The Guardian and the Avatar were moving through a tunnel where they have found as they were following Amon's trail. They knew that this tunnel was connected to an Equalist stronghold because they have run into a few chi-blockers and they were willing to talk after seeing the Guardian's eyes turn red with flames.
Right now, they were about to enter another gateway, but they stopped for Korra to use her seismic senses to see where they were going.
"What can you sense," the Guardian asked.
"The room is covered with some metal alloy, because I can't sense anything," Korra answerd.
"Let me see if I can hear through it," the Guardian said as he put his ears to the metal door. As he was starting to listen in, he heard a very loud footsteps as if the person were a giant, and they coming towards the door.
"Get back," the Guardian yelled at Korra. By the time they did, the door was ripped off its hinges and were thrown outwards. The Guardian and the Avatar looked to see who could've possibly done that with an unbendable metal. When they got a good glance at the individual, the both of them were comepletly shocked at what they saw.
There was a humoungus pale looking man in a ripped up suit. The behimouth looked to be dead than alive, but its movement gave evidence that it wasn't dead. There also looked to be some knives, swords, and axes stabbed on to its back, but it didn't seem to care. Then it started to speak.
"Sylung Grundy. Born on a Monday. Christiated on Tuesday. Married on Wednsday."
The moment the monster said its name, Clar and Korra knew exactly what this beast was. They read stories about Avatar Aang and the Justice Society facing a strong zombie, known by the name, 'Sylung Grundy.' Now he was back again, and facing against Republic City's current Avatar and masked adventurer.
"Spread out," Korra yelled to Clar, and they each moved to one side of Sylung Grundy. Grundy decided to go after Korra instead because instinct told him that the females are slightly the weakest. That was where he was wrong.
Korra fired blasts of flames to the head of Grundy, but the flames died down when they made impact and the fire didn't seem to have much affect of Grundy except for pushing him back slightly. Grundy was just about to get a hold of Korra until the Guardian jumped on behind Grundy's back and was pulling his head back. Due to Grundy's large body, Clar pushed his legs into Grundy's back to unbalance the huge monster. Grundy was just about to fall back, but the wal behind broke his fall. So Sylung then started to crash his back against the wall a few more times to get the Guardian off of him.
Clar was forced of Grundy from the impacts of being crashed onto the wall. Once he let go of Grundy, Grundy turned around and grabed Clar by the head and started swinging him back and forth against the floor. Korra gathered water that was in the pipes near her and formed them into ice spikes, and she lauched them all to Grundy's chest. The ice pikes only shattered in impact when they hit Grundy, but it still managed to force him to let go of Clar.
"That was fun," Clar said with sarcasm, as Korra helped him up.
"Grundy will crush," Sylung said as he smashed his fists to the ground.
"Not if I can help it," Korra said as she forced all the earth, where Grundy was standing, to engulf the zombie.
The Guardian fired his flame vision at Grundy. The zombie was getting hurt by the beam, but he forced all his strength to break through the earth that was keeping him contained. This caused rocks to fly everywhere, and Korra threw them all back at a fast rate towards Grundy. After the rocks were broken to bits after hotting Grundy, the first thing Grundy did was growl towards Korra.
"Can't stop Grundy!"
The giant undead man charged towards Korra. Clar saw it coming and he took actions by pushing Korra out of the way, but he was then hit by Grundy with strong blow to the head. The strength from Grundy was able to disorient Clar, and Grundy then pulled out one blade that stabbed to his back and, slashed it across Clar's chest. Somehow, it was able to cause a deep cut on Clar's dense skin.
"Aaaargggh," Clar yelled in pain as the blade made a gash across his skin.
"CLAR!" Korra screamed
The Avatar ran towards the zombie with her fists covered with self shaped metal blades. She jumped on the zombie and tried to pierce the zombie's skin, but Grundy threw her off her and Korra hit the wall.
Clar was still in trying to recover from the gash that was on his chest, yet he tried to throw a retaliating hit. However, Grundy grabbed the injured Guardian and liftted him off the ground. The Guardian was then thrown in a distance, to the ground, and Grundy was walking towards him, carrying another blade that was from his back. The Guardian was trying to get up, but he was stepped on by Sylung's large foot. The undead villain was just about to impale his opponent with the blade.
