A person isn't born evil, circumstances forge them.

Loss and Defeat. After Avatar Korra returned from her abduction by Tarrlok, the Equalists launched a major attack on Republic City. In light of the situation, Tenzin had no choice but to flee with his family while Lin Beifong sacrificed herself to buy them time. Team Avatar also escaped and would remain in hiding until reinforcements from the United Republic arrived.


It had been a couple of days since the Equalists took over Republic City and things got serious from then on.

The benders who failed to escape were captured and locked up until Amon decided to steal their powers and those non-benders who didn't want to join them were also locked up until they changed their minds.

Equalist airships were flying all over the city, there were several mecha tanks parked everywhere or roaming various areas, but the worst thing was that they had put a mask of Amon on the face of Avatar Aang's statue.

"It is a glorious day, my Equalist brothers and sisters!" began Hiroshi giving a speech in the park with several people in front to hear him.

"Amon has torn down the tyrannical bending government! He has declared bending illegal, and he has the Avatar on the run. Our great leader has a vision for the future. One day soon, bending will no longer exist and we will live in a world where everyone is finally equal! The United Forces are on their way right now to try and stop that dream. But we will prevail!" said Hiroshi to applause and cheers from the onlookers.

Behind the audience, there were two Equalist soldiers.

One of them nodded to the others before they left the place.

They passed some bushes as they looked around in case of any spies and as they approached a rock, one of them moved it with earthbending, revealing a hole under the rock.

The two soldiers entered the hole before the rock returned to its original place.


The two soldiers, who were walking through a tunnel, turned out to be Korra and Mako who had disguised themselves to infiltrate the crowd without arousing suspicion.

" Can you believe Hiroshi?! 'The Avatar's on the run'. I'm not running from anyone! Let's go back up there and knock some heads; they'll never know what hit 'em." said Korra in frustration, slamming her fist into her palm before turning around to head back.

"Relax. General Iroh's coming with an entire fleet of battleships. Then Amon will be the one who's running." said Mako managing to make the Avatar stop.

"I hate this 'being patient' stuff." said Korra in frustration before walking back in the direction from before.


The two arrived at a refugee area where Bolin, Asami, Ahsoka and Kaxey were standing up as soon as they saw them arrive.

"You two were gone a while." said Asami crossing her arms.

"We were doing reconnaissance." said Mako.

"Whatever." said Asami looking away from the firebender with a frown.

"Any news?" asked Ahsoka.

"Just Hiroshi giving the same message as always." said Korra.

"Dank Farrik. If it wasn't for us having to stay hidden, I would have gladly beat the crap out of that guy. No offense, Asami." said Kaxey.

"None taken." said Asami.

"If I'm being honest, I'd like that too." said Korra.

"The best thing we can do now is to stay hidden until reinforcements arrive. Once we meet, we'll prepare a counterattack plan with which to defeat the Equalists and take back the city." said Ahsoka.

"Good plan." said Bolin.

"Welcome back!" said Gommu appearing on the scene by surprise. "Hope you worked up an appetite, 'cause dinner is served." said Gommu pulling Korra and Ahsoka into a side hug.


Later, they all gathered in one area to eat a stew that Gommu had prepared.

"Thank you so much for letting us hide with you these days." said Ahsoka.

"Honored to oblige." began Gommu as he served them the stew in a bowl for each of them. "My associates and I heartily oppose Amon's so-called 'Equalist' policies. We got benders and non-benders living together down here, but do you see us fightin'? No siree; we've figured out how to harmoniously co-exist."

"You are a wise and noble Gommu." said Bolin before tasting a spoonful of the stew. "Mmmm. This is the best-tasting street gruel I've ever had. Seriously!" said Bolin having liked the food served by the Gommu.

"I culled it from the finest dumpsters the city has to offer! " revealed Gommu.

Hearing that, Asami's face turned green as she puffed out her cheeks before returning to the bowl what she put in her mouth and then handed her bowl to Pabu who ate it with pleasure.

"Meh. It's not that different from the food they served during space travel." said Ahsoka as she continued eating.


Soon after, everyone was sleeping peacefully, except for Korra who was leaning against Naga.

"Can't sleep either?"

Korra turned her head to the side to see Mako approaching her.

"No, I have this awful pit in my stomach." said Korra as Mako sat down next to her.

