Things had become so horrible so quickly when the war started, it left so many people unable to figure out what to do. The Red Leader was quick to change things, to change London, to his liking. Neo London was like something from a movie in a matter of months, and it was either get used to it and learn to live with it, or end up dead in an alley. Roxanne tried her best, but despite her efforts things just kept going down hill rapidly in the following 2 years. Soon it came to the point they're once nice neighborhood was no different than the slums. The military police were doing their job, but the city was a mess regardless, and help to those who needed it were out of reach. Neighbors tried to look out for each other, but a lot had been uprooted and relocated during the remodeling. Her parents and a lot of her friends had been sent to the outer part of the city, it was said to be more peaceful and better managed, but a person needed a pass to enter or leave the city. The passes were expensive... It was a bad idea to go outside at night, but because jobs were scarce due to the sudden and harsh transition of government power, walking home at night was often something that had to happen. She had a toddler to take care of. Tally was all she had in the world, and the child was only 5 years old... And it was on one such night "THAT" happened. She had gotten off of working a long shift, so her tiredness dulled her senses, the only thing on her mind was wondering if Tally had behaved for the neighbors. The men had grabbed her before she could realize they were there. She screamed, but no one heard and if they did they ignored her as the two men ripped her clothes and hit her till she was in too much pain to fight back anymore. But by some miracle, he intervened like a hero from a comic. Roxxi watched as he pulled the two men off her and threw them aside. The men then tried to attack him, and punches were thrown, but it was over quickly regardless of it being 2 against 1. The man had punched one of them hard in the jaw putting the assailant into a heavy daze causing him to stumble back until his partner jumped on the guy's back, attempting to choke the man from behind, but the larger built man wasn't having it, and using all his body weight slammed the attacker into the wall of a building, forcing him to let go. The two then decided to try and cut their losses and make a run for it, but not before the man gave them a few more bruises for they're troubles. While watching it all happen, for a moment, Roxxi had stopped sobbing and forgot the pain they caused her, and she almost felt like she had just been watching a movie. For a moment, she forgot how afraid she had been. But the allusion disappeared when her savior fell to his knees, clutching his side in pain, as he let out a low grunt, clenching his teeth. "Oh my god!" Roxxi shouted quickly rushing to him, all the while feeling her own pain return. The man looked at her, a slightly worried expression showing through his attempts to bite back the pain. "Are you alright...?" he asked panting through the pain, "Me!? What about you!?" She shouted, and even through the darkness, the woman could see blood start to soak the man's green hoodie. "Y-your bleeding!" She gasped covering her mouth with her hand as her tears started to come back, "I-Is th-that-?" She started stuttering as she tried to keep from sobbing, the man shook his head. "No... this is from... something else..." he said hesitating on the last part, "But forget about me... are you ok?" He asked again, Roxxi could see genuine worry and sympathy in his tired eyes and she could hear it in his voice. And that was when she finally started crying again, letting out a loud wail of fear, pain, and relief, her tears flowed down her face harder than when she was attacked. The way the world had become, it seemed like good people had become extinct, but then in her worst moment, a man who was already hurt, came to her rescue like a superhero. She felt so much relief and guilt that he had to do that, she felt like she'd never stop crying. The man gently reached out to her, and carefully pulled her close to him, and she soon latched onto his trench coat, holding on for dear life. With one hand firmly holding her shoulder, Roxxi rested her head against his chest and started sobbing into his hoodie. "I'm so glad I found you…" he breathed out, sounding ready to cry himself, "Roxxi…" he kissed her head gently. "Where have you been-!?" She sobbed, "Why didn't you find us sooner!? You big idiot!!" The small family had been separated when the army came. Edd was on the other side of the city for a job, and Roxxi had been at the park with Tally, people had been rounded up to get public panic under control. Travel had been restricted almost immediately, people were relocated, family and friends had been separated, the world had become scarier. When she looked at the man she loved, she saw how those two years had weighed on him. Neither had known where the other was, or if they were alright, 2 years separated. But they were together now…. If only it had been during a better moment.