Make A Move
Korra marched into city hall with a slight scowl. The spirit portal amusement park has bothered her for the last two days. She wanted some answer but spending time with Asami was far better. Plus having Kuvira around made it better. The girl was fun to tease.
"Avatar." The receptionist said bowing.
"Hi Ming." Korra said returning his bow. "Is the President around?"
"He's in his office." Ming said taking his seat again. He looked through his planner and nodded. "You came just in time. He has a bit of free time." He said smiling at her.
"Thanks Ming." Korra said waving over her shoulder as she jogged over to the elevator. Korra hummed along to the elevator music as she waited to get to the top floor. "I never understood why the head people need to the top floor. If there was some sort of emergency it is unlikely that they would make it." She said out loud to herself. She quickly strode out of the elevator and gave a bow to the security guards before walking into his office. "Raiko." Korra said bowing.
"Avatar." Raiko said returning the bow. "Want do I owe the visit to?"
"Spirit Portal Amusement Park." Korra stated as she sat down in one of the chairs in front of his desk.
Raiko sighed rubbing his face as he sat back down. "His name is Ghong Dei and he just moved to the city."
"From where?" Korra asked.
"I'm not sure his records didn't say but he does have a lot of money. He hasn't stopped waving it around since he got into town." He sighed rubbing his temple. "Then he comes in trying to flash his wealth around while you were gone on vacation. Trying to bribe me into letting him build the park. Saying it's just what this town needs to bring in more people. Of course I turned him down."
"Cabbage Corp picked him up?" Korra questioned.
"It was really the other way around." Raiko explained. "As I said he has a lot of money."
"So what are they trying to do? Get the project moving?" Korra wondered.
"Well they would be if I signed the permits but I'm not." Raiko said with a shrug. "Besides the obvious reasons of it being wrong and unheard of. It wouldn't do anything but piss off the spirits and make you angrier than you are now."
"And we wouldn't want that." Korra tsked.
"Indeed so you have nothing to worry about. You can also ignore all the flyers." Raiko insisted.
"Korra." Raava said speaking to her in her head.
"Yes?" Korra said closing her eyes. Raiko looked on confused.
"Let him do it. Let the guy get permission to build." Raava said.
"What?! Why?" Korra asked confused and angry all over again.
"Calm down Korra I would never do anything to intentionally hurt the spirit world." Raava in soothing voice.
"Then why?" Korra asked.
"Trust me on this one." Raava said.
Korra could just feel the smile in her voice. Raiko jumped surprised when she opened her eyes again. "Sign the permits." Korra said.
Raiko blinked. "What?" He asked dumbfounded.
"Raava wants you to sign the papers." Korra said with a shrug. "I'm guessing she has something planned. Sort of like a lesson."
"One headache after another." The President said sighing.
Korra giggled. "I don't plan on being a headache for much longer."
"It's not only you. The Triads are also a headache Lin says they're close on breaking them and arresting everyone but I don't know." Raiko said sighing again. "I'm not so sure but what do I know I'm just the President." His only real job was signing papers, making appearances, and talking to the people. Anyone with a good head on their shoulders could do that. A leader shoulder be a little more involved but what could her do besides step on someone's toes. He knows that you shouldn't step on the toes of the people who keep the city safe.
"Don't worry about it President." Korra said as she got to her feet. "We'll take care of it. You don't need to worry about it."
"I'll leave it you then." Raiko said waving at her as she left his office. He turned his bored look to his window. The city didn't have any problems this high up.
Asami groaned as she looked at the stacks off paperwork she had to deal with.
"Groaning won't get these papers signed any faster." Yama said sorting a pile out for her.
"You're my assistant why didn't you just sign them?" Asami asked pouting as she got back to work.
"One it's illegal to signs someone else's name and two because you know you would have preferred to sign them yourself." Yama said rolling her eyes. Her boss was being much more whiney than usual.
"Ok but why is there so much?" Asami asked glaring as she tried to read some of them before signing.
"Well there are people who want to by your mocking bird machine. Then there are others who are interested in our company's cars, planes, airships, ships, bikes, etc. Basically anything that you made. I guess people are finally seeing that you are nothing like your father." Yama glanced at her to see the small smile on Asami's face. She hesitated before saying the next part. "And I guess dating the Avatar doesn't hurt." The smile dropped from red stained lips and she cringed when green eyes found hers.
"Is there a problem with me dating Korra? Are you put off by it or something?" Asami asked in a quiet firm voice.
