REMINDER: Please read Transformers: Avatar Chronicles before reading this.

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Transformers: New Iacon Chronicles

Chapter 1: Welcome to New Iacon

EARTH...OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME...DURING A CIVIL WAR THAT RAGED ON OUR HOME PLANET CALLED CYBERTRON, AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A SPACE BRIDGE BROUGHT US TO A WORLD ALSO AT WAR. A WAR THAT RAVAGED THE PLANET FOR A HUNDRED YEARS. IT WAS THERE THAT I MET AN EXTRAORDINARY BOY NAMED AANG, AND WITH THE HELP OF HIM AND HIS COURAGEOUS FRIENDS, KATARA, SOKKA, TOPH AND ZUKO, WE ENDED THE HUNDRED YEAR WAR AND TOOK DOWN THE TYRANNOUS FIRE LORD OZAI, AS WELL AS THE DECEPTICON WARLORD KNOWN AS GALVATRON. HOWEVER, OUR WAR STILL CONTINUES. THOUGH WE HAVE VANQUISHED THE DECEPTICON LEADER, GALVATRON, HIS MINIONS REMAIN. NOW THE AUTOBOTS AND OUR HUMAN ALLIES DEFEND THE HUMAN RACE FROM CERTAIN EXTINCTION, WHILE WORKING WITH AVATAR AANG AND FIRE LORD ZUKO, RECONSTRUCTING THE FIRE NATION COLONIES INTO THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF NATIONS, A SOCIETY WHERE BENDERS, NON BENDERS AND AUTOBOTS COULD LIVE AND THRIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE AND HARMONY. WE NAMED THE CAPITAL OF THIS GREAT LAND 'NEW IACON' AFTER THE AUTOBOT CAPITAL CITY BACK ON CYBERTRON. AVATAR AANG ACCOMPLISHED MANY REMARKABLE THINGS IN HIS LIFE, BUT SADLY, HIS TIME IN THIS WORLD SOON CAME TO AN END, AND LIKE THE CYCLE OF THE PRIMES, THE CYCLE OF THE AVATAR WOULD BEGIN ANEW.

It had been over 60 years after the great war, and in the Southern Water Tribe, three members of the White Lotus, the five Technobots, Hot Rod and Optimus Prime all walked to a hut while a blizzard was occurring.

"Gah! With all due respect Optimus, what mission is so important that I have to risk getting my circuts screwed up in this blizzard?" Hot Rod asked, clearly impatient and wanting to know why Optimus has called him and the Technobots to accompany him.

"You shall see soon Hot Rod," Optimus answered before the group approached an igloo, where a man named Tonraq was there waiting for him.

"The White Lotus and the Autobots have honored my family by coming," he said while bowing his head in respect. "Thank you." With that, the three White Lotus members walked inside while the Autobots waited outside. Inside the three humans found Tonraq's wife, Senna, sweeping their home before noticing the White Lotus members and bowed to them.

"Welcome," she said. However, her statement was punctuated by a decorative shield falling off the wall. Then the leader of the three White Lotus members came up and lowered his hood while Tonraq walked back inside.

"We have investigated many claims, both here and in the Northern Water Tribe," he explained. "All have turned out to be false."

"Then you should be happy to know, your search has come to an end," Senna said with a smile while Tonraq came to his wife and placed a hand oh her shoulder. The three White Lotus members however were unimpressed with their declaration and motioned for the couple to come outside.

Once they were outside, the leader nodded once to Optimus, as if to tell him to do something.

"Technobots, combinde," Optimus ordered the five Technobots, who immediately transformed and combinded to form Computron, much to the surprise of Tonraq and Senna. Then lights started to flash on Computron's chest.

"What's he doing?" Tonraq asked.

"Determining if your claims are true," Optimus explained. "In this mode, the Technobots have the abilities of 200 supercomputers. When it comes to calculation, Computron rarely makes a mistake." Finally, Computron finished his calculations.

"DATUM: ACTIVITY OF THE SOUTHERN WATER TRIBE," he began. "DATUM: PREVIOUS CLAIMS. DATUM: HEART RATE AND SPEECH PATTERNS OF TONRAQ AND SENNA. CONCLUSION: PROBABILITY OF THE AVATAR'S PRESENCE IN THIS AREA: 55.1138-" He was cut short however, when they heard a sound and saw a slab of rock fly past them. Everyone turned to see a little girl named Korra, around three years old, standing where the hole was and striking an action pose.

"I'm the Avatar! You gotta deal with it!" she declared as she firebended, accidentally setting the leader's cloak on fire before she melted the ice below her and waterbended the flame out. Needless to say, the White Lotus members and Computron were shocked.

"UM, MAKE THAT 100%," Computron corrected while Optimus walked up to Hot Rod.

"Hot Rod, your mission, is to protect the future," Optimus stated while motioning his hand to Korra, who was still bending earth, fire and water to demonstrate to the White Lotus.

*QUE TRANSFORMERS PRIME: BEAST HUNTERS OPENING THEME*

Years later, Korra, now seventeen, was firebending in an arena close to the mountains close to the mountains of the South Pole. She was completing her final firebending test, which will determine weather or not she'll be finished learning firebending. She was busy firebending her opponents with a cocky expression on her face while the onlookers, the three members of the White Lotus who discovered Korra, a firebending master, Hot Rod and the final surviving member of the original Avatar Gaang, Katara, looked upon her.

