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Seeing that The United Force's Battalion would take days to assemble before arriving at Republic City, General Iroh sends an emergency call to his cousin to assist in Republic City's troubles with the Equalists until The United Forces can arrive. Strong!Naruto/FireBending!Naruto!/NarutoxAsami
"The Equalists strike again! The newly advanced aircrafts seem to be too much for General Iroh and The United Forces! All hopes seem lost as the General falls into the ocean, defeated, until the mysterious fire bender, now identified to be Prince Naruto of The Fire Nation, rescues General Iroh with his dragon. Team Avatar now retreats back into hiding to plan their next move! Will Amon and the Equalist finally take full control over Republic City or will Avatar Korra take back the city and regain peace?
- Shiro Shinobi, radio broadcaster of the Republic City.
8:25 A.M
"Alright, are we all ready?! Let's go Kurama!" Naruto tells his lifetime companion, telling Bolin and Asami to brace themselves, the first time being the most nerve-racking, unless you're Bolin.
"Holy cow! This is by far the best way to travel! Haha! Bolin yells, his hair flying all over his face, having the time of his life while riding a mythical creature such as Kurama.
Asami though, isn't having as much fun as Bolin. Having some anxiety as she looks down and sees how high she is, unconsciously grabbing ahold of Naruto's waist and hugging his back, pressing her ample chest against Naruto's sturdy back. Naruto jolts up right as Asami latches into him, blushing up a storm as he feels something he shouldn't be feeling pressing against his back. Naruto blushes heavily, thankfully he's in the front so nobody notices, and keeps quiet.
Having just exited the snowy mountains, they are all about to finally arrive at Republic City's Pro-Bending Arena, where Avatar Korra will most likely face Amon, along with his many Equalists henchmen. The arena finally comes into view, surprisingly vacant, with rarely any Equalists guarding the arena.
"Hmmm... It seems that the Rally is still happening right now, it's the perfect chance for us to slip in, but it would be easier if we all had Equalist gear like you, Naruto." Asami ponders, thankfully no longer terrified of riding a dragon.
"That shouldn't be a problem at all. We should ambush some Equalists roaming around the streets and take theirs, which means we need to leave Kurama this time." Patting his head, drawing his attention so that he knows the plan.
8:35 A.M
Hiding in the a black alley of Republic City, is Naruto, Bolin, and Asami, waiting for the perfect moment to ambush a pair of Equalists roaming through the streets, patrolling the city for any benders.
"Okay guys, on three..." Naruto whispers to them, backs leaning against the brick walls, counting down and hoping to catch them off guard.
"AHHHH!"
Two unsuspecting Equalists were electrocuted and dropped like flies. Within a span of seconds, were unconscious and dragged into the black alley without any suspicion, by yours truly, Asami Sato.
"Thr-eee..." White circles appear on Naruto's eyes as he watches the scene unfold. Stunned for a few seconds before moving deeper into the alley way and towards Asami, who decided to electrocute the Equalists for good measure, just in case.
'Wow she can be kinda brutal if she wants to be... Why do I find that kinda hot...' Naruto's sweat drops, seeing how effortlessly she took them down.
"Damn nice work, Asami..." He praises her, still somewhat speechless. Reminding him of her mother, who was also honestly a pretty scary woman, being a chi-blocker and all.
"Don't sell me short just because I'm a lady, I can fight too you know." Asami grins at him and she begins putting on the disguise. Few moments later, with everyone in their Equalist disguise, they all walk through Republic City and head towards the Pro-Bending Arena.
"Jeez, there's no livelihood or any more joy on the streets. Looks like most people are scared of the Equalists, even the non-benders are cautious of them." Bolin frowns, not liking the negative atmosphere Republic City is giving off, having always been the guy to look at the bright side of life, this was a little depressing. The group continues walking until they reach the bridge that leads to the arena.
"All right guys, remember the plan?" Naruto questions. There would be no more chit chat until their task was complete.
Both Asami and Bolin nod, knowing that there was no room for error, and begin heading towards the area entrance.
'It seems like the Rally barely started. We should have enough time to sneak inside and watch the whole thing.' Naruto assumes, having successfully entered the arena without drawing attention. Both Asami and Bolin tailed right behind him, following him.
Hundreds of supporters were gathered, in the Pro-Bending Arena, all from different nations, civilians who are tired of the mistreatment that they face for not being benders, hoping this will bring them equality and justice. Standing on the main stage is the leader of the Equalists, Amon, along with his right-hand man, The Lieutenant. Together they stand in front of their supporters, ready to give their last speech before finally bringing equality to Republic City.
"I can't believe Amon has attracted so many supporters in so little time. Maybe Amon is right in some ways, otherwise he would never be able to gain this much attention." Asami notes, worried at the alarming number of followers that Amon has gathered, really showing that Republic City may be corrupted in terms of favoritism between benders and non-benders. Standing on the top floor of the Pro-Bending Arena, surveilling the whole area is Asami, who is flanked by Naruto and Bolin on her sides.
