Welcome readers old and new! This is the long awaited sequel to Spiritual Justice Intervention; my wonderful crossover of LOK and YJ. I hope you all enjoy this as much as I do. This tale takes place six months after Korra's defeat of Amon, and eight months after she left the Young Justice world. This story will contain elements from both second seasons, but not too many from YJ for obvious reasons.

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The Spirit World was an amazing place. There was much beauty and life found in the different areas. Several places overlapped with the physical world taking on characteristics of both worlds. Spirits came in all sizes and shapes with amazing powers. Several of them represented elements in the real world. Though many chose not to acknowledge it, there was an underlying bond between humans and spirits that went back to the origins of humans.

At the moment the five Guardian Spirits of the nations of the world were in their own private realms looking over the younger spirits and checking in on their nations. Since their intervention months ago with the Avatar, they had been to busy with their responsibilities to think about contacting her, or, helping her develop her spiritual connection to their world.

Yue hovered over the ocean laminated in a silver glow. Below her, she observed with delight as several water spirits played together. She saw several glow fish swimming around before darting away as large whale spirit jumped into the air creating a massive wave. Using her waterbending she pushed and pulled the water forming a massive iceberg for the spirits to take a rest. She smiled at the chirps and whistles of the spirits thanking her.

It's wonderful to see so many spirits happy, yet I can't help, but worry for the future. Many of my spirit friends have vanished from the waters, such as the kraken, she thought to herself. The growing agitation of my friends combined with the growing darkness is most disturbing.

Yue shivered as chill went down her spine. That made her worry more for spirits normally didn't feel the elements. Raising a hand she twirled the rising mist into a small mirror. She touched the icy surface, watching it ripple. The sounds of physical world filled her ears, but the glass remained murky. She placed her hand on the mirror trying to force open the scrying portal only for the mirror to shatter sending chunks of ice into the water.

A black mist formed in the air twitching about. Yue hovered back a few feet in astonishment as the mist condensed into a black glob. Then it stretched and twisted forming itself into the shape of an evil flying fish with neon blue stripes and fangs. Letting out a scream it flew at her with incredible speed.

Frightened, the moon spirit brought her wrists up to protect her face. Suddenly she heard a powerful female's voice, "BEGONE DARK SPIRIT!" A blast of warm wind ripped past her slicing the spirit in half. Bringing her arms down she looked over to see an old friend surrounded by dragonfly rabbits and bird spirits. "Amaterasu!"

The Spirit of the Heavens smiled at her friend for a moment. Her cascading black hair fluttered in the wind as her almond brown eyes looked over the ocean realm. Her colorful kimono appeared frayed in some parts showing she might have been in battle recently. When she spoke her voice sounded hoarse. "I'm glad that you are alright my dear friend. The dark spirits are growing in strength and numbers. My friends have told me tales of them crossing into the physical world causing chaos. I fear for my nation, they have only started to regain their lost culture. Should they continue to be a threat they might wipe out my people once more."

Yue placed her hand over her friends clasped ones. She wrapped her sash around the both of them warming them up. "I may not fully understand the dangers of these dark spirits or what they represent, but I promise I'll help you protect the Air Nomads." The two females hugged one another as the smaller spirits made noises in agreement.

A load noise startled them both. They turned their attention to horizon focusing on a large mountain in the distance. A large burst of fire in the shape of a sun was seen hovering over the mountain. They could see green dots starting to grow. An echoing tick tock swept across the realms. Yue was confused about what was going on however Amaterasu knew what it meant.

"Tempus is calling for a meeting of the Guardian Spirits of the Nations," she explained. Seeing her friend's confusion she elaborated. "Your remember Tempus don't you? Tempus is one of the oldest spirits in existence; almost as old as Raava and Vaatu. It was he, along with Avatar Wan, who chose which spirits to watch over the nations of the world. They hoped we could guide them towards peace on our side."

"Raava? Vaatu? Avatar Wan? I don't know who those people are. Can you explain to me further what you mean?"

"I promise after this meeting, I'll tell you everything, but now we must go. Agni, Hei Bei and Ferrum are waiting for us on the mountain. We must hurry." The two of them hurried towards the mountain wondering what was going on.

When they arrived at the top of the mountain they were greeted by their old friends. Hei Bei was sitting on a growing pile of grass chewing on a stick of bamboo. Tiny little groundhog spirits kept popping up delivering more bamboo sticks saying thanks to the giant panda for his help earlier before disappearing. To the panda's left was Agni, his red face flushed with heat. Golden energy emanated from his body obliterating several dark clouds. He seemed to be having an argument with Ferrum, who was on the right of Hei Bei. The Spirit of Technological Progress was tinkering around with one of his inventions occasionally retorting to Agni's comments.

Standing in the center of the mountain was an ancient spirit. A tall man with long white hair, beard and glowing eyes stood at attention. He wore a brown robe with gold trim decorated with different types of time pieces. Around his neck was a gold watch ticking away. An ethereal aura surrounded him as he looked at the last two arrivals kindly. "Amaterasu, Yue, I'm glad that you made it here so quickly."

"What took you two so long? We've been waiting for hours it seems!" Agni bellowed, flames licking the bottom of his red robe.

"Stop exaggerating Agni. This is no time for us to be fighting amongst ourselves. Not when the fate of two worlds is in the balance. I don't know about you, but I for one have no wish for Harmonic Convergence to be won by darkness," Ferrum told his friend, putting his invention away. Next to him Hei Bei growled in agreement. Agni huffed in annoyance, but quieted down.

Yue was again confused, yet knew this wasn't the time to ask for a full explanation. She took her place on the far right side of Tempus and Amaterasu on the far left. There powers joined together to form a protective barrier as an image of the world appeared hovering in the air. The globe turned around slowly as small sections lit up. Most of the concentration was on the South Pole and the ocean. Tempus used his power to focus on an event happening on Earth.

Yue covered her mouth in horror as a Water Tribe ship was attacked by a dark spirit. The other guardian spirits also had serious looks on their face. They all seemed to know what this meant. A single thought went through their minds, the name Vaatu. Memories were shared between them as the elder spirit recalled events from long ago. The graphic images were enough to make anyone's stomach churn.

