Korra smiled as she flew through the air at top speed, twisting and spinning in the air, doing flips and pushing the suit to its max.
After she decided to take it for a spin she had carefully strapped on all the parts and once she figured out how to get it flying she'd took off.
Unbeknownst to the Colonel, she had accidentally crossed into Earth Nation territory. Her entrance into the former Kingdom had alerted a camp nearby of her presence. The officers immediately began to track the foreign invader, trying to figure out its purpose and origin. Meanwhile, Korra had stumbled on something she hadn't expected to see.
In the middle of the terrain, hidden and guarded by large fences was what looked like a military camp. The rumors that had circulated from the few that had managed to cross the border before Kuvira took over spoke of such camps. If she could only...
She was hit. Hard. And she fell. When the camp leaders couldn't identify what was circling around they had decided to take it down and make sure their base remained a secret. The deadly weapons it concealed were of great importance to the rising leader and could not afford anyone finding out about them. They were in no position to start a war.
Not yet anyways.
Korra hit the ground hard, and groaned as she managed to crawl out of the crater she'd created, a few scraps of what remained of the suit still clinging to her. She collapsed on her side, taking deep breaths as she tried to get everything to stop spinning.
What the hell happened? The military woman turned to lie on her back, her head tilting in the direction the missile had come from, as a machine lowered and took aim at her, the two missiles still attached at the ready.
The Colonel closed her eyes, ready to take the hit when she felt it.
It started out as a slight pressure at the back of her skull, and then this incredibly energy seemed to engulf every cell of her body, and then she felt as if she was floating.
The men and women surrounding the fallen invader watched in awe as she rose up on a tornado of air, her eyes glowing a pure white, and the missile that was just fired flew harmlessly under the odd being.
The woman spread her arms and the ground shook, splitting the ground open as she approached the weaponry. The leading officers ordered the soldiers into the trenches, preparing themselves for the for what was coming. Korra stopped at the entrance before moving her hand, tossing the gate aside only to be met by bullets. She rose higher on the tornado, before a strong wind knocked the officers back.
Her eyes zeroed in on the rockets and missiles, weapons that could harm hundreds and she knew she had to get rid of them. She lowered herself before her hand slammed back on the ground, opening it once more and swallowing the weaponry into its depths.
Once that was done, she turned and rode a wave of earth away from the camp a few miles before her mind cleared and the power left her, and she collapsed from exhaustion.
The ride to the mansion was quiet, too quiet for the brunette's liking. Korra could feel the anger and tension coming off the heiress, the ravenette's hands gripping the wheel tightly. She already knew she would be getting an earful when they got home. However, a more persistent thought in her mind was of what had happened after she shattered the suit.
Korra could have sworn she...no, it was impossible. She was a Nonbender. She'd been born that way, and even if she could all of a sudden Bend she wouldn't be able to Bend two elements...right?
One thing was certain, she had never experienced such an adrenaline rush. Making the earth split, rising on a tornado...that had happened. Or at least, she thought it had. The details were still foggy and the clearest memory she had was of calling her best friend.
Korra had tried to get a hold of her Firebending friend but all her calls went to voicemail and she figured he was probably with someone or asleep. So with dread she had been forced to call the engineer who had handled the situation very calmly, which was what worried the shorter woman. The Colonel knew she had done wrong by taking the suit and crossing into enemy territory but it wasn't as if she'd planned on breaking it.
Finally they pulled up to the mansion. The Sato beauty turned off the car and got out, slamming the door behind her. The shorter of the two cringed slightly before doing the same and following her friend to the garage. Asami pulled the chair out for the other woman, silently asking her to sit down while she got the first aid kit.
"Are you alright?" the engineer asked quietly.
A nod. "Yes."
"Are you hurt?"
Korra shook her head. "No."
The heiress kneeled down beside her. "Good." And then, out of nowhere, smacked her repeatedly on her arm, glaring at the military woman, earning an 'ow' from her. Asami glared at her, checking for cuts but finding nothing but thick pink scars. They'd healed already.
"What the hell where you thinking?" she hissed. "Are you-" The ravenette paused looking at what remained of her suit, her finger tracing the dents and scratches. "Are those bullet holes?"
"Well..."
The genius huffed in utter frustration. "Spirits, Korra!"
Her friend didn't answer, her mind going back to what had happened after the first missile hit. There was so much power...it was raw, unfamiliar yet comforting. Had that been real?
"Asami?"
"What?" the taller woman snapped.
"I Bended."
The heiress tilted her head to the side, looking up at her friend's face. "What?"
Korra swallowed thickly. "I Bended," she repeated. "I was standing on an air tornado and then I caused an earthquake. I Bended two elements."
"That's impossible."
"I wasn't myself. It was almost as if someone was with me."
