The Marvelous Legends of Republic City
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Chapter 10: Attack of the Dark Ones
It was a warm day on the beach. A man with black hair and grey eyes walked along the shoreline carrying a picnic basket and a large umbrella, followed by a woman with long light brown hair and sparkling blue eyes who had a visible bulge on her stomach, an obvious sign she was pregnant. Next to the woman were two small children, a boy and a girl, each about six or seven from the looks of them. The boy had the same jet-black hair as the man, and the girl had the same long brown hair as the woman.
"Isn't this nice Fang? Aren't you glad to finally be out of the military?" The woman said smiling as she held the hand of the little girl next to her. Kiba shrugged and replied,
"Yeah, I guess, but you know I love the action Maya." This earned him a glare from his wife.
"Fang Shiro I..." But her rant was cut off by her husband pulling her into a hug as he smiled and said,
"But I love you guys more." Fang then kissed his wife, earning a cry of disgust from his children. The couple chuckled as Fang picked his son up and began to give him a piggy back ride.
"Having fun Sajin?" The man asked his son, as the boy laughed and said,
"Yeah Daddy! This is super fun! His son replied. They reached a nice spot on the sparsely populated beach. After finding a nice spot and setting up the umbrella and towels, Fang decided to play hide and seek with his children as Maya watched. The kids ran into the surrounding forest, giggling with glee as their father counted to 100 before chasing after them. After 15 minutes of looking for them, Fang heard his stomach growl.
"Sajin! Kiyone! Come on out, you win it's time to eat!" Fang yelled as he held his growling stomach.
"You can't find them?" Maya asked as she walked up next to her husband.
"Humph. No." Fang said as he and his wife began calling for their children. Suddenly they heard a scream that made their blood run cold.
"DADDY!" Their daughter screamed from behind some trees. They rushed over just in time to see several men with flintlock pistols standing next to a man on being hung on a noose.
"Oh hell! We got witnesses!" One man yelled in a panic. One of the men drew his gun as he yelled,
"WASTE 'EM!" The next thing Fang Shiro knew, he was falling, a numb feeling taking over as he heard the shriek of his wife and the terrified screams of his children.
Fang Shiro woke up with a jolt, dripping sweat as he laid in the back of his van. He wiped the sweat from his face and saw it was a cloudy day outside. He pulled off his sweat covered shirt and threw it in a small hamper. He put on his last clean shirt and pair of pants as he opened the back doors of the van and took out the hamper. He walked across the street, taking note of a gang harassing a couple of women. He turned his head and went inside a laundromat. He loaded his clothes into a washer, but stopped when he noticed a hole in one of his shirts. Sighing he tossed it in and turned on the machine as he sat down to wait for his laundry to get done.
After a minute decided to get up and walk over to the convenience store next to the laundromat. He entered and saw an old man in a wheelchair manning the store. Fang walked to the back of the store and took a bottle of leechi nut juice from the freezer and made his way back to the counter.
"Got a sale on whiskey." The old man said as Fang put a bottle of juice and a couple of yuons on the counter.
"Six months sober." The black haired man said as he then opened the bottle and took a sip of juice. He looked out and saw the gang of seven that was previously harassing a woman was now beating up a young boy. Fang glared at the gang at the gang as he took another sip of juice.
"Yeah they're out there everyday. I remember one day I was standing right where you were and I made the stupidest mistake of my life." The old shopkeeper said.
"What was it?" Fang asked as he kept his eyes on the scene outside.
"I went out there." The old man deadpanned. Fang then walked back over to the counter and slapped 20 yuons down.
"Give me a bottle of Jong Ding." He said. The shopkeeper took the money then handed him a thick glass bottle of whiskey.
"COME ON KID! You can make the pain stop any time you want, just join up with us!" The lead gang member yelled at the boy. At this moment Fang walked out of the store, the thick bottle in his hand. He walked up to the gang and swung it hard at one of the member's head, killing him. Three others drew their pistols, but where all bashed in the skull too quickly for them to fire. A member that was a firebender aimed his fist at Fang, but the former soldier was quick and grabbed the bender's hand as the fire blast meant for him struck another gang member. Fang broke the bender's arm before cracking his skull with the thick bottle he had. The leader of the gang tried to run, but Fang threw the bottle as hard as he could and struck him in the back of his knee, causing him to fall.
Before the leader could get up, Fang walked up and stomped on both of his knees, breaking them. Fang picked up the bottle of whiskey and poured it all over the gang leader. He fished around in his pants pocket and pulled out a lighter.
"Do you know the difference between justice and punishment?" Fang asked as he lit the lighter.
"WHAT?" The gang leader asked as he writhed around in pain. Fang sat the lighter down and walked off. As soon as he did, the woman that the gang was harassing walked up, heavily bruised and her nose was bleeding. She looked down disdainfully at the gang leader and dropped the lighter on him, causing the alcohol to combust and burn him alive.
Fang collected his laundry and was loading it into his van.
"Hey mister. You dropped this." Fang looked and saw the boy he had saved holding a black t-shirt.
