The Son's Revenge

Teraria identifies the three boys in her dream as she gets ready to depart to the Fire Nation.

“A long journey? Where am I going, dad?”

“I don’t know where to first, but I need to get into contact with Zuko more than his daughter.”

“Zuko, why him?” Lin asks.

“He’s a good starting point for us to figure out what’s going on since Avatar Aang is no longer around. That’s what my father told me should this situation occur. But he never told me what to do about a descendent who can wield air and two other elements!”

“But, what about my dream? Is it a premonition? And why did Lin have the same one?”

“That I do not know. We’ll just have to wait and see but be prepared if Republic City is compromised again.”

“Someone is trying to connect to us. With so many spirits in our world now, it would be hard to figure out who and where it is.”

“As chief of police, I am always prepared for threats, be they internal or external.”

“Really, Lin…I could be wrong but wasn’t I the chief of police during the Equalist movement and wasn’t tension at an all-time high during the North and South civil war last year?”

“And did you not resign the title back to me?”

“I could have handled it!”

“Sure…a pig-monkey could have out-smarted you.”

“They probably could have, they are really smart, but that’s not the point!” Teraria and Razzia can see the steam coming out of his ears.

 “It’s getting late, darling. We should all get some rest and figure this out in the morning.” Razzia suggests. They all agree and head home.

 

                In the morning, Sara awakens to a house that is eerily quiet. Suddenly she hears a faint voice in the distance. It calls out her name and she freezes in place. She calls for Ugtakin. No response. She gets out of her bed and hears the voice say, “Leave with me now, we have a second chance. We can start over together. Please, you are all I have left in the world.”

“Noatak? Noatak, where are you?”

“It’ll be like the good old days.” She hears the voice coming from the hallway, but a different one than the first. As she opens the door she steps into water. In the distance she sees a speedboat heading towards her with two people in it. One man is driving while the other man is sitting down behind him.

“Noatak and…councilman Tarrlok? So, you did reunite with your brother. But, where are you going?” The speed boat gets closer and she can see they are having a conversation but can’t make out the words. Sara runs towards the boat by walking on the water, but soon the speedboat was blown up and a mushroom cloud sends her flying backwards into the water. Underwater, she reaches for his sinking body and it disappears into the dark waters. Above her, a mask floats down to her and lands perfectly on her face. As it does, she wakes up gasping for air. She rubs her eyes and slaps herself to make sure she is awake. The apartment is still quiet. She calls out to Ugtakin again. No response.

“Ugtakin! You better be awake?” She knows he better be since he has to be at school soon. No one replies. She heads down the hall. She doesn’t bother knocking and barges right in.

“Ugtakin, get ready for…” She sees that his bed is empty. She looks around the room and the apartment to see if he is hiding. He is nowhere to be found. She heads back to his room and notices that the window is open. She looks out the window and notices that the side of the building is still damp. Only on the third story with a canal nearby he could have easily escaped. She throws a coat over her pajamas and puts on shoes to go look for him.

 

                Korra, Mako, Bolin and Asami ride around the city in Asami’s car. They are headed for the port to take a joy ride in a new vehicle- and aircraft that’s a boat and a car. Korra jumps into the driver seat and despite being in the city for two years, she still doesn’t know how to drive.

“Hey, if all else fails, you can always use water bending to steer the boat.” Asami reminds her.

“And use air to give it even more power! Send it flying high into the sky. All smooth like.” Bolin is too excited about the idea.

“Did you invent this, Asami?”Mako asks.

“I would like to say I came up with the concept, but I didn’t. A man named Luzon sent me the blueprints and asked me to build it and test it out of course.”

“Luzon, he was the man who constructed most of the major buildings in the city.” Mako is surprised a famous architect was also an inventor too.

“Yes. He was a friend of my father too. He was one of the investors that helped my father start up Future Industries.”

“Makes sense.”

