Chapter 4: Leaves in the wind, Demons in the Doghouse

It was the morning after the press conference, and things have certainly taken a more interesting turn since Korra's arrival on Air Temple Island, not only was Korra supposed to start her Airbending training today, but after a few nagging sessions, both Tenzin and Officer Mika reluctantly agreed to let Luna and Pascal observe, after all they were supposed to be her protectors, which meant that they obviously needed to stay by her side, at least that's what Korra believed. Unbeknownst to anyone, Luna and Pascal were only sticking around to keep an eye on the Cat Talisman around Korra's neck, which they soon come to discover is something that she never seems to take off at any point, not even when in the shower. However at least their living arrangements seemed to improve, rather than staying on the boat, Pascal and Luna were soon allowed to stay inside the temple, so long as Officer Mika was in the room next to theirs. That particular human quickly became a thorn in Luna's side. Everywhere she and Pascal went, that Metalbending cop seemed to follow them like a puppy. It was bad enough that she was acting as their warden while they're stuck on the island, but her obsession with them has become severely annoying. Luckily, the two demons did manage to give her the slip every once in a while so that they may take some time to either talk or do their own thing. Mika may have been good at her job, but compared to most cops she was still just a rookie. In any case, the lie the two demons concocted seemed to be working for the time being. Tenzin and Mika may have been sceptical but they both seemed to buy it none the less. The only humans who know the truth were Sapphire and Yao, who at this point have been released from jail and went back to their nightclub. And as far as Pascal and Luna knew, they stayed true to their word and haven't told a soul. This was certainly a breath of relief since neither demon wanted to add stress to add to their boredom. The island may not have been a prison cell but it certainly was as boring as one, apart from having idle chats and dodging Mika, there was simply nothing for the demons to do. The only time the demons actually managed to catch a glimpse of entertainment was when they walked by a group of White Lotus Sentries listening in to something called a Pro-bending match on their radio. As far as the two demons could tell it was a popular sport that involves two teams of three benders, one from each of the three main bending arts. The objective of the sport is to gain as much territory within the ring as possible within three minutes, or, alternatively, to drive the members of the opposing team over the edge of the ring. They may have only listened to one match, but it seemed easy enough to follow and both demons soon became captivated by it. Apparently that particular match was also popular that it made the newspapers that morning, an article that Korra seemed to enjoy reading while eating breakfast with Tenzin and some of the Air Acolytes in the Air Temple Dining room.

"And, in the final round, the Buzzard Wasps won with a decisive knockout!" she read aloud before placing down the newspaper. "What do you say we go to the arena tonight? Catch a few Pro-bending matches?"

However Tenzin wasn't what one would consider a fan, in fact he was the very opposite.

"That sport is a mockery of the noble tradition of bending." he said coldly.

"Oh come on Tenzin," Korra pleaded. "I've dreamed of seeing a Pro-bending match since I was a kid and now I'm just a ferry ride away from the arena."

"Korra, you're not here to watch that drivel, you're here to finish your Avatar training." Tenzin retorted. "So for the time being I want you to remain on the island."

Korra narrowed her eyes at that.

"Is that why you're keeping White Lotus Sentries around to watch my every move?" she asked, gesturing to the various sentries stationed around the room.

Now Korra was beginning to feel the exact same way Luna and Pascal did. It certainly was difficult living on the island with eyes watching her all the time, she wouldn't be surprised if Tenzin called in for extra Sentries to help in keeping an eye on her so-called protectors too, whom they have been trying to keep separate from Korra as often as they can due to fear.

"Yes," Tenzin replied calmly, answering Korra's question. "I believe you require a calm quiet environment, free from any…"

However that was when Tenzin was cut off from his sentence by a loud explosion that shook the entire temple.

"What on earth…!?" Tenzin yelled in horror.

Korra may not know exactly what the source of the noise was, but she certainly had a good suspicion of WHO was behind it.

#

"Pull!" Luna yelled for a third time.

Just like the last two times his Mistress screamed those words, Pascal then used the Ox Talisman to lift up a large boulder from the pile he made earlier and threw it over the tall cliff, allowing Luna to use the Pig Talisman to blast it into dust with her Heat Vision before it fell into the sea.

"YES! Bullseye!" Luna squealed happily, before taking in a deep breath of air. "I just LOVE the smell of destruction in the morning."

Suddenly Luna's fun was cut short upon hearing the voice of a certain old human.

"What is going on here!?" Tenzin cried.

Luna then turned to see the Airbender with Korra at his side, the two of them having heard the explosions of Luna's Heat-beam blasts and came running to investigate.

"Oh hey guys," she greeted with a smile. "We're just playing some Stone-Skeet. Pull!"

At those words, Pascal then threw another boulder, Luna quickly following his lead by firing another blast of Heat-beams, upon seeing the large slab of stone, Korra couldn't help but smile.

"Whoa," she exclaimed with amazement.

Tenzin however was not impressed.

"Where is Officer Mika?" he demanded.

In answer to his question, both Pascal and Luna pointed upward to the foliage of the tree they were standing under, to Korra's astonishment and Tenzin's horror, there hung Officer Mika, bound and gagged whilst struggling to break free of the ropes that she was hanging from like a bat.

"Wasn't exactly hard to get the drop on her," Luna said, casually shrugging her shoulders. "She may be police, but Pascal here is military."

Pascal then cracked his knuckles to emphasise Luna's point, causing Tenzin to pop a blood vessel

"Let her go this instant!" her ordered, his face becoming redder by the second.

Once again Luna shrugged her shoulders, after all this was inevitable and she accepted.

"Alright," she sighed. "Sure thing Mr Kill-joy."

With that, Luna then used her right arms to perform a double click of her fingers, which in Korra's opinion was impressive since she only had two on the lower one. Upon the sound of the click Pascal nodded and delivered a powerful kick to the tree, shaking it violently and allowing Mika to drop to the ground with a loud thud. As soon as she hit solid ground, Officer Mika grumbled in pain as Korra removed her gag.

"You two are SO gonna pay for this!" she groaned, her eyes still spinning from the impact.

"Well then, next time don't peep on me while I'm trying to take a shower!" Luna snapped, pointing an accusing finger at the young officer.

However even though she did as he had instructed, Tenzin felt the need to have a few strong words with Luna about her actions as Korra undid Mika's bonds.

"Miss Luna," he said sternly, giving her a glare that almost made her shiver. "I understand you and your friend are not used to being in such a calm environment, but I would appreciate it if you DIDN'T use those destructive powers of yours anywhere near this place!"

The sheer volume of Tenzin's scream was enough to put any mortal on edge, but for Luna, who has NEVER been used to being scolded by humans, if anything it really made her nervous, so much so that she began to sweat a little. Thankfully Pascal was there to step in to her defence.

"We apologise sir," he said, giving a respectful salute and tucking the Ox Talisman back into his pocket. "It will never happen again."

Tenzin may have seemed unconvinced, but regardless he let out a deep sigh, ending the conversation, which was a good thing, otherwise he might have had the talismans confiscated again, Luckily Korra managed to convince him that to leave them alone on the two demons' behalf. Which was a good thing since Luna seemed to still be shivering in fear at the old Airbenders dominance

"Good," he said, turning towards the Avatar. "Korra it's time to get changed, I have had Airbending robes prepared for you, when you are ready meet me in the courtyard."

With that said Tenzin then began to walk away, but not before giving the two demons one final glance.

"You too, I suppose," he added, much to his dismay.

As soon as the Airbender was gone, Luna let out a sigh with relief, for some reason that glare Tenzin gave her was scarier than having to deal with than facing off against her cousins. However her eyes soon widened with horror again as she began to tiptoe away from Officer Mika, who was now free from her bonds. Luckily Korra, sensing her distress, attempted to distract the ticked off Metalbender so that the two demons could get out of the line of fire.

"You peeped while she was in the shower?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

Upon hearing those words, Mika quickly blushed, it was bad enough that Luna and Pascal had hanging from a tree like a piece of fruit, but now the reason why was being rubbed in her face? The humiliation was almost too much to bear.

"I… I had to keep a visual on her and the masked thug at all times!" she said defensively. "I must remain vigilant!"

Korra rolled her eyes at that.

"Okay first of all, you take your job WAY too seriously," she said, a smug smile etching its way across her face as she glanced over Mika's shoulder. "And secondly, they already left."

