What has she gotten herself into? Asami doesn't really know to be certain. She's just glad she's here with Korra, the woman who keeps her going in more ways than one. Korra moves slowly in front of her, the rest of the team are behind, mimicking her movement. It's dark now, but the cold suddenly doesn't bother her as much as she's thought it would. She smiles a moment. She'll have to remind Korra later that her face looks completely and utterly sexy when she's determined and focused. She smiles to herself again; that should make her blush at least a little, and maybe a kiss in return. But now wasn't the time or the place. Korra puts a fist up, a signal to crouch down and wait for orders. "Alright. Snipers, get into position." A couple of people respond immediately at Korra's whispered command. "The rest of you, follow me." Asami is now back in behind Korra again, only this time their breaths are all rigid. "Are there any zombies around here?" Asami asks, and Korra remains silent for a moment. "Keep your eyes peeled." Is all she says, moving her arm back to find Asami's hand and give it a squeeze of reassurance. They continue to walk in silence, until something unexpected happens.
They've managed to position themselves among a forest surrounding the facility. Just a few yards away to a wired fence that hugged around it. When suddenly; "Help!" Someone yelps from behind them, and they all turn to see a zombie gripping on someone tightly while grunting ferociously. "Bolin!" The two girls cry instantly at the familiar voice, and Korra moves and points her gun, only to have Asami grab her. "You can't! You might shoot Bolin!" She says, and then grabs a knife from her pocket, ignoring Korra's call and running to the zombie and crashing the knife right into its head, causing it to release Bolin, who tumbles to the ground. Korra quickly makes her way to Bolin, helping him up although a little turned on by Asami's ferocity. "Korra!" She can hear Asami say, and she looks up only to see a heard of zombies revealing themselves from the darkened trees. "Everyone! We can't shoot, it will give away our position. Use blades!" The team pulls out a bunch of emergency knives from their belts, and run at the oncoming zombies, fending them off. She turns her attention to Bolin, his sits awkwardly on the ground with a hand on his shoulder.
"Bolin, are you?-"Korra's heart stops as she feels blood on her hand beneath her knuckled gloves when she puts it on the same shoulder. "No." She whispers. Bolin smiles his goofy smile, "I didn't notice it bit me until I fell." He said, coughing a little and clutching his now bloodied shoulder. "No Bolin. Y-you…" Korra can't finish. No, this wasn't supposed to happen. Bolin can't just turn into one of them. Not now. "Korra, listen to me." She now has tears in her eyes, but Bolin looks at her sternly. "I still have time. I have time to help re-wire the system. That much I can give you." Moans and groans are heard all around them, and time slows for Korra as tears sting her eyes. "Okay. Okay." She nods quickly and roughly, breathing heavily to calm herself. She pulls Bolin up with her, draping an arm around her neck. She looks around to see her team around them, staring intently and watching the two. The smell of rotten blood fills the air, as zombies lay around them in scattered formations. "Everyone okay?" She asks them all, and receives an answer of, "Yes ma-am!" Korra glances to Asami, whose eyes are narrowed at Bolin and she could swear that they were brimming with tears. "Let's go."
They finally make it to the fence, though Korra is struggling not to scream right then and there at the frustration that pulls at her heart. "Okay." She stops her team, then she puts a hand to her ear. "Mako?" Her voice shakes a little as Bolin breath hitches at her ear. "I got it." Next thing they know, guards around them drop suddenly to the ground and Korra takes the chance to grab wire cutters from her green eyed friend around her neck and starts to cut at the fence. "When we get through, go directly to the middle establishment right over there." Korra points to her right at a building not more than yards away from them. She can feel a hand on her shoulder as Korra's hand start to shake at the fence, and turns to head to see emerald eyes illuminating in the dark staring right at her with intensity. "Let me do it." Asami says to her, bringing her hand up to cares Korra's cheek before she takes the cutters from her hand and starts to snap the wires. "Alright, here we go." They make their way across the open space that remains open until they reach the building. A door appears, with a key pad beside it. Korra turns her body to kneel and snap a key card from a dead body nearby as everyone follows her to the door. "Okay, once we get it, get into formation eight. You know where to go. Bring Bolin with you." She says opening the door and letting her team run past. Asami is last in the line, and brings Bolin around her, her eyes looking to azure ones. "What about you?" She asks, and Korra shakes her head. "I have to go to Iroh." Asami is now the one to shake her head. "That's exactly what they want you to do." She says, and watches as Korra's jaw clenches at her answer. "I'll meet you at the gate. Okay?" She presses a kiss to her cheek before dashing away, leaving Asami mixed with emotions that threaten to spill her very being.