"Me too." said Mako.

"It's so crazy. A few months ago I was in the South Pole practicing for my firebending test, and now I'm in the middle of an all-out war." said Korra.

"I know, we didn't even know each other then. And now, I can't imagine my life without you in it. You're the most loyal, brave, and selfless person I've ever known." said Mako, bringing a smile to the Avatar's face.

"I think you're pretty incredible too, but… you already knew that." said Korra lowering her gaze in slight embarrassment.

Both the Avatar and the firebender just stared at each other with a smile.

"I should probably try to get some sleep." said Korra looking away from him.

"Me too. Good night." said Mako getting up and leaving.

"Good night." said Korra as she stood watching the firebender walk away.

"You still go on about that even in a situation like this?"

Korra startled as she turned to the other side to see Ahsoka giving her a smile before sitting down next to her.

"Well, it's not so simple to talk about feelings when you're in the middle of a civil war." said Korra.

"Yes, it's understandable." said Ahsoka before they both shared a laugh.

"Ahsoka, I'm sorry you're involved in all this." said Korra.

"Why?" asked Ahsoka arching an eyebrow in confusion.

"You were in a war for years and when you left the Jedi Order, you ended up on a planet that is suffering through another war. It's not fair that you have to go through the same thing." said Korra.

"I admit I didn't expect to be involved in one war after leaving another, but you know what? I don't care, because if I hadn't come to this planet, I wouldn't have met you, or the others. If I'm going to participate in another war, I'm glad it's with people I can call trusted friends." said Ahsoka.

Korra smiled at the togruta's words and gave her a hug that she didn't hesitate to return.

"You're a great friend, Ahsoka." said Korra.

"So are you." said Ahsoka.

After they parted, Ahsoka got up.

"Well, I'm going to sleep. We have an important meeting tomorrow. Good night." said Ahsoka before leaving.

"Good night." said Korra before leaning against Naga's back and closing her eyes to sleep while still smiling.


Meanwhile, on the Air Temple Island, the lieutenant was leading a bound and blindfolded policeman, whom he forced to kneel in front of Amon and three Equalist soldiers.

The lieutenant removed the blindfold from his eyes of the policeman who looked in horror at the masked man, who walked towards him.

"You will now be cleansed of your impurity." said Amon placing himself behind the policeman and, with the same procedure, snatched the policeman's powers of bending, causing the policeman to fall unconscious.

"Next." said Amon as the lieutenant turned his gaze to a line full of White Lotus policemen and sentries, all of them bound and blindfolded, being led to their end.


The next morning, the rest of Team Avatar met up with Mako who was looking out over the fog-shrouded ocean from a tunnel entrance.

"Coast is clear." whispered Mako as he and the others emerged from the tunnel to the outside.

They climbed to a higher level where they crouched by a fence in case there were enemies in sight.

Bolin used a spyglass to scan the surroundings for the United Forces, but for the moment, the sea was calm.

"Once the United Forces arrive, we need to be ready to help in any way we can." said Korra.

"Yes. Who knows what kind of things the Equalists will have prepared knowing they are coming." said Ahsoka.

"They're here!" said Mako surprising the others.

They all turned their gaze in that direction, though Bolin used the spyglass backwards for a second before realizing this and putting it in the correct position.

They all saw that, out of the fog, the fleet of United Forces ships was emerging.


"Hmm… Amon had to know we were coming. So why aren't we meeting any resistance?" asked General Iroh II suspicious of the eerie quietness of the place.


"I have a bad feeling about this." said Ahsoka.

"She's right. Normally, the enemy would bring their forces to repel any attack, but I don't detect any Equalist airships." said Kaxey looking up at the clear sky.

Mako grabbed the spyglass and moved to the side to take a look at the side of the harbor.

"I don't see any mecha tanks, either." said Mako finding the harbor empty.


What they didn't know was that under the water was a bomb floating upwards.

"Something's not right." said General Iroh II suspiciously.

BOOM

Suddenly, an explosion hit one of the battleships that was sailing through an area filled with bombs that exploded on contact.

"It's a trap!" shouted General Iroh II realizing the situation.


From Team Avatar's vantage point, Team Avatar watched in horror as the ships were hit by the many bombs around them.

