AN: Note, this chapter has just flashbacks between a few hours/days with no particular order.
Ch 4: Aftermath
It was any other day for Korra but this time, she was walking around the child services building. This is because of the recent news on the streets that children have been going missing. Now, these cases weren't really out of the ordinary but the frequency of the kidnappings for Republic City were starting to become noteworthy. Peeking through a window, Korra stood outside in a forest green sports hoodie and nicely fitted dark grey sports pants. Seeing someone approach the window she quickly looks away and leaned against the wall.
"Danielle, did you hear? Little Jordan is missing!"
"What!? No that can't be, he was here last night! What are we supposed to tell Ms. Hayes?! Have you checked everywhere?"
"Yes I have but I can't find him! I double checked several times but no luck, what should we do?!"
"I don't know… but stay with the children, I'll go contact the police..."
Pushing herself off the wall, "Hmm..." Korra put her hands in her pockets and started walking away. "I guess I should look into this… strange… I should come back later to check for evidence, something smelled off inside there…"
*later that night*
Korra closed her eyes and listened for everyone's heartbeats, "Good everyone seems to be asleep." Opening her cyan eyes, she pulled out a lock pick from her pocket and quickly opened the door. Gently pushing it open, she softly stepped inside while taking a deep whiff of the air, "Chloroform..." looking up towards the kitchen, "there."
Stepping onto the wooden floor with confidence in the pitch black daycare, she started scanning the room. "No signs of struggling… hmm the kid… the kid probably woke up and grabbed a glass of milk or something." Looking at the door, "Someone must've came in through there but the kid didn't notice... then whoever it was got the kid from behind with a towel soaked in chloroform and once he was out, the boy was gone."
Stepping out through the door she looked around for anything abnormal. "There's no scratch marks on the doorknob meaning they're more or less skilled… but… " looking at the ground further ahead, "they left skid marks…" Korra quickly closed the door and walked across the street, looking off in the direction the car took off in. She started trailing the path until she reached the city. "Basically a dead end, of course… but the chloroform… hm I should look into drug dealers… I'll check up with the hospitals later..."
*Asami's POV*
It was the day immediately after the bomb threat incident and Asami was busy writing up a long ass report since she was the first to arrive at the scene. "Man… why do I have to write the most detailed report? I wasn't the only one who witnessed the situation! The new girl Opal was there at the front desk to, come on!" Banging her head on the desk with a decent thud.
"Aw poor Cap, I feel like they're kinda out to get you… I talked to Opal about what happened yesterday and she said she just had to sum up what she saw." Shrugging, "I guess it's because you were with Raava that's why their asking for a superrrr detailed report."
Looking up with an not amused face, "Damn it Raava… I'll get you back for this…" Asami scrunched her face and continued focusing real hard before someone knocked on their door.
"Come in," Bolin responds first.
The door opened and a man called out, "Asami, sweetheart are you alright?"
They were all surprised but Mako started first, "Dr. Sato, what are you doing here?"
"Dad?"
"Honey I heard what happened are you alright?!" Hastily walking up to his daughter.
"Yes, I'm fine dad." Sitting up, she pulls her father into a hug. "What are you doing here? I thought you were booked with surgeries today?"
"I was but I passed them on to my coworkers as soon as I heard what happened."
"Dad you didn't have to... I said nothing happened and that I was alright."
"Yes I know honey but I can't help but worry… you are the only one person I love and I can't lose you to…" Cupping her face.
Holding his hand with reassurance, "I love you to dad. I'm sorry for worrying you," smiling tenderly, "But hmm in that case how about I make it up to you, let's go have some lunch together?"
He smiled happily, "That would be nice sweetheart, it's been a while since we've gone out to eat together."
Smiling lovingly, "Alright guys you heard, I'll be going on an early lunch. I'll be back within the hour or so," grabbing her leather jacket off the chair.
"Alright have fun then you two, take your time. Goodbye Dr. Sato," bowing his head slightly.
"See you later," Bolin energetically waves the two off.
The father and daughter smiled thankfully before walking out the door. Then once they went inside their car, they drove over to their usual restaurant, Kwong's Cuisine, for an early lunch. As they had some quality time together, Mako and Bolin continued their investigation with the missing kids. They were both frustrated and called people after people trying to obtain the most amount of information they could get.
