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Lin had reluctantly taught her pupil Metalbending earlier in the month. Though the Chief of Police would never admit it, Korra was a natural born Earthbender: stubborn, strong and dedicated. So it was no surprise when the young woman manipulated the element to her will despite Beifong's teaching methods.

After a long day of practice the military woman decided to reward herself and attended a local bar downtown. She had been helping Asami by testing different parts of the suit she was building. For the most part, the testing went well and other times Korra wanted to dismantle that stupid little bot that kept following her around with the extinguisher.

Currently, Korra was enjoying the benefits of her reward, closing her eyes in pleasure as her companion for the night bit a tender spot on her neck. "I bet I can make you beg," the woman purred between kisses.

The Colonel laughed in response, wrapping an arm around the brunette's waist. "One thing, the most important thing you should know about me, babe, I never beg."

June's lips twitched at the challenge. "We'll see about that. Want to get out of here?"

The Waterbender nodded her head and a taxi drive later, they were at her companion's home, walking up the stairs to her apartment. June would pin the eager, shorter woman against the wall as they went up, unbuttoning her shirt in the process. She couldn't wait to see if the rumors were true about the Water Tribe native.

After what felt like an eternity they finally entered the apartment, their bodies set on fire as they discarded their jackets on the floor. The dark haired woman fell back on the bed as her blue eyed companion crawled on top of her, their lips separating briefly so that she'd take off her shirt. Then their pants. June was ravenous, her hands tangling in Korra's short hair, pulling her close for a fierce kiss, teeth clicking.

Without warning she flipped their positions, pinning the Colonel on the bed as she assaulted her neck. Korra immediately felt herself panic, her chest constricting, the feeling of lust leaving her. She pressed her hands on the woman's hips, trying to flip their positions again only for her arms to be pinned above her, the taller woman nipping at her skin, biting hard enough to leave a mark.

"Stop," the Water Tribe woman managed, the feeling in her chest started to cloud her head.

June smirked in response, biting the skin between her lover's shoulder and neck harder. "Make me." Her hand pressed against the lean muscle of Korra's stomach.

The military woman closed her eyes tightly, shaking her head. She couldn't breathe. Her chest was closing. Sweat was building at her hairline. She had to get her off. She had to.

"Get off me."

A chuckle. "Beg."

June didn't know what hit her. One minute she was unbuttoning her companion's shirt and the next she was on the floor, the Water Tribe woman finally having knocked her off. The brown eyed woman stood and yelled as she covered her eye, cursing.

"What the hell is your-"

The woman stopped when she saw the Colonel stand, staggering as she grabbed her head. Her eyes were flickering between white and their normal blue trying to control the force that threatened to take over. She couldn't freak out right now, she couldn't have that power coursing through her right now.

Before June could say anything else she curled herself into the corner of the room, watching as the woman she had planned on spending the night with threw around everything in her path,flipping the bed as if it were nothing.

Korra could feel herself slip away, the panic still fresh in her mind a she struggle for control. Flashes blocked out her vision. She was in the South Pole, Ben was on top of her, his hands on her chest. The military woman could feel herself slip away but her comrade wouldn't let her.

"Stay with me," he said as he added more pressure on the wound. "Don't you dare die."

Grenades were going off.

Bullets flying everywhere.

There were screams.

Who was screaming?

"Ben, we need to get out of here."

"I'm not going to leave her!"

"We're not telling you to! But we need to get out of here!"

He looked down at his commanding officer, trying to figure out how to move her when he saw something and ducked, using his body as a shield...

Korra finally stopped. Panting as she looked around the room, the destruction she'd caused. The woman was cowering in a corner, no longer as aggressive as she had been. She stepped towards her, hands outstretched plaintively, but June panicked, grabbing a wooden plank to use if the military woman got any closer.

"I-I'm..."

"Get the hell away from me!" the woman yelled. "Don't you dare touch me!"

The Colonel looked down at her bloody knuckles, watching the little cuts heal. She shook her head and stepped away, not caring that she was half dressed, and ran out of the apartment.

When Mako received the phone call from the Colonel telling him what she had done, he left mid-date to meet her. The Lieutenant Colonel called the Sato heiress as he drove to the brunette's location, giving her the shortened version. He had heard how scared Korra was and he couldn't help but wonder why she'd snapped. From what he had heard from the military woman's lovers, she was a pleasurable bed mate, never losing her cool. So why had she this time?

He parked his car, spotting the Waterbender on the sidewalk. Mako noticed her state of dress, wearing only her usual sports bra as a top, her jeans askew. He quickly took off his jacket and threw it over her shoulders, gently and carefully wrapping his arms around her smaller frame. Korra allowed this, still shaking from recent events.

