We're back on chapter twenty.
REMINDER: I DO NOT OWN LEGEND OF KORRA OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS.
At Zaofu, where the airship and Druk approach the dock. Team Avatar dismounts with Suyin and two Metal Clan escort awaiting them.
"Did you have any luck getting through to Tenzin?" Lin asked.
Suyin starts worrying. "No one's answering. What if Zaheer and Azula had already up there? I should never have let Opal go."
"It's going to be okay, Su." Lin said.
"I hope so." Suyin said.
Meanwhile, at the radio room, where a radio operator adjusts the controls.
"We have a strong signal, but no one's answering."
Korra gets worried. "I can't just sit around here while a madman is on his way to the Northern Air Temple with the Coven. We have to do something."
"I'll ready my airship. With a full force of the Metal Clan security backing us, we can take them." Suyin said before she leaves the room.
"We'll never make it up there before Zaheer and the Coven." Mako said.
"There might be another way to stop him. It's a long shot, but Zaheer is always meditating into the Spirit World. And I know exactly where he goes: Xai Bau's Grove." Korra said.
"You went there?" Unalaq asked.
"If I can find him there, maybe I could somehow trap him." Korra said.
"We can't protect you in there. I don't like it." Lin said.
"I have to try." Korra said.
"I'll watch over her as she meditates." Asami said.
"I guess, in the meantime, Mako and I will stay here and try to get through to the temple." Bolin said.
"We'll help Su ready the airship." Lin said.
Korra, Asami and Tonraq walk out of the room, leaving the brothers alone with their grandmother.
"I'm going to take a nap." Yin said.
At the garden, where Korra meditates, crossing over to the empty Xai Bau's Grove.
"Zaheer! Come out! Face me! Leave the airbenders out of this!" Korra demanded.
Then Aang appeared to Korra.
"Aang? What are you doing here?" Korra asked.
"Well, I just thought I'd might give Korra some guidance." Aang said before he notices Korra's troubled expression. "You look troubled."
"I am." Korra said in a troubled tone.
"Sit." Both the Avatars were sited. "Now, Korra, what is on your mind?"
"There's a maniac on the loose, he's working with the Shadow Coven. They're threatening to destroy the new Air Nation. I don't know what to do."
"Just because you are the Avatar, doesn't mean you will have all the answers." Aang said.
"You know, many Avatars have needed guidance. I'm glad I can talk to you and Avatar Wan." Korra said.
"You know, Zuko and I were close friends. Our relationship started off a little rocky, but we grew to become lifelong friends. Best friends." Aang said. "He was often my counsel, and he'd love to be yours."
"I was wondering what you might do if you were in my situation." Korra said.
"Hmm. Rebuilding the Air Nation was my biggest dream. I beside myself with joy with what you've done. And if I accomplished that goal, I might have sacrificed anything to protect it."
"So you would give yourself up to save the Air Nation, right?" Vaatu asked.
"The airbenders might have been closest to my heart, but, as the Avatar, I was concerned with people of all nations. No one knew better than me that in times of turmoil, the world needs its Avatar the most." Aang said as he reaches out to hold Korra by the shoulder.
"Thanks. It was helpful talking to you." Korra said.
"Anytime, Korra." Aang said before he vanished.
Korra returns to her physical body.
"Did you find Zaheer?" Asami asked.
"No, he wasn't there." Korra said before she goes out and walks to Zuko who was preparing to mount on Druk. "You're leaving? Aren't you coming to the air temple with us?"
"I'm sorry, but I can't. I'm going back to the Fire Nation. If it's true that the Red Lotus is targeting the nations' leaders, with Azula's assistance, I need to protect my daughter."
"I understand. You have to keep the Fire Lord safe. But before you leave, Aang said 'hi'." Korra said.
"How is he?" Zuko asked.
"Great." Korra said before Mako runs toward.
"Guys. We got through to the air temple." he said.
The trio runs to the radio room, where Bolin was using the radio.
"Who is this?" Meelo answered the radio.
Bolin gets irritated. "I told you, it's Bolin!"
Meelo picks his nose. "Bolin's not here right now. Can I take a message?"
"No! I'm not looking for Bolin, I am Bolin! Gah, look, I need you to find your dad."
"He's outside with the bison. Did you know we found a whole herd full of baby bison?" Meelo asked.
"No, a whole herd? Really?" Bolin was amazed.
Korra pushes Bolin aside. "Meelo, this is your queen. Go get your dad, now!"
Meelo salutes. "Yes, sir!"
Tenzin answered the radio. "Hello? This is Tenzin."
"Tenzin! Listen to me carefully. Zaheer and the Coven are on their way to the temple. They're coming for the airbenders. You have to get everyone out of there immediately. Drop everything. Leave! Now!"
