Change

by NegaiFreak

Change is coming to Korra's universe as she, her friends, and the members of Team Omniverse all gather for the exciting adventures of Book 3! STORY IS NOW COMPLETE! THANKS FOR 10000 VIEWS!

10. Long Live The Queen

All right folks, we're entering into the final four chapters. Just wanna let you know that this chapter will include the last two members of Team Omniverse as they join Ben for the rescue mission. With that all said and done, it's time for another exciting chapter of "Change"!

The Red Lotus is the world's newest threat. After confronting Zaheer, Korra learned that he is part of a secret society whose mission is to take out all the nations' leaders and destroy world order. But before Korra could warn anyone, she, Rainbow Dash, and Asami were apprehended by the Earth Queen's forces. And the Red Lotus have Mako, Bolin, and Gingka. Now both parties are headed toward Ba Sing Se.

BOOK THREE:

CHANGE

CHAPTER TEN:

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

At dusk in the midst of the desert, a group of Earth Kingdom soldiers were walking towards an airship. Korra and Rainbow Dash were still in their same restraints; being pushed on dollies while Asami was walked forward with her head bowed down as she still had handcuffs upon her wrists.

"Er, ergh!" the rainbow haired girl grunted as she struggled upon her dolly, "Let us go!" she screamed, "We're the good guys… er, girls!" she yelled.

"Quiet down," the bearded solider ordered as he continued to push her toward the ship.

"You have to let me out!" the Avatar exclaimed to the men, "The Earth Queen is in danger from a group of terrorists calling themselves the Red Lotus," she explained to them, still muzzled as she turned her attention to the captain of the crew while being pushed up the ramp leading into the vehicle, "I talked to one of them in the Spirit World yesterday," she told him, "He's insane!" she added. The crew captain had glasses on as he had a toothpick in between his lips.

"Screaming about terrorists in the Spirit World?" he questioned, "You're the one who sounds insane," he mocked as he turned and walked into his ship. Unbeknownst to him however, Ben was there, peeking out from behind the compound with two others. One being a girl who was wearing a violet tank top with sport shorts and a white belt, along with black sandals. She had long, dark blue hair and fair skin. Her eyes had veins and arteries stimulated around them as she observed the vehicle. The other member of the group was a tall, periwinkle blue color furred Revonnahgander, who had pointed ears, along with black and blue Proto-Tech armor over the rest of his body, including his trusty Proto-Tool mounted on his left shoulder. He also peeked out just as the hatch of the ship closed after the captain had walked inside.

"It appears that they are about to depart," Rook noted as the Omnitrix bearer and Hinata stood back up from their positions.

"And this happened last night?" the Hyuga girl asked as she continued to observe the scene with her Byakugan.

"Yeah," Ben responded as he tapped the lid of the device upon his wrist, "They were trying to make sure Korra didn't get nabbed by those criminals," he began as he scrolled through the holographic screen that appeared over the alien watch, "but they ended up getting nabbed by those Earth Kingdom guys," he said, sliding the lid open after selecting an alien form.

"There's exactly four of them," Hinata stated before she retracted her Byakugan, "Wouldn't it be better to just get them out now?" she questioned as the Omnitrix dial popped up on her ex-boyfriend's device.

"Normally, I'd say yes," he admitted, "but this time we need to keep a low profile," he stated, "The plan is to get those girls out, get to Ba Sing Se, and meet up with Rex and the others," he listed.

"Speaking of whom," his alien partner began, "where is he now?" he asked.

"On his way to the city in a jeep to try and get Mako, Bolin, and Gingka," the Omnitrix bearer replied, "We assumed they got captured from the fight at the Misty Palms' Oasis," he added, slamming the dial down with his right hand. A green flash of light ensued as his skin became greenish white while he transformed into Ghostfreak.

"And once we get Korra and the others out," Hinata realized, "then we'll be able to meet up with the others without too much trouble," she noted.

"Bingo," the Ectonurite responded, getting a smile from his ex-girlfriend before he grabbed Rook and her. He then flew them towards the airship, just as its engine was activated. He phased through the hatch of the vehicle with the two of them, now inside as it began to fly away from the compound. Meanwhile, Korra, Asami, and Rainbow were being held away within a single room on the ship. The bandana-wearing crewmember locked the Avatar's dolly to the wall, and then went over to the beauteous girl to chain her up to the floor.

"When I get out of this, I am gonna end you…" the rainbow haired girl threatened while she too was locked up against the wall.

"Yeah…" the soldier said sarcastically, "Listen, I don't know who you are, and I could care less," he admitted, turning to face her, "but since you're with the Avatar, you're not going anywhere," he stated. Rainbow just glared at him menacingly while he ignored it, crouching down to tie the chain holding Asami to the floor.

"Do I have to be chained to the floor the whole way?" she whined as he kept jangling the metal around, "It's going to be so uncomfortable," she complained.

"Yeah!" the rainbow haired girl agreed, "You can lock us up to the walls because we have powers or whatever," she admitted, "but give the girl some slack!" she shouted, "She doesn't have any!" she added, making the Future Industries leader glare at her for a moment, "Uh… no offense," she apologized.

"Sorry Ma'am," the crew member apologized to the beauteous girl, "I'm under orders," he said.

"Can't you just chain me to that railing?" Asami asked, looking at the metal object upon the wall of the room, "I mean, where am I gonna go?" she noted cleverly, making the man glance at her, "Please?" she begged.

"Well, as long as you're chained up," he noted, "I guess it doesn't make a difference," he admitted. The crewmember did indeed tie her down to the railing on the wall moments later.

"Thank you, Sir," she said in gratitude to him.

"Can I have ... some water?" Korra asked, chiming in.

"No water," the crew member responded, "We're also not going to bring you any rocks or fire, so don't ask," he added, "I guess there's air," he admitted, putting his hand at his chin, "but there's nothing we can do about that," he noted, "We're not opening your compartment 'til we reach Ba Sing Se," he told her, walking out of the cell.

"Okay, time for an escape plan," Rainbow whispered as he left, "Equestrian magic, don't fail me now!" she pleaded as her skin became light blue in a flash of light, her pony ears and ponytail formed, and her wings burst right through the strait jacket, however only ripping through the areas in the back as they hung out. Asami and Korra glanced at her awkwardly while she blinked. "All right, here goes nothing…" she said, flapping her wings rapidly as she tried to lift herself out of her restraints, but was only managing to slightly hover herself and the dolly off of the ground with the chains and locks still attached to her, "Too…. heavy…!" she breathed as she fell back down to the floor with a thud, her dolly slamming against the wall.

"Ease up," Asami pleaded, "You don't need to use all your power before we actually have a plan…" she noted as the rainbow haired girl deactivated her magic.

"I know, I know…" she agreed, "It's just that I promised Ben that I'd keep Korra and you safe," she noted, "And well… I couldn't do that…" she said sadly.

"Rainbow, none of us could've expected that the Earth Queen's forces were around," the Avatar reassured.

"Besides," the beauteous girl began, "it's not like we're out of options," she noted.

"Yeah, right…" the rainbow haired girl agreed, starting to tear up.

"Wait, Rainbow," Korra began as she noticed, "are you… crying?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.

"N-No!" she stuttered in reply, "I-I'm just sweating through my eyes…" she lied obviously with a small sniff. The Avatar and Asami then glanced at each other with worried looks.

"I hoped Mako, Bolin, Ben, or any of the guys would have shown up to save us by now," Korra told the beauteous girl as Rainbow stopped sobbing, "I wonder if they're okay…" she said out of thought. Meanwhile, the Omnitrix bearer himself, transformed back from Ghostfreak, was sauntering along with Rook and Hinata through the airship, sneaking around carefully as a crewmember passed by one of the hallways.

"What is the exact plan at this moment?" the Revonnahgander asked as he peered out to see the man turn a corner.

"Like I said," Ben began in reply, "we free the girls, take control of the ship, head to Ba Sing Se, and meet up with the others," he listed off.

"Yes…" his partner noted with a raised eyebrow, "but at this moment, what are we to do?" he asked.

"Oh," the Omnitrix bearer realized, "Well, right now we better start by getting to the girls…" he noted, rubbing his chin, "I guess we'll split up here," he suggested, "Rook and I'll head up to the bridge," he told Hinata, "You go off and try to find the girls, and get back to us as soon as you can," he said.

"Right," she agreed with a nod. Ben and his partner then split off from the Hyuga girl as they each went their separate ways to complete their tasks. Elsewhere, a truck was being driven along the desert road with dust building up behind it. Inside, Zaheer was manning the vehicle with P'Li sitting beside him in front. In the back, Ming-Hua and Ghazan were on a bench overseeing the tied up trio of Mako, Bolin, and Gingka on the floor, the latter of which was glaring back at the waterbender angrily.

"If you think holding us hostage will give you some leverage against the Avatar," the firebender boy began, "you're gonna be very disappointed," he stated.

"Can't we just enjoy our time together in silence?" the armless criminal asked impatiently as the beyblader continued to glare at her, "And can we not stare at each with such angry looks?" she asked rhetorically to him. Suddenly, bits of glass fell from his scarf and onto the floor.

"What's that?" Ghazan asked as he had noticed. Gingka then threw out his right foot, almost kicking Ming-Hua right in the leg.

"Uh, hey!" she yelped as he attempted to do it again, but to no avail as the lavabender came down and stomped on his legs, making him grit his teeth in unbearable pain.

"Whoa, Gingka, what's up?" Mako asked, surprised by his actions. The beyblader then looked up, angrily glaring at the criminals.

"When I get out of this…" he began, "you're all dead," he stated. A few moments of awkward silence passed by.

"Okay…" Bolin said, admittedly freaked out, "Apparently someone's a little peeved…" he noted.

"More like a lot," Ghazan stated as he sat back down, removing his feet from Gingka's legs.

"What's going on back there?" P'Li asked.

"One of the kids tried to attack me," Ming-Hua responded.

"I think it's got something to do with whatever's under his scarf," the lavabender added as he grabbed hold of it.

"Hey!" Gingka shouted as he pulled it off, revealing his now thoroughly cracked and shattered goggles. He glanced at them in disbelief, with his eyes shaking in fright.

