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THE FLAMING MOON BADGERS: Chapter 3

I TRIED DERWENT WATERCOLOUR PENCILS FOR THE FIRST TIME ON STRATHMORE WATERCOLOUR PAPER and redid my sketch in portrait orientation and colorized it :))))) Don’t mind the swatches in the bottom corner :))) (But I think I like Izumi’s flaming fists better in the original sketch where one is going down and one going up instead of both going the same direction...) Read on FF.NET Read on AO3 Read below:

The three girls took a train to the upper district of the city then walked through the neighborhood to the Beifong Estate. It was a colossal structure that Toph created herself entirely out of stone then hired architects to do the decor. Inside almost all of the furniture was either metal or wood with a couple of fabric cushions, mattresses, and curtains. To any outsider, the mansion looked no different from the prison that the chief of Police locked away thieves and murderers, but to the Chief and her two young girls, it was home.

"You guys might want to leave me here. I don't usually hang out with you so my mom might think something's up!" Lin said stopping Kya and Izumi from coming closer to the stone house."

"But she won't be able to see us, right?"

"I don't think so. It seems like her sight is only improving with age. She can detect me coming a mile away; it is scary," Lin replied.

"In that case, she has probably already seen us," Izumi shrugged in defeat.

"Well unless you feel like talking to my mother, I suggest you leave," Lin informed them dryly.

"Alright. Well have a great night, Linny," Kya waved.

"Don't forget training in the morning!" Izumi reminded her.

"I won't!"

Lin launched herself onto the side of her house and bent her feet into the stone them metalbent her window open by the frame, jumping directly from the window to her bed, diving under the colors in one smooth light motion. She pulled her covers down under her chin and just about closed her eyes when the light switched on without anyone touching it. She whipped her head around to find her mother sitting on an earthen stool in the corner across the room.

"Evening, Linny! Beautiful night isn't it?"

"How would you know? You can't see it!" Lin replied wanting nothing else than to just sleep after such an eventful evening with two teenagers with whom she never before really enjoyed spending time.

"Lin, where were you tonight?"

"With Tenzin! We went flying around the ruins of Taku like we always do on Friday nights,"

"That's odd, because when I was over at tea with Katara, Tenzin was cooking fruit cakes with Aang," Toph replied.

Lin winced.

Toph stood up and slowly walked over to her eldest daughter's bed. "I may not be able to feel your heartbeat through that mattress, but I still know when you're lying to me," Toph said sternly.

"How?" Lin asked as her mother sat down on the blankets.

"I know you," Toph explained placing a hand over her girl's, not looking in her direction since her eyes were useless. "So spit it out. Where'd you go?"

"You don't usually care about my late night outings," Lin replied reluctant to divulge any details of her most recent exploits.

"Yes, well you're getting older and this is unusual. I just want to make sure you're not running away from me," Toph chuckled. "Not yet, at least."

Lin laughed. "Alright, I'll tell you. I went to an underground fighting ring!" Lin answered excitedly. As long as she doesn't know about Kya and Izumi, it's okay right She won't tell Uncle Zuko or Uncle Aang?

But her mom frowned. "To watch or participate?" Toph asked quietly, her expression difficult to read.

"Participate," Lin replied cautiously pulling her hand away, but Toph's fingers locked around her bony little girl wrist.

"Did you win?" Toph asked with the most serious tone of voice.

"Yes," Lin answered apprehensively.

Toph thought about it for a few tense moments relaxing her grip on Lin again and smiling. "That's my girl! So what is the Republic City underground Earthbending Scene like?"

"Rather, unchallenging," Lin replied with a giggle as Toph took both her hands and leaned over to kiss the top of Lin's head.

"Remind me to take you to Earth Rumble in Gaoling sometime. You'd have fun beating up the old geezers who foolishly listen to their muscles and neglect the earth!" Toph said squeezing her daughter's hands.

Lin laughed.

"And it is not just earthbenders, Mom! We get to fight firebenders and waterbenders too! And we get paid for winning!"

