Instinct kicked in for Korra almost immediately. She had to force her mind to shut off so she didn't panic at the sight in front of her. It wouldn't do she or Asami any good.

She pushed the door again, it wouldn't open enough for Korra to squeeze through so she stepped back and pulled it halfway closed before grasping between the door and the frame. She then grabbed the other side of the door with her left hand and in one swift motion, she completely ripped it off the hinges.

She dropped it behind her, just enough out of the way before striding quickly back into the bathroom where Asami was trying to pull herself up.

"Whoa, relax." Korra said, grabbing a towel off the rack and cradling Asami's head under her arm. She felt the question 'what happened' seeping into her mind but fought the urge to ask. Asami's scared eyes showed that she clearly didn't know what was going on either.

Korra cleaned Asami's face as best she could before putting the towel in the sink and hooking her arms under Asami's legs and back.

Lifting Asami up wasn't hard, though Korra's bad arm wained a bit, it was maneuvering her out of the bathroom without smacking her head against the wall that was trick.

She managed to sashay out the door carefully enough as she felt Asami's cold body against the bare skin of her arms. Korra could feel the panic starting to seep in again, she forced it away as she moved down the hallway with Asami in her arms towards the kitchen.

"Tenzin!" She cried, drawing both he and his wife's attention. Pema gasped at the sight of Asami. Despite her best efforts Korra couldn't get all the blood off of her face and a good amount had spilled onto her white pajamas.

"Spirits, Korra what happened?" Tenzin said, rushing towards them.

"I found her like this in the bathroom. I don't know what's wrong!"

Tenzin eyed Asami who was still awake and alert, but clearly in a lot of discomfort as she harshly tried to swallow what Korra could only assume was blood.

"Korra, your arm." Tenzin said, staring at her worriedly.

"I'm fine! Focus on Asami! What do we do for her?" Every nerve in Korra's body is sizzling. Like fire is threatening to pour from her throat and spill out of her mouth.

It had happened before.

With a nod, Tenzin seemed to refocus on the girl in Korra's arms. "The healer wasn't awake when I went and checked but we can hurry her along."

And that's all Korra needed as she began walking much faster than Tenzin towards the same room she was in just yesterday for treatment.

Asami was taking long, slow breaths and Korra slowed her pace down and looked at the girl in her arms.

"You okay?" She asked and Asami nodded a little. Korra didn't believe her because there were tears falling from her eyes.

Once they reached the healer's room, Korra opened the door slightly only to find her sitting at a table sipping tea and not really doing anything at all to be ready.

With force, Korra kicked the door open the rest of the way, causing the older woman to nearly fall off her stool in surprise.

"Do you think we normally call for a healer this early in the morning when it's not important?!" Korra knew her voice was too loud. She knew she was shouting and knew that it was probably a bit too much. But she was freaking out and wasn't really in control of her emotions.

Still, the results are what she wanted as the woman stumbled off her chair, spilled her tea and guided them towards the room she'd set up for healing Korra the day before.

When Korra glanced down at Asami, she noticed that the girl in her arms was looking at her.

"Be nice." Asami said, her smile trying as best it could and Korra felt a wave of affection burn through her.

"Okay," The healer started. "You need to put her in the water and help her out of her clothes. I'll only be able to examine her right now, pinpoint what the problem is."

With a nod, Korra tucked Asami a bit closer to her, fatigue from her injury started to set in a bit but she ignored it and took a step into the pool.

The water was warm, comforting and Korra could feel it climbing up her body and she hoisted her good arm, the one where Asami's head was, up to keep her face from going under and found the step to place her on.

Gently, Korra sat Asami on the step. As she did, Korra heard Tenzin excuse himself when Korra grasped the bottom of Asami's pajama top.

This was not how Korra pictured her first time seeing Asami topless. She caught the look in Asami's eyes as well and they stared at one another for a moment. Then Asami smiled and knew they were thinking the same thing. It was a bit reassuring that Asami seemed to be holding herself up as Korra lifted the shirt up and over her head.

When it was removed and she was exposed, Korra never broke eye contact with her and, without thinking, she kissed Asami gently, her hands cupping Asami's cheeks before the healer let out a cough that drew them apart.

"You're going to have to step outside." The healer said and Korra shot her a glare. She hadn't even considered leaving the pool.

"Why?" She demanded.

The healer remained calm, her arms crossed. "Because I need a peaceful environment and your energy right now is anything but. I won't be able to get a good read on her with your anger and frustration coursing through the air."

As a healer herself, Korra knew this was true and nodded in defeat. She glanced at Asami who gave her another smile and Korra stepped out of the pool and forced herself not to looked back as she exited.

"Korra!" It was Mako's voice calling her and in the distance she could see the ferry retreating from the island and knew he'd just arrived. Bolin and Opal were in tow. "We were just coming to check on you and heard about Asami. I—I…you're…what's going on?" He stumbled on his words, clearly thrown off by her appearance.

Korra's hair was a mess atop her head, her white tank top and baggy pants are soaked through and she still couldn't control the way her hands were shaking.

"We're not sure." Jinora answered for her, and Korra felt the urge to openly thank her because right now Korra just wanted punch something. Or break down and cry. Maybe both. "Korra found her on the floor in the bathroom, she was coughing up blood."

Korra saw it first. Bolin and Mako were listening to Jinora tell the story of what happened and at some point Tenzin came in and started to suggest to Korra that she should go and change.

But she saw the boat speeding across the water towards them before anyone else did. It had colors she'd never seen before. None matching any of the Four Nations and when she stepped away from everyone while they were still talking to her they all followed her movement with confusion.

