Folks, welcome to the second biggest story I'm planning to do in my free time! The Legend of Korra was a great spinoff to the original Avatar series. And of course, I wouldn't dare put it aside to say that it's one of the best shows I've ever seen. The series has concluded (in the most unexpected way possible BTW!), and now that gives me more time to worry about writing this story.
Now to start, this fanfic is all based around Book 3: Change. No new episodes, just alterations of the originals with the crossover characters in mind. Now to re-emphasize the story's background, I ask that you please take a look at the last chapter of "Rainbow Rocks: The Omniversal Crossover" to understand the situation. All main members of Team Omniverse will be present within this fanfic. Those being Ben Tennyson, Rex Salazar, Naruto Uzumaki, Ash Ketchum, Gingka Hagane, Rook Blonko, Hinata Hyuga, Natsu Dragneel, Rainbow Dash, and of course, Avatar Korra. (NOTE: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS OR THE SHOWS THEY ARE FROM. PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND)
Now keep in mind that as this is a crossover, there may be a few side stories down the road, particularly focusing on Ben and Rainbow's relationship, along with other such conflicts the characters may have. But enough talk, let's enter into Book 3: Change, with A Breath Of Fresh Air!
The world has entered a new age. Harmonic Convergence created an energy shift the likes of which has never been felt before. And after two weeks, Republic City continues to recover from Korra's epic battle with UnaVaatu. Vines have sprouted up all over, creating pockets of wilds the spirits have come to call home. What other changes are in store for our city?
BOOK THREE :
CHANGE
CHAPTER ONE:
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
The sun shined over Air Temple Island as the waves crashed easily onto its shore. Near a cliffside on the land space, the little flying rabbit sprit Bum-Ju was flying over to a tree upon the cliff's edge, squeaking all the while. He was being followed by his friend Bumi, the son of the former Avatar, Aang.
"Come back, Bum-Ju!" he called out as the spirit flew above the tree branch right over the large drop down. The man then crawled onto the branch, stopping for a moment as he pulled out a small pink sweater from his pocket. "If you don't want to wear the sweater I made you, that's fine," he admitted, "I'm sorry I got mad!" he apologized. He crawled further toward the end of the branch, failing to catch Bum-Ju as it wobbled. "Bum-Ju, I'm running out of tree," he mentioned, "Can we go down now?" he begged. Suddenly, the branch toppled over, breaking due to the force of his weight, "Ahhh!" he shrieked, hanging onto its end for dear life, "Bum-Ju, a little help!" he begged as he began to lose his grip. Before he could fall, the spirit grabbed him by biting his jacket. However, he could only hold him for a few more seconds as he merely pulled the jacket right off of the man, having him plunge downwards. Bumi waved his hands, bracing for impact, but suddenly, air flew from his hands stopping his fall as it kept him from touching the ground. He looked in amazement as he was still bending. "Look, I'm airbending!" he exclaimed as Bum-Ju came down to greet him with his jacket. He then suddenly stopped bending, causing him to hit the ground with a thud, "Ah!" he yelped, "Ow, that still hurt a lot," he admitted.
Meanwhile, in the streets a now forest-like Republic City, Korra, Ben, Rex, and Tenzin were venturing through the wilds. Jinora then followed them moments later, with a group of spirits trailing behind her. The vines had practically covered most of the houses on the block, creating the forest they now stood within.
"How are we ever gonna clear away all these vines?" the Avatar asked as she and her friends stopped for a moment. She then pulled back the glider staff that she was holding behind her and firebended at the vines, startling the spirits as the plants retracted for a few moments, revealing a doorway. They grew back quickly as the creatures returned, one of them being comforted by Jinora. "Ugh, I don't get it," Korra groaned, "I can vanquish Vaatu but not a bunch of stupid vines?" she asked rhetorically as she stormed off.
"Maybe I can try something…" Ben suggested, making the Avatar halt for a moment. He the tapped the lid of the Omnitrix, causing the green holographic screen to appear over it. After going through the index, he then slid the lid open, allowing the dial to pop up. He slammed the dial down, creating a bright flash of green lights, blinding those around him. As it vanished, the light revealed the Omnitrix bearer was now turned into a plant-like humanoid creature, with red horns upon his arms that resembled flames and green thorns on his knees, feet, and elbows. His hands were black, with yellow claws and a yellow hole in each palm. His face was red, yellow, and orange, resembling the appearance of a blossoming flower with the large collar around his neck. The Omnitrix symbol was at his waist.
"Who is that?" Korra asked, not recognizing the alien's appearance.
"Swampfire," Rex answered for the Methanosian as the evo stood beside the Avatar, "So, you're gonna try to control the vines?" he asked.
"Well, it's an idea at the very least," he replied in his nasally voice as he walked towards one of the former houses, now penetrated by a tree. He then threw his arms out, ready to control the vines as the others watched nervously, especially the spirits as they twitched. Suddenly, the vines began to move retract slowly from the building as the Methanosian was being pushed to his limit, sweating all the while.
"I think it's working!" Korra exclaimed excitedly.
"All right, keep going Ben!" Rex cheered as Swampfire continued to try and maintain focus. All of a sudden, the vines not only grew back, but extended outwards, ramming into the plant alien and sending him crashing onto the ground. "Ooh…" the evo cringed as the Avatar's look changed into a frown. She then walked over to the Methanosian as he had landed face first into the vines upon the surface.
"Ergh…" he grunted as he stood back up, rubbing his head with his right hand, "So much for that idea…" he noted, tapping the symbol at his waist, transforming back into Ben in a flash of green light as Korra put a hand on his shoulder while Rex walked over.
"It was a good try Ben," she admitted, "Sorry for having to drag you all the way out here to help me with this…" she apologized.
"It's okay," he replied, "Though I doubt this is considered a problem anymore," he added, "It's more like an epidemic now…" he admitted, looking over the forested city block.
"Don't think cutting them would be a good idea either," Rex noted, "It's like they're alive…" he added on.
"Isn't there anything else we can try to do?" the Omnitrix bearer asked as Korra walked off in frustration.
"I'm sure you'll all find a way," Tenzin reassured as his daughter continued to comfort the small spirits.
"Why do you want to get rid of them?" she asked innocently, "You changed the world," she noted, "We're connected to the spirits again," she added, "The wilds are their homes," she finished.
"That's not really the problem…" Rex said, rubbing the back of his head nervously.
"I don't think that the people who used to live here are as excited about it as you are," Korra replied to Jinora as she pushed aside a bunch of vines, releasing a blinding glare of light. As it subsided, the light revealed the few vines that stretched outside of the wilds, attaching themselves to other buildings. The five people exited the forest as the Avatar opened her staff, letting the light blue wings pop out on both ends of it. "I gotta go face the press and tell them I still don't have a way to get rid of the vines," she said in depression, "This should be fun," she noted sarcastically.
"We better come along for this one," Rex said as he transformed his back into a pair of large, orange turbine wings.
"You don't have to do that," Korra pleaded, "It's just a notice I need to send out… again…" she added, upset.
"Korra, it's you, plus the press," Ben noted, "I think you're gonna need us to keep you from losing it," he added, as he slid the Omnitrix lid open, letting the dial pop up. He then slammed down on it, transforming in a green flash of light. He had turned a humanoid pterosaur, resembling a cross between a Pterodactyl and a glider with his retractable wings. He had a beak-like mouth. His wings were rather small, which were connected to a 'jetpack' like structure on his back. He had green eyes, red skin, black and green clothing on his shoulders and waist, green braces around his wrists and ankles, and yellow wings. The Omnitrix symbol was on his left shoulder.
"All right, fine," the Avatar agreed with a grin as she then flew off with Rex and Astrodactyl trailing behind her towards the center of the city. Down at the Republic City hall, now overgrown by spirit vines as well, reporters of the press were congregated around the entrance to the building. President Raiko was addressing the media in front of a podium as he continued to answer their questions while the metalbender cops stood watch, along with Lin Beifong.
"Mr. President, are you concerned that your approval ratings are now nearly as low as the Avatar's?" a reporter questioned from the crowd, who was standing beside Asami Sato, "Have you seen today's headlines?" he asked on, "It says "Raik-oh no. Polls pan pres' plans"," he noted to him.
"I'm not concerned with snappy put-downs in the press," Raiko replied, "I'm facing this calamity just like every other citizen," he added, pointing at the large plants upon the building, "There's a tree growing right through my office," he noted, "You think I'm not doing everything I can to get rid of it?" he asked rhetorically. Suddenly, Korra and the others flew in towards the podium, with Rex reforming his Boogie Pack, and Astrodactyl shutting down his 'jetpack' and retracting his wings as they landed. The Avatar then came down amidst a flurry of outcries from the press, creating a gust of air that ruffled up the president's hair, leaving him annoyed as he fixed both that and his glasses.
"Avatar Korra, few questions please," one reporter cried out.
"Avatar Korra, do you regret the way you handled the Unalaq crisis?" another asked.
"Why are you forcing the integration of spirits in Republic City?" another one questioned.
"Listen," she began, "I've been trying everything I can think of to get rid of these vines, but-"
"Why can't you fix this?" a reporter interrupted in question.
"Are the vines here to stay?" another asked nervously.
"Is this part of your New World Order?" another one asked angrily.
"Oh, for the love of…!" Rex began, suddenly transforming his hands into massive orange gauntlets, "Let the Avatar speak why don't ya?!" he screamed, threatening the crowd as they gasped.
