Chapter 31
A few days passed. Varrick continued to make his movers. One night, Krew assembled in the former pro bending arena, where a large screen was about to show the final adventures of Nuktuk, hero of the South.
Unlike many others, the Krew and their friends and allies sat in the box, which had a lot of space for them to cozily observe the finale.
"This is it, this is the grand finale," smiled Bolin as he looked at his friends.
"Whatever. These movers are pure propaganda," spoke Mako as he looked away.
"Common bro, enjoy this night. Don't you want to see how awesome your young brother is?" smiled Bolin
"I think it will be great. All your movers had been so exciting. And you formed such a dynamic with my Dad, " spoke Korra
"Well, these movers can be cheesy, but they their charm," spoke Asami
"They are just fun," spoke Opal as she sat next to Bolin.
The lights turned off, and the mover began. "I will avenge you, Father! I will free the Tribe from the Evil Unalaq!" spoke Nuktuk on screen as he began running. He wasn't really running, but the effects showed that he was.
"This is so bad," laughed Azula
Korra raised her eyebrow, "Why are you looking at me like that, Avatar? I have seen the Ember Island play the Boy in the Iceberg, and it has just the same level of quality," laughed Azula as she observed the mover's opening action scene.
Asami kept looking at her grandmother, suspicious of her intentions.
The scene changed, and now Bolin, who played Nuktuk, was approaching the Water Tribe capital with his loyal animal companions.
Nuktuk began fighting. As Korra looked at the action scenes, she laughed. "What?" asked Bolin
But Korra kept laughing. "This is not how you do Water Bending," smiled Korra as she leaned backwards, trying to enjoy the show, while at the same time not laughing much so that she would not embarrass Bolin
"Korra, I did recommend to Varrick to use actual Water Bending moves, but he declines, saying something about artistic license," spoke Tonraq as he looked at the final product of what he and Bolin had created.
The mover continued. "Common, this is torture. Can we leave, I have some criminals to catch," spoke Mako
"Mako, this is your brother's work. Please at least show some respect towards his dedication and hard work," spoke Asami
"Yes, stop whining about tonight. You betrayed us, if it weren't for my Dad, you would be watching the mover on some other seat," spoke Korra
'Well maybe then I should really leave, since nobody even wants me to be here," spoke Mako as he stood up
"Mako," spoke Asami but the young Fire Bender had left the box, walking away.
"Let him go, he betrayed the Avatar, and by extension my niece," spoke Azula
Asami looked at Korra and Bolin.
"Fine, common guys, we need to speak with Mako," spoke Korra as the three young adults had left the box, walking to find where Mako was.
The Fire bender was walking away. As he sat on his Satocycle, he noticed his three friends. "Mako, wait, I think we all need to talk," spoke Korra as Mako sighed, and put the Satocycle on the ground.
"What do you want Korra? I have work, even if Lin said I can have the night off, I don't think it is appropriate for me not to work," spoke the Fire bender.
"Mako, its not your work that bothers you," spoke Asami
"Mako, what's wrong?" asked Bolin innocently, "You know you can talk to all of us?"
Mako sighed. "Fine. Recently, I told Raiko about Korra's plan, which made her angry with me. But I thought that I was just doing my job!" said Mako
"You are still angry about that?" asked Asami
"I am not angry. I am just upset that we had a large misunderstanding," replied Mako as he looked at Korra, "Look, I am a cop, and you are the Avatar. We are very different people, and we have different duties," spoke Mako
"Puhleese, my duty is to bring balance to the world. I save people. You do too," snarked Korra
"Not when it goes against protocol!" said Mako
"Mako, just admit that you were wrong in doing that. You know that as a President of the Republic City I make the final decisions on the foreign policy of our nation, at least for now, and since we all saw what kind of conflict had arisen, it was logical to assume that I would support Korra," spoke Asami
"Fine. I am sorry Korra, I was wrong to go behind your back," spoke Mako as Korra approached him and hit his arm.
"Ouch. What the Flameo, Korra?"
Korra laughed. "Apology accepted, Mister brooding Officer. Bolin smiled.
"Team Avatar is back," said the Earth Bender as he hugged his three friends.
"Yes, Team Avatar is back," spoke Korra, "And now we will use all our strength to resolve the current conflict, and bring justice to the world," spoke Korra
"We will need allies," spoke Asami
"I know that. This will be a challenging journey. But we will face it. Together," spoke Korra
"As the New Team Avatar," spoke Bolin, "But lets for now finish the mover. It will be great," spoke Bolin as the Krew returned to the box, only to find out that the small companion, Juji had closed his eyes. His head dropped to the ground, and the little animal stopped moving.
"This is one of the most sad parts of the finale," spoke Bolin as tears escaped his eyes
The mover continued. Nuktuk faced his evil Uncle Evil Unalaq. The Evil Water Bender managed to start his device, but Nuktuk reversed the polarity of the Doomsday Device, saving the world, and bringing Juji back to life.
As Nuktuk stood on the balcony of his new throne room, he saw an image of his father in the sky. "I am proud of you, Nuktuk," spoke Tonraq's voice as the mover had ended.
People clapped and cheered. "Wow, I got to admit, this was a moving journey," spoke Opal
Mako shook his head. "This was so silly. Talking animals, dead spirits," spoke Mako
"Well, at least the special effects were decent," spoke Asami, "I would need to talk to Varrick about his technologies, so that we could exchange ideas on how to improve the quality of future movers," spoke Asami as the people began exiting the former Pro Bending Arena.
