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Uhh, hi? Is this thing working now? [The face of a young girl, around thirteen years old, appears on the Xtransceiver screen for a brief moment before the camera starts to shift about randomly. She's turning the thing around in her hands, poking at it in inspection. Finally it settles on one image: the upper half of the girl's face, upside-down. Her pale green eyes seem to indicate that she's blind.] It went beep soo... I guess that might mean it's working. Yeah, I'm supposed to talk to people with this thing? So... what's up, uh, people! [She gives a hesitant grin which immediately turns into a scowl.] This is really dumb.

Okay, assuming this isn't just a bracelet -- [She lowers her voice to a grumble briefly] -- and it better not be or that old guy by the tree is so gonna get it... If this thing actually talks to people... Hey! What's going on!? I'm on an island, I think, and there's this little animal following me around? He acts kinda like a badgermole, but he's way too small and I think he can see. So that's weird.

[She frowns and shakes the Xtransceiver roughly.] Hellooo? Oh, come on! This is so stupid. [The camera shifts quickly as the girl plops down on the ground. She crosses her arms over her knees and gives an exasperated sigh.] I can't believe I'm talking to a bracelet. Things made more sense before talking to that old guy.

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((I'm going to scream forever because MY HEART HAS BEEN SHATTERED AND ALL MY FANBOYISM. Also does it seem like our characters interact a lot?))

Stocking regarded the other girl at the Entralink with some interest. She was pretty much just as confused as her.

"Hey. You alright?" Stocking called out to Toph, putting a hand on the Earthbender's shoulder. Stocking's Gothita floated onto her trainer's shoulder, also concerned.

((Yaaay! :D They do seem to! Haha.))

Toph sat quietly as she felt Stocking approach her, one hand tensed and ready to earthbend if it seemed like she was dangerous. Stocking clearly wasn't trying to sneak up on her, so what was she...? Oh.

Toph sighed and stood up, taking a step back out of the range of Stocking's consoling hand. "Yeah, I'm fine," she said briskly. She paused as she felt the subtle vibration of Gothita perching on Stocking's shoulder. Where did that thing come from? Toph's Drilbur toddled over from where he'd been playig in the sand to stand by the Earthbender's bare feet and peer up in happy curiosity at Stocking and her Gothita. Toph gestured impatiently. "So, who are you supposed to be?"

"Stocking, but this isn't where I'm from and I guess you've ended up here too," Stocking shrugged, apathetic about the whole deal. The fallen angel crouched down and shook the Drilbur's hand.

"I think Geek Boy would know a lot more about this place but I guess I'm the only one from my world here, so tough luck for both of us, huh?"

Toph crossed her arms and frowned. "Uh, right. Too bad about Geek Boy," she quipped. Drilbur grinned at having his claw shook, but, after a quick glance at Toph, adopted her stern look as best he could.

"So, uh, Stocking. You just... magically showed up here, too, huh?" Said with accompanying 'magical' hand gestures. "Any idea where 'here' is?"

"Well I remember falling asleep and the next thing I know I'm here," Stocking shrugged, nonchalant about it.

"The geezer over there said 'Unova' so I guess that's the name of this entire place," the Fallen Angel shrugged. "What's the last thing you remember doing?"

"Right, 'Unova'. I've never heard of it." Toph kicked at a pebble on the ground. She sighed. "I dunno, last I remember... I guess I went to bed. In Ba Sing Se."

She paused thoughtfully. "...Maybe this is the spirit world! Yeah! Wait, wait, I'll check." Toph turned to the side and stomped once on the ground, uprooting a large chunk of earthen rock. It floated for a moment in front of Toph before she jabbed her palm forward sharply and it soared off, crashing into a tree. Drilbur ran after it gleefully, amused by the mess. Toph put her hands on her hips and scowled. "Aang said you can't bend in the spirit world, so... Guess this is the real world, after all. Well, I'm out of ideas."

What the fuck?

Stocking and Gothita jumped from the attack. The fallen angel started regarding this girl as very abnormal. She could tell Toph was very much human but she didn't know humans that could do that.

"Uh... what the hell was that?" Stocking raised an eyebrow, pointing adamantly at the earthbending Toph just performed.

Toph shrugged, too distracted to notice that Stocking was genuinely surprised by her bending. "A rock," she answered sarcastically. "I'm an earthbender, duh. Actually, maybe you've heard of me! Toph Bei Fong, greatest earthbender in the world?" She grinned broadly.

