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Chapter: 4
"Damn it! I forgot how fast these things were". Korra yelled as she knocked a lion dog back with a fire blast. They hadn't even made it a half mile before the dark spirits caught up with them. She, and Asami were back to back, surrounded. Every few moments a different spirit would lunge at them, and it took everything Korra had to keep them at bay. It was only a matter of time before "Ahh!" one got through.
Spinning around Korra caught sight of yellow eyes holding Asami by the throat. "Surrender or I pop her pretty, little head off. "Don't do it Korra, ahhh"! Asami screamed as the spirits grip tightened. Without any bending, and against a dark spirit Asami didn't stand a chance. Korra had already lost republic city, and maybe everyone else. She couldn't bear to lose Asami too.
"Alright fine, just don't hurt her". Korra released her stance. She stood up straight, and lowered her arms to her side. "Wise choice Stinky; master will be pleased to see you. Take her". He said with a grin.
The lion Dogs began to close in on her. She was outnumbered, she had no water for spirit bending, and they have Asami. There was nothing she could do. Then everything erupted into chaos. The ground began to shake violently, and the wind suddenly began to whip around them wildly.
"What's going on"! Yellow eyes yelled; his grip on Asami loosening ever so slightly. He was answered by twin streams of water blasting away a lion dog each. Then a pillar of earth shot out of the ground, and launched one lion dog while another was sucked into the ground. The remaining two were blown away by a massive air current.
While these sudden displays of bending were impressive, what really left Korra speechless was the concentrated blast of azure flame. It came from behind her, just inches from her head, and nailed yellow eyes in the chest.
The azure flames caused him to lose his grip on Asami, and launched him ten feet away, landing flat on his back. "How many times do we have to kick your ass before you learn your lesson bright eyes"? A cocky voice called out from behind Korra. "This is the third time this month. I don't think he's getting the message" answered a male voice. "Then I guess we are going to have to kick a little bit harder. You know get it through his thick skull" called a third voice. This one was also female, but a little deeper than the first.
Never one for mysteries Korra turned around to see their apparent saviors. To say she was surprised would be an understatement. There before her stood six people, three men, three women; standing side by side. They were all dressed from head to toe in what initially looked like equalist chi blocker uniforms. There were several key differences though. The boots, gloves, and neck covers were white instead of maroon. The goggle lenses were blue instead of green, and the red spot on the forehead of their masks was replaced with a white lotus symbol.
The most striking difference however was that the main body color of each equalist was different. The three males were red, orange, and dark purple respectively. The three females were pink, green, and light blue.
"What are you doing here"? Yellow eyes asked as he pulled himself to his feet. "We heard you were having a party" called out the pink one happily. "So we figured we should crash it" finished the purple one. By this point the lion dogs had picked themselves up, or in one case dug himself out, and gathered behind yellow eyes. They looked majorly pissed off by this point.
Korra slowly moved towards Asami who was still on the ground dazed. "Kill them!" commanded yellow eyes. With growls, and roars the dark spirits charged at the strange group.
"I got dibs on bright eyes!" yelled the girl in green, as she took off in a dead sprint towards the dark spirits.
As they were about to collide green suddenly bent the earth beneath her to both cover her hands in stone gauntlets, and launch herself through the air. The surprised look on yellow eyes face was priceless as green tackled him back to the ground.
With that the other 'equalists' joined the fight. "Katala guard the civilians" red called out.
"I'm on it" answered the blue one as she raced over too Korra, and Asami. As Katala ran she drew water from water skins on either hip, and formed glowing water whips on both arms. "Everyone else you know what to do" finished red.
"Oh yeah let's do this thing!" yelled purple, his voice full of excitement. He then drew two water whips of his own, and took off into the fray. Elements at the ready both sides clashed.
"Korra are we really watching color coated equalists fight dark spirits with bending, or am I dreaming?" asked Asami. She had hit her head when yellow eyes dropped her, and she was trying to stay conscious.
"I'm starting to think we are Asami. That one has blue fire." Korra answered as she watched the battle unfold before them.
As they watched the battle commence the blue one Katala was now kneeling before them. "Don't worry we're here to help. Are either of you injured?" she asked. They both just shook their heads no in unison. "Don't worry we have everything under control." Katala said. Her voice was both calm, and soothing, despite the chaos going on around them.
Catching movement out of the corner of her eye; Asami tried to call out in warning, but she was to late. As a lion dog lunged at them, Katala whirled around, and lashed out with a water whip. The watery tendril shot out, caught, and held the spirit mid air. The dark spirit clawed, and kicked desperately trying to get free.
Korra looked on in amazement as Katala just stood there with one arm outstretched. She was holding a dark spirit with one arm like it was nothing. The water bender then began to move her other hand in calm, fluid movements. As she did the water tendril began to glow brightly. The spirit ceased its struggle, and within moments was purified. Releasing her hold the spirit faded back to the spirit world.
With one down, and six to go Korra turned her attention to the other fights going on, while Katala took a closer look at Asami's head. One lion dog was chasing after the orange one who was in turn riding an air scooter. Green, and purple were fighting yellow eyes, and a lion dog respectively.
