The Marvelous Legends of Republic City
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Chapter 14: Avenge the Wrongs
Korra, Mako, and Asami rushed to Air Temple Island. It had taken them the better part of the night to get across the city as Tarrlok's office was close to the city's border. The sun was already rising and the trio was dog tired, the knowledge they would defunct any kind of sanction the Sentinels had and put a stop to Tarrlok's plan spurred them on!
Upon reaching the island, Korra ran to Tenzin's bedroom and pounded on the door. The airbending master sleepily opened it and yawned rather loudly.
"Korra? What's this..." Tenzin started, but was cut off by Korra who explained everything about Tarrlok's master plan. Whatever lingering tiredness Tenzin had was shattered as he listened intently before rushing back into his room and dialing his phone.
"Get me Chief Beifong right now!" Tenzin ordered into the phone. He didn't wait long as someone picked up on the other end.
"Lin, you've got to shut those Sentinel's down right now. Tarrlok's planning to..." The airbender began, but stopped once the voice on the other end started.
"Hello Councilman Tenzin. I am the leader of the Sentinels. I cannot reveal my name due to security reasons, however you may call me Master Mold. What can I do for you?"
Tenzin hung up and shook his head worriedly.
"What was it Tenzin?" Korra asked.
"Lin isn't running the police anymore, it's the Sentinels." Tenzin replied in a grave tone.
Tong Sato had done it. With the help of Yinsen he had built a power source, an arc reactor, that not only kept his heart beating. However in order to do so, Tong had to be encased in a large and bulky armor in order to contain the reactor safely. The armor was relatively easy to build, the two geniuses having built it within 15 hours from the parts of the Equalist Mecha Tanks that would soon be deployed. The armor would protect Tong from any attacks, but also increase his strength ten fold and was outfitted with the Equalist's electric glove technology though amplified by the reactor in Tong's chest . The downside was that if Tong ever removed the chest plate of the armor, he would die.
"Alright Tong, it'll take the motor a few minutes to warm up, then we make our move." Yinsen said as Tong laid on a work table inside the grey armor. Yinsen then put on an electric glove and began to walk out the lab door.
"Yinsen what are you doing?!" Tong yelled, the helmet giving his voice a slight metallic ring to it.
"What I must." Yinsen said sadly as he opened the door and began firing wildly at the guards outside.
"YINSEN!" Tong yelled as he felt the motors in the armor kicking in. As Tong slowly rose off the work table, several Equalist's rushed in and froze at the sight of the metal man before them.
"What is that thing?" One Equalist asked in a hushed tone.
"It looks like some kinda, iron... man?" Another Equalist responded.
"Iron Man huh? I like the sound of that." Tong said as he blasted the three of the Equalists' with his own electrical gloves, which sent them flying out of the room due to the force.
"Huh, maybe a better name for these would be repulsors." Tong said to himself as he punched the other few Equalists that were left, who all tried to shock him with their gloves but to no avail. As Tong made it outside he saw the lifeless body of Yinsen, a knife in his chest. Tong felt his blood boiling with anger as he went on a rampage through the lab.
"It is with a heavy heart that I inform you all that the illustrious former leader of the Sentinel's Coucilman Tarrlok was found dead this morning. However the Sentinels will do all within our power to make sure the Equalist threat is dealt with and all of Councilman Tarrlok's dreams of a safe Republic City are realized. Rest easy Republic City. The Sentinel's are watching you."
This was the message that was broadcast into every radio in Republic City. And it was a message that chilled Korra to the bone. The Sentinel's took over the police to insure that Tarrlok's plans would succeed. But what they didn't count on was one angry Avatar.
"Tenzin, make a call to the United Forces. Mako Asami, we're going to find Nomad, Spider-Man, try and track down Daredevil, and get Bolin." Korra said as she began to walk out of Tenzin's living room, Asami and Mako following.
"And what then?" Asami asked as Korra hopped up on Naga.
"We're going to take back Republic City."
As Tong rampaged his way across the large lab, he paid little mind to what he destroyed. All he knew was that he would ruin as much of Amon's technology as he could. He smashed his way into another small lab where a man and a girl were. The man had light brown hair and was standing next to a table full of vials of a blue chemical along with an ant farm on it. The girl however laid motionless on a medical gurney, with some time of yellow liquid dripping into her via an IV. At the back of the room was what appeared to be a meteorite hooked up to various machinery.
"Don't hurt me! I'm working as fast as I can!" The man yelled in fear of the armored man in front of him.
"Are you an Equalist?" Tong asked in a dark voice, made all the more menacing by the metallic reverb his helmet gave off. The man calmed down slightly as he said,
"No I'm not. I'm Dr. Haruto Po. Are you with the United Forces?" Dr. Po asked, causing Tong to put his hands down to show he wasn't a threat.
"No, I'm Tong Sato." The Iron Man said, causing Haruto to look at him curiously.
"The Tong Sato? So you're an Equalist then." Haruto said, causing Tong to glare at him under his helmet.
"I'd sooner die than join these murderers." Tong said. Haruto just shook his head thoughtfully before he turned back to his work.
"What're you working on anyway?" Tong asked as he walked further into the lab.
"Officially? A way to make poisons more deadly, my method being to work out a chemical to increase the size of the particles in the poison to make it spread faster. Unofficially? I'm working on a way to save her." Haruto replied.
"What's wrong with her?" Tong asked walking over to the sleeping girl, his boots of led cracking the tile floor slightly.
