We're back on chapter twenty-two.

REMINDER: I DO NOT OWN LEGEND OF KORRA OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS.

At Laghima's Peak with Suyin's airship at the bottom. Tonraq and Suyin seen walking outside, with Lin talking to the Team Avatar on the mouth of the airship.

Lin Passes a radio to Korra. "Radio the second you see those airbenders."

"I will, Chief. Good luck." Mako said.

Lin nods to Mako before walking out. Korra hugs Asami.

"Be careful, Korra." Asami said.

"You, too." Korra said.

She hugs Mako and then, he kisses her.

"When this is over, we need to talk." Mako said.

"I was thinking about that." Korra said.

Bolin hugs her, sobbing. Korra walks out of the airship before it takes off.

"Korra."

"Don't worry, Dad. I'll be all right. Raava and Vaatu are with me." Korra said.

Tonraq hugs his daughter. "I just want you to know how proud I am of you. The risk you're taking to save the Air Nation will be remembered for generations."

"I love you, Dad." Korra said.

"I love you, too, sweetheart." Tonraq said.

"And Dad, watch out for Zaheer. He's not very fond of world leaders." Korra said.

"I can handle him. Just stay focused on your mission."

Tonraq and the metalbenders scale up the mountain until they are obscured from view by the clouds. Korra picked up her broomstick and flies up the mountain.

At the Northern Air Temple as the airship approaches. At the interior where Mako and Bolin survey the damage.

"Oh, man." Bolin said.

"Must have been some fight." Mako said.

"Mako, did you see the airbenders?" Korra asked through a radio.

"Not yet. We're just arriving. Don't turn yourself over until I get a visual on them."

Asami steers the airship to the temple, while Bolin ties the tethering ropes. Both approach the temple to see Ghazan awaiting them.

"Right this way." Ghazan said. Team Avatar glares at Ghazan with suspicion. "You want the airbenders or not?"

Ghazan walks into the temple, which Team Avatar follows.

Meanwhile, Korra flew toward Laghima's Peak, where Zaheer and P'Li were waiting.

"Where's my ancestor and her pshyco buddies?" Korra asked.

"They're resting. But they can see you." P'Li said.

"Drop your broom and surrender yourself." Zaheer said, but Korra stands still. "Don't make me come get you."

Korra made the broomstick disappear remains defiant and remains still.

Back at the Northern Air Temple, where Ghazan leads Team Avatar to the captured airbenders, where Tenzin was chained to the floor and gagged, while the other airbenders were bound up and hooded.

"Here they are." Ghazan announced.

"Mako, what's going on?" Korra asked through a radio.

"They're here. And so is the lavabender." Mako said.

Back at Laghima's Peek.

"Tell him to let the airbenders go." Korra demanded.

"Not 'till you turn yourself over. This isn't a negotiation." Zaheer said before picking up his radio to talk to Ghazan. "Wipe them out."

"No! Wait, I'm coming." Korra said.

"Stand down. No Avatar State, no magic." Zaheer said as P'Li walks to Korra.

P'Li and Korra walk up to each other. Korra drops her staff and radio, while P'Li cuffs her wrists and ankles.

"Don't bother trying to metalbend out of these, they're platinum." P'Li said

She pushes Korra towards Zaheer.

In a hideout, the Coven was watching the Witch-Avatar surrendering in a foggy orb. They were eating bugs and spiders like popcorn.

"This getting too easy as I thought." Satsujin said.

"Shh, I wanna see this moment." Kuryami said.

"Pity the others fell right into our trap." Jaakuna said. "They'll be buried in lava."

Back at the temple.

"We have her."

Ghazan gestures to Team Avatar, who run toward Tenzin. Tenzin shakes his head.

"It's okay, Tenzin. We're about to get you out of here." Asami said.

Mako walks up to the airbenders, only to see them collapse into a pool of water and Ming-Hua seated among the decoys.

Ming-Hua rushes to attack Team Avatar, which Mako blocks the attack with fire.

"Korra, it was a trick! They're not here. Don't turn yourself over!" Mako shouted.

Back at Laghima's Peek.

"I knew it!" the Witch-Avatar said.

Korra struggles against her restraints and airbends with her feet, separating Zaheer and P'Li. Lin was on the mountainside.

The metalbenders ascend the mountain. On the peak where Korra firebends and earthbends at Zaheer, who dodges all the attacks. Korra tries to regain her ground, but was stopped by her shackles.

"Chief, get Korra out of here. Now!" Mako said on the radio.

"Go! Go!" Lin called out.

The metalbenders ascend the mountain. On the peak where Korra firebends and earthbends at Zaheer, who dodges all the attacks. Korra tries to regain her ground, but was stopped by her shackles.

Zaheer airbends her off her feet and slams her down with an air blast. Back to the mountainside where the metalbenders reach the peak, engaging P'Li.

"Get the Avatar on the airship. I'll deal with them." P'Li said.

P'Li runs forward directs a combustion beam at the metalbenders. Lin manages to dodge the attack, but two metalbenders were thrown off the peak and fire a cable to ascend the peak again.

Lin dodges another combustion beam and sends two earth slabs to P'Li. Suyin joins in a sends another slab. P'Li destroys a slab with combustion and avoids the other two.

At the airship where Zaheer pushes Korra into the airship. Tonraq climbs up the airship and attacks Zaheer. Korra dodges the attack and falls off the airship.

