And the Winner Is…
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It was the day of the Pro-Bending Championship final match and the Fire Ferrets were in the gym at the arena practicing as music played on the radio, Sora meanwhile was setting up some pictures of Tahno on a line in front of her friends. "Alright guys, go for it." Sora said before stepping back and she laughed as Mako, Bolin and Korra sent their respective elements at the pictures destroying them.
"I don't care what anyone else thinks, I got a good feeling about tonight's match." Korra said cracking her knuckles before removing her helmet.
"It's going to be our toughest match yet, we can't let our guard down." Mako reminded her.
"Asami and I have already begun planning the victory feast, but if you guys somehow lose we'll still have the feast." Sora said making the others chuckle before the radio crackled with static making them all glance at it.
"Good morning Republic City, this is Amon." Said the leader of the Equalists causing the four to share a concerned look. "I hope you all enjoyed last night's Pro-Bending matches, because they will be the last. It is time for this city to stop worshipping the benders of this city. I am calling on the council to shut down the arena and cancel the finals, or else there will be serious consequences." He threatened before the radio fell silent.
"That guy has got a lot of nerve." Bolin said.
"Do you think the council will cancel the match?" Mako asked Korra and Sora.
"We're not about to wait around and find out. We need to get to city hall." Korra answered before running out of the gym with the others following and the Fire Ferrets changed into their normal outfits before they ran out of the arena and Mako and Sora climbed onto Mushu while Bolin and Korra climbed onto Naga and headed to City Hall.
"I've got a bad feeling we're going to be playing into Amon's hands," Bolin said as Naga ran through the streets.
"Relax Bo, I'm sure Amon is just hoping is threat is enough to get what he wants." Korra said with a reassuring smile but the Earthbender still had his worries. The dragon and polar-bear dog arrived at City Hall and the four ran into the building to the council chambers and Korra pushed open the doors making the five council members look at them.
"Korra, Sora, you shouldn't be here. This is a closed meeting." Tenzin told them standing up.
"As the Avatar and a Pro-Bending player I have a right to be heard. You can't cancel the match." Korra said.
"I know how much this match means to you, but as far as I'm concerned we need to shut down the arena." Tenzin said calmly.
"What about the rest of you?" Sora asked looking at the council members. "What about you Tarrlok?"
"Actually…Tenzin and I agree for once." He answered standing shocking Korra and Sora.
"Didn't see that coming." Korra admitted.
"The council is unanimous, we're shutting down the arena." Tenzin said upsetting Mako and Bolin.
"You can't!" Bolin shouted.
"I don't understand, I thought you of all people would want to stand up to Amon at a time like this," Korra said looking at Tarrlok who held his hands behind his back.
"While I am still committed to bringing that madman to justice, I cannot in good conscience risk the lives of innocent people. Just so that you and your friends can play a game." He said causing Mako to frown and step forward.
"Pro-Bending may be just a game to all of you, but think about what it does to the city. The arena is the only place where Benders and Non-Benders come together in peace…and…" Mako said before he struggled to find the right words.
"They get to watch benders beat each other up, in peace, it's an inspiration to all!" Bolin continued making his brother sweatdrop.
"While I admire your naïve thinking, you can't sway the council with a little speech. Our decision is final." Tarrlok told them reaching for his gavel.
"If you close the arena you'll be letting Amon win." Korra said but Tarrlok wasn't listening and was about to slam his gavel down when a metal cable shot into the room and destroyed the gavel, everyone turned and saw Lin standing at the doorway.
"Aunt Lin, what're you doing here?" Sora asked the chief of police.
"I came here to speak my mind, and to say I agree with the Avatar." Lin answered shocking Korra and Tarrlok.
"You do?" they both asked.
"Yes. I expected his sort of cut and run tactics from Tenzin, but the rest of you? Come on it's time to show a little back bone, it's time the benders of this city displayed some strength and unity against these Equalists." Lin said.
"We have to keep the conflict between the benders and non-benders of this city from escalating into all out war, the council's decision has already been made." Tenzin said before Tarrlok gained a smile and held his hand up.
"Now just a moment, let us hear what our esteemed chief of police has to say on the matter." He told Tenzin who huffed and folded his arms in frustration.
"If you keep the arena open, my Metalbenders and I will provide extra security in the championship match, there's no better force to deal with the Chi-blockers, our armour makes us impervious to their attacks." Lin said.
"Are you saying that you will personally take responsibility for the safety of the spectators in the arena?" Tarrlok asked with a small smirk making Tenzin glance over at him.
"I guarantee it." Lin said and Tarrlok scratched his chin.
