Title: Korrasami 54

Fandom: Avatar: The Legend of Korra

Pairing: Korra / Asami Sato

Rating: PG-13

Notes: See you all next week. We're almost to the finale.


X

Sato Penthouse

Korra sits by her wife's bedside holding her hand. She was 75% sure that Asami had her memory back, but she was still nervous. What if it was just a fluke? What if Asami flipped out on her again? Korra gulps then shakes the thought from her mind. No, her Asami was back. She had to be.

Korra glances down at her wife's stomach remembering what she'd seen Azula doing at the factory. She lowers her eyes and grits her teeth. If anything happened to their baby she wasn't sure what she'd do. Maybe her and her alternate weren't so different after all because killing the deranged princess was the only solid thought in the Avatar's mind. What in the hell was wrong with Azula? Sure she'd regained her old memories but that didn't account for her new level of crazy, messed up childhood or not.

The Avatar gently squeezes her wife's hand. If she'd stayed with Asami until she woke up Azula wouldn't have been able to take her. 'I'm sorry.' Korra remembers her alternate back in the immortal world. That Korra was always running from Asami whenever things got rough. Korra takes a deep breath knowing she wouldn't make that same mistake. 'I'm not gonna leave this time… I promise.'

Chelse still felt uneasy about Korra as she peaked in on them. She was halfway tempted to force the young Avatar into another room just to keep her away from Asami. But there was no denying how much Korra cared about her. That didn't mean she had to be okay with it.

Chelse takes a deep breath then heads to the front door to let Asami's doctor in. She thought it was best to stay at the heiress's place since Azula had already been there. Besides they couldn't risk giving Katara's location away. It was bad enough that Mako was with them. Chelse was sure he was there to leak information to his sister.

Asami's penthouse was common ground. And on the off chance Azula tried to attack them there were only two ways to get in. Chelse also ordered the entire White Lotus to protect the building and put her top sentries on Asami's floor. Between them, her, and Korra they'd be safe. She had her most trusted guards keeping an eye out for any defectors among the lotus. Of course she also had Katara secretly keeping watch on those guards as well. She confined Mako to the guest bedroom. Even if he had listening devices on him they only worked within a certain range.

Chelse swallows softly before escorting Asami's doctor in.

Korra immediately stands to her feet. "Who are you?"

The stout old man had salt and pepper hair, a long grey beard, and a quiet smile. "I'm her physician miss." Korra protectively stands between him and Asami. Chelse moves to grab her but the mature doctor stops her then looks into Korra eyes. "I remember when my wife was pregnant with our first child. All I wanted to do was keep them safe. I'm sure you feel the same way. You don't have to protect them all by yourself anymore. Please allow me to help."

Korra furrows her brow then looks down at the man's name tag. "Iroh?"

The old man nods. "And you're Korra. Miss Sato has told me quite a bit about you." Chelse furrows her brow at that statement. What had Asami told him that she hadn't told her?

Korra steps to the side. Iroh smiles softly. "If it's alright with you, I think it would be best if you left the room Korra." Before the Avatar can speak he completes his thought. "Miss Sato is a very private person and I don't think that's changed just because she's unconscious. You are special to her but when we last spoke she said she didn't remember you. In light of that I'd prefer to respect her wishes."

The water tribe woman huffs roughly from her nose then nods. Chelse follows her out the door. "You recognize him."

Korra goes and looks out a window in the living room. "He's a friend and one of my past life's mentors. If you trust him to take care of Asami then I can too."

Chelse moves to stand next to her. She inhales deeply through her nose surveying the lights down on the street. "I trust him but I don't feel the same way about you. You still haven't told me what you did to her."

Korra sighs. "I wanted to understand why she's so hooked on Kuvira so I asked her to share her memories with me."

"You what?" Chelse asks.

Korra rolls her eyes. "It's one of the ways Asami and I talk to each other. You wouldn't understand." The Avatar averts her eyes. "Anyway it back fired and she started to think I was Kuvira. She got aggressive and I didn't stop her. Her powers started manifesting then she passed out."

"Aggressive huh? You tricked her into having sex with you." Chelse says accusingly. She grabs the window seal so tightly it almost cracks. The traveler who took Yasuko had done the same thing. "I can't stand the way you fuckers do things." She says under her breath. "You're cowards."

