Chapter 25
After Unalaq reassured Korra that he would give her parents a fair trial, the Avatar left to speak with her friends. She knew that she needed Asami's help, and others could also provide some helpful advice.
When Korra arrived, she saw that the Team Avatar was sitting in the room. "Hey Korra," spoke Asami
"My parents were arrested," spoke Korra
"What?" spoke the other three members of the team Avatar
"You heard me. Apparently my Uncle thinks that they are traitors and he put them on a trial with the other people he considers rebels," spoke Korra, "I feel so helpless, how good an Avatar am I that I cannot help my own family?"
"That's nonsense Korra, you are a great Avatar. You already stopped the Equalists. You can resolve this conflict as well," spoke Asami
"Yes Korra. We will help you," spoke Bolin
"Thank you guys," spoke Korra, "I just wish I could do something about this. I am out of the ideas,"
Suddenly the doors opened, and Eska and Desna entered the room with a few guards. "We are looking for Varrick," spoke Eska
"Father wants him to stand trial," commented Desna as the guards looked around, but found no traces of Varrick.
"We will see you again. Boyfriend, bow to me," spoke Eska
"But I am not," began Bolin
"Boyfriend!" Eska raised her voice
"Yes, mighty Eska," spoke Bolin as he dropped on the ground and bowed to the Princess of the Southern Water Tribe.
"Let's leave them, sister," spoke Desna as Eska nodded and the two left,
"Bolin, you cannot have her treat you like this," spoke Asami as Bolin stood up.
"But Eska is soo scary," spoke Bolin
"Look Bolin, I will help you deal with my cousin, but we are currently have bigger problems," spoke Korra as Bolin nodded
"You should run as fast as you could from her," spoke Varrick from somewhere, but the group could not see him.
"Varrick? Where are you?" asked Asami as the bear's mouth opened, and Varrick showed his face.
"Varrick," spoke Bolin,
"You can come out, the coast is clear," spoke Mako
"No way Mister. I won't until it is one hundred and thirty seven percent safe," spoke Varrick as he chuckled
"I need to finalize our agreement," spoke Asami
"We can do it later. I need to first go to the Republic City," spoke the man as he then looked at Bolin
"Hey Bolin, I heard that Unalaq arrested my fellow rebels. I need your help," spoke Varrick as the stuffed platypus bear lifted its tail and a thick stack of yuans dropped on the ground.
"Wow, that a lot of money. What do I need this for?" asked Bolin
"Bribery of course! There is always someone who will look another way if you give them enough yuans," smiled Varrick
"No," spoke Asami
"No?" asked Varrick
"Asami?" questioned Korra
"I said no. If we are going to resolve this Civil War we need to do it in a right way. I did not become a President only to become a participant in shady deals," spoke Asami
"Asami's right, we need to do what's right. Unalaq reassured me that he appointed the most fair and responsible judge," spoke Korra
"I sincerely doubt this. Has Unalaq appointed defense? Has he," began Asami
"Okay, I get it, you are the President of the Republic City, but I like my freedom, thank you very much," spoke Varrick
"Well, when you put it this way," began Bolin
"Bro, I agree with Asami and Korra," spoke Mako
"If we will not bribe anyone, what are we going to do?" asked Korra
"Honey, let me do the talking. I am sure that Unalaq could not do anything. But first, we need Varrick," spoke Asami as Korra nodded
"Why do you need me? I wont come out," spoke Varrick
"Fine, but if you want us to leave you in the heart of Unalaq's forces," began Asami as the bear dropped on the ground, and Varrick quickly climbed out. Zhu Li followed him.
"You were in there with your assistant?" quested Bolin as Asami looked at him.
"Not the time, bro," spoke Mako
"So what do you want me to do?" asked Varrick as Asami took a pair of handcuffs from her pocket and put them on Varrick.
"Wait a minute," spoke Varrick
"Now, trust me, and I will get all of us out of here," spoke Asami
"Where did you get these?" asked Mako
"Well, I saw them in one shop, and bought them for private use," spoke Asami as Korra's face turned into a tomato.
"You know what? I don't even want to know," spoke Mako as he looked away.
"Bolin, Mako, go and find the two Beifongs and meet us at the courthouse. Korra, Varrick, Zhu Li, you are coming with me. Don't worry, I have a plan," smiled Asami
Bolin and Mako nodded and left the room. "Are you sure about this, Asami?" asked Korra
"Yes, I cannot lose this. And Varrick, in case anyone decided to attack you," spoke Asami as she showed her glove to Varrick.
"I like it. You are so devious. You should sell this. Believe me, you would make so much profit. I can help you with that," grinned Varrick as Asami grabbed his hand.
"Let's go," spoke Asami as the group left the room, and journeyed to the courthouse.
When they arrived, the guards immediately noticed Varrick. "It's Varrick, get him," spoke one of the guards as they jumped, only to be stunned with low electric charge.
"Senna, you are free to go," spoke the judge as Korra burst into the room.
"Uncle," spoke Korra loudly
"Hello Korra, it's so nice that you could finally make it. Come in, you are just in time to witness the main portion of the trial I promised you," spoke Unalaq, "Oh, and thank you for bringing Varrick to me,"
"Asami?" asked Korra
"Please, let me do the talking," spoke Asami again, as Korra nodded. The couple then approached the front rows of the courtroom.