"It is tough to argue with Chief Beifong's track record. If she is confident she and her officers can keep order in the arena, then she has my support. I am changing my vote, who is with me?" he asked raising his hand and the other three council members did the same while Tenzin remained silent but shook his head. "The arena stays open, good luck in the finals." He said to Korra, Mako and Bolin who cheered as Sora hugged Lin.
"Thank you so much Aunt Lin." She whispered making Lin smile.
"You're welcome kiddo. But I want two of my best Metalbenders with you as a precaution tonight." She said.
"Alright I can handle that," Sora told her with a nod and Lin nodded, Mako grabbed Sora and spun her around before kissing her on the lips gently as Tenzin walked past them and stood beside Lin.
"A word please Lin," Sora heard him whisper to Lin and the two left the chambers. Korra and Sora shared a look before deciding to go after them.
"Tarrlok's playing you and I don't want to see you get hurt," they overhead Tenzin say to Lin with a hint of worry.
"I know what I'm doing and the risks that come with it." Lin told him.
"In that case I'm going to be by your side during the match." Tenzin replied making Lin frown.
"You don't need to be there," she snapped in anger.
"It's for Korra, I don't want to see her get hurt." Tenzin informed her.
"Do what you want! It's not like I could ever stop you," Lin said storming off past Korra and Sora who came around the corner.
"Hey Chief Beifong, I wanted to say thanks for standing…up to me." Korra said but Lin ignored her, and the Avatar growled in frustration. "Even when she's on my side she hates me."
"I've known Lin since we were children, she's always been…challenging." Tenzin said glancing to the side.
"What did your father do to make her hate the Avatar so much?" Korra asked curious for answered.
"My father and Lin go along famously. I'm afraid her issues are with me." Tenzin admitted rather embarrassed making Korra's eyes widen and she gasped.
"It all makes sense now. You and Beifong, Beifong and you, you two were a couple!" she squealed out making Tenzin's eyes go comically wide.
"What!?" he yelped before looking around to make sure they were alone. "Where'd you get that idea?" Korra and Sora shared a look and giggled.
"You're wife." Korra told him.
"Criminy! I'll have to have a word with her," he muttered angrily glancing off to the side as Korra crossed her arms and smiled smugly.
"So, Pema stole you from Beifong, I'm surprised our esteemed chief of police didn't throw her in jail." She said as Tenzin sighed heavily.
"Oh, she tried. Anyway, Pema didn't steal me, Lin and I had been growing apart for some time, we both wanted different things in life and…" he stopped when he saw Sora and Korra grinning at him. "Why am I even telling you both this?!" he shouted. "It all happened many years ago, and we've moved past it."
"Apparently Beifong hasn't," Korra told him.
"What do you…I me…well I uh…of course she has! Anyway, this is none of your business!" he exclaimed before walking off.
"I'm your niece, of course it's my business." Sora shouted with a grin as Tenzin sighed heavily while Sora and Korra chuckled.
Meanwhile in another part of Republic City, Amon was looking down at several trucks that were having crates loaded into them as his lieutenant walked up to him. "I just got word, the council defied your threat. They're keeping the arena open." He told Amon who smiled beneath his mask.
"Perfect, everything is going according to plan." He said.
Later that night, the Pro-Bending arena was under heavy guard, several boats were in the bay circling around while four airships patrolled the skies above. Inside the arena, dozens of Metalbenders were performing a sweep of the arena, checking every nook and cranny for anything suspicious. "All clear chief!" one Metalbender shouted to Lin who nodded and directed the Metalbenders around as Tenzin stood walked up to her.
"How's the security sweep going?" he asked.
"Fine." Lin answered.
"Did you check under the stands?" Tenzin asked.
"Yes."
"And do you have enough men to cover all the exits?" Tenzin asked again.
"I have the skies, the bay and every nook and cranny in this place covered. I know how to do my job, so leave me alone." Lin snapped making Tenzin sigh and rub his eyes.
"Lin with so much on the line it would be nice if we could help each other out, at least for one night." He said gently making Lin look at him with less anger in her eyes.
"Like old times?" she asked.
"Like old times," Tenzin answered with a smile and Lin nodded.
"Fine, I'll try to be less abrasive then usual." She told him.
"I would appreciate that." Tenzin said.
"This doesn't mean we're best friends again Twinkle Toes." Lin said making Tenzin roll his eyes, soon the arena was full of spectators buzzing with excitement as they awaited the championship final.
Sora and Asami were sitting in a private booth with Hiroshi and two Metalbenders standing in the room as well like Lin had arranged, both smiled at Mako and Korra and blew kisses to them and they blew kisses back.
