into the ground melting it into lava. The converting lava speeds over to Korra's area and surrounds her. Some bursts of lava waves strike at her and she airbends some swipes at them. The lava crawls up the mountain walls and lava falls down all toward her. She looks at the surroundings in panic.
EXT. RAVINE - NIGHT
Kai swipes to bounce off Yviron's fire strikes. He low kicks and Yviron jumps and throws both fists making a flamethrower attack. Kai runs out of the way and curves over to get close to Yviron. Yviron swipes at Kai who runs in only to sway around and move behind Yviron's backside. Yviron throws fire backwards in all directions, but Kai uses his airbender evasiveness and dodges all of them. Kai then swipes a wind gust at Yviron's side, but Yviron blocks it with a heat shield and is now facing Kai head on.
Now in close combat, Yviron punches directly at Kai's face, but Kai moves his hands up and pushes Yviron's fist to the side of Kai's head and the flame burst out without hitting. Yviron continues to punch rapidly only to have Kai constantly blocking it with small bursts of air or redirecting the fire to the side.
At one moment, Yviron punches forward and Kai grabs his wrist. Kai then latches his whole body onto Yviron's arm with his own arms and legs and twists around to flip him over. Instead of being thrown off as Kai lets go, Yviron lands on his feet grabbing Kai and does a flipping maneuver himself spinning Kai around and throwing him all the way across the ground.
As Kai tumbles over and gets back up, Yviron ignites a fire comet in his hand and runs toward him. Kai sees this and quickly compresses an air sphere in his hands. He contains the rapid sphere and runs at Yviron.
Both Kai and Yviron run toward each other with their elemental power cores in their hand. When they run right up close to each other, Kai launches his compressed air sphere and Yviron unleashes his fire comet. Both of their attacks held in their hands hit the other's hand directly. As both elements collide with each other, - BOOM! - they create a massive explosion of wind and fire blasting each other far backwards.
Kai slams into a rock wall on one edge and Yviron is thrown hitting an incline of a mountain slope. Both of them stand up. Kai leaps across the field with airbending, speeding right up at Yviron. Yviron ignites his two fingers and thumb with lightning. When Kai gets only a few meters away, he leaps into the air yelling and throws down a large air strike. Yviron spin kicks a heat swipe blocking the air attack and follows by lunging his electric fingers right directly into Kai's stomach.
Through direct physical contact, Yviron surges electricity through Kai causing him to scream in pain as he convulses. Kai is thrown down and tumbles over. As he lays on the ground and clenches his stomach with his hands, small sparks surge through momentarily every second.
Yviron looks down at Kai in pain, he walks up to him and smiles.
YVIRON
I must say, you are a rather
tedious opponent. But in the end,
my powers truly are far beyond that
of a mere little boy like you!
Yviron kicks Kai physically in the stomach and Kai writhes in pain even worse. He grunts and pants as he still lays on the ground.
Yviron walks past him and steps over to Jinora who is still laying on the ground unconscious. He picks her up by her collar and holds her up.
YVIRON
Your father is already dead, which
makes you the last true anointed
airbending master.
She groans and partially opens her eyes only to faint again.
YVIRON (CONT'D)
I'm sorry about this, but I can't
let you live.
Nearby, Kai struggles to get up with one hand holding himself up off the ground, and the other hand clenching his stomach painfully.
YVIRON (CONT'D)
With your father out of the way,
you are the next in line to become
the master of the Air Nomads. In
order to abolish world leadership
completely and free the airbenders,
I will have to kill you.
Kai glares over angrily at Yviron. He limps on his feet and charges up a compressed air sphere in his hands.
YVIRON (CONT'D)
But I assure you, this method of
killing is not as gruesome as Lord
Rukhirim and the others' ways. It
is quick... and painless.
He snaps his fingers and ignites lightning on his two fingers and thumb as he holds his hand back.
YVIRON (CONT'D)
Farewell, Jinora of the Air Nomads!
Kai runs up at full speed with the air sphere in his hands. As Yviron moves his fingers up to Jinora's forehead, Kai charges up and leaps into the air right at Yviron. (Time slows down as Kai is flying straight at Yviron and is throwing his air sphere right at him.) Yviron's fingers get close to Jinora, he turns to the side and sees in shock that Kai flying straight at him.
He drops Jinora and moves his hands, but then, - BAM! - Kai SLAMS the sphere right in the middle of Yviron's torso. The sphere explodes and shoots Yviron flying off at extreme speed. He keeps speeding on as hits the ground tumbling and keeps on flying across the ravine. He flies up to a mountain wall. - WHAM! - He slams into the wall with the hardest impact causing a rumbling and rocks to fall off the edge.
The dust floats away and Yviron appears to have made a circular crater in the wall from his impact. He falls off onto his feet for a moment. Then he slowly lands on his knees and collapses on the ground completely still and lifeless.
After observing Yviron in the distance, Kai bends over painfully next to Jinora and grabs her shoulders gently moving her.
KAI
Jinora! JINORA! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?!
Jinora wakes up and looks up at Kai. She gazes at him in fatigue. She smiles slightly and holds her hand next to his face.
JINORA
(softly)
Kai...
She hugs him and he holds her back tightly. She then looks over at Tenzin who is still laying on the ground. She screams in terror.
JINORA
DAD! OH NO!
She runs over to Tenzin and Kai trundles over gripping his stomach with his hand. Jinora bends over to look at him and hears his raspy breathing.
JINORA (CONT'D)
He's still alive! We have to get
him to a healer! NOW!
Both of them pick up Tenzin as the bison flies down to them.
EXT. MOUNTAIN-SIDE - NIGHT
Lava is sliding down on all sides of the mountain walls surrounding Korra. Rukhirim holds out his hands and thrashes them inward causing the lava to crash down onto Korra. Korra, looking anxious and worried, pulls up earth walls all around and slashes air at every direction hitting the lava. She attacks it and even bends the lava itself around to harden and curves it around to wall up the lava waves coming in behind her.
