A/N: I meant for this to be a one-shot, but if you want more let me know and I can write more.
They were separated so easily.
Asami fell against a rock and broke her leg open. She started shouting curses, but the pain quickly became so unbearable that she was reduced to incoherent shouts and gasps. Mako saw her fall and heard her leg crack, so he quickly sprinted to her. The fire bender formed a protective barrier in front of Asami while she crawled to the grimy wall. Using it as support, she leaned against it and clutched her leg. Now she was able to stifle her screams, but she could not help the heavy breathing and whimpering. Occasionally, Mako would look back at the poor girl. It pained him to see her in such a state. Her own blood seeped out from her own leg and poured out and down. The gash revealed her bones that were broken and twisted in such an unnatural way. Though Asami had ceased her anguished cries, tears streamed freely down her face and she tried to deal with the pain. Mako kept fending the mob of equalists off.
Chief Bei Fong had been separated from her police force. They had all been separated from her police force. No one was able to tell where they were, or even if they were still alive. Chief Bei Fong was also separated from the group. She and Bolin were cornered and fighting desperately to evade the chi blockers. Somewhere in the confusion Bolin had managed to be separated from his big brother. The two earth benders were tired, too tired. However, they stood their ground, and were determined not to lose.
Katara and Korra's mom had gotten separated too. Senna might not been as skilled as Katara, but spirits, she was willful. The two water benders furiously attempted to push the equalists back. But they were losing ground, and time.
Korra stood alone. Not even Naga stood beside her. The polar bear dog was being restrained on the other side of the huge underground room. Was this even a room? It didn't feel like one. It was cold, dark, and dirty. Everyone felt they were being suffocated by the smell of despair and dread that clouded the air. It felt like and endless cave, or maybe, the bottom of a pit. Perhaps it was a tomb, their tomb. The equalists were certainly determined to make this place into the Avatar's tomb. Korra fought, bravely, and took every blow. She became weak though. With every hit she got weaker. She fought at the front, doing her best to protect the broken group that fought scattered behind her. She tried to keep the equalists away from them. She used all her energy to keep them safe.
It was not supposed to happen this way.
They had it all planned out. Jinora had told Korra about the stories she was reading. She'd talk about how Katara's brother would always have a plan. How he'd carefully think things out.
That's how this was supposed to be. A team of six: Korra, Mako, Bolin, Katara, Chief Bei Fong, and Senna were going to infiltrate the equalist compound. The metal bender cops were supposed to be for back up. They were only to respond and step in if the worst case scenario happened. It happened. They had never imagined this many equalists in one place. The team was caught, and they were sent even lower into equalist territory to be killed immediately. They tried to fight them, but the equalists kept coming. A never ending army continued to charge at them.
It was supposed to be simple.
The metal benders couldn't even help after the team was taken and forced lower underground. Now the policemen were somewhere above this layer of earth, hopefully amongst the living.
Korra didn't know if her team was alive either. She never had time to turn back and look. She couldn't afford to. If she did, she could die, and the other four would soon follow. So she just fought and bending with everything she could, hoping that all this was to keep her six friends alive. She was bleeding, far too heavily. At this point she was completely convinced that she would not be standing if she wasn't the Avatar. For no normal bender could be able to take this much pain. Her bending had not been taken away, yet, and by the sounds she heard behind her, she assumed her friends had theirs too. She also assumed her friends were still alive. The only basis that she had was the sound of water flowing, fire blazing, and earth moving. It was enough to keep her going on.
They were all losing though. They had their bending, but for how long? The six were dangerously outnumbered and nothing could change that, even if by some miracle the metal benders showed up. Korra, Bolin, Mako, Senna, Katara, and Lin were no longer fighting to win, they were fighting for time. Time to hold out for just a little longer. Time to hold on to a glimmer of hope that they wouldn't die. Time to live.
Korra seemed to have the least amount of time. She was bruised, bleeding, and aching. Her breathing was heavy and her lungs were closing up. She was losing the control she needed to bend properly and strongly. She began to frantically bend this element and that, doing anything that might just push the equalists back for a while. Korra ignored her body's pleading, telling her to quit. Her brain was telling her that she couldn't take anymore kicks and electrocution. Somehow she kept going, and pushed her need for healing aside.
Somewhere, Senna screeched. It was a horrible, scared, blood curling screech.
Korra lost her concentration and whirled around to see her mother on her knees. An equalist had taken her bending away and then electrocuted her. Near her, Katara moved to bend the equalist away from Senna, but another equalist was faster. In a few punches, Katara's bending was gone and the water splashed to the ground. Then the same equalist took his electric rods out of his holster and advanced towards Katara.
Feelings of helplessness seeped through Korra's entire body and she screamed. Although, these feelings of distress did not last long. They were replaced by rage that surged through her body. She had a need for vengeance because these people- these horrid people- dared to touch her mother and Katara. She felt all her past lives come together.
The Avatar came alive.