"What?" Korra says shaking her head. "No! How could you think that? After everything I've been through just to talk to her, you think all I cared about was getting her into bed?" Chelse glares at her. "Look I'm not like the other travelers okay. Even Katara knows I'm different. She knows Asami's different too. I'd never do anything to hurt her. She's my wife. Why can't you accept that? Why do you think she's been dreaming about me all her life?"

"I don't care what Katara says. Miss Sato isn't like you people. You come here with your freaky powers thinking you're above everyone. You're nothing but self-centered children who like taking things that don't belong to you." Chelse says raising her voice.

Iroh comes out of the bedroom with a somber look on his face. Fear immediately grips Korra's heart. "What's wrong?"

Chelse gulps. "How is she?"

Iroh takes a deep breath. "She's resting. She won't be able to have any more children. The damage is too severe." Korra's breathing becomes slow and heavy. She can already feel rage pooling in her chest. If anything happened to their baby…. "A vaginal birth is still possible but it will be difficult. The babies seem to be..."

"Babies?" Chelse and Korra say in unison.

Iroh nods. "Yes, there are two heart beats on the ultrasound."

The Avatar furrows her brow and swallows hard then lowers her eyes. How was this possible? Did this mean there were two Tsuchis now? Two babies? Two? "Is, is Asami okay?"

The old man smiles softly seeing Korra's reaction. He had to admit when the heiress first told him that a woman had gotten her pregnant he thought she was delusional. The expression on Korra's face was all the truth he needed to see. "She's healing remarkably fast. A good night's rest will do her a lot of good. And I'd suggest the same for you Korra. You're going to need it."

The bedroom door opens again. Asami holds on to the door frame. Iroh immediately moves to hold her up. "Miss Sato, I told you to stay in bed. You need rest."

She holds onto his shoulder then finds her partner's eyes. "Korra…" Asami smiles with tears in her eyes. "We did it. We're gonna be parents."

The Avatar's eyes widen running to Asami and pulling her into her arms. Korra trembles kissing her cheek and neck nervously. "Asami, Asami. Spirits, I missed you." She cries. "I missed you so much. I'm sorry. I am so so sorry. I messed everything up. I stranded us here." Korra takes a deep breath crying into her wife's neck. "I let Azula hurt you. I…I…"

Asami pulls back cupping her tearful lover's face between her hands. "Korra, baby didn't you hear me? We're gonna be parents. I don't care how we got here, so long as we're together." The Avatar lowers her eyes crying even harder. Asami wraps her arms around her neck then caresses her head. "We're okay. We gonna be alright." Asami says locking eyes with a noticeably angered Chelse. She releases her wife then wobbles over to her bodyguard.

Chelse swallows taking a step back. Asami stops walking and exhales softly from her nose. She can see the fear in her bodyguard's eyes. She also saw the woman reaching for her gun. "Are you going to shoot her Chelse…shoot me…to save me?" Korra steps forward but Asami holds her back.

Seika lowers her eyes and shakes her head. If Asami ended up like her mother… "Do you know who I am?"

Asami takes a few cautious steps towards Chelse then apprehensively cups her cheek. "When I was four years old I got you a blue tie with race car imprints for your birthday. My mother got you a skirt. Six months ago, I gave you a new Sato R8. Three hours ago you and Korra rescued me from Azula." The executive assistant finally gives her some eye contact. "I know who you are Chelse. I also know who I am."

The former fire essence gulps with tears in her eyes. "Tell me."

"I'm Asami Sato, the CEO of Venture Industries, the woman you helped raise… and I'm also Korra's wife." She says softly then she slowly takes the phone from Chelse's pocket. "I need you to believe me Chelse. This physical body was born here but… I'm… not from this world. Only travelers have different frequencies right? And even people taken by travelers don't experience a change in vibration. Ask Katara to check my frequency. She'll verify it."

The brown eyed woman looks down at the phone then up into her employer's green eyes. "Katara…has Asami Sato's frequency changed?" Chelse didn't want to hear the answer. It would mean that Korra had been right all along.

"Seika, Asami Sato's vibration matches Korra Santo's. There are officially two Omega Class travelers on our world. Initiating Omega Protocol. Alerting the president and all foreign governments." Katara says.

Korra speaks up. "Katara! No,what are you doing?"

"Terminate protocol Omega." Seika says.

"Are you sure that's wise agent Seika?" Katara asks.

"Yes. Cancel the order." She says. "I told you she was a computer program Santo. She's just following orders. She doesn't want to help you."