"N-No ma'am! That's not what I'm saying I swear!" Yama said hurrying to clear this up.
"Then are you applying that the reason anyone is even giving us the time of the day is solely because of my relationship with Korra. So that there might possibly be a chance for them to get close to her." Yama could tell by her tone that Asami would crush anyone who even dared get close to the Avatar with such attentions.
"No I'm not saying that either." Yama said shaking her head. "I'm only trying to say that the people have been thrown for a loop for such a long time and maybe seeing the Avatar trust her heart to someone who people claim have some kind of ill intentions. Seeing the Avatar look like the happiest woman in the world. They decided to do anyway with the past and start new. Give you a chance like they do everything else."
Asami stared at her a long time before she finally looked away. "I'm sorry for being rude."
"No it was my fault for saying things like that in the first place." Yama said relieved that Asami wasn't angry.
"I'm happy you said it. It puts some of the thoughts I had floating around in my head to rest." Asami said breathing out her nose.
A knock on the door drew their attention. "Hello?" Kya said sticking her head in.
"Kya!" Asami said excitedly.
"Sorry but there was no one at the desk so I let myself in. I didn't mean to interrupt your meeting." Kya said rubbing the back of her neck embarrassed.
"It's alright and I'm sorry for not being at the desk. I'm Yama. Asami's assistant." Yama said bowing.
Kya returned the bow. "It's alright I'm one of..." Kya trailed off not sure what she was to Asami. She didn't really think she was the woman's friend. "Friend?"
"Kya's more than a friend." Asami told Yama. "Was there something that I could do for you Kya?"
"Oh no I just stopped by to bring you lunch." Kya said holding up a bag of food. "You texted me this morning that you're probably going to be really busy so I thought steak rolls and potatoes might do you some good." She laughed at the way Asami's eyes lit up.
Asami shook herself out of it. "That is if Yama allows it."
Yama jumped when Asami turned her best puppy dog eyes on her. She sighed loudly. "Fine but you only get an hour and nothing more. Then we get back to work and I don't want to hear another complaint. I want to get this paper work done today." Yama told her as she gathered her things and made her way to the door.
"Yes!" Asami cheered. Yama stopped and looked back at the other two women before she left. "Kya hurry I'm dying." Asami groaned holding her stomach as it growled.
"Well you going to keep dying until you clean off this desk. We are not ruining your work." Kya said frowning at her as she crossed her arms.
Asami sighed as sat up and got to work moving stuff around. She stifled her laughter as she noticed Asami was chanting. "Meat meat potatoes." And it looked like she was drooling a little.
She shook her head as she headed out. I work for a child. She thought as she made her way to the elevator. "They are definitely closer than friends."
Korra sat back against comfy couch pillows patting her stomach. "Us WaterTribe women are such great cooks."
"I can cook to you know." Lin said down as well.
"Yeah but Kya is the best." Korra decided.
"Yeah she is." Lin said with a dopy smile.
Korra poked her in the side with her toe. "Eh stop it. I don't need you melting over Kya when she's not here."
Lin huffed taking Korra's foot off her and laying them in her lap. "I don't say that when you're thinking about Asami."
"Well yeah cause I'm not a pervert like you are." Korra said turning her nose up at her.
"Lies get you nowhere in life kid." Lin said reaching over and thumping her in the head.
"Hey don't be mean when I come baring good news." Korra said pouting.
"Oh yeah and what is it?" Lin asked giving her her undivided attention.
"Raava has a plan." Korra said throwing her hands up in the air.
That was unexpected. The spirit never really talked unless important. "About what?" Lin asked confused.
"She told Raiko to give Cabbage Corp the ok to build the Amusement Park for Ghong Dei." Korra said.
"What!? Why would she do that?" To say Lin was shocked would be an understatement.
"That was my exact reaction!" Korra said glad that she wasn't the only one thinking it was crazy. "Apparently she's going to teach them some kind of lesson."
"A don't mess with the spirits kind of lesson." Lin said thinking out loud. "I'm guessing it will be funny to watch."
"If not a little bit dangerous." Korra added.
They were quiet before they both looked at each other. "I'm going!" They spoke at the same time.
Korra cracked first laughing as she held her stomach. Lin couldn't stop herself from laughing if she tried.
Asami munched happily away on her food. Kya smiled as she looked at her. "I see food is the way to your heart. Besides Korra that is." She teased.
