Korra's Demons

by Moheart7

While Drago may have been the only KNOWN child of a demon sorcerer, the truth is that all 8 had their own spawn. Join Luna, daughter of Tso Lan as she and her servant, Pascal, a human turned demonic soldier, encounter many troubles as they follow Luna's estranged cousins to another world, where they plan to use copies of the talismans to destroy the Avatar and all she stands for.

3. Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Avatars and Demons

The next morning, after a pleasant night's sleep when the nightclub finally closed for the evening, something that Luna had earned after her fantastic performance the previous night, she and Pascal found themselves sitting around Sapphire and Yao's kitchen table helping themselves to a huge breakfast. By now both Luna and Pascal's injuries had healed up enough to be brushed off as mere scratches, even Luna stitches were able to be taken out, it may have taken far longer than usual but both of them were glad that there was at least some speed to their healing left. It was at this point in time that Yao and Sapphire began to witness the eating habits of their demonic guests. While Luna ate like a human would, albeit she used all four of her arms at once, Pascal on the other hand, opened up the disk in his chest, which reveal a small draw that he stuffed food and drink into before shutting it back up again, the resulting reaction caused the green gem in the disk to glow and a luminous green fluid flowed up the tubes connected to the disk, leading to the connection on his back and up into the two smaller tubes that led to each side of the jaw in his gasmask. At first Sapphire and Yao were somewhat nervous to what they had witnessed, but Luna quickly explained that it was the only way for Pascal to eat normal food without taking off his mask, thus exposing everyone to his lethal breath. Before long, proper introductions were made and all four of them were sharing stories over breakfast, in Sapphire and Yao's case, it was mainly about how they had opened up their nightclub 3 years ago and named it after their grandmother Onji because of all the stories she told them about when she had met the Avatar when she was a child in the Fire Nation's capital. This particular subject soon escalated into a deep discussion as to major details as to where Luna and Pascal were and its history, soon Luna and Pascal learnt all about events such as the 100 war with the Fire nation 70 years ago and how benders took part in it against the Fire Nation with the aid of an Airbender named Aang, who was also someone called the Avatar, the only being in existence who could master all four primary elements, Fire, Earth, Water and Air. Both demons listened intently to what the two twins began to tell them, how Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko transformed the Fire Nation colonies into the United Republic of Nations, a society where benders and nonbenders from all over the world could live and thrive together in peace and harmony. After finishing their story, the twins asked the most unwanted question Pascal and Luna heard at this point.

"So what brings you guys to Republic City?" Yao asked, sipping his tea.

"Because you guys certainly aren't from around these parts," Sapphire added. "In fact judging from the way you two look an act, I'd say you guys aren't even from this world."

Both Pascal and Luna winced at that, neither of them really wanted to say anything but so far these two did seem to be trustworthy, and after last night they did seem to like Luna more, albeit it was mainly because they were enchanted by her singing. Another thing they had to consider was the fact that these twins would definitely be a great asset due to actually having knowledge of how this world worked, plus having human alleys might make things easier should they need extra eyes and ears amongst the populace. Seeing no other option Pascal and Luna told them everything they needed to hear, starting from their battle in the Baseball stadium, leading up to their arrival in the alley and their new task of finding the talismans they had lost along with Luna's cousins, though they felt it was best to leave out the fact that Pascal had a knife to Yao's throat when the first met, a fact that both of them had agreed not to let his sister ever know about after some consideration. Soon enough Luna came to the conclusion of the story.

"So that's it," she said taking a gulp of tea. "As soon as we've fully healed up we need to start searching for my cousins and get the rest of the talismans back before they do any damage."

Needless to say Yao and Sapphire were astounded by what they had just heard, it was weird enough that there were two demons sitting in their kitchen but now there were five more skulking around Republic City somewhere? Not only that but the others have talismans that give them strange powers? Clearly there was going to be a lot of trouble if they're not found.

"Wow," Yao exclaimed. "That's heavy."

"Too right," Sapphire added. "I can't imagine what kind of people would try to kill their own kin like that."

Luna couldn't help but roll her eyes at that, of course that would be the response she would receive, after all Sapphire was only human.

"Understandable," she said. "I don't suppose you've seen anything… strange lately, have you?"

Knowing instantly what Luna meant by strange Yao and Sapphire looked at each other with thought, after a few moments both of them merely shrugged.

"Aside from you two, not really," Yao admitted with a shrug. "Well unless you count those Equalist dudes."

At those words Sapphire groaned and slumped her head on the table with despair, clearly the subject wasn't one that she liked in the slightest given the way she reacted just upon hearing it. Luna and Pascal on the other hand merely looked at the twins with confused expressions.

"Equalist?" Pascal inquired, raising an eyebrow beneath his mask.

"A bunch of morons led by some freak-show named Amon," sapphire explained, lifting her head up from the table. "I don't know what his problem is, but thanks to him there's a whole bunch of people rallying against Benders like me."

"It made things difficult for both of us because they consider ME a traitor to my kind because I side with my sister." Yao added.

If she had to be honest with herself Luna didn't really know how to respond to that, never in her life would she ever confide in humans with her problems and yet she couldn't help but relate to what they're going through, after all there isn't exactly a lot of sympathy for demon spawn either. Pascal on the other hand could only clasp his fists with silent rage, if there was one thing he couldn't stand it was discrimination, neither Yao or Sapphire knew about this but before Pascal even came into Luna's service he fought against those who practised such ideals. However that was one part of his life that was another thing both he and Luna had decided to keep to themselves, luckily Sapphire was there to change the subject before it went any further.

"Look I'm sorry for the whole first introduction thing," she said, much to everyone's surprise. "It's just that Yao and I have been together since birth and well, let's just say we need to look out for each other, you know?"

"I understand that," Pascal admitted, earning himself a small glare from Luna.

"But judging from you've told us, I'd say that your family is gonna be Mondo bad news if not dealt with," Yao pointed out. "So what's our next step?"

Everyone instantly raised an eyebrow at that.

"OUR next step?" Sapphire asked nervously, wishing desperately that her brother wasn't going where she thought he was.

"Oh come on Sapphire," Yao retorted with a deadpanned look. "Luna and Pascal can't search an entire city by themselves, I know we've got a club to run but that can be our job, we can use the club to keep an ear out for any weird stuff that's going on. And if I recall correctly you're the one that said 'Hail Luna' first."

At those words Luna couldn't help but put on a smug grin, just seeing the embarrassed scowl upon Sapphire's face made her morning.

"THAT was a spur of the moment," Sapphire said defensively. "The girl showed talent in music, and you and I both know that NOTHING can beat the power of music!"

Sapphire didn't realize it at first but as she spoke that last sentence she found herself rising from her seat, apparently her passion for music was so powerful she felt inspired by it. Quickly shrinking back into her chair, she covered her face in her hand to try to hide her embarrassment, Luna however merely looked at her with worry.

"I'm not gonna have to sing again am I?" she whispered to Pascal fearfully.

"Just give it a sec," Pascal whispered reassuringly, having a strong as to where this conversation was going.

Thankfully the twins didn't hear the two demons and continued their argument, with came to an abrupt end when Yao asked the final question.

"Sapphire," he said sternly. "What would Grandma Onji say?"

THAT was got her, apparently any mention of their Grandmother seemed to tug at Sapphire's heartstrings, Luna had to make sure Pascal made a note of that for the future.

"You can be REALLY evil when you want to, you know that?" she asked her brother with a scowl, only for her brother to smirk at her in response.

"I like this guy already," Pascal commented, admiring the young man's cunning.

Needless to say Luna shared in Pascal's newfound respect for Yao, he may not have been a demon but he certainly has the sneaky mind of one.

"Okay," Sapphire sighed with defeat. "What do want us to do?"

#

"And WHY are we doing this again?"

That complaint/question was all Yao and the two demons had to hear from Sapphire for the past hour, she may have tried to be the rational twin but for some reason she couldn't get her head around what was happening right now. For the past 2 hours, Yao and Sapphire had been walking all over Republic City with a pair of small dogs on leads, which in reality were Pascal and Luna using the Monkey Talisman to hide themselves while Yao and Sapphire acted as their owners. At first Luna wanted to try using the disguise she wore the previous night, but luckily Pascal had managed to convince her not to go with it, she may have been able to get away with her disguise while she was on stage, but if she tried wearing it in public she would just look like a weirdo.

"Sapphire for the last time, we're doing some recon work," Yao said rolling his eye, completely irritated for having to explain things AGAIN. "Pascal and Luna had never seen the city before, and they need to scour the area before they begin their search."