By the time everyone else noticed, the boat was slowing down just near the dock of Air Temple Island. The world was quiet for a minute, all eyes watching this strange boat. Then a man stood up and walked to the edge and Korra saw him curl his arms in front of him and with that rose a wave of water from beneath and then three other people jumped off the boat and onto the dock and started sprinting towards them.

Mako and Bolin reacted first, because Korra was still watching the water bender on the boat. But soon enough the men running towards them were throwing fire and rocks and battling with the brothers while Opal and Jinora retreated to get some much needed help.

"Left!" Tenzin called, drawing Korra's gaze to see not one, but two more similar boats coming in. She only turned for a split second, but when she did, the water bender hurled the wave he'd been holding at her and Korra reacted by freezing the entire thing in mid motion.

The bender leapt off his boat and into the water and Korra squeezed her hands together and the ice began to crack in just the right spot down the middle and she air bent the top half to topple over and destroy the boat they'd rode in on.

The other two boats were coming but when Jinora and Opal returned they had about five more air benders with them including Ikki and Meelo who were dolling out orders just like their dad who was turning to assist.

Korra's attention drew to Mako and Bolin in their struggle. Mako was hiding behind a wall that Bolin had drawn up from the ground and would peek out to shoot precise fireballs at them. However the three benders they were facing were fast and able to dodge them easily.

The fight was taking place just outside the room where Asami was being treated and Korra had no doubt they could hear everything but so far the healer hadn't come running out so Korra knew they were still in there.

Reaching up, Korra grabbed at her bad shoulder and rolled it a few times. It felt well enough, all things considered.

That feeling was coming back to her, the fire boiling in her chest and threatening to escape.

These were the assassins, the ones Asami mentioned from the cave. She could tell by what they were wearing, by how they fought. Not really attacking but making you work and wear yourself out.

Suddenly, Korra was sprinting towards the men firing on Mako and Bolin. She ran right past both of them, past their protective wall and straight for the assassins. They threw fire at her, she glided past each attack without much effort and, on some sort of whim Korra couldn't recognize, she felt the urge to fight them.

The first one swung a fireball at her, but Korra ducked it and invaded his personal space by hooking his arm at the shoulder and ducking behind his back. The one behind him came up on her but Korra sent a kick back into his stomach that had him reeling. It gave her enough time to take the man she had a hold of and wrap her arm around his neck. Korra lifted him up off the ground, his legs sticking out and swung him like a battle axe at the man she'd kicked before. She used his partners legs to knock him onto his back before casually tossing the other to the ground with a thud.

The third man watched all of this, his eyes a bit wide but he steeled himself and nodded as Korra stood her ground and waited for him to attack.

She noticed that he was wearing thick, black gloves and he had a smirk on his face that only made Korra angrier.

He slowly crossed his arms in front of his chest before slinging them to his sides and, in the process, two burning extensions of fire formed on his hands like samurai blades.

Stalking towards her, Korra didn't move. She heard Mako scream at her but she ignored it. The fire samurai approached her with force and swung.

Korra flowed like water. She ducked when he went high, she jumped back when he tried to go for her stomach, hopped when he went for her legs and with each furious lash he sent at her. She dodged it effortlessly.

When he went for a bigger swing, Korra ducked his right hand and in the process caught a grip on his left wrist, just above where the fire was. It was hot, she could feel it on the fringes of her skin but she was stronger than him and raised that arm up above his head. He came at her with the other but she caught it all the same and was now holding his fire bearing arms above his head and staring him directly in the eyes.

All of his arrogance from before was gone.

Just as Korra let go of his arms, she screamed a ball of fire from the depths of her lungs. The force sent him flying through the air and smacking onto the ground with a violent smack.

When she turned around, Bolin and Mako were staring at her in awe and a little bit of fear because, well, she just breathed fire.

In the distance she could see the Air Benders still fighting and started towards them.

But…

Korra stretched her right arm out on instinct and froze the lash of water that was barreling at her and caught it in her hand. She squeezed into a fist and the ice crushed into nothing and scattered across the ground. The water bender from the boat was there and coiling his arms back with water attacks at the ready.

With a sharp tugging motion, Korra pulled the water he had prepared towards herself and it wrapped around him like a rope, pulling him towards her. When he was close enough, Korra threw her fist in his face with everything she had. Knocking him out cold.

Opening her hands, Korra drew up the earth beneath the water bender and encased him in the rock below like a vice. He wouldn't be an immediate problem now.

"Do the same with them." Korra barked, pointing at the three men she'd taken down behind her.

Bolin nearly fell over himself at her orders as Korra moved away from them towards the air benders.

"Avatar Korra!" She heard a voice and turned to see the healer poking her head out the door and staring wide eyed at the chaos.

Korra glanced at the fight ensuing, it looked like the air benders were doing okay, they severely outnumbered the assassins and Korra knew this was not really an attack to win a war. It was a message if anything.

Looking back at Bolin and Mako, she sent them to go help the others before racing towards the healer and ducking inside.

"I had to practically wrestle her to keep her in the pool." The healer said and Korra saw Asami trying to get out and this only made her move faster to stop her.

"Hey, hey," Korra placed her hands on Asami's shoulders, holding her steady. "Slow down, Satobot." The foreign nickname just slipped out, Korra would wonder where it came from later.

Asami looked her in the eyes with distress. "What's happening?"

"Just a little drop in from our assassin friends." Asami scanned Korra's body, no doubt for injuries. "I'm fine. There's a few of them left but Tenzin and the others have it under control." Korra offered a smile. "You were right, we're not out of the woods yet."

However Asami only frowned and nodded.

Korra turned her gaze to the healer. "Did you figure out what was wrong." Korra asked and immediately felt Asami tense in her arms.

The healer sighed as the noise outside began to die down.

"She's been poisoned." The word alone sent Korra's heart into her stomach. "I can't help her."