Please give a big thanks to BG-13! without her this story wouldnt be
Ollie's POV
I needed to find Korra. She had to know what that lunatic was planning. I had to admit that I was surprised when Hiroshi Sato didn't run for his life like he had planned. He stayed with me, but not before calling his daughter and saying his goodbye's. I had also called Laurel, telling her I might miss our date on Friday, you know, just in case. I didn't tell her why though; I didn't want her to worry.
The industrialist was by my side now, trying to fight back against the wave of Equalists that came towards us. I had brought a car I designed myself, where I can fire at objects and could carry a large supply of arrows, but that was running out quick. Hiroshi had also brought a mecha tank, fighting against the group he once belonged to. It was still odd seeing him on this side of the fort, but I had to deal with it for now.
I was firing an arrow when the ground bellow me began to shake and I turned to find a very familiar Avatar stomping on the ground, bending the earth while the sentry sent a series of fire attacks. I couldn't help but smile at this; looked like Korra got her bending back, and she was still a top notch Bender as she had once said herself.
"Korra!" I called once she managed to knock a wave of Equalists away.
"Who needs the help now, pretty boy?" she asked with a smirk.
I rolled my eyes at that but grinned. Couldn't blame her humor, she had learned from the best.
"Amon is planning something big, I couldn't exactly understand Hiroshi but it has to do with a machine of some sort," I began quickly.
"What kind of machine?" Howl asked.
I opened my mouth to speak but the Water Tribe girl cut me off. "Where is Amon?" The way she asked made a shiver go down my spine. I hated to be the masked revolutionist when she confronted him.
"At the center of the city," I replied. "The largest building."
"Merlyn Global?" Korra questioned. I nodded. "Well then, it's time for a rematch," she added. "Let's go Howl."
I nodded again and turned around to see yet another wave of Equalists coming towards us. I cursed under my breath and readied myself, shooting arrow after arrow, knocking as many of them as I could. I didn't like the idea of killing so many people, but they obviously had no problem killing us so the guilt subsided a little.
Out of the nowhere and Equalist came, knocking me back, pinning me against the wall, a electric dart gun pointed at me. Before he could fire it however, a large wave of fire took him by surprise and I turned to see two familiar Firebenders. I blinked few times when I saw the power Jason had in the attack.
"Hi Uncle Ollie," he greeted.
"Hey, kiddo," I replied kneeling down to hug him. I looked up, and nodded at Mako who did the same. "Korra is headed to Merlyn Global," I informed him. "She's gonna need all the help she can get."
The elder Firebender stared at me for a long time. "So that's why Korra and you got along so well?" I rubbed the back of my neck and nodded sheepishly. "Thank you, for taking care of her," Mako said. "But it's my turn now," he added looking at the smaller Firebender. "Let's go Jason."
"Bye Ollie!" he said.
"Bye kiddo!" I replied with a small chuckle.
I really hopped Korra takes down that maniac because if she didn't…it isn't going to be pretty.
Korra's POV
This was it. I was finally going to face Amon and stop this once and for all…whatever the cost. I couldn't let more innocent lives be lost because I was a coward. I was still scared of him, of what he did to me, but that was all quickly left behind when I pictured the thousands of lives that could be destroyed in his mad quest of 'equality'.
Howl had insisted in accompanying me to face him, saying that I didn't have to go alone and I had reluctantly agreed. He wanted his share of revenge and who was I to stop him? Amon had killed his father, my mentor, and he deserved a chance to avenge him.
As we walked up the steps of the Merlyn Global, I couldn't help but flashback to everything that I had gone through in that prison. My training, the torture, and all the people who I had seen die. So many injustices had occurred there…so many lives had been lost…but it wouldn't be in vain, I'd make sure of that. I would stop Amon, if it was the last thing I did.
"Welcome, young Avatar," his voice greeted as we reached the top of the stairs. The masked revolutionist was standing a few feet from us, hands behind his back. He had known we were coming. "I've been waiting for you, though I have to admit I thought you'd rather die alone than risk another innocent life." Howl growled at this, a flame appearing in his palm. "But now I guess you will both watch your city be destroyed so that a new era can be established."
"Where are the airplane's coming from, Amon?" I asked.
"Somewhere deep in the mountains," he replied. "A place you will never find."
"I doubt that," Howl countered. "I'm sure General Iroh and Asami already found it, given that your business partner betrayed you."
"Enough talking," the revolutionist finally said. "I have a city to claim."
With those words we started to go head on, the sentry using his Firebending to try and subdue the masked man while I used my Airbending, though I had to admit, he was quick. Soon enough he was right next to us, making direct hits and trying to block our chi and as much as I hated to admit it, it didn't look too good for us.
Without warning, Amon took out two hidden blades and threw them at Howl, one hitting him in the chest and the other in the leg. The sentry crumbled to the floor with a grunt, leaving me alone to fight the revolutionist. After a couple of more hits, he sent a kick to my side, knocking me back before running off into another part of the arena. I quickly knelt down next to Howl, seeing if I could help him.