"So you manipulate uh... the ground? That's cool," Stocking seemed extremely unamused that Toph had just displaced the poor rock. She almost felt sorry for it.

Almost.

"I'm pretty sure you and I are from different worlds, Earth Girl," Stocking proposed, meeting her at eye level. The fallen angel squinted.

"You're blind, aren't you?" Stocking inquired rhetorically, not actually really giving a shit. Toph seemed pretty capable without eyesight if she could move giant rocks at will.

"Well, yeah, and anything made of earth." She shook her head. How could someone not know what earthbending was?

"Whaddaya mean, different worlds? Really?" She thought about that. "So this is a different world? But not the spirit world. Huh! Weird!" And frightening. Not that she was gonna let on that it concerned her, though. "So there's no earthbending in your world? That's depressing."

Toph frowned when Stocking asked about her blindness. "Yeah, yeah, I'm blind. But I can see just fine, thanks!"

"Hmph," Stocking flipped her hair back apathetically, placing a hand on her hip. "I don't judge so easily. It seems you're the capable sort anyway," Stocking grinned.

"The place I come from is a hive of scum and villainy, with no end to people's greed and desires. So I guess you... earthbending, was it? isn't the weirdest thing I've seen," Stocking chuckled.

"I have a feeling we'd be good friends. Wanna bust this joint and go exploring?"

Toph grunted in amusement. "Oh, I'm plenty capable!" She punched the palm of her opposite hand and grinned. "I can't believe earthbending is weird to you! I mean, it's not like everyone is a bender, but... What about the other kinds; you know, waterbending, firebending? Airbending? Nothin'?"

She considered the proposal, smiling a little at the good friends part. "Well, I dunno; Exploring's great and all, but..." Toph paused, studying the the sounds and vibrations of her surroundings for a moment. "I guess there's no reason to stay here. It might help to have someone who can read this thing, too!" She held up the Xtransceiver and laughed.

"Should we really leave here, though? What if someone comes looking for us, or, uh... we get sent back or something?" She shrugged. "I dunno how it works!"

"Geezer over there said it'd be a while before we're sent back, so might just go on an adventure while we're waiting, right?" Stocking suggested, grinning.

"And no, I don't think anyone but Ghosts, Demons, or Angels in my world have any kind of special powers," Stocking replied curtly.

"Ha! Yeah, why not!" Toph agreed. She grinned and folded her arms. "Where should we go? The old guy said there were two cities or something?"

She looked mildly confused when Stocking mentioned ghosts and such. "Uh, well, I don't know about that. There are spirits in my world sometimes, when they leave the spirit world? No 'Demons' or 'Angels' though. I think. Aang would know, probably. But, yeah, wow, no bending at all, huh? That's crazy."

"Normality is only what you perceive it to be," Stocking commented offhandedly.

"I heard one is more of an entertainment district and the other's some kind of quaint village with a research lab, which sounds boring, right?" Stocking nudged Toph playfully.

Toph scratched her head and shrugged. "Right! I guess. What do they have in an entertainment district? I don't want to see any plays or anything, blech."

Drilbur wandered back over to Toph, seeming to understand that they were planning on leaving soon. Toph gave him a nudge with her foot. "Hey, mini-mole, I guess you're coming, too? Old dude said you're my partner, soo... Yeah." The Drilbur nodded adamantly, which Toph laughed at. She tilted her head slightly towards Stocking. "Do you know how to get to this entertainment place?"

Stocking shrugged. "Beats me, as long as I get to eat something. Cotton Candy sounds good right about now," the gluttonous angel sighed.

"Uh... the geezer said we go through this orange thingy," Stocking called. stepping by the warp panel. She scrutinized it. She thought it resembled something that sent her from Heaven to Daten City.

"What, like, through it?" Toph asked incredulously. She walked over to the warp panel and stood in front of it for a moment. The thing was made of metal, but there wasn't a tunnel underneath it or anything that she could sense. She shrugged and walked onto its surface, Drilbur following closely as if anticipating this mistake on Toph's part. She tapped her foot experimentally.

"Yeah, I don't know how we're supposed to go through this. It's just a platform of -- woah! Wait, why is it--" She was instantly cut off as the teleport pad flashed brightly and its two passengers disappeared. Off to Nimbasa!

"Yeah I don't... WHOA!" Stocking yelped as both of them were sent off.

