A/N: Hello again! Well, no reviews from the last chapter, althougt I wasn't really expecting any. Thank you to the few of my friends who read the first chapter and liked it :) This storry is a little different, kind of slow paced. Which is why I want to apologize in advance for this one, as it will be a bit of a filler chapter to let you all know what happens in the time between the finale and this story's beginning
Just to let y'all know what everyone's been up to so far. More info after this!
Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Korra
It had been a hectic few weeks since the downfall of the notorious criminal Amon.
His rising dynasty had fallen to the same flames that he had been consumed in. The remains of a boat, not far from the shores of Republic City, had been found mere days after the fall of the Equalist leader. Among the wreckage, law enforcement had managed to find scraps of clothing that had been identified as belonging to councilman Tarrlok and supposedly Amon as well, each singed and spattered with blood. Any human remains had been lost to the waves.
Notice had been sent immediately to the South Pole, where former Chief Lin Beifong had gone along with councilman Tenzin and his family, heiress Asami Sato, the probending Fire Ferrets brothers and the Avatar. The group had only been in the Southern Water Tribe for a few days and already they had exhausted themselves even farther after the fight for Republic City. After entering the Avatar State and regaining her own bending, the young Avatar had restored the former Cheif's earthbending as well.
A scroll, carried by messenger hawk, had arrived the next morning, notifying the group that Amon had been pronounced as dead by Cheif Saikhan. It detailed the findings of the boating accident, included a few small pictures of the wreckage and the news of councilman Tarrlok's death as well. The message requested the immediate return of the Avatar, Tenzin and the former Cheif back to the City in order to aid the police force, as well as General Iroh II and the United Forces, in trying to sort out the mess the city had become. Wasting very little time on goodbyes, the frazzled crew boarded the skybisons to return.
What they came back to was dizzying for even a fresh face. Massive areas of the city's central hubs were in need of reconstruction, thanks to the damage the airships, biplanes and other machines had dealt. With their figurehead gone, Equalists dispersed yet still flooded the streets with propaganda. Blame for the city's partial destruction and chaos landed on the benders, who in turn blamed the Equalist supporters for beginning the mess in the first place. It was all the police could to stall riots that brewed in public areas. With Republic City in a state of ruin, the members of the group spread thin to try to rebuild.
An overwhelmed Saikhan practically begged Lin to come back on the force and help him deal with the rise in crime. She agreed to return and act as a secondary Cheif of Police, taking up most of the responsibilities without complaint. Her conditions were hard, but accepted by the defeated man; she would return as his co-Cheif until the city was back in a state she saw fit, then she would make the decision of whether or not she would take back her former title or retire. After such a long ordeal, as well as a newfound distaste for the way the law currently handled matters, she was debating on taking a break from all of it to go back to teach at her mother's academy.
Tenzin, along with the recovered council members, worked tirelessly to repair the rift between the benders and non-benders of the city. They spent days and most nights going over each and every law in the book to rewrite what may cause further tension in the city. His family remained on Air Temple Island, the children trying to help restore their home, and Pema juggling taking care of newborn Rohan and working with the White Lotus guards who were now within the city to help quell rebellion.
Asami Sato had immediately returned to her family's mansion to begin rebuilding Future Industries. After unfreezing her imprisoned father's accounts, she began putting her money and effort into helping thereconstruction. She worked from the factories, using her father's ill intended robotic creations to the advantage on non-bending construction workers. By spending long hours, busy and away from certain people, she managed to keep her mind off of the events preceding Amon's downfall.
The heiress hadn't been the only one trying to aid the reconstruction. The young earthbender, Bolin, had volunteered to help others in building back up walls, setting pipelines and fixing other damaged parts of the city. Though he went to work exhausted from the day before every day, he was just as bright as usual and hopeful for speedy recovery.
The other Fire Ferret brother, Mako, alternated between working with the power companies to help keep energy flowing to the standing parts if the city, and helping the White Lotus and the police force. He, like the others, hadn't had even a moment to think since the call had been sent for their return. His days both involved bending lightning or calming disputes between benders and non-benders, and by the time he got back to the temple, for the pro-bending arena was not yet repaired, everyone was asleep. He ate a cold meal alone every night before stumbling to his room to sleep a few hours until he would awaken again.
Lastly, and perhaps the busiest of all, was Korra. The Avatar, still worn down from losing and regaining her bending, battling Amon and finally achieving the Avatar State, worked almost around the clock. She was often with the council, rewriting rules, restoring bending when she could, aiding the construction workers, trying to train herself and more. She was physically and emotionally drained with the effort, but continued to push herself. She'd set all personal matters aside in order to help, and had even stopped complaining about her early waking hours. It was her duty to the people of Republic City to make sure things went smoothly. By being out in public often, she saw just how troubled the people were.
Non-benders were defensive and afraid to get caught up with anyone after Amon had been outted as a fraud. Benders were offended by the accusations against them and wanted to retaliate. After a few weeks, Korra realized there was no happy medium between the two and that fixing the mess the city was in would take far longer than anyone believed.
All she, and her friends, could do was hope to the Spirits that no other trouble would come about to disturb Republic City.
A/N: Again, sorry about such a boring chapter, hehe. The next will be up soon, its already finished I'd just like to get the one after it done before uploading.
So, let me know what you think! Also, pretty soon I will be deciding who to fix up, other than Mako and Korra, give me your suggestions!
R&R, Thanks!
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