"This is going to be so awesome!" Sora squealed in excitement, Asami nodded in agreement as the ring announcer emerged from the centre of the stage.
"Introducing the challengers, the Future Industries Fire Ferrets!" he shouted as the crowd cheered loudly for the underdog team as they walked onto the stage with Pabu sitting on Bolin's shoulder wearing a fancy shirt with the Future Industries Logo on it. Once on the stage Bolin lifted an earth disc up and Pabu began jumping through the hole in the centre and doing other tricks earning several squeals from the spectators who found the Fire Ferret to be adorable.
"And their opponents, the reigning, defending, three-time champs, the White-Falls Wolfbats!" the announcer said as a spotlight shone down on the Wolfbats who were wearing capes and Wolfbat masks. They all let out a howl as fireworks in the arena went off and many of the female spectators howled as well.
"Anybody can howl," Bolin said petting Pabu's head comforting his pet.
"No doubt about that. I'm gonna knock Tahno's stupid hair off his stupid head." Korra grumbled punching her palm with her fist.
"Be careful, these guys aren't three-time champs for nothing." Mako whispered as their opponents removed their masks and capes and walked onto the arena.
The bell rang and Tahno rushed Korra and covered his fist in some water and tried to hit her right in the face, but she backflipped only to be hit by a water blast from Tahno. "Tahno tries to clean the Avatar's clock with some dirty water boxing." Shiro Shinobi said as Ming the Earthbender for the Wolfbats threw four discs at Mako sending him back into zone two. "Shaozu gets fancy, but Bolin ricochets a disk off the ropes and says 'No, thank you sir!'" Shiro Shinobi continued as Shaozu did a flip as Bolin kicked two earth discs at him, one bounced off the ropes and hit Shaozu in the chest.
"Nice shot!" Mako cheered and his brother nodded, Tahno growled in irritation and sent a stream of water at Bolin knocking him into zone three.
"Tahno gets worked up and sends a deluge of water at Bolin that should certainly call for a foul." Shiro Shinobi said only for nothing to happen apart from the Wolfbats advancing. "But apparently not."
"Ref, that was a hosing foul!" Korra shouted at the ref but the ref shook his head in denial. The match continued before Ming Earthbent an earth disc under Mako's foot making him stumble forward and get hit by another earth disc.
"And Ming trips Mako with another dirty trick." Shiro Shinobi said as the crowd began to boo the Wolfbats blatant cheating.
"Come on refs, there was some funny business in that last play!" Sora shouted jumping from her chair.
"Didn't expect you to know the rules so well," Asami told her friend with a smile and Sora coughed.
"I brushed up on the rules, Ming clearly Earthbent outside his zone." She explained.
"It seems the Wolfbats have bought the officials." Hiroshi said with a frown making Sora and Asami glare at the Wolfbats.
"Now I hope Korra does kick Tahno's butt." Asami said. The match continued with Mako and Bolin in zone three with Korra in zone two.
"The Ferret brothers are backed into a corner and the Wolfbats smell blood," Shiro Shinobi said as Tahno sent a wave of water at Bolin's feet, but he jumped over it but Tahno froze the ice making him slip and Shaozu hit him with a fire blast sending Bolin into the water. "Tahno sneaks in an illegal icing move, but once more there is no call." Shiro Shinobi said. "I don't know what kind of match the referees are watching but it clearly is not this one." Korra flipped and dodged Tahno's water strikes but Ming and Shaozu hit her with a combined earth and fire attack sending her rolling into zone three. "Oh...a crash and burn attack sends the Avatar into zone three." Mako got in front of Korra and bent a fire blast to protect her from a triple element attack but both got sent over the side. "It's a knock-out…wait hold on a second folks!" Shiro Shinobi cried as he spotted Korra holding onto the edge of the arena while holding Mako by his collar. "The Fire Ferrets are alive, but just barely." Korra grunted and she threw Mako back onto the arena where he sent a blast of fire at Tahno's back sending him back two zones as the bell rang. "The Fire Ferrets survive, but only just. They're not just bending the elements, they're bending my mind!" Shiro Shinobi cried as Tahno got up and glared at Mako who smirked back at him.
"Oh, thank goodness." Sora said relived to see her friends still in the match and Asami rubbed her back feeling the same. Before round two, Korra, Mako and Bolin huddled while looking over at the referees and the Wolfbats.
"What is wrong with these refs?" Korra asked.
"They've been paid off, it's the only explanation. Someone doesn't want us to win." Mako answered.