Korra was barely getting up from the painful thrown impact to the wall, and she what Sylung was about to do to Clar.
"NOOO!"
She threw a punch out, but what she didn't expect, there was a powerful force of wind that came out with that punch.
The wind knocked Grundy off balance, and the blade didn't not land on to the Guardian. Korra could not believe what she just did.
"I can airbend? I can airbend!" Korra said with joy and grief.
She threw more gusts of wind at Sylung Grundy, but he was already alert and the wind could only push him back a bit. He was just about to move foward, an arrow hit his chest and it exploded. It was then followed with a lightning bolt.
Korra turned around to see Green Arrow and Black Lightning running in and firing at Grundy.
"Go get the Guardian. We'll keep him busy," Green Arrow said as he fired more arrows.
Korra ran to Clar and helped him up.
"Come on Clar. This time, I'm saving you," Korra said with some optumism.
The two of them made it to the archer and lightning-bender that were firing at the zombie.
"Let's get out of here," Black Lightning said.
Green Arrow fired an explosive arrow to the ceilling, and the ceilling collapsed on Grundy giving them the chance to get out of there.
It wasn't long until Grundy got himself out of the debris, but the heroes were long gone and instead in his presence was the Equalist and Intergang leader with their own personal guard standing by them.
"I guess that was a good test run," Amon said.
"Good test run? The big behemoth didn't finish off any of those vigilante radicals," said, a shock to someone who wasn't an Equalist or Intergang, Hiroshi Sato, Asami's father.
"Try speaking up a little louder, why not? Let the monster, that once fought the entire Justice Soceity, hear you insult him," Manhiem said.
"Will I still can't comprehend that we are using such a monster like this. Who is the insane fool that found this carcass, and try to revive it," Hiroshi said.
"The same insane fool, that did everything in his own power to try and protect his little sister, mother, and, at that time, not so much of a prick father, from violent mob hit men," responded a voice.
The group looked back to see a balding young man who was in his twenties, wearing an expensive business suit. Beside the bald man, was a taller man who was wearing an outfit fit for a bodyguard.
"Lee," Hiroshi whispered.
"Hello dad."
Korra was standing beside Clar, who was setting on top of an operating table. As Clar was setting, Korra was controlling water on to her hands and was moving them towards Clar's wound.
"Hold still," Korra said.
"I don't think it is going work," Clar doubted Korra's option of healing his gash.
"Do you have any better options," Korra replied.
Clar could only look at Korra's face of concern, and also something else that had noticed when he met her, beauty.
"Proceed," Clar said, and Korra started to wash the water and use her healing abilities to heal the wound.
"Well, good news is, is that we stopped Amon from blowing up areas of Republic City, trashed his announcement, and barely got away from his new bodyguard," Black Lightning said.
"Now we know what those other weapons do. They make a bender turn super," Green Arrow said.
"Another good thing Grundy isn't as strong and powerful as he was recoreded to be from his encounter with my previous life," Korra said as she was able to heal Clar.
"The only question I have; is how was his blades able to cut me," Clar said as he put back his shirt on.
"Maybe it has something to do with what Grundy is," Korra suggested.
"We also need to assume that someone is manufacturing these weapons," Green Arrow stated. "That is too many newly developed weapons to made for a mob gang's workshop. That number of items need to be distributed from an industry line."
"Please tell me one of you is the detective here," Korra said.
"I'm just a political professor," Black Lightning said.
"Reporter," Clar stated.
"Then I guess it is you and me Guardian," Green Arrow said.
"Wait, isn't that guy from Oth-Yen supposed to be a detective?"
"Pfft, I ran into him when there was business over there for me, and he did not like having his turf invaded," Green Arrow said.
"Which reminds me, you still didn't tell us who is it that you are going after here," the Guardian said.
"His name is Deadshot. Hired hit-man. Great shot. Hince the name," Green Arrow answered.
"We still need to let Republic City know about what the Equalists and Intergang having Sylung Grundy under their control," Korra said.
"That is your part, Korra," Clar placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I guess I can be the man on the street. Nobody here knows Suicide Slums more than I do," Black Lightning said.
"Fine with us," Green Arrow said.
Detective Jun Jo-ons was fully recovered from his encounter with the amped firebender. The arena was already sealed off, and the police were searching the tunnels to see where Avatar Korra and the Guardian pursued the terrorists.