"Hey, I'm right here," the Firebender began gently. "Ty to relax."

"Rhodey I didn't mean to hit her, I swear, I didn't mean to." She hadn't. But she hadn't been able to breathe...

He nodded his head, leading her to the edge of sidewalk before sitting her down. "I know. Everything is going to be okay."

Moments later the billionaire arrived, her boots thudding against the cement before stopping and kneeling in front of her friend. The Water Tribe woman flinched when the ravenette placed a hand on her shoulder. Asami looked up at the Lieutenant Colonel who simply shook his head, his arm wrapping around the darker skinned woman.

The engineer stood and took a deep breath before walking up the stairs and into the apartment of the woman the Korra had struck. It wasn't hard to find given the open door and the mess. When Mako had called to tell her what happened she had simply grabbed her purse and dug up as much as she could on June, her best friend's latest one night stand.

The woman came out the bedroom, wooden plank in hand, wearing nothing but her undergarments. Asami didn't say anything in response and June smirked as she put the piece of wood down. She already knew why Asami was here.

"Are you June Harler?" the engineer asked.

"Depends."

An impatient sigh escaped the heiress. "Look, I think we both know why I am here."

"To cover up for what the blue eyed freak did," June answered. "I saw it, how she picked up the bed like it was nothing. Not to mention the glowing eye thing. Wonder what the press would think of that?"

The heiress didn't respond other than to take out her check book and a pen, scribbling an amount before handing it over. The woman's eyes widened and she let out a whistle. That was a whole lot of zeroes.

"I'll also be giving you a one way ticket to the Fire Nation, where you're from. I'm sure there will be a flight available tomorrow night. Maybe sooner."

"What if I don't accept?" A cruel twitch of the lips. "I can call the police right now, have her arrested. What then?"

The ravenette's green eyes narrowed slightly. She dealt with thugs in suits most everyday when her father couldn't make it. June was a bug compared to that. "If you speak to anyone about what happened tonight you're going to have a lot more to worry about."

"Oh, really? Why's that?"

"You're going up against a Sato. You won't win."

A dramatic sigh. "Well I guess this could do for now," June replied putting the check away.

"That's all you'll be getting from me. You try to blackmail me and I won't have a problem taking you to court. It'll be Korra's word against yours and judging by your criminal record..." A smirk graced lipstick faded lips. "I don't think you need me to finish. Take the money. Leave the city."

June nodded her head. "Sure thing, Miss Sato."

With that, the engineer turned around and went back down the stairs, finding the pair where she had left them. She took a deep breath and went over, gently telling Korra it was time to go home. The military woman nodded solemnly before standing, making a move to take off the jacket. The Firebender shook his head, telling her to hold on to it for the night and she whispered a thanks before going to the car.

Asami and Mako shared a look.

Beifong had been working her harder since they got into the Metalbending stage of her training. For the most part she didn't mind it but ever since the incident with the woman from the bar... The Water Tribe native hadn't been the same. Feeling on edge and the lack of sleep hadn't been helping either.

Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes watched from the sidelines as his friend practiced, looking for any indication that the younger woman should call it a day. He had noticed her edginess and knew it was only a matter of time before she snapped, and given her newfound abilities, he didn't know what she was capable of.

"Still practicing," the heiress commented as she stood next to the Firebender.

He nodded his head in response. "She isn't looking too good. Beifong isn't helping."

The engineer hummed in response, her green eyes studying the Colonel. She too was concerned about the lack of emotion from the younger woman. After she had picked her up and brought her back to the mansion, Korra hadn't said a word, had simply gone inside her room and shut the door. The raven haired beauty watched her digress back into the person she had been after the bombing, once again helpless to do anything.

"You're going to have to do better than that," Lin taunted as she added more pressure.

Korra grit her teeth, pushing away the metal boards surrounding her only to find them closing in on her. The younger woman felt herself start to panic, sweat rolling down the side of her face. She didn't like where the Metalbender was going with this.

Lin grinned when she felt her student's hold waiver and took it as the opportunity she had been looking for. Slamming her palms together, the coats of metal built a box around the military woman, trapping her inside. Mako and Asami stood, immediately knowing the Chief of Police had made a fatal mistake.

For a moment nothing happened, then...

Without warning the sheets of metal flew in all directions, the Metalbender herself being knocked back against the wall. Beifong stood with a grunt, her eyes narrowing dangerously before widening slightly. The woman in front of her looked like her pupil, but her expression was menacing, angry, her eyes were glowing.

"What the hell..."