"I can understand that but why did I have to come along?" Sapphire complained. "I know I said I'd help but we got things to do for the club too, you know."

If Luna had a hand at this point, she would have face-palmed, just listening to these two argue with completely mind-numbing, she began to even wonder why she even let them stick around. As they travelled through the city, Pascal kept sniffing the air around him with his dog nose, to see if he could pick up any strange scents, more specifically anything related to either Luna's cousins or the missing talismans. During the walk, everywhere Luna looked something new always seemed to catch her eye, the old-fashioned cars, which were apparently called Satomobiles according to the twins, ran through the streets just like they would in olden-day new York, countless humans, all dressed in strange clothes swarmed the sidewalk. But the most amazing sight of all was the Aang Memorial Island a small island located in the centre of the bay that had a massive statue of who Luna assumed was Avatar Aang judging from the description Yao and Sapphire told them earlier that morning, sure enough the statue represented a teenage boy with a bald head dressed in what Yao described as traditional Air Nomad attire. Luna may not have fully understood its significance, but even she had to admit that the statue itself was fascinating. As all four of them continued on, each of them couldn't help but get wrapped up in their own thing, Yao and Sapphire continued to argue amongst themselves, Pascal was still on sniffing duty and Luna was all too fascinated by the sight, within moments, they all became so involved with their personal tasked, that they failed to see the giant ball of white fluff ahead of them, within moments, they all found themselves being knocked back to the pavement.

"Oh I'm so sorry," said another voice as a tanned hand was offered to help Sapphire up. "Guess Naga couldn't help but feel curious."

Looking up towards the one who spoke, both the twins, Pascal and Luna had come face to face with another human. By most standards she was quite beautiful, even Luna couldn't help but admit that, she had a strong build, tanned skin, dark brown hair tied up in three white bands, cerulean eyes and wore a blue fur-themed assortment of clothing. Clearly she was from one of the Water Tribes if Yao's info was correct, though this fact seemed a little redundant given the fact that the white furry beast, which this girl had referred to as Naga, was in fact a large hybrid of a Polar Bear and a dog, something apparently found in the poles in this world and one of the many hybrids that Pascal and Luna were told to expect here.

"No worries," Yao said politely, picking himself up while Sapphire took the girl's hand. "Could happen to anybody."

"Look I'm sorry to be a bother but I think I'm lost," the girl replied. "Do you know how to get to Air Temple Island from here?"

While Luna may have just snapped at the girl for being so bold, she had to remember that she and Pascal were still in disguise and thus had to be on their best behaviour until she had gone. Pascal on the other hand couldn't help but widen his eyes with shock, there was something particular about this girl that he had only just noticed that appeared to be of great importance.

"Of course we do," Sapphire said, answering the girl's question and pointing down the street in front of her. "Just head up this street and..."

However before Sapphire could finish her sentence, all of a sudden a red, expensive-looking Satomobile came driving down the street towards them and came to a stop just outside a shop across the road, upon seeing it Sapphire and Yao instantly obtained a look of fear.

"Uh, sorry girl we gotta go," Sapphire said nervously, suddenly pulling both her brother and Luna's lead with a quick tug. "Good luck!"

The looked at her with a confused expression upon her face as both the twins disappeared around the corner, at the speed they were going, they literally lifted the two small dogs right off the ground by their leads and pulled them like a heavy kite. Once they were sure that they were out of sight, Luna used the Monkey Talisman attached to her collar and undid their transformation, turning them both back into their demon forms.

"Are you TRYING to kill me!?" she snapped rubbing her neck which was still sore from the yank.

"SSHHHHHHH!" Sapphire uttered, clamping her mouth around Luna's mouth, only for Pascal to pull it back… hard.

As Sapphire rubbed her wrist in pain, Pascal and Luna couldn't help but feel curious as they peered around the corner to see what it was about the sudden arrival of the new Satomobile that had gotten the twins so spooked. Looking towards the vehicle, they saw three step out, like the girl they had just met, one had tanned skinned skin, pale blue eyes and wore a strange, pointed top hat, gloves and snazzy clothing consisting mostly of blue and white, giving the indication that he too was of part of one of the Water Tribes if not a descendent. The second man was slightly shorter, had pale skin, greasy black hair and moustache, and wore clothing consisting of black and red, if what Yao had told them was true then this guy must have been possible Fire Nation. The third was easily the most muscle bound of the three, obviously nowhere near as powerful as Pascal was but none the less he seemed formidable by human standards, he also had tanned skin and wore green cloths like Yao and Sapphire did, which meant that he obviously originated from the Earth Kingdom, perhaps even an Earthbender like Sapphire was. As Luna and Pascal continued to look, both of them could easily see the cocky grins on the men's faces, something which easily made Pascal not like them in an instant, even Luna couldn't help but scowl at them for she knew these kind of people all too well.

"Who are these clowns?" Pascal asked, making sure that his voice was lowered to a whisper.

"Triple Threat Triad," Yao answered, rubbing his temple. "Big crime dudes in this city, best not to get in their way."

Pascal growled at that, discrimination AND organised crime? Republic City was beginning to look less and less like the ideal city that the twins had described that morning, if anything it looked more and more like what he had become used to seeing back in the other world. Quickly turning his attention back to the Water Tribe Girl, Pascal's eyes narrowed beneath his mask upon once again seeing that particular detail about her that caught his attention earlier.

"Mistress, that girl…" he said cautiously?

"What about her?" Luna asked in response, curious as to why her soldier was still paying attention to her.

"Did you not see what was around her neck?" Pascal retorted, keeping his gaze fixated upon the girl

Confused as to what Pascal was talking about, Luna focused her gaze on the girl, specifically on the piece of jewellery she was wearing around her neck. There, hanging from a leather strap, just below the base of her throat, was a silver octagon, with a very familiar symbol etched upon it.

"The Cat Talisman!" Luna gasped, a wide smile spreading over her face. "We've found it! Score-one for us!"

At those words, Yao and Sapphire couldn't help but peer around the corner themselves to see what the fuss was about, upon seeing the talisman around the girl's neck, Sapphire raised an eyebrow.

"THAT is what you guys were looking for?" she questioned. "What does it do?"

"We don't know for sure," Pascal admitted looking over his shoulder towards her. "But whatever it does, we can't let it out of our sight no matter the cost."

"Easier said than done, dude," Yao said worriedly. "Check out what's going on now."

Instantly reacting to Yao' words, Pascal then turned back to look at the scene before them. The three men that had just arrived appeared to be approaching another man cleaning a phonograph in front of the shop they parked by, the Water Tribe girl looking at them with concern as the man with the top hat, who clearly was the leader of the three, approached the shop keeper, instantly frightening him as he began to speak with a snide tone.

"Mr. Chung," he said. "Please tell me you have my money, or else I can't guarantee I can protect your fine establishment."

At those words, the man in black, now proved to be a Firebender, put on a smug grin and ignited a small flame in his hand to emphasise his comrade's point.

Seeing this display of dominance, poor Mr. Chung couldn't help but tremble in fear,

"I'm sorry, business has been slow," he said, quickly offering the group the phonograph he was just cleaning. "Please, take one of my phonographs."

However without even taking his hands out of his pockets, the Firebender gave his answer by surrounding his foot with fire and delivering a downward kick, knocking the object out of Chung's hands and reducing it to cinders. Seeing this Pascal clenched his fists with fury, he may have been a demon but he still had morals and witnessing this abuse of power made him sick to his stomach, even Luna couldn't help but narrow her eyes with disgust as she looked at the Triad's leader towering over the poor man, it may have been somewhat hypocritical but even she was more fair than these guys appeared to be.

"My friends here is not a music lover," the leader said smugly, shaking his head. "Now give me the money, or else…"

"Or else what, hoodlum?"

Hearing this everyone, including the ones hiding around the corner turned their heads towards the Water Tribe girl, who at this point was staring down the Triple Threat Triads with her hands on her hips and a glare in her eyes. Witnessing this from out of sight, Pascal and Luna couldn't help but admire the girl's bravery, even though it was obvious that she was clearly getting in over her head, a thought that the Triads clearly shared since they looked at each other confusingly before bursting out in laughter.

"Since you're obviously fresh off the boat, let me explain a couple things," the leader said, still keeping his sly tone. "You're in Triple Threat Triad territory, and we're about to put you in the hospital."

However the girl merely smirked at that.

"You're the ones who are gonna need a hospital." she said confidently, smashing her fist into her palm. "And for your sake, I hope there's one nearby."

