Authors Note: For those who like to read the connection of mastermind123's stories and my own, mastermind123's stories takes place catching up on the past two months that have passed since Khai's relocation. Mine takes place right after so, you wont be hearing much of Johnathon Porter from me, except his situation and the people it evolves like this chapter, Bao will hint about a situation he was in with John, however since that was in the past mastermind123 will write about it. I will leave another note saying when time is caught up and there are no more "filler like stories", however this one is of them :) (Describing the lives of the following people)
It was a direct hit into Vice President Hulin's neck. At this point the solution will coat the VP's brain with a syrupy feeling making the victim feeling fine at first, however he had already been under Jun's control once it had pierced his skin. However it hadn't been as affective since it had been such a small dosage but It will do the trick. Then when the coating dissolves it releases a toxin causing a quick but minor amnesia, like state.
The VP stopped, and selected the female reporter who had been Monna, a water bender working for The Pride, who had been with with Chen and Yu. Hulin stopped and announced that Monna would come to witness the new representative of the district.
Jun smiled. His job was done, for now. Selling arms to the Equalists and The Pride was a perfect way of making money. Since his medical experiments were a little pricy, he needed a great way to make the money necessary to keep his project going.
"Dammit are you done yet!", Ty ce said, leaning against the ladder of a fire escape. Jun slightly glared at her, making the mistake of bringing her. No wonder Bo gave me 20 gold pieces to get her to come with me, Jun thought as he sighed heavily.
"Come on we're done here", Jun said calmly.
"About freakin' time!", Ty ce said throwing her arms in the air as a sign of relief. Jun rolled his eyes, as they he dropped ladder from ladder until he reached the ground. It was obviously she hated him but why? He shook his head, he didn't really care. They walked onto the sidewalk, starring at the crowd of reporters and cameramen. A breeze blew through Jun's blonde hair.
Jun wore only his black Equalist coat, however without the armor and mask it just looked like an ordinary civilians trench coat. Ty ce however wore her full armor without the mask and coat. Getting a few stares along the way but she ignored them her feelings cloudy with her supremacist idea's. She was dedicated to the Equalist party thanks to one of Jun's inhumane medical skills. She had been injected with Jun's toxin right after her interrogation. However she might as well be lobotomized because she was permanently under Equalist control.
Ty ce was one of the successful and most expensive patients. All of the others died a few minute after injection, the ability to control ones mind interested Jun ever since, the slaughter of his family. He starred at the reporters who were howling with anticipation as if they were the murderers themselves. Ty ce looked at him like he was insane...er.
"We're done? You mean, you blew into a dart tube and that was it? What the hell did you need me for, this was a waste of my time!", She said, eyes enraged with hate. Jun had to remain cool, he was saving his energy on the one person that killed his family, Khai.
"What was my part in all of this nonsense? You waste my time Jun, Bo needs my assistance!", Ty ce shouted as they walked down the road. Ty ce hadn't received as many glares as they did when the they came down. Bo struggled hearing the name of one of his families murderers, in fact he was working for two of them. "Bo's stronger then you imagine Ty, I'm sure he doesn't need any help", Jun said concentrating on keeping his cool.
"Please, he needs my assistance! How could he live without me by his side?", she replied angrily.
Jun could only imagine.
Kyoshi Way Capitol
"ID's please", the Equalist guard indifferently. He asked as if we had told him to piss off. Jun and Ty ce handed him plastic cards with their info on it.
Uninterested and bored with his job he abruptly looked at the cards, exhaling a quick shot of air onto the cards. He handed them back and granted them access.
"Ever think about doing something else?", Jun ask out of curiosity. The guard in the patrol booth gave him a blank and empty stare, "Yea, whatever", he mumbled to himself. The draw-bar lifted up granting them access into the main parking lot, however they had walked instead. Asshole, Jun's cursed at him in his mind.
Cars, vans, transport units, and heavy vehicles engulf the parking lot, however the both of them just walk straight to the front door. A rush of cold air flew their face as they walked into the enormous air conditioned room. There were desks as if it were the normal business level they just needed the main one or the front desk.
"Seeing as were here, I'm going to find Bo", Ty ce said as she walked away. Not giving Jun a chance to get in a response. He didn't care he just waited at the front desk. He looked around, Equalist banners and posters flooded the walls. Even cubicles and separate offices couldn't get rid of them.
"Yes?", the secretary asked. Jun had zoned out and realized he delayed his response. "I'm here to see D.L Bao", Jun replied. D.L meant district leader, depending on which party you were in. For the WLP it was just Mayor or just the guys name.
The secretary sent me off, entering an elevator the rounded just behind her desk. A district reps building was the highest of any building in any district, even the capitol of Republic City had it's height record. Jun slouched against the elevator wall, listening to the boring, monotonous music that could make even the happiest of people sad.. not to mention sleepy.
A bell chimed in the elevator, signaling the stop and the two silver double doors opened. Bao's office had been right their in front of him however he had been busy with another person. In fact it had been Bo who was the one who said, "Don't see Bao, you remember what happened?", yet he had already been inside his office talking to his father. No sound could be heard through the window but the scenes he witnessed of Bao's anger still interested him.