Asami places her hand over Chelse's heart. "But you do. Thank you."

The bodyguard nods placing her hand over Asami's. Part of her still couldn't accept what she'd just heard but at least Asami hadn't forgotten her. Even if Katara was right and the young CEO had become a traveler there was still a chance Asami could be saved. Korra just needed to stay on their world for a few more months. Just a few more months and it wouldn't matter if they were travelers anymore. "I'm here for you Miss Sato."

Korra wraps her arm around Asami's waist. "Pfftt, yeah right. Come on let's get you back into bed before she changes her mind about shooting us." Chelse averts her eyes then pulls the heiress' arm over her shoulder. Both women help her back into the bedroom.

Asami slowly lies back against the pillows. "Korra don't be like that."

Iroh pulls a bottle of pills from his bag. "Miss Sato stay off your feet and take two of these if you start to experience any pain in your uterus. The babies are growing faster than normal."

The raven haired woman anxiously grabs the old man's hand. "Iroh…."

"It's alright. They're fine. It's just that twins aren't usually detectable until 12 or 13 weeks. I've never seen anything like this before. And I honestly can't wait to meet them. They're fine. Don't worry." He takes Korra and Asami's hands. "Congratulations you two." He places Korra's hand on top of Asami's stomach. "Call me if you need anything else."

Chelse escorts him out then joins them back in the room just as Korra kisses her wife. Chelse averts her eyes. "I know this isn't the best time but I need to know why you stopped us from taking Azula?"

Korra takes on a serious expression. "You're right this isn't the best time."

Chelse glares at her. She didn't need a degree to get Korra's message. It was written all over her face. She wanted time alone with her wife. Asami takes a deep breath. "Chelse give us a few minutes please."

The bodyguard nods then sighs. "Look…Miss Sato, I- I wasn't gonna hurt you. I was just…"

The young CEO lowers her eyes. "Don't say that Chelse. I know how much you care about me and how far you're willing to go." She says looking into her bodyguard's determined eyes. "I trust you. I know whatever decisions you make are for the best." Chelse lowers her eyes then moves to leave the room. "Chelse I'd like you to bring Mako back in with you."

"What? No." Chelse says quickly. "The kid's a puppet. There's no way we can trust anything he says or does."

"It's true that he's suffering from Dai Li Syndrome but he still has his own mind. I saw it back at the factory. We need him. He can help us understand her." Asami says. Chelse furrows her brow in confusion. She couldn't be planning on saving Azula after what she'd done to them. Asami looks at her partner.

The Avatar furrows her brow. "Asami what's there to understand? Azula's lost her mind. You can't possibly be thinking of forgiving her after what she did to you. She almost hurt our baby…babies." Ironically enough that was exactly what Chelse was thinking.

"Korra this isn't her." Asami says taking a deep breath. "You know that. If we can understand how she's thinking we might be able to reason with her under the right conditions."

The Avatar averts her eyes. The last thing she wanted to do was argue with her wife after she'd just gotten her back. "Fine. I'll go along with whatever you want."

Chelse shakes her head then leaves the room. "You're both going to get us all killed."

"And who's going to kill us, huh? You or Azula?" Korra says behind her. Asami smacks her wife's arm as Chelse closes the door. "Asami she was gonna shoot you. You're pregnant and she was gonna shoot you. And I can't even count the number of times she's threatened me. Besides the other you told me not to trust her or Azula."

X


Asami takes in a deep breath. "We need all the help we can get right now baby. Come here." She says pulling the Avatar into her arms. Their lips meet with gentle intensity. "I was a total jerk to you wasn't I?"

Korra sighs relishing in the kiss. "Na, I kinda deserved it. I was stalking you." She says giving her wife another kiss.

"You did the right thing. I was scared but I always felt better knowing you were around." The engineer coos sweetly.

The Inuit pulls back and slowly looks down at her partner's stomach. There was only one question on her mind. "Asami, how are there two?"

The heiress smirks apprehensively. "Do you remember that dress rehearsal we had?"

The water tribe woman furrows her brow. Her eyes widen remembering that day in the hammock. "Really? Wow. I didn't think pregnancy worked like that. So you must have your memory back too?"

Asami nods. "Yeah I remember everything. And apparently my body held on to your energy back then. Soooo, since we did it twice…" Korra averts her eyes. Asami cups her cheek for some eye contact. "We can handle it baby. Don't worry."

