NO POV

After hours of hurting the children or messing with their heads, Cipher got bored. He wondered what he could do while waiting for someone to take the bait. He grew tired of hearing their helpless screams. He had set an hourglass for this, but it ran out. He got an idea. He goes to Shino's cell.

"Hey, Shino.~ Quick question, how many AU's did you go through before E!Gaster caught you the first time?"He asks

"Leave me alone!"She snaps, backing into the corner and bleeding out from numerous wounds

The poor child couldn't even see anymore, her eye-light unwilling to take form from the wounds on her skull.

"Well, we're going to mix things up a bit. Surely you being gone is messing with their heads, but imagine them arriving to find that you're not here? Ooo, that chaos or looks on their faces will be priceless! And surely with that desperation, they'd be willing to make a deal."He says with a grin, snapping his fingers

Shino disappeared.

"What did you do to her?"Faith and Sprinkle snap

"The same thing I'm gonna do to you. You'll be a bit out of your element. So long!~"Cipher says

The two disappear as well.

Cipher resets the hourglass.

"This is going to be entertaining regardless of the outcome."Cipher says

Cipher believed that things would work out in his favor, but nobody should ever understimate these children.

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After a few hour, Sprinkle woke up. He felt strange. He felt different. He got up, looking aroundd. He was in this wooden hut. He checks himself. He is a huuman with long, dark brown hair and light blue clothes. He was fully healed.

"What is he planning?"He wonders

Then he goes outside, curious on where he is and wishing to find Faith or Shino. He was shocked, even amazed, at the environment he found outside. He could see bright blue skies, a dazzling sun with clouds and mountains reaching up to it. There was nothing but dirt for grounds, wells, fountains and wooden/Japanese temple-styled buildings upon it. There were markets and he could see or hear plenty of people as they go on with their days. He knew that the lazy dealer couldn't have made this himself as a trick, he isn't that creative or smart. AT ALL.

-Cipher is offended-

He takes out his phone that Cipher never took from him and tries to call Faith or Shino, both fail. He tries to call his brother but the call didn't even go to voicemail. He took note to tell Fury to empty the thing, knowing that his brother forgets and still has calls from months ago in his voicemail box. He tries to call Desire, somehow it worked.

"Sprinkle?!"Desire exclaims

"Desire...."He says

Then he realizes his voice changed. What the actual hell?

"Where are you? Who hurt you? Who took you?"Desire asks in a panic

"Cipher....I don't know where I am....Faith and Shino should be nearby....But he hurt them too and sent us somewhere."He replies, hiding back into the house he woke up in

"I AM GOING TO FUNKING KILL CIPHER!"Desire shouts

"Ow....my ear...."He mumbles

"Since when did you-? Wait. What animal did he make you?"Desire asks

He looks down, examining himself again. He was a very skinny human with long curly hair and a feminine chest. Great, I'm a human girl...He thought with sarcasm.

"Sprinkle?"Desire says, reminding him that he's still on the phone

"Sorry, I'm a human...."He says

"W-What?"Desire asks

"I'm a human."He repeats

"DAD GET BACK ON THE RAFT! FATHER MAKE SURE HE DOES NOT LEAVE THE RAFT!"He hears Desire yell

He is quiet, hearing arguing over the phone.

"What kind of human?"Desire asks afterwards

He feels tightness in his chest. He felt so nervous. What was Desire planning? He could tell by his tone.

".....A g-girl."He says quietly

"That explains the different voice....I'm coming to find you, Sprinkle. I will keep you sfae from whatever Cipher has planned."Desire says

He could feel his heart/soul beating at a quick rythym.

"O-Ok...I'll try to find Shino and Faith."He says

"Be careful."Desire tells him before hanging up

He looks around carefully. He begins to wander around, trying not to attract attention to himself. But then a girl randomly approaches him. She had lighter brown hair pulled back a bit and wore a lot of red. He looks her in the eyes but knew who it was. The eye colors were too unique to be mistaken.

"Sprinkle?"

"Faith?"He asks

"You got turned into a human too, huh?"Faith says

"Mhm."He says

"Well we don't have our abilities anymore. Trust me, I've tried. Can't teleport or summon anything."Faith says

"Were you able to contact anyone?"He asks

"No, did you?"Faith replies

"Only Desire answered....My brother's voicemail box is full."He says

"Why am I not surprised?"Faith chuckles

"Huh?"He says

"Of course he answers. He has strong DESIRES that include you."Faith says

"He says he is coming to protect us."He says

"More like protect you."Faith says

"As if my brother isn't gonna be the same way with you."He teases

"What do you mean?"Faith asks

He just smiles.

"You'll see."He says

Then his phone buzzes. He checks it to find Desire sent a photo. It was a selfie with a beaten up Cipher beside him, captioned GOT HIM.

Another photo is sent. This one shows Fury looming over Cipher. "YOUR BRO WANTS ANSWERS! HE IS WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU AND FAITH THE MOST RN!" It says

He shows the messages to Faith. 

"Serves him right."Faith says

The phone buzzes more.

Now it shows Radier marching around the cells, searching with multiple tentacles reaching around. They are captioned:"RADIER LOST SH*T WHEN HE LEARNED WHAT CIPHER DID! HE IS PISSED! HE WANTS SHINO AND HE WANTS HER NOW!"