Tempus looked at each of them with his glowing eyes. "As you can see, the darkness you felt six human months ago, has grown stronger. Originally we believed them to be unhappy spirits from ancient times, but their growing presences so close to Harmonic Convergence indicates something else."

"You believe that Vaatu has found a way to continue to spread his chaos and destruction? How is that possible when he is not only locked away in the Tree of Time you constructed and if his powers are drained through the physical plane?" Ferrum questioned. He used his own powers to create a giant telescope. He aimed it at the central node where the spirit portals were located. Zooming in he could still see Vaatu stuck and the portals closed.

Hei Bei roared and shook his mighty paws. Growing in size he pantomimed the events surrounding the Avatar and Amon. He then repeated the words of his animal spirit friends about the increase of human spirits entering the Spirit World causing problems. To the animal spirits a human was a human so there was no real description to go on. It was worrisome that a human would align himself with Vaatu.

"We must warn the Avatar about this. Dark spirits are dangerous enough, but should someone be foolish enough to open the spirit portals then Vaatu might grow strong enough to break the seal containing him. Our world can't survive another destructive rampage from him!" Agni shouted. His body was starting to smolder and the ground beneath him melting. A cooling breeze from Amaterasu forced him to calm down.

The Spirit of the Heavens used her powers to highlight Air Temple Island. An image of the Avatar taking care of her spirit guide and her pups appeared. She was laughing as the pups licked her hands. She nuzzled Naga's head oblivious to Amaterasu attempts to contact her. It was as they feared. Korra's tedious connection with the spirits was based solely on the fragments of their energy they had left inside her when they sent her to the world of Young Justice. After she regained her bending and heard their warning, they had removed their fragments, and now she could no longer connect with them.

"Avatar Korra will soon be meeting her spiritual teacher. Surely her uncle can help her learn to connect with her Avatar spirit and become the bridge between our worlds," Yue pointed out to the group. She was hesitant to bring up the unease she felt from her former tribe. Surely, it had nothing to do with the current situation?

Tempus cradled his watch looking at its face. His face wrinkled more as he watched the hands tick away. "Our time is running out I'm afraid. With Harmonic Convergence growing ever closer we don't have the luxury of waiting for the Avatar to master spirituality. We must act now. If we can't connect with her, then we must go with another option. We will focus our energies on someone close to her, a person to act on our behalf." The others nodded agreeing it was the best course of action. They also agreed that if the Avatar and their champion wasn't enough, they would use their back up plan. For the time being they all focused on forming a connection with a certain red hair teen that resided on the island with the Avatar.

In the male dormitory, Kilchii Harper was sitting on the floor in his bedroom attempting to meditate. Ever since his arrival in this world, he'd been doing his best to try and find himself now that he was his own person, rather than the clone of a teenage sidekick he was supposed to replace. It wasn't easy and though the Air Acolytes tried to help him, he had discovered early on their way of life was not for him. For one thing he couldn't live without meat and meditating for hours on end made him irritable. Still, the peace and relaxation he found on this island made adjusting to this new world much easier.

The young hero took another deep breath trying to focus his energy inward. Clearing his mind of all distractions and trying to quiet the storm in his head. Slowly he was starting to achieve inner peace when all of a sudden he felt a sharp jab in his head. He let out a cry of pain as his mind was assaulted by multiple voices and images.

"Youngheroyourhelpisneeded/HarmonicCovergenceisnear /Darkspiritsgainingpower!" There was a flash of light showing him a strange landscape with two domes of energy and tree between them, another one showing a large black creature with red markings fighting a similar creature with a white and blue scheme. He saw the planets coming closer. As quickly as it occurred, the assault stopped leaving him sprawled out on the floor sweating.

As Kilchii tried to regain his senses wondering what the heck had just happened he heard a knock on the paper door. Pema's voice called out, "Kilchii, are you alright? I thought I heard screaming coming from your room."

"I'm fine Pema, I just fell off the bed while meditating. Let me just clean up and I'll meet you out in the courtyard okay?" he replied. He watched as her silhouette nodded before vanishing from sight. Picking himself off, he decided to change into a clean outfit. For the most part he only wore the civilian wear he'd brought with him around the island, only going into native wear if he was off the island, but since most of his clothing was getting washed he only had native clothing. He slipped on a gray button down jacket trimmed in the different nation's colors, black pants, and comfortable shoes with an orange cloth belt, with a United Nations decoration. After combing his hair back he left the room to meet up with Pema.

Upon entering the courtyard, Rohan was the first to spot him. The little baby let out a squeal of joy waving his little hands around at the sight of him. Pema smiled and handed the baby to Kilchii. He started to tickle the boy's tummy earning more laughs as he sat down next to her. Pema looked a little frazzled as she started to review the letters she received earlier from the other temples. "How's your little adoption practice going?"

"It's very trying. Ever since the restoration on the children's dorms were completed to my specifications, I've been trying to match children to the right foster parents. Getting married and becoming parents is something new to the Air Acolytes considering that the Air Nomads didn't follow these customs." It was true, in the past the monks and nuns only got together during solstices to seed and bear children. Aang and Tenzin broke the mold with real families. The Air Acolytes were unsure how to follow these new traditions, which is why they were starting with adoption of the street urchins before trying to follow Tenzin's footsteps.

The mother of the next generation of airbenders was just about to read him a letter from Skootchy when there was a large gust of wind followed by shouts as four racers on air scooters raced past them. Papers flew everywhere and all three of them had their hair messed up. Before the woman could start ranting, the teen handed her back the baby before going after his girlfriend.

By the time he made it to the main gate Korra was arguing once more with Tenzin while Naga and her pups were busy playing with Bumi and the kids. The Avatar rolled her eyes at something Tenzin said, she was just about to retort when she spied her boyfriend approaching. A large smile appeared on her face as she used gravitybending to lift Tenzin up in the air before running towards Kilchii. She hastily remembered to deposit her airbending teacher back on the ground as she globed the boy leaning in for a kiss which he deepened. He wrapped his arms around her drawing her in closer. He ignored the sounds of disbelief for impropriety and was grateful for Bumi, who dragged his brother and the kids away, to pack for their vacation.