She now spins and leaps up high in the air with airbending, but Rukhirim launches sand upward at her and she is caught within the sand blasts. Rukhirim flip kicks down and throws Korra with the sand down at the ground. Korra screams as she slams into the ground breaking her fall slightly with airbending. A lava wave from behind comes crashing into her. She flips around backwards and blasts the lava backwards. She continues to fight off the lava.
Rukhirim is rapidly waving his arms around bending the lava and swirling it everywhere to attack Korra. He moves it all together to close in on Korra. As Korra is fighting it off with air blasts, her space becomes smaller and smaller as the lava closes in on every direction around her. Some blasts of the lava bouncing off her airbending recoil and blow her back screaming. She screams as the lava begins to close her from the outside and bury her with only a closing sphere of air left. Korra blasts a spherical air shield in a last attempt of protection.
Rukhirim laughs maniacally as Korra is buried under the lava and disappears. Suddenly, Korra bursts into the Avatar state and blasts in all directions. The lava explodes everywhere in a massive display. The heat and the wind blows so far that it blazes over Rukhirim who covers his face with his arms grunting.
Korra appears in the middle of the area with her eyes glowing and charges with full speed straight at Rukhirim. Right as he moves his arms down to see, she zooms near him and punches a huge air blast at him. He blasts straight up forward into the sky. Korra surrounds herself with an air sphere and shoots straight after him at the speed of light.
Rukhirim is flipping over and over flying in the air as Korra flies straight up to him and punches him forward with air. She swerves around and punches him on the other side and kicks a huge horizontal air wave. While zipping across the sky, Rukhirim stabilizes himself straight up.
As they zoom by some mountains, Rukhirim rips tons of earth chunks off. They float around in the turbulence made by Korra's wind. Rukhirim lands on one giant floating rock and throws some others at Korra. Korra punches and kicks deflecting and breaking the rocks and throws some of them back at Rukhirim. He blocks against her rock attacks, but Korra follows with a fire blast and knocks him off the rock.
They fly through the turbulence and pass by a waterfall. Korra bends tons of the water over and whips it at Rukhirim. She grabs his whole body with the water, slows down her flying forward, whips him around, and slams him on a wall at a cliff edge next to a forest area. She pins him against the wall with the water and freezes it all around his body with only his head exposed.
Rukhirim struggles for a moment trapped by the ice, but then breaks out of it. Right as he is about to stand up, Korra lands nearby and slams him back at the wall with airbending. Rukhirim tries to move again, but Korra whips another strike at him. She continues thrashing her arms and slamming him violently against the wall over and over again while stepping up closer to him. Her grunts are harsh as her attacks become more fast and rapid. Rukhirim grunts every time he is hit.
Korra gets so close to Rukhirim that she is now directly in in front of him. She holds back both hands and blasts a constant surge of wind straight at him pinning him and his neck back against the wall. For a moment, she lets down her attack and thrusts her hands forward. While still in the Avatar state, she grabs his head and places her thumb on his forehead. Her eyes glow even stronger with spirit energy and Rukhirim screams violently.
After a moment, Korra exits the Avatar state and lets go of Rukhirim. He falls down on the ground and lands on his knees and hands. He immediately claws his hand up at Korra with no effect. After several seconds, he drops down and yells and screams echoing all across the mountains.
RUKHIRIM
NO! NOO! IT CAN'T BE!
KORRA
(sternly)
That's right, Rukhirim. You can't
skeleton-bend. Your bending is
gone. You won't be able to use it
to kill anyone ever again. It's
over. You've lost!
Rukhirim glares up at Korra with anger and rage.
KORRA (CONT'D)
Now I will take you to prison, and-
Rukhirim jumps up and jabs Korra directly in the gut. He immediately follows with chi blocking moves jabbing at specific points all over Korra's limbs. He then spin kicks and whacks her over to the side on the ground. Korra gets up fearfully and runs out of the way right as Rukhirim punches slamming his fist on the ground where Korra was.
Korra punches her fist forward, but no effect follows. Rukhirim runs right at her in fury. She panics and runs into the forest in fear.
RUKHIRIM
YOU CAN'T STOP ME! YOU CAN'T BEND
EITHER! NOW WE'RE BOTH EVEN!
He runs after her in the forest.
EXT. MISTY PALMS OASIS / BATTLEFIELD - NIGHT
Bolin runs up to some sentries and kicks several rocks attacking them. As he is throwing attacks Mako sees him nearby and joins him attacking the enemies with fire. They keep fighting while they talk.
BOLIN
HEY, BRO! HOW'S IT HANGING?!
MAKO
I'VE SEEN BETTER DAYS!
Bolin rips off a metal slab from a tank wreckage and slams it into the sentries.
MAKO
WHOA! SINCE WHEN COULD YOU
METALBEND?!
BOLIN
WELL, WHAT CAN I SAY?! NEAR-DEATH
EXPERIENCES CAN BE A REAL
MOTIVATOR!
Mako sees some oncoming rock, fire, and water attacks from some other sentries.
MAKO
BOLIN, LOOK OUT!
He runs in front and whips some yellow lighting stopping the attacks and electrocutes the enemies.
BOLIN
WA-WOW! WHERE'D YOU GET THE NEW
LIGHTNING SKILLS?!
MAKO
THE FIRE LORD WAS RIGHT! THERE'S
MANY WAYS TO MAKE LIGHTING!
VOLCANIC LIGHTNING IS ONE OF THEM!
They continue fighting with sentries. Mako whips his lighting and Bolin shoots some metal pieces and lavabends.
BOLIN
MAN! HOW MANY OF THESE GUYS ARE
THERE?! HOW CAN WE WIN?!
