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~Korra~

I huddled under a tree, my muzzle buried under my paws as I continued to cry. I whined pathetically, my eyes stinging from the tears gathering.

What do I do? I thought. I'm lost, terrified, and confused...

My ears twitched when they picked up a strange cry and I lifted my head a bit, searching for the source of the sound. I looked up to peer between the tree branches and narrowed my eyes. There was an odd yellowish-red and orange glow closing in. It broke through and i realized it was a baby dragon bird spirit. I panicked and barked, raising my paw to swat it away. I looked away and closed my eyes.

-Ahh, get away from me!- I thought as my paw made contact with its wing.

I heard it hit the ground and opened my eyes a slit to look at the dragon bird spirit. I lowered my paw and turned full forward, starting toward it. As I approached its wing sparkled and a hole developed where I hit it. It let out a pained squeak and lifted itself off the ground. It flapped its wing, shedding some of the sparkles before tucking it away and looking down dejectedly before laying down.

I didn't realize I'd turned human until I saw my own hand reaching out towards it cautiously, half expecting it to attack me as revenge. I would've deserved it. It noticed my hand in its peripheral vision and lifted its head a bit to look at it.

"I'm sorry I swatted you." I said gently when I reached it. I picked it up carefully in my arms. "You just scared me."

I slowly got to my feet, cradling the spirit to my chest. It squawked and nestled into my arm, making me smile a bit. The weight of my fear lifted a bit and my ears twitched, picking up the sound of someone approaching. I growl threatened in the back of my throat when I saw a light coming forth.

"You two look lost." a male voice said. One I vaguely recognized. "Maybe I can help you."

As he came into view, I noticed he was wearing Earth Kingdom clothes. His beard was a grayish white and his smile was gentle, assisted by kind eyes. My own eyes widened a bit in recognition.

"I...I know you..." I said without thinking.

"I was good friends with Avatar Aang." he said.

And that's when it hit me.

"Iroh." I said, my voice filled with awe.

His smile widened. "Hello, Korra."

~time skip~

"I'm glad you came to visit us in the Spirit World, Korra." Iroh said as we walked along the path he'd come. I still cradled the bird to my chest. It chittered softly. "You're just in time." I looked up at him with a smile, not really questioning exactly what I was in time for. When I looked forward again, my jaw fell open slightly in awe. "We're having a little tea party, for May-Jim's wedding."

Before me was a small cottage house in the middle of a clearing, the darkness of the forest seeming to immediately split at the edge of it like the light had formed a barrier. Outside of the house was a table with two conjoined frogs seated at it and draped in garland.

"How can you two marry each other?" I asked as Iroh and I approached. "Aren't you?"

"Complete opposites?" one frog, I guessed her to be May by the sound of her voice, said. "I know!"

"I tried to fight it, but she really grew on me!" Jim said, and I laughed a bit.

"The Spirit World is very mysterious, but so is love." Iroh said. "Help yourself to some tea and cakw." He added as he cut a slice from a cake and handed it to me. "They are spirit cakes so you won't gain any weight," -he chucked and patted his stomach- "but you won't lose any either!"

"This part of the Spirit World isn't so scary." I said as another spirit moved the cake and revealed a tea pot. I recognized it immediately. "My tea pot!"

"That's right. It was yours long, long ago." Iroh said. He picked it up and held it for me to see better. "When you were Avatar Wan, you used this to carry the light spirit Raava around- until you two became one. It is my favorite thing I found here." He poured some tea into my cup. "You know, when you make tea in it, you can still taste a little light in every cup."

I picked up the cup and took a sip. A content smile graced my lips and my ears perked up.

~time skip again because I don't know how to check in with Kuvira, Asami, Bolin and Mako~

A while had passed when a light spirit sitting at the table challenged Iroh to a game of Pai Sho. They say across from each other, staring down at the board.

"They say that the game of Pai Sho was invented by the spirits." Iroh said as he made his move. He chuckled lightly. "Although, some don't seem to grasp it so well."

"Just hold on. I'm thinking." the light spirit said.

"As you can see, it is a game that requires great patience." Iroh said. "But time does not mean much to us here."

"How long have you lived here?" I asked him.

"Oh, I've been here for many years. I had always enjoyed the company of the spirits, so when my work was done in the material world, I chose to leave my body behind and come to the Spirit World!" Iroh smiled. "It can be a wonderful place, and I've made so many friends." He offered a slice of toast to May-Jim, who did the same back. I looked down and my ears flattened against my head. He noticed. "Korra, what's wrong?"

"I came here with my friend," I said softly. "but I lost her and now I'm all alone."

"You're not alone, Korra." Iroh said, his smile gentle. "It's okay."

My eyes burned with tears again and I felt my anger let loose. "No! It's not okay!" I cried. "Jinora's gone and I need to find her! She's lost and we need to go home!" Thr tears spilled onto my cheeks. "I don't like the Spirit World! I don't want to be here anymore!"

I screamed and cried, throwing a temper tantrum like I really was four years old. The air around me grew colder and the sky darkened drastically. I could sense the energy turning, shifting into something potentially dangerous.

"Did you say something to her?" May whispered.

"Me?! You're the one with the big mouth!" Jim argued back.

"Korra, please stop!" Iroh said, urgency apparent in his tone. "Look at what you're doing to everyone!"

