Chapter 13
A day passed. Korra spent most of the time in bed. Asami sat next to her friend for long periods of time. "Asami, you don't have to be here. You must be tired; feel free to enjoy the sunny day," spoke Korra as she lay in the bed.
"Korra, I want to be here. I understand that you went through difficult time, and I wont leave your side. You got hurt, you should not recover alone," replied Asami
"Thank you Asami, you are such a good girlfriend," smiled Korra as she then quickly shut up and blushed, "Did I just say that out loud?" thought the Avatar.
"Get well. Since you are so eager for me to leave," began Asami
"No, I did not mean," Korra quickly began to defend her words
"I am just teasing. I was thinking to bring you some tea," suggested Asami as Korra nodded. As Asami was leaving, Korra sat on the bed and smiled.
When Asami exited the room, she noticed that Bolin was standing by the door. "Is Korra alright?" asked Bolin
"She is fine, Korra just needs rest," answered Asami
"That's good to hear. So, are we talking about real love?" asked Bolin as he first looked at Asami, and then looked at the door that led to Korra's room.
"I, I got to go. Right, Korra's waiting for tea," spoke Asami as she blushed and quickly walked away.
"See this Pabu?" spoke Bolin to his Fire Ferret, "there is so much love between these two ladies," Pabu just climbed in Bolin's shirt.
"And you are going to get a wash," spoke Bolin as the Fire Ferret quickly escaped and began to run away. "Hey, get back, you have not washed in days,"
When Asami entered the dining room, she noticed that some people sat at the table. "Asami, how is Korra doing?" asked Mako
"She is good," replied Asami as she entered the kitchen and began to make the tea. It was frustrating for her, since while she was good at mechanical work, Asami never really learned how to cook. At least she knew how to make tea.
After ten minutes in the kitchen, Asami finally managed to make tea. She smiled; even though this cup of tea was hard to make, she knew that Korra would love it. When Asami exited the kitchen, she saw that Korra entered the dining room.
"Korra," spoke Asami quickly, as she walked towards her friend, "I,"
"Don't worry Asami, I am fine, I thought I should get up," spoke the Avatar.
"Right. I made you tea," spoke Asami as she handed the cup to Korra.
"You are so sweet," the two best friends sat by the table. Soon more people arrived at the table. Bolin carried Pabu, who had wet fur; the Fire Ferret was trying to run away.
"Korra!" spoke the Air Babies as the three kids ran to hug her. Korra smiled and hugged the three children.
During the meal Korra began attacking all the food she could see. The Avatar did not care much about her manners at the moment, since she was eager to eat after a long period of not having any food.
"I feel so good," spoke Korra as she burped and stood up.
"Want to spar?" asked Asami as Korra nodded. Bolin let Pabu go, and the two brothers followed their two friends.
The Krew soon entered the garden. "So, what are we doing today?" asked Korra
"I had an interesting idea. Come out Meelo," spoke Asami as she noticed that the three Air Babies were hiding behind a bush.
"Korra's going Air Bend?" asked Ikki.
"Not quite. I need your help. Since we figured out that the Equalists are vulnerable to Air attacks and defenses, we could use some of your help," spoke Asami
"Asami, wait, that's a bad," began Korra
Meelo grinned. "Will do, beautiful woman. So, get in line, you pathetic soldiers. I will make you learn how to be the leaf!" screamed Meelo as Korra, Mako, and Bolin looked at him.
"Be the leaf?" asked Bolin
"Nobody told you soldier that you can speak! Now, be the leaf!" spoke Meelo as he began to shoot air currents towards the three benders, who soon dropped on the ground.
"Perhaps you need a better instructor. Come, I will show you how to use Air bending techniques properly," spoke Jinora as she led the group towards the familiar Air bending artifact.
"Oh no!" spoke Korra in horror as she remembered that exercise.
"Great idea sis. Now, be brave soldiers and enter the mechanism of doom!" screamed Meelo as he and his sisters sent Air waves at the device, making the wooden planks move.
"Is he for real?" Asami, I thought we need to exercise, not play games with kids," spoke Mako with concern
"What do you mean? This is a great exercise! I read about Air bending, and it is all about defensive techniques. Watch this," spoke Asami as she jumped inside the device and began moving gracefully, evading the wooden planks. Once, one plank managed to hit her, but otherwise Asami moved through the artifact without trouble, and soon exited through other side.
"See, the beautiful woman knows how to be the leaf," smiled Meelo as he then looked at the three benders. Korra, Mako, and Bolin exchanged looks.
Two minutes later the three benders tried to move throughtout the artifact, constantly being hit by the wooden planks. Since Korra practices this exercise before, she fared better; still all three benders had a difficult time in navigating the device.
"I am done," spoke Bolin as he managed to escape the artifact. Korra and Mako soon followed.
"I guess this is better than before," commented Asami. Korra glared at her.
"Asami!" spoke Korra as she jumped at her friend and began shooting fire. Asami grinned.
During their sparring session, the group heard loud noises coming from the city. "Bombs, the Equalists are attacking the Republic City," spoke Mako
"Bombs. Why am I not surprised? I bet my father is behind this attack," spoke Asami with sadness and some anger.