"I can't help that you both cook amazing food and Korra happens to give me great sex." Asami said pointing her steak roll at her before popping it in her mouth.
Kya rolled her eyes smile only growing. "I see busy is booming."
"Yeah for how long this time?" Asami said looking at her plate. "Sometimes I wonder should I have just let this place run itself into the ground and opened myself a garage." She said rolling a potatoe around. "It's been a constant headache since I took this seat."
"If you're unhappy then why did you jump on it so readily?" Kya asked confused. "It's easy for anyone to see that your true passion has always been engineering and inventing."
"Because it was my fathers and at the time it felt like I was saving him in some sort of way. This company was his life." Asami said with a small shrug.
"And you weren't." Kya said saying what she wouldn't.
"It's ok because everything worked out." Asami said giving her a weak smile taking a sip of her drink.
"Really? Because from where I'm sitting it looks like you still got the short end of the stick." Kya said placing a comforting hand on top of Asami's hand. "Look I'm not another person trying to tell you how to live your life or even the choices to make. I'm just saying think about some changes." She said squeezing her hand. "I just want you to be happy."
"Thanks Kya." Asami said squeezing her hand back.
Kya smirked. "Well since you're done eating I guess I can throw this food away." Asami gasped and started eating with much more vigor. Kya smiled as she watched her eat.
Kuvira had just finished going through her morning routine of the bending forms. She wiped the sweat from her head. Since she wasn't inside anymore and Asami's yard was huge she could practice without worry. She made sure the magma had completely cooled down. She didn't want Naga to hurt herself. She figured that the other two woman were up by now but she wasn't really hungry yet and she wanted to leave them to their morning. A morning run seemed much more appealing to her right now. She tossed Naga's fur before jumping over the gate. She was surprised when she looked back and seen the polar bear dog had followed her. She laughed a light airy sound as Naga caught up.
"Think you can keep up girl?" She teased the animal. Naga huffed bumping into her and then breaking into a full sprint. Kuvira laughed harder as she chased the polar bear dog up the road. "I'm the greatest earth bender alive!" Kuvira yelled as she passed Naga. "You've got to do better!"
Naga gave a playful growl as she gave chase. Kuvira giggled as she and the polar bear dog returned to the Sato back yard. She used seismic view to see if they were alone. She noticed Naga sniffing the air and gave her a good pet.
"Go eat and leave them be. They probably just want to play." Kuvira whispered to her. Naga licked her before making her way to her own home that Asami built for her.
Kuvira shook her head as she headed to the cottage. She didn't want to call the kids out because they went through a lot of trouble just to hide from her. She kept up her seismic view as she got in the shower. She couldn't help laughing at the kids.
"Do you have the dirt?" Meelo whispered to Ikki.
Ikki nodded pointing to the sack of dirt on her back. Ikki sighed as Meelo glided down off the roof of the house to the cottage door. "I still don't think this is a good idea." She said flying down to his side.
Meelo crossed his arms and glared at her. "Well I do! You've been said for a couple days now. Really since the last time you've talked to her. I know you miss her but you won't just got talk to her even though she said you could!" He threw his arms up in the air frustrated. "
That's because she's had a lot going on and she has been busy getting adjusted to her new life." Ikki said shrugging her shoulders as she kicked at the ground. "I don't want to bother her."
"Yeah well I don't want to see you sad anymore." Meelo said going over and removing the bag of dirt from her. "I know that I never really new you because you had to hold back and couldn't fully be yourself but..." Meelo trailed off as he poured the dirt in front of Kuvira's door and smoothed it out. "I loved you away because those times that you were happy and smiling were some of my favorites. When I look away from you I want the smile to stay on your face not drop. I know you're not pretending but I also know you can't keep it up for long. And Jinora-" He stopped. "Anyway if we have to bother Kuvira for you to be happy again then we'll do it. I'm positive she won't be bothered." He took his finger and wrote Kuvira's name in the dirt.
Ever since Ikki had revealed herself to be the Ea Alii. Their family hadn't really been the same. Ikki was acting the way she was. Tenzin was trying hard not to say anything because he had promised not to treat Ikki any different but it was still there. A look from Ikki usually shut him up. Jinora distanced herself form them a lot. She made it a habit to try not to be around Ikki if she could help it. She would excuse herself if Ikki came in the room. Meelo could see that it hurt Ikki even though she never said anything. She would even go so far as to eat somewhere else or eat at a later time so she wouldn't bother Jinora. Meelo hated that because Ikki had done nothing wrong and Jinora was just being a butt.
