Heading To The End Game Part 3
I have no ownership of the LOK/ATLA series. I dunno why I keep writing this. If you're shocked by this after so many chapters I don't really know what that says about you. Oh also 50 chapters!
Neat.
Some Snowy Place, Not In Republic City I Guess- Day...ish
"And then I turned to the others at the ball and said...THE ARISTOCRATS!", I let out a cackle as Bolin and Iroh stared back at me trying to hold in there laughter. Asami stared back at me with a glare. I stifled my laughter by clamping my hand over before returning my face to as neutral as possible.
I turned my head away from the stare,"What's wrong Asami?"
She brought her hand to my chest tapping it in a steady rhythm,"You're. Lying. You. Were. Never. There."
"And what makes you believe that?", A frown grew on my face. I mean sure I totally was lying. My pants would be roasting at the moment. But if you accuse me of lying? I will refuse to back down. No one calls me a liar. Even if I am being a liar at the moment. Especially if I'm being a lying liar who lies.
"I was at that ball. You weren't there. Rebuttal?"
I returned my gaze to her and shrugged,"...I was working security?"
She rolled her eyes before smiling,"I guess I can't prove you weren't there."
I pumped my fist in victory,"Ha! I win! Asami five, ******* one!"
Iroh laughed,"Just one win? That's kinda sad."
I turned around to look at Iroh,"Yeah pretty much. But forget about my inadequacies, that there's the secret base thingy right there!"
Naga had stopped allowing us to get off her, Asami was the first to get off the dog bear thing making a bee line to the cliff edge to look at the base below us. Iroh following after her, then Bolin, before I finally got the edge. Oh wow am I happy that my fear of heights seems to have lessened over on this world. I can look down without being wrapped in a blanket of fear and sickness.
There was a large hanger that held the planes and some robot mechs. The massive airstrip that let the planes come and go and ruin peoples day. And then there was the smaller building which was probably the prison cell that they got thrown in after getting captured.
I wish I remembered how they got captured. There's no fence so maybe they ran in guns blazing?
Curse you memory! You're always fucking me over!
I took a couple steps back to get that view out of my face. I fell back into the snow and sighed looking up at ,"So we're here. Now what? We didn't really have a a plan for what to do now... Starting to sense a pattern with that."
Asami walked over to look down at me,"Do you have one?"
I looked up at her before shrugging again,"I mean we have a general of the United something or other right? So let's ask him!" I shot up to my feet again clapping my hands in determination,"So General what's the plan?"
He snorted again,"You and Bumi would get along swimmingly. And yes I do. I want Bolin to tear up those runways. We can't let those aircraft take off. Asami you have experience with this tech correct?"
She frowned as Bolin saluted,"Aye aye, captain... I mean general! Sorry. Did not mean to call you the wrong- You know what I'm... just sorry."
Asami spoke up,"I mean I have a good idea on it. They all seem to have some similarity to other Future Industries tech. i can't promise anything though."
Iroh nodded,"That's good enough. The minute we get into that hangar I want you to start trying to sabotage or take any tech we find. And finally Yoh-"
I laughed softly to myself as I stood up straighter,"And what would you like me to do sir?"
"Nothing."
"Huh!?"
Iroh laughed again before walking up to me to pat my shoulder," By nothing I mean I don't have a specific plan for you. You don't earthbend so you can't help Bolin destroy the runways. You know nothing about tech so you can't help Asami. So I want you ready to help smash whatever you see."
"Why didn't you just start with that? Why say nothing?"
Asami laughed ,"It's funny to see you're face when you freak out. Iroh barely knows you and he gets that." Bolin snorted and and nodded at her statement.
I rolled my eyes,"You guys suck."
We slowly moved down the hill. Since Bolin didn't think it was a good idea to take Naga, we went down by foot. It wasn't that fun. Which I made very obvious.
"This is literally the worst possible thing."
Iroh sighed stopping to look up at me,"You have made that very clear as we descended. DO you have to keep bringing that up?"
"I mean I don't have to. But I want to..."
Iroh frowned before turning back to the base and started to go down again. I sighed and quietly bent myself an ice board and sat down on it so I could slowly slide down the snow hill. Iroh's frown deepened as I slowly sledded beside him. I stared blankly at him as he stared at me. I wanted to speed up to pass him but that might cause unwanted attention.
