Escape!![Kailan]

[Lei Ahn]

[OOC: This is continued from Lab Rats ]

Lei stood anxiously pacing bak and forth wondering what this supposed 'doctor' wanted with her and the others. She'd asked him outright but has merely gained a glare and an order to silence. Frustrated and anxious, she turned about and made her way over to stand by the small window while the others surged to the bars in hopeful acceptance of their lot. The earth bender looked intently out the barred window and her honey eyes glinted brightly at the sight before her. It was neither the orange-red sun sinking below the horizon with its striking streaks of color across the sky nor was it the sparrowhawk swooping hastily past. No..it was simply the rather mundane gray and white granite that she saw on the exterior wall across from their present abode which brought the slightest of smiles to her lips.

The chocolate haired woman, with a swift and focused goal, reached out the window to touch the stone just below the sill. In an instant, the metal grate shook and fell onto the cell floor while rock crumbled about it. She held tight to the remains of the wall and focused her gaze on the incoming tide as it pounded against the rocky cliff facing hundreds of feet below. Cutting a glance at the young man who previously told her of his wish to remain unnoticed by their jailer, she said a bit sharply, “We can escape now or die at his hands ..perhaps not today but most certainly in a way I don’t even wish to think on. As far as I am concerned, I’ll choose my own fate before handing it to the likes of any Fire bender!”

Lei glared back through the bars as the guards rushed to open the iron door. With a quick flick of her hand, the bender swept up small stones and dust which she sent into the locking mechanism. Turning her wrist, the grit and sand solidified. No matter how hard the doctor’s henchmen prodded, the key could not fit within the latch. Growling and snarling, one sent a fire ball directly at her but Lei pulled the rubble up before her into a shield. “Thanks but no thanks , Doctor.” she murmured with a sarcastic smile.

“Coming?” she asked the others before sweeping out the hole and touching the outer surface of the wall to make foot holds for them to use for theit decent.

[Kailan Ryomora]

It seemed like hours had passed in the time that the 'doctor' had left the still prisoners and now test subjects to their own devices. The only thing he paid any attention to was the constant drip of water somewhere, although he didn't know where. Kailan's eyes were weary and he just wanted to keep to himself in his own little corner. Shut out the world, just live with himself. Hopefully he could wake up in a few moments in a place he knew...not this dungeon...this prison he was in now. The only other thing he could hear was the girl near him muttering to herself every so often. He furrowed his eyebrows and tucked his legs in closer to himself trying to block her out.

He listened to the rustle of clothing and glanced out of the corner of his eyes. The girl seemed a bit more active now, perhaps hoping there was a way out. He highly doubted this and was content sulking by himself. "Choose your own fate? I've already tried." He muttered as he shifted uneasily a bit as he continued to monitor the girl every so often. It was only a moment later that his eyes opened up from their closed and tired state. He heard the crumble and clatter of rock against ground. The clang of metal against the floor caught his attention the most as the metal hinges fell to the ground. Slowly sliding himself up the wall, he watched as the determined girl began to literally break their confinements. He was amazed at first, however soon filled with new energy.

The chance at life outside again was something he wanted. It all came back to him. He faltered for a moment hearing the girl's familiar voice. "Yes, of course I am." He clambered to the side as he heard the grumbles and curses from the guards on the other side. Kailan brushed a few strands of hair out of his eyes as he tried to adjust to the low amount of light. His hearing was able to discern what was beneath. A sea of water and he knew what to do. Bringing a hand up with care and grace, a wave of water rushed up to their position before Kailan supported himself upon it. He quickly reached out and grabbed the hand of the girl without asking at all. If she was so determined to get out, so be it. He wouldn't question her either. In a moment, the two escapees found themselves drifting slowly downwards and away from the prison. The coast below seemed far enough and there weren't any torches or guard posts. It was a safe place to land near an alcove.

[Lei Ahn]

Lei was relieved and pleased that at least one of the prisoner’s still had enough fortitude to join her. Most of the others were grouped together in a corner crying in panic with each fire ball that hit the jammed lock. The stone shield she held took another hit and her stomach clenched as she peered downward. One slip..one loss of hold and there was little doubt that even bending couldn’t save her. ‘Perhaps if I fall..I can have the ground catch us before we slam into the water?’ she strategized, shifting nervously from one foot to the next and slid slightly at the impact of yet another fireball against the rock barrier.

The ebony haired girl had just been about to try her hand at bending the stone into foot holds which she hoped to use to climb down when the young man she’d asked to join her moved to stand beside her and peered over the edge. “I think we can make it down safely if I can make impressions in the wall for us to put our hands and feet but it will..” Her litany was brought to a quick halt when she watched in stunned amazement as a spout of water surged upward the noise growing with it’s rapid assent. Though she’d heard stories of water benders, this was really her first experience at seeing one let alone watching him bend. The liquid made a loud thundering sound while it hovered a mere foot from the hole which she’d created.

Looking over shoulder, she saw that the door to the cell was weakening. Lei had just begun to turn back around when she felt her hand clasped tightly and her whole body pulled forward. “AH!” she exclaimed in surprise and gripped the dark haired boy’s hand even tighter. Slowly, the plume of water sank. In her whole life she’s never felt such a sensation. The shifting in height made her light headed and she accidentally leaned into the young man’s shoulder. Leia closed her eyes and took a deep breath in an effort to alleviate her vertigo. Opening them once again, she saw them lowered into what appeared to be a small cove. The merchant turned and gave the other escapee a wide grin. “Wow! I’ve never… ah…thanks! I wasn’t really looking forward to climbing down from that height and I didn’t want to destabilize the whole wall bending..the others might have been hurt... “

Realizing that she still held his hand in a death grip, she quickly released her hold and looked down at the ground for a second to hide her pink cheeks. “They’ll send men out looking for us…we better get moving.” She glanced about at the small grove of trees, rocky terrain and the gray blue sea that seemed to stretch on into eternity. “ I don’t really know anything about the fire nation lands. “ She sighed before stepping hastily along a somewhat rocky path which, from the sun’s position, would lead them southward. “All I do know is that I do NOT want to go back to that prison!”

Pausing for a second, she lifted her honey eyes to gaze directly into his. “I’m Lei by the way. Guess you already figured out I’m from the Earth nation. .. .” Her eyes glazed over and her tone turned somewhat somber. “I lived just outside of Gaoling…or what used to be Gaoling… before the Fire Nation attacked.” The honey eyed girl’s voice drifted off to silence as the memory of Rienie lying covered in ash and debris flashed into her mind ..tightening her throat.