A/N: Phew, done with this!

I tried to get this out as soon as possible- but in the end I couldn't finish it on Tuesday and yesterday I couldn't get on the computer AT ALL. So yeah. Hopefully I'll get Chapter 3 out today, maybe tomorrow.

Thank you so much to The Mysterious E, Jaguar Jenny, La Belle Rose Noire, BELLA X STARFIRE7745231, chickchick and epicnessrightthere for reviewing, and everyone who's reading this! You guys are the best, and I certainly can't do this without your support. :)

Chapter 2

"Bust out?" Bolin's voice lowered to a whisper as he furrowed his eyebrows. "But we were all told to stay put-"

As much as he loved Bo, this was one of the times where Mako wanted to smack some sense into him. "I don't think we're gonna be bailed out soon if Korra isn't there for us," he reminded, his voice heated despite the lower volume. "Now, if we're to save her, we're gonna have to get out of here and get out of here fast." His beads of amber darted around the room for a moment, his mind turning itself around like a gear in a machine as he tried to come up with some sort of plan.

"There was a guard standing by the door, wasn't there?" Asami's slender fingers wrapped around her chin in thought.

Mako didn't' reply. He just stood up and crossed over. Guard by the door…

What if their voices hadn't been low enough? What if the guard had heard about their plan to break out? Suddenly he faced a whole new kind of fear.

He peered out of the small window that the door provided. When he only saw more cells filled with non-benders, he strategically angled his body so that he could see if there was a guard.

And sure enough, there was. It looked like there was about one for every five cells or so- and they were all asleep.

"They fell asleep." Mako released the tension throughout his body, the relief spreading to his voice.

Bolin raised his eyebrows. "Fell asleep?" He walked up to the door and angled his head to see what his brother had been talking about. "Woah, you're right… I'll be sure to report them to Bei Fong if she ever gets her position back."

Mako nodded. No kidding.

Asami's lips took the form of a devious smile. "Well then. Let's wake him up, shall we?"

Before the brothers could ask what she meant by that, she walked toward the door and took a deep breath. "Oh, look! It's Korra, at the window! She's come to break us out!"

Her voice was awfully loud. And furthermore, Korra wasn't at the window…

Mako grinned devilishly, seeing where she was getting at. "Hey there, Korra," he continued, raising his voice to the same level as Asami's. "About time you showed up."

Bolin's eyes flickered between the two of them, his face growing paler and paler when he heard the guards stirring. "Um, you guys, you're kind of waking up-"

Realization slowly dawned on his face when he saw where Mako and Asami were getting at. He left the sentence unfinished and nodded slowly. "Guys, keep your voices down- I know we're all happy at Korra's arrival, but we can't wake anyone up." He winked at them.

That did it. The sound of footsteps bounced through the halls and into the cell. Team Avatar prepared to attack the metalbenders with everything they had.

"…the heck?" The small window on the door was clogged by the steel gray of a metalbending uniform. The jingling of the key ring was sweet music to their ears, and the light seeping into their cell once the door was open absolutely brilliant.

The cop entered to investigate. "What's going-"

He was cut off when Asami launched herself at him, quickly providing a seamless roundhouse kick to the face. The impact forced him to drop his flashlight. She then spun him around and slammed him against the wall, using one hand to keep him pinned down- they couldn't have the cop shooting those dreaded cables at them, now could they?

Asami's head whirled to the side. "Mako, now!" she hurried.

Mako knew what she meant. He waited for a moment, then aimed his fingers at the cop and sent a tendril of lightning at him. The cop cried out in agony before ultimately slumping down.

Bolin grimaced. "I really hope that didn't…" he trailed off, unable to finish the sentence.

He shook his head. "Don't worry. It's just enough to knock him out for an hour or two."

There wasn't time to say anything else. The trios' heads snapped up when they heard a few more metalbending cops stampeding toward their cell to see what was going on.

A corner of Bolin's mouth curved upwards as he cracked his knuckles, adrenaline beginning to generate. "I've got this."

The earthbender ran out of the cell, immediately feeling a touch with the earth that he hadn't gotten in the cell. Relief drippled through his spine, knowing that he could now fight properly.

One of the metalbending cops shot a cable at him- this time Bolin was the one who had the faster reflexes. He willed a wall of earth to rise up from the floor, effectively deflecting the cable and sending it rebounding. The sound of the string-like metal smacking against a cop's face was sweet music to his ears.

Mako and Asami ran out shortly after him. The two split up- Asami headed behind Bolin while Mako ran forward. He produced a huge swath of fire and sent it at the cops. He ducked under flung cables, then countered with a few jabs.

