By David Mycock Portals and Dimensions 11
Walking the Path
Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy the vampire slayer or any other of the characters in this story they belong to Joss Whedon and whoever else created the characters used in this story. Any characters I created I own.
Pairing: Janna Kalderdash/Xander Harris (There will be other relationships in this story but this is the main one)
Summary: Two days after the end of the first story Xander and his friends arrive in L.A to meet up with Vlad Tepes Lawyers not knowing the adventure awaiting them and the changes it would bring within the group.
(12 Grimmauld place London Two Days Later)
Harry breathed deeply as he went through his meditation exercises alongside Susan and Hermione who had joined him the day after the attack on Azkaban, their presence helped him calm himself after the long workout they had just done. Neville and the twins were next door working on their offensive spell casting whilst Ginny Luna and Hannah were been taught some battle healing by Tonks and Mad Eye Moody
His suddenly felt himself fall away from himself and once again found himself looking out through Voldemort eyes, he shivered as he noticed the large group of death eaters in front of him as he realised once again Voldemort had no idea he was inside his mind once again
"My followers my plan for the assault on Amelia Bones are complete" Voldemort finally spoke "Tomorrow night we will assault her mansion with a strike force of fithteen ditherers and myself" he continued in a voice of anticipation "Bones is not to be underestimated and if any of you allow her to escape you will die by my hand, now report to you selected team leaders for your orders" he finished before sitting back down in his throne
Harry used every technique he had been taught by Lilith to pull himself back out of the dark lord's mind, a few seconds later he found himself on the floor of Grimmauld place's main lounge with Susan, Hermione and Sirius looking down at him
"Are you okay Harry?" Susan asked with a concerned look on her lovely face
"No I am not" he replied as he pushed himself back into a sitting position "Sirius call an order meeting for tonight we have trouble coming and maybe a chance to gain an important ally" he told his godfather
"Okay Harry" Sirius agreed seeing the series look on his godson's face before heading towards the fireplace as Xander and Lilith entered
"What's going on Harry?" Xander inquired
"We have a problem to deal with and I would like your help" Harry replied as he stood up and faced his new friends "There will be a meeting tonight to discuss it and I would your ideas on the subject" he added trying to keep himself calm
"Very well Harry we'll be there" Xander agreed after sharing a look with Lilith
(L.A)
Janna sat at the table after another bout of sickness to find the others waiting for her; she gave them a small smile although she felt anything but happy at the moment. She missed Alexander more and more with each passing day and she had begun to despair of them ever been able to rescue him and Lilith
"We have searched every building in the files Sarah and Janna recovered from Wolfram and Hart" Adrian began with a frustrated look on his face "Which seems to us to indicate they were warned by their lawyer of our search and instead of trying to ambush is opting to hide" he added
"So how do we find them master?" Seras inquired
"I was thinking of visiting the lawyers myself" Alucard replied with a dark look in his eyes which told all of them that the lawyers would most likely not survive the visit
"That won't be necessary my lord Tepes" a new voice entered the discussion
"Lilah how did you get in?" Sarah asked shocked to see her sister standing in the room behind them
"Practice" Lilah replied with a teasing smile at her sister before becoming series and facing the imposing figure of Vlad Tepes "As I was saying, there will be no need to devastate our firm my lord as I have the information on the where about of the people responsible for the ambush on my nephew and your daughter" she informed them trying to maintain a composed look on her face whilst dealing with the true lord of the undead
"Then tell us where they are hiding Miss Morgan" Sir Integra ordered wishing the recover both Lilith and Alexander as fast as possible
"Lindsey Mcdonald warned them of your impending attack and they left the city the day before heading for San Francisco" Lilah answered "Lindsey himself has been placed in an appreciate punishment for his betrayal my lord" she added hoping to distract the vampire lord's anger
"Were the situation not so important I would insist on killing the fool but for now I am content to leave him to your superiors but warn them never to allow any of their people to cross me or my family again or they will regret ever hearing my name" Alucard warned her
"I will make sure your warning is heeded my lord" Lilah told them thankful she had been successful in diverting him
"Do you know where in San Francisco they are headed?" Janna asked annoyed by the delay this would impose on their rescue of Alexander and Lilith
"This file was recovered by me from Lindsey's safe at his home" she stated handing the file over to her sister "It has information on a lot of property they own across the country, it also has information on people who are apart of the cult" she added with a smile at helping her sister recover her son as well as destroying her rival
"Thank you Lilah for all of your help" Sarah said handing the file to Sir Integra before standing up and hugging her sister for the first time since they were kids
"You're welcome" Lilah replied returning the hug "But be careful and stay in touch" she added
"I will" Sarah promised before showing her sister out
"Now what do we do?" Amy asked relieved to have answers which might lead them to the people responsible for her friend's disappearance
