When Tahni regained consciousness, he found himself in a white bed with a bright eyed little boy staring down at him. The boy's bright green eyes were almost the entirety of what Tahni could see. When the boy stopped leaning over him, Tahni could see more of the little boy. His hair was dark brown, short and in an upwards going curve.

"Um… Hi…?" Tahni greeted awkwardly.

The boy looked to the door on the other side of the room and yelled, "he's awake!"

Moments later, the door opened to reveal a woman who was obviously his mother.

"Sanbu! Don't yell in a hospital! People are trying to sleep!" she scolded, her voice being just as loud as Sanbu's was.

Sanbu grimaced, worried that he was in trouble.

The mother looked behind her, then looked back at Sanbu.

"Come on, I think Korra wants to speak with him," she stated, ushering Sanbu out of the room.

In came, Korra, not as tired and exhausted as Tahni was but instead fully awake.

"I see you've met Sanbu," Korra grinned at Tahni as she walked in.

"Yeah, he's… energetic," Tahni offered as a response.

"Yup, just like Bolin at that I age I hear," Korra laughed.

Tahni's face slowly turned serious as Korra sat down in the chair on Tahni's right. Tahni started to sit up in the bed, only find his muscles in great pain.

"Careful now, you've… overexerted yourself. Also, you've torn a bunch of your muscles and all of your chi-related body functions are all wacked up," Korra urged.

"No, kidding," Tahni groaned. "What happened?"

Korra looked at the ground and sighed.

"Well, after you lit up like a christmas tree, we wanted to make sure that you weren't going to die or something," Korra explained.

"Excuse me? What do you mean by 'lit up like a christmas tree'?"

Korra gave another sigh.

"You… kind of glowed as you went berserk on the entirety of the remaining Red Lotus forces. That happening after you took a barrage of spirit cannons to the majority of your body. Also, you apparently have a connection to all of the elements now."

"That's… something," Tahni replied as he raised an eyebrow.

"Tell me about it," Korra sighed.

An awkward silence initiated between the two of them. This continued for about half of a minute, or perhaps even a minute entirely.

Finally, Tahni asked, "so... What now?"

Korra shrugged.

"I honestly don't know," she admitted.

"I've noticed that I'm not chained like last time," Tahni offered. "That's a plus."

"Yeah, I was able to convince everybody that you weren't in a good enough condition to be dangerous right now," Korra explained. "Not that it took them much convincing, they're really in an awkward state where they don't know whether or not to trust you."

"Did the light show freak them out?" Tahni asked.

"A little. To be honest, most of us expected you to explode when you got high up," Korra admitted.

"High up?" Tahni repeated, confused.

"While you were... 'lighting up like a christmas tree'... you were also levitating forty to fifty feet above the ground," Korra explained further. "Then proceeded to shoot out a beam of spiritual energy from your hands, blowing up the Red Lotus forces. And then to the Submarine Carrier, you-"

"I think I get the picture," Tahni interrupted. "Terrifying display of power with the risk of explosions on both sides."
"That… kind of sums it all up," Korra agreed, slowly nodding.

"Once I recover, I suppose I'm going to a prison or something," Tahni sighed.

Korra shook her head.

"No, I was somehow able to convince the White Lotus to not lock you away on a distant island," Korra corrected.

Instead of feeling gracious, Tahni felt surprised.

"Wait a second, they have a prison on a distant island?" Tahni asked.

"Surprisingly, the White Lotus currently has more prison-related compounds than prisoners," Korra informed him.

"Thanks… I guess…?" Tahni replied, unsure of what to make of that information.

"Oh don't think you're off the hook yet. They're not going to just let you wander off into the world," Korra stated. "They're only letting you stay out of captivity if I keep a close eye on you."

Tahni shrugged, feeling pain as a result.

"That's fair, I suppose," he groaned as he shifted his body on the bed. "Save you once and I have to keep saving you for the rest of my life. Serves me right."