*Korra's POV*
Grabbing a shady man by his collar, the Avatar slammed him against the cold, brick wall. "TELL ME what I need to know OR ELSE I'm going to have to bash your head in."
"PLE-PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!"
Letting out a soft yet threatening growl, "Tell me who made the last trade deals with chloroform, both the seller and buyer." Tightening her grip while shoving him further up.
He started wheezing desperately, "O-OKAY OKAY JUST LET ME DOWN!" Releasing her hold, the man drops to the floor and coughs a couple times before speaking, "It- it was…"
Seeing his hesitation, Korra repeated herself again. "WHO."
Cowering from fear, "I-It was Amon!"
Her eyes sharpened, "(Amon? He's been off the radar for a while… is this why? What is he up to now…) and…"
"A-And? I'm dead! You realize I just told you-"
Grabbing his neck tightly, "I don't care. You can either tell me and live another day or die right now. Choose."
"O-Okay! His-his buyer is… D-Dr. Y…"
Her eyebrow twitched, "Dr. Y? Who the hell is that supposed to be."
"I-I don't know man! That's what he goes by! I don't know!" Thrashing about pointlessly trying to escape.
The Avatar knew he wasn't lying so she dropped him with a thud, "You're lucky to be alive for another day." Glaring him in the eyes coldly, she gives him a condescending look before knocking him out cold.
Now, of course she didn't have to do this but in order to reinforce the terror and danger of the name, the Avatar, it had to be done. "I need to find out who this Dr. Y is… don't tell me, no… it can't be…" Shaking her head, Korra proceeded to walk down the dark alleyway while processing her thoughts. She had several leads in mind so she needed to think out which one to tackle first.
*Asami's POV*
"Okay dad… yes dad… I know I know, be careful. Yes I know…. Okay I love you too, bye." Letting out a breath, the captain closed her eyes and leaned back in her seat.
Mako set down his paperwork and looked towards Asami, "Is Dr. Sato still giving you some trouble after what happened?"
Opening one eye, "Mhh? Yeah you know how he is… he's just being extra because of what happened the other day…" smiling softly, "just like I first became a detective haha… but it's okay though, he'll go back to being normal after a few weeks."
Laughing softly, "Smothering love huh?"
Smiling in agreement, "Anyways… have you two visited the new victim's mother yet..."
"..." Looking down at the notes he took earlier, "There isn't much… we just finished interviewing the mom and were planning to head over to the scene for further investigation but I don't know… things don't look so bright."
Frowning with understanding, "Alright let's leave when Bolin gets back." Mako nods in agreement while gathering up his materials.
*Korra's POV*
The Avatar was prowling on the rooftops of an old warehouse where the triad activity was high. She was listening in on their conversations and camped up there until she felt like it was safe to cross them off her suspect list. "There's still a couple left on the list… Cabbage Corporation, Future Industries Hospital and many more…" letting out a deep sigh she went over and sat on the edge of the roof, looking up towards the moon. "When will this be over… I'm so tired of this shit… but we have to stop them… what they've done… it's unforgivable, justice needs to be served. The law can't punished them so we will even if we'll never have a normal life…"
*Asami's POV*
Team Seven was carefully investigating the crime scene in the daycare searching for evidence. Bolin was talking to the kids checking and making sure to get all the information if they heard or saw anything out of ordinary while Asami talked to the adults. Mako on the other hand was looking around in the kitchen.
"Hey kids! My name is Detective Bolin and I'm just going to ask you some questions if that's alright?"
They all nodded.
"Okay, who here is friends with Jordan!?"
"Me! Me!" The kids shout.
"Okay cool, can you guys tell me when you last saw him? Anything you remember or can think of will help me out a lot!" He says with a big grin.
"Uhh umm, we were playing tag together and then we ate dinner and then we brushed our teeths and then we went to bed!"
Scrunching his eyebrows with some slight disappointment, "Did Jordan seem weird or different than usual?"
The kids all looked at each other before answering "No! Not really!"
Bolin let out a sigh before continuing his hopeless questions. While he did this Asami was trying to get as much information from the adults. "So the last time you saw Jordan was when you tucked him in for bed?"
The two adults were anxiously sitting on the couch, "Yes… that was the last time we saw and heard him… what… what should I do! If he gets hurt or even worse… it's all my fault!" She starts breaking down and cowers while crying pitifully.
