The Marvelous Legends of Republic City

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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay, before you read this, I HIGHLY suggest reading the newly revised chapter 10. It will eliminate any possible confusion.

Chapter 13: Man Plans while No One Laughs

The Hulk leaped through the city. He knew all too well that it wouldn't be long before his other half would manage to reassert himself and he wanted to have his fun before that happened. The Hulk heard a large thunderous noise coming from near the outskirts of the city, almost like an explosion. He smiled in anticipation of the possible conflict and if there was no conflict to be had, then he'd make his own.

The Hulk reached the area where he'd heard the explosion. He looked around and saw nothing except a large smoking crater.

"Wonder what did that." The Hulk said as he scratched his head.

"I was unaware this world possessed trolls. Tell me Grey One, will thou provide the Son of Odin with a proper battle?" A booming voice from above the grey skinned behemoth said. The Hulk looked up to see a man floating above him.

He had long golden hair, which almost seemed to glow under the light of the full moon, with a metal winged helmet that bore a spike on the top upon his head. The man's attire was indeed odd though as he wore a red cape which was held in place by two metal plates, a sleeveless black tunic and a belt that had two more metal plates, long black leather gloves that stopped just below the elbow, and light blue pants with black knee high boots. The golden haired man also held a large stone sledgehammer with a short handle in his hand.

"Who're you supposed to be Goldie Locks?" The Hulk asked as he got ready to rush the man. The grey skinned beast knew not what made him so eager to fight this man as everyone he had fought before were easily beaten, but this stranger with a hammer had an aura about him that almost screamed that he was a worthy opponent.

"I have been called many names troll. You however may call me Thor." The flying man said as he began to swing his hammer by it's leather strap until it became but a blur.

"I dunno what a troll is, but I'm The Hulk and I'm the Strongest One there is!" The Hulk boasted confidently. Thor just smirked and replied,

"We shall see troll."

Tong Sato was in a world of pain. He had passed out again shortly after his talk with Amon, but was now waking up again as he heard the sound of someone singing the "Girls from Ba Sing Se" in a rather off key tone.

"Please, stop. I don't think I'm up for torture right now." Tong said as he slowly sat up on the bench he was on.

"Oh you young people today just don't appreciate the classics." An elderly voice said. Tong's vision slowly focused as he looked at the old man that sat at a work bench. The man turned and the young Sato got a look at the man's face.

"Professor Yinsen?!" Tong asked in both excitement and shock.

"Ah, so you remember me then Tong? I'm surprised considering you spent only a year at the university before graduating." The old man said with some humor in his voice.

"Professor you're the smartest man on the planet! By the time I left you were close to figuring out near unlimited energy!" Tong said exclaimed, only to clutch his heart in pain before falling over. Yinsen rushed to his side and helped him up. Though in pain, the gears Tong's brilliant mind began to turn.

"Professor, in you're energy experiments used magnets and transistors to make a kind of arc reactor right?" Tong said breathlessly as he felt damp and bandaged place where his heart was.

"Yes that's right. Why?" Yinsen confirmed and queried.

"I'm gonna get me a new heart." Tong said with determination burning in his eyes.

Korra, Mako, and Asami discreetly made their way into Tarrlok's office. They turned it upside down trying to find something they could use against the corrupt councilman but found nothing. Whatever Tarrlok was hiding, he hid it well.

"I can't believe this!" Korra yelled in frustration as she kicked a bookcase, which caused it to fall over and reveal a safe.

"Anyone know how to crack a safe?" Asami asked as she received shrugs from Korra and Mako.

"Well I've fought a safe cracker before. Nasty guy, but his costume was hilarious! Seriously, how he could stand wearing that much padding in the summer is beyond me." A familiar voice said from the office window. The trio turned and saw Spider-Man hop in.

"Where's Nomad?" Korra asked, feeling a little uneasy though reminding herself Kuzon had survived ten years in a war zone no problem.

'Except getting frozen...' She thought.

"Nomad's scouting the last interment camp. There's five of them and the first four have around 750 people each so far, give or take, some of them even former benders." Spider-Man said, causing the trio before him to look at incredulous.

"Former benders! Tarrlok is out of his mind! They'd be the last people on Earth that would join the Equalists!" Korra ranted in a hushed tone so as not to attract unwanted attention from outside.

"Something tells me this isn't about trying to stop the Equalists anymore." Mako said as Spider-Man then walked over to the safe and webbed it, before yanking the door off.

"Why'd you do that?!" Asami whispered into his ear harshly.

"Come on, it's not like you guys were being real subtle." Spider-Man said casually as he reached in and pulled out a file labeled "Operation: Rising Spirit".

The four read over the documents and plans inside the file and were horrified to say the least. Operation: Rising Spirit was Tarrlok's end game to wipe out the Equalist cause once and for all. In a week's time he was going to kill everyone in the internment camps after they were filled to the brim with every non-bender in the city, making it look like the Equalists did it thus insuring that no self respecting non-bender would join them and give him the authority to start an all out war right within Republic City.

"And he ends up looking like a hero at the cost of 35,000 lives." Mako said as he clenched his fists, his knuckles giving off small sparks of flame.

We need to get this to Tenzin now." Korra said as she quickly grabbed the document and put it in her jacket.

"HEY! Who's in there?!" A guard yelled from the otherside of the door, everyone in the realizing the lamp light gave them away.

"Okay, next time we go somewhere else and read the big top secret document. Agreed?" Spider-Man said to which everyone replied,

"Agreed!"

Thinking quickly, Spider-Man webbed the handle to the door and opened the window.

"I'm gonna throw you guys out the window now." Spider-Man said in a calm tone, causing the trio to look afraid before he did indeed throw them out the fourth story window before making a large web which they fell in.

"That guy's nuts." Mako said breathlessly as his heart pounded in his ears.

"Maybe, but at least we got something to use against Tarrlok." Korra said as she then whistled for Naga.

Tarrlok sat rather pleased at the day's events. Sure The Nomad wasn't in his Sentinel program, but there was time for that yet. No his plan was going off without a hitch. Soon the internment camps would have every non-bender in the city, well over 35,000 people, and then the next part of his plan could commence.

However Tarrlok soon noticed that this was not the way to his home. In fact it was the slums of Republic City.

"Ryu! What is the meaning of this?! I'll have you fired." Tarrlok said as he rolled down the privacy window to yell at his chauffeur. However the man in the front seat was not his driver. The man pointed a pistol at Tarrlok's head and fired. The man got out, revealing the large white skull on his shirt, and walked off down the street.

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