Tonraq catches Korra with waterbending and throws her toward Zaheer, where she sends a point-blank fire kick. Zaheer protects himself with airbending, but was thrown back. Tonraq cuts the tethering ropes with his water whips, causing the airship to fly off.

"Nowhere to go, Zaheer!" Tonraq said.

Tonraq directs his whips to Zaheer.

Back at the Northern Air Temple, where Ghazan earthbends on Mako, but he blocks it with his fire. Ming-Hua scales the walls, landing next to Ghazan.

Ghazan directs lava to Bolin, who blocks with an earth column. Mako runs up and firebends, while Asami tends to Tenzin.

"Where are the airbenders?" Asami asked.

"I don't know. Zaheer moved them out of the temple." Tenzin said.

Mako firebends at Ming-Hua, who stops the attack with her water arms.

"Won't you just bury them already?" Ming-Hua asked. "I have had it with those crazy witches and warlocks."

"Me, too. But cut me some slacks." Ghazan said.

Ghazan leaps forward, lavabending a large portion of the floor, before spreading it across the room. As they exit, Ghazan lavabends the exit path.

Asami looks on in fear, as she picks Tenzin's shackles with her hairpin.

"Come on." She punches the hairpin, freeing Tenzin before supporting him. "We have to get to the airship."

"Not gonna happen. The exit's blocked." Bolin said.

Bolin bends the tiles beneath, forming a barricade to stop the lava flow. A pillar collapses. Tenzin groans, prompting Mako to run up and support him.

"Where's Oogi?" Asami asked.

"Gone. All the bison got scared off during the attack." Tenzin replied. "But, I think I know another way out. Bolin, can you get us to that wall?"

"One it!"

Bolin bends the wall behind them. At the temple exterior, where Ghazan lavabends the entire exit path before taking over Suyin's airship with Azula and Ming-Hua. As the airship takes off, a portion of the garden collapses.

Team Avatar was escaping to a meditation room. Bolin notices the lava approaching and blocks off the flow.

"Through there." Tenzin pointed out.

Bolin opens the floor board and the group enters the tunnel, where Mako firebends to provide some light.

"Bolin was getting uncomfortable. "Is it just me, or is it uh, getting really warm in here?" He noticed the lava approaching to them. "Oh, this is not good." He blocked the lava flow. "Let's move it, people!"

Back at Laghima's Peak with P'Li bombards the metalbenders out. Korra kicks a boulder to Zaheer while Tonraq whips the water. Zaheer airbends the assault and creates a wind gust to Tonraq.

He dodges, waterbends the water to attack Zaheer. The boulder flew toward Zaheer, but he easily dodges and punches some air gusts to Tonraq until he falls down.

Korra stands up, creating some earth columns, which the airbender dodges. Resuming his assault, Tonraq bends a stream of water at Zaheer, forcing him back.

Taking advantage of the respite, Korra earthbends another small column behind Zaheer's foot, causing him to stumble backward. With his remaining water supply, Tonraq bends an ice spear on his forearm, and attempts to stab Zaheer, who dodges his attack and manages to ensnare Tonraq in a small tornado.

"Say hello to the Earth Queen for me."

Zaheer throws Tonraq off the cliff, leaving Korra in shock.

"DAD!"

P'Li directs her combustion attacks toward Suyin, who dodges the attacks before regrouping with her half-sister, who had already taken cover.

"Damn it. We're pinned down." Suyin said.

"I'm gonna draw her fire. You take her out." Lin said.

"Lin. No."

P'Li directs combustion beams to the half-sisters, who shield themselves.

"I love you." Lin said before she touches her sister's cheek.

She runs from the rock and leaps to the terrain. "Come and get me, you Third-Eyed Freak!"

"Who are you callin' a 'freak', cop?" P'Li asked furiously.

Lin leaps up the slope to avoid P'Li's combustion beam before retaliating with an earth slap. P'Li destroys the slab while Suyin glances out looking for the right moment.

Lin sends two earth slabs to P'Li, who dodges and retaliates with combustion beams. Lin dodges the attack and bends an earth wall to protect herself from another beam, but was knocked toward the edge.

Lin props herself up. While P'Li prepares to finish Lin, Suyin runs out of her cover and bends her armour toward P'Li's head, containing the blast.

Zaheer turns back in horror, staring at the resulting explosion.

"P'LI!"

Zaheer looks at the fight sadly, while Korra, seizing the moment to distraction, firebends at Zaheer. Zaheer dodges the attack and sends an air blast to Korra, knocking her out.

Zaheer carries Korra and walks to the edge, watching the unmanned airship fly off. Suyin and Lin ascend the peak, landing behind Zaheer.

"It's over, Zaheer." Suyin said.

"Let go your earthly tether."

"Release the Avatar." Lin demanded.

"Enter the void."

"This is your last warning!" Suyin shouts.

"Empty, and become wind."

Zaheer steps back, falling off the peak.

"No! Stop!" Lin shouts in shock.

The half-sisters run up to the edge, where they see Zaheer floating in mid-air. Both fire cables at Zaheer, who dodges the attack and flies off to Suyin's airship.

"Did he just… fly?" Lin asked in disbelief.

Zaheer zooms past the airship. Ghazan and Ming-Hua watch this in disbelief.

"Guess he doesn't need a ride." Ghazan said.

At the mountainside, where Kuvira clings on with one of her cables, while Tonraq grabs on to the other, while he sees the Red Lotus fleeing with his daughter.

"Korra…"

Zaheer flies past the temple.

Chapter twenty-three will be coming.