"A pair of goggles?" the armless woman noted with a raised eyebrow, "That's what getting you all riled up?" she asked.

"I'm betting you're the one who busted 'em if he's after you," Ghazan realized.

"Got that right," Gingka responded as he glanced at the waterbender again, with a even angrier look.

"Give them to me," Zaheer ordered without turning around from the driver's seat. The lavabender did as told, pulling the goggles off of the beyblader's neck, lifting them up over his head.

"Hey!" he shouted, "Give those back!" he exclaimed as Ghazan handed them off to the criminal airbender, who glanced at them for a moment.

"These must mean a lot to you…" he realized, handing them off to his girlfriend, "I take it they're from someone special," he guessed.

"That's none of your business!" Gingka yelled, "Just give them back!" he shouted.

"In due time," Zaheer responded as he looked back out at the road, much to the beyblader's surprise as he gritted his teeth angrily.

"And why did you need Korra alive back in Zaofu?" Mako asked, chiming in as he, his brother, and Gingka began to glance at Ming-Hua and Ghazan, "You had her paralyzed," he noted, "Why didn't you just take her out when you had the chance?" he questioned.

"Look, all you need to know is that the world is about to change," the lavabender replied, "for the better," he added.

"Heh," the beyblader laughed, "That's a real laugh, considering you couldn't handle getting past my friends to get to her," he noted mockingly.

"You're a funny one, kid," Ghazan told him, "Just know that for right now, you're the ones who've been caught," he added, making Gingka look down.

"So you guys were like locked up for fifteen years, huh?" Bolin chimed in, "That must've been like crazy boring," he noted.

"Actually, it was only thirteen years," the lavabender told him, "But it felt like thirty," he admitted.

"I mean, what did you do with all that time?" the earthbender asked, "Did you sing songs, work on crafts?" he listed off in question.

"Not a lot of craft supplies in a volcanic prison cell," Ming-Hua responded in sarcasm.

"And I must've renamed the constellations about a thousand times," Ghazan remembered, "When it rained," he noted, "that was a big event," he said, making the armless woman sigh.

"I would've killed for some rain," she admitted, "Mostly I just made up stories about the guards," she told them, "One who was having trouble with his girlfriend; which one secretly wished he'd become a pastry chef," she listed off.

"Ooh okay, that sounds like fun," Bolin admitted, "Let me try that on you guys," he suggested, "You were raised by an older sister," he began to the lavabender, "your mustache grew in when you were ten," he continued, "and I'm sensing - just sensing - an unspoken attraction between you two," he finished to him and the armless waterbender. The two criminals glanced at each other awkwardly for a moment before Ming-Hua gave him a sulking look and turned away, surprising him a little.

"Two out of three," Ghazan told the earthbender with a smile, "Not bad," he complimented.

"Bolin," Mako began, "will you stop making friends with the bad guys?" he asked rhetorically, yet sternly as well.

"Sorry…" his brother apologized.

"No, it's all right," Gingka reassured, surprising the two boys who were tied up with him, "In fact, I'd like to share something to kill some time," he added.

"And what's that?" Ming-Hua asked.

"Those goggles you busted," the beyblader began, "they were a gift from my girlfriend," he stated.

"So that's what got you all riled up," the armless criminal realized, "I'd be mad too if someone destroyed something that was precious to me," she admitted.

"Just don't go expecting any forgiveness," Gingka noted, "I'm still prepared to take you down," he stated angrily.

"What are you trying to accomplish by chatting it up with them?" Mako asked in a whisper.

"A little more information…" the beyblader responded quietly, "and hopefully a chance to get out of this mess…" he added.

"Ghazan, gag those three," Zaheer told him, "We're almost there," he noted.

"Perfect…" Gingka said with a sigh as the truck had entered into the Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se. Meanwhile, the airship holding the girls was flying above the desert, heading for the city as well. Inside, Korra and Rainbow Dash were struggling against their restraints to no avail as they remained locked to the walls of the room.

"No good…" the rainbow haired girl groaned as she squiggled in her strait jacket.

"We have to find a way to get out of this prison before we get to the Earth Queen," the Avatar stated.

"Easier said than done…" Rainbow noted, "You and me are completely powerless in these strait jackets," she began, "and Asami's…. well… uh…" she continued nervously as the beauteous girl glanced at her with a raised eyebrow, "… in the same boat…?" she finished nervously, "No offense," she apologized.

"None taken," the Future Industries leader replied with a sigh, "But don't worry, I have a plan," she reassured, "These airships the Cabbage Corp sold to the Earth Kingdom are way cheaper than the ones Future Industries built," she explained.

"And what does that mean?" the rainbow haired girl asked. Asami then put both of her feet against the wall pulled tightly on the chain wrapped around her wrists. In just a matter of moments, she managed to completely pry off the railing, landing back on the ground. She then jumped up to bring her hands in front before throwing up the railing and catching it upright.

"Now that's just shoddy workmanship," she noted.

"Wow," Rainbow stated bluntly, getting a grin in reply from the beauteous girl. She then walked up to Korra, prepared to break off her restraints, but stopped for a moment.

"There's no way I can get these locks off," she realized, "I need the keys," she noted, glancing back at the floor for a moment before pulling a grin, then pried a panel upon it open with the railing, "Give me five minutes, then start yelling for help," she told the two other girls as she then dropped the railing and started to crawl down the pane. Meanwhile, Hinata was wandering around the airship, searching for the girls' cell as she had her Byakugan activated. She managed to see through a few walls with her eyes, seeing Rainbow and Korra locked away in the room.

"There they are…" the Hyuga girl noted, but then squinted a little as she noticed something, "Wait," she realized, seeing the panel on the floor that had been opened, "did Asami find her way out?" she questioned to herself as the beauteous girl was not among them.

"Hey!" a voice suddenly called out, making her turn to see one of the Earth Kingdom soldiers standing behind her, "What are you doing here?!" he asked angrily, charging at her. She immediately reacted however, pivoting around and palming the man right in the chest, knocking him out onto the floor with a thud as he hit it on his backside.

"My apologies," she said sympathetically as she retracted the veins to her eyes, "But I have a mission to carry out," she stated. Just then, she saw a set of keys strapped to his belt. She crouched down and took them from him, grinning. Elsewhere on the ship, Ben and Rook were still sauntering around as the headed for the bridge.

"Do you believe it was wise to let Hinata go on her own?" the Revonnahgander asked as they peeked out of a corner of a hallway.

"Yeah, she'll be fine," his partner reassured, "I know she's capable of handling this," he added.

"Uh, y-yes," Rook stuttered, "Though it is surprising…" he admitted, making Ben look back at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Why?" he asked, crossing his arms.

"Well…" his alien partner began, "based on how you created the dating rule for her protection," he continued, "I find it odd that you would let go on her own," he admitted.

"Wh-What?" the Omnitrix bearer stammered, "Well, that's because… she's a lot stronger than she used to be!" he argued.

"And I believe you mentioned something about trusting Rainbow Dash to keep Korra safe," Rook noted.

"From the criminals!" his partner retorted, "I'm sure she wasn't expecting some Earth Kingdom punks to snag them up," he added. Just then, a clanging sound was heard near the end of the hallway, making the two widen their eyes in surprise before ducking back down into the perpendicular hallway.

"What do you think that was?" the Revonnahgander asked as he grabbed his Proto-Tool, readying it.

"Probably a guard," Ben suggested in reply, "Let's nab him and get to the bridge," he told him.

"Agreed," Rook responded. However, it turned out the clanging noise was from Asami, who had jumped down from one of the ventilation shafts of the ship, dropping the railing she had used earlier. While still behind the corner of the hallway, the Omnitrix bearer tapped the lid of his device, making the green holographic screen appear over it. He scrolled through the alien index before finally sliding the lid open, letting the dial pop up. He slammed down on it with his right hand, creating a green flash of light as he began to transform, with blue hair growing all over his body. An extra pair of arms formed as he developed six eyes on his head. His hair became blue and spiky with grey stripes upon it. He also gained a tail, along with now having three fingers upon each hand, and three toes upon each foot. His nose was shifted up to his forehead as the Omnitrix symbol appeared upon his chest, connected to a pair of green sashes across it. As the light vanished, he had flipped up hair while being in the form of an Arachnichimp. The beauteous girl then passed by the hallway, having not seen the flash of light as she was looking around elsewhere. At that moment, Spidermonkey unknowingly let loose a few blasts of web-like fluid at her, sticking her to the wall as she dropped the railing.

"Hey!" she yelped, "What's the big-?!" She stopped her sentence as the alien monkey and the Revonnahgander came out of the hallway.

"Asami?" the Arachnichimp said in surprise.

"Ben?" the Future Industries leader realized as she recognized the Omnitrix symbol strapped around his chest, but did not recognize his partner, "And… a friend?" she questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Rook," he introduced, "I take it that you are not with the Earth Kingdom forces," he guessed as he and Spidermonkey went over to her, relinquishing her from the webbing after ripping it completely, allowing her to stand on the floor again.

"Sorry about that," the Arachnichimp apologized as they finished freeing her.

"It's all right," she reassured, "With everything that's gone on recently," she began, "I'd be cautious too," she said, looking down at her cuffs.

"Allow me," the Revonnahgander offered as he transformed his Proto-Tool into a power sword, having a glowing, orange, laser blade. He sliced the cuffs off of her wrists easily with it.

"Wow," Asami said out of amazement as she flexed her wrists, "That's some piece of equipment you got there," she noted with her hands at her hips, looking at it.

"It is called a Proto-Tool ma'am," he responded, "The most versatile tech in the known universe," he added, "Er… back where I am from…" he noted, "It can-"

"Blah, blah, blah," Spidermonkey interrupted, halting their conversation, "save the stories for later," he told his partner, tapping the Omnitrix symbol at his chest, transforming himself back into Ben in a flash of green light.

"How'd you get out of your cell?" he asked the beauteous girl.

"It's Cabbage Corp manufacturing," she replied, "It wasn't that hard," she added.

"What of Rainbow Dash and Korra?" Rook asked, chiming in.

"They're still locked up pretty tight," Asami responded, "And I need the keys to get them out," she noted.

"You mean these?" a voice asked, making the Future Industries leader turn around in surprise as a set of keys landed in her hands. She then looked up to see Hinata there, smiling at her.