Jun slowly walked up the plexiglass window, Bao had seemed furious. Bo showed no signs of fear towards his father, good just like he left him, Jun thought. The toxin that coursed his bloodstream had repelled any signs or thoughts of anger, which had been his previous weakness. This did not mean that the dosage Jun injected with was permanent, he could still feel anger but the idea would be drastically reduced.
Jun tapped on the plexiglass window, immediately getting their attention. Bao didn't seem as interested as Bo was, seeing the man who had injected him with the poison needed to be the man he was today. Bao pulled at his hair and shook his head at disbelief, he then signaled for Jun to enter.
Jun entered the door, now being able to hear everything. "It doesn't matter Bo, I don't care if I'm safe, I want them found and dead! There will be no trail!", Bao shouted. He was obviously still mad about the incident. He paced around his desk, not knowing how to react to his current state of anger. His desk was cluttered with papers, some of which being on the ground and waste basket next to his mahogany desk.
He had used his coffee as a paper weight, and seemed to unravel every paper clip. He had definitely gone mad, over the ransom incident, awhile back. "Look, yes dad we know your upset and were doing everything in our right mind to find them but you must remain calm. We don't want people thinking you can't handle your job", Bo said trying to calm him down.
Bao gridded his teeth his teeth, and turned his head towards Jun. "What the hell do you want?", asked Bao. Jun walked over to his desk standing by Bo, "My mission was a success, I handed over the paperwork for the new medicine you require", lying about his real mission. They talked a lot, arguing about shipment and ordering new weaponry and medicine.
"Jun sit over there, I need to talk with Bo about something", Bao ordered the first time actually being calm. Jun raised a brow but didn't bother asking question. He nodded and walked over to a far waiting area of the office and sat on a nice black leather couch. He couldn't help look over his shoulder, wondering about what they had been whispering about. Jun's thought quickly drifted off the subject, to enter his own mind, remembering the life he once had.
Jun (First and Third Person)
I had been raised in the city just as the Equalist party had taken control. All my life my family had been pressured into them. Ironically as it sounds but as the era of peace should've started the Equalists party had begun, however they were weak. They needed supporters and people to represent them, the leader of the party, Amon, used scare tactics and false propaganda to trick his supporters of fearing benders.
My father had been the previous Kyoshi Way district leader of the WLP and Amon continuously crammed his ideals of "The Era of Equality" down my fathers throat. However he refused every time, this got Amon angry.
Jun leaned back in the couch starring out the window at the view of the city and glancing back at Bao. He would never forget that day.
I was nine years old, when a knock was at his door. It was close to his bed time and I had just finishing dinner. Reading a book, called "Fire Bending Pride", a book that had been written about the Great War, discussing the evils of the fire benders. "Ah, Bao glad you could make it! Come in, come in!", my father proudly said, opening the door.
"Thanks Fen", Bao said, rubbing his hands together for warmth. "I tell you, the winter is a bastard season", Bao said laughing. My father, Fen had laughed also. Bao and his family of four had just moved to Republic City. He talked about Bo being in his top physical shape and good grades when he was in the College of Kyoshi. He also described Bo's dream of joining the EARC.
His son, Khai who had been a little younger then me had already entered his school on the lower campus. Bao talked about how he constantly trained him and how he was going to make him just like Bo. After that the only thing I could remember was that they went into my fathers den, talked and then, it was just chaos. My older brother and sister had been away, thank goodness for that but after a couple hours there was shouting, yelling, and just pure anger. What I was told by my mother was that, they had a "disagreement" about the Equalists, but back then I was to young to even grasp the contents of politics. The only things I had actually witnessed was his father yelling at Bao to get out of his home.
Jun glanced over his shoulder again, seeing that Bao had handed Bo some paperwork. Jun turned away, letting out a quick breath of bordem. He could recall everything that happened to his family that night, the pain and losses hes suffered, why he was forced to run and come back and serve them like some dog, and why he was forced to change his name. Jun had blocked out all outside noise to focus on the peace and quiet in his mind. He actually had to pinch himself at times so he didn't fall asleep, the couch had been very comfortable.
The second day came around, the violent screams and shutter could be heard pounding at the front door. I had just come home from school, icy cold chills shot down my spine as my hand connected with the door. My family hadn't been as wealthy as Khai's family but we still managed plenty. Opening the door slowly afraid to see the result, inflicted fear upon myself. The door fully opened, tears and cries came from me as his witnessed my own mother, dead across the entrance of the house.
"MOM!", I shouted dropping on his knees right beside her, continuously calling out her name as if she would awaken from her eternal sleep. I grabbed her and held her closely, tears repeatedly dropping onto her shoulder. I didn't want to let go, that was until I noticed the intruder, a black cloak covered individual standing at the corner of my kitchen.
"Wh-who are you!", I shouted trying to sound tough. However the tears from my eyes said otherwise. He, she, it didn't move, it stood in a black robe, with his hood up and the dreaded white plated mask with a red circle on the top. I was terrified of that mask, ironically enough I was surrounded by them. His hood was up producing a shadow over the top half of his mask, making him all the more intimidating.