Tahni wasn't bitter at this arrangement, just amused.

"Speaking of which. Why did you come back?" Korra asked.

"I don't know," Tahni admitted, uncertainty obvious in his voice. "I guess as a person, I didn't want your blood on my hands."

"Oh, I thought that you cared about me," Korra replied, shocked by the honesty.

"I care about you as a fellow human being, Korra, not as friend. At least… not yet," Tahni corrected. "You have to admit, we didn't really get off on a good start last time we met."

Korra looked to the ceiling and gave a small chuckle.

"Yeah, I suppose I did try to strip you of your bending, then kill you."

Tahni's jaw dropped and his eyes widened.

"Damn, Korra, and I thought I was the one being brutal last night," Tahni exclaimed, surprise evident in his voice.

Korra looked back at him and raised an eyebrow.

"That wasn't last night, Tahni. You've been out cold for about four days now," she corrected.

"Wait, what?!" Tahni responded.

"You were so exhausted that after that… episode you blacked out."

"I figured that that was only last night, since I'm still wearing my clothes," Tahni replied.

"Nah, all of the workers at the hospital were simply just too freaked out to even touch you. They couldn't even fathom putting you into a hospital gown," Korra explained.

Tahni tilted his head and responded with, "that's a fair enough point."

"That, and we were unsure of when you'd wake up. Could you imagine? Waking up to a bunch of strangers taking off all of your clothes, now that would be a reason to turn on us" Korra snickered.

Tahni's face turned pale.

"Thanks for that image."

"Anytime, Tahni," Korra replied, trying to stop smirking at the thought.

Vaatu stated, "poor you, Tahni. I've had bare witness to every time you've bathed. We all have to live with horrifying thoughts and images in our minds."

Tahni glarred straight ahead of him, much to the confusion of Korra.

"What is it?" Korra asked, unsure if she had said something.

Tahni's glare dropped and he looked back at Korra.

"Oh, nothing. Vaatu just said something that wasn't the most pleasant," Tahni explained.

Korra grimaced.

"You can hear him, huh?" Korra asked sincerely.

"Yeah, but it's not as bad as you'd expect. Despite being the spirit of darkness and all, I can't actually say he's the worst person I've ever talked to," Tahni replied. "Can't you hear Raava?"

"I can, she's just not that talkative," Korra confirmed. "I can only imagine what you have to live with, though."

Tahni shrugged, "believe it or not, Vaatu was possibly the only thing keeping me from turning into a brainwashed sociopath like the Red Lotus wanted all those years."

Korra's eyebrows were raised as a result of that bit of information.

"How about that? The spirit of chaos kept your mind from being scrambled to beat hell," Korra sighed, slightly amazed.

"What did she just call me?!" Vaatu sneered, obviously annoyed by Korra's comment.

"Anyways, I guess I should let you rest. But be warned, Tahni, the second you've recovered enough, the White Lotus is going to force me to train you," Korra advised as she got up from her chair walked towards the door.

"You know, it's funny," Tahni replied.

Korra looked back at him as she was about to go through the door.

"What is?"

"You've started calling me Tahni."

Korra stood there and thought for a second.

"I guess I have."

And with that concluding statement, she left him alone with Vaatu.

"They're totally going to use you as a weapon," Vaatu stated.

"Why do you think that? Isn't it possible that someone is being sincere and genuinely moral for once?" Tahni asked out loud.

"Oh, sweet naive Tahni, I would tell you go kill yourself, but I would still be forced to live you with the rest of eternity," Vaatu replied.

Tahni stopped and thought about that for a moment.

Tahni finally responded with "I guess there's a bright side to everything, then."

He could only smirk as he heard Vaatu growl in annoyment.

Thank you for all of your support. There will be a sequel, but I am unsure and cannot confirm the time of release. I hoped you enjoyed this Fanfic, and until next time, farewell.