Without a second thought, Korra jumped into the water and used waterbending to swim quickly toward the area of the ships.


Meanwhile, General Iroh II was trying to combat the situation.

"Water and earthbenders, detonate those mines!" ordered General Iroh from the PA system.

Suddenly, they began to hear some sort of buzzing sound.

"What is that sound?" asked General Iroh II coming out of the room to find out the cause of the noise, as did Korra who turned her gaze to the city.


Ahsoka took the spyglass to observe the city in search of the cause of the sound.

"Dank Farrik." said Ahsoka as soon as she saw that what caused that noise were some biplanes.

"Where does Hiroshi find the time to keep inventing new evil machines?!" asked Bolin.

"Probably from the guy who got those galactic weapons." said Ahsoka remembering her encounter with that guy.

One of the biplane pilots, who turned out to be Hiroshi, pulled a lever that opened a compartment underneath the biplane where several bombs were stored and dropped on the ships, exploding on impact with the water.

Some of the bombs hit the ships, causing large explosions.

One biplane shot two bombs which, after falling into the water, went straight ahead.

Korra, who was underwater, saw the incoming bombs and quickly dodged them, but the bombs ended up hitting a boat, causing an explosion that pushed her backwards.

As Korra swam to the surface, another biplane dropped a bomb that sailed directly into another ship.

"Incoming!" shouted a crew member as the bomb hit the ship, setting off a loud explosion.

A pair of firebenders used a cannon and their bending power to fire at a biplane.

Korra pulled her head out of the water to catch her breath and review the situation.

An earthbender tried to hit a biplane with earth disks, but a nearby explosion knocked him down.

Fortunately, the earth disks he threw hit a wing of the biplane, causing it to fall into the water, although its pilot survived by jumping with his parachute.

Meanwhile, General Iroh II and a firebender were shooting through a cannon, managing to at least hit a small plane.

Seeing that, Korra decided to lend a hand and generated a tornado of water she was standing on and then erected from the ocean water an ice stalagmite right in front of an incoming biplane, causing it to crash and fall into the water, but in the process, it hit Korra's tornado which was undone in the process, causing the Avatar to fall into the water, just as a bomb was heading towards her.

Fortunately, she used waterbending to make the missile spin around her and go in the opposite direction, going on to hit a small biplane that was shot down in the process.

After that, she surfaced again before swimming off to the side.

Meanwhile, General Iroh II climbed to the highest area of his ship and began launching fireballs at any nearby aircraft.

Suddenly, he spotted three biplanes flying towards him and proceeded to throw fireballs at them.

He managed to shoot down two, but the third was able to dodge his fire attacks and, when it was close to the general's area, dropped a bomb.

General Iroh II intended to neutralize it with his firebending, but the resulting explosion was so powerful that it sent him into the water.

He could have sunk to the bottom, but Korra arrived in time and grabbed him before pulling him to the surface, where he could breathe easy.

"It's all right, I've got you." said Korra.

"Avatar Korra? You saved my life. Thank you." said General Iroh II.

After that, Korra used waterbending to propel them back to the harbor, leaving the sea battlefield behind.


Back at the shelter, the Team Avatar gathered in one part while Korra healed General Iroh II's wound with waterbending.

"May I say what an honor it is to finally meet you, Commander Tano." said General Iroh II.

"Please drop the formalities, general. I am no longer a commander." said Ahsoka.

"*Sigh* I was prepared to deal with Sato's mecha tanks, but not these new high-speed aircraft." said General Iroh II.

"Considering they have a genius inventor, an ally from the galaxy and advanced materials, I don't know how we didn't think they would make an older version of an X-Wing." said Kaxey.

"It's true. Every time we think we have an advantage, Amon outsmarts us." said Korra with slight frustration.

"Amon is winning so far, but we're not out of the fight yet." said General Iroh II unwilling to give up.

"I like this man's confidence!" began Bolin with a smile. "So, how are we not out of the fight?"

At that moment, Korra stopped the healing process before the general stood up, still holding his wounded arm.

"A second wave of reinforcements is on the way, but I need to warn them." asked General Iroh II.

"He's right. If we don't tell them about the new defenses, they will fall into a trap like the one the first wave ended up in." said Ahsoka.

"Do you still have a way to get a message out?" asked General Iroh II.

