Chapter 6
Back at the Sato Mansion, Korra and Asami were bombarded with hugs the minute they walked through the door. Bolin lifted Korra up over his shoulder and started running about the mansion. Before Korra realized where he took her, he threw her in the pool. "BOLIN! "I'm going to get you for that." Korra yelled. "Hey guys, Korra is all wet!" Bolin taunted. As Bolin turned around Korra bended giant octopus arms and grabbed Bolin and dragged him into the water. "Now look whose wet?!" Korra jested.
The rest of the gang ran in and started laughing at the two of them. "What happened, didn't get enough of the water on vacation?" Mako teased. "No we didn't!" Asami answered as she pushed Mako into the pool and jumped in after him. "What's the big idea Asami?" Mako yelled. "You're always so uptight?" Asami joked jumping on his shoulders and pushing his head down. Prince Wu walked in. "What's going on guys?" Wu asked. "Nothing just teaching these boys a lesson!" Asami replied. "Asami, Korra welcome back, I've missed you guys." Wu chuckled. "Come on out so we can catch up. I want to hear all about your trip to the Spirit World."
They all got out of the pool and so speed things up Korra bent all the water of them and their clothes. "OK hugs everyone." Wu ordered as he grabbed them all into a hug. "So how was your trip?" Wu asked. "It was great!" Both Asami and Korra responded at the same time. They all walked into the sitting room as Korra and Asami told them about their trip.
"It was so beautiful. The trees were nothing like I've ever seen, and the leaves came in all shades of the rainbow. In the sky, you could see so many kinds of spirits flying around. I never imagined they came in so many different shapes, sizes and colors. It was breathtaking and the lakes and rivers were always the perfect temperature. The water was so clear, you could see straight to the bottom. I can't wait to go back. I think that next time we should all go together. A Team Avatar vacation." Asami described.
"I think that would be fun for all of us to go on vacation together, even you Wu." Korra suggested. "Really…. you guys are the best friends a guy could ask for!" Wu choked. He had never had any real friends before and was beginning to enjoy himself. He was having fun for the first time in his life.
"On the way back, we stopped at the prison hospital to see Kuvira and Bataar." Korra admitted. Everyone looked at her. "What we talked about this before we left and you can't tell me that Opal hasn't told you about how Su reacted." Korra stated. "Asami are you okay?" Mako inquired.
"Yes, I'm fine. To be honest with you, after a lot of self-reflection, I don't think it will be impossible for me to be able to forgive her eventually. I mean, I'm not ready to forgive her yet, but I don't hate her. Like my father, she experienced traumatic events in her life that caused her to take her ideals to the extreme. My father tried to kill me, but I was still able to forgive him. Kuvira is different. I think she deserves leniency because for one what she did in Ba Sing Se was nothing short of a miracle. As far as the damage she did to Republic City, well I think that Korra has out done her. So if we are throwing people in prison for destroying the city than Korra's name should first on the list. Furthermore, the only casualty in the city was my father, and even he had a chance to save himself and he chose not to. I am not trying to taint his legacy or minimize what he did for all of us, I am merely saying that if I can look past all of that than other people should be able to as well. Korra and I have been thinking and I suggested that maybe instead of Bataar and Kuvira serving their time in prison, their skills would be more useful if they help rebuild Republic City. I mean Bataar is a genius and Kuvira is familiar with engineering and architecture not to mention her bending rivals that of Toph. Don't tell Su or Lin I said that, but anyone who has really watched her in action can't help but be impressed by her." Asami shared.
She waited for everyone to process what she had just told them. It was a lot to take in and it must be shocking for them that she is able to look past what Kuvira did.
"That doesn't actually sound like a bad idea. I mean, I have been in contact with Chief Beifong about the case and she told me Kuvira regrets everything she did. Chief Beifong also mentioned that she is going to the council meeting tomorrow to plead her case. Wu here is also going to plead her case. Even after Kuvira usurped power from Wu, he was able to forgive her and understands where she was coming from. Both Wu and Chief Beifong have spoken with Tenzin and he agrees." Mako disclosed.
"That saves us a lot of work. We had every intention of ask Wu and Tenzin to agree to a plea bargain. I don't think it is realistic to expect them to do no jail time, but at least it could be minimal, maybe six months to a year and then community service. While they are in prison, they could spend time working with Future Industries to rebuild the city." Asami noted.
"I completely agree. I don't think they should serve a lot of time being they understand what they did was wrong and it was a war. Look at Zuko, and his Uncle Iroh, they weren't punished after the Hundred Year War and Iroh caused a lot of damage to Ba Sing Se's wall. I think we have a case." Korra interjected. "For now, let's go to bed, I for one am exhausted."
As Korra lay in bed, she couldn't help but be thankful for her friends. It is more obvious now how much they all have in common. If they all work together, maybe they would have a chance of helping Kuvira and Bataar.