"What!?" Mika burst out, quickly turning around to once again find the two strange creatures out of her sights. "DAMNIT!"

#

About an hour later, Korra, Luna and Pascal found themselves walking up a flight of stairs with Tenzin. Officer Mika was also with them having finally caught up. Korra was now wearing traditional Airbending robes, similar to what Tenzin's kids wore only in a larger size. It wasn't like anything she was used to since she mostly wore sleeveless Water Tribe vests but Tenzin assured her that it was suitable for her training. Once they reached the top of the stairs, all four of them found Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo waiting for them.

"Korra's gonna Airbend!" Ikki squealed as she jumped with joy. "Korra's gonna Airbend!"

Luna groaned upon seeing these three kids. She STILL hadn't gotten over her dislike of kids, Pascal on the other hand gave Meelo a salute as a sign of respect. The young Airbender of course gave him a playful salute in return, so far he was the only one who seemed to be warming up to the two strange creatures. Jinora and Ikki however still remained somewhat nervous.

It was then the Korra's along with the two demons' attention came upon the strange set of panels that stood behind the kids.

"What is that contraption?" Korra asked, gazing curiously at the gates wondering what her new mentor had in store.

"A time-honoured tool that teaches the most fundamental aspect of Airbending," Tenzin explained. "Jinora, would you like to explain this exercise?"

At those words Jinora nodded and proceeded to enlighten the group with the details.

"The goal is to yield your way through the gates onto the other side without touching them." she said, causing everyone to become intrigued.

"Seems easy enough" Korra commented with a confident smile.

"Hold it, I smell a catch here," Luna added, eyeing the gate curiously.

As if reacting to Luna's comment, Ikki then added something else in her usual perky manner.

"Jinora forgot to say you got to make it through while the gates are spinning" she said with a smile, only to look nervous again when Luna looked down at her.

To emphasize Ikki's words, Tenzin then took a step towards the gates and thrust his hands forwards, creating a powerful burst of air. This act of Airbending caused the gates to spin around rapidly, allowing Korra and the two demons to stare in awe, not only at the contraption itself but also due to Tenzin's mastery of wind that would make Gust jealous.

"Whoa," Pascal exclaimed.

"Called it!" Luna added, stating the point she made earlier.

Deciding to ignore Luna's comment, Tenzin pulled a small leaf from his pocket and released it into the air, instantly it began to move swiftly through the gates.

"The key is to be like the leaf," he instructed as the movement of the leaf began to show example. "And to flow with the movement of the gates. Jinora will demonstrate."

Jinora then walked towards the gates and passed through them with ease, avoiding each spinning gate by switching movements in a swift fluid spin.

"Airbending is all about spiral movements." Tenzin instructed as Jinora continued to move through the contraption. "When you meet resistance you must be able to switch direction at a moment's notice."

Upon finishing his sentence, Jinora then gracefully exited the gates without a single problem, once out, she then Airbended another blast of wind back at the gates causing them to pick up their original speed after they eventually started to slow down.

"Okay, I'll admit I'm impressed," Luna commented with a playful shrug before giving Korra a thumbs-up, Pascal doing the same seconds later.

Gaining a look of confidence Korra then stepped up towards the gates.

"Let's do this!" she said determinedly before running towards the spinning panels.

However Korra's first attempt was… bad, VERY bad. It didn't take the young Avatar any more than two seconds before she ended up being pummelled face-first by the first gate she encountered, which in turn caused her to get slammed right into the next one, and the next, and the next and so on, from Luna and Pascal's view it looked as though Korra were merely becoming something you find in a pinball machine, practically hearing the bells and sirens as she was thrown out by sheer force of the gates. While normally Luna would laugh at this sort of display, in this case she and Pascal couldn't help but wince upon seeing Korra's pain, Officer Mika on the other hand couldn't help but suppress a giggle as she tried to keep up her tough demeanour in front of Tenzin and the two demons. Needless to say Korra took notice of this and grit her teeth with aggravation, quickly getting up again as she went for a second try at the gates. But the result was still pretty much the same. She may have tried her best but every other second, Korra was met with a hard smack against the spinning gates, and as much as she appreciated the positive reinforcement, the calls from the kids weren't helping.

"Don't force your way through!" Jinora called out.

"Dance, dance like the wind" Ikki cried.

"Be the leaf" Meelo said while waving his arms.

But in between each sentence, Korra once again found herself getting pummelled. At this point Luna couldn't even bare to look anymore, as much as she enjoyed inflicting pain on those who deserved it, seeing Korra getting thrashed like this was something that caused her to cover her eyes for some reason.

"It hurts just to WATCH this," she said, taking a small peek through her fingers as Korra got hit one last time.

When it was all over, Korra was left with two black eyes and was spinning dizzily before plummeting to the ground. Finally Officer Mika couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing, she knew she shouldn't but couldn't help it, even if both Tenzin and the two demons were glaring at her.

"Officer, please!" Tenzin said sternly, instantly causing Mika to stop.

"Oh… um… Sorry Master Tenzin," she replied nervously. "Couldn't help myself.

Tenzin sighed at that.

"And she came so highly recommended," he muttered to himself.

Meanwhile both Luna and Pascal leaned over the downed Avatar with a look of genuine concern, Korra barely remaining conscious as her head continued spinning.

"Not bad," Luna said. "Wasn't GOOD either but I digress."

However Korra was NOT in the mood for sarcasm.

"Yeah, well I like to see YOU try!" she said groggily.

Luna perked up at that, a sinister grin etching its way across her face as an idea began to formulate inside her head, if there was one thing she didn't back away from it was a challenge.

"Mistress?" Pascal asked curiously, knowing Luna long enough to know her game face when he saw it.

It was then then Luna placed all four of her hands behind her back in an innocent manner and addressed Tenzin and Mika.

"Would it please our gracious hosts if I had a go at this?" she asked in a fake tone of innocence.

As creepy as Luna's sudden mood change was, neither Tenzin nor Officer Mika could see any harm in Luna's request, in fact Mika was more than happy to see it Luna could get her face pummelled too since it would be the perfect revenge for what she had Pascal do to her that morning.

"Well I could certainly do with another laugh," she said with her own sinister grin, the thought of Luna's messed up face playfully dancing through her mind. "Master Tenzin?"

"Very well," Tenzin replied with a heavy sigh. "Just don't break anything."

With the challenge accepted in her mind, Luna then stepped up towards the gates while Pascal helped Korra to her feet, as soon as Jinora started spinning the gates again, Luna began her movements. She may not be able to manipulate Gravity anymore but sensing the spins of the gates was no different than naturally sensing the weight of stones in her palm, a talent that came as natural to Luna as it did breathing. After a number of graceful spins and twirls, using all four of her arms to keep her balance, Luna passed through to the other side flawlessly, causing Pascal, Ikki and Meelo to clap, while Tenzin and Mika merely dropped their jaws in astonishment. Even Jinora couldn't help but praise the Demoness.

"Well done, Miss Luna," she said with a forced smile.

"Easy as parasol dancing," Luna announced, proudly flipping back her hair in a graceful manner.

Jinora couldn't help but giggle at that, Luna may have seemed scary at first but seeing her take to Airbending movement like that just seemed to make Jinora more comfortable around the four-armed girl. Korra on the other hand, merely looked as her with a jealous expression upon her face.

"Dude," she moaned. "So unfair."

#

Later that night, Korra once again practised Airbending in the courtyard, however once again she didn't seem to be doing so well since she failed to release even a single breath of wind at the newspaper with Beifong's picture that she was using for target practise.

"Airbend!" she said, once again thrusting her hands forward, only to groan with aggravation upon seeing the same failed result "What is wrong with me? Airbend!"

Watching everything from the side-lines with Naga, Luna and Pascal couldn't help but sigh.

"So how long has she been at this?" Luna asked in a bored tone.

"About 15 minutes," Pascal answered in the same manner.

Finally, having enough of this, her eye beginning twitch rapidly, Korra angrily Firebended at the newspaper, reducing it to ashes in seconds as she let out a disappointed sigh.

"Feeling better?" Luna asked, grabbing Korra's attention.

At those words, she finally turned around to face the two demons.

"A little," she replied with another sigh. "Maybe I'm just not cut out to be an Airbender, huh guys?"

Pascal couldn't help but chuckle at that.

