Help from afar
Summary: At war with the fire nation, the earth kingdom asks for help, and they get it… in the form of a hard icy woman.
Ch 1 New mission
Brigadier General Olivier Mira Armstrong walked the halls of central command, scowling. She was on leave from Briggs, and Fuhrer Mustang, the bastard, had the testicles to call her in for a meeting.
"Mustang!" she shouted, knocking the door to his office wide open, fury in her eyes.
"General Armstrong. You've arrived." Roy Mustang said, smirking.
Olivier wanted to pull out her sword, and thrust it thru him. But she held back.
"What do you want?" she asked.
"We've received word from a distant country, calling itself the Earth-Kingdom, that they're at war." Mustang said.
"I've heard of this country. Why should we get involved?" Olivier asked.
"Amestris has Alchemy and we're beginning to learn more about Alkhestry. We've heard reports that this country, and the other countries next to it, have something called bending. It's where a person can literally move the elements at will, such like earth, water, or fire. Imagine having that at Briggs." Mustang said.
"You bastard. Fine. What's the deal?" Olivier asked.
"Simple. You get send to help them, and in return, we get water and earth benders." Mustang said.
"It'll take time to organize a team from Briggs. I'll also need to know what kind of environment and terrain I'll be operating in." Olivier said.
"I'm not done yet. I'm sending only you. They've asked for the best we've got. And you're the best." Mustang said.
"Why not the Elric brothers?" Olivier asked.
"They're on leave. That leaves you." Mustang said.
"Wait. Just me?" Olivier asked, confused.
"Yeah. The earth kingdom is real adamant on having help. And after the mess with the Homunculi, we really can't afford to send mass armies." Mustang said.
Olivier gripped the bridge of her nose.
"General, I've heard some reports about their enemy, called the fire nation. Considering you faced down Sloth and other dangerous homunculi, they should be no trouble to you. We all know what you're capable off in combat." Mustang said.
"Damn it. Looks like I've no choice. I'll go. But you better increase my pay." Olivier said, wanting some compensation.
"Done. I suggest you get ready." Mustang said.
"What kind of environment will I be fighting in?" Olivier asked.
"Summer and desert." Mustang said.
As Olivier left, Mustang gave one final note.
"By the way, there's a person you need to find and protect. The Avatar." Mustang said.
"What's that?" Olivier asked.
"My sources tell me that he's a person, who can bend the 4 elements; water, earth, fire, and air. They believe that he's the key to winning their war. Find, and protect him." Mustang said.
Olivier seethed. Not only was she sent to fight another war, but she was asked to babysit some person. Not her thing. Survival of the fittest was her mindset. Olivier went to her mansion, and started getting ready for her mission. She grabbed her sword, and 3 combat knives. She stocked up on water canteens, and gathered clothing suitable to the desert. Instead of the heavy clothing she'd wear up north, she choose light shirts, pants, and shorts.
"Olivier, where are you going?" Alex asked.
"Fuhrer bastard is assigning me to fight in another country. It's called the earth kingdom. Heard of it?" Olivier asked.
"No. Haven't heard of it." Alex said.
Olivier finished packing up. She put it all in a pack, and headed back to central. Upon arrival, she was seen by a new state alchemist. The invisible alchemist, as she was known, because she used alchemy to transport herself from one spot to another.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Ready." Olivier said.
With the clap of hands, Olivier was transported from Amestris, to the earth kingdom.
Immediately, she squinted her eyes, as the harsh sun beat on her. She found herself in a town of some sorts. She took notice of the people. They had worn haggard looks, the looks of people under defeat.
Olivier started walking and also noticed groups of soldiers, wearing red uniforms. She quickly noticed that the uniforms also had markings of fire. She quickly surmised that these soldiers were of the fire nation.
Wanting to avoid attention, she walked into a bar. She noticed more fire nation soldiers, and quickly got attention, thanks to her blue uniform.
"Hey, water-tribe girl. You're in the wrong place." A soldier sneered.
Olivier ignored them, and noticed some wanted posters. She quickly read them. One was for the blue spirit, another for a fire nation general turned traitor, and one for a bald kid, named the Avatar. She grabbed the poster, and hid it in her shirt.
"Alright girl, that's enough." A soldier said.
Olivier put her hand on her valued sword. She waited for a moment to strike. The soldier grabbed Olivier by the shoulder and turned her around, only for Olivier to cut his head off with her sword.
"You're under arrest." A fire-bender said, showing flames.
"Come and get me." Olivier growled.
The fire-bender fired a burst of fire, and was surprised when Olivier wasn't there. He screamed in pain, as Olivier thrust his sword thru his side. She tossed the dead soldier into the other soldiers, and went outside, sword in hand.
The fire nation soldier's surrounded her, and Olivier charged. She parried sword blows with enemy swords and spears. Once they started using fire-bending, Olivier quickly grabbed one of the soldiers, and used him as a human shield.
"Drop your weapons, or I kill him!" She yelled.
The fire nation soldiers stood back, and let Olivier move with her hostage. As she moved backwards, she looked at the buildings, and saw a water tower. Getting close to it, she then killed her hostage, and quickly slashed her sword. Thankfully, the sword cut thru the rotting wood, and the structure fell, spilling water all over the place and gave Olivier the time needed to escape.
Hours later, and Olivier entered another small town. She took shelter in a barn, and slept on the hay. Drifting into sleep, she pulled out the wanted poster of the Avatar. It gave some details about him.
Bald, air-nomad tattoos, very expert in bending.
"What's so important about this person, that the fire nation is paying a hefty sum on him? Sounds like they're declaring war on one person." She muttered to herself.
And said person was what she was ordered to protect. Olivier sighed. This wasn't her day. She already ran into some trouble with some fire nation soldiers. If only she had more information about this war. And how did Amestris get contacts inside this country? She put it aside as she fell asleep.
Next morning, she awoke to the noise of screaming, and furniture breaking.
"No, don't take her!" a man yelled.
"Sorry pal. Fire Lord's orders." A fire nation soldier sneered.
Olivier drawn her sword, ready for a fight. Her stomach then roared. And she was hungry at the same time. From her experience, not a good combination. A gruesome scream was heard, and a body fell to the floor.
"Leave her alone!" Olivier said, entering the door. The sight surprised her. Around 3 fire nation soldiers had a middle-aged women on a table, hands and feet pinned down, her skirt ripped off. She quickly saw her husband lying on the floor, in a pile of blood.
"This isn't your business, lady." One of the soldier's said.
Olivier grabbed a knife, and threw it towards the soldier, killing him. The other soldier began to fire-bend, but Olivier quickly closed the distance, and thru him against the wall.
"You're an idiot, you know that. Fire and wood don't take kindly to each other!" She growled, before driving a knife into his neck.
The last soldier quickly ran out of the house, not wanting to fight the 'ice queen.' As he ran, he suddenly screamed in pain, as a Briggs throwing knife was imbedded in his back. Olivier walked up to the dead soldier and pulled out her knife.
With time running out, Olivier quickly left. And just in time. At the town she flooded with the water tank, princess Azula was visiting.
"What happened here?" Azula asked.
"A minor disturbance, princess." The governor said, not wanting to set off Azula.
"A minor disturbance. Half the town is flooded, and 5 fire nation soldiers are dead, one of them incinerated. What happened?" Azula growled, closing the distance between her and the governor.
"It was one person, princess. She was fast and strong. She was only armed with a sword. No bending." One of the soldiers said.
"Anything else about her?" Azula asked.
"She wore blue clothing and had blond hair to her waist." the soldier said.
"Alright. Mai, Ty Lee, we're moving out." Azula said.