"She's strong," Katara stated.

"She lacks restraint," one of the members of the White Lotus argued, which earned him a glare from Hot Rod. When Optimus assigned him this task all those years ago, he had to admit, he was less than thrilled, but over the years, Hot Rod has grown to be not just Korra's guardian, but also her friend. He was always excited when she officially mastered a new element and the two of them always had fun during her free time, mostly racing across the snow. Once Korra had taken out her final opponent, Hot Rod smiled while Korra rose her arms up in victory.

"Woo hoo!" she shouted before noticing that the five humans that observed her weren't as cheerful as her or Hot Rod as she ran up to the onlookers, removing her helmet while doing so. "Hey, why all the doom and gloom people? We should be celebrating! Three elements down, one to go!"

"You're getting ahead of yourself as usual Korra," the firebending master sternly responded. "We haven't decided if you passed your firebending test yet."

"I thought it was pretty slaggin obvious that she did," Hot Rod argued. "Did you see her kick those other guys' afts out there!?"

"Ever since you were a little girl Korra, you've excelled at the physical side of bending, but completely ignored the spiritual side," the White Lotus leader explained, ignoring Hot Rod's remark. "The Avatar must master both."

"I haven't ignored it," Korra replied. "It just doesn't come as easy to me. But that's why I should start training with Tenzin immediately. He's 'Mister Spiritual.'"

"Do you believe she's ready Master Katara?" the White Lotus Leader asked the elderly waterbender.

"Yes," she answered, which shocked everyone except Korra and Hot Rod. "If anyone can teach her what she needs to learn, its Tenzin." Once the shock passed his system, the White Lotus leader finally gave his verdict.

"Very well Korra," he said. "It's time for you to begin your airbending training."

"Yes! Finally!" Korra said as she jumped for joy.

"Alright Korra!" Hot Rod happily said before Korra remembered that she had an audience.

"I mean, ahem, thank you all for believing in me," she said while bowing to the elders before walking away with Hot Rod. The two of them then ran down a staircase, where Korra's pet polar bear-dog, Naga, was sleeping before waking up to see Korra and Hot Rod coming up to her.

"Naga, you should have seen it," Korra said as she went up to hug Naga and to scratch her head. "I kicked some firebender butt, and I passed! Tenzin will be here in a few days." Naga responded by licking Korra, who laughed in response while Hot Rod looked upon the sight and smiled.

A couple of days later, Korra, sitting atop Naga, and Hot Rod were walking to a gate, when Hot Rod noticed something about his friend.

"Hey Korra, what's the matter?" he asked.

"Oh, nothing Hot Rod," Korra answered.

"Come on, you can tell me," Hot Rod encouraged.

"I guess I'm just, a bit nervous about starting airbending training," Korra admitted, looking away a bit.

"You seemed excited about it at first," Hot Rod replied.

"I know, but I got to thinking about it more afterward," Korra explained. "Airbending just hasn't clicked with me, that and the spiritual side of the Avatar still isn't easy to learn."

"Hey, like you said, Tenzin's 'Mister Spiritual,'" Hot Rod encouraged. "I'm sure he'll be a good teacher." Korra looked up at her guardian and smiled slightly before they reached the gate, where an Autobot drone stood on the edge of a guard tower next to it.

"We're just taking Naga out for a stroll," Hot Rod explained. The drone clearly was not keen on this, much to Korra's annoyance.

"Don't worry, we're not going far," she said. The drone caved in and started opening the gate, revealing the beautiful icy plains of the South Pole.

"Beautiful," Hot Rod couldn't help but say as he stepped out of the gate, with Korra and Naga beside him. "Reminds me of Cybertron before the war..."

"Wanna race?" Korra asked, changing the subject.

*QUE 'DARE' BY STAN BUSH*

"Oh, it's on," Hot Rod replied with a smirk before transforming into a Cybertronian, well, hot rod, transformed his tires to adapt to the polar landscape and zoomed off while Korra had Naga run beside him.

"Hey, no fair!" Korra said, still smiling.

"Last time you creamed me in my robot mode!" Hot Rod replied. "Just giving you a challenge!" With that, he drove further down the landscape while Korra encouraged Naga to follow him.

"That a girl Naga!" Korra encouraged. "Go! Go! Go!"

SOMETIMES WHEN YOUR HOPES HAVE ALL BEEN SHATTERED
AND THERE'S NOWHERE TO TURN

Hot Rod started to notice that Korra was slowly but surely gaining on him.

YOU WONDER HOW YOU KEEP GOOOOING!

"Gaining on you slowpoke!" Korra remarked.

"Not for long!" Hot Rod responded.

THINK OF ALL THE THINGS THAT REALLY MATTERED
AND THE CHANCES YOU'VE EARNED

Hot Rod then skidded to the right, covering Korra in snow.

"Hey!" she yelled while trying to contain her laughter and waterbending the snow off of her and Naga.

THE FIRE IN YOUR HEART IS GROOOOWING!

Once Korra caught up with Hot Rod again, she turned to him with a smirk on her face.

"Playing dirty, huh Hot Rod?" she asked. "Well two can play that game!"

YOU CAN FLY, IF YOU TRY LEAVING THE PAST BEHIND

Korra then suddenly earthbended a wall in front of Hot Rod, much to his surprise.

HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND

Hot Rod then quickly transformed into his robot mode, got his Cybertronian bow and arrow out and shot an explosive arrow to the wall, blasting a hole in it.

DARE! DARE TO BELIEVE YOU CAN SURVIVE

Hot Rod then ran through the wall and transformed into his hot rod mode before driving towards Korra, who gained a considerable lead.

YOU HOLD THE FUTURE IN YOUR HANDS

Korra meanwhile was smirking as Naga kept running through the snow covered terrain, only to find Hot Rod driving beside her.

DARE! DARE TO KEEP ALL YOUR DREAMS ALIVE

"Nice try Korra, but you of all humans should know I have quite a few tricks inside me!" Hot Rod said.

IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STAND

"Really? Then let's test those tricks!" Korra replied as Naga ran faster and Hot Rod drove beside her, trying to gain the lead.

AND YOU CAN WIN IF YOU DARE!

Later that day, the duo returned to the training ground after the race. Surprisingly, Korra once again won despite Hot Rod being in his vehicle mode.

"Even when you transformed I still clobbered you!" Korra jokingly said, much to Hot Rod's dismay.

"I want a rematch," he said before Korra noticed something in the sky.

"Maybe later, look!" she said, pointing to two objects in the sky. One was a sky bison containing Tenzin and his family. The other was Bumblebee, flying beside them with a jet pack. The entire time, one of Tenzin's daughters, Ikki, kept talking in a pace that would give Blurr a run for his money.

"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? It looks like we're here. I know this is very familiar. Are we here yet? Are we here yet? Oh please say we're here!" Ikki said in an almost lightning fast pace.

"Yes, Ikki," Tenzin answered in an exhausted manner. "As I've been telling you for the last 15 minutes, we are, finally, here." Upon hearing that, Ikki and Tenzin's other daughter, Jinora, leaped out of the saddle of the sky bison, riding air scooters down the bison's tail, while Tenzin's only son, Meelo, clinged onto his head as his father walked off of the bison and Bumblebee landed beside them.

"Hello Mother," Tenzin said as he walked up to Katara. "I can't tell you how happy I am to see you. Please, help me." Katara responded by grabbing Meelo off of Tenzin's head, laughing at his energetic manner.

"Unhand me strange woman!" Meelo said as he squirmed and struggled in Katara's grasp.

"That's your grandmother Meelo," Tenzin explained. With that, Meelo hopped over Katara's head and floated to the ground.

"It's so good to see all of you," Katara said before walking up to her old Autobot companion, who smiled upon seeing her for the first time in quite a while.

"Hey Katara," Bumblebee said.

"Bumblebee, you haven't changed a bit," Katara responded.

"And you...uh..." Bumblebee replied, trying to think of something that won't probably offend her.

"It's okay Bee," Katara said with a smile. "Nature has taken my course over the years." Then Jinora walked up to her grandmother, eager to ask a question.

"Gran Gran, I've been reading all about your old adventures," she said. "I've been dying to ask you, what happened to Zuko's mom?" Much to Jinora's surprise however, Bumblebee answered the question for Katara.

"Trust me Jinora, that's something a lot of us would like to forget," he answered, trying to shake off some memories before walking back to the bison. "Pema, wait! Wait!" As he went back to the bison, Tenzin was helping his pregnant wife, Pema, off of the sky bison.

"Careful now, careful," Tenzin said as Bumblebee came up to help.

"Stop doting on me guys," Pema responded. "I'm not helpless, I'm just pregnant." Once she was off the bison, Katara went up and hugged Pema before placing her hand on her stomach.

"The baby's strong," she said. "I see another airbender in your future." Pema however was less than enthused about what Katara had said.

"All I want is one child like me," she explained. "A nice non bender who doesn't blast wind in my face every five seconds!" As if on que, one of Meelo's airbending blasts blasted snow onto Pema's face, who shook it off with an annoyed expression on her face.

"Mommy look, I'm a snowbender!" Meelo said.

"Were Tenzin and his siblings this crazy when they were kids?" Pema asked Katara and Bumblebee.

"Well Bumi and Kya sure were," Bumblebee started.

"-but Tenzin has always been rather serious," Katara finished, much to Tenzin's dismay.

"Mother, please," he said, before finally noticing Korra and Hot Rod come up to him. "Korra? Look at you. So big and strong. You've grown to be quite the Avatar."

"Master Tenzin, I'm so glad you're here," Korra replied. "I can't wait to get started." However, Tenzin responded by turning his head to the side with a not so uplifting expression on his face.

"Yes, well, uh..." he said before Bumblebee came up to him.

"You're going to have to tell her sooner or later Tenzin," he said.

"Tell her what?" Hot Rod asked.

"You're not staying, are you?" Katara asked with a disappointed look in her eyes while Korra looked confused as to what was currently happening.

"I'm afraid not," Tenzin answered. "We're only visiting for the night, then I have to return to New Iacon."

"But, no..." Korra said, clearly crushed by these news. "You're suppose to move here. You're suppose to teach me."

"I'm sorry Korra, you're airbending training is going to have to wait," Tenzin solumly replied.

Later that night, Tenzin, his family, Korra, Katara and the White Lotus members were eating rice, the two Autobots standing there, and Korra was still bummed out over receiving Tenzin's news.