At those words, the three men winced and looked back at the girl with a threatening glare, sensing the obvious conflict that was about to happen, Pascal quickly saw this as his opportunity to move. Luna on the other hand had a different opinion.

"Pascal don't even…" she tried to say.

But it was too late, to both Luna and the twin's horror, Pascal stepped out the hiding place and slowly walked out onto the street. Luna may not have liked what he was doing but she did have a rough idea as to why Pascal was doing something so stupid. In all the time Luna had known Pascal, he always had a sense of chivalry, he always had to step into situations where he would need to save someone, even if it meant disobeying orders, it was one of the many reason why Luna respected him. However in truth that was only a fraction of what was going through the masked demon's head, true he felt the need to help the girl but more importantly, he needed to protect the talisman. Should he leave things be then there was the chance that the Triads might mug her afterward and the talisman around her neck might end being once again out of his Mistress's reach.

"Who do you think you are!?" the Triad leader hissed, not noticing Pascal's presence yet.

"Why don't you come and find out?" the Water tribe girl retorted, her glare suddenly softening as she heard a pair of footsteps to her right.

"Three against one?" suddenly drawing everyone's attention. "Now that hardly seems like a fair fight does it?"

Upon seeing Pascal in all his demonic glory, everyone couldn't help but be taken aback with shock, while his intention was just to intimidate the Triads, even the Water tribe girl couldn't help but step back with a tinge of fear. Quickly shaking it off, the Triad leader once again spoke.

"Check out this guy," he chuckled nervously, trying to sound tough. "What's with the green skin? You escaped from the sewers or something?"

However the leader's pathetic attempt to talk back at him didn't faze Pascal in the slightest.

"Trivial insults do nothing against me, boy," he said, with eye glowing furiously as his voice echoed with fierce animalistic growls. "Now I am going to give you three chances to leave, otherwise I am going to have to… break you."

To emphasise his point Pascal cracked his knuckles with an intimidating glare, the very sound of it was enough to make everyone's stomach turn. As she and the twins looked on from their hiding place, Luna kept her gaze fixated upon Pascal and the talisman, she didn't have any idea of what Pascal was going to do next but at this point she had no choice but to trust his judgement, after all he had just revealed himself to a bunch of random humans in broad daylight, so he must have had SOME kind of plan up his sleeve, right?

"What's the matter boys?" Pascal mocked. "You seem… scared."

At that moment Pascal's intimidation of the Triads finally reached its peak, within seconds the man dressed in green launched himself at Pascal and smashed his feet into the road, causing a large boulder to rise up long enough for him to deliver a powerful kick towards the masked demon. While at first the Water Tribe girl tried to ready herself for her own bending skills, her sight suddenly became fixated on Pascal's lack of movement. Normally anyone else would have either Earthbended back or jumped out of the way by now, however Pascal simply stood there at attention, the only movement he made was pulling his fist back and delivering one small punch to the boulder before it collided with him. Within moments the large piece of stone shattered, surrounding everyone in a cloud of dust and leaving Pascal unharmed, while everyone else merely gasped in awe and confusion at what had just happed, Luna merely smirked for she knew exactly how Pascal was able to survive such an attack.

"Strike one," he chuckled, the Ox talisman, glistening in his clenched fist.

Needless to say the three men couldn't help but stumble back in terror upon seeing Pascal brush the dust that was once a huge slab of stone off his shoulders like it was nothing.

"Wha… what the hell are you?" the Firebender asked fearfully.

"HE is my soldier," another voice answered. "And when someone tries to attack a pretty lady, he can be a little… brutal."

Hearing those words Pascal turned his head, sure enough there was his Mistress, who had finally decided to reveal herself due to sharing Pascal's opinion on the situation. After all, even if they did tell someone that they saw demons, who would believe a group of known criminals? As for the Water Tribe girl, she merely stared in awe at both the new arrival and Pascal's might.

"What the…!?" The Firebender gasped.

"Blue skin and four arms!?" the Earthbender added.

"This place is crawling with freaks!" their leader concluded.

Those were words that the Triads would soon come to regret saying.

"Strike two," Pascal growled, his voice becoming more feral by the minute.

Needless to say Luna shared in Pascal's newfound anger towards the men, however she proved to be better at hiding it.

"Oh you see now that's not very nice… not to mention a HUGE mistake on your part," she said mockingly, he eye narrowing into a glare but still keeping he wicked smile. "My soldier here may not care whether you insult him, but insult ME… well you better ask someone to dig your graves right here and now."

A chill went down everyone's spines upon hearing that.

"This is some kind of joke right?" the Triad leader said nervously, desperately hoping that was the case.

"Fraid' not boys," Luna said casually. "You should probably start running now."

Finally the Triad leader couldn't take anymore, his eye twitching both with fury and fear, he suddenly Bended a gush of water from a hidden container under his coat. While Pascal and Luna's first instinct was to duck, given the fact that Pascal couldn't exactly punch through water as he could stone, a surprise came to them in the form of the Water Tribe girl using her own Bending to stop the water with one hand and send it right back to the attacker, instantly freezing the water over his head. Upon realizing who had just saved their asses Luna and Pascal couldn't help but feel both grateful and impressed at the girl's reflexes, even Yao and sapphire couldn't help but stare in awe at the battle from their hiding place.

"Wow, she's good," Sapphire commented.

"No arguments here sis," Yao added.

With his balance lost due to the large chunk of ice surrounding his head, the Triad Leader then stumbled forward toward Pascal and Luna, seizing the opportunity Luna smirked and nudged the struggling man towards Pascal, who in turn delivered a strong kick to his chest and sent him flying headfirst against the golden ornament upon the parked Satomobile, shattering the ice and knocking him out.

"Strike three," Pascal growled, his eye glowing more furiously than ever. "You're done."

Enraged by what had just happened to his comrade, the Earthbender then charged at the three individuals before him and jumped into the air, however before he could land and Earthbend, the Water Tribe girl suddenly thrust her arms forwards, causing a pillar of earth to shoot up from the ground, sending him flying into the air. Needless to say, everyone witnessing this was stricken with shock.

"Uh… what just happened?" Luna asked raising an eyebrow.

"Did the girl just Earthbend?" Pascal added, though in his mind he had a rough idea as to why.

"Hold up, incoming," Luna said, casually looking up and taking a few steps to the side.

At those words, Pascal once again clenched his fists and drew it back, as soon as the Earthbender came down, Pascal sent him flying back up again with another powerful punch, instantly sending him through a nearby shop window.

"Nice punch," the Water Tribe girl commented, still intimidated by Pascal and Luna's appearance but also intrigued by the soldier's strength.

"Look out!" Pascal shouted in response.

Thankfully the girl reacted to Pascal's warning just in time, seeing two of his allies defeated, the Firebender aggressively blasted a large stream of fire at the Water Tribe girl. However just like how she was able to counter the other two men, the water Tribe girl found a way to defend herself against the attack. In an instant she parted the flames directed at her, jumped forward, deflecting the man's fire by holding two small flames in her palms and pounced grabbing the man by his hands, who in turned screamed with fright. Watching all of this from their hiding place, Sapphire and Yao's jaws dropped.

"Wait, she can Firebend too!?" Sapphire gasped.

"You don't think she's the…" Yao tried to say in response, though the words didn't seem to want to come out.

Meanwhile the two Benders continued to struggle in each other's grip until finally the Water Tribe girl spun the Firebender around several times until finally she built up enough momentum and let go.

"Head's up!" she cried, tossing the man towards Pascal.

Not wasting the opportunity the girl had just giving him, Pascal then reached out and caught the Firebender by his neck, lifting him a foot into the air and allowing Luna to once again speak to him.

"You think you know fear boy?" she taunted, her voice echoing demonically and her eyes glowing a burning red as she spoke. "Well here's a news flash, you don't know a thing about terror. I've seen such terrible atrocities that…"

However Luna was suddenly cut off midsentence upon hearing the sound of dripping water, looking down towards the source of the sound, both Pascal and Luna were shocked and slightly disgusted by the fact that the Firebender now had a wet patch on his trousers, clearly this's guys bladder couldn't handle the situation he was in.

"Okay seriously, that's just sad," Luna deadpanned, somewhat disappointed by the man's cowardice. "He's had enough Pascal, let him go."

Nodding his head with understanding, Pascal then tossed the Firebender into the air and kicked him several feet down the street, rendering him unconscious. After it was all over, the Water Tribe girl looked back at the two demons, still with a sense of horror, but mostly with gratitude, Luna and Pascal's appearance may have frightened her but she was still glad that they appeared to be on her side.

