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BACK IN REPUBLIC CITY

They were finally back in Republic City. A week in the South Pole and Bolin couldn't be happier to be home. From the reports they received, Republic City was being rebuilt one step at a time. The first step was to rid the city of all Equalists markings and any reminders of the city's take over. Korra's biggest job was to restore all the benders that Amon harmed. General Iroh and Commander Bumi were holding a huge festival for the Avatar and her friend's brave heroics against Amon.

Bolin sighed as he watched Korra and Mako walk off the boat hand in hand. They were happy and that is what mattered. He hated being second to Mako especially when it came to girls. Mako didn't even have to try and girls were all over him. Sure, Bolin had his share of fan girls on his arm, but nothing serious. Nothing like Mako and Korra.

"Cheer up, Bolin," Asami encouraged from beside him, "I'm sure you'll find someone."

"Says Miss 'I was personally invited to the party by a young general'," he huffed.

Asami gave him a smile before ruffling his hair and leaving the boat. They had become good friends at the South Pole. Both had been left 'dumped' so Mako and Korra could be together. Asami laughed at his jokes and they understood each other. It was perfectly clear that what was going on between them was a strict friendship. Anyways, Miss Sato had a thing for General Iroh.

"Bolin, do you want to play with us?" Ikki yelled as he walked up the dock. Meelo and she were whizzing around on their air scooters.

He gave the kids a smile, "I was planning on trying some new earth bending moves. Being on a block of ice made me realize how poor my bending is."

Ikki let out a gasp, "Your bending is awesome."

"Yeah, you bending is like 'Wham' and 'Pow'," Meelo added in a terrible earth bending stance.

Bolin laughed at the kids. He missed being their age. He was still a kid, but at their age the world seemed so vast. Bolin missed that feeling.

"Can we watch you?" Ikki pleaded. She and Meelo gave him their puppy dog faces. "Please!"

"I don't see why not."

Bolin was about to give up. He had been at it for three hours and couldn't find a move that he could perfect. Ikki and Meelo had left for their meditation an hour ago and he still couldn't do it. He was trying to raise the ground in a wave with a simple stomp of his foot. Well, he was failing to raise the ground in a wave with a simple stomp of his foot.

"It's a rather difficult move," a voice said behind him. Bolin let out a scream and jumped. Leaning against a tree was Lin Bei Fong. Bolin relaxed as she joined him in the center of the dirt patch. "Creating a wave takes concentration and strength. You must be able to transfer your bending into a wave for it to work."

Closing her eyes, Lin stomped and bended a wave around them. "Why can't I do it? Earth bending comes pretty naturally to me. It's almost like I'm losing my bending," Bolin questioned.

Lin shook her head, "You're only losing the connection. Stronger the connection the easier the bending. Let me tell you a story, Bolin." Lin kicked up a seat while Bolin plopped down on the dirt. "There was a very talented earth bender who believed that they were forgetting what it meant to earth bend. So, they went to the first earth benders ever to exist; the Badger moles. There this earth bender learned the same technique as my mother, Toph, learned. They came back stronger and more powerful than any earth bender. It is believed that they could bring down the entire city of Be Sing Se. Rumors are that they can bend even the purist and finest of earth materials."

"So you want me to relearn earth bending from a pair of badger moles?" he asked dumbly. Bolin received a smack on the back of his head.

"No, I'm saying that you should try my mother's technique. You should learn seismic sense."

Bolin looked up at her in surprise, "But, I'm not blind."

"Neither am I. Look all it takes is feeling the earth, or the vibrations in the earth," Lin explained, "It won't just give you a starting point in metal bending, but also restore the connection you have to the element."

Bolin thought about it. It all made sense, but that could take forever. With Lin's help he might be able to get it by summer's end. He gave her a hard nod and let her help him up.

"First step," she instructed, "Walk around barefooted. People that understand what you are doing will not pay attention to it. Being blind taught my mother not to care what other's thought about her. Anyways, many of the greatest earth benders walk around without shoes."

Bolin looked at his foot wrappings and nodded. "Got it," he answered.

"Good, now let's get to the boat. It's been waiting for an hour for you to board for the party."

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