Chapter 28
"My Turtle Duck?" asked Eska as she first looked at Bolin, then at Opal. She first jumped at Bolin, but when that failed, she concentrated on Opal.
"Eska, leave Opal alone," spoke Korra as she created an ice wall between Opal and Eska
"This woman stole my Bolin from me," complained Eska as Korra and Asami grabbed her hands.
"Eska, please listen, Opal did not steal Bolin, and Bolin was never yours," spoke Korra as Eska tried to escape, and grab Bolin.
"But, Bolin," spoke Eska in desperation as she stopped struggling.
"Look cousin, I know that you are having a hard time, but let Bolin decide whether he wants to be with you or not,"
"Korra," spoke Eska as she looked at her cousin.
"I will bring you to my Dad, your Uncle, so that he can calm you down. But before you go, I want to know whether Unalaq sent you," spoke the Avatar
"Father did not send me, I came here with Desna to retrieve my Turtle Duck," spoke Eska as she looked sadly at Bolin
"Desna's here?" asked Korra as her other cousin entered the restaurant. Mako instantly formed fire around his hands.
"There is no need to fight, I just want to help my sister. Can you help, cousin?" asked Desna
"Yes, please help me bring her to my Dad, he might be able to help Eska get over this," spoke Korra as Desna nodded.
"I will come with you," spoke Asami as Korra nodded
"Alright guys, I am sorry to leave you all, but I am kind of busy right now," spoke Korra as four people left the restaurant and traveled to the Future Industries office.
"How is Uncle, Desna?" asked Korra
"Unhappy," spoke Desna as he paused, "Although he is so concentrated on this was that he neglected to help my sister. Please help her, and we will leave you doing whatever you are doing,"
"Of course, Eska is family," spoke Korra
"But I thought you are on Chief Unalaq's side?" asked Asami
"Please don't mistake us being here for siding with you. We support our father, I am just concerned about my sister's wellbeing, and since my father did not have time to help her, and she ran off to find this amusing troll, I had to follow her. Right now I need to help her recover from rejection, and then we will leave you," spoke Desna as Korra nodded.
The group sat in a Satomobile. As Desna helped his sister to sit, Asami looked at her girlfriend, "Korra, I will support your decision, but please be careful. I am hesitant to trust these two," spoke Asami
"Thank you for your concern, Sami, but they need our help, especially Eska," spoke Korra as Asami nodded.
"Of course," spoke Asami as the car drove to the factory, where the group soon found Tonraq rehearsing a scene in some costume.
"Dad, wait, what are you wearing?" asked Korra as she laughed. Her father was wearing shorts, and a very thin shirt.
"Varrick said that it would be best if I wore this costume, something to do with ticket sales," spoke the man, as he looked at his daughter, "How could I help?"
"Its Eska, my cousin, she feels heartbroken or something," spoke Korra as Tonraq approached the young woman and looked at his niece.
"Eska, are you alright?" asked the man
"Bolin, he does not like me," Eska spoke quietly
"Now, lets talk about this," spoke Tonraq as Eska slowly nodded.
"Eska, if Bolin does not feel the same way, don't worry about it. You will find some young man who will like you. You are my niece, I believe in you," spoke Tonraq as he hugged her.
"Really? You think so?" asked Eska as Tonraq smiled.
"Just don't frighten your potential boyfriends," chuckled Tonraq as Eska smiled and hugged him.
"Thank you Uncle," spoke Eska as she slowly stood up.
"Are you alright cuz?" asked Korra
"I will be fine. Now let me go and find Bolin, and I will show him that he should date me instead," spoke Eska as she exited the room.
"I will make sure that sister does not hurt someone," spoke Desna as he too exited the room.
"Thanks Dad," smiled Korra
"You are welcome Korra. Wow, I did not realize it was this late, I better go get some rest," spoke the man as he left the room.
"That was very nice of you," spoke Asami
"What?" asked Korra
"Helping Eska, even though she is technically our enemy," spoke Asami
"Oh, that. Listen, I could not just leave her like this, with her mind deteriorating. I had to help my cousin. Besides, I am the Avatar, saving people is in the job description," smiled Korra
"No, you are Korra, a beautiful and compassionate woman with whom I fell in love," spoke Asami as they kissed.
"It's getting late. I think we need to got to bed, we have a meeting tomorrow with General Iroh, where he would advise us how we should proceed," spoke Asami as Korra nodded.
Next morning Korra and Asami went to speak with General Iroh, who was waiting for them on the deck of one ship.
"Hello Korra, Asami," spoke Iroh
"General, I wanted your advice on how we should approach this situation. We will obviously help the Southern Water Tribe, but I don't want to unnecessarily antagonize other nations," spoke Asami
"I understand. It is important for them to be seen as the aggressor. How about we deploy our navy right next to the blockade. I will do it as a training exercise, and it would look like the North would attack us. We would then have no choice but to engage," spoke General Iroh as Korra nodded.
"That's a great idea," spoke Korra
"Yes. Please excuse me, I need to use the bathroom," Asami spoke as she went to the bathroom leaving the two people alone.