"As it should be!" Toph said firmly. "Now I'm sure you've had enough excitement between your first underground match that I am aware of, and this little interrogation."

Lin giggled.

"Get some rest, my little badgermole."

"Goodnight, Mom!"

"Goodnight, Linny. And remember, I will know if you sneak out again! I'm always watching!" Toph said winking at the girl before flicking the lamp switch off from the doorway with her metalbending.

Lin smiled and closed her eyes and went to sleep.

"SEE? I TOLD YOU SHE WAS MY DAUGHTER!" Toph bragged to Katara the next morning, kicking her feet up on the table at Air Temple Island while five year old Suyin was left to play with Kya and Bumi.

"Did anyone ever doubt it?" Katara asked rolling her eyes while she poured tea for herself, Aang, and Toph.

Aang laughed, wrapping an arm around his wife, kissing her head affectionately.

"Knock knock!" someone called from the living room.

"Fire Lord Zuko! To what do we owe the honor of your presence?" Kya asked jumping up from the rug in the living room where Suyin was showing Kya and Bumi her latest creation.

"Please accept this offering to put to whatever use you see fit!" Bumi exclaimed picking up Suyin thrusting her at the Fire Lord and the Fire Lady Mai.

"I could have you arrested for child trafficking. Trying to give my five year old daughter to the Fire Lord!" Toph muttered swatting Bumi over the head.

"Toph, please don't discipline my children for me," Katara asked.

"If you disciplined them in the first place they wouldn't act this way," Toph replied.

"Oh REALLY?! Says the one who's eleven year old daughter fights in some mysterious underground ring!" Katara replied.

Bumi shot a look at Kya.

"And I found out which one! Guys, we're going to watch Pro-Bending!" Toph exclaimed with one fist in the air.

"Is that what this is about?" Mai asked with an almost smile.

"I thought the minimum age limit for Pro-bending was 16," Zuko replied scowling.

"Eh, age is just a number. As long as she is winning, I'll support it. It will be good practice for her, and she'll get to fight more than just earth and metalbenders, for once," Toph shrugged.

"Kya, Bumi, would you like to come see Lin fight in Pro-Bending?"

"Uhhh I actually just remembered, I have an appointment with Izumi on Friday. We're going to do karaoke and we've had it planned for ages! I'm sure Lin will understand,"

"Oh Lin doesn't know we're coming! It will be a surprise!" Toph replied with a wicked grin.

Katara giggled and Mai smiled while both Zuko and Aang sighed in disapproval.

"How did you find out it is pro-bending that she is competing in?" Aang asked the next day at City Hall.

"Twinkletoes, really? I have the entire police force under my thumb AND the triads have been quiet so, I set a pair of detectives on little Linny."

"You know, if she finds out, she'll never trust you again."

"Eh, she'll come around."

"How is this any different than when your parents had you guarded twenty-four-seven when you were twelve? You hated it!"

"Because they wanted me to stop fighting and be something I'm not. I want Lin to be safe, so I have her followed. What's the big deal? If any thing happens to her, I would never forgive myself. She still gets to do whatever she wants and have all the freedom in the world!" Toph replied bending the earth beneath her feet so she stood at the same level as the avatar, poking him in the chest before lowering herself again and walking off with the clanking of her metal armor echoing down the hall as she walked back towards the police station.

Not long after sitting down again, Toph's thoughts were interrupted by one of the subordinates assigned to watch her older daughter from afar.

"What is it now, Long?!" Toph yelled.

"We believe we've made a discovery in your daughter's pro-bending case that you might be interested in,"

"Ugh, fire away." Toph grumbled leaning back in her desk chair, kicking her feet up and folding her arms.

"As you know, pro-bending is advertised as a team event in which a water, fire and earth bender work together to defeat an opposing team of the same makeup..."

"Yes?"

"And we believe her team mates may be the Fire Lord and the Avatar's daughters."

Toph's face scrunched up in scrutiny.

"Shall we alert the Fire Lord and/or the Avatar?" Long asked after a moment of silence.