Korra shakes head. "No, that's not it. Asami how are we all gonna get home? What if the babies can't travel?"

The heiress lowers her eyes knowing she needed to explain something difficult to her lover. "Korra…if the babies are born here, they won't be able to come back with us."

The blue eyed woman furrows her brow. "What!"

"Traveling doesn't work like that. We need to leave before they're born. Let me show you." Asami says taking her lover's face between her hands.

Korra settles in on top of her wife then closes her eyes. Asami closes hers and they enter into one another's minds.

The Avatar shivers in the familiar peace slowly overtaking her body. It was like drinking cool water after spending years in a desert. "I missed you."

Asami sheds a few tears. "I missed you too." She shows Korra the way consciousness travels between worlds. While the babies were still inside her body she could control their consciousnesses. If they were born in this world that wouldn't be possible.

The Avatar sighs sorrowfully as urgency grips her heart. They needed to find a way home before their kids were born. After a few moments Korra decides it's best to show her wife what she'd been through while she was gone. Maybe some of what she experienced could help them.

The pale skinned woman is in awe. Never in all her life would she have imagined experiencing such amazing things. Not only did she have two super powered beings living within her body and incredible powers at her command; now she was seeing an alternate version of herself through her wife's eyes. Being with the Avatar was incredible.

Korra gasps sitting up then gazing down into her wife's eyes. Asami showed her why they hadn't captured Azula. Korra couldn't believe what she was seeing. "No way. Asami what's she doing?"

The engineer nods. "That's why I want to talk to Mako. He's the only one she hasn't touched. That's also why we can't leave her here…not as she is. There's no telling what she'll do next." The young CEO lowers her eyes then rubs her stomach gently thinking of her rapidly growing children. "We don't have a lot of time. We have to convince her to tell us how to get home."

Korra sighs. "Asami, if Azula knows the way home why don't you?"

"Guardians have access to all the dimensional pathways so they can protect the mothers. My siblings and I don't."

Warehouse Westside

Main floor

Zaheer and the other lieutenants wait for their fearless leader's orders. Zaheer looks into the eyes of his former comrades. "Are we going to sit idly by and let her bring our world to an end?"

Ty La rolls her eyes. "What do you expect us to do huh? She could kill us all in an instant if she wanted to. Following her is the only way we can keep us and our families alive."

"Exactly." Zaheer says. "She's using fear to control us. Is death all you're afraid of? The Red Lotus was formed to free the world from the tyranny of corrupt governments and leaders. We were meant to restore the natural order of life. It means we're willing to give our lives to leave this world better than we found it."

Mya speaks up. "Then what's wrong with letting Azula destroy everything? Isn't she kind of doing our job for us?"

Zaheer shakes his head. "No, she's forcing us into taking paths that we haven't chosen. This isn't the path of chaos. It's the path of control."

Another one of the lieutenants sighs. "So what's your plan baldy?"

Zaheer smirks. "We make the enemy of our enemy our friend. We need a volunteer."

Back at Asami's Penthouse

A nervous Mako sits next to Asami's bed. All eyes in the room are trained on him.

The heiress sighs. "It's okay Mako, I want you to tell them what you told me back at the factory."

He gulps then lowers his eyes. "You're, you're gonna protect me right?"

Chelse rolls her eyes. "Yeah right."

Asami squeezes her hand into a fist jostling her bodyguard's chair. Chelse furrows her brow. Asami takes a deep breath. "You're safe with us Mako. If Azula comes after you then she comes after us too."

The scared young man lifts his head making eye contact with Asami then he glances at Korra and Chelse. "Azula changed a few months ago. I mean she's always been a little off, but…I don't know, she, she got darker." He says lowering his eyes then looking up at everyone again. "She started doing things to hurt me, like on purpose, but then telling me that she loved me."

He lowers his eyes watching his sister slowly run a razor blade over his thigh. 'I love you brother, can't you see? You love me too right? Show me.' Azula had said. He takes a deep breath. "I know what I'm about to say sounds crazy, but…I think she meant it. Every time she hurt me I could see tears in her eyes. Then she'd make me do…horrible things to her and she'd smile." Mako closes his eyes remembering his sister's words every time he'd forced himself on her, every time he punched her. 'Thank you, I love you too.'