"Uh… Rex?" Astrodactyl squawked, "I don't think violence is gonna stop 'em…" he admitted.
"Well, you have a better idea?" the evo asked. He only got a mere shrug in reply from the humanoid pterosaur as Korra stood her ground.
"Look, Harmonic Convergence was just a couple weeks ago," she noted to the crowd, "I just need a little more time to get everything back to normal," she added.
"The Avatar has put us all in a very difficult position," Raiko began mockingly, "but my administrat-"
"Oh, I'm sorry," Korra apologized sarcastically in interruption as she walked up to the president, getting his attention, "Did I put you in a difficult position by fighting the giant force of pure evil that was going to destroy the whole world?" she asked rhetorically as Astrodactyl and Rex nervously watched grab him by the chin and begin to bob his head up and down, "Maybe your administration could have handled that," she said mockingly.
"That's all, no more questions," Lin stated as she came in and separated them. Suddenly, Astrodactyl threw out a green energy whip from his right forearm, latching around Korra and pulling her away from the podium.
"H-Hey!" she stuttered as the humanoid pterosaur pulled her in completely, reeling his energy whip back into his forearm.
"Look, you wanna look even more bad for the press?" he asked rhetorically as they all saw Raiko storm back into the building while the crowd mumbled. The Omnitrix symbol on Astrodactyl's shoulder began to beep, timing out in a green flash of light as he turned back into Ben. At the same time, Rex reformed his hands from the Smackhands. As the people dissipated, Asami walked up to the three, which included the now downcast Korra.
"This is a disaster," she admitted as her friend approached.
"Don't worry, we'll figure something out," she replied, consoling her.
"Easy for you to say," the Avatar said in depression, "You don't have my poll numbers," she noted, "Eight percent approval?" she wondered, "Who are they asking?" she asked to no one in particular.
"Korra, it's okay," Ben reassured.
"You can't take that to heart," Asami said, "People are just frustrated," she noted.
"I don't blame them," Korra admitted, "I should be able to fix this," she added, "I'm the Avatar," she stated proudly.
Back at Air Temple Island, Ikki and Meelo were playing with the fire ferret Pabu with the young airbender girl petting him when suddenly, their uncle ran towards them, panting and sweating as he came to a halt.
"You're not gonna believe what just happened," he said, almost out of breath, "Where's your father?" he asked.
"Dad!" Ikki screamed as loudly as she could. Tenzin the barged through the door, visibly worried as his child cried out to him.
"What is it? What's wrong?" he asked, running across the patio to his children and brother with Jinora, his wife Pema, his sister Kya, and their son Rohan.
"The most amazing, wondrous, fantastical thing just occurred!" Bumi replied as he came up to them at the steps, "Okay," he began, punching his fists to reiterate the story, "Bum-Ju and I had a little fight," he said, now making knitting gestures, "I made him this sweater, and he didn't seem to like it, and I'll admit," he continued, "it might need work, but it was my first attempt at knitting, so I was a little hurt," he admitted. His brother just stared at him, uninterested.
"Hilarious," he said blankly, "Time for dinner, everyone," he told the rest of his family, having them walk away.
"No, check this out," his brother claimed as he prepared to try what he accomplished earlier, "I can airbend," he stated. However, upon multiple attempts to do so, not even a single puff of air emerged from his hands. "Yeah wait, seriously, I was doing it," he admitted, continuing to try and amaze them, but to no avail. Ikki and Meelo then walked away as their excitement had died down. "No hold on," he begged, "I just uh, maybe if I-" He then tried to perform an airbending technique with a kick, but it still failed. "No…" he sighed disappointedly.
They later all gathered at the dining table, with Bolin among them as well.
"I swear, I'm not making it up," Bumi stated as he continually made airbending moves that didn't amount to any result as everyone was eating.
"Stop waving your arms around at the table," Tenzin said, irritated, "It's not funny anymore," he added.
"It's not a joke," his brother replied, crossing his arms as Korra, Asami, Ben, and Rex all walked in.
"What's up with him?" Korra asked as she sat down, noticing Bumi's behavior.
"Bumi says he airbended earlier, but he can't now," Bolin replied, making her eyes widen in surprise, "Oh, and I guess he's not very good at knitting either," he mentioned.
"Good to see you again Bolin," Ben said, reaching his hand out for a fist bump, which Bolin gladly returned as he held his chopsticks, "How's living with the airbenders?" he asked.
"I gotta say, I love being a part of this family," he replied in an upbeat tone, "You got the grumpy dad," he began as Tenzin was fuming, "the wacky uncle," he continued as Bumi still attempted to airbend, gritting his teeth, "put-upon mom," he mentioned as Pema looked fatigued holding a crying Rohan, "crazy kids," he finished as Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo were sitting there, with the latter of them holding a pair of chopsticks in both of sides of his mouth, "Well that's just great," he said.
"Where's Mako?" Asami asked.
"Yeah," Rex realized, "I thought he'd be here too," he mentioned, stopping Bolin from eating a bit of rice.
"Oh, you mean the brooding teenager?" he asked, putting down his chopsticks, "He's staying in the police station," he replied.
"Still?" Korra asked in surprise.
"I told him Tenzin invited us to stay here since our apartment is a vine habitat now," he explained, "but," he began, styling his hair like his brother's, "he said he had to focus on work," he said in an upset tone. He then put his hair back into its original style.
"You know," the Avatar began, "maybe we should talk about something else for a change," she suggested, realizing something, "Oh, Ben," she said, getting his attention as he leaned up against the wall, "How have things been going with the rest of Team Omniverse since… well, you know…?" she asked, somewhat nervously.
"Everyone's been great actually," he replied, "Naruto's been busy keeping the Leaf Village in check," he began, "Ash is on his journey through the Kalos region," he continued, "Natsu just got finished with one of the fighting rounds in the Grand Magic Games," he mentioned, "and Rook and Hinata are training with our newest member," he finished.
"Wait, new member?" Asami asked in surprise.
"Yeah," Rex replied, "Someone he met a while ago before the others did, in fact…" he added, gesturing towards the Omnitrix bearer, "Her name's Rainbow Dash," he mentioned.
"A girl?!" Korra exclaimed in surprise, "It's about time you guys went ahead and got another for the team," she said, making Ben chuckle.
"We were gonna keep it a secret until you two officially met," he admitted, "But I guess it doesn't really matter…" he added.
"So, what's she like?" the Avatar asked curiously.
"She's actually kinda like you in a way," Ben replied, "Though, her powers are completely different from yours…" he mentioned.
"What exactly are her powers?" she asked on.
"Uh… they're-"
"Oh, did you see that?" Bumi asked, interrupting Ben, getting everyone's attention as he looked down at his place on the table, "I think the napkin moved," he said.
"You blew on it," Kya replied, obviously annoyed.
"Wait!" he realized, pondering for a moment as he put his hand up against his chin, "Maybe I can only do it when my life is in danger," he said after thinking, "Bolin, bend a giant boulder at me," he ordered.
"Yeah, I don't think that's a good idea," the earthbender admitted.
"Ditto," Ben agreed.
"If you're going to be bending giant boulders, you can do it outside," Pema said out of being irritated long enough. Suddenly, Tenzin slammed his hands against the table.
"No one is bending giant boulders!" he stated angrily. Suddenly, Meelo then hit the table, causing a plate to fly up, allowing him to grab it.
"Look alive, Uncle Bumi!" he called out, throwing the plate at him. Bumi fearfully reacted, stretching out his hands as the plate was about to hit him. However, he managed to stop the object by placing it in a ball of air, much to his surprise.
"I told you!" he exclaimed as he continued to bend. The rest of the table looked on in complete surprise as Bumi was doing something no one thought possible.
"Unbelievable," Tenzin said, "You're actually an airbender," he realized.
"Wait 'till I tell Mom," he began, "she's gonna love this," he said. He then suddenly lost control of his bending, causing the plate to drop onto the table and shatter into pieces.
"Smooth…" Rex said bluntly.
X
Later that evening at the Republic City police station, a phone began ringing inside the offices as it appeared no one was present. The phone continued to ring regardless, and suddenly, something banged against the desk that it was upon.
"Ow!" a voice yelped from underneath the table. It turned out to be Mako as he propped himself up his white tank top and striped boxers before picking up the phone to answer the call. "Police," he managed to say, still tired, "He what?" he asked as it appeared the caller was distressed, "Slow down," he said, "Okay, I'm on my way," he finished.
Later, at a store that was now filled with shattered glassware, Mako arrived in his police uniform, sliding the door open as he looked to see the extent of the damage surrounding the room, with the storekeeper there, holding a broom.
"What the heck did all this?" the detective asked as he walked himself in.
"It was my brother," the storekeeper replied as he approached him, dropping the broom, "He's out of control," he said as Mako pulled out a notepad.
"Okay, just tell me what happened," he said, about to write as he took the pen out of the notepad.
"We were arguing about the books, and Daw was yelling at me," he began, "And all of a sudden, things started flying around," he continued, "He was creating this storm, like-"
"Like what?" Mako interrupted, continuing to take notes.
"Well, like he was airbending," the storekeeper replied. The detective ceased his writing as he raised an eyebrow.
"Sir, that's impossible," he stated, "There are only five airbenders in the entire world," he mentioned, "and, your brother is not one of them," he said.
"I know what I saw," the storekeeper pleaded, "He was freaking out yelling: "What's happening to me?!"" he said, imitating his brother, "Then, he ran into the back room and locked himself in," he finished, gesturing towards the door. Mako then went over to it, knocking on its surface with his fist.