"No. I'll let them find out on their own. And I will be there when it happens," Toph replied firmly. "And burn all of the collected documents. I don't want anyone outside us three to know about the girls' little pro-bending adventure for the time being,"... just in case they lose. Toph ordered.

"Yes, Chief!" Long saluted and bowed then marched out of her office.

Toph let down her steel walls once he was gone and the door closed and laughed madly. "Oh Twinkle Toes and Sparky are going to get a load of this!" she said wiping tears of amusement from her eyes.

10:30AM

"You're late!" Kya said with her arms folded, already suited up in her training clothes as Little Lin trudged in with her new duffel.

"Sorry! Master Xijong was drilling me at the Academy and wouldn't let me leave until I had the form perfected! I left during the 10-minute waterbreak as soon as I could!" Lin replied dropping her bag down and taking a minute to breathe.

"Your mom knows!" Izumi blurted out.

"What do you mean?" Lin asked defensively.

"Don't play ignorant! I was there this morning, just two hours ago, she was bragging to my mom about how you were no doubt her daughter AND invited my parents AND Zumi's to come watch Friday night's match!" Kya yelled.

"WHAT? Why would she do that?!" Lin asked shocked. Her mother never went out with friends, no matter how far back they went. The Afternoon or evening teas with Katara were often at Katara's request whenever she became concerned that Lin or Su might be neglected.

"Because you are her pride and joy and I am sure she loves watching you kick ass just as much as you enjoy doing the ass kicking!" Izumi replied.

"What did you tell her?!" Kya demanded.

"I just told her I fought in an underground ring! I didn't tell her it was pro-bending. It could have been the earth Ring or the Earthen Fire Ring or the Quaking Lava ring or the Eroding Stone Ring!" Lin explained.

"But you didn't specify did you?"

"No," Lin sighed.

"Ugh! I knew we shouldn't have invited a CHILD onto our team!" Kya exclaimed.

"Liar! You were nearly jumping up and down when I suggested Lin!" Izumi replied.

"Shut up you two, someone's coming!" Lin yelled feeling the footsteps a hundred feet down the hall with her seismic sense.

"Great, you're all here, I got your pay for last night's game!" the manager said putting a stack of paper notes into Izumi's hand. "But before you go, there is the fee for the new girl's uniform, and the cost of gym time, aaand..."

"I know that is enough, Sir." Izumi said whipping her hand away, putting the pile of cash into Kya's hand behind her. "I know exactly what the fees are for participating in this sport, how much each fee is, and when I am being cheated."

"Listen here little girl! If you want to-"

"If YOU want to be out of the job, I suggest you leave us alone."

"You can't-"

"Maybe you'd rather be charred alive then," Izumi said lifting a hand in blue fire.

The man nearly jumped out of his trousers as he fled and Izumi and Kya laughed.

"What was all that about?" Lin asked taking off her shirt and pulling her uniform out of her duffel.

"He thinks he can scam us. He doesn't realize I payed for the construction of this place," Izumi replied.

"YOU?!" Lin asked sitting on the bench, shocked.

"Well, my mom gave me the money. That being said, I don't mind messing around with the bullies because I know the game makers will never really kick me out of the game," Izumi replied.

"But our wins are legit right?" Lin asked wondering if the judges had been payed off.

"Yes, we will never cheat. And the judges don't even know who I am. Only the game maker."

"Wait, but aren't we cheating since I am underage?"

"Age is just a number. If I were a twenty year old experienced fighter from Makapu can't defeat a child in a game, I would be extremely ashamed of myself," Izumi replied.

"Hmph."

"So what are we going to do about Friday?" Kya asked. "About our parents."

There is only one thing we can do," Izumi shrugged.

"Which is..." Lin asked pausing with her uniform shirt up her arms, but not yet over her head.

"Prove to them that this investment was not a waste," Izumi answered. "And win."

Toph originally told everyone to wear disguises when they went to to the pro-bending match, but at the last minute decided to forgo that plan and just wear her uniform.

