Chapter 14
Hiroshi Sato was giving a speech on how the Equalists have won, and that Amon took over the Republic City government, defeated the Council members and drove the Avatar away. The people in the crowd cheered. At the back of the crowd stood two figures, which were quietly observing the rally.
The shorter person pointed in a different direction, and the couple walked away from the rally. They approached one large boulder. The shorter person Earth bent the boulder, creating a whole in the ground; the couple jumped in before closing the entrance.
"I cannot believe that Amon has achieved so much, argh, I am so angry, I just want to go and punch some Equalists," spoke Korra as she took off her mask.
"Korra, I understand what you are going through. I have been personally affected by this revolution, and I feel anger at my father. But we need to act strategically if we want to defeat Amon, who has proven already a master strategist. We need to find weak spots and use them to defeat the Equalists," spoke Asami as she removed her mask as well.
"Asami, I, I just want to defeat Amon! This man hurt me!" spoke Korra as she sent fire at a nearby wall in the cave.
"We will defeat him, but first lets talk to our friends," smiled Asami as the two young women returned to their base of operations.
"Korra, Asami, are you alright? We were worried," spoke Mako
"We are fine, Korra just anxious to fight the Equalists," spoke Asami
"Korra!" shouted Jinora as she ran towards the Avatar before hugging her.
"Jinora, we will save your family, don't worry. I am sure they escaped," Korra reassured the young Air bender who made a weak smile, "Now, why don't you go find something to read?"
Jinora smiled and formed an air ball, before running away on it. "You are quite good with children," smiled Asami, "I am sure you would be a good mother someday,"
Korra looked at Asami and blushed. "I have to practice my bending forms," spoke the Avatar quickly before she ran away from Asami, who shook her head.
A few hours later the hobo named Gommu called the Team Avatar to share the food he found. "Here you go, I worked extra hard to make this delicious soup," spoke the hobo as he began putting soup in the plates. Since Jinora did not want to eat the meat, she found some vegetables and fruits instead.
Bolin tasted the soup firsts. "This is the best street made soup I ever had," spoke Bolin as Asami decided to try the soup.
"Eww," spoke Asami as she spat the soup back in her bowl, before putting it on the ground. Pabu quickly ran towards the food and began to eat it.
"Asami," smiled Korra as Asami looked at her friend.
"I am fine, just not hungry," spoke Asami as she stood up.
"Wait, I would like to talk to you," spoke Korra as Asami nodded, and the two walked towards Naga, before sitting next to her side.
"Korra, I know that we are facing hard times right now, and I am not accustomed to this life, but I will do everything I can to help you. I care for you, and I will help you whenever you need any help," spoke Asami as Korra hugged her.
Since General Iroh would not arrive any time soon, the two friends lay next to each other and fell asleep. They eventually settled lying next to each other, so that their heads and body touched.
A few hours passed. Jinora actually managed to find a book to read, so she decided to read the book to see if there was anything interesting there. Bolin played some version of pro bending with a few hobos who lived in the underground compound. Mako decided to take a walk, and with the help of one hobo exited the cave to look around.
An Equalist spotted him. Mako dodged the attacks and then quickly defeated the lone Equalist. "What do you know about Amon's plans?" asked Mako as he created fire on his fist.
"Please, I just know that Amon plans to have some big meeting tomorrow mid day, where he will have some special event," spoke the Equalist.
"Alright," replied Mako as he tied the Equalist and left him in the city, before returning to the underground cave. Before Mako was ready to go back, he spotted some ships on the horizon.
"Korra, General Iroh is here," spoke Mako as he ran quickly back to the camp, where he found the two young women peacefully sleeping, while leaning on each other for comfort.
"Ahem, Korra?" spoke Mako as Korra woke up and realized that she and Asami fell asleep while leaning on each other.
"Asami?" questioned Korra
"Mako has some news," spoke Korra as Asami nodded and two stood up.
"Asami, about what happened," began Korra
'Lets deal with the current situation, and after this is all over we can talk about our feelings for each other," spoke Asami as the heiress walked towards Mako, Bolin, and Jinora.
"Our feelings?" thought Korra as she blushed, "Asami really does love me!"
The Team Avatar assembled by their dining table. "I saw General Iroh's ships, they will be here shortly," spoke Mako
"Great. Now we need to meet with the reinforcements," smiled Korra as Asami put her hand on Korra's shoulder.
"See? It is nice to be patient, and we did not need to resort to reckless actions," smiled Asami as the group ran towards another entrance to the cave and looked at the upcoming fleet.
"I don't see any mecha tanks," spoke Asami as she looked at the shores of the Republic City.
"And I don't see any airships. Where are the Equalists?" asked Korra
"Oh no," spoke Jinora as the four teenagers looked at her.
"Jinora?" asked Korra
"I saw another machine that Equalists created. They were smaller, faster, and more maneuverable than the Airships," spoke Jinora as the navy entered the Republic City's waters. Immediately, this set of hidden mines that were in the water, which damaged the ships.
