Chapter 30
After the meeting ended, Asami went to find her grandmother, who was sitting in a lounge in the Presidential House. "Hello again, baby Sami," grinned Azula as Asami approached her
"Lady Azula, I wanted to speak with you in private," spoke Asami
"Of course, come in, young one. I always love spending time with my family," smiled Azula, as she sat comfortably in her armchair.
"As a President of the Republic City, I am grateful for your assistance. Your military prowess is well known. I know for a fact that you captured Ba Sing Se many years ago; it took you only a few days," spoke Asami
"Ah, yes, those were the good old days," smiled Azula as she recollected her past.
"I know. You are a great Fire Bender, and a great Strategist," spoke Asami as she looked at her grandmother.
"I know that. It's a pity that you did not inherit my Fire Bending genes. You have brains, I tell you that," spoke Azula
"But I also know about your actions during the war," spoke Asami as she glared towards Azula
"Which ones? I admit, I performed a few questionable things back then," spoke the woman
"I know. My concern is Korra. You. Will. Not. Hurt. Her," Asami spoke slowly as she approached the older woman.
"And why would I do that?" asked Azula
"You hunted, and almost killed the former Avatar, Avatar Aang. And while I am happy you will help me, us all in this conflict, I will not stand if you hurt my girlfriend. I will destroy you," spoke Asami as she glared at Azula
Azula looked back and slowly stood up. "Is that a challenge? I will defeat you if we fought," spoke the Royal Woman
"No, it's a threat. You will not hurt Korra. Your have reputation for hunting and fighting Avatars. I will make sure you will not repeat those actions," spoke Asami as she approached Azula very closely and leaned towards her, "And believe me, I can take you down. I know chi blocking, and I have equipment that would help me fight you,"
Azula clapped. Asami took a step back, unsure what to make of the woman's behavior.
"Well done, young Asami. I might not know you well, but I can already tell that besides your looks and brains, you also inherited my ruthlessness," smiled Azula
"I am not like you," Asami spoke as she raised her voice.
"Perhaps. Perhaps not. I am a former villain, you are a hero; and yet we both can become ruthless when we need to be," smiled Azula
"I," spoke Asami
"Go, enjoy your day. I do promise you that I will not hurt Avatar Korra. If someone decided to bother me, though, I cannot the same promise, I will not hold back," spoke Azula as the two women looked at each other silently. Asami then walked away from the room.
As she walked, she quietly spoke, "I am not like her. I am not. I can't be. But what if I become like her?" spoke Asami as a small tear escaped her eye.
"But you are your own person, President Sato," spoke Tenzin as he looked at her.
Asami quickly wiped her tear with her sleeve, "It's Asami, Tenzin," spoke the young woman.
"Asami, you don't need to worry about your blood relation to Lady Azula. Granted, she is indeed your grandmother, but from what I had seen, you are a noble and powerful young woman. You have strong morals. You could have chosen to stand by your father's side, but instead you did what was right. Azula might be your grandmother, but your own personal choices define who you are," spoke Tenzin
"Right, as if you know anything about that. You still try to become your father, Avatar Aang," spoke Asami as she quickly placed a hand on her mouth.
"My father, I, I always had a responsibility to preserve the Air Nomad Culture," began Tenzin as he paused, "Oh,"
"I am sorry Tenzin, I am just not feeling well. During one of her former fights with the former Team Avatar, Azula almost killed Avatar Aang. My grandmother is dangerous, and I don't know what to do. I am so worried she might hurt Korra too. And I am worried I might become the evil bitch she was, and perhaps still is," Asami sighed, "I guess have evil blood from two sides of my family,"
"Asami," spoke Tenzin but Asami quickly walked away. Tenzin sighed; he was unsure what to do. The man also considered what the President told him, he did try to emulate his father.
"But this is all to protect our culture," thought Tenzin, as he then realized that he wasn't sure what to think about the comment.
Asami journeyed downstairs, where she saw that Korra was eating some snack. "Hi Asami, mind if we talk?" asked Korra
"Sure," smiled Asami as the two young ladies sat on the couch.
"Look, I am grateful that Lady Azula, your grandmother will be helping us, but I am still unsure that even with her help we could defeat Unalaq," spoke Korra
"Korra," spoke Asami
"No, listen. Unalaq has large forces, and he also appears to be able to control spirits. I am just unsure if we can do anything about it," spoke Korra
"Well, our combined forces could defeat his troops. And if Unalaq indeed can control spirits, we just need to defeat him. Personally. And then the sprits would be free," spoke Asami
"Makes sense," spoke Korra, "I just don't see how defeating him in battle, and then sending him to prison would help. I mean, if he really can control spirits, he would just use them to escape,"
"Wait, are you suggesting we kill him? That would solve all our problems," spoke Korra as Asami stared at her.
"Kill him? Wait, as in really killing him?" asked Asami
'Yeah, so what? He is an evil man, and we are in a war, and we might be able to do so while we fight him. Why are you looking at me like that?" asked Korra as she examined Asami's face.
