An Announcement

Korra glanced down at the gloved hand in hers as she led Asami and Naga through a featureless field, save a line of snowmen behind them, leading back to the city their friends had visited for the Glacial Spirit Festival, which had been over for a couple of days, now they were spending the rest of the time enjoying the sights.

"We should tell them soon, huh?" Korra asked, turning to the city at their back.

"Well, this is the first break they've caught for a while." Asami noted, turning to Korra, "We're settled on location, right?"

"Well, we did talk a little about the Spirit Portal." Korra remembered.

"Sounds like a date, then." Asami said dreamily, leaning down to press her lips to Korra's.

"And we're going to ask Zhu Li to organize everything?" Korra asked abruptly, and Asami chuckled.

"Yes, unless you've changed your mind." Asami whispered, eyes not leaving the Avatar's, or the Avatar's leaving hers.

"I haven't." Korra said, leaning up to kiss Asami.

"Good morning, you two." Opal said, "When do we start on the snowmen today?" she asked enthusiastically, then looked up at the stars, "If it is in fact day time."

Bolin groaned, and slapped himself in the face, "We were supposed to build snow people! Sorry, I just got caught up at breakfast, there were so many things, and…alright, I admit, I did sleep in late," he held his hands out defensively "but I thought it was still dark, then Opal woke me up a few hours ago and told me it was morning, but I was so tired, because I stayed up lavabending all night to make…these!" Bolin held his hand out to present a bag, Pabu jumped into the bag and crawled out with a piece of obsidian.

"Oh, that's so cool, I wish I could lavabend!" Korra said, earthbending a piece out of the bag.

"Ha, ha, no, I think there would seriously be a limit to these things…I mean, it's pretty rare, lavabending, so it might not…be a thing…you can do…I think. Besides, there are a variety of different volcanic rocks, it all depends on the cooling process, so you need perfect focus...perfect, and I'm still practicing...oh, maybe I could sculpt stuff. Opal, sweetheart, what would you say if I told you I could cast you...in lava?" He turned to his girlfriend.

"Uh, ha, ha, I guess? Maybe later, though, I don't see a lot of rocks here."

"Uh, right, anyways, I thought Mako was behind us."

"He was, but he said Wu wanted to play too, so he went to get him. Hmm, he's probably not used to the idea of a season long night, so he might still be asleep." Opal said, contemplative, "Anyways, I'm guessing you guys already ate?"

"Yeah," Korra confirmed, "but, uh, I think it's because I was so excited that I woke up early." Bolin and Opal turned to each other and shrugged.

"Alright, well, I'm about ready…uh, Korra?" Asami asked, and the Avatar replied with a nod and grabbed her hand, then ran pass Opal and Bolin, and Mako and Wu, the latter of them dressed in a way that restricted movement in a large degree, reminding Korra of an otter penguin.

"Alright, guys, I'm all bundled up and—what?" Wu turned to see where they were going, but Bolin just shrugged and then Mako shrugged, and they followed the bender and the engineer.

"So, you must have pulled me and Zhu Li away from my manicure hour for something." Varrick said, then grinned as Korra turned excitedly to Asami, he raised an eyebrow and gave Zhu Li a quick glance, from the corner of his eye he noticed Lin wore a similar expression, "Well, spit it out, lovebirds."

"How do I explain?" Asami wondered quietly.

"Long story short," Korra placed a hand on Asami's shoulder, and with the other removed a portion of her scarf, enough to show her necklace to everyone, "she finally proposed."

Asami was amused that she had to yell over the roar that was the palace of the Southern Water Tribe where Korra summoned Opal, Bolin, and Mako, and, well, every friend they had so far.

"You mean we finally proposed!" Asami corrected her, uncertain if anyone heard her, so pulled her glove off to show her ring, but then remembered she removed it to keep it unharmed.

"Save the details for after the wedding, love," Korra advised, "or else we won't have any stories to share, and you know Varrick loves a good story."

"You bet I do!" Varrick confirmed, surprising the pair by actually having heard them.

"Did you hear that, Bo; they're going to get married!" Opal exclaimed, adopting Mako's nickname for his little brother as her own.

