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The air hummed as Team Avatar and Sung-Jin stepped through the portal, finding themselves inside the dimly lit supply depot.
'This way,' Sung-Jin said, leading them towards the shadowy bulk of the container, unleashing a jet of fire that melted the lock, Bolin using his metal bending to pull the doors open.
'Grab what you can,' Sung-Jin said. 'Food, medicine, clothing...'
'I don't like this,' Mako said, as Sung-Jun opened the nearest container. 'There's no security...'
'There's nothing to worry about,' Sung-Jun replied. 'We need to hurry. The portal won't stay open for long...'
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'Sir,' the security guard said, looking up from his terminal at Lieutenant Shent. 'A motion sensor alarm has been triggered at supply depot 6A-H...'
'Bring up the feed, Tanonas,' Shent ordered.
'Yes, sir,' Tanonas said, the main viewer flickering to life, showing four figures taking supplies from the containers and stuffing them into backpacks.
'Run their identities,' Shent said and Tanonas' fingers flew across the keys.
'Only one match, sir. No ID, but his image matches the perpetrator from the other raids...'
'Keep monitoring them,' Shent said, activating his radio. 'Security centre to Air Control. Priority request for gunship support...'
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'That's it,' Korra said, stuffing the last packet into her backpack and zipping it closed.
'Time to go,' Sung-Jun said, hoisting his own backpack onto his shoulders, moving towards the door of the container. 'All clear...'
Quickly, they scrambled out of the container, heading for the portal.
'Does anyone else hear that?' Bolin asked.
'Hear what?' Korra asked and then they all heard it, a faint whup-whup-whup noise growing louder.
'What's that?' Mako asked, looking round to see a sleek-nosed aircraft rising over the buildings and heading towards them.
'Run,' Sung-Jun yelled, sprinting towards the portal, the others close behind him as the aircraft opened fire.
'Go!' Korra yelled, dodging the hail of bullets, summoning a blast of air to knock the aircraft into a spin. As the aircraft righted itself, she turned and dived through the portal just before it snapped closed. As her eyes adjusted to the gloom, Korra found herself back in the tunnels outside the shanty town.
'Is everyone alright?' She asked and Bolin got to his feet, dusting himself off.
'We're fine...'
'Korra!' Mako said and she whipped round to see him kneeling next to Sung-Jun, who was propped against the tunnel wall. Even in the gloom of the tunnel, Korra could see the blood staining his tunic.
'Sung-Jun!' Korra said, kneeling next to him and bending water from a puddle next to her. 'Hold on...'
Manipulating the water, it glowed faintly blue as she wrapped it round his chest.
'Korra,' Sung-Jun said, his voice a hacking cough. 'Get...the supplies to...the people...'
'Keep still,' Korra said. 'I need to focus...'
I wish Kya was here. Dammit, I'm not a healer...
'Please,' he whispered. 'They need...my help...'
His voice trailed off and his head slumped sideways.
'No...' Korra said, as Mako reached out to check his pulse, shaking his head.
'What'll we do now?' Bolin asked.
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'What will you do now?' Cornelius asked, as two of his clerics carried Sung-Jun's shrouded body out of the tunnels on a stretcher.
'We'll need to take his body home,' Korra said and Cornelius nodded.
'Of course,' he said, holding out his hand and Korra shook it.
'Safe journey, Avatar Korra...'
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