The Colonel raised her arms, two large chunks of rock rising at her will. She launched one to her Earthbending master, barely giving her any time to dodge before throwing the other one. Lin raised pillars of earth in response, intending to return the attack when the heiress stepped between them.

"No! Stop! Don't hurt her!"

"Get out of my way, Sato," Lin growled in response. "I don't know what's going on here but I'm going to bring her down."

"She's scared," Asami defended, trying to reason with the older woman.

The military woman's eyes narrowed at the engineer's choice of words, clenching her hands and causing the earth to shake.

"Look at what she's doing!"

The heiress held a hand up, turning to look at her friend, ignoring her hostile appearance. She tried to approach her but the younger woman backed away, raising chunks of rocks in warning.

"Korra, it's me, Asami," she began gently, carefully. "You aren't in any danger."

The Colonel's jaw clenched and she slammed the chunks down on the ground in response, a warning, a threat. She spotted a sheet of metal and focused her attention on it, pulling it apart and throwing the pieces.

Lin made a move towards her but Mako grabbed her arm, shaking his head before the woman pulled out of his hold, scowling and crossing her arms across her chest. Seemed everyone but her had a death wish.

"Korra?" the heiress tried again. "Everything is okay. I'm right here. Rhodey's here."

Her hand reached out and carefully, slowly, she grabbed the dark skinned woman's shoulder. Korra's vacant eyes zeroed in on the hand and the green eyed woman, somewhere in the back of her mind recognizing her. She pulled away, staggering. Slowly she felt the power fade away and she fell to her knees, barely able to hold herself up.

The Firbender went over to her, helping her sit as the heiress approached them, her green eyes meeting blue once again. Her friend was back.

"Hey, how are you feeling?"

Korra blinked, looking around the training grounds. "Tired." A paused. "I-I did this."

"You weren't yourself."

The military woman could feel a knot form in her throat. What was happening to her? She
looked up at her oldest friend, hand gripping Asami's in the sparse space between them, her lifeline back to sanity most days it seemed. "You brought me back."

Asami smiled in response, grabbing her hand. "Always."

The General sat at the bar, drinking his usual. It was still early but he'd already had a long day. Kuvira had started to force any troops that had entered Earth Kingdom out. The Firebender had tried to contact her but Baatar, her second in command, wouldn't allow him to to speak to her. So reluctantly, he had been forced to call back his troops, fearing retaliation.

"Care to buy me a drink?"

Iroh scoffed and took a swing. "Ready to be with a real man?"

A chuckle. "You'd be surprised how manly she could be."

He turned to face the woman, raising a brow when he spotted the bruise below her eye, coloring her cheekbone. She noticed him staring and chuckled, taking his drink and finishing it. June waved the cup and the military man nodded at the bartender. Maybe this little conversation wouldn't be too bad.

"Did she do that?"

"I really shouldn't say," the dark haired woman answered as her drink was served.

Iroh smirked, scooting closer to her, wrapping an arm around her waist. "Is that any way to repay an old friend?"

June hummed in response. Her flight wouldn't be leaving for another hour... And she had been left unsatisfied two nights ago... "I really shouldn't," she repeated. "But for old time's sake." The General nodded his head, asking her to continue. "Your Colonel is a freak."

The Firebender chuckled in response. "Tell me something I didn't know."

"No, you don't understand." The raven haired woman looked around, as if what she was about to say was a big secret. "Her eyes glow."

Iroh raised a brow. "Her eyes glow?" A nod. "Well that's one I haven't heard."

"I'm serious, Iroh, there's something wrong with her," June replied. "The Sato girl even gave me a large check so I wouldn't tell anyone."

"She should get a refund."

She punched his arm in response. "That freak hit me. I could have pressed charges. Still can."

"But you won't," he replied.

She nodded. "I won't." Her lips twitched as her thumb went down the Firebender's lip. "Now how about a reward for this valuable information? This is my last day in the city."

Iroh smirked in response. He had been hoping to get lucky. Perhaps the day hadn't been a complete failure.

The Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes sat in the General's office, waiting impatiently. After the practice incident, the Water Tribe woman had taken some time off to get her mind off things. The Firebender and heiress explained to the Chief of Police what had happened and asked her to keep it confidential. Lin warned her pupil that another incident like that and she wouldn't hold back anything.

The door opened and both military officials turned to see Iroh come in, giving the pair a curt nod before taking a seat behind his desk. Korra could already feel this wasn't going to be a pleasant conversation.

"Are you going to tell us what this is about?" Mako asked.

"I had the most...unpleasant conversation about you, Colonel Jordan," the General answered, his gaze on the Southern Tribe native.