"I thought we didn't want to be noticed!" Aang said arriving in Fire Nation Garbs with a headband over his arrow and a hat on his head.

"Eh, I thought it might be fun to rustle them up a little after, if you know what I mean," Toph said punching the Avatar in the arm playfully.

"Have you told Lin that we're coming?" Katara asked.

"Of course not, but I am pretty sure she knows already. I don't know how, but she's been awfully quiet lately and has been avoiding me for some reason." Toph replied.

"Maybe she just needs to 'get in the zone'," Katara suggested.

"Nah. That kid's always ready for a good fight. I don't know what is going through her head," Toph replied. "Twinkletoes, do you ever use your feet how I taught you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Have you noticed anything irregular about any of your childrens' heartbeats?" Toph asked.

"Uhhhhh... no?"

"Is something wrong with any of our children?" Katara asked with genuine concern.

"Not yet, I don't think." Toph replied with a smirk walking towards the underground stadium entrance her officers' told her about.

"I already don't like this." Zuko said putting an arm around his wife as they took their seats.

"Are you sure we should be sitting in the front row?" Aang asked the Chief of Police of Republic City nervously.

"Any higher up and my feet won't be able to see anything!" Toph replied.

"I could always tell your feet whatever happens," Katara replied.

"Eh. I'd rather not have to hear your voice the whole time," Toph said sitting with her arms behind her head and a smug expression on her face waiting how long it would take her friends to recognize their daughters on the stage alongside hers.

"I mean won't anyone notice who we are?" the Avatar asked.

"As long as you keep your headband and hat on, and Sparky keeps his good up, nobody will approach us. Trust me; to the average citizen, seeing me is a bad thing," Toph said with a dismissive wave of the hand leaning back in her seat with one leg crossed over the other confidently.

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THE FLAMING MOON BADGERS (a FanFiction) Chapter 2

ALSO I DREW MY OWN FAN ART (but used a ton of references because I can’t draw for shit):

For Lin’s Pose

For Izumi‘s Pose

For Izumi’s hair

For Kya’s leg and Feet Positioning

For Kya’s Pose plus screen shots from the show

The Flaming Moon Badgers: Chapter 2

It took an hour to walk from City Hall to some nondescript alleyway in Dragon Flats Borough. At the end of the alleyway was a bland and rather flimsy looking wooden door. Kya knocked.

"Password?" a rather low and menacing voice asked from behind the doorway.

"Fuck you," Kya answered.

"I'd be glad to," the man replied opening the door. Lin raised an eyebrow who turned to Kya and shrugged.

"Wait! Isn't she a little young to be competing in pro-bending?" the security guard asked the team.

"She's fifteen. She's my little sister. She's just a midget, that's all." Izumi explained quickly and smoothly with a steady heartbeat and a straight face.

Lin was impressed, but also a little angry wanting to punch the Crown Princess of the Fire Nation in the face for calling her a midget.

"Very well, welcome to pro-bending, little girl," the security guard said bowing to her. Lin raised an eyebrow curiously at him. They walked up to a rather scrawny man sitting at a desk.

"Team?"

"Flaming Moon Badgers," Kya answered.

Lin snorted. "Flaming Moon Badgers? That is the stupidest team name I have ever heard! Moon badgers aren't even a real thing!”

"Hey! What does it matter? We have been champions two years running!" Kya snapped back defensively.

"So? You can still be champions and have a stupid name!" Lin sneered.

"Shut up!" Kya yelled.

"She's replacing Rona?" the man at the table asked.

"Yes," Izumi answered while Lin and Kya continued to stare each other down.

"And her name is?"

"Lina,"

"Okay and will she need a new uniform?"

"Yes please, thank you," Izumi replied.

The man glanced at Lin for her size and then disappeared into a back room returning with a rugsack with two uniforms in it. A grey uniform with green seams and a beige uniform with green seams and a green belt inside."Here you go!" he said handing the bag to Lin who nearly disappeared beneath it because she was so small. "Good luck in the match tonight, you three." the man said with a nod and a wave.