"Police," he said, "Open up," he ordered.
"Go away!" the man inside yelled distraughtly.
"Get out here, sir, or I'm knocking this door down," the detective commanded by his authority, "One," he counted in warning, "Two," he continued. Suddenly a burst of air unhinged the door, knocking Mako against a shelf as the object was pinning him against it. It turned out the air came from the man known as Daw, who was visibly distraught at what he had done.
"I'm so sorry!" he apologized, running out of the store before blasting away with another burst of airbending. The detective then tossed the door aside with his face all swollen as he put his hand against it, while the storekeeper approached him.
"I told you," he said, "Airbending!" he exclaimed. Mako just stared at him in annoyance for a moment before slumping down with a sigh.
The next morning back at Air Temple Island, Bumi was trying to airbend while the rest of his family and friends watched him in wonder, with Kya right next to him.
"Ugh, I can't figure this thing out!" he complained, looking at his hands.
"Do you think being in the Spirit World during Harmonic Convergence could have given him bending?" Korra asked Tenzin.
"I suppose it's possible," he replied.
"Maybe Uncle Bumi is just a late bloomer," Ikki suggested as she was sitting on the steps with her siblings. Kya then began to wave her hands around as she felt her brother's energy.
"I have been noticing a change in your aura lately," she mentioned.
"And you didn't tell me?" he asked angrily, making his sister frown in annoyance. He continued to try and bend as Mako and Lin approached.
"Hey, Mako!" Ben called out as he and Rex ran over to the detective, "Haven't seen you for a while," he noted, holding out his hand for a handshake, "How've you… uh…" he stopped talking as he walked past him with Lin, "been…" he finished, now a little peeved with the firebender. Both of the police force members noticed Bumi's strange movements as they came up to Korra and Tenzin.
"Invisible spirit monster attack?" Lin asked the airbending master as she kept observing the man's attempts to airbend.
"Lin, you won't believe this," Tenzin began, "Bumi just started airbending," he said, making their eyes widen in surprise as they looked at each other.
"I'm afraid he's not the only one," the police chief added, turning to Tenzin.
"What?" he, Korra, and Asami said in shock.
"I got a call last night," Mako replied, "About a guy who just started airbending out of nowhere," he mentioned.
"You mean there's another one?" Tenzin asked excitedly, "Where is he now?" he asked on.
"He ... blew a door down on me and got away," the detective admitted shamefully, "We got an all-points bulletin out on him right now," he added.
"Another airbender?" Rex asked as he and Ben approached, "Now that's something else…" he said in amazement as he placed his hands on his hips. The police and the detective began to walk away, past the two boys.
"Wait," Korra began, stopping Mako, "we'll help you look for him," she said, "Where should we start?" she asked.
"Oh, well," he began awkwardly, "y'know, you should leave it with the police," he said, "It's ... police business," he mentioned, "Y'know," he continued, "It's um ... official," he finished. Ben and Rex were smirking in amusement at the conversation.
"Okay," the Avatar replied as Tenzin slid away, sticking out his tongue, "How are you doing?" she asked as Asami came up beside her, "You know, you're welcome to stay here instead of sleeping at the police station," she mentioned.
"No, I'm fine," he replied, "I should just, get going," he said, "So, as you were," he began with a salute, "ladies," he said, marching off awkwardly while the two girls looked at each other in confusion.
"You know, Ben's a lot like Mako," Rex mentioned as he approached the girls.
"What do mean by that?" Asami asked.
"Yeah, what do you mean by that?" Ben curiously asked as well as he came up to his teammate.
"Like how you've had two girlfriends, and broke off with both of them," he replied, making the Omnitrix bearer's eyes widen, "But hey, at least you got yourself another perch for-"
"Say one more word, and I will turn into Atomix and mutilate you," Ben threatened in interruption, stopping Rex as the girls both blinked in surprise. Just then, something in the Omnitrix bearer's pants began to glow a bright green.
"You getting a call from someone?" Korra asked.
"I wasn't expecting one…" he admitted in reply, "I'll just let it go to voicemail," he said, "Shouldn't be that important…" he noted.
"So, what's the plan now?" Asami asked the three.
"Ben and I are gonna see if we can try and get rid of the vines ourselves," Rex replied, "Korra, you can just take the day off for this one," he continued to the Avatar, "You've earned it," he mentioned, transforming his back into the Boogie Pack, flying off.
"Well, I better not fall behind," the Omnitrix bearer said as he slid the device's lid open, slamming the dial that popped up with his hand, transforming into Astrodactyl in a bright flash of green light. He then flew off, folding his wings out as his 'jetpack' blasted him off after Rex. Korra and Asami looked at each other and smiled, knowing that their friends were being supportive.
"This is so exciting!" Korra exclaimed as she and Asami were now back on the mainland, ready to get into the snazzy black car parked by the docks, "New airbenders in the city," she wondered, "I bet we can find that guy before Mako does," she said, about to open the car door. Suddenly, she caught the keys thrown at her by Asami, "You know I'm not very good at this," she admitted, letting the keys dangle from the chain.
"You're the Avatar, master of all the elements," she said in an encouraging tone, "You should know how to drive," she told her, flipping her hair, "Besides, it's relaxing," she said.
A while later, Asami was riding in the car, visibly distressed.
"Clutch! Clutch!" she yelled. Korra was driving the vehicle, constantly jerking as she braked the car while another stopped behind them. "That's the brake," the Future Industries leader said, holding onto the door and the end of the seat, "Let's try again," she told her, removing her left hand from the seat, "You ready?" she asked as the car behind them honked. The Avatar then suddenly saluted her, mimicking Mako. They both laughed as she restarted the engine.
"How long do you think talking to Mako is gonna be like pulling teeth?" Korra asked jokingly as the car behind them went around their car, with the driver glaring at them as he passed.
"Well, Mako has never been the most ... "in touch with his feelings" guy," she began as Korra slowly drove forward, "but it'll get better eventually," she said.
"So, when I was gone," the Avatar began, "did he tell you that we broke up?" she asked.
"Yeah ... we all knew," Asami replied, "Sorry," she apologized, making Korra blush.
"That's pretty embarrassing," she admitted.
"Actually, I need to tell you something about that," the Future Industries leader began, "and I should have told you this sooner, but," she continued, "... while you were gone ... I ... kind of ... kissed him," she admitted, "I'm sorry," she apologized again. Korra however just laughed.
"No wonder he's so nervous around us!" she realized.
"You're not mad?" Asami asked in surprise.
"No!" Korra replied as she continued to drive straight, "I mean, I kissed Mako when he was going out with you, so ..."
"You what?" she interrupted in annoyance.
"I'm so sorry!" the Avatar apologized in shock, "I thought you knew!" she said.
"I'm just kidding," Asami teased, "I knew a long time ago," she admitted, making Korra chuckle in relief.
"Well, whatever happened with Mako, I'm glad it hasn't come between us," she said, "I've never had a girlfriend to hang out with and talk to before, except for Naga," she admitted, "This is nice," she added as they looked at each other for a moment. Asami then glanced at the road ahead, her eyes widening as she saw something.
"Vine! Vine!" she exclaimed. Korra then slammed on the brakes and swerved the car, narrowly avoiding a collision with the vines that were growing right upon the road. Suddenly, a hedgehog-like plant spirit appeared upon the vines, making Asami gasp in surprise.
"Hey! Watch where you're going!" the spirit yelled.
"What are you doing living in the middle of the road in the first place?!" Korra asked angrily.
"Don't ask me, Avatar!" he said, "You made the world this way; we're just living in it!" he shouted.
"Look, I don't have anything against spirits," she began, pointing at the plants, "but these vines are causing major problems all over the city!" she exclaimed.
"Spirits, vines," he said, "We're all the same," he noted, "Seems like the Avatar would know that," he added, walking off. Korra then sat back down in her seat as she wondered about what the spirit said, staring into blank space.
"Korra, you okay?" Asami asked.
"I think that spirit just gave me an idea how to get rid of these vines ..." she realized, pondering for a moment, "But I'm gonna need a lot of water," she added. Asami then glanced up, seeing a figure soaring across the sky.
"Hey, what's that up there?" the Future Industries leader asked, pointing upwards. The Avatar looked up and squinted to see something flying overhead.
"Is that a spirit?" she asked, "'Cause to me it looks like a girl… with wings…" she added, getting a shrug in reply from her friend.
Back on Air Temple Island, Tenzin was meditating before the statue of his father, Avatar Aang, that stood atop Aang Memorial Island.
"It's like a dream, Dad," he began to say, "After a hundred and seventy years, new airbenders," he said.
"Dad," Ikki called out, running towards her father with her siblings and leaping on his knee, kneeling upon it as Meelo jumped onto his shoulders, while Jinora kneeled next to him, "When that new guy's airbending, does that make him our brother?" she asked.
"Well, in a way, all airbenders are our family," her father replied.
"Does that mean I have to share my room?" she asked on, "Because I like my personal space," she noted.
"Of course not," Tenzin replied, "But we might have to get used to not being the only airbenders around anymore," he added.
"I hope we have enough for an army," Meelo admitted, leaping off of his dad's shoulders, "I want to be Commander like Uncle Bumi," he said.
"Air Nomads don't have armies, Meelo," Jinora said out of annoyance.
"But maybe," their father began, "there will be enough to fill the temples again," he said as tears formed in his eyes.
"What's wrong, Daddy?" his eldest child asked.
"I just wish your grandfather was here to see this," he replied.