"So what now? Personally, I wouldn't mind sparring," spoke Korra as the group walked on the street.
"Give me your money," spoke some thug as he approached the group. Azula smiled. She looked at the thug, and sent a lightning charge at him. She then shot fire first from her right, and then left hand, knocking the man on the ground.
"I don't think we properly met. My name is Lady Azula, prepare to die," spoke the old Fire Bender as she approached the man. The thug promptly ran away as fast as he could.
"What do you mean die? Grandmother!" said Asami as she approached Azula
"Relax, little girl, I just threatened him. Of course I wouldn't kill him," smiled Azula but Asami was not convinced.
"It's getting late, I think we will retire for the night," spoke Tonraq as he and his wife walked away to their apartment, leaving the young adults with Azula.
"I am bored," spoke Korra
"Me too," said Bolin
"Well then, kids, lets discuss our strategy. We need to be in shape. Any volunteers to spar against me?" said Azula. Bolin paled.
"I think I will be going," spoke Bolin, as Opal and her brother concurred, leaving the ladies with Mako.
"I will check on the crime reports. I will see you at the final briefing," spoke Mako as he left the group.
"Lady Azula, do you really want to spar?" questioned Asami
"Could do, but I was thinking that I should speak with another relative of mine," spoke Azula.
One hour later, Korra, Asami, and Azula stood on the deck of a military vessel. "General Iroh," spoke Korra as she greeted him.
"Hello Little Zuzu," grinned Azula.
"Aunt Azula?" asked Iroh in surprise
"That's right. I will be helping you in this mission," smiled the old woman.
Silence.
"Auntie, I thought you wanted to retire?" asked Iroh
"And skip the opportunity to fight someone without others telling me I couldn't do it? And why would I do that?"
"Auntie?"
"I will help you all to defeat Unalaq. He would wish that he stayed at the Northern Pole," smiled Azula, "Besides, I am actually quite bored, and this will provide something to do for an old lady like me,"
"Lady Azula, I think its time for me and Asami to go," spoke Korra, since she did not want to interrupt Azula's reunion with her great nephew.
"Nonsense Korra. You are family. You know Iroh, Asami here is my granddaughter, which makes her your second cousin," said Azula
"Why had this not occurred to me?" asked Korra
"It's pleasure to have you as my family, Princess Asami," spoke Iroh
"Princess, huh?" grinned Korra
"Shut up, Princess of the Water Tribe," spoke Asami
"Oh, this is too good. The Princess of the Water Tribe and the Princess of the Fire Nation fell in love. Yes, that's right, I know just what kind of wedding present I will make for you," smiled Azula
"Wedding?" choked Korra as Asami's cheeks reddened.
"Yup. I will personally tell some of your juicy details to the Ember Island playwrights. Don't worry, I will tell them to use a fair and accurate description of your intimate lives," spoke Azula as she looked at horrified ladies.
"Imagine, they will write a great comedy drama about two Princesses, called, "The fifty waves of fire," spoke Azula
Korra approached the side of the ship and turned away, slightly throwing up in the water. "Oh common Korra,"
"No, I will not star in your play," spoke Asami
"Of course not. I will perhaps hire the playwrights to work with Varrick to create a mover instead, with two women who would resemble you," spoke Azula
"No,"
Azula looked in disappointment. "Very well. In all seriousness, we need to be ready. There is a war coming, a dangerous war. I heard about Unalaq's ambitions,"
"He will release the Vaatu, the Dark Spirit, and we need to stop him from achieving this goal. This mission, our mission is not about the conflict between two tribes. Not anymore. This is why we need to defeat my Uncle," spoke Korra
"You mean UnaVaatu the Dark Avatar?" asked Azula
"Wait, what?" asked Korra
"The Dark Avatar. Unalaq might be power hungry, bur he is not stupid. If he will release this spirit, he will fuse with it. Could he do that?" asked Azula
"Of course. How could I be so stupid! Raava and Vaatu are enemies, and the last time the combined power of Wan and Raava defeated Vaatu and sealed him for good. Vaatu will want to tip the scales in his favor, so he will of course try to fuse with Uncle to even his odds against me, the Avatar," spoke Korra
"That makes sense," spoke Asami
"It does. I have a long history of wanting to grab power. Have you heard of the story where Mai and Ty Lee helped me conquer Ba Sing Se in a matter of days?" asked Azula
Korra looked at Asami, "Asami,"
"Korra, no, I will not stay on side lines. I am your girlfriend, and I will help you defeat your Uncle," spoke Asami
"And the United Forces will back you up, Avatar Korra. We will save the world," spoke Iroh
"Of course we will. You have me on your side, after all," smiled Azula, "and it seems that my granddaughter shares my aptitude for strategy,"
Asami nodded. "Our remaining allies are scheduled to arrive tomorrow,"
"Captain Kuvira is leading the Zaofu forces, right? I heard a lot about the young Captain, it would be my pleasure to meet her," spoke Azula
"Then it's settled. Tomorrow we meet with Zaofu forces, and the day after we will discuss the strategies we will employ," spoke Asami as the others nodded.
A/N: Next chapter: Kuvira arrives. The Krew gets Zhu Li Battleship as their flagship.