"Hey, um… thanks for assist," she said gratefully. "You throw a mean punch."

Both Pascal and Luna were taken aback by the girl's reaction, while it may be true that they had just helped her, normally humans would still be running from them in terror, the only reason Yao and Sapphire didn't was because of pity. And yet here she was, still somewhat terrified but still willing to speak to a pair of demons like they were regular humans, perhaps this has become the perfect opportunity to grab the Talisman and go. However before either demon could move or even say a word, the entire area echoed with a loud siren.

"POLICE, FREEZE WHERE YOU ARE!" said a loud voice from above them.

"What the hell!?" Pascal shouted as he, along with everyone else looked up.

Up in the sky, much to everyone's surprise was what appeared to be a large metallic blimp, though clearly made of more metal than any latex. Suddenly the sides' then opened to reveal several more humans all clad in a strange form of metal armour that seemed to be a fusion of Samurai armour and modern police uniforms, all of whom then jumped out of the blimp and to Pascal and Luna's shock and awe, fired metal cables from their wrists which instantly anchored themselves in many of the several surrounding buildings, thus securing a safe landing to the armoured humans. Korra recognized them for what they were.

"Cool! Metalbenders!" the Water Tribe girl exclaimed, instantly recognising what they were.

Metalbenders? Pascal and Luna heard of these guys, according to Sapphire and Yao, they're a form of Earthbender who specialise in the manipulation of the stone fragments in metal, thus allowing them to bend it to their will just like any other form of Earth. However despite the amazing abilities these humans possessed, Pascal and Luna were still put on the edge as they watched the Metalbenders retract the cables back into the slots on their arms.

"Aw Crap, it's the fuzz!" Luna whimpered.

"That's all we need," Pascal added.

This certainly wasn't a situation neither demon wanted to be in, a few random humans were bad enough, but now an entire army of cops had seen them in all their demonic glory, if they can't figure out a plan soon then they'd be screwed. However the Water Tribe girl seemed to be oblivious to the demons' stress and gestured towards the Triads with a smile.

"We caught the bad guys for you officers," she announced proudly, the Triads looking up in shock at the officers as they finally began to come to.

"Arrest them!" the Captain of the cops commanded.

Instantly reacting three other officers shot out their cables that wrapped around each individual criminal. As they led the thugs away the Captain then turned to the Water Tribe girl and the two demons.

"You're under arrest too." He stated, suddenly turning his attention to Luna and Pascal. "And so are you… whatever you are."

The two demons gasped at this, as did Sapphire and Yao watching from their hiding place, however the Water Tribe girl was especially shocked.

"What do you mean we're under arrest!?" she asked, completely appalled by what she was hearing as she pointed towards the criminals being taken away. "Those are the bad guys over there! And these two were only helping me."

"Yeah, they were the ones smashing up a shop!" Luna added, still nervous but also grateful for the Water Tribe girl coming to their defence.

However that didn't change the Officers mind, in fact he simply looked at Luna with both fear and disgust upon hearing her speak to him.

"From the look of things, you smashed up more than that," he said, gesturing towards all the damages the three had caused on the area while taking down the Triads. "And besides, we're going to need to take you two in for questioning."

Pascal merely growled at that, he had spent many years avoiding human discovery to know what this officer meant by "questioning". To him Pascal and Luna were a pair of monsters that needed to be disposed of as quickly and discretely as possible, and needless to say Luna shared in his opinion.

"I think not," she said defiantly. "I'm afraid my friends and I will have to be on our way, so if you know what's good for you, stand aside."

However the captain merely shot out his extension cord in response, obviously he was trying to restrain the Moon Demoness but thankfully Pascal managed to step in and grab it before it could reach her.

"Wrong move," he growled.

At those words, Pascal then delivered a strong head-butt towards the captain, uttering a loud clang as their two helmets collided and knocking him out cold. That was the action that started a chain reaction of events that neither demon wanted, seeing that her owner was in trouble, the large Polarbear-dog, Naga rushed to her aide. Shoving a few more of the Metalbenders to the side, she allowed the Water Tribe girl to mount her saddle.

"Come on!" she cried, holding out her hand towards Luna.

"I have my own ride!" Luna replied, quickly taking out the Monkey Talisman and pointing it towards Pascal. "Give me something fast!"

Instantly reacting to Luna's command, the Talisman lit up with a magical aura and blasted a beam of white light directly into Pascal's chest. Within moments, Pascal was transformed into a six-foot tall Velociraptor with sickly green scales, golden eyes and several quills running down the back of his head and neck. Needless to say everyone was both surprised by this sudden transformation as Pascal released a loud, screeching roar, even Luna was taken aback by what animal Pascal turned into.

"Okay, not what I had in mind but it'll do," she said, quickly mounting Pascal like he were a stallion. "COME ON!"

Though still startled by the sudden transformation of one of the two creatures, the Water Tribe girl made no effort to argue, like them she just wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible, so within moments both she and Luna took off on their respective animals, after which several of the Metalbenders gave chase. Seeing this as an opportunity to leave themselves, Sapphire and Yao then stepped out from their hiding place.

"Time to go," Sapphire uttered.

"Yeah," Yao whispered in response.

However before either of them could make their exit, the two twins suddenly found themselves blocked by two Metalbenders who had stayed behind, both of them looking at the twins with stern gazes.

"Is there a problem officers?" Yao asked nervously.

#

Meanwhile the chase between the Metalbenders and the two riders continued. Desperately trying to stay ahead of the police force behind them, the Water Tribe girl and Luna tried their best to make sure Naga and Pascal moved as fast as their legs could carry them, at first Luna wanted to use the Pig Talisman to shoot the Metalbenders but the more she considered it the less she wanted to be killed on sight for attempted assassination. Before long the Metalbenders began using their cables to propel themselves into the air and swing from building to building using any anchor they can, something which Luna quickly noticed as they began firing their cables at the two riders below.

"Geez! Who do these guys think they are, Spiderman!?" Luna burst out, narrowly escaping yet another one of the cables.

"Listen!" the Water Tribe girl cried, instantly grabbing Luna and Pascal's attention. "I'll draw them away, you two can get out of here when they chase me!"

But as much as they appreciated the opportunity, neither Pascal nor Luna were willing to let that Cat Talisman out of their sight.

"No way!" Luna blurted out. "We're not letting you out our sight, lady!"

The girl would have argued with the Moon Demon had they not been interrupted by a Metalbender finally managing to get a grip on Pascal's tail with his cable, however he obviously didn't take into account that while some humans are strong, raptors were far stronger. Within moments, the Metalbender cop was pulled away from his anchor and dragged along the street like a can on a wedding car.

"Damn it!" Luna screamed irritably.

"Don't worry, I got it!" The Water tribe girl cried in response.

As they all passed over a small bridge to cross a small stream, the girl then bended a gush of water from behind the two riders, immediately turning it to ice and creating a wall. Within moments, the Metalbender was pulled towards the obstruction ahead of him by the cable and ended up crashing up against it high speed, the moment he did so, the cables finally released Pascal's tail. Looking over their shoulders Luna and the Water Tribe girl saw the ice slightly cracked where the cop had crashed into it, his silhouette clearly visible as he slowly slid down it with a squeaking sound. Before long, both riders found themselves running up a set of stair that led to another bridge, after weaving their way through some heavy traffic the two then jumped off the bridge and landed atop of the train passing under it.

"Okay, I'm not gonna lie, that was frigging awesome!" Luna commented.

Pascal couldn't help but roll his eyes at that, even in the current situation his Mistress always finds the humorous side of things. Suddenly a shadow passed over the two riders as another siren echoed in through the air, looking up they both saw the Metal bender's ship flying above them.

"Aw Crap!" Luna exclaimed.

As soon as she said that, even more Metalbenders started appearing, seeing no other option the Water Tribe girl then straightened the reigns of Naga and leaped towards the roof of the nearest building as the train began to make a sharp turn. Seeing no other option of escape, Luna instructed Pascal to do the same. At first it seemed that they were close to becoming free and clear, however as soon as both beast began to touch down several cables are shot from up above, successfully binding Naga's paws and Pascal's leg, lifting them both into the air. Given the fact that she no longer had the ability to manipulate her own gravity, Luna would have fallen off and began to plummet to the ground below, luckily two more cables wrapped around her arms and lifted her up roughly the same time three more cables were sent down, binding the Water Tribe girl. At first all three of them struggled to break free but it was all for naught, since neither demon had their own strength, nor any way to reach the talismans due to their bonds, eventually Pascal changed back into his masked demon form and they all hung their heads in defeat.