"So Tenzin, how long until you're ready to teach Korra airbending?" Hot Rod asked. "A week? A month?"

"It could be much longer," Tenzin answered.

"I don't understand," Korra said. "Why are you making me wait?"

"I have a responsibility to New Iacon," Tenzin answered. "I am one of it's leaders, and the situation there is very unstable right now."

"But you also have a responsibility to teach me," Korra argued. "Believe me I'd be happy to find another airbending master, but you're the only one. We're stuck with each other."

"I wish there was another way," Tenzin responded. It was then that Hot Rod got an idea.

"Maybe there is another way," he said. "If you can't stay here Tenzin, then Korra and I could go back to New Iacon with you!"

"Yeah, it's perfect!" Korra optimistically said, only for the White Lotus leader to slam his fist onto the table.

"Absolutely not!" he shouted. "The city is far too dangerous! Avatar Aang and Optimus Prime tasked us and Hot Rod with keeping you safe while you mastered the four elements!"

"I don't think keeping Korra locked up like she's a prisoner is what they had in mind," Hot Rod argued.

"Hot Rod, even if that was the case, New Iacon is going through some rough times," Bumblebee replied.

"What do you mean Bumblebee?" Korra asked.

"There are triads loose all over the city, and the worse part is there are rumors of rouge Decepticons that have joined them," Bumblebee explained.

"Why would the Cons want any business with the humans?" Hot Rod asked. "Ever since we kicked their exhaust ports in the war, they've hated them almost as much as they hate us."

"My guess is it's for survival," Bumblebee answered. "The ones that didn't join us don't have any access to our energon mines and there have been reports of triad activity close to the ones in New Iacon. On top of all of this, Sixshot, Soundwave, Cyclonus and Shockwave are still at large."

"Give it a rest Bumblebee, it's been 70 years!" Hot Rod replied. "Don't you think we would have found them by now?"

"Have you forgotten who we're talking about?" Bumblebee asked.

"Well even if that's the case, shouldn't Shockwave be dead?" Korra argued. "Last time I heard he got his arm bit off by Grimlock. He probably bled to death somewhere."

"Unless we find a body we can't be too sure Korra," Tenzin replied. "I know this is difficult for you to accept, but its not the right time for you to come to the city."

"Whatever," Korra responded as she got up and walked away, Hot Rod following her while Tenzin closed his eyes and lowered his head.

The next day, Tenzin and his family boarded their sky bison while Bumblebee readied his jet pack and Katara waved goodbye to them.

"Goodbye Gran Gran!" Ikki said.

"Oogi, yip yip," Tenzin commanded the sky bison before he took flight and Bumblebee took off. Katara, saddened, rubbed tears away from her eyes as they flew into the horizon.

Meanwhile, Korra sat atop Naga close to a cliffside, watching Oogi and Bumblebee fly away. Her sad expression hardened as she slumped over, resting her chin against her crossed arms. Hot Rod, who was behind her, simply sighed and lowered his head, not wanting to see his friend like this.

That night, Korra and Hot Rod walked to Naga's pen, grabbing Naga's saddle and started putting it on her when suddenly-

"Nice night for an escape isn't it?" Katara asked, standing at the gate to the pen, which visably surprised both of them before they started to explain.

"We have to leave," Korra explained. "I have to find my own path as the Avatar."

"I know you do," Katara replied, smiling in acceptance, which shocked Korra and Hot Rod before they sighed in relief. "Aang's time has passed. My brother and many of my friends are gone. It's time for you and your new generation to take on the responsibility of keeping peace and balance in the world. But I think you're going to be a great Avatar." Katara then went up and placed a hand on Korra's shoulder before Korra leaned down and hugged her mentor while Hot Rod smiled at the sight.

"Thank you," Korra said.

"Goodbye Korra," Katara replied before turning to Hot Rod. "Take good care of her Hot Rod."

"I swear upon the Allspark, Korra will be safe so long as my spark still beats," Hot Rod responded before bowing in respect to Katara.

Far away from the compound, the snow parted from underneath as Korra, Naga and Hot Rod dig back to the surface before said polar bear-dog and Autobot shook off the snow that covered them.

"Okay, Katara said that a supply ship is leaving for New Iacon in 20 minutes," Hot Rod explained.

"You go ahead," Korra responded. "There's something I need to do first." Hot Rod simply nodded once and transformed before rolling out to the docks.

Afterward, Korra rode up to her home. hugging Tonraq and Senna outside, saying her goodbyes.

"Mom, Dad, I'll miss you," Korra said.

"We love you so much," Senna replied. Afterward, Korra went back up on Naga and rode off.

Later, Korra, Hot Rod and Naga went to the cargo hold of the ship before it departed for New Iacon. Korra and Naga went to sleep while Hot Rod stood guard with his bow and arrow ready to blast away anyone who sought to harm Korra.

Soon, dawn approached, and Hot Rod heard the ship starting to dock. He then kneeled down and gently nudged Korra and Naga awake.

"Korra, wake up, we're here," he silently said as Korra opened his eyes, which beamed with excitement upon hearing what Hot Rod had said. Once the hatch opened, Korra and Hot Rod shielded their eyes from the bright sunlight, darting outside with Korra atop Naga once they saw an Autobot with a clipboard checking inventory.