Asami's giggles returned at the sight of the two us,"Really Yoh?"
"Hey this is just as fast as walking. I'm just less bored doing this."
She rolled her eyes as we finally reached flat ground. I sighed rolling myself off the board before laying on my back in the snow. Just wanted a second to relax and prepare. And then a hand jutted it's way into my personal space.
I frowned and looked up to see Iroh looking down at me. He grabbed my arm pulling me to my feet. As I patted the snow off my back Iroh spoke,"Have fun?"
I shrugged,"Not really. We're doing something important. Maybe you should get your head in the game. I mean you are a General. I thought you'd be serious."
As I walked off towards the base I heard Asami speaking to Iroh,"You get used to it..."
He frowned at her before continuing after me,"Really?"
"Okay no... but he keeps thing interesting. Most of the times."
I rolled my eyes before turning back to them pointing towards the base,"If you're done making fun of me, can we move on?"
Asami laughed a bit,"I'm not done yet."
Bolin quickly caught up to me as I spoke to Iroh and Asami. He threw his arm over my shoulder before laughing,"Come on you guys, don't make fun of Yoh! He may be a weird guy but..."
I turned to him frowning,"But what?"
"...Yeah I got nothing."
I made sure my stare was as withering as possible. It took him a minute to register the glare before throwing his arm off. He quickly took a spot next to Iroh offering me a weak smile,"I mean you're still awesome!"
I laughed before starting towards the fence again,"Wow thanks Bolin. Truly thank you."
As I continued I heard Bolin whisper,"He's... he's joking right?"
"Okay we're here!", Iroh whispered as we started to slowly stalk towards the base. As we got closer I could see large metal posts. But no fences. Unless I was fucking losing it I remembered this group getting electrocuted. But with no fence how was that possible?
Asami confirmed my suspicions,"Why would there be fence posts but no fence?"
I looked over at her before shrugging following after them,"I dunno maybe it's an invisible fence?"
She looked over at me frowning,"That's stupid Yoh. At the moment we don't have any idea how to-"
She didn't get to finish that statement because my 'stupid idea' electrocuted Asami and the others. I frowned at the passed out bodies of my friends,"Still a stupid idea? You can't answer because you're unconscious. But I just you to know that words hurt. Not as bad as being electrocuted but you know what I mean right?"
Their bodies made no response. You know because they're passed out.
I looked up noticing a group of Equalists heading in our direction. My frown deepened at the sight of the mooks heading towards us. I guess they had some way to either pass through the invisible spark fence. Or they turned it off. And I'm gonna have to fight them...
Fuck! I don't want to fight these people!
I sighed before taking one last look at the advancing group. Then at the pile of bodies in front of me. And one last time at the horde heading towards me.
I waited for them to get close before shouting,"WAIT!"
The goons stopped to stare at me. I smirked,"Tell Hiroshi that Yoh is here to see him!"
And then I threw myself into thefence.
As I convulsed it occurred to me that I could've just let them take me in and I'd probably have ended up in the same cell as the others.
My last thought before losing consciousness was,'God dammit'.
And Now We're In A Cell, Outside The City- Probably Still Day
"So my invisible fence idea was such a stupid idea huh?"
Asami tried to glare at me again which was pretty hard since we were tied back to back like Bolin and Iroh. She had been struggling to escape her bonds from the moment she woke up. Once I woke up it became struggling to escape and trying to shut me up. Since she couldn't glare me into silence she tried to ignore me. Which obviously wasn't going to work.
I started again,"All I'm saying is that if you took a second to consider-"
"Do you really want to do this now? When we've been captured by the Equalists!?", She sounded her struggling to get herself out of the knot resumed.
I shrugged hoping she'd at least feel it,"We've been captured before. Honestly this is a step up from the last time we were captured"
She stopped for a second before laughing,"Yeah. At least your not hanging from the roof this time."
Iroh decided to speak up at that moment,"Hanging from the- What you've been captured before!?"
It was my turn this time,"Oh yeah it was horrible! We were helping out a friend and things happened and next thing you know I'm hanging form the roof and Asami is tied to a chair! It was weird! Flame Tattoo dude was cool though."
Asami cut in,"Are you and him still hanging out? It's been a while since then."
"No actually. I wonder how fire man is doing? He seemed cool."
"Oh also nice trying to cover up your screw up. The 'thing' he's talking about is when he insulted a triad member's mother."