Meanwhile Wu wanted a high-five from Mako, who was too caught up in the loud excitement to oblige, so Wu made the mistake of turning to Lin. He was grateful Katara was here, and she was grateful he was forgiving; the last thing she wanted was her face on a paper for hurting the former Earth King's wrist.

"So that's why you called us all here," Toph shrugged, flicking away a bit of earwax, much to Tenzin's horror and Meelo's amazement, "and here I was thinking there was to be a commemorative feast for saving the world now that the excitement from Varrick and Zhu Li's party has worn off, you're more like Aang than I'd feared, Twinkle Toes."

Tenzin coughed, staring inquisitively at the old earth master.

"I mean that in all the best ways." She said, turning to the source of the cough.

"Wait, can you see-" he began, surprised.

"I'm blind, not deaf."

"Oh, right, sorry." he turned to his mother, who just smiled and went back to healing Wu's sprained hand, while Lin wondered how fragile the former prince really was…she hoped she'd never have to find out.

"Well, now that you're getting married, you have to give us the date!" Jinora said, staring intently at them.

Korra thought about that, "We haven't talked a lot about that, there's still scheduels to work out but, before the year's end, how do does that work, Asami?"

"Well, that's two months, but I can narrow it down to three or four weeks, if you want." she said, turning to Korra, "Anywhere around that is good."

"Alright, three weeks."

"I can do better," Varrick said, "two…days!"

Everyone silently watched Varrick, while Opal and Bolin exchanged glances, and Mako silently shook his head.

"Oh, Korra," Jinora said, thinking about something from one of the number of romance novels she read, "will you two get married at the Spirit Oasis, it's such a romantic location, I hear princesses always hold the ceremony there, and technically your dad's the chief, or a chief, so I'm sure no one will give you a second glance."

"Well, we talked about the Spirit World, just inside the portal a little ways from here." Korra said, looking at Asami, who nodded.

"You mean you just now got around to talking about that?!" Varrick exploded, "We've got a wedding to plan! Ladies, you need a cake-maybe a bunch of other cakes beside the wedding cake, there's no such thing as too much cake, dresses…Zhu Li," he grabbed his wife's arms frantically, "we need to do a thing!"

"That's pretty ob-" Zhu Li began as he jumped back lavishly, sending her stepping back a little, and his excited voice reached a higher volume again.

"See, we see eye to eye now, I don't even have to explain myself in even the vaguest terms!" Zhu Li glared at him and he chuckled nervously, "I think I know what that means. Now, first you need someone to plan this fiasco, being two of the most…aside from Izumi, the two most important women in the world—not including my personal world, that's Zhu Li's—so you must be busy with work and schedules and…stuff in general! You might need some help, but search no further, for I have the wedding planner right here!" a collective gasp shot up from the room as he gestured to himself, and said in the most dramatic manner he could find, "That's right, I will do…the thing."

"That's nice of you, Varrick, but we were going to ask Zhu Li to arrange this for us." Korra said, contemplating how to explain to him, "See, we know you have a lot of enthusiasm, and you tend to think big, which is great for you, but Asami and I were thinking of something more, uh-"

"Simple." Asami said, when Korra couldn't find a word.

"Yeah, that's the word." Korra said, smiling at the businesswoman.

"Alright, well, she has started work as a professional wedding planner, but you still need to pick a theme!" Varrick said, a finger in the air, "Miss Sato, Avatar Korra, I want you to think…pirates!"

Korra was surprised at the idea, and Varrick continued to elaborate on his plan, "Imagine, we can set you up with some matching outfits and blades, oh, and maybe a toothpick for that high seas, dangerous, living on the edge feel!"

"Wow, you really put a lot of thought into it." Asami remarked.

"You bet I did, and as "the kiss the bride" part comes in, you handcuff yourselves together, like that officer in the "Republic City Rumble", to keep that one triad guy from getting away, and then, they died in a huge explosion that—spoilers!"

"Varrick, it's still in production, and that's the wrong one." Zhu Li reminded him.