"Thanks." Ikki said quietly as she lowered herself to the ground beside him. "What are we doing anyway?"
"Kuvira is an earth bender and the best one around so she should be able to write with this dirt. This way you won't actually be bother to her. She doesn't have to stop what she's doing to talk to you." Meelo explained starring at the dirt.
"Thanks butt munch." Ikki said fondly as she bumped his shoulder with his.
"No problem hurricane." Meelo said bumping her back.
Kuvira smile watching Meelo write her name. She waited until it looked like they were done with their talk before she wrote back. Meelo gasped watching the dirt smooth itself back out. Ikki smiled watching Meelo's name be craved into the dirt.
"Ikki misses you." Ikki read out loud before she gasped embarrassed. "Meelo!"
"What it's true and to the point." Meelo said shrugging as he waited for a reply.
"I miss her to." Kuvira wrote. "You guys came to play?"
"Yes!" Meelo wrote excited.
"I'll be out soon. Play with Naga." Kuvira wrote. An arrow formed next. It pointed in the direction of Naga's house.
"Race you there!" Meelo shouted jumping to his feet and blasting Ikki in the face with a gust of air. He shot off into the air giggling.
Ikki glared shaking her head. "You're going to pay for that."
Meelo flipped in the air sticking his tongue out at her. She tsked sending him flying into the air with the flick of her wrist. Meelo cheered with joy as he was blasted off into the sky. There was no other place that an air bender would like to be than in the air. He glided as he looked over at the city. Everything really looked peaceful up there. That also suited an air bender well. With all the non-violence things about them. He twisted creating a tornado and swirling his way back down to the ground. He spotted his sister and Naga looking up at him. He opened his wing suit at the last minute before he reached them. The other two were blasted in the face with all air behind him. Their hair stuck out at crazy angles as they gave him an annoyed looked.
"I think I went much higher that time." He said proudly.
Ikki rolled her eyes fixing her hair. "Try not to tell mom this time ok?"
Meelo laughed as Naga licked him. "Then don't tempt me." He mocked her with his hands on his hips.
Ikki smirked knocking him on his feet with a swift breeze to the head. "Naga look here!" Ikki said waving her ball around. Naga jumped up and down excitedly. Ikki giggled. "Sit girl." Naga sat but her tail and butt couldn't be still. "Go get it girl!" Ikki said sending the ball flying across the yard. Ikki laughed as Meelo tried to get the ball from Naga but they ended up rolling around on the ground.
"Looks like you're doing better." Ikki jumped turning around to see Kuvira smiling at her.
"H-Hi." She mumbled looking away.
"Is that the kind of greeting I get? As if I'm some kind of stranger." Kuvira fake pouted but Ikki could tell she was kind of hurt.
"I'm sorry that we popped up like this. Meelo noticed that I was feeling sort of down." Ikki said keeping her eyes firmly on the ground as she bounced from foot to foot. "And I guess I sort of was."
Kuvira cupped her cheek and tilted her face back up. "I really did miss you Ikki."
Ikki's eyes teared up her hand reaching up to cover Kuvira's. "I didn't want to bother you."
"You're never a bother to me." Kuvira said leaning down to kiss her forehead.
"You're my sister." Ikki cried harder at that.
Meelo looked over at the two girls from his spot on Naga's head. "Maybe now things will return to normalcy just for a second."
"Why are we at the park?" She asked. It was weird talking and not feeling her own lips move. It was times like this that she remembered her body wasn't her own anymore.
"Because I remembered this song from olden times and I want to see if it's popular." The spirit explained as he stretched relaxed back against the bench and looked around.
"That doesn't explain why we're at republic City Park." She said annoyed. "We could have just looked this up on the internet."
"What and miss the show!?" The spirit yelled shaking his head.
"What sho-"
"Hush and listen." He said having spotted kids on the playground getting ready to play a game. The wind picked up right as the kids started to sing.
One
Lin and Korra were playing cards on the couch. Korra was yelling at Lin because she was obviously cheating. Lin rolled her eyes as she showed her full hand of hearts.
Two
Asami was getting yelled at by Yama as she tried to hurriedly sign the documents and agreements thrown about her desk. Kya laid out on the couch laughing at her.
Three
Kuvira blew bubbles on Menlo's face after he gave her a bubble mustache. Ikki was snapping pictures of them with Asami's camera.
Four
She felt her face twist up as the spirit smiled something wicked.
