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[tidebender]

Characters: Katara, anyone who wants to find the poor girl.
Content: Katara finds herself atop a skyscraper and makes her way down. She meets Lucrecia on the way down, also just coming in.
Location: Skyscraper near Lafayete Street, near Chinatown
Time of day: Late Morning
Warnings: None unless you're Fire Nation.

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[illusiondamage]

Lucrecia hurt. She didn't know how but the point was that she did. And was that a ... breeze she felt? What... how... she'd been so locked up for so long.. Wasn't she still there? What was this? was she dreaming? Her eyes hurt and instinctively she reached a hand up to rub the pain. It hit her then, like a brick to the stomach. Not only was there a breeze, but she was moving. Her hand had moved, she was breathing. Her right hand moving in front of her, shaking as she tried to find out where her boundaries where.

... The edge of the mako crystal never came and the pit of Lucrecia's stomach dropped. She wasn't where she'd been yesterday. She'd heard Vincent leave her cave, known she would never hear his beloved voice again and now she was waking up. What kind of cruel world was this

[tidebender]

Katara made her way down the stairs. It was dim, but she could still see. She paused as she saw a strange form on the stairs, and her eyes widened as it moved.

She rushed to the woman. "Hey! Are you okay? Did you fall down?" Katara knelt beside her, placing a hand on her shoulder.

[hellgun]

[ooc: Hope it's okay to pop in! And edited slightly

[illusiondamage]

Lucrecia's eyes were drawn up to the voice above her and she blinked at the dark form hurrying down the stairs toward her. This figure was of no one she knew, but that didn't really mean anything. Still, it would have been nice if she'd known the first person to come across her

[soulinflames]

((Another visitor~))

Zuko had a lot on his mind. Mai was here, as was his sister. Needless to say, Azula wasn't very happy about Zuko's switching of sides, but she wasn't happy with Mai, either. The former prince was trying to think of a way to get his ex (or maybe still...?) out of harm's way.

He had been scouting on his own when he caught a glimpse of a familiar face. It was that Waterbender...Katara. The one who'd offered to heal his scar in the cavern. He felt a pang of guilt. He was probably the last person she wanted to see.

However, Aang and Sokka would never forgive him if he let anything happen to her. He followed her, at a safe distance, as she discovered the woman who seemed to be hurt. He heard another person approach. The man must have known the woman.

Zuko sighed and decided to come out of hiding. It was probably a death wish, but...

"Katara."

[tidebender]

(OOC: I reply only to see you've replied first?! XD *Deletes*)

The woman's pained smile was reassuring. At least she was responsive.

However, when the new figure appeared, Katara shrank back slightly, reaching for her waterskin only to find it wasn't there. With no water in sight, she was defenseless.

When he said her name, however, it was obvious they knew each other. Despite his appearance, he wasn't going to be a threat. Probably. Her head turned when addressed.

"Far as I know we're both awake. Though it does seem pretty strange." She gave the man an odd look. "Don't worry," she told Lucrecia, "there's h--"

She stopped short when Zuko appeared from the shadows. She was wrong, not only was it a dream, it was a nightmare.

"ZUKO!" she cried. After a few seconds hesitation, she rushed the man, hoping to pin him however briefly to the landing of the stairs. If someone here was injured, this was the last place she wanted the Firebender.

[hellgun]

Vincent's own heart pounded in his chest as he stepped closer to the woman he loved. How long had it been since he'd last seen her alive? Thirty-three years? Maybe more? And now... to have her suddenly wind up here, of all places. Here, in this crab-infested, monster-ravaged hell

[illusiondamage]

Voices.. so many voices... Lucrecia was in the process of opening her eyes to give Katara a grateful smile when the darker girl yelled something and launched herself somewhere. The scientist cringed in pain, bringing her hands up to cover her ears. So long... it had been so long since she had heard anything other than the voices in the lifestream... and Vincent's soft and gentle voice. The other girl's yell hurt very much and Lucrecia shrank away from the sound

[soulinflames]

Well, this was predictable. He should have kept to his own business, but noooo, he had to play the hero.

He didn't want to fight her, mostly because he didn't have his bending. She might not either...he didn't want to take any chances, though.

Zuko outstretched his arms into a gesture of surrender. "I don't want to fight. I just want to get you to your brother and the rest."

[tidebender]

Zuko's words didn't slow Katara in the slightest. Since he was on a landing, there was a solid platform rather than stairs. Zuko wouldn't tumble downward when she ducked low and kicked his legs out from underneath him. Oblivious to the fact Zuko couldn't Firebend at all, she didn't hold back and put all her weight into holding him down. She didn't expect to be able to hold him for long since he was notably bigger than she was.

"Oh, I'm sure you do!" she spat. "What did you do with them?!"

[hellgun]

"It's alright. You're alright." Vincent whispered into Lucrecia's ear, hoping to calm the sobbing woman. It really was a lot to take in all at once, he understood her shock completely. But he'd help her get better, protect her. Be there for her. There was no way he'd let himself fail again. The Ex-Turk pulled one hand away from the woman's back to hook under her leg, and lifted her into his arms. He had to get her home.

He wanted to thank the dark-haired girl, but she seemed busy. ...later, then.

[illusiondamage]

Lucrecia's tears slowed a little as she heard his voice again and she let the sound wash over her, comforting her. Her breathing came slower and deeper and she let her head rest against his chest as he picked her up. Her heart skipped a few beats and she tried desperately to ignore the feeling that she was actually with him, being held by him, perhaps... even cared for by him.

No... that couldn't be...

Her arms slid back to rest in her lap and she let her eyes slide shut. Wherever he took here, whatever he wanted to do with her, she would deal with it. Her head turned in the direction of the yelling girl and she tried to smile, though she didn't know if Katara was looking her way or not. "Thank you," came the murmur before she returned to resting her head against Vincent's chest.

When she was awake again, she would need to make a point of finding out who this girl was and properly thanking her. But for now, she was too exhausted to even comprehend anything.

[soulinflames]

The older boy glanced over at the couple. The woman looked ill, so he'd probably be handling the temperamental young waterbender on his own.

He didn't make any attempt to push her off, even though he probably could easily overpower her. Mostly, he didn't want to anger her further. So, he took a calm approach.

"I didn't do anything," he replied softly. "You can ask Miss Bei F-I mean, Toph. She's here, too. I don't want your brother angry at me for letting you get lost."

[tidebender]

"Oh, like that's the only thing he'll be mad at you for." Still, Zuko wasn't even trying to fight back, and she had to wonder why.

Her back was exposed like this. If this was an ambush... She glanced back. Katara backed off of him, cautiously, and took a defensive stance.

She looked back to Lucrecia and the man. "I have some healing powers. I can at least soothe her," Katara offered, still on guard. "I need some water."

[hellgun]

So it seemed the girl hadn't forgotten their existance, after all.

Vincent hesitated for a bit, looking down at the unconscious woman in his arms, then back to the dark haired girl. Could he trust her? What if she was trying to poison her? He'd never seen her around before... but, then again, if she wanted to hurt them, she would have done so already.

Sighing, the Ex-Turk caved in and looked around for any water, also trying to remain very quiet to listen for the source. It was on the ceiling he saw it; a broken pipe jutting out of the plaster. Hopefully the water inside hadn't all dried up. Nodding to the source, the red-cloaked man replied, "Up there."