"Go after him, Korra!" he yelled. "I'll be fine, go!"
I gave him a quick nod before running after the masked madman. He entered a room and I quickly followed, my hands in front of me, ready to attack. At first I was met with darkness, but soon after entering the lights turned on and I saw the murderer standing by the switch, dusting his hands before facing me, again.
"So tell me, Avatar," Amon began. "Are you ready to die?"
My eyes narrowed and I got into a stance as he headed towards me. We blocked and kicked and tried to subdue each other but when it came to skill and speed, we were almost the same. I could feel myself tire, having fought the guards at the door before entering the building and pretty much all the way here. Amon seemed to notice this and his attacks grew more rapid and precise.
I fell on the ground but kicked his legs from under him, making him fall as well. I quickly stood up and launched a kick at his face, knocking the mask away, revealing the burn. I backed up as he stood until I hit a wall and noticed that the sprinkler switch was there. I looked up and noticed that the water would land on us. I turned it on, figuring it might come in handy and watched as the water poured down.
And then something weird happened. His face looked like it was melting. It took me a moment to realize that it was paint...the scar was a fake!
Amon noticed this and touched the side of his mouth, the paint smearing against his hand and he let out a growl. I grinned. I wondered what the people of the city would think of their so called leader when they found out his story was nothing but that: a story. I ran up to him, going head to head again, except this time I had the upper hand.
The revolutionist staggered and I drew my arm back, ready to Airbend him against the wall when he threw his hand forward and I was forced to stop, no longer in control of my body. My eyes widened. He was a Bloodbender! Tarrlok hadn't lied!
"Stop struggling," the revolutionist said as he approached me, lifting me higher in the air. I let out a small grunt at this, trying to fight the hold. "It's over. There was never any doubt that this would be the outcome."
As soon as the words left his mouth the door opened, Mako and Jason coming in. I could see the horror reflected in my son's eyes as he saw me suspended in midair, unable to overcome the block. I fought against his hold but he simply twisted his hand so that my insides felt as if they were being tied into knots. The elder Firebender tried taking a step forward but the revolutionist shook his head, his hold tightening, causing a whimper of pain to escape me.
"Don't worry," Amon continued, looking up at me. "Your boyfriend and son will be joining you very shortly, after you're dead."
I growled at this and looked over at my Firebenders and something snapped inside me. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, remembering what all my past mentors had told me, what they wanted me to do: survive. I felt a strange, familiar power creep over me, one that I had used before.
When my eyes opened I saw the blinding white again and suddenly Amon's hold on me had no effect. I landed on the ground and started to make my way forward. For the first time since I encountered him, he seemed both shocked and afraid…and with good reason. As I walked towards him, the white in my eyes faded and no matter how much he tried to control me again, he wasn't able to.
"Impossible," he said incredulously.
"Thank you for teaching me what I'm fighting for," I said, referring to the last talk we had when I was in chains. "My family!" I added, using the water falling above us to send a powerful water whip towards him, knocking him back.
"You think you've won?" Amon spat as he stood up. "If I've learned anything about war is to always have a backup plan." I stopped my advance at this. "I have a machine in this building that can cause a man made Earthquake but you know who they are going to blame? You, Benders."
My eyes narrowed at this. He could have easily been bluffing but I wasn't going to take the chance, not with Jason, Mako and Howl here. I turned around to look at them, watching my son watch me, his eyes pleading with me to go to him.
"Take Jason and Howl," I told Mako.
"What about you?" he asked.
"I'll be right behind you," I lied before shifting my attention to my son. "I love you," I whispered. "Be a good boy for Mako, Gran Gran and Grandpa."
The Firebender picked up the boy who reached out to me again, his eyes begging me not to have him taken away. "Momma!" he cried.
I forced myself to look away, my attention focusing on the revolutionist who began to chuckle. I growled. What was so funny to him?
"You must be a fool if you think you can deactivate the devise," Amon scoffed.
"Who said anything about deactivating it?" I answered.
Amon frowned a little and I closed my eyes again, the power of the Avatar State overcoming me as I started to stomp on the ground and use the various techniques I had learned, causing the ground to quake. The revolutionist made his way over to me, intending to stop what I was doing but I simply knocked him away with my Airbending and repeated the procedure over again.
Once I felt Mako had enough time to get the sentry and Jason out, I stopped and took a deep breath as my fists shook at my side. If what Amon said was true and there was a machine that could cause a man made earthquake that would kill the city's citizens, I had to destroy it. I took a deep breath and clenched my fists harder, feeling the walls around us shake even more before I felt the floor crumble below me and I fell through it, quickly exiting the Avatar state.
The next Avatar would be fine. Mako, Jason, my family and the city were safe now. That's all that had ever mattered.