"I know just the man for the job." said Korra with a smile.


Shortly thereafter, the team and the general encountered Gommu who was standing in front of a communications system.

"And who is the recipient of this top-secret message?" asked Gommu.

"Commander Bumi. Second division of the United Forces." said General Iroh II.

"Tenzin's brother?" asked Korra in surprise.

"I didn't know Tenzin had a brother. Or that he was a commander." said Ahsoka.

"Yes. Bit of a wild man, but the bravest commander you'll ever meet." said General Iroh II.

"Something tells me he's more wild than brave." commented Kaxey.

"Ready, sir." said Gommu ready to send a message in Morse code.

"Fleet ambushed and destroyed by Equalist aircraft. Retreat to Red Sand Island until my signal. Do not approach city until you receive the all clear." said General Iroh II as Gommu communicated the message in morse code.


Later, the team and the general were around a table on which was a map of the city.

"Now comes the hard part. We need to ground those aircrafts. Otherwise, Bumi's fleet would never be able to retake the city." said General Iroh II.

"Not only that, but we also have to find the factory where they create their weapons. If we stop their production, they will be short of weaponry." said Ahsoka.

Mako walked over and pointed to a spot on the map.

"They flew in from this direction. The airfield must be somewhere over this mountain range." said Mako.

"Okay, but where will that factory be?" asked Bolin.

"Maybe I have an answer." began Asami getting everyone's attention. "Before Korra arrived, my father took me to an old abandoned factory in this area here." said Asami pointing to a spot on the map. "He told me he intended to turn it into another satomobile production factory."

"Obviously a lie. It's clearly an Equalist weapons creation factory now." said Kaxey.

"All right, then, we'll split into two teams. One will go to the mountain range to stop the aircrafts while the other goes to the factory to stop production." began Ahsoka before realizing something. "Oops. Sorry, general. Old habits of war."

"Never mind. Actually, it's a good plan. All right, everyone get ready, we leave at dawn." said General Iroh II, receiving a nod from everyone before they left the meeting room.

"It's time to take down my father." said Asami very seriously since, if they went to the place where the biplanes came from, she would probably meet its creator.

When they all left the room, Korra stood at the entrance while she thought about something and when she made her decision…

"Wait." said Korra making everyone stop. "I'm sorry, but I'm not going with you tomorrow." said Korra very seriously.

"What?" asked Mako.

"Why not?" asked Asami.

"I'm sick and tired of hiding from Amon. It's time I face him." said Korra.

"That's not a good plan. We need to stick together." said General Iroh II.

"I'm not waiting for him to hunt me down. My guts tell me it's time to end this, on my terms." said Korra with determination.

"Korra, it's too dangerous for you to go alone." said Ahsoka.

"She won't be. I'm going with you." said Mako as she approached the Avatar, much to Asami's surprise.

"You don't have to do that." said Korra worried for her friend.

"Yes, I do." said Mako, causing Asami to lower her head in sadness.

"You're in charge, General. What do you think?" asked Kaxey.

"Hmm… My grandfather would respect the Avatar's instinct. So will I." said General Iroh II.

"If you plan to go looking for Amon, try Air Temple Island. He may be there organizing his next move." said Ahsoka receiving a nod from Korra and Mako.

"Then it is decided. Bolin, Asami and I will go to the mountain range to stop those flying ships. Ahsoka, Kaxey, you will go to the factory to stop their weapons production. Do you think you can handle it?" asked General Iroh II.

"It's not the first complicated mission I've had, General." said Ahsoka with a smile and hands on hips.

"Besides, you have me and that should be more than enough to take down those meaty Equalists." said Kaxey.

"Understood. As for you, Korra and Mako, you will go to the island to find and stop Amon. If we accomplish those three objectives, we'll have the situation in our favor." said Iroh II, receiving a mutual nod from the others.


The next morning, everyone prepared to leave for their respective missions.

Bolin approached his older brother, who was disguised as an Equalist soldier, and the two embraced.

"Love you, little bro." said Mako.

"Love you back, big bro." began Bolin before breaking away from the hug and turning to the Avatar, who was also disguised as an Equalist. "Korra, Amon is a nasty dude. Be careful."

"I will." began Korra before she and the earthbender shared a hug. "Good luck." said Korra before separating from the hug.