"Thanks!" the beauteous girl exclaimed happily in gratitude, "You brought both of them along to help us?" she asked Ben.

"Yeah," he responded, "Figured that they could lend a hand or two," he added.

"I do not see how giving you our appendages would be…" Rook stopped his sentence as he saw his partner glance at him with a raised eyebrow. "Oh, yes…" he realized, "That is just another expression…" he noted.

"What happened to the other guys?" Asami asked as they began to race off.

"Not sure about Mako, Bolin, or Gingka," the Omnitrix bearer replied as they turned a corner quickly, "But Rex is on the hunt for them with Scizor," he told her.

"Wait!" the Future Industries leader realized, stopping herself as the group halted with her, "Korra and Rainbow are gonna start yelling for help in a few minutes," she noted, "That's the opportunity we should take to get them out," she said.

"Right," Ben agreed, "I'll get to them and let 'em know," he told them, sliding the lid of the Omnitrix forward, letting the dial pop up. He quickly pushed it down with his right hand, creating a green flash of light as he transformed. He grew four blue, moth-like wings, along with antennae at his neck as his body became blue. Black and white spots were all over his arms and legs, resembling ice chunks. He developed a muscular physique as his hands formed into claws, and his feet became two-toed with a third toe-like extension appearing out of the back of each of his ankles. He had a light blue torso, and large green eyes. On top of that, the Omnitrix symbol was upon the center of a green belt around his waist. The light then vanished, revealing him as the Necrofriggian.

"Keep moving," he said to the group as his wings and antennae folded up over his body, giving him a hooded appearance, "I'll fill them in on our plan," he added before his body became completely intangible, allowing him to phase through the walls before the group began sauntering around again. Elsewhere, Rex was driving one of the two remaining jeeps across the endless plains, with the Pincer Pokémon riding beside him. He squinted for a moment as he noticed something in the distance. He then slammed his right foot on the brake, screeching to a halt as he saw what appeared to be tire tracks embedded within the ground below.

"Sci Scizor?" the Bug/Steel type asked the evo.

"Yep," he replied, "We found Zaheer's tracks," he noted.

"Zor Sciz, Scizor Sci!" Scizor cried out.

"Look, I don't understand most of what you're saying right now," Rex admitted, "but don't worry," he reassured, "We'll get Gingka and the others out of there," he stated, "I can promise you that," he added. The evo then pressed his foot against the pedal, driving off quickly as he followed the trail left behind. Meanwhile, at the Earth Kingdom palace, the Queen was addressing her Secretariat while seated upon her throne, with guards beside her.

"When is the Avatar scheduled for delivery?" she asked.

"The airship already left Fort Bosco and should be arriving in a few hours," Gun replied.

"Excellent," the monarch stated snootily, putting her hands together, "Bring her to me as soon as it lands," she ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty," her advisor replied, "But first there are some ... people here who captured three of the Avatar's friends," he added, "They would like to present them to you personally," he explained.

"You know I don't meet with bounty hunters," she stated.

"And of course I told them that," Gun responded, "But they say they have some information that might interest you," he mentioned, "about the location of your stolen airbenders," he told her.

"Really?" the queen questioned, pondering for a moment before pulling a devious smile, "Fine, send them in," she agreed. Moments later, the three boys who were bound to each other and gagged were thrown down before the monarch by their captors. "Ah, yes, I remember these two," she recalled, "We'll find an acceptable home for you in prison," she told them, "with the rest of the dissidents," she stated as Gingka glared at her angrily, "Now," she began to the Red Lotus members who had brought them in, "I'm told you have some information for me," she noted, "I hope this isn't just some ruse to increase your bounty," she added.

"We don't want any bounty, Your Majesty," Zaheer responded, "You can consider these three a "thank you" gift for simply taking the time to talk to us," he explained.

"How very magnanimous," the queen complimented, "So," she began, "where are my airbenders?" she asked impatiently.

"I'd be happy to tell you," the criminal airbender responded, "once you hand the Avatar over to me," he said, clenching his fist.

"Who told you that we have the Avatar?!" the monarch asked angrily.

"How I know is not important," Zaheer replied, "But if I found out, others will too," he noted, "And that could put you in a difficult position," he added.

"Is that so?" the queen questioned, putting her hand up against her cheek.

"Your Majesty," the airbender began, "imprisoning the Avatar will cause the other nations to turn against you and demand her freedom," he explained, "Before long," he continued, "you'll be in the midst of a sticky international incident," he mentioned, "But if you let me take her today," he offered, "no one need ever know she was here," he kept going, "and you can get your airbenders back without interference," he added, "We both win," he noted.

"And what do you plan to do with the Avatar should I see fit to grant your request?" the queen asked.

"All I can say is," the criminal began, "that I have business with her," he replied, "But she won't be bothering you again," he noted, "I can assure you of that," he stated, making Mako, Bolin, and Gingka glance at each other with worried looks. The monarch found herself pondering over the deal while tapping her long, green fingernails upon the arm of the throne. She then sat up straight with a smile after her consideration.

"I find these terms agreeable," she stated, "Gun, escort them to the antechamber until the Avatar's arrival," she told her advisor, who then walked the Red Lotus members out of the throne room, "Send these two to the dungeon," he ordered. Two Dai Li agents then opened the floor beneath the three boys, leaving them to drop into the unknown in muffled screams before they closed the ground back up. Elsewhere, the airship carrying the Avatar was still flying across the desert, with Korra and Rainbow still locked away.

"Huh…" the rainbow haired girl sighed, "So, what now?" she asked, "Could we do some charades, maybe a game of I Spy, or, uh… do you just wanna talk?" she listed off.

"That's not really gonna be fun…" Korra admitted, "But don't worry," she reassured, "Asami's gonna be back in just a few minutes, and we'll be outta here in no time," she explained.

"Well, yeah…" Rainbow agreed, "But she's still just… a regular girl!" she stated, "Again, no offense," she apologized, "I know she's got all kinds of skills and everything but, uh…" she continued, "wh-what if…?" she barely managed to ask as she began shivering.

"Are you okay?" the Avatar asked.

"Brr…" the rainbow haired girl shivered, "D-Did it just become b-b-below zero in here…?" she asked, continuing to shake.

"Now that you mention it," Korra began, "I am feeling a little cooler…" she admitted.

"A l-l-little?!" Rainbow exclaimed, still feeling cold.

"I was born in the South Pole," the Avatar stated, "So it really doesn't feel all that different to me," she said.

"Sorry about that," Big Chill whispered apologetically as he suddenly appeared before the girls, making them both gasp in surprise.

"Be-!"

"Shh!" the Necrofriggian shushed quietly in interruption, putting his right index finger before his mouth.

"Sorry!" Rainbow apologized in a whisper.

"How'd you get in here?" Korra asked, "And where are the others?" she asked on.

"Questions later," Big Chill responded in a whisper, "Right now, it's your cue," he told them both.

"Our cue?" the Avatar questioned, "Oh!" she realized, "Rainbow, are you ready?" she asked the girl.

"Ready!" she replied in a whisper as the Necrofriggian turned himself invisible again. The bandana wearing guard from before was standing outside the door of the cell, leaning against the wall next to it.

"Guard!" Korra called out, making the man's eyes widen in surprise as he went to the door, "Get in here!" she shouted just as he slid open the peering hatch.

"Something happened to our friend," Rainbow told him, "She needs help," she added. From the man's point of view, he couldn't see Asami in the room.

"Where is she?" he asked, looking around aimlessly. Just then, a loud thud occurred as he was knocked out by a punch from the beauteous girl herself, with Rook and Hinata standing beside her. She then opened the door, triumphantly spinning the keys around her finger as she walked in with the two others. Big Chill then became visible again within the room.

"Rook!" the Rainbow haired girl exclaimed excitedly.

"Hinata!" the Avatar exclaimed as well.

"It's good to see you again too Korra," the Hyuga girl responded. Moments later, the Avatar was freed from her restraints as she had her strait jacket removed. She then freed herself of her muzzle, tossing it aside.

"Now to get Rainbow's locks off…" Asami noted as she went over to her restraints, sticking a key into one of the locks. However, it stuck fast, and even as she twisted it, the lock wouldn't open. "Oh, great…" she said sarcastically.

"What's the matter?" Hinata asked.

"Her locks must have another set of keys…" she realized, rubbing her chin with her fingers, "We're gonna have to go back and get them," she told the group.

"Aw, what?!" the rainbow haired girl exclaimed, "That'll take forever!" she complained.

"It wouldn't take too long…" Big Chill noted, "But in this case, we don't have the time," he admitted, then suddenly began unleashing his icy breath on the locks, freezing them into ice. He struck them all with his fists, shattering them to pieces before pulling Rainbow out of her strait jacket while the Omnitrix symbol began beeping upon his belt. It timed out, transforming him back into Ben.

"There," he pointed out as the rainbow haired girl freed herself of her muzzle, tossing it aside, "Now let's-" His sentence was interrupted as she embraced him tightly.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she exclaimed in delight as he blushed.

"Uh, heh, heh…" he laughed while rubbing the back of his head, "N-No problem…" he stuttered, but then noticed her swollen left eye, "Whoa, did those guys do this to you?" he asked, looking at it.

"Oh, it's nothing," Rainbow reassured, "But yeah, those jerks did this," she told him.

"Well we're gonna get even with 'em," Ben stated, "right guys?" he questioned.

"Right," Korra responded as the two let go of each other, "Nice work by the way," she complimented to Asami, "Now let's take control of this ship," she told the group. Moments later at the cockpit of the vehicle, the captain and his co-pilot were flying along smoothly when suddenly, the Avatar burst through the door to the room, rupturing it with her powerful kick as she and the rest of the group were there. The bearded co-pilot ran up to grab her, but she immediately reacted by blasting air at him, knocking him back against the steering wheel, breaking it with sparks of electricity as the ship began to lose stability in the air.

"Mayday! Mayday!" the captain screamed into a radio, "The Avatar has escaped," he stated through it as an alarm began to go off, "We're going down in quadrant four of the Si Wong Desert," he added while his co-pilot charged after her again. This time though, Hinata activated her Byakugan as she readied her fists with both of them becoming covered in a light blue aura of chakra. It then formed into a shroud of a lion's head upon each fist as she halted the man charging at her with her left elbow, knocking him back slightly.