The WaterTribe's are sinking down
Sinking down Sinking down
The WaterTribe's are sinking down
Help them Avatar
President Raiko starred down at the permits on his desk. He wordless signed his name across the bottom of them.
The Earth Kingdom is crumbling down
Crumbling down Crumbling down
The Earth Kingdom is crumbling down
Help them Avatar
Republic City carried on in its busy way. Cars filled the streets and people took over the sidewalks.
The Fire Kingdom is burning out
Burning out Burning out
The Fire Kingdom is burning out
Help them Avatar
The Spirit World was at peace as always. The spirits moved along with their daily life routines.
The Air Temples blew away
Blew away blew away
The Air Temples blew away
Help them Avatar
"Help them Yōso Horudā." The spirit mocked.
Explosions rained all over the city in different locations. Korra and Lin jumped to their feet as they heard and felt the explosions. Lin's phone went off a second later as she rushed to her room. Korra had already jumped out the window and was gone.
"Chief!" Mako yelled as Lin picked up.
"What's going on?" Lin yelled as her army clung to her body.
"Bombs went off all over the city. The triad are running wild in the streets." Mako panted out. "I'm chasing one now!"
"I'm on my way!" Lin yelled hanging up as she jumped in her car.
"Shit!" Kya yelled running to the window with the other two woman. Smoke and alarms had already started to fill the air. "I've got to get to the hospital!" Kya yelled turning on her heel and running towards the door.
"Kya!" Asami tossed her a bottle of water. "Take the stairwell!" Kya threw a wave over her should as she went out the door.
"Asami?" Yama questioned as Asami through off her heels.
"I'm sorry Yama." Asami said as she tore off her skirt and pulled up some pants. "I know you wanted this paperwork to be done today but I have to go." Asami said tying her hair up. Yama jumped a little as Asami put on her electric glove and tested it. "Take the rest of the day off and evacuate the building. Make sure they know not to return until they hear so from me." Asami put a hand on Yama's shoulder and squeezed. "Be safe."
"You to." Yama stressed nervously.
Asami chuckled. "This isn't my first time saving the city."
Kuvira jerked to her feet as they explosions traveled through her body. She rushed to the door but froze as she felt a large amount of spirit energy pulse and it was not Raava's. Her and Ikki made eye contact and nodded. Kuvira briskly walked back over and to a confused Meelo and pinched a nerve in his neck knocking him out.
"Naga!" She called for her pet. She could tell Naga knew something was up because she was nervous. She gently placed Meelo on her back. "I need you to protect him and the Island. Okay girl?" Kuvira asked as she coated Naga and Meelo in spirit energy. "Don't be scared girl and just stay focused on me." She instructed as Naga started to feel like she was floating. Naga blinked and they were on the Island. "I'll be back to get you later girl."
"I really need to practice that." Ikki said as she floated off to the side.
"Yeah it gets better in time." Kuvira said with a nod.
"You ready?"
"Yeah." Ikki said as they both started to glow.
"Did you have something to do with this?" She accused from where she was trapped in her mind.
"Truthfully I didn't. I'm just using someone else's stage to make myself known." The spirit said. "But no matter my answer you won't believe me so just stay quiet and watch before I silence you completely." She gasped surprised. "They have finally arrived." He said sickeningly delighted.
"Hey!" Kuvira shouted as her and Ikki looked up at the mysterious floating person.
"I'm so happy you're both here." The spirit said from behind his mask.
"It's a girl." Ikki said amazed.
"Ugh! It's rude to look at a person's chest and correctly guess there gender!" The spirit yelled down at her.
"Huh?" Ikki said confused. "I know you're a girl from your annoying whiny voice."
"Annoying!?" He shrieked.
"Who are you?" Kuvira asked watching them. "I can tell you are a spirit. Why are possessing that poor girl?"
The spirit smirked raising its hand and lightening danced around. "Yōso Horudā and the avatar aren't the only ones who souls call out to spirits." Kuvira and Ikki jumped apart dodging the lightening. "The darkness in her soul called out to me and answered." The spirit dodged the air strike Ikki sent at him. "If you don't believe me. Then why don't you just ask your dear Huǒ Gōngzhǔ the wonders I can do for her."
Kuvira growled eyes glowing green as she lifted pieces of the ground. "Do not every say her name again."
The spirit clapped as his whole body vibrated with joy. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" He was practically drooling from the way the two girls glared at him. "This is the kind of first meeting I was hoping for!"