Title: Fallen Heros
Rating: PG-13; for violence and language
Spoilers: SS, CoS, PoA, GoF, OotP
Summary: When the Dark Lord decides to begin war early, how are the students of Hogwarts supposed to survive an all out blood bash. Set in James' time, after their 7th year.
Dark clouds billowed across the sky; harsh rain fell from the darkening clouds and pierced the five teenagers' bodies. There was a burst of crimson blood that caused Sirius to scream in anger, as Remus fell backwards into the mud.
"REMUS!! No, don't die!" Sirius, the boy who usually held all tears back, began crying. He fell to his knees and clutched a few blades of wet grass between his scarred, bleeding fingers.
"REMUS!! Remus, no..." Laini tried to run towards his fallen figure but the mud was slippery and she fell back onto her hands. "Remus... I mustn't loose you... please..." He emerald eyes gazed frantically over at him, at the thick puddle of blood that was mixing with the mud and rain water.
"Laini! Don't get to close, haven't you noticed that we're being knocked off like flies! First Peter and now Remus!" Tally called her blonde hair matter against her pale cheeks. Laini turned to face Tally angrily, still sitting in the mud.
"Remus is dead though! He's not gone, not like Peter!" Laini screamed.
"Tally, get down!" James screamed, diving on Tally and pushing her out of the way right before another jet of green light passed over their heads. James and Tally sat up, Tally rubbing her now aching head as James searched around for his glasses, which had slipped off in the process.
"Remus John Lupin, stand up now! You can't be gone! I will not allow it to be true!" Laini tried standing again but to no avail and she slipped and landing on Sirius' wounded leg. Sirius winced in pain and clutched at his leg after Laini pulled herself off. "I apologize Sirius," She muttered, then turned to see Remus stir slightly.
"James..." Lily appeared through the fog of rain, holding her left arm and grimacing. She was missing her robe and her sweater-vest had been completely ripped down the front, where blood stained her blouse.
"LILY!" James exclaimed, hearing her voice but, being unable to see her without his glasses. "Are you okay?"
"I've been in worse conditions..." The red haired girl said, dropping next to James and Tally. She turned to look at Tally, "Where are his glasses?"
"Dunno... you can help find them if you'd like." Tally replied, her hands flying across the grass in an attempt to feel his glasses.
"Lai... ni..." Remus' mouth barely moved once but the words hit Laini's ears, followed by his pained scream.
"REMUS!!!" Laini and Sirius, now sitting close to each other, both yelled his name. There was another flash of green as the body of Andromeda Black flew over Laini and Sirius' heads, causing blood to fall upon them like rain.
"Andromeda!" Sirius called to his now fallen cousin, who lay, not ten feet away.
"Is she okay?" Laini asked, also being Andromeda's younger cousin.
"I don't think so-"Sirius was cut off as a red light hit him directly in the back, he screamed and keeled forward, by Laini's knees.
"SIRIUS!" Laini screamed, more tears trickling down her cheeks, mixing with the salty rain water. A blood stain was quickly forming where Sirius had been hit with the spell.
"Sirius! No, Laini what happened to him!?" Tally screamed, abandoning the search for James glasses and walking as fast as she could without falling towards Sirius. She dropped next to him and through her arms around his wounded body.
"Tally... we have to do something to save everyone!" Laini stood, as did a very hesitant Tally.
"I'll come back for you, Sirius, I promise, I won't let you die." Tally whispered, her tears falling onto Sirius' cheeks. Laini's eyes slanted as she stared over towards Remus, who let out another struggled gasp of pain.
"Tally... I'm sorry... I should be the one protecting you..." Sirius' raspy voice floating upwards towards Tally's ears. She blinked and closed her eyes, trying to hold back her next wave of tears.
"No, Sirius... I'm sorry..."
"We have to get going... find someone who's not hurt or injured..." Laini said, hesitant to leave Remus side, for he was struggling to fight the pull that was taking him away to his final resting place. "We'll get help..."
And with those final words, Tally and Laini dashed off towards the looming shadow that was Hogsmeade Village.
A/N: Not to big of a cliffhanger... will the Marauder's survive? Maybe... and there are some referances to my other HP stories in these upcoming chapters, to find the source, you'll have to wait for the other storys to have their chapters uploaded... sorry...