It was then that Korra pointed to her animal guide.

"If you're going into the mountains, you should bring Naga." said Korra before hugging her animal friend's head. "Take good care of Bolin for me." said Korra before Naga gave the earthbender a lick, which made her smile.

After that, Korra focused her gaze on the first friend she made upon arriving in the city.

"Ahsoka, be careful." said Korra before the two shared a hug.

"I will." said Ahsoka.

As they separated, Korra turned her head to look at her droid friend.

"Don't do anything rash, Kaxey." said Korra.

"When have I ever done that? Don't answer that." said Kaxey causing the two girls to burst out laughing.

"Asami." began Mako catching the attention of the engineer who turned to look at him. "I'm sorry things got so messed up between us, but whatever happens today, I want you to know how much I care about you."

"I care about you, too." said Asami before giving him a kiss on the cheek and walking away from him with a sad expression.

Asami met with Bolin, Naga and Iroh II while Ahsoka met with Kaxey.

They were about to leave each group on one side when…

"Wait." began Korra causing them to stop and turn their heads towards her. "I just want to tell you that… May the Force be with you. To all of you." said Korra with a smile that the others returned along with a nod before walking off, leaving behind the Avatar and the firebender who went another way.

Asami climbed onto Naga's back along with Bolin and the general before they departed on a different path.

Ahsoka and Kaxey got on the slider bike before they left by another path.

"Good fortune and success to you, valiant heroes." said Gommu.


The first group of two went outside and walked to the water, where Korra used waterbending to form a protective bubble for them as they made their way to Air Temple Island.

Later, they reached a cliff on the island and the two donned their masks.

They climbed up the slope until they reached the top of the island, where they could see the temple and an airship hovering above the highest tower.

Then they saw Amon get on the airship.

"There's Amon." said Korra as Amon entered the airship which took off shortly after.

"We need to get into the temple. Then, when he returns…" began Mako.

"We ambush him." said Korra understanding the firebender's plan.

Wearing their disguises, they walked quietly around the place.

Everything seemed to be going very well until…

"What are you two doing here?" the two of them turned to the side to meet the lieutenant.

"Uh, we were just transferred." said Mako.

"Well, you're getting transferred again. Amon wants extra security at the arena today." said the lieutenant swallowing his disguise.

"The arena? For what?" asked Korra.

"The rally. You should've been briefed about this." said the lieutenant.

"We'll be there, sir." said Korra with a bow.

The lieutenant turned and walked away.

When he was far enough away, Korra elbowed Mako.

"I know another way in." whispered Korra before walking to the side slowly so as not to attract the lieutenant's attention.


The two of them gathered in a corner of the temple where Korra looked both ways to make sure no one else was around before pulling up a hidden entrance in the wall they entered through before closing it.

"Let's hide in the attic." said Korra as she and the others climbed the stairs to go upstairs.

But when they entered the loft.

"Uh, we're not alone up here." said Mako for across from them, in a cell, was Tarrlok.

"Tarrlok?" asked Korra surprised to see the former bloodbender as she and Mako removed their masks.

"I don't suppose you're here to rescue me." said Tarrlok.

"We had no idea you were here." began Korra as the two of them stood in front of the cell. "Are there other prisoners on the island?"

"No, I'm the only one." said Tarrlok.

"And what makes you so special?" asked Korra.

"I'm Amon's brother." began Tarrlok, causing all two to gasp in utter surprise. "Amon is from the Northern Water Tribe. He's a waterbender and a bloodbender, just like I was."

"What?" asked Korra very surprised by the revelation.

"Did you know this all along?" asked Mako.

"No, not until after he captured me." said Tarrlok.

"How did your brother end up becoming Amon?" asked Korra curiously.

"It all began with my father, Yakone." said Tarrlok when shown events from the past.


Flashback

"With the help of his former gang, he escaped prison and underwent surgery to change his appearance."

Yakone lay down on a hospital bed and a couple of doctors proceeded to perform an operation.

After that, they removed the bandages from the criminal's head, revealing a completely different face.

"He assumed a new identity, and settled down in the Northern Water Tribe. That's where he met my mother, a warm, caring woman. Before long, they started a family together."

Yakone, with his new face, met a woman in the tribe and sometime later, they married and had two sons.