"Guess now's as good a time as any for introductions I suppose?" the Water tribe girl said sarcastically.

Luna couldn't help but chuckle at that, it would seem that she found the ironic side of this situation too.

"I guess," she admitted. "I'm Luna and this is Pascal."

"Pleasure," Pascal replied unemotionally, as he continued to hang upside down by his foot.

"Nice to meet you," the Water Tribe girl replied. "My name's Korra."

And with that, the two demons, Naga, and the girl now known as Korra were all carried off.

#

The jail cell Pascal and Luna were thrown into was just as horrible as they could possibly imagine they would be, a small metallic box with nothing but a single cot and a tiny window just below the ceiling, there was no door but it wasn't a lot of effort for the Metal Benders to make on using their skills on the metal room. Worse still, if being imprisoned with no magic was bad enough, not only did these cops confiscate the Talismans they had, but for some reason they stuck Sapphire and yao in the cell next to theirs, they claimed it was for questioning on the situation but Luna suspected it was just so they could make an easy arrest. Needless to say, the twins were not happy in the slightest.

"Well this is just great!" Sapphire snapped, banging her head against the metal wall, trying to scream through it towards the demons on the other side. "We know you two weirdos for a day and we get thrown in jail for it!"

"Oh give it a rest Sapphire!" Yao moaned, getting seriously irritated by his sister's complaints. "What's done is done."

"How could you be so calm about this!?" Sapphire retorted. "If you hadn't insisted that we…"

At this point Luna tried to tune out Sapphire constant screeching for it was beginning to give her a migraine. It certainly was a terrible day, not only did she and Pascal expose their true forms to humans, but the said humans had taken away her only means of magic and locked them insides a metal cell to await a more than likely devastating fate. If Sona were here, she's probably kick her ass for being so reckless.

"I apologise Mistress," Pascal said solemnly, snapping Luna back into reality and giving her a salute. "This is all my fault, I shouldn't have intervened with that fight."

At those words Luna put on a gentle smile, it was a stupid mistake on Pascal's part, after all it was his actions that got them exposed in the first place. But still knowing that he did what he did in order to follow the mission, and in turn taking responsibility for it, made Luna very forgiving.

"It's okay, Pascal," she said softly, placing a hand on his shoulder. "I can't blame you for trying to help, after all that's why you became a soldier in the first place right?"

Pascal looked away sheepishly at those words, his Mistress always knew how to make him feel forgiven even when he knew he didn't deserve it. Yet still Luna's mind still became clouded with tension, as she listened to the twins continue to argue next-door, her thoughts turned to the other human who had got them here in the first place, albeit she did try coming to their defence. Just who was that girl? Given the Bending abilities she displayed earlier it could only mean that she had to be the one Sapphire and Yao talked about that morning, right? Even so then why did she have the Cat Talisman? But more importantly, HOW did she get it?

#

Meanwhile the girl in question sat dejectedly in one of the interrogation rooms only a few doors away, nowhere here enough to be heard by any of the other prisoners and certainly secure enough to hold any kind of Bender. As Korra sat there at the table, her wrists bounded by handcuffs, she couldn't help but cringe as a very intimidating female officer paced behind her as she read out loud the list of charges. She was a middle-aged woman with wavy grey hair, lightly pale skin and had with two slash scars on the base of her right cheek, she too wore the metal armour the other Metalbenders wore, but hers had a darker colour to them, thus indicating that she was one of the higher officers.

"Let's see... multiple counts of destruction of private and city property, not to mention evading arrest and assaulting a police officer," she read aloud before slamming her clipboard against the table, causing Korra to flinch. "You're in a whole mess of trouble, young lady"

"But there were some thugs threatening a helpless shopkeeper," Korra argued, trying her best to win the officer over. "And to be fair that last one wasn't even…"

"Can it!" the officer snapped aggressively. "I don't want to hear any excuses. You should have called the police and stayed out of the way."

"But I couldn't just sit by and do nothing," Korra retorted. "It's my duty to help people. See, I'm the Avatar"

However this news didn't seem to faze the officer in the slightest.

"Oh, I am well aware of who you are," she said, crossing her arms. "And you're Avatar tittle might impress some people, but not me."

Korra may have been somewhat surprised by this, normally saying that she was the Avatar would have a more positive response, still she was determined to talk her way out of this situation.

"All right, fine," she said. "Then I want to talk to whoever's in charge"

However that backfired quickly.

"You're looking at her," the officer retorted, taking a seat across the table from Korra. "I'm Chief Beifong."

At those words, Korra attained a look of realisation.

"Wait, Beifong?" she asked. "Lin Beifong? You're Toph's daughter!"

"What of it?" the officer, now known as Lin asked irritably.

Needless to say, Korra was confused by Beifong's reaction.

"Well then, why are you treating me like a criminal?" she asked. "Avatar Aang and your mother were friends, they saved the world together."

But once again, Korra's words backfire on her with a fierce retort from Chief Beifong.

"That's all ancient history and it's got diddly-squat to do with the mess you're in right now," she said, her tone turning more aggressive by the second. "You can't just waltz in here and dole out vigilante justice like you own the place!"

Needless to say, Korra was losing this argument in a big way, if she didn't figure a way out of this soon then not only will she be in serious trouble with the law, but also she will never be able to get to Air Temple Island, and Heaven knows what will happen to the two creatures who helped her. Now that she thought about it, just what were those two creatures and why did they help her? She may not have given it much thought at the time, but she did notice the four-armed girl use some kind of relic to transform the masked creature into something else, a relic that for some reason looked similar to the one she wore around her neck. The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't help but hold onto the silver octagon tight, after all it had been special ever since she found it, perhaps the two creatures knew something about it that she didn't. Suddenly before another word can be spoken, another Metalbender opened a peephole in the metal of the wall, catching the both Korra and Chief Beifong's attention.

"Chief, Councilmen Tenzin is here," he announced, much to Beifong's chagrin.

"Let him in," she sighed irritably.

At those words the metal wall slid aside to form a door, allowing someone else to step inside. He was a tall man with a bald head that had a blue arrow tattooed upon it that lead all the way down past the back of his neck, blue eyes and a dark pointed beard, he also wore long orange, red and yellow robes, along with a scowl aimed in Korra's direction. As it turned out, he and Korra knew each other well and he wasn't expecting to find her here in the city, especially like this.

"Tenzin, sorry," Korra said, trying to get the first word in. "I got a little sidetracked on my way to see you

However Tenzin merely continued to glare at her and took in a deep breath through the nose before turning towards Beifong with a light smile.

"Lin, you are looking radiant as usual," he said politely.

"Cut the garbage, Tenzin," Beifong retorted aggressively. "Why is the Avatar in Republic City? I thought you were supposed to be moving down the South Pole to train her."

"My relocation has been delayed," Tenzin explained before once again placing a stern gaze on Korra. "The Avatar, on the other hand, will be heading back to the South Pole immediately, where she will stay put."

At first Korra merely looked down at the table with a guilty face, however upon hearing that last part, she tried to argue, after all the whole point of her coming to Republic City in the first place was to learn Airbending from Tenzin.

"But…" she tried to say, only to be ignored and cut off by Tenzin as he continued to speak.

"If you would be so kind as to drop the charges against Korra, I will take full responsibility for today's regrettable events and cover all the damages."

At first Beifong merely looked back at Tenzin with her usual scowl, but after a few moments she then looked over her shoulder at korra with a sigh and rose her hand, Metalbending the cuffs of Korra's wrists.

"Fine," she said. "Just get her out of my city."

At those words Tenzin gave her respectful nod.

"Always a pleasure, Lin" he said. "Let's go, Korra"

Not wanting to argue, Korra then rose from her seat and proceeded to follow Tenzin out of the room, but not before she turned her head to see Beifong make an 'I'm watching you' gesture at her, to which she mimicked with a look of anger upon her face, suddenly Korra stopped in her tracks when another thought entered her head once she and Tenzin stepped out.

"Wait, what about those two creatures who helped me?" she asked.

However Tenzin merely looked back at her curiously.

"What creatures?" he asked.

"You mean Four-arms and the Masked Marvel?" Beifong asked, stepping out of the room and having heard what Korra said. "They'll be detained for as long as I see fit, not only did they cause as much destruction as you did, but they also put two of those thugs you mentioned in the hospital with several broken bones. Not to mention the fact that we don't know who or what they are?"

"They are friends of mine!" Korra stated sternly, though finding it hard to believe that she actually said that as much as Beifong seemed to be. "And as far as I'm concerned they deserve to be released just as much as I do."