The amber eyed man takes a deep breath looking up at Asami. His eyes are welled with tears. "She really thinks I love her after everything she's done to me. Whenever she saw you and I together she'd thank me for betraying her. She said her best friends loved her too…and, and she wanted everyone to know what it was like. She said she loved them so much that she put them in prison." Mako shakes his head. "I still don't know who or what she was talking about. She's sick. I mean, like in the head and I don't want to keep playing a part in making her worse."

He lowers his head. "It wasn't like this with her at first. She was my little sister. I just wanted to be her brother and take care of her." The sorrowful young man sniffles allowing a few tears to streak down his cheeks. "But not like this."

Asami swallows softly. Through her empathic abilities she can tell that he was being truthful. "Mako, thank you." He looks up at her. "Thank you for talking to us. I know that was hard."

He wipes his eyes and nods releasing a puckered breath. "I just want her to stop hurting people."

Asami half smiles then takes on a more serious expression. "Mako, do you know if Azula has any heart problems?" Chelse blinks rapidly wondering what Asami was talking about.

Mako furrows his brow then shakes his head. "Huh? No. She's always been pretty healthy." He lowers his eyes for a moment deep in thought. "She got some stitches in her back last month, but she wouldn't tell me what happened." He looks up at Asami. "Knowing her she probably just went too far with one of her bondage games. I'm not the only one she's been with." He says averting his eyes.

Asami nods. "Thanks Mako, that helps a lot. Would you mind going back into the other room while we talk?"

He stands and takes a deep breath. "Look, she's not controlling me, alright? I-I was just being stupid back then." Mako gazes into Asami's eyes. He's already on the verge of tears again remembering what he almost did to her in that locker room. "I wasn't thinking." A tear streaks down his cheek. "I'd never hurt you Asami, you gotta believe me."

The heiress smiles softly. "It's okay. I know. I just want to speak to my friends privately okay?"

He nods then Chelse takes him back to his room.

The bodyguard comes back in. "What was that all about?"

Asami takes in a heavy breath. "How do you two feel about what he said?"

Korra averts her eyes. The Mako back home was easy to read. She always knew when he was lying. This Mako wasn't any different. "We already know Azula's crazy Asami. What's your point?"

Chelse nods. "I have to agree with Santo."

"Sato." Asami and Korra say in unison.

Chelse crosses her arms. "Until I see a marriage certificate, it's Santo. Now why should we care about your boyfriend's feelings?"

Asami sighs. "If we can figure out what she's after we might be able to stop her. In order to do that we need to know what she's thinking. There's some sort of machine attached to her heart. It's not a pacemaker. I also felt similar devices in the members of the Red Lotus. The only person without one is Mako."

"What do you mean you 'felt'?" Chelse asks.

"That's not important." Asami says. "Do you have any idea of what those machines are for?"

Chelse nods. "Knowing the princess they're bombs. That explains why they didn't come after us when we left the factory." Chelse lowers her eyes. "She's probably the detonator."

Korra looks up at her partner already knowing that from their memory sharing. "Asami what does this have to do with what Mako told us?"

The young CEO lowers her eyes. "When I first woke up, I strangled her. I strangled her…and she kissed me." Korra almost barfs. "When I felt what she'd done to my body I immediately paid her back for it." Asami takes a deep breath. "When I was finished she thanked me. She actually seemed happy."

Korra and Chelse lower their eyes.

Asami exhales quietly. "For a few moments I felt what she felt. She's taken all the pain she's ever experienced and redefined it as love. When she's hurting others and being hurt she's in ecstasy. But inside she hates herself and is full of self-loathing, her thoughts are totally void. She wants to die, but she wants someone she loves to kill her. It's like she's been tortured."

Chelse rubs her chin. "Hmm. If this were a normal situation we'd have to kill her."

"No, we can't do that." Korra says.

"I know. But if she's been tortured then there's no way to get her to cooperate enough to deactivate the bombs." Chelse says.

Asami takes in a heavy breath. "It's not just that. She's nuts but she's not stupid. If we killed her we'd also be killing everyone connected to her and destroying a lot of property in the process. We can't take that risk."

The bodyguard finally understood what Katara meant. If Azula died there'd be 50 years of war. There was no telling how many people she had wired. "We need some options. Do you have any magical bomb stopping powers Santo?"

Truthfully the bombs weren't what Asami was concerned about. If this situation wasn't handled carefully they wouldn't be able to get their family home. "Korra and I could easily sabotage the bombs in everyone we saw, but we have no idea how many there are or where they're hidden. Our only option is to play along with her."