"Gentle Step: Twin Lion Fists!" the Hyuga girl exclaimed, striking him with both shrouded fists, knocking him right into the captain, making them both fall unconscious as they fell to the floor. Asami ran up to the faulty steering wheel with Rook.

"I think you girls might have been a little over-aggressive there," she guessed as she pulled at the wheel to no avail, "The controls are busted," she realized, then picking the radio phone the captain had, which was busted as well, "Also, you broke the radio," she told Hinata.

"My bad…" she apologized with an embarrassed blush on her cheeks.

"Sorry," Korra apologized, "but it's not my fault this airship's a hunk of junk!" she shouted. The Revonnahgander also attempted to regain control of the ship, but couldn't either as the wheel was firmly stuck.

"Ben!" he called out, "We need-"

"Upgrade," the Omnitrix bearer finished for him as he immediately slid the lid of his device forward, letting the dial pop up, "Got it!" he said, slamming down on it with his right hand, creating a green flash of light. However, unlike the Galvanic Mechamorph, he was becoming a large, humanoid beetle alien, with his upper lip now being covered by the lower one, which had sharp teeth upon it. He had a grey horn upon his head that forked at the top with a small green spot upon that area. His hands became claws, he now had two toes on his feet, and spikes on his arms and back of his legs. His shell was mostly black, with the exception of his upper lip and exterior. He had green clothing all over his torso, and upon his chest was the Omnitrix symbol as the light from the transformation vanished, revealing him as the alien.

"Uh oh…" he said bluntly as the airship was about to collide with a sand dune.

"Hang on to something!" Asami screamed just before the vehicle dove into the dune with a huge burst of dust, having embedded itself into it.

X

A few moments passed before the group climbed out of the airship from the roof, with Eatle bursting the hatch open with his horn.

"Ergh!" he grunted as he crawled out, with Hinata and Rook to follow. Rainbow jumped up as well with Korra and Asami, the latter of which now had her electric gloved fitted on her right hand, and goggles upon her forehead.

"Oh, this is bad…" the rainbow haired girl said bluntly the humanoid beetle alien went over to the metal railings of the roof, biting down and chewing on one of them as the rest of the group looked out at their current location.

"Well," the Future Industries leader began, "they say any landing you could walk away from is a good landing," she mentioned, then staring off into the vastness of the desert, "But, given our location," she noted, "I'm not so sure about that," she admitted as the wind rushed through their hair.

"You're the engineer," the Avatar noted, "What do you think?" she asked, "Can we get it flying again?" she asked on.

"It doesn't look good…" Asami noted, "And even if you metalbend the propellers back into shape, we'd have to dig this whole thing out of the sand," she added, just as a few of the crew members began climbing out.

"It appears we have company," Rook noted as he readied his Proto-Tool while the rest of the group turned to face them. Eatle trotted over, having pulled off a big piece of the metal railing, saving it for a later snack.

"Is everyone all right?" Korra asked the men as they gathered themselves upon the roof.

"Like you care," the bandana-wearing member responded as he rubbed his head.

"What the heck happened?" the guard that had been rendered unconscious by Hinata asked.

"She said her friend needed help, then they knocked me out!" the soldier replied angrily, pointing at her.

"I'm sorry," the Avatar apologized, "But I couldn't let you take me to the Earth Queen as a captive," she told them, "There are dangerous forces at work that you don't know anything about," she explained.

"More dangerous than being stranded in the desert?" the gloved guard asked, just as his captain then climbed out onto the ship's roof.

"Don't worry, Kong," he reassured, "I radioed Ba Sing Se before we went down," he told him, "We just need to sit tight," he stated, "Someone will be here soon to rescue us," he noted.

"I'm not waiting around for that," Korra told the men, "We need to get out of here now," she stated.

"If we all work together, we might be able to get the ship up and running," Asami explained.

"Eh, not likely," the guard known as Kong replied, "I just tunneled out the engine room," he said, "It's like a sandbox in there," he noted.

"This ship isn't going anywhere," the captain stated, "And neither are you," he added, "You're our prisoners and it's our duty to transport you to the Earth Queen," he explained.

"With all due respect captain," Rook began as he aimed his Proto-Tool at the men, "our numbers suggest otherwise," he said.

"That's right," Hinata agreed as she readied her Byakugan, getting into a stance, "We're not your prisoners," she said. Eatle then chewed up the rest of the railing he gathered, letting bits of leftover metal fly out of his mouth.

"And for hurting my friends," he began, "you're really gonna get it," he said, then suddenly fired a green laser blast over the crew's heads, causing them to all duck as it impacted the sand dune, making it burst into a small cloud of dust. Once it cleared, the men looked at the humanoid beetle alien as he stepped forward.

"Ben, we don't need to really threaten them…" Rainbow noted with her hands at her hips.

"Well, what else could we do?" Eatle asked as he tapped the Omnitrix symbol at his chest, transforming himself back into Ben in a green flash of light.

"They oughta know that we outmatch them, right?" the rainbow haired girl asked rhetorically to them as Korra smiled coyly.

"You don't want to fight us," she stated, frowning as she pointed at the airmen.

"I'm afraid you aren't giving us much of a choice," the captain responded, "We have our orders," he said.

"And yet, you are no position to give orders to us," Rook retorted, making the man glare at him. Just then, Asami noticed a something progressing across the desert, under the sand.

"Wait, did that sand dune just move?" she asked as the lump went out of her sight.

"It was probably just a mirage," the captain replied, "The desert will play tricks on you," he mentioned.

"That's no mirage," the Future Industries leader noted as the dune began to move around near the stranded airship, "Look," she pointed out, seeing it progress along the sand.

"Whoa…" Rainbow said as she leaned over the railing to get a closer look.

"Hinata, can you see what that is?" Ben asked.

"I'm trying," the Hyuga girl responded with her Byakugan still activated, "I can't tell what it is with all that sand around it…" she told him before retracting the veins near her eyes.

"I heard that since all the spirits came back," Kong began, getting all of their attentions, "this desert has been haunted by them," he pointed out to the group.

"Oh right," Korra sarcastically remembered, "so I guess that's my fault too…" she said, "Do you wanna help us get this ship up and running," she began to the men, "or do you wanna wait around and meet that thing?" she asked, pointing to the moving sand dude.

"We want to fix the ship," the crewmember responded, "Right, Cap?" he asked the captain, with the other members of the group nodding at him in unison.

"Let's get to work," he stated after a grunt.

"All right," the Avatar said, "Ben, you mind giving me a hand?" she asked.

"Gotcha'," the Omnitrix bearer replied, tapping the lid of his device, then slid it open after a few moments of scrolling through the green holographic screen that had appeared. The dial popped up, allowing him to push it back down as he began transforming in a green flash of light. His arms became fins as his body assumed the form of Terraspin before the light vanished, revealing him as the alien.

"Would not Gravattack, or perhaps Way Big be better choices for this task?" Rook asked curiously.

"Well, uh… yeah," the Geochelone Aerio admitted sheepishly, "But I don't wanna hog all the glory," he said.

"Besides," Korra began, "twice the air power means half the time to dig this thing out," she stated, getting a nod in reply from Terraspin. The turtle-like alien then levitated into the air as his feet came together to form a third fin. "Everybody stand back," the Avatar ordered as she and the alien prepared themselves, and then fired out large spouts of air at the sand dune, with the former spinning his fins around like a fan, blowing the grainy earth away while the ship was being dug out. Back in the Earth Kingdom in an array of prison cells below the city, Mako, Bolin, and Gingka were stuck inside a single one as a guard was patrolling past them, knocking on the bars with a baton. As he went by the boys' cell, he hit the earthbender who had been leaning against the bars, causing him to grunt in annoyance, glaring at the man.

"We have to find a way out of here before Zaheer gets his hands on Korra," the firebender told the two as he sat up upon the bed. Suddenly, a man in the cell next to them pulled out a mirror to reflect his face for the boys to see while in their own containment.

"Take me with you," he begged, "I haven't seen my wife and five kids for four years," he told them.

"Four years?" Bolin questioned in surprise.

"The first few months were great," the man said, "I could finally get some sleep, but," he continued, "now I really miss them," he admitted.

"Gingka, can't you use your Wind Style chakra or something?" Mako asked the beyblader as he ignored the neighbor.

"I can't…" he replied as he sat up against the wall, "The only way I can channel my chakra is through an object like a sword, or a staff…" he explained, "I'm pretty much deadweight to you at this point," he admitted, looking away.

"Listen," the firebender told his brother, "Bolin, this is up to you," he said, "I know you can metalbend," he noted.

"You can metalbend?" the prisoner beside them asked.

"No…" the earthbender responded as he stood up.

"Yes you can," Mako stated, getting up as well, "I believe in you," he said.

"I believe in you too, Bolin," the man beside them agreed.

I appreciate that, Mako, and fellow ... prisoner man," he replied in gratitude, "But I've been trying and trying and trying and I've never been able to do it," he told them, "Not even a little," he added.

"You've always had the ability deep down," his brother told him, "You just haven't had the motivation," he explained, "But this is your time!" he stated, "Get us out of here to save Korra," he said, "You can do it!" he cheered, walking over to the cell bars, "Bolin! Bolin!" he yelled out, starting to rally the other prisoners.

"Bolin! Bolin! Bolin! Bolin!" they all chanted, motivating the earthbender.

"You're right," he realized, readying himself, "Okay, here I go," he said, "Metalbending…!" He threw his arms out, making them twitch as he attempted to bend the bars, grunting and groaning as he moved his limbs outward, but failed since the metal did not budge a single inch. He sunk down to the floor upon his knees, tearing up with a sniff of sadness. "I can't metalbend…" he told his brother sadly.

"Aww!" the prisoners groaned before they all returned to their activities.

"Hey, you guys didn't happen to bring any toilet paper, did you?" the neighboring prisoner asked. Mako groaned as he slumped back down onto the bed, then noticed Gingka still sitting against the wall upon the bed, appearing to be lost in thought.

"What's the matter?" the firebender asked, getting his attention as he looked up.

"I dunno…" the beyblader responded, "I've just been thinking about how Zaheer and his goons took my goggles…" he admitted.