"Three guesses who, and the first two don't count." Korra muttered glaring at the Wolfbats. "Let's cheat and get back at them."
"We can't. The refs have it out for us, if we cheat we'll get caught. We need to win this fair and square. If they're gonna cheat, let's make them work for it." Mako told his brother and Korra who nodded.
"Round two!" the announcer cried. Both teams began to bend at each other heavily, Korra dodged two water blasts from Tahno and tried to retaliate only for Tahno to freeze her foot with some ice.
"The opening salvo is a brutal call as both sides give it their all. And once again Tahno sneaks in a little ice to get the upper hand." Shiro Shinobi said as Tahno hit Korra with a blast of water knocking her back a zone. Bolin punched an earth disc at Shaozu sending him back, Ming tried to block a firebending blast with a disc, but he was sent backward. Mako kept firebending before he dodged three firebending blasts that narrowly missed his head. "Wowzers! Those look like illegal head shots to me!"
"Watch the head!" Sora shouted as the bell sounded.
"Round two is a tie, we go to a tie breaker!" the announcer shouted as a referee flipped a coin and caught it.
"The Fire Ferrets win the coin toss, which element do you choose?" he asked the Fire Ferrets, Korra stepped forward and smirked.
"I'm taking this. Let's go, you and me pretty boy." She said.
"Thought you'd never ask." Tahno purred walking forwards and both stood on the centre as it rose up. "Come on little girl, give me your best shot." He said mocking her, Korra sent a blast of water at his head which he dodged when suddenly Korra kicked up a blast of water with her foot hitting Tahno in the jaw knocking his helmet completely off and he fell off the stage.
"Chump." Korra scoffed with a smirk, she jumped down and high-fived Bolin and Mako as Tahno's teammates helped him up and he growled.
"Let's send them to a watery grave." He told them.
"Hard to believe that your sweat-tempered grandfather was reincarnated into her. She's tough as nails." Lin said to Tenzin as they watched the match.
"I remember someone I know acting like that at her age, you two would get along if you gave her the chance." Tenzin told her.
"One round apiece, who wants it more." Shiro Shinobi said as the two teams lined up for the final round. Tahno and Korra exchanged determined looks as the bell rang. Tahno began Waterbending at Bolin who dodged the blast and launched a disc forward, he blocked another water blast and sent another disc forwards. "The Wolfbats fly out of the gates, swinging with bad intentions." Ming fired another disc before Shaozu jumped over him and sent a fire blast at Mako who blocked. "The challengers are showing a lot of heart, but the champs are really starting to find their rhythm now."
Tahno jumped off a pole to dodge an oncoming disc before launching his own water blast. "Can the Ferrets hang in there with the best, especially when the best are frankly getting a little help from the refs?" Shiro Shinobi said. Ming launched another disc forward before he bent another one behind his back and broke it into pieces and Tahno grabbed the rocks with his Waterbending. "It looks like Tahno and Ming are up to more shenanigans." Tahno sent three water blasts full of rocks at Mako, Bolin and Korra and they all were knocked out of the arena into the water. "Oh, this has gone too far! That water had rocks in it!" Shiro Shinobi cried as the crowd booed.
With Sora and Asami both were not happy with the outcome of the match, Sora heard the door to the booth open and saw someone walk in wearing an Equalist mask and wearing a strange glove that sparked with electricity. "Watch out!" she screamed sending a blast of fire at the Equalist knocking them down allowing the two Metalbenders to restrain the person. Sora turned back to the arena and saw several flashes of electricity throughout the crowd.
"What's going on?" Asami asked worriedly before she and Sora noticed Amon's lieutenant down by the water where Bolin, Korra and Mako were and he took out his batons and electrified the water which also electrified the Fire Ferrets knocking them out.
"Stay here, I'm going to help." Sora said rushing out of the room while the Metalbenders remained behind to protect Asami and her father. Sora ran through the corridors and jumped over two more Equalists and kicked them in the chests knocking them down before she sidestepped another and grabbed their electric glove and used it to electrocute the Equalist and she looked at it. "Seems Amon is stepping up his game, now we have to worry about more then just Chi-blockers." She thought dropping the glove and she crushed it with her foot, she ran off and into the stands where she saw the Wolfbats all on their knees surrounded by Chi-blockers and Amon standing in front of Tahno.