It was my turn to glare,"Asami! Don't tell them about that! Not unless you're going to tell them the awesome insult I used!"
Bolin tried to scoot himself and Iroh closer to get a look at me,"What was the insult?"
"Okay so he 'ON YOUR KNEES' and I said-"
It was then that a new voice entered the conversation,"I would appreciate it if you would be silent for the moment Yoh. I would like to catch up with my daughter."
I didn't even turn to see the man behind me,"No problem Hiroshi! Try not to cripple me this time and we'll be cool...except for the terrorism thing. Still gonna need to shatter your jaw over that. But that's just police and Team Avatar business. You understand right?"
"I thought I asked you to be quiet."
"And I thought you were smarter than joining someone is obviously going to loose. Like I thought you were supposed to be sma-"
And then I heard a spark.
You know after that shocking thing from Hiroshi I had thought that I was fine. When I saw that fence I didn't flinch or freeze or blanch. But coming from him?
I couldn't make myself fucking move.
Asami felt my flinch and I assume took her glaring match to a new challenger. I heard Hiroshi sigh at her attempt at intimidation,"I know I've hurt you... and I am sorry. But I believe that one day, you will come to your senses and we can be a family again."
The rage in her voice was palpable, "Are you insane?! How can we be a family after everything you've done to this city?! My friend?! Mom would hate you for what you've become!"
Hiroshi responded with more rage, slamming his hands against the jail bars,"How dare you? I am avenging her death!"
I had to respond to that,"Yeah because I'm sure she'd be so happy with the fact that you're taking over the city and hurting and or killing hundreds of people. I don't know your wife but I can assume she'd be a seven on the disappointment scale. Out of five. With five being I'm disgusted at the sight of you. But that's just me being me. Which would make the seven like, I hate you forever or something. I'm kinda tired I'll think of a better insult later."
Before he could respond to me a mook ran into the room distracting him,"The airplanes are ready for take-off, sir."
I could hear the smug grin on his prick face as he responded,"Good, annihilate the fleet."
Unfortunately Iroh and Bolin couldn't keep themselves from gasping because Hiroshi considered his smug prick preening,"That's right, general. I intercepted your message to Commander Bumi. I know exactly where they're hiding"
And with that he walked out. I sighed,"What a smug prick. Sorry Asami."
She snorted,"No you're right. Total prick. He could be chosen as King of the Pricks. Now we have to figure out how to get out of here. Iroh have any ideas?"
He looked contemplative for a second before brightening up,"Bolin I don't suppose you know how to metalbend?"
Bolin sounded apologetic,"That is a negative, Sir"
I coughed,"So I guess we're gonna die down here huh. Or at least I will. I have this sneaking suspicion that Hiroshi doesn't like me...existing."
Bolin rolled his eyes,"You don't say?"
Before I could retort the warehouse door exploded inward showing the monster dog I knew and tolerated! I pulled myself and Asami quickly so I could see the dog in all her glory. I couldn't help but let out a shout of victory,"Naga you godless abomination! I'm so happy you're here! Now get over here and save our asses!"
Naga let out a snort before jogging over to us. And then she stopped, staring at me. My grin dissolved into a frown as I stared back,"Wh- what are you doing? Save us!"
Iroh turned to me,"I think she wants an apology."
I frowned,"Are you being se- I'm sorry alright?! Now save us please?"
Bolin was ecstatic,"Who needs a metalbender? We got Naga! Yeah!"
And I swear to God Naga smiled at me as she reared back to smash the bars.
As soon as we got out of that cell we ran as quickly as possible out of the warehouse.
Iroh was first out, Asami following, and Bolin and myself trying to keep up. As we reached the point where the runway split into different paths Iroh started to to give out orders,"I'm going after those airplanes! Bolin you go for the Airways, Asami you get to those machines! Yoh...you do you!"
I let out a mad cheer at the order as Naga grabbed Bolin running off to the runways. Asami quickly grabbed my arm taking me towards a satomech. She stopped once we hot close to hop inside it, as she started testing controls a relaxed smirk appeared on her face,"What do you know ... just like a Future Industries forklift!"
I stared at her for a moment,"...And that's good right?"
She showed me a bright grin,"It's not good it's great Yoh. Follow me!"
