Chapter Thirteen:
Ghashiun, Kuma, Fung, Takumi, and I went down the street. As soon as we were a few blocks out we quickly saw the gang violence. On various roofs and streets, the Agni Kais continued to brawl the Red Monsoons. "Stay sharp" Kuma declared, and we all dropped into fighting stances.
In front of us a Red Monsoon threw spears out ice at us. Kuma drew her sword and made a few deft. The spears exploded into tiny pieces. The gangster stared nervously at her, and then took a brick to the gut from Fung.
A water whip came at me, but I quickly ducked, then lifted up my gloved hand and sent a shock down the whip. The man collapsed after shaking.
Further down the road appeared a group of White Lotus soldiers and Triple Threat gangsters. They swarmed the Red Monsoons, and we fled the scene, slipping through and alley.
We turned down another road and came across a group of Agni Kais. With a swipe of her sword, Kuma made a stone wall which deflected there salvo of fireblast. She and Fung then hurled pieces of rock at them.
A gangster lunged at me with flames in his hands, but took a kick to the gut from Takumi. He then followed it up with a few quick jabs, and the man went down. I hurled a few bolas at the remaining Triads, and one of them got tied up.
We stepped on by the downed Triads, and they tried to stand back up. I heard a sound of fire growing in one of there hands, but Kuma stomped and the stone lifted up and hit his gut.
"Are we getting closer?" Kuma asked.
"We'll get there when we can." Ghasiun replied.
We charged down the streets, blocking various shots from the battling gangs. We fired back at them, but mostly stayed focused on reaching the destination. A fireblast came towards me, but Fung raised up a wall and block it. He then hurled it towards the firebender.
A water whip wrapped around Fung's throat and covered up his nose and mouth. I reached for the whip, but he yanked Fung towards himself. I looked and saw Fung skid across the ground and stop below the Red Monsoon Triads' feet. I threw a bola at him, but he blocked it.
The gangster formed icicles and threw them at me. I dodged and he prepared another round, but got stuck. He looked down and saw that Fung had buried him to his mid knees. Fung slugged the gangster with a rock punch, and I threw bola at his legs.
We pushed harder and harder threw the chaotic scene. More and more White Lotus soldiers, backed with Triple Threat gangster, took up the streets to end the fighting. They, like us, attacked both rival gangs indiscriminately.
As we went on, Ghasiun pointed at a building in the distance. "That's it." he said.
Kuma doubled down, furiously swinging her sword, throwing rocks all around her. Various opponents struggled to protect themselves against the flurry. I hurled a bola at a waterbender, and while he blocked a large rock the bola wrapped around his legs.
A firebender lunged at Kuma from behind, but Takumi stuck out his leg and tripped him. The firebender got up and turned around, only to be immediately punched out. With Kuma clearing out the way, we got closer to the building Ghasiun pointed to. "This is the Research and Development building." he said.
We soon came up to the building. It was a large warehouse and it was surrounded by White Lotus soldiers. From the rooftops blasts came down in waves. Kuma and Fung quickly put up a wall. They fought hard to reinforce it, but it kept cracking and crumbling.
The wall came down and the various soldiers continued to fire on us. Then suddenly a fury of blasts came right back at them. On various rooftops stood more Resistance fighters that had been shadowing us.
We charged towards the door and Kuma slashed it down. When we came inside, Ghasiun pointed down a hall. "That way!" he declared.
As we travelled down, an office window burst open and a blast of fire came out. Kuma swiped her sword and rocks came down from the ceiling. Another man came around a corner and threw a sharp breeze at us.
Before we could react we were all knocked to our feet. The airbender came closer, and I slid a bola across the floor. The airbender leapt over it, but before he could land a pillar shot from the floor. It struck him and smashed him into the ceiling.
A few more men joined the fray lifted there hands up. They swung them downwards and pipes came down from the ceiling, leaking water. They froze the water into shard and sent them at us.
I ducked behind Fung as he protected me, and threw my bolas at the waterbenders. Kuma lifted up the pipe and tried to wrap it around the waterbenders, but it fought back.I glanced around and saw a White Lotus soldier bending the pipe.
I readied my glove and charged at him, a floor tile shot up and tripped me. I fell to the floor right in front of him, and looked up to see him holding a huge block. Before he could swing it down, it split in two.
The earthbender, briefly glanced side to side, then threw the pieces of rock towards Fung. I got up and swung again, but he grabbed my glove with a rock covered fist. I punched his twice in the gut with my free hand, then ducked a punch from him.
Fung came up to us. He lifted up his hand and the earthbender's rock glove crumbled. My shock glove touched his wrist, and he collapsed. We then turned around and Kuma trying to wrap up the waterbenders.
Despite having the pipes around them, the waterbenders still furiously threw icicles at us. Fung slammed his hands and sent a wave of dust at them. Takumi and I approached them and grabbed the pipes with our gloves.
The wet metal conducted the electricity and the waterbenders shook and collapsed. "Were now?" Kuma asked Ghasiun.
"Around the corner, and through the door."
We approached the corner, and Kuma stopped us. She lifted up her sword and we saw firebender waiting around the corner on it's reflection. Kuma and Fung created a short thick wall made of rock. "Hold on to us." Kuma said.
We grabbed on and Kuma and Fung charged at the firebenders while pushing the wall. They opened fire at us but the blasts were deflected. The wall slammed into them, and sent them up to the ceiling.
We then crashed through the door into a large warehouse. Inside were many unfinished mecha. Kuma wasted no time, slashed and hacking into the air, and the mecha fell apart. Limbs fell off, torsos split, and pieces of metal went everywhere. Fung assisted, using the floor to grind the pieces into dust.
Through various doors, White Lotus soldier began to pour into the room. Kuma grabbed a pair of mecha arms and swung them wildly at the soldiers. She grabbed the nearest one, and through him into the wall.
A pair of large boulders came flying at her but with the arms she grabbed them and threw them right back. I cautiously approached them and threw a bolas. It wrapped around and man's legs and tied him up. Fung knocked out another man with pieces of rock on the floor.
A large fireblast rushed past us. I saw Kuma erect a large wall and dashed over to it. The wall cracked and crumbled and Kuma continued to scoop up the pieces and build it back up.