"Hey at least you're trying," he said, reassuringly. "Not everyone can master a skill like that so easily."

It wasn't much but still Korra appreciated the attempted morale boost.

"I don't suppose you guys have talisman that can help do you?" she asked with some playful sarcasm.

Now it was Luna's turn to chuckle.

"Sorry sweet-cheeks," she answered playfully, taking all three talismans out of her vest pocket. "But even if we did these bad-boys aren't leaving my pocket. Now if you want to be turned into something furry, maybe THAT can be arranged."

To demonstrate her meaning, Luna then used the Monkey Talisman to turn Pascal into a chipmunk, but quickly changed him back again when Naga started looking at him whilst licking her chops. Upon seeing that display Korra couldn't help but wince.

"Uh, no thanks," she said nervously. "I'm good."

Korra may have found the magical abilities her protectors used interesting to say the least, but she certainly did NOT want be used as target practice for one of them. It was then that Korra once again gripped the Cat Talisman around her neck and began to think, if those other three talisman's had their own magical abilities then what did the Cat do? It wasn't as if she seen it do anything over the past 12 years she had it, maybe it was worth asking Luna or Pascal about it at some point. Suddenly Korra's thoughts were cut short when the sound of static reached her ears, the sound soon changing into clear words as they emanated from a radio inside a side building of the temple,

"Ladies and gentlemen I'm coming to you live from Republic City's pro-bending arena," she heard the voice from the radio say. "Where tonight, the best in the world continue their quest for a spot in the upcoming championship tournament."

Upon hearing those words Luna and Pascal beamed with delight.

"Sweet! The game is on!" Luna said, jumping with joy before running towards the building.

However before she and Pascal made it even a few steps, Luna couldn't help but turn back to see the still disappointed look upon Korra's face, normally this would have been against her better judgment considering the fact that Korra was still human, but after the day she's had even Luna felt sorry for her.

"Hey Korra," she said, grabbing the young Avatar's attention. "You want in?"

After being denied actually watching a Pro-bending match, it was needless to say that Korra was more than ecstatic to at least listening to one.

"Hell yeah!" she replied happily, quickly joining the two demons.

Knowing that the White Lotus Sentries actually listening to the radio would probably rat their whereabouts to Officer Mika, both Luna and Pascal thought it best to station themselves on the roof of the small building, being in agreement with the two, though in her case it was more of them ratting her out to Tenzin, Korra joined them on the roof as they began listening attentively to the game

"Grab your snacks and grab your kids," the radio announcer broadcasted. "Because this next match is gonna be a doozy!"

As all three of them continued to listen to the game, Korra, Luna and Pascal beamed with excitement, with each round of the game they felt more and more enticed with the outcome. They especially became impressed by a particular player named Mako, whom the announcer had just described to have "moxie" Soon the final round came into fruition and everyone's grins became wider and wider with every second.

"Yomo is hammered back to zone three!" the announcer broadcasted. "The clock is winding down, can Yomo hold on? He's teetering on the edge of the ring now. The Fire Ferrets line up to strik…"

Suddenly the broadcast was cut mid-sentence as the radio was shut off, thus causing Korra and Pascal's excited expressions to change into horrific disappointment while Luna snapped with fury.

"SON OF A BITCH!" she screamed, quickly covering her mouth with embarrassment afterward.

Suddenly another familiar voice rang in everyone's ears.

"Come down here please!" Tenzin's voice called out from underneath them. "And that includes your friends too, Korra!"

At those words, Korra lowered her head over the edge of the roof to see the irritated Airbender, along with Officer Mika, who held the radio cord in her hand after she had unplugged it. Following Korra's lead, Luna looked over the edge to see you had just spoiled their fun.

"Oh great, Captain Baldy and Officer Bootlick," she muttered under her breath before snapping her head back up to Pascal. "I thought you tied her up!

"She must chewed through the ropes," Pascal replied with a shrug, not really knowing what else to say.

With a heavy sigh all three of them lowered themselves down, surprising the Sentries in the process.

"You shut it off at the best part!" Korra complained.

"Yeah, what's your problem!?" Luna added.

"Korra, I already told you," Tenzin replied sternly. "I don't want you listening to this distracting nonsense."

Luna scoffed at that.

"Excuse me!?" she retorted irritably. "It's not like we call your Airbending nonsense!"

"Plus, it's THEIR radio," Korra added, gesturing to the Sentries. "And technically you said I couldn't WATCH a match you didn't say anything about listening to one."

"She DOES have a point Master Tenzin," Pascal pointed out.

"And it's not like WE were under such instructions." Luna added.

However despite the strong, and somewhat clever argument all three of them had given, that didn't stop Tenzin from letting out an irritated sigh.

"You know what I meant, Korra," he stated.

"Besides shouldn't you be three in bed by now?" Officer Mika added.

"What are you, my mother?" Luna retorted, however Tenzin's stern glare once again put her in her place.

Not wanting Tenzin's rage to boil over, Luna made a dash for it, quickly followed by Pascal and then Officer Mika, Leaving Korra alone with an unamused look on her face. Once Luna and Pascal were safely back in their room, Officer Mika placed a large padlock on their door, not exactly anything that could hold them but the two demons were too tired to bother with it, so in the end they simply decided to indulge the young officer. However that didn't stop Luna from blowing off some steam.

"Who do those two clowns think they're dealing with!?" she snapped, Pascal simply watching her in a calmer state. "It's bad enough that we're stuck on this island with Master Grumpy, but the Metalbending witch is constantly hounding us like dogs!"

"Well look on the bright side Mistress," Pascal said reassuringly. "At least we did have a bit of fun with her today, I seem to recall that you took great pleasure in seeing her face after you performed flawlessly with those gates."

Luna calmed down and put on a smile at that.

"Yeah, that was pretty fun," she admitted. "Shame Korra didn't do so well though."

If she could have seen it through his mask then Luna would have seen Pascal raise an eye at that statement.

"You… care about her wellbeing mistress?" he asked inquisitively, causing her to look back at him nervously.

"No!" she snapped quickly, though suddenly giving her answer some thought. "…Maybe? Look I may thrive on harming humans guilty of crimes, but I have a completely different opinion on innocents okay!?"

That may have been her answer, but Pascal has known Luna for too long to understand the meaning behind every sentence she says, if his mask had allowed it, he would have been giving her a smug grin. Luna on the other hand, merely let out a sigh.

"Well I suppose she DOES grow on you," she admitted. "Plus she DID get us out of prison, I'll give her that."

"Then perhaps we made the right decision to act as her protectors then?" Pascal asked, causing Luna to chuckle.

"Yeah, yeah, it was a good idea," she smirked. "Though I'll bet if Pyra or Sona ever found out about it then they'll probably never let me hear the end of it.

Suddenly Luna's smirk turned into a look of horror, how could she have forgotten so easily!? She and Pascal may have entered the portal, but her two cousins were still back in the other world, and were at the mercy of the Chans when they left. She may not have gotten along with ANY of her cousins given her demonic nature, but Luna still found herself feeling concern for those two since they were the only ones she could actually tolerate. Sensing her distress, Pascal offered a few comforting words.

"Perhaps it is time to let Pyra know?" he suggested, only to earn a scoff in return.

"How?" Luna replied. "It's not like there's cell phones here, and even if they did I doubt they'd work from another world."

However Pascal seemed to have an answer for that question, upon hearing it he then tapped a finger against the side of his head, at first Luna didn't know what he meant by this gesture, but after a few moments it seemed to click. Of course, if there was a way to contact Pyra in another world, then it was definitely worth a shot, after all that was what the Demonic Link was for.

#

The next day Korra and Tenzin were meditating alongside his children underneath a gazebo on top of a cliff, behind them stood Pascal and Officer Mika, who both stood on either side of Luna as she too tried to meditate. However while everyone else sat with their fists together, Luna was in a different pose, while she sat with her legs crossed and her eyes closed all four of her arms stretched out, her two lower ones almost touching the ground with her palms facing upward and her upper ones stretching above her head with the palms facing downward, if anything she looked like an odd version of the Hindu god, Shiva. While it may appear that Luna simply meditating, unbeknownst to the humans present, that this was actually a method for her to establish her demonic link with Pyra, who at the moment wasn't responding, much to her dismay, however she wasn't going to give up just yet and remained composed in a natural manner. Korra on the other hand seem to have as much trouble meditating as she did with the gates yesterday.