“Hey, Team Avatar let’s move out!” Bolin sits in the passenger seat while Mako and Asami sit in the back. Korra puts the boat in gear and takes off. She makes zigzags in the water, weaving between Air Temple Island and Aang Memorial Island. The water becomes rough and Korra decides she should test out the aircraft feature. Asami and Mako strap in as the propellers lift out the water and pick up speed. As they lift into the air, Bolin leans over the side to see how high it will go.

“Higher, Korra, higher!” He screams.

“Bolin, you really shouldn’t be leaving over the”

“Ahhhhh!” Bolin falls over the side.

“edge…” Mako tells Korra that he’ll take over while she rescues him.

“Do you see him?” He asks.

“No, I don’t.” The water is very unsettled. Out the corner of her eye she sees a wave shoot out of the water and sends Bolin flying towards Air Temple Island.

“Did you do that, Korra?”

“No.” She scans the area. Suddenly another wave shoots out the water and drags Asami out of the vehicle. A whirlpool appears below the skyboat. As it grows in power, it sucks the skyboat in. Korra tries to water bend and air bend the skyboat away, but the force is too great, even for her. Another wave sucks Mako into the water.

“What is going on?” As Korra is about to enter Avatar State, her body goes numb and she falls to the floor. The skyboat spins around in the whirlpool until it is sent flying towards Aang Memorial Island. Korra rolls out the boat and lands at the statue’s base. Hitting her head, she is able to move and catches her breath.

“Bolin, Asami, Mako!” No response. She stands up but holds herself up by placing one hand on the statue. Out of the whirlpool, a figure approaches her. The figure is small with red eyes and water swirling around it.

“Dark Spirit!”

“Wrong.” The figure entraps the two in a water barrier and sends ice shards at her. She melts them with fire bending. The figure slams her with two big waves of water but she bends them away from her. She bends water back at the figure that uses it to guide its movements towards her. When it gets close she can see that the figure is a person, a young boy with bright blue eyes. He pokes her causing Korra to lose control of her limbs. The boy blood bends Korra into the air.

“You, you are the reason why my father isn’t here. You’re the one who made him runaway!” He throws her across the way. She doesn’t want to fight him but enters the Avatar State to regain control. She is able to sit up on her knees.

“You’re a blood bender…you’re father?” She can narrow it down to Amon or Tarrlok.

“Yes, my father. The one called, Amon. He was the best blood bender this world has ever seen! Now he is gone and I don’t even know where I could find him….thanks to you!” He psychic bends her to the ground.

“I’m sorry about your father, I’m sorry that we had to cross paths, but we did. I’m sure if you find him he wouldn’t want you to follow in his footsteps. Let go of your anger, I don’t want to fight you.”

“He wanted to rid the world of bending, but why? Why would you throw away a gift?”

“That’s something you need… to ask him or find out on your own.”

“It’s because the person always expects something in return.” Mako, Asami and Bolin make it to the island. Bolin traps him in a rock casing only leaving his head exposed. He tries to wiggle his way out, but he’s stuck. Asami checks to see if the skyboat will start and luckily it does. Bolin transports the boy to the skyboat, keeping him enclosed in rock. Asami decides to drive this time.

“You know, I could psychic bend you if I wanted to.” Bolin laughs nervously hoping the boy won’t do it.

"Please don't." he wines.

“Don’t even try it.” Mako holds electricity in his hands.

“We’re taking him to the station. Do you have a mother that we’d expect to be looking for you?” Korra asks.

“Yes.”

“Alright then, she’s probably worried sick about you.”

“Probably not, she's just mad that I didn’t go to school.”

                They head back to the city. Korra, Bolin and Mako keep their eyes on the boy. He has his eyes closed most of the ride as if he fell asleep or was calming himself down. On land, they allow the boy to walk with them to the station and he doesn’t try to run. At the station, he calls his mother and waits on a bench.

“I’ll stay here and make sure his mother picks him up. You guys can go about your business.” Mako informs them. Asami, Korra and Bolin leave as Mako sits on the bench with the boy.

“I didn’t know Amon, or Noatak had a son or family. Maybe if we knew, we could have used your help to stop his crazy plan. Things may have ended differently.”