She saw Amon place his hand on Tahno's head and remove his bending just like she had seen him do before the Wolfbats were rolled off the arena into the water below. She looked around and saw large Equalist banners unfurl as Amon grabbed a microphone. "I believe I have your attention now Republic City, once again the Wolfbats are your Pro-Bending champions. It's fitting that you celebrate three bullies who cheated their way to victory. Because every day you threaten and abuse your fellow non-bending citizens just like the Wolfbats did to their opponents tonight. Those men were supposedly the best in the bending world, yet it only took me a few moments to cleanse them of their impurities. Let this serve as a warning to all the benders in Republic City, if any of you stand in my way, you will suffer the same fate." He said making the crowd gasp. "Now to my fellow Equalists, for years we have been forced to hide in the shadows. But now we have the strength and the numbers to create a new Republic City." He continued as Sora grit her teeth and ran to the edge of the stands and used her firebending to propel herself onto the arena.
"Enough of this Amon!" she shouted making the masked man look at her.
"Ah Princess Sora. It figures you would be here to support your friends, but our battle will need to be postponed until another time." Amon said calmly as the Chi-blockers advanced towards Sora who smirked.
"Did you forget who my grandparents are?" she asked before clapping her hands as flames surrounded her arms, she spun around as the fire swirled around with her before it started to take the shape of a dragon with a serpent like body that opened its mouth like it roared. "My grandmother used this technique against Canyon Crawlers, I'd say it's perfect for all of you." She threw her arms forward and the fire dragon expanded and took out the Chi-blockers sending them all flying over the sides of the arena. "Expanding Flame Dragon, never get tired of using that." She muttered.
"Impressive. I look forward to the day we fight Princess, but until that day." Amon said as the glass ceiling of the arena shattered. Two cables descended, and small plates extended from the bottom of the cables allowing Amon and his lieutenant to stand on them and they were lifted out of the arena. Sora grit her teeth as she watched them escape before she saw Amon pull something out of his pocket and press it and her eyes widened and she ran to the edge of the arena just as explosions began.
"Whoa!" she screamed diving into the water as debris rained around her.
"Sora!" she turned and saw Korra, Bolin and Mako standing on the bottom of the arena by the water.
"Glad you guys are ok, I'm going after Amon!" she told them before blasting out of the water with her firebending.
"Not without me you're not!" Korra shouted diving into the water before she bent it around her and used it to launch herself into the air on a tornado of water, but eventually the water began to dissipate, and she began falling.
"Got ya!" Sora shouted grabbing her friend by the wrist and she continued flying up to the hole in the glass and both headed for the lieutenant's cable and Korra kicked him off and both grabbed the cable and glared up at Amon. Sora roared breathing a large blast of fire up at the airship and narrowly missed Amon, both girls then looked around and saw the Metalbending airships and patrol boats were all on fire and floating in the bay.
"Spirits," Korra whispered, both looked up and saw two Equalists spinning down the cable and were kicked off, both landed on the glass and Sora launched fireballs at the two Chi-blockers while Korra backflipped away from the Lieutenant before hitting him with fireballs making him stumble back, he spun around another blast of fire and ran towards Korra who jumped over him and kicked him in the back.
Sora sidestepped one of the Chi-blockers and elbowed him in the stomach before tripped the second with her foot, she jumped back as both began spinning bolos around and ran towards her before both were tripped by metal cables wrapping around their feet. Sora looked up and saw it was Lin who had used her metal cables to launch herself through the hole in the glass. "Thanks Aunt Lin." She said before running off to help Korra fight the lieutenant.
She jumped into the air and launched fireballs from her feet at the lieutenant who flipped away as Sora landed beside Korra and both nodded and sent a combined blast of flame at the Equalist, he was hit in the chest and sent flying off the arena roof into the water below. Both smiled but before they could celebrate the glass beneath their feet gave way sending both plummeting to the arena below. "Aunt Lin!" Sora screamed, Lin looked over before looking at Amon's airship that was preparing to leave. She ran to the hole and jumped down and sent cables of metal at her niece and the Avatar who caught them, Lin fired another cable at an Equalist banner and spun around the arena before they all dropped into the stands.
"Are you alright?" Lin asked running over helping both girls up.
"Yeah, thanks to you." Korra answered with a smile and Lin nodded, Mako and Bolin ran over and Mako pulled Sora into a hug and kissed her forehead.
"I am so glad you're both alright." He whispered making Sora smile and kiss his cheek.
"We're fine, thanks to Aunt Lin." She said smiling at her aunt who nodded before she and the others looked up at the Equalist airship.
"Looks like we lose this one." Lin said as Tenzin stood beside her. "I can't believe Amon did this, I played right into his hands."
"He played all of us. Republic City is at war." Tenzin said as they all looked at the destroyed arena.
The end of the chapter
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