Fire-Monkey and Avatar Training in Turtle -Lion School
Mako is seen standing on his head on top of a tall wooden pole holding two large buckets of water, one in each hand and keeping his legs straight up pointing at the sky, and right next to him is Korra who is also doing the exact same exercise because she wanted to learn more about Ki as the Avatar wanting to do what she can to protect and bring balance to the world.
"You're doing okay, Mako?" Korra asked.
"Yeah, doing fine." Mako answered.
"Even wearing orange?" Korra chuckled a little.
Since training with Kame, he started wearing a different set of clothes. He now wears a orange tank top with matching baggy pants, blue wristbands, blue toe shoes with white socks, and a black or blue obi tied in a knot over the waist. On the back of the tank top, there is a large Turtle School kanji, and on the front-left side is a smaller version of the kanji.
Korra is also wearing the same outfit thought kept her fur-rug on her waist and her water tribe necklace too.
"You know, after doing this for hours through the past three weeks, you start to get use to it and don't feel the blood going to your head." Korra commented.
"I guess you got a point out, but I still haven't learn anything about controlling my power." Mako said, getting a little impatient.
"Don't get your tail in a twist, before you can learn to unlease your Ki in ways like I showed you when you first arrived here, you'll need to learn your own physical strength and use into your combat skills." Kame explained as he walks around the couple.
"But I can punch a car away and I know how to fight." Mako pointed out.
"That's only because you had your fire-bending for most of your life, you've been fighting with your fire more than normal hand-to-hand combat. Just because you had one of the elements doesn't mean you're powerful to beat anyone." Kame stated as he smacks Mako's back.
"There are others in the word who can fight without bending powers such as martial artists." Kame said.
"Let's not forget those Chi-blockers." Korra mentioned.
"Correct, fighters like them have trained to push their bodies to the limit and must also be smart enough to get past the Benders' attacks using their element against or their weaknesses. Since you have become a Ki user like me, you must start over to the very beginning of fighting on using your fists including on how much strength you put into your strikes before I can teach you how to use Ki properly." Kame lectured.
"Okay, I understand all that." Mako sighed.
"Do you?" Kame tapped the tip of his toe to the wooden pole and it suddenly snap in two causing Mako to fall into the sea water.
"Hey!" Make yelled.
"Another thing I'm sure you already know is to expect the unexpected, your enemies aren't going to nice and let you train in peace." Kame pointed out.
"Yeah, I learned that the hard way while growing up in Republic City." Mako said as he gets up.
"Speaking of Republic City, I wonder how everyone is doing with me being gone?" Korra asked, a little worry for Asami and everyone she knows back at the city.
"I'm sure they're all doing just fine, now let's go to one of the main islands for a new training exercise." Kame said.
"What kind?" Mako asked curious as Korra got off the pole.
"You'll see." Kame smirked before looking up at the sky.
"Nimbus!" The old man called out.
Mako and Korra weren't sure what yelling like that would do until after waiting a few seconds, a small fast yellow cloud came zooming in to the tiny island and stopping in front of Kame.
"Whoa! What is that?" Mako and Korra asked shock.
"This is the flying nimbus, a magic cloud that will let those who have pure of hear to ride it." Kame explained.
"I'm pretty sure being a pervert doesn't count as being pure." Korra recalled the few times during the first three weeks that Kame had try to touch Korra's butt, breasts, and even trying to get a peek at her when she's in the bathroom taking a shower. But they all end the same way with her blasting him away with either wind or fire-bending, or just good old fashion punching the old geezer.
"I've always try my best to keep those thoughts away whenever I want to ride the nimbus, you'll understand that when you're my age." Kame said as he hops on to cloud, he almost falls through but kept himself in balance as he sits on the cloud.
"Korra, you can follow me through your air-bending while Mako will going through the water." Kame instructed.
"Wait, you expect me to swim all the way to the island?" Mako asked gasp.
"Yes, now let's get going." Kame said before flying off.
"You got to be kidding me…" Mako sighed.
"He's the master, I'm sure you'll have a great swim." Korra shrugged and starts flowing away with her air-bending.
Mako wonder if training with the old man was the right call or not, but it's too late to back down now and knew he can't go back to Republic City either until he can finish his training, with no other choice he dive into the water and swam toward to the direction Kame and Korra went too.
