Ch 7 The raid

"Raiding the Sato estate is dangerous. If we're wrong…" Tenzin said.

"I know. I can kiss my job goodbye. All I care about is protecting republic city. We can't let Amon get these new weapons." Lin said.

"How close?" Boba asked, approaching the two.

"5 minutes." Lin said.

Boba checked his weapons and went over the plan. Move in, search the mansion for weapons and documents, and find Hiroshi. Anyone tries to interfere, gets detained.

"Listen up. When we touchdown, we're to move fast and quick. Secure the house and search any documents and weapons. Hiroshi is the target. We're to find and capture him, along with the weapons." Lin said, briefing everyone.

"What if we run into Asami, Mako, and Bolin?" Korra asked.

"I'll have two officers detain them. Don't want them to get in the line of fire. Boba, you're on point as we move in. No disintegrations." Lin said.

"As you wish." Boba said, annoyed.

"Let me put it this way. You disintegrate someone who isn't a threat, you don't get paid the full amount." Lin said.

"Damn it." Boba replied.

"If you two are done with your lovers' quarrel, we got mansion to raid." Korra said, earning glares from Boba and Lin.

"Chief, we're one minute out." The pilot said.

Boba headed to the airships ramp, and brought his rifle to bear. Two officers stood next to him, ready. As the ramp dropped down, Boba and the officers moved silently across the estate's lawn, approaching the front door. Boba aimed his rifle at the door, while one of the officers unlocked the door with metalbending. Boba quietly opened the door and walked forward, entering the parlor. Boba swept the room, and found nothing.

"Move up." Boba said, taking point.

They reached the office, and heard Korra's friends talking inside. Boba approached the door and kicked it in, raising his rifle as Mako, Bolin, and Asami jumped in surprise.

"Hands on your head now!" Boba yelled, aiming his rifle at them.

They were shocked to respond, forcing Boba to force them on their knees, at gunpoint.

"What the hell is going on?" Asami asked.

"We have reason to believe there's a factory hidden under the mansion." Lin said.

"I think I would have noticed if there is a factory underneath my mansion. The lies you people make to persecute my father." Asami said.

"Where is he?" Lin asked.

"In his workshop, behind the house." Asami said, standing up.

Asami led the group the workshop and it was empty.

"Dad? Hello?" Asami asked.

"Area's clear. No sign of him." An officer said.

"Maybe we just didn't see him leaving." Lin said, before using her foot to feel the ground.

"There's a tunnel here." Lin said.

"What? There is no tunnel." Asami said.

"Really?" Boba asked, before walking next to Lin, and punching the ground real hard. His strength plus weight and kinetic force of the armor punched a good sized dent in the floor. Boba used the makeshift handheld and ripped the floor aside.

Asami and her friends looked down at the stairs that led into the earth.

"I don't understand. There must be some explanation for this." Asami said.

"Maybe you don't know everything about your father. I'm sorry." Korra said.

"Officers, into the tunnel. Boba, take point." Lin said. Bolin, Asami, and Mako walked forward, but Lin stopped them.

"You three stay here. Officer Song, keep an eye on them." Lin said.

Boba stood at the front of the tram, bracing himself for whatever weapons he would face. The doors opened and they walked into a large room, seeing mecha suits.

"Not your average backyard workshop." Lin said.

"And those are the new weapons." Korra said.

"Hiroshi was lying alright. But where is he?" Tenzin asked. Suddenly, the entrance was blocked as a large metal wall shot out from the ground.

Lin headed to the wall and attempted to force it open with metalbending, but to no avail.

"That wall is solid platinum. My mecha tanks are also platinum. Not even your renowned mother could bend a metal so pure." Hiroshi said.

"You son of a bitch! That source was a set up." Lin said.

"Guilty as charged." Hiroshi said, as 6 mecha suits fired at them, causing everyone to scatter for safety. Lin jumped onto a mecha tank and started stabbing the cockpit over and over, until the mecha tanks fell backwards, the pilot already dead.

Boba dodged grapplers and returned fired with his rifle. Plasma bolts scorched the platinum armor, but the thickness prevented the plasma from eating thru. Boba aimed for the cockpit of one mech and pulled the trigger. The plasma broke thru the glass and killed the pilot.

Boba saw a mech being held into place by 4 police officers, only for the mech to grab the cables, and sent a jolt of electricity down the cables and into the officers, taking them out of the fight. Boba fired at the mech, getting the driver's attention.

"Oh crap." Boba said, leaping to avoid a grappler heading towards him. Boba aimed his rifle, and fired thru the cockpit, killing the pilot.

Boba joined Korra and Tenzin as they fired at the mecha tanks, taking down 2 tanks thanks to Boba's fire, but Korra and Tenzin were knocked out as Hiroshi fired electric bola's and knocked out the two benders. It was now Boba and Hiroshi.

"I took out all your mechs. You're defenseless." Boba said, aiming his rifle at the cockpit.

"You're too late if you wanted to save your bender friends." Hiroshi said, as equalists appeared, surrounding Boba.

"Fuck." Boba said, then realized something. Boba put his rifle on his back, fired his flamethrower gauntlet at the equalists, spinning 360 degrees. Boba was about to fire on Hiroshi, only for a grapple to toss him against the wall. Boba was still conscious, but played dead.

"That was a somewhat near flawless test run. Load them into the trucks and take them to Amon." Hiroshi said to the few equalists that weren't burned to a crisp by Boba. Boba waited at the right moment when Hiroshi wasn't looking, and aimed his rifle.

"Aghh!"

Hiroshi turned around and saw the equalist fall dead. He turned around, and saw Boba advancing forward, firing his pistols. Hiroshi had his electric gloves on, and made a feeble attempt to attack the bounty hunter, but Boba had advanced armor and superior combat training and quickly knocked out Hiroshi. Boba looked up, and heard the sounds of tires peeling on the pavement, knowing that the officers were on their way to Amon.

Bolin and Mako arrived on the scene, seeing Boba standing in the middle of a pile of dead equalists.

"Is he dead?" Bolin asked, seeing a knocked out Hiroshi.

"No. Gather everyone. We need to leave." Boba said, picking up Lin. Mako picked up Korra, and Bolin grabbed Tenzin.

"Asami." Mako said, seeing his girlfriend enter the room, wanting to see the commotion for herself. She saw 5 destroyed mech tanks, dozens of dead equalists, and her father.

"He's with the equalists, isn't he?" Asami asked.

"He is. I'm sorry, but that's the truth." Boba said.

With the officers taken to the zeppelin, they left the mansion and fled into the night.

"My metal benders are on their way to Amon. And it's my fault. Tarrlok's right. I've failed as chief. First thing in the morning, I'm handing in my resignation." Lin said.

"No! You can't give up like this." Tenzin said.

"I'm not giving up. I'm going to find my officers and take Amon down. But I'm doing it outside the law." Lin said.

Boba walked to a window and saw the mansion shrink into the distance. The equalists knew he was out there. No-one just takes down 5 mechs, kills dozens of soldiers without anyone taking notice.

"They want war, I'll give them war." Boba said.