MAKO
I DON'T KNOW! WE JUST GOTTA KEEP
FIGHTING UNTIL HELP ARRIVES!
Suddenly, a red dragon flies in and breathes fire taking down a Red Lotus blimp. It lands nearby whipping its tail at sentries and Zuko leaps off.
BOLIN
(excitedly)
AAAAHHHH! IT'S LORD ZUKO!
Zuko throws fire at nearby sentries.
ZUKO
(to the dragon)
DRUK, YOU TAKE OUT OF THE AIRSHIPS!
His dragon, Druk, flies up and blasts fire at all the Red Lotus blimps.
As Zuko is fighting, Izumi and Iroh run in.
IROH
Grandfather! You're here!
ZUKO
Yes, and so are the reinforcements!
Mako and Bolin look around and see large groups of soldiers wearing orange and brown uniforms. They lavabend the ground up and ride it into the city. They crash their lava waves down at opponents blowing them away.
BOLIN
OH MY GOSH! THE LAVABENDERS!
HA-HA-HAA! THEY'RE HERE! THEY'RE
FINALLY HERE!
The lavabenders swoop attacks at sentries and help the other soldiers out. The leader, Ronin, rides up in front of Bolin.
RONIN
Commander Bolin! The Earthen Fire
Squad is ready to await your
orders, Sir!
BOLIN
All right! Good to see you,
Commander Ronin! You came just in
time!
(holding his finger forward)
LAVABENDERS! LET'S SLIDE!
Bolin and the others charge forward and attack the enemies. They corner in the sentries and all the allied armies and the Earthen Fire Squad fight back and overwhelm the Red Lotus army. Little by little, the Red Lotus falls.
EXT. FOREST - NIGHT
Korra runs up to a tree and pants heavily. She sees Rukhirim walking in the distance and runs fearfully. Rukhirim breathes hard with pure rage.
RUKHIRIM
YOU'VE TAKEN EVERYTHING AWAY FROM
ME, AVATAR! I'M GOING TO KILL
YOU! I DON'T CARE IF YOU WILL BE
REBORN! I HATE YOU, AVATAR! I
HATE YOU SO MUCH!
He slams his fist at a tree and keeps walking.
Korra hides behind a tree waiting for him to pass by.
RUKHIRIM (CONT'D)
YOU WILL NOT SUCCEED! YOU'LL NEVER
DESTROY THE RED LOTUS! EVEN IF YOU
KILL EVERY LAST ONE OF US, OUR
PHILOSOPHIES WILL STILL LIVE ON,
AND WE WILL BE REESTABLISHED! IT'S
AN ENDLESS WAR! AND WE WILL STOP
AT NOTHING UNTIL WE WIN!
He runs up from the side and punches Korra in the face. He punches rapidly and Korra tries to block it with her fists and arms. She punches at him, but he grabs her hand and slams her into a tree. He chops his hand at her stomach and kicks her repeatedly. He finishes by leaping and kicking her with both feet. He slams her over and she slides out of the forest area and over to a nearby cliffside.
Korra, now beaten and bruised, clenches her side and struggles to get up. Rukhirim walks up to her, grabs her, and slams her into the ground. He grabs her neck and picks her up. He hangs her over the cliff and over a gigantic steep edge over a ravine. He squeezes her neck tightly and she grabs his arm with her hand struggling to get out of his grasp.
RUKHIRIM
This is the end for you! The Red
Lotus will see you again in the
next life! SO LONG, AVATAR KORRA!
Korra keeps on struggling as Rukhirim's grip gets tighter. Suddenly, her eyes beam into the Avatar state and she ignites her two fingers with lighting. She thrusts her fingers right in the middle of Rukhirim's chest and lightning bursts out. Rukhirim screams as electricity surges through him. He convulses uncontrollably as Korra's lightning keeps going. Korra's expression hardens and presses her fingers at him even harder and intensifies the lightning, until...
BOOM! - An explosion of smoke bursts from Rukhirim's head. His hand drops Korra and she grabs the edge of the cliff. Rukhirim stops moving completely and his body limps over and falls off the cliff into the ravine. His body keeps falling until it is out of sight.
Korra struggles to pull herself up the cliffside. She climbs all the way and drops on the ground in pain and exhaustion. After several seconds of panting, she lean over to the side. She feels a sting from her side and painfully grips it with her hand. Then she bends out the water from one of her water sacks onto her hand and places the glowing water onto her side.
She heals up for a bit and slowly gets up on her feet. She still grips her side with her healing water and limps through the forest area to the other side.
EXT. MOUNTAIN-SIDE - NIGHT
Korra walks out of the forest to the mountain-side. In the distance, she sees a sky bison flying toward her. She has a slight look of hope.
The bison lands on the ground and Jinora leaps off running up to Korra. Jinora has a look of fear and sadness.
JINORA
Korra! Are you all right?!
KORRA
(tired)
I'll... I'll be all right.
JINORA
We have to go quickly! My dad is...
Korra's eyes widen in horror.
KORRA
Oh no...
They run up onto the bison and fly away.
EXT. ZAOFU / BEIFONG ESTATE - NIGHT
The bison fly into the city which has its damaged dome open. They land in the middle of the area and leap off the bison. Mako, Bolin, and Asami run up to Korra and Jinora.
MAKO
Korra! You're all right!
Korra scans across the area anxiously.
KORRA
Where's Tenzin?! WHERE IS HE?! IS
HE ALL RIGHT?!
Asami looks down sadly.
ASAMI
He's... in the medical center.
She starts to tear up.
ASAMI
(sadly)
I'm so sorry Korra... it doesn't
look good.
Korra and Jinora runs past them.
