Title: Ride or Die Part 2
Pairing: Korra & Asami.
Rated: M
Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Korra and its characters. All rights belong to their respectable owners Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino.
Authors Note: Hey Guys! Finally! We arrived to the last chapter of this fic. It has been a long time coming. So thank you all for sticking with me. The favs, follows, reviews, kudos, communities, bookmarks all of it. Thank you all so much. I appreciate it more than you know. Now for my Korrasami AU Drabbles a lot of you voted on ff and ao3 with Special Delivery coming out on top with 26 votes. So that will be my next multi chapter fic coming out this year. Can't wait to write for it. As for the sequel of Just Drive its called Just Drive 2: Queens of Speed (it may change at any given time just so you know.) For now I hope you all enjoy the last chapter. See you all soon! Later Gladiators!
Warning: Major Character Deaths! Violence! Blood! All that crazy stuff. You have been warned.
Once the coast was clear, Zaheer climbed in the front and sat in the passenger seat. He reloaded the gun and aimed it back at her head. He stared at her for a few minutes before looking away with a sigh. "You look like her..." he said removing the gun from her head.
"Who?" Asami questioned eying the road.
"Your mother," he said with a subtle smirk on his lips. Zaheer looked back at her seeing her gripping the steering wheel. "I'm sure you know by now how she begged and pleaded for me to spare her life," he said waiting for her to react. "I wouldn't so P'li put her down for good," he lied thoroughly amused by it. He turned in his seat and leaned against the passenger side door to get a good look at her. "She felt guilty about though... its one of the reasons why we adopted you," he said reminiscing in a way. "Or maybe it was because she couldn't have any children of her own... it was so long ago but you were the next best thing," he said as if it were a compliment.
Asami gripped at the steering wheel so hard her knuckles were turning white.
Zaheer noticed and shrugged his shoulders. "I didn't want it to come down to this. I actually thought of you as a daughter," he said in all honesty. "But to side with a cop. To go to this extent. Its so unbecoming of you," he said raising the gun back up to her head. After everything they had taught her, Zaheer felt betrayed even though he knew this day would come once she knew the truth. "I'll have no choice in what I do next."
P'li over heard the conversation Zaheer had with Asami since he was pressing on the walkie talkie as he sat down. She stepped on the gas driving faster loosing Mako and Bolin in the process.
Korra drove up cutting through traffic making a hard right nearly hitting Mako's car. She cut in front of him with the twins coming up behind Mako and Bolin. They were all headed in P'li's direction toward the airport.
Asami got off the highway and drove to Yangchen airport. She rammed through the gates and started speeding up on the runway.
Zaheer told her which plane to park in front of. It was a small private jet they had set up to take Raiko away. "Get out," he ordered aiming the gun at her. "No sudden movements," he said as she moved slowly out of the car. He got out and came around the truck aiming the gun at her. He passed her and opened up the back seat with Raiko nearly falling out.
P'li drove up and parked a few feet away from them getting out herself.
Zaheer pulled Raiko up by the back of his collar as he started to come too. He spotted P'li walking up to them. "She knows everything. Handle it," he said pushing Raiko forward towards the plane.
P'li watched Zaheer push Raiko up the stairs and directed her attention back to Asami. She cracked her knuckles and put her fists up waving at Asami to bring it.
Asami knew how strong P'li was but didn't care. She put her fists up ready to fight for her life.
Korra drove pass the airport security much like P'li did moments ago as they tried to set up a blockade to get the police there. Mako, Bolin and the twins were right behind her. They drove around the runway avoiding planes trying to spot the trucks. Once they did, they parked on the other side and got out.
Mako got out of his car when Korra did and signaled for his brother and the twins to stay back. They took out their guns and began to inspect the plane carefully.
Korra when around one side as Mako did the other to ambush them.
Zaheer got Raiko up the stairs and sense a presents near by. He pushed Raiko inside and came down the stairs again and looked underneath the plane seeing feet. He got close to the edge and waiting for the person to come close.
Mako rounded the plane with his gun held high. Before he knew it, he was hit on the side of his head with the bud of Zaheer's gun.
