Salazar was panting as he arrived outside of the famous school grounds of Ilvermorny. Sweat was rolling down his pale face. It was in the middle of the night, but he knew every minute mattered until he got off American soil. Luckily the school was nearly abandoned thanks to the term not starting for another week. He looked up at the gate to the entrance it was nearly twice his size.
Walking backwards he gave a large inhale as he took off in a running dash towards the gate grabbing onto the metal post pushing his weight up, he rapidly threw his body over the fence landing in the school grounds on his back. Salazar grunted as he hastily scrambled to his feet. Quickly looking around he spotted a tree out in front of the school. Salazar closed his eyes as small drops of rain started hitting his face. Trying to control his breathing he reopened his eye and rushed towards the large tree.
Once he got near it he reached out with a pale shaky hand gently touching the bark.
"I need your help old friend," Salazar spoke quietly to the tree the only response he got was the wind rustling the leaves of the tree. Salazar wore a sad smile as he reached up and grabbed onto a lower branch snapping a small piece off. "I need to get out of here, please come with me."
"Lumos, accio wand," Salazar instantly turned around at the light of an unknown wand. A witch in her early thirties was holding her wand at him with regret, and maybe a hint of sympathy as she looked back at the petite wizard. She appeared hesitant as no wand flew into her outstretched hand from him.
"Mrs. Brown I should of expected it to be you," Salazar raised his hands up in surrender still holding onto the branch.
"I'm so sorry Adam, or should I say Salazar?" The witch approached Salazar with cuffs clamping them onto his wrist.
Salazar fought back a smirk at the sound of his name but bit back any retort as the metal bounded his wrist together in front of him. A loud crack of thunder rang out as the rain started pouring down on them.
"Tell me auror is this justice? Is it?" Salazar spat
"We only wish to bring you in for questioning, please do not make this harder than what it already is."
Salazar looked back at the witch his green eyes filled with betrayal frowning he diverted his gaze at the small branch in his hand. The auror grabbed Salazar by the arm leading him roughly back to the gate's entrance. The branch started glowing faintly forming it's shape into a wand as Salazar attempted to hold back a smile while keeping a blank expression. Fortunately it went unnoticed by the witch as she was more focused on talking to her supervisors through a mirror. As she pushed the gate open leading them both through it and tucking the mirror back into her pocket. She turned her attention back to the wizard only to find a new wand pointed at her.
"Adam please," She gasp letting go of his arm stepping back from him while gripping onto her own wand out of nervousness.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Brown Adam died the moment I became complacent and MACUSA found out who I truly was," Slowly Salazar's green eyes were replaced with large crimson ones his silver blond hair began darkening to a brown shade. "I promise any spell coming out of this wand will hurt me more than you."
"So what now?" the auror brought her wand up at him as well preparing to fight him.
"Well MACUSA will be out for my head. I think I'll head to Mexico in all my years never been there," Salazar smiled "Farewell Mrs. Brown"
"Stupefy," Brown shouted as red hex shot out from her wand aimed directly at Salazar. Before it made contact however Salazar's body started becoming transparent and disappeared as the hex flew past where he was a moment ago.
The rain started dying down as Brown lowered her wand. Five bight lights started popping from a fire hydrant as the lights dimmed it was replaced with five aurors holding their wands out in shock.
"He got away sir," Brown mumbled in shame. "The anti apparition wards where up but he still manged to apparate.
The leader of the five approached Brown. He was in his mid forties with a faint large scar across his eye. He placed his hand on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.
"You did will well Mrs. Brown not many I'd imagine would be a match for an auror like Adam Smith let alone Salazar Slytherin. Tell me did he leave any clues where he might go?"
"Mexico," Brown spoke faintly "He said he was going to Mexico."
"Good job Brown," The auror smiled as he turned towards the other four aurors. "Set up preliminary inspections throughout the Mexican wizarding community. We cannot allow a wizard like Slytherin to roam free not after what just happened in Europe."