"And… how is that important?" the detective asked with a raised eyebrow.

"They mean nothing to him," Gingka replied, "He just sees them as busted up goggles, so why'd he take them from me?" he asked back, making Mako widen his eyes in surprise.

"Yeah…" Bolin realized as he stood, "It's not like they were some secret weapon or something…" he noted with his hand at his chin.

"Whatever the reason," the beyblader began, "I'm sure it has something to do with his plan…" he stated. Elsewhere on the desert roads, Lin was driving a jeep across the plains when she took notice of some tire tracks that led into a pathway on her left. She stopped the vehicle and reversed it, then went in, finding the lone car left in the area, stopping next to it. She got out, inspecting the abandoned vehicle for a few moments. Then suddenly, Naga leapt out at the other end of the jeep, roaring aggressively while she startled the police chief as she yelped, stepping back. However, the polar bear dog soon recognized her, running up to her and giving her a big lick up her cheek.

"First, you scare the life out of me," Lin began in a deadpan tone, "now you want to lick me…" she noted as the polar bear dog did so once again. Just then, Pabu emerged from the jeep and jumped onto the police chief, crawling upon her body. She quickly grabbed the fire ferret by the neck and put him on top of Naga. "Here," she said, reaching into her pockets and getting out pieces of jerky for the two animals, "chew on this and leave me alone," she told them, walking off as they both munched the treats they received. The police chief pulled out a radiophone from her jeep, activating it. "Tonraq, you read me?" she asked into it.

"Yes," the Southern Water Tribe chief responded, "we copy," he said.

"I've found Korra's jeep," she began, "but the kids aren't here," she noted, "Meet me at the Misty Palms Oasis," she told him. Back in the Si Wong Desert, the Earth Kingdom airship had been completely dug out of the sand, being placed above the ground as Asami was welding the rudder with a blowtorch, having a facemask over her head. In the meantime, Rook was repairing one of the propellers on the ship's left side, using his Proto-Tool as a clasp to pull the rotor back into place. Atop the vehicle, a crustacean-like alien with a large head was helping fix the metal panels that had been ruptured by the crash. He had a black loin cloth with a green stripe running across it on the bottom of his body, having four legs and two pincers for hands. He had a black stripe in the center of his head with a green stripe in the center of it. He now has four legs instead of six, and each leg has a black stripe on its joint. He wore the Omnitrix symbol on a white and green neck brace. The hair-like spikes on his face and forehead were long and his eyes connected to a large black strip that extended around his forehead. Additionally, he had two spikes on each elbow. He crawled across the ship, opening his skull plates to reveal his gigantic brain, being pink in color. Green electricity emerged from his cranium, hitting the ruptured parts of the ship, bending them back into place. He then took the chance to notice that Rainbow Dash was trying to bend a propeller with her bare strength, having her magic activated as she flew beside it. The Cerebrocrustacean then closed his skull plates, trotting over to the girl.

"Ergh…!" she grunted as her strength was barely moving the bent blade.

"Allow me," Brainstorm offered politely through sound waves of his thoughts, as his mouth did not open, getting her attention. He then utilized another electro kinetic blast from the crack in between his skull plates, hitting the propeller. It began to bend a little more as the rainbow haired girl sighed. "You appear distressed…" the Cerebrocrustacean noted smartly.

"Well…" Rainbow began, "it's just that I couldn't protect Korra liked you asked me to," she told him, "Heck, I'm not even strong enough to get a propeller back into place…" she said. A few moments passed as the crab-like alien halted his repairing process.

"Perhaps I should mention that you were not expecting to be apprehended by Earth Kingdom forces, hm?" he questioned cleverly, "However it may have occurred," he began, "for now, Korra is safe," he continued, "and so are you," he finished, "Plus, your eye has improved in its recovery," he noted, seeing that the left one was no longer swollen.

"I guess you're right…" the rainbow haired girl admitted with a chuckle, "Though to be honest, I wish I could've done a lot more…" she added with a sigh.

"Here," Brainstorm pointed out, "perhaps you can put the blade back into place this time," he noted, making her look down at the bent propeller, "All you need to do is increase the torque value when you cull the blade with your extremities at a different location," he explained. Rainbow blinked for a few seconds in confusion before raising an eyebrow. "In other words," the Cerebrocrustacean began with a sigh, "just move your hands slightly down the blade, and bend it up with a little more force…" he described in an easier sense.

"Oh!" she realized, "Got it," she said, moving her hands to the end of the propeller blade. She then pushed on it from the bottom with all her might, easily bending it back into place.

"Perfect," the crab-like alien complimented as she was finished.

"Thanks," Rainbow replied in gratitude, "You know, I'm really sorry for all the teasing that I've given you on this trip…" she apologized.

"Do not be," Brainstorm replied, "I believe that on most occasions, I was to deserve such a punishment," he admitted, making him and the girl both laugh. However, neither of them took notice of the Cerebrocrustacean's beeping Omnitrix symbol, as it was beginning to time out. The rainbow haired girl halted her laughter as she then heard the sound.

"Uh, Ben?" she said, getting the crab-like alien's attention.

"Yes?" he asked, then realized that the device upon his neck brace had timed out in a green flash of light. Meanwhile, the exit hatch of the ship had opened, with Korra, Hinata, and Kong all walking out.

"How's it looking in there?" Asami asked the three from above as she removed her helmet, having finished her work on the rudder.

"I just airbent all the sand out of the engine room," the Avatar responded, "I think it's clean," she added with a raised eyebrow.

"It hasn't been that clean since it floated off the showroom floor," the Earth Kingdom soldier noted jokingly.

"And we fixed the controls up at the cockpit," the Hyuga girl chimed in.

"How's it going out here?" Korra asked.

"Well, she's still pretty banged up," the beauteous mechanic replied, "but I think she might be able to limp out of the desert," she noted, "Kong, you want to see if you can get the engine started?" she asked the man.

"Aye aye!" he responded with a salute, walking back inside.

"AH!" a voice screamed, getting the Avatar's attention as she jumped out of surprise.

"Was that Ben?" she asked herself, then turned around to see him dangling over the edge of the airship, with Rainbow Dash holding onto him with all her might by his shirt. Korra smirked as she ran over with Hinata, both moving right underneath them. "All right, what happened?" she asked, crossing her arms with a grin.

"His watch timed out, and he tumbled off the ship's roof," the rainbow haired girl responded as she had to flap her wings rapidly, "He's lucky that I was able to catch him," she added.

"Korra, can you give me an air lift down?" the Omnitrix bearer asked, "Please?!" he begged.

"I dunno…" the Avatar responded, "You look like you're having fun with your girlfriend," she teased.

"Seriously?!" Ben exclaimed, "Can you just get me down without all the teasing?!" he asked angrily. Rainbow gave off a little smile at his outburst.

"Korra, please," she pleaded, "He's gone through a lot today with all the work he's had to do," she noted, lowering him slightly as his weight was starting to become a little too much for her. The Avatar was slightly surprised that the rainbow haired girl didn't join in on the teasing, but let out a little chuckle.

"All right," she agreed, getting into a stance, "You can drop him," she told the girl. Rainbow then released Ben from her grasp, allowing him to plummet with a loud holler. However, the Avatar below then airbended up a tornado, catching him within it as she slowly let him descend to the ground, having him land on his rear end.

"Thanks…" the Omnitrix bearer said as he rubbed his head. Korra then walked off with a grin as Hinata went over to him, while the rainbow haired girl flew back down.

"Are you all right?" the Hyuga girl asked, taking hold of his hand and getting him up off of the ground.

"Yeah, I'm good," he replied as Rainbow deactivated her magic, trotting over towards the rest of the group, "I just don't like being teased about-"

"…You and Rainbow?" Hinata questioned, finishing his sentence, getting a grin in reply from her ex-boyfriend, "Well, are you thinking of getting rid of the dating rule soon?" she asked as the rainbow haired girl had walked over to assist in getting Asami down from the rudder.

"I've thought about it," Ben admitted in response, "Happy to say that it might be over sooner than you think," he added with a smile, making the Hyuga girl grin as well. Rook had then gotten himself down from the ship as he gathered with the rest of the group. Moments later, the propellers of the ship began to spin, much to their delight.

"All right!" the bandana-wearing crew member exclaimed. Suddenly, the ground beneath the group began to shake wildly.

"Uh, is that supposed to happen?" Rainbow asked nervously. In the blink of an eye, a giant, shark-like creature leapt out of the surface of the sand and clenched his jaws onto the airship, snapping it in two. The whole group watched in fear as the monstrous beast was about to dive upon them.

"Run!" Ben exclaimed, sliding the lid of the Omnitrix open, allowing the dial to pop up as he and everyone else began to make a run for it. He slammed the dial with his hand, creating a green flash of light just as the monster dove, with the stranded group all narrowly avoiding it as they were caught up in a wave of sand.

"GAH!" a voice yelped in pain. As the dust subsided, everyone turned to see the sandshark munching onto the left shoulder of a large humanoid creature with a large, red fin on his head, which was black at the front and red at the bottom. Blades also formed at his waist and front thighs in red. He had white arms with two black lines and red fins on the elbows. He had green eyes on his head with two extra eyes protruding on his cheeks, one on each. His feet were boot-like, being red and black. His wrists and shoulders had grown red, blade-like outgrowths. To top it off, the Omnitrix symbol was upon the center of his chest. "Get… offa' me!" he exclaimed, grasping the creature at the tail fin and yanking it off of him. He then threw the creature as hard as he could, sending it flying across the desert, before it landed with an explosion of dust in the far distance. "Hah… hah…" the To'Kustar breathed before falling to a knee, cringing from the pain he suffered earlier.

"That was no spirit…" Korra realized as she saw that the airship had been completely destroyed from the attack, sinking into the sand.

"Ben, are you all right?!" Rainbow asked worriedly to Way Big as she ran over with the others.

"Ergh… I'm fine," he responded as he rubbed his left shoulder with his right hand, then used it to tap the Omnitrix symbol, transforming himself back into Ben.

"Based on my analysis," Rook began, "I believe that was what you would call, a sandshark," he noted to the crew members. Kong was at the now broken helms with the steering wheel in his lap; unharmed, but paralyzed with fear as sand covered parts of his body.

