YAY CHAPTER 7! Hope you guys enjoy :)
Sorry I'm not quite in the mood for an author's note. This week's really been shit for me -.-
Waaaaay too much drama for a thirteen year old. I need a better life.
Unexpected Help
Chapter 7
Potter was such an idiot.
He could have just left it all to Nico! But no, he just had to try to be the "hero". They're all fools.
Now Nico had even more hydra heads to fight. Yay.
"RAAAAAAAAAGHHH!" The hydra wailed as Nico stabbed the eyes of a head. As long as none of the heads were chopped off, he'd be fine. The hydra shot fire towards Nico. He side-stepped too late. He felt heat surround him, but he ignored it and kept slashing and stabbing.
"Nico, you're leg!" He heard Neville shout. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the bottom of his jeans were on fire.
"Shit," Nico muttered, dodging flames, "everybody out!"
They didn't need to be told twice. Potter, Weasley, Granger, Neville and Luna scrambled out of the Shrieking Shack.
This was great. Now that he was alone, he could lead the monster out of the shack and into an open area – a place where he could use his powers.
After he stabbed through the brains of another head, he dived out the window. The hydra chased after Nico, burning down the entire shack.
After a rough landing out of the window, Nico regained his balance and winced. He's probably sprained his ankle. Ignore it, he heard his father's voice in his head, pain is a distraction.
The hydra was drawing closer. Thanking the gods that the area was abandoned, Nico stabbed his sword into the ground. "Serve me!"
Cracks and crevices formed in the ground around him. Several skeletons warriors – carrying guns and machetes – clawed their way out of the Underworld.
Nico raised his sword and pointed it at the hydra. "Attack!"
The skeleton warriors charged. This battle had just gotten a lot easier. Now that the Hydra had the skeletons as a distraction, Nico ran as fast as his sprained ankle could go. He dodged flames, heads, and bullets; three skeleton warriors have already been destroyed. He scrambled onto the back of the hydra.
"Hey! Serpent Scales! Over here!" The name didn't sound as witty as it did in his head, but he didn't care. The hydra heads turned to where Nico was positioned on its back. He stabbed and sliced at its back.
The heads shrieked and breathed fire at him. Nico jumped off at the last second. The fire hit the hydras back – and it began to spread. Nico watched as the struggling hydra became engulfed in its own flames. It could no longer live.
So Nico decided to do the hydra a favour. He stabbed it right where its heart should be. "To Tartarus!" he said in ancient Greek. The earth shook beneath the hydra, and giant fissure was created in the ground. The flaming hydra fell into it and was banished into the dark depths of Tartarus.
Nico stood there, chest heaving. He closed his eyes and concentrated on closing the fissure. Once it was sealed, he sheathed his sword and limped back to Hogsmeade.
What Nico didn't know was that five stunned people were watching him from a distance.
O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o
Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna and Neville stared. The so-called hydra just fell into a giant crack in the ground. And Nico had just turned even scarier.
"Did you just see that?" Hermione said, wide-eyed.
Ron nodded, too stunned for words. "He- he-he just..."
"...Killed the thing by encasing it in the ground," Harry finished.
"And bringing up skeletons with muggle weapons," Neville said.
"That was rather peculiar," Luna said dreamily.
"Neville... what did you and Nico talk about before we came to the Shrieking Shack?" Hermione asked.
"Well, not much. The hydra came... Nico said that spells won't work and I should let him handle it... Nico told me what it was... He told me about what happens when you slice off the heads," Neville glared at Harry, "... He said he had a plan... It looked like the fight was going well, until you came." Neville glared at the Golden Trio, who looked at their feet in embarrassment.
"Well it's not like we knew what it was!" Ron fired at Neville.
"It's not like you three always have to have the glory!" Neville shot back. "You've become power hungry." This left the trio in silence.
"Was Nico limping?" Luna suddenly asked.
Neville was wide-eyed in realization. "He was! His leg was on fire!"
"We should help him," Luna said, genuinely concerned.
"He went back to Hogsmeade! Let's go!" Neville and Luna sped off to Hogsmeade.
The Golden Trio stood there, alone.
Harry was the first to speak. "I can't believe he said that to us!"
"What's gotten into him?" Ron frowned. "We are not power hungry!"
"Nico must have corrupted him!" Hermione shrieked. "Neville would never do this to us!"
