A whoosh sound flooded the air over Air Temple Island. A Flying Bison circled the island before landing on an open area near the Flying Bison pins.

"Yay, we're home!" A small, little girl sounding voice screamed.

Sitting in the saddle was the Airbending master, Tenzin and his family. His younger daughter, Ikki jumped down from the saddle, with a little boy, with shaggy brown hair hanging on to her back. She formed a small gust of wind to lighten the impact.

"Come on little bro! I'll show you your new room!" She said excitingly, and then started off running toward the boys' dormitory.

"Hey! You can't go to the boys' dormitory Ikki! You're a girl!" Ikki's little brother, Meelo shouted as he ran after his older sister and little brother.

"Meelo, Ikki wait, you need to be careful with… Oh what's the use?" Tenzin began to shout, but gave up when he realized his hyperactive children wouldn't listen to him.

"Dad, you should know by now that Ikki and Meelo are a handful. Besides, they're just happy to be finally home." Tenzin's eldest daughter, Jinora said as she jumped off the Flying Bison saddle, just as her sister did.

Tenzin let out a sigh. "Pema, dear could you wake Korra up please." Tenzin asked as he looked back at his wife before getting ready to get off the Flying Bison.

"Ok." Pema responded with a cheerful tone.

Pema crawled over to the sleeping Avatar. She lightly shook her tanned shoulder. "Korra, honey, it's time to wake up." Pema said in a soft tone.

"No… it's too early… Please don't burn my butt off again." Korra groaned and she tried to shoo Pema's hand away.

"Korra, we're not in the Fire Nation anymore. We're back at Air Temple Island, you know Republic City." Pema said as she continued to shake Korra's shoulder.

The, now matured, Avatar sat up from where she laid and rubbed her eyes. As she ran her fingers through her long, wavy brown hair, which she now kept down instead of in her old tight ponytail, she looked around at what she could see of the island.

"You would think after four years this place would've changed some." Korra stated in a tired tone.

"Korra, things don't change in just a few years." Tenzin said as he stood from where he sat and began to get off his Flying Bison.

"Your family changed in four years." Korra said back, her usual smart aleck tone coming out.

Her comment received a giggle from Tenzin's wife, and a stern look from him.

Korra soon then jumped down from the flying Bison saddle and stretched her arms over her head. In the distance she could hear something run towards her. She then heard a loud bark and turned her head. Korra was instantly tackled by her Polar Bear-Dog, Naga and was attacked by her nonstop licking of affection.

"Ha-ha, Naga! I missed you too girl!" Korra laughed as she tried to defend herself from Naga's welcoming actions. Naga then stopped and allowed her best friend to sit up and hug her snout.

"Korra, you need to hurry up and unpack and get a good night's sleep. We'll have to leave for the council early tomorrow morning." Tenzin said to remind Korra of her meeting with council she had the next day.

"Awe, come on Tenzin. I haven't seen my friends in four years. Besides, mornings are evil. Can't we just postpone the meeting for later?" Korra whined as she stood up.

"You were the one who planned it." Tenzin said.

He then turned his attention toward his wife, who was trying to climb down from the Flying Bison's saddle. "Pema let me help you." He offered as he walked toward her and stretched out his hands.

Pema waved her hand. "Tenzin, I'm not pregnant anymore, I can do this myself." Pema said sweetly with a smile. When she finally got off the flying animal, she gave her worrying husband a kiss on the cheek. "See?"

Korra opened the two sliding doors to her room on the island. She was hit with a sudden air of stuffiness when she breathed in the air. As she walked in, Naga quietly followed her and lied down in her usual spot when Korra occupied the room. She saw that her luggage was placed at the foot of her bed, making her unhappy when she realized that she had to unpack them herself. She then changed her view to a wall mirror that was screwed onto one of the doors to her old closet. She stared at her reflection and was surprised at what she saw.

"I sure have changed since the last time I was here." Korra said to Naga.

