A/N: Hi everyone! Here is a FBAWTFT story for you! Not slash.
Disclaimer: I don't own any Harry Potter-related material.
"Credence, can I come over to you?" No response. "Can I come over there?" Newt tried again. A tiny nod answered him. The kind that if you blink you miss it, and Newt almost did, but he saw it just on time. He began to slowly walk across the train track, not wanting to advance too quickly on Credence. Finally he reached the other side of the side of the track and crouched beside Credence, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Hello. I'm Newt. I'm a friend of Tina's." Newt noticed that the boy had begun to calm down slightly as soon as he began speaking, but was still shaking hard and crying.
"No one's going to hurt you anymore. Don't worry. Tina and I are going to take care of you. We're not going to let anyone hurt you anymore," Newt repeated, speaking soothingly. He sat down beside Credence and was pleasantly surprised when Credence leaned against him, glad that the boy trusted him. Newt smiled and hugged the boy close. Suddenly, Newt heard frantic footsteps and felt Credence tense in his arms.
"Newt?" came Tina's frightened voice.
"I'm over here, Tina! I'm with Credence," he called.
"Don't worry," he added to Credence, "it's just Tina."
Credence nodded and began to relax again as Tina came over.
"Hey," Tina breathed, placing a hand for a moment on Newt's shoulder. Then she dropped to her knees beside them. "Hello, Credence. How are you doing?"
Credence did not respond.
"Can I hug you?" Tina asked the boy quietly, opening her arms.
Newt loosened his hold on Credence, but the boy turned his head away from Tina and began to shake uncontrollably once again. Alarmed, Newt tightened his arms around the boy.
"Credence. Credence, listen to me." Newt spoke in a low, soft voice, the kind he used when he was soothing an injured creature. "Hey, hey. Nobody's going to hurt you anymore, alright?"
Tears came to Newt's eyes for a moment as he realized how much Credence must have been hurt to be this afraid.
"Listen to me, Credence," Newt repeated. "I want you to try and take a deep breath. Alright? Just one. No one's going to hurt you. Come, I'll do it with you. Just one deep breath."
Slowly, Credence, with the encouragement of Newt, drew in a long breath and let it out.
"Good, good," said Newt. "Now, do you think we can try another way?"
Once again, Credence took a deep breath.
"You're doing wonderfully."
Credence continued to breath deeply and relax in Newt's arms.
"Now, Credence, do you think Tina could give you a hug?"
Credence gave a tiny nod and Newt let go of him. The boy immediately felt himself enveloped in a tight, warm hug.
"I've got you, Credence. I'm going to protect you," Tina whispered.
Newt could hear the emotion in her voice, so he quickly stood, so as not to embarrass her.
"Where are Queenie and Jacob?" he asked. "And where's MACUSA?"
"Outside," Tina said shortly, not taking her eyes off of Credence.
"Alright. I'll be back in a few minutes for you two." Newt squeezed Tina's shoulder gently as he walked past her, then hurried up the stairs into the street.
Outside, a strange scene greeted him. No-Majs outside the protective barrier that had been put up were yelling at the wizards within, demanding an explanation of what was going on. Inside the barrier, a sobbing Queenie appeared to be pleading with Madam Picquery, while Jacob stood behind her looking uncomfortable.
Newt went over to his friends. "What's going on here?"
"Queenie's tryin' to convince Madam Picquery not to Obliviate me. It doesn't look like it's going so well," Jacob said in a low voice to his friend.
"Ah. I see. Well, then." Newt sounded uncomfortable. He desperately wanted to keep all of his three only friends, but it didn't sound like this was going to be possible. Of Jacob was Obliviated, he would not remember Newt, Queenie, or Tina, and the three would lose a close friend.
Newt turned his attention back to what was happening around as Madam Picquery began to speak.
"Miss Goldstein, I understand that you have become good friends, but you know the law. If we have to restrain you in order to Obliviate the No-Maj, we will do so. Now please step back and this a bit easier for everyone."
"Why does it matter?" Queenie sobbed. "The whole city has seen it anyway!"
"Yes, that could pose a problem. We will not be able to Obliviate an entire city."
"Well, actually, ma'am," Newt broke in, "there is a way. And I'd be willing to give it to you if you allow Mr. Kowalski to stay with us."
Picquery thought about the proposal for a moment. "Fair enough. But Mr. Kowalski must promise to never tell anyone of this outside the Wizarding World."
Jacob nodded quickly. "Oh, yes. I promise."
"Good. Now, Mr. Scamander, I believe you said you have a way of Obliviating the entire city?"
"Yes." Newt was suddenly nervous. Would Frank be alright, flying all the way to Arizona by himself? But suddenly, another voice whispered inside him, 'Yes. He'll be all right. And now, two good things will come out of your trip to America.' Newt placed his case on the ground, then opened it and called for everyone to step back. "Come on, Frank," he called into the case.
The thunderbird zoomed out of the case, hovering above Newt for a few seconds before coming to land in front of him.
"I was intending to wait until we got to Arizona," Newt told the bird. " but I guess now's a good time too. You'll be alright, won't you?"
The thunderbird made a purring-like sound from the back of his throat. Newt smiled sadly as tears formed in his eyes, but he quickly swiped them away.
"You know what you have to do."
Newt gave the thunderbird before Frank rose into the air. Newt threw up the vial of Swooping Evil poison, which the bird caught in his beak. Everyone watched as the big bird flew high into the sky. Rain, infused with the venom, began to pour down a moment later, and the wizards went around repairing the damaged buildings with magic while the rain wiped the No-Majs' memories.
Queenie hugged Jacob tightly, relieved that they could stay together.
A/N: Did you like it? More chapters hopefully coming pretty soon!