Chapter 27: Fighting Back
The next day, Ricky, his group, Katara, Sokka and Kya returned to the city. To their surprise however, nobody is feeling happy as they were yesterday. Now, all the people are working harder as they were before.
A slave named Haru picked up the mud and glared at Ricky as he steps into the city, "It's Ricky," he growled as he threw the mud. It hit Ricky and caused him to fall into the hole.
"Ricky!" Toph cried as she, Katara, Sokka and Kya slid next to Ricky as the other slaves surround the heroes and glared at Ricky.
"So, Templar, how does it feel to be struck to the ground?" Hinata asked angrily.
"Because of you, we are now given more work and lesser food! We are now suffering even more!" Omi added.
"What? Is that what the Faction did to all of you while we're gone?" Sokka asked.
"Yes! And it's all thanks to you, Ricky!" Chit Sang yelled. The other slaves nod in agreement.
"I…I didn't mean to cause you more pain," Ricky said sadly.
"Please guys, don't yell at him! I know he caused you all more pain and suffering, but he did freed me!" Toph protested.
"Oh yeah? Then what about us?!" Kronk asked. The other slaves yell in agreement.
"Don't listen to them," Will said to Ricky as she glared at the slaves.
"No, they're right," Ricky sighed, "I was only able to free Toph, but not the others. I'm selfish."
"So, you finally admit, huh? That sums it all up!" The Boulder said as he rolls his eyes.
"All of you, shame yourself!" Iroh snapped as he appeared. The slaves and the heroes all turned to him.
"Iroh?" Katara asked puzzled.
Iroh then walked up to Ricky and help him get up. Ricky looked up at Iroh and said, "Thanks."
Iroh smiles and nods. Kya glared at the slaves and walked over to them.
"People, shame on all of you!" Kya yelled and the slaves turned to her. "Do you know who you're yelling at? The Templar, of course! We haven't seen another Templar in five years but now, he has returned and has come to stop the Faction and save our world!"
"And now you're gonna turn your back on him because he causes you all more pain and suffering?! Please people, give Ricky a chance!" Allen added. This causes the slaves to turn to each other and whispered among themselves.
Saber then narrows her eyes in determination and stood in front of the slaves, decided to voie out her own speech as well. "Everybody! You don't know me, but I know of you. You people are the people of China! Every child and I had heard stories about how courageous the people of China use to be in the past. You people have built great civilizations, create inventions that we are still using today and have great world leadership! Some of you may think that the Faction has made you powerless. Yes, they have conquered your country and taken away everything you all once had, but they can't take away your courage and it is your courage they should truly fear! Because it runs deeper than any mine you've been forced to dig, any ocean that keeps you far from home. It is the strength of your hearts that make you who you are, hearts that will remain unbroken when all rock and stone has eroded away. The time to fight back is now! I can tell you that Ricky Blade here is your only hope to get back what you have lost! So remember your courage, people of China, let us fight for our freedom!"
The slaves then cheered wildly and pump their fists into the air. Ricky and his group smiled at this.
Ricky turned to Saber and smiled, "Thank you, Saber."
"No problem." Saber smiled back. Ricky then turned to the slaves and step forward.
"Come on people! We know where Azula is, so let's get to her and all of your suffering will be over!" Ricky yelled. The slaves cheered even louder.
"Let's go kick some Faction butt!" Toph yelled.
Later that day, at Azul'a hideout, Azula was sitting in her office writing her paperwork. That's until Bowler Hat Guy storms into the room and breathes heavily. Azula stops her wiritng and looked up at the officer.
"What is it?" Azula asked annoyed.
Bowler Hat Guy gasps for air and said, "They're here. The slaves are here! They are attacking our hideout! And the Templar's with them."
"So, the Templar knows where I'm hiding." Azula said. She then smiles and lies back on her chair. "Let him come."
"What?!" Bowler Hat Guy said alarmed.
"Yeah…you heard what I said." Azula made a malicious grin. "Let him come."
Meanwhile outside the hideout building, Ricky, his group and the slaves are now standing in front of the army of Faction soldiers. Ricky stood proudly with her allies in tow. Most of the slaves are armed with pickaxes and pitchforks while most of the faction soldiers are armed with rifles and rapiers. The Faction officer who is leading the soldiers just glared at them and yelled, "Surrender now or you will all be taken down without mercy!"
"Never! We will all take you down once and for all!" Ricky shot back.
"Very well, attack!" The officer commanded his soldiers. The Faction soldiers then yelled and charged at Ricky and his allies.
"Go!" Ricky said to Toph. Toph then charges at the soldiers, jumps and stomps her foot on the ground with the full force. Toph earthbends a cascading ring of rising stone blocks, which spread outward like a shockwave. The Faction soldiers are flung into the air like rag-dolls.
"Charge!" Ricky commanded. His allies and the slaves yelled as they charged towards the soldiers.
Allen uses his large Akuma arm and slashed through the waves of Faction soldiers, often takes out several soldiers in one swing.
Rukia holds the hilt of her sword, with its edge pointing downward. "Tsugi No Mai…" She taps the sword around the floor and ice particles erupted from the floor. After that, she points her sword at the Faction soldiers and the sword glows white. "Hakuren!" A huge blast of ice energy erupted from her sword and rushes towards the soldiers. The soldiers gasp as the energy hits them and they all got frozen into solid ice.