Something in the back of Harry's mind was trying to tell him that Neville was right. Harry chose to ignore it. "The trip to Hogsmeade is almost over. We should get back to the carriages."
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As soon as Nico found an abandoned alley, he looked at his leg.
The bottom half of his jeans were burnt to crisp, his left leg was burned and bloody and his right ankle was at a sickening angle.
He winced.
Nico fumbled some ambrosia out of his pockets and popped it in his mouth. A surge of warmth spread throughout his body and relaxed him. He checked his pockets and cursed.
"Crap," he muttered, "left the Nectar back at Hogwarts." He couldn't shadow travel now. Not in this condition. He was already drained from the fight! He would surely pass out from exhaustion and die.
Suddenly he heard footsteps. "Nico! There you are!"
It was Neville and Luna. "Blimey, you look terrible!"
"Thanks for stating the obvious."
"Nico, I know a spell that could heal your broken ankle," Luna offered.
"It's not broken. It's just sprained and – ow!" Nico had tried moving his foot. "Okay, it's broken. Use your spell."
Luna smiled grimly and pointed her wand at Nico's ankle. "Episkey!" There was a sickening crunch sound.
"OW! OHHH SHIT!" Nico's face twisted in pain, but the pain subsided. "Ah, that feels way better."
"Maybe we should go to the carriages now," Neville said, "Nico, I'll help you up."
"No. If I look like I'm injured, it could cause a scene. Just let me walk and maybe people won't notice." Nico winced as he started to walk. "I'll manage."
He limped while following Luna and Neville to the carriages. They helped Nico get inside when nobody was looking.
They heard Filch outside, ringing the bell. "Back to Hogwarts! Carriages back to Hogwarts!"
Just then, the three people Neville and Luna haven't seen all year stepped into the carriage.
"Draco, this is the only carriage left!" Pansy Parkinson said, stepping into view. "Oh great." She said when she saw who was already in the carriage.
"What is it, Pansy?" Blaise Zabini asked, he saw Neville and Luna and groaned.
"Mudbloods," Draco Malfoy's face twisted in disgust. He turned to Nico, "And look, they've brought that filthy muggle with them as well!"
Nico groaned. "You shut the fuck up."
"How dare you! Pieces of filth like you shouldn't be talking to us Purebloods that way." Zabini spat.
Before Nico could retort, Parkinson gaped at his burnt leg. "What happened to you?" she asked sardonically.
"If you must know, his leg was burned by a hydra." Luna said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Oh? And what the hell is that?"
"It's a ten headed beast that can breathe fire." Neville answered.
"Well, it would've have stayed with five heads if it weren't for Potter." Nico scowled.
"You three hate Potter?" Malfoy asked.
"Yes." Came the simultaneous response. "Only a little." Neville and Luna added.
"Maybe you people aren't too bad after all." Parkinson said.
They sat through the rest of the ride in a comfortable silence.
Could this be the start of a beautiful friendship?
Fuck no.
O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o
At the Great Hall Harry, Ron and Hermione sat far away from Nico, Neville and Luna.
Breakfast was usually great for Harry, but today he wasn't hungry.
"How can you not be eating?" Ron exclaimed, stuffing his cheeks with food.
Harry didn't answer. He was lost in his own thoughts. He was up all night thinking about how he had made such an embarrassing mistake back at the Shrieking Shack.
Suddenly, a huge shadow formed right on the Gryffindor table. The shadows swirled and formed the shape of humans and a car.
When the shadows were gone, two people stood on Gryffindor table. A tall boy, probably 20-years-old, wearing a sea green shirt and jeans. He looked like Harry, black hair and green eyes, except his eyes were a lighter shade of green and his form and body was more built. He was extremely fit.
The other was a girl who looked about 15-years-old. She had spiky black hair tied in a ponytail and electrifyingly blue eyes. She had punk clothing and a quiver, bow and arrow. Something about her seemed ageless and she looked like she had a silver glow.
"Never again... never again," the girl shook her head and rubbed her temples as though she had a headache.
The boy staggered and put a hand on his forehead. "... hate shadow travel."
Behind them was what looked like a car earlier in the shadows, was actually a big, black and scary dog. It was currently snoring.
Nico spoke. "Don't tell me it's already been a month."
This seemed to shake them out of their reverie.
"Nico! Guess what? It's time for The Gasp!" The boy grinned.
What was going on?
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