"Wait can I get a mecha suit thing?! I think it'd make a great addition to the tea- God dammit wait 'Sami!"
With that her hatch closed and she raced off towards the airbase's warehouse. Me following as closely as I could without risking getting closer to the mech. I know I have good luck but I'm pretty sure if I trip next to that thing I would be roadkill.
Sexy roadkill. But roadkill nonetheless.
It took a minute to reach the warehouse. And Asami immediately started to rush in and smash everything she could see. Planes, crates, more planes. It was fucking awesome!
I mean I was kinda sad that I didn't get to smash things. But I did get to smash a crate with my feet after she knocked over a pile. So you know, at least that was something.
And things were doing great at the moment. Which obviously meant that the universe had to try and ruin it all. Which honestly I should just get used too.
Asami, what do you think you're doing?I keep giving you chances to join me in our quest to get revenge! Yet you keep squandering those chances with the bending rat you call your boyfriend! And don't you even get me started on the psycho with you right now!"
I bristled taking a fighting stance ,"Hey I take offense to that! I don't even hear voices anymore!"
"Asami your aiding the very people who took your mother away!"
Asami's voice came through cold," You don't feel love for Mom anymore. You're too full of hatred. You're using her death to justify all you've done. You are a monster."
And although I couldn't see him I swear to god, or the spirits that I heard a fucking snap from Old Man Hiroshi's mecha thing as a roar of anger filled the air,"YOU UNGRATEFUL INSOLENT CHILD!"
And with that the mechs rushed at each other. It would've been awesome if I wasn't worried that my friend might die.
...Okay even with that in my mind it was pretty awesome to see. But I obviously wasn't going to leave that to chance. As Asami's wires missed Hiroshi I grabbed the nearest thing I could feel and threw it at the old fuck's suit as I shouted,"Hey Hiroshi!"
As he turned the object which I knew was a wrench cracked the glass face-plate. As I heard the cracks I realized that I hadn't come up with a pun to distract him.
Guess I'll just have to wing it!
I gave him a bright smile as I blurted out,"You're old, ugly and if there's an afterlife your wife probably is at a 16 right now. Just thought you should know"
And then I tried to start running.
Keyword tried.
Because as I started to run something wrapped around my bad leg pulling me to the floor with a thud. I hissed in pain as I looked down to my leg.
To see the mech cable coiled like a snake around it.
"Asami I'll deal with you after I deal with this degenerate."
It was at that moment that I knew that I had probably/maybe pushed him just a little too far.
"Oh sh-"
And with that I was in the air the cable taking me where Hiroshi wanted me to land. Which was apparently one of the crate piles Asami hadn't gotten too. Before I could mentally curse out Asami I was in smashing through them.
*SMASH!*
I let out a wheezing screech as I slammed through the crates . Which were apparently filled with spare airplane parts from the wheel I found my face smashed into. Before I could come up with a clever plane pun I was in the air again. And then smashing into the remnants of the crates.
"O-okay Hiroshi? I think I'm ready to negotiate you're surrend-
*SMASH!*
Before I could finish my amazing quip, I was in the air again. I tried to scream this time because I knew I'd probably need the air for when I made my crash landing. I was happy I made that decision because this time I wasn't being aimed at some crate pile this time.
Oh no Hiroshi wanted me to get really intimate with the floo-
*CRACK*
And then I was in the air again.
Oh! Looks like Hiroshi thoinks me and Miss Floor didn't spend enough time toge-
*CRACK*
And then metal smashed against metal before I had to go on another date without Miss Floor. I guess the other metal man wasn't happy with metal man prime trying to set me and Miss Floor together.
Probably for the best.
I think our relationship was starting to become abusive.
"DAD STOP! YOU'RE GOING TO KILL HIM!"
"THAT'S THE IDEA SWEETHEART!"
I wheezed out a bloody cough expelling a surprisingly worrying amount of blood against the floor. As the world started too double image then triple around me I let out a weak laugh,"This would be pretty cool if it wasn't for the fact that I'm probably going to die."
Oh.
Oh wow.
I think I-
Finally there was a sound of a rock hitting something.
And I think I felt something trying to sniff me.
"Mr. Sato, you are a horrible fat- YOH!? OH MAN! ASAMI HOLD HIROSHI OFF I'LL CHECK O-"
And then there was only white.
Someplace, Somewhere- Sometime
The many voices sounded amused,"In hindsight you probably should've waited for Bolin to show up."
