Leap
Standing on the back of Tenzin's sky bison, wind whistling in her ears, Lin knew they could do it. The air tossed her hair about and the adrenaline pounding in her veins fed her lies, happy lies charged with the thrill of their escape only minutes before. They'd be fine. They'd—
"Faster, Oogi!"
She heard the note of urgency in Tenzin's voice and it gave her pause as she squinted out at the air ships. The Equalists were speeding up. But surely, she thought, her rag-tag team could still make it. Lin was sure of herself as she dodged the first net the Equalists threw at them, her metal whip tearing it into shreds. She was sure of herself until the last glance at the kids who had fought so bravely before.
Children. They were children. And now they stared at her, wide-eyed and helpless, silently looking to her for the solution. Lin was sure that she would stay with them,that she would not have to sacrifice herself, until she turned to look back.
The terror in their eyes is enough to make her go.
Author's Note: So I am doing a series of ficlets that will be mostly about Lin and Amon. Slight Lin x Amon but nothing too smutty, unless people beg me for it, I suppose. Constructive criticism and comments are always welcome!