Ch 6 new chief and training
"Oh shit!" Asami exclaimed.
"What is it?" Korra asked.
"All my stuff. It's at the house. But I won't be able to get it." Asami said.
"Sure you will." Yuri said, walking back in the bridge.
"How?" Korra asked.
"Simple. Asami takes the squad to her house. We grab her stuff, and leave." Yuri said.
"If you encounter equalists?" Korra asked.
"We got assault rifles and advanced hand-to-hand training. They don't." Yuri said.
Settling on the ground, they left the zeppelin and headed towards a parked car.
"You're gonna steal a car?" Asami asked.
Makarov broke the window glass with his rifle butt, and opened the door. Sitting in the driver's seat, he ripped open the ignition and put two wires together, starting the car.
"I'll drive." Asami said.
The ride was quiet, and everyone was on edge. The 4 soldiers had their rifles pointed outward, waiting for an equalist to jump out and attack. But no attack came.
"Here's the drill. Asami leads us to her room, and any other rooms that she deems important. They'll be defending against a large strike, not a small group infiltration. Move fast, and make little noise. If it goes right, we'll be in and out before they know it." Price said.
"Sir, what if we get discovered?" Yuri asked.
"Anyone inside is considered a hostile. Use lethal force. Especially on Hiroshi Sato." Price said.
The soldiers cocked their guns and left the car. They approached the house, and opened the door. Inside the house, Asami led them to her room, and closed the door. Asami watched as the soldiers quickly set up defensive positions. Price leaned against the window, M4 rifle on the windowsill. Makarov and Ghost were on the opposite side of the bed, crouching down to have as much cover as possible. Their rifles were facing the door, waiting for an equalist to pop in. Yuri was next to the door, MP5K in his hands.
"Asami, get your stuff ready. We're running out of time." Price said.
"It's all ready. But it's a lot of stuff." Asami said.
"We'll make due. Everyone, grab a bag and take it to the car." Makarov said.
The operation ran some risk, but no equalists were seen. That made their job much easier.
"Asami, how much shit do you plan on taking?" Yuri asked.
"Since I won't be at the house again, I might as well take stuff for long term stay at the temple." Asami replied.
"Smart women. Now lets go." Ghost said, taking the wheel.
Morning came, and they arrived at the temple via ferry.
"Asami, you really need all this stuff?" Korra asked.
"Yes. I could have taken more stuff." Asami said, as the air acolytes took her luggage into the temple.
As the group went inside the temple, Ikki made a disturbing comment that surprised Asami and Korra.
"Hey Asami, do you know that Korra talks about you in her sleep?" she asked, rather calmly.
Korra on the other hand, was not so calm. She was on the verge of flipping her shit.
"Uh… no. I didn't know that." Asami said.
Korra grabbed Asami and yanked her away from Ikki into her room. Shen then slammed the door in Ikki's face.
"Run along, Ikki!" Korra said from across the door.
Ikki scowled in response.
"Well, here's your new room." Korra said to Asami, showing her the room.
"Good. There's nothing here that reminds me of my father." Asami said.
Just then, Makarov walked inside the room and looked out the window. He looked in different directions, and jotted notes down.
"I thought this was the woman's section." Asami said.
"If the equalist attack here, we gotta know every inch of the temple. If there's a spot where we can spring a trap, we'll use it. This window is perfect for an observation post. You get a view of the city. Might put an RPG, machine gun nest, or a sniper rifle." Makarov said, jotting more notes down. Then he just left.
"That was odd." Asami said.
"Everyone in the squad is odd. You didn't see what they did to that equalist they captured. They cut a tooth out, slashed his face, and shoved a broomstick up his ass. Then price blew his head off." Korra said.
"Glad I wasn't there." Asami said, sitting on the bed. She clenched her fists, still angry at her father.
"Asami, just relax for now." Korra said, kneeling behind her and massaging her shoulders.
"That feels good, Korra." Asami said, relaxing into the avatar's massage.
Korra leaned forward and kissed Asami's neck, then started to suck on it.
"Korra, someone might walk in." Asami warned.
And right on cue, Tenzin knocked on the door.
"Ikki, go away!" Korra said, standing up and opening the door.
"How's it going?" Tenzin asked.
