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.

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[markofthebrave]

[Katara said quietly.]

It's a good plan.

[She was so tense.]

We're going to do everything we can.

[savedtheworld]

[He nodded quietly. There was very little chance of success, was there? But he wouldn't let that stop him from trying.]

We will. [He took just a brief moment to put a hand on her shoulder, removing it and going back to his stance after talking.] No matter what, we're gonna try our best, and... and we hope that's enough. [He was barefoot, too, to get a better sense of the ground; that way he judge his earthbending better so that he wouldn't mess with with the foundation or accidentally make any sort of tunnel to the basement.

Still... it was easy to think this was all unnecessary, maybe the Malnosso were just talking big this time. There was still about a minute of still, eerie silence before they could hear the muffled noises of the first confrontation happening above. It was all he took to stay put; because to follow this plan, they had to guard their area, no matter what. It would be too risky to leave the room open to help Sokka and Roku.]

[markofthebrave]

[When the sounds of combat started outside, Katara tensed. She hated being in here, waiting, while Sokka was out there fighting. There was no way that Sokka and Roku would be able to handle all of them, though, not for long. Sooner or later one of the driods would slip through.]

[savedtheworld]

[He closed his eyes for a moment. Neutral jing neutral jing neurtal jing.

And when the time came, he could practically hear - or maybe just feel - something whistle through the wind. He opened his eyes to see one heading straight for the window he was facing. He barked only one word-]

There!

[-as he immediately waved his arms with Waterbending. Kitchen window? Bad choice, buddy. Part of the flowing water is being formed into an ice spike to try to pierce the droid as it smashes through the window.]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara waited - and then another one, through the window in the living room.

Aang will hear the glass shatter, and she doesn't waste any time. Trusting him to take care of the droid at her back, she streams a hard blast of water towards the droid. She's fought them before; she knows their weak spots. But she's never won.

Today will be different. She won't allow it to be otherwise.]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang's own ice spike only slightly slides the droid down, snapping against the metallic skin. Similarly, as he hears the glass shattering and the droid entering, he knows Katara will take care of that one.

As he actually beheld his own droid, he was almost overwhelmed by fear. Combustion Man had been intimidating and inhuman, but the robot took this to a new level. But he tried to remind himself this was not a living creature. This was not something he should use mercy on. He raised some water, turned it to ice and began trying to pierce the droid as it advanced, remembering any weak spots he was likely briefed on beforehand. And he prayed to himself it'd be able to help.]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara had failed to take into account one thing - the droids weren't only coming for Ikki. They were coming for Aang. And for Roku. They were all failing to show up up for the draft.

Despite blasting back the droid, two more filled its place, one headed for her, and one straight for Aang's back.]

Aang, behind you!

[And the third droid she'd blasted attempted to dart past her as well, and head downstairs. She morphed one to ice and managed to detain one droid, but the other sped past her.]

Toph! Incoming!

[savedtheworld]

[Aang managed a grunt in reply. His ice attacks had only barely slowed his first droid down. But he turned to face the droid indicated bu Katara - it was close enough to her that he felt too uneasy to try Firebending. Instead he thrust outward to produce one of his oddest airbending moves, a blast of air in the shape of his body, which stifled the droid's movements somewhat.

This kept both of his droids at a certain distance. So he raised some water and spun it around in a circle after making it hard so that it cut cut through portions of both droids as they advanced.]