As they broke apart Korra let out a girly giggle. "Sorry about that. Tenzin was getting on my nerves with his lectures and I feel like we haven't had any time together in months. Ugh, if I knew beforehand how many trials and official meetings I had to go through with legitimizing the Equalists, while incorporating them into President Raiko new government, I might have thought twice about it."

Korra knew she was just letting off some steam. The last six months had been one of the busiest time in her life, but the rewards had outweighed the lack of sleep and personal time. She had managed to restore the bending to all those who deserved it, helped achieve fair sentences for many of the Equalists, not to mention given Asami and her company new ideas for tech. She had also perfected her airbending, meshing Red Tornado's style with Tenzin's, while improving her gravitybending by developing a few techniques. She was more than ready to start on her spiritual training.

As she looked across the bay towards the city she frowned pulling out a letter she had received the other day from her father. The letter had left her feeling both excited and unsure. "Why are you doing this to me Dad?"

"What's your dad doing to you exactly? You still haven't told me what that letter is about. Does it have something to our upcoming trip to the South Pole?"

"Yeah, I'm really looking forward to the Glacier Festival, especially this year. For the first time all three Water Tribes will be celebrating together!"

"Your almost equator sister tribe is finally coming? That's a surprise as I recall you mentioning they weren't even considered worthy enough for a seat on the Council six months ago."

"I think that had something to do with the North and their own request. Actually the Southern Tribe and the Foggy Swamp have had a lot of contact since the end of the Hundred Year War. Many people of my tribe would go to the swamp to learn their bending style or about living in harmony with nature and they would come to the south for the culture and warrior training. All the tribes have something unique to teach one another. A small delegation from the Foggy Swamp has agreed to come to talk with my Uncle Unalaq and the Southern Chiefs."

"So what is about the letter that's got you upset? I haven't seen you losing your cool like this since the first mission with Young Justice."

"My Dad's regretting his suggestion of having his younger brother be my spiritual mentor. In the letter he states that it was joy at seeing me so happy that he spoke up. He's urging me to stay with Tenzin, or, chose someone from the Foggy Swamp to teach me considering how enlightened they are. I wish I knew what the reason behind their discord is. Shouldn't I be able to pick my mentor without someone else controlling another aspect of my life? I'm so sick of it!" Korra didn't realize she had snatched one of her boomerangs, icing it over, before flinging the projectile in rage. The teen hero managed to bend out of the way as the projectile arched around the sky damaging a few trees before coming back to the Avatar's hand. "Sorry about that. I'm just…"

"I know how hard this is on you. Completing your spiritual training will finally help you achieve your destiny as the bridge between the two worlds. I have to say if someone was blocking my way to the big leagues then I would be upset as well."

"Speaking from personal experience?"

"Yeah I am, but my point is you'll get there soon enough so stop whining about it. Come on we have a lot of packing to do before picking up the others for the trip. I don't know about you, but I rather avoid another lecture by Tenzin. He's almost as boring as Red Tornado."

She hit in the arm, "Don't go bad mouthing Red Tornado. He was a great mentor! You know, I wonder how our friends are doing these days. Hopefully mastering spirituality will allow us a chance to peek on them." The two of them clasped hands as they hurried back to the Temple, Kilchii completely forgetting to mention his strange experience to her.

Across the divide the members of Young Justice were at the mountain chilling out or working on their homework, while waiting for their mentors to show up. Since Korra's departure eight months ago, much had happened. Probably the most important was that the members of the League who had attacked Rimbran had gone to stand trial for their actions.

That had been the scariest two months of the kids' life. With many of their mentors gone they had to help fill in for them. Also, they had fulfilled their wishes by offering humanitarian aid to different countries. The good PR had inspired countless citizens as the world strove for balance. It was also during these two months that the League members had managed to prevent the Kronatanions from invading Earth. Keeping Earth off the galactic map for a bit longer interfered with the Light's plans.

The Light was the current focus of both the Justice League and Young Justice. No one was certain of what their plans were and extensive investigation had revealed little to no results. What they did know was that the Light was shopping around for a new member since Aquaman had discovered the body of his brother, OceanMaster, floating just outside Atlantis's boundaries. The two groups were on edge wondering who would be the man's replacement.

At the moment Connor was helping M'gann as she made cookies for the group. Slumbering on the other side of the cabinets were Wolf with his son Nanook sprawled on top of him. Father and son were very exhausted after a day of play. Wally was watching a movie with Dick and Artemis; as Kaldur and Roy had a chess match. While in the corner Zantana was talking with Raquel about some ideas she had for improving her costume.

"I'm telling you, I think a top hot, wand, and a magician mask would look awesome on me. See, the curly points would frame my face. I even think I should go with a codename, Magician Girl sounds cool," she said, showing her a sketch she had done.

"It does make you look cool, but what's with the improvements and codename? It never mattered to you before to cover your face up. I mean my own costume when in use blurs my face enough so no one knows who I am, so I don't have to worry about my parents finding out about my secret life," Raquel mentioned to her friend.

Zantana rolled her eyes before looking sad. "Parents are the reason. Ever since my father gave himself up to Nabu almost a year ago, I've been debating with the idea of a cover identity, if only to fulfill my promise to my dad. He wanted me to have as normal life as possible and well maybe this will help." Raquel put a hand on her friends shoulder giving her a reassuring look. She knew with the one year anniversary only days away, her friend was feeling really down.

A cry of frustration made them both look up. Roy had an exasperated look on his face, clenching his prosthetic arm as Kaldur simply smiled. "How is it that you're winning every time we play? I thought for sure, I had you beat this time."

"Don't feel so bad, I've been playing the Atlantis version of this game for many years now. Besides, your personality clashes with the game."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Yo Roy, chill for a minute. You're not feeling the aster at all."