Another two photos are sent. One shows Radier looking over his shoulder. Radier had no eye-light now, just glowing red eye-holes It is captioned:SHOOT HE CAUGHT ME! The next shows Radier talking. It is captioned:NOW HE IS PISSED WITH ME FOR NOT SAYING THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU! OmO

Sprinkle chuckles, then writes back:Good luck with that. Found Faith. He is ok. We can't summon anything though. He is human like me. -_- Will try to find Shino next.

Then he hears yelling. He looks around to see some humans running towards them. 

"SHOOT! THEY ARE BACK!"Faith exclaims, then grabs his hand and takes off running

"What's going on? Who are they?"He asks

"Dunno, I just asked if they saw any skeletons around and they started attacking me!"Faith replies

He looks over his shoulder and sees fire getting sent their way.

"DUCK!"He shouts

Both of them duck and dodge the rest of the attacks narrowly. They run off to try to escape but get cornered outside the village. Faith pulls him close.

"What do they even want?"He mumbles

"No clue."Faith says

One of them tear Sprinkle from Faith and starts mumbling nonsense. The others summon fire, pointing it at Sprinkle and Faith, laughing. But then a fan hits the one holding Sprinkle in the head like a boomerang.

"HEY DUNDERHEADS!"A voice shouts

All of them turn heads.

"Have a nice flight! Oh and try not to get burned!"The voice says

Suddenly, the ground spikes from underneath the attackers, sending them flying through the air. Sprinkle looks up and sees fireballs hit 4 of the 5 attackers.

"Woo! It worked!"A second voice says

Sprinkle and Faith look at each other, curious to what just happened.

Two humans come over to them, one holding the boomerang-fan.

Shino's POV

I've always wanted to say that...

"We did it!"Jasper says, reaching out

I high-five him.

"Excuse me, what the heck just happened?"A voice asks

I sense two people in front of us.

"We got rid of those mean folks for you!"Jasper says

"How though?"A second voice asks

"You just witnessed how!"Jasper chuckles

"Shouldn't you know? I sense bending abilities in both of you."I say

"What's bending?"The two ask

"Wait, are you two even from around here?"Jasper asks

"No."They say

"What are your names?"I ask

They go silent. I stomp my foot to see my surroundings and jump when someone is right in front of me, leaning forward.

"Can you back up?"I say

"You're blind?"The person says

"Yeah, but I still managed to save you. Blindness doesn't really change much. Now, who are you both?"I say

"I'm Sprinkle."The person says

"Faith."The other says

"Wow, Cipher did the same trick on you?"Jasper asks

"How do you know Cipher?"Faith asks

"Cause I'm Jasper and Shino here explained the situation to me."Jasper replies

"Shino?"Sprinkle says

"Hello."I say

"How'd you get here Jasper?"Faith asks while Sprinkle hugs me

"Do not eat the corn on the raft with an apple. They got contaminated by Science's chemicals. I woke up here somehow."Jasper says

"Where exactly is here?"Faith asks

"We got put into a completely different multiverse for a different fandom. At least, that's what the code and situation tells me. We are in a world for the ATLA fandom."I explain

"Wait, that show you watch with Jasper lately besides Steven Universe?"Sprinkle asks

"Yep!"Jasper says

"Jasper is a firebender, meaning he can control the fire element. I'm an earth bender like the Toph character. Sprinkle, you're a waterbender. Faith, you're also a firebender."I explain

"I'll show you both how to bend when we have a chance later. We gotta get outta here."Jasper says

Jasper grabs them both and taps my shoulder, signaling me that we're all clear to go. I hop on the ground and sway my hands.

"Warning, I do not have a liscense for driving!"I say

We ride a large piece of earth out of the village.

"Woah! This is cool!"Sprinkle says

"Don't move, don't talk. Don't ruin Shino's focus or we will crash."Jasper whispers

I sense another village and begin to land.

"How do you know where you're going if you're blind?"Faith asks

"Seismic sense. Earthbending skill like echo-location that allows me to see."I reply

We land, the ground joining the dirt here as if nothing changed.

"Come on, you three stick out like sore thumbs."I say

"What?"Faith says

"Yeah, she technically had to save us from trouble. It's best to blend in."Jasper says

"Ok...."Faith says

I lead them to the place I've found as my home. I grab clothes from closets and lay them out.

"Each of you take one set of these clothes, go into seperate rooms and put these on."I say

They do as told.

Sprinkle handed me something before he went into a room to change. I feel it carefully, finding that it is probably his phone. It starts buzzing with an incoming call. I shrug and answer.

"Hello?"I say

"Who is this?"Desire asks

"This is Shino speaking. Sprinkle is busy right now."I say

"Oh! Hey! Are you alright?"He asks

"Yeah....Well, there's good news and bad news."I say

"What's up?"He asks

"Good news is that we are together and okay. Plus I know where we are. Bad news is that it's in an entirely different multiverse where monsterkind doesn't even exist and we can't use our abilities. Meaning I can't even make a portal out of here."I say

"I see.....Well we could figure that out. What multiverse?"He asks

"ATLA."I reply

"Pfft, you must be loving that! Cipher sucks at choosing places to send you. Speaking of whom, I have to get someone to stop beating lies out of him. One sec."He says

"Ok."I say

"HEY RADIER! QUIT BEATING THE CRAP OUT OF HIM AND COME OVER HERE! I GOT SHINO ON THE PHONE!"He yells

I sit down with a smile.

