Ch 5 and the winner is
"BULLSHIT!" Lin shouted, knocking a table over.
"What is it?" Khan asked, walking into the room.
"The council is gonna shut down the arena. Hell, this shows Amon that the benders are weak." Lin said.
"The council is spineless. If we can't get their support, fighting Amon will be much harder." Khan said.
Inside the halls of the City Hall, they heard Korra and her team argue against the council, albeit loosing.
Lin stood in the door, and fired a cable, destroying Tarrloks gavel.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but the avatar is right." Lin said.
"You do?" Tarrlok asked.
"Yeah, you do?" Korra asked, surprised.
"I expected this cut and run shit from Tenzin, but from the rest of the council? Show more backbone. It's time the benders of this city show some strength and unity against these equalists." Lin said.
"Lin's right. The benders still have enough power to stop the equalists. Unless we do something now, you lose. Badly." Khan said.
"We must prevent the conflict between benders and non-benders from escalating to all-out war. The council has made its decision, Lin." Tenzin said.
"All-out war is inevitable. In recent engagements with the Triads, we've been encountering equalist soldiers every time. They are coming our way. And they'll strike hard, and fast." Khan said.
"Khan's right. Lets see what our esteemed chief of police has to say." Tarrlok said, drawing Khan's attention.
"If you keep the arena open, my metalbenders and I will provide extra security during the championship match. There's no better force to deal with the chi blockers. Our armor is impervious to their attacks." Lin said.
"Really?" Khan asked, raising his shirt, showing the electric wound. "I was hit by an electric weapon. They might have more electric weapons in their arsenal. Your metal suits won't do a thing against electricity."
"Well you seemed to shrug it off." Lin said.
"I'm an augment. You're not." Khan said.
"Anyway. You still plan on defending the stadium?" Tarrlok asked.
"I guarantee it." Lin said.
Khan rolled his eyes. Words meant nothing in the face of action.
"It is hard to argue with Chief Beifong's track record. If she is confident her elite officers can protect the arena, then she has my support. I am changing my vote. Who else is with me? The arena stays open. Good luck in the finals." Tarrlok said.
Khan eyed Tarrlok with suspicion. He quickly changed his mind about the arena when Lin said she'd defend it. If she failed, she could lose her job, if she survived the attack. And that would give Tarrlok all the power and ammunition to fund his campaign, whatever it may be.
"Tarrlok is playing you. I don't want to see you get hurt." Tenzin said to Lin.
"I know what I am doing and the risks that come with it." Lin said.
"In that case, I'm going to be by your side during the match." Tenzin said.
"You don't need to babysit me." Lin spat.
"It's for Korra. I want to make sure she's safe." Tenzin assured.
"Fine. Do whatever you want. It's not like I've been able to stop you before." Lin said, annoyed.
In an unknown area, the equalists were making preparations for attacking the stadium.
"Amon, I just got word. The council defied your threat. They're keeping the stadium open." The Lieutenant said.
"Excellent. Everything is going to plan. You think Khan will be their?" Amon asked.
"I hope so. I can't wait to kick his ass." The Lieutenant said, activating his electric sticks.
At the stadium, the police were finishing the security sweep. Khan sat in a seat, and looked at the stadium. It seemed very stable, but the ceiling appeared to be weak.
"Chief, can you get me to the ceiling?" Khan asked.
Lin didn't say a word, but wrapped a cable around Khan's torso and threw him up there. Khan looked at the glass ceiling and pressed his face closer. Through the glass, Khan was able to make out the night sky beyond the stadium. That told him it was weak.
"Pull me back." Khan shouted.
"What'd you see?" Tenzin asked.
"He's gonna attack from the roof. It's very weak, enough that with enough force, you can break through it." Khan said.
"There's more than the roof he can break from. I got airships patrolling the sky, so he'll have to get thru those." Lin said.
"Maybe." Khan said, thinking.
The round was off, and it was clear that the Wolfbats were winning. Only because they were cheating. Khan suspected if it wasn't for that, They would have lost the first round.