"Rob's got a point you know. Your temper has been fraying a lot lately. Having woman trouble?" He let out a cry of pain as Artemis slugged him in the shoulder. She didn't like her boyfriend gossiping about her sister, even though she shuddered at the thought of her sister and Roy having sex.

"Could you guys please quiet down, Wolf and Nanook are trying to sleep you know," Conner said. He walked into the living area as M'gann floated a plate of fresh cookies in the air. She had improved a lot over the year and her cookies were edible. Unfortunately, they didn't get to eat the cookies as they heard Red Tornado's voice come over the loudspeaker telling them to report to the main room for a mission briefing.

A quick costume change and the team was standing at attention as Red Tornado, Black Canary, and Batman gave them a mission debriefing. Batman tapped keys on the holokeyboard before bringing up security footage. "We've received a tip from our double agent Cheshire, that the Light have finalized their candidate for replacing OceanMaster. According to her Black Manta has been selected."

"Makes sense that they would selected an ocean based villain to replace the one they killed. With Manta's subs and tech, he would be a great addition to their little group," Robin said. Next to him he felt Aqualad tense up. He had only recently discovered that the man in question was his biological father and was unsure what to do with the news.

"We have reason to believe that the membership initiation hasn't taken place yet. They're have been recent rash of robberies of advance tech and sabotage reported at Farris Industries. The company has been working on developing an advance satellite that would allow for real time communication between Earth and Mars, eventually leading to communication with distant systems," Red Tornado informed them. He highlighted a screen showing them an inventory list of the items stolen as well as a chart showing how far back the sabotage had set the company.

"If the Light was trying to get Earth noticed when they sent the League members to Rimbran, why would they try to prevent Farris Industries from completing their satellite? You think they want intergalactic communication," Kid Flash pointed out.

"They want it on their terms. When the League was found not guilty based on the evidence presented, it set their plans back by months possibly years. Not only did Rimbran see our planet's power, but that we're willing to take responsibility for our actions. That made us respected, but not feared like the Light wants," Arsenal told him. The others agreed with him silently knowing that Savage and his group would rather strike fear in the hearts of people, then have their respect.

"So, what do you need us to do?" Artemis asked. She had recently added a sword to her choice of weapons. She was contemplating getting a new look and codename, but hadn't yet decided if she was going to do so. She would experiment with her weapons and a few names before she made a final choice.

"We believe that Black Manta is storing his stolen tech in Bludhaven as he waits for final instructions of where to deliver it. Your mission is to recover the stolen tech and prevent anymore thefts. If we can prevent Black Manta's initiation then we can weaken the Light; possibly even find out more about their future plans," Black Canary told the teens.

"We've narrowed down places near the waterfront that would be easily accessible and have enough space to hold the stolen items. If Black Manta follows the pattern there should be at least two more thefts before the week is done. The League will be standing by at several possible targets. While we deal with Manta's forces it's up to your group to find the location of the stolen inventory. Recover the stolen tech, secure the facility before contacting the locals so they can arrest the men stationed there. This a dangerous mission, no doubt Black Manta has increased security to ensure his initiation is secured. I want no grandstanding. If you feel you need help contact us immediately. Is that clear?"

"Crystal clear. We shall leave right away," Aqualad said. The group headed to the hanger to get to the bioship. Sphere chirped rolling after the kids followed by Wolf and Nanook, both who had just waken from their nap eager to help out. As the group headed out they hoped nothing would go wrong with this mission.

Back in the world of the Avatar, the group had safely arrived at the South Pole where they were greeted by Tonraq, Senna, and Katara. Katara was instantly swarmed by her grandchildren who were all excited to see her. Meanwhile, her daughter Kya, was busy catching up with her brothers and sister-in-law while cooing over her new nephew. As this was going on Bolin, Asami, and Mako were busy trying to stay warm in the chilled air, by wrapping the parkas they were offered by some of the tribe members, around their chilled frames.

"It's freeeeezzzzzzzzing! How can yoooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuu stand it?" Bolin asked, rubbing his hands together briskly. He glared at his brother. He and Asami were cuddling next to each other using their body heat to keep warm. He didn't have anyone to cuddle with. He whistled faintly never more grateful when Kallik, Silaluk, and Taqqiq knocked him over. The pups now weighed about fifty pounds and had grown to the size of a few months old St. Bernard pup. Each sported a collar with the same symbol of their mother with their names written on the back. Their mother Naga growled a warning as Bolin pushed himself back up to his feet, hugging little Taqqiq to his chest. He turned his attention to Kilchii, who was watching his girlfriend talking with her parents. "Why aren't you freezing?"

Kilchii looked at the earthbender before pointing to his red and white parka. "Thermal insulated and extra lining. You think I haven't done missions before in freezing temperatures?"

"How should we know? You haven't shared all of your past with us yet. By the way, what have you been telling people about yourself? Are we telling the truth or do we have to know a cover story?" Mako asked him curiously. There was still a bit of tension between the two of them. Especially after Mako became an officer competing with Kilchii's past heroics.

"Are you two arguing again? Honestly, the male competitiveness is getting out of hand," Korra said as she and Asami separated the boys. "We came here to celebrate and have a good time, not fight."

"Fine, but I still like to know what we're saying about your boyfriend," Mako muttered.

"For now, Kilchii's origins are his to tell if he wants. Korra's adventure in another world isn't as wide-spread as you believe. Most of the world hasn't heard about the truth of the final fight with Amon. A lot of the tribe believes that the tech you used was something secret that Hiroshi Sato was developing for the Equalists, but that you managed to use for yourself," Senna told the group. She gave an affectionate look at the boy, who tried to adjust his quiver, so it rested more comfortably against his parka. "I hope you don't mind that we kept the truth from most of the tribe. We were trying to respect your privacy."

Kilchii waved her concerns off. "It's cool, I'm use to the whole secret identity and cover story life. In time I think I'll be ready to let the world know, but for now I'm happy with only a few knowing the truth. I'm sure we can think of something to satisfy the tribe if they get to nosy. So when are the other tribes getting here? Do you know how many representatives from your sister tribes are coming?"