"At least it's gone for now…" Asami noted as Hinata kneeled down to her ex-boyfriend, taking out a small ointment container.

"Kong, are you all right?" the bandana wearing crew member called out as he and the co-pilot ran up to him. A few moments passed as Ben had rolled up his left sleeve for the Hyuga girl, as she rubbed the healing substance upon his shoulder while the others had all gathered together.

"Thanks," he said in gratitude, getting a smile of relief from her in return as she continued.

"What are we going to do?" the bandana wearing airman asked, "All of our supplies were on the ship," he noted, "We've got no food, no water," he listed off.

"Easy, Arik," the captain reassured, "Another ship is on the way," he said, "We just need to hold our position for a few hours," he told him.

"We might not have a few hours," Asami noted.

"Agreed," Rook chimed in, "That sandshark has the velocity to return here in an hour or less of time," he explained, rubbing his chin.

"How far are we from the edge of the desert?" Korra asked.

"Too far to walk, if that's what you're thinking," the captain replied. Arik then slumped to the ground in frustration.

"We can't just wait around to for that thing to pick us off one by one!" he exclaimed angrily.

"Or all at once," Rainbow noted nervously, "Did you guys see the chompers on that thing?!" she asked, pointing to her teeth as an example.

"You'll do as you're told, Airman," the captain said to Arik, "Now get a hold of yourself!" he ordered. In the meantime, Ben pulled his sleeve back down as Hinata had finished rubbing the ointment upon him. He stood up with her as they began to examine the mess of scrap with Asami.

"Maybe we can still build something to get us all out of here," the Future Industries leader suggested with her hand at her chin.

"You want to make some wings out of scrap metal and flap real hard?" the captain asked sarcastically.

"That would most likely be ineffective Sir…" Rook noted unknowingly, not understanding the sarcasm.

"No," Asami responded to the captain, "but we might have enough material to construct a makeshift sand-sailer," she explained, "Like the sandbenders use to get around," she added, "All we need is a sail and some kind of sled to attach it to," she told the group.

"It's worth a try," Korra admitted, turning back to the crew captain.

"Gather every piece of metal you can find," he said to his crew, "We'll give that sandy beast a run for his money yet," he told them.

"Hate to break it to you guys," Rainbow began, getting all of their attentions, "but there's no way we'll have enough time to get something together before that beast shows up again!" she said worriedly.

"Unless you've got yourself a builder for an alien," Ben noted as he tapped the Omnitrix lid, scrolling through the green holographic screen that appeared.

"A builder?" the rainbow haired girl responded in confusion, "Like who?" she asked, "Bloxx? Diamondhead? Upgrade?" she listed off in question.

"Close," the Omnitrix bearer replied as he slid the lid of his device open, letting the dial pop up, "I had another one in mind though," he admitted before slamming the dial down with his hand, creating a green flash of light as his body shrank. He was now a small, red, devil-like alien with an aviator's outfit of green and black, which included a white ascot. His ears were now spiked, and his nose was much bigger, being pointed. He also had a spike on his chin and one near each of his eyes. To top it off, the Omnitrix symbol was upon his waist.

"Jury Rigg?" Hinata said, surprised as she raised an eyebrow.

"Of course!" Rook exclaimed, "Jury Rigg has the ability to construct anything with the materials he has to wield," he explained.

"Fix! Fix! Fix!" the devil-like alien yelped aloud as he dashed over and started gathering large pieces of metal from the busted airship.

"If he does the building," Asami began, "we'll do the welding," she stated, getting a nod in reply from the Revonnahgander. They too, along with everyone else, began to round up materials of scrap they could find from the wreckage. Back at the Earth Kingdom palace in Ba Sing Se, the Red Lotus members were all waiting patiently within the ante-chamber as Zaheer had just finished fitting brand new, spotless lenses into Gingka's goggles.

"There," he said, concealing them with a cloth, putting it in his shirt for later as he sat down on the couch beside his girlfriend.

"Why would you go ahead and fix that kid's goggles?" Ming-Hua asked.

"He's not of this world," the criminal airbender replied, "Therefore, the coming change should not be of his concern," he explained, "So it'd be meaningless to destroy something of such value to him," he told them.

"And not just him…" P'Li noted as she was lying down on a couch, with a fancy gold encrusted wine glass in her hand.

"Those other kids with the Avatar aren't from here either," Ghazan added with his arms crossed.

"Exactly," Zaheer responded, "They should have no part in stopping our efforts," he stated. Just then, a Dai Li agent walked past the doorway of the room, alerting the group as they saw him. "Looks like he's in hurry," the criminal airbender noted, "Wait here," he told his group as he went outside the doorway, noticing no one else around before stalking the guard carefully. As the solider walked into the throne room, the vigilante leapt up against the walls thanks to his airbending, getting inside before the large doors closed. He ended up flipping himself onto the ceiling lattice, glancing down to see the guard about to address the Earth Queen.

"Your Majesty," he began, bowing down upon a knee as Zaheer watched from above, "we received a distress signal from the airship carrying the prisoners," he told her, "We believe the ship crashed in the Si Wong desert and the Avatar may have escaped," he explained.

"This is outrageous!" the monarch exclaimed angrily, "Send another airship to retrieve the Avatar immediately," she ordered.

"It's already on its way, Your Majesty," the agent responded. Having heard the news, Zaheer left the throne room and returned to the ante-chamber moments later, having explained the story to his comrades.

"What are we going to do now?" Ming-Hua asked.

"There's no way we can track her down in the desert before the queen gets to her," Ghazan noted.

"You really think they'll be lucky enough to capture her again?" P'Li asked rhetorically, "She'll be long gone by the time they arrive," she told them.

"It doesn't matter," her boyfriend noted, "We're through chasing her," he said, "It's time to make her come to us," he stated. Moments later, the group barged into the throne room with Zaheer's airbending bursting the doors open.

"What is this riff-raff doing in my throne room unannounced?" the Earth Queen asked angrily, getting up from her seat as they all approached, with Gun standing beside her.

"Apologies, Your Majesty," the airbender apologized, "But I couldn't help overhearing that the Avatar won't be joining us today," he told her.

"The Avatar is still in my custody," she stated in reply, "However," she began, "eavesdropping on royal conversations will land you in a cell right next to those boys you brought in," she told the group, "Now, if you value your freedom," she continued, "you'll tell me where the airbenders are right now!" she demanded.

"That wasn't the deal," Zaheer responded.

"I will not bandy words with bounty hunters!" the monarch shouted, "Seize these hoodlums and throw them in prison until they decide to show proper respect for the crown!" she ordered as Dai Li agents surrounded the Red Lotus members. All of a sudden though, P'Li fired a combustion blast at the floor before a group of the soldiers, knocking them away in an instant upon the explosion. Three others threw out their rock gloves at Ghazan, but he stood his ground, easily redirected them back at the agents, striking them all down. A soldier attempted to surprise Zaheer by lifting up the earth underneath him, but the airbender jumped and blasted him away with wind. Another attempted to hit him with a rock from one of room's pillars, but he too was knocked out against it with a burst of air from the criminal's hands. A third agent ran up to him, only to end up air blasted with a kick. Ming-Hua took the chance to freeze him up against a pillar in ice. Having seen the battle end so suddenly, Gun ran off in fear as he whimpered.

"Gun!" the monarch screamed from behind her throne, "Get in back here and lay down your life for your queen, you coward!" she commanded, then noticed the airbender walking toward her, and reluctantly followed suit, stepping out from behind the throne to face him, "You wouldn't dare attack a queen!" she shouted to him. He then leapt up atop the throne with his airbending, putting his hands out.

"Maybe I forgot to mention something to you," he told her, "I don't believe in queens," he said, beginning to wave his arms around. All of a sudden, air began to fly out of the monarch's mouth, with Zaheer having done so as he trapped her head within a vacuum sphere, sucking up her oxygen while she gasped for it, collapsing to the floor. "You think freedom is something you can give or take on a whim," he noted as her eyes were becoming bloodshot, "But to your people," he began, "freedom is just as essential as… air," he continued, "and without it there is no life," he stated as he bended all the air away from the queen, with her trying to reach for it, "There is only ... darkness," he said.

X

A while later in another part of the Upper Ring, a man was seated inside a radio control center when suddenly, Ming-Hua, P'Li, and Zaheer all walked in.

"Hey!" the worker exclaimed as he span around, getting up to face them, "You can't be in here!" he stated angrily.

"No need for alarm," the airbender reassured, "I just need to make an announcement to the entire city," he told him, "How do I do that?" he asked.

"Who do you think you are?" the control operator asked. Just then, the armless waterbender grasped him with her left water tendril, dangling him over their heads, much to his surprise.

"He's the man who just took down the Earth Queen," she noted to him, "You wanna be next?!" she threatened.

"Ming-Hua, please," Zaheer pleaded, placing a hand upon her shoulder, "We're here to help citizens like him, not hurt them," he said to her, "Now, can you help me?" he asked the man. He nodded nervously before Ming-Hua threw him back onto his seat. He then quickly adjusted the controls to the desired preferences, and then got back up, bowing to the criminal airbender as he took his seat before the microphone. "Attention citizens of Ba Sing Se," he began through it, "I have an important announcement to make," he said, "Moments ago, the Earth Queen was brought down by the hands of revolutionaries, including myself," he told them, with many people listening to the news in disbelief, including Mako and Bolin's paternal family, "I'm not going to tell you my name, because my identity is not important," he continued as Mako, Bolin, and Gingka heard the stunning development too from their cell, "I'm not here to take over the Earth Kingdom," he stated, "I think you've had enough of leaders telling you what to do," he noted, "It's time for you to find your own path," he stated on, "No longer will you be oppressed by tyrants," he kept, "From now on, you are free!" he exclaimed as outside, Ghazan was standing before the Inner Wall of the city, separating the rings of it, "I deliver Ba Sing Se be into the hands of the people!" the airbender finished, just before the lavabender readied himself as punched the ground, melting it into lava, and had it trail towards the wall, making it turn into the boiling magma as well at the bottom. With a stomp of his foot, the bearded criminal made the wall collapse under the pressure. Bystanders had braced themselves from the destruction, but once the dust settled, they cheered loudly, running around the now free streets of Ba Sing Se while Ghazan looked on. Just then, Rex and Scizor drove themselves in on their jeep, seeing the dust still around in the air.