Its eyes still showed its immense anger through the glowing light that came through it. Korra's body rose up from the ground and instantly turned to Senna, Katara, and their attackers. Water shot out and whipped the equalists away. Then fire blazed at the crowd closest to the rest of Korra's friends. The Avatar unleashed its fury on the equalists. The strength and skill of many avatars flowed through Korra's body. Equalists were flung about unceremoniously. The Avatar was angry and relentless. Waves of water crashed down on the army of nonbenders, followed by blazing fire, gusts of wind, and massive shifts in earth. The Avatar continued to rise as it brought about destruction all around.
Korra said something about the equalists going too far and having to pay with the pain they were causing. She said something about innocent benders losing their lives and their families because of them. She said all that, but she didn't sound like herself. She sounded like a chorus of people, powerful people, both male and female. Then she raised her arms with her palms facing outward and open. Instantly, she closed her hands together, making fists. The floor began to shake and the walls rumbled. The ceiling was no longer holding, and rocks and boulders began to fall.
"Korra's going to bring the whole place down. We'll all die along with them." Mako realized. The Avatar was going to cave the walls in. "Korra, you're going to kill us!" Mako shouted
The Avatar repeated the movements again and again, each time; the force of the earth bending grew stronger. Korra only faintly heard Mako.
"Korra. Honey, Come back! We are alive, Korra, please come back." Senna called
Somewhere, Korra heard her mother. Her body turned to look at her mom, who was still standing with Katara. She didn't cease her destructive motions.
"Korra, please. We're okay." Katara called to her. If Korra didn't leave the Avatar State soon, they would all be buried.
"Aang... I'm okay. Let her come back. I'm okay." Katara made her final attempt to her late husband. He was in there, just like Korra was.
Korra and Aang heard Katara. Tears started to flow from Korra's eyes, and she stopped her earth bending. Korra's body slowly began to float down, and her eyes dimmed.
Suddenly Korra was frozen in mid-air. An equalist had managed to get close enough to Korra while she was looking at Senna and Katara. The Equalist fired an electric wire around Korra, and it wrapped around her waist, electrocuting her. The lives of the Avatar flowed through her once more, and her eyes glowed again. Just as soon as it came back, it was gone, and Korra was by herself. She fell through mid air.
Korra landed with a thud. There was no scream of pain, no anger, and no sign that she was alive. She dropped and remained where she landed. Her past lives have left her, and everyone hoped her current life was still with her. A second of shock stunned everyone into silence. The moment was over shortly when Mako shouted and unleashed hot fire at the equalists. Senna and Katara soon followed suit, running towards where Korra had fallen and knocking away any equalist. The three would not let anyone try to touch Korra's body. And if she was dead, they would not let her go in vain. Fire and water came together in a powerful harmony.
Lin and Bolin tried to hold up the structure as much as they could. They made shaky foundations and mended some cracks, but the work of the Avatar was no match for two earth benders, even if one was the daughter of the greatest earth bender.
The equalists initially tried to fight back, but Mako, Senna, and Katara had too much rage and new-found energy for any of the remaining equalists to beat them. They had also realized that the underground hideout is breaking down and soon it would cave in. shocked and horrified, they all ran.
Only fire was left. There were puddles on the floor and the rocks were falling, but Mako's flames were engulfing. Tonight was when he'd done his most powerful bending. He'd never felt such intensity before. The hot flames danced around sadly, as if they knew the cause for all the grief.
"We can't hold out!" Bolin cried to his brother. His voice was raspy and he was breathing too hard. "We have to go!"
Mako, Senna, and Katara dashed towards Korra, hoping for the best.
"She's alive." Lin said sullenly. She was still attempting to bend the place, but one hand felt the floor.
Mako had to know for himself. Even if Lin's mother was Toph, even if she had learned to sense these things, he had to know himself. He pressed his finger onto Korra's wrist and felt her faint heart beat. His heart soared at the knowledge she was alive, but sunk at the realization that such a slow hear beat meant she did not have long. Her chest rose slightly, so slightly that Mako almost didn't notice. All that mattered to Mako was that Korra was breathing and her heart was beating. She wasn't out of time yet.
"I can heal her." Katara said from somewhere behind him. "But only after my bending comes back. For now, we need to get out."
Mako silently turned to face the others. "Let's go." He said mournfully. "Asami needs help." Asami had fallen unconscious against the wall because the seering pain in her leg caused her to black out. Or was it the lack of blood? Both?
Katara and Senna went to Asami, who regained her senses as the women approached. She wrapped her arms around them and used the women for support as she stood on one leg. She swallowed the pain bravely. Bolin and Chief Lin did what they could until the moment it was time for them to all run out. Lin moved to lead the way so that she could easily bend new routes for their escape. Bolin took over in aiding Asami and supported her easily.
Mako shifted to pick up Korra. Her skin was cold to the touch and covered in blood, bruises, cuts, and scratches. He gently placed an arm under her waist, and the other under her legs, and picked her unconscious form off of the floor. She did not make any movement or noise what so ever. Korra's arm hanged limply on the side. Mako held her close and ran off with everyone else as the walls crumbled around them.
He'd carry her home.
A/N: Wow what did I just write?