"I didn't think you knew the rules of pro-bending." Lin said to Tenzin, amused.
"I've been brushing up. That wolfbat bent a disk out of his zone." Tenzin said.
Khan only smirked. Moral principles and playing by the rules failed you in a fight. It was a guarantee of death.
The round quickly ended, and as Tenzin was yelling about the match, Khan heard something behind him. He turned around, and intercepted an electric glove heading towards him. He grabbed the arm, and twisted it hard, breaking the bone.
The equalist screamed in pain, as Khan quickly pulled out a knife and cut his throat. Blood was everywhere. Hearing an electric noise, Tenzin was electrocuted, along with Lin. Khan threw the dead body at the other equalist and killed the one that shocked Tenzin.
"Of course." Khan muttered, seeing equalist members take out the police force. It was a sneak attack. The bastards disguised themselves in, and attacked when no-one was looking. Khan eyed the stadium and saw Amon appear. He quickly subdued the Wolfbats and took away their bending.
"I believe I have your attention, benders of Republic City. So once again, the Wolfbats are your pro-bending champions. It seems fitting that you celebrate three bullies who cheated their way to victory because every day, you threaten and abuse your fellow nonbending citizens just like the Wolfbats did to their opponents tonight. Those men were supposedly the best in the bending world and yet it only took a few moments for me to cleanse them of their impurity. Let this be a warning to all of you benders out there: if any of you stand in my way, you will meet the same fate. Now, to my followers: for years the Equalists have been forced to hide in the shadows, but now we have the numbers and the strength to create a new Republic City. I'm happy to tell you that the time for change has finally come. Very soon, the current tyrannical bending regime will be replaced by a fair-minded Equalist government. You and your children will no longer have to walk the streets afraid! It's time to take back our city. For centuries, benders have possessed an unnatural advantage over ordinary people. But thankfully, modern technology has provided us with a way to even out the playing field. Now anyone can hold the power of a chi blocker in their hand. My followers and I will not rest until the entire city achieves equality, and once that goal is achieved, we will equalize the rest of the world. The revolution has begun!" Amon declared.
"Tenzin, get up." Lin said, waking up.
"Look." Khan said, pointing to the ceiling. The roof exploded, and platforms were lowered down, which Amon and his followers got on, and were carried up towards a zeppelin.
"Tenzin, launch me that hole in the roof." Khan said.
Tenzin did so, and Khan was at the roof, though struggling to climb on. Once standing on the roof, Khan looked at the equalist zeppelin. Korra appeared and knocked the Lieutenant and another equalist off. The Lieutenant saw Khan and faced him, charging his staffs.
Khan pulled out a dagger, and a sword. Both charged each other, weapons swinging. Khan blocked the electric staffs, at the loss of his dagger. With only one sword, Khan pressed the attack, knocking one electric staff off. The Lieutenant backed way, and saw Lin.
Khan ducked when another equalist swung a sword at him, only for Khan to stab him to death.
"Agggh!" Lin growled, as she was electrocuted.
Khan ran towards her, and swung his sword at the Lt, cutting his back. Khan then grabbed him, and threw him off the building.
Korra attacked the remaining equalists with her firebending, driving them away. Lin grabbed two of them with her cables, and swung around, break-dancing style, before throwing them off the roof.
"Impressive." Khan said.
"Thanks." Lin replied, before throwing a cable at the equalist zeppelin. Rising up, Lin came closer and closer to Amon.
Unfortunately, the glass under Korra's feet fell, and she started falling to her death. Lin noticed, and dove after her. Khan looked under the gaping hole in the roof, and saw Lin and Korra on the stands. Taking a deep breath, Khan went thru the hole feet first.
"One a thousand. Two a thousand." He said, counting the seconds until he hit water.
"You think he survived that?" Tenzin asked, watching Khan hit the water.
Khan swam towards the stands, proving that he survived.
"I can't believe this happened. Amon played me." Lin said.
"He played us all Republic city, is at war." Tenzin said, as they looked at the destroyed arena.