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Asami's POV

Mako had been unconscious for the past three hours or so. I had been on my way home when I noticed my entire block was closed off. I got out of my car and ran over to where I saw the Chief of Police. I needed some answers.

"Chief Bei Fong," I called, trying to get through her Metalbending officers.

"Let her through," Lin practically growled.

I quickly made my way to her. The situation had to be bad if she was letting me on the scene. As soon as I was next to her she began to walk, gesturing for me to follow her until Mako came to view, unconscious and on a stretcher. I kneeled next to him, looking him over. He didn't have many injuries just a gash on his scalp which was now bandaged.

"What happened?" I asked, turning to look at the older woman.

"It looks like Equalists attacked him," she replied. "And the worst part is they took Korra."

I felt my blood run cold. No. They couldn't have taken her! That was not good. Not good at all. If we didn't find her soon, they would... No. I couldn't think like that.

I looked over at Mako again, giving his hand a gentle squeeze. Lin asked me to go on the ambulance with him and that's how we had ended up at the hospital. Katara had done what she could but now it was up to him.

I dozed off for a bit until I heard a low groan. I quickly sat up and looked over to the bed to find the Firebender stirring, slowly opening his eyes. His hand went to his head and I didn't have to be an expert to figure out he had a killer headache.

"Hey, take it easy," I scolded him when he sat up.

"What-what happened?" he asked looking around.

"That's what we would like to know," I muttered. "Do you remember anything?"

Mako closed his eyes, as if trying to remember. Suddenly he sat up, looking around the room. I knew who he was looking for.

"Where's Korra?" Mako questioned.

"We don't know."

He quickly threw the sheets off him and grabbed the set of close next to him. I tried pushing him back but he wasn't having it. I sighed and turned around, waiting for him to finish changing.

"I'm going to look for her, and don't you dare try to stop me," the Firebender warned.

I sighed. "Not that I could. Or that I'd want to," I said with a scowl. I wanted to make sure she was ok. All that progress couldn't be undone. Not again. "But Lin was waiting for you, we're going to split up and look for her."

"I need to get Naga," he said.

I frowned. "Naga? Why Naga?"

"She's a tracker," Mako answered. "She can find Korra by her scent."

I looked at him skeptically before nodding. Worth a shot. "I'll follow you while Lin and Tenzin search the city with the sky bison."

He gave me a sharp nod before heading out the door. I found myself praying to the Spirits again. I guess once you discover faith in something, you figure it helps.

Please, I begged. Please let her be okay.

Mako's POV

I had to find Korra. I had to find her. As soon as I left the hospital, against Katara's wishes, I quickly went to Asami's house to get Naga. I saddled up the beast and led her outside where the shrink was waiting while talking on the phone. By the sound of it, it seemed it was Bei Fong on the other end, yelling at the heiress...as usual. I turned to look at the ball of white, rubbing her head.

"Naga, we need to find Korra," I told the beast, looking into its large brown eyes. The polarbear dog let out a whine at this. "Please, track her down," I pleaded, giving her my scarf which she had worn moments before disappearing.

Naga sniffed the fabric, and then sniffed me, trying to isolate the smell. She whined and sniffed it again before her nose twitched and she started to sniff the ground, heading toward the gate. I looked over at my ex-girlfriend who ended the conversation and hopped into her satomobile as she followed the beast.

She let out a loud howl and I went over to her, jumping on her back and hanging on tightly to the reigns as she started to run through the street, following her owner's scent. Asami's car sped up at this, following us to the outskirts of the city. Naga stopped in the middle of the road, sniffing the ground again before howling once more and heading into the mountains.

It felt like we were in the mountain for hours, following Korra's trail. Finally we stumbled upon a house and I felt my heart drop. I urged Naga forward and she stopped at the door and I got off, flames appearing in my clenched fists as I knocked the door down.

"Korra?" I called, searching the entire house. I found an old mattress on the lower level, but there was no sign of the teen. I quickly went back upstairs to find Asami, standing by her car.

"Did you find her?" she asked.

"No," I answered. "Someone was here, though. Maybe I'm too late."

She placed a hand on my shoulder as I ran a frustrated hand through my hair. If I hadn't been so weak…I could have caught up to them…

Naga's barking brought me out of my thoughts. I went over to the side of the cliff, looking down. It was a slope that had various rocks and tree roots sticking up into its path. It would be a miracle if Korra had made it down.

"Are you sure?" I asked the beast. The fluff of white whined, gesturing down the hill. I hopped on her once again, asking Asami to follow us as we went down the slope another way.

We hadn't reached the bottom when I spotted a figure hidden beneath the snow. My heart began to race at this and I hopped off Naga to run toward the figure. The beast trotted over to her as well, licking the girl's face. I dusted the snow away from her and sat her up in my arms, slowly her eyes fluttered open.

"Korra," I said, holding her tightly against me.

"I'm good," she said groggily. "I'm good."

"You're freezing," I countered, watching her body shake. She was as cold as death, and as pale as a ghost.

"I'm good."

I frowned at this; it was obvious she wasn't okay. Why did she keep saying she was? Asami came over to us, letting out a sigh of relief when she saw the teen awake.