INT. ZAOFU / BEIFONG ESTATE / MEDICAL ROOM - NIGHT
Korra and Jinora rush in and open the door into the room to see several people crowding the area. Some of the airbenders, Kai, Opal, Lin, Su, and Bumi turn back all looking at Korra and Jinora sadly. The two of them gaze at the group with dread in their expressions.
They walk up slowly and everyone parts open to reveal Tenzin lying in a hospital bed connected to some fluid containers with two nurses and Kya at his side. The two nurses walk away. Kya has healing water on her hands on Tenzin's chest, but stops and puts the water away to walk up to Korra and Jinora.
JINORA
(fearfully)
What's going on with him?! What
happened?!
Kya's face saddens with misery as her eyes tear up.
KYA
All of his ribs have been
shattered... very badly...
Jinora covers her mouth in complete shock. Korra has a look of pure fear. Kya sheds a tear.
KYA (CONT'D)
There's nothing more I can do...
I'm so sorry.
Korra walks up to the left of Tenzin's bed and Jinora walks up to the right. They both sit on chairs facing him as he lays eyes closed breathing weakly and harshly.
KORRA
Tenzin? Tenzin, please, wake up!
Tenzin's eyes slowly open as he glances at the two girls. Korra and Jinora's expressions brighten up only slightly with hope.
JINORA
DADDY!
Tenzin holds out his hands to them.
TENZIN
(wheezing)
Korra... Jinora... I'm so glad...
you two are all right...
He starts coughing violently and quietly. Korra and Jinora quickly grab his hands.
KORRA
Just- Just take it easy Tenzin!
You'll be okay! I'll find some way
to fix this!
Tenzin stops coughing.
TENZIN
(wheezing)
What... what happened to Rukhirim?
KORRA
I defeated him. Don't worry. He's
gone... for good.
Tenzin holds back his head with slight relief.
TENZIN
Then it is finished...
He closes his eyes momentarily and breathes out. Korra and Jinora panic.
JINORA
NO- NO NO! DADDY, PLEASE HANG ON!
DON'T GIVE UP! PLEASE!
Tenzin looks at them sadly.
TENZIN
I feel so weak...
(coughs)
It hurts so much...
KORRA
(quickly)
Look- Tenzin, I can find a way to
save you! I can get you some spirit
water, and you'll be all better!
TENZIN
(breathing hard)
I'm afraid... there's no time for
me... This is the end... of my
path...
Korra starts sobbing and whimpering into Tenzin's hand.
TENZIN (CONT'D)
My time is short... I need you all
to listen to me...
He turns his head over to Bumi and Kya in the back.
TENZIN (CONT'D)
Bumi... take care of my family...
and look after them... help my
children... to continue the
legacy... of the Air Nomads...
Bumi looks down with tears in his eyes.
Tenzin turns to the right at Jinora and smiles slightly.
TENZIN
Jinora...
He holds up his right and caresses Jinora's hair and gently holds the side of her face. She holds his hand tightly to her face as her tears stream down to Tenzin's arm.
TENZIN (CONT'D)
... my beautiful daughter Jinora...
You are no longer a little girl.
You have matured into a beautiful
young woman. You are the next in
line... to lead the Air Nation.
Continue my father's dream... and
help the airbenders... to flourish
in the world. Do not take revenge
for my demise... but bring peace...
and kindness to all... Promise me.
Jinora cries and nods her head.
JINORA
(crying)
I will, Daddy... I promise.
Tenzin slowly turns his head to Korra and sighs with slight comfort. He slowly holds his left hand up and touches the left of Korra's face. Korra sobs harder.
TENZIN
Korra... Avatar Korra... Nothing in
my life... has ever given me more
pleasure... than succeeding as your
master... I am so... proud of you.
He coughs harshly and Korra holds his hand tighter.
KORRA
NO! TENZIN! PLEASE DON'T DIE ON
ME! I'M SORRY! I'M SO SORRY!
THIS IS ALL MY FAULT!
TENZIN
Korra... do not blame yourself...
for what you could not control...
You cannot change the past...
There's no going back now... You
cannot save me...
KORRA
(crying)
BUT I CAN'T LOSE YOU! YOU MEAN SO
MUCH TO ME! YOU'RE MY MENTOR...
YOU'RE MY FRIEND... I LOVE YOU,
TENZIN!
Tenzin pauses in sadness.
TENZIN
Then you must learn... to live
without me... Your duty as the
Avatar... is to save the world...
but you cannot save everyone. You
need to learn... to move on without
me... You no longer need... my
help. There is nothing more... I
can teach you.
He looks up and sheds tears down his face.
TENZIN (CONT'D)
(quietly)
At long last... my destiny has been
fulfilled... I know my father is
proud of me...
He slowly looks up at Korra.
TENZIN (CONT'D)
(whispering)
It has been... an honor... and a
pleasure... to serve you...
Avatar... Korra...
He breathes out a large breath and closes his eyes. As his head limps to the side, both his hands fall out of Korra and Jinora's hands and lay hanging off the bed. He lies down completely silent and still.
Korra and Jinora shutter as Tenzin dies in his bed. Korra starts sobbing uncontrollably with Jinora following.
KORRA
(sobbing)
No... NO... NOOO! TENZIN! NO!
WAKE UP! WAKE UP! PLEASE!
TENZIN! PLE-E-EE-EASE! WAKE
U-U-UP!
JINORA
(sobbing)
DADDY! DADDY! NO! NO-O-O!
PLEASE, DADDY! I LOVE YOU SO
MUCH! DON'T GO-O-O! NOOOO!
Both Korra and Jinora sob and whimper bitterly as their faces lie on the bed. Everyone else looks at them with pure sadness and tears with some of them crying. They all start walking out of the room as Korra and Jinora continue to cry harshly.
EXT. ZAOFU / MOUNTAINS - EARLY MORNING
As the sun only slightly peaks over the mountains, a legion of sky bison followed by blimps fly across the sky with all of the riders and airbenders appearing somber. In the center is one bison carrying the body of Tenzin in the saddle.
