Testing a new wormhole generator Henry gets more than he bargained for when a teenage girl appears through the portal and immediately tries to blast him with lightning. The good news: she missed him. The bad news: she hit the generator instead…

This is a Eureka / Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover. It takes place sometime after Sheriff Carter and friends return from 1947 but before the launch of Astraeus in the Eureka universeand at the very end of the episode The Chase in the Avatar universe.

Disclaimer: I do not own and did not create Eureka or Avatar: The Last Airbender. They belong to SyFy and Nickelodeon respectively.

I didn't write this story for profit, it is merely meant to entertain any reader who stumbles upon it. I hope my poor attempt has some merit in the eyes of those who read it, and if not, well at least I tried. J

Thanks to GoldenGriffiness for beta-reading this story, her suggestions certainly improved the story's quality. Any remaining mistakes are, of course, entirely my own fault…

Chapter 1 – A Princess Surrenders With Honor

Azula stood at bay with her back to the ruins of a brick wall. She eyed her six opponents.

"Well, look at this. Enemies and traitors, all working together." She sneered. She raised both hands above her head.

"I'm done. I know when I'm beaten. You got me. A princess surrenders with honor."

As though I'd ever surrender to the likes of you! She raged inwardly.

Her uncle was the only real threat—she could deal with the others provided he was out of the way. She just needed one small opening to make her escape.

Fate smiled on her when Iroh glanced over at the young earthbending girl and (against every rule of battle and common sense) stared at her, taking his eyes off Azula for just an instant.

Your last mistake, old fool! She thought as she breathed out and snapped her arm downward, pointing two fingers at him. Instantly brilliant blue flame exploded from her hand and knocked him off his feet.

Zuko screamed in wordless rage as his uncle went down. Knowing what was coming Azula desperately raised a fire shield. She hoped it would be enough to blunt the fury of the massed benders facing her. Time slowed to a crawl as their combined attack swept nearer. She shifted her weight, ready to accept the blow and roll with it.

Without warning something picked her up and threw her backward, away from the oncoming attack. There was a loud thwump, a rush of wind and the ground dropped away. Her concentration—and shield—vanished.

Acting purely on instinct she shifted into a defensive posture, sparks already crawling across her hands. That's when her mind finally caught up to her body and she discovered she wasn't facing the Avatar and his friends anymore.

Frantically she spun, seeking her enemies. But they had vanished, along with the ruins. In their place was a large room, absolutely crammed with workbenches and tables. Gleaming boxes and large cylindrical shapes covered every flat surface. Each of the strange devices were dotted with green, amber, or blue lights. But it was the noise—an unearthly hum—that unnerved her the most.

That's when she saw the man and woman gaping at her. Their skin was unnaturally dark brown, almost black and their clothes were like nothing she'd ever seen. They immediately started shouting at her—loud nonsensical babble that made no sense.

That was the last straw. The strange machines, the weird sounds, the shouting, it all combined into a horrible jumbled mess that shredded her patience.

So she did what she always did to people who annoyed her in battle. She smiled viciously and extended her arm toward the man.

Showing more sense than her opponents normally did he dove out of the way. The lightning blasted through the space he'd just occupied and struck the large device behind him.

Azula expected the weird machine to explode but it sucked up her lightning like a fat man slurping noodles. She frowned, wondering why it hadn't exploded.

She got her answer as a loud repetitive shrieking began. The small number of green lights on the device suddenly became a large number of red ones. The black-skinned woman screamed more gibberish and scrambled through the door. The man leaped up and ran through the door yelling at Azula and frantically motioning her to follow.

In her experience the only reason people ran away screaming in terror was because she was angry with them. The fact he'd actually wanted her to follow him meant he was afraid of something else…

Azula hadn't understood his shouting but the device reminded her uncomfortably of a red-lining boiler and she wasn't stupid. Her spinning kick sent a blast of azure fire slamming into a nearby window.

The window obediently disintegrated and she wasted no time diving through it. Hitting the ground in a forward somersault she flipped to her feet and concentrated on putting as much distance between herself and the building as humanly possible. As she ran she took in her surroundings. They looked nothing like they had five minutes ago.

There was another thwump, this one loud enough to make her chest vibrate. A swath of blue light raced overhead and struck the building behind her. It had come from the hilltop she was now sprinting toward. Cursing she veered left and coaxed more speed from her flailing legs. A second, even louder thwump shook her and a huge burst of blue light arced from the building into the distance. It came to ground miles beyond the trees to her right.

Just as she was nearing the tree line there came the sound she'd been dreading, the ka-whompf of a boiler explosion. She was still close enough to feel the heat from the fireball on her back. Debris rained down around her as she fled into the safety of the trees.

Her only solace was the sound of the man screaming in anguish as he watched his house blown to bits. The princess vanished into the trees, already wondering how she might turn this unlikely event to her advantage.

Of course first I have to find Mai and Ty Lee, she thought as she continued running.