They had already found debris covering the rest of the tunnel, but as they were working to get through, Jun looked to Cheif Be Fong, who seemed to have a face of dissapointment. As if it were dissapointment to herself. He walked over to her, and asked, "You alright Chief?"
"I walked right into where Amon wanted me to. I convinced the council to keep that damn arena open all because of pride. I failed to keep it safe," Lin said with sorrow.
"You couldn't have known Chief. This all got us by surprise," Jun tried to show sympathy.
"Hmm. Then they showed up. The wonders. That was what they called them. The first masked heroes. Wonders. My mother the Wonder Woman, father the Captain Steel, Sokka the Green Lantern and his wife Suki the Flash, Firelord Zoku was Shazam, his wife Mai was the Black Canary, Katara was , then Avatar Aang, the Spectre. They appeared just like how they appeared. When there was great trouble," Lin said.
"I'm assuming you are reconsidering your stand on the heroes," Jun asked.
"I have said too many hurtful things to my mother after I had found out about her secret. I want to redeem myself for those comments, and I know what I must do. Thank you, Jun," Lin said.
" For what Chief?"
"For listening and helping me open my eyes to the bigger picture," Lin answered with a more happier tone.
"Chief, Council wants a set rec," an officer called.
"I'll handle it officer," Lin replied as she was walking over to the exit of the tunnel. But before she, walked any further, she stopped and looked at the behind of Jun.
"Keep up the good work detective," Lin said to Jun, before she smacked Jun on his rear behind. This action spooked Jun so much that he sort of jumped a bit and yelped.
He looked back to Lin already walking away cooly.
'The radio shows only talked about winning the heart of the dame in distress. They said nothing about the Chief of Police,' Jun thought.
Later on the night, Lin made it home after a long night. She still remembered her plan on redeeming her insults to her mother, and she walked to a center of of one room and sumoned a metal case out of the ground. She opened it to reveal the same sort of armor and arsenal that her mother wore and used as Wonder Woman.
"I'm not as young as I used to be. This sort of armor must be in the hands of someone who already has set same disteny as my mother," Lin said out loud. And one canidate came to mind on who will take up her mother's armor and arsenal. It happened to be someone that she already had a bit of a rough start meeting her.
Hey everyone. I'm sorry for the late update. IB school is hectic and I've been training with a Law Enforcement Youth Post. But here it is.
I know this was probably a short chapter, but this is to show I have not forgotton or abandond this. Nor have I abandond Son of Heroes.
Our heroes have faced Sylung Grundy, and have survived his wrath. The Guardian has found out that something can actually pinatrate his own skin, and the Avatar has finally found the means to get her airbending. Who is this, Lee, that is supposibly Hiroshi Sato's son? What else does he have in his sleeves? Lin finally accepts the aid from the masked wonders, and is off to provide a certain quadruple bender the armor of the Wonder Woman. What is in store for our heroes, is there something brewing up with Clar concerning Korra? Find out next time.
A/N: I know there are some characters I descided to be the golden age heroes that may shock a lot of you. A female golden age Flash. Captain Steel, who is inspired from the New 52 Earth-2. And probably most of all, our passive Air Nomad Avatar is the host and vissile to the Spirit of Vengeance. Please, if there is some comment you want to say about it, leave a review. Due to these references, there is obviously going to be future plans for a prequal story to how our favorite Gaang became how they were, and the events that led up to Legend of Korra.
AVP5- Thanks for the info. Also, I think I have something else planned for Asami. Lets just say it came from the stars.
AZTEC 13- Yep. Lets see how you like these references on roll call.
HEROTIME547- Yes they have, yes they have. Sorry, not today. Esspicially if they were not prepared for it
Ashbringer37- Let me explain about the green lantern in the past. There were to ages of heroes. The golden age consisted of heroes with names like Green Lantern. That Green Lantern's ring and power was mystical, while the GL you know of is from Oa. THe Guardian will get his true costume when the time comes. Sorry, can't spoil it that much.
Guest 2- I'll keep that in mind.
Hockyfist- Wait and see my friend, until the Dark Knight comes around. And Perhaps I should use red, and then the silver K.
Guest 3- Thanks for the advice. And I'll see what I can do for your request.
Until next time. Live Long and Prosper.