"Don't push your luck Avatar!" Beifong retorted. "The only reason you're being set free is because Tenzin is bailing you out, and unless you can find someone who'd be willing to do the same for them I highly doubt they're going anywhere."

However Korra was not going to back down this time.

"I'm not leaving without them," she said bluntly.

Upon those words, both Beifong and Korra met at each other with a fierce gaze, neither one of them holding back as they tried to stare each other down. Korra just couldn't lose this argument, after all she did owe those two creatures for helping her, she couldn't just let them rot in some cell, not only that but she needed to ask them about those relics they had, they might just have a few answers that she might find interesting. Finally having enough of this confrontation, Tenzin stepped in.

"Surely there must be some way we can sort this out," he said, not really understanding the situation but willing to do anything if it meant getting Korra out of here and going home.

At first Beifong looked back at the Airbender with a stern gaze, a small grin etching it's way across her face.

"Fine, Tenzin," she said sinisterly. "If you insist on covering the Avatar's actions, then perhaps you should take responsibility for the other two as well."

However that was NOT what Tenzin had in mind.

"Now wait I didn't mean…" he tried to protest, however that was when another voice cut him off.

"Deal," Korra said, finalising the agreement.

Needless to say Tenzin wasn't happy in the slightest, he didn't know who these creatures were, he hadn't even met them yet, but from what he heard they are reckless and potentially dangerous, much like another certain someone he knew. However in this case, it looks as though he wasn't going to win this argument, much less have any say in the matter.

"Very well," Beifong said in agreement. "They shall be released into YOUR custody Tenzin. However I will insist on having a police escort watch them at ALL times."

"Swell," Tenzin said dejectedly.

#

As Beifong led Korra and Tenzin back down the hall towards the other prison cells, Korra couldn't help but think about what she was going to say to the two creatures, should she ask them about the relics they had straight away, or should she just ease into it? Suddenly her train of thoughts were interrupted by another sound echoing from one of the cells, the sound of someone performing some surprisingly good singing:

…Go down, Moses,

Way down in Egypt's land,

Tell old Pharaoh,

Let my people go!

As it turns out, Luna could get easily bored when cooped up in one place for too long, and sometimes she had Pascal sing to her as a form of entertainment, and for good reason since he had the vocals an opera singer would be jealous of. As soon as he sang that final note, not only was Luna clapping with all four of her arms, but even the twins next-door and some of the guards standing outside were applauding with admiration. However upon seeing this display, Beifong was not impressed.

"If you are quite finished perhaps you could open the cell!" she demanded aggressively.

Upon finally realising that the chief was in their presence, the two officers quickly stood at attention and obeyed her order. After hearing yet another beautiful tune from her soldier to pass the time, Luna's ears suddenly perked up when she heard the door open, though confused at first she and Pascal then smiled with glee upon seeing Korra enter the room, it would seem that fate might just still be in their favour. Upon seeing that the two creatures were okay, their happy smiles where shared by Korra, who wasted no time to approach them.

"About damn time you got here," Luna said playfully. "You have no idea how boring it is in here."

Korra couldn't help but smile at that.

"Sorry for the delay," she said. "But don't worry, you two are going to be out of here soon."

Luna and Pascal perked up upon hearing that.

"Seriously?" Pascal exclaimed. "You've actually convinced them to let us go free?"

"Well… not free exactly," Korra replied awkwardly, causing both demons to look at her with concern as she tried to find the best words to say. "You're being let out of this cell but you're going to have to stay at Air Temple Island for the time being."

Both Luna and Pascal groaned at that.

"So basically we're just trading one prison for another?" Luna asked cynically, causing Korra to frown awkwardly. "It must be my Birthday."

However Pascal knew how to be more respectful to someone who was offering their help, even if it was merely a small amount.

"We appreciate your assistance Miss Korra," he said giving a small salute. "Though we may not technically be free, we are most glad to be out of this cell."

Korra smiled at that, however the mood was instantly spoiled by Beifong saying her piece.

"Yes, yes, it's all well and good," she said sarcastically from the doorway. "Now can we please get going, I've got a lot of paperwork to do and I don't want to waste time fooling around here."

And with that Beifong then walked back down the hall, Tenzin quickly following behind her as the two Metalbending guards stood at attention by the door, waiting for the three to exit. With a heavy sigh, all three then left the cell an proceeded to follow Tenzin down the hall, but not before walking past the twins' cell.

"Hey wait!" Sapphire called out, having heard everything from her and Yao's cell. "What about us!?

Korra quickly turned towards the cell in question upon hearing that.

"Who's in there?" she asked Luna.

"A pair of witnesses to today's events," One of the Metalbender answered. "They'll be held for questioning for a short while and then they'll be free to go."

Neither Pascal nor Luna may have liked just leaving the Twins here, but given their current situation, they had no choice, after all keeping their eyes on the Cat Talisman had to be their first priority, plus there was the fact that they couldn't break them out even if they tried, not with the talismans or their own magical abilities.

"Sorry guys," Luna apologised, talking as loud she could to make sure the twins heard her through the metal. "Until we meet again I suppose?"

But all that Luna got in return to that sentence was silence, still she had to move on, after all it wasn't in a Demon's best interest to feel guilty. Afterward, the two demons found themselves waiting in front of a desk in the main lobby while their personal effects were being processed and given back to them one at a time.

"Okay, one knife," The officer in charge declared, taking the blade out of a metal box and placing it on the desk.

"Thank you," Pascal replied, quickly taking the knife and placing it back in its sheath on his leg

"Four purple gemstones," the officer continued, taking out the strange crystals.

"Mine!" Luna said, quickly snatching up the gems and placing them in her vest, there was no way that she was going to let those Teleportation Crystals out of her sight, after all without Pyra they were impossible to make and she only had so much.

Finally the officer pulled out three items that were the most important to Pascal and Luna.

"And finally, three…" the officer tried to declare but somehow couldn't exactly place what to call the talisman in his hand. "Um… What are these?"

However just like the Teleportation Crystals, the only response the officer got was Pascal snatching the talisman out of his hand and Luna grabbing the other two from the desk.

"Collectables," she said swiftly, not technically lying since that was basically why she and Pascal were here.

After finally getting their most precious items back, all that was left to do was to get out of this forsaken Police Station and get back to hunting down the other Talismans, starting with the one around Korra's neck. Before long the two demons found themselves outside the building, Korra and Tenzin waiting for them with Naga and yet another Metalbender.

"Guys, this is Officer Mika," Korra introduced, gesturing towards the metal-clad officer. "She's… gonna keep an eye on you while you're staying on the island."

Both Pascal and Luna rolled their eyes upon hearing that, it was bad enough that they were powerless and being imprisoned on some island they don't know, but of course there just HAD to be a babysitter too, this had to be the most embarrassing moment of their entire lives. The officer in question, Mika, was a young, slim woman most likely in her mid-twenties who also wore the standard Metalbending armour, though unlike most of the other cops, she had a long brown braid sticking out of the back of her helmet the dropped down to her hip. Though what intrigued Luna and Pascal most of all was the girl's complexion, while most of the Metalbenders had a somewhat lighter tan, this particular girl's skin was slightly darker like Korra's was, if they didn't know any better, Luna and Pascal would have just assumed she was also from one of the Water Tribes, however that was a question that both of them decided to keep to themselves due to the fierce scowl she was giving the two of them.

"Listen up meatballs!" she said with a snarl. "From what I understand you two like to cause trouble when it's not needed, but let me make one thing clear when I say that if you try anything, attempt any escapes or harm a single hair on an innocent civilian, then I will make it my personal mission to see you pay for it! Are we clear?"

The girl was aggressive, Pascal had to admit that he respected that, Luna however returned Mika's glare, one of the many things she couldn't stand was being talked to with just disrespect, especially by some human with an ego as big as her fat ass.

"Oh sure we SO clear," she said sarcastically. "Just as long as you keep in mind that if you ever talk to me like that again, Pascal here will break your spine in two."

At those words both women growled at each other with the ferocity of a wild animal, clearly this was NOT the best introduction Luna could have accomplished. Luckily Korra was there to quell the fire.

"Okay let's just settle down," she said sternly before turning towards Luna and Pascal. "Look, I know you two aren't happy with the current situation, but it's the best I could do to get you out, so can we PLEASE just get along for the time being."