"Shino?"I hear Radier say

"That's me. Sorry if I missed your calls, Cipher broke my phone."I say

"I don't care about that! I'm just so glad to hear you! To know that you're ok!"He says

"Is everyone else ok? Cipher didn't get anyone else, did he?"I ask

"Nope. Everyone else is ok. And I'm coming to make sure you are too. I will protect you. I made you a promise and I intend to keep it. Plus your parents would literally kill me if I didn't."He says

"No they wouldn't. Radier, you guys can't come here. It's too dangerous."I tell him

"What do you mean?"He asks

"We're in an ATLA AU. Not a single monster is here. They'd attack you the moment you come."I say

"Then how are you getting around?"He asks

"Cipher made us humans..."I say

"No wonder Desire didn't let his dad come. Where in the world right now? Who are you with?"He says

"We found a place to stay. We're with Jasper who I bet looks like Zuko."I say

"How the heck did he get there?"He asks

"Science."I reply

"Why am I not surprised. Contaminated food again?"He asks

"Yep."I say

"Hmmm, that gives me an idea. I'm going to go try it. We'll be there soon."He says

"Okie. See you soon."I say

"I love you."He says

"Oooo! He admits it!"I hear Desire say in the background

"Wait a sec!"Radier says

Click.

I set the phone aside. What's wrong with saying I love you?

"You guys done yet?"I ask

I hear someone coming out.

"Yep!"I hear Jasper say as he sits beside me

"What's the plan?"Sprinkle asks, coming over

"Do we have one?"Faith asks

I hear Jasper gasp.

"No no! You're holding it wrong! My aunt would have fainted seeing this! Here, let me help!"Jasper says, getting up

"Why do we even have fans?"Faith says

"They can be used for communication! And you saw how they can be used in combat!"Jasper says

"What are you talking about?"Sprinkle asks

"Let me teach you! Auntie taught me every signal she knows!"Jasper says

"It really comes in handy."I say

Jasper spent the next hour teaching them everything he knows about fan signals. 

"And that's everything! Oh look! It's night time!"He says

He pulls me to the window.

"It look beautiful out there! Just like in the show!"He says

"I bet it is."I say

"Oh right....Sorry."He says

"Don't be. This is new. It's still cool to be here and in the position of my favorite character instead of who knows where Cipher could've put us."I say

"Let's go to sleep."He says

We each settle in for the night. The next morning, we decided that it is best that we at least get Sprinkle and Faith to unlock their elements and abilities and know how to use them. We went outside the village in order to not attract attention. Faith trains with Jasper while Sprinkle trains with me. He needs practice but he was catching on quickly. We take a break and I tell him the abilities that are used by waterbenders. We head over to Jasper and Faith. Sprinkle quickly went over to try to heal one of Faith's wounds that he got from training.

"Hey, you two! Smile!"Jasper says suddenly

"Huh?"Faith says

CLICK!

Jasper chuckles.

"Sprinkle, Desire thinks you're cute."Jasper says

Sprinkle glances away.

"What did you do, Jasper?"Faith asks

"I took a picture of you both! They wanted to know what you both look like!"Jasper says proudly

"Can I heal Faith now?"Sprinkle asks

"Sure."Jasper says

We go inside to relax after training. I take the time to focus and clear up the blurry condition of my seismic sense. It could be the difference between hitting an enemy or friend after all. 

We went to sleep when night came again. 

Days, weeks pass.

I woke up one day to hearing stomachs growling. I check the cabinets and there is no food.

"I'll go to the market to get some food."I say

I walk around the village. I ask which way the market is or where I can get food and a nice man leads me to the market. He helps me pick out food and keeps people from bothering me or making fun of my blindness.

"Thank you sir!"I say

"Where you heading?"He asks

"I'm going to go to my friends!"I say

"What are their names?"He asks

"Faith and Sprinkle."I say

"I see."He says

I start walking back home, humming a tune. But then I hear movement. Suddenly, walls rise around me, trapping me. Solid metal. I don't know much on metal-bending. SHOOT!

"Let me out! Please! I just wanna go home!"I yell

All I hear is laughter.

I feel some burning at me feet. I look down and see some heat like heat signatures. There was so much that I know that it is lava. 

"OW!"I yelp, hopping up and gripping onto the roof of the trap

I feel the metal bend to make handles. Woah....Thank the stars! I could feel my feet sting from being burnt

I know whoever trapped me won't let me out.

"Now, let's go get Faith and Sprinkle."I hear a voice say

Uh oh...

I couldn't see anything, now disconnected with any source of sight through seismic sense. 

"Come on...Come on..."I say, pointing down

I could just barely sense the heat going away. I sigh with relief, then punch through the trap. I hop out, but couldn't stand. My feet hurt too much. I crawl as fast as I can, using my hands to see or feel. I could see a few figures ahead.

I recognized the ones on the outside as Sprinkle and Faith, but the inner ones are strangers. The high heat signatures on their faces made it seem like they were boiling or very uneased. Anger maybe? I thought these were the jerks that trapped me and went after my friends. I grip the ground, then slam them onto the ground. I could see a big part of the ground break up and slam at the strangers, knocking them into a tree several yards away.