He slowly approached me, carrying a bloody steel short sword in one hand. I backed up, forgetting about my mom which seems selfish but what more pain could she possibly endure? "If it were up to me, they would've lived", he said in a deep voice. "They", that word killed me.
"W-why?", I said, tears rolling down my cheek. "Because they viewed those evil, as leaders", another voice came up from beside me. I was startled at first but it seemed like he was their for a while. I had recognized him as Bo, Khai's older brother who had been leaning against the kitchen counter twirling a knife in his hand.
"Besides, Amon had ordered it, your family is weak, just like the WLP, and Equalists need strong people. The era of bending is over!", the other cloaked man said, pulling of his mask. It was Bao, my father friend who had gotten into the fight the other day. I was breathing to hard to speak, my mind still thinking about my mother and the outcome of the rest of my family.
Bao had been starring down at my mother, her blood had poured onto the rug. Bo quickly approached me, his knife aiming at my throat, that was until Zhon, my older brother intervened. His face had been bruised and bloody, he walk with a limp but he still had enough energy to slam his fist into the side of Bo's face. Bo instantly crumpled to the ground, ""RUN!", Zhon shouted trying his hardest to hold off against my father who had immediately come to Bo's aid.
I didn't know, how to react. Part of me wanted to stay and help Zhon, but the rest said take his advice. I made up my mind, I sprinted towards the door, slamming my body into the door to open it. A wall of cold air smashed into his face, he tripped falling to the stone walkway that led up from the street towards his front door. I brushed of the dirt that scraped my hands, and scrambled to my feet.
I turned around running as I looked over my shoulder, seeing my brother, stabbed through the chest by Bao. The rest of my family remained unknown until two days after the incident. I had lived with my godfather, who had been a lieutenant in the equality army, although he didn't tell me, until he actually made me join. My life seemed to be filled with irony, my godfather, whom I called just father, had been the officer for Bo, who seemed to reach high in ranks quickly.
After he heard about the incident, he had two difficult choices; turn me in or keep me safe. So he changed my name to Jun after his son, who had grown up and moved out, and he enlisted me in medical school to keep me out of the army, where I rose to power quickly in my training.
After doing some growing up and changing my looks, Amon put me in a special group of Equalist soldiers. For just my luck, two out of three of those men were Bo and Bao, I wanted to quit, but my godfather would throw me out on the streets if I did. So I became a sort of medical, Equalist assassin. When I reached 15, I became chief of medical staff, creating my own medicine and toxins and forming them to my own use.
The next day after I had the idea to control the human mind I decided to go for a walk. I hated Equalism, I hated Bao and his family, and I wanted revenge. It was my "Infamous Pride" I was so proud of, the thing that kept me going.
Jun looked thought for a moment, changing his position on the couch, he could have killed them at any time, however he had never been with them in private to do so. He could never find a right time so it just upset him more.
While walking I had met with a former Admiral of the fire nation. He had been preaching out from a podium of the most racist ideals of fire bending supremacy, however nobody listened to him, most of them either ignored him or insulted him. I smiled, thinking of a way to get back at the Equalists or at least make them struggle more. "Excuse me sir, can I have a word?", I asked politely, adding in my fake smile.
we talked for four hours, that day. Admiral Geming, had been very surprised at my level of intellect even as such a young age. As I got older, I only got more smarter and more devious.. some might say. I had encouraged him to form a group of all benders to stop the Equalists once and for all. Lucky for me he had hated them just about as much as I did. Adm. Geming had lost his supremacist ideals that day and took my advice.
Soon after about a week of searching he had found sand benders, a fire bender, a water bender, and earth benders each equipped with their own special ability. They became a infamous clan known as "The Pride" and I had been in control. In fact I had always been the creator. People had been mistaken that The Pride hand been created ever since the end of the great war but that had been rumored by Jun for intimidation purposes.
The Pride hadn't had hundreds or thousands of members, they had ten. However these member had their own unique amazing abilities the likes ordinary benders have never seen. I had allowed Adm. Geming to take charge, with their all bending supremacist idea's, with me being the exception of course.
However they had just been pawns for my own plan to take control of this corrupt city. Once Equalism and the WLP erupted in chaos, everything would fall apart and there will be need for a leader. I will take that chance and seize power and rule with my own supremacist ideals, why not I had the medicine to prove it...
Kyoshi Way Capitol
Jun's Supremacist thoughts had been knocked back to reality by the sound of Bao's coffee mug smashing against the wall. "I don't care if you can't find him do it, I want him dead! Jun get over here!", Bao ordered.
Jun rushed over to Bao, he hadn't noticed that Ty ce had entered next to Bo but he would have smashed his cup to if she was involved with anything. "Yes, sir?", Jun said innocently, putting on his fake smile.
"Look I want to search and bring back my son, find Khai! If he refuses, force him! If he attacks...", Bao had stopped their take in a big breath. Jun nodded and payed his respect towards his "superior". However when Jun finds Khai, he wouldn't be coming back at all.
Then turned around and left, bringing along his supremacist thoughts.