"Come on, Lina!" Kya said grabbing Lin's skinny wrist dragging her along towards their locker room for the night.

"Why did you use a fake name?" Lin asked once they were alone in the locker room, undressing. "My mom wouldn't get mad to see me fighting underground. I mean, she was the Blind Bandit some underground earthbending scene in Gaoling when she was eight until she was twelve."

"Yeah your mom wouldn't get mad, but she's not very quiet about her pride and joy either and we can't have our fathers finding out," Kya replied.

"Good point," Lin nodded pulling her beige shirt and brown shorts off standing there completely naked save for white underwear. "What is this?" Lin asked pulling a long white strip of fabric out of her bag.

"Bindings," Izumi replied. "Come here, let me help you."

"I can tie my bindings myself," Lin said placing one end on her wrist.

"No! The white one is for your chest. The green ones are for your arms."

Lin looked down at her flat self. "But I don't have a chest yet."

Izumi sighed. "You will eventually. You should wear it for the match so you get used to it. Come here. I'll help you tie it." Lin sighed and trudged over to the bench where Izumi sat in her bindings and beige uniform pants with red seams. Lin straddled the bench and sat between Izumi's legs, resting her arms on her head. "Before we go out there, there are a few rules in pro-bending you should know."

"Awwww! You didn't tell me the ass kicking was conditional!" Lin whined.

"It is all to ensure a fair game!"

"Hmph"

"First rule, no sub-elements," Izumi began.

"WHAT?!" Lin shrieked.

"And you can only bend the earth disks provided to you. Not the metal grates or the metal rails or the metal floor," Izumi continued.

"I don't like this game already!" Lin said folding her arms as Izumi finished wrapping her chest and was tying off the knot in the back.

"You cannot reshape the disks or break them in any way, and you cannot bend disks outside your zone,"

"Zone?"

Izumi swung a leg over the bench and Lin did the same. She took a stick and drew an oval in the dust on the floor. "The ring is shaped like this. There are a total of six zones. Three for each team. The goal of the game is to knock the members of the opposing team off the back of the ring. NOT over the sides."

Lin nodded. "If we manage to push all members of the opposing team back a zone, one of these, we can move forward into their territory, making it easier for us to knock them off the back. If we succeed, it is called a knockout and we automatically win the match."

Lin nodded again. She stood up and pulled on her gi and then tied her green belt around her waist just as an attendant knocked on the door.

"Moon badgers, you're up!" The attendant announced.

"Coming!" Izumi called. "Any questions, Lina?" Izumi asked remembering to use the fake name in front of others.

Lin shook her head. "But I still don't think we need the fake names."

"If you're not afraid of what will happen when mine and Kya's fathers find out, then think of this headline in the newspapers of three countries and the United Republic: Crown Princess of the Fire Nation, Daughter of the Avatar, and a Daughter of the Chief Of Police lose a pro-bending match to street rats from the lowest ring in Ba Sing Se!" Izumi said with a smile, bending down to whisper in Lin's ear, waving her arm outstretched in front of the girl's face as if showing her the headline in the window of a bookstore.

Lin's face scrunched up in thought. "That's it!" Lin said firmly, stomping her foot causing the ground to jolt underneath, turning in her place to face Kya and Izumi.

"What?" Kya asked glancing at Izumi who shrugged.

Lin's face leaned forward, and her eyes narrowed into slits, her eyebrows scrunched up and lips pursed. "As long as I am on this team, we are NOT losing, just in case anyone does ever find out who we are..." Lin turned away again and kept walking. Gone was the confusion and apprehension she had while Izumi was describing the rules of game. In its place, determination and calculation took over little Linny's brain as she began to think of all the possible strategies she could employ in this game.

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Tenzin’s Spiritual Failure: Aang: The Thought Chakra is located at the crown of the head. It deals with pure cosmic energy, and is blocked by earthly attachment. Meditate on what attaches you to this world. [Images of Lin appear before Tenzin.] Now, let all of those attachments go. Let them flow down the river, forgotten.