"I'm good," the girl repeated.

"Korra?" Asami asked. "Do you recognize us?"

The girl blinked, her eyes glazed over still, not even acknowledging either of us. "I'm good."

I lifted her chin so that she could look at me and I knew what was wrong. Korra was drugged, she didn't recognize anyone. I looked over at the shrink who had the same worried expression on her face.

"Hey, it's me, Mako," I told her. "It's me." I rubbed my thumb across her cheek.

Korra shook her head, closing her eyes tightly as she unsuccessfully fought to get out of my arms. I tried lifting her up but she wouldn't have it. She didn't know who we were.

"It's Mako," I repeated. "It's okay; I'm not going to hurt you."

"No," she managed to choke out. "Mako is gone." Gone?

"No, he's not," Asami said, brushing the hair from her face. "He's right here. I'm Asami, try to remember, Korra. Fight it."

The teen closed her eyes and I kissed her temple, rubbing her arms to give her some warmth. When she opened them, she looked up at me, some recognition in them.

"Mako?"

I nodded at this, holding her tightly against me. "It's okay, Korra; everything is going to be okay."

With those words she began to break down, holding onto my shirt, looking for something to keep her here, to assure her this wasn't a dream. I gently lifted her up into my arms, cradling her close to my chest.

"I was so worried," I said, looking down at her.

"You came for me," Korra muttered, her eyes drooping.

Asami gave me a blanket as I got inside the car, wrapping her snugly in it while she looked for service to call Bei Fong. I figured a sky bison would be faster than a car or a polarbear dog and Korra needed medical attention now.

"I always will," I told her, kissing her temple. "You're safe now, Korra."

She smiled at me before her eyes started to close. I made sure the blanket was wrapped around her securely, giving her all the warmth I could until we could give her medical attention. I made her a silent promise that this would be the last night she would be alone. I would never let her out of my sight again, or let anyone hurt her.

That was a promise.

Asami's POV

Tenzin and Lin had arrived a few minutes after I called, telling them we had found Korra and that she needed medical attention. Mako quickly got on the sky bison and I instructed him to take Korra to the hospital where Katara was already waiting for her to do a dialysis, and assured him I would join him there when I dropped off Naga at home.

An hour or so later I arrived at the hospital and found everyone there except the Chief of Police. I raised a brow at this. The woman genuinely cared for the teen, more than she cared to admit which is why I wondered why she wasn't anywhere to be seen. The air master himself didn't know where she had gone.

After asking where Korra was being held I went inside her room to find the Firebender by her bedside, holding her hand. The teen had dark circles under her eyes, and for a moment I thought she was asleep until her eyes tiredly opened. She was on full alert again.

"Hey," I greeted, walking over to her. "How are you feeling?"

"Tired," she answered. Her body shivered and I noticed the sweat on her forehead.

"Is she sick?" I asked.

Mako nodded. "She caught a fever," he said. "I told Katara I wanted to move her to your place, if you don't mind. Korra is a little uneasy being here."

"Of course," I agreed. I didn't blame the girl for wanting to leave.

A day or two later, after Katara checked her out thoroughly, Mako carried her out of the hospital, Katara following us. She wanted to personally treat her at home. When we arrived Mako put her in her room, leaving us alone for a moment as they discussed the teen's condition.

"Hey, are you sure you're okay?" I asked.

The girl let out a sob at the question before meeting my gaze. She looked terrified. "He-he…"

I felt my blood run cold. They hadn't…I mean…

"Did they…?" I couldn't even finish. I didn't want to. Please, please don't let then have completed the act!

"He touched me," Korra managed to choke out. "He wanted to but…I didn't let him."

I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief at this. I had feared that if they had gone through with the act, she might not have been able to recover. But Korra had fought. And I admired her strength.

I placed my hand over hers, letting her know everything was going to be okay. Shortly after Mako came back in with Katara and they began to work on lowering the fever. The doorbell rang and I got up to see who it was.

When I opened the door, I was greeted by the sight of a Water Tribe couple. I frowned at this. The woman's face looked familiar…and the man's features did too. My eyes widened when the realization hit me.

"Are you Asami Sato?" the woman asked. I nodded, finding myself unable to speak. "I'm Senna, and this is Tonraq," she continued. "We're looking for our daughter, Korra."

I didn't know what to say. I didn't think I could say anything. These people were Korra's parents, the people she longed for, had called out for. I shook the feeling off, gesturing them inside before closing the door behind me.

"Korra is here," I said. I could see the relief on both their faces. They had missed their daughter that much was obvious. They looked as if they hadn't had a decent night's sleep in a long time.

"Can we see her?" the man asked.

I lowered my gaze at this, asking them to sit down before doing the same, sitting across from them. "There's something you have to know before you see her," I began. "And I know it will be hard to hear but, I need you to listen."

I hated to be the bearer of bad news. I hated having to tell them what their daughter had gone through. There was guilt in their eyes, hidden beneath the relief that she was alive.

This conversation was going to be the most unpleasant I'd ever had.

But it needed to happen.