"Oh no." Tenzin saw something.
"What? What is it? Tenzin! Tenzin, what's happening?!" Korra asked in worry.
"It's too late." Tenzin looks at the airship with the Red Lotus. "They're here."
Up to the airship where the Coven, Zaheer and P'Li were standing. The airship makes circles around the air temple.
Meelo turns and looks at Tenzin. "What is it, Daddy?"
Tenzin looks at the airship. "We need to get everyone out of here." He grabs his glider. "Stay close to me."
Tenzin jumps out of a window and opens his glider as Meelo follows him. Finally, they were landing on a garden where Bumi, Kai and other four airbenders looks at the flying airship.
Bumi turns to Tenzin. "What's going on, Tenzin?"
"It's Zaheer. And the Shadow Coven. Round everyone up! We need to get to the bison and evacuate immediately!"
Bumi, Kai, and another airbender start running as the airship was flying behind them. At the airbending training area where Daw and another airbender were training until Kai suddenly shows up.
"Guys, we got an emergency. We're evacuating the temple. Come on." Kai said.
Kai, Daw, and another airbender start running when lava appears underground and blocking their way.
"Look out!"
Kai, Daw, and the other airbender eject themselves back. Ghazan smiles sinisterly.
At the meditation room where Kya was meditating with Opal and three other female airbenders. A door sound disturbs them, and they turn toward it.
"It's Zaheer and the Coven! We have to leave." Bumi cried out.
Bumi and the others ran outside. Opal screams as Ming-Hua grabs her from behind and menaces her with an ice spike.
"No one's going anywhere, or she gets it." Ming-Hua said.
Tenzin and his family runs across a bridge. Zaheer and the Coven soon lands in front of them.
"Good. The entire family is here." Zaheer said.
"And here I thought Aang's kids would be too difficult to catch." Jaakuna said.
"Now, we can have some fun." Kurayami said,
All the airbenders were rounded up in the courtyard by Ming-Hua, Ghazan, Zaheer and the Coven.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet a true airbending master." Zaheer said.
"What is it you want from us?" Tenzin demanded.
"Nothing at all. In fact, if everyone cooperates, you will all walk out of this situation unharmed." Jaakuna said. "If not, well, I can be very insisting."
"Then what are you doing here?"
"We want Korra, and we're tired of chasing her. It's so boring." Mogui answered.
"You're using us as leverage." Tenzin said.
"That's the idea." Satsujin said.
Tenzin stands. "I will never let you get to Korra."
"Unfortunately, you don't have a choice." Jaakuna said.
"Yes, I do."
Tenzin pushes the Coven and the three criminals away with airbending.
"Jinora! Get everyone out of here. Bumi, Kya, help me hold them off!" Tenzin said before P'Li shoots near him, but he uses his airbending to protect the group. "And stay out of her line of sight! Go, go!"
The airbenders all ran away. P'Li fires a beam at the exit, though everyone has evacuated. The hall as the airship exits while the Coven and criminals approach Aang's children. Kya bends water from a fountain and forms a ring around her.
"Ooh, waterbending ring." Kurayami said. "Now, I'm scared."
The Red Lotus and the Shadow readies themselves and Zaheer throws a gust of wind before the airbenders escapes, reaching the end of the sheltered route. The Coven tried to zap them, but Kyra used an ice war to block the blasts.
They look at the stable and Kai gestures for them to move out, though they are forced to retreat when bombarded with combustion beams.
"It's too dangerous. We'll never make it to the stables with her up there." Pema said.
Back to the hall, where Zaheer somersaults, avoiding Tenzin's air blast. He and the Coven constantly avoids Tenzin's attacks by jumping to new heights. Before reaching the roof, Tenzin manages to land a hit on Zaheer, but he was still able to run off, avoiding the master's attack.
The Coven attempted to blast, but Tenzin dodged the attack.
"Stand still, will ya? You're just as annoying as before on Harmonic Convergence." Jaakuna said.
Zaheer and the Coven makes it to the houses attached to the wall, which Tenzin follows, attacking him with a close-range blast which was blocked. Zaheer rises and lands onto the protective wall. Tenzin follows and attacks him from behind, knocking him off balance. Zaheer manages to regain his ground and somersaults, kicking a blast of air.
Tenzin avoids the attack and fires two quick air blast, which Zaheer avoids by somersaulting above him. Zaheer lands successfully and sends an air kick.
"Go, Z, go!" the Coven shouted.
Kya attempted to redirect Ming-Hua's water appendages, but to no avail. Ming-Hua leaps up and attempts to land a hit on Kya, but she was able to dodge the attack. Ming-Hua freezes the tips of her appendages into ice blades and swings them toward Kya, slicing a statue into pieces, though Kya was able to dodge the attacks.