Tenzin: [Coming out of his meditation.] What? Why would I let go of Lin? I ... I love her!

Aang: Learn to let her go, or you cannot let the pure cosmic energy flow in from the universe.

Tenzin: Why would I choose cosmic energy over Lin? [Tenzin throws his hands up.] How could it be a bad thing that I feel an attachment to her? Three chakras ago that was a good thing!

Aang: You must learn to let go.

Tenzin: I'm sorry dad, but I can't let go of Lin.

Aang: To enter the spirit world, you must open all the chakras. Surrender yourself.

Tenzin: Okay, I'll try. Tenzin takes a deep breath.

Aang: Now think of your attachments and let them go. Let the pure cosmic energy flow.

Tenzin sees an image of him letting Lin go, and a bridge that will lead him to the spirit world. He approaches it... As he is being surrounded by energy, however, he hears a shriek from Lin and sees a vision of her in chains. She has been captured by the Triple Threats and is locked in some wooden cage. He runs away from the ball of energy. This cuts his connection to the spirit world, and drops back in to reality.

Tenzin: Lin's in danger! I have to go!

Aang: No,Tenzin ! By choosing attachment, you have locked the chakra! If you leave now, you won't be able to go into the spirit world at all!

Tenzin hesitates but leaves anyway, leaving Aang concerned.

Aang: [to Tenzin who is too far to hear anyway]: If you ever try again, it will only be ten times harder just to get this far.

“I tried to get in; it never happened. It has been my greatest shortcoming as an airbender, spiritual leader, and son of Aang.”

I watched “The Guide” last week, and this kind of happened…

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just happy kids Aang: D

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Or sorted differently... (Also I had to change it slightly to put it in the avatar cycle.

Teachers: Izumi, Tenzin, Kya, Lin Masters: Zuko, Aang, Katara, Toph Grandmasters: Roku, Yangchen, Koruk, Kyoshi Originator: Dragon, Sky Bison, Tui & La, Badgermole

IT’S HERE! Sorry about the shit quality pictures.

Any who, I made round avatar themed poker cards with a white lotus emblem at the back for fun and had them printed out.

Made some tweaks to how the royalty and aces work(I might have fucked up 1 or 2 of the words):

Jack - 師資 (shizi/Teachers) Queen - 師傅(shigong/Master) King - 師父(shigong/Grandmaster) Ace - 鼻祖(bizu/Originator) So:

Fire Nation Teachers - Izumi Master - Zuko Grandmaster - Roku Originator - Dragon Earth Kingdom Teachers - Lin Master - Toph Grandmaster - Kyoshi Originator - Badgermole Air Nomads Teachers - Tenzin Master - Aang Grandmaster - Yang Chen Originator - Sky Bison Water Tribe Teachers - Kya Master - Katara Grandmaster - Kuruk Originator - Tui & La Joker Sokka (duh)

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I FUCKING LOVE THE IDEA OF KYA, LIN, and IZUMI AS A PRO-BENDING TEAM! THEY WOULD SLAUGHTER ANY OPPONENT I have a headcanon that they competed with fake names so that their parents wouldn’t get mad at them. (Like knowing how badass and competitive Toph is, she would probably bury Lin alive if their team lost a game. And If Izumi lost, it would reflect badly on the Royal Family of the Fire Nation and Ozai and Azulon, and Sozin would roll over in their graves if they weren’t dissappointed in Izumi enough already. And based on Tenzin’s attitude about the sport, it can be inferred that Aang thought pro-bending was “...a mockery of the noble tradition of bending...”)

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I like this one.

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I have a headcanon that Zuko and Mai never told Izumi that her father was the Blue Spirit until one Fire Nation festival where she was asked to choose a mask to wear. Izumi was confused on why Uncle Aang and Uncle Sokka were laughing so much. Mai was just amused.