He placed a hand on my shoulder, encouraging me to calm down. My crying and screaming softened slowly and I wiped my eyes with thr back of my hand, looking around at the change I'd caused. Guilt settled uneasily in my stomach. "I...I did that?"

"In the Spirit World, your emotions become your reality," Iroh informed me. "especially for the Avatar, because you are the bridge between the two worlds. You must try to stay positive."

"I'm sorry." I said.

"As I speak, the dark cloud that had developed over us recedes to a normal fluffy white cloud and the spirits return to their normal color. The air warms again and the setting is much calmer than before.

"There, you see?" Iroh said.

"I can make the sun shine?" I said, amazed.

"Even in the material world, you will find that if you look for the light, you can often find it." Iroh said, and his expression became serious. "But if you look for the dark, that is all you'll ever see."

"I'm looking for my friend, I want her here now!" I said and closed my eyes, wishing with everything I had in me for Jinora to suddenly appear in front of me. When I opened my eyes and she wasn't there, I looked at Iroh confused. "Why didn't she come out like the sun?"

"I'm afraid finding her won't be so easy." Iroh said.

"But... what am I supposed to do?" I asked.

"Sometimes the best way to solve your own problems is to help someone else." Iroh said. He looked at the baby dragon bird in my arms. "This little fellow needs to go home as well. Maybe if you help him find his friends, you will find yours."

"I'll take him home!" I said eagerly. "Where do I go?"

Iroh pointed to a mountain looking structure in the distance. "The dragon bird nest is located there, at the top of Hai-Riyo's Peak."

~Back in Republic City. Asami~

"Are you sure this is a good idea, Asami?" Kuvira asked me as we walked down the hallway towards Mako's apartment. "I don't think he's really in the mood to see us after we accused him of being crazy."

"It'll be fine, Kuv." I said. "He's still our friend. We can't let him be mad at us forever."

Kuvira shrugged and leaned against the wall as I raised my hand to knock. "Whatever you say."

I rolled my eyes and knocked on the door, biting my lip anxiously. The imprint tingled and my hand flinched, wanting to touch it. The door opened after a couple seconds and Mako stood in the doorway, his hair disheveled and clothes creased like he'd been sleeping.

"Hi." I said.

"Did you come by to tell me how paranoid I am?" Mako said bitterly, but he stepped aside to let us in.

"And a good evening to you, too." Kuvira said. She followed me in and Mako shut the door behind us.

"We just wanted to come by and make sure you were okay." I said. "You seemed agitated earlier."

"I'm fine." Mako said briefly, harshly.

"Look, Sharkbrows, we didn't come all the way here for you to give us the cold shoulder." Kuvira said. "We were also thinking that maybe you need the night off and we could all go for dinner."

"No, thanks. I'm a little busy." Mako said.

"With what, brooding?" Kuvira said.

I shot her a look, telling her to cut it with the jokes. She returned my look with an eye roll and looked towards the window. I sighed and turned back to Mako. "Mako, we're sorry for accusing you of doing your job, but we're trying to make up for that now. So can you please let it go and come with us?"

Silence settled in the room for a few minutes. Mako stared at the floor and sighed heavily, rubbing the back of his neck and dropping his elbow. "Fine. Maybe you're right. Maybe I do need to take my mind off things."

I smiled, though it didn't last long due to the sudden banging on the door. "Police!" a voice yelled. Mako looked at us with a raised eyebrow before going to the door and opening it, revealing Lin, Lu and Gang on the other side.

"Hey, Mako." Lu said as they walked in. "Hope we're not interrupting anything."

"What's going on?" Mako asked.

"We busted some Triple Threats who said you hired them for a job." Lu said.

Mako sighed. "Alright. It's true. We were trying to figure out who stole Asami's stuff, so we hired them for a sting operation." He looked at Lin. "I'm sorry for going behind your back."

"According to the Triple Threats, you did more than that." Lin said as Lu and Gang started searching Mako's apartment. "They said you helped them steal a warehouse full of Future Industries property."

"What are you talking about?" Kuvira said, and her stance became defensive.

"That's crazy!" I said.

"You're gonna believe a bunch of criminals?" Mako questioned.

"I have to follow up on a lead." Lin said strongly.

"Well," Lu spoke up. "looky what I found." He held up a bag. "Cash," -he reached in a took something out- "and explosives."

"What the fuck?" Kuvira said.

"What are you doing with explosives, Mako?" Lin demanded.

"I don't know where those came from!" Mako said.

Gang took Mako by his wrists and clasped handcuffs on him. "You're under arrest, Mako."

"None of those are mine!" Mako said.

"You guys are insane! Do you really believe those belong to Mako?" Kuvira said.

"Stand down, Kuvira. I'd hate to take you into custody, as well." Lin warned.

"Should've known you would hook up with your old pals." Gang said. "Once a Triple Threat, always a Triple Threat."

"This has to be a mistake." I said.

"Sorry to break the news to you, but Mako is just a crooked cop." Lu said. "The sting operation was just a way to get you away from the warehouse."

"He was using you this whole time." Gang said.

"That's not true, Asami! I would never do anything to hurt you!" Gang shoved him forward, forcing him out of the room. "It's Varrick! It's all Varrick! He set me up!"

"Yeah, it's all Varrick's fault. Varrick." Gang said mockingly and chuckled. "Varrick."

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