The Legend of Korra AU

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and what if when Korra was just a baby, only a few months old, the Southern Water Tribe was attacked and all but Katara and Koraa perished? Now she's raised by two people no one expected. AU OOC Femslash and bashings pre-established KyaxLin)

"Can you sense anything Lin?" Kya asked nervously, staring sadly and angrily at the sight of the destroyed village as she wrung her hands nervously. Her mother and several friends of hers had been in the village at the time that it had been attacked by Equalists…and it didn't look good. Her trained healers eyes roamed over those near her, all dead. Nothing she could do for them… She held one hand over her nose though to try and block out the horrid smell of burnt skin.

"Give me a second." Lin said grimacing at the smell even while digging her foot into the ground until she found pure dirt. Lifting her foot slightly the sole of her armored foot retreated until her foot was bare as she pressed it back into the earth, shivering slightly from the cold all around her.

"Good news and bad news." Lin said after a moment where she retracted her foot and allowed the armor to cover it up again.

"Bad first." Kya said immediately as she bit her lip hard enough to pierce it, fearing the worst.

"I can only sense two survivors." Lin said bluntly causing Kya's eyes to widen and water. Her mother was old, very old, and if there were only two survivors then her mother was probably…

"Good news is that your mother is one of them." Lin added quickly, causing Kya to sigh slightly in relief but still look upset as she looked around. Some of these people she grew up with, many she had healed alongside her mother, and most of them she had babysat at one point in time or another.

"Where's the other survivor? We need to find them soon or else there's no telling…." Kya chewed on her lip again, wincing slightly at the coppery taste of her own blood in her mouth. There was no telling how badly the other survivor was hurt or if they were in one of the burning buildings… her mother would be fine she knew. There was water all around them and her mother was the best healer on the planet….
"The other heart beat is pretty weak but it's in the collapsed hut over there." Lin said making her way to a nearby hut where the roof and one of the walls were caved in. There was a man's body out front, his skin burnt and smoking slightly from the Equalist's electric powered weapons no doubt. Looks like he fought hard, took three of the Equalists down with him judging by the bodies nearby.

"Tonraq…" Kya said softly, identifying the corpse with tears in her eyes.

"Kya?" Lin asked worried as she looked at her girlfriend of six years.

"His name is Tonraq, he loves pro-bending and training but he's one of the biggest softies you'll ever find. He got married two years ago, he and his wife, a sweet but stern young woman called Senna, had a baby girl they named Korra just a few months ago…" Kya said kneeling down and closing his eyes in respect, before looking up at Lin.

"You only felt one weak heartbeat from the hut. That… That means that either it's Senna alive and wounded or…" Kya trailed off as a faint sound pierced the air, the crying of an infant showing just who had survived the huts collapse.

"Lin!" Kya said standing as she summoned some water to her hands, ready to heal the crying babe as soon as she was uncovered. Lin nodded and dropped into a stance before gently moving the collapsed rocks and mud away from the hut. As soon as the path was clear, Kya and Lin dashed in and saw the body of a young woman, having been buried from the waist down under the rubble, with a small infant crying from underneath her. Lin gently moved the corpse to the side to get to the infant, and Kya held her healing water over the baby to check for wounds and heal them.

"Her head was slightly injured and caused her heart to slow down a bit but I'm repairing that now. Her heart will always be a bit weaker than normal but it shouldn't affect her too much later in life." Kya said as the baby giggled weakly at the water swirling around her, glowing slightly.

"Poor kid. Orphaned so early on in life…" Lin said sighing as she looked down at the baby, Korra according to Kya, as Kya finished healing her and began to cradle the baby as they carried her out of the hut so that she couldn't see her parents bodies.

"You'll be a strong little water bender won't you? Already able to influence my healing water so that it gets rid of the pain." Kya cooed at the baby, feeling happy that even though she couldn't save the rest of the village…she and Lin had arrived in time to save this innocent little girl from Deaths embrace.

"You're good with her." Lin said softly, watching Kya gently sooth and rock the baby to sleep.

"I have a lot of experience with children, but I haven't looked after a baby this young before. She's only six months old Lin… and already she'll have to go to an orphanage or foster home." Kya said sadly as she stared down at the sleeping baby in her arms. Seeing the sad look in Kya's eyes made Lin come to a snap decision.

"Maybe she doesn't have to." Lin said softly, digging a necklace out of her pocket when Kya turned to her confused.

"Is that…?" Kya's eyes widened when she saw the necklace Lin was holding out to her with a blush on her face.

"I was going to ask you tonight after the festival…got your mom's permission and help making it last week." Lin said shyly avoiding Kya's shocked eyes.

"You're proposing to me in the middle of a destroyed village full of dead bodies, most of which are people I've known since they came up to my knees… and while I'm holding a baby in my arms?" Kya asked her shock fading into amusement while Lin blushed darker and scratched the back of her neck.

"Well I didn't plan on the village being attacked… but I don't mind you holding…Korra in your arms. If you want she can stay with us…" Lin trailed off while Kya gaped at the earth and metal bender.

"…Are you asking me to marry you… and saying we can adopt Korra as well?" Kya asked staring at her girlfriend who shuffled nervously under her stare.

"…Yes?" Lin asked more than said… or squeaked rather. Kya remained silent for a moment before stepping forward and kissing Lin's cheek.

"The setting and pick up line could use more work… but what are you just standing there holding it for? Aren't you going to put it on my neck?" Kya said smiling both amused and happily, making Lin's head snap up even as she fumbled slightly to put the betrothal necklace around Kya's dark neck. Once it was secured Kya gave Lin a soft but loving kiss on the lips, only to break apart at a chuckle from behind them.

"You are definitely related to Toph. Proposing in the middle of a destroyed village…" An old woman said causing the two women to turn around only for Kya to beam as she rushed forward, Korra still safely cradled in her arms asleep until Kya's happy shout.

"MOM!"