Asami's eyes slightly widened and she tried to distract herself by putting away the not needed medical supplies. The Water Tribe woman's eyes narrowed. She was holding back, she knew it.
"You know something, don't you?"
"I..."
"What do you know?"
The heiress took a deep breath, clasping her hands together. "You were dying," she began quietly. "You needed a transplant that wasn't going to happen and I saw something in the Tree of Time that I thought could save you." The Colonel nodded her head, asking her to continue. "Harmonic Convergence was happening so I-I spoke to Raava, a Spirit that had attempted to fuse with a human before-"
"Wait, what?" The brunette stood abruptly. "You-you fused me with a Spirit."
"It was the only way to save you," the engineer continued. "Afterwards, I monitored you closely but I only noticed small changes: faster healing, quicker reflexes, and increased strength. I didn't know-"
"You didn't know? What the hell did you know?"
"I didn't have time to think it over as much as I should have. You were running out of time. I didn't think about the consequences." She hadn't cared, as long as Korra lived.
Korra couldn't believe what she was hearing. What had she been thinking?
"Weren't you the one that used to say no one person should have so much power?"
The heiress lowered her gaze. "...Yes."
"Then why do it and make me into a weapon?" her friend asked. "I can Bend at least two elements. I have all this power." She looked down at herself before looking back up at her friend. She felt violated.
"That's not what I did."
"Then what did you do, exactly."
"I saved your life!" Asami finally answered. "That's all I was thinking about, saving you and making sure your stayed alive. I didn't think about the consequences of you and Raava being fused together." The military woman didn't say anything in response. "So I'm not going to apologize. I'm never going to alologize for saving your life."
Korra sighed and placed a hand over the taller woman's. "I'm sorry. You're right, you were focused on saving me." Blue eyes met emerald. "Thank you."
The heiress smiled. "You're welcome." He best friend grinned in response. "Now about my suit..."
The Colonel let out a loud yawn, stretching her arms over her head as she headed down to the kitchen. She had stayed up late with the heiress the day before, talking about various topics mostly revolving her new abilities and a little over the suit she had trashed. Asami assured her she would investigate any other possible side effects of the fusion. Korra couldn't say that she was thrilled with her situation but so far she didn't really mind her new found abilities.
She grabbed a pan and opened the fridge to take out a few ingredients when she heard shuffling next to her. The blue eyed woman chuckled when she saw her pup sitting down, staring at the bag of dog food and wagging her tail. Korra sighed and served the white fur ball before taking out her own lunch, turning on the stove and heating up the pan.
Soon after she was sitting down at the table, eating her omelette and drinking her coffee while looking at the newspaper. The Water Tribe woman smirked as she read the headline which spoke of an unknown object crossing the border into Earth Kingdom territory. She sighed as she finished the article, knowing she could never get credit for what she had done but figuring it was for the best. At least the war wouldn't be blamed on her.
Korra stood, going to wash her plate when she slipped, dropping the plate on the ground. Korra let out an irritated sound as she looked down, realizing what had happened.
"Naga!" she scolded, the pup letting out a whine as she headed back to her room.
Korra muttered incoherent words under her breath as she cleaned up the white fur ball's mess and picked up the pieces of her plate as well. Once that was done, the Colonel took the pan and started to wash it. She was just finishing up when she noticed something. Every time she moved her hand, the water seemed to follow her. The military woman raised a brow, placing the pan to the side as she moved her hand around.
Sure enough, the strip from the faucet followed her motion, causing her to shut it off, shaking her head. Air, Earth, Water...
The brunette shook her head, leaning against the counter as she tried to get her mind off things. It had been a while since she had gone to a bar. Perhaps today she could go and pick someone up. The last girl had been...well...very talented.
She smirked at the memory, feeling herself heat up...
Korra let out a freaked out yelp as she noticed her hand was on fire, quickly turning on the faucet to put it out. She took deep breaths, slowly turning it to see the damage but finding none. What in the name of the Spirits...
'You're a Firebender,' a voice said, making her jump.
"What?" she managed to ask.
'You are a Firebender, you cannot be burned by the fire you create.'
"Who are you?"
'I am Raava, the Spirit that now resides within you.'
Korra gulped nervously. "In me?" Now she was sure she had gone mad. "I-I don't understand."
'Your friend, Asami, asked for my help,' the Spirit explained. 'In order to keep you alive we were fused together. I am the reason you can Bend the elements.'
"You're the presence I felt," the Water Tribe woman realized. "When the missile hit me. You helped me."
'I did.'
The brunette furrowed her brow, leaning against the countertop as she rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "Tell me about what happened."
"What the hell just happened!"
"I don't know! One second she was on the ground and the next she was all glowing and-"
"What do you mean she was glowing?"
"Her eyes lit up pure white and then -"
"What the hell is this kid?"
