Here's the next one. Enjoy.
Prince Iroh stepped off of his airship seeing a building in front of him. Fire Nation soldiers stood guard around half of it as the other half was guarded by Earth Empire soldiers. He, as well as President Raiko, Master Tenzin and Chief Tonraq were meeting Emperor Bataar about the letter of surrender. The war had gone on for about three years now and they were eager to hear out the terms of surrender. They entered and took their seats. The interior walls were made of metal. In the middle of the room was a long, plain wooden table.
Bataar and a few of his commanders also walked in from the opposite side of the building. He was grinning for some reason.
"So, come to finally hand Republic City over?" he asked.
The other world leaders gave him a look of confusion.
"You wanted to surrender to us." Prince Iroh retorted.
"Never. I would not do such a thing!" Bataar shouted, slamming a fist on the table, "Especially since you killed my fiancée."
"We did not." President Raiko leaned over the table.
Suddenly men in black and crimson robes walked in. They stopped at the head of the table. A sinister, sturdy voice came from one of the men.
"Sit down gentlemen. This will start shortly."
All eyes were on the man. He was ghastly looking with his eyes sunken in. His head was bald except for a thin, long mustache. The robbed man soon spoke again.
"You all are probably wondering why you are here, no? Well, this makes my job easier as most of the world leaders are here."
Tonraq stood and slammed his fist down, "What is this meeting? We came to talk about terms about the Earth Empire's surrender."
"We would never surrender. You are the ones that wrote about surrendering Republic City to us." Bataar stood.
"Calm down, gentlemen," the black robed man interrupted, "All will be explained. Now, my name is Hu of the Red Lotus and this is actually my meeting with all of you. You are now our prisoners."
The leaders stood ready to fight before metal shackles shot out from beneath the table. The soldiers in the building had moved to each entrance, guarding the doors from any attempt to escape.
"Please, let's not make this worse than it is. I have come to explain what is going to happen. You see, the Red Lotus has always meant to reset the world into its proper balance. We have infiltrated your armies and framed a bigger war so we could make this easy to get rid of you all," He then stroked his mustache, "And you all fell for it."
The man paused to smile, seeing Bataar's angered snarl, "I can see that you did love that woman, enough to blame the Fire Nation over it. The Great Uniter was her title, wasn't it?"
Hu laughed, "Now, what you see is a part of the ending of our world's tragic era of tyrants. Gentlemen, in two minutes spirit vine bombs, curtsey of Bataar's and Varrick's craft have been planted in the capital cities of the world. Republic City, Caldera City and the South Pole palace will be history in two minutes. Unfortunately for the world, the spirits Tui and La reside in the North Pole and destroying them would cause more harm than we would like. The twin chieftains will be removed in another way."
Gasps were heard around the room as the man continued, "And shortly, my men and I will leave this room, leaving you all to die here with a bang. Under the table and the corners of the room are a series of rigged blasting jelly, ready to go off once we all leave. Good luck trying to escape. These walls are made from the scraps you all left in the aftermaths of your mech suit battles. We will filter in a gas to aid in easing your nervousness of death. You will not have the energy to fight before the blasting jelly goes off. If for some reason one of you does manage to escape, there will be men ready to end you."
"You're going to throw the world into more chaos." Prince Iroh shouted from his seat.
"You all let this go. This weak excuse of a war has killed more than we will when we fix the world." After his statement, Hu nodded to his fellow compatriots, "It is time for us to leave and inform the soldiers of both sides of their new freedom from their dictators."
All of the men in the room sat in silence as the Red Lotus members left. There was not much they could do but wait. The metal shackles were removed by one of the Earth Empire commanders allowing them all to move around looking for some way to get out.
"I surely hope Korra realizes what is going on. She will have to be ready to lead the world forward after this." Tenzin spoke.
Bataar snorted, "But the Avatar is dead."
"She is not. She had been fighting with the Fire Nation army in the east." Tenzin said softly.
"She's ready." Tonraq quickly added, "After hearing why she was missing and to see that she is committed to ending this, I believe after we are all gone that she can do something to help the world."
The sounds of gas canisters falling into place were heard. The men wished each other a quick farewell even offering it to their enemies. Tenzin did what he could to keep the gas away, but even that would not save them.
Bolin ran as fast as his short legs could carry him to the Fire Nation army camp since a peace-fire had been declared. He had run into Tonraq before the meeting and was now looking for a certain Avatar that he urgently needed to talk with.
He knew something was up when Kong and another camp leader were kidnapped. Someone shouted over their radios about men in black robes before it was forced off the air.
He found her going through her forms, a cigarette hanging from her lips as she concentrated. She certainly looked better than when he saw her a few months ago.
"Still hooked with those I see, Korra."
She had stopped to face him, grinning as she put the smoke out, "They're easy to find. Just don't let the Lieutenant see. He'll-"
She was interrupted by a large explosion from the building the meeting was in. Both of them joined with the other men in fearing what had happened. It wasn't until some voice was heard that Bolin and Korra finally realized what was going on. Men in black robes as well as some of the Earth Empire and Fire Nation soldiers gathered with rope-bounded officers from each side. Several men made makeshift swords from the metalbenders' weapons. One of the robed men made a platform and began to speak.