"Will you be airbender President?" the young son asked.
"No," he began, "but I think the new airbenders will need lots of help and guidance to understand what it means to be part of our nation," he explained, "That's a big responsibility," he finished. Meelo then outstretched his arms as he walked up to his father.
"Don't worry dad, we'll help you," he reassured, embracing his father. His sisters followed suit, hugging him as well.
"I know you will," he said, hugging them all back.
"You sure this is gonna work?" Ben asked as he, Rex, Korra, Lin, and Bolin were all upon a bridge that was overlooked by a building overgrown with vines.
"It's an idea at the very least," the Avatar replied.
"I know, but still…" the Omnitrix bearer began, "these aren't exactly dark spirits…" he mentioned.
"Yet they were created by the darkest of dark spirits, remember?" Rex noted, "There's no reason that this plan shouldn't work," he added.
"All right," Ben replied, "For some reason, I'm just unsure based on what we've already tried," he noted. Just then, President Raiko approached the group with a few reporters on hand.
"I hope this works," Korra said, ready to make her attempt. She then turned back to see the President and the press. "What are you guys doing here?" she asked out of annoyance.
"I was alerted that you had a new plan to wipe out these noxious weed," Raiko replied, "So I thought you'd want everyone to be here to watch," he said.
"Avatar Korra," a reporter began, making her fume, "do you really think-"
"No questions!" she interrupted, stretching out her right hand sharply, "Just stand there," she ordered, "Silently!" she added. She then handed her staff to Ben before approaching the vines. She closed her eyes, focusing her energy. Her eyes opened, becoming bright white as she was now in the Avatar State. She then began bending out swirls of water around the vines, slowly and carefully completing the loops. She then raised her arms up, infusing positive spiritual energies to the water, causing them to glow gold. The vines then slowly recessed from the building as the press and Raiko watched in awe. Rex pumped his fist as Ben smiled. As the vines fully submerged into the water beneath the bridge, Korra stopped bending and bowed in respect. "Go in peace," she said. The press then ran up to her, eager to ask questions.
"How did you know what to do?" one reporter asked.
"Will you send the spirits away now?" another asked, making her turn around in annoyance.
"How soon can we expect public water service to resume?" another questioned. Suddenly, a loud splash was heard as the vines suddenly started to grow back, startling everyone.
"Uh… is that supposed to happen?!" Rex exclaimed in shock.
"Look!" Ben cried out, pointing towards the plants as they appeared denser than before, also growing to inundate the opposite block.
"That's not good…" the evo noted as a boy standing by the window of the other building recoiled in shock at the state of the sudden growth. It began to tilt towards the bridge due to the increase of weight against it.
"Korra!" Ben called out, tossing the staff to her. She caught as the reporters began to run off.
"Look out!" she exclaimed as the building's shadow loomed over them. Raiko's guards quickly escorted the worried president away from the scene. Bolin and Lin then ran forward and bended out rock pillars against the building, stopping it from toppling over. Ben, Rex, and Korra then approached the scene, with the Omnitrix bearer tapping the lid of his device, allowing the green holographic screen to appear.
"She and I will take anyone on the bottom floor," he explained quickly as he slid the lid open, allowing the dial to pop up, "You get anyone from above, got it?" he told the evo.
"Got it," he replied, putting his goggles over his eyes as his legs formed into a glowing blue, hoverboard-like build, resembling a surfboard. Ben then slammed the Omnitrix dial, creating a green flash of light as he transformed into a humanoid Velociraptor with a black tail that had blue stripes, a blue face with green eyes and black lips, a pointed head that was like a helmet, and black balls on his blue feet that looked like wheels. The Omnitrix symbol was on his chest, over a green color on his shirt.
"Let's go!" XLR8 exclaimed as Rex flew upwards while he and Korra went to the building's door. The Avatar barged it open with her airbending, allowing her and the Kineceleran to look at the worried occupants.
"Let's go, people!" she yelled, "Hurry!" she ordered as XLR8 quickly sped in and out, getting a few occupants away one by one while others ran out on their own. Rex came down on the Sky Slyder with a few more people as they too evacuated the scene.
"That everybody?" the Kineceleran asked as he and Korra viewed the last of the viewable occupants escape. Rex then looked up, seeing another figure through his goggles' thermal vision function.
"Nope," he replied frantically, "There's still one kid up there I missed!" he realized as he took off his goggles while the others looked up to see the window where the figure was, being the boy from earlier.
"I'm on it," Korra said, opening her glider and flying up to the window. At the same time, the Omnitrix symbol timed out, transforming XLR8 back into Ben in a green flash of light. The two boys then jumped out of the way of debris falling from the building as they saw the Avatar reach the window sill where the boy was standing. The rumbling caused her to gasp as she noticed the tip of the building begin to topple.
"That's not good!" Ben exclaimed as he slammed the Omnitrix with his hand, only to see the holographic screen with the caution symbol upon it. He cringed in frustration as he saw the tip fully collapse.
"Hang on," the Avatar said as the boy held onto her. She dove down with the glider, landing on the ground and letting the boy get away, but at the same time, the building's tip was about to crush her.
"KORRA!" Ben and Rex screamed. The Avatar appeared to turn a second too late to try and stop the tip from falling, just as something zoomed past the crowd, moving right under the structure, and catching it while Korra stood back up to see who saved her.
"Huh?!" she exclaimed in shock. She couldn't believe her eyes as she had turned to see that the tip of the building had been caught by a girl, who was wearing a blue, short-sleeved jacket, a magenta and white striped skirt over spandex shorts, blue and white sneakers, and rainbow colored bracelets on her wrists. However, what really amazed the Avatar was that she had light blue skin, a ponytail that reached down to her ankles, horse-like ears upon her head, and blue wings upon her back. She gritted her teeth as she struggled to hold the tip any longer, flapping her wings as quickly as she could.
"Rainbow Dash?" Ben gasped in surprise as he didn't expect to see her.
"A little help here…!" she begged, sweating as the weight of the tip was becoming too much for her, "Please!" she pleaded.
"I'm-"
"On it!" Ben interrupted Korra, running towards Rainbow as he slid the lid of the Omnitrix open, letting the dial pop up. Rex followed behind, forming the Boogie Pack upon his back to elevate himself, and then formed the Smackhands to hold the tip from one side. Ben then slammed the dial of the Omnitrix, creating a green flash of light as his body began to grow. His skin became tannish brown as a green sash formed across his chest. A tail formed behind him as his feet grew larger, along with his hands. The light vanished to reveal him as the creature, wearing black briefs and the green sash with the Omnitrix symbol upon it. He resembled a dinosaur's appearance with his large, wrinkly face and green eyes. His physique had become muscular from the transformation as well.
"Heave ho!" Humungousaur stated in his deep voice as he grabbed another side of the building's tip, allowing Rainbow to relieve herself as she moved away towards Korra to let the two set it down.
"Easy… easy…" Rex said nervously as they gently put the tip on the ground. They then both breathed a sigh of relief as the danger had ended. The surrounding people all began chattering as the spirit vines had now taken complete residence of the other building.
"Thanks for the save back there," Korra said as she walked up to Rainbow Dash, who was still flying in midair, "Who knows what could've happened if you didn't show up…" she added, making her smile.
"Well, you know," she began, crossing her arms, "I'm always around to help a friend in- OW!" she yelped as Humungousaur had come over, grabbing her by the wings.
"What are you doing here?!" the Vaxasaurian asked as the rainbow haired girl tried to squirm her way out of his grasp, "I thought I said you were gonna train with Rook and Hinata for a week!" he yelled.
"Eh!" Rainbow said as she continued to squiggle, "Watch the wings, dino breath!" she shouted, putting her hands at her hips, "I just wanted to do some heroing with you!" she added as she kept on struggling.
"Huh…" Humungousaur sighed as Rex came over, reforming his arms and back from the Smackhands and the Boogie Pack.
"Nice job with the save there, Rainbow Dash," he complimented, "That was pretty fast," he added.
"Wait," Korra began, getting their attentions, "Rainbow Dash?" she asked, "You're the new teammate Ben was telling me about?" she asked on.
"The one and only!" she gloated, "And you must be Korra!" she realized, "Great to finally meet ya!" she greeted.
"Nice to meet you too," she replied, "So, what was it about her training with Rook and Hinata again?" she asked Humungousaur.
"She just joined the team," he began, "so she's supposed to be practicing with those two for a while, remember?" he asked, getting a nod from the Avatar, "At least she was until she showed up like this!" he shouted.
"Jeez…" Rainbow said, "I'm sorry I didn't give you the heads-up…" she apologized, looking away as she crossed her arms.
"You didn't even train with them, did you?" the Vaxasaurian asked as he let go, allowing the rainbow haired girl to land on the ground with her feet, stretching out her wings.
"Of course I did!" she replied, wincing as the pain from his grasp still lingered while she folded her wings.
"For only a day?" Humungousaur asked with a raised eyebrow.
"They both thought I was pretty strong when we were practicing," Rainbow began, "even without my magic!" she added.
"Magic?" Korra said, raising an eyebrow.
"Sounds pretty good to me," Rex said with his hands at his hips, "You sure she needed some extra training at all dude?" he asked.
"Yes, she did," Humungousaur replied, "We still don't know the limits of her magic, even after I'd given her so much from before," he explained.
"Heh," Rainbow chuckled, "No need to worry about that," she said, "I'm limit free!" she said excitedly. Just then, the Omnitrix symbol on Humungousaur's sash began beeping, timing out, turning him back into Ben in a green flash of light.