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[YOU GET A RAZ. JOY.]
From what I've gathered, we've all been kidnapped and placed in this world, to do who knows what. I haven't heard of anything bad happening to us yet, but you'd better keep your guard up. In case something does happen.

[Toph nearly drops the Xtransceiver in surpise. She orients it so that the sound is coming towards her, which is more or less correct. Most of her face is on screen now, although it's sideways.] It does talk... [It's really strange to be hearing someone's voice and not feel their vibrations at all. She has no idea what this person looks like! Still, from his voice he seems pretty young; a kid like her.

She manages to keep quiet until Raz is done talking, and looks pretty concerned at what he said.] So we have been kidnapped! That's so lame! [At the advice to keep her guard up, she laughs.] Yeah, don't worry about me; I dunno how they managed to kidnap me in the first place, but I can take care of myself.

I know! I just finished saving lots of kidnapped people - and I was just goning to save another person! Can't the world stop trying to kidnap for a few seconds? [Nah, Raz is okay with this. A little. At that second bit, Raz gave a friendly chuckle.] That's good - last time, barely anybody could take care of themselves. Even the adults managed to get in trouble.
[...]
By the way, my name's Raz, and I come from one version of the planet Earth. I'd offer to shake your hand, but we're not even in the same place. These computer things are strange.

Adults are always getting into trouble! [She laughs.] So... last time? This happened before? Aaaugh, I thought things were gonna calm down for a little while! [Not that Toph particularly enjoys calmness, but they just saved the world, a little break would be nice.]

Yeah, I don't like this... computer thing. I can't see you! But, uh, nice to meet you, Raz. I'm Toph. I guess I'm from, uh -- a different version?

And they never listen, either! Until it's too late... [...] And, I just finished solving the biggest brainnapping case ever - so something like this happened to my allies and friends before! Except it was only around camp. And there was less having my body transported. [Raz. Slow down - not everybody knows about the Psychonauts or how brains can be kidnapped or entering minds.]
Wow... so there is more then one Earth! What's your Earth like... hang on. How about I come over to you? I think I've got this whole Entralink teleport thing worked out.

[Toph shakes her head, not understanding much of that.] Okay, slow down, man; you lost me at brainnapping. [She laughs a bit, more amused by Raz's enthusiasm than anything else.]

Uh, you want me to describe the whole world? I mean, I guess -- yeah, how about you do come over here. [She inhales deeply. At least she'll know what he looks like then. Maybe that'd help somehow.] How long will that take?

I think it should be pretty--
[He pressed the button, and off he is. Into the Entralink - man, it feels weird to have both your body and mind get teleported.]
Fast?

[Toph leaps to her feet in surprise, entering a battle stance and pulling up a few rocks -- smaller rocks than she'd intended... -- to float next to her hands. Raz's entrance was completely sudden, and on some level that really bothers Toph. However, upon realizing that it is the same voice that had been in the bracelet, she relaxes slightly.] No kidding!

[The rocks fall to the ground, puffing up dust.] Oh yeah, this is much better. I couldn't see anything on that bracelet... uh, computer thing.

... Hello. [The screen of that bracelet is now occupied by a curiously staring duo: N and his Zorua. N wanted to try helping the "outsiders" acquaint themselves in Unova; now is a good time to start being a part of the welcoming committee.] The man told you the truth-- these bracelets are communicators. You are now speaking to all of us.

[He attempts a smile.] The island you speak of must be the Entralink-- it is where we all first arrived. And this... "bajurmoll"... Can you show him to me?

Oh, hey! [Talking bracelet! Crazy. Toph tilts it so that wherever the sound is coming from is facing her, leaving her face pretty much still in the screen.] That's pretty cool! Wait, all of us? How many of you are there!?

Entralink... yeah, that's what that guy said. [She laughs sharply at the way N says "badgermole".] I don't think he is a badgermole, he just reminds me of one. Uh... how do I show him to you? Hey, mini-mole! C'mere! [The screen shifts as Toph calls off to one side.] Can you see through the bracelet or something? [She waves the Xtransceiver experimentally in front of the Drilbur that has just waddled up beside her. Miraculously, the camera is facing the Pokemon so N can probably get a good look.]

There are quite a few of us, I believe. And the number only seems to be increasing as time goes on. [It's starting to get more than a bit worrying.

Still, as he meets more of these "outsiders", he's distracted from that worry. At the sight of the Drilbur, he smiles broadly.] Hello, friend. [He pauses and addresses Toph:] He is called a Drilbur. A Ground-type Pokemon.