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So... Yeah, I am fic-ing this with a few of my own headcannons. Kya is 16. Izumi, 17, and Lin is 11

"Tonight's pro-bending match will be between the Flaming Moon Badgers and the Tigerdillos. Tension has been high among the Moon Badgers with their waterbender, Kaiyama and their earthbender, Rona of going through possible personal issues. The first game of the season has been unusually bleak for the ordinarily strong team and fan favorite. Will they be able to get their act together in time for the qualifying match next week?" Shiro Shinobi announced on the radio in Narook's Noodlery.

"Are you sure she's not coming back?" the Fire Nation Crown Princess asked.

"Positive!" the waterbending daughter of the Avatar replied with a sniffle.

"How are you doing?" Izumi asked carefully placing a hand on her friend's shoulder.

"I'm worried about tomorrow's game? How are we going to play?"

"We don't need to play tomorrow's game. We can miss one! It is okay. Qualifyings don't start until next week. Besides! Your feelings are more important than a stupid game!"

"But I need the money!"

"I can give you money!"

"It wouldn't be right though. My father always told me I have to work for whatever I want. I can't just rip off of other people."

"My father told me the same thin, but he also told me to help those in need."

"But my father would argue that money is not something I need. I mean, I have food, water, and a roof over my head and a bed in which to sleep-" the waterbender sniffled some more.

"But you're not an airbender or air nomad. You don't have to detatch yourself from earthly desires. You can still feel human. You can still want things. It is normal!" the firebender insisted.

"I know. I just- don't know what to think. I don't want to think."

"Then don't."

"Maybe the fight will clear my head of things."

"Then we need to find an earthbender."

"Do you have any ideas?" the waterbender asked hopelessly.

"As a matter of fact, I do!"

........... Read on FF.Net : Flaming Moon Badgers OR just scroll past the picture and click “Keep Reading”

And I made my own Fan Art for it using SEVERAL References Linked Here:

For Kya’s Mouth

For Lin’s Body Shape, and Hair until I changed it at the end and added bangs

For the Uniform and Second Reference for Lin’s Body Shape

For Kya’s pose

And I love feedback on art and writing. LMK what you think! (I already know the hands are extremely disproportionately small)

A rather rotund hobo jumped as the ground beneath him started to shake. He ran away as the cobblestone disintegrated and a hole appeared in the place where he sat only moments before. A small pale skinned, dark-haired, dirt-covered girl peaked out of the black hole making sure the alley was clear before emerging with her tongue sticking out of the side of her mouth in concentration. She eyed the nearby docks with determination. She climbed out of the hole in the ground and closed up the tunnel and replaced the cobble stones with her bending before peaking out of the alley in both directions. Before she could bolt across the street for the docks, she found one hand and one leg frozen in water.

"I found her, Zumi!" the teenage waterbender called appearing the girl whose face contorted in fury as she blew a tuft of wavy black hair out of her face. She pulled with all her might but couldn't break the ice. With her free leg, she kicked a pillar up breaking the ice, and she bolted across the street followed by the teenage waterbender and the teenage firebender.

The firebender launched herself in the air with red fire blasting out of her feet as she flipped over the young earthbender landing a distance in front of her. She sprayed fire towards the girl who blocked it with an earth wall then collapsed the wall and cartwheeled to the side hitting the firebender in the face with a chunk of metal torn off a nearby bench. The waterbender took advantage of the distraction and grabbed the girl by the foot with a water tentacle yanking her into the air and upside down. As the girl flipped, she dug a small chunk of earth out of the sidewalk and hit the waterbender in the stomach, breaking her concentration and the water tentacle.

The little earthbending girl fell down on her head, bracing herself with her hands and rolling out. She turned and ran straight into the teenage firebender's long, strong arms.

"Got you, Linny!" the firebender said with a beautiful smirk.

"Let me go, Izumi!" the little girl yelled kicking and thrashing about, not wanting seriously injure the fire princess.

"Not so fast! We have a proposal for you, Lin," the waterbender said strolling over to them holding her bruised rib.

"I am not interested in shopping or hitting up the cactus juice at that lesbian bar in Dragon Flats Borough!" the little earthbender, Lin replied quickly, glowering at the waterbender with striking green eyes and a rather adorable little face.