"I know for certain my brother will be coming with his children and a delegation of Northerners," Tonraq stated, barely managing to keep his temper in check. Once again Korra was confused by the animosity. Tonraq took a few deep breaths trying to reign in his temper. After a few minutes he was able to continue speaking civilly. "The small delegation from the Foggy Swamp Tribe should be arriving any minute now."

As he spoke there was commotion on the docks. Everyone turned to look at the harbor where a small traditional looking wood and metal enforced catamaran was pulling into the harbor. The vessel was colored green with blue trim. On the sail was the emblem of the Water Tribe with a tree in the background shading it. On the small boat they could make out four figures and a medium size creature using the rigging and their waterbending to gently guide their boat next to the dock.

Once the vessel was secured the small group disembarked. They were greeted by the Southern Chiefs and Katara who smiled at them warmly. After exchanging a few pleasantries the group made their way over towards Korra's group letting them get a good look at the Foggy Swamp tribe members.

"Greetings Avatar Korra, it's an honor to meet you. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Headsman Bao, the leader of my community. My grandfather, Huu, met your predecessor years ago when our tribe was first rediscovered," he said, bowing slightly before extending a hand towards her. The man was average height and large frame individual, with short black hair and a small beard with kind green eyes. His skin was somewhat dark, but not as dark as traditional tribe members. He wore the traditional Foggy Swamp leaf hat and arm and leg bands. To help deal with the cold he wore dark blue shirt and green pants with a plant like cloak and thick brown boots.

"The pleasure's all mine. I'm pleased to finally meet your tribe in this lifetime. When Master Katara was training me in waterbending she often spoke of one day having someone from your tribe come to the compound to teach me your style. Unfortunately that didn't happen, but I would still like to learn and gain some help in plantbending if possible. Would you be kind enough to introduce us to the rest of your party?" Korra said shaking his hand.

Bao nodded gesturing his hand to the rest of his group. There were two men and a girl. Next to one of the men was a catgator wrapped up in heated furs. "These two men are some of my best friends and our representatives of our culture. This is Chi, who's our pilot and a tradesmen. He refused to leave his pet Slim III at home. The other man is Qui, a great herbalist and botanist, not mention the best cook in the whole community."

Chi was very short and stocky with long brown hair and one green eye. His left appeared to be blind. He was wearing a large blue and white coat that completely covered him so you couldn't tell what was underneath, though they did see leafy moccasins sticking out from the bottom of the robe. Qui in contrast was taller, muscular, and bald with blue eyes. He wore long sleeved leafy green shirt, blue pants and sandals. Attached to his belt was a small pouch.

Both men greeted the group kindly as the last member of the quartet shyly pushed past the men to stand next to Bao. You could hear Bolin's jaw drop as they all looked at the girl, who looked to be about sixteen. She was a few inches taller than Korra. Like Bao, her skin was slightly darker than most of her tribe. Her medium length wavy brown hair cascaded down her shoulder framing her face showing off her one blue and one green eye. She was wearing the traditional bark and leafy green top, with a dark blue v collar long sleeved shirt, underneath. She had on a knee-length green skirt with blue and white trimmed pants and brown boots. Her accessories included a leaf crown and a brown and blue pendent with the water tribe symbol on it.

"Ah, I like you meet my daughter, Hoa. She can be a bit shy around new people, but once you get to know her you'll see how strong she is. Back home she's one of the best benders we have. She's a spiritualist in training, so that one day she'll lead our community."

"Spiritualist in training? Never heard of that before. How does one train to be a spiritualist?" Bolin asked curiously, he gave her a flashing grin. She ducked behind her father before he gently nudged her forth. The teen played with her fingers for a few minutes before opening her mouth and speaking in a soft, melodious voice.

"My tribe and I are, very in tune with nature. We're experts when it comes to plantbending and spiritual matters. Having lived under the bayon tree we are connected with both nature and the spirits who crossover into our swamp. I'm training in being able to fully connect with the banyan-grove tree energies; as well as learning to use the spiritual energies around us to strengthen my bending or my community's relationship with spirits. I hope to one day crossover to the Spirit World."

"You're training in spiritual matters as well? Korra is also starting her spiritual training to learn more about her connection with the spirits and eventually being able to use the Avatar State to its fullest. If you're not too busy, perhaps you or your father could help Korra train," Tonraq requested much to Korra's displeasure. She wanted to snap at him for interfering again with her choice of mentor when Bao replied.

"I'm sure that we could assist her in some aspects of her training, but one should draw on all sorts of different roots in order to grow strong. I believe that Chief Unalaq is also a great spiritual master. Together, I believe we can help mentor your daughter," Bao replied sagely. Next to him Hoa's eyes lit up at the thought of training with the Avatar.

"I can decide for myself who is my spiritual mentor you know!" Korra snapped angrily. Everyone jumped back at bit upon hearing her shout. Counting to ten she tried to get her emotions back under control. She wanted to say more when they noticed that a larger Northern Tribe ship had entered the harbor. Bolin was letting out another whoop of delight as he saw, what he saw appeared to be two more girls, descending the ramp with Chief Unalaq.

"I can't believe my luck, three new girls for me to escort around the festival. I'll be sure to give them the Bolin treatment. So Korra, what are you cousins names so I can use my magic on them."

"Their names are Desna and Eska; you do realize that Desna is a guy right?" Korra asked. Bolin let out a surprise yelp upon realizing that he had made googoo eyes at a guy.

"Tell you what, I have to go meet Varrick to see if he'll become Future Industries new partner. Mako and Bolin can be my assistants. We'll leave you to finding the right spiritual mentor. Come on boys," Asami said leading them away by the scruff of their parkas. Korra was very grateful for her friend's actions. She tried not to fidget as she wanted to greet her uncle.