[There is another, confused pause.] And yes, I can see him and you quite clearly. Can't you see me? [He... apparently hasn't realized Toph is blind yet. Oops.]

Wow. That's not good.

[Toph chuckles when N addresses Drilbur, who taps his claws together happily at the greeting. Bur, bur! Toph echoes N:] Drill-burr; okay. Are there different types of... 'Po-kay-mon'? [Ground-type? Surely you mean earth-type!] Like, what, Fire-type, Water-type, Air-type? [A skeptical grin.]

You can see me? [She frowns thoughtfully.] Uh, yeah; nope. Can't see you. [She waves her hand in front of her eyes and laughs.] I'm blind!

Mm. Still... The majority is kind. That I am thankful for.

[He nods.] Yes. There are many types. Seventeen to be exact. [He grins. This one catches on fast, doesn't she?] Again, yes-- those are all types of Pokemon. ... Though I have never heard of an Air-type... However, there is Flying-type.

[And... oh. That explains the upside-down video.]
... Oh! [N has never met a blind person before; only subterranean blind Deinos. He doesn't even consider that maybe he is being a little insensitive.] But you seem relatively sure in your movements. [Unlike the Deinos, who just seemed to barge into everything and hurt themselves (and him). It's fascinating.]

Seventeen types? [Oh. Okay, so not like bending types. She shrugs, chalking it up to a misunderstanding on her part.] That's a lot! There are only four 'types' in my world. I think. We don't call them types, maybe it's not the same thing. Weird!

[She laughs at N's revelation.] Yeah, I just don't see like you do. I see using earthbending; by feeling the vibrations in the ground. [She smiles sadly and pokes the Xtransceiver.] I can't see through this bracelet, though; just looks like a bracelet to me. A noisy bracelet.

Hm, I suppose not. [So she knew of elements but not of Pokemon? Strange...]

Earth... bending? [He smiles a little.] That is fascinating! Almost like a Ground-type Pokemon would. [Apparently, that is a compliment.] And, ah... The bracelet is called a Xtransceiver. As you assumed, it enables you to contact other trainers that are not nearby, like me.

Yeah! You know -- oh, well, I guess you don't. Earthbending! [She reaches off screen and returns with a handful of chunks of earth and rock which she levitates above her palm, spinning them in a circle. After a few seconds she lets them fall and grins.]

I actually learned how to earthbend from the badgermoles. They are blind like me, but they interact with the world through earthbending. So, yeah! Kind of like mini-mole over here. He can see for real, though, I can tell.

[She whistles lowly at the Xtransceiver explanation.] Fancy! We don't have anything like that in my world. Fastest way to talk to people far away is messenger hawk, I guess. [She thinks about that; it would be kind of nice to be able to talk to anyone at any time. Probably would have made saving the world easier, too.]

Oh! [He watches the display, baffled, and Zorua offers a startled yelp. Did that girl just use Stone Edge? She totally just used Stone Edge.

It takes a moment for N to absorb this, but he does soon enough.] I see! Th... That's amazing! [A curious pause. If the badgermoles taught her how to do such things, she must have spent a great deal of time with them.] Were you raised by these... badgermoles?

[And another pause. "Messenger" he understands, and that's enough.] Does your world not possess technology?

[She frowns, looking slightly uncomfortable.] Uh... well, they kind of did. My parents... didn't think I could take care of myself, since I'm blind and all. For a while there people didn't even know the Bei Fong family had a daughter. [She tilts her head slightly, scowling a bit.] They kept me locked up, pretty much. Once when I was little, I ran away, and the badgermoles found me. [She shrugs.] They taught me more than the Master my parents hired ever did, or would; he only tried to teach me beginner stuff. Anyway, yeah, they kind of did raise me. [She grins, thinking about that. It was a funny way to remember her childhood -- Toph, raised by badgermoles! Even after her recent attempts to reconcile with her parents, she rather liked the idea.]

Does it... have technology? [A sharp laugh.] I guess it doesn't, if this is what technology is to you! Usually, the only thing I can't see is stuff written down. Like on paper. There isn't anything at all like this bracelet-communicater in my world. [She tries to think of the most technologically advanced thing in her world. With a frown, she recalls the Mechanist they'd first met in the Northern Air Temple, and the final battle with the Fire Nation.] Um, I guess the last big technology thing that happened in my world is airships.

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