The Reset

Korra was now sleeping as Kya just finished healing her up and Jinora helped bandaging her head while Asami and everyone else were in the other room trying to make sense of what was happening.

“What just happened? That was Korra... but not Korra...kinda korra...but small korra.” Bolin was the first to break the silence.

“It was Korra but she somehow looked like 12.” Tonraq tried to answer the curiosity of the young Earth bender. “I don't understand myself.”

“What was that blast about?” Lin enquired eyes narrowed to Tenzin and Mako.

“It seemed like the blast was from firebending.” Tenzin replied.

“I deduce that she woke up in a strange place and just decided to go on a rampage.” Mako added. Silence follows his words again. Though there were doubts about the theory, none seemed to want to add anything.

Tenzin turning his eyes to Asami asked “Did something weird happen last night or morning?”

Asami tried to recall the events that had happened in the past 12 hours, “Nothing out of ordinary, she just had a bit of a problem falling asleep and was nervous. But we had a little talk about that and the rest was fine. Of Course oversleeping in the morning was something new.”

“Hmmm... Then the only person who can answer us now in Korra herself.”

As everyone made their way toward the room where Korra was unconscious and found their corner to sit, or stand with a look of constant worrying. When Kya told them that she was fine, the tense atmosphere eased a bit.

Jinora glanced over the small Avatar, before looking at her father, unsure , finally opened her mouth. “There was one thing that I sensed when I was near her.” 

“What?”

“Her spiritual energy felt different. I mean it was strong, stronger than I have ever felt from her. But it seemed conflicted and somehow vulnerable.” The look on Jinora’s face was unlike anyone had ever seen.

“Go on”

As she opened her mouth to explain, Korra coughed and suddenly sat on her bed searching for air. Asami tries to be the first one to approach only to be outrun by Tonraq and Tenzin.

Seeing her father, Korra starts sobbing and hugs him tightly the moment he is in her vicinity followed by her mother “I.. I was soo…. Scared. I thought… I won’t.. I won’t be able to…. see you again.”

“It’s alright, calm down.” Lifting her chin “Look it’s me, your mother is here as well. Everyone you care about you is here.” To which she just hugged them more tightly. Everyone looked somewhat relaxed as at least they knew Korra was fine. Answers could wait. To which everyone was hinted that it wasn’t the right time to be there and made their way out.

It took another hour before Tenzin and Tonraq explained to her where she was, why everything looked different and that the people on the Island didn’t want to harm her. Pema got her some food in the meanwhile. She told them that she saw some spirit trying to attack her which led to her wound from the morning. 

An air of curiosity filled the air. Korra couldn’t believe that Tenzin now had 4 kids and why her parents looked like they had aged a decade or the fact that she was in Republic city as at 12 year old Korra never thought White lotus would ever let her leave the compound. When they were sure that they had taken her into confidence about the fact that there was no one who was going to harm her, they took her to the other room filled with all the strangers that were now supposed to be her friends or people who she knew.

As soon as she entered the room, Asami was the first one to approach her but that startled the young Korra as the little one had never met her. Sensing this she stepped back. As Tenzin did the intro for everyone, she was surprised. They all looked adults to her. Stories of her fighting with Mako and Bolin in some pro-bending tournament (Which sounded fascinating to her as fighting was all she could think about). She even blushed a bit at seeing how handsome Mako was. Suyin and Lin, daughters of Toph Beifong, excited about knowing them as she wanted to for metal bending and wished to learn it someday. Jinora and Ikki were teens and a bit taller than her, that made her frown. She immediately bonded with Meelo (still not believing he could even walk) as they both were the same kind of hot headed. Asami, her supposedly her best friend, she didn’t understand as this girl looked opposite of someone she would ever be friends with (Tenzin thought the relationship part might push young Avatar away from the shock) but she took it with a grain as she had no idea about how she would be in a decade from now on. 

It took her only a while to get acquainted with everyone except a certain someone but it was because it felt a bit weird and she didn’t approach her to talk as well. It was like she was a bit scared to talk to this green eyed girl. But now it was the time for some answers. Lin was the first one to come to her with a questioning look. First thing first they need to know what she was doing before waking up here in this world.

Korra was intimidated a bit from the sharp expression and strong stance of Lin but she came forward and answered to her “I had a bout with Nuuk as my control over firebending was slipping. To which he suggested I try to calm and meditate about it. So I did that but...”  Looking at Tenzin embarrassingly “But I have no idea how people sit and meditate about calming themselves. It never works for me.”

Everyone laughed a bit.

“Did something unusual happen?”

“Nothing but I did have a weird dream.” Korra said with confusion on her face.

“Tell me more about it.”

“Ummm it...it was like i was tied up with all these people around me...then… I think I saw Aang….then everything was white and I heard a voice say  - You’re safe here, safe with me.” It was at this moment that Asami’s eyes left the ground to stare at this confused little girl. She remembered a part of their conversation yesterday. Korra’s eyes caught her staring at her, and she looked away again “That’s… that’s all I can remember. I woke up and found myself here and the spirit attacked me.”

Asami stepping forward sensing being direct is no longer an option. She was trying to put this mess of a puzzle together. She had to be smart about her approach as this was equivalent to building a complicated machine from scratch. She remembered her experience after the brainwashing episode at Gaoling and how worried Korra was, but now it was her time to take charge of the situation and help. She had to win her trust again as she was now sure after hearing this new Korra say her own words that Korra was maybe in some kind of danger and needed her and this is her best shot at finding out about the things. She slowly put her hand forward for a handshake. “Hi..I am Asami… I understand this all is new for you but I hope we can be friends again.”

Though reluctant as no one else in the room had done this, she looked at her mother who nodded, she gently shook her hand but retracting the second it ended.

“Thank you, nice to meet you.”

“You’re welcome and it’s nice to meet you too. So drop that worrying look, we will all help you through it.” Something about the way she said this, Korra was taken aback. It felt…. Somehow It felt familiar. Like her voice was calming and gentle. And without realising her body just moved to hug this tall girl in front of her and start sobbing. She pulled back the very second she realised though. And looked up to see the face of this girl.

Asami was shocked so was everyone at what just happened. Her eyes were kind and teary but that’s now what caught Korra’s attention. Behind this girl, behind Asami, stood this giant blue spirit that looked like a fox staring back down at Korra. It sent a chill down her spine as she pulled her hand up in the bending stance and tried to bend fire at the spirit.