"Zor?" the Pincer Pokémon said in confusion as he heard cries and hollers of people.

"What the heck happened?" the evo asked as he stopped the vehicle, looking around to see the citizens looting almost everywhere in the area. Back in the prison, the crooks inside began rioting loudly as they shouted and screamed in delight. Meanwhile, Mako had managed to melt off a section of one of the cell bars by using his firebending as a blowtorch. He halted and shook his wrist from the strain before resuming.

"We have to get out of here, you guys," he told his brother and his friend, "Zaheer came here to take out the Earth Queen," he began, "and now Korra is next," he realized.

"You know that guy?" the neighboring prisoner asked, placing the mirror in front of their cell again, "He's my hero!" he exclaimed.

"Shut up!" the firebender shouted at him. Just then, Gingka tried to charge his way through the cell door, but to no avail as he fell back to the ground in a heap upon ramming into it.

"Ergh…" he groaned, "If only I had my sword…" he grunted, standing back up. Mako then turned to Bolin, who was sitting on the bed.

"You have to metalbend us out of here," he told him, "C'mon!" he yelled, "I know you can do it!" he exclaimed, "This is your time!" he stated.

"You said before "was my time"," his brother noted.

"I know I did," the firebender responded, "but now it's really your time," he said, making him stand up, "Do it!" he commanded. The earthbender readied himself reluctantly, swinging his arms around before extending his right fist out all the way in his attempt. Suddenly though, all the cell doors except theirs opened up, allowing the rest of the prisoners to run out, laughing delightedly.

"Did you see that?" Bolin asked in disbelief, "I did it!" he exclaimed, grabbing the cell bars, "I mean, not for us, but I metalbent all the other cells open!" he said excitedly. However, he turned to see that his brother had the palm of his right hand upon his face in agony.

"I don't think that was you…" he told him bluntly. Just then, the airbender criminal himself approached the cell, with the teens inside noticing him instantly.

"Zaheer!" Gingka shouted. Mako then shot a fire blast through the bars at the vigilante, but he easily slid away from it, firing an air gust from his legs to knock the three of them down. "What's your deal?!" the beyblader asked angrily as he instantly stood back up, while the firebender was still upon the bed and the earthbender upon the floor.

"Listen to me," he responded, "I'm going to set you free," he began, "but I want to talk to you first," he told them, "I have a message that I need you to take to Korra," he said as they all glanced back at him.

"And what if we refuse?" the redhead of the group asked, clenching his fists. Zaheer grinned evilly, pulling something out from his shirt.

"Consider this a gift," he told the beyblader as he took the cloth out from his shirt, handing it off to him, "You're not a part of the coming change," he continued as Gingka began to unwrap it, "and therefore, your life's work shouldn't be altered," he finished. The boy gasped in shock as he saw that his goggles were repaired, and having received them from an enemy was even more surprising. Back in the Si Wong Desert, Arik was welding the finishing touches to the makeshift sand-sailer as it had a wooden platform for the group to stand upon, along with a yellow sail. The crewmember finished, standing up as he turned off his tool.

"She ain't pretty," Asami admitted as she was atop the vehicle with Korra, Rook, and Ben, "but I think she'll do the job," she noted. Just then, Hinata and Rainbow Dash looked into the distance, the former using her Byakugan to notice a sharp dorsal fin approaching them rapidly.

"Uh guys?" the rainbow haired girl called out, "I think now's a good time to book it!" she yelled as she and the Hyuga girl ran back to the sailer.

"No time for a test run," the Avatar noted, "Let's move!" she exclaimed as everyone got aboard the vehicle. The Omnitrix bearer and his partner stood at the helm with the beauteous mechanic, eyeing the creature cautiously as it approached.

"Been a while since we've been at the shooting range, hasn't it?" Ben noted as he tapped the lid of his device, then slid it open to let the dial pop up.

"Now that is an expression I understand," Rook responded as he prepared his Proto-Tool, aiming at the approaching fin. His partner then slammed down on the Omnitrix dial with his right hand, creating a green flash of light as he transformed. Eyes began to form all over his body, except for around his head as his ears became similar to a bat's. His upper body was now covered with multiple eyes of green with black, pointed pupils, which appeared on his palms as well. He was light yellow skinned on his chest and feet while the rest of his body was dark yellow. He was wearing black pants with green cuffs on his wrists and legs. On top of that, the Omnitrix symbol was at his waist upon a green belt with a white stripe.

"Oh yeah!" the Opticoid exclaimed, "That sandshark's about to get an eyeful of trouble!" he yelled excitedly.

"Quit the eye puns so we can get out of here!" Rainbow shouted, making him frown. Korra quickly readied herself and bent up a large gust of air from behind the sail, moving the makeshift vehicle forward. Asami glanced back as the beast approached them.

"Now!" the Revonnahgander exclaimed. He and Eye Guy then unleashed a flurry of laser blasts, with the former firing them from his Proto-Tool, while the latter used his palm eyes to shoot his beams of green light at the creature beside his partner. The beast then leapt out of the sand, attempting to gobble them up, but to no avail as Asami steered the sailer out of the way. It tried again, only to make another unsuccessful attempt.

"Ha, ha! Yes!" Rainbow cheered with a fist pump as they appeared to have avoided the creature for good. Hinata still had her Byakugan activated as she looked to the creature's dorsal fin sink into the sand as its trail disappeared.

"I think he's gone," Arik noted, "We did it!" he exclaimed. The Hyuga girl then looked down and gasped.

"Everyone, it's-!" Before she could warn them, the sandshark burst up from the ground, preparing to devour the sand-sailer whole. Everyone held onto a part of the vehicle for dear life while the Opticoid and Rook were still just standing upon the wood platform, beginning to slide off. The Revonnahgander reacted quickly, firing a grappling line from his weapon, latching it into the wood as he dangled. Meanwhile, Eye Guy slammed the Omnitrix symbol upon his belt, morphing his body as it became green and plant-like. His eyes had all disappeared as there were only two upon his face, now being that he was Swampfire. He attached himself to the wood with the vines extending from his soles like cleats.

"Korra!" he shouted out to the Avatar, forming a fireball upon his hand. She turned around and launched a fire blast with the Methanosian into the creature's mouth, but they both smelted out instantly.

"We're gonna be eaten alive!" Arik screamed.

"No we're not!" Rainbow reassured as she let go of the sailer platform she held onto, dropping down into the shark's gut.

"Rainbow!" Swampfire exclaimed. The rainbow haired girl then activated her magic, with her blue skin, ponytail, pony ears, and wings appearing before she dashed back up to grab the sailer at the stern, attempting to push it upward with all her might.

"We're not gonna make it!" Kong exclaimed as the jaws of the beast were beginning to close.

"Yes… we… are!" Rainbow grunted as all of a sudden, she generated a sonic boom that created a vibrantly-colored ring accompanied by a shockwave while a rainbow wake trailed behind her, speeding her and the sand-sailer out of the creature's mouth, "Korra, Ben, now!" she called out to the Avatar and the Methanosian. The former fired another fire blast into the beast's stomach while the latter threw a couple of fireballs into it as well, making it burst in huge puff of smoke as they flew out of its mouth with the rainbow still trailing behind the girl who saved them all. The sandshark then plummeted onto the ground in a heap, creating a wave of sand that pushed the sailer forward as it landed back down. The rainbow haired girl tumbled back onto the vehicle before Swampfire caught her, falling backwards while his feet remained stuck to the wooden platform.

"Wow," he said bluntly as the girl in his arms deactivated her magic, "That was…"

"…Awesome?" Rainbow finished for him, "Because it was," she stated proudly.

"What was that anyway?" Asami asked as the wave began to settle.

"I believe that was known as the "Sonic Rainboom"," Rook responded.

"And thanks to that," the Methanosian added, "we're outta this mess," he said.

"No problem," Rainbow replied, but then sniffed the air as her nose caught a whiff of something, "Eww…" she groaned, grabbing it with her left hand to block out the smell. The plant-like alien blinked in surprise for a moment.

"Oh, right," he realized, "I'm Swampfire…" he noted, "Sorry…" he apologized. The rainbow haired girl did give him a smile, as did the others since the danger had ended. Later at sunset, the Methanosian had transformed back into Ben, as he and the others arrived back at the Misty Palms Oasis as Korra parked the makeshift sand-sailer next to a group of sandbenders, who glanced at them while they were upon their own vehicle. As soon as the Avatar stopped airbending onto the sail, the mast broke, making it all fall to the ground.

"You want to buy a slightly used sand-sailer?" Asami asked jokingly to the men on the other one. Moments later, she was the last one to step onto the dock as everyone gathered.

"Thanks, Asami," the captain said in gratitude, "You got a good head on your shoulders," he told her.

"Same to you," Kong added to Ben, "Without that little… devil thing you turned into," he began unsurely, "we never would've gotten that sand-sailer together," he noted.

"No problem," the Omnitrix bearer replied.

"I'm sorry for getting us stranded out there," Korra apologized, chiming in, "I didn't mean for that to happen," she told the crew.

"You know," the captain began, "whatever the conflict between you and the queen is," he continued, "I'm sure it's above my pay grade," he admitted as he pulled out a hooked right hand, allowing her to shake it, "You've got a tough job," he added, "Good luck, Avatar," he said, giving her a final salute with his left hand before turning back to his men.

"Captain, have we been in the desert for too long?" Arik asked, "Or is that really a dragon over there?" he pointed out, seeing Druk on the ground beside two white camels, who were tied to a tree near the beast, shivering in fear as they tried to escape it.

"Ugh," the crew leader groaned, "let's go get a drink," he told his men before they all left.

"Oh. My. Gosh," Rainbow said in disbelief, "Ben, are you seeing this?!" she asked excitedly, "It's a real live dragon!" she exclaimed.

"I've seen a couple before," the Omnitrix bearer noted, crossing his arms, "But it sure is something…" he admitted.

