Drabble: Book of Korra/Mulan Fusion
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So..someone on tumblr put gifs of Mako and Bolin side by side with gifs of Mulan and Shang and said....hey, Mako's scarf? Pretty much identical to Shangs Cape, also watch how they move. Mulan and Shang should be their parents in an AU.
So I made it happen.
“Hey, Bolin…If it’s not too weird, would you tell me about your parents,” Korra asked, keeping a careful eye on Mako across the gym floor. “He always gets that constipated look when I mention them. Like there’s something else he wants to say.”
Bolin went still, dropping the Pro Bending equipment he had been repairing. Korra had a flash of fear that she had over stepped when Bolin turned around with a huge smile.
“I’d love to talk about them. They were amazing!” His hands moved around wildly as he talked. “Our parents were Earth Kingdom. They grew up during the restructuring of the Earth Kingdom systems, under King Bumi’s son the first Emperor. Dad was a general in the army during the second invasion of the Hun District Rebel Army. There was a conscription demanding a male from every family so Mom pretended to be a guy and joined the army. She ended up under Dad and they defeated the Hun army. Twice.”
Korra’s jaw dropped. “Are you saying your parents were Ambassador Mulan Fa and General Shang? What are you guys even doing in Republic City? Shouldn’t you be living it up in Omashu?”
Bolin scratched the back of his neck. “I was born here. So was Mako. We didn’t want to move to a tiny farm in another nation. We wanted to stay here and the law says we can’t touch our inheritance until we’re seventeen. That’s why Mako works. You know, I was too small to remember much about them but that’s why I have Pabu! He’s our family guardian.”
Pabu twitched his whiskers from his perch of Bolin’s shoulder. Korra tried not to roll her eyes. “Uh huh,” she said. “That fire ferret is a fierce family guardian spirit.”
Bolin shrugged, making Pabu chirp in annoyance. “He’s shy around people. We’re lovers, not fighters.”
So..someone on tumblr put gifs of Mako and Bolin side by side with gifs of Mulan and Shang and said....hey, Mako's scarf? Pretty much identical to Shangs Cape, also watch how they move. Mulan and Shang should be their parents in an AU.
So I made it happen.
“Hey, Bolin…If it’s not too weird, would you tell me about your parents,” Korra asked, keeping a careful eye on Mako across the gym floor. “He always gets that constipated look when I mention them. Like there’s something else he wants to say.”
Bolin went still, dropping the Pro Bending equipment he had been repairing. Korra had a flash of fear that she had over stepped when Bolin turned around with a huge smile.
“I’d love to talk about them. They were amazing!” His hands moved around wildly as he talked. “Our parents were Earth Kingdom. They grew up during the restructuring of the Earth Kingdom systems, under King Bumi’s son the first Emperor. Dad was a general in the army during the second invasion of the Hun District Rebel Army. There was a conscription demanding a male from every family so Mom pretended to be a guy and joined the army. She ended up under Dad and they defeated the Hun army. Twice.”
Korra’s jaw dropped. “Are you saying your parents were Ambassador Mulan Fa and General Shang? What are you guys even doing in Republic City? Shouldn’t you be living it up in Omashu?”
Bolin scratched the back of his neck. “I was born here. So was Mako. We didn’t want to move to a tiny farm in another nation. We wanted to stay here and the law says we can’t touch our inheritance until we’re seventeen. That’s why Mako works. You know, I was too small to remember much about them but that’s why I have Pabu! He’s our family guardian.”
Pabu twitched his whiskers from his perch of Bolin’s shoulder. Korra tried not to roll her eyes. “Uh huh,” she said. “That fire ferret is a fierce family guardian spirit.”
Bolin shrugged, making Pabu chirp in annoyance. “He’s shy around people. We’re lovers, not fighters.”