Chapter 36
The girls were trapped; they could not escape. Worse of all, their traps were not even that elaborate as Asami just needed to move a few meters to deactivate her pain collar while Korra needed to find a way to beat her tormentors without any if her bending abilities.
"Dear Avatar, how does it feel not to be able to defend yourself without your precious bending. Don't worry, you wont be hurt. Much. " Spoke Hiroshi Sato
"I trusted you! Asami trusted you! Why are you doing this?" asked terrified Korra as she barely could move her muscles.
"I thought you were a smart girl, Korra. The evil benders, they took my wife away from me! From that day I only had my daughter Asami in my life but eventually I lost my daughter too! You stole my precious Asami and corrupted her; she even slept with some bending scum!" Spoke Hiroshi as the men began hitting Korra once again.
"I guess I will see you later. Goodnight Avatar, prepare for your future accommodations as your life from now on will always be like this, of misery" spoke Hiroshi as he left the room.
An Equalist hit the girl, but she managed to dodge the punch. "Stay on the ground, you bending scum" spoke the Equalist as he hit Korra with his boot; the girl spat blood on the floor.
"Is it all you've got?" asked Korra as he hit the girl strongly in her stomach; the Avatar had a few problems with breathing for a few minutes. The man lifted her head and looked her in the eyes.
"Your bending days of tyranny are over, from now on the Equalists will bring peace and equality to the world" spoke the man as he threw another punch at Korra's face. The girl's face was red; her eye was purple and her lip was bleeding.
Flashback
"Ha, I am the Avatar, master of all elements! No one can stop me!" spoke Korra as she looked at her friend Asami, "Why would I need to learn martial arts? I can beat any person one on one" spoke Korra; her ego was as big as the city of Ba Sing Se.
"Beat me" replied Asami as she took an offensive stance. Korra smirked and attacked her friend with the Earth bending she knew but was soon overpowered by the older girl. The friends then sparred as Asami began teaching her best friend all the skills she knew.
Flashback ends
Korra smirked. "You look so tough, I bet I cannot even take you down with my bending powers" spoke Korra as she looked at the man.
"You are actually smart, I give you that. Thanks for recognizing your inferiority, you stupid bitch" spoke the man as he threw another punch at Korra, which she blocked. The girl then quickly stood up as she faced the man.
"How? No matter, you cannot even fight me as your hands are tied" spoke the man but Korra just moved her free hands in front of her before jumping in the air and throwing her leg in front of her. While she did not produce fire, Korra successfully managed to take down a few Equalists that stood in the room, leaving her with the Equalist officer, who tormented her.
"How did you do it? You are supposed to be a spoiled brat, always dependent on your bending!" exclaimed the man.
"Sorry to bother your logical skills but I have been trained by the best" spoke Korra as she then concentrated and rather than fighting the man while using her bending abilities, she fought him hand to hand and soon promptly defeated him before quickly tying all the five men in the room with ropes.
"I will find you! No bitch has ever escaped Jian Mie and lived to tell the tale!" spoke the man. Korra closed the door behind and ran towards the exit to alert the authorities; the Lieutenant, who electrocuted the girl, soon quickly defeated her, she fell on the floor.
Meanwhile Asami sat in her mental prison. The girl heard her friend's screams; the heiress really tried to help her friend but could not. Tears ran down on her face. "I am a failure," thought Asami as she once again tried to move before receiving both mental and physical pain.
Flashback
Iroh, you probably think that I am a scared little daddy's girl, who is afraid of everything" spoke Asami to her boy friend as the two sat in the dining hall, "I mean, even when I know that the lightning would not hurt me, I still cringe in horror"
"No, my lovely Asami, I don't think that you are a coward. From what you told me, you almost died once from lightning and naturally you would be afraid of it. But worry not, my dear Princess, I know that when the time comes, you would face your fears and you will find courage within yourself to overcome the great fear that still haunts you" spoke Iroh as he kissed her cheek, to which Asami smiled and thanked him.
Flashback ends
Asami remembered with fondness her boyfriend's advice. "I will not fail" spoke Asami as she stood up. The electricity hit her nervous system; the girl was still afraid but now only dropped on one knee on the ground.
"I can do this, Korra's life depends on me" spoke Asami as she stood up once again as another set of electric knives hit her nervous endings. Asami's top jaw hit her lower one but the girl made a step forward.
The journey was only a few meters long but for the girl it seemed that she walked a whole mile while her bare feet walked on razor sharp blades. The girl felt extreme pain, as it intensified with every inch as the girl was approaching the remote.
"Argh!" screamed Asami as with all her strength she finally reached the remote and pressed the red button, which instantly deactivated the collar's electric charges. The girl then took the collar off before jumping in the air, knocking the door and running towards her friend.
"Asami, I see you survived your lesson. Good. I hope you finally realized that all these benders even your friend Korra are our enemies. Asami, they took your mother away, she was the love of my life. But now, we have a chance to bring equality to the world. Join in me my daughter" spoke Hiroshi as he extended his electric glove to Asami
The girl slowly walked towards the device and took it before examining it. Korra looked at her friend, not understanding how she escaped. "Asami?" asked Korra
"I am so sorry my sister" spoke Asami as she activated the electricity on her glove
"Good, use your former friend as your first test subject. You will need it in out upcoming war with the benders of this world" spoke Hiroshi as Asami then looked at her father straight into his eyes.
"I love you dad" spoke Asami as a tear escaped her eye. The girl moved and instantly electrocuted the man; she then fought off the Lieutenant whom she defeated with ease. The two girls looked at the two men before running outside.
"O, hey Naga" smiled Korra as she saw her friend polar bear dog. The girls smiled as they quickly climbed on top of the animal before charging into the night, escaping the Sato Mansion as they disappeared into the darkness.
When Hiroshi Sato woke up he saw his ally Amon looking at him. "I suggested you to have more security" spoke Amon
"I am sorry but I had no idea they could actually escape my traps"
"It does not matter; in the long run we will succeed, we just suffered a slight set back. Don't worry Mister Sato, I will bring your daughter back" spoke Amon as Hiroshi smiled.
Meanwhile, Naga slowed down and slowly walked on the road. "How did you escape the trap? I thought that you were deathly afraid of lightning? And how did you use the electric weapon when you are actually afraid of it? Were you actually afraid?" asked Korra
"Of course I was. I felt pain with every slight movement I made while wearing that damn collar but I finally understood that I had to save you. I willed myself to overcome the pain" smiled Asami as Korra's jaw dropped. Her friend just basically suffered a great deal of pain and did not give up but actually overcame her childhood electro phobia as she saved her.
"So, how did you escape your first trap?" asked Asami
"Do you remember the time when you began teaching me those fighting lessons? Well" Korra continued as Asami smiled, she was glad that her friend had successfully used the skills the heiress taught her.
A/N:
And so here ends the Fire Arc! Next chapter: Air Temple Island.
I will soon begin working on Avatar Zuko story, so stay tuned! Also, I strongly recommend checking my Korra v Fire Nation story (Korra instead of Aang in ATLA with slight modifications).
I hope everybody liked the confrontation of Asami and Korra v Hiroshi and my use of Chekhov's skill (Korra) and some foreshadowing (Asami) on how to deal with their perils.