"That's the spirit, kid," said Jun proudly, a sly smile on his face -- or at least, it [i]was[/i] on his face before the set of Fire Nation armor landed near his feet. His reaction strangely mirrored Jin's with a childish, "Ew."

He'd only had to wear a Fire Nation uniform [i]once[/i] before and that was to sneak in on the firebending lessons in the military base; he swore never to again. It was too clunky, inflexible, and trying to swing a sword in it was horrible. Jun sighed, knowing he had no choice in the matter, ruffling the kid's hair with a, "Sorry, guess we [i]have[/i] to wear them."

"Where are we going and where are we placing the charges?" he asked Beardy. "And considering we're taking Kid along, we can't really complain about the Fire Nation liking their baby soldiers."
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Sensing an opportunity, Suyin rocked her chair towards the wall, hitting her head against it with a bit more force than intended; however, it did get the job done, displacing her heir's crown from her ponytail and sliding it down her back into her bound hands. [i]Father's survival training was useful for something, then.[/i] she thought, sawing through the ropes with the sharp edge of the fire emblem. Almost... almost...

[i]There![/i] In one swift move her bindings loosened and she pulled her spare throwing knife out of her boot from where she had been using it to scratch an itch. Cutting through Sen's was easier than expected and the chi blocker leapt into action, pigtails a-twirling in irritation. If there was one thing Suyin knew Sen to hate it was being trapped.

Around the same time, her faithful soldier and part-time bodyguard Lee charged to the girls' defense, blocking a flurry of attacks from the pirate almost ready to turn and recapture them. The swordsman bought them enough time to get back on their feet and Sen slipped behind him with a few well-placed jabs to the kidneys. All three -- Suyin, Sen and Lee -- backed up closer to the single exit from the room defensively as the archer grabbed her bow. "Tactical retreat!" she shouted.

As good as her squad was, they couldn't take out a team of equally -- if not better -- skilled pirates on their home turf; especially when they had long range and destructive soldiers on their side -- a small room like the one they were trapped in would be a nightmare.