All she remembers is her mother's face. A face of betrayal; mixed with fear and subtle surprise. If only she saw it coming. If only she had put herself in front of that bullet of betrayal, rather than hiding by and watching it happen before her very own eyes. Iroh holds her back just in time, or else she would've gone straight after her father right then and there. So many emotions filled her being and she screamed into Iroh's hand that muffled her. She was grateful she had someone there to support her and hold her as she wept into their shoulder for hours and hours. She screams her mother's name over and over again, and Iroh pleads for her to quiet down, though he knows very well she won't. Her body shakes so hard and tears never cease until they arrive back at their hiding spot, which then she just brings herself to the bed and cries herself to sleep. She has dreams; dreams of her mother holding her and whispering good night. Dreams of her smiling and laughing as Korra explains how she punched a boy for picking on her friend when she was little, and the way her mother's eyes lit up when she called her 'her little Avatar'. Dreams of her hugging her and telling her how proud she is of what she's doing and to never stop until she's done. She's not surprised when she wakes in the middle of the night with a wet face and puffy eyes. When she looks at the full moon outside, she remembers everything. And as the sudden feeling of bitterness settles upon her, she makes the decision never to stop for her mother. For Senna.
"Your name is Tonraq, and you used to be my father." Korra whispers with such bitterness you could practically taste it. Asami's eyes widen as Tonraq frowns, "What do you mean by 'used to be'? I still am and will always be your father." "No. You will never be the father you were before. You don't deserve it." Korra bites back the urge to scream at him. His face is filled with frustration, she can tell, and she wants him to feel the pain of loss. She wants him to feel the way she felt. Asami looks to Korra with fearful eyes. Everything made so much more sense now! She was afraid to face her father, the president! How could she be so stupid! Asami wanted to kick herself at her stupidity. Yet she remains seated, watching the scene of family turmoil unfold before her. "Alright Korra, if you feel that way. But she deserved it." Surprisingly, Korra keeps her head down, though she can see tears and her fists are clenched so hard she could see white on her knuckles. "She kept secrets from me. I can't have my own wife keeping secrets. She was going to bring me down, so I did what I had to do. She had a secret, and in the end, still kept it. I admire her for that, but she was a dull woman. She knew what would happen, yet she did it anyway. I don't even remember why I loved her." That must have ticked Korra off, because right then, in that moment, the ties on her wrists are suddenly ripped off by sheer strength, and Korra lunges at her own father, gripping his throat and screaming, "YOU BASTARD! YOU COWARD! YOU MONSTER!" Asami takes the moment to stand with the chair and swinging her body so it hits the two guards that sit in the room with them, causing them to fly back into the wall and lose conciseness. As Asami puts a hand on Korra's shoulder, Korra calms herself and grips on Tonraq's throat harder, causing him to squirm underneath her. "She had a secret. She was hiding someone. Her secret was she knew it was me. She was hiding my identity from you. So that you would kill her, instead of me. How do you feel now?" And with that, she jumps up, grabs Asami, and runs out the opened cell door, never looking back.
"Korra, I'm so sorry. I never would have guessed…" Asami tries to say when the two run frantically down the prison halls. Korra shakes her head, "It's fine. I mean, I couldn't tell anyone. What would the world think of me if I told them I was the president's daughter?" She states, gripping the green-eyed girls hand harder as they now run up a flite of stairs. Asami can tell the tan girl is worn; she limps on her left leg, and winces every time she steps. Yet she keeps moving, and Asami can't help but admire her. "I'm sorry about your mom. She's a brave woman for doing that for you." Korra actually gives a small smile, before stopping midway on a flat part of the stairs, turning around and quickly pulling Asami to her for a desperate kiss. Green eyes flutter shut as Asami slides her hands around Korra's neck, and Korra responds by grasping for her hips and sliding her arms around them. They stand like that for a while; memorizing each other's lips and feeling each other's warmth. Finally they let go for air, and they touch foreheads. "Korra, there's something I have to say to you. I-"But before Asami could get the words out, a door bursts open and guards file in from a pair of stairs below them. Korra immediately pulls Asami with her and flies up the stairs, reaching another door and pulling it open. "Where's Bolin?" Korra calls to her friend. "I- I'm not sure. I kind of just ran out when I heard your conversation with your dad." Korra falters in her step, "You heard that?" Asami nods, "Yeah. Everyone did." Asami is now running alongside the tan girl, and her blue eyes slide down before sliding back up again. "I'm sorry about your dad, 'Sami." She says as they turn a sharp right. "It's alright. I figured it'd happen eventually." Asami says slowly, and they turn another corner before meeting the rest of their group from down the hall.
"Asami! Korra!" One man calls to them, as they carry Bolin around their shoulders. "Bolin! Are you feeling alright?" Korra runs up to him and looks in his eyes for life. "Y-Yeah. I'm starting.." He couldn't finish as his voice broke midway. His face was paler than before she saw him, and her heart sank. She looks to Bolin, leaning and whispering something in- audible in his ear. He takes a small nod. "Damn it." Korra struggles not to cry at her friend turning into a zombie right before her eyes. "Okay, get the door on the roof, alright? Let's move!" Quickly her team follows her down the various halls and up random stairs until the fly through the roof door, the shadows of night fill the air around them and the full moon sits alone in the sky. A sound of a helicopter is nearby, which means Mako had this covered way before Korra had planned. She smiles a bit, but returns to her serious expression. The helicopter soon appears, and Korra points, "Jump!"
Her teams responds instantly, jumping one by one from the roof to the helicopter that flies close enough to it. Soon it reaches halfway through their team when the roof door yet again bursts open and guards fill the cemented roof. "Gun!" Korra yells, and one of her comrades tosses one to her. She grabs ahold, turning swiftly and aiming to please. One by one, bodies drop to the floor and her team continues to jump on the flying machine. "Korra, come on!" Asami shouts her, and Korra runs as if time has slowed. The blades on the copter are slowly cutting the air; Asami's hair whips back and forth and her mouth moves as Korra runs, the gravel cement kicking up as she digs her feet into the ground. She readies herself for a leap, and when she does, a hand catches her ankle and she flies straight down, her hand barely gripping the helicopter railing. "You're not going anywhere!" She looks back to see a guard clenching his teeth and gripping her ankle tightly. Korra looks to see guards running with something big in their hands from below, and just when Asami reaches her hand out to her, Korra looks one last time to the person she cares so much for, the person who she can tell anything to, the person who keeps her going, and yells: "GO!" Asami screams and Korra let's go of the railing, falling to the roof and guards immediately tackle her and grab her arms, pulling them behind her. "NOOO!" Asami screams again as tears flip through the air. Hands hold her back as she tries to jump out after the blue-eyed girl, until the helicopter does what is was commanded and starts to fly away. "KORRA!" Asami reaches out for her, "I LOVE YOU!"
Alright, I'm so sorry. And mean. I am terribly mean. Don't worry though, because there is totally more to come. It's not the end! But what have you thought of so far? I am really sad that Korra sacrificed herself so her team and Asami could get out alive. So, what do you think will happen to Korra? AND Bolin? You'll find out soon enough. Review any questions or answers to my questions. I wanna know what you guys think!
-PMI