"Fucking Pigs..." Zaheer said kicking Mako's gun away from him. He walked back toward the stairs and saw Asami and P'li engaging in a fight. Seeing Asami getting the upper hand, Zaheer aimed his gun at her head ready to pull the trigger.
Korra came around the other side spotting Zaheer aiming his gun at Asami. She sprinted off and tackled him as the gun when off.
It missed Asami's head when P'li swept her legs out from under her. She stood up towering Asami again and raised her foot up to stomp her in the chest. Asami rolled over and stood up to her feet raising up her fists to defend herself.
Korra got up quickly and punched Zaheer in the face when he tried to raise his gun up again. She kicked it out of his hand before he got another shot off.
Zaheer grabbed on to her ankle and pulled it out from under her. She fell on her back and dropped her gun. He noticed how she was favoring her ribs and decided to take advantage of it. He stood to his feet and got into a specific stance. "Come Detective. Is that all you got?" he asked goading her on.
Korra got up to her feet and held her side. She shook it off and raised up her hands. "Nope," she said trying to get her breathing steady.
Zaheer inched closer to her and jabbed for her right cheek. When she put her guard up, he redirected his attack to her ribs hitting her hard.
Korra doubled over in pain finding it hard to breath. She looked up at Zaheer who tried to knee her in the face. She dodged it before he could break her nose.
Zaheer stayed on the attack with constant combo moves trying to throw Korra off guard. He punched and kicked connecting back to her ribs nearly ever time.
Korra collapsed to her knees when he got the last hit to her ribs. She looked up at him with blood dripping from the corner of her mouth.
Zaheer raised his foot up and nudged her in the forehead pushing her down to the ground. He walked over her and picked up his gun. He walked back to Korra and aimed the gun at her head. He smirked down at her and looked over at Asami. He raised his gun up aimed it at the back of her head.
"Asami!" Korra shouted with all her might.
Zaheer pulled the trigger.
P'li heard Korra's voice and saw Zaheer with the gun. She pushed Asami out of the way with the bullet hitting her right in the neck seconds later.
"Nooo!" Zaheer shouted in horror as he saw P'li collapsing to the ground.
Asami saw P'li laying on the ground with blood dripping out of her neck and mouth. She scrambled her way over to P'li in panic. "P'li... P'li.." she said seeing so much blood.
P'li looked up at Asami unable to speak.
Asami took off her jacket in a haste and ripped the bottom of her shirt. "I got you. I got you," she said pressing the thick cloth against the hole in P'li's neck.
P'li saw Asami's necklace dangling from her shirt and reached for it. She couldn't speak so she mouthed the words the best she could. 'I'm sorry.'
Tears fell from Asami's eyes as she tried to stop the bleeding. "No..." she uttered seeing her eyes roll in the back of her head. "No!"
"P'li..." Zaheer said lowering his gun.
Korra looked up and punched him right in his crotch. He fell over with Korra rolling out of the way. She picked up the gun before he could reach it and kicked him in the face.
Zaheer held his face as Korra aimed the gun at him. She lowered herself on one knee and pressed the gun to his head.
"Tell me what you did to my father," Korra said with her hand on the trigger.
"Fuck you!" Zaheer shouted in defiance.
Korra hit him upside the head with the gun and aimed it back at his head. "Tell me what you did to Tonraq Jīngshén!"
Zaheer laughed with blood dripping through his teeth. "Oh man..." he said looking up at her. "Where do I begin?" he said slowly reaching in his pocket to take out the knife he took earlier. "Tried and True. Ocean and Moon. Wolves of Blue..." he said spouting off what Korra thought was nonsense. He grabbed the knife and pushed Korra off of him to stab her in the neck. "Lotus to-"
Before he could finish, Zaheer was shot in the head but not by Korra. Blood splattered on to her face with his lifeless body lumping over to her side. She crawled away from him out of shock and horror.
Looking up in the direction the shot came from, Korra saw Kuvira walking down the steps of the jet with Raiko behind her.
Korra stood to her feet and looked down at the bullet hole in Zaheer's head. He was her last chance to get the truth about what really happened to her father.
Back up came soon after surrounding the area. Asami covered P'li's face with her jacket and looked up seeing Korra walking to her.