(One Main Island Later)
"Thanks again for coming, I was worry about making the delivery myself." A young man thanked Kame for coming as he hands the old man some holders of bottled milk.
"It's no problem, I hope you leg would heal up soon." Kame said looking at the cast on the milk man's leg.
"Yeah, guess I should've been more careful when I made that turn on my bike." The milk man reminded himself to be more careful.
"So, today's training is milk delivery?" Mako asked, wondering if the old man is serious or not about this.
"Yes, and you two will be heading toward the delivery location while marching down one knee to the next kinda like walking." Kame explained.
"I see, this is about increasing the strength in our legs." Korra started to understand this.
"Yes, you know how we already walk and run on our legs every day for as long as we can remember, and those heavy milk holders will also help strengthen the arms to even the balance between the limbs." Kame nodded as they started the walking training through the path.
They march-walk for about a full hour as they kept walking through even though it's a bit tiring for Korra as she pants, but she wouldn't give up as she wants to become stronger so she wouldn't feel vulnerable like when she fought against Amon all those months ago.
"Hey Master Kame, Tenzin mentioned that you're a strong fighter before. How come I never heard of you before?" Mako asked curious.
"Yeah, I actually have a few memories of Aang that you two met before." Korra mentioned.
"Well, I used to a strong martial artist by the name Turtle-Lion Master and made myself known as a powerful fighter even defeating some strong Benders though I try to keep my private life a secret despite being one of the heroes who helped stop the Hundred-Year War." Kame said.
"Wait, you were there!" Mako gasped.
"Yep, I gave some of those fire soldiers a lesson or two." Kame smirked.
"I mediated to see more memories of you through Aang and I saw how would teach him how to fight too though he was a bit crumbly." Korra exclaimed.
"That boy has a strong heart and I was glad to have him as my student even though it was only for a short time, and the reason you never heard of me was because I ask them not to mention me in the history books or whatever." Kame answerd Mako's question.
"I just want to live a quiet, peaceful life without anyone knowing me or my amazing past." Kame stated.
"I guess being famous was getting old for you as the years went by." Korra guessed.
"You could say that, I also want to spend my last remaining days with a hot girl to comfort me, but I haven't found her yet." Kame sighed.
"(Probably because they don't like old perverts like you.)" Korra and Mako thought in union.
"Has Aang ever try doing those Ki blasts?" Mako asked.
"No, even though he mostly succeeds in my training, he could never do a simple ball of energy, but he believes his successor like accomplish what he could not. So, you better not let him down. Korra." Kame said to the female Avatar.
"Don't worry, I plan on getting stronger to butt in all places!" Korra promised, then got smack in the head by Kame's cane.
"Ow, what was that for?" Korra winced.
"You fool! We do not learn martial arts to pick fights or to impress girls who will say "Oh beefcake, you're so strong, I want you." Heh. Muah. Do you understand what I am saying? We must master the art of peace in addition to the art of war. We achieve victory by the art of war, victory is won through strategy, strategy is derived from the art of peace. However, if somebody evil threatens you or any other good innocent people with unethical force, it is your duty to defend!" Kame lectured shocking the two teens.
"Martial art isn't all about fighting to defeat another, is about fighting to defeat yourself. Pushing pass your limits and keep on reaching for new heights in strength. That is what it means to be a fighter." Kame stated serious.
"Whoa, never thought you be any serious like this." Mako commented.
"Only when I need to be, only when I need to be." Kame smiled.
"Help! Someone help, please!" A woman called out.
"Huh, what's going on over there?" Korra asked.
"Let's go check it out." Kame suggested as they make their way to the calling of a woman in trouble, while still doing the marching walk.
They make their way up a hill and look down to see a few muscle men with rag clothes surrounding two young women.
"Leave us alone, you fucking idiots!" Another woman demanded.
"Come on now, don't play hard to get." One bandit man chuckled.
"Yeah, we're just here to show you some good times before we no long want to play with you anymore." Another Bandit chuckled licking his knife.
"I said FUCK OFF!" The woman said.
"We need to help them." Korra said.
"Let me handle this, I want to show you that even an old fossil like me can still fight. Plus, maybe I'll get some kisses as a reward!" Kame excited as he walks down while Mako and Korra sweatdrop.
"And he's back to being a pervert." Korra sighed.