"Thanks for the ride!" Korra said to one man as she and Hot Rod went past many stunned workers and into the city, gazing upon the futuristic enhancements that the Autobots have provided over the years.

"Wow, look at this place," Korra said.

"Yeah, looks just like home," Hot Rod replied before they noticed an island where a statue of Aang stood.

"Air Temple Island," Korra stated. "That's where Tenzin lives. You two ready for a little swim?" Before Hot Rod could answer though, Naga suddenly started sniffing the air and darting away from the island.

"Okay, okay! Food first, then air temple," Korra said as Naga ran off with Hot Rod behind them. Unfortunately, Naga ran down the middle of a road where satomobiles swerved out of the way to avoid collision.

"Naga, watch out!" Hot Rod said as he hopped over some of the satomobiles. Korra then commanded Naga to run through a sidewalk instead, running past the gawking pedestrians.

"Oops, sorry about that!" Korra said as the pedestrians tried to get out of the way of her and Hot Rod. "Excuse us, coming through! Heads up! Eh, sorry, we're new in town." Then Naga went up to an orange tent, poking her snout through it which shocked the shop owner inside.

"Naga, wait," Korra commanded before Naga could eat the food inside. Korra then got off of Naga and went up to the front of the tent, picking up a piece of meat on a stick.

"We'll take one of everything please," Korra said to the shop owner.

"That will be 20 yuans," the shop owner said, much to Korra's dismay. Hot Rod then came up and grabbed a few coins from his arm compartment.

"You take Cybertronian currency?" he asked before the shop owner responded by swiping the piece of meat away from Korra.

"No yuans, no sale!" she shouted.

"Don't worry Hot Rod, the city's huge," Korra reassured. "I bet we'll find a place to rustle up something to eat." With that, Korra, Hot Rod and Naga walked away from the stand.

They eventually ended up at a park and started to fish in a pond. Korra firebended the fish caught to a crisp while Hot Rod was busy fishing and Naga was swimming in the pond, trying to catch some fish as well, when they suddenly heard something.

"Ba weep graagnah weep nini bong!" said a Junkion known as 'Wreck-Gar' as he walked up to the trio. His words immediately caused them to turn to him in confusion.

"Um, what?" Korra asked.

"I think its some kind of universal greeting," Hot Rod answered.

"Name's Wreck-Gar," Wreck-Gar said as he kneeled down to Korra's level. "You must be new to this city."

"Yeah," Korra replied. "So, is there more of you here?"

"Yup, us Junkions live down with some of the homeless here in New Iacon," Wreck-Gar answered.

"Homeless?" Korra asked. "I thought everyone in the city was living it up."

"You got a lot to learn here then newcomer," Wreck-Gar responded. Then they heard a whistling sound ans they found a pudgy cop running to them with his baton in his hand.

"Hey you! Stop! You can't fish here!" he said.

"Uh-oh, you three best skedaddle!" Wreck-Gar said as he transformed into a large Cybertronian motorcycle and drove off. Korra then immediately got on Naga and Hot Rod tossed a fish back into the pond before they ran away from the cop, who soon stopped running, gasping for breath.

Once they were away from the cop, Korra and Hot Rod heard the screeching sound of a megaphone and went to see what is going on. They found a man standing in front of a large poster of a mysterious, masked man, shouting at a group of bystanders.

"Are you tired of living under the tyranny of benders and Autobots!?" he shouted through the megaphone. "Then join the Equalists! For too long, the elite of this city have forced non benders to live as lower class citizens! Join Amon, and together, we will tear down this establishment!"

"What are you talking about?" Korra asked. "Bending is the coolest thing in the world!"

"Oh yeah?" the protester asked. "Let me guess. You're a bender."

"Yeah, I am," Korra answered.

"Then I bet you'd just love to knock me off this platform with some waterbending, huh?" the protester asked.

"I'm seriously thinking about it," Korra answered.

"This is what's wrong with this city!" the protester said to the crowd. "Benders like this girl only use their power to oppress us!" The crowd then started to jeer at Korra and Hot Rod.

"What!? I'm not opressing anyone!" Korra said. "You're...you're opressing yourself!"

"That doesn't even make sense!" the protester responded.

"Come on Korra, this nutball doesn't deserve our attention," Hot Rod said before he, Korra and Naga went off.

The trio kept walking around the city, trying to find Air Temple Island, when they come across an old woman.

"Excuse me, I think we're lost," Korra said. "How do we get to Air Temple Island from here?"

"Just head down this street," the woman answered. Then, a giant blue vehicle, which resembled an army van, pulled up to a shop.

"You two should get moving," the woman warned as she got up and went inside, clearly scared. "It isn't safe." The blue vehicle meanwhile opened its doors, revealing three thugs. The thugs then walked up to a shopkeeper, who was polishing a phonograph before he noticed the thugs walking to him.

"Mr Chung, please tell me that you have my money, or else I can't guarantee I can protect your fine establishment," one of the thugs said.

"I'm sorry, business has been slow," Mr Chung replied, clearly scared for what these thugs will do. "Please, take one of my phonographs." The response he got was for one of the thugs to come up and fire kick the phonograph down to the ground, shattering it.

