Chapter Seventeen:
I continued through the brutal fight, trying to navigate through the various blasts and shots fired back and forth. I saw a bright flash of light and Arata suddenly collapsed.
I looked over to where the light came from and saw the man who took my house. "Worry about the Avatar." I yelled out. "I got this guy."
Two people runned over to the Arata and began CPR. I dodged as a fireball came at me, and threw a bola at him. He blasted it out of the air, and I used the opportunity to get closer. I then hurled a gas grenade at the man.
He let out a blast of flame to clear away the gas, but by then I was on top of him. I swiped towards him with my glove crackling. He dodged and responded with a fist of flame. I jumped back to avoid it, and moved in closer.
He was able to grab my wrist, but my empty hand swung at him and connected with his jaw. He flinched and released my other hand. I swung again with the glove and came near his face.
A flame began to ignite in the man's hand. I punched his stomach and it sputtered. He pushed hard and the flame began to rise again. I took a deep breath and punched him again square in the nose.
He grunted and grew the flame larger. I punched again, causing the fire to briefly sputter, but it quickly grew. "Suck on this." he taunted.
"No you suck on this."
He looked down and saw I was grabbing his knee with the shock glove. He only had a second to react before electricity coursed through him. He froze up and collapsed. I looked to the nearest Resistance member. "I really hated that guy." I said. "Who is he anyway."
"Yao, once a friend of the Avatar." he replied.
"Oh In that case let me do this." I kicked Yao straight in the butt. "That felt good."
"Okay but we have much more work to do."
Right when he said that a rock came towards me. Fung jumped in front of it and punched it. The rock exploded into pieces. "There you are." he said.
"Visola's troops are abducting pregnant women." I told him.
"Who exactly is that? Never mind I don't think it matters." Fung said. "Let's find them before they do."
We dashed down the streets with Fung defending us and I sent bolas back in return. We soon came across a row of wealthier houses. Several White Lotus soldiers fought against Water Tribe soldiers attempting to break. "Don't attack the White Lotus unless they attack you." I told Fung.
Fung hurled a rock at the nearest Water Tribe soldier. It exploded against his back and he collapsed. The rest turned towards us. Fung formed a shield that blocked the spray of ice shards.
I hurled a gas grenade but a soldier caught it in water and then froze it. Fung lunged at them and I followed closely. They continued to pelt us, but Fung held tight to the shield. When I got close I threw a couple of bolas low to the ground.
Two of the Water Tribe soldiers got there legs tied up and collapsed. I threw more bolas this time aimed at there heads. They ducked down but Fung buried there knees into the earth.
Another Water Tribe soldier charged at us, but he was knocked off his feet by a powerful gust from behind. Fung buried his limbs before he could get up. I looked and saw the White Lotus soldier assistings us.
Another White Lotus soldier threw a fireblast at a Water Tribe soldier. He lifted up water to protect himself, but took a blast of steam. A woman's scream came from the house, and Fung and I charged in.
We raced up the stairs and barged into a room. There was the pregnant woman. She was cowering in the corner. "Please don't hurt my child" she begged.
A strange man with nails in his eyes edged closer to her. Flanking him where a pair of Water Tribe soldiers. "I'm afraid you child will be quite useful to Lady Visola and Tsume." one of them taunted. "That is if they won't get rid of it."
"My child, my child, my child." the terrified woman continued to plead.
We hurled bolas and rocks at the trio. The man in the center lifted his hand and all of our projectiles stopped midair. Quickly we ran out the door and down the hall. A spray of nails and ice shards flew out the opening.
A group of White Lotus soldiers came up the stairs. "There are three men trying to take the woman." Fung said.
"One guy is really weird."
"An Iron Assassin?" a White Lotus soldier suggested.
The assassin and soldiers came out the door. One of the White Lotus soldiers charged at him, flames in hands. The assassin swung and struck him on the forehead. The soldiers grabbed his wrists with whips and the fires in his hands went out.
Fung, the White Lotus soldiers, and I charged at them, but it was too late. The Iron Assassin sprouted sharp claws and slammed them into the White Lotus soldier's head. They came out the other end dripping with blood.
The assassin then turned to us and sprayed nails. Fung and a couple of earthbenders formed a shield. I hurled a gas grenade, and an airbender pushed the smoke over to the enemies.
The White Lotus soldiers covered there mouths with water and did the same to the assassin. We continued the offensive, pushing them backwards as they struggled with the gas. When I got to the door I stepped in followed by Fung.
The woman was still in the bedroom. "We'll get you out of here." I told her.
I smashed open the window and Fung stuck his head through the opening. He pulled his arms and a pillar rose up from the street. We lead the woman on, and the Fung gently let us down.
As soon as we were on the street, White Lotus soldiers came straight at us. Fung tore apart the pillar and threw the chunks at them. I ran with the woman towards the nearest safehouse, and Fung followed us.
The front of the house burst open and the assassin charged out. He quickly spotted the woman and made a beeline towards us. Fung hurled a rock but the assassin turned it into dust midair.
He was just on top of us when a sword appeared between us. "If you want to hurt a woman, why don't you fight one that can hurt you!" she shouted out
"Sounds fun." the assassin snarled.
He jabbed with his claws and Kuma blocked them with her sword. I moved in with my shock glove but the assassin threw a rock at me. I ducked down, then looked back up to see him continue to struggle with Kuma.
Kuma swiped and jabbed to keep the assassin's deadly claws away from her. He hurled sprays of nails and she batted them down. As he was focused, Fung and I locked eyes and silently planned.
I reached for a bola and pointed down. I hurled it and before it got to the assassin, Fung quickly buried him to his mid knees. Kuma came in and took a swing, but the assassin grabbed hold of the sword.
Fung took a swing with a rock glove, but the assassin hurled him backwards. I came in and nearly got him with a shock glove. The assassin pulled himself out of the ground and grabbed my wrist. He lifted up his hands and put his claws against my face.