Yet another cable was sent flying towards Mako- and this time, it actually snagged his wrist. He ground his teeth together, struggling to hold his ground. Crap…

A rock clubbed the metalbender's head. He stood frozen for a moment, then eventually the cable unwound around Mako's wrist as he swayed and fell down.

Mako turned his head and smiled. "Thanks, Bolin."

"No problem!" This was followed by a tendril of earth snaking its way up to the cops and knocking their feet under them. Mako tilted his head down slightly, making sure he could focus as he made sure they stayed down with a burst of fire for each.

Footsteps were running to them, behind them. They whirled around, expecting another fight, but to their relief it was just Asami.

She panted a bit, obviously worn out a bit. "What've I missed?"

Mako answered her question with another one, curious as to how she looked like she ran all the way across Republic City and back. "How many cops did you take out?"

His words seemed to lighten her a little bit, allowing her to straighten her back and wipe off her sleeves as if they had dust. "Four or five."

Mako lifted his eyebrows while Bolin whistled. "Boy am I glad you're on our side!"

Asami seemed to shrink at the compliment, red tingeing her cheeks. "I kind of had surprise on my side," she almost muttered.

No one added anything to that. They stood there for a second to recover some energy, then prepared to finish what they had started by getting out of there.

That's when they became aware of the many stares.

The cops weren't the only people who were aroused from their antics. Now many of the non-benders were awake as well, staring at them with wide eyes. The air rung with unspoken begging, and Mako felt a pang hit him when he saw a little boy look at him with some of the largest brown eyes he'd seen.

"Um…" Bolin's neck tightened, green eyes darting all around the hall. "Do we…"

Mako didn't say anything for the longest time, unsure of what to say or what to do. He lowered his eyes and shifted his feet, then cringed as he knew what had to be done.

"Not yet," he said. "It'll cause a huge mess. Plus the sooner we rescue Korra, the sooner she'll be able to bail them all out." He turned around and began running down the hall, Asami on his heels, anxious to get out of there.

Bolin nodded slowly. "So we save Korra, we save everyone else around her." He let out a thick puff of air. "Yeah, no pressure." He ran off after Mako and Asami.

Mako, Bolin and Asami ran down the hall, taking a sharp left. Bolin stood his ground and threw a heavy wall of earth when more metalbenders got in their way. "Sorry!" he called as they quickly ran past them.

Mako barely paid attention to what Bolin just did. Adrenaline roared in his ears, the pace quickening and quickening and quickening as he got closer to the exit. He didn't care that his rib was beginning to burn from running, he didn't care how big the flames he threw at other unlucky metalbenders were- all he cared about was that he was closer to getting out of here.

Closer to Korra.

The trio barged into the lobby- there was the door, standing out to them like some sort of beacon.

And there were also more cops.

One of them took a defensive stance as he glowered at the three of them. "Get back into your cells," he snarled.

Two individual balls of fire rested on Mako's hands. "Not a chance."

With that, he threw one of the fires at the cop. The cop expertly dodged one of them, but grimaced when the other one hit him. Asami charged a separate cop, aiming for a punch. Within no time she was completely lost in hand to hand combat. Bolin soon got lost of a dance of earth between him and two other metalbenders.

Mako jabbed a few other times, the metalbender continuing to dodge. He barely managed to evade a cable, giving him a fiery uppercut in turn. Another attempted punch- the metalbender dodged yet again, light on his feet. He landed a distance away from him.

The firebender wouldn't allow it. He stampeded towards the cop, jumping up at the last second and coming down on him with a powerful firebending kick. He fell down with an 'Oomph!'.

"Guys!" Mako and Bolin's heads swerved to Asami, he was weaving through the metalbenders, strategically getting herself closer to the door. "They're stalling us! We have to get out of here, quickly!"

Mako nodded. With that he sped to the door like a bullet, leaving the cop there. Asami was by his side within a few seconds, and Bolin finished off two cops with large rocks to the head before slipping away as well.

He yanked the door open and fled outside.

He embraced the fresh air, renewing his senses and releasing the tension in his muscles. He barely heard Bolin and Asami slam the doors behind them, he was too relieved.

They had done it…

The realization sunk in slowly, ultimately abandoning Mako with a large grin on his face. It was too good to be true! They had actually broken out!

Bolin created a long, thick piece of earth and wrapped it around the handles of the door, locking everyone in. "That should hold them off for a few minutes."

Mako nodded. "Good thinking, Bolin."

He then turned away from his brother and faced the road. He squared his shoulders and let the cool air, which had never felt so nice before, trickle up and down his skin.

Mako narrowed his eyes in determination, knowing that the breakout was just the beginning. Hang on, Korra. Team Avatar's coming.