"And it has a saddle upon it…" Rook noted, "Perhaps it belongs to someone of importance?" he guessed, getting a shrug in reply from his partner. Just then, Korra turned her head upon hearing the sound of footsteps, suddenly getting pounced down on by her polar bear dog, making her yelp as she fell. Naga licked her delightedly as she laughed.

"Easy, girl," she pleaded to her pet, smiling, "Did you think we weren't coming back to you?" she questioned sweetly, touches her nose against the polar bear dog's. At that moment, Pabu ran up and crawled onto Rainbow, making her chuckle as the fire ferret licked her cheek.

"Ha, ha!" she laughed, "It's good to see you too, Pabu," she said as the pet of Bolin stopped licking her.

"You know," Asami began, getting everyone's attention as Korra got back up, "I think the real hero of the day is Ben," she admitted, making him blink in surprise.

"Well, I.. uh… wouldn't be too sure about that…" he responded, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head, "Without your mechanic skills, or Korra's airbending, none of us would've gotten out of there alive…" he noted.

"But you're the one who came to rescue us," the Avatar noted, "With Rook and Hinata, of course," she added, making them smile as well.

"But in the end," the Omnitrix bearer began, "Rainbow was the one who blasted us away from that sandshark," he noted.

"Yeah," the rainbow haired girl agreed, "but I wouldn't have been able to do that if you hadn't shown up," she told him, "So, how 'bout a little something for your trouble?" she suggested.

"Really, I don't need all the-" His modest sentence was instantly halted as Rainbow kissed him right on his right cheek, making his face turn red spontaneously.

"Well?" she asked with a sly look. He blinked for a few moments before turning his head away, letting off a little smile while the others grinned as well.

"Perhaps we should take the time to receive some beverages," Rook suggested, "I feel quite parched," he added.

"From being in the desert all day, I'm not surprised," Korra noted. Moments later, the six of them entered into a cantina within the small town. They looked around for a few moments before they saw Lin, Tonraq, and Lord Zuko all sitting at a table together. The Avatar smiled upon noticing the group, approaching them with her friends.

"What are you all doing here?" she asked, getting their attentions as they turned to see her.

"Korra, you're safe," her father said out of relief as he instantly stood up. He then embraced his daughter tightly while she hugged him back.

"Yeah, we made it out of the desert," she told him, "Thanks to Asami and Ben," she added, gesturing to her friends. Her father nodded at the beauteous mechanic and the Omnitrix bearer in appreciation before turning his attention back to his daughter.

"Do you remember Lord Zuko?" he asked her as the old firebender stood up from his seat at the table.

"I met you when you were a very young girl," he told the Avatar, "It's good to see you again, Avatar Korra," he greeted.

"It's good to see you, Lord Zuko," she replied.

"Thanks for ditching me back at Zaofu," Lin chimed in, annoyed.

"Yeah, sorry about that…" Korra apologized, "But, how did you all find us?" she asked.

"I am a detective, you know," the police chief replied with a raised eyebrow.

"Did you find Mako, Bolin, and Gingka?" Asami asked, chiming in.

"Some people at the inn saw them captured by Zaheer's crew," Lin responded, "We don't know where they are," she told them, "But we did find this," she pointed out, pulling out something from the table. It was the beyblader's sword hilt, with the weapon encased inside it.

"We must act quickly if we are to find them," Rook noted as he took the hilt from the police chief.

"Yes," Hinata agreed, "But we don't have any clues as to where they're located…" she mentioned.

"I think I know where they went off to," Ben chimed in, getting everyone's attention as they all glanced at him.

"Wait, how?" Rainbow asked.

"Rex went off with Scizor earlier to track them," he explained in reply, "Last night, he and I fought with that lavabender guy," he continued, "and we all saw you three get captured," he told them.

"So then he must've told Zaheer where we were likely going…" Korra realized.

"To Ba Sing Se!" Asami exclaimed in surprise, "We have to get there and get those guys out as soon as possible," she explained sternly.

"I agree," the Revonnahgander stated.

"I don't think that's such a good idea," Lin retorted.

"Why not?" Rainbow asked with a raised eyebrow. The group of three glanced at each other before Tonraq decided to speak up

"You didn't hear about the Earth Queen?" he questioned.

"No…" his daughter responded nervously, "What about her?" she asked. Just then, a sound of static got their attentions as they turned to see a radio upon the bar counter.

"Once again," the voice from it began,"the Earth Queen's reign has come to an abrupt and violent end," he stated,"Ba Sing Se has descended into chaos," he noted,"Rioters and looters have overrun the palace," he added.

"The Red Lotus," Korra realized.

"What's that?" her father asked.

"The name of the group that's been trying to capture me and just took out the Earth Queen," she responded, "I'm afraid this is only the beginning, Dad," she told him. Suddenly, a faint green glow came from Ben's pants as he looked down to see it. He instantly reached into his pocket and pulled out his MPG, pressing its center. With that, a hologram of Rex appeared over the device.

"Rex!" the Omnitrix bearer exclaimed as the rest of the group came over to him, "Are you all right?" he asked.

"I'm fine," the evo replied, "But I gotta ask," he began, "what the heck's happening around here?" he questioned as he and Scizor were in the middle of the chaos ridden streets of the Earth Kingdom capital, with fires starting all over the place, and people going out of control, rioting throughout the city.

"The Earth Queen got assassinated," Ben responded.

"Oh, that explains a- SAY WHAT?!" Rex exclaimed in disbelief, interrupting his own sentence, "Who did it?!" he asked.

"The group that tried to take Korra and has the others," his teammate replied, "Listen, it's nothing to worry about right now," he told him, "Just get the guys and get out of there," he said.

"Easier said than done," the evo noted, "It'll be like finding a needle in a haystack with all these people running around…" he explained.

"Zor Sciz!" Scizor cried out, getting Rex's attention as he turned to see the Pincer Pokémon knock away a few male rioters with his claws that were glowing a silvery white. The men hightailed it and ran off, past the jeep used by the evo and the Pokémon to get there.

"Sounds like things won't be easy…" Ben admitted.

"Don't worry," Rex reassured, "It's just a few rioters here and there," he noted, "I mean, who could possibly-" All of a sudden, a huge explosion occurred as he instantly turned around to see that his jeep had been blown to smithereens, with smoke and fire emerging from the destroyed vehicle. He then squinted to see that there were traces of magma right underneath it. "Oh no…" he realized as Scizor jumped to his side.

"What? What is it?" the Omnitrix bearer asked.

"It's our old friend…" the evo replied as a figure could be made out from the smoke. As it cleared, it revealed Ghazan standing there, right before the Pincer Pokémon and Rex.

"So, we meet again," the lavabender noted, "And it looks like you don't have your friend to give you a boost," he added.

"I'm gonna have to call you back Ben…" Rex said to his friend.

"Wait, Rex-!" But the Omnitrix bearer's sentence was cut off as the evo deactivated his MPG, placing it back in his pants' pocket.

"Trust me Ghazan," he said to the lavabender as he morphed his arms into the Smackhands, "I don't need backup this time," he stated. He then lunged forward with Scizor, ready to battle the criminal. Back at the Misty Palms' Oasis, everyone was still recoiling in shock over the latest development.

"We have to go and help him!" Rainbow yelled.

"She's right," Korra agreed, "I don't care if the Red Lotus is still around," she stated, "I just wanna make sure all my friends are okay," she said.

"Okay, then let's-" But before Ben could do anything else, his MPG vanished in a green flash of light. Everyone gasped in shock. Faint flashes of green light also came from Rook, Hinata, and the rainbow haired girl.

"Uh, what just happened?" the Avatar asked.

"I dunno!" Ben responded frantically, "It just… disappeared!" he yelped in shock.

"There must be a logical explanation for this occurrence," his alien partner explained.

"Indeed there is," a voice suddenly chimed in. The Omnitrix turned to see a small alien standing upon his shoulder, being a bipedal, frog-like creature. His face was old and wrinkly, along with a few grey spots. He was wearing green robes with metallic parts over his hands up to the fingers, on his shoulders, neck, feet, and waist. His eyes were green with thin black lines for pupils, as he glanced at the boy whose shoulder he was upon.

"Azmuth!" Ben exclaimed.

"Who?" Asami asked, chiming in.

"The one who created the Omnitrix… and the MPG's," Hinata noted in reply, "But… why is he here?" she asked.

"Probably has something to do with the fact that they just vanished out of the blue, right?" the alien watch bearer guessed.

"Yes," the Galvan responded, jumping down from Ben's shoulder, "As you may, or may not be aware," he began, "the Multiversal Portal Generators all run on a quantum power source located on Galvan Prime," he explained, "Once they utilize all the energy from that system," he continued, "they must return to undergo a recharging process," he stated.

"And they're all linked to that same power source," the Omnitrix owner added, "But Azmuth, this is a really bad time to-"

"You, Ben Tennyson," he began, cutting off his sentence, "have been using the device most often," he noted, "and thus, you are to blame for this unavoidable necessity," he said.

"But he's right!" Rainbow chimed in, "Our friends are in danger right now, and we need those MPGs to get to them!" she explained hurriedly.

"I apologize for the inconvenience," Azmuth said, "but this process must be done to avoid any further consequences," he stated, "You'll all receive the MPGs again in about twenty-four or so of your earth hours," he told them.

"Twenty-four hours?!" Ben exclaimed, "Azmuth, we really need to-!" But the Galvan suddenly teleported away in a flash of green light, before the Omnitrix bearer could finish his sentence. "Agh!" he groaned.

"Do not fret, Ben," Rook reassured.

"He's right," Hinata agreed, "Rex can take care of himself just fine," she noted, "At least, I hope he can…" she admitted, rubbing her shoulder sheepishly.

"At any rate," the alien watch owner began, "our problems are a whole lot bigger now," he stated as everyone worriedly glanced at each other, while outside, the sun was setting over the Misty Palms Oasis.

END

Whoa, that's a lot of words. Anyways, no new scenario this time around, but the good news is that I'm on my February break! So chapters should be coming within a day or two of time. It'll all depend on how things play out.

But about the missing scenario, I haven't heard back from Hypergogeta2012 in a while, so I'm betting he'll likely post the next one for the next chapter. Hope you guys look forward to it, and everything else in store. And I'm betting you can't wait to see what I have planned for "The Ultimatum" next time! But until then, I'll see ya!

~NegaiFreak