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Well, that was something he hadn't really expected. He had gone so long without ever having a run-in with the crazy AI, GLADoS. It really wasn't nearly as bad as he had expected. There were just a bunch of interesting mazes. There were no security bots trying to kill him, or even a lava pit, or anything really extreme like that.

He was happy that at least he knew to not expect the promised cake, though it was a bitter comfort, not knowing what happened to his friends during his time gone. He pulled out his omnicomm as he oriented himself and began walking towards Engineering as he reviewed the recent posts to the network and typed out a message.

He hoped to find Billy, working away in the department that he'd come to love so much. Maybe even Sam or Anwei would come to visit him there as well. If not, at least he would be able to get some work done and try to get back to normal.

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She could have left a message, and she was tempted to do that, but she hadn't seen Alex in a little while, and it had bothered her pretty badly that he might have been suffering while she was gone.

She wasn't known to rush to Engineering, but in this case she did so double time, hoping to catch up with him. Luckily enough, she spotted him right at the entrance, and hugged him tightly.

Edited 2011-04-09 02:59 (UTC)

Billy was on his way there, actually, taking a slightly different route. He tended to walk more quickly than before, peeking around corners and checking for signs of Zedd's spying---but it would soon be a comfortable routine. The evil emperor would be more likely to launch an attack where he had more space, right? Not in this tiny hallway.

The thinking Blue Ranger was walking so quickly that he nearly missed Alex, the flash of hair finally making him pause. "Oh, hey! I thought you'd be resting first."

Alex was taken by complete surprise at the hug from behind, causing him to squeal. He turned and saw a very familiar face, and any fear in him was gone. He squirmed around in her arms so that he faced her and returned the hug, gleefully exclaiming, "K-Katara!"

He buried his face in Katara's shoulder, breathing her scent in deeply as if to make sure she was real.

Alex turned towards the voice and rushed towards the owner, calling "Billy!" He threw his arms around his friend in a tight hug.

"M-me? Rest? Ha! Wh-when have you known m-me ta g-get a g-good sleep?"

An incoming tall friend meant only one thing: brace yourself, Billy. He did so just in time, holding Alex just as tightly and smiling over his shoulder. He felt oddly comforted right then---after that last talk, it felt good to be able to do this.

"I suppose I haven't," was Billy's fond answer, squeezing one more time before letting go. "I'm just glad you're back. The tests weren't too strenuous, were they?"

Well, not Katara, but still the same girl....that was just getting old, explaining this over and over. Right now, it didn't matter: she was just happy to see Alex again.

"There's so much I have to explain, but I'm back! Did you take care of the room? Are you all right? You weren't too sad, were you? I'm so glad to see you again!"

And you're in a bear hug now, Alex.

Alex pulled away, smiling down to Billy, as awkward in his height as ever. "A-are you k-kidding? They were fun!"

Billy might have noticed that Alex often was playing various puzzle games on his computer, from mazes, to escape the room games, to brick-breakers. It probably wouldn't be too much of a surprise that he enjoyed running a maze.

"I m-missed you g-guys though. I c-couldn't wait ta g-get back!"

"They can be enjoyable at times, but I've always ended up worrying about events here. Especially now," he sighed, looking over his shoulder. It would be a hard habit to break.

Alex was all right with a bear-hug right now. "I m-missed you so much! I'm s-sorry, I g-got t-taken by GLADoS r-right a-after you left, s-so I d-don't know. I-I'm sorry!"

He squeezed her back as tightly as he could manage. He wasn't going to mention how much pain he and Billy had been in. How it was probably the thing that had made GLADoS decide he needed to run mazes. He just wanted his little makeshift family back together and all smiling.

Splicer made his way down to engineering, bringing Lil along for the ride, much to Miguel's displeasure. He claimed he was the one who'd be playing the games anyways, but Splicer had promised to take out Lil to see the animals anyways, so might as well take out two tasks at once.

Lappy in his backpack, Lil on his shoulder, he had a pleasant stride, he had beaten every single aspect of the games he had on his lappy, and he couldn't log onto the online ones well because of this whole shit storm.

He groaned remembering he was so close to being top player in the sector, his score would drop so bad! Priorities right?!

He soon entered engineering a looked around for any signs of life, looking over his shades.

And she was definitely smiling, laughing and swinging him in the air. He might have been taller, but it was pretty obvious who was the stronger one.

"I know why I left, I was just horrified when I realized it. I thought I'd been gone for months when it was luckily just a week. But there was a reason for it, I know that now. It'll take awhile to explain."

Ronnae had heard that Alex was back, and that had made her really happy. She knew it would be an immense boost of confidence to both Billy and Kaya, not to mention he always made her smile and feel at ease.