"You were a great fighter when we took that Equalist base," spoke Iroh
"Thanks, but I couldn't do it without all you guys," replied Korra
"I understand. My grandfather told me that Avatar Aang had many adventures, but he always had his friends to help him. Like my grandfather, it is my honor to help the Avatar save the world. I trust your instincts on this," spoke Iroh as Raiko entered the ship.
"Hello Avatar Korra, General Iroh," spoke the man
"Raiko," spoke Korra
"May I remind you that it would be treason to send out troops on some expedition to fight the Northern troops?" asked the man
"Excuse me?" asked Korra
"General, if one ship leaves this harbor," began Raiko as Asami returned to the deck.
"Hello President. The Avatar here is conspiring with the General to," spoke Raiko
"I am fully aware. Now please leave us," spoke Asami
"But President Sato," spoke Raiko
"Yes, I am the President, not you. So I will tell you one more time to leave this ship and let the General do the strategy planning for our future missions. General Iroh has my full support, so if you have no further questions," spoke Asami as Raiko looked at her and then left.
"I can't believe it; how did he know about my plan to talk to you?" asked Korra
"We talked about this yesterday. Bolin was there. Opal," spoke Asami
"They would not tell," spoke Korra
"Mako,"
"Mako!" exclaimed Korra, as she prepared to storm out of the ship; the Avatar seriously needed to talk to her Fire bender friend.
"Korra, wait, let it go. Mako was wrong, but his mistake is harmless. I fully approve this plan, and this is what's important," spoke Asami as she looked at General Iroh
"If I may, I think we first need to meet with other forces, and then prepare for the offensive. I will lead the navy, so that we breach the blockade, then our ground forces can move out and help the Southern Water Tribe," spoke the General
"I like this plan," spoke Korra, "When we get onshore, let me do my job. I will fight Unalaq," spoke Korra
"We will fight him; I am not leaving you alone. Like before, the Team Avatar will face our our enemy," spoke Asami as Korra nodded.
"Avatar Korra, have you already made contact with the Fire Nation? I am sure mother would be willing to help us," spoke Genera Iroh
"We did. The Fire Lord was unwilling to help us, but Lord Zuko told that the Special Forces under the leadership of the Grand Admiral will help our cause," spoke Asami.
Iroh visibly paled. "General Iroh, is something wrong?" asked Korra
"Yes, I mean no. Sorry, but I haven't seen my Great Aunt in a long time. We will win," spoke Iroh confidently.
"Wait, your Great Aunt?" asked Korra, "That means,"
"Yes, Aunty Azula is coming here," spoke Iroh as Korra and Asami looked at each other in surprise, "And while she is not as strong as she was years ago, she is as vicious as before, if not even more so,"
"Thank you General. We will contact you when the other forces arrive, so that we will prepare for an upcoming battle," spoke Asami as the General nodded. The couple left the ship.
"Can you imagine? Azula, the freaking Azula will fight with us," spoke Korra
"Am I sensing fear? Afraid that she will hunt you like your predecessor?" smirked Asami
"I am not afraid, its just its Azula! We need to be careful, she is unpredictable," spoke Korra as the two sat in a Satomobile.
"Asami, I need to speak with a certain officer," spoke Korra as Asami nodded. She drove her girlfriend to the Police HQ, where she parked her car in an available place.
Inside, Lin Beifong was talking to her officers when the doors opened loudly, revealing angry Avatar.
"What are you doing here Korra?" asked Lin
"Mako, how could you?" asked Korra as she walked closer to Mako and stared at him.
"What?" asker her Mako
"How could you do this? You told Raiko about our plan," spoke Korra
"Yes, yes I did, because I think it was a terrible idea," spoke Mako as Asami arrived in the office.
"Thank you for voicing your opinion Mako. Luckily for us, Raiko is not the President. I am. While your actions did not affect our plans, Raiko bothered us. Me. He challenged my authority all thanks to you," spoke Asami
"Asami, I am sorry," spoke Mako
"It's Korra you should be apologizing to," spoke Asami as she glared
"Fine, you want to hear that I messed up? I will admit that I did, but I was doing my job. I am an officer, and protecting this city is my job, so I cannot deal with all these wars," spoke Mako
Korra stared at him, and created an air current under Mako's desk, sending it up in the air, before rotating it, and throwing it on the floor.
"Come Asami, let Mako do his job," spoke Korra as the two women left the building.
"Korra, I know that Mako made a mistake, but I think he had good intentions," spoke Asami
"Good intentions my ass," spoke Korra angrily
"Korra, we are all frustrated with this whole situation. Don't worry, we will soon gain reinforcements and defeat the Unalaq," smiled Asami as she looked at her girlfriend. Korra also smiled in return.
"What would I do with out you?" asked Korra as she kissed Asami. The pair went to get some lunch.
As Korra and Asami ordered their food, Bolin was taking a break from acting, trying to figure out what to do, as both Eska and Opal were talking to him.
A/N: next chapter, Tenzin returns, Korra and Jinora leave to the Spirit World. Yes, Azula is the one leading the Fire Nation Special Forces, and will help Team Avatar fight the Northern Troops. I hope the slow build up for the action in the third act is worth it. The battle will begin in chapter 34 through 38.