A few minutes later Unalaq was standing in front of his brother's family and the members of the Foggy Swamp tribe. Kilchii was having a stare off with the twins both eyeing each other with similar distaste. Something about those two made his stomach churn. Likewise, they appeared to be eyeing him as if he was a piece of soot on their robes. He was so focused on the twins he missed what Unalaq was saying to the other tribe's Headsman and his brother. Only when he heard a timbre voice directing his way did he snap out of it. "Sorry, was lost in my own thoughts. What were you saying?"

"I was introducing myself to you young man. I'm Chief Unalaq of the Water Tribes. I'm pleased to finally have a chance to meet you in person Mr. Harper. I thank you greatly for helping my niece out with the Anti-Bending Revolution. I heard you were a big help, especially considering your situation."

Kilchii frowned, not sure what the man was insinuating, but let it slide for now. He could see that Korra was about ten minutes from a major meltdown. The tension between her family and the fight over who was going to be her spiritual mentor was causing her unneeded stress. "I don't know what you are referring to, but I know how to hold my own in a fight. Perhaps later, you would like to see a demonstration of my skills. I suggest we hold off for that now. After all, we all came to celebrate the festival and your tribes to share with one another your cultures."

"The young man is right, a festival should be enjoyed. Chief Unalaq, my tribe would love meeting with you and the Southern Chiefs sometime tomorrow. There is much we can all learn from one another and truly become one tribe again. For now, I think we'll enjoy having a good time with our family and friends," Bao told the man. He seemed oblivious to the subtle distain the Northerner was giving him. Instead he turned to his tribe mates and daughter. "We'll all meet up half an hour before the feast tonight at the catamaran to freshen up. Until then feel free to join in the festivities.

"I can't wait to check out the new cuisine here. I'm wondering artic hen really does taste like possum. Chi, pick up Slim and let's go. You might even find someone to trade with your carvings," Qui said. The man was already pulling out a notebook and pen to copy down recipes to take back the swamp.

"Right behind you buddy. I'm going to see if they have any sparring rings. Let's see how our styles compare," Chi said, as he carried Slim on his back. The catgator, who was in a semi hibernated state, snapped its jaws while hissing bitterly. The men patted the creature on the back making sure his fur suit was snug. Behind him Bao rolled his eyes, slipping his hand in his daughter's as they walked towards the festival with Korra's family trailing behind them.

As the group made their way through the carnival grounds each of them had a different reaction. Unalaq lips were thin as his eyes took on a stormy look. He clearly wasn't happy with this modern celebration. Behind him, his children looked bored to death not reacting at all to their surroundings. Senna was holding her husband's hand whispering into his ear, trying to keep him from doing anything rash. Bao was marveling at the sights trying to elucidate more information from the two brothers.

Kilchii, Korra, and Hoa had increased their pace just a little. Hoa was impressed by everything she saw, craning her head around to see things she might have missed. She let out a small giggle as she watched the little kids playing games. "I've never seen something like this before. Back home it wouldn't be possible to have any of this without disturbing the balance of nature. I love the lights and sounds! I wonder what the rides are like."

"I'm guessing you have different celebrations and traditions. What do you celebrate at the swamp or what do you do for fun?" Kilchii asked. They stopped at a food vendor and he bought the group squid on a stick. It looked weird, but tasted great, the special sauce leaving a tingly taste in your mouth.

"We celebrate the coming of the rains and our own festival we like to call Earth Day. It's my favorite holiday. We having dancing, special delicacies such as stuffed possum chicken and my favorite is the banyan salad. The elders of the tribe share stories about the spirits or our history. My favorite part is when we play games. I like mudball just fine, but my all-time favorite is when we surf the tree roots."

"Surf the tree roots? You mean you use the moss on the tree to slide and swing from the branches?" the young man asked, picturing the scenes from Disney's Tarzan of the man doing just that. It did sound like a lot of fun.

Hoa nodded and did a little demonstration nearly falling on her face as she slipped on the ice. Korra caught her and helped her stand up. Both girls laughed and complimented one another on their accessories. Hoa admired Korra's sapphire water droplet necklace, having never seen such a polished gem before. Blushing slightly, she fingered the gem telling the girl it was a gift from a teacher. She then asked about the pendent the other girl wore. The teen explained that after the Hundred Year War, her great-grandfather had made the pendent to honor finding the tribe's kin and origins. Following Master Katara's tradition, the pendent had been passed down through the line finally coming to Hoa on her birthday that year.

"It is good to see that your tribe is attempting reclaim its proper heritage. Necklaces and carvings are much a part of our traditions as honoring the spirits is. I can't tell you how glad I am to see one of our sister tribe's honoring our heritage instead of abandoning it in favor of technological progress and worthless trinkets," Unalaq said, taking a stab at his brother.

"There is nothing wrong with having new traditions brother. The fact that the North favors power and tradition is over the South's equality and progress, doesn't make one tribe better than the other. Until recently you wouldn't even acknowledge the Foggy Swamp Tribe. Their enlightenment and environmentalism is impressive wouldn't you agree Bao?"

Bao stood between the two brother placing a firm hand on each of their shoulders. "Now gentlemen, there is no need for this anger. We are all part of the same tree, just supporting it in different ways. All of us are part of the same family and the world at large. This celebration is a chance for us to connect once more."

Unalaq nodded his head. "Your right of course, I can see why your tribe respects you so much. I have dedicate all my life to understanding spirits and their world. I have developed such a high spiritual nature that I can tell how much spiritual energy a person possess. I can even tell if someone has been touched by the spirits." He looked over at the trio who were playing a side show game. "Bao, your daughter has very developed spiritual energy. I wouldn't be surprised if she's had an experience with a spirit. Since Korra's the Avatar she has high spiritual levels, but until recently she hadn't been able to connect with that part of her. I have to wonder what changed, that boy of her's perhaps. Something is very different about him. Where did he come from exactly?"

"You can ask him yourself at the feast or afterwards if you want," Senna interjected. "I'm glad that Korra found someone to love. Even though they haven't been together long, you can tell how much they care about one another. I hope they have what Tonraq and I have."