Luna rolled her eyes at that, for yet another human was talking down to her like she was a child, running in fear? That was just something she had gotten used to ever since she was young, but talked down to? The only ones who ever dared to do so were her own cousins, and even then Luna would either fight back or have Pascal come to her defence. Yet ever since they had arrived in this new world, she has had more humans talking down to her like any other one of their species, clearly there was going to be a LOT of adjusting to do.

#

As the boat began making its way towards back to Air Temple Island, night had already began to fall, apparently Korra and the two demons had been in the Police Station longer than expected. For Officer Mika and Tenzin, it was a chance for peace and quiet until they arrived at their destination, but for Korra, it was a chance to get some answers, perhaps even the only one.

"Do you mind if I talk to them?" she asked Officer Mika.

Officer Mika thought hard on that question, ever since the boat left the dock she made sure to keep the two demons at the back of the boat while everyone else remained at the front, apparently she thought it was the best way to keep them out of trouble. However since she was speaking to the Avatar, she had to consider her request, after all she wasn't as harsh as Beifong was, no matter how much she wanted to be.

"Be quick," she sighed, letting her pass.

With that Korra smiled and walked towards Luna and Pascal, who were both leaning over the railing and looking up towards the Avatar Aang statue, its night-time lights giving it a bright golden glow amongst the darkness.

"Quite amazing isn't it?" she asked, grabbing the two's attention.

"If you say so," Luna replied sarcastically. "Kinda weird for a kid to have a bald head though isn't it?"

"Well believe it or not that's how Air nomads are," Korra explained with a slight chuckle. "You know Tenzin is quite proud of this statue, I think it brings as much inspiration to him as it does to me."

Pascal chuckled at that.

"So you ARE the Avatar," he commented. "The Bending was certainly enough of a giveaway, but why would Tenzin be inspired? Was he the architect?"

"Actually no," Korra answered. "Tenzin is Aang's son, one of the last Airbenders in existence."

Luna and Pascal instantly drew an interest upon hearing that, Tenzin was the last Avatar's son? And one of the LAST Airbenders? No wonder she wanted to find Air Temple Island earlier. However even as they made polite conversation, Luna's gaze still fixated on the Talisman around Korra's neck, however this time Korra actually noticed and decided to become blunt with the conversation.

"Why are you two here?" she said simply, taking the two by surprise.

"Wha… what do you mean?" Luna replied, trying to sound as innocent as possible.

However Korra wasn't buying it.

"Don't even bother denying it," she said sternly. "It's obvious that you aren't human, but you've also been staring at my pendent ever since we met this morning, and what's more, you two have a couple of things that looked exactly like it."

Apparently this girl was smarter than she looked, and definitely more observant than Luna gave her credit for. Still both she and Pascal knew that they couldn't just tell her the truth, the twins may have been easily won over but they were in a completely different situation now, there was no pity, no musical performance, just cold, hard interrogation. If Korra or anyone else on board knew what Luna and Pascal were and why they were here, then there would be sheer panic and a more than likely chance of them being locked back up. Still they had to say something, and fortunately Pascal once again came to his Mistress's aid.

"It is true," he said. "My Mistress and I are obviously not human, nor are we of this world."

This answer proved surprising to both Korra AND Luna, just where was he going with this?

"As the Avatar, you act as the bridge between the spirits and humanity," Pascal continued, using every piece of information he could remember from Yao and Sapphire's explanation that morning. "But there are SOME spirits who serve special tasks to ANY human who has earned it."

"Tasks?" Korra repeated, raising an eyebrow.

"It is quite simple," Pascal explained. "That so-called pendant around your neck is in fact a talisman of great power, one of many that only we spirits have any knowledge of and thus use with such promising results. Should a human find one of these talismans, then they shall earn the protection of two spirits who shall be sent to the human world as their guardians. However this transaction proves to be somewhat strenuous on our physical bodies and thus our own natural magic has been somewhat depleted. Henceforth we are forced to use other talismans that we have in our possession until such time until our own powers return, their magical abilities you have seen in action only a few hours ago."

Luna had to admit that this had to be one of the most convincing lies that Pascal has ever come up with, not only did it give Korra a believable explanation by twisting a few small details of the truth, but it also guaranteed them many opportunities to grab the Cat Talisman should they decide to take them. And better yet, Korra seemed to be buying every word of it.

"So… you're supposed to be my protectors?" she asked inquisitively.

"Uh… yes, yes we are," Luna replied, deciding to play along with her soldier's fib. "Luna and Pascal, your personal Protectors, ready to roll!"

At those words Luna gave Korra a playful salute with her upper right arm, Pascal doing the same with a slight chuckle. However Korra merely continued to look at them with concern.

"But I found this thing 12 years ago," she said. "Why are you just appearing now?"

These words instantly caught Luna and Pascal by surprise.

"I'm sorry, how long ago did you say you found it again?" Luna asked, a little dumbfound by what she had just heard.

"I said I found this thing about 12 years ago," Korra repeated. "If you are what you say then why did it take you so long to arrive?"

12 YEARS!? The Cat Talisman had been in this world for 12 years!? How is that even possible, surely this girl must be lying, right? However there was no lie in Korra's eyes, only concern. This is bad, VERY bad, the spell that sent Luna and Pascal to this world must have had some kind of time-displacement hitch to it or something. However there was no time to think about that now, both Luna and Pascal had to think of a believable answer quickly before Korra grew suspicious.

"There are… different circumstances for different humans," Luna said, desperately making something up on the spot. "Some human get their protectors in an instant, others a few years later, it all depends on spiritual connection or something."

"Well I guess that makes sense," Korra replied, much to Luna and Pascal's relief. "I'm not exactly as spiritual as most Avatars are."

Both demons sighed at that, thankfully they had managed to keep Korra's trust a little longer. However there was obviously something etching in Korra's mind still, and needless to say Luna and Pascal had noticed it, although it didn't seem to be about them due to the fact that Korra now seemed to be looking back to Republic City as it drew further away as the boat moved toward Air Temple Island. What she didn't seem to notice though was Tenzin looking at her from across the deck, before sorrowfully looking up at the statue of his late father himself. It was then he thought back to the conversation he and Korra had while Pascal and Luna gathered their belongings, while it was true that she did disobey his wishes to come to Republic City, perhaps she did have a point when she said that being cooped up and hidden away from the world isn't helping her become a better Avatar, after all she did see that the city was out of balance only today. When the boat finally arrived at the harbour of Air Temple Island, the first thing anyone had noticed was the larger ship had also docked, more than likely to take Korra back to the South Pole judging from the number of people that the Avatar recognised as White Lotus sentries standing by it, waiting for her to get on board. Needless to say both Luna and Pascal were confused by this, however before she can say anything, all of a sudden two air gliders came swooping down, and then the worst possible creatures in all of Luna's nightmares came in for a landing… Kids.

"Korra!" they all cheered happily, embracing Korra in a group hug

These were Tenzin's children; Jinora, Ikki and Meelo, the only other three Airbenders in the world apart from their dad. Jinora was the oldest of the three, she was pretty 10-year-old girl with short brown hair pulled up in a single bun on the side of her head and dark-brown eyes. Then there was Ikki, the second child and the most talkative of the three, she was 7 years of age and had even darker hair styled up in two bunds at the sides of her head. Finally the youngest of the three was Meelo, Tenzin's only son, who was five years old and was bald blue eyes identical to his father's. Upon seeing the children Luna couldn't help but cringe, if there was one thing in the entire world that she could never like, it was kids, they're loud, they're annoying and they always cramped her style whenever she tried to do something fun, at least that was Luna's opinion. Pascal on the other hand didn't mind children one bit, in fact he was a strong believer in the "Women and Children First" policy whenever it came to any dangerous situation.

"Are you going to live with us on the island?" Ikki asked excitedly.

However that's when Korra let the kids know that sad truth.

Korra squatted down and looked at them all sadly, "No, I'm sorry, Ikki," she said, squatting down so that she was at eye-level with all three of the kids. "I have to go home now."

The kids were disappointed to hear this, but what made things worse was the fact that Luna had been within earshot when she said it.

"Wait, WHAT!?" she screamed angrily, a massive vein bulging out of her forehead as she tried to lunge at the young Avatar. "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT WHILE WE'RE STUCK HERE ON THIS ISLAND, YOU'RE TRAIPSING BACK TO THE FRIGGIN SOUTH POLE!?"

"Stand down!" Mika snapped, positioning herself in a fighting stance as Pascal tried desperately to hold Luna back. However he could only grab the two arms, and Luna's lower limps were flailing all over the place.

Needless to say, things had definitely taken an awkward turn, just a few minutes ago Luna and Pascal had told her that they were supposed to be her protectors, but how are they supposed to do their job if they're basically under house arrest in another part of the world?