Asami moved slightly away from her girlfriend. "I, I cannot do this. There has to be another way," spoke Asami
"Like what? Why are you suddenly so much against this plan?" asked Korra
"I, I am not her. I refuse to be like her. I am not a cold blooded psychopath," spoke Asami as she cried
"Hold on, hold on, Asami, earth to Asami, please tell me what's bothering you, cause I can tell that something is really bothering you right now!" spoke Korra as she moved closed and hugged Asami. Asami gently put her head on Korra's chest.
"I don't want to be like my grandmother. Cold. Ruthless. Evil. I already have an evil parent, and now I have a former villainous grandmother," spoke Asami as she looked at Korra, "Korra, do you think I will become a villain too?"
"Asami," Korra hugged her girlfriend tighter, "You are the last person I know who would become a villain. You are a great person, my girlfriend. I love you. Please don't worry about things like that,"
"Thank you," spoke Asami as she smiled, looking at Korra.
"That's the spirit. Now, lets have a day off. We already had a meeting with all these people. I say, let's spend a day doing absolutely nothing," suggested Korra
"Korra, I can't, you know that I can't. I have work to do, and as a President," spoke Asami, as Korra grabbed her hand, "Korra, Kooraa!"
Korra laughed. "You work too much, you need to have a day off,"
Asami just shook her head.
After running around on the plaza, the two exhausted ladies arrived to Narook's, where they found Tonraq who was talking to Bolin
"That was some good work, Bolin. It feels strange for me to play your character's deceased father, while your character goes on an adventure to defeat his Uncle. Although truthfully, I like the parallels Varrick is making," spoke Tonraq
"But its fun! The movers are great, and the public will love them," spoke Bolin in an excited voice.
"Oh, hey Korra. Asami," spoke Tonraq as the two young women sat at their table.
"Korra, we just finished yet another mover. It was sad, since the Chief died, but his son began a great adventure. We will soon film the finale, where Nuktuk, hero of the South, will reclaim the throne and defeat his evil Uncle," spoke Bolin
"This does actually seem interesting," spoke Korra, as she then looked at her dad, "How are you working together?"
"Bolin and I are doing fine. He is silly sometimes, but I think he can become a great actor," spoke Tonraq
"Do you hear that Korra? You dad thinks I can be a great actor!" exclaimed Bolin
"Dad, do you think that Uncle Unalaq is evil?" asked Korra
The large man sighed. "It pains me to admit, but my younger brother does have a lot of ambitions. It appears to me that not only he got the throne, but also decided to become a conqueror. I do think it's appropriate how many of our fellow Southern Water Tribes people think of him as a new Ozai," spoke Tonraq
"And yet nobody considers you to be the new Ozai," spoke Korra
"Korra, that's such a horrible thing to say to your dad," spoke Asami
"No, Korra's right. Her dad is a great person. It's hard to believe that Korra and her father are related to Unalaq and his children, especially Eska. They are like Eska and Korra, while one is crazy, the other is a compassionate,"
Asami considered his voice. "Korra," laughed Asami as she lightly smacked Korra's arm.
"What have I done?" spoke Korra as she looked innocently at Asami
"You devious Avatar! You tried to help me," spoke Asami
Korra just grinned. "Guilt as charged," smiled the Avatar
"Korra, what have you done this time?" asked Tonraq
"Asami complained that she is like her grandmother, and might turn into an evil person, but I knew that if I asked you, you could show to her that just because people share the same blood, that does not make them identical," spoke Korra
"That's my little girl," spoke Tonraq as he smiled.
"Hey, I am an adult!" complained Korra as Asami chuckled, putting her hand on her lips.
"To me you will always be my little girl. But I want you to know that I am very proud of you, proud that you help so many people," spoke Tonraq
"Dad," spoke Korra
Asami then looked at Korra. "But you also told your father and Bolin about my personal problems. I think I need to punish someone for this," grinned Asami as she took out a pair of handcuffs and showed them to Korra.
"No," spoke Korra quickly, as she formed an air ball, and flew away from the building.
"Come back here. Korra!" spoke Asami
"Asami Sato," spoke annoyed Tonraq, but the President also already exited the building.
"Wow, I hope that Opal doesn't like those things," spoke Bolin. Tonraq stared briefly at the boy.
"I will see you tomorrow, Bolin. I need to see how Senna is doing," spoke Tonraq as he left the restaurant.
In a different place, Unalaq stood before tree of time. As he looked up, he saw a black and red large spirit of Darkness. "Soon, you will be freed from the confinement of this prison," spoke Unalaq
"Yes, and I will defeat Raava. I will begin the ten thousand years of darkness! The spirits will return to the physical world and wreak havoc," spoke Vaatu as the spirit thought about the future.
"Yes, you an I will create a new age, one without the Avatar. My niece will be the last person bonded with Raava," smiled Unalaq. The Chief of the Northern Water Tribe was also happy, soon he would achieve global dominance over both worlds.
A/N: This chapter was very Asami character driven. I thought it was interesting to compare and contrast Asami and Azula. Next chapter: the final mover, the members of the Fire Nation Royal family talk.