"Keep it. It's got a hole in it anyway." Fang then got into his van and drove off. The boy held the shirt up and saw a bright white skull on it. However as he drove down the empty street, Fang's van was shot at. He quickly pulled to the side of the street and got out, pistols at the ready. He looked up to see a man standing on a rooftop with what looked to be a gun for an arm.
"Get ready Punisher! The war is just starting!"
Spider-Man was swinging through the city, when suddenly his Spider-Sense went off. He then heard the sound of maniacal laughter and turned just in time to see a pumpkin heading straight for him. He leaped out of the way with nearly inhuman agility as the pumpkin exploded in a cloud of green.
"HA HA HA HA! So you ARE just what Amon said! This is gonna be fun!" A man wearing an orange hood and cape cackled as he flew on what looked like a jet engine with bat-wings attached to the sides.
Bolin was walking home, utterly dejected at his current string of bad luck.
Suddenly he found himself being grabbed and pulled into an alleyway. The men who grabbed him were Equalists and he wasn't about to let them kidnap him. He struggled, but they let loose a small shock from their electric gloves that took what little fight he had in him.
"I believe you were the only one to escape my grasp. How fortunate it is that you should pass me as I move from one base to another." Said a voice that made the earthbender's blood run cold. It was Amon himself. Suddenly he felt Amon touch his forehead and the back of his neck. Then he felt nothing as he fell to the ground. Bolin laid there as Amon and his men left.
Deadpool was sulking on a roof top. Apparently he wasn't cut out to be a bounty hunter.
"Hmm, maybe I should be a mercenary! YEAH! 'Deadpool: The Merc with a Mouth!' I like the sound of that!" The red clad lunatic said to himself. Suddenly a knife was thrown at him, which he expertly dodged without even looking.
"My Common Sense is tingling!" Deadpool said as he then saw a man wearing a white hood and blue jumpsuit leap down from the other building.
"Hello Mr. Watari, or would you prefer Deadpool?" The man said as he looked up at the red swordsman, showing he was wearing a skull mask under his costume.
"Hey it's Moon Knight! I didn't know Captain Ash was bringing you into this story!" Deadpool said as he drew his swords.
Daredevil ran across the rooftops of Inferno's Kitchen. Suddenly he heard a whizzing noise, identifying it as shuriken heading straight for his neck. He moved out of the way, the shuriken just barely missing his neck.
"I MISSED?!" A man yelled as he jumped down onto the rooftop where Daredevil stood.
"I NEVER miss!" The man said as he readied more shuriken.
Korra and Kuzon Ryuzaki walked down the streets of Republic City, wearing a dark brown leather jacket, blue shirt, and blue pants with black shoes. He had been given some new clothes by Korra, as his old ones had numerous tears and burns. The Avatar and Nomad had moved past the initial awkwardness and were now good friends, and it only took two weeks.
Kuzon looked around and saw the cars rolling down the street and was still amazed by them. The future had a lot he was amazed by, though not all in a good way. He was almost disgusted with how much crime there was. Sure there was crime in his time, but law enforcement wasn't as advanced as it was now and yet crime still seemed to be everywhere.
It was for this very reason he was heading for Police Headquarters.
"Why do you want to see Chief Beifong Kuzon?" Korra asked the living legend as he replied,
"I figure it's time I got a job." Korra was about to ask why he wanted to be a cop, but she noticed they had reached their destination. The duo entered the building and headed to the Chief's office. They entered Lin's office, seeing the police chief doing a mountain of paperwork.
"What can I do for you Korra? Or is the renowned Nomad here for something?" Lin asked, earning curious expressions from Korra and Kuzon.
"Tenzin told me. Actually he called me several times ever since Korra got you out of that iceberg, giddy as a schoolgirl about having you in his home. Needless to say I've stopped taking his calls." Lin said, causing Korra snicker a little, making a mental note to bring this up to Tenzin later on.
"I'm here for a job." Kuzon said, causing Lin to eye him.
"And why, may I ask, is a living legend like you so eager to get involved in law enforcement?" The Chief asked as she continued to fill out her paperwork.
"This city is being eaten alive by crime and I for one won't stand for it." The man out of time said with passion. Lin stayed silent for a few moments as she thought.
"Republic City is in dark times with these Equalists and the triads are exploiting it. The city needs a little hope right now, something more than The Avatar. A symbol." Lin said, causing the Avatar and Kuzon to look at her with raised eyebrows.
"What do you what me to do?" The ex-soldier asked. The Chief of Police stood up and looked at the man squarely as she said,
"I want you to become The Nomad again." To say Kuzon was shocked would be an understatement.
"You would be unofficially deputized and answer directly to me. However if anyone asks I don't know who you are." Lin explained. Korra looked at Kuzon who was in deep thought. He had hoped the world had no more need for The Nomad, but he couldn't deny he had a major impact on many people in his time under the mask. After another moment of though, Kuzon said,
"I'll do it."
Amon sat in a throne room of sorts, in deep thought.
"Everything is going exactly as I planned. Turn the masses against each other, cause unrest, show my power by removing the bending of a few to gain unquestionable loyalty, and soon they will praise me as a god. Those who don't however I will be their doom."
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