Asami met her half way and hugged her tightly. She wrapped her arms around Korra's neck and held on for dear life. "You okay?" she asked seeing Zaheer's dead body over her shoulder.
"Yeah. Are you?" Korra said pulling back and grabbing her face. She could see her lip was split open and bruise on her cheek. "You put up one hell of a fight.."
"So did you," Asami said trying to wipe the dry blood from Korra's chin.
Korra chuckled and pulled Asami back into another tight hug.
Asami squeezed her not wanting to let her go. "Its finally over..."
"Yeah... I guess so," Korra said disappointed she would never know the truth about what happen to her father. She let Asami go once Kuvira was done directing orders. She walked passed Asami and right up to her. "Why'd you shoot him?!" she shouted furious at her actions.
Kuvira was taken back at Korra's reaction. "A simple thank you would have sufficed."
Asami came up to Korra's side confused at what was going on. "How'd you get here so fast?" she asked since Kuvira was knocked unconscious last time she saw her.
Kuvira looked back at the jet then back to them. "I knew they'd try to pull a stunt like this. So I when with plan B," she said leaving no reasonable explanation before walking off.
Before Korra or Asami could question her further, Agents came off the plane taking Unalaq out in handcuffs. Korra walked up to him hoping he'd give her some answers. "Hey!" she said getting his attention. "You knew my father Tonraq. What happen to him?" she asked as they were placing him in the back of their vehicle.
Unalaq remained quiet keeping his head down in shame in order for no one to see him.
"You gonna answer me!" Korra said once they shut the door feeling the frustration build. "Answer me dammit!" she hit the window of the car to get his attention. She grabbed on to her ribs feeling the stinging pain it was bringing her.
Kuvira came up beside her and taped on the vehicle giving her boys the okay to leave. "He's in our custody now. So any questions regarding this case will be through us not you."
Korra looked Kuvira in the eye and took a slow deep breath. "This is regarding my father. You took out the only person who could possibly be of help," she said pointing back to the place where Zaheer was shot. "Unalaq is the only lead I have left. You gonna take that away from me too?" she asked with Asami putting her hand on her shoulder.
Kuvira looked at Korra then to Asami then back at Korra. She squinted her eyes a bit and saw how exhausted the both of them looked. Reaching in her pocket, she took out a card and handed it over to Korra. "Call Monday. I'll make arrangements for you to speak with him but not before we get a crack at him first," she said seeing Korra take the card from her. "It may be a while before you could so don't hold your breath," she said knowing how long the waiting process could be. She gave them both a nod as if to commend them for all their work.
As she walked away, Asami shook her head. "Bitch.."
Korra and Asami walked over to the ambulance where Mako was sitting. He was being checked out by the medics. Bolin was sitting beside him with Opal and the twins near by. Asami walked up to them giving them a big hug while Korra nudged her partners shoulder.
"How you holding up?" she asked seeing him being patched up with a gash on his forehead.
"Better than you," He said still seeing blurry figures. Mako squinted a bit still feeling an intense headache. "Where's Zaheer?"
Korra expression dropped into a disappointed one. "Dead."
Mako understood and wondered if she had to kill him. "P'li?"
"Deceased too," Korra answered looking down on the floor.
The medic informed Mako that he had to be sent to the hospital for over night observation. He agreed since he couldn't drive anywhere at the moment. Bolin decided to ride with him with Opal leaving to follow right behind them.
The twins walked back to their cars with Asami and Korra right behind them. "With all this shit that when down I still can't believe we missed the race..." Wei said with his brother slapping him upside the head. He couldn't rub the back of his head since the crutches were holding him up right. "What? That's at least 20 grand gone..." he said only to see the looks on Korra and Asami's face. "But... what really matters is that we got to help our friends out," he said flashing a winning smile.
Korra shook her head expecting nothing less. "Don't worry about it. I called in a favor and asked the promoter to push it back for a while."
"How'd you swing that?" Asami asked surprised at what she did.
"People will do almost anything make unpaid parking tickets go away," she said with a chuckle. It hurt to laugh. Korra held her side trying to get her breathing right.
