(a/n) – this would take place when Gekkou is oh... hm... 14 or 15. undecided if this will go into crack or canon.

for those slightly confused by the sudden 'dimensional travel', there have been a few omakes where reiko or eiko (users of the 2nd Magic) accidentally warped reality when they were sick and... sneezing. it's mostly been crack snippets, but there comes a point where we can't simply continue saying A Wizard Did It... so this time. a GothLoli with a Cold Did It.

Emiya Clan Misc – Ba Sing Se

The road was dusty.

Stone buildings lined the street, a uniform shade of grey broken by the occasional display of dark-green awnings or signs. The streets were almost completely devoid of pedestrians, the only movement from the foot soldiers marching in lockstep. Their weapons clanked against their black, polished armor, the sound an obvious warning for anybody in their path to drop whatever they were doing and vacate the area.

The soldiers marched past a short building lined with wooden shingles and a pair of green paper lanterns flanking the entryway. A moments later, a crackling, popping sound could be heard. Light flashed in the alleyway between the short building and its neighbor, and suddenly a glowing portal cracked open, dumping a young boy into the dirt. Soon after, the portal snapped back out of existence with another sharp crack.

The blonde boy quickly rolled back to his feet, brushing at the dust coating his previously pristine black jacket and slacks. "That sister of mine..." Gekkou Emiya growled. "Just as we finally get Eiko-nee to stop accidentally ripping portals to Root-knows-where, suddenly Reiko has to start up that infernal sneezing herself!" The water user looked around to take in his surroundings. "So, where am I this time...?"

"You there!" The loud noises had apparently attracted the attention of the soldiers, who had quickly backtracked to the alley only to find this sudden stranger. "Identify yourself and state your business!"

Gekkou frowned. After the first few times a family member had been dumped into an alternate reality, the Clan had quickly draw up several rules for dealing with out-of-universe visitors, or being one themselves. Number three on that list had been: Don't immediately attack the first authority figure you come across, they might be nice. The first addendum to that rule, of course, had been: ...But don't trust them either, they could be working for the Evil Overlord.

He tried to adopt a neutral expression and tone. "My apologies, officer. I stepped outside to fix something and accidentally broke it." He lowered his head, though it pained him to do so, to present a submissive behavior. While they couldn't see his eyes, he frantically looked around for a piece of wood, or pottery, or something that he could use to back up his claim.

The leader apparently didn't buy it. Or these were the type of guards that rule 3-A had been created for. He stepped forward menacingly and raised a spear. "I think you were trying to hide from us. That means you've got a guilty conscience."

Definitely bad guys. Gekkou sighed and surreptitiously began the process of collecting enough moisture behind his back to power a Water Blade. His water collection abilities had always been dismal compared to Tsukiumi-kaasan's, but he could manipulate it just as well as she could, if not better. As long as these jokers didn't try to force the issue for another... thirty seconds he should be fine.

Just as the soldiers behind their leader began their own approach, a side door to the building suddenly slammed open and a young girl in heavy green robes leaned out of the doorway. "You!" she shouted, pointing at Gekkou. "Don't think you can escape out here after making such a mess in the kitchen!"

Gekkou spluttered, "Wait, what?"

Taking no notice of the stuttering reply, the girl turned towards the foot soldiers and bowed. "I apologize, sirs, for this stupid employee. He accidentally broke one of the teapots and tried to flee the scene. Thank you for your help in cornering him, but we can deal with him ourselves." Without giving time for either party to process her statement, she grabbed at Gekkou's hand and yanked him inside, slamming the door shut as she did so.

"What are you doing?" Gekkou hissed, only for the girl to press her hand over his mouth.

"Ssh!" She quickly pulled him out of the way, pressing the side of her head to the door and listening outside. After a few moments of low conversation Gekkou couldn't understand, he heard the clanking of metal as the soldiers apparently continued on their way. Seemingly satisfied, the girl released the blonde and slumped against the door. "That was close."