"Oh, yeah, that one was about two brothers living on the streets," he turned around and held up his hand, "spoilers! I can get tricornes, sabers, and eye patches! Oh, oh, or how about a theme for boats, you can get married on the Zhu Li, or we can make it an aviation theme! That could be fun, you can fly off in an airplane together, but first we need an airport…mine got confiscated and I still haven't got it back…yet, thanks to the Nosy Neighbor."

"Those are very interesting themes," Asami remarked, "but we had something less spectacular in mind."

"Oh, then music!" Varrick exclaimed, "A lot of Avatar fans and future Future Industry's business partners will be there, so we need something for them to listen to!"

"Oh, sure, the spirits will probably enjoy it too." Korra said, playing with the idea of what that would turn out like, "Did you have something in mind?"

"Oh, I have something in mind," Varrick murmured softly, "ha, ha! This…will…be…epic! But I need a couple of things."

Varrick surveyed the room for a moment, then chuckled mischievously, "Wu, your songs have touched the hearts and minds of everyone who hears them, sure you get insulted a lot, and you're constantly bombarded by haters, but that's because you're so…different, unique! So, are you ready to take on a potentially life threatening…undertaking?"

"Varrick!" Wu cried out, before stepping behind Mako, "Mako, save me!"

"Just kidding, it's completely safe!" Varrick said, with a sweep of his hand, "Wu, are you ready to do the best thing since you did since you formed your band?"

"I guess—Mako, he's scaring me!" Wu had little idea what Varrick was doing to begin with, but now he was getting involved, "Do something about this!"

"Varrick's nothing to worry about," Mako informed him, "not recently, anyways."

"Great, so we're in agreement! At your word, Korra and Asami, we'll throw the shindig of the century…last century having ended on our special day, of course." he added a wink to Zhu Li that he had made sure no one would see…though he failed in that respect.

"So, after lunch I think we should discuss the wedding," Korra turned to Asami for a moment, "we'll meet back up here, I'll be in the Spirit World for a while to invite some spirits, it should just take a couple of days, I'll call you guys when I get back, unless we bump into each other first."

"I think I'll feel when you get back." Asami smiled, making her fiancee blush.

"Yes…well…you can greet me, then, if you'll be back in Republic City by then."

"Well, I'll try to, I expect the office will be pretty busy for a while, and I thought you'd probably want to invite the world leaders when you get back, so I'll just focus on helping Zhu Li and Varrick with a few details."

"Then I'll return through the Eastern Spirit Portal." Korra informed them before leaving with Asami to find somewhere to eat.

Author's Notes: Well, it took me long enough, hope it was worth the wait! I caught something for a while and didn't feel like writing, then got MH4U, and...took a bit of break, all in all, it's been a very productive writing season! Oh, but it's good to back!

So, yeah, the ending left a somethings about the characters current jobs unclear, so to fill you in, Varrick is still working on movers and Zhu Li went to do some things on the side...I talked with Maleficent and we discussed some things about it, and I figured, why not just say Zhu Li's in the wedding planner business? We also talked about some other character jobs, but I won't go into detail here.

I'm also thinking of doing a poll, because, at the end of LoK, Mako was without pairing, I kind of wanted to change that, or if you guys might be interested in me bringing a new character for him, tell me in the PM or comments or whatever, I'm easy.

Oh, and if you want to draw up someone for the lone lightningbending Fire Ferret to be shipped with, I know where Deviant Art is (yay, someone give this man a medal!), put your own character up there, with or without character description, and make me aware of their presence, use the Force! That said, PMing works too, or if you review, then drop the character name and author, I do read what you write there.

If I feel confident with writing one of your OCs in (hopefully I get an army to choose from) I'll put the name of the character and artist responsible in the Author's Notes of the introductory chapter of said character, the ANs of that chapter will be at the top of the page.

So, that's you range of options, and that also means I may like the polls better than picking an OC, or vice versa, but all input is very appreciated, because it means you guys were cooking up ideas to help me out, or helping me choose from the pool of singles that LoK didn't put anyone with. Everyone can suggest something for the singles, I'll see what I can do, between what you guys say and my muse, I'll be quite busy with my little huge project.

Talking about the future fanfiction, which I have taken to calling "Conquest" for now, is making me feel so much hype...brace thy collective selves! KHH is out of here!