Her heart beats so fast it's like she doesn't know if it's there or not. Deep blue eyes manage to stay focused, though they occasionally dart from left to right as her hands grip the gun that shakes at her shoulder. She turns sharply, running down more stairs until she shoves open a door, looking frantically around her and starts on the move again. "Ah, tyrant." Korra stops suddenly at the voice in her ear, and her blood runs cold. "Mr. President." "Oh Korra, you know me better than that." Instantly Korra shouts, "How'd you get on this line?!" She hears a laugh in her ear, "I have my people. You know, the Sato's are smarter than you think they are." That makes Korra run right into the wall as her legs break from underneath her. "Wha?-"Her heart is now frozen in fear. "You know, Mr. Sato has been looking for his lost daughter for a while now. You wouldn't happen to know where she is, would you?" Korra growls, "No. Cut the small talk, what do you want?" She asks, trying to be as in control as she can. "You know exactly what I want." Korra clenches her teeth, getting up and moving again. "And you already know my answer." She snaps, turning sharply at a corner, her face turning into a deep scowl as she happens upon a wall containing windows that hold a decent amount of prisoners. "Korra, I need you." Korra mocks a laugh at what the president states in her ear as her eyes search the very prisons. She soon realizes they can't see her, but she can see them. "Sorry Mr. President, but your time is up." She rips the ear piece from her lobe, throwing it to the ground and stomping hard on it with anger. Her eyes set on one particular cell window, and her breath stops. There, sitting on a chair with his hands cuffed behind him sits Iroh, his head down and his body visibly shaking. She growls instantly. "Who do they think they are torturing him so bad?!" She smacks the window, which makes Iroh's head slowly slide up at the unfamiliar sound. "I'm going to get you out. Just wait a moment, Iroh. I'll get you out." She repeats herself, tears threating to spill from her eyes.
"Asami, hand me t-those p-plyers." Bolin speaks roughly and coughs into his hand as Asami rubs his back and hand him his needed tool. While he does his thing, Asami rubs her head with her other hand. What was Korra thinking!? She's going to get killed and she doesn't even care about herself! Her head throbs at the pressure that presses against her nerve. "Ah tyrant." Suddenly a voice fills the air, and everyone stops what they're doing. "Mr. President." Asami's heart stops at the sound of Korra's voice. What was going on? "How'd you get on this line?!" It almost sounds like Korra is screaming now, and that sickens Asami to no other. "I have my people. You know, the Sato's are smarter than you think they are." Asami stops as everyone looks to her. She's confused and is focused on listening. "Wha?-" "You know, Mr. Sato has been looking for his lost daughter for a while now. You wouldn't happen to know where she is, would you?" No. No, no, no! This isn't happening! Asami sets herself on a nearby chair as they sit in a closed security room. Her father? Working with the president? As the message reels on, Asami is breathing heavily the entire time. "Asami." Bolin manages to stand beside her with a hand on her shoulder. "I'm so sorry." He says, and she remains silent as tears fall from her eyes. Bolin hugs his friend, and Asami knows this is the last time she'll talk to her father she once loved.
Oh my this chapter. I guess it was pretty intense. Can you believe Asami's father is actually working for the president? Can you imagine what Asami feels? And what about Korra? Do you think she's afraid to face the president? And will we ever be able to find out the identity of this so called 'president'? I'd love to see who you guys think it is, so review! Maybe it will surprise you. :) Until next time, Read on!
-PMI