EXT. AIR TEMPLE ISLAND - MORNING
The bison fly toward the the island and descend to land. Pema walks out and happily watches them land. But then Korra and Jinora and Team Avatar walk off with sad expressions. Pema pauses a moment in confusion, but then looks over to see Tenzin's body in the saddle. She freezes in horror. Jinora runs up to Pema who bursts into tears. Jinora holds her and they both sob.
Ikki and Meelo are standing nearby in confusion. Mako, Bolin, and Kai walk up to them somberly. Mako kneels next to them sadly and speaks to them. Ikki immediately saddens and bursts into tears. She holds Meelo who is saddened and appears startled by the news.
EXT. AIR TEMPLE ISLAND / COURTYARD - DAY
In the middle of the area are rows of seats set up with a platform upfront and a coffin in the middle. Everyone of Korra's friends from each of the nations is attending wearing darker clothes and walk through up to their seats.
All of the people sit down in their seats expressing sadness. Each group has their own separate row of seats; including the Beifong family; the Fire Lord's family; The Water Tribe Chieftains, including Tonraq, Senna, Desna, and Eska; and Tenzin's family. Pema is seated with her three other children and with Bumi, Kya, and Katara across from them. Korra, Mako, Bolin, Asami, and Jinora are seated in the front row. Some airbenders, including Kai and Opal, are standing on the standing wearing ominous hoods. Of the entire crowd, Pema and Katara are the saddest ones of them all.
SHIRO SHINOBI (O.S.)
(somber)
Tragedy has once again struck
Republic City. Recently, Tenzin,
the leader of the Air Nation and
son of Avatar Aang has passed away.
Millions are grief-stricken by the
loss a great leader. A funeral
service is being held on Air Temple
Island in his honor. Friends and
close relatives of the dearly-
departed will give their eulogies
commemorating his life's
achievements.
MONTAGE: EULOGY EXCERPTS
TONRAQ
Before I knew my daughter was the
Avatar, I never thought that I
would have any connections to the
descendants of the great heroes of
the Hundred Year War. However, once
we learned Korra was the Avatar,
Tenzin and his family joined with
me and my wife in a collaborative
tutelage and took her in for her
training and maturity. As a result,
Tenzin became like a brother to me.
I will never forget the dedication
and care he gave to my daughter...
and to our tribe.
LIN
I've known Tenzin ever since we
were small children. I knew him
more than most anyone else he knew.
Some of you may know that we had a
temporary romantic involvement with
each other. While that relationship
faded into obscurity, our alliance
and friendship never did... I loved
him... as did we all. Republic City
will never be the same without him.
He will always remain in out hearts
as our nation's first true leader.
SU
We will never forget the generosity
and aid given by Tenzin and his
nation of airbenders. When the
Earth Kingdom was in a crisis and
being thrown out of balance, Tenzin
and the Air Nation took the
initiative to travel across our
lands and give help to those who
had nothing. Thanks to them, the
Earth Kingdom has been restored and
become stronger than ever before.
Thank you, Tenzin. We'll all miss
you.
BUMI
He was always that little brother
of mine I teased and had fun with.
He was our father's favorite son
for his talents, and deep down I
always was jealous and tried to
match up to his potential. While I
did eventually become an airbender
myself, I realize... that I could
never truly be as great of a man as
Tenzin was. Of the two of us, he
represented the best of Dad's
qualities. He was a successor to
Dad in a way I never could.
Compared to him, I feel like a joke
to the Air Nation and my father's
legacy. I often wonder why I wasn't
the one to die instead of him.
Here's to you, Tenzin. You're the
greatest brother a guy could have
ever had.
KYA
When we were kids, we used to fight
each other. Since he'd always taken
the non-aggressive route, I kicked
his butt all the time. It wasn't
until we got older that we softened
up to each other. I remember it was
when Dad died that I started to see
Tenzin a little differently. I
realized how important family is.
Our time with them is temporary,
and I never thought I would...
(starts crying)
... that I would have to see my own
brother die like this... Now I can
never see him again. I wish I could
go back to when we were kids and
fix how I treated him... I...
(sobbing)
I wish I hadn't been so mean to
him! I wish I could take back
everything I did and be a loving
big sister to him like I should
have been!
(wipes off her tears)
But... but I do know that that he
loved me... that he loved all of
us. My brother was one of the
greatest men in the world, and I
pray that his death wasn't for
nothing.
IROH
He was one of the most honorable
men in the world who dedicated his
bravery, his nobility, and his
loyalty not just to his nation, but
to people of every nation. Rarely
have I ever seen so a great man as
Tenzin. He as well as the many
soldiers lost in this battle will
inspire us all in the future...
VARRICK
You know, some people say I'm the
kind of guy who can bring levity to
any situation. I mean, heck, just
look at the scene I caused back at
the president's funeral a week ago.
Funerals can be a drag that needs a
little bit of lightheartedness to
help people get through the harsh
reality of pain and loss...
(somber)
... but there is nothing... I could
say that could lighten up the pain
and sadness that this man's loss
caused on everyone. While he may
not have been the most humorous of
individuals, what he did have was
his heart. He left something that
we can never lose sight of... He
gave us hope. A hope that things
will be better in the future, and
that we will all have the chance to
put our depressing circumstances
behind us... and enjoy life as it
is. Let us remember Tenzin... as
the man tried so hard... to give us
a bright and hopeful future.
IZUMI
Decades from now, history will
regard Tenzin with the highest of
dignity as the leader who helped to
bring the Air Nation out of
extinction. His actions in guiding
the Avatar and influencing the
world have led to the remarkable
changes that been unlike anything
the world has seen for several
millennia. He has been a great
friend, father, brother, and mentor
to all of us. May we remember him
for all his achievements and for
the rest of time.
