His gamble paid off and the earthbender shot off bits of earth to shut the detective up. Mako took full advantage and dodged the wild shots to send off a pattern of flame punches that knocked him off balance and the last hit to his chest took him off his feet.

That was one down. How the hell was he going to handle this many-

Suddenly it wasn’t as loud as it had been when he arrived and he wasn’t the only one that noticed. Both his remaining triad opponents looked over and he took the chance to do so himself.

There was Ty Lee amidst a toppled pile of benders.

Surprised, Mako stared at her for a full second before he realized the opening he had. He rushed in a swept up a growing plume of fire that arced into one of the triads, sending his gangly form into the air and Mako whirled a kick to send a shot of flame after that hit him in the back to make him careen into a brick wall.

Between both him and apparently Ty Lee, how she even did that was beyond him since he didn’t see what went on, the remaining gang member put their hands up. Mako let out a relieved sigh and quickly handcuffed them.

"Thanks." He said to Ty Lee, looking at her in a mixture of appreciation, confusion, and curiosity. "I didn’t even see you bend, that must have been amazing to see." And technically he should be holding her accountable for vigilantism, but Mako wasn’t that much of a hard ass.