LoK: The Avatar State Pt. 2
If you want to stop Amon, meet me in the arena at nine. Come alone.
Korra read the message again and looked around for anyone slinking in the shadows. Suddenly, a figure appeared from inside a doorway. "Did you give me a note" she asked quietly. "Yeah, I did. You should know that Amon is going to bomb the Police Headquarters" the man said, then disappeared. "Hey, wait" Korra shouted after him. Suddenly, the lights flicked on and she heard hands clapping. "Well, you really are easy to trick. This is the second time you have fallen into my trap." She turned around to see Hiroshi Sato standing behind her. "Mr. Sato, what are you doing here?" Korra stepped into her fighting stance, and watched him pull out a remote. "If you look at the floor, Avatar, you will see that I'm only a projection, coming from that disk" he said. Korra looked at the floor and realized that it was true. "Good bye Avatar." She was thrown into the air as he pushed the button, and bombs went off.
"What was that" Bolin asked. Mako jumped up and ran to the window. He looked out to see the arena engulfed in flames. "It's the arena, there's been more bombs set off!" The boys, along with Tenzin and Asami jumped up, while Pema took the children to bed. "Let's go see if they need any help, in case there was anyone nearby" Tenzin instructed. They all made it quickly down to the boat and went at top speed across the harbor.
When they arrived there was fire everywhere. "We need Korra. She could bend the water onto the flames" Asami said. "Where is she anyway" Bolin asked. "She never returned" Tenzin suddenly asked. They all shook their heads. "Guys, what if she was captured by Amon. She could have been in there" Mako exclaimed. He ran towards the fire and began to bend the flames away from his path. "KORRA!" He rummaged some more, lifting a huge piece of rock. "KORRA!" Suddenly he heard a groan. At the edge of the huge floating dock that supported the arena, was a person. Mako jumped over the debris and knelt down. "Oh, Korra" he gasped. Her hair was loose, and what was left of her clothes barely covered her bandages. "Mako" she managed. "Hush, we're all here" he said. "Tenzin, over here!" The Airbender looked over and ran towards Mako, followed by the others. "What do we do" Mako asked as Tenzin knelt down by him. "We'll take her to Air Temple Island." "How" Bolin asked. "Naga can take her" Mako said. Using his fingers, he whistled loudly and sure enough, Naga was nearby. "Hey girl, kneel down." Mako got onto the giant Polar Bear Dog while Tenzin and Bolin gently lifted Korra in front of him. Mako cradled her against his chest, "Naga, we have to go!" She slipped gently into the water and began to swim to the island. Tenzin, Bolin, and Asami ran to the docks and got back on the ferry.
By the time that Naga reached the island it had begun to pour down rain. "Korra, just hang on" Mako murmured to her. Naga pulled herself up and onto the dock, and ran up the path. "Good job Naga" Mako shouted over the rain and patted her shoulder. Naga lay down and Mako slid off of her back, still cradling Korra in his arms. He walked quickly into the house and into Korra's room. The others got there quickly and ran into the room. "Asami, you go wake Pema. Bolin, get one of the White Lotus guards who can Waterbend. Mako, stay with her for a minute" Tenzin said. Everyone did as they were told. "Mako, it hurts." Looking over, the Firebender saw Korra was awake. "Hey, hang in there Korra" he reassured her. Korra just closed her eyes and Mako reached out to hold her hand. It was a sudden whirlwind as everyone arrived to help Korra, and the three young members of team Avatar were ushered out of the room. "She's gonna be okay right" Bolin asked. "I don't know Bo."
"So how is she doing" Mako asked Tenzin. The weary eye Airbender pinched the bridge of his nose. "She is bruised, and has a wound on her side, but thankfully not hurt as badly as we had thought. I don't know how she did it, but Korra managed to keep from getting burned. I asked her what she remembered, and she said that it was Hiroshi Sato." Mako frowned and clenched his fists. "Can I talk to her" he asked. Tenzin nodded and sat down on a cushion, resting his tired body. Mako made his way to Korra's room and slid between the hanging beads. She lay under a Water Tribe blanket that had a picture of Naga stitched into it. Sitting on the stool beside her was Asami. "Hey, you go get some rest. I'll sit with her" he said, putting a hand on his girlfriend's shoulder. Asami just nodded and headed to her room.
They had all taken turns sitting with Korra, but Tenzin still went in to check on her every few hours. "Hey, how do you feel" he asked. Korra frowned, "You know how many times I've been asked that?" Mako shrugged. "You feel good enough to be a grump. I meant it more as a 'What's broken, and what hurts' kind of question." Korra stuck out her tongue and tried to sit up, but winced as pain shot through her sore body, "Ow!" "Here, try this" Mako said, putting another pillow behind her. "So… is Asami mad at you" Korra asked. "No, why would she be?" Korra looked away. "Ikki told her that I like you, and now you're sitting with me." "Oh, I didn't know that. Has she said anything to you" Mako asked. Korra shook her head. "Mako, can you help me into the sitting room? I'm tired of being separated from everyone" Korra grumbled.
Mako stood up and started to help her stand, but Korra fell into him. "Ah!" She clutched her stomach, but tried again. "Here, if you're getting out of bed you may already you don't need to hurt yourself." Mako gently swung her up into his arms and exited her room. When they reached the sitting room, Asami glared a little as her boyfriend held the Avatar. "Can you get a bowl of water" Korra asked Bolin. He nodded and came back a few moments later, holding the bowl. "Mako, you can put me down now" she said, blushing as much as he did.
Once she was settled, Korra bent the water onto her hand and began to heal the wound on her side some more. "Ahhh" she sighed, "that feels better." "May I talk to Korra alone for a moment" Tenzin asked. The others got up to leave and Tenzin shut the door behind them. "Korra, how did you keep from being burned?" Shrugging, the young Avatar bent the water back into the bowl. "I don't know. I had some more hallucinations…flashbacks…whatever they are! I saw Aang, Sokka, and Toph standing there. But the weirdest part, I saw a man with a scar this time. Do you know who it is?" Tenzin looked out the window. "It sounds like Zuko. He was the one who helped Aang found the Republic." "You mean Fire Lord Zuko" Korra asked, surprise lacing her voice. Tenzin nodded. "I don't know what this means. Close your eyes and try to meditate. Maybe you'll find something" he instructed.
Korra did as he asked and quickly began to see the same images as before. She gasped as the pictures began to show the battle between Aang and a person, the face of which couldn't be seen. Suddenly, Korra screamed as the person attacked her, causing pain to shoot through her. "Korra" Tenzin yelled, putting a hand on her shoulder. The others ran in to see what was the matter. Tenzin jumped back as her eyes flew open and she leapt to her feet. Panting, Korra looked around. "What happened" she asked. "I don't know. What were you seeing Korra" Tenzin asked her. "There was…" she began, but her eyes rolled back into her head, and Mako reached out to quickly catch her as she fell.