EXT. AIR TEMPLE ISLAND / COURTYARD - SUNSET
Jinora stands up from her seat, walks onto the platform, and steps in front of the podium. She inhales and breathes out anxiously before speaking.
JINORA
Before he died, my father tasked me
with taking on his role and
becoming the new leader of the Air
Nomads. I made him a promise to
fulfill his legacy and to lead the
airbenders into a new age, and I
intend to keep that promise. His
loss has damaged all of us beyond
repair, me and my family
especially. But I know that if my
father were in my position, he
wouldn't let such a tragedy hinder
him from his duty. I may not know
what lies ahead for me, but I will
do everything in my power to become
as great of a leader as my father.
The Air Nation will expand and
evolve better than it has in the
history of the world. With the help
of the Avatar, my father and my
grandfather's dream will continue.
Jinora steps back and walks to her seat.
Korra then stands up looking miserable and nervous, walks up behind the podium, and looks at the people. All of them wait for Korra to speak.
Korra opens her mouth and inhales, but she stops and pauses for even longer. Everyone becomes more anxious and Korra starts to look frightened. Her eyes widen with panic and her eyes flood with tears immediately.
KORRA
I... I can't!
Immediately, she is interrupted as Su runs up and hugs her. As Su hugs Kuvira, tears immediately stream from her eyes. Kuvira is astonished by Su's actions, but then eases up and hugs her back. Both of them embrace sadly and endearingly.
INT. AIR TEMPLE ISLAND / TOWER / ATTIC - SUNSET
Korra climbs up the ladder quickly and opens the cellar door into the top of the tower and runs to the corner of the room. She drops on the floor in tears and immediately sobs and convulses uncontrollably. She cries and whimpers on the floor and then in her hands. Every time she breathes in, her sobbing only becomes worse and more bitter.
KORRA
(sobbing)
TENZIN! I'M SO SORRY! HOW COULD
I JUST LET YOU DIE! IT'S ALL MY
FAULT! IT'S A-ALL MY FA-AULT!
She hyperventilates and breathes rapidly as her crying and tears continue and only get worse.
Behind her, a familiar presence walks up to her wearing an orange and yellow cloak.
Korra looks behind and sees Aang who is looking at her with deep sadness.
AANG
Korra?
Korra tears up again and runs up to Aang crying again. She wraps her arms around him as she continues sobbing harshly. Aang wraps around her and both of them embrace.
KORRA
(sobbing)
AANG! WHY COULDN'T I SAVE HIM?! I
LET YOUR OWN SON DIE! IT'S ALL MY
FAULT!
Aang holds her close endearingly. He closes his eyes and sheds a single tear from his eye.
AANG
Korra. You did nothing wrong. There
was nothing you could have done to
save him. Tenzin died for a noble
cause. He died so that you could
succeed.
Korra looks up at Aang sadly with tears still flooding down her face.
AANG (CONT'D)
If it wasn't for him and your
friends, you would have never won
this battle. He fulfilled his
purpose and helped you to become
stronger. You musn't let this
discourage you. Once you learn to
accept things as they are, you will
learn to move your life forward,
and you will find true peace.
He moves his hand up and wipes a tear from Korra's face.
AANG (CONT'D)
The things of this world are only
temporary... but true friendship
and love... can transcend
lifetimes.
He vanishes from her sight. When Aang disappears, Korra sees Jinora appear from the cellar. Jinora steps up a bit and looks at Korra in worry.
JINORA
Korra? Are you all right.
Korra moves her arm up and rubs it against her eyes.
KORRA
I'm fine. I'll be okay. I'm sorry I
ran off. I just...
Jinora pauses and looks down sadly.
JINORA
Yeah... It's okay... I understand.
Korra begins to tear up again.
KORRA
It's just... I MISS HIM SO MUCH!
Jinora immediately tears up and both of them run to each other and embrace each other closely on the ground.
JINORA
(sobbing)
IT'S OKAY, KORRA! IT'S OKAY!
IT'S- IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT!
Both of them sob bitterly and whimper while holding each other and crying over one another's shoulder.
EXT. AIR TEMPLE ISLAND / COURTYARD - SUNSET
Both Korra and Jinora walk up back onto the platform in front. Everyone's attention is drawn back to Korra. Korra looks at all of them nervously, then she turns to Jinora. Jinora smiles slightly and nods at her. Then she walks back to her seat.
Korra steps back up to the podium and pauses. She sniffles, wipes her face, and clears her throat. She then expresses determination.
KORRA
Tenzin was... so many things to me.
I can't express how many of them he
was. In short... he was a teacher,
he was a councilor, he was a
friend, but most importantly... he
was family. In more ways than one,
I am a part of his family... and he
was a part of mine. The scar that
his death left may be too much for
me... and to all of us. It may seem
impossible to move on without him.
And while this time of grief is
necessary to recover, we need to
use his example of courage and
strength to move ourselves forward
where he left off. Let us not be
downtrodden by what we could have
done, but rather on what we will
take from our shortcomings to
better the world. Jinora has vowed
to take leadership to expand and
improve the Air Nation with the
loss of their original leader. As
the Avatar, I vow to aid her and
her people in any way if they need
me, or if any other nation needs my
help. This experience has left me
scarred, but I will use what I have
learned from this experience to be
an even stronger Avatar, so that
tragedies like this will never
happen in this way or as often.
Goodbye Tenzin... May your soul...
rest in peace.
EXT. AIR TEMPLE ISLAND / COURTYARD - NIGHT
Everyone is spread across at tables and chairs talking and conversing normally. Su walks among them and looks across at the edge next to the water and sees Kuvira standing facing the city. She contemplates with concern and walks over to her.
