Chapter One:

It had been only two days since Korra had been brought home. She has spent that time healing and practicing her air bending. Unsure if it is from the near death experience or the fact she had finally connected with Aang she had begun to find the training easier. Her body moved swiftly and smoothly and when she closed her eyes and let her body dance she could feel the air around her pick up into a light breeze. It wasn't strong enough to use as a weapon or defense or even to send further than the top of her own flesh, but it was still there. Her upper torso bent towards the ground and froze, a pain trembling through her being. She still hadn't fully healed it would seem and her muscled cried out in protest of this movement. When she stayed in that position a little too long Mako rushed up beside her. Helping her correct her position into a normal stance and checking over her features. He had been a little too concerned since she left her bed the day before.

"I'm fine." She snapped, wanting to be able to take care of herself. "Just a sore muscle. I haven't worked out in three days so of course I'd be a little stiff." The boy back up his palms facing her in a truce.

"Hey, Korra! Look at this!" Bolin waved them down until he had their full attention and then turned towards the spinning walls that the air bender kids have been using all day. Meelo hopped into the spinning maze first egging Bolin in until the boy joined and tried his hardest to make it through without being hit. Sadly this was to no avail since only moments after he entered the maze was he booted out by the rotating walls. He landed on his butt and was greeted by the laughing children. This only made him try again to fail again. This pattern kept up as Korra and Mako laughed and turned their attentions back on what they were doing prior.

Korra took a starting stance she had seen Tenzin take on many occasions and took a few deep breathes before letting her body dance again. She had learned that most air related moves seemed to come right out of an elegant dance, with the sweeping motions and gentle arches of the body. But this dance was cut short when Mako grabbed her arm. "I think you've practiced enough. You should be letting your body heal, not pushing it even farther." His voice was stern. It was something he had been advent on since she returned. This made Korra's bottom lips poke out and her arms cross over her chest. She was in no mood to deal with his sudden unwantingness to train.

"Look. I have a city to protect and I can't do that if I'm not the best avatar I can be. It doesn't matter what happened before, right now I have to get stronger so I can protect those who need me. Amon is out there right now bringing terror to this city and I can't just lie in bed and hope he goes away. Now why don't you leave me alone and go eat face with Asami or something!" She turned away from him and kicked out her legs, sending a jagged line of flames towards the stone pole that was set up not too far away.

Mako sighed before turning and walking in the direction of the house. Asami had been in her room for the majority of the time since they returned two nights ago. She had avoided him for the most part, only making eye contact with him once and only speaking to him when it addressed not only him. Their relationship was at its end and they both knew it. He loved Korra, and though he had yet to admit it out loud it was a fact that both felt deep in their hearts. He refused to tell Korra any of this and even begged Bolin to keep it a secret.

Once he was out of sight Korra tried calming herself again and began the air dance once more. Before she knew it the sun was setting and all but Bolin had returned to the house. The earth bender watched her from his seat on the steps. He wouldn't stop her from training, but like his brother he worried she might be pushing herself too far. All the same he cheered her own when she was able to lift a leaf from the ground and when she managed to create a small ball of wind in her hands. It gave her the faith to keep trying even when she would get angry at not being able to do other things.

Bolin was hopping and hollering when a loud bang erupted from the north side of the temple. Both heads snapped in the direction to see smoke clouds rising from where part of the building was collapsing. Without thinking both jumped up and rushed towards the site. There they were meet with the sigh of young Jinora trying to fight of chi blockers Pema unconscious on the cracking floor.

Not giving the chi blockers time to notice them Korra punched forward feeling flames erupt from her fist and spread towards the man's back. At the same moment Bolin stomped the ground and knocked Jinora from the man's grasp with a sharp stone jutting from the ground into his wrist. The girl scrambled to her feet and took off to find Tenzin and the others. The war had found itself in their home; the one place they all thought was safe.