She made sure to take her time, she was sure that the others had made their way to see him already, and she wanted to give them their space.

Alex laughed and smiled, a little surprised that Katara could lift her like that. He pulled her into a hug, and gestured to the department. He hoped that his workspace was still intact, since it would offer a decent amount of privacy. His habit of walling himself away turned out to be pretty handy after all. "I-if you want, you c-can tell me everything th-that's happened. Y-you know I'll listen."

Alex placed his hands on Billy's shoulders, making the effort to make eye contact with Billy. "B-Billy, I'll w-watch y-your back." He tapped the ring that they all wore, the one that allowed messages to be sent verbally and quickly. "C-call, and you c-can bet that I'll b-be there."

Kaya had already been taking lessons from Chase: all the training sometimes had her use more force than she intended, but this was pure joy. She followed him into the department, stepping into his workspace.

"Of course I will, we're roomies," Kaya said, "and besides, I've had to tell a lot of people anyway, but I wanted you to understand, straight from me. When I was first podpopped, everyone, including me, thought I was Katara, the girl from the Southern Water Tribe. But s these past two years went by, some things started to be different from Katara, making me feel more and more conflicted. Stacy finally realized I'd gotten the wrong memories, and podded me, so I could get my true ones."

She took a breath. "All these memories on the ship are mine, but who I am is not Katara. I am Kaya, of the Northern Water Tribe, and my master then WAS Katara. That is why I am so killed in my bending."

"Alex," Billy breathed, forced to look up at his friend with a definite trace of concern in his eyes. "Are you sure? It's dangerous to be around me."

He wasn't sure what use Lord Zedd would find for a shadow eater if he knew, but Billy was certain it couldn't be good news.

There was a bit of techno music playing. It wasn't offensively loud, but loud enough that it could be tracked to Alex's personal little hole in the wall. It was a wall of computer-type chassis and piles of various other supplies. The pile ended with the edge of the desks, making a sort of door at the end, which opened to a desk covered with papers, video game systems with disks, a laptop, and a rat. Sitting in front of it, spinning while reading papers and chewing on the edge of a pen, was Alex, humming to the lyrics.

Splicer grinned raised a brow, he leaned against the wall listening to the tune and tapping his foot to the beat, arms crossed.

[Seeevvvyyyyy he's as loud as you... Hmpf.] - came a small voice from the gothic lolita style doll riding his shoulder.

"If he was as loud as me, I wouldn't be able to hear you Lil." he chuckled, "I take it you're Alex?"

Alex looked at her surprised. The wrong memories?

He smiles at her and puts his hands on hers. "K-Kaya, K-Katara, I th-think I know wh-what Loretta'd say. 'A rose b-by any o-other n-name would s-still smell as sweet.' A-and really, I d-don't c-care, s-so long as who you a-are's the same, e-even if your experiences a-are different."

A probably familiar beat was softly coming from a corner of the department as techno streamed from his speakers softly enough that it wouldn't bother anyone else in the department. Of course he would be thrilled to see Ronnae as well.

Ronnie smiled warmly, seeing the once empty space occupied by it's rightful owned. She made herself noticed by rapping on the side of the wall lightly, loud enough to be heard, but not startle.

"H-hey Alex. Welcome back."

Alex squeezed Billy's shoulders, still maintaining that eye-contact though every bit of him told him to look away. "Y-yes, Billy. I'm a N-New Yorker, a-and not f-from any n-nice part of town. I'm u-usedta d-danger 'round every corner. A b-bit of d-danger is w-worth being your friend."

"Hello, Alex. You're looking remarkably well for someone who's been GlaDOSed." After all, Ruffnut and Allenby had been fighting mad when they'd unceremoniously been spat out of their respective portals. He'd been expecting a little more distress when he'd walked into Engineering.

Oh yeah, the wrong memories. And she's not even talked about Azula being on board yet.

She held his hands tightly too, just glad that he hadn't been suffering too much. Billy's well being came to Kaya's mind when she thought about her being podded, but Alex was a very, very close second, and that he hardly cared about her name now meant a lot to her. She hugged him tightly again.

"It IS just my past experiences too: everything that's happened on the ship, all of that still belongs to me, even if I saw things through my trainer's eyes. Now...we never got to talk about redecorating the suite! Wanna add your own touches to it, give it your own personal look?"

That was comforting. Billy moved his hands up to rest on Alex's arms, the smile returning to his face.

"Thanks, it means a lot---even knowing what you might be in for. I'll fight to put a stop to it if anything happens."

Billy really hoped it wouldn't, but he was trying to be realistic.

"But it's not all bad. Things seem to be going well for us. Did she talk to you?" Who he meant by 'she' should be fairly obvious.

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I'll use Katara until Alex learns about her name~

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Totally makes sense!

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