Green eyes narrowed as the video feed was cut. A couple of days ago, a report from the border camp between her rising Empire and Republic City had informed her of an attack. The missiles and other weapons that had been kept there had been destroyed, swallowed by the earth under the will of their attacker. The Metalbender at first thought her own soldiers had simply been incompetent but now looking at the video...
"Incredible," Baatar mused as he replayed the footage.
He had never seen such power come from one person, even the rising Nation's leader beside him. Whoever this person was had a lot of raw power, abilities beyond their imagination. Two out of the four elements bent to their will, and the glowing...
"Pull up any footage you can get from the border," the Metalbender commanded, her eyes never leaving the screen.
"There aren't any cameras in that area. We only had them in our camp."
"Check the surrounding areas. Gas stations, farms, anything. Find out who she is."
The man nodded his head, pushing his glasses back as he typed commands into his computer. He noticed there were a few factories along the highway as well as a gas station. The Nonbender hummed thoughtfully as he brought up his findings on the screen. The conquerer raised a brow when Baatar zoomed in on the face of their intruder, and she recognized her immediately.
"Colonel Korra Jordan," she said. "What a surprise to see her alive and well."
"The doctor informed us her injuries should've taken months to heal."
"Clearly that isn't the case anymore."
Baatar flinched at her tone, knowing she had wanted the Southern Tribe heir dealt with months ago. But it almost seemed as if fate had other plans for the brunette, and was refusing to let her die.
"I want her monitored closely," Kuvira finally ordered. "And..."
"Yes?"
Her green eyes met his. "I want that suit."
The raven haired beauty let out a loud sigh, rubbing her neck as she took more notes. For a couple of hours now she had been gathering all the information she could on the fusion between Raava and the other human. So far she had found quite a few similarities between him and the military woman. The only difference was that when he and the Spirit had remained together for too long, he'd been killed. Asami huffed. Was there something else missing?
"I thought I'd find you here," a familiar voice said.
"Mako, how'd you know where to find me?"
"Korra always talked about how you'd spend too much time in this tree." He shrugged. "What are you doing?"
The heiress sighed and stood, showing him her notes. "She knows about what happened in the South Pole."
He raised a brow. "How'd she take it?"
"She was upset at first," the engineer admitted. "But she also realized we did all of this to keep her alive."
The Firebender nodded, crossing his arms over his chest. "I told you we should have told her when you brought her here."
"Korra still had an open chest wound. How were we supposed to know she'd be able to Bend the eleme-"
"Wait, she can Bend now?" Mako asked. "That's impossible, she's a Nonbender."
"See for yourself."
The Lieutenant Colonel watched the images in the Tree of Time, seeing Korra Bend. His head tilted to the side before his eyes widened in realization. She had crossed the border into Earth Kingdom territory. He groaned as he turned around to leave, the heiress right behind him.
Korra furrowed her brow in concentration as she stared down the cup of water in front of her. The glass shook as she raised a hand, trying to get the liquid to drip out with little success. She sat back down and closed her eyes. It had seemed like second nature to her the first time, an easy task to split the earth in half. So why was it so hard now?
The door opened and she looked up to see the heiress and Firebender walk in. She smiled at them as a spark excitement took over. The Southern Tribe woman couldn't wait to tell them about her newfound abilities.
"Rhodey, you won't believe-"
"What the hell were you thinking?" the Lieutenant Colonel practically growled.
The tan woman furrowed her brow in confusion. What was he talking about?
"Do you have any idea what you could have caused? Kuvira could have declared war!"
Korra's gaze landed on her best friend. "You told him?" she asked the ravenette.
Asami sighed and shook her head. "He saw it in the Tree of Time."
The Colonel let out a groan, facing her comrade. "I know you're upset but I had it under control." She bit her lip. "Well, for the most part."
"This isn't funny, Korra. You're a military official, you know better. Not to mention they could have killed you."
"Kuvira isn't going to do anything. She lied about having war weapons and the country right now is too unstable." Any political idiot wouldn't risk that.
The Firbender rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "So you think she has plan?"
Korra nodded her head. "My intel says she's conquering each village, town and city one by one," the Colonel replied. "She isn't going to report my...crash in her territory."
"I've got some information for you," Asami cut in. "Based on what I saw at the Tree, the man Raava fused with-"
"Could Bend the four elements. She told me that."
The heiress blinked. "You've..."
"We've been communicating, well, sort of," Korra answered. "She's been giving me glimpses of what I can do. Watch this."
The brunette held out her hand, her brow furrowing until a small flame appeared. Mako and the engineer shared a look. It was truly odd seeing her Bend after so many years.
"What are you planning to do?" the Firebender asked.
Korra grinned, that cocky grin that was ingrained into her very personality. "I'm going to master all four elements."