Sorry! This chapter is a bit.. rushed... just a warning!
Pema rushed to her injured husband who was being supported by Kai and Makko.
"What happened? I thought you guys were only going to visit Katara?" Pema questioned.
"We did, but on the way back we were attacked by Korra's clones." Opal answered, she was helping Asami, who had been guarding Korra since the attack, bring Korra to a room for her to stay for the while.
"We managed to defeat the two other clones since we already defeated the fire clone thing earlier, but Master Katara was right, the air clone is impossible to defeat! Thankfully we managed to escape on Lefty before the airship exploded."
Kai couldn't speak at all, seeing that airship explode brought the nightmares back.
"Yeah! It was scary like the clones eyes were pitch black like as if Korra was in a dark Avatar state and heck even Tenzin couldn't defeat her! There must be someone else even better then Tenzin but thats like impossible since Tenzin is like the son of the last Avatar and-" Bolin stopped when he noticed Opal glaring at him.
"-sorry?"
"Right, anyways we know one thing from the attack today."
"What?" Bolin asked his brother.
"We have to find the master...and fast."
The knock on Kai's door interrupted his thoughts.
"Come in." He said in a monotone voice.
Asami peered through the door and smiled softly.
"Hi Kai."
"Asami? What are you doing here?" Kai asked, getting up from the bed.
"Just checking how you are.. that hit must have hurt your back."
Ah right, when he defeated the earth clone, she sent boulders at him and made him hit the airships wing rather roughly, he hadn't even thought of the aching pain on his back.
"Oh I'm fine thanks."
Asami closed the door behind her.
"Right, and the explosion? You seemed like you had a lot in your mind."
Kai sat back down on his bed and looked at the floor solemnly.
"It's been five years Kai." Asami began. "Everyone has already moved on.. maybe you should too."
It was only when she open the door to exit the room when Kai spoke up.
"I'm sorry, but I can't"
Asami looked back to face Kai before shutting the door behind her.
"Then what are you doing with that other girl?"
"I don't know" Kai answered honestly.
"We got reports that.. here" Lin Beifong pointed to Whale Tale island. " that the Dai Li and The Red Lotus are keeping a bunch of airbenders hidden beneath the mountains, similar to the one where Korra was taken to when Zaheer was still a big threat."
Beifong paused to look up.
"So maybe if we can enter silently and bring them out? Just like the last time when we busted Kai and the others 5 years ago?"
"Nine years ago."
"Right, right. So sounds like a plan?"
"Yeah, Opal, Bolin, Kai, Asami and I will go, Tenzin stays here, he's still hurt." Mako, the new chief of police ordered.
"Hey! I'm coming too." Lin objects. "I have to have at least some fun."
"Right, ma'am."
"Whatever, we leave at sundown."
The platinum door opened with a click and Mako opened the door silently.
"Everyone, get up. We're taking you out."
Getting them out wasn't as easy as before. They were all in separated cells and their leg was chained inside the cell. Thankfully they already got the keys but it was gonna take longer then planned.
"Okay, is that everyone?" Lin asked Opal.
"Not yet, you can take the first group now, Bolin, Kai and I will bring the last few on Lefty and Juicy."
"Okay, Everyone this way, as silent as possible." Lin whispered. "Mako, lead the way, I'll radio Asami to bring the airship.'
Once they left, Kai had finished unlocking the chains of this little girl who was about 9 years old. She was probably the youngest of all the prisoners.
"Thank you." She said quietly.
Kai smiled softly. "Your Welcome."
"Guys quick we have to hurry some guards are coming!"
The prisoners followed Kai, Opal and Bolin out of the cells as quietly and fast as possible.
Once they managed to go outside (with only needing to knock out two guards)
Kai whistled for Lefty while Opal whistled for Juicy. They helped the airbenders get on the bison but after, as they were about to leave two guards came out for patrol.
"HEY! GET THEM!"
Kai's eyes widened and quickly tried to fly away , they almost made it when a metal hook grabbed the saddle, pulling them back. Kai quickly got up to get rid of the hook when the girl he saved earlier beat him to it and broke the metal hook, releasing Lefty from the metal grip and allowed them to excape thankfully. Bolin, Opal and the other airbenders already made it past to the airship.
"Thank you..uhh what's your name?"
"My name is Callie." She said shyly.
"Well Callie, thank you." She smiled, showing her missing tooth.
"Yeah Cal, thanks. I didn't want another failed escape." One other prisoner said.
"Wait another?"
"Yeah, around four to five years ago, a year after I was captured there was this odd looking girl who was so focused in escaping and one day she made a plan to get us all out. It was going great until someone ratted us out and we had to fight to escape. We were winning thanks to that girl but then one soldier held one of captive and threatened to cut her head off and so.. she gave in. We were put back to our cells with extra chains but the girl was never seen again."
"People thought the guards.." He dragged his finger from the left of his neck to the right.. signalling that maybe she was killed.
Kai noticed Callie looking rather sad but what shocked him was the tear that slipped out her eyes.
"B-But maybe she was just taken to other place! Like somewhere guarded really well so she can't escape!" Callie piped up.
This older woman looking around 40 patted Callie lightly on her back as if soothing her.
"Maybe Callie, maybe." she reassured.