Within a few more moments, smoke fills the main stage, and the leader of the Equalists is finally shown, coming up from the floor is Amon. Next to Amon is his loyal commander, The Lieutenant and followed by four Equalists, creating a very imposing sight to behold.
'So its finally about to begin huh... Your rebellion ends today. The heinous crimes you have committed, the people hurt and misjudged, the terror you've spread across the city, it will all end today Amon...' Naruto mentally declares, patiently waiting for Amon to begin his speech.
"Thank you all for joining me on this historic occasion! When I was a boy, a firebender struck down my entire family and left me scarred. That tragic event began my quest to equalize the world."
"That's a lie, Amon!" Korra shouts, removing her mask, exposing herself to the Equalists.
"Or should I call you Nowatak!" She yells at him, and continues to tell the truth about his past, from his father being Yakone, to him being an alleged blood bender. Korra, though with all her passion and status as the Avatar, still looks like a lunatic spitting out lies without any concrete evidence to support her outrageous claims.
"You're desperate Avatar, making up stories about me is a pathetic last resort. An amusing tale, but I will show you the truth." Amon rebuttals, wanting to show everyone that the Avatar was lying, he removes his mask, causing the whole crowd to gasp in shock. Plastered all across his face were burns that could only have been received by a firebender, which completely overthrows Korra's claims about Amon.
"Boo!"
"The Avatar is lying!"
"She's a liar!"
Instantly the crowd erupts and begins accusing Korra of deceit and strengthens their support in Amon, fully believing in his backstory now.
"We said what we had to, let's get out of here." Mako comments, his arms in a fighting position, ready to fend off any Equalists that were starting to swarm to their location. Just as Korra and Mako were about to attempt an escape, Amon surprises them once more, always being one step ahead of them.
"I wouldn't leave yet Avatar, you'll miss the main event." Amon informs Korra, behind Amon, the floor opens up and 4 figures appear on the stage, strapped onto poles, unable to escape. The last airbenders have been caught and captured, rendering Lin's brave heroics during the battle at Air Temple Island useless.
"No, they got away... We saw them get away..." The Avatar mutters to herself, not wanting to believe the scene in front of her. Somehow Amon and his Equalists were able to track down and capture Tenzin and his family."
"Tonight I rid the world of airbending, forever!" Amon declares, his supporters cheering him on, and praising him as their savior.
"Amon! Let them go!" Korra says, trying to appear threatening, painfully grabbing the railing as hard as she could, desperately trying to figure a way out of this mess.
"You're welcome to come down here and try to stop me." Amon says to her, opening his arms wide, basically taunting her into attacking him. He turns around and walks towards Tenzin, baiting Korra even more.
"The Avatar needs to be reminded of the power I possess." Amon claims, fully ready to take away airbending from the world, and bring the world closer to equality.
"This looks bad... Very bad..." Bolin comments, panic laced in his voice, terrified at the prospect of the family losing their bending.
'Things just went from bad to worse...' Naruto thinks, looking down at the family, they are likely to get their bending taken away if something doesn't happen.
BOOM!
In a blink of an eye, lightning was launched at Amon, causing him to jump back and retreat from the family. Mako and Korra hastily use firebending to run across the wall and leap onto the main stage, engaging Amon and the Equalists in a skirmish.
The Equalist supporters scream at the scene and begin to flee, all of them knowing that they're in danger as they can't protect themselves from benders. All of them being reminded of their main reason for loathing benders, always feeling weak and inadequate compared to benders.
Unnoticed by them, just as the civilians had all disappeared, many Equalists began to flood the arena, trapping everyone. Mecha tanks that were guarding the outside now surround the stage, preventing them from escaping.
Back on the stage, Mako continues firing off fire blasts, stunning a couple of Equalists and attempts to hold off Amon just long enough for Korra to free Tenzin and his family.
"Where are Pema and the baby?" Korra questions Tenzin, ripping off the cloth that was covering his mouth, and begins melting the chains off by focusing her firebending into a sharp flame.
"Somewhere inside here, in a prison cell." Tenzin says, finally free from the chains and immediately joining in the battle. Spinning into the middle of the stage, Tenzin lets out continuous air strikes, creating streams of air, knocking two Equalists off the stage. Tenzin presses his advantage with Amon being by himself and distracted with Mako's firebending, quickly whirls himself once more and delivers a leg sweep, generating a wide arcing gust of air, blasting Amon straight in the chest, knocking him off the platform.
Briefly stunning Amon, they all look around the arena, looking for a way out, just to be completely shocked and flabbergasted. All around the arena are Equalists, blocking every exit, making an escape virtually impossible. Chi-blockers swarming in from the top floor onto the main stage, encircling them all. Mecha tanks are now waiting on the bottom floor, ready to be used if necessary.
