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Chapter 5
"Korra are you sure you want to do this?" Mako inquired, anxiety filling his voice. Tonight was the night of the championship match between the Fireferrets and the Wolfbats.
"If I don't, we forfeit, Mako."
This was the first time they had talked since the night she told him. She thought it was really sweet the he was so worried about her well-being, but they couldn't forfeit. The boys needed the money to put food on the table. They needed her to do this.
"But Korra, what about the possi…"
"Mako, I'm not changing my mind."
"Okay. Okay, but promise me you'll be extra careful. If not for me, for what could be here," Mako pleaded, placing his hand flat against Korra's stomach.
"I promise. Good Luck."
"You too," and with that they joined Bolin on the platform.
"Now don't get nervous, just go out there and do your thing, Pabu," Bolin encouraged, pulling the shirt further down the fireferret's body. The platform jerked forward, worsening the Avatar's nausea. She took a few deep breaths and closed her eyes until the platform stopped at the arena.
As they stepped out, they were announced. "And here are your challengers, The Future Industries Fireferrets!" Pabu walked upside down and flipped introducing the team.
"And now your three time reigning champions, The White Falls Wolfbats!"
Walking out, led by Tahno, they spread their arms revealing wings of their introduction costume. They had wolfbat masks on and As soon as they reached the arena, they howled, throwing their arms up, cueing a flurry of sparklers all the way around the inside of the building.
"Pft, big deal. Anybody can howl. Woo," Bolin spat under his breath with jealousy. Then the first round began.
The first round started with an even volley. Bolin shot at the Firebender, knocking him in the middle of the stomach, angering not only him, but the Waterbender and Earthbender on his team as well. They shot back with everything they had, shooting the young Earthbender off the edge of the ring. Only Korra and Mako left. Tahno, up to no good, shot water at Korra, splashing her longer than the max amount of time. The refs were paid of the Fireferrets realized, and they continued playing their hardest. Korra was tripped by an ice move and she fell to the ground hard. Mako jumped in front of her to defend his teammate from the oncoming onslaught of flames. The two teens were hit and thrown off the edge. Tahno's team celebrated believing they had won by knockout.
"Hold the phone, folks! The Fireferrets are still holding on, but just barely." The Wolfbats didn't listen.
Korra had one hand clutching the edge of the arena for dear life, and one hand holding Mako's uniform collar in a vice grip. She swung Mako by this collar back and forth until she gained enough momentum to toss him back up onto the arena as she fell into the water on her back, causing a stinging sensation that knocked the wind out of her.
Mako flew up to the arena, and before hitting the ground, he bent a large flame at Tahno's back. The Wolfbat Waterbender fell, catching himself on his hands. In disbelief, Tahno looked back at the smug grin of Mako.
In round two, Tahno was looking for violent revenge against Korra and Mako. Shooting at the Fireferrets' heads, the Wolfbats knocked Korra and Mako back to zones two and three. The teams each had a person in each zone. The bell rang. Round two ended in a tie. The referee stepped onto the court, the tension between the two teams so think you could cut it with a knife. He tossed a red and blue coin into the air and caught it, revealing a fiery red coin.
"The Fireferrets win the coin toss, which element will you choose?"
"I'm taking this one. Come on, just you and me, pretty boy," Korra stated, confidently stepping forward.
"This will be over quickly," Tahno challenged, stepping forward with the girl. The platform rose high above the arena, separating the two rivals from their teammates. Tahno muttered something that only Korra could hear, but not even a second later, she shot a distraction over his shoulder and, while he was dodging the first attack, she kicked up water into Tahno's face, knocking his helmet clear off his head and into the arms of three Fireferret fans. Tahno fell back, stunned, off the platform. Korra was lowered into a celebratory hug. Tahno stood up and turned to the Fireferrets in a flaming rage.
"Send them to a watery grave!" Tahno dictated to his team, giving Korra the coldest, death glare he could muster in his surprise.
Round three started in a three-element low out. The Wolfbats were hitting with everything they had. Tahno and his Earthbending teammate put their powers together illegally and hit Mako, Korra, and Bolin with water and rocks to the face, knocking the Fireferrets into the water below. The Wolfbats had won for a fourth year, by cheating and paying off the ref.
"Announcing your four time reigning champions, the White-Falls Wolfbats!"
