It was another ordinary day at the police station for Mako, still a detective as he had been for about seventeen years now. In the years since Kuvira was defeated, he'd formed a relationship with & married the radio communications assistant at the Republic City Chief Police Headquarters, Azalea. They had first met passing each other in the halls of the station, & today a new message arrived on the telephone system in Mako's office she helped operate. He lifted the receiver to his ear & heard a loud panic; "The Avatar has just been killed by a car bomb!". He dropped the receiver and rushed to the racetrack. He could see the smoke as he drove closer and closer to the building. An announcer sprinted to him, sayin "Asami and several others were killed as well!". Mako collapsed to his knees in dumbstruck silence. A clattering sound approached him until he felt Azalea tugging him upwards. He felt himself being dragged into a corner in a hallway while fire crews got to work on the track. Her grey eyes framed by soft brown hair and red lips looked into his when she lifted his chin. "We have to solve this..." she whispered.