More chi blockers flooded around the two benders, their mechanical gloves sparking and their electrical rods posed to strike. It only took a few seconds for an all-out battle to ensue between the benders and blockers. Flames and earth were being flung in every direction as attacks from all sides threatened to overpower the two. One chi blocker snuck up behind Bolin and was about to electrocute him when Korra spotted him and sent a surge of water at him, making his own gloves send electricity coursing through his body. The quick movement sent a jolt down her body forcing her to stammer. Bolin took this opportunity to grab her and fling her behind him as he stomped the ground and trust out his arms, causing the earth to split in lightening shaped lines. Cracking open and causing some of the blockers to fall. Once she got her balance back Korra flung both her arms forward sending ice crystals plummeting towards a group of their enemies. A few dodge, but a few other were hurt. From the corner of her eye she could see a black blur coming towards her but she moved too slowly to avoid it. A leather rope with two balls at each end wrapped around her torso and arms pinning them to her sides and causing her to fall back. Another did the same to Bolin. The chi blockers moved in closer but where stopped when a barrier of flames crossed their path. Shortly after Tenzin leaped over the barrier and grabbed one of the men. Flipping him over his back and sending him crashing into the already shared earth. He then moved his whole body in preparation for an attack and released a gale of wind forcing the blockers back. Even causing some to fly back into the tree line. Mako appeared next to Korra and quickly untied her before moving to his brother and doing the same. When the blockers got sight of the whole group they retreated, knowing too well that their odds were no longer good. The attack group disappeared into the surrounding trees and out of sight.

Knowing he could follow them alone Tenzin turned to the teens and frowned. He then walked over to his wife and lifted her before going back into the house and calling Lin. Within an hour the women and her men were there and searching the island along with the new chief of police and his force. Even with their bending gone Lin's men seemed eager to get back to helping the city and had started a non-bending task force. Using the weaponry that the Equalist used themselves.

"It would seem that no Equalist are still on the island." Lin spoke in her usual cold tone. "But it would be best if all of you would come to the city and take refuge there until we are sure it is safe here. There is a safe house my mother built not far from city hall in which you all can stay."

The woman left them with those words to join her men in the search. The family had immediately began packing and getting ready to leave. Korra on the other hand only packed a few things in a nap sack and prepared Naga. She wasn't planning on going with her friends to the safe house. Instead she was going to patrol the city and defend the people there. This had to come to an end and this was where her final stand was going to start.

"Where do you think you're going?" Mako's strong voice carried over from her bedroom door. She turned on her heel to see the two brothers standing there watching her.

She sighed, knowing she had been caught. "I'm not going to the safe house. I'm going to fight."

"We're in!" Bolin didn't need to think twice or even ask his brother. He already knew that neither of them would let her do this on her own.

"No you two are going to safe house and will watch over everyone." Her voice was steely and showed little room for argument.

"You can't do this on your own Korra. Let us help you." Mako walked towards her with his hands out stretched as if trying to coax a child from their hiding place.

"I don't need your help. Asami needs you more. Plus this doesn't concern you two."

"What do you mean it doesn't concern us? Korra think about it. We're benders too so of course Amon concerns us. Not only that but we're your friends and teammates. We wouldn't just let you go off to fight by yourself. This isn't something you have to face alone and we're going if you like it or not."

Her bottom lip poked out but she couldn't fight them any longer. If she didn't head out know she knew Tenzin would find out and try to stop her. "Fine." She turned and tightened Naga's crest before turning and heading out. Once the group were at the water front they all got on Naga's back and got ready to enter the water. Before they got too far from land Pabu ran and jumped onto Bolin's back, not wanting to be left behind while his friends went off to fight.

Once back on land Mako and Bolin hotwired two Sato bikes so that it would be easier for all three of them to move around without bumping elbows on Naga's back. They had to find Amon's hide out and quickly. So they headed for the tunnels that Lin's men were held in.