As a blade nearly slices her, she breaks it off and throws it to Ming-Hua. Ming-Hua grabs the blade and throws it back to Kya, sending two more ice spikes in the meantime.
Kya manages to break off two of the ice, though was knocked against the wall by the last fragment. Ming-Hua bends a water vortex and charges toward Kya, but she was able to send a large wave of water to Ming-Hua, knocking her off the cliff.
Kya walks up to Ming-Hua, though was taken aback to find her bending the directed water into multiple water arms.
"No."
Ming-Hua smirks and uses her appendages to knock Kya back into the hall.
Bumi jumps down to the first floor with Ghazan and Azula giving chase. Ghazan melts the floor above.
Once on the same floor, Ghazan erupts the floor into lava, forcing Bumi to land onto the hall. Ghazan bends the floor beneath Bumi into lava, but he was able to jump out of the way before it erupts.
Ghazan directs the lava to Bumi, but he leaps to the wall and charges toward Ghazan with airbending, sliding beneath his legs behind him. He pounces atop the lavabender, grabbing him by the neck and pulling his hair before biting him on the shoulder.
Ghazan screams in pain before he knocked Bumi off with an earth pillar.
Kya evades Ming-Hua's attacks before being thrown toward her brother. Both siblings gather in front of a statue of an Air Nomad to catch some breath.
"I see you're having as much fun as I am." Bumi said.
At the bison stable, where P'Li bombards the area with combustion beams and throwing the Coven's potion bombs. The airbenders hides in the stable.
"I can't wait any longer." Kai grabs his staff.
"Wait, what are you doing?" Jinora asked.
"Whatever I can." Kai runs out. "Get to the bison! Get out of here!"
P'Li fires a combustion beam at Kai, who narrowly misses the attack. The next combustion beam threw Kai off the cliff, though he was able to open his glider and take flight, avoiding multiple combustion beams and the bombs.
As he flies past P'Li, she turns her attention to the fleeing airbenders. Kai flies back to the airship, sending an air swipe to P'Li, causing her to misfire and blast the cliff above.
P'Li turns her attention to Kai and fires a combustion beam. Kai protects himself with an air ball, but was knocked out. The fleeing airbenders, where Jinora turns back.
"Kai! No." Jinora shouts with tears on her eyes.
An unconscious Kai was plunging down the mountain. At the stable, where the bison took off without the airbenders when confronted with a combustion beam. The airbenders turn to look at the airship.
Bumi got knocked back with a water blast. His sister retreats to cover him, freezing her water to block Ghazan's rock, though the next attack shattered the ice.
Bumi steps back and nearly loses his footing. Ghazan bends a large earth fissure, throwing the siblings off the temple.
Bumi airbends and holds on to the ledge while grabbing his sister.
"I got you." Bumi groans before turning to see P'Li.
"Bumi, let go!" Kya said.
"But we could die!" Bumi said.
"We're gonna die if we hang on!"
P'Li directs a combustion beam toward Bumi. Bumi hangs on before letting go, narrowly missing the combustion blast.
Both siblings plunge down the cliff before their fall was cushioned by trees, and they land on the cliffside, unconscious.
Back on the battle, Tenzin attacks Zaheer and the Coven with an air blast, which they dodged. Tenzin jumps behind Zaheer to avoid an attack and counters by arching his back to throw another blast, knocking down Zaheer.
The Coven focused their energy at Tenzin, but he ran from the blast, then Hēixīn arrived and blasted magic through his eyes at Tenzin, but he dodged.
Tenzin charges toward Zaheer, but was knocked off by a combustion blast. He cushions his fall with airbending, preparing for another attack, but was struck by Ming-Hua on his right, and Ghazan on his left. He dodges barrages of attack by the Coven, Hēixīn, Ming-Hua, Ghazan and Zaheer, though was knocked down.
"We've got him now!" Mogui shouted.
As the Shadow Coven and the Red Lotus surrounds him, he braces himself up and blows off Ghazan and Zaheer. He protects himself in an air sphere, but was blasted against a wall by the Coven, Hēixīn, and P'Li. He props himself up, his clothing badly tattered and his face bruised.
"That's it, airbender. Give up. It's over." Jaakuna said.
"As long as I'm breathing, it's not over." Tenzin determined.
"Zaheer!" Jaakuna snapped her fingers for an order.
Tenzin strikes Zaheer with a close-range air blast, but misses. The wall was blocking the fight as the Coven and the Red Lotus launch assaults against Tenzin.
God, the Coven and the Red Lotus are going too far.
Chapter twenty-one will be coming.