Later that night everyone gathered for the feast. In one corner they saw Katara with her family scolding her children for teasing one another. The grandkids were stuffing food in their faces as Pema tended to Rohan. Mako, Asami, and Bolin were sitting at a table with the Foggy Swamp members. By the look on Asami's face her business meeting must have gone well. Varrick was at a different table surrounded by his staff who were all fawning over him.

At the front table Korra sat next to her father and uncle. Kilchii was on the other side of her father next to her mother. On the opposite side of her uncle sat Bao, Hoa and the twins. Hoa tried to talk to the twins, but once again they were ignoring her making her frustrated. In the end she decided to eat her two head fish soup enjoying the flavor.

"Hmm, steamy and hot. It's very good. You know maybe next year the tribes can come to the swamp to celebrate the Glacier Festival. I would love to share my home with you. Ever since leaving home for the first time, I've seen more of the world then I could ever imagine."

"Truly the world is beautiful and wondrous place. Joining our waters so we all flow in the same direction was a good idea. Remaining stagnant for too long can be a bad thing," Bao agreed, sipping his warm yak milk. He licked his lips enjoying the taste.

"I have to agree with you Headsman Bao. Korra, all the other Avatars were allowed to travel the world learning and training as they go. It was this traveling that help them connect to the world eventually allowing them to become the bridge between the two worlds. Having your father and Tenzin sequester you here, I fear has damaged your spiritual connection. Your struggles with airbending and fully mastering your Avatar state wouldn't have happen if you traveled the world."

Korra appeared shock at the news. She thought Aang had told the White Lotus to keep her locked up, not her father and Tenzin. What else had they done without asking her what she wanted? She was about to demand an answer when Kilchii spoke up. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't most Avatars told about their destiny when their sixteen? Korra learned her status at four. I don't think having a four year old traveling the world would have been a safe idea."

"Perhaps, but Tonraq and Senna could have traveled along with her. I would have been willing to accompany my niece on her journey. Under my tutelage, Korra would have master the Avatar State and journeyed into the Spirit World by now."

"You can't know that for certain Chief Unalaq. Each person gets stronger at their own pace. When she and I first met, she had difficulty working as part of a team and not depending on her bending so much. Remember what happened during the first mission or your first training session with those boomerangs?"

"How could I forget nearly taking off Connor's head? Robin and Artemis really schooled me didn't they? Not as much as you did when you took me down a peg or two."

"What language are you two speaking?" Unalaq asked, the teens didn't realize they were talking in English. Before he could interrogate them further it was time for the chiefs to give their speeches. The Southern chiefs spoke about another successful year and that they were happy to have their Avatar home with them. Bao gave a small speech about how happy he was to meet his new kin and how he hoped to bring some of the swamp traditions here. Unalaq expressed his distain of the mockery of the festival and hoped to return to their past traditions next year.

As the chief sat down again he studied his niece and her boyfriend. She seemed very different then the last time he saw her. Korra had more control over her emotions, thinking her actions through and willing to work with others. She seemed smarter reading books and asking questions about everything. As her boyfriend and she talked she acted more like a teenager instead of the Avatar. He never thought he see her use weapons or try fighting without her bending. The boy was an enigma from his looks to his mannerisms. He was determined to get the full story out of both of them about where they met and how exactly they defeated Amon.

Later that evening Kilchii escorted a disgruntled and unhappy Korra to the gaming section of the carnival. Seeing that she was in such a bad mood, the young hero had advised their friends to stay clear of her for the time being. So while Asami and Mako went to the frozen sleigh ride of love, Bolin decided to ask Eska out on a date, dragging Hoa along with him. Last he saw of those four, the twins were forcing their friends to win them prizes or get food for them. He shook his head wondering if he should intervene at some point.

"It's not just the fact that my dad decided to keep me locked up down here, it's the fact that Tenzin tried to do same once I got to Republic City. Why is it that everyone thinks I need to be sequestered from the world?" Korra demanded using her superior strength to knock over two piles of jars. She grabbed her prize, a fluffy Appa style doll, then shoved it into his chest before resuming her speech. "Then there's them trying to force upon me a new mentor! Ugh, I get that my dad doesn't get along with his brother, but he's the one who suggest Unalaq for my mentor then decided he lost his mind suggesting it! Tenzin wants me to stick with him because according to him, "you have yet to properly master airbending". Ha I can airbend just fine! I don't need to study that anymore or have him tell me how to be spiritual! I've met the Guardian Spirits remember?"

"How could I forget? They showed up in the Watchtower freezing time and helped you give the Light a butt kicking. Just out of curiosity, have you managed to talk with them again?"

"NO! But it's not for a lack of trying! I mean, I could connect with them and my past lives easier when their fragments were inside me, but oh it doesn't mean I can't do it on my own! You know I struggle with the spiritual side of being the Avatar, always have. I just need a bit more time and the right mentor. Which brings us back to my dad saying his brother isn't the right teacher for me. Nothing against Bao and his tribe, but I feel comfortable with my uncle."

"I don't know, something about your uncle reminds me of Ra's a Ghul or Luther. I don't know what it is…" he started to say when she kicked him hard in the shin. "Hey! I'm just being honest here!"

"My uncle is nothing like those two maniacs! He's a good man so don't you dare compare him to those two. Why are you taking my dad's side on this anyways? Do you approve of the way he controlled my life?"

"Hey, I didn't like it when Ollie treated me like a second class hero or tried to control my life. I know what it feels like to have people control you remember? The Light used me as their personal servant all my life! I don't understand why your father was so protective of you or why he doesn't want your uncle to teach you, but I can tell by the way he looks at you he loves you very much and just wants the best for you."

Korra rolled her eyes at that. She was about to retort angrily when her boyfriend grabbed his head and sank into the snow. "Kilchii! What's wrong? Are you hurt?" she asked. She bent the snow around her hand changing it to water. She brought it up to his head only for him to shove her away. "I can't help you if you don't let me."

"Ahhhhhhhhh it hurts. Stop talking! Get out my head!" He thrashed about in the snow clawing at his head. His brain was pounding as his vision started to get fuzzy. He heard those same voices again. They were all talking at once so he couldn't make out what they were saying. He was ten seconds away from driving an arrow through his skull when the voices suddenly stopped leaving him feel dizzy and drained.

