"You arrested the Avatar… And you didn't bother to introduce me?!" I screamed at my mother in shock, horror, and betrayal. "You know how much I idolized Avatar Aang! Why didn't you call me!" I wailed as I slumped into the couch in our home.

"Because that girl thinks she's so special, the laws don't apply to her." Mom huffed, looking away with her arms crossed. "She beat up three Triple Threat Triad members today when they were causing trouble."

"And that's bad, how?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"It's the Police's job Alex!" She shot back. "MY job!"

"You forget, she's the Avatar Mom." I sighed in exasperation, shaking my head. "It's her job too. In fact, it was hers long before it was yours." I pointed out.

"I don't care." She hissed back. "Being the Avatar does not give her the right to vigilantism." She crossed her arms. "Besides, Tenzin's taking her back to the South Pole tomorrow. It doesn't matter anymore." She shrugged. I scoffed and slumped back into the couch.

"Was she just supposed to let those thugs extort the shopkeeper?" I asked sarcastically. Mom glared at me.

"No, she should have called the Police and stayed out of the way." She snarked back.

"And sit by, waiting for them." I deadpanned in response. "All the while, letting the situation get worse and worse until the thugs left. And then instead of three more thugs behind bars, we get three thugs still traipsing around Republic City." I sighed as I finished. "Aren't you always telling me not to let my personal feelings get in the way of my job?" I asked.

"Something you want to say?" She asked, giving me another glare.

"You're letting your feelings for Tenzin blind you." I monotoned. She narrowed her eyes at my response. "I know full well that you have no problem with the new Avatar; you and Aang got along quite well." I reminded her. "You're still pissed about what happened between you and Tenzin, and you're taking it out on the Avatar." I continued. She gave me 'the look,' as I like to call it.

"Is that all?" She asked dangerously. With an inward sigh, I held up my hands in surrender.

"Yes, it is Mom." I gave up.

"Good. Remember, you're still working that Triple Threat Triad case, Detective Beifong." She said, giving me a sharp look. "Do not fail me." With a sigh, I stood up and nodded, saluting her.

"Yes, Chief." I responded formally. "Permission to turn in for the night?" I asked, my formal tone hiding my sarcasm.

"Granted." She huffed, turning away. With a sigh, I turned away and entered my room.

As I closed my door, I let out another sigh. It seems to be the only thing I do whenever I'm at home. My mom can be so frustrating sometimes. Anyways, I walked over to my closet and opened it, holding my arms out. With a deep breath, I focussed on the armor that I wore. It was almost identical to my mother's, minus the few gold accents.

First, my gauntlets shot off of my arms and landed in the corner of my closet. They were followed by my boots unhooking at the back of my legs and flying into the closet as well and landing perfectly in the other corner. Finally, my cuirass floated up off of me and landed in between the gauntlets and boots, leaving me in a white undershirt and a pair of black leather pants. Taking those off, leaving me in my boxers and the shirt, I went into my bathroom to brush my teeth before going to sleep. I stared at my reflection, seeing my pale green eyes and dark gray hair, just like my Mom.

I guess introductions are in order. My name is Alexander Beifong, a Detective for the Republic City Police Department. I am 19 years old, and the son of Chief Lin Beifong. I know I might be a bit young for a detective, but I'm considered and Earthbending prodigy, so it's not that farfetched that I've made Detective. As stated before, I'm an Earthbender, and a pretty damn good one. I could even give my grandmother, Toph Beifong, a run for her money. I've learnt Seismic Sense, Metalbending, and Lavabending. Like I said, Earthbending prodigy.

Some of you might be thinking, how on Earth did Lin Beifong get a kid? Well, long story short, my Mom got herself a fling, got knocked up, and when she told the guy, he ran off. I don't really know the details. I mean, my Mom has a lot of self-respect, so I don't see her having a fling with anyone, but she's never told me the details, so what do I know? Anyway, nobody really knows where my father is, but my theory is that Mom buried him six feet under as he tried to run. With Earthbending I mean. Heh, good riddance. Men who bail on a woman like that have always pissed me off.

Anyway, she may not be the nicest woman this side of republic City, but she's my Mom. And she's not a bad one either. Only problem is… Well, her care is… empty, for lack of a better term. She was never a bad Mom, and she's far from heartless; she wouldn't abandon her own child because of the circumstances concerning my birth. However, I find myself wondering if she really cares about me the way a mother usually does. I mean, she's my Mom, and I love her to death, but she's never out right said 'I love you' to me. The closest thing is when I was younger and I said 'I love you Mommy,' she would just reply with a dismissive 'Yeah, I love you too' and leave it at that. I can tell that what my father did hurt her a lot, but she's too stubborn to show it. I guess I'm just a constant reminder of what happened back then.