"I think I'm doing it wrong," she said sadly.

"There's nothing to do." Tenzin replied. "Let your mind and spirit go free, for air is the element of freedom."

However at the mention of this, Korra couldn't help but laugh.

"Is something...funny?" Tenzin asked curiously, though still unamused.

"Yeah, you're telling me to embrace freedom but you won't let me listen to the radio?" Korra replied sarcastically. "And forget about leaving this island."

Tenzin couldn't help but sigh at this, though Pascal agreed with Korra, Tenzin's teachings did seem to be giving of an ironic backflip on things.

"Please Korra," Tenzin said calmly before gesturing to his son. "Look at Meelo, he's able to meditate peacefully."

At those words, Korra, Pascal and Officer Mika looked towards the young boy, he did look relaxed… however he was also while snoring and blowing nose bubbles.

"Actually Master Tenzin, I think he's asleep" Pascal pointed out.

"What?" Tenzin exclaimed, taking a closer look and seeing that Pascal was indeed correct. "Well, at least he has the relaxing part down."

"With all due respect Master Tenzin," Pascal interrupted, giving a small salute. "Mistress IS trying to focus."

Upon hearing this Korra and Tenzin turned their heads towards Luna, who seemed to be in a deep state of tranquillity, though inside her mind she was swimming through a fog of emptiness, trying desperately to gain a clear picture of who she wanted to speak to. Suddenly Luna snapped open her eyes and they shone a brilliant white, much to everyone's shock and awe.

"Whoa," Korra exclaimed, somewhat jealous of Luna' accomplishment.

"I have never seen a trance like that before," Tenzin admitted, even he found himself somewhat impressed by this display.

Officer Mika on the other hand couldn't help but giggle upon seeing the vulnerable state the strange creature was in.

"I'm almost tempted to draw something on her face," she said, reaching for a pen from her pocket, thinking that this would be an interesting form of revenge for last night.

However Pascal stepped in front of her, blocking her path as he growled like an animal, granted her actions were understandable but Pascal saw this as an abuse of police privileges, given the fact that she was only meant to stop Luna and Pascal from escaping the island.

"Try it and you deal with me!" he snapped, defending his Mistress's honour.

While Pascal and Mika continued yet another argument, much to Tenzin's dismay, Korra's gaze fixated upon Luna, her thoughts wondering just what could be causing Luna to go into such a trance.

#

Meanwhile, inside Luna's head, she was surrounded by a veil of purple mist, the only light being her own skin that stuck out amongst the darkness.

"Pyra!?" she called out. "Pyra, can you hear me!?"

"Well it's about damn time!" screamed another voice, startling Luna.

At that moment another form emerged from the mist, at first it was merely a small mass of swirling colour but then it began to grow and take solid shape, within moments, a familiar-looking dragon girl stood before the Moon Demoness.

"Where have you been!?" Pyra snapped angrily, her voice echoing amongst the void of Luna's mind. "I've been trying to find you for days!"

"Well I'm sorry if the Demonic Link is a little weak at the moment," Luna retorted sarcastically, pinching the bridge of her nose at Pyra's disrespectful attitude. "Especially due to the fact that Pascal and I are now stuck in some other world!"

Pyra let a sigh at those words, trying desperately to calm down.

"So the spell worked then?" she asked. "Gust and the others have managed to transport themselves to another world?"

"With me and my soldier along for the ride," Luna replied. "What happened with you and Sona?"

It was then that Pyra couldn't help but cringe with anger as she began to elucidate what happened after Luna and Pascal jumped into the portal.

"After I was knocked out, Sona used a Teleportation Crystal to get us both of the stadium before those Humans could use any Chi Spells on us," she explained. "At the moment, we're laying low until the heat dies down. You have no idea how many close calls we've had."

Luna rolled her eyes at that.

"I think I might have a clue," she said. "Pascal and I had run into nothing but trouble ever since we came here. Speaking of which, I need an update on what we're supposed to be looking for, I have the Ox, the Monkey and the Pig in my possession, and the Cat is close by, but I still need a rough idea of what to look out for. How many did you manage to grab before we left?"

"Well Avalanche still has the Sheep Talisman, practically sleeps with the thing like a teddy bear," Pyra explained, counting down the talismans she knew about with her fingers. "Sona and I have the Dragon and the Rat, and we managed to recover the Horse, the Tiger, and the Snake. The rest we couldn't find."

At those words Pyra sighed with grief.

"Which means that Gust and the others must have the Dog, the Rooster and the Rabbit, peachy," she said sarcastically.

This was indeed a problem, not only did the other demons have speed and levitation on their side but they also have the one thing that Pascal and Luna were now lacking… immortality. That may not have been a definite fact but in Luna's mind that seemed to be the case, after taking so long to heal from the injury she received from her battle with Volteer, she could only assume her lifespan was affected the same way due to lack of magic.

"Speaking of which," Pyra continued. "When you say that the Cat is close by, just how close exactly?"

"Very," Luna answered quickly. "It's around the neck of a local human girl, one of which I have managed to gain the trust of."

"So grab the talisman and get moving," Pyra demanded impatiently. "The sooner we get the talismans back here, the sooner I can start making new precautions for their security."

Luna couldn't help but wince at that, even if Pyra was the most level headed of all her cousins, it was still an embarrassing subject to talk about amongst Luna's kind, still she knew she couldn't say nothing.

"Yeah, about that…" she finally said awkwardly. "There has been some… complications."

After Luna had finished tell the Fire Demoness the entire story of what happened after she and Pascal jumped into the portal, the reaction she received was nothing less than what she had expected. The embarrassment Luna felt only grew with every second Pyra continued to laugh.

"BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Good Goddesses this is priceless!" she squealed, barely able to contain her amusement. "Miss Priestess of the Moon is now some teenage girl's lackey."

"I'm NOT a Lackey!" Luna snapped.

But Pyra merely continued to laugh, this had have been one of the most embarrassing moments in Luna's life, so much so that she quickly tried to change the subject.

"ANYWAY!" she said aggressively. "What I want to know is why the Cat Talisman arrived here 12 years before we did."

Pyra seemed to calm down upon hearing that, soon tapping her chin with thought.

"Perhaps the spell Gust and the others used had some kind of temporal effect," she theorised, calculating the idea in her head. "If the Cat Talisman was in that world was in that world for 12 years then it stands to reason our cousins must have been there for about… 2 years at least."

As much as Luna hated to hear that, she had to admit to herself that what Pyra had just said seemed accurate enough, not that she would have argued on the matter anyway. She would have discussed the matter further but then Pyra had to go and ruin the moment.

"Hey it could be worse," she said. "At least your master isn't making you wear a maid's outfit!"

On that not Pyra once again burst out laughing, causing Luna's face to turn red with fury, if she had to listen to anymore to Pyra's wisecracks then she would have popped a blood vessel. Finally she couldn't take any more.

"That's it!" she screamed. "I'm hanging up on you!"

Pyra merely scoffed at that.

"This isn't a phone call Luna," she retorted. "You can't just…"

However Pyra soon found herself cut off mid-sentence by a click of Luna's fingers, which in turn caused the said demon to disappear from the Dragon Lady's sight.

#

As it turned out, "hanging up" on their conversation was easier than Luna thought, snapping open her eyes she quickly found herself back in her meditating position with the four Airbenders looking at her with concern.

"Mistress, are you okay?" Pascal asked, placing a hand on her shoulder, allowing her to truly snap back into reality. "You've been in that trance for about 20 minutes."

20 minutes? Luna thought she had taken longer than that, however she couldn't think about that particular fact right now, for the moment she needed to find a particular individual who had seemed to have disappeared from the area.

"Where's Korra?" she asked curiously.

"She couldn't handle the meditation so she went to get a glass Lychee Juice," Pascal answered. "You didn't respond when she asked if you wanted some so I told her we'd find her later."

At those words Luna nodded and rose from the ground, and walked back towards the temple, quickly followed by Pascal and Officer Mika and leaving the Airbenders to meditate.

"Daddy, can I have some Lychee Juice too?" Ikki asked sweetly.

"No" Tenzin responded stoically.

#

"Geez, that mediation stuff was boring!" Korra complained while taking a sip from her drink, clearly taking her experience with meditation hard.

"Not planning on heading back any time soon then?" said another voice.