"What!?" Korra and Chelse say in unison.

Asami looks into her guards brown eyes. "If she wants to use Korra then she shouldn't have a problem using me too."

"Asami no!" The Avatar says quickly. "I won't put you and our kids in danger."

"We don't have a choice Korra." The engineer says.

Chelse lowers her eyes. "So going home is all you care about?" Asami and Korra look up at her. "Everyone could be enslaved on this world, but it doesn't matter as long as you get home, right?"

"Chelse…." Asami says.

"You just want Azula's information. You don't even care that you're pregnant." The bodyguard says.

Korra steps up to Chelse. "Hey, back off. You don't know what you're talking about okay." The caramel skinned beauty says. "We do need Azula's information, but that's not the only reason we need to negotiate with her. We care about this world Miss Chelse. Azula's like this because of what I did on my world. She's my responsibility. I'm not going to let her turn this place into another fire nation. And if that means pretending to side with her then that's exactly what I'm going to do."

Asami looks into her assistant's eyes. "Chelse, you need to understand something. Korra and I are not like other travelers alright. When we leave, this world's versions of us will still be here."

"What? How?" Chelse exclaims.

"Because we haven't died. The people who disappeared from this world were taken to replace their dead alternates." The CEO says.

Chelse furrows her brow. "So you're not leaving?"

"I'm leaving, but your Asami will still be here. That's why we want to protect this world. So please stop fighting us." Asami takes her wife's hand.

Chelse lowers her eyes. "I'm sorry. I didn't know."

The pale skinned beauty smiles softly then pulls her partner to the bed. "Korra I'm not gonna let you do this without me. Besides I'm better at metalbending than you are." The Avatar lowers her eyes. "Baby we came here together, let's finish this together." Asami says placing her wife's hand against her abdomen.

Korra nods apprehensively then turns to Chelse. "Are you helping us or not?" The former fire essence nods. "Good. Are we gonna be safe here for the rest of the day?"

The brown eyed woman nods again. "Yeah, we're secure. Katara's also monitoring the building."

"Then I think we should all get some rest." Korra says sitting down on the bed next to Asami.

Chelse looks into her boss's eyes then at the Avatar. "I'll go make sure Mako's locked up."

"Thank you Chelse, for everything." The engineer says softly. Korra lies back against the pillows as their door closes. Asami takes her hand.

Korra is silent for a moment. "Was that true? About the other versions of us still being here."

"I don't know. I've never experienced anything like this before, if Seika had her essence memory she could tell me for sure." Asami says quietly. Korra squeezes her hand. "We need her on our side Korra. Azula's not gonna stop."

"I know." Korra says taking a deep breath. All she can think about was her alternate in the other world. That Korra had to kill Azula. She wondered if she'd have to make the same choice. That Korra was also stranded on the immortal world. If she had to take Azula's life she and Asami would be facing the same fate. The Avatar closes her eyes and gulps. "Asami…"

The engineer senses what her wife is feeling. "We're going home baby. One way or another, we're gonna get home." The mother-to-be says.

Korra rolls over snuggling into her wife's bosom. "How do we stop her without killing her?"

Asami's chest rises then falls as she strokes Korra's hair. Contemplative green eyes stare into an abstract painting on the wall. "We'll use Mako." Korra sits up. "He's the one person she won't kill. She'll hurt him, but she won't take his life."

"Asami…"

"Korra, baby if either of us dies our world will never have existed. If you die, billions of people on this world will die, including me and our children." The engineer says firmly. The Avatar lowers her eyes. "We are dealing with someone who has knowledge of our world and our abilities. We can't afford to take anything for granted."

The water tribe woman nods with understanding then lies down on top of her wife. She was admittedly a little scared of Asami's change of heart.

The young mother sighs heavily understanding her wife's apprehension. "Korra, honey I woke up with Asami's memories of this world, I was in love with Kuvira of all people, and I'm pregnant. So yeah, I'm different okay? But I'm still me."

"Asami…" Korra mumbles as her wife captures her in a kiss. She had so many questions.

"Can we just forget all this for a little while? Please? I need my wife." Asami says sadly.

The Avatar half smiles and nods leaning down into full ruby kissed lips. "I need you too, but are you okay after what she..."

Asami begins pulling at her shirt. "I'll be gentle with you. I promise."