"SHINO!"Sprinkle yells

"What?"I ask, rolling onto my back.

 I sense them leaning over me. I shut my eyes to focus on this sight.

"Those were our friends!"Faith snaps at me sharply

"Well how was I supposed to know?! I AM BLIND! And I thought they were some jerks that trapped me in the market and burnt my feet with lava! I heard them mention your names and thought you were in danger! I can hardly see with seismic sense anymore! I am crawling for a reason and it hurts by the way!"I respond

"Shino!"Jasper shouts, running to me

I feel him hug me close, pulling me into his lap. He bandages my feet. I cry from the stinging pain. He holds me tightly, trying to comfort me.

"It's okay....Everything is ok. It's not your fault. You had every right. It's okay. I got you."He assures me

"WHAT THE HELL?!"A voice shouts

I jumped and automatically some ground spiked, sending that owner of the voice flying. 

"What the heck?! That was Desire!"Sprinkle snaps

"What don't you noodlebrains understand? She is BLIND! SHE CANNOT SEE! HER FEET GOT BURNED! NO SEISMIC SENSE! THAT MEANS NO SCARING HER OR APPEARING OUT OF NOWHERE! GIVE A WARNING! AND DO NOT YELL AT HER WHEN SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO PROTECT US! SHE DID NOTHING WRONG!"Jasper yells, infuriated by their actions or attitudes

"Jasper....Calm down."I say

"NO! I WILL NOT CALM DOWN! YOU HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT NICE SINCE THE MOMENT WE MET OR ANYONE WAS WITH YOU! YOU HAVE HELPED THEM, SAVED THEM, KEPT THEM SAFE SINCE DAY ONE OF BEING STUCK HERE! THEY KNOW YOU ARE BLIND AND YET NOW THEY DECIDE TO YELL AT YOU FOR NOT SEEING OR KNOWING THINGS WHEN YOU WERE JUST USING WHAT YOU KNOW TO KEEP THEM SAFE?! IT IS JUST SO ILLOGICAL , STUPID, UNFAIR, AND WRONG ON THEIR PART! THEY SAW YOU CRAWLING OVER! THEY COULD HAVE WARNED YOU THAT IT WAS THEM OR I DUNNO, HELP YOU SINCE YOU DO NOT CRAWL FOR NO REASON?!"Jasper insists

"Shino, we didn't-"Faith begins

"DO NOT EVEN START WITH THE EXCUSES! YOU KNOW VERY WELL WHAT YOU COULD HAVE DONE AND HER SITUATION! SO DO NOT SAY A WORD UNLESS IT IS AN APOLOGY!"Jasper growls

I sense some heat grow.

"W-What's going on?"I ask

"I made a fire circle around us. I want to know if my hunch is right. I want answers."He says

Soon,  Desire came back over. Through seismic sense, I could see that he was the  one in green that was holding Sprinkle's hands.

"Okay, were you the ones who trapped Shino?"Jasper asks

"Wait, that's Shino?"Desire asks

"Yep."Jasper responds

"Ummm, yes."They say

"How?"He asks

"We heard her mention Sprinkle and Desire, followed her. Desire thought she was a threat. Then Desire used metalbending to trap her. To prevent her from getting out, he had lava rise underneath her to make her unable to dig out. We did not know it was her-"Fury explains

"So you decided, with no evidence or knowledge of the threat or knowing the situation, to trap a random person and burn them from their feet with underground lava?! YOU DID NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT SHINO LOOKED LIKE OR ANY OF US UNTIL I SENT YOU A PICTURE! You hardly knew the situation. But a hunch made you do that? I'm sorry, but would you like going through that blind fear and pain? Wait, I'm not sorry! You hurt Shino! You were stupid! You were cruel! You were Cipher!"Jasper snaps

"Is she okay?"Desire asks

"Oh yes, she is fine. She just got scared, trapped, and burnt at the feet while blind to her surroundings! She just broke out and crawled here to stop jerks from hurting her friends without any clue given that there wasn't a threat! She's just in pain. NO BIG DEAL!"Jasper snaps

They are silent.

"I'm waiting to hear an apology to her from you guys."He says

"We didn't mean to."Fury says

"Well that's rough buddy, because you did it anyways and had no reason for it! She deserves an apology! And from the ones who yelled at her!"He says

"Sorry Shino...."Desire says

"Apologies Shino."Fury says

"Sorry."Sprinkle and Faith say

I feel the heat lessen. The fire went away. I couldn't really think straight. One name kept coming to mind. Radier.

"Where's Radier?"I whisper

"Where is Radier?"He repeats

"We dunno. Don't even know what element he is."Fury says

I frown. 

Jasper scoops me up. He starts carrying me away, taking me to the house. I doze off.

I wake up to a sudden coldness overcoming me. I feel around. Chains at my ankles and wrists. I yank my arms down. I sensed multiple people around me, pointing flames at me. Firebenders. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the Fire Nation.

"You got in our way days ago, now you're going to pay."They say

"We're going to have fun with revenge on you."One says

I don't say a word.

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CRASH!

Snow everywhere. That's all I felt myself land on. I hear the wind howl. I shiver, feeling like I am freezing. I try to get up, but the burns wouldn't let me put pressure on my feet or any part of my body. I dropped to the snow. It kinda cooled and eased the pain, but also stung. I know this is bad. I feel snow come down. I try to do what I can, crawling the furthest I could go, but my body started to freeze up.