"You've run out of places to hide, Avatar Korra. Surrender now and the rest may escape or face the consequences." The Lieutenant steps up from the crowd, his electrified rods unsheathed and gleaming with electricity, ready to take down the Avatar. Chi-blockers standing behind the Lieutenant, all of them whirling ropes along their wrists, crouched and ready to strike given the order.
'Shit! We're trapped... There's no way all of us can escape out of here, there's too many of them...' Korra realizes a sinking feeling in her stomach as she stares down the opposition, cornered and surrounding against a wall.
'There's only one way out of this mess, I have to give myself in...' Korra sighs, shoulders slumping in defeat, ready to give herself in to save everyone else.
Before Korra can utter a word, scorching blue flames suddenly burst in front the floor, erupting and creating an arc of flames, bringing separation from the Equalists. Growing hotter and hotter by the second, the arena loses its normal glow, and is replaced with shadows that are a luminous blue.
'It's him! He's back again, I see.' The Lieutenant observes, lowering his face and attempting to relieve the blazing heat, bypassing even his mask. Instantly recalling his past encounter with the prince on Air Temple Island, quickly retreats and jumps off the stage. All of a sudden, the stationary blue flames erupt once more, this time expanding all throughout the stage, heavily burning anybody caught in the crossfire. The Equalists, unfortunately unable to react fast enough, scream in agony, blue flames flowing onto their bodies, experiencing third degree burns within seconds. Just as fast, the flames retreated and finally extinguished, one by one, the Equalists dropped like flies, unable to stand, they fell down, unconscious.
"What the hell!" Korra shouts, stunned at the display of power in front of her.
Coming down the top of the arena, 3 Equalists land in front of them all and take off their masks, revealing themselves to be Bolin, Asami, and Prince Naruto. Naruto, noticing the Avatar straight away, introduces himself to her for the first time.
"I hope you're alright, Avatar Korra. Prince Naruto, at your service." Naruto bows at the Avatar, leaving her baffled at his nonchalant attitude after his display of power, in front of the Equalists and Amon. Naruto switches his sights to Tenzin and his family, he smiles at Tenzin and walks towards him.
"Uncle Tenzin! It's been far too long since we last saw each other, why don't you come to the Fire Nation more? Did my mom freak you out the last time you came? Or was it my grandmother..." Naruto asks, bringing Tenzin into a big hug, rapidly spitting out questions as he hasn't seen his uncle figure in years, probably since he was a little kid.
"It's good to see you too Naruto, you've certainly grown up, and are taller than me too... But let's save the personal talk for later, when we all escape from this place." Tenzin says, hugging Naruto back, before getting ready to make an escape route for them all.
"You're not going anywhere! You're all trapped and surrounded, there's no chance for you all to escape!" The Lieutenant declares, commanding the Equalists and mecha tanks to attack them all.
"Everybody leave! I'll hold them all back as long as I can! Korra can not be captured by the Equalists by any means!" Naruto orders, whether it be confidence or stupidity, he's willing to face the army of Equalists alone. Everyone is dumbfounded by his declaration, unable to see how even someone the likes of Prince Naruto can deal with the Equalists alone.
Bonk!
"Are you stupid?! Not even you can defeat them all Naruto! You're not doing this alone! Bolin and I came along with you so we'll be the ones helping you. You got that Prince?!" Asami runs up to Naruto, punching his head, hopefully knocking some sense back into him and bringing him back to reality.
"OWW!" Naruto grabs his head, teary eyes as he soothes the punch to the head, a comical bump appearing where he got hit. He sighs before accepting the help, no doubt his mother would do the same thing if she heard what he just said.
"Hey! No way I'm running if you guys are staying! I'll help fight too, I'm the Avatar, it's my duty to bring peace to the world. That means defeating the Equalists!" Korra argues, not ready to just turn around and run when others are going to fight. Naruto turns to face Korra, his attitude and expressions completely shifted, no longer silly and easy going. Now serious and focused on the task at hand, rejects her protests.
"But, I can help—" Korra attempts to reason with him but stops as Naruto interrupts her.
"Look Korra, You are right that you are the Avatar, but now is not the time for you. There is too much at stake if you were to get caught by Amon, if we were to lose. This is not a suggestion, this is an order, you will leave with Tenzin and look for his family. No if's, ands, or buts, you hear me."
He was not one for patience right now. The temperature is rising in a steady fashion, in no moods for arguments.
'I'm sweating? He's not even doing anything...'
Korra sees the look in his eye, the usual serene and soft tint gone, now glaring at her with such intensity it makes her want to run away and hide.
"Alright you win. I'll go with Tenzin and his family." She admits defeat, letting out a deep sigh, the intensity of his glare finally off of her.
Chapter 3 completed! This chapter and the next one is definitely the most difficult I have ever written. Fight scenes take so much time and imagination, hopefully I do them justice. Thank you for reviewing, the next chapter should be out soon.