The lights when down. Some members of the audience pulled masks over their noses and mouths and put on a single technological glove. One of them stood up, then another, and another until each one was by a security guard in the midst of the chaos. The woman by Lin Beifong raised her arm, leveling with the chest of the chief. A lighting shock flew from the glove, electrocuting the chief of police. Tenzin went down next. Eventually, one by one, each of the security guards fell, electrocuted. The Fireferrets surfaced from the water and looked into the stands. Flashes of light added more and more anxiety to their minds.
"What?" Korra stuttered in shock. The team turned to the stage beneath the arena to see Amon's lieutenant, standing with his electric weapons ready to strike. Korra bent water towards him, but before it reached him, he dipped his rods into the water, thoroughly electrocuting the three benders, knocking them out mid scream. He fished them out of the water and tied them to one of the pillars one by one together. The Lieutenant fled to assist the other equalists.
Korra awoke, followed by Mako, then Bolin.
"What's going on?" Korra asked, shaking from the effects of the electricity on her body. Before any of them could speak, three splashes on the other side startled the team. Amon's voice came on the loudspeaker.
"Greetings, citizens of Republic City, and congratulations to your reigning probending champions. It seems fitting that you would celebrate three bullies who cheated their way to victory, because every day benders do what you have seen here tonight to our non-bending brethren. These benders were supposedly the best in the city; however it only took a minute for me to take them down. Each of our kind are wearing electric gloves. Now everyone can have the power of a Chi-Blocker in their hands. Now my fellow Equalists, so far we've been bullied and treated unfairly by the benders of Republic City, but tonight we have the advantage. Tonight we are no longer inferior. The revolution has begun!" Amon tossed his fist up and received a thundering applause. Above the arena, an Equalist airship shot steel cables down to the men in the center of the ring. The equalists in the middle stood on a small platform that manifested at the bottom of the cable, and they were lifted.
Pabu had swam to where the Fireferrets were tied. After Bolin had communicated him the situation, only to be scolded by his unknowing brother, Pabu started to chew through the rope. About half way through, the arena above exploded. Pabu jumped, startled and frozen.
"Don't worry, just a little explosion," Bolin encouraged trying to remain calm for his beloved pet. He clicked the message out so Pabu would understand and the creature continued to chew. As soon as the rope was broken, Korra jumped up and out to the water, bending a platform of ice to land on.
"I'm going after Amon."
"Be careful!" was all Mako could get out before Korra dived under the water, spinning upward toward the sky, fighting the oncoming nausea. The height began to overwhelm her. She continued to raise herself upward on water until she couldn't bend anymore water up. She started to fall back to the ground. Mako watched in horror as the girl fell downward, unable to be rescued by him. Just then they both saw a single wire headed her way. Korra grabbed it as it wrapped around her waist and saw the thrower was Lin, soaring high above. Lin wound the wire up and tossed the Avatar with great force toward the airship. Grabbing the platform of an Equalist and throwing the rider down, Korra stood on the platform and looked to where the other Equalists and Amon were. Amon had just reached the top and Korra had to think fast. She quickly bent a huge wall of fire at the entrance, barely missing the leader. Her wire was cut and she began to fall, landing hard on the glass roof of the arena, cracking it. The lieutenant jumped down from the airship, also cracking the glass, and ran after the Avatar. Their battle ensued. Every time they got close, the man would stab his electrically charged weapons at the Avatar, only for her to jump out of the way, too soon to be hit. Korra firebended a huge flame towards the lieutenant and he went off the roof. Korra looked up. Lin was almost to the Airship door. She heard a crack and everything seemed slow motion. The glass broke under her weight and she screamed, falling to what would be her painful death. Lin looked down and after a moment of hesitation, she gave up catching Amon and sent the wires down. The dust and smoke made everything hard to see, but Lin caught the Avatar and then herself on a banner just in time. Letting go of Korra, her rolling across the ground as she hit it harder than planned, Lin landed on the ground in the stands, stopping to help Korra up.
"Are you alright?" Lin inquired, picking the girl up to her feet.
"I'm fine," Korra concluded her head a little foggy from adrenaline. She stood up on her own two feet, fighting the dizziness in her head and spots in her vision. She turned around slowly, to see Mako and Bolin running toward her. Mako ran and hugged her first.
"We're so glad you're alright!" Mako exclaimed. Korra knew he didn't really mean 'we' even if Bolin was worried too. Mako let her go, holding her at arm's length, examining her before relinquishing her to his brother. Korra was still fighting the dizziness. She turned around to see Tenzin say something but she couldn't hear it. Every sound was muffled to her ears. The room spun faster and faster and then Korra felt the sensation of free-falling. She stopped moving as she landed in a warm, soft place and everything went black.