I chuckled,"I mean maybe. I think I had it up until Hiroshi went all Spider-Man on me. What did I ever do to the man? It came out of nowhere!"
"You know you don't have to lie to me right? I saw what happened"
"Yeah but the way I tell it, I sound even more heroic! And that's all that really matters isn't it?"
A chuckle,"Well yes I guess that is something."
I laughed too before looking around. I was in a place. That was like a room, only it wasn't one. It was like those aquariums where you could stand on the glass and see the fish swimming beneath you. Only the sea was the stars.
And the area where you walked around made no fucking sense
It didn't look like it had walls but I knew if I went too far...
I'd be in trouble. Trouble no amount of funny would be able to save me from.
I took a "So uh. I have no idea how this slipped my mind... But. What the fuck are you? Where the fuck am I!? HOW AM I ALIVE!? Why was I not freaking out until now!?"
The many voices chuckled,"In order? You'll find out, Not important since you won't be here long, I made you a little tougher than most other people when I brought you here, You weren't freaking out because I didn't want you to. We wouldn't have had that nice conversation if you were screaming and sobbing like an infant."
"I- I wouldn't be crying... And what do you mean when you brought me here? DID YOU BRING ME HERE!? WHY!?"
This time it was a full grown laugh,"Where's the fun in just telling you? You should figure it out yourself? It'll feel much more rewarding,"
"This is some grade-A bullshit."
"Yes! Yes it is! I'll allow you one more question before you go back. Make it count! And no asking me what my name is, That wouldn't be fun."
I frowned for a few minutes pondering before it clicked in my head,"Will you let me go back home whenever the reason you brought me here is over all this is over?"
It took a second before it responded,"That's mostly up to you. Whelp you used up all your questions and it looks like they're done healing you! Time for you to get the fuck out! Oh also? I'll only let you remember some of this! Have fun down there!"
"Wait wha-"
I awoke in warm water. In a dark room. I squinted my eyes trying to see what I could gather.
What I gathered was that I can't see shit in the dark.
Which was weird since the last thing I remembered was dying. Though after patting my face down it seemed that I was fine. Which was really freaky. I mean I'd find out if my leg was okay once I got out but that was a problem for later me.
Present me wanted to kick back and relaaa-
"Y-Yoh? Are you awa-"
And this is why I can never have nice things.
I slowly lifted my head from the water to see a familiar girl with yellow pork bun hair thingies. I pulled myself halfway out of the water to give her a wave as I tried to steady my feet on the tub's bottom,"Hey airgirl. How you doing? "
Her response was to burst into tears and air glomp me. Which was super concerning because as I steadied myself I realized that I'm probably going need my cane again as my leg felt like giving out under me.
And then it gave out under me.
As we both crashed into the water I started to laugh as she stared at me fish-eyed as she pulled her herself out,"What? What's wrong? I'm fine Ikki! I mean my leg could be better, but that's a problem for tomorrow's me!"
Her stared continued for a few more seconds before the tears returned,"They said you might be asleep for months! I thought I'd only get to see you here from now on! But you're okay! You're okay!"
Oh man she's crying again!
"Well I'm a little tougher than most people Ikki. I- wait what do you mean here? Where are we?"
"The Southern Water Tribe silly! Gram-Gram is one of the best healers ever! We took you to her to try and fix you and Korra!"
Oh.
Oh right! Korra comes down here and and meets Aang and and he uses energy-bending to fix her!
"Awesome! No wonder I came out of it so fast! You Gramma is the best around! Let's go thank her!"
Her smile blossomed from the tears as quickly as it vanished,"Yeah! Everyone was waiting for the other healers to come see you! Korra wanted to try everything before she would leave!"
I snorted,"Yup. Sounds like here. Okay let's go meet up with everybody!"
Ikki quickly stood in my path as I started to try and escape the water tub healing thing,"What's wrong Ikki? I thought we were going to meet up with everyone?"
"You stay in the tub! I'll bring everybody here! No ifs, and, or buts!"
I started at her for a moment before laughing again as I gave her a salute before sitting back in the tub,"Yes ma'am."
She smiled again before rushing out of the room.
I wonder how long I'll have before everyone com-
"EVERYBODY! YOH'S AWAKE! HE'S AWAKE!"
Ah.
That long.
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