Her jaw clenched. "Is there a point to this?"

"June Harler. Does the name ring a bell?"

"General Iroh, you are out of line-"

"I believe I asked Colonel Jordan," Iroh interrupted, his gaze not shifting from the military woman. "Care to explain how she ended up with a bruise on her face."

"Why are you asking me if you already know," Korra replied. "Did you expect me to deny it?"

"I expect you to report these sort of incidents to me."

Her eyes narrowed at that. "I don't have to report anything to you." She stood, heading for the door when he called after her, causing her to stop. He was really getting under her skin.

"If you want to stay at this base, you're going to have to report to me from now on. Every move, every decisions, every training exercise."

The Colonel came back towards him, ready to give him a piece of her mind when Mako stood and held back. He shook his head and she pulled out of his hold, fixing her uniform before leaving, slamming the door behind her.

"You are out of line," the Lieutenant Colonel growled defensively.

"The only one out of line here is you," Iroh answered. "I outrank you."

"No, you don't actually. Your jurisdiction is over the United Nations officials, not me."

"A military official injured a citizen. And if I recall correctly, destroyed property as well while in a rage." He paused for a moment, his gaze meeting the military man in front of him. "Not to mention these new abilities of hers. 'Eyes flashing white.' What the hell happened to her in the South Pole?"

"That isn't any of your concern."

"It is now," the General replied standing up. "You and Asami have been trying to cover for her but the truth is that she isn't ready to be back. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what's wrong with her."

"Her father is aware of the situation and still wants her in charge of his troops. She's doing better."

Iroh scoffed in response. "Yeah the Harler woman would say otherwise," he countered. "Now I'm going to tell you again. From this moment on, Colonel Korra Jordan is on probation until further notice. If she breaks probation I'll have he privileges in this base revoked, is that clear?"

Mako chuckled dryly, shaking his head. "You know, I never thought you'd stoop this low." The Lieutenant Colonel leaned against the desk. "I've been playing nice and letting you run things. But I'm warning you. Make a move against Korra, and it'll be the last one you'll make in this base."

Korra let out a sigh as she laid down on the bed, one arm behind her head and the other scratching behind the white fluff ball's ears. Naga let out a sound of approval causing the dark skinned woman's lips to twitch. It seemed like such a long time since she'd been able to have some time to herself.

Beifong had given her a few days off after the incident and since the General now wanted a play by play, she was spending less time at the base. She hated it but there was no way she was going to report to a dick like Iroh. The Firebender relished putting her down and finding an excuse to throw her off the premises.

Mako had assured her that she should go about things normally but a part of her told said that perhaps Iroh was right. Perhaps it would be a good idea to report to him in order to protect her troops, even from herself. Both her friends had been supportive, spending practically all their free time with her.

Though she couldn't deny her Firebending best friend's cooking skills, she found their attentiveness a bit irritating at times. She knew she shouldn't be alone but sometimes she just wanted to be able to think by herself.

'It's a good way to clear the mind'.

The Colonel furrowed her brow in response. It was still hard for her to wrap her mind around sharing her body with a Spirit but for the most part she didn't mind it.

"Yeah, that's why I like it." A pause. "What's with the glowing and the anger management stuff?"

'You are fused with me and as I share your body, my existence depends on yours. When endangered I am able to assist,' Raava answered. 'As for what happened with that woman, I don't think you need me to explain.'

The military woman sighed, turning on her side. She had feared that her Waterbending master was correct but there was no question about it. She had PTSD.

'You suffered a traumatic event, Korra. Something many humans do not walk away from.'

"I miss them," Korra admitted quietly. "There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about what I could have done differently."

'I know. I live within you,' the Spirit replied. 'You must not dwell in the past. It was your destiny to survive.'

"But why? Why me?"

'I do not know. Only time will tell.'

"Korra?"

The Colonet sat up and blinked. Was that... No. It couldn't be. Asami hadn't told her anything...

"Mom?" she called out as she opened the door to her room.

"Korra!" her mother greeted hugging her child tightly. The military woman returned the embrace, still surprised at the unexpected visit. "You look so thin, have you been eating?"

She nodded. "Mako's been cooking almost all week." A pause. "Not that I'm not happy to see you here but-"

"I wanted to see how training was going," her father interrupted. The Colonel straightened and saluted her father before he embraced her as well. "Its good to see you, Korra."

"It's good to see you too, Dad."

"I've prepared the guest room," Asami said as she walked over to the family. "I'll wait for you to settle in and then maybe we can take a trip downtown? I already called Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes, he'll be joining us."

Korra sighed in response. Just when she thought she would be able to spend time alone.