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So that's it. My entire world... gone. My country, my people, everyone...

[A teenager in red and gold clothing slumps dejectedly onto the steps in Traverse Town's first district. A moogle carrying the communicator is hovering beside him.]

I'm sorry, kupo. For now, you'll have to make a new life here!

[Zuko looks up, showing his mismatched eyes; one side of his face is covered with a burn scar. His anger flares as his gaze fixes a little above the camera onto the moogle.] I didn't want a new life! How many times do I have to lose everything?!

[He moves to stand abruptly. Bad decision; the still-fresh wound in his midriff jolts and he has to sit back down, gritting his teeth in pain. The moogle flutters beside him, worried.]

Are you okay, kupo?!

...Yeah. [Zuko runs a hand through his hair, obviously agitated.] Sorry. Getting mad at you won't fix anything. [He accepts the proferred phone from the moogle and looks at it with a blank expression.] What are you giving me?

It's a communicator! Maybe you can contact your friends with it!

How--? [He's curious, even in spite of his situation. He presses a button experimentally-- and the feed ends.]

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Then don't just tell me, do it!

[He snatches up the blade he dropped and rejoins the two halves of the sword, resheathing them on his back. Aang's right; the Heartless have been driven back enough that they should have enough time to make a getaway.]

[He pops the wings of his glider open.] Hold on! [He waits for Zuko to grab him and uses a blast of air to push the glider, and them, up into the air. He sets them down near the hotel.]

Are you okay?

[Zuko hangs on as well as he can despite the protests from his injury, but as soon as they touch the ground he collapses to his knees again, panting and holding his stomach.]

Been better... [Said dryly. He knows it's his own fault for picking fights he was in no state for, and he has no one to blame but himself.]

Zuko...

[Worried Avatar is worried about his friend.]

You should go and rest and recover. There's probably someone around here who can do healing stuff. I can go look.

There's not a lot anyone can do about it, besides Katara.

[And she's not here. Though he probably should change those bandages or at least re-tighten them, since they've gotten loose with all that fighting... Slowly and very carefully, Zuko pulls himself back onto his feet, still using the wall for support.]

Uh... I might need some help back to my room.

[And there's an Aang popping up under Zuko's other arm.] Lean on me. I'll help you back.

[Zuko gingerly leans his weight on Aang. His wound is still twinging painfully, but he should be able to make it back.] Thanks.

[It's not lost on him that not so long ago, he would have been too proud and too stubborn to accept any help, least of all Aang's. A lot of things have changed since then.]

...Guess I should apologise. That was pretty stupid of me.

[It's not long on Aang, either. He knows they've all changed, and it really does make him happy that Zuko can trust in him.]

Well... we both do some pretty stupid things. [He grins.] The important thing is we got away.

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Lucky for us we have people to bail us out when we do those stupid things. [He offers a grateful a smile as they reach the hotel, and enter.] I can probably make it on my own from here.

Yeah, real lucky. [He nods and smiles.] Okay. Go get some rest.

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