"Fine. Just showing Asami her new room." Korra said, blushing since she almost gave Asami a hickey.
"Lin's replacement Saikhan will be sworn into day as chief of police today, and I think you should be there." Tenzin said.
The squad also came as well. They reasoned that a new change in leadership could change the balance of power in the city. They knew and seen way too much to know otherwise. They put on trench coats and put in submachine guns in the suits.
At the ceremony, Saikhan said he's support Tarrlok, surprising Korra and Tarrlok.
"The more things change, the more they stay the same. We're looking at the next KGB, Gestapo, Stasis, etc." Price said.
"This is what Amon wants. More support for his cause." Makarov said.
Price walked up to see Tarrlok and Korra talking.
"You're not in fact, the avatar. You are merely a half-baked avatar in training. How is your air bending training going? Made any progress?" Tenzin sneered.
Korra only looked at the ground in defeat.
"Hey fucker, I've been here for a month, and I've heard more about Korra. I've seen her fight the equalists. She even infiltrated a mass meeting involving them. You didn't. I know your type. The second you see combat, you run like the cowardly cock-sucking bitch you are, only to take the glory that the real soldiers have earned. Try and intimidate Korra again, or manipulate her into joining your gestapo, I'll put bullet between your eyes. I'll peel your eyelids back and leave you to fry in the desert." Price threatened.
Tarrlok was taken back, but regained his composer.
"You don't scare me at all." Tarrlok said.
"I don't. But there's much worse things than me. I've seen them." Price said, giving Tarrlok the thousand-yard stare.
At the temple, Korra sat on the cliff edge, contemplating her situation.
"You okay?" Asami asked.
"No. I'm not. How can I save the city if I can't air bend?" Korra asked. "I'm the worst avatar ever."
"No you're not. You're amazing!" Asami encouraged.
"Remember, Aang mastered all the elements while battling the fire nation, and he was just a kid." Mako said.
"And he wasn't alone. He had his friends to help him. The arena is shut down, but you still have us. The new team avatar!" Bolin said.
"We got your back, Korra. We're in this one." Makarov said, walking up with the squad.
"Thanks guys. Couldn't have asked for better help." Korra said.
Next morning, training soon began. Price and Makarov stood next to a table with various guns on it. AK-47s, G36Cs, M4s, RPDs, etc. The squad instructed team avatar on the weapons. Stripping and cleaning them, fire control, and proper handling of the weapons. Asami got the hand of the weapons easier than the others, since she was an engineer.
It didn't take long for team avatar to pick out their weapons. Korra, with her aggressive close in fighting style chose an MP5K sub. Mako took a G3 rifle, trademarking his cool under fire discipline. Steady shots with deadly accuracy. Bolin took the M249 saw, and Asami took two Skorpion sub machine guns.
"Now that you're shooting the weapons, we're gonna have a practice session. We've set up a target area. You have 4 targets in a café scenario. 3 sitting, one standing. You'll roll in on that Sato mobile that Asami just drove out of nowhere. (Cue Sato-mobile driving up). These equalists, will be enjoying their last miserable meal, on their last miserable day, on this miserable planet that we call earth." Makarov said.
"Wow. So much misery." Bolin said.
"You've no idea what misery truly is." Ghost darkly said.
"Us 4 will demonstrate first. Stay on the far end until we drive up." Yuri said.
Ghost drove the satomobile and screeched to a halt in front of the targets. The 4 special ops soldiers pulled out their rifles, and proceeded to hose the area down with gunfire, producing a hail of bullets and smoke. And just as it started, it ended. The 4 sat down and peeled away.
"Damn. Glad their teaching us." Bolin said.
"You're up next." Price said.
With the sato-mobile in the previous spot, and new targets set up, they started. Asami speed towards the 'café' and slammed on the breaks in front. Once again, the area was hosed down with gunfire. But as they left, Korra grabbed Asami's spare Skorpion and continued firing as she drove them away.
As they inspected the targets, they noticed that 3 were dead, but one was still alive.
"Not good enough. You have to pick a target immediately and focus on it. Had this been a real fight, this lone equalist may have escaped to fight another day."
"I noticed that Korra grabbed another machine gun while you guys were driving away. We didn't do that. Proper planning prevents piss-poor performance." Yuri said.