"Let the trial continue," spoke the judge
"Objection," spoke Asami loudly enough for the judge to hear
"Overruled," spoke the judge
"No, you wont overrule me," spoke Asami as she approached the bench.
"Quiet there, child," spoke the judge
"No, I will not stand quiet while you carry out injustice," spoke Asami as the judge decided to listen to this.
"I am listening,"
"What are the charges against these people?" asked Asami
"They conspired against the Chief. That's treason," spoke the judge, "As the matter of fact, I call Avatar Korra to the stand,"
Korra approached the judge. "State your name," spoke the man
"My name is Avatar Korra, and I am daughter of Tonraq and Senna," spoke Korra
"Chief Unalaq learned about a conspiracy to overthrow him. Where did the meeting of rebel leaders take place?" asked the judge
"In my parent's home," spoke Korra as she looked on the ground. Bolin, Mako and the two Beifongs looked sadly at the Avatar.
"That really won't help them," spoke Mako as the four young adults continued to observe the trial.
"I have a question for you. Who were the people who attended that meeting? Granted, Korra was there, but she then saved her Uncle," grinned Asami. Korra raised an eyebrow.
"I will tell this to you, young girl, even though I don't have to. Everyone at the defendant's table participated in the conspiracy, although it is clear that Senna is not guilty. That leaves Varrick, who Avatar Korra helped to capture," spoke the judge
"Hey, you slimy," spoke Varrick loudly
"Silence," spoke the judge
"You are mistaken," spoke Asami as she smiled, "Because, if my memory is correct, I also attend that meeting," spoke Asami
"What are you doing Asami?" asked Korra
"Don't worry, I know what I am doing," spoke Asami as a ten guards approached her.
"Now, you wouldn't want to touch me," grinned Asami
"And why is that?" asked Chief Unalaq as he approached Asami, showing to his guards that they should not advance.
"That's because you don't want to start an international war, not just a Civil War," spoke Asami
"International War?" asked Unalaq
"Let it be clear. My name is Asami Sato, President of the Republic City. If you even touch me, the Republic City will declare war against you," spoke Asami, "And if you think you could just capture me before I make it to my city, well, I would take you all down. And I have friends,"
Unalaq and Asami glared at each other. "Fine. Avatar Korra, I promised you a fair trail, and I will keep it. Since Asami Sato here is from the Republic City, she is free to go," spoke Unalaq
"But, I am not going alone," spoke Asami
"Yes you will. You are not from the Water Tribes, but they are," spoke Unalaq
"I don't care really. As a ruler of a nation, I give political asylum to everyone who you accused of treason, cause you and I both know that these charges are weak, cause they never even intended to be the first to strike, unlike you, who basically invaded their homeland," smiled Asami
"This is not over," spoke Unalaq as he glared back.
"I know. But for now, we are leaving," spoke the young woman as she walked away from the stand.
"It's alright, you are safe," spoke Asami as she helped the defendants to stand up.
"Thank you Asami," spoke Korra as she hugged her girlfriend
"You are welcome. Lets leave this place," spoke Asami as the two walked to the entrance, with the others joining them.
The group then walked towards Varrick's boat. "Where are you going with them?" asked a guard, as the group entered the harbor.
"I am the President of the Republic City, and they are under my protection," smiled Asami as she activated her electric glove to scare away the guards.
The group of many people climbed onto the large boat. "Thanks for getting us out of this mess, Miss Sato," spoke Varrick as he went to sail the ship.
The boat began exiting the waters of the Southern Water Tribe. At first the Northern navy did not let them pass, but soon the ships created an opening, and the vessel exited the port.
As the ship was swimming, Korra met up with Asami, her parents, and the other rebel leaders. "I promise you will resolve this conflict, but for now we need to get back to the Republic City," spoke Korra
"I agree. We need to form a strategy on what to do in this complex situation. Meanwhile, you are all welcome to stay at the Republic City, " spoke Asami as others agreed with hear.
Asami exited the cabin, and walked on the ship's deck, looking in the water. As she observed the scenery, Tonraq approached her. "Asami Sato," spoke Tonraq
"Tonraq," spoke Asami
"My daughter told me about your," he paused, "interesting ideas. I wanted to warn you that if you hurt my baby girl,"
"I," spoke Asami as Korra arrived.
"Stop it dad, Asami would never hurt me," Korra defended her girlfriend.
"I am your father, and naturally I was concerned," spoke Tonraq
"Dad, you are embarrassing me," spoke Korra as Tonraq looked at her, then at Asami and left.
"Korra, I will help you with this conflict, but we need to be patient. I want to resolve it with as little losses as possible," spoke Asami as Korra nodded and hugged her girlfriend before kissing Asami.
As the two began kissing, they noticed that Bolin and Opal were standing nearby, talking about their life.
"Let's get somewhere more private," suggested Asami
"Fine, but no handcuffs. They seriously weird me out," spoke Korra as Asami laughed.
A/N: And so Krew plus Beifongs, Varrick, Zhu Li, Korra's parents, and the rebels left the Southern Water Tribe. I thought that it would be fun to add those Korrasami funny scenes, since the rest of the chapter dealt with pretty serious issues. Now, Korra and Asami will work together to resolve the Civil War conflict.
I also thought that Asami would be quite adventurous. Protective Tonraq talking to Asami is hilarious. :)