"Miss," patting her shoulder. "Don't worry, we will do our best to find Jordan…"
"What can you do?!" She snaps and retorts out of frustration, "The other kids on the news are still missing and even the counsel man's! There's no hope for Jordan and it's all my fault for being so neglectant!" Cupping her face with both of her hands.
The captain winced unable to say anything back no matter how much it hurt her pride. She was right. The other kids were still missing and the team didn't have that much of a lead either. So, she simply stood there trying to comfort the caretaker while making promises she might not be able to keep. Both Asami and Bolin were having a hard time and Mako was no exception. He couldn't find any sort of evidence either.
Running things through his head, Mako started talking to himself. "Nothing is out of place and I don't see any signs of struggle or anything misplaced… the caretakers said they left it the way it was and the only thing worth noting is that cup on the counter which we'll be sending that to forensics later. There's no sign of break in either unless…" Letting out sigh, he scratched his head in frustration. "Arghhh even if someone did have enough skill to break in with no damage, there's still no damn proof! Geez… we're getting nowhere. Again," looking sadly at the kitchen with a grim expression on his face.
*Korra POV*
Leaning against her couch in her hideout, Korra stood there lightly biting a red pen as she looked at a map of Republic City on her concrete wall. Her arms were crossed and she started tapping her fingers before grabbing the pen and crossed off another syndicate from her list.
"I'm getting nowhere, they're all leading to dead ends…" letting out a sigh, "well at least the Agni Kai Clan, Cabbage Corporations and Future Industries Hospitals are the only big names I need to check out now. I'm almost done being thorough with the small ones…"
Capping the pen, she set it down on her rustic coffee table and walked over to the kitchen. Opening her mini fridge, she grabbed herself some water. "Hm… I wonder how it went at the station after I left…" smirking to herself, "well Asami must be frustrated with me… it's almost about time she's going to look for me. Oh well, I'll just have to be at my usual spot often so she can find me easily."
Taking the water bottle with her, Korra walked over to her makeshift gym and started her usual routine. She put on about two hundred pounds of extra weights and did many repetitions of basic exercises which included things such as: push ups, pull ups, sit ups, etc… until she worked up a good sweat and stretched for about fifteen-ish minutes. She then took a nice cold shower before wearing only a pair of sweatpants and a white towel wrapped around her shoulders. Walking over to her couch, she plopped down onto the cushion and grabbed the TV remote. Clicking the power button, she started mindlessly flipping through some news channels.
Staring blankly at the screen, she let out a yawn before turning off the TV. Since there was nothing interesting, Korra pondered some thoughts and decided to write a mini letter to drop off at Team Seven's office. The note wasn't anything special but it did have some useful information for not only the Avatar but, also the kidnapping cases they were working on. Staring at the note in her hand, "Well this should be good enough information for them… for now at least. I still don't know if I can or should even trust them in the first place…" tossing it on the table, "Oh well, whatever. I'll give them everything I know about the cases before I leave this city."
*Asami's POV*
Walking in to her office, the captain rose her eyebrow when she saw Bolin holding a note. "What's that?"
Turning around with a big grin, "Oh oh oh! Asami, perfect timing! Here look," handing a piece of paper to his captain.
"Okay…" skeptically grabbing the letter, she looked at it and skimmed it quickly. "Wait what?!"
"I know I know! Raava's seriously good!" Clenching his fists in excitement, "I can't believe she gave us the locations where the Avatar's been seen the most andddd some tips on the kidnapping cases!"
Making a face of disbelief, "(What… this is all to… convenient…) stop being so ecstatic!" Slapping him on the shoulder with the letter, "You know this is implying that a normal citizen is better than us, the police, at investigating things right?" Giving him the eye.
Flinching, "Oh come on Cap! She's no ordinary citizen and Mako's checking up on what she wrote and they seem to be the real deal! We are actually, finally getting somewhere!"
Rubbing her temples while signing, "Raava… who are you?"
AN: Oof, well this chapter was a bit awkward for me LOL but I hope it wasn't weird for any of you. Oh, and to sum up Korra's abilities: superhuman strength, enhanced senses e.g. hearing, sight, smell, etc… her brain also works quicker and better than most humans. She's just basically super human y'all and *hint hint* Korra has a motive for doing what's she doing because she may or may not have been experimented on, GASP!
:P well enough of hints, hang tight for next week! :) sorry the practically midnight posts ;A; work and life got me posting lateeee :/