"We head for San Francisco as soon as we are ready" Alucard stated with a growl as Sarah returned
The group quickly broke up and began to pack for their journey; Janna pushed away the lingering doubt in her mind that she would not see her lover again
(12 Grimmauld place London Night)
The order of the phoenix bar Severus Snape gathered in the main dining room of their headquarters joined by Xander, Lilith, Harry and his small group of friends, before Dumbledore could call the meeting to order Molly Weasly spoke up in a disapproving tone
"Headmaster I must protest the presence of these children at this meeting" she hissed
Harry managed to keep a hold of his temper at the tone of the older woman's voice even as a small part of him appreciated the fact that she cared so much about them
"Molly, Harry had this meeting called and only he knows what it is we are about to discuss and he insisted on the presence of his friends" Dumbledore informed the woman knowing she could be quite difficult to deal with then it came to children
"But" Molly started to object before Harry himself decided to speak
"Mrs Weasly this meeting is important and especially evolves Susan, but I also refuse to keep secrets from my friends after they have shown me so much support in the past" Harry told her bluntly "Now please we have a lot to go through and the sooner we start the better for everyone" he added
Molly stared at the boy she considered to be another son to her before sitting back down after a little coercing from her husband, Harry nodded before turning to Susan
"This is going to be difficult for you to listen to but you must hear me out" he told her with all the confidence he could muster
"I trust you Harry" Susan replied with a small smile even as she began to feel worried about what he had to tell them that so concerned her
"Very well" Harry nodded feeling relieved "This morning during my meditation exercises I slipped into Voldemort head and saw a meeting he was holding" he started
"What was discussed in this meeting Harry?" Remus asked even though he believed he had already worked out the answer due to the boy's concern on how this would affect Susan Bones
"An Assault on Amelia Bones Mansion tomorrow night" Harry answered calmly
"Auntie" Susan whispered in horror as she understood the full meaning of Harry's response barely feeling Hannah grab her hand and try and calm her
"You did not call this meeting just to tell us that, you have something planned in that head of yours don't you?" Mad Eye growled with a fierce smile
"I do" Harry nodded in answer "But it means taking a few risks seen as Voldemort himself will be part of the assault force" he added
"Harry I hope you are not suggesting we engage the dark lord at this time?" Dumbledore asked for clarification
"I am" Harry replied with a determined look "I am suggesting we ambush his force which will be made up of fifteen death eaters and Voldemort himself" he told them all
"You can't be series" Molly Weasly cried out in alarm
"I am, not only will we be able to whittle down his followers but we could gain an ally in Amelia Bone and begin to wake up the rest of the wizarding world to the dark lord's return" Harry spat in reply "And the main reason for us doing this is it's the right thing to do Susan's aunt's life is at stake and we have the opportunity to save it" he added
Susan had managed to calm herself down with a little help from her friend, she was angry at the beginning of Harry's response when he mentioned gaining an ally but at the end when he voiced the main reason for his idea she was filled with a deep longing to hug him senseless
"He has a point you know" Tonks spoke up in support finally after a few minutes silence "Amelia Bones is trying to rally support to remove Fudge and his supporters from office which may be why the dark lord is moving against her" she told them "It would be stupid of us not to act, even worse isn't this why we joined the order to save lives?" she asked
"I agree with Harry as well" Xander finally spoke feeling a little annoyed with the order for their resistance to Harry's plan "You have an responsibility to act to save lives and Harry's idea has merit" he added "You will have mine and Lilith's support in this Harry" he told the boy who nodded in reply
"What about Voldemort?" Hermione asked concerned about the dark lord's presence in the coming fight
"That's why I will be part of the ambush" Harry answered "As soon as Voldemort notices me he will concentrate sorely on me" he added
"I must object to your idea Harry" Dumbledore stated not liking it one bit
"It's not open for discussion sir I'm going and that's final" Harry responded hotly "And you will help me keep Voldemort pinned down and away from the rest of the battle, Mad Eye and Tonks will ensure Amelia makes it out of the fight alive" he added with a glance at the two Auror's who both nodded their heads in agreement
"I'm going to Harry, that way Auntie will listen to you so we can set up the ambush" Susan stated with a heated look almost daring Harry to deny her joining them
"I wouldn't dream of trying to stop you Susan, she's your family which makes this more your fight than anyone else's" Harry told her with a smile which she returned at his answer
Others quickly agreed that Harry's plan had merit forcing Dumbledore to agree to it, although an annoyed Sirius had to agree to stay behind due to his status as a wanted convict. They spent the next half hour putting a plan together to deal with the death eaters and keep them away from the fight between Dumbledore, Harry and Voldemort. Xander and Lilith had agreed to use their own skills to keep any death eater reinforcements for entering the mansion
"Very well if we are agreed we will meet here at noon tomorrow to visit Amelia and explain everything to her dismiss" Dumbledore finally ended the meeting feeling slightly anxious about the coming fight and the fight he had been made to promise not to tell Severus about what they had planned.