Salazar fell to his knees in the middle of a forest as he gasp in pain his clothes where soaked and muddy. His hands were shaking and covered in his blood. Salazar screamed out in agony as he curled up in a ball on the ground. Faint rune marks were appearing around his wrist under the cuffs and swirled around his arms as blood began oozing out from the strange markings. Salazar's appearance had changed drastically. He no longer looked to be in his mid thirties but now in his late teens. He had fair skin with sharp high cheek bones and thick black hair that ran wildly just past his shoulders.
"Where am I?" Salazar grunted through clenched teeth looking over to his newly formed wand that was giving off a light glow. Deciding he wasn't going to get a response from the wand he glance up at the sky. His bright crimson eyes widened in shock. He rolled over onto his hands in knees grabbing his wand he pulled himself up to his feet the best he could with his hands still bounded together.
"You brought me to Europe, I need shelter before the sun comes out" Salazar groaned at his wand as he began staggering through the forest he apparated in. He was leaving a trail of blood as the runes on his arms had yet sealed up. The pain was pulsing through his arms and the amount of blood loss had made Salazar slightly fatigued as he leaned against a tree along the trail panting. He broke out in a cold sweat. Looking back up at the sky he clenched his teeth pushing himself off the tree he began walking again only to have something powerful hit him in the back of the head sending him to his knees.
Salazar looked behind him to see a giant male holding a larger branch smiling at him.
"Damn," Now his vision was blurry and his head was throbbing Salazar rushed to his feet bearing his fangs he pulled out a dagger stepping away from the giant.
"Goaaaaaa!" The giant started charging at Salazar who managed to slip between his legs as the giant crashed into the trees.
"Heh your not supposed to be in these lands," Salazar spoke as he latched onto a lower branch and awkwardly began climbing the tree as best he could.
The giant started stomping his feet in frustration after losing sight of Salazar. The wizard carefully and quietly leap to the next tree landing swiftly onto it's branch.
"Goaaaa," A giant hand crashed down and smacked Salazar off the tree like a rag doll as he fell to the ground painfully. He felt pressure on his leg as he was being lifted upside down. His forehead was bleeding he noticed feeling the warm iron flow across his face. He vaguely caught sight of a smaller giant whom appeared out from a clearing and ran over towards them before everything went black and his body went limp in the giants hand.
"Grawp what have you got there put him down," Hagrid ran to his brother dropping the pot of food in his hands. Grawp smelt the food Hagrid brought out in the air and then brought Salazar up to his face sniffing him. Hagrid smacked him on the leg hard.
"I mean it Grawp put the boy down or so help me ye wont get another meal from me." Hagrid pleaded.
"Graaaw," Grawp shouted as he flung Salazar off a cliff and began eating the food Hagrid brought off the ground.
"No," Hagrid shouted running to the edge of the cliff peering down to see a few ripples where the body had impacted the black lake. Hagrid turned back around scowling at Grawp as he backtracked to the entrance in a rush to get to the black lake.
Salazar was sinking in the lake still unconscious his wand was glowing brightly in his pocket. A few of the merpeople cautiously began swimming around him the smallest one grabbed onto his arm halting him from sinking any further. She placed her ear against his chest trying to listen to something. When she didn't get the response she was looking for she began swimming to the top of the lake clutching onto him with her frail hands. As they reached the surface Hagrid had just arrived at the shore.
"Mighty Merlin merpeople helping a human," Hagrid spoke in awe as the mermaid swam cautiously towards Hagrid dragging Salazar along. Once close enough she let go of Salazar diving back into the lake. Hagrid quickly caught the boy pulling him out of the water. Salazar in response opened his crimson eyes staring at Hagrid he bore his fangs for a second only to fall back into unconsciousness.
"Your no human not anymore at least your a vampire," Hagrid rambled to himself as he instinctively looked up at the sky, he sun was peaking out now. Hagrid took off his jacket covering Salazar with it and walking to the castle with the small vampire concealed in his arms.