Kuvira gazes at the spirit portal in the middle of the city in the horizon. She views it with a look of sadness. She turns her head down and closes her eyes. She hears Su walk up behind her and she turns to look at her. Su has a stern look at Kuvira. Kuvira turns to her looking nervous and ashamed.
KUVIRA
Su, I-
Immediately, she is interrupted as Su runs up and hugs her. As Su hugs Kuvira, tears immediately stream from her eyes. Kuvira is astonished by Su's actions, but then eases up and hugs her back. Both of them embrace sadly and endearingly.
EXT. AIR TEMPLE ISLAND / FIELD - SUNRISE
As the sun rises over the mountains behind Republic City creating a beautiful display of orange and yellow, Korra walks across a field carrying a bag on her back. She walks up to Naga lying on the ground and pets her. Naga pants excitedly at Korra. Korra smiles and then stands up to walk on.
Nearby Korra sees Ikki in front of a flat gravestone on the ground. Ikki places a bouquet of flowers in front of the stone.
IKKI
Hi, Daddy. I brought you these
flowers. I hope you like them.
She pauses and changes from expressing slight optimism to sadness.
IKKI (CONT'D)
I wish you didn't have to leave us,
but I promise you that all of us
will work super hard to make you
proud.
She bows respectfully in front of the gravestone.
IKKI (CONT'D)
I love you, Daddy. I'll miss you
forever.
She walks off and runs back to the temple.
Korra steps in front of the gravestone and looks down at the spot of Tenzin's tomb. She tears up slightly, but wipes them away and walks on.
She walks up to an area and sees Jinora sitting at the edge of a short cliffside next to the water. Jinora is sitting with her knees up to her face as she looks over the horizon of the ocean. Korra gazes over at her sadly.
To the side, Mako, Bolin, Asami, Opal, and Kai run up to her.
BOLIN
Korra! Hey, Korra!
Korra turns to them and smiles. She runs up and they all stand in an area.
KORRA
Guys! Hey! What are you all doing
here?
ASAMI
(lighthearted)
We heard you were leaving and we
just wanted to stop by. You didn't
think we would let you leave
without saying goodbye.
Korra chuckles a bit.
KORRA
I wasn't going to. I was actually
just about to head out to see you
guys. Good to see you all came
here.
BOLIN
So... why are you leaving? Where
are you going?
Korra looks forward thoughtfully.
KORRA
I've been thinking a lot about
everything that has happened
recently. There's no telling what's
going to happen to the world next.
She looks up at them.
KORRA (CONT'D)
I've decided to go in the nomadic
roots of the Avatar and travel
across the world to help those who
need me.
OPAL
That sounds wonderful! I wish for
the best for you!
KAI
Yeah! Good luck with your journey!
After a brief moment, Mako walks in front.
MAKO
So... how have you been holding up?
You doing any better?
Korra starts to look saddened and looks off to the side.
KORRA
I still have yet to fully recover
from the loss of Tenzin...
She looks back at them smiling with hope in her eyes.
KORRA (CONT'D)
... but I think I'm going to get
better. Things will be different
now, but I'm not going to let that
get in the way of my spirit.
She steps away and looks toward the horizon.
KORRA (CONT'D)
I've done so much with my life in
just the past four years with
fighting these enemies and saving
the world. It's time I moved on
with my life and continued my
Avatar training. I don't know
what's next in my path, but I look
forward to seeing it revealed.
She immediately turns back to them excitedly.
KORRA (CONT'D)
But what about you guys? What are
your plans for the future?
ASAMI
Oh, you know me. I'm gonna head
back to my company and resume
business. Fortunately, because of
the use of my pseudo-spirit
technology during this conflict,
we've been able to make a
break-through and advance the
technology. We're going to expand
our horizons and see where this
takes us.
KORRA
That sounds awesome, Asami.
(to Bolin)
Bolin, how about you?
BOLIN
Well, it just so happens that my
lavabenders have sent me a request
to return from my leave of absence.
I'm gonna head over to the Fire
Nation and start a new life as
"Chief and Commander Bolin of the
Earthen Fire Squad"!
Opal walks up next to him and holds his arm lovingly.
OPAL
(playfully)
Don't think I'm not coming with
you.
BOLIN
Of course! How could I possibly
leave without my lovely assistant
Opal by my side?
Opal giggles and kisses Bolin on the cheek. Pabu runs off from Bolin's shoulders and into Opal's arms. Opal giggles even more as Pabu squeaks around her.
BOLIN (CONT'D)
Oh, and... Master Pabu of course. I
could never forget about him!
Korra laughs and looks over to Mako.
KORRA
So, Mako. How's detective work
looking.
Mako shrugs humorously.
MAKO
Eh, it's going like it normally
does. I'm looking forward to
getting back into business... but I
won't be alone.
He looks off to the city happily.
MAKO
Sumi will be coming back to
Republic City soon. It's going to
be wonderful seeing her again.
Things are looking hopeful. And I
may just ask her out pretty soon.
Korra gasps with joy.
KORRA
Really?! You're going to ask her
out?! That's so romantic! I hope
you two have a wonderful first
date.
She looks over to Kai.
KORRA
Kai, where are you going?
KAI
Me? I'm staying here. The Air
Temple is my home, and I'm gonna
help with expanding the reach of my
kin.
KORRA
That's good. I'm glad you're
staying.
Korra looks over sadly at Jinora still sitting at the edge of the cliff. Then she looks at Kai.
KORRA
Kai. Please look after Jinora when
I'm gone. After everything that's
happened, she's going to need you
more than ever.
Kai looks over to Jinora with concern. He looks back up at Korra and he nods in seriousness.
Everyone is quiet for a moment.
KAI
(to everyone)
So... I guess it looks like
everyone's going somewhere with
their lives.
KORRA
Yeah, it looks like we're all
moving on...
Korra starts to look saddened again.
KORRA (CONT'D)
So... I guess... this really is
goodbye... for now...