"Hello? Is anyone out there?"I call out

I hardly had clothes to stay warm in. Short sleeves and gown, bare feet with bandages. I heard no response.

"What do I do...?"I wonder

I couldn't think of anything. 

"I want my family....Friends....jasper.....Radier....I want to be back with them......."I mumble

"And I'm coming to make sure you are too. I will protect you. I made you a promise and I intend to keep it......I love you....."I recall Radier saying

I smile warmly at the thought.

"I....love you too....Radier."I say

I feel the snow start burying me. I couldn't move. I hear a digging noise. I try to open my eyes. but I couldn't. I hear a fire burn near me, melting the snow. I try to squirm away before I could get burnt.

"S-Someone there?"I ask

"Shino...."I hear a voice say

I feel someone scoop me up. I grip onto them for dear life. I couldn't stay awake. I passed out.

When I woke up, i checked my wrists and ankles. No chains. No restraints. I find myself in a bed, which freaked me out. I find a jacket on me, which kind of put me at ease. I slowly get up, wanting to know where I am. Who saved me and why? As soon as I got up, I hear a door open. 

"What are you doing up?'A voice growls

I step closer, unseteady. I feel a hand grab me and I get pinned against a wall.

"Answer me."The voice orders

"I'm sorry! I just woke up and wanted to know where I am and how I got here! I can only do that by feeling around! I'm sorry! P-Please don't hurt me!"I cry

"Can't you look around to do that? You shouldn't be up."The voice says

"I'm blind! I can't see unless using seismic sense....Do you not want me awake?"I whimper

"I mean you shouldn't be on your feet. You're wounded so badly. Shino...I want to help you."The voice says in my ear

I didn't even realize they were so close to me.

"W-What?"I say

"I made you a promise. I'm keeping it."The voice says

"R-Radier?"I sniffle

"I'm here, Shino. I got you."He says

"H-How do you know it's me?"I ask

"I know your voice. And the wind carried it during the storm last night. I heard you mention my name and knew I had to find you. So I did."He says

I reach out and wrap my arms around him, hugging him close. I start crying into his shoulder.

"Thank you...Thank you Radier! I missed you so much!"I whimper

He hugs me gently.

"I missed you too...Now,"He says

His grip tightens.

"Who the hell got the bright idea to hurt you? What happened to you?"He asks

"W-Which wounds?"I ask

"All of them. Tell me everything I missed."He says

I explain everything to him the best I could. He seemed upset with the Fire Nation people who took me and left me in the snow, but somehow sounded angrier when hearing about what happened with Desire and Fury.

"They laughed?! When they heard your fear and pain? Then pulled the I didn't know card?"He asks

I nod. He starts mumbling to himself.

"How many laughed?"He asks

"Definitely more than one, so possibly both of them."I say

He mumbles even more.

"I'll go get you some fresh clothes."He says

He gave me clothes and I changed into them in private. He even gave me my scarf, which I appreciated very much. Then he scoops me up in his arms, carrying me outside.

"What kind of village are they in?"He asks

"We were last at an Earth village."I say happily

"Got it."He says

I feel winds pick up, circling around us.

"Are you an airbender?"I ask

"You could say that."He says

I hug him tightly while he practically flies through the sky as far as I know. Soon, the winds decrease and it feels like he landed on the ground again.

"*Gasp* Shino!"I hear Jasper exclaim

"Oh dear, what happened to you?"Faith asks

"Where have you been? Who is that with you? Do you need healing?"Sprinkle asks

"Hey guys......That's a bit of a story. But I'm ok. Radier saved me!"I say

"Of course he's the freaking Avatar here."Desire mumbles

"Yeah! And you hurt his Katara! Good luck with that!"Fury says

"Fury and Desire. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"Radier snaps

"What did I do?"Fury asks

"YOU KNOW WHAT! Shino told me all about how someone trapped her and used lava to burn her feet and how when she asked to be freed or to go home and yelped in pain, she heard voices laughing at her. Which later turned out to be you both. What has to be wrong with you to randomly hurt someone but then laugh at their pain?"Radier growls

"But Desire did the bending!"Fury says

"Yeah, but you laughed or were there. You witnessed it happen. You didn't stop it. You didn't say maybe we shouldn't hurt an innocent person for no reason? You just let it happen, which makes you an accomplice as guilty as him!"Radier snaps

"We did n-"Desire begins

"DO NOT EVEN TRY TO EXCUSE IT WITH THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE CARD! You didn't have to know who it was to randomly hurt them. ALl you needed was time, thought and intention. You had plenty of time to think about it and with how well it was done, there was clear intention of hurting her! But trying to excuse it with an I didn't know is as stupid as Mr. Color trying to claim his innocence  after hurting my dad by saying he didn't know that he was Father's lover! That's like PJ trapping Gradient in the volcano or with the other Error for some joke and claiming that he didn't know it would go wrong! You can't blow it off so easily! It's not like you poured a water bucket on the wrong person! No! You burned her feet to the point where she can't even stand on them or walk!"Radier cuts him off

