Chapter 6: Dirt
Isaac was in a helicopter, flying above paddocks planning his attack. The man he was looking for is armed and desperate. Depending on whether he has found a farmhouse or not, he could be in a car or on foot, and could have better weapons. If Isaac was lucky he wouldn't. Today wasn't Isaacs's lucky day.
Isaac saw a red 4x4 driving along the bumpy paddocks of the farmland hundreds of metres away from the hardened earth that had already been driven on for many years.
"That's him." Isaac said to the pilot.
"How do you know?"
"If it were the owner of the property, he would be driving on the hard strip, where he had been driving for years. Not the muddy ground where it is now. Try and get in front of it."
The helicopter veered to the right, and continued forward until it was ahead of the car. There was no way the driver could not notice them. Isaac jumped out the open door of the helicopter, hoping his plan would work. Isaac pointed his open hands towards the ground while he was in mid-air, then clenched his fists and twisted. The earth beneath him loosened, and softening Isaac's fall. He fell straight through the soft earth. The man in the car was could not figure out what happened. Until there was a rumble. Suddenly a pillar of earth rose in front of the car, a dirt covered Isaac standing on top.
The man in the car pulled a handgun from the seat next to him, and shot at Isaac, smashing the windscreen. Pulling the air, Isaac pulled his arms across his body, creating a large gust of wind, strong enough to move the bullet out of his way.
"Big mistake." Said Isaac, pulling up arms up. A column of stone erupted from the ground underneath the front of the car, with enough force to flip the car upside down. The man crawled out, gun still in hand, and aimed at Isaac. Before he had a chance to shoot, fiery whips extended from Isaac's wrists, and were flying towards him.
The criminal stepped back, in attempt to avoid the inferno heading towards him. As he stood back, he felt the ground beneath his left foot sink, and harden, locking it into place. In an attempt to dodge the next wave of flame, the man ducked and made the mistake of putting his hands and feet on the ground. Before he realised what he had done, the earth around them rose, clamping them to the ground. The man was helpless.
"I told you that was a mistake." Said Isaac.
"You have a reputation in the prisons you know?" said the man spitting towards Isaac.
"Really?" asked Isaac, slightly interested.
"Yeah. You are the cop's bitch. They are too lazy to do their own jobs, so they get you to do it. You think you are tough, but really, you're a joke." Yelled the criminal.
"If I am such a joke, how come you are bowing down to me as we speak." Laughed Isaac, until felt his phone buzz.
"I got him. Meet me on the road." Said Isaac.
"Looks like you are going on a walk." He laughed. The criminal felt the earth beneath him shake, until he realised what was happening. The square of earth around him was moving. Isaac lifted it, and was carrying it as he walked towards the road.
Kayla was preparing her dinner when she heard the doorbell ring. To her surprise, Isaac was standing there, covered from head to toe in dirt.
"Isaac what happened? Did you get into a fight with the ground?" laughed Kayla.
"Yeah, but don't worry, I won it." joked Isaac, "Can I use your shower? It's another half hour walk home, and people were giving me dirty looks on the street."
"Dirty like your everything?" laughed Kayla, "Yeah sure, just clean up after yourself, I just cleaned the shower."
Isaac went to the bathroom, and had his shower. Then he had an idea. Picking up his clothes, Isaac closed his eyes, and felt for the presence of the earth in them. After a few seconds, he found it and slowly pulled it. The small pieces of dirt came out of his clothes without ripping them. He compacted it into a stone ball, then opened the window and threw it out. Isaac them bended the water off his wet body, and send it down the drain in the shower, leaving him as dry as he was before the fight earlier that day.
"Well looks like it was possible to clean all that dirt off." Laughed Kayla as Isaac walked out of the bathroom.
"Earthbending and Waterbending suddenly became a lot more useful."
"Would you like to stay for dinner? I have plenty." Said Kayla beckoning towards the table.
"No thanks I think I will just head home. It has been a big day. I will see you tomorrow night thought." Said Isaac with a smile. He kissed Kayla goodbye, and headed home.