“He’s not crazy and I wouldn’t have helped you or him…I don’t think at least. I love my bending power, but benders are evil and want to control everything and everyone. My father was trying to prove that not all benders agree with the world’s order…or maybe he didn’t want to be a bender. Maybe he wanted to rule everyone…”

“Hmm, well if you ask me, he was a complicated man. I wouldn’t think too much about it. Noatak became Amon and then became Noatak again. You just stay you,”

“Ugtakin, Ugtakin Mau.”

“And I’m Mako. You’re lucky that you have your mother. When I was your age all I had was my brother. Our parents were killed by a fire bender who mugged them.”

“Is that why you’re a cop?” He points to his badge.

“I have a strong sense of justice for all-bender or non-bender.”

“I see…”

                At the entrance to the station, Teraria walks through the doors. She had a bag in her hand. Her father had forgotten his lunch and she picked it up from her parent’s house on her way to work. As she looks across the way, her eyes light up. She recognizes Mako and Ugtakin as two of the boys from her dream. She turns away from them.

“I should say something to them, but what? I can’t be like, ‘Hey, I don’t know you and you don’t know me, but you were in my dream and I think I will need your help protecting Republic City cause it’s under attack.’ How crazy would I sound?” Teraria says to herself. She turns around to see Mako approaching her.

“Hey, are you lost?” He faces her but still has Ugtakin in his sight.

“It is you, you’re a cop. Are you fire bender?”

“Yes, what does that have to do with anything?”

“I’m glad you asked,”

“Teraria, your father wants to see you. Mako, Lin has summoned you.” Another officer interrupts them.

“Oh great, can you watch this kid for me? He’s waiting for his mother to pick him up.”

“I can until you return.”

                Mako and Teraria head to their respective destinations. Since Mako is in a hurry, she waits to continue their conversation another time. When Teraria enters her father’s office he has Gommu send a telegraph to General Iroh. Gommu used to work for the United Forces as a telegraph operator but was unemployed as they preferred radio. Saikhan seeks his skill here and there.

“Tell General Iroh that Saikhan of the Republic City police force has found an air bender. I request that you come to the city immediately to transport her to the fire nation capital. Your grandfather told my father that if any air benders were to appear in his lineage, that that person be bought to himself or his daughter. We await your arrival.”

“I’m going to the Fire Nation?”

“Yes. Those are my orders from my father.”

“Was he an air bender?”

“No.” He motions her to sit down. She puts his lunch on his desk and sits. “Well as you know your mother is a non-bender but she comes from a long line of earth benders. My mother, Kayuna was a fire bender while my father, Ganrok was an earth bender. A year before you were born, my grandmother died. She was unique like you. She could bend both fire and earth. Somewhere in our ancestry we crossed paths with an air bender, but I don’t know how far back it goes, most likely before the air nomad genocide.”

“So air benders hid among earth benders or water benders?”

“Maybe or maybe the nations weren’t as separate as we believed them to be before war and the fire nation colonies.”

“Zuko knows who this air bender was?”

“I believe so.”

“He is getting older, are you sure he isn’t thinking about Aang.”

“He may be old, but he isn’t senile…I don’t think at least.”

“I guess I’ll go. Maybe he can help me understand this dream.”

                Over the loud speaker they hear Lin’s voice, “Saikhan, Aria, report to my office at once.” They head straight to her office.

“Saikhan, I am getting distress reports from Gaoling, Shu Jing and small tribes in the north pole about rebels. Apparently, the non-benders have gotten their hands on Future Industry’s technology and are using it to drive out benders. They are blaming them for falling behind on technological advancement. As you know, Gaoling and Shu Jing have large non-benders populations due to the influence of Master Piandao and the Beifong family in the past.”

                Gaoling was the hometown of Toph Beifong where the Beifong family was the wealthiest family in town. When the war ended, their family moved out of the city and to an area near Yu Dao- a fire nation colony- and then to Republic City eventually. Many non-benders flocked to this town because it was secluded from conflicts.