"Well, at least things didn't get a whole lot worse…" Korra said as she looked over the damage the vines had caused, "Huh…" she sighed, "Guess we're back to square one again…"she realized disappointedly.
"Maybe I can help!" the rainbow haired girl suggested excitedly.
"You can help by going to Air Temple Island and wait for us," Ben said with a stern look on his face as he walked over to her, "Then we'll see if you can help with the vines," he told her.
"You're not gonna send me back, are you?!" Rainbow asked with a sad look on her face, "I just got here, and…"
"Eh… no," he replied, "But I'm still upset that you came here without letting me know about it," he admitted, "You can stay a little longer, but we're gonna talk once I get back to the island, all right?" he asked.
"Got it!" Rainbow replied with a salute. She then unfolded her wings, dashing upwards into the air at a blinding speed, blowing the three remaining teens back as she flew off.
"Whoa…" Korra said in awe, "She's fast…" she noted.
"And sometimes a real pain…" Ben added as he pulled out his MPG from his pocket, "I better make sure Rook knows about this," he noted as he pressed the center button of the device, causing the holographic screen to appear over it.
"Right…" Korra said sarcastically as Ben pressed something on the screen. Just then, Bolin and Lin both came over, surveying the damage as she was.
"I think that could've gone better," Bolin stated bluntly with his arms crossed as the Avatar looked over the vines worriedly.
X
Back at Air Temple Island, Korra was meditating in a pavilion as the sun was beginning to set. Tenzin walked up to her as she tried to focus.
"Can't talk," she said, not opening her eyes or turning around, "Meditating," she added.
"You must be at the end of your rope," the airbending master realized, "You hate meditating," he noted as she opened her eyes.
"I thought if I really tried I might be able to contact my past Avatars," she began to explain, getting up and walking over to the pavilion's edge, "someone who knows something to help me, but I can't," she admitted, "They're gone and I'm all alone," she said, turning around to face Tenzin, "Did I ruin everything by leaving the spirit portals open?" she asked worriedly.
"You didn't ruin anything," he replied, "You did what you thought was best for the world, and now things have changed," he said, walking up to Korra and putting his hand on her shoulder, "Change can be good or bad, depending on your point of view," he explained, making her sigh.
"I know from the people's point of view, it's bad," she said, upset.
"You're not the President, Korra," Tenzin stated, "Your job isn't to fix the daily problems of every person in Republic City," he continued, "Your responsibility is to bring balance to the entire world, and that means no matter what you do, some people are not going to be happy about it," he explained.
"Right," she replied, dropping down to the floor of the pavilion, crossing her legs as she sat.
"On the other hand, some people will be very happy," he added, kneeling down next to her, "Like me," he mentioned, "What you did during Harmonic Convergence may have brought back the Air Nation," he continued, "and that can only be good for restoring balance," he explained happily, "That is the act of a great Avatar," he finished.
"It's scary," Korra admitted, "I have all this power and all these people depending on me," she began, "but I don't know what I am supposed to be doing half the time," she said, "It seems like I should be ... wiser," she added.
"True wisdom begins when we accept things as they are," Tenzin replied, "You've started a new age, Korra," he noted, "There's no going back to the past," he added just as Bolin ran in, interrupting their conversation.
"Mako called!" he cried out, getting their attentions as they turned around to face him, "The cops found a new airbender guy, but when they tried to bring him in, he ran away and climbed to the top of Kyoshi Bridge and won't come down," he explained, suddenly realizing where they were, "Ooh sorry," he apologized, "did I interrupt an Avatar wisdom session?" he asked. Korra then got up, walking past her friend.
"Avatar wisdom is the thing of the past, Bolin," she replied, tapping him on the shoulder as Tenzin followed her, "Come on," she said.
"Oh okay," he said, "Is that a good thing?" he asked.
"Depends who you ask," the Avatar replied, "Did you tell Ben and Rex?" she asked.
"I told Rex," he began, "but I didn't run into Ben, or that new girl who showed up…" he replied, scratching his cheek.
"Let's get to them before we go," Korra said, running off. Meanwhile, a now Caucasian skinned Rainbow Dash was leaning up against the walls of the temple with her magic deactivated as her pony ears, ponytail, and wings were not present. She sighed as she was waiting patiently for her team leader, slumping down the wall. Just then, Ben approached, making her stand up immediately as he put something in his pocket.
"So?" she asked, smiling widely in hope.
"I called both Rook, and Hinata," he began, "and they said that they let you come after me," he admitted.
"Told you," the rainbow haired girl said with a smirk.
"That still doesn't mean I'm okay with it," he mentioned, making her frown, "Rainbow, it isn't just about you being here without my permission," he began, "I want you to have a good experience working with your teammates," he continued, "and my universe has a lot of things happening most of the time," he added, "That's why I thought you'd stay there for a few more days, just to know what my missions are usually like," he finished.
"Oh, come on!" she pleaded, "What's the fun in going on your missions when you're not a part of them?" she asked rhetorically.
"Well, the other thing is… there's not really much happening here," Ben admitted, "We're all just trying to clear away some vines in the city," he said, "It's hardly exciting," he noted.
"So you're saying what happened earlier wasn't exciting?" Rainbow asked, raising her eyebrow with a grin.
"Well… no, but… uh…" he stuttered as she had him on the ropes.
"Please, Ben!" she begged, "Besides, if you want me to train so badly, I'll train with you!" she said, "And this way I'll get to know everyone better," she added, smiling.
"Can't argue with that, can ya?" a voice asked from beside them. The two both turned to see Rex walk towards them.
"Well, not really…" the Omnitrix bearer admitted. The evo chuckled, but then noticed Rainbow's skin, widening his eyes in surprise.
"What happened to her?" he asked, pointing at the girl.
"Oh," Ben realized, "Apparently that's just a trait she had back in her universe," he replied, "Her skin just becomes 'normal' in any other world, I guess," he added.
"I get the light blue skin when I activate my magic," Rainbow mentioned, "So it's no biggie," she said with a shrug.
"There you are!" Korra exclaimed as she ran over, getting their attentions, "We gotta go," she said.
"Go where?" the Omnitrix bearer asked.
"Kyoshi Bridge," she replied, "That's where the airbender is right now," she added, making his eyes widen in surprise.
"Well then, let's go!" he said, running off with Rex and Rainbow as they followed the Avatar.
At the large bridge connected to the city, many people were gathered upon the bridge as police approached. Tenzin's sky bison Oogi flew down, landing on the bridge with the airbending master, Korra, Bolin, Ben, Rex, and Rainbow all jumping off of him onto the surface. The Avatar then walked up to Mako and Lin, who was holding a megaphone.
"Come down immediately," she ordered through it, "or we will be forced to take action," she added. Upon the top of the bridge, Daw was chattering and trembling as he held on to one of structure's metal beams. He observed wondrously as the metalbender cops approached him from the cables, taking fighting stances.
"Stay back!" he pleaded, "I'm dangerous!" he added. Suddenly, one of the cops attacked, firing the cables from his belt out at the man. He quickly defended himself by bending up an air dome, knocking all the metalbenders off. "Sorry!" he apologized as they all fired their cables at the bridge, latching onto it as they swung back to its ground level.
"This muchacho looks like he could use a break right now," Rex mentioned as he approached Mako.
"We don't have time to give him a break," Ben said as he ran up with Rainbow, Bolin, and Tenzin.
"And we know what time it really is!" the rainbow haired girl exclaimed as she ran forward, activating her magic as her wings, pony ears, and ponytail all sprouted along with her skin becoming light blue, "It's hero time!" she exclaimed, flying up to the top of bridge.
"Great…" Ben said, exasperated, "Now she's stealing my catchphrase…" he noted, smacking himself in the face. Korra then grabbed her glider and flew up with Rainbow to the top, with the Avatar and the rainbow haired girl landing on opposite sides of Daw.
"Don't panic, I'm just here to talk," Korra reassured as Rainbow sat down on one of the diagonal beams.
"Please," the man begged, "I don't know what I'm doing and I don't want to hurt anyone!" he exclaimed.
"Tell me about it," she agreed, "Rough day, huh?" she asked, "I'm having kinda rough day myself," she mentioned, "You mind if I sit down here?" she asked, pointing to the bridge.
"Huh," Daw replied hesitantly as he held onto the beam for dear life.
"Look, I know you're scared," the Avatar said as she understood his situation, "You've gone through a big change and its kind of my fault," she admitted, "But you're not alone," she began, "there are other airbenders and they want to help you," she mentioned, "Actually, they are really excited to meet you," she noted.
"I don't want to be an airbender," he said, letting go of the beam as he turned to her, "Please," he begged, "you're the Avatar, make it stop," he pleaded, slipping off slightly, "Ahh!" he yelped, grasping back onto the beams.
"Dude, what's there not to love about being able to airbend now?" Rainbow asked, "Think of the cool things you could do!" she mentioned, hanging upside down on a beam as Daw looked at her, pondering the thought of it.
"She's right," Korra said getting his attention as he looked at her nervously, "I'm sorry, but I can't take your bending," she apologized, "but I promise you things will get better if you just give it a chance," she noted, "Let me take you over to Air Temple Island and we can talk this through," she finished, "Okay?" she said, offering her hand to the man in a welcoming manner. He hesitated slightly, but soon reached out his hand for hers. He then took a step, losing his footing, plunging down the bridge.
"Oh! Ahh!" he shrieked as he fell.