Korra then turned to see Pascal and Luna join her in the kitchen, a playful smirk smeared across Luna's face as she took a seat on the counter.

"No way, " Korra replied sternly, crossing her arms and taking a seat next to her. "But it looks like you seem to have that meditation stuff all figured out."

"Oh that?" Luna chuckled. "My dad's been forcing me to practise meditation ever since I was a kid, after about a thousand years things tend to come naturally."

Korra widened her eyes with surprise upon hearing that.

"Whoa, a thousand years?" She gasped. "You look so… young."

At those words Luna flipped her hair like a stereotypical teenage girl, she certainly knew how to accept flattery with some form of grace, however Pascal merely tried to hold back his own chuckle.

"Why thank you," Luna replied, ignoring her servant's stupidity. "But my good looks aside, what's the deal kid? I thought the Avatar was supposed to be this all-powerful being who can do anything."

But of course, that statement only made Korra feel worse than she already did.

"Well I obviously don't fall into THAT category," she sighed. "I want to Airbend so badly, but I'm just not feeling it. I know Tenzin's trying to help but none of what he's teaching is making any sense to me."

Luna may not have been the warmest towards humans but even she could sense Korra frustration and couldn't bear to see her so miserable, so the first time in days, her gaze turned away from the Talisman around Korra's neck and towards the saddened look a upon her face. Suddenly Luna's eyes lit up and a smile etched its way across her lips as an idea popped into her head.

"You know what?" she said. "I know what'll help you out."

"You do?" Korra asked, look at the Moon Demoness and raising an eyebrow.

"You do?" Pascal repeated, sharing in Korra's confusion.

"I do," Luna replied smugly. "Obviously, Korra has been working too hard. She's practising day in and day out to master Airbending without so much as a day off. I think that is what the problem is. Korra, you need some time to recuperate so that your strength can grow, you need to cut loose every now and then, walk on the wild side, and disobey orders you KNOW out of whack!"

Luna's enthusiasm aside, Pascal knew full well that this little pep talk wasn't JUST about Korra, still he decided to play along.

"She does have a point," he said. "Tenzin DID say that air was the element of freedom."

At those words, Korra placed down her drink and tapped her chin with thought.

"Well, what do you suggest?" she asked curiously.

In response Luna clicked her fingers, knowing what that meant Pascal then shut all the doors and windows in the kitchen to make sure they weren't heard, especially by a certain nosy Metalbender waiting outside the room. Placing an ear to the door to make sure Officer Mika wasn't listening, Pascal gave Luna a thumbs-up, giving her the okay to speak again.

"Well, we can certainly use a break from OUR warden," she said in a hushed tone, loud enough for Korra to hear but also quiet enough Not to be heard through the door. "So how about we team up and ditch yours for the evening, eh?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to actually WATCH a Pro-bending match this morning?" Pascal added in the same quiet manner.

Upon hearing this Korra instantly became intrigued.

"You mean sneak out?" she asked, completely astonished by what the two were implying.

Luna chuckled in response.

"Now you're getting it," she replied.

After the demon had confirmed Korra's question, the Avatar was completely taken aback, sure they were a little rough around the edges and have been known to break a few rules but she at least expected her supposed protectors to respect some authority.

"What kind of protectors are you?" she asked sceptically.

"The fun kind," Luna answered playfully.

It wasn't much of an answer but Korra accepted it regardless. It certainly would be nice to actually watch a Pro-bending game. In fact, it more than likely be one of the greatest experiences of her young life. However, she did realize there was one potential flaw in their escape plan.

"What about Officer Mika?"

"Oh don't you worry about that," stated Pascal confidently. "I have something a little… special planned for her."

#

Officer Mika stood outside room remaining vigilant. She had already been embarrassed while in front of Councilmen Tenzin, she wasn't about be so again. It was only guard duty, but she would be damn if she failed to keep an eye on her charges. While she stood dutifully, the door behind her opened. Pascal's head popped around the corner and he spoke to the officer.

"Officer Mika, could we speak to you?"

The young officer turned to Pascal looking surprised. "Um, alright." She said before entering the room. Once in the room, she spied her other charge Luna and the Avatar, Korra. She wondered what they wanted to talk to her about.

"So, what is it that you want to talk to me about?"

"Officer," Pascal said as he approached her with one of his hands behind him, "What would you do, if say, we three wanted to go and experience a live pro-bending match tonight?"

Officer Mika raised an eyebrow at that.

"I believe Councilmen Tenzin stated he did not want the Avatar attending the event," she answered.

"And if we choose to disobey, you would…" Pascal continued.

"…Immediately stop you."

Pascal nodded in understanding.

"I thought as much." He said, pulling his hand into his pocket to reveal a rope, after which he then stepped forward looking apologetic. "If you could be so kind as to allow me to tie you up…"

At those words Officer Mika stepped back, immediately feeling nervous.

"What…" She tried to say, barely having time to respond as she was jumped and overpowered within moments.

Soon enough Officer Mika was tied up and silenced with another gag.

"Come along now, Pascal, Korra." Luna said as she grabbed a coat.

"Yes, Mistress," Pascal replied, nodding his head while he grabbed his coat and hat as he followed his mistress out.

Korra followed as well, however before leaving, she gave the officer an embarrassed smile.

"For what it's worth," she said awkwardly. "I'm sorry. I'll make sure to untie you later."

After that, she then left, leaving the woman to squirm in her bindings.

As night fell, Korra, Luna, and Pascal enacted their escape plan, with Pascal and Luna now disguised as to hide their obvious demon features from the public. From inside the building, Pascal led the two females silently, and thanks to his military experience, the demon knew a thing or two about sneaking around. Eventually, the three of them easily avoided detection from the White Lotus Sentries standing guard around the building and as soon as they left the compound, they quickly ran towards the coast. They didn't stopped as all three jumped off the cliff. As they fell, Korra used her Waterbending to catch her and her guardians without causing much noise. Once in the water, Pascal activated the Monkey Talisman on himself. He glowed for just a moment and was soon changed into a dolphin. Korra and Luna then held onto Pascal. He began pulling the two towards the mainland as quickly as possible. The Pro-bending Arena wasn't far, but the matches were just beginning.

In moments, the three of them reached the bright building that is the Pro-bending Arena. They searched around the building looking for an opening. They eventually did. Korra then Waterbended the three of them into the building. Once they were in, Pascal changed back into his normal form and Korra Waterbended the water of her and Luna's clothes leaving them dry.

"Thank you," Luna said as she looking impressed at her dried clothes. "I must admit Waterbending is very versatile."

"Come on," Korra said as she walked down the hallway. "Let's find some seats."

"Right," said both demons as they followed the Avatar.

The group walked down the hallway looking for the arena. Along the way, Korra got side-tracked. They had come across a gym, and Korra was completely amazed by it. Pascal and Luna followed her in. Luna was completely confused to why the Avatar would be amazed by this smelly gym. Pascal on the other hand found it rather nostalgic. This gym just happened to remind him of his training as a cadet. Though while the three of them looked around, they had grabbed the attention of an old man and he did not look happy.

"Hey! What're you doing in my gym?"

Korra quickly addressed the man smiling though nervous. "Uh, I, uh, we we're looking for the bathroom and got lost."

Luna looked at her charge with a deadpanned look. "Really?"

"Ah, the old 'I had to pee' excuse," said the man grouchily not believing the girl. "Ya know, I'm getting sick and tired of you kids sneaking in without paying. I'm taking you three to security."

"No, wait!" Korra said worriedly.

"There you are!"

A new voice spoke up gaining everyone's attention. They turned to the entryway to see a young man – about Korra's age – walking up to them. He was wearing red padding and holding a helmet under his arm. He had black hair and an easy-going smirk.

"I've been looking everywhere for you guys."

The grouchy old man looked at the boy annoyed.

The young man shot a meaningful glance towards the old man. "It's all right Toza, they're with me."

"Uh, yeah," Luna said quickly though confused, "we're with him."

The old man had enough. "Ah, I don't care anymore! I got work to do." He said annoyed while waving his arms. He threw down his towel as he psyched himself for training.

"Rrrright this way, my friends." The young man said as he gestured towards the exit.

"And thank you, sir!" said Korra happily. As the group was about to leave, the young Avatar leaned next to her new friend. "Seriously, thanks."

"Yes, thanks." Luna added sounding disinterested.