Gekkou frowned and ran a sleeve over his mouth, only to sputter as he coughed up more dust from the garment. "Thanks, I think," he said.

"Not a problem," the girl said. She glared in the direction of the alleyway, "That was pretty foolish of you, to provoke the Fire Nation soldiers out there. Especially since their takeover was almost completely unopposed, a lot of them have been itching for an excuse to knock us around."

Rule 2: If you're lost, get as much info as you can to help you get home.

Rule 2a: Sometimes it's worth showing off to the locals to prove your story.

"Ah," Gekkou said. "So they're the bad guys."

"Of course they are!" The girl threw an exasperated glance at him, then looked at him more closely. "That's an unusual hair-color, by the way. Where are you from?"

"Um, not around here, I think. I'm not sure you'd believe me if I did say where I was from." Gekkou dusted off his sleeves some more, then sighed and used the water he'd been collecting to simply douse himself, washing away all the dirt. Once his clothes were completely clean, he drew the water back out and instantly dried himself off. "Tada~"

He was expecting a sudden outburst of surprise, a chorus of questions, like 'what was that?' or 'how did you do that?'. He certainly wasn't expecting the girl to simply blink and 'ah' as if in understanding. "You're a waterbender, no wonder you were trying to hide from them."

"I'm a what?" Gekkou blinked. "No, this isn't waterbending, or whatever you called it. This is magic." He straightened to his full height proudly. "My name is Gekkou Emiya, from Shin-Tokyo, Japan. I've been displaced through space-time and am currently lost. If you know anybody who has experience with dimensional travel, I'd appreciate it if you introduced me so I can head home as quickly as possible."

The girl said nothing and simply leaned forward to press her forehead against his own, he backed away with another sputter and flailing arms. She crossed her arms and tilted her head in confusion. "Strange, you don't seem to be feverish. But that's a very remarkable story... and a very strange name." She held out her hand in greeting. "Hello, Gekkou. My name's Jin."

Gekkou cautiously took the hand and shook it. "So, where am I?"

Jin smiled easily and waved her hand around the interior of the building. "This is the Pao Family's Tea House." She pointed at the quivering man hiding behind the far counter. "That guy's Pao, I'm just one of the regular customers here."

"But where is this, also why did you help me?" the blonde pressed.

"You're in the lower ring of Ba Sing Se, capital of the Earth Kingdom," Jin said, clearly humoring him. "In case you were wondering, Fire Nation soldiers in an Earth Kingdom city is definitely bad news, since they are – as you put it – the bad guys. As for why I helped you..." She suddenly lost her smile, looking downcast. "I had... a friend. He used to work here. He used to be in a traveling circus I think, but then he got burned by a firebender and had to hide here. I haven't seen him since the Fire Nation invaded." She lowered her head slightly, "I hope he's still okay..."

Gekkou mulled that over while she recovered her composure. "Thanks, for saving me from the soldiers then." He narrowed his eyes and held up a hand, summoning a small ball of water to float over it. "So... you called me a waterbender because I can do this. You mentioned firebenders? They can do the same?"

"I think so. I haven't really seen many many of them personally, but we've got a lot of earthbenders around in the capital," Jin replied. She tilted her head in confusion, "It's weird, though. I've never heard of a waterbender who didn't need water around. And you also just... did it, without any of the movements."

"Movements?"

"Well, earthbenders are all like, rahhh!" Jin went through a series of stiff, solid movements, stomping at the ground and pretending to throw out heavy punches. "While I've always heard waterbenders are all like, whoosh!" She flailed her arms around in flowing, circular motions. "I've never seen a firebender in action before though. And the airbenders are all gone; but anyhow, you're the first bender I've seen who doesn't dance around like that."

"That's because I'm not a 'bender'," Gekkou insisted.

"Of course you're not," Jin nodded knowingly and winked. "We'd never sell out a fellow refugee to the Fire Nation. Your secret is safe with us."

Gekkou groaned and clutched at his head.