"Do you have any idea what we've been through to find you and that damn thing around your neck!?" Luna snapped, continued to struggle against Pascal hold on her. "We've been injured, arrested, and had to listen to a pair of siblings bicker for an entire fragging day!"

"Mistress, please calm down!" Pascal pleaded desperately. "This isn't helping anything!"

"Wha… what are they!?" Jinora asked nervously, highly intimidated by Luna's ferocity.

At those words, Korra sighed and proceeded to explain with a sad expression upon her face.

"They supposed to be my protectors," she said, causing instant confusion amongst everyone except Luna and Pascal. "But I guess they'll have to put their job on hold for a while, I'm sorry."

With that Korra then began to walk towards the White Lotus Sentries waiting for her, neither Luna and Pascal couldn't believe their rotten luck, they had just found on of the very items they were looking for and now it was about to sail away to another part of the world and there was nothing they could do about it, true they had the talismans back, but even then what could they do? Attack now and grab the talisman from around Korra's neck? Even if they could, everyone was watching their every move, plus they would have to get back to the city and would more than likely end up being hunted by that persistent Metalbending Police. They hated to admit it, but today has officially become a bust. However hope somehow managed to return to them in the form of an old man's voice.

"Wait." Tenzin said, catching Korra's attention before she got on the larger boat. "I have done my best to guide Republic City towards the dream my father had for it, but you're right, it's fallen out of balance since he passed. I thought I should put off your training in order to uphold his legacy… but you are his legacy."

Both Luna and Pascal's ears perked up at that, is Tenzin saying what they hope he was?

"You may stay and train Airbending here with me," Tenzin continued, causing a large smile to form across Korra's face "Republic City needs its Avatar once again."

YES! Finally some fantastic news, upon hearing this not only did Pascal sigh with relief, but Luna found herself jumping with joy.

"Oh thank the stars in the sky!" she yelled happily, before pointing an accusing finger towards Korra. "NEVER scare us like that again!"

"I'll try not to," Korra replied with a nervous smile, she had to make sure that she stayed clear of Luna's temper from now on.

It certainly was a time for celebration, as Tenzin's kids cheered happily at the fact that Korra was going to stay, the Avatar herself lifted them all up effortlessly into a big group hug, before doing the same to Tenzin. As the two demons watched the moment of joy, Luna could only look away awkwardly, after all being a demon she wasn't used to such a sappy moment, especially when her own family had tried to kill her more times than she could count. Suddenly Luna felt a small tap on her shoulder, turning back she found that it was Pascal trying to warn his mistress of the presence of Officer Mika standing only a foot away from them.

"So, what was that about being the Avatar's Protectors?" she asked sternly, causing an awkward glace to be shared between the two demons, both of whom were thinking, how on any earth did they managed to get themselves into a situation like this?

After retelling their lie to Mika, Tenzin, and pretty much the whole populous of Air Temple Island, Luna and Pascal finally found themselves able to find some time to relax, knowing that the Cat Talisman wasn't going anywhere, both demons breathed a heavy sigh of relief and hoped to settle down for the night, after today they felt like they earned it. However housing a pair of strange creatures wasn't something Tenzin had hoped to do today, Korra was easily housed in one of the guest rooms at the temple, however Pascal and Luna still made the Airbender nervous, and needless to say Luna did not make a good first impression on his kids, eventually it was decided that for the time being they would sleep on the boat, Luna would have protested but she dared not lash out again otherwise she would more than likely blown the cover she and Pascal had concocted for themselves. On the plus side, it was better than sleeping outside, and definitely better than a prison cell, and apparently it was only a temporary measure until Tenzin and his family felt more comfortable with them hanging around, although in all honesty, Luna hoped that they wouldn't be sticking around that long, after all they still had to find Luna's cousins and what other talismans they had. However as Luna laid upon her bed that night, staring up at the ceiling, that particular subject was all that she could think about, more specifically the possible timeframe. If what Korra said was true, and the Cat Talisman HAS been with her for 12 years, then how long has her cousins been in this world? But more importantly, how is it that they haven't caused trouble, or even been noticed by any humans yet?

#

The next morning, just outside the Republic City Hall, a large cheering crowd had gathered to see their newest Avatar announce her arrival. Amongst the crowd were several reporters, many of which came with their own cameras and setting of several flashes as they took pictures. Luna couldn't help but groan at this situation, if there was one place she or Pascal shouldn't be its standing out in front of a crowd, however in order to keep up appearances with their lie, they had no choice but to actually act as Korra's personal protectors, which meant standing on either side of her like her personal bodyguards. Granted this meant that if Luna's cousins were out there then they were more likely exposed, but then again they probably already took care of that when they brutally took down the triads yesterday. Still even with their lie, Beifong and Mika stood close by so that they could keep an eye on them, they didn't trust Luna and Pascal as far as they could throw them without Bending. As Korra stood in front of the podium, she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by all the attention and flashing cameras. However upon taking in a deep breath, she cleared her throat and spoke into the microphone.

""Hello? I'm Korra," she said nervously. "Your new Avatar."

Upon saying that, Korra was then attacked with cheers and a number of questions from the reporters.

"Does this mean you've moved to Republic City?" one asked.

"Were you trying to send a message to the Triads yesterday?" asked another.

"Will you be fighting crime or the Anti-Bending revolution, or both?"

"Will you be working with Chief Beifong and the police?"

Those were only a few of the many questions Korra soon became swamped with, despite her better judgement Luna couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl, something that Pascal quickly took notice of. Luckily Korra seemed to be holding her own so far.

"Uh…yes, I am definitely here to stay, but honestly I don't exactly have a plan yet," she said. "You see, I'm still in training but…"

That was when Korra felt a hand on her shoulder, looking over to her right she saw Luna give her a nod and a gentle smile, which came as a surprise to both Korra AND Pascal. Luna wasn't the warmest of girls, even if she WAS a demon, but this was surprising even for her loyal soldier for she had never seen her treat a human with such compassion. Was she just playing the part well, or did she feel genuine pity? Either way it gave Korra the assurance she needed to continue speaking.

"Look, all I know is Avatar Aang meant for this city to be the centre of peace and balance in the world," she said, now with a strong boost in her confidence. "And I believe we can make that dream a reality. I look forward to serving you, thank you, Republic City!"

At those words Korra was then met with several cheers, however soon enough the questions began to start up again.

"Avatar Korra, what exactly are those strange creatures?" one reporter asked.

"Where did they come from?" another asked.

"Are they dangerous?" asked a third.

Luna and Pascal looked at each other awkwardly at that, hopefully their lie was enough for Korra to help them out in this, thankfully their fears soon came to rest when Korra spoke again.

"No they are not dangerous," she said, much to Luna and Pascal's relief "In fact they are my protectors, two spirits that have been brought here to aid me in my fight for balance. And I assure you that they are harmless to the public, if anything they should be praised for their devotion and strong will for they have proven to me that they can be the best kind of creatures to have around in a crisis."

At those words, Luna couldn't help but blush, sure Korra was obviously milking the details a bit, but still it was nice to actually be PRAISED by humans for once. As she and Pascal continued to smile and wave at the crowd with Korra, Luna's smile seemed more genuine than it was for show, she might actually be able to get used to positive feedback for a while.

#

Meanwhile, in one of the darker parts of the city, hidden in the shadows of a dimly-lit room, a small group of undistinguished creatures listened in on the announcement being broadcast on the radio. As the broadcast came to a close, a large blue hand reduced the radio to splinters with a single smash.

"So, the Avatar has arrived early," Volteer growled, wiping the splinters off his hand as he stepped out of the shadows.

"And it would seem that she has been infatuated with our dear cousin's demonic charm," Liquidelle added as she too stepped into the light. "How interesting."

"I know!" Gust blurted out from his seat in the corner. "I mean, her protectors!? What's the deal, Yo?"

Suddenly the demon's talking was cut off by a loud piercing screeching noise coming from a sharp metal object scraping against the wall, it was a sound far worse than hearing nails on a chalk board. Grasping their ears in pain the demons turned to see a tall human wearing a full face mask and hood over his head, Gust's masked servant standing behind him as he withdrew his bladed fingers from the wall.

"It would seem that we have a need to accelerate our plans," the masked human stated with an evil glare. "You all know what you need to do?"

At first the demons merely cringed, never in their lives would they have thought they could stoop so low, but as expected of them, just like every other day they have been here, every demon bowed to the masked human.

"As you wish… Master Amon," Volteer said, his blood boiling with every syllable.