The Last Avenger and The World of Omni: Raincheck

[Mami Tomoe]

Mami tumbled through the gate, landed with a swift roll and was on her feet running without a single wasted movement. A look of determination covered her face as she dashed as quickly as she could across the Nexus - She had met so many people near that Fountain not long ago, so perhaps she would find someone else there? But last time no one appeared to know anything - Everyone else seemed just as in the dark about the Omniverse as she herself was. There was always hope, however - She could find someone that knew where she had to go. Things like bounties, especially when they had information like the bounty she found, wouldn't exist unless there was knowledge on where to go and how to go about handling the guilty party.

Mami scanned her surroundings - Most notably, the eight Gates which lined the 'walls' of this Nexus. She wondered where each one would take her, or even if all of them did take her somewhere. Maybe some of them would simply lead to nothing, or to traps? She had been lucky enough to end up in that peaceful land of plains, fortresses and other such things, but it didn't seem the smartest to think much about going into any of them without a quick test with a ribbon. Which, oddly enough, she still couldn't seem to create any. Had coming here weakened her? Did she need to re-learn to master the magic she had already mastered before?

The sound of an explosion took the schoolgirl out of her thoughts as she turned to look in the direction, shielding her face as a precaution, though no debris appeared - However, something had happened - The Fountain had turned into some sort of valley, centered by a waterfall and lined by two carvings of faces she had never seen before. Mami stopped dead in her tracks and stared wide-eyed at the former Fountain. What in the world had caused this? Mami wasn't sure, though she suspected it wasn't something good. She caught her breath once more and started sprinting again with renewed energy.

The girl dashed along, squinting slightly in focus and thought. She wanted to summon a pair of rifles, in case whatever caused this was hostile, but she considered that perhaps this was normal. Maybe the Fountain here was the only thing that ever changed, as the rest of the Nexus was simply white. Nearly running flat up against a wall - A valley, rather - Interrupted her thoughts, leaving her only to look around from where she was. While climbing would give her a good view, it didn't quite seem practical...

But another quick look gave Mami all she needed to see. Her eyes widened as she saw a figure - A boy, from the looks of things - Hurtling downwards toward the water. That would no doubt hurt or possibly kill him if he couldn't swim - Mami had to take action. But before she could even think of jumping to try and catch him, he broke the surface of the water, causing a large pillar of white water to fly up around the otherwise clear blue Fountain. Not good, Mami thought and dove into the water without a thought for how she might fare in this situation. She swam over to the boy that oddly enough wasn't sinking, who she could now identify as just older than her but also just shorter. She grabbed his hand, pulled him toward her and wrapped his arms around her neck and began swimming to the edge of the water.

With a little difficulty, the Magical Girl pulled herself out of the water with the boy in tow. She set him down face-up on the ground, then stood up. "Sorry I came a little late," she said with a smile. "I just saw you fall there. What happened? More importantly, are you all right?" There were many questions she wanted to ask, but it didn't seem fitting to ask them now. "If you think you can get up after that, I'll give you a hand." She offered her hand, maintaining the smile of care tinged with sympathy for someone she didn't know. "I'm Mami Tomoe. Who might you be, if it's my business?"