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Korra's POV
I continued to thrash blindly against him, trying to get away and yell for help, but he had a vice like grip on me. He wasn't letting go.
Noatak threw me against the car and my head rebounded on the door. I felt disoriented for a split second and he took advantage of it, dumping me inside the car before driving off at full speed. When I snapped out of my temporary daze, I continued to try fighting against him, knowing my baby was now far from him.
"Let me out!" I cried, trying to open the car door with little success.
He elbowed me in the head. Hard. My head snapped to the side and I could feel myself slipping as my vision blurred. I fought to stay conscious as he spoke.
"When actually think about it, this is a better revenge than me trying to kill you while you were pregnant," Noatak began, amusement evident in his voice. "I thought about how I would break you. I thought about maybe repeating the story by kidnapping your son."
I tried to shake the dizziness away with little success. But as he continued I could feel my blood boiling in my veins.
"But now, I will do what I should have done nineteen years ago," he continued, stealing a glance towards me. "Yes, I am going t kill you, but not here. Not anywhere where they could have the slightest hope of finding you. Just picture it. Your son will grow without a mother just like you did." I could hear the satisfaction in his voice as he continued. "You won't see him take his first steps. Or see him catch his first football. But most importantly, you won't be there when he cries out for you, the bitch of a mother that brought him into this world."
I blood wasn't just boiling now, it was like someone had set them on fire. I couldn't let him do that. No. I wouldn't go without a fight. I wouldn't let my son wonder about what had happened to me. I'd give him an absolute. No fill in the blanks.
I saw us approaching the bridge that led out of the city and I used every ounce of strength I had in me and slammed my body against his before taking the wheel and jerking it one way.
The car jerked to the right and rolled. One, two, three times before it was upright again, but Noatak hadn't lifted his foot from the gas pedal and we went straight into the lake.
I moved from inside the car, trying to take the seatbelt off, but the damn thing wouldn't budge. It was supposed to save lives and it was definitely wasn't working right now. I saw air bubbles escape me and I stopped my struggling knowing I probably wouldn't make it out of there. My lungs were burning for air and I couldn't get the damn seatbelt to unlatch.
'I'm sorry.' I thought. The last thing I saw before the darkness clouded my vision was the face of my son and my husband.
Mako's POV
Korra's parents and Asami had decided to pay my wife a surprise visit. My in-laws were over most of the time anyway, but this week had been a bit hectic for them and they hadn't had a chance to stop by the house. They managed to get me off my shift at the police station early after some convincing from Asami.
I made a turn on my street and heard a car screech away. I frowned and pulled up next to my wife's car when I noticed the front door was open.
My eyes widened and I quickly got out of the car and ran inside. Everyone followed behind and we split up looking for Korra. I went straight to the nursery, hastily opening the door. Naga was on her hind legs, leaning over the crib, licking my Aaron's face while he giggled at the attention but I could also see tear tracks on his round face . I quickly picked him up and looked at the large ball of fur.
"Where's Korra?" I asked. She barked and ran out of the nursery just as Senna was coming inside. I went past her and followed Naga until I hit the front door, that's when it hit me. The screeching car.
"Noatak," I spat, my absolute hatred evident.
I handed over my son to Senna and got inside my car, pulling out of the driveway as Asami came outside. "Call the police!" She nodded and pulled out her phone as I headed towards where the car had gone a few minutes ago.
I could feel myself sweating as I drove around, frantically searching for a sign of where they went. I followed the tire marks and I knew where they were going. I sped up and soon enough the bridge came into view along with a car that was doing flips across the road before plunging straight into the lake. I stepped on the gas harder and stopped a few feet away from the shore. I couldn't see the car and I went back to mine to retrieve a flashlight before diving in to the freezing cold water.
Everything was dark, even when I turned on the flashlight. Thank God for water proof technology. Soon enough, though, I spotted the car. I made my way to the passenger seat where I saw Korra. She was unconscious.
I pulled open the door with some difficulty and tried getting her out but the seatbelt was stuck. I dug into my pockets and took out a small knife which I used to cut belt.
When I finished I pulled her out the car and swam as fast as I could upward, feeling as if my lungs would burst from the lack of oxygen. I took a big gulp of air as I reached the surface and swam onto shore. I lay Korra on the soft dirt before applying CPR.
"Come on," I said through my teeth. I couldn't lose her. Not like this. Not like I had lost my parents.
I could see headlights coming this way but I didn't care. Finally, Korra came to and started to cough up water. I turned her on her side and moved the hair out of her face as she got rid of the water in her lungs. She turned to look at me.
"Aaron?" Korra asked after clearing her throat. She was shivering.
"He's with your mom," I told her, moving the hair out of her face. "He's ok."
Korra nodded before her eyes widened before she yelled. I turned to find Noatak behind me, but then Tonraq came, literally, out of the nowhere and knocked him down before beating the hell out of him. I stood as Asami came towards us, and asked her to take my spot next to my wife as I pried my father-in-law off the bastard.
"It's ok," I could hear Asami say as she soothed her friend.
The police came soon and so did the medics. Katara, Tenzin and Lin had arrived at the house after I left because they had received a tip on Noatak's appearance and were trying to warn us. Senna left Aaron with Katara and headed over with the paramedics to look at Korra. She was still shivering, and I didn't blame her. The water had been icy cold. I was starting to notice the frosty bite of the water myself but the anger I felt inside masked the feeling. I hopped into the ambulance and we headed to the hospital.