"My friend here is not a music lover," the leader responded. "Give me the money, or else-"

"Or else what hoodlum?" Korra interrupted. The three thugs, surprised, turned to see Korra standing there, her hands on her hips. Once the shock was out of their systems, the three thugs then started to laugh.

"Since you're obviously fresh off the boat, let me explain a couple of things," the leader said once they stopped laughing. "You're in Triple Threat Triad territory, and we're about to put you to the hospital."

"You're the ones that are gonna need a hospital dirtbag, and for your sake, I hope there's one nearby!" Hot Rod responded. The thugs, upon hearing him, turned to see Hot Rod standing there with his bow and arrow pointing at them. Rather than seem intimidated however, the thugs started laughing again.

"How cute, the little girl has a pet Autobot," the leader said. "Well then, if you have a problem Autobot, then take it up with our buddy Breakdown." He then snapped his fingers, and behind Hot Rod, the blue vehicle suddenly transformed into the giant Decepticon known as 'Breakdown.' Upon seeing his shadow, Hot Rod turned to see Breakdown towering over him, cracking his knuckles and smirking down at him.

"Oh scrap..." was all Hot Rod said before the thugs turned back to Korra.

"And as for you little girl, who do you think you are?" the leader asked.

"Why don't you come and find out?" Korra asked with confidence while punching her palm. The leader's eye twitches before he reached into his coat and waterbended toward Korra, who grabbed the water and hurled it back at his face, freezing the water once it reached him, encasing his face in ice, much to the surprise of the other two thugs and Breakdown. Hot Rod took this opportunity and launched an explosive bow at Breakdown, sending him flying down the street before Hot Rod ran up and punched him to the ground before he got up, but Breakdown then punched him hard into a shop before transforming one of his fists into a hammer and running at him.

Back with Korra, the leader kept stumbling around, his head still frozen, when Korra roundhouse kicked him to a wall, shattering the ice and knocking him out. The remaining thugs cringed at the sight before one of them attempted to attack Korra, but she immediately earthbended the ground below him, sending him flying upward.

"What just happened?" the woman asked as she gawked at the sight.

"Did she just earthbend?" asked a man that stood beside her. The thug then fell onto a wire, sending him onto a sign before finally falling onto a shade above a shop before falling to the ground. The firebender thug looked upon the sight in shock before firebending at Korra, who leaped through the flames and grabbed his hands.

"Can she firebend too!?" the woman asked.

"Could she be..." the man asked before Korra tossed him through the window of a clock shop.

"Got an idea about who I am NOW chumps?" Korra asked with a cocky grin on her face.

Things weren't much better for Breakdown as he kept swinging his hammer arm at Hot Rod, who keeps dodging it and kicking his face. Breakdown then heard the whistle of the leader and kicked Hot Rod out of the way before transforming and letting the three thugs inside before driving off.

"Oh, I don't think so," Hot Rod said before he fired an arrow bellow Breakdown, causing him to loose control and crash into another shop. The doors opened as the thugs got out of Breakdown before he transformed upon hearing sirens.

"Oh frag this, I'm out of here!" he said as he started running off, much to the dismay of the thugs.

"Hey! Where are you going!?" the leader asked. "What about us!?"

"None of my concern fleshy, but thanks for the energon!" Breakdown answered before transforming and driving away. Then Korra and Hot Rod looked up to where the sirens were coming from and saw an airship in the sky while Naga howled in symphony to the sirens.

"Police! Freeze where you are!" an officer shouted through an intercom from the ship. Metal wires came down and metalbenders came sliding down with Autobots falling beside them.

"Cool, the Elite Guard," Korra said as the metalbenders and Autobots landed and Prowl walked toward the sight. "We caught the bad guys for you officers."

"But a Decepticon got away," Hot Rod added. "If you go after him now you might catch him." Prowl then turned to his fellow officers.

"You two, arrest those thugs," Prowl ordered two metalbenders before turning to Jazz and a short Autobot named 'Brawn.' "Brawn, Jazz, you two go after the Decepticon."

"Roger," Jazz replied before he and Brawn transformed and went after Breakdown. Then Prowl turned to Blurr and an old blue-green Autobot named 'Kup.'

"Kup, Blurr, you two help me arrest these two," Prowl ordered, which clearly shocked both Korra and Hot Rod.

"Wait, you're arresting US Prowl!?" Hot Rod asked. "Those thugs were smashing up a shop!"

"From the looks of things Hot Rod, you and this girl caused more damage," Prowl replied as Blurr and Kup went up to Korra, but Hot Rod immediately blocked her from them.

"This is crazy! Where's your superior!?" Hot Rod asked.

"Come quietly and we'll take you to them," Prowl answered, trying to find a peaceful way to resolve this, but Hot Rod immedietly got his bow and fired three arrows at Prowl, Kup and Blurr, knocking them to the ground.

"Sorry Prowl, but it's my job to protect Korra, no matter the cost! Let's burn rubber Korra!" Hot Rod said before he and Korra, now atop Naga, ran off. Two metalbenders tried to shoot wires at them, but Naga knocked them down easily. Then Prowl, Kup and Blurr got up.

"Blurr, Kup, don't let them get away!" Prowl ordered before Blurr sped off while Kup transformed and tried to follow him.