"Amon was the firstborn, under the name Noatak. I was born three years later. Noatak was a good-natured kid, always looking out for me. Those were the good years. Before my brother and I discovered we were waterbenders."

On one night, in the middle of the snowy field, Yakone could be seen watching his sons as they managed a water drop with their bending.

"At first we were excited by our new abilities, but our training brought out a different side of my father."

During the training, Tarrlok had trouble with his water drop.

"Tarrlok, you'd better shape up or you'll be out here in the cold all night until you get it right." said Yakone very strictly.

"I'm trying, but… " began Tarrlok.

"Try harder!" exclaimed Yakone, causing Tarrlok to undo his gout of water from fright. "Your brother was never this sloppy." said Yakone causing Tarrlok to burst into tears.

"Dad, he'll get it. He just needs time." said Noatak (Amon) defending his little brother.

"Don't talk back to me, son! Ever!" said Yakone.

"Even back then, my brother wanted everyone to be treated fairly and equally. When I was seven, my father took me and Noatak on a hunting trip far away from our home. He told us his true identity was Yakone, Republic City's most notorious crime boss, and that he was once a bloodbender of rare skill."

Yakone led his sons deeper into the snowy tundra and, when they stopped at a place to rest and warm themselves, Yakone told them the story of his past.

"What's bloodbending?" asked Tarrlok.

"The most powerful and feared form of bending in the world. It was declared illegal thanks to that coward, Katara. Our family has the strongest line of bloodbenders in history. You boys have this power inside of you, and I will teach you to master it." said Yakone.

"What happened to your bending, Dad?" asked Noatak (Amon).

"The Avatar stole it from me. That's why I brought you out here, to learn your destiny. You two will become bloodbenders of the highest order. When the time is right, you will claim Republic City and you will destroy the Avatar. You must avenge me. That is your purpose in life." declared Yakone.

"The good days were behind us."

One night, Yakone took his sons to an area where some buffalo were grazing.

"Every full moon, our father took us on another supposed 'hunting trip', where he secretly trained us in bloodbending. We kept the truth from our mother."

Noatak (Amon) was the first to start the training and used bloodbending on one of the buffalo, causing it to get up on two legs as it moaned in pain.

"Stop! You're hurting it!" said Tarrlok.

"Toughen up, Tarrlok! You'll need a thicker skin for this." said Yakone before getting up and approaching his eldest son, who released the buffalo from his grip. "Very good, son, very good." said Yakone congratulating him as he put his hand on his shoulder.

Sometime later, Yakone took his sons, now grown, to an area full of wolves.

"A few years later, our father taught us to bloodbend anytime, without the need of the full moon. We practiced constantly, and I hated every minute of it."

Yakone gestured for his youngest son to begin and, with a weary sigh, Tarrlok got up and stood in front of the wolves, who began to growl and bark at him.

The wolves began to advance towards him, but Tarrlok used bloodbending to stop them, make them stand on their hind legs and then move them from side to side.

Needless to say, the wolves were terrified as they groaned from the pain of it and Tarrlok couldn't stand it, so he ended up releasing them from his control.

"I had no stomach for manipulating helpless animals. My brother, however, seemed to revel in this newfound power."

As the wolves fled, Noatak (Amon) stood beside his brother and used his bloodbending on the wolves to drag them back, without even moving his hands.

"He was a prodigy, mastering my father's psychic bloodbending technique by the time he was fourteen."

Noatak (Amon) had the wolves stand on their hind legs and made them turn around.

Then he lifted them into the air, to Tarrlok's horror and his father's joy and pride.

Finally, Noatak (Amon) lowered them down and made them bow to him.

"That's the way it's done. That's what you need to strive for." said Yakone to Tarrlok before leaving with his eldest son.

"Even though Noatak was my father's favorite, it wasn't any easier for him. He carried the burden of all Yakone's expectations and demands. Something changed in Noatak over the years; the loving brother I once knew became cold and detached."

One day, Yakone took his sons to a place in the middle of a snowy desert in the middle of a storm, with each son standing opposite the other.

"Our father pushed us to extremes, and one day, he made us bloodbend each other."

"Noatak, go!" said Yakone kicking off the fight.

Noatak (Amon) took a deep breath before using bloodbending on his own brother, causing him to groan in pain as he felt his body paralyzed.