Chelse sits in the panic room watching them on the hidden camera Asami didn't know about. She heard everything. She swallows hard as a single tear rolls down her cheek. "I love you Miss Sato. And I'm not gonna let them take you. I swear."


The next day

Lobby

"Commander we have someone here who says he's a member of the Red Lotus with a message from Azula." The sentry says from the lobby of Asami's building.

Chelse takes a deep breath. "What's the message?"

"He says it's for Korra and Asami Sato." The sentry says.

"Yeah, and? What's the message?" The secret agent says quickly.

Chelse receives a phone call from an unknown number. She taps a few buttons to begin Katara's trace program before picking up the call. "This is Chelse Redding, who's …"

"Hey Red." Azula says. "No need to waste Katara's time. Be a doll and tell the Satos to meet me at the park."

"And why would I tell them to do that?" Chelse asks.

The building suddenly trembles. "That's why." Azula says.

"Commander! Commander! He blew up! The maniac blew himself up!" One of the sentries shouts over the radio.

Azula giggles. "They have one hour. Oh and tell them to bring Mako along." She says hanging up the phone.

Korra walks out of Asami's bedroom. "That was Azula wasn't it?"

Chelse nods. "She wants you and Miss Sato to meet her at the park in one hour. And she also wants her brother." Korra lowers her eyes.

Asami steps out of the room. "Then that's exactly what we'll give her. Let's go."

"Wait Miss Sato, why don't we send one of your decoys?" Chelse suggests.

"It won't work. Korra baby, meet me downstairs okay." Asami says.

"Huh, why?"

"I just need to talk with Chelse for a minute." Asami says walking toward the panic room. She turns to her guard motioning for her to follow her. "Chelse let's go."

Chelse swallows wondering if she'd turned off the footage of their bedroom.

The moment they pass through the door Asami slams her bodyguard up against the wall. Her eyes flash back and forth from blue to dark green. "Did you enjoy the show?"

The former fire essence stands to her full height. "Miss Sato, it was for your protection." The heiress raises her hand to slap her. Chelse winces.

Asami gently cups her cheek. "I feel everything your Asami feels and I know everything she does. I know...you're in love with me." Chelse shakes her head no. "You can disguise it as motherly protection all you want, but I know the difference. That's why I kissed you that night after I saw Korra fight. I wanted to see what you would do." The guard furrows her brow as she looks into her eyes. "And you and my mother weren't hiding anything."

Chelse is almost speechless. "You, you saw us?"

"Quite a few times actually, I just thought you were being really affectionate." Asami says as Chelse lowers her eyes. "I didn't lie to you yesterday. I honestly don't know what will happen when Korra and I leave. But I do know this isn't a typical traveler situation and that anything is possible." The heiress takes a deep breath. "I also know that other than Kuvira, you're the only other woman I've had feelings for."

"Miss Sato…" Seika says cupping her boss's cheek.

"If you feel anything for me Chelse…(Asami says shaking her head and closing her eyes for a moment) don't try to jeopardize our plans." Dark green eyes burn holes into the secret agent's mind when Asami looks up at her. All the metal in the room is shaking.

"If any harm comes to me, Korra, or our children because of you… it won't matter how many counter measures you and your government have. You'll be the first one I come for. Do you understand me?" Chelse slowly removes her hand. Asami sighs revealing light green eyes. "I can feel your hatred. You think I've taken your Asami away. Don't let it cloud your judgment." The heiress pulls Chelse into a scorching kiss before pushing her back against the wall. "Are we clear?"

Chelse takes a deep breath. "We're clear."

"Good. Keep the lotus 100 meters away from the park. We'll signal you when it's safe to move in." Asami says leaving the room.

"Miss Sato..." Chelse says. Asami stops, keeping her back turned. "How did you know I was watching you?"

"You trained me Chelse you should know better."

The guard can't help but smirk however it soon leaves her face. She wasn't sure if that was real or an act. Did Asami really have feelings for her?

Downstairs in the lobby

Asami, Korra, and Mako walk through the rubble of the explosion to the front door.

One of the sentries hands a small black box to Chelse. "What's this?"

"The bomber put it in my hand before he ran toward the elevator." He says.

"Has it been checked?" She asked.

"Yes commander. It's clean." The sentry says.

Chelse opens the box.

"The head of the red snake must be bitten off. When the mongoose no longer has the power to fight, eagles often come to their aid. 0900 Dragon Boroughs."

TBC…