Pascal nodded in gratitude and followed.

The group left the old man as he began using Earthbending to lift a dumbbell for exercise. The young man led the group through the arena into another room. When they entered, they were greeted with thousands of screams. Korra, Luna, and Pascal's eyes widen in astonishment as they saw the sight before them. The young man simply smiled confidently.

"What do you think? Best seats in the house, huh?"

"Whoa! Unbelievable!" shouted Korra in awe.

Pascal and Luna remained silent, but they were equally as amazed as the Avatar. Before the whole group was a huge, circular arena not unlike the one the two demons-in-disguise had been in a while back. This one however was packed with people cheering. And the centre of the crowds' attention, quite literally, was in the centre of the whole arena, the pro-bending stage. Compared to the whole of the arena, the hexagonal shaped was small. It was completely separated from the stands and people. The stage itself was divided down the middle with red on one side and blue on the other side. There was a circle in the middle of the hexagon. There was also two, curved lines and both sides as well. Finally, below the stage was a large pool of water

"This place is even more amazing than I imagined!" said Korra amazed.

"Truly spectacular." Pascal commented in agreement. He then heard some noise and turned around. He spied two others in the same uniform as their new acquaintance.

"Name's Bolin, by the way," said the young man to the group.

Luna glared at Bolin unamused. "I don't think we asked…"

"Korra," the Avatar said referring to herself while looking around at the stadium. She then gestured to her two companions. "And they're Luna and Pascal."

"Hey!" Luna snapped, irritated that Korra just gave away their identities so easily.

"Nice to meet you." Bolin said cheerfully as he extended his hand to Pascal.

The demon returned the gesture by shaking his hand. He looked through his mask at the teen slightly baffled. "You seem rather…accepting?"

"Hey, man," Bolin said awkwardly, "I don't judge."

"Psst. Bolin," spoke one of the two pro-benders in the room.

Bolin walked over to the guy. "Yeah?" He asked confused.

"I told you, you have to stop bringing your crazy..." The teen paused as he looked at the group again. Specifically, he was looking at Pascal and Luna. He then returned to speaking to Bolin. "…fans in here before the matches."

"But one of them is a dude." Bolin stated as he gestured his hands at Pascal. "I think…"

"Just get them out of here."

Bolin sighed. "Come on, Mako! Right, look, I kinda promised them they could stay," he then pointed over to the group," but man, I got a good feeling, there's something' special about them. I know it!"

Mako looked at the group, specifically at the two odd-looking ones. "Yeah, they're special alright."

Bolin ignored Mako's comment as he walked over to Korra. "Come here," He said to her as he grabbed her by her shoulders and lead her towards Mako. "I want you to meet my brother, Mako."

"M-Mako?" Korra said surprised. "Wow, I-I heard you playing on the radio." She then extended her hand so she could shake hands.

Mako completely ignored Korra and her gesture as he readied to go out. "Come on, Bolin, we're up."

Korra frowned feeling rejected. "…Or I could meet him later."

Luna watched the whole interaction. She was hardly amused with the man named Mako. "My," she commented smiling though her voice was full of sarcasm, "what a charming personality."

"Yeah, sorry about that." Bolin said apologizing light-heartedly. "My brother gets real…focused before a match."

"That's no excuse to be rude." Pascal stated crossing his arms sternly.

"Yeah, okay," Bolin said smiling nervously as he sidestepped the scary man-thing. He then spoke to the girls confidently. "I gotta go, wish me luck." Bolin said to the group confidently. Before leaving, he stopped next to Korra and Luna. He shielded his mouth as he smoothly told the ladies, "Not…that I'll need it."

Luna rolled her eyes. She wasn't impressed with the human's attempt to woo her.

Oblivious to what Bolin was doing, Korra was still excited for her new friend. "Good luck," she said before pumping her fist. "Knock 'em out!"

Korra, Luna, and Pascal watched as they witnessed their first pro-bending match. In the centre of the ring, a man ascended to announce and commentate on the match. For at least Korra, the team the group was rooting for was obviously Bolin's team; the Fire Ferrets. They were quite popular despite just being rookies. The other team was the Golden Temple Tigerdillos. The bell rung and the two teams of three begun their match. With each team consisting of one member each of the main forms of bending – earth, fire, and water – the two teams' goal was to push the others back and advance. This lasted for at least three rounds. Earthbenders raised and toss earth discs, Firebenders quickly shot their fire to push the opposing team back, and Waterbenders controlled the water within grates that marked the territory markers. Of course, both sides dodged attacks if they could.

As the two teams dealt out their attacks, it seemed that the Tigerdillos had the edge as they pushed the Fire Ferrets team back. As time ran out, with the Fire Ferrets in their third territory, the round went to their opponents. The team recovered though in the second round. Fighting hard, they were able to push back their opponents just in time for win the round. Now, they were tied and this last round was important. Unfortunately, the Tigerdillos were harsh on the group. Despite having knocked out Bolin and their third, Mako fought back and fought hard. He singlehandedly won the round. The crowd cheered for the young man and his team having enjoyed the spectacle.

Of course, Korra was completely amazed by the match. Even Luna and Pascal were impressed by the display of fire, water, and earth-bending.

"Woohoo! Yes!" The group looked over as they saw Bolin now in the locker room. The young man looked very excited as he held up a finger in the air. "One more win and we're in the championship tournament!"

"C-Congrats…" Luna said taken back by Bolin's excited energy.

Bolin smiled as he calmed down a light. As he took off his helmet, he spoke to the group curious, "So, what'd ya think, guys? Bolin's got some moves, huh?"

Korra suddenly grabbed Bolin by his collar; however, she looked very enthusiastic. "What did I think? What did I think? That was amazing!" she shouted as she pushed Bolin back playfully.

"You looked very skilful." Pascal noted passively. He had only seen two other Earthbenders, excluding Korra, since arriving in this world but admittedly, Bolin's style was unique.

"You're brother certainly has a fire to him, despite how cold he was being earlier," commented Luna. She then looked over at said brother along with their third member, another teen named Hasook. She specifically gave an unamused stare towards the Waterbender. "Can't say the same for your final member."

"Um…" Bolin wasn't sure what to say. He was the nice guy after all.

As soon as Hasook left, leaving in an angry huff, Korra spoke excitedly, "You guys were incredible out there!" She then pointed to Mako. "Especially you, Mr. Hat Trick!"

Mako didn't even look at Korra. "Oh, you're still here." He said coldly.

Luna smirked seeing she was right. "Yep, still cold."

Korra glared irritably at the Firebender. "Oh, you're still a jerk?"

"Ooh!" said Bolin before chuckling.

"Anyway," Korra said before turning to Bolin looking excited, "I've been immersed in bending my entire life, but I never learned how to move like that! It's like there's a whole new style here!" She then crossed her arms impressed. "Think you could show me a few tricks?"

"Absolutely!" shouted Bolin excited.

Mako responded as he untied his gear. "Right now? Come on, Bolin."

"Just ignore him." Bolin said quietly directly to Korra. He then spoke louder and more boastful, "Yeah, I could show you the basics." He then stuck his left hand on his chin and looked at the girl pensively. "I'm not sure how my Earthbending would translate to your Waterbending, but we'll figure it out."

"Ha!" laughed Luna.

Bolin looked at the strange woman confused. "Um, what's so funny?" He asked innocently.

Korra smiled smugly. "Well, she's laughing because I'm actually an Earthbender."

Bolin blinked surprised. He then began speaking though awkwardly. "I'm sorry, no, no! I didn't mean to assume. 'Cause I, you know, I was just figuring…with your Water Tribe getup…that you are…a Water Tribe…gal."

"Nope, you're right. I'm a Waterbender. And a Firebender."

Bolin held his chin looking confused at the girl. "Mm. Mm-hmm. I'm very confused right now."

Luna suddenly erupted in laughter. She found the whole awkwardness of the Earthbender was hilarious.

Bolin blushed embarrassed.

Luckily, Pascal was there to ease the young teen. "Son, let me save you the trouble." He then gestured his hand towards Korra. "This young lady is the Avatar."

Bolin's eyes widen. "What?!"

Mako, having listened in on the conversation, stopped undoing his gear. He was stunned, though remained calm as he kept his eyes at the wall. "You're the Avatar," he then lowered his head and closed his eyes embarrassed, "and I'm an idiot."