"Guess we should've expected that." Mako said.
"Excuse me, but I believe those girls ask you to leave." Kame called out, getting the bandits' attention.
"Scrum, old man, we're business here." Bandit 1 grunted, but suddenly got swipe off his feet and smack into the ground shocking to the other bandits.
"You boys could use a good spanking." Kame glared.
"You've done it now, old man!" Bandit 3 yelled as they charge at Kame.
All the bandits went after Kame at the same time to get the jump on him, but the Hermit Sage jump up a little for a drop kick on the first bandit then spin kick on the other two. He smacks fourth with his cane on the head and elbow the fifth in the stomach before striking his face with a backhand, and he jump for a strong roundhouse kick to the last three bandits knocking them all down.
It all happens so fast that it was like a blur to the girls even though Mako was able to see most of the fight.
"You girls alright?" Kame asked.
"Y-Yes, thank you for saving me and my sister." One nice girl thanked as she bows.
"But don't go thinking about asking for any favors from us, you old fart!" One rough girl said.
"But Launch, he saved us." She pointed out.
"Forget it, Paunch, I don't trust this old man." Launch glared at Kame making him a bit nervous.
"I can promise you, I'm not here to harm the innocent." Kame said, and disappointed that he's not getting a reward for this. Korra and Mako arrive to his side.
"Still, thank you, I'm Paunch and this is my twin sister, Launch." Paunch introduced herself and her sister.
"Hey." Launch greeted.
Both twins are identical to each other being the same height, same green eyes, and red ribbons on their hair. The difference is Paunch's hair is blue while Launch's hair is blonde. They also wear the same outfit as light green belly baring tank top, yellow shorts with a red belt, brown fingerless gloves and red shoes with the Nike signia worn with green socks. Their breasts sizes: E-cup.
"Nice to meet you, Mako and this is Avatar Korra." Mako greeted.
"What's up?" Korra smiled.
"So, you're the Avatar. At least you're not a wincing loser guy." Launch complimented, sort of.
"Thanks, I think." Korra isn't sure she should take that as a complimented or not.
"Have those bandits been causing trouble for you two?" Mako asked.
"Not just us, but anyone who comes here those bandits would take what they need like all the food and water." Paunch explained.
"I see, I thought that was the case about the milk man's injured leg." Kame revealed.
"Wait, he was lying?" Korra shocked.
"I guess he didn't want anyone to worry even though might know who gave him the injury." Mako stated.
"Damn it, and I just about to shoot those guys down with this baby." Launched pulled out a tommy gun from the ground.
"Whoa, you're well prepared with firearm." Korra impressed.
"Thanks, I'm pretty good with about any guns I can get my hands on, but my idiot sister here stopped me before I could pull the trigger and that how those guys got the jump on us." Launch explained as she glares at her blue hair twin.
"But I told you that I wanted to make a peaceful negotiation, finding a way to work things out with the bandits!" Paunch pointed out, wincing.
"Well, I think it's nice that you wanted to talk things out with the bandits, but some people like them won't listen to reason and sometimes you got put a little force if you want them to at least hear you out." Korra advised.
"See, even she gets it!" Launch scolded.
"Anyway, we'll take the milk to the village we were helping." Launch offered to take the milk.
"Wait, you guys don't live there?" Korra asked, Paunch shook her head.
"No, we travel a lot because we couldn't find a good home for us." Paunch explained.
"How about you come live with us on Kame's island, we got plenty of space your two." Korra offered.
"Are you sure, we don't want to be trouble for you folks." Paunch asked.
"Yeah, I think it's okay though as long as Master Kame behaves himself." Mako glared at the afro old man.
"Y-Yeah, of course, you girls are welcome to stay there as much as you like!" Kame agreed.
"Hear that sis, we get to live with the Avatar!" Paunch cheered hugging her twin sister.
"I guess that's cool, by the way: why does he have a monkey tail?" Launch asked, pointing at Mako's tail.
"That's… a long story." Mako chuckled nervous.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Mako and Korra seem to be doing well with their training under Kame's guidance even though he can be a bit annoying, but Kame does have his moments to be serious and now the little island has two new residents such as Launch and her twin sister, Paunch.
I decided to make Launch appear in this story and made her into two people because I think this would be better and fun.
KO comment, favorite, and follow through of how this story will go!