Asami lifted up her arm and placed it around her shoulder. "Come on.. let's get you home."
Back at Korra's apartment, Asami was tending to her injuries. "You should go to the hospital," she suggested while unwrapping Korra's bandage. She could see a big purple bruise on Korra's ribs. "Spirits.."
"I really don't want to go to the hospital. Not right now anyway," Korra said glancing down at her injury. She was still thinking about the things Zaheer was saying before he died. Tried and True. Ocean and Moon. Wolves of Blue. Lotus to..
Asami got up from the couch and walked into the kitchen to get a bag of ice. "I'll take you in the morning then. I know you're tired," she said walking back and taking a seat beside Korra. She slowly pressed the bag of ice to Korra's ribs.
Korra sucked her teeth from the sting she felt. "It's not as bad as it looks..." she said trying to assure Asami.
"Well it looks pretty bad..." Asami said making sure the cloth over Korra's bruise was steady while she pressed the bag of ice against it.
Korra placed her hand on Asami's to get her attention. "Well you still look pretty good..." she said with a small smirk.
Asami looked up at Korra with a raised brow. "Are you trying to flirt with me right now?" she asked slightly amused.
"Yeah. Is it working?" Korra asked with a cheeky smile.
Asami leaned close to Korra and planted a kiss on her lips. "Maybe," she said with a smile of her own. It faded when she sat back thinking about what happened to P'li.
Korra saw her expression and raised her hand up to brush Asami's hair. "Still thinking about it?"
"Yeah.. can't get it out of my mind," she said remembering all that blood. Despite what Zaheer said, Asami knew P'li and how she operated. She could have ended the fight a long time ago. Instead she stretched it out as if they were sparring. What stuck with Asami the most was her apologizing for what happened. She reached for my necklace...
"Me neither," Korra said unable to blink without seeing that bullet hole in Zaheer's head. Kuvira claimed she took the shot in order to keep Zaheer from killing her but it felt otherwise. Almost as if she shot him for another reason.
Asami rested her head on Korra's shoulder wanting to put these awful thoughts to rest and focus on the positive. "At least I'll get to see my father tomorrow..." she said with a half a smile. With the evidence they had and his testimony, Hiroshi would be out soon.
Korra placed her arm around Asami and kissed the side of her head. "Yeah.." she said with a smile of her own. It was the only good thing that came out of this mess. If she couldn't get the truth about her own father, it was nice knowing Asami would get to see hers.
Hiroshi was asleep in his cell when it opened up. He glanced up seeing a shadow in the darkness. "Yes?" he said thinking it was a guard.
The man entered Hiroshi's cell with a scarf visible in his hand. Before Hiroshi could speak again, the man shoved the scarf down his throat.
Hiroshi was choking on it. He tried to pry back the man's wrist to pull the cloth from his throat.
The man had a shiv in his other hand. He flipped it up in the air and caught it then started to stab Hiroshi in the gut repeatedly.
After a few minutes of gargling on his own blood and suffocating, Hiroshi slumped over in his bed dead.
The man pulled the scarf out of Hiroshi's throat and placed it over his face before leaving the cell.
Hiroshi was dead with a bloody red lotus scarf over his face.
The next morning, Lin was at Korra's door ready to knock. She wasn't sure how to tell Asami about her father. Using her belongings as an excuse to see her at first before dropping the awful news.
Korra opened up the door before Lin could knock. "Captain?" she said with Asami right behind her. They were heading to the hospital to be treated.
Lin lowered her hand and looked from Korra to Asami. The pit of her stomach sank. "I have some news..." she said gripping Asami's jacket in her other hand. "Its about your father."
Asami looked at her with fear in her eyes automatically thinking the worse. "No..."
Vix walked into the dark room seeing a banner up above that read: Death to All Lotus. Her old acquaintance was standing in front of a table with his back to her shirtless.
He had two dragon's on his back. One red and one blue. Another tattoo on his upper left arm of a black lotus flower with a red cross mark over it.
"I have something that belongs to you," she said holding the scarf Korra had gave her.
The man with a fiery red mo hawk and black side burns looked over his shoulder at her with a smirk.
To Be Continued...
