Duke

"Why do i need to know this?" Korra thought to herself.

"Meelo stop that! If your hungry I'll make you a snack, just don't eat the dirt," Tenzin said trying to pull his oldest son out of the garden. Eventually Tenzin got Meelo out of the garden and was walking towards Korra.

"I'm sorry for that intrusion Korra, did you get any results on what avatar Aang is trying to tell you," a curious Tenzin asked.

"Well actually...yes," she said almost questioning her answer.

"Really what did he want to tell you?"

"It was about you"

"Me?" He said startled with the answer

"And Lin," Korra added.

"Oh what was it our first date. He'll never get over that story. Even when he's dead he embarrassing me." Tenzin started to ramble about Lin and his first date.

"It was about your son, Duke," she blurted out. Tenzin stopped talking. The air was silent for a moment. Finally Korra spoke again.

"It was about how he got captured and I have a feeling Aang knows something we don't about his abduction and-"

"Enough" Tenzin shouted. "I already know the end to his story. We caught the Kill-" he paused for a moment. "Eventually we found the resisters, but we were too late. Duke was gone by then."

"But did you see the body? Maybe someone or something was protecting him. Maybe he's alive and that's what Aang wanted to tell me."

"I don't know Korra. Maybe," a doubtful Tenzin replied.

"Korra! Tenzin! Breakfast is ready," Pema interrupted. Together they walked to the dining room. Everyone took their seats and began to eat. Pema couldn't help but feel the uncomfortable silence between Korra and Tenzin.

"So Korra how was meditating? Did you find out what avatar Aang wanted to tell you," Pema asked. Tenzin wished his wife was more quiet.

"Well actually Pema I think Aang is trying to tell me that Du-"

"Korra I really don't think Pema is all that intrested in your little story. What a lovely meal Pema. I love the tea you made," Tenzin said trying to change the subject.

"Tenzin stop being so rude! Now Korra what were you saying?" Pema asked.

"Like i was saying I think he wants me to know about the truth about Duke," Korra finished.

"Oh," Pema said realizing who she was talking about. She looked at Tenzin and put a hand on his shoulder to comfort him. He smiled a thanks.

"Daddy who's Duke? Is he a new pet? Are we getting a platypus bear? Can he be mine and only mine and we can fly off in the sunset and live happily ever after," Ikki said throwing a gust of wind, lifting her off the ground.

"No sweetie, Duke's not a pet. He's a boy. My boy," Tenzin replied. Almost teary eyed.

"What are you talking about daddy," Jinorra asked her father.

"I suppose you all are old enough to know the truth," he looked around and saw curious faces all around. " A couple of years ago, before me and your mother ever married, I was in a relationship with someone."

"Lin" Jinorra added.

"Yes Jinorra. It was Lin. Anyways we actually had a son together, Duke. It was the happiest time in my life," Tenzin said but quickly realized what he said. "Of course before you all came into my life."

"Nice save," Pema said blankly.

"As I was saying, me and Lin had a son together which we named Duke. We kept getting these threats from 'the Resisters', of course we thought that they were threats and only threats. Boy were we wrong. About five months after he was born we through a party in his honor. That was the day he got captured. We worked hard on finding the abductors. Eventually we found the leader, Ojie Spence. I remember his laughter and his pleasure of my pain," Tenzin started to get angry, but he seemed more hurt than angry. "I remember what he whispered in my ear as they waked him to his cell. 'I'll be back to kill the rest of your family' " Tenzin began to cry. He couldn't take the pain.

"Oh my gosh," Meelo said. "I have another brother!" Ignoring Meelo's comment everyone turned back to Tenzin to hear him speak again.

"We searched and searched for Duke, but never found him. That of course led me and Lin to grow apart and eventually marry your mother." Tenzin said finishing his story.

"Oh wow," Korra said shocked. "Tenzin I'm sorry. I didn't know."

"It's okay Korra," Tenzin said

"Maybe Aang just wanted you to tell your kids about Duke," she suggested.

"Maybe," Tenzin said pulling himself together. "Yeah I'm sure that's it."

The rest of the day was quiet. Everyone just went on doing what they usually did except there was a slight sadness in the air. The day eventually ended and Korra laid in her bed sucked in thought. After a few minutes she fell asleep. In the middle of the night she awoke with a chill running down her spine. Korra opened her eyes and saw a figure by her door.

"Tenzin? What do you want? It's late and I'm tired," she said lazily falling back to sleep.

"Don't you wanna know the truth?" A familiar voice asked.

"Aang?" She got up from her bed, not feeling tired anymore. "I don't understand why would you want me to know about what happened to Duke? It just ended in tragedy."

"That's because you didn't hear the whole story."