Dangerous 2: Change

Chapter 16

Greetings from Alexia's friend. She apologizes it took so long for her to get the chapter to me, and thanks you all for the get well soon wishes. She says she loves you guys!

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~Korra~

I huddled under a tree, my muzzle buried under my paws as I continued to cry. I whined pathetically, my eyes stinging from the tears gathering.

What do I do? I thought. I'm lost, terrified, and confused...

My ears twitched when they picked up a strange cry and I lifted my head a bit, searching for the source of the sound. I looked up to peer between the tree branches and narrowed my eyes. There was an odd yellowish-red and orange glow closing in. It broke through and i realized it was a baby dragon bird spirit. I panicked and barked, raising my paw to swat it away. I looked away and closed my eyes.

-Ahh, get away from me!- I thought as my paw made contact with its wing.

I heard it hit the ground and opened my eyes a slit to look at the dragon bird spirit. I lowered my paw and turned full forward, starting toward it. As I approached its wing sparkled and a hole developed where I hit it. It let out a pained squeak and lifted itself off the ground. It flapped its wing, shedding some of the sparkles before tucking it away and looking down dejectedly before laying down.

I didn't realize I'd turned human until I saw my own hand reaching out towards it cautiously, half expecting it to attack me as revenge. I would've deserved it. It noticed my hand in its peripheral vision and lifted its head a bit to look at it.

"I'm sorry I swatted you." I said gently when I reached it. I picked it up carefully in my arms. "You just scared me."

I slowly got to my feet, cradling the spirit to my chest. It squawked and nestled into my arm, making me smile a bit. The weight of my fear lifted a bit and my ears twitched, picking up the sound of someone approaching. I growl threatened in the back of my throat when I saw a light coming forth.

"You two look lost." a male voice said. One I vaguely recognized. "Maybe I can help you."

As he came into view, I noticed he was wearing Earth Kingdom clothes. His beard was a grayish white and his smile was gentle, assisted by kind eyes. My own eyes widened a bit in recognition.

"I...I know you..." I said without thinking.

"I was good friends with Avatar Aang." he said.

And that's when it hit me.

"Iroh." I said, my voice filled with awe.

His smile widened. "Hello, Korra."

~time skip~

"I'm glad you came to visit us in the Spirit World, Korra." Iroh said as we walked along the path he'd come. I still cradled the bird to my chest. It chittered softly. "You're just in time." I looked up at him with a smile, not really questioning exactly what I was in time for. When I looked forward again, my jaw fell open slightly in awe. "We're having a little tea party, for May-Jim's wedding."

Before me was a small cottage house in the middle of a clearing, the darkness of the forest seeming to immediately split at the edge of it like the light had formed a barrier. Outside of the house was a table with two conjoined frogs seated at it and draped in garland.