"So, patrolling the city again? This time Tarrlok won't bother us," spoke Korra. The team Avatar smiled as they soon journeyed to the city.
While Asami was driving the Korramobile, Korra noticed that the Equalists were attacking city hall. "Asami,"
"I am on it," spoke Asami as she sped up. Korra and Bolin Earth bent the track for the car to so that it would crash into one of the mecha suits.
"Jump," spoke Korra as the Krew jumped from the car. The Korramobile collided with the mecha tank and trashed it. The Krew took a defensive stance and began the fight.
"Stop them," spoke one of the Equalists, as they fought the Team Avatar.
"I will deal with the Equalists, you take care of the mecha tanks," spoke Asami as she hit the closest Equalists in the chest with her electric glove. The man fell on the ground.
While Asami began to knock down the Equalist soldiers one by one, the rest of the team Avatar began fighting with the mechas.
One mecha tank threw a metal cable at Mako, who caught it. The cable release electricity, which Mako absorbed, and then after some struggle redirected back at the mecha, the vehicle short-circuited.
Korra jumped and using water, threw it into exhaust ports, disabling another mecha, while Bolin Earth bent the ground, so that the mecha felt on the ground.
Asami noticed that the Equalists captured Tenzin. Asami jumped, defeated three more Equalists and then quickly freed Tenzin. "Thank you," spoke Tenzin as he stood up, and created a mini tornado, throwing the last mecha in the air. The mecha flew in the air and then dropped.
"Good job," spoke Tenzin as he saw that the Air Temple Island was under attack. "We need to get back,"
Korra nodded and the Team Avatar plus Tenzin journeyed back to the island.
"I cannot believe it, Asami, my lovely daughter, she is fighting with them, with these benders," spoke Hiroshi as he glanced from the Equalist Airship.
"Don't worry Mister Sato, we will bring her back," Amon tried to reassure him.
"But Asami, she seems to like this, this bender, this oppressive Avatar. I heard that Asami rescued the Avatar. It breaks my heart to see my daughter be allied with these oppressors," spoke Hiroshi.
"I know, but I am sure that your daughter will see the truth. My men are on their way to capture everyone at Air Temple Island, and even if the Avatar and her friends escape, the biplanes will intercept and capture her. We will separate Miss Sato from the benders one way or another, and then I will personally deliver your daughter to you. It will be up to you to decide how to discipline your wayward daughter, since I have no desire to correct the non- benders behavior, even if they are misguided. I do think that a parent can make sure that their kid behaves and knows what is right or wrong," spoke Amon
"Thank you. I will check whether the planes are ready to intercept any escaping benders," spoke Hiroshi as he exited the room.
"Amon, are you sure it is wise to bring the Sato spawn back to us? She might be dangerous," spoke Lieutenant.
"We have nothing to worry about, my friend. We will capture young Sato and bring her to her father, and then we will defeat the Avatar and her allies. Even is Miss Sato escapes, she will have no one who could help her against us. Besides, while she is wrong about benders, she is a smart young woman, and she would surely understand that she alone could not pose a threat to the Equalists. She is no Avatar, she cannot even bend," spoke Amon
"If you say so, although I still think she is very dangerous," spoke Lieutenant as the two men continued looking from the Airship down on the ground, where the Equalists were slowly taking over the city.
The Airship approached the Air Temple Island, and the Lieutenant descended on the ground, while holding to the metal cable. When the first wave of Equalists arrived to the island, the Krew still was not there.
"What happened here?" asked Korra when her team finally returned to the island.
"The Equalists attacks, and I would be toast if not for the children," spoke Lin as she looked at Tenzin and smiled, "Your children are brave and strong, you raised them well,"
More Equalist Airships began to approach the island. "Korra, we need to evacuate. Hide from the Equalists, and wait for the reinforcements. General Iroh should arrive shortly, and help you," spoke Tenzin as Korra hugged him.
"Be safe," spoke Tenzin as he helped his family to climb on Oogi. The Air bison rose in the air and flew away. Two more Air bison joined him.
"Come," spoke Korra as she jumped on Naga. Asami jumped behind her, with Mako and Bolin following them. The polar bear dog then began running before jumping in the water.
Korra heard more bombing sounds. She looked at the sky and saw that Oogi tried to maneuver. A bomb flew at the bison, while Tenzin managed to send it at a higher altitude, the resultant explosion produced smoke. The bison shook, and among the chaos Jinora fell from the sky.
"Get to safety, I will help her," spoke Korra. She formed a water tornado, and caught the Air bender in her arms.
"Dad? Mom?" asked the young girl.
"I am sorry Jinora, but I am not sure what happened. I saved you," spoke Korra as the two women looked up and saw that the new flying machines captured everyone present on Oogi. They also noticed that one of the Equalist Airships crashed into water.
"Don't worry, we will rescue your family, " Korra reassured her the younger girl, as she Avatar propelled the two of them towards the rest of the Krew.
A few minutes later the Krew reunited and watched how the Equalists took over the city. The group entered the sewers and began planning to fight the Equalists.
A/N: Next chapter: Iroh and his fleet arrive.