"Radier, calm down. Try to understand."Desire says

"NO! YOUR ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES! And don't even try to make it sound like a misunderstanding! Because I'm sure Mama Geno would love hearing why you hurt her too and completely understand! And because of what you did, she couldn't connect with the environment with seismic sense, leaving her blind and unable to defend herself from the Fire Nation jerks who somehow managed to take her and beat her up for stopping them from getting Sprinkle and Faith over there! They dumped her in the middle of a blizzard as if she was nothing! She couldn't move or see, she was badly wounded and could've died out there! Imagine how she felt! In your trap, stuck with the Fire Nation or out in the cold! Imagine that! Then try and tell me that it's no big deal that you hurt her!"Radier growls

"Well nobody can predict the future."Fury says

"FURY! DO NOT SAY THAT SO CARELESSLY!"Sprinkle says

"But you can do things to make the future better. Which you did not. Shino deserved nothing that you did to her or what happened to her. But if it's so funny or no big deal, let's play a game."Radier says

"A game?"Desire and Fury ask

"Ooo this is going to be good."Jasper says

"Yeah, it's called The Floor is Lava in a Metal Box!"Radier says, stomping his foot

I hear metal clang.

"Ow ow ow! That burns!"Desire says

"Ouch!"Fury yelps

"Not so funny is it? Not when you're the one in the trap? Now imagine being blind and stuck in there."Radier says

"LET US OUT!"Desire yells

"Radier, let them out."I say

He sighs.

"Fine."He says, stomping

"But that better teach you both to think twice before doing something as random as that, hurt Shino or sound so careless about your mistakes."Radier says sternly

"Got it."They say

"Man, he teaches lessons and is just as protective as Mister Nightmare would be with Mister Killer."I hear Jasper mutter

"Jasper?"Radier says

"Yeah?"Jasper says

"Thanks for keeping Shino safe."Radier says, his tone sweeter than before

"No problem! Shino is our friend!"Jasper says

"How do we get out of here, now that we regrouped?"Sprinkle asks

"Umm, I will call my dad. He has traveled a lot more than me. Maybe he knows. I've never had to switch multiverses."Radier says

Soon, I was on the front porch of the house while everyone was inside. Radier was making the call to his dad. I play with little pebbles, regaining my earthbending strength.

"Hey you."A voice says

I lift my head up.

"We saw you fly in with the Avatar. What are you to him?"The voice asks

"I'm his friend."I reply

The voice laughs.

"With how protective he was and the way he looked at you, I'd say you're more than that."It says

"Like what?"I ask

I feel someone sit beside me.

"You may be elemates."It says

"What's that?"I ask

"It's basically two element benders that are soulmates."It says

Soulmate?

"And if you're just staying friends, I'll happily take your place."The voice says

I suddenly feel a flame at my neck. I tap my foot and see the person beside me holding at flame on each side of me.

"You're not going to take me from him."I say, then swipe my hand

The person screams as they get launched through the air, far away from me.

I hear footsteps.

"Everything ok, Shino? I thought I heard something."Radier says

"Just trying to connect with seismic sense again."I say

"Don't push yourself. Besides, my dad and I figured out a way to get home."He says, scooping me up

I nod, thinking for a moment. Then I kiss him on the cheek. 

"S-Shino, w-w-wha-"He stutters

"You saved me, Radier. You've always been there to protect me. I thought I could show you some gratitude. I love you."I tell him

I could feel him shake.

"Are you okay?"I ask

"You're so sweet and innocent."He says

I smile. 

"Come on guys!"He yells

Then he carries me through what felt like a portal.

"It worked!"I hear Mr. Nightmare shout

"Brother!"Ghastly cheers, running over

A commotion started up from siblings and parents as our friends walked through as well. Radier shuts the portal.

"No wonder I couldn't come."I hear Mr. Horror say

"Jasper, where have you been?"Mister Suave asks

"Mister Science contaminated the food again. I've been with them."I hear Jasper says

"SHINO!"I hear my brothers shout

Radier hands me over to them.

"I gotta go. Be right back."Radier says

SPLASH!

A few moments pass and there was a sense of something exploding underwater, causing waves and for the raft to rock more.

"What just happened?"I ask

"No clue."Goth says

"I'm back. Just had to let off some steam."Radier says

"Shino, what happened to you?"Goth asks worriedly

"DAD! SOMEONE HURT SHINO!"Raven shouts down the hall

"WHAT?!"Mama Geno shouts

"I'll get my list."Dad says

"That's a bit of a story....."I say

"Your eyes are so pale!"Goth says

"We hAvE a CoDe ToPh."Gradient says

"Yep, I filled him in on everything."Radier says

"Who made you blind?"Raven growls

"Cipher technically....."I say

"I do not advise putting her down to stand on her feet. Some idiots burned them."Jasper says

"Who the heck would do that?"Mama Geno says

It fell quiet.

"Nobody's going to fess up, huh?"Dad growls

"I want an explanation."Mama Geno says

I feel myself get lowered. I feel around and find myself in a wheelchair. 

"CoMe On, ShIno. LeT'S gEt yOu hEaLeD."I hear Mister E!Pap say

The explanation came out eventually. Desire and Fury got grounded.

I took a bite of an apple slice as Mister E!Pap wheeled me around. Suddenly my surroundings changed. 

SPLASH

I feel rushing currents push me along.  I grab a rock to figure out where I am. I could see a waterfall up ahead thanks to the rock. That apple slice was contaminated with chemicals, wasn't it? DANG IT SCIENCE!