"You're so cute when you're angry," Kya cooed only to infuriate the child even more.

"The proposal involves neither of those activities!" Izumi began. "We wouldn't want you to suffer even more than you already do with your grandparents, now would we?"

"Yes," Lin replied bluntly looking up at the firebending princess.

"Besides! You're too young for the bar anyways. Come back in five years." the waterbender sighed rolling her eyes.

"Or never since I'll be in the police academy in five years!" Lin snapped back.

"Oh Lin! Is that all you ever think about? The future? Being a cop and chief of police and working?" the firebender asked.

"I think about other things!" the little earthbender cried, pouting at them.

"Like what?" the waterbender laughed. "My brother?"

"Maybe!" she muttered turning away, giving up on fighting to free herself from the firebender's arms.

"Come on, Lin! You're eleven years old! Be a kid! Live a little!" the firebender told her.

"I DO live! I ditched the metalbending academy today!" the small earthbender argued.

"What, to go hang out with your future husband, my boring-ass little brother?" the waterbender asked.

"Stop calling him my future husband! And he's not boring!" the little earthbender snapped.

"Fine! Then he's serious! Anyways, just hear us out!" the waterbender yelled with her hands up. "It's called pro-bending. Pro, because you get paid for it like a professional anything and bending because, well-"

"I know what pro-bending is and I hate it! It is a mockery of the ancient art form that our ancestors and fellow benders have spent thousands of years perfecting and improving-" the little girl yelled at them.

"Come on, Lin! It isn't a bad thing. It is fun! You get to kick ass and make money for it!" the firebender simplified.

"I am a Beifong. I don't need any more money," the earthbender replied.

"Well not everyone is that fortunate," the waterbender replied with a frown.

"You can give your earnings to Kya like I do," the firebender suggested.

"So she can buy a girl to give her a night of ecstasy?" the little girl asked knowingly.

The waterbender frowned and slapped the eleven year old. "Listen up, kid! You're going to meet us outside City Hall tonight at 10PM and fight like your little ass depended on it or else I am going to tell my mom YOU were the one who burned her ancient waterbending scrolls!" the waterbender yelled.

"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!" the little earthbender shrieked.

"If you help us win tonight's match, it will remain a secret!" the waterbender threatened.

The little earthbender hesitated.

"We'll get you dumplings," the firebender offered.

The girl's entire demeanor changed. Her eyes opened wider and her eyebrows perked up. "From Ding's?!" she asked eagerly.

"From wherever you'd like!" the firebending princess confirmed.

"Alright, I'll come!" the little earthbender promised. "Now can I go to Air Temple Island?"

"Sure, but DON'T tell Tenzin!" the waterbender ordered.

"Whatever!" the earthbender yelled sprinting towards the docks as the ferry began to pull away. She bent the earth beneath her feet to launch herself through the air in a double flip, landing on the deck of the ferry like a little stowaway.

doctor-brown:

Can I have fan art of Lin, Kya, and Zuko’s Daughter on a pro-bending team together no okay

more like YOU’RE A FUCKING GENIUS YES OF COURSE I WILL OBLIGE obligatory headcanon notes: -Lin is team captain of the Flying Boars but is unsatisfied with their victories. she feels like there’s something more important she should be doing than playing games. -“Honora” joined because she was bored. she had her uniform tailored. -Kya is having a fucking blast and loves the attention. -Aang, Tenzin, Zuko and Sokka are nervous wrecks during matches. -Katara, Mai, Bumi and Toph know these girls are all badasses and are cheering the loudest. -there are no helmets or padding, other than elbow and knee pads. as Lin might say, “I can take a bit of water to the face.” -Kya invented probending and brought the team/tournament together for it. Toph invested in it, so they became the Flying Boars. -this is all my headcanon unless proven otherwise.

also did a full body ref for the old-timey uniforms:

yeah that was just about the coolest idea ever. thanks for letting me have at it.

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