Though the spirits were larger, and stronger, it didn't seem to be making a difference. The two humans were dodging, and weaving away from every strike, and lashed out with quick jabs of earth, and ice. With every missed strike from the spirits, the humans returned three successful ones. They were moving with the skill, and power of a probender, Korra noticed. What's more they were winning. Their relentless offense was quickly wearing the spirits down. Korra didn't even know you could wear a spirit down.
Another lion dog wasn't having any better luck with the pink one. Every time the spirit attacked her, she would either back flip away, or cartwheel to the side. What's more she was giggling all the while. Seeming to get bored she came to a stop ten feet away from the spirit, which was eyeing her warily.
She then began kicking, and lashing out in wide arcs in the direction of her foe. Each quick movement was followed by a whistling sound, and the spirit would flinch back as though struck. Looking closer Korra realized it was being struck. The girl in pink had spools of metal cable attached to her forearms, calves, both hips, and shoulders. She was a metal bender the avatar realized.
As she held the beast at bay, the orange air bender began to lead his own lion dog closer. Whe he got close enough he called out.
"Hey Ty Lin, up, and out"!
"Okey dokey!" she called back.
The dark spirit finally grew tired of being struck, and charged at the metal bender. Waiting till the last possible moment she spun to the side. As the beast ran passed her, she lashed out with both wrist cables, and wrapped them around its midsection.
As this happened the air bender suddenly stopped, and laid flat on the ground. The lion dog chasing him hadn't expected its prey to suddenly stop, and instinctively leaped over him.
Then when the spirit was directly over him, he released a massive blast of air that launched the spirit upwards.
While that happened pink used the momentum of her own lion dog, and with strength that was belayed by her limber form; whirled the lion dog around, and launched it through the air into the other one.
The final two lion dogs were circling the red one. With fangs bared, and eyes sharp, they were waiting for an opening. The azure fire bender just stood there still as a statue. On the third pass they struck. Red ducked the swipe from the first one, and drove the other one back with a quick fire blast from his foot.
The fight lasted less than two minutes. As red dodged, or drove them back; he was moving his arms in circular motions. As he came to a stop between them both sprits lunged at him from his right, and left side. This was the moment he seemed to be waiting for. As the dark spirits neared him, he raised both arms, and fired a stream of lightning from both hands. When his attacks connected both spirits were dissipated in a flash of light. Three down four to go.
Katala suddenly got to her feet, and called out "Okay you guys quit showing off, and finish it".
"Oh oh, let's do the thing!" called purple.
"Which thing?" asked the orange one.
"Thing three." He answered.
With that the air bender stood up, and began going through some air bending air began to whirl around in front of him faster, and faster. Within moments he had a twenty foot tornado in front of him.
"Ok it's ready, load em up!" he called to the others.
In hearing that purple leapt back, and focused all his water in one big blast. The water struck the beast square in the face, and knocked it into the ones pink had knocked down.
"Ty Lin thing five." He said.
With that she started sprinting towards red. "Azulon!" she yelled as she leapt towards him. Red crouched down, and cupped his hands. He caught her feet, and with a mighty heave launched her high into the air. At the apex she flipped midair, and set her feet beneath her. She stuck the landing feet first. As she made contact with the ground a large pillar of earth erupted from the ground, and launched the three remaining lion dogs into the tornado.
"Do your thing Azulon!" green yelled as she landed a solid earth clad punch to yellow eye's face.
Not needing to be told twice red sent a blast of blue fire into the tornado, quickly turning it into a column of fire. With a flash of light the lion dogs were forced back into the spirit world. Orange released his hold on the air, and let the inferno dissipate.
"Aww looks like the party's over bright eyes." Green said hands on her hips, and a cocky grin beneath her mask.
As the dark spirit looked around, he could see that the situation was no longer in his favor. Glaring at the humans before him with eyes full of hatred, he growled out "This is far from over Beifong. You, and your little friends will suffer for this."
"Ohh like we've never heard that one before." remarked purple as he came to stand beside green.
Red stepped forward "Now are you going to run back to your masters the easy way?"
"Or the hard way." Green finished with a fist hitting her open palm.
With a final death glare yellow eyes turned, and ran off towards the spirit portal. Watching the dark spirit go red turned to the others. "We need to leave before he comes back with more." Nodding in agreement he, and the others moved over to Katala. "Are you alright?" red asked her.
"I'm fine, and aside from what I believe is shock, the civilians are fine."
With that the group turned to see Korra, and Asami staring at them with looks of confusion, and shock. This day couldn't possibly get any weirder, they thought.
"Don't worry I've got this." purple said as he slipped past red, and blue. "Worry not ladies for the day, and your lives have been saved by none other than the Power Benders." He said as he assumed what he probably thought was a heroic pose.
That there turned out to be the straw that broke the cammelephants back, as both women passed out. Green promptly smacked purple in the back of the head. "Way to go Sokka."
Things are really starting to pick up, and they just keep getting stranger for korra, and asami. until next time. please comment, or review.
