CHAPTER FOUR- THE PLOT THICKENS
KAI
"I'm sorry Miss Beifong, but I still don't understand what we did wrong," I sighed. Korra and I sat together in the interrogation room of council hall.
"You don't know what you did?" Lin Beifong asked with a tone of sarcasm. "Did you not see all of the destruction you created in the alley? Shops and Satomobiles were destroyed! Sure, you may have helped to take some Triads off the streets, but you girls did just as much harm as you did good," the stern woman scolded us.
"I'm truly sorry. It's our first time in the City. We've only ever lived in the South Pole," I answered. My voice was shaking.
"Kai, relax," Korra snapped at me. It wasn't in a rude way. I could tell she was just agitated by the chief of police.
"You should learn how to behave like your sister," Lin smirked at Korra.
Korra stood up and pushed her chair back. She placed her hands on the table and glared into Lin's eyes. "Call Tenzin."
"He's already on his way," she laughed back at Korra. She'd let us wallow here without even telling us that our guardian was coming.
Korra was so angry with Lin that she didn't even sit back down. She just paced back and forth and grunted. I could tell that Lin was reveling in it.
At this point I didn't care though. Korra had sounded serious when she told me that she needed to tell me something. I could see a look in her eyes that seldom appeared. She was serious. I knew she wouldn't tell me in front of Chief Beifong, either.
"Girls!" Tenzin yelled as he burst through the door.
Lin groaned, "Did my officers really let you just barge in here like that? I really need to beef up the security around here." Lin had a bit of a sarcastic smirk on her face. If we weren't in this situation Korra probably would have liked her.
"Now Lin, can you please let the girls go? They're new. They don't understand the ways of city life," Tenzin sighed. He looked over to us with disappointment. I turned my head down in shame while Korra kept pacing.
"What kind of a lesson would we be teaching these girls if we just let them go?" Lin asked. She tapped the side of the metal vest she wore.
"Lin, I'll pay for the damages. Please, just let the girls go," Tenzin pleaded with the stubborn chief.
"Fine, fine," she answered and waved her hand back and forth as if trying to get rid of a disgusting smell in the room. I looked up at her. She looked at Korra and then to me. "Girls, this is a warning. I do not want to see you back in here, or it will not be this easy to get out."
"Come along, girls." Tenzin called out before either of us could respond to Lin. By the time we walked towards the door Tenzin was already in the hall.
KORRA
The back of my neck was hot and red; I could feel Kai's glare burning into it. I knew that she wanted to know what I had to tell her. I wanted to, but I was nervous to talk about it in front of Tenzin. But why should I be? He probably knew about it already.
"Um, guys," I stammered.
"Yes?" Kai exclaimed and scooted forward on Oogi's saddle toward me.
"Yes, Korra? What do you have to say?" Tenzin asked in a that made it seem as though he was expecting an apology.
"I heard something from protestors in the city today," I managed to get out. Tenzin gasped and Oogi dropped rapidly for one second before Tenzin retook control. Kai schooched even closer to me and squeezed my hand, she could tell I was distraught.
"What did you hear Korra?" Tenzin asked.
"There are a lot of people that don't like bending," I began. Once I started the words flowed like a river, "This guy was shouting about a group called The Equalists and some leader named Amon. They want equality, but it doesn't sound like a good thing. I mean, they don't make it sound like they want to be raised up, but rather they want us to be brought down. I don't know what's going on. It sounds awful. Do you know anything about this Tenzin?"
Tenzin turned towards us and Oogi kept on a straight course towards the island. "This is why I didn't want you girls to come to the city, especially with the current predicament of your bending abilities. The protests have been growing. There have been rumors of secret rallies where Amon persuades the good people of this city that benders are evil. I've even heard that some benders have been tormented by the group. Fortunately, it hasn't turned too violent yet. I'm afraid of what is going to happen."
Kai spoke next. Her voice was fragile, "It will be okay. I know it."
Tenzin turned back around to prepare for landing, "I hope so girls. I hope so."