"Both are true." Korra stated slightly mocking the Firebender.

"No…way." Bolin said shocked. He then looked to his brother holding his hand near his face as his other hand pointed to Korra. He whispered in shock, "The Avatar!"

"Yes, yes. All hail the mighty Avatar." Luna said playfully mocking. She then stepped forward with Pascal standing behind her. They both removed their coats partially to reveal their unique demon physique. "How about you truly marvel over her…guardians." She stated smirking.

Pascal then gave a salute to boys.

Neither of the boys knew what to say. Both knew about the Avatar, and even knew that the previous one had a famous group, but never did they hear about 'guardians'. And these 'guardians' were unlike anything they had ever seen. Nevertheless, they accepted it. Bolin later showed the group his unique style of Earthbending. Korra seemed to pick it up rather quickly though definitely needed some fine tuning. Even impressed the emotionless Mako before he left for his and his brother's room in the upper floors. They apparently lived in the arena.

After saying good-bye, the group left the arena and returned to Air Temple Island without alerting the White Lotus sentries. They all returned to their rooms. Of course, Luna and Pascal were greeted by Officer Mika, still tied up. Though thankfully, she was asleep.

Luna stared at the sleeping woman for a moment but then shrugged. "Meh, we'll untie her in the morning." She said unconcerned as she and Pascal went to bed.

#

The next morning, the ritual that is Korra's failure began again. Once again, Korra had to go through the Airbending training of manoeuvring through the spinning panels. And like before, she failed miserably at doing what even Luna could do. She became so angry with herself that she vented out her anger by Firebending the whole contraption to pieces. Needless to say, Luna found it hilarious. Tenzin on the other hand was less than thrilled with the girl's outburst. Of course, Korra wasn't through with her rage. Though Tenzin tried to speak calmly to the young teen, Korra was far from calm as well as frustrated that she couldn't Airbend. She even went so far as to blame Tenzin's teaching before storming off. Luna and Pascal immediately followed after her while Tenzin's daughter comforted their father. The son, Meelo, seemed more than content to just innocently copying Korra's reaction for fun.

While Tenzin lamented his misfortune, he took notice that there was someone missing. "Where's Officer Mika?" He asked as he looked around.

Meanwhile, Pascal and Luna followed the girl as she stormed across Air Temple Island. Neither demons spoke as they trailed behind her. Both of them could hear the girl mumble and gripe though it was still inaudible for them to hear. Feeling concerned, Luna approached the girl with a question.

"Korra, would you like to blow off some steam?"

Korra looked at her guardian frowning. "At the moment, yeah, I would."

Luna smiled. "Very well, Pascal," she called out.

"Yes, mistress?"

"Let our charge blow off some steam."

"Very well." Pascal said before taking stance ready to fight.

Korra smiled as she readied to fight as well. "Alright!" She shouted before she went straight for the attack.

Pascal obliged the girl, but hardly fought back. He simply blocked Korra's moves using his own skills. He was also thankful that she wasn't using her bending powers. Not like he felt she needed to, the girl was proving to have a powerful punch and kick. This lasted for a few minutes while Luna sat nearby watching on amusedly. Finally, Korra became tired and stopped their spar.

"Thanks…" Korra said as she began to calm down. "I needed that."

"Happy to help." Pascal stated dutifully.

"Actually, I had a thought," said Korra as she looked over at Luna. "You were able to do the whole 'be the leaf' exercise. Maybe you can teach me?"

Luna shook her head. "I don't think I can teach you my way. It requires a particular skill set that you wouldn't be able to learn. Sorry."

Korra sighed depressed. "Thanks."

"Hey, cheer up, Korra." Pascal said giving the girl a supportive pat on her back. "You'll get to see your new friends play in their last game before the championship tournament. That'll be something to look forward to, right?"

Korra smiled at that.

"Yeah, you're right," she admitted. "That should be exciting."

"Hold it!" A familiar shout came that attracted the group's attention. Up on the hill was Officer Mika, looking boiling mad. If looks could kill, they would be six feet under already. Mika then pointed to the two demons.

"You both are under arrest!" She shouted before pointing to Korra. "And you will not be going to the pro-bending match tonight as ordered by Councilmen Tenzin!"

Luna frowned with annoyance. "You are starting to get on my nerves, Ms. Policewoman."

"Wait!" shouted Korra worriedly. "You haven't told Tenzin about last night, did you?"

"After I cuff those two, I will be."

"That's unfortunate…" said Pascal's voice nearby Mika. The young officer was shocked as she looked around to find where the odd-looking man went to. What she didn't was the demon was right behind her.

"Looks like you'll need to be silenced for a while."

Mika turned around as she finally figured where the voice was coming from, but it was too late. She was blinded by a sudden bright light that seem to envelop her. Her world suddenly seem to grow around. When everything stopped getting bigger, she quickly took note of herself; she had been turned into a mouse.

Quickly, Pascal scooped up the mouse into a jar. He topped the jar with a lid with several holes in the lid. He then lifted the jar up to see the mouse clearly. He then chuckled. "Yep, as silent as a mouse."

Luna smirked. "Good work, Pascal." She said before walking over to the jar. "I can't believe we didn't think about this before."

"Will…she be okay?" asked Korra worried.

"Oh yeah, we'll change her back," Luna said before shrugging, "…eventually."

While feeling a little bad for the officer, Korra went along with her guardians' plan. Again, they snuck out and headed towards the arena. They wouldn't want to miss this match.

#

As the day grew darker, hundreds of pro-bending fans were heading into the building. Among all the excited fans were two familiar characters; Sapphire and Yao. Both had gotten out of jail yesterday, but Sapphire looked peeved. She was definitely not happy being left behind to be interrogated by the police.

"Oh come on now Sapphire," Yao said trying to comfort his sister, "I know they left us, but it's not like we weren't in any serious trouble. Let's just enjoy the pro-bending match, okay?"

"A pair of ungrateful jerks!" said Sapphire fuming. "If I ever see those two again, it'll be too soon."

Sapphire then picked up her pace as she stomped into the building. Yao sighed as he quickly followed after her. He hoped that the match today would calm his sister down. They even closed the club down to see this match.

Meanwhile, Korra and her two guardians had snuck into the building again, both demons once again donning their disguises. They immediately headed for the locker room to where the Fire Ferrets team should be. When they entered, they found the two brothers sitting on the bench and leaning against the wall looking defeated.

"What's a matter with you two?" asked Luna curious. "Lose already?"

"We might as well have." Bolin said dejectedly.

"What's wrong?" asked Korra.

"Hasook's a no-good no-show!" shouted Mako angrily.

The room became quiet after Mako's shout. Suddenly, the door opened and the referee partially entered the room. "You got two minutes to come out ready to play, or you're disqualified." The referee then left.

"Well," Mako said bitterly, "there goes our shot at the tournament…and the winnings."

Luna nudged Korra gaining her attention. "Looks like they need a Waterbender…" She said with a smirk hinting towards the girl.

Korra's eyes widen in realization. "Oh! How about me?" She asked to the two brothers excited. "I'm a top-notch Waterbender. If I do say so myself."

"But, you're the Avatar," said Bolin. "Wouldn't that be cheating?"

"Not if she only uses her Waterbending skill." Luna stated smartly.

"A fair argument if I do say so myself." Pascal added.

"No way," stated Mako harshly. "I'd rather forfeit than look like a fool out there."

"Wow," Korra said sarcastically and offended, "thanks for the vote of confidence."

The door opened and the referee came in again. He spoke quickly, "Time's up. Are you in or out?"

"They're in." Luna said without hesitation.

"We are?" Mako said just as quickly.

"Yes!" Bolin and Korra said excitedly. They then went off to get Korra her gear.

"Hey," Mako stated objectively while pointing a finger towards Korra, "I didn't agree to this!"

"You can thank me later." Luna said confidently.

"Thank you so much, Luna." Korra said overjoyed as she began to put on the Fire Ferret's uniform.

"You're welcome." Luna said smiling to Korra.

"You guys are crazy." Mako said dismayed.

Once Korra got her gear on, the team stepped onto the platform. Luna and Pascal stayed in the locker room and watched on. Once the match began, Korra was immediately on the offensive as she knocked one of the opposing team members off the side. Luna and Pascal were the only ones to cheer not knowing that it was a penalty. Pro-benders had to be pushed off the back and not the sides. This penalty pushed the Fire Ferrets back one zone.