"It's a trap! Prepare to fire," spoke General Iroh, as he stood on the first ship, looking at the Republic City. The General was correct, as the ships activated more hidden mines. Soon, planes flew in the air and began bombing the fleet.
"I need to help," spoke Korra as she jumped in the water and began swimming towards the battle.
"Korra," spoke Mako with concern
"Bro, I don't think we can do anything," spoke Bolin as he looked at his brother.
"I know, but we should be able to do something," spoke Mako
"I have an idea, but I need your help Mako," spoke Asami as Mako nodded.
Two teenagers soon stood at the end of a small cliff. "Are you sure about this Asami? I mean, I never flew before," spoke Mako
"Don't worry. You will create fire to make us fly, while Jinora will use Air bending to manipulate the Air currents while holding to her glider. This will form a mini machine similar to what my father has built. When we get close to one of those machines, I will jump towards a plane, and take a hold of it, while you two will safely descend on the shore," spoke Asami
"I don't know," spoke Mako skeptically, "Are you sure that Jinora will be able to hold two adults with her glider?' asked Mako
"I can do that provided you create enough fire to propel us in the air," spoke Jinora as Mako nodded. Jinora grabbed her glider; Mako grabbed her legs, while Asami grabbed the glider on its top surface.
Jinora jumped and Mako instantly created a lot of fire, which propelled the three people in the air. "This is harder than I thought," spoke Jinora even though she managed to lift them in the air.
"Mako, can you propel and fly by yourself?" asked Asami
"I think so now, yes," spoke Mako
"Good," replied Asami as she slided down and grabbed Mako, while Jinora dropped and glided to the shore.
"Just get me to one of these machines," spoke Asami as Mako used his last strength and actually approached one plane. Asami did not hesitate and jumped on it, throwing the pilot out, before seizing controls. Mako saw this and then sighed before using his fire bending jumping into water. Korra saw this and formed and water slide with ice so that Mako could safely get into water.
Korra then formed a water tornado around her, and propelled herself upwards, catching bombs and redirecting them at the planes. She noticed that Asami was also flying in the field and taking down the other planes, one by one.
"Asami, you should not be helping benders," spoke the man as Asami looked up. She saw that her father noticed her, and then dropped a bomb, which while missed, caused Asami's plane to collide with another.
"I am going down," spoke Asami as her plane began to descend, and before it crashed by the shores, Asami jumped out of the plane into the water. The other pilot followed her, but before he could do anything, Bolin threw a rock at him, scaring the pilot away, and helping Asami out of the water.
"Thank you Bolin," spoke Asami as she then looked at her plane, "I think I could fix this, I just need some time to study its designs,"
Bolin nodded and created an Earth wall around them, protecting the two while Asami began her analysis of the plane that she just used, which was partly broken. She quickly realized that the engine was not damaged; only one of the wings suffered significant damage. The heiress smiled.
While Asami and Bolin were on the beach, Korra also saved General Iroh, who dropped into water. "My fleet, Amon destroyed it all," spoke Iroh. Korra looked at both Fire benders and then grabbed them, before water bending the three of them towards the shore.
"Avatar Korra, it is unfortunate that our first meeting was in such circumstances, but I will help you with this situation. We first need to warn Commander Bumi of the second division of moving to the safe location, since the Equalists made sure nobody could enter the harbor.
Korra nodded. The two groups later regrouped in the cave, where after Korra healed Iroh's hand, the Team Avatar began discussing the plans.
"That's it, we need to find Amon and finish this," spoke Korra, "I will face Amon myself, and you all defeat Hiroshi's machines,"
"I don't think we need to split up," cautioned her General Iroh
"I agree, we should work together, and we need to make a new strategy," spoke Asami
"I have some information that can be useful. I interrogated one Equalist who told me that Amon will have a rally tomorrow during mid day with some special event," spoke Mako
"Perfect. We will first take down my father, and then we fight Amon and end this war," spoke Asami
"I still don't like to wait. I agree this seems reasonable but it does not mean I have to like it. I need some fresh air," spoke Korra as she went to put on her Equalist costume.
"Korra, wait, I am coming with you. We should not be travelling alone," spoke Asami as she quickly approached Korra
Korra nodded and the two women changed into their enemy uniform before exiting the cave, and walking around on the ground. "Have you heard? Amon put a former Council member on Air Temple Island, but he did not allow anyone to visit the prisoner," spoke one Equalist to his comrade.
"I know, right? But Amon probably hates that Tarrlok guy, I mean he was a serious douchebag, and he rally hated benders, which is why Amon probably wants to keep him in a solitary confinement," spoke the other Equalist, as the two walked away.
"Korra?" spoke Asami
"Let's visit Tarrlok. He might tell us something about Amon, and even if not, I seriously need to scream at someone right now," spoke Korra as Asami chuckled and shook her hand. The two friends then journeyed to the Air Temple Island to speak with former Councilman Tarrlok.
A/N: next chapter Korra and Asami speak with Tarrlok.