Book Five: Resurrection

Chapter Three: Plagues

The early morning sunlight shines through the window of Mako and Bolin's apartment. Mako was already awake and getting his clothes ready for the day ahead of him. Unlike Bolin, who was still sound asleep in his snug bed and snoring up a storm.

"Oh, Opal. Of course I'll have some more pea tendril..." Bolin mumbled, smiling as he turned to his backside.

"Hey, Bolin. It's morning. Time to wake up." Mako grunted as he slipped into his jacket. Bolin groaned in response as Pabu hopped on top of him and began to lick his face. Bolin blushes and giggles.

"Opal stop it. That tickles..."

Pabu's licking eventually awakens Bolin. He rubs his eyes and looks at Pabu in surprise.

"Pabu?" Bolin looks at Mako. "I was...talking in my sleep, huh?"

Mako shakes his head. "Yeah. Let's just pretend that never happened."

Bolin nods his head. "Right." He quickly jumped out of bed.

"So. Have you heard from Korra lately. It's been pretty quiet around the city." Maki asked as he wrapped his scarf around his neck. "I swear. It's like were not even needed anymore."

Bolin sighed. "Yeah, I know. No offense to her but... everyone around here is so set on thinking that SHE was the one who saved the city from that giant robot. But I know for a fact that it was YOU who risked your life to blow it up."

Mako grinned. "Aw. Come on, bro."

"No. No. No. I'm serious. I've never lied to you and I won't start now. I won't stop 'till everyone knows who the real hero is. Right, Pabu?" Pabu crawls up Mako's leg and licks his hand.

Mako chuckles. "Well. Since you both agree, I appreciate that."

Their phone rings interrupting their conversation. Bolin answers. "Yello?"

A voice answered. "It's Beifong. I have a... situation here downtown. I need you and your brother here ASAP."

Bolin's smile instantly turned into a look of concern. "Oh...OK chief. We'll be right there." He puts down the phone and runs to his closet to get dressed.

"What's going on? Who was it?" Mako asked.

"It's Chief Beifong. She wants us to help her with a situation downtown. What do you think it is?"

"Maybe just the Triple Threat Triad. But...it could be something else. Something given more dangerous."

"Well let's not jump to conclusions just yet."

Mako opens the door and runs out. Bolin lifts Pabu and sets him down on the bed. "Ok, Pabu you stay here and don't move, OK? We'll be right back."

The brothers leave the room and drive off in their car.

Mako and Bolin pulled up behind Beifong. "It's about time you two showed up." She grunted.

Bolin steps out the car and turns to Beifong "What seems to be the problem?" Beifong turns and points to a shady looking man tied up in ropes behind her.

"Mako, you're the detective you tell me." The chief huffed.

Mako walks up to the mysterious man "So, who are you."

The shady man turned and looked Mako in the eye with a cold expression "too late."

Mako's expression changed "what do you mean, too late."

The shaded man chuckled and looked to the sky "You're too late!" Mako looks around and stares into the building behind the shaded man to see two figures wearing a certain black uniform run from out the back.

"Hey! Stop!" Mako runs after the suspicious figures and the building explodes causing Mako to fall back. Beifong turns to yell at Bolin and Mako "You two make sure he doesn't get away, I'll chase after those two!"

Mako slowly gets up "Yeah, got it!" Mako turns around to find a young male walking through the smoke towards the shady man.

"Well, well, you seem to have been captured by the authorities…" He said

"No, no I have not said a word!" The shady man panicked

"Well, we can't have you compromising our mission now can we." a blade suddenly appeared from sleeve of the male and grabbed the panicked tied up man.

"No, please I can still be of use!" The tied up man ranted

"Aaaaand out we go." The male threw the man into the fires of the building.

Mako yelled in shock. "Who...are...you?"

The male walked around in a circle "Well, I guess this is the part where I come up with a super cool name, but I can't really put my finger on what it should be...how about...Night Walker, that will do for now.."

Bolin bends the earth to launch a large stone "You monster!" Night Walker sliced the stone in two and turned to Mako

"Well I'll be going now I suppose, it was nice meeting you, Mako." Night Walker slowly stepped into the fires and disappeared.

Mako turns to Bolin in shock. "He, knows my name.."

Meanwhile back at air temple island Korra paces around the living room "I have to tell Mako and Bolin about this….and Asami too." Her eyes widen with realization. "Oh my gosh! Asami!" Korra began to shuffle through her room looking for things to take with her.