Korra looked a little more girly than she did before. Her new outfit was a knee length Southern Water Tribe dress, with two high slits going up the sides of her legs all the way to the top of her hips. Her pants were still the same shade of blue they were in the past, but now they were more fitted and hugged her toned, slender legs. Also, instead of her bulky lightly tanned colored snow boots, Korra wore more slender, calf high boots that were a darker shade of blue than her pants. She still had her Southern Water Tribe arm band on her right upper arm and her two berets holding two clumps of hair together on each side of her face. Also her lashes were greatly defined, making her realize that it was true that a little make-up went a long way.

Korra then turned toward Naga. "I guess a year with Fire Lord Zuko's daughter really girled me up on the outside, huh?" She asked Naga.

Naga picked up her head and stared at her childhood friend. She then seemed to smile to Korra, approving her new look.

Korra smiled as she walked over to the big window in her room. "Well, let's get some fresh air in here." She said before pushing open the window.

She gladly took in the fresh air and welcomed it into her lunges. As Korra opened her eyes, she was met with something that helped her make her very first friends in Republic City. She rested her elbow on the window sill and propped her head up on her fist as she continued to gaze at the sight.

"I wonder if Mako and Bolin have changed too." Korra said to herself as she gazed at the Pro-Bending area.

As night blanketed the sky over Republic City, Korra was outside, sitting at the gazebo meditating; something she grew to love. In the distance, she had a radio playing to occupy her mind when it began to wonder and to help her not feel so alone out in the darkness. The music on the radio then ended and was replaced by the radio announcer.

"Attention listener!" The announcer begins, grabbing Korra's attention as she cracked her eyes open and slightly turned toward the radio to hear it better. "In one hour, the semi-finals of the Pro-Bending Tournament will begin. So, be sure to hurry down to the arena, get a ticket, and a good seat, and watch as the newly formed Fire Ferrets come out of their three year absence and compete for the Championship title."

Korra whipped her whole body around toward the radio.

Newly formed Fire Ferrets?

In one swift motion, Korra sat up and walked toward the radio.

"Don't miss the action. The famous Bending Brother still have their spunk, and the new Waterbender shows great promise to the team. So hurry on down to the Pro-Bending arena and witness the match between the Fire Ferrets and the Polar Leopards!"

The radio then clicked back on to playing music. Korra turns off the radio and stares at it for a moment.

"Come on Tenzin, you have to let me go! Mako and Bolin are my friends, I haven't seen them in four years and I want to cheer them on." Korra begged.

"No Korra, you have a meeting with the council tomorrow morning. You don't need to be staying out all night watching a Pro-Bending match. You can probably go to the next one." Even though Korra was now a grown woman, Tenzin still treated her like a young teenager.

"Tenzin, this is the semi-finals, if they lose there won't be a next match. Please let me go. I promise to be back on the island by 11 o'clock tonight." Korra begged again.

"Korra I said no." Tenzin said sternly.

"Oh honey, why don't you let her go. Korra's twenty-one now not seventeen. It's not like she's going to cause trouble when she there like last time." Pema said to her husband, trying to get him to allow Korra the freedom she earned.

"Yes, thank you Pema! Now, please Tenzin let me go. At least this time I'm asking you for permission, instead of sneaking out." Korra begged again.

Tenzin looked at Korra with a serious expression. He then moved his gaze to his wife, who had her arms crossed and an eyebrow raised. The Airbending master jumped slightly at his wife's demanding look and then let out a long sigh.

"Fine, you can go." Tenzin surrendered.

"Yes! Thank you Tenzin!" Korra jumped with excitement and hugged her Aribending teacher. She then quickly ran to the exit of her Air Temple Island home.

"But you have to be back by 11, no later!" Tenzin yelled down the hall. He then stooped his shoulders and let out another long sigh. "I'm getting too old for this."

Pema hugged her husband's arm. "You did a good job honey."

Tenzin gave Pema a small smile.

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