Everyone starts to appear sad as well.
ASAMI
Yeah... I guess it is...
BOLIN
(softly)
Wait, does that mean that... Team
Avatar is over? That we'll never
have any more adventures together.
KORRA
Of course not, Bolin. Team Avatar
will never be broken. When the
world is once again out of balance
and I need your help, I'll need
Team Avatar.
MAKO
If there's ever a time you need us
again, Korra... just give us a call
and we'll be there.
Korra nods hopefully.
KORRA
You guys are all a part of my life.
I've never known true friends until
I met you guys. You've changed my
life so much. I never would have
become the Avatar I am now without
you by my side. I'll never forget
all those memories we made. That
vacation we spent in the Fire
Nation almost feels so long ago.
We'll never relive those moments
again, but we'll always have those
memories of the good times we had.
Korra starts to well up with tears.
KORRA
(sadly)
I'm gonna miss you guys so much!
Everyone else starts to tear up.
MAKO
(softly)
We'll miss you too, Korra.
Korra walks up to Mako and they hug each other warmly. She lets go and walks to Bolin and immediately hugs her and whimpers. Korra hugs him comfortingly, and Pabu crawls up Bolin next to Korra. She pets Pabu stroking his whole long body. Next, Korra lets go and walks to Opal whose eyes are flooded with tears. Korra and Opal hug each other softly and gently holding each other. Korra moves on to Kai who runs straight into her and hugs her from the center. He has tears in small sections in his eyes. Korra wraps her arms around him. Last, Korra walks up in front of Asami and both of them look at each other understandingly. Immediately, they wrap their arms around each other compassionately and embrace.
ASAMI
(sobbing)
We love you so much, Korra!
KORRA
(sobbing)
I love you too, guys!
All six of them huddle together and embrace in a group hug. They all have tears in their eyes. After several seconds, they all let go. Korra's friends slowly turn around and walk away.
After Korra watches them for a moment, she turns back to Jinora. She looks at her sympathetically and walks up.
Korra steps up to the cliffside to the left of Jinora. The waves splash in from the sea. Korra looks down at Jinora who is sitting with her knees with a slightly melancholic expression and her arms crossed are crossed over her knees.
KORRA
Hey, Jinora... Have you doing any
better?
Jinora pauses and nods.
JINORA
Yeah... I think I'll be okay...
KORRA
Is it okay if I sit down next to
you?
Jinora nods her head and Korra sits off the edge to look at the horizon with the sunrise over the mountains and Republic City.
KORRA (CONT'D)
It only seems like yesterday that
we were watching the sunrise in
Capital City and trying to find out
what happened to my past lives.
I'll never forget those times.
JINORA
I'm glad you had the idea of having
a vacation in the Fire Nation. It's
like that was the last time we were
all happy together... Everything
seemed so much simpler back then...
After seeing the death of Grandpa
Aang in his memories, I never
thought I would lose my own father
so soon.
She floods with tears bitterly.
JINORA
(crying)
I really miss him!
She starts crying and Korra immediately holds her and moves Jinora's head to Korra's chest.
KORRA
It's okay, Jinora. It's okay. I
miss him too.
Jinora starts to calm down and wipes her face.
JINORA
I'm sorry... I'm just a mess.
She moves back and both of them continue to look at the horizon for several moments.
JINORA (CONT'D)
You do know it wasn't really your
fault, right?
KORRA
I know. I just need to keep
convincing myself that it wasn't.
Their silence continues for another moment.
KORRA
I never knew what Asami really went
through with losing her father
until now. Tenzin truly was like a
father to me. I know how much this
must hurt for you in particular.
Jinora looks at Korra.
JINORA
I've heard that you're setting off
on your journey today.
KORRA
You know, I don't need to leave
right now. I can stay for a little
longer if you need any help with
being a leader.
JINORA
No, I'll be fine. I need to
strengthen myself and learn to
manage my people on my own.
Korra stands up and so does Jinora.
KORRA
I promise you, Jinora, that your
father's sacrifice won't be in
vain. When I set out for the Earth
Kingdom, I'm going to find any
remaining Red Lotus members in
hiding and bring them to justice.
Jinora nods.
JINORA
I hope your journey goes well for
you.
KORRA
Thanks. And good luck with guiding
the Air Nation. I know you'll be a
great leader. By the way, if you
still need help with those books
you're writing about me, you can
always contact me in the Spirit
World.
JINORA
I will. Thank you, Korra. Thank you
for everything you've done for me.
I know I've said this before, but
I'm so grateful to be your friend.
Korra smiles warmly.
KORRA
Me too.
JINORA
It's strange. We've known each
other since we were kids, but only
recently, our friendship has really
grown stronger.
KORRA
I know. I've never realized how
important it is until only a few
weeks ago. Our connection has been
carried on from Avatar Aang. A part
of him will always be alive in both
of us, but even now, Tenzin's
spirit lives on through you. You
really have become his true
successor, and I only see you
becoming more and more like him and
Aang every day.
Korra walks up and puts her hand on Jinora's shoulder.
KORRA (CONT'D)
You are one of the wisest people
I've ever known. I have no doubt
that you'll be able to carry on
your father and your grandfather's
legacy.
Jinora smiles at Korra endearingly. Korra takes her hand off and both of them look at each other for a while. They both share a look of understanding. After a moment, they both hug each other and embrace compassionately and lovingly.
KORRA
I love you, Jinora.
JINORA
I love you, Korra.
They continue to hug and embrace each other emotionally for a long period of time.
EXT. OUTSIDE REPUBLIC CITY / MOUNTAIN-SIDE - MORNING
Korra rides on Naga outside of the city, across the valley, and through the mountain pass. They speed up and race across the as the sun shines in their direction. They keep riding on into the horizon and fade in the distance.
THE END
WRITTEN BY: BENJAMIN WEAVER