"BlurrToHQ, BlurrToHQ, CodeRed! CodeRed!" Blurr said into his comlink. "DecepticonOnTheLooseAndTwoFugitivesResistingArres t, RequestingBackup, IsAnybodyThere, CanAnybodyHearMe, IsThisBlastedComlinkEvenWorking!?" Then Blurr jumped up to the roof of a building and attempted to jump down to Korra and Hot Rod, but Korra reacted quickly and waterbended from the river, freezing it and forming an ice wall. Blurr screamed before hitting the ice, head first and falling to the ground while Kup resumed chasing, but Hot Rod skidded to the right, sending dust to Kup. Now not being able to see where he's going, Kup lost control and crashed into a wall. The old bot then transformed, holding his head and grumbling.

"Turbo revving young punks!" he said. "I'll straighten ya out yet!" With that, he transformed and kept chasing Korra and Hot Rod, who could see that they were almost at Air Temple Island. Korra then earthbended a ramp st that Hot Rod could jump there.

"Think you can make it!?" Korra asked as they neared the ramp.

"You're kidding right!?" Hot Rod asked before transforming, but before they could make it-

"BAM!" someone shouted before a laser blast came in and the ramp suddenly exploded. Korra and Hot Rod then stopped in their tracks while Hot Rod transformed and saw that Warpath was was coming towards them. They tried to go the other way, but Kup was coming in from that direction. Korra then tried to earthbend a wall to keep Warpath at bay, but that didn't go so well.

"POW!" Warpath shouted before blasting the wall to pieces, transforming and jumping over the duo, landing in front of Kup, who veered out of the way while Warpath fired stun blasts at Korra, Hot Rod and Naga, knocking them all out.

"Ugh, Warpath!" Kup shouted as he transformed. "What's the matter with you!?"

"What's wrong Kup?" Warpath asked. "Too rusty to keep up!?"

"Just help me bring these punks in!" Kup answered as he grabbed Korra while more Elite Guard members came in and picked up Naga and Hot Rod.

Afterward, Korra and Hot Rod were taken to an interrogation room inside the Elite Guard headquarters. In the front of the building, a statue of Toph Bei Fong and Ironhide stood upon the entrance. In the interrogation room, Ironhide, along with a middle aged woman named Lin, looked upon the charges Korra and Hot Rod received while pacing in front of them.

"Let's see, multiple counts of destruction of private and city property, not to mention evading arrest," Lin explained while slamming the papers down beside Korra and Hot Rod. "You two are in a whole mess of trouble."

"Look, you two don't understand, some thugs and a Decepticon were threatening a shop keeper, we ha-" Hot Rod explained before Ironhide interupted him.

"Can it Hot Rod!" he said. "You should have called the Elite Guard instead of causing a ruckuss."

"But I couldn't just sit by and do nothing," Korra argued. "It's my duty to help people. See, I'm the Avatar."

"Oh, I am well aware of who you are, and your 'Avatar title' might impresse some people, but not me," Lin responded.

"Alright, fine then," Hot Rod sternly replied. "Let us speak to whoever's in charge."

"You're lookin at em kid," Ironhide answered. "Me and Chief Bei Fong here are in charge of the Elite Guard." Korra instantly recognized something about Lin's last name upon hearing that.

"Wait, Bei Fong?" Korra asked. "Lin Bei Fong?"

"You know her?" Hot Rod asked.

"Yeah, she's Toph's daughter!" Korra answered, thinking that was a good thing.

"What of it?" Ironhide asked.

"Then, why are you treating me like a criminal?" Korra asked. "Avatar Aang and your mother were friends. They saved the world together."

"That's ancient history, and it's got diddly squat to do with the mess you and your friend are in right now!" Lin replied, much to Korra's dismay. "You two can't just waltz in here and dole out vigilante justice like you own the place!" Then a section of the wall opened, revealing Prowl's face.

"Councilmen Tenzin and Optimus Prime are here," he said. It took a while before Lin sighed and gave her response.

"Let them in," she ordered. Then the wall opened and Tenzin and Optimus walked into the room. Tenzin was obviously NOT happy about what has happened, and while Optimus did not have the same reaction as Tenzin did, he wasn't too pleased as well.

"Hot Rod, a word with you," Optimus ordered.

"Yes sir," Hot Rod replied, his head down in shame as he got up and followed Optimus out of the room. Meanwhile, Korra looked up at Tenzin nervously.

"Tenzin, sorry...we got a little side tracked on my way to see you," Korra said. Tenzin's annoyed expression disappeared as he took a deep breath and turned to Lin, trying to have a pleasant look on his face.

"Lin, you are looking radient as usual," he said.

"Cut the garbage Tenzin," Lin suddenly replied. "Why is the Avatar in New Iacon? I thought you were supposed to be moving down to the South Pole to train her."

"My relocation has been delayed," Tenzin answered before turning back to Korra with a glare. "The Avatar and Hot Rod on the other hand will be heading back to the South Pole immediately, where they will stay put."

"But-" Korra tried to argue before being interupted by Tenzin.

"If you would be so kind as to drop the charges against them, I will take full responsibility for today's regrettable events, and cover all the damages." Lin simply stayed silent, taking his words in before finally answering.

"Fine," she said as she metalbended the handcuffs off of Korra. "Get them out of my city."

"Always a pleasure Lin," Tenzin responded as he turned around to leave. "Let's go Korra." Korra simply got up and followed him while Lin gave an 'I'm keeping my eyes on you' gesture, to which Korra scowled at Lin and returned the gesture. Lin simply looked confused before crossing her arms and sighing in annoyance.

