Avatar Fanfiction

Timeline: Due to the mercury poisoning over the course of 3 years, Korra would eventually contract cancer in her late 30's. Because of the advances in medical technology - and more importantly Avatar State-powered healing - she managed to survive numerous organ transplants until she succumbed in her 60s after her bending faded away as Vaatu and Raava began their struggle. in the 60+ years since the end of Kuvira, technology has been advancing rather steadily. Guns have finally been invented (mateba rhino revolvers), spirit vines provide an infinite amount of energy (They've been using the extras Kuvira didn't use in her weapons since then and the consistent dependability has helped throw the Earth Republic of States into the "future"), and mech technology has been outlawed as a type of wmd. Other then that technology is stuck in the 1960s excluding tank technology which is considered "mecha" and aeronautics haven't extended too far passed the 1940s.

Setup:

Lee: Before and after Korra's death, rumors proposed the idea that children born in the Spirit World would be more likely to be born the Avatar. Lee was one of those babies, and in what may have been a self-fulfilling prophesy, was the Avatar. After his birth, Koh immediately converged on the tent city that had been formed just for this new ritual and made a b-line for the newborn. He took it without incident and chucked Lee into the Fog of Lost Souls as soon as he could, however the Fog Spirit knew who the child was and summoned help for him.

Koh: He knew of the events of the last Harmonic Convergence which meant he also knew that Vaatu and Raava would both be trapped in the boy. Unsure of how to deal with this potentially explosive, unknown situation, he took precautions - including stealing his face before leaving him to the Fog.

Mother of Faces: She collects the Avatar, gives him a new face, and leaves him at Air Temple Island with her Wolf Spirit companion to protect him from Koh. She returns to Forgetful Valley after telling Jinora about his situation. She also tells her that while Koh's decision was an impulsive one, he probably knows exactly where Lee is, now and may or may not decide to take further action.

Lee 2: He has a tendency to attract spirits which prompts the White Lotus to find him. Unfortunately, due to Korra's lost connection with the other Avatars and Raava's repressed abilities due to the internal fight with Vaatu, the White Lotus leave him be. Jinora doesn't tell them what she knows to avoid attracting Koh's attention. He learns how to enter the spirit world via meditation and various traditional fighting techniques. He also meets two Airbenders whom he bonds with - one named Vanca who he crushes on pretty hard and who returns the affection, the other is Vanca's cousin, Hakesh, a much-needed male companion whom he can confide in. Lee and them begin a quest in search of the ancient Lionturtle under the advice of Jinora, who's convinced that should the Lionturtle grant Lee Energybending he might be able to separate Vaatu from Raava and seal him away again.

World:

Air Nomads are still basically crime-fighting superheros based in the old Temples with Republic City being their main base. They can't operate in Watertribe turf due to the cold and they're not allowed in larger cities of the Earth Republic of States because lawmakers feel that they undermine the power of the state.

The Earth Republic of States (I should look up what Wu proposed the name should be). has become the place to be. Tech in Ba Sing Se is the most advanced in the world: helicopters, colored tv, microwaves, arcade games, gun manufacturing, and Satomobile technological revolutions. Computer technology exists and they have the internet access restricted within individual cities.

The Water Tribe is the same as ever and is actually falling well behind. The Spirit portals have made them all incredibly spiritual and, in a similar manner to the Airbenders, have attained a 100% bending rate amongst their people. The Swampbenders were kicked out of their swamp and the place was made into protected land. They settled in a nearby none-spiritvine swamp only to become disenfranchised and drifting from place to place, eventually becoming gypsies. Varrick practically abandoned the tribes because of spirit vine technology being so awesome.

Fire Nation is doing alright for itself. It's also not particularly industrial since their main source of industry has been outlawed (Mechs) along with superior metalbender-made metals undermining their blacksmiths. When Sozin's Comet arrived, crime across the world shot up almost instantly with hijackings, assassinations, rioting - they only recently finished recovering. When prompted by social groups to change the name of Sozin's comet to something less "offensive", Fire Lord Iroh told them all to eat a dick.

The United Republic of Nations never quite recovered from Kuvira. The tourism industry came and went as it became clear that the spirits had no intentions of allowing resorts to be built in the spirit world and interest waned. It was still an attraction and Republic city became the launching point for many expeditions. It became a respectable place for intellectuals to come and study the new frontier, the only problem was the lack of intellectuals within a the world of televised pro bending. On occasion, none-benders will make a pilgrimage to Republic City to try and attain bending ability with varying success. Still, the money to expand the city was never properly funded and so they could only rebuild.

Characters:

Lee: 20 years old with no bending ability and doesn't know he's the Avatar. Grows up being a rather handsome guy and a good, assertive leader. He never really felt the need to interact with other people because the spirits kept him plenty company, especially the wolf spirit, whose presence became a curiosity as it's always disappeared on approach. The sight of the wolf tends to send prospective friends into a nervous, retreating state except for Lee's closest buddies: Hakesh and Vanca. Hakesh is his first friend whose propensity towards music made the spirits speak highly of him and so Lee approached him and they became good friends. Lee even helped Hakesh create the much-needed special technique in order for him to be deemed an Airbending Master.. Vanca is Hakesh's cousin and Lee immediately fell in love with the first chick who would even talk to him. He managed to whoo her rather quickly. Out of fear of Lee's loudmouthed spiritual envoy, they married in order to avoid punishment for their intimacy. He's a great fighter having trained with fans, staves, dao swords, and Airbending forms (Ba Gua).

