Avatar: Lingering Tensions

Chapter 10: Rescuing Ozai Part 2

Kota looks at Timur, "Impressive, your earth senses are really paying off."

Akira: "Or we could have just looked in every cell as we were doing and we'd eventually see..."

Kota crosses his arms, "Let him have his moment." Ozai is still laid out asleep and snores heavily.

Timur: "I guess he isn't a light sleeper."

Akira: "That's too bad, we really shouldn't want to make any more noise."

Timur stomps his feet and makes a loud vibration sound as the stone floor shutters. Ozai's eyes widen and shouts, "WHAT?!!! HAVE YOU COME TO KILL ME?! Don't play games with me, are you one of my old adversaries that has finally shown up for revenge?"

Timur: "What? We have come to rescue you."

Ozai: "Rescue me? Why? Every person has their motive, to what purpose do you want to utilize my title or name?"

Reyna: "You think he'd be happy we're busting him out."

Akira (to Ozai): "We're bounty hunters, this was our mission. Our superior didn't tell us why."

Ozai: "What is your superior's name?"

Akira: "Alev."

Ozai: "Never heard of her. Stop toying with me, WHY HAVE YOU COME HERE?!"

Timur: "Stop shouting you idiot! You'll alert..." The squad hears several boots stomping from the right side of the hallway.

Akira: "I guess you spoke too soon."

Reyna: "We don't have the keys to the cell, only to the doors."

Timur: "Well, Zuko's security actually didn't screw up on something this time, but I have an idea." Timur pulls down and caves a hole in the floor in Ozai's cell. Timur warns, "Backup everyone." A team of eight Fire Nation troopers advances toward the unit.

Fire Nation Sergeant: "Stand down! This is your only warning!" Two swordsmen draw their weapons, two mace warriors sprint forward, and three firebenders (including the sergeant) enter their battle stances. Akira points her wrists forward, Kato draws his sword, and Reyna readies her weapons.

Akira: "Timur, get in your battle stance."

Timur: "Just give me one second!" Timur pulls his hands left and a cascade of earth spews out of the ground in front of the bounty hunter squad. Timur extends his arms and transfer earth from Ozai's cell through the opening he created in the hallway.

The Fire Nation troopers look up in awe and the sergeant shouts, "Benders, fire!" A second later, Timur pushes his hands forward and shoots a barrage of dirt, rocks, and stone at the unit. The three firebenders blast some of the incoming debris while two swordsmen and a mace trooper are pelted by the earth fragments. As the cascade continues, one of the swordsmen turns around and runs into the sergeant.

The sergeant and trooper fall. Sergeant: "No, you fool!"

Timur screams in fury, "Errrraahahahhaahha!!!" A burst of the remaining earth fragments smacks the firebenders and other troopers down. Two men fly in the air and one accidentally kicks an ally in his face while doing so. Loud thumps are heard as their bodies hit the floor.

A weary swordsman rises back up and Akira promptly shoots black clay all over his armor. The man slips and is quickly bound to the floor by the solidified clay. Timur looks at Ozai and gives him a beckoning hand signal, "Come on."

Ozai slowly rises, his body weak compared to before due to his lack of motivation to exercise. Ozai: "Who are you talking to? I am, I am royalty! I, I was the most powerful firebender."