Get Away from Our Ikki

[savedtheworld]

Who: Ikki and Team Avatar (plus friends?)
What: Saving Ikki from the Draft
When: 5AM on the 25th
Where: House 56
Summary: Making those droids defective during that mission really paid off. Time for Team Avatar to wreck some of them to save Ikki from being drafted!
Rating: Y7

Aang woke to the sound of two buzzing journals, at a time that's early even for him. He sees the announcement and feels anxiety setting in as he sees a new draft announcement. Him and Roku being drafted in one thing - but his heart stops when he sees Ikki's name listed instead.

It doesn't take long for the rest of the house to get roused and ready, any early morning irritability quickly overcome by their common goal: do everything they can to save Ikki from being taken to the draft.

So in the last moments before the deadline, they all set themselves up in different positions to protect Ikki. Sokka and Roku patrol the outside. Katara and Aang are inside, specifically covering the supply closet with the door to the basement. And in the basement is the last line of defense, Toph and Bolin with Ikki herself. Each and every one of them is ready to unleash months and/or years of pent-up anti-Malnosso aggression.

Comments

[markofthewise]

Sokka was probably among the most awake and alert in the house. He'd only been woken up an hour before he usually did. There was a draft. Roku and Aang were on it. As was Ikki. Letting any of them be taken was unacceptable, but Ikki was out of the question.

Which is why he took the position of scout up on the roof. His sword was drawn, as was his thunder ax. Every so often, he would glance at his watch as 5AM drew ever closer and closer.

He wished it was cultists coming. They'd at least have a chance of winning.

[flameoroku]

Roku was still beating back a little bit of drowsiness, but he would be ready by the time the droids arrive. There was no way they were going to involve Ikki in this.

He stationed himself outside with Sokka as well, but he was staying on the ground, pacing around the front of the house and watching for the droid's approach as the appointed time got closer. He brought out his glider with him as well, though he would mostly be using it as a weapon rather than fly with it.

[markofthewise]

When the appointed hour came, he realized he wasn't even breathing. He was watching from one direction to the next, trying to anticipate where they'd come from.

"Where are you..."

A full minute passed, but it felt like an hour. They hadn't come. Maybe, just maybe, they were off the hook.

And then the first arrived, leaping from who knows where, right onto the roof of the building. A punch to the jaw and Sokka was rolling over the edge, only barely able to catch himself from falling by driving his sword into the roof.

"THEY'RE HERE!"

[flameoroku]

Roku heard something land onto the roof of the house, and the next thing he saw was Sokka almost falling off the roof. He can now hear the approaching footsteps of more droids. They're still a little ways from the house, so he's going give Sokka a lift back up to the roof with some airbending before he goes to deal with them.

From his side, there was only two coming at him.

"If you're here to take me and Aang, we'll go, but you're not taking Ikki!" It was probably a hopeless cause to try and tell these guys to back off, but a part of him wished they would understand and just be satisfied with taking the two of them.

[markofthewise]

The droid attempted to land a kick on Sokka, but the blast of wind was enough to disrupt its movements long enough for Sokka to swing his thunder axe, embedding it in the droid's leg. It wasn't stopping it, but the fact it penetrated the metal was promising.

He got to his feet and held his sword defensively.

"I don't they're going to listen, Roku."

[flameoroku]

He frowns as the droids continue their approach. He takes a moment to calm himself and then begins to send a wave of fire at the approaching droids. It was powerful enough to stop them momentarily, but now they decided rushing at him was a better idea.

He goes into a stance, charging his next attack and sends a fire stream at them both to slow them down, maybe weaken the metal enough to do some real damage. Sokka's going to be on his own for a while.

[markofthewise]

For the first time Sokka finds himself wishing Roku had learned lightning bending from Azula while she was here. No doubt it would be really handy right now. He finds himself wondering just how effective firebending and airbending are against these guys.

Or waterbending. or earthbending.

Or swordbending.

The droid needs no weapon, because it uses its arms to block each of Sokka's blows. Although Sokka feels like he's doing more than scratching it, this is hardly the progress he needs to keep Ikki safe. It's a losing battle already.