"Whoops!" Rainbow exclaimed as she dove down after him with Korra, who opened her glider as they both caught Daw, flying him over to the ground as easily as possible. The crowd behind the caution fences cheered at the save as the others breathed sighs of relief.
"That could've been worse…" Rex admitted. Ben smiled as he saw Tenzin approach the man and girls who just landed.
"Daw, this is Tenzin," Korra introduced, "He's going to help you," she added.
"It is absolutely my pleasure to meet you Daw," he began, "I've never met a new airbender before," he added, "Well, at least not one who's diaper I didn't have to change," he said jokingly.
"Actually, I just fell off a bridge, so I could use a fresh diaper right about now," the man admitted, making the airbending master raise his right eyebrow.
"Nice job back there," Korra complimented Rainbow, "You saved my life, and now his," she mentioned as the rainbow-haired girl deactivated her magic.
"Well, you know," she began, "I'd never let a friend down," she said, "That is, if we are friends," she added, making the Avatar chuckle as she wrapped her arm around her.
"Of course we are!" she replied, "I don't know how Ben did it," she began, "but he picked a really good teammate," she said, making her blush slightly. Ben and Rex watched on with smiles on their faces.
"What do ya know…" the Omnitrix bearer said, "They already like each other…" he noted. Rex then noticed something in the crowd coming towards the girls.
"Uh oh," the evo said, pointing towards President Raiko, who was moving his way towards the girls through the fences.
"That's… not good…" Ben stated bluntly as he noticed.
"So, is this the deal?" the President asked, getting their attentions as a metalbender cop moved the fence out of the way for him, "We have crisis every other day now thanks to you," he mentioned. Rainbow and Korra then approached the President.
"Listen, I know you're having a tough time getting used to these changes and I'm sorry for that," the Avatar apologized, "but you and everyone else are going to have to learn live with it," she explained, "The vines and the spirits are here to stay," she stated.
"Well, you know who's not here to stay?" he asked angrily, "You!" he exclaimed, pointing at her, "I order you to leave this city," he commanded, "You've caused nothing but trouble since you arrived," he stated, making the crowd gasp at the decision.
"What?!" Rainbow exclaimed, "Just who do you think you are, telling her to get out?!" she asked angrily, clenching her right fist angrily as she came closer to him, "I oughta sock you right in the face!" she yelled, reeling back for a punch.
"Uh, Ben!" Rex whispered. The Omnitrix bearer immediately slammed down on the dial of the device after selecting an alien, transforming into an alien that resembled a mummy. He had a black headdress, with two glowing green gaps on either side of it, and a gold rimming at the bottom. Crown-like golden spikes surrounded his green eyes, the lower face was wrapped in bandages, and the chin was black with more green gaps on it, with a golden beard-like spine jutting from it. His bandages were ragged, as well as more layers being visible, and was more greyish-brown in color. A large collar/wrap-like garment with green and black stripes covered his upper chest and shoulders. He had black-and-gold pads on each shoulder, with each one having a green "eye" on them. The tendrils on its back were very short. With all that, the creature had the Omnitrix symbol on a green and white belt at the waist. The Thep Khufan then stretched out his extendable arms, grasping the rainbow haired girl before she could strike Raiko.
"Uh, hey!" she yelped as Snare-Oh pulled her back over, "What's the big idea?!" she asked.
"Rainbow Dash, are you mental?!" the mummy-like alien asked back, "That's the President you were about to hit!" he exclaimed.
"I don't care if he's the- Wait, what?" she asked as the three teens all looked back at Raiko, who was glaring at them.
"Uh, heh, heh…" Rex chuckled nervously, "Sorry about that Mr. President…" he apologized, "Maybe we can let bygones be bygones and-"
"And take your friends with you," the President told Korra, loud and clear for the others to hear as well.
"And… we're kicked out," the evo stated bluntly, "Super…" he said sarcastically. Both he and Snare-Oh then glanced at Rainbow Dash who was then let out of the Thep Khufan's grip.
"Don't worry," Korra began to Raiko, "We were already leaving," she said as they both walked away from each other in opposite directions. As Korra approached Tenzin and the others, she looked down and smiled. "I can see my path now," she stated, "There are new airbenders out there and I'm going to find them and rebuild the Air Nation," she added.
"Don't think I'm not going with you," the airbending master replied.
"We might as well go too," Snare-Oh began as he, Rex, and Rainbow came over, "seeing as how we're all banished from the city…"
"Even me?!" the rainbow haired girl asked excitedly.
"I suppose I'll have no choice either way, so… yes," he replied. Rainbow leaped up excitedly, pumping her fist as Korra chuckled.
"Though seeing you almost punch the President wasn't exactly the best thing in the world…" Rex admitted.
"I would've loved to see to that," the Avatar said, making her smile widely.
"Well, that's comforting to know," Snare-Oh said sarcastically, tapping the Omnitrix symbol at his belt, transforming him back into Ben in a green flash of light.
"But at least it didn't happen, right?" Rainbow joked, getting a little chuckle out of the Omnitrix bearer.
"Come on," he said, "If we're gonna do this, we'll need a good night's sleep for tomorrow," he added as he, Rex, and Rainbow all walked over to Oogi.
"It's so exciting," Tenzin said, putting his arm around Korra, "Who knows who's out there now, discovering the gift of airbending for the first time?" he wondered, walking off with the Avatar.
Meanwhile, within a mountainous region, a retractable bridge was extended out to a small building upon a rock pillar. Several White Lotus sentries walked up to the building upon the bridge. It began to retract as they walked onto the surface of the pillar's peak, making them take fighting stances as one sentry walked forward, metalbending the octagonal door open, revealing that it was a prison cell that one inmate, seated in calm composure as the light shined on him.
"You know the drill, Zaheer," the sentry without a hood said as he was holding a tray of food.
"Of course," the prisoner replied as he turned around to face the wall, with his hands behind his head.
"Hope you still like rice," the sentry added as he slid the tray into the cell.
"Have you ever read the poetry of the great airbending guru, Laghima?" he asked.
"What?" the sentry said.
"Guru Laghima lived four thousand years ago in the Northern Air Temple," the prisoner began, "It is said that he unlocked the secret of weightlessness and became untethered from the earth," he continued, "living his final forty years without ever touching the ground," he finished.
"Is that how you plan to escape?" the sentry asked mockingly, "With something you picked up from an old airbender children's story?" he mocked again.
"Like all great children's tales," Zaheer began, "it contains truth within the myth," he said, "Laghima once wrote: "Instinct is a lie, told by a fearful body, hoping to be wrong."," he added.
"What's that supposed to mean?" the sentry asked.
"It means that when you base your expectations only on what you see," the prisoner began, putting his hands down, "you blind yourself to the possibilities of a new reality," he said. Suddenly, he turned around and began airbending, slamming the sentry against the prison bars. He then leaped forward, and grabbing the sentry and turning him around, grasping him by the neck. The other sentries prepared to attack, but withheld themselves as the other one was now taken hostage. "Uh, uh, uh," the prisoner noted, "You wouldn't want to singe your friend, would you?" he asked rhetorically.
"How?!" the sentry he was holding asked in disbelief, "You're not a ... bender!" he noted as he was being choked.
"Nature is constantly changing," Zaheer replied, "Like the wind," he noted. He then pulled the keys off of the sentry's belt. Upon unlocking the door, he airbended, slamming his hostage against the wall before sliding out of the cell, narrowly avoiding another sentry's firebending attack. He airbended again, knocking them all off their feet before he leapt up and grabbed the firebender, throwing him into the cell. He then dodged a slab of earth flung at him by an earthbending sentry, leaping off an earth wall that he bended, before climbing up it with airbending. Perched, he avoided a fire blast and leapt behind the other firebending sentry, throwing him into the cell with airbending as well. He then ran up another wall, avoiding attacks from the last two sentries there as he came back down with a jump, airbending them off their feet, and then blasted them right into the cell with another blast of wind. He then quickly locked the cell with a slam. "Now you might want to ration that bowl of rice," he suggested to the sentries, "You've got three weeks until the next shift change," he added, "It's the dawning of a new age," he stated, "The end of the White Lotus, and soon, the end of the Avatar," he said. The former prisoner then walked toward the edge of the pillar's cliff, jumping down it, using his newly found airbending to cushion his fall from ledge to ledge.
And that wraps up the first chapter of "Change"! Oh my gosh, it feels so good to get this done before going back to school. But, right now, we still need to continue the scenario story from "A New Evolution". For those of you that are new to this, me and a friend known as Hypergogeta2012 have worked on this scenario story for a while, featuring multiple characters from different shows. This ties in with WWE wrestlers interacting with the heroes, some of them not being present for a while in this story. But anyways, let's start the other story.
SCENARIO:
Hypergogeta2012: Alright, we have one last round of the Gauntlet Match between Rainbow Dash and the surprise opponent.
Korra: Can you guys give us a few more minutes? She's still sleeping.
Bolin: Man, that almost got too intense.
Jeff Hardy: While Rainbow's on her break, we need to figure out how come Wyatt and Lesnar assaulted both John and Ambrose, but not her.
Dean Ambrose: Hello? I was also the target of that freak in the first place, and it's still going on.
Hypergogeta2012: Not to mention that John is the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Mako: So many things to go off on, and yet it gets us nowhere.
Ben: Sorry Mako.
Jeff Hardy: Alright, we'll figure this out at the end because right now the surprise opponent should be here.
Pinkie Pie: Ooh, I love surprises!