It's occurred to me many times that I don't even really know her all that well. I don't even know the basics about what any person would know about another. Favourite colour, favourite food, biggest fear, and all that. I gave up trying to build a relationship with her a long time ago. Ever since she started training me in Earthbending, we were more student and teacher than mother and son. I joined the Force because I wanted to be like her, but she thinks it's because I want to please her. I knew she had a strained relationship with Toph, but she just can't see that I'm a Detective because I want to be. She wants me to take the path I want, and this is it. She became a cop because she thought it would make Toph happy, and it didn't go so well. That's not the case with me, and I can't get that through her thick, metal skull!

I took a deep breath to calm myself down as I finished brushing my teeth, looking into my reflection. I've been told many times that I look like my Mom, but I guess all she sees in me is my father. Wow, I really have a messed up family, don't I?

"With that depressing thought, it's time for bed." I sighed into the mirror before leaving the bathroom. I fell into bed with my face buried into my pillow. I guess it's a good thing I recently saved enough cash to buy that condo…

The next morning, as I finished washing up and eating, I started getting ready for work. Opening my closet, I saw my armour resting wear I left it. I turned around and held my arms out to the side, thrusting them forward. My cuirass opened and shot towards my back wrapping around my torso and clicking in place. My boots did the same, hooking around my calves and ankles. Finally, I turned to face my closet and held my hands out in fists, bending my gauntlets towards me, making them slip onto my arms. To finish up my Detective look, I grabbed my black trench coat and put it on, leaving the buttons open. I've never bothered with the helmet.

"And now, introducing Avatar Korra!" A voice from my radio caught my attention. I quickly metalbended the volume key to increase it.

"Hello? I'm Korra, you're new Avatar." A deep, female voice announced. That must be her. She sounds nervous, not that I blame her. Heh, all of a sudden she was being bombarded with questions from the press.

"Does this mean you've moved to Republic City?"

"Were you trying to send a message to the Triads yesterday?"

"Will you be fighting crime, or the Anti-Bending Revolution? Or both?"

"Will you be working with Chief Beifong and the Police?"

Ha! I can answer that one for ya pal, and the answer's no. Not because I don't think Avatar Korra would be an invaluable asset, but Mom wouldn't let the Avatar within 10 feet of a crime scene if she could help it. So no, I don't think the Avatar will be working with us.

"Uh yes, I am definitely here to stay…" The Avatar's voice answered nervously. Seriously, why is she on live radio? "But honestly, I don't exactly have a plan… yet…" I shook my head at her shaky tone. "I'm still in training!" She quickly added. "But, all I know is Avatar Aang meant for this City to be the centre of peace and balance in the world, and I believe we can make his dream a reality." Hm, she seems to be getting a little more confidence here. "I look forward to serving you! And I'm so happy to be here!" I could hear the crowd cheering as she finished, and I put on an impressed smile.

"Nice speech Avatar." I said, looking at the radio. "Now, I guess we'll find out if you can back that up soon enough." I said with a chuckle before leaving my home and heading towards the station. "See you soon, Avatar Korra." I whispered as I closed my front door, slipping on a pair of sunglasses.

I am so sorry! I have this nasty habit of going from one story to another whenever I discover a new format! Biggest reason is my Autism. I could either be heavily focussed on one story, or unable to focus on any one of several stories roaming about in my head. It's a curse. I promise to do my best to complete ALL of the stories I write. Sorry!

Anyway, this is the Prologue of my Legend of Korra story. Now, before anything else, let me just state that this story has absolutely NO relation to my Last Airbender story. Alex here is NOT a Warrior of the Creator, he is NOT from our universe, and he has no clue what the future holds. This is just a regular OC insert, rather than a Self Insert.

And yes, this will be an OC x Korra fic. There aren't very many of them, and I think they're awesome. Plus, I'm not a fan of the Korrasami ship. I mean, I support gay people and all, and it IS a good pairing, but there is NO fluff between Korra and Asami in the show, up until the last episode. And even that was a subtle hint. So, I decided to write a story without the teenage drama of Mako, Asami, and Korra.

Oh, and just to let you all know, this chapter is the ONLY chapter in this story that will be in Alex's POV. I figured some of you might be getting sick of the constant 1st Person stories, so I decide that this one will be in 3rd Person, minus this chapter of course. I just find 1st person to be easier when setting up an introduction. See ya soon! ^^