"What?! That's bullshit!" shouted Luna enraged. "Someone kill that referee!"

Pascal looked at his mistress surprised. He never knew that Luna could get so into a sport. It reminded him of those 'soccer moms' and 'baseball dads' that got way into their kids' sports team.

Luna's outburst was heard throughout the arena. Many in the audience were a little disturbed by the comments; however, two people in the audience recognized the voice. Sapphire and Yao both had their mouths agape completely shocked. Sapphire had said it would 'all too soon' before they saw the two demons again, and she was right. They had not expected that.

"Are they…"

"Down in the Fire Ferret's locker room?" said the siblings, one after the other, shocked.

The game started back up, but Korra was definitely having a hard time. Her usual bending style was to slow and she didn't know any of the rules of pro-bending. This caused the Fire Ferrets to lose the first round. All the while, Luna kept shouting at the referee and Pascal held her back from doing anything too drastic. As the second round began, Korra was being pelted with attacks being new. This caused her to break from Waterbending and used Earthbending to block several of her opponents' attacks. This shocked the crowd.

"What the…!" shouted Sapphire shocked.

"Did that Waterbending girl just…" said Yao also shocked.

"Uh-oh." Pascal said seeing that Korra's cover was blown.

"Wait a minute!" announced the announcer, Shiro Shinobi, to the crowd. "Did that Waterbender just Earthbend?"

The referee immediately spoke up. "Foul! I… think?" He said confused.

#

On Air Temple Island, the White Lotus sentries had gathered around a radio outside. They were listening in with astonishment as they wondered what was becoming of the game. None of them noticed Tenzin approaching them.

"Pardon me," said Tenzin to the guards, "everyone, have you seen Korra? She's not in her room."

"You've gotta be kidding me!" None of the guards spoke as Shiro Shinobi's voice spoke. "She's the Avatar, folks!"Upon hearing this revelation, the guards gasped in shock. "Playing in a pro-bending match! Can you believe that?"

The guards looked over at Tenzin nervous. The Airbending master looked angry as his eyebrows twitched. "I'll get her myself!" He immediately left the group accidently creating a gust of wind as he left the group.

#

Back at the Pro-bending arena, a decision had been decided. The referee stepped out with a solemn expression and his hand raised. "The Avatar will be permitted to continue so long as she solely bends water."

"Aww!" The Platypus Bear team whined having wanted the honour of facing off with the Avatar in full (or full enough) power.

"See! They want the full 'Avatar experience'! Give the people what they want!" shouted Luna.

"Mistress…" Pascal said becoming slightly embarrassed by his mistress' outbursts.

The match immediately continued. Despite being the Avatar, she was immediately picked off by the more experienced team. Within seconds of starting, Korra had gotten knocked off the platform. Once in the water, she swam over to the stone platform to get out. Unfortunately, once she got out, there was a very angry fellow standing in front of her.

"Oh, hey, Tenzin." Korra greeted nervously. "I thought you didn't like coming to these matches."

"Uh-oh," said Luna said as she looked down from the locker room. She immediately stepped back into the locker room placing her hand upon her face in embarrassment. "We're busted."

"Pardon?" asked Pascal confused. He watched as Luna used one of her hands to point down. He followed the gesture and saw Tenzin. "Oh Crap."

Neither of the demons could hear the conversation between the two, but the figured that it was probably another argument. From what they saw, Korra seemed to stand her ground as she returned to the pro-bending stage. On the other hand, Tenzin entered the locker room. Now, it was their turn to be chewed out.

"Oh, boy," Luna said sounding far from pleased to see the man, "If it ain't the fun police."

"How could you two let her leave the island?!" said Tenzin fuming. "You're supposed to be her guardians!"

Luna rolled her eyes at that.

"Right," she said knowingly, "And we're here, guarding her. No one said we had to agree to your demands. In fact, I don't agree."

Pascal didn't say a word. He decided to let his mistress to all the talking for now.

Having heard Luna, Tenzin seem to only get angrier. "Well…Where is Officer Mika?! She should be watching you two."

"She's back on the island, stuck in a jar."

"What?!"

"Oh, never mind." Luna said feeling exasperated by the conversation. She then turned around to look at the match as it began. She could see that Korra was still having some difficulties again as the experienced players picked on Korra. It was seeing Korra getting attacked that Luna suddenly had a thought.

"Tenzin," she said suddenly towards the man, "Have you ever seen a pro-bending match?"

"Of course not. I told you before, I…"

"Then maybe you should watch this one since your pupil is so determined to finish what she started."

Tenzin raised his brow. His anger subsided as he decided to amuse the odd woman's idea. He turned to the match and watched as his student seem to struggle.

Then, something amazing happened. Everyone watched as Korra, having been pushed back to the third and last zone on her side, began taking up a new stance; an Airbending stance. In this stance, she began dodging the Platypus Bear team's attacks effortlessly. Everyone was completely amazed. Even Tenzin was completely surprised.

"How about that?" He said dumbfounded.

Pascal was stunned as well. He looked over at Luna, who he saw was smiling.

Because of Korra's effortless dodging, the other team had tried to completely focus on knocking her out. This caused the group to lose their steam making them easy targets for the still energized Fire Ferrets team. The Fire Ferrets were able to knock all three members of the Platypus Bears off the stage and secured a victory.

"Yes! They won!" shouted Sapphire completely excited.

Yao cheered as well.

"Woohoo!" shouted Tenzin, of all people. He was completely caught up in the excitement of his student winning the match. Even more so than the fans themselves. However, he soon stopped as he noticed that he was attracting attention from even the stands.

"Wow…" said Luna and Pascal together having seen the whole thing. In fact, Luna was wearing a huge smile nearly edging on laughter.

Tenzin quickly calmed down and wore a solemn expression. He then turned around and left.

Pascal leaned towards his mistress concerned. "Should we stop him?"

"No," Luna said smiling, "I think everything is cleared up."

Pascal nodded and looked back towards the stage. Korra and her team returned to the locker room where the excited girl ran up and hugged Pascal then Luna in glee. Pascal obliged the girl giving her a hug, though Luna was far more caught off guard and refused to hug back.

As the match was over, everyone left. Korra had now become an official member of the Fire Ferrets for the championship tournament. The group soon returned to Air Temple Island for some much needed rest.

#

Later that day, Korra went looking for Tenzin. She soon found him at the wind gates that she had destroyed the earlier today. In seeing that, she definitely felt guilty for her actions. She then slowly approached Tenzin.

"I'm really sorry…about everything I said." She said before pointing to herself. "I was really frustrated with myself, and I took it out on you."

Tenzin sighed and turned around to Korra giving her a humble smile. "I think I owe you an apology too. I was trying to teach you about patience, but I lost mine."

Korra smiled hopeful. "No hard feelings?"

"Of course not," Tenzin said warmly. "By the way, you were really good out there tonight. You moved just like an Airbender!"

"Wait…" said Korra surprised. "You stayed and watched?"

"I did, at the recommendation of your guardian, Luna. Pro-bending turned out to be the perfect teaching tool for you."

Korra smiled before she turned around. Before leaving she jogged in place while speaking to Tenzin. "I'll see you tomorrow for Airbending practice, bright and early!" She then began jogging away while also waving to the man. "And, by the way, I kinda permanently joined the Fire Ferrets and we're playing in the tournament in a couple weeks!"

Tenzin looked unpleasantly surprised at Korra. He then released a heavy sigh while lowering his head. After Korra was gone, the Airbending master soon recalled something.

"Where's Officer Mika?"

Back in Luna and Pascal's room, mouse Mika still sat in the jar looking unpleasant. She was definitely thinking very mean and nasty thoughts about what she would be doing to those two guardians if and when they turned her back to being human.

Meanwhile back at the Pro-bending Arena, Mako was sitting atop one of the arena's towers looking out towards the bay. Specifically, he was looking towards Air Temple Island. Despite who he acted and what had been spoken, the young man was quite interested in the Avatar girl that had just joined their team. He wondered what this meant for him and his brother.

At the same time, two others were looking out towards Air Temple Island. Yao and Sapphire had figured out where their former guests were located, but they didn't know where to go from there. Nevertheless, they couldn't help but be slightly worried; for themselves, the Avatar, Republic City, and maybe even the world.