Hakesh: 18. A talented musician and - only by extension -a multi-talented airbender. More than anything, Hakesh enjoys using Airbending to become a one-man orchestra and even went so far as to create a technique to distort sound waves to fine-tune the pitches he wanted (With the help of Lee. This was to be his required contribution to Airbending). Being Vanca's cousin, Hakesh knew her well enough to help Lee snatch her up. He isn't a master Airbender due to slacking and the urgency of the situation aat hand. He took many of the teaching to heart and personally found the fighting styles to be only supplementary to the lifestyle and none-essential. He only continued his training at the urging of his friends.

Vanca: 18. Slightly tomboyish and enjoys her role as a Nomad. She's been on a few goodwill missions since receiving her tattoos, between said mission she helps her cousin along his duties and tests. Despite being married, Vanca and Lee haven't had children yet because Vanca doesn't want to "settle down" quite yet. Lee and her have a banter going on that shocks anyone that doesn't quite know them; people tend to believe the relationship is abusive which amuses them both. Hakesh and her grew apart with age and aspirations, however they love each other just the same and rarely fight.

Wolf Spirit: Lee's tail and a message to Koh that his mother is watching. He stays visible most of the time to make sure Koh understands the stakes. He's not fond of humans and would rather not be in a crowded city or a cramped island, but he does so at the wish of his master. On one occasion, Lee gave him a nickname which the Wolf Spirit reacted negatively to. After days of harassment and catcalling, the spirit released a cloud of mothwasps and watched them cause havoc. He was never given a second nickname.

Jinora: Matriarch of the Air Nomads. At one point she tried to have Waterbenders remove Vaatu from Lee, however the spirits combined energy could not be moved. Without much to go by and Wan Shi Tong's reputation for killing anybody that bothered his library, Jinora could only seek out a long-shot. the plan was to have Lee find the Lionturtle that helped Aang 150 years prior and grant him Energybending which Lee could theoretically use it to separate and remove Vaatu from within himself.

Koh: Unsure of the repercussions involved in having both the Light and Dark spirits in the same vessel and detesting the ideas of having Raava and Vaatu destroying everything while fighting like before, Koh decided it would be best to imprison the Avatar in the Fog of Lost Souls indefinitely. Unsure how to approach the situation after his plan failed, he consulted the Mother of Faces and the Fog Spirit asking for their cooperation which they refused. He then consulted Wan Shi Tong's library for information and decided the best course of action would be to re-imprison Vaatu. He's the one who contacted Jinora in order to give her the idea of doing so, and has since gone off on his own search for the ancient being.

Silaluk 16: He was a gypsie his whole life, but he didn't always have bending. At some point his group traveled to republic city and he snuck his way into the spirit world, which granted him bending. Despite this, he couldn't find anyone to teach him how to bend, so instead he developed his bending to help him master his thievery. After proving themselves to be generous people, Silaluk asks the group to fund a trip to the north pole where he can learn some bending. They agree under the logic that the Wolf Spirit didn't warn them about his shit and so he must not be a threat to them. The group teaches teaches him meditation and he developes a crush on Vanca.

Event (When?): Silaluk cons Hakesh at a port in Republic City where the group is waiting to take a ferry. Hakesh was performing his music when Silaluk came up and tricked him into going towards the water where he cut his coinpurse off and it fell into the whater, where he froze it and sent under the docks. He notices the group's funds and decides to rob them outside of his circle of friends' permission. Meanwhile, Lee and Vanca reprimands Hakesh for losing his share of the money and proceed onto the ferry with Hakesh not allowed to eat and so he begs and entertains others. During dinner, Silaluk manages to steal Lee's pouch while he visits the toilet and so he tries te sam on Vanca. Vanca catches him with Airbending breeze magic, but he freezes her hands with water from the fog cover in which the ship is sailing and runs away. He's found out by his group and vioolently robbed, himself. The group finds his ass and interigates him at the hospital after seeing the attack on the news, find out where the gypsies are located, and bust up their shit. They get back their Yuons and more, but one of the spirits convinces them to go back to the hospital and pay for Silaluk to get proper treatment. While doing so, Silaluk manages to convince the 3 to let him tag along for protection from the gypsies and to help him straighten out. Meanwhile, Silaluk's group sends a tail after them, but they wake up with the Wolf Spirit watching them in their sleep every night until they retreat.

Event: When they get to the north pole, they first go to a nearby dojo in order to find Silaluk a proper teacher. He shows his skills, however the master is not impressed by his presentation, gives him a few scrolls from which he can learn, and tells him to come back when he's learned from them. He's distraught, yet he controls his anger on the advice of Lee. They approach the portal which is naturally guarded with a checkpoint and are confronted by a group of truth-seers. They ask the group individually why they're there and everything checks out; Vanca gives an approving look to Silaluk and seeing the seers' approval as a sign he can be trusted. Seers escort them to the Tree of TIme and Lee steps in, the seers overhear his memories being replayed and discover he's the avatar, deciding to detain him. They don't allow Silaluk to enter the tree. Because he wasn't accepted into the dojo, the seer's harrassment, and not being able to go into the tree first he throws a fit and ultimately attacks the seers. He's detained and everyone is escorted to the Water chief's palace, where the three are accomidated and Silaluk is thrown in the dungeon. While in the Palace, the group has a discussion about what Lee saw and decide they need to confront Jinora, meanwhile Silaluk uses his cold breath to acumulate water and picks the lock, finds his way to the group who reprimand him for ruinning his chance at training and then making it worse. Before they are able to get him back into his cell, an alarm is sounded. With little choice, the group escapes. After some discussion, they realize that Jinora may be in trouble for actively lying to the White Lotus, and so they send one of the spirits to warn her and to tell her to meet them on the Spirt World side of Forgetful Valley.