"Going somewhere?" Korra heard from a crack in the door, it was Pema

"Yeah.." Korra sighed "Just a bunch of saving the world from dangerous evil stuff, that sort of thing…"

Pema replied "You're not planning on going alone, before dinner?"

Korra chuckled a bit "Uh, no I'm planning on getting the gang back together but of course I'll stay till dinner."

Hours went by and Korra was now prepared to head off to Republic city, Tenzin was waiting for her on Oogi. "So where are you planning to go first?" Tenzin asked ready to fly off

"Well I was planning on grabbing Asami first and from there get Mako and Bolin." Korra said as she climbed up behind Tenzin.

Tenzin began to giggle "Asami first huh?"

Korra quickly replied "Just fly, please!" Korra arrives over to an in development warehouse in Republic City. "Thanks Tenzin." Korra said while walking into the warehouse.

"Korra!" Korra looked back to see Asami smiling

"Hey, didn't think you would be up here working so late!" Korra giggled a bit

"Well, Varrick's here trying to get his water car thing working and I'm here making sure he doesn't blow himself up." Asami sighed and Korra giggled.

They walked into a room filled with designs and papers of prototypes and plans, "Asami, there's something I need to talk to you about."

Asami looked back at Korra a bit saddened "What, do you mean?"

Korra stuttered in shock "No, wait not like in that type of way, in dangerous world saving stuff"

Asami sighed in relief "Oh, that's good...well not the dangerous... world in danger part, but…"

Korra cut her off "Yeah I know cause I have strong feelings."

Asami immediately turned to her and her eyes widened "Really?"

Korra stuttered "Uh, well Y'know-" A voice suddenly echoed through the warehouse "Zhu Li, do the thing!" suddenly a loud motor is heard and a small explosion afterwards.

Asami rushes out to see what happened Korra rushed after her. There was fire surrounding a prototype car "What happened?" Asami yelled

"Oh nothing, just have to calculate the spinning thingy with the diddley bob here and calibrate the foot placer!" Varrick coughed up smoke. Asami sighed and headed down to the testing site, Korra jumped off the stairs and air bent the flames away.

"Thanks Korra, now wasn't there something you wanted to talk about?" Asami asked.

"Well, I had a weird dream. Something about a dangerous threat who called my name, and it didn't end there. There was also disturbances in the spirit world and I even spoke with an old friend of mine about what's going on. Apparently its a weird evil spirit known as the Avatar Dragon, even Tenzin told me about him." Korra replied

"Wow, guess our short reign of peace didn't last that long after all." Asami sighed

"Nothing like a good old fashioned dangerous threat to spark the old noggin, am I right?" Varrick yelled while screwing off a wheel from the crisp car.

"Well what's our next move?" Asami asked Korra

"Well we'll need to get Mako and bolin in on this too and then we will go on from there." Korra said thinking.

Asami began to walk up the stairs "Well give me a minute to get ready." Asami hollered .

Varrick slid from under the bottom of the burnt car "So, by any chance would normal weapons work on this, Avatar Dragon?"

Korra thought about the idea for a moment "No, probably not.."

Varrick thought intensely on Korra's response. "Interesting." He said while feeling out his moustache and sliding back under the car.

"Alright I'm ready" Asami shouted walking down the stairs. Suddenly glass could be heard being broken from every window.

A tube rolls over towards Korra "What the…" Korra looked closely at the tube and read the logo imprinted on it. "Plague?" Korra mumbled. Smoke started to fill the room

"Korra!" Asami yelled chokingly

"Can't breathe.." Korra muttered and lost the feeling in her legs.

From the smoke came out a young male holding Asami over his shoulder "Well, its unfortunate we had to meet like this, I would have loved to have gotten your autograph...but buisness is business…"

"NO! Asami! Who...are...you?" Korra tried to shout but the numb feeling in her body began to overtake her.

"Zhu Li, the thing..." Varrick groaned as he jolted up, banging his head in the process and knocking himself out.

"Who, who, who. It's always names with you people, wouldn't you think knowing why is more important than who? But fine if that's soooo important to you Ive decided as of yesterday to be called Night Walker, have a nice nap, Korra." The man chuckled.

Korra, Varrick and Zhu Li, all passed out due to the smoke's effect and the young man walked right out the front door with Asami as a hostage.