The endless wind slapped on her face and thrust every part of her body as they tumbled downward. This was everything that was the opposite of weightless. After all, nothing could beat the speed of a falling heavy object.

She wasn't expected it to be so quiet either. Her past self would hate that. The anxiety of undisturbed silence. The realisation of solitude. Unanswering conversation. Words unable to reach the other side.

She saw window glass shattered when Amon unsuccessfully tried to grab it. She saw the horror of her friends' faces again, screamed with no words she could hear, after scrapping their ways out from the collapsing ceilings. She saw people on the ground, occupied with their fight, unable to realise they were coming.

The only thing she heard was the wind hissed in her ears.

Amon struggled out of her grasp. She let him go. It doesn’t matter now, does it?

They departed on their own way middle in the air.

It’s game over.

Then something yanked her. Something big and suffocated. She would have her body shredded into pieces if she was a ragged doll. And then, she stopped falling.

“Oogie?” Korra opened her eyes, shouting through the wind.

The sky bison mooed when he heard his name. He loosely opened his hand and let her slip out. She climbed on his hand and to the saddle.

“Are you alright?” Tenzin rushed toward her.

“I’m fine.” She said, looking at how close the ground below was. Her throat became dry.

She was lucky, but not Amon.

It wasn’t long until she saw many navy ships arrive at the Yue’s harbour.

People marched out from the battleships, wearing a bright red uniform and shiny badges. Apparently, the backup had arrived, Tenzin explained. A little too late if they asked her, but she was glad that they were here. Dealing with the rest of the Equalists were the last thing she wanted to do right now.

Her friends weren’t appreciated for being left behind. They yelled and screamed and scolded her for hours. She listened to them with a big goofy smile, which didn’t make the situation any better. But she was glad that they were safe. And more important, she was glad that after everything, they were still her friends.

They only stopped when Lin shooed them away to the medicinal tent. None of them had major injuries, but they did anyway to be on the safe side. Korra took an excuse that the tent was crowding at the moment, and she would go later. Lin let her stay at the dock for a little longer. So she spent her time watching the battleship of the United Forces and the glowing sun settled down on the horizontal sea. Naga was lying next to her, rolled on the back for Korra to scratch her belly. The wood floor creaked and she turned back.

“Have you let the healers have a look at your wound?” Tenzin said.

“Not yet, but I will soon,” Korra promised, but she hadn’t moved from her spot.

Tenzin sat down next to her. He didn’t look at her. His eyes fixed on the far distance on the red sea.

“Don’t ever do that again. If I didn’t notice it in time, if Oogie was a few seconds delayed, you'd have died!”

She realised he was mad at her for jumping out the window, “I’m an Airbender now, don’t you think I might be able to learn how to fly?”

“Airbenders stick to the glider. Unless you're a sky bison!”

“What if I’m a special case?”

“No human can fly, except Guru Laghima, but that beside the point." Tenzin sighed. He didn’t want to further argue with her, so they watched the sea in silence. The sun was nearly disappeared. Only the last few lights sparkled on the surface of the sea, and then they would be swallowed into darkness. Except, in Republic city, there were always lights at night.

“Now what?” Korra always was the first one to break the silence.

“What?”

“Amon is gone. The United Forces have arrived to take down the Equalist. Now, what do I do?”

“Training. You still have two elements to go. And even though you can Airbend, it doesn’t mean you don’t have to train anymore.”

Korra exhaled, “Amon told me that he took away one of my elements. He took away a lot of other people’s bending too. Are we… not going to do anything about that?”

“There is nothing we can do.” Tenzin paused, noticing the sadness on her face, “We can try to contact your past life, Avatar Aang. Maybe he can--”

“I did. And he didn’t have the answer.” Korra said quietly. Tenzin was staring at her in surprise. She could see the jealousy in his eyes. She waited for him to say something, but the man only returned his gaze to the sea. Korra continued, “The only advice he gave me is to keep searching for the answer.”

“That is useful advice. We’ll figure something out. If not, we might need to adjust to the new change.” He said, “My father used to tell me that everything changes and nothing stay the same forever.”

About sixty years ago, there was the beginning of Republic City, the place all people from four nations came together. More than seventy years ago, war was still going on. Nearly two hundred years ago, full of Air Nomads used to glide across the sky. Million years had passed since the beginning of spirits rule the earth. Tenzin was right. Everything was so much different before. The world was always meant to change, and nothing stayed the same.

Korra paused, “What if I’d never been able to restore my fourth element, am I still the Avatar?”

“The Avatar is more than just bending and fighting.”

His comfort words did not entirely ease her worry, “And what if I fail?”

“Of what?”

“Being the Avatar. What if I become a bad one?”

“If you fail then we’ll try again.” Tenzin said calmly, “Make mistakes. Fail. Learn from it and keep on trying.”

“You make it sound easier than done.”

“I know.” He said, “But you don’t have to do this alone. I’m your sifu and it’s my responsibility to catch you if you fall.”

“You always did a great job on that.” Korra smiled.

“Let take a long day break after this. “Tenzin said, “ I’m thinking about travel to the Southern Water Tribe.”

“Are you serious?” She blinked in surprise. Naga wagged her tail vigorously as she heard he mentioned their home.

“Yes. Maybe my mother knows how to restore bendings.” Tenzin said, but she knew the hope was too small to be true. “If not, it’s a good try anyway.”

“If not, you can still visit your family,” Korra said, imagining how happy Katara would be to see her son visit her.

“Yes. Same with you.”

She froze. Korra had completed forgotten about her family. She wondered how mad they would be after seeing her again, along with the anger and the punishment that was waiting for her.

Tenzin noticed the terrifying on her face, “Don’t worry. You’re not the only person in trouble when we get there.”

They both laughed. Naga rolled around them, jumping up and down in excitement. She patted the Polar Bear’s head. At least now, they were no longer two Southern loners.