It was actually Meelo who came up with an idea to take on the giant metal suit, using paint and balloons. All the air benders quickly filled up their belts with a supply of paint bombs to take out Kuvira's line of sight, whilst the rest of us quickly figured out a means to try and take down the giant. I was positioned on the ground with Bolin, Wei and Wing, standing with them ready to get close to the giant with a storm drain close to me. Above us, we watched as my family and the rest of the air benders all plastered the glass of the giant's head with purple paint, obscuring Kuvira's vision.
My Uncle Tenzin called down to us, giving the go for the next part of the plan. Lin swung down onto the giant's foot and attempted to metal bend it, but without success. "The joints are platinum, too! We can't metal bend any of it!" I looked at Bolin then and gave him a nod, the both of us moving forwards with a jump as we shifted into our bending stances.
"You're about to get the world's largest hot foot, metal lady!" Bolin yelled and I couldn't help but laugh.
"And frostbite too, have some of this!" Together we lava bended and water bended, me pulling water from under the city up through the storm drain and made it rush over the right foot as Bolin took the left, freezing the water all the way above the ankle as I held my hands outwards with my fingers slightly curled, straining to hold the foot down as Bolin took care of the other. The lava in the floor melted the road, making the giant drop to one side slightly as I continued to add more water and ice, building up the layers before I looked back over my shoulder to Wei and Wing. "Hurry!" I wasn't sure how long I could hold this, I could feel the leg trying to lift as I grit my teeth and growled through the strain.
The twins both metal bended large cable spools forwards and wrapped them both around the giant's legs, tying them together so that the giant wouldn't be able to walk properly, pinning it down as Bolin then shouted up to Korra who was standing on top of one of the buildings over us. "Hit it now!" She and the other air benders used air bending to blast at the chest of the giant, trying to knock it over and take it down all at once. It stepped back, Bolin's lava foot moving backwards. Sweeping the arm above us, Kuvira fired the spirit cannon and swept it across, taking out another large portion of the city's taller buildings.
Somehow Kuvira managed to maintain the balance of the giant. I have no idea how she's controlling that thing, but it wasn't good for us. She fired another shot, this time aiming directly for Korra who had to leap out of the way and air boost herself out of range. "We gotta go! Kanna come on!" Bolin yelled, shielding his head as rubble began to fall from above. "Kanna!"
"I can hold it!" Straining still to hold the right foot, the ice started to crack so I waved my arms in an undulating motion, struggling to maintain a hold until all at once, the ice shattered and the foot started to rise and the cables snapped.
"Kanna no!" One of the cables came swinging towards me, ready to slice me in half with the speed it was travelling but Wing and Wei were at my side and metal bent it away, making it snap back towards the giant before they grabbed me by the arms.
"Let's get moving, we have to hurry!" Seeing there was no use staying here and getting crushed, I nodded, running with Bolin and the twins to go find the others. We saw the air benders starting to fall from the sky, getting caught in the blast and rubble so I waved my hands, slowing to focus on the pull of water from the pipes underneath the city and used the water to form a cushion and snow drifts, letting people land safely if no one else could reach them in time. I saw Opal on the ground and Bolin ran to her, crying out her name in alarm and quickly lifted her up into his arms to hold her.
With everyone safe on the ground, I started healing, beginning with Opal as she was the closest. "She'll be alright Bolin, she just needs some rest." I promised him, making sure Opal didn't have a concussion before moving onto the next one but before I could do so, the giant started moving towards us.
"Everyone, retreat. Take the wounded back to Asami's office." Korra ordered so I helped someone up then carried them out of the way, Korra doing the same as we all quickly moved out of the way before we could get crushed.
"I'll meet you there. I'm going to see if I can find help." Lin called before going off on her own to see who else was left in the city. Turning the corner, we narrowly avoided being hit by the cannon again, everyone yelling as the ground shook underneath our feet and broke our balance foundation, meaning most of us fell to the ground. We had to pick ourselves up though, and, making sure all of us stayed together and nobody was left behind, we made our way to Asami's office, hoping to regroup and come up with a new strategy.