The rock came loose and I fall forward, getting pushed closer to the waterfall. I push myself to the surface and reach up. I feel the water drop but I also felt plants and roots wrap around my wrists. I knew I was at the drop but I held onto the roots for dear life. Thank goodness for earthbending!

I get an idea. Toph made earth armour before....Maybe I can too to protect myself.  I start working on that idea but hear the roots crack and snap, sending me dropping down.

SPLASH!

All I could hear was the roaring waterfall. I feel around through the hard rocks, protected in a ball of rocks and dirt. I could feel myself drifting along, meaning I was at the bottom. I felt so tired. I shut my eyes, dozing off in my rocky cocoon of safety. 

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I slowly wake up again when I felt the cocoon shake. I touch it and could see something wrapped around it, lifting it out of the water. 

"What do you have there, Radier?"I hear a voice ask

"A rock cocoon it seems. I know somebody who'd make one...."I hear Radier say

I feel something slither into the cocoon and wrap around me. I gently grab it, feeling it to know what it is. It felt like a tentacle. I grip it tighter. 

"Radier?"I say softly

I get torn out of the cocoon.

"Shino, what happened to you?"He asks

"I ate an apple slice.....Sent to waterfall.....Or something."I say

He holds me in his arms again. I could feel how skeletal they are.

"Mister Geno! I found Shino!"He shouts

"I'll put Science on the Naughty Raft."I hear Mister Killer say

I smile happily. Dad takes me from Radier and fixes my code. Oh sweet sense of sight, how I've missed you. 

Finally, I'm back to my skeleton self and can see. I got bandaged up and cleaned. Some dirt that was still on my hand and when I smiled, it grew some flowers. I still have earthbending skills!

I get a crutch and wander around, readjusting to my surroundings and the lights being bright. Everyone seems to be turned back to normal. I walk over to Palette, curious and thinking he can answer a question for me. But then I see he is busy putting Science, Fury, and Desire on the Naughty Raft with Mr. Killer. I think for a few minutes. I get an idea. I want to know a definition or what something is. Who better to ask than Mister Suave? I find him gazing at Mister Dev, pretending to read but really watching him cook. I chuckle. No wonder Mister E!Pap made a scrapbook area for these two like he did for Goth and Palette. I tap him gently to get his attention. He looks at me and grins.

"Mister Suave, I have a question."I say

"What is it?"He asks

"Do you know what a soulmate is?"I ask

He chuckles. Mr. Dev looks at him.

"I'll get the dictionary."Mr. Dev says

"I don't need a dictionary for that one. I know it by heart, er, soul."He says, lifting me into his lap

I look up at him curiously.

"A soulmate is like a best friend but more. It's the one person in the world that knows you better than anyone else. It is someone who makes you a better person, but you do that yourself. They just inspire you...."He says, pausing to let it sink in

I think of Radier. He's my best friend, he knows me better than anyone. He inspires me.

"A soulmate is someone who you keep with you forever. It's possibly the one person who knew you and accepted you....Believed in you before anyone else did or when nobody else would. And no matter what happens, you'll always love them. Nothing will ever change that. That's a soulmate."He says

"Oooo!"I say

I smile. I think of all the time I spent with Radier. We were there for each other when nobody else was....We've went through a lot but have stuck together.....Just like Suave described...

Mr. Dev smiles too.

"So Suave, do you have a soulmate?"Mr. Dev asks with a smirk

Suave stiffens.

"Emmm, I don't have the knowledge or have the information concerning that topic."He says

"Translation, he doesn't know."I say with a chuckle

"Pfft, so this is why others call you a walking dictionary."Mr. Dev  says

"Is that a good thing?"He asks

"It's a cute thing."Mr. Dev says, then starts scanning food

"Jeez, Science really needs to seperate his experiments from the food. Half of this has chemicals in it!"He says

Mr Suave's face burns up. I rarely see that happen. He glances at me.

"Do you have one?"He asks

I smile and nod.

"Who?"He asks

"Radier."I say

Mama Geno enters the room.

"You don't have a soulmate. Not yet."He says

"Yes I do."I say

"No you don't. Five seconds ago you didn't even know what a soulmate was."He says

"Actually it was 6 minutes and 39 seconds ago. Giver her some credit."Mr. Suave says

"Thank you, Timekeeper."Mama Geno chuckles

"Just because I don't know about something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Like another multiverse. I didn't know there was one and nobody else really did, but clearly it and who knows how many else exist."I say

"That's a good point."Mr Suave says

"But you don't have one."He says

My soul pings and I get dragged away. I find myself in Dad's lap now.

"What won't Gen let you have?"He asks calmly

"Mama Geno says I don't have a soulmate."I reply

"But you do have a soulmate?"He asks

"Mhm."I reply

"What's their name?"He asks

"Radier!"I say

I hear footsteps. Mama Geno enters.

"You don't have a soulmate."He says

"I do!"I insist

((Okay, so I looked up the ages for Shino, Raven and Goth. I got mixed results. Raven and Goth are about 2 years apart, while Shino is often the youngest with a 3 year age difference from Raven at most. And usually Palette is a year or two older(sometimes younger) than Goth and since I know he is 12 according to some sources(GOOGLE), Goth is 10, Raven is 8 and Shino is originally 5 in this. But with the time that has passed, Palette is 14(Hooray, teenage-hood!), Goth is 12, Raven is 10 and Shino is 7 currently. Continue and I hope that clears things up.))