"Soldiers of the Fire Nation, Water Tribes and Earth Empire, before us kneels all of your officers from the rank of captain and above. We have taken them into bondage as they enforced their laws and orders against you. From here on out, you no longer need to die for their cause. You are free to go home and move on with your lives. The Red Lotus will punish these men."
Korra and Bolin gave each other a look as the man continued. Lieutenant Shin finally caught up with them.
"As you have seen and heard, your world leaders have also been removed from their power. No longer will you have to suffer their greed. You are all free to live life how you see fit. When you return to your homes, you will also notice that any form of government is now gone. There are no divides in the world; no counties to hold oaths to. No lords or chieftains. The world has fallen into disorder and from this disorder will rise true balance to the world."
Two hands were placed onto Korra's shoulders. Bolin and Shin both nodded. She gave them her own nod before shedding her uniform top, leaving her in a sleeveless white shirt and her grey trousers. Her gaze was finally met with the Red Lotus' before the wind around them picked up. Arms were raised to cover their eyes from the blowing dirt.
"The Avatar is alive! That's impossible."
Anger raged in her as she stared them down. Korra lit another cigarette and placed it in her mouth before punching her palm with a fist, "And I'm about to show you all just how alive this Avatar is."
The members of the Red Lotus then forced the officers to kneel forward before bringing down their swords upon the men's necks before the Avatar could attack them.
Kai and Jinora were out walking about the palace. It was a warm autumn day, perhaps even the last for the year. They were taking advantage of it to allow the young master to walk on her injured leg some. She was still in a cast and using a crutch but she was certainly closer to being able to walk without aid. They rounded a corner, flirting and laughing with each other. The couple took a chance at using the servants' passages to hide.
After a long provoking kiss was paused, Jinora put her hand up in between the two of them as she noticed several men in black robes with some guards. They were moving something very large and seemingly heavy. She had a bad feeling about what she was seeing.
"You want to follow? It's none of our business." Kai said, turning to look.
"Did you see their robes? Black and crimson. We've seen those before. Come on."
She was determined to follow them. Kai sighed as his shoulders dropped.
They worked their way, following the men, until they reached a garden. They could only guess that it was close to the middle of the palace. When the robed men removed the cloth though, they saw that it was set up around a glass vial with a spirit vine inside. The airbenders did not give them a chance to turn it on. Kai attacked first, hitting the first man as he ran towards the bomb. Jinora shouted, trying to get someone else to hear her calls for help. Unbalanced from the cast, Jinora ducked under an attack before airbending herself away and blasting the man's back.
"Quit your shouting, girl." One of the men spoke, "You ain't going to get the guards to come. These are the guards."
The men in the Fire Nation uniforms tossed their helmets away before trying to give the robed men time to set the bomb. Kai was fighting superfluously hard as the men were picking on Jinora and her injured leg more than he was receiving from them. While the young master was trying to keep pace, her cast got into the way again, tripping her. She shouted in pain, fearing that it may have broken again.
"Jinora, hold your breath." He warned.
"What? Why?"
"Just do it." He said before creating a void of oxygen in his dome.
The Red Lotus members gasped for air, trying to attack the airbenders. One by one the men dropped as the Fire Lord's loyal guards appeared. They stood in awe as Kai let his counter stop. Everyone within the dome sucked in a needed breath.
Kai pointed towards the men, "They're… Red Lotus. This is… one of… their bombs."
The guards stepped in, quickly halting any counterattack.
Katara and her daughter stood in awe at the White Lotus training grounds as the city of the Southern Water Tribe blew up. It took them and the Whire Lotus members some time to register what had happened before Kya spoke up.
"That was a lot of spiritual energy."
Katara nodded, "Gather the White Lotus members. We need to get there to help with the survivors."
Her daughter nodded. When they reached the city, people were already helping out with the crater, but the palace had been destroyed.
"Where are the elders?" Katara asked the closest person she could steal their attention from.
The man pointed, shaking in fear, towards the crater, "I think they were all in the palace. They were having a meeting about the war."
"Master Katara," a woman spoke up, "Where do we look for hope."
"Will you guide the tribe, Master Katara?"
Kya placed her hand on her mother's shoulder, "Mom, let me guide the Tribe until we can formally pick someone."
Katara smiled, returning the gesture, "Kya, you will have my support."
The younger master nodded before glancing back at the crater.
The twin chieftains fought hard alongside their faithful guards to try and fight off the Red Lotus members as they attacked their palace. Eska and Desna were soon forced to retreat further into the palace as their guards kept the attackers at bay. Just as they turned into another hallway, a man with a detonator and a bomb to his chest stood there grinning.
"The Red Lotus has spoken! Down with tyranny!" He shouted before pressing the button.
The waterbenders and firebenders of the Red Lotus had taken two years to plan this attack and it went as planned. They showed the gathered people of the Northern Water Tribe of their gallant fight, raising what remained of the bodies of the two chieftains in an icy tomb in front of the palace.
"To the people of the Northern Water Tribe, you no longer have to live under the spawn of Unalaq. You are free to live your own lives. The Red Lotus' mission is complete!" One of the robbed men shouted.
More bombs went off in the palace, signaling their victory as the Northern Tribe looked on in fear.