Meanwhile, outside of the HQ, Optimus spoke to Hot Rod.

"Hot Rod, what you have done goes against everything that you were asigned in this mission," Optimus said.

"I know Optimus, but Katara stated that Korra's destiny lies in New Iacon," Hot Rod responded.

"Be that as it may my friend, your actions were highly reckless and could have ended up in Korra getting killed," Optimus replied.

"I know...I guess I still have a lot to learn," Hot Rod admitted. "I'll just have to try and find another mission...clearly my destiny isn't-"

"No Hot Rod, your place is still with Korra," Optimus responded.

"What?" Hot Rod asked, shocked with what Optimus had said. "Even after all I've done to risk Korra's life?"

"Korra is still in need of a guardian, and your strong bond with her still makes you the ideal Autobot for the job," Optimus explained. "You are dismissed."

"Thank you Optimus," Hot Rod said before walking off.

While that was going on, Korra and Tenzin sat in the waiting room of the HQ, waiting for Naga to be delivered to them.

"Tenzin, please don't send me back home," Korra pleeded.

"You blatently disobeyed my wishes and the orders of the White Lotus," Tenzin sternly replied.

"Katara agreed with me that I should come," Korra argued. "She said my destiny is in New Iacon."

"Don't bring my mother into this!" Tenzin almost shouted, clearly steamed that Korra had mentioned Katara.

"Look, I can't wait any longer to finish my training," Korra continued. "Being cooped up and hidden away from the world isn't helping me become a better Avatar. I saw a lot of the city today, and it's totally out of whack. I understand now why you need to stay. New Iacon does need you, but it needs me too."

"Y...ugh," Tenzin said, trying to put his words together, before looking away while a policeman came up with Naga, clearly not enthused.

"Is this your polar bear-dog, miss?" he asked before Naga started to lick his head, almost like an ice cream cone.

Later that night, Tenzin, Korra and Hot Rod were on a boat, heading for Air Temple Island, where a ship will bring Korra and Hot Rod back to the Southern Water Tribe. While passing the statue of Aang, Tenzin looked up at it and sighed in a sad tone, wondering what his father would do. Korra and Hot Rod meanwhile looked upon New Iacon as they sailed away from it while naga was asleep beside them.

Upon reaching the docks of Air Temple Island, Korra, Hot Rod and Naga walked to a large ship, where three White Lotus members were there, waiting for them. Korra simply sighed sadly as she walked towards them, when all three of Tenzin's children noticed her and flew down there using their air gliders.

"Korra! Hot Rod!" all three of them said as they went up to them upon landing on the docks. The three of them then went up to Korra and hugged her.

"Are you guys coming to live with us on the island?" Ikki asked in an excited tone.

"No, I'm sorry Ikki," Korra solumly answered. "We have to go home now."

"Oh..." Ikki replied in a disappointed tone, when Tenzin came up to them, much to Korra and Hot Rod's shock.

"Wait," he said. "I have done my best to guide New Iacon towards the dream my father and Optimus had for it, but you are right. It has fallen out of balance since he passed. I thought I should put off your training in order to uphold my father's legacy, but you are his legacy. You may stay and train airbending here with me. New Iacon needs its Avatar once again." The second Tenzin was finished, Korra and Hot Rod's jaws dropped from joy as Korra ran up and scooped Tenzin and his children into her arms and lifted them in the air effortlessly.

"Yes! Thank you!" she said. "You're the best!" Then Naga came up and rubbed her head against Korra while Hot Rod came up and gently hugged Korra.

The next day, in front of city hall, a crowd of photographers stood in front of an anxious Korra at a podium with five microphones. Hot Rod, Tenzin, Lin, Ironhide and Naga all stood beside her.

"Hello, I'm Korra, your new Avatar," she said into the microphones as the photographers started taking pictures.

"Does this mean you've moved to New Iacon?" a news reporter asked.

"Were you trying to send a message to the Triads and the Decepticons yesterday?" a second reporter asked.

"Will you be fighting crime or the anti bending revolution or both?" a third reporter asked.

"Will you be working with Ironhide, Chief Beifong and the Elite Guard?" a fourth reporter asked.

"Uh, yes, I am definitely here to stay, but honestly, I don't exactly have a plan yet," Korra answered. "See I'm still in training... but...look, all I know is Avatar Aang and Optimus Prime meant for this city to be the center of peace and balance in the world, and I believe we can make their dream a reality. I look forward to serving you! I am so happy to be here! Thank you New Iacon!"

But unknown to any of them, the speech was being listened to by the last people they would want to hear this.

"Alright, that's all the questions the Av-" Tenzin said through a radio before it was turned off by an Equalist inside their base.

"Amon, how do you want to handle this?" he asked someone in the shadows. Then the man came forward and it was the masked Equalist leader known simply as Amon.

"So, the Avatar is in New Iacon," he said before turning to his left. "What are your orders Lord Zarak?" Then, in the shadows, a Decepticon Headmaster known as 'Zarak' stood up from his throne, his yellow eyes being the only thing that could be seen.

"It appears as though we must accelerate our plans," Zarak said before chuckling sinisterly.

*QUE LEGEND OF KORRA ENDING THEME*