"You're not allowed to have a soulmate until you are at least 18."Mama Geno says

"But I do have one!"I say

"Yeah and there's no return or refund deals for those."Dad chuckles

"Not yet you don't!"Mama Geno says

"Gen, settle down. We can talk about this."Dad says

"Ok..."He says, tucking his hands behind his back

"Let's see...How old was Goth when he started to date his soulmate Palette? 10 or something?"Dad says

I nod.

"And Raven with Blueprint? 8 or something?"He asks

I nod.

"I don't like where this is going...."Mama Geno says

"And how old are you? 7?"He asks

I nod.

"Close enough. If they can have soulmates, so can you. So, who is your soulmate?"He asks

"Radier!"I say happily

"Ok."He says

"I WARNED HIM!"Mama Geno yells, leaving the room with a chancla

"RADIER! RADIER MY CHILD HIDE! GENO HAS A CHANCLA!"Mr. Nightmare yells

"CODE RED!"Palette shouts

"Geno, sweetheart! Calm down! No need for that! Lower the chancla! Leave him alone!"Dad yells, tackling Mama Geno down and hugging him

"REAPER LET GO! GET OFF ME!"He shouts

"RELEASE THE CHANCLA!"Dad demands

I feel a tentacle reach down, picking me up. I getset in a spce in the ceiling tiles. I glance around, seeing Radier beside me. I smile and hug him gently.

"What did I do to upset your Mama Geno?"He asks softly

"Nothing, he's just going into Mama Bear Mode."I say

I smile at him.

I hear a phone ring. I peek out. Mama Geno starts talking quietly.

"SHE DID WHAT NOW?! Ok....I am coming."He says, then hangs up

"Where are you going?"Dad asks

"That lady called me, her daughter is up to no good again. She tried to pull an Ink!Pap, creating a person out of anger. Since this mother has failed keeping her kid under control, I'm going to make sure that the child is stopped. We don't need ANOTHER Renew."Mama Geno says, then goes through a portal

"ALL CLEAR! GOTHY WHERE ARE YOU?"Palette shouts

"Huh?"Goth says

"HUGS INCOMING! I will ensure she doesn't get you!"Palette exclaims

Radier climbs out with a tight grip on me.

"Aww! The soulmates hid together!"Dad says, teasing as always

I smile.

"S-S-S-Soulmates?"He stutters

He looks at me. Then at my dad.

"Yep, just don't tell Geno or he'll go Mama Bear Mode again."Dad says

His face burns up. Then he runs off quickly.

"WHO SNITCHED?!"He shouts

Dad bursts out laughing.

I tilt my head, confused.

"What's a snitch?"I ask

"It's an informer, often someone who gives info without permission. Like snitching on someone. Or the phrase, snitches get stitches."Mr Suave tells me

"Oooh."I say

"Dev, should I lock these two in here?"Dad asks

"Why?"Mr. Dev asks

"They are two innocent cinammon rolls."He says

"Hmmm, good idea. Let's round them up."Mr. Dev replies

"ROUND UP THE ROLLS! THE INNOCENT BEANS! WE ARE COMING FOR YOU, E!PAP!"Dad yells, shutting the door

Click.

The door locks. Now Mr. Suave and I are locked in this room together. I giggle, hearing the chaos unfold outside as they round up the "beans of innocence". Suave has me sit beside him and we read a book together. I show him my earthbending skills that haven't left me and he was amazed. We just chilled out there as more beans were put into the room. E!Pap, Ghastly, Goth and Palette, Jasper(innocent bean of chaos), Encre, Blue, etc. We all just settled in.

But suddenly, we got teleported to this strange blank space. Within a snap of fingers, we were put in a single file line. Someone got through the code. That takes a lot.

Someone new appears in front of us.

"Greetings! I'm Lev! I was created to make soulmates get together! I already got one set up! After this, I'll get the other set or half of your soulmates! Don't worry, there's good places where you're going! With all the bad in the world, there needs to be some good, joy and love!"The stranger says

We each look at each other.

"Strings do your thing! Select the first two!"She says

A pink string grabs Goth, pulling him forward.

"GOTHY!"Palette shouts

"Ah, you're the one my stupid creator is after. Time to see who truly is meant for you."She says

A purple string slithers down the line, then it grabs Palette. I hear Goth let out a sigh of relief. Palette gets dragged forward. They weren't allowed to touch or hold each other, but they glanced at each other.

"Aww! Enjoy yourselves once you find each other at location 2!"She says, then snaps

The two disappear. 

One by one, each of them were sent elsewhere. E!Pap and Ghastly were paired for an adventure since the strings found no matches for them. Not yet. If there was one out there that just wasn't present in the lineup, the strings would make a circle. Soon, it was just Suave, Encre, and I. A string grabs me, the other making a circle.

"Ah, so you're the little princess pain in the butt as creator called you. Honestly, I don't blame you. She earned whatever you did. Now, enjoy your new situation 19."She says

I get teleported away, finding myself in a tower. I feel split between fears, anxiety but also curiousity and excitement to see how this unfolds.

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TBC