Tarrlok tried to resist, but was unable to. Noatak (Amon) forced him to his knees and leaned back as he continued to groan in pain.

"Excellent." said Yakone with a smile before turning his gaze to the eldest son which was signal for him to release his grip on his brother, who gasped for air. "Tarrlok, your turn."

"No. I won't do it." said Tarrlok refusing to comply with his father's order.

"Bloodbend your brother, Tarrlok!" demanded Yakone.

"That felt awful. I don't want to do that to anyone. I never want to bloodbend again." said Tarrlok.

"You're a disgrace, a weakling. I'll teach you a lesson, you insubordinate..." began Yakone before he began to groan in pain.

The reason for this was that Noatak (Amon) who stood in front of his little brother protectively, was using bloodbending on him.

"Stay away from him." said Noatak (Amon).

"How dare you bloodbend me?!" asked Yakone angrily as Noatak (Amon) forced him to lean back.

"What're you gonna do about it? You're the weak one." said Noatak (Amon) as he forced his father to his knees before bowing him backwards. "You always say bloodbending is the most powerful thing in the world, but it isn't. The Avatar is. He took your bending away. What could be more powerful than that?"

"I made you what you are. You're mine." said Yakone angrily as he continued to groan in pain.

"We're your sons, not your tools of revenge." said Noatak (Amon) before turning around to see his brother without losing his grip on his father. "Let's go. We can run away from him. Forever."

"Run away? But what about Mom? We can't just leave her." said Tarrlok.

"He was right about you. You are a weakling." said Noatak (Amon) before throwing his father and running away from the place, leaving his younger brother behind.

"Noatak! Don't leave! Please! Noatak!" shouted Tarrlok trying to stop his brother, but he kept running until he was lost on the horizon.

"My father and I searched for days, but we never found a sign of Noatak. We thought he perished in that storm. My mother was never the same after the loss of my brother. My father stopped training me. With Noatak gone, his hopes for revenge withered. And he passed away, a few years later."


"That's one of the saddest stories I've ever heard." said Korra feeling sorry for the former bloodbender.

"Avatar Korra. I am truly sorry for all that I did to you. I thought I was better than my father, but his ghost still shaped me. I became a soldier of revenge, just like he wanted me to be. And so did my brother. The revolution may be built on a lie, but I think Amon truly believes bending is the source of all evil in the world." said Tarrlok.

"How did you figure out Amon is your brother?" asked Mako curiously.

"When he took my bending, the sensation was somehow familiar. I later recognized it as my brother's bloodbending grip." said Tarrlok.

"So, he somehow uses bloodbending to take people's bending." said Korra.

"I don't know how he does it, but then again, I've never encountered a bender as strong as Noatak." said Tarrlok.

"How could we defeat him?" asked Korra.

"We can't. Any attack we throw at him, he'll redirect with his mind. That's how he's been able to challenge any bender." said Mako.

"So much for our ambush. If we stay here, we're toast." began Korra walking to the side. "But there's another way to beat him." said Korra with a smile.

"How?" asked Mako curiously.

"This whole time, Amon has been one step ahead of us. But finally we have the advantage. We know the truth about him. If we expose him as a bender in front of all his supporters…" began Korra.

"At the rally." continued Mako beginning to understand his friend's plan.

"We could take away his true power!" said Korra with a smile.

"And undermine this whole revolution!" said Mako with a smile.

The two of them smiled at each other, happy that they had a plan to take Amon down for good.

Then, they turned their gaze to Tarrlok.

"Thank you, for your help." said Korra, receiving a nod from the former prisoner bloodbender.

Mako prepared to leave, but...

"We can't just leave him here." said Korra.

"Go. Amon can't know anyone spoke with me." began Tarrlok as he stood up and gripped the bars of his cell with a scowl. "Defeat him. Put an end to this sad story."

Korra nodded at his request and she and the firebender left the loft, ready to end this for good.


Meanwhile, in an almost darkened room stood Amon, the boy and the lieutenant.

"Everything is ready for the rally." said the lieutenant.

"Excellent." said Amon.

"I'm sorry to say this, but I'm afraid I'm going to miss it. I'd like to be able to check the security of our factory personally in case there are any unwanted guests." said the boy.

"As you wish." said Amon before the boy left.