Bolin: Me too! Me too!
Hypergogeta2012: Good thing I brought in a projector to perform a countdown by showing some clips of the certain powerhouse -turns the projector on and plays the clips on his laptop-
-the lights turned off as the large screen shows some clips of a few superstars being Speared and Superman Punched by a superstar who Team Omniverse might recognize-
Gingka: That's-?!
Asami: Who? Who is it?
Naruto: He's actually back?
?: There's not a single being out there that can put me down... and you can BELIEVE... THAT!
-the countdown starts at ten as everyone waits for the superstar to come in-
Computer voice: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... -screen turns off-
Hypergogeta2012: This is it...
Rarity: Oh my…
Dean Ambrose: One last superstar of the last round.
Applejack: Here we go y'all…
Jeff Hardy: This could be really interesting...
-a song called "The Truth Reigns by Jim Johnston" starts playing, causing the lights turn back on as Roman Reigns comes up to the ring, wearing the same SWAT gear but with white string around his pockets and the shoulders-
Pinkie Pie: Eeeeek! It's ROMAAAANNNN!
Bolin: Awesome! …Wait, who is he again?
Dean Ambrose: -smirks- It's about time he shows up...
Jeff Hardy: So this is the guy who you guys teamed up with? Not bad...
Hypergogeta2012: Team Omniverse, please welcome back the 2014 Slammy Award winner for Superstar of the Year, Roman Reigns!
Roman Reigns: You got that right! I'm back and I'm ready to knock some punks out with these fists, but right now we got some training to do! BELIEVE THAT!
Rainbow Dash: *suddenly wakes up* Huh? Roman? You're back?
Ben: Slow down there Rainbow. You just got up.
John Cena: -groans as he wakes up and looks around- What just happen? I was about to give Rainbow a handshake in respect but something knocked me out.
Hypergogeta2012: You were taken out by the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
John Cena: -gets off of the couch- So Lesnar is still at it again. I swear, superstars like him would do anything dumb to keep hold of a championship.
Dean Ambrose: No kidding...
Jeff Hardy: Been there myself...
Hypergogeta2012: Well at least you're gonna see the final round of the Gauntlet Match.
Rainbow Dash: Okay, let's get this started. *jumps into the ring, activating her Equestrian magic*
Korra: You sure you're good to go?
Rainbow Dash: Always.
Ben: *chuckles* Go get 'em.
-the ref signals the timekeeper to ring the bell, which he did-
Rainbow Dash: -dashes towards Reigns with her fists outstretched-
Roman Reigns: -counters Rainbow's attack and gives her an uppercut-
Rainbow Dash: Ergh! *rubs her head* Already again…?
Roman Reigns: -sends Rainbow to the turnbuckle and then Irish whips her to the turnbuckle behind, and runs and takes her out with an elbow-
Rainbow Dash: GAH! *falls down to her knees*
Rex: Jeez… The chica's not doing so hot this round…
Applejack: Quiet! *elbows him*
Rex: Ow! What?!
Applejack: Can't ya have just a little faith in Rainbow fer once?!
Dean Ambrose: Roman really knows how to keep himself together.
John Cena: I knew this could be a huge opportunity for Rainbow to fight off Reigns, to be strong enough to fight off Wyatt.
Ben: Then how come Hardy didn't end up fighting her?
Jeff Hardy: If I was Rainbow's opponent, it would've been pointless. My charisma and adrenaline wouldn't match her skills.
Fluttershy: But… um… what about… um… RR Monster?
Sunset Shimmer: That would be a terrible idea from what we've seen.
Hypergogeta2012: Plus RR Monster would refuse to take part of the training, so he forbids me from transforming into him... unless if he competes in a real match.
Roman Reigns: -takes Rainbow out with a belly-to-belly suplex and pins her-
-the ref starts counting but Rainbow kicks out at 1-
Jeff Hardy: And I find it a bit understanding that Reigns is The Rock's cousin.
Pinkie Pie: *eating popcorn* Anowther wwestwer?
Rarity: And he's related to him?
Dean Ambrose: Some families can be wrestling together. Or some people who are dating wrestlers or wrestlers dating other wrestlers.
John Cena: Gone through my first marriage but got a divorced due to a tail spin from losing to The Rock, but I got over it and have been dating WWE Diva Nikki Bella.
Gingka: Nice.
Ash: What about you guys?
Hypergogeta2012: Roman is actually engaged and already has a daughter, and Jeff was married and has been since a while back.
Rainbow Dash: *strikes Reigns with a kick before she gets back up*
Roman Reigns: -falls to his knees-
Rainbow Dash: Here we go… *pins him*
-the ref counts but Roman kicks out at 1-
Rex: Same as before…
Ben: Roman looks like a whole new person. I thought the hernia thing was a serious issue…
Hypergogeta2012: Roman recovered from his hernia surgery a while ago. It took him a bit longer than expected, but he was able to return around December and take out superstars like Fandango and the Big Show.
Jeff Hardy: A guy like him, how can he be stopped? Which is a good thing since he's on our side.
Applejack: That ain't exactly good fer Rainbow Dash though…
John Cena: With that amount of strength, maybe the WWE would put him in a match against Brock Lesnar. But for now, I'll be taking him out for the WWE World Heavyweight title.
Hypergogeta2012: But there's the 30-Man over the top rope Royal Rumble Match. If Roman can throw all 29 superstars over the top rope and out of the ring, he'll face who ever is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 31 in March.
Roman Reigns: -takes Rainbow out with a Samoan Drop and then puts her head on the upper bottom rope-
Rainbow Dash: *drops down in pain*
Korra: Come on Rainbow, hang in there!
Roman Reigns: -goes to the ropes to the left and got out as he turns to the other side and runs to Rainbow, only to jump and take her out with a dropkick-
Asami: Ooh… That's not good…
Mako: Way not good…
John Cena: Forgot that Roman is a bit fast. If it wasn't for speed, then strength would've been pointless.
Ash: Huh?
Jeff Hardy: Too much speed can let you have a lot less strength. Then again, there are some superheroes who rely on speed or strength.
Ash: Hmm… I never thought of it like that…
Pikachu: Pika?
Hypergogeta2012: Either way, Rainbow is getting close to fighting Bray Wyatt. I did plan out a match to make sure Wyatt gets trapped in, especially for her too.
Rainbow Dash: Huh… huh… *runs right at Reigns, pushing him back with punches and kicks*
Dean Ambrose: -smirks- No way. Both Rainbow Girl and that freak are gonna fight inside a Hell in a Cell, with no one else inside? Now that is what I can enjoy.
Roman Reigns: -gets sent to the ropes-
Rainbow Dash: *leaps over his head and then dashes right into his face, striking him with her fist*
Roman Reigns: -hits face first onto the ground-
Rainbow Dash: *pins Reigns again*
-the ref counts but Roman kicks out at 2-
Korra: Wow. It's like Roman knows how Rainbow's going to attack.
Dean Ambrose: I know Roman better than anyone else. Back when the both of us, and that traitor Seth Rollins, were a group called The Shield. We were the Hounds of Justice and we destroy all Injustice there is.
John Cena: Until Rollins turned his back on you two and claimed that he created The Shield, so that he could have all the credit and take all the glory.
Hypergogeta2012: Some friend you would call him Dean, even though you want to destroy him big time.
Jeff Hardy: On the other hand, some people would remain on the same person's side and wouldn't do such a thing.
Roman Reigns: -dodges and runs to the rope and then hits Rainbow with a clothesline, and then again, and finally takes her down with a flying clothesline-
Ben: Rainbow!
Dean Ambrose: Better get ready for Roman's top signature move!
Naruto: Uh… his signature?
Roman Reigns: -keeps his fingerless gloves tight and rubs his arm as if it's a gun, and then punches the ground and keeps his fist still as he stares at Rainbow, waiting for her to get up-
Naruto: What was that about?
John Cena: If Rainbow doesn't counter it, then Reigns will do more than just a punch.
Asami: M-More than a punch?
Hypergogeta2012: Roman is the Powerhouse and also known as the Force.
Ben: Oh no…
Korra: Rainbow, get up!
Jeff Hardy: It'll be a miracle if she does counter it.
Roman Reigns: -runs to Rainbow and takes her out with a Superman Punch to the head as he stood and shouts-
Rainbow Dash: Ugh… *struggles to get back up*
Roman Reigns: -goes to the turnbuckle and stands as he waits for Rainbow to get up-
Naruto: How come he didn't finish her right then and there? Not that I'm complaining…
Hypergogeta2012: Roman usually finishes someone off with two moves, the Superman Punch and his ultimate finishing move, the Spear.
John Cena: Once you get hit by that Spear, at some point you'd want an ice pack to heal your ribs.
Fluttershy: W-Wh-What?!
Ash: You're kidding!
Dean Ambrose: He's telling the truth. I've been there and I was lucky that I wasn't injured. She'd be lucky too if she doesn't get injured.
Jeff Hardy: If some people were that weak, they'd be home and waiting till they recover.
Roman Reigns: -raises his arms up and lowers them down as he shouts his battle cry- OOOOOOOOOHWAAAAAAAAA! -runs and then takes Rainbow out with a Spear and pins her-
-the ref starts counting but Rainbow kicks out at 2-
Rainbow Dash: *gets up slowly* Not… done… yet…
Ben: Way to go Rainbow!
Korra: Atta' girl! Keep going!
Dean Ambrose: -crushes a soda can after seeing what just happened- Are you serious?! That was Roman's powerful move!
