Still don't own Legend of Korra or Anastasia!
"Well, this worked extremely well," Iroh muttered as he began looking around the market in the city that they were in. "I get to do all the shopping, just what I hate."
"Lee!" one earthbender yelled, and Iroh turned to the sound of the voice. "Good, you're still awake. There's been a fire, but the firebender won't calm down! He's burning down homes and barns for livestock!"
Iroh said nothing but ran off alongside the man who had called for his help. When he got to the area, there were people struggling to get the livestock out safely while also trying to dodge the firebender that was attacking for the sake of attacking.
"Who's going to stop me, huh? The Avatar's nowhere nearby!" the firebender yelled, and Iroh's eyes narrowed as he dodged the fireball.
"I can," he said as he rammed a few pressure points on the firebender's arm.
"You-you bastard equalists!" he yelled, "I rule this town!"
"Not for long," Iroh countered as he dodged yet again and rammed another point on the firebender's other arm. "And I hate equalists. I sided with Avatar Korra."
The firebender shot a flame out of his leg, but Iroh dodged it skillfully as he felt a familiar prescence near him. He jerked his head and ran towards two of the ostrich horses and jerked on their saddles and bridles while the earthbender put up a wall around the livestock to keep them pent in and as safe as he could.
"Get the livestock out!" Iroh commanded, "Get them to safety! He can only bend through his legs now, so we need to escape while we can!"
The others rallied around Iroh and began listening to him. For some strange reason, they all could feel an aura of power and strength, absolute leadership even, from him. He grabbed the reins of the second ostrich horse as he quickly mounted the first one. He urged it forwards and the two fowls fled from the fire that was terrorizing them.
But right as Iroh managed to get them to the meeting point, he was met with none other than Tarala herself. he cringed, not recognizing who she was, and was about to flee when he was lifted up into the air again by her bloodbending.
"I used it on you once," she snarled, "But to think that you've been able to get by in the world without your bending… it's almost a shame to kill you. I'm going to let you cling to life, General. I'm going to let you cling to your miserable pathetic life and relish in the knowledge that I know who you are and you haven't the faintest clue."
She threw him into a brick wall and the force knocked Iroh clean out. Tarala sneered at him behind her mask and took off to destroy the firebender that was causing the riot out in the streets. It didn't take long for her to bloodbend his bending away and he collapsed onto the ground in a stupefied heap and mass of pain.
"Hey, a messenger hawk!" Bolin yelled as he lunged for the window.
"It's an earth nation one," Lin noted worriedly as Korra undid the messenger pouch.
"It's a message from a prison," Korra said reading it, "They've been attacked by a bloodbender. There were a few casualties, but mostly just a bunch of burned buildings and some scattered livestock from a rioting firebender. There were also a few people whose bending was taken away, and they want me to go there to restore their bending."
"I think you should go," Zuko said wisely, "It may lead you to Iroh, I feel."
"Alright, guys, time to get on the road," Korra said rallying everyone up. "Asami, keep an eye out for your friend with the Shirshu. Tenzin, keep an eye out for anything suspicious or to do with Yakone and Amon. The rest of you, be safe."
Jinora jumped on top of Appa's head and was happily waiting to drive for the first time. Korra loaded a bunch of sleeping bags onto his back while Lin used earthbending to launch their traveling bags. Mako took a deep breath and hugged Bolin tightly.
"Don't get in too much trouble, little bro," he said fondly, and Bolin smiled.
"Easier said than done, big bro," he replied.
"Sometimes I find myself wishing that I would have had a relationship like yours with Azula," Zuko said softly, and Katara smiled and shook her head. "What? You had one like that with Sokka, did you not?"
"Sometimes I wonder about you, Zuko," she said snickering.
"Bye guys! Send us a messenger hawk if you need us!" Korra yelled as Lin used earthbending to skyrocket Mako and herself onto Appa's back, with the former of the two landing in a heap. "Try not to have too much fun without us!"
"We won't!" Jinora yelled before grinning up at Bolin. "Just for kicks and giggles, let's go see who can drive daddy crazy faster!"
"I think Meelo would win that competition," Bolin argued as he chased after her.
"Someone please help me," Tenzin muttered wearily.
When Iroh awoke, a few of his coworkers, including his boss, were standing around him and sorting out all the livestock. A waterbender was near his head healing him as best that she could, and he noticed that the two Ostrich horses that he'd gotten to safety were tied off to a rod as if their owner would come for them at any moment.
"Good, you're awake," she said sitting back. "You've been asleep for about eighteen hours. Boss got a messenger hawk sent out to Avatar Korra to see if she can sort you and the other benders out who had their bending taken away."
"I'm not a bender, I'm a chi blocker," Iroh said getting up wearily. "After this, I don't think I'll be able to stay a prison guard much longer… I can't even see straight…"
"Here," the waterbender said handing him the reins to the two ostrich horses that he'd rescued. "You'll need these if you're leaving the city."
"But, these aren't yours," Iroh argued, and she shook her head. "They're too valuable, I can't accept them."
"I know, Lee," Iroh's boss said walking up to him. "The owners of most of the livestock were hurt in the fire. None of the livestock would have survived without your help and leadership, Lee. You're a natural born leader, and it's a shame that you don't feel as though you can stay. Keep the two ostrich horses, I'll pay for them. It's the least I can do since you've saved the assets of more than half the city tonight by stopping the raging firebender. Now I recommend getting home to your wife before she has a panic attack. Women tend to get a little emotional whenever their loved ones don't come home after more than a day without warning."
"Thank you," Iroh said straightening up and sighing in defeat as he took the reins. "I feel as though I should pay for them, though…"
"I'll take it out of your final paycheck, then," his boss chuckled as he handed him a wad of money. "here, you'll need what's left of your final paycheck. You worked more than enough overtime this week to ensure that you'll have enough money to get on your feet."
"It was very nice working for you, sir," Iroh said nodding gratefully. "Ikari and I are extremely grateful for your helping us."
"Anytime," the boss said with a fond smile. "Good luck."
"Likewise," Iroh said leading the two Ostrich horses away from the rest of the livestock. "I just hope that Ikari doesn't have a fit about my buying the two of you…"
So far I'm about to the point that things are starting to get going. I'm stuck on what I want Iroh and Kailee to do once they get back to Republic City.
Reviews and help would be appreciated!