Saber's ExCalibur sword glows yellow and she rapidly slashes her sword through the soldiers.
Sokka throws his boomerang and his boomerang knocked out a soldier. When the boomerang swings back to him, he catches it with one hand and grins.
A soldier tries to attack Katara but Katara quickly punches the soldier in the stomach, then grabs his head and tosses him to the ground.
Wall-E shot down a soldier with his laser gun while Ben bends up a block of stone and punches it at a soldier.
Chit Sang and The Boulder fought together, punching, kicking and mowing through the soldiers.
Thirty soldiers aim their rifles at Hinata and Iroh. The two gasped but Allen quickly stood in front of the two and blocks the lasers with his Akuma arm. He then charges at the soldiers and take them all out with his Akuma arm.
Michelle Jones charges at a soldier while the soldier shot a laser at her. Michelle dodges the laser and tackles him to the ground.
Ten soldiers surrounded Will but Will twirls around like a propeller with her rapiers, shooting blasts of pink energy at the soldiers. The blasts hit the soldiers and the soldiers fell to the ground.
"Take him down!" One of the soldiers yelled as several soldiers charged towards ricky. Ricky sees them, aims his Carsomyr sword at them and shot a bolt of thunder at them. The soldiers yelled as they get hit and flung into the air.
"Come on guys! Let's go!" Ricky yelled to Saber, Allen, Will, Rukia, Ben, Toph and Wall-E.
"Right!" Saber said in agreement.
"You guys go ahead! We'll hold them off!" Kya said to Ricky as a soldier charged over to her. Kya quickly grabs the soldier's arm and tosses him to the ground.
Later, a hundred more soldiers rushed down the causeway and joined in the battle. With a single earthbending move, Toph stomps on the ground and flips the causeway up like so many dominoes, then topples them backwards. The soldiers are pinned helplessly at the waist by the large sheets of stone. Ricky and his allies then rushed past the soldiers.
He and his group are now near the entrance. Another huge group of soldiers quickly stood in front of the entrance. "Attack!" A Faction officer named Peter Lankster (LuckyKazeLight's OC) commanded and he and the soldiers aim their rifles at the group.
They shoot at Ricky and his allies but Ricky, Allen, Will, Saber and Rukia quickly stood in front of Toph and Ben (who is carrying Wall-E in his arms) and deflect the lasers with their swords (Akuma arm for Allen).
Ricky then jumps in the air. "WRATH OF LIGHT!" He yelled as he smashes the ground with his Carsomyr sword and the wave of electrical energy rushed towards Peter and his soldiers and they all yelled in pain as the energy hits them.
They all fell to the ground unconscious and Ricky and his group rushed past them.
Will shoots a blast of pink energy at the doors with one of her rapiers and the energy blasts through the doors. As the huge doors fell to the ground, Ricky and his group entered.
Just then, more soldiers rushed down the hallway and charged towards Ricky and his group.
"Ricky, you, Allen and Rukia go fight against Azula. Will, Ben, Toph and I will fight these soldiers for you!" Saber said to Ricky.
"Okay. Good luck." Ricky nods his head to Saber.
"Eat this, you guys!" Will said with a smirk as she aims her rocket launcher at the soldiers and shot a rocket at them. Toph jumps in the air and smashes the floor with her fists, causing the ground to tremble and made several Faction soldiers fell to the ground.
As Saber, Will, Toph and Ben fight against the soldiers, Ricky, Allen and Rukia run past the soldiers.
"Come on, we're almost there." Ricky said to Allen and Rukia.
"Yeah! Let's take down Azula!" Allen added. The three continued running down the hallway and charge towards a massive set of double doors.
Meanwhile, inside the huge chamber room supported by thick metal beams, Azula is sitting on her commander's chair at the back of the room. She looked up and smirked. "They're coming. I can feel it."
A second later, Allen smashes through the doors and he, Ricky and Rukia rushed through the fallen doors. The three then stood in front of Azula with determined looks on their faces.
"So, you must be Azula." Ricky said as he sees Azula standing up from her chair.
"And you must be the Templar." Azula smirked evilly at Ricky and his allies. "I'm surprised you made it this far."
"Shut up Azula! It's time for us to take you down!" Rukia snapped.
Azula just laughed insanely. "Oh really? And what makes you think that you can?" She now looked at them maliciously as thunder starts to sparkle in her hands.
Ricky, Allen and Rukia widen their eyes. "What the?" Ricky said.
She aims her fingertips at Ricky, Allen and Rukia and a bolt of thunder erupted from her fingertips. Allen stood in front of ricky and rukia and holds up his Akuma arm, trying to block the thunder but the thunder was so strong that it knocks Allen, Ricky and Allen back and the three were send stumbling backwards on the ground. Allen's Akuma arm turned back to normal as he, Ricky and Rukia looked up at Azula in awe.
Azula laughs madly as she now charges at them.
END OF CHAPTER
Ryo: This is it, guys! In the next chapter, Ricky, Allen and Rukia VS Azula! And they take her down?!
Ricky: Come on, it's three against one. Of course we can!
Allen: Don't be so sure, Ricky. Stay tune and read and review!