"She was stung by a rare breed of wasp. The venom is very slow acting, but the effects are detrimental at any rate. She was one of my students at the University I taught at, so when the Equalist's kidnapped me I refused to do anything until they allowed me to also work on a cure for her." Dr. Po replied.
"And the IV?" The Iron Man asked as he poked the bag.
"It's a reverse of what I'm working on for the Equalist's. An anti-venom with a solution that causes the venom's particles to shrink to the point that it's no longer lethal."
Haruto explained causing Tong to nod his head a little, unable to do much else due to the helmet.
"And the meteorite?" Tong asked as he looked over at the slightly glowing rock.
"It was there when I got here. Apparently Amon wants to try and use it as a power source for something." Po said as he turned back to his work. Before anymore could be said, the sound of Equalist reinforcements rushing in could be heard.
"Get behind me Po, this is going to get messy." Tong said as he readied his repulsors. However before the Equalist's could get close, something large and grey fell from the ceiling.
"HAST THOU HAD ENOUGH TROLL?! IS THOR TOO MUCH FOR THOU TO WITHSTAND?!" A loud voice called from above as a man with golden hair, a winged helmet, and red cape flew down spinning a hammer.
"That all ya got ya hammer slingin' pansy?" The grey monster asked as he gave a cocky smirk.
"HAVE AT THEE!" Thor yelled as he threw his hammer at the beast, which knocked the monster straight into the lab Tong was in, dumping the blue chemical Haruto was working on all over him, and slamming right into the meteorite. Due to the sudden jostle and extreme force of the blow, the meteorite began to glow ever brighter before it let loose a massive explosion of radiation.
It was daylight as a man collapsed on a beach. He wore a green and black stripped t-shirt with brown pants and shoes. He had been on the run all night from the Sentinel's who tried to arrest him for being an Equalist, even though he had previously been an earthbender before Amon took his bending. He managed to lose them, but was now exhausted from all the running he had to do. Suddenly without warning he was enveloped in a massive explosion of light as he felt his whole body seemingly dissolve into the sand beneath him.
Mako was driving with Asami down through the country around the city, taking a shortcut, while Korra had gone another route on Naga. Soon their car was thrown off the road by a gigantic blast of energy. Before Asami blacked out she could have sworn Mako was covered in fire.
After the smoke cleared, the entire underground base of Advanced Idea Mechanics was in ruins with a large gaping hole at the top. Tong pushed some debris off himself. He had been shielded from the radiation thanks to his armor also having a lead lining. Thor came out of the wreckage with not a scratch on him. Tong looked around for a moment before an inch high girl with insect wings appeared in front of his face plate.
"Hi! I'm June Vadao, who're you? Oh! Are you a superhero like Spider-Man? Lemme guess, you're Iron Man right?" The girl said very excitedly. Tong jumped back slightly in shock.
"Pixies as well as trolls? I doth say, this world is feeling more and more like Asgard every moment!" Thor said as he watched the tiny girl flutter around. Suddenly something very large began to move around in the debris. Suddenly a 50 foot tall man came up out of the wreckage.
"And a giant too! Verily, I believe I am beginning to enjoy this world very much!" The Thunder God said as the giant was suddenly enveloped in a blue glow before shrinking back down to normal size. It was Haruto Po himself! Before anything could be said a roar echoed through the destroyed laboratory. A large green monster burst from the wreckage before collapsing and changing into a man. The man got up and looked around him, holding up the rags that were once his pants.
"Did, did I do this?" The man asked as Haruto walked up to him and said,
"No, you didn't." Tong looked at the man for a second before saying,
"You're Shizuo Bana! I read an article about you once, you were working on a cure for muscular dystrophy before you were in a car crash. But, um, why can you turn into giant green monster?"
Shizuo gave a grief filled sigh.
"Yeah, I lost my wife in that crash. After that I threw myself into my work. I had developed a cure for muscular dystrophy alright, but I found that it caused increased anger. Whenever I would get angry I would just blow up without warning, so I had to be careful. Then one night, I was in my lab working on some chemicals to try to counteract the anger increase of the serum, but there was a storm outside. The wind blew the window open and when I tried to close it, lightning struck. It caused the first transformation. However I know for a fact The Hulk is grey."
Shizuo said as he looked over at the burnt out remains of the large meteorite that laid off to the side of the room.
"Whatever that radiation did, it changed The Hulk into something else." Shizuo finished causing everyone to look at him with pity. However, while Tong felt sorry for the man, his mind was at work.
"Alright everyone, we all have unique abilities right? I think we should use them to stop the Equalists. To avenge the wrongs they've done." The armored man said as everyone else looked to each other.
"We can be avengers!" June exclaimed as she did a loop-de-loop.
"Aye Man of Iron! I have knowledge of these Equalists and rest assured, the God of Thunder shall aid thee in thine quest!" Thor bellowed as he held his placed his hand on Tong's armored shoulder.
"I abhor violence, but these Equalists do need to be stopped before more innocent people get hurt." Haruto said as he stepped closer to Thor and Tong.
"The Hulk isn't on anyone's side, but with a the Thunder Spirit himself to keep it in check... I guess I'm in." Shizuo said as he stood with the other four.
"Avengers, huh June? I like the sound of that."
"Lord Amon! One of the AIM bases has been destroyed by an explosion!" An Equalist said as he rushed into Amon's throne room.
"It matters not. We are beginning the take over first thing in the morning. These Sentinels have forced my hand sooner than I would have liked, but they will pay for daring to defy me. I shall send them to their doom."
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