John Cena: You do realized that The Undertaker was able to kick out of that move? Better yet, he was the only one to kick out of that.
Dean Ambrose: He's the Deadman... there's a difference!
Hypergogeta2012: Deadman or not, anybody can kick out of the move if they're capable.
Gingka: And that's exactly what Rainbow is.
Roman Reigns: -picks up Rainbow and tries to hit a powerbomb-
Rainbow Dash: I don't think so! *unfolds her wings, loosening Reigns' grip as she grabs him*
Roman Reigns: -gets thrown out of the ring and falls face first-
Jeff Hardy: Well there goes any chance of getting someone knocked down.
John Cena: I can't imagine why...
-the ref starts counting to 10 and is already at 3-
Fluttershy: N-Now he's counting to ten?
Bolin: Uh, yeah… what does that mean exactly?
Hypergogeta2012: If one superstar or more is out of the ring, the referee counts to ten.
Dean Ambrose: If the ref hits 10, then you lose via count out. It's not worse than losing via disqualification.
Bolin: Oh… I still don't get it…
Roman Reigns: -gets back in the when the ref was at 8-
Rainbow Dash: *lunges right at him*
Roman Reigns: -counters by grabbing Rainbow's shoulder and hits her with a head-butt as he runs to the rope, and then back to take her out with another Spear and pins her-
Mako: Oh no!
Ben & Korra: Rainbow!
-the ref starts counting 1, 2... and 3 as he signals the timekeeper to bring the bell, which he does as Roman Reigns wins the Gauntlet Match and his theme starts playing-
Dean Ambrose: Well there goes Rainbow Girl's end of the bargain...
Asami: Looks like she's not ready yet…
John Cena: Who says she's not ready?
Ben: Huh?
Naruto: What do you mean?
Jeff Hardy: Truth is that Rainbow doesn't have to win to be ready to fight Bray Wyatt. Just as long as she was to fight all three superstars.
Hypergogeta2012: Since she did that, despite the loss, she's 1,000% ready to fight Bray Wyatt.
Korra: All right! You hear that Rainbow? You're all set to go!
Rainbow Dash: Great… Just let me catch my breath for a second… *deactivates her magic*
Ben: Need an ice pack?
Rainbow Dash: Maybe… Ooh… *rubs her stomach in pain*
-a song called "Crank It Up by Brand New Sin" starts playing as a man comes to the ring who is 7 feet tall, weighing in at 400+ pounds, has only a beard, and wears only a camo open chest, two strap singlet, and black boots-
Jeff Hardy: Somebody has a way with crashing the party.
Dean Ambrose: Oh no, not the World's Largest Athlete...
Fluttershy: Wh-What?!
Gingka: Who is that?
John Cena: That big man right there is known as The Big Show.
Hypergogeta2012: And now he's coming to the ring to take out Roman, since he was his target too.
Mako: Wyatt must be working with the those two to fight us!
Asami: Makes sense…
Ben: Roman, heads up!
Roman Reigns: -tries to hit Big Show with a Superman Punch-
Big Show: -catches Roman with his right hand and takes him out with a Chokeslam-
Big Show: -turns and looks at Rainbow as he turns his right hand into a fist as he knocks her out with a KO Punch to the head-
Ben: Rainbow!
Naruto: That's it! Let's get in there Gingka! *runs into the ring*
Gingka: *pulls out his sword* Right! *runs after Naruto*
Dean Ambrose: -grabs a chair and goes into the ring-
Jeff Hardy: -jumps on the turnbuckle and then tries to take Big Show out-
Big Show: -catches both Jeff and Dean as he takes them down with a double Chokeslam before running, and Spears both Gingka and Naruto-
John Cena: -lifts the Big Show up and tries to hit an Attitude Adjustment but falls to the floor, due to the damage from Brock Lesnar, and takes more pain when the giant lands on top of him-
Ash: Uh.. we better help! *activates lightning cloak upon jumping in*
Ben: Time for a humungous dealing of payback! *slams Omnitrix, but instead transforms into Gutrot*
Rex: *activating Smackhands* Seriously?
Gutrot: Hey, don't think I can't take him with a little sleeping gas! *jumps into the ring with Rex*
Big Show: -hits Ash with a KO Punch and again to Gutrot, and then tries to hit Rex with the same move-
Rex: Don't think so! *blocks the punch, pushing him back*
Big Show: -stares at Rex as he walks left to right still facing him-
Rex: So, what now big guy?
Roman Reigns: -goes back in the ring and signals Rex to keep Big Show distracted-
Big Show: You think you can beat me?! Huh tough guy?! Huh?! You just angered the giant!
Rex: Well the bigger they are, the harder they fall!
Big Show: -turns around and is about to leave-
Rex: Uh.. hey! Don't leave!
Roman Reigns: -runs and Spears the Big Show as he takes him to the ropes and tries to throw him out- I need some help here Rex!
Rex: Got it! *punches Big Show out of the ring*
Big Show: -grabs the top rope and tries to get in the ring-
Roman Reigns: -runs and hits Big Show wit a Superman Punch, forcing him to fall but he lands on his feet-
John, Jeff and Dean: -go in the ring and get into their positions-
Korra: *jumps in as Mako and Asami pick up Rainbow Dash and pull her out of the ring*
Big Show: -shakes his head and walks away from the ring-
Korra: Okay… What now?
-an explosion of fire comes by as Kane stands by Big Show's side, except he's wearing a suit and not his mask, and has hair growing a bit-
Pinkie Pie: That's Kane! But, where's his mask?
John Cena: On some occasions, Kane takes off his mask for whatever reason.
-a song called "Swamp Gas by Jim Johnston comes by as Luke Harper walks and stands by Kane, wearing the same clothes but with a blue sleeveless vest-
Rarity: And now Luke Harper?! But I thought the Wyatt family was disbanded!
Dean Ambrose: Like I said before, even though Harper and Wyatt don't team up anymore, Harper still lives to his Wyatt Family name.
-Brock Lesnar walks by to Harper's side, with Paul Heyman behind him, while holding the WWE World Heavyweight title around his shoulder-
Jeff Hardy: And here comes the tough guy with a championship.
-the flash of the same images came by as Bray Wyatt appears out of nowhere, along with the Omniversal Wyatts but without their masks with new Wyatt versions of Korra and the others-
Bolin: Uh… is that us?
Korra: 'Fraid so Bolin. *activates firebending on her hands*
Bray Wyatt: So this is where we would all go into a war? You see, I created war. I can set you free Rainbow Dash. Free from all the torture of lies and fantasies. No matter what world we travel to, there all filled with lies, fantasies, darkness, hate, and evil.
Hypergogeta2012: We can't fight all of them. Most of us barely lost our energy while others were taken out.
Korra: Who says I can't take 'em all out with the Avatar State?
Roman Reigns: Not to mention that the clones can regenerate no matter how strong our attacks are…
Korra: Well that sure changes things…
Bray Wyatt: In order to destroy all that torture we all been through... is to embrace it! I can set you free Rainbow Dash! I can teach you everything! I can make you become the most perfect being I have ever witnessed! I can save you! -laughs evilly-
-the Wyatt shouting image comes by as Wyatt and his group disappear-
Jeff Hardy: I think we're in a serious need of reinforcements.
Dean Ambrose: Cena, do you know any superstars who can help us out?
John Cena: I know plenty but I think it should be Team Omniverse to decide which one to help us out. And there'll be three nominees selected by Hypergogeta2012.
Gutrot: Ergh… *gets out of the ring with the others who got hurt, transforming back into Ben*
Bolin: You know, maybe at the same time, we should give a couple of these guys a break.
Mako: Bolin's right. How about we have the girls minus Rainbow Dash, Korra, and Asami, Naruto, and Gingka head off, all right?
Ben: It sounds like a good plan…
Applejack: Ah agree.
Pinkie Pie: Ditto!
Asami: Who are the nominees that we can choose from to help us?
Hypergogeta2012: Those three superstar are the Show-Off known as Dolph Ziggler, who happens to be a 4-time and current Intercontinental Champion, the Big Guy known as Ryback, or former Wyatt Family member... Erick Rowan.
Rex: Tough choice there…
Hypergogeta2012: And all of you guys, except Ash and the superstars, have to choose which superstar to be part of this group. Only one...
Ash: Why can't I choose?
Jeff Hardy: Because you're gonna fight whoever's the superstar they choose. It can be a test to prove if the superstar is useful.
Ash: I-I'm gonna fight?!
Pikachu: Pika?!
John Cena: Plus it's not fair if us wrestlers would choose then.
Fluttershy: But he could get really hurt!
Dean Ambrose: And I don't really care...
Ash: *glares at Ambrose*
Roman Reigns: Don't let whatever vote they pick affect you, kid. If you can keep up against whoever it is, you prove to him that you can take any hit. Believe... That.
Ash: …Right.
Korra: After we choose who to fight, we'll have the Canterlot High girls minus Rainbow leave with Gingka and Naruto. And once the test fight's over, Ash and Pikachu can head out too.
Ben: Until you guys show up in the story, don't try to force your way back in. You've already been through a lot with all this fighting nonsense.
Rarity: Okay darling…
Pinkie Pie: Sure hope things do turn out okay in the end…
Korra: Trust me, we'll make sure of it.
END SCENARIO
Folks, do not dwell on me if the next chapter comes out a lot later. I'm going back to school, and I'm not about to let this story influence my effectiveness in class. Weekends will be the best time for me to work on this, but for now, I'll see you guys later.