"Hold still, I need to exam your head. Tell me if anything hurts. It feels like there's some kind of buildup of energy in the back of you skull. I can't tell what it is exactly. I need to…" before she could continue there was a large explosion on the other end of the carnival. Snow was flying everywhere as lights sizzled out. Screams were heard echoing across the tundra. People were running in all directions. "What in the name of the Spirit World is going on?"

"I don't know, but we better check it out," he said, putting his fingers in his mouth and whistling loudly. Naga came charging through the fairway barreling through the crowd running away. The pups were on her heels. The two of them jumped onto her back. He pulled out his bow readying an arrow. Korra snagged two boomerangs icing them up as they hurried to the sounds of destruction.

A large, dark spirit was causing destruction and attacking everyone and everything in sight. It lashed out with its rope thin arms slicing through the fences and crushing stands. As they got closer they could see Asami helping people evacuate. Mako was covering their escape throwing fire blasts. They weren't doing any damage just making the spirit angrier. Its tendrils lashed out trying to smash the firebender.

Mako jumped back landing on a rooftop. He created fire whips flicking them forth with great speed. The fire tore off part of its inky black skin revealing an orange core beneath. Letting out an ear splitting roar as it shoot a stream of black and orange energy at the firebender. Mako couldn't move out of the way so Bolin saved him by pushing up a wall of earth up high. It stopped the blast for now. The earthbender flicked his wrists. Spikes of earth erupted trying to pierce the legs of the spirit only for it to crush them creating a chocking dust cloud.

Aiming for the glowing eyes Korra flung her boomerangs. As the spirit screeched she blew the cloud away with airbending. Behind her Kilchii fired two arrows. The arrows hit their mark exploding forcing the creature back several steps until it fell over the fence. "Get out of here! Make sure this area is clear of civilians!" she commanded.

Mako, nodded as he, his brother and girlfriend kept the crowd under control. Naga let out a warning roar shoving her pups towards the trio. Understanding their mom's wish the pups raced towards the crowd yipping loudly. They nipped at the heels of the crowd keeping them going in the right direction.

As they herded the dark spirit away from the fairgrounds it went after the guest homes for the visitors. Naga sped up jumping on the creature. She dug her claws and bit down only to be flung off. Korra and Kilchii fell off and tumbled across the snow. They both righted themselves as Korra bent ice disks shooting them at the beast only for them to shatter. She created an air spout giving her height as she fired more streams of fire. Below her Kilchii pulled out more trick arrows firing them at the spirits legs and arms trying to tie them up.

The bolos didn't stick and the monster raced after him. He turned racing for his life before sliding down an embankment. He tried to run away only to trip in the snow. He was about to be stomped on when suddenly the snow twisted about piling on the spirit. A blast of air lifted the spirit into the air. He looked over his shoulder to see Tonraq and Tenzin trying to calm the spirit down. Korra, had entered the Avatar Spirit, hoping the extra power would stop the spirit.

As the battle raged on all the benders were getting tired and hurt. Even in the Avatar state nothing stopped the dark spirit as it got wilder and wilder. With a mighty roar it send all the benders in different directions. The dark spirit stood up all the way turning its attention back to the fairgrounds to cause more trouble.

Suddenly the snow it was standing on turn to slush causing it to get stuck. The slush crawled up the legs making sink. Coming down from the guest houses were the members of the Foggy Swamp tribe to help. Chi and Qui maneuvered around to the side. Using the stagnate stance they moved their legs around rotating their arms to create more slush. Bao and Hoa got closer dodging the tendrils. The two of them started to do a technique that was unfamiliar to the benders.

Korra watched in fascination as father and daughter gathered water around their hands and sifting it through their appendages. Stray dark energy mixed with it changing color. With a wave of their arms they blanketed the spirit with the water leaving a connecting stream to their hands. The spirit seemed to calm down, holding still and its color lightening. Nodding, Bao and Hoa got closer, getting ready to touch it when suddenly it reacted violently. It returned to its previous condition breaking free of the slush firing dark energy.

As the Foggy Swamp tribe got out of the way a cage of water appeared around the dark spirit. Unalaq walked closer using his healing technique to turn dark to light before sending the spirit back to where it came from. With the spirit gone everyone got their feet making sure there were no serious injuries.

"That was some shooting kid. I've never heard of arrows exploding or creating ropes from nowhere," Chi mentioned as he brushed the snow off his clothes. "Where can I get some of those arrows?"

"I make them myself and I keep my trade secrets. Thanks for your help."

"No problem, a rampaging spirit is unusual, but nothing we can't handle by working together right?" Qui said.

"What were those techniques you both used? I've never seen anything like either of them before," Korra asked. Next to her she could sense her father and Tenzin also getting curious about what they had done.

"A swamp natural purpose is to sift and clean water while making sure it doesn't cause an overflow into the main river or surrounding lands. As such we've developed techniques to sift so to speak," Bao explained. "We gather the spiritual energy, sifting through the dark, purging it then, release the overflow on it to form a connection with the spirit. By making a connection we can see what's wrong and help it."

"Although usually the spirits don't resist and attack once the connection's been made. This one was really upset or angry. Our connection wasn't strong enough to find out the problem. Chief Unalaq, what did you do?"

"A healing technique to transform dark into light. By transforming the energy I can release the spirit back into its natural world. You may sift and attempt to form connections, but my technique heals all the way. Korra, there is much I can teach you about the spirits if you allow me."

"I thought I made myself clear Unalaq. I don't want you…"

"Enough Dad! I can make my own choices. Uncle, I be happy if you become my spiritual mentor," Korra said. She turned to Bao and asked, "Headsman Bao, if possible I would like to learn about your spiritual techniques as well how to plantbend. Will you teach me?"

"I be happy to Avatar Korra. We can start whenever you wish." Korra smiled happy at her choice, ignoring the hurt looks on Tenzin and her father. Kilchii was giving Unalaq a look wondering exactly what his girlfriend had gotten them into.