Shu Jing is a small tranquil town in the fire nation. The town’s most famous person was Master Piandao. He was a non-bender who would teach those worthy the way of the sword. He was a sword master, blacksmith, calligrapher and sifu who taught Zuko, Sokka (Katara’s brother) and a select few swordsmanship. He drew many non-benders to the town hoping they can master the sword.

                “I will be sending you to Shu Jing since that’s on your way to the fire nation capital. And yes, I hear everything so don’t look so surprised that I know. Mako, go with them and make sure Aria gets there safely. I contacted Tonraq and he is aware of the situation and will deal with it. I will head to Gaoling. We leave tomorrow, dismissed!”

                A year ago, there was a civil war between the north and south water tribes. The north wanted the south to reunite with the north in which the northern water tribe chief would dictate both tribes. The south wanted to stay independent. The deep seeded issue is that Tonraq was the leader of the southern water tribe and is the father of Avatar Korra. He is also the brother of Unalaq, the wrongful chief of the north. When Unalaq became the Dark Avatar and was defeated by Korra, Tonraq took his rightful place as chief not of both tribes but of the southern tribe. However, the north and south remain allies.

                Mako heads back to the lobby where Ugtakin was still waiting. He was surprised that he stayed put. Teraria follows him but is still trying to figure out what to say. Mako relieves the other officer and he sits on the bench again. Teraria leans against a pillar and thinks about how to approach them.

“Ugtakin! There you are. Why did you skip school, today?”

“See I told you, that’s all she was worried about.” He whispers to Mako as he stands up.

“I take full responsibility ma’am. He was helping me catch a criminal. It’s hard to fight fire with water, so I was lucky he came along. Your son is an excellent water bender.”

“Thank you for looking out for my son.”

“So, you are a water bender!” Teraria exclaims rather loudly. She walks over to them. “Are you a blood bender too?” She asks Ugtakin. He is taken back that she knows. His mother grabs him by the arm and pulls him behind her-away from Teraria.

“And who are you?”

“I’m sorry, how rude of me. My name is Teraria. I had a dream the other night that concerned your son and…well him too.” pointing to Mako.

“Excuse me?”

“I know it sounds weird, but Republic City is in danger or it is going to be, but I will need your son’s help and his too.”

“I don’t know what this dream was, but I or my son doesn’t know you and you don’t know us. Whatever you conjuring up in your head does not concern us.” She walks away. “Come on, Ugtakin, we are going home.” For a fourteen year old he is pretty sharp for his age and knows that it wasn’t a coincidence that they met knowing he saw her and Mako in his dream as well. He waves goodbye to Mako and follows his mother.

“And I am a firebender, what does that have to do with anything?” Mako picks up where they left off.

“Well two nights ago I had a dream. You were in it and now we are going to travel together. And now today, I hear about rebellions. I fear it’s starting and Gaoling and Shu Ling are just the beginning. It seems that someone or something wanted us to meet; you, me, Lin, Ugatkin. Now, I just need to find the other boy, the goofy earth bender.”

“The only goofy earth bender I know is my brother, Bolin. If you’re not busy later came to the Pro-Bending Arena, the original Fire Ferrets have reunited for a one-night only match.”

“Bolin…Bolin! Yes, you and he and Korra were a team two years ago. And he is my goofy earth bender. I’ll be there!”
“Well alright, see you tonight. Look for a girl named Asami, she can get you a balcony seat. Tell her Korra sent you.”

“Why Korra?”

“It’s a long story.”

“No need to explain then. Bye!

                Mako heads back to work and Teraria heads to her job an hour late. She quits seeing that she will be in the fire nation for some time and goes home to pack her things. Sara is packing their things as well but she isn’t packing lightly.

“Are we moving, mom?”

“We’re going to the Northern Water Tribe area to see if your father went home. If he’s there we can decide if we want to come back to the city or not. So, hurry and pack your things.”

                He goes to his room and packs only the things that are most important to him. He goes to bed early to be well rested for their journey. Sara only hopes that her dream wasn’t true and that Amon is still alive and just in hiding.