A thousand apologies for going MIA for such a long period . But I was busy with moving to new house and preparing for my trip to the USA . I hope my readers could forgive me and continue to enjoy my stories . As compensation for that , please check my profile for the prologue of my second Neo Primarch story . Although it would be sometimes until the first chapters are ready to be up , I hope it gives you an idea of what it is about .
Without further ado , I give you Battle Brother Potter 12
Chapter 12
"All right Blood Ravens ! I have good news and bad news , which ones you would like to hear first ?" The Emperor said to the eight Marines sitting in the white marble room .
"We could use the good news first ." Davian said as his Brother nods approvingly .
"Alright , the very good news is Harry has found his Soul-mate !" The Emperor announced with a grin on his face .
"WHAT ? SINCE WHEN?" Came the simultaneous bewildered questions from almost all the Blood Ravens presents .
"Calm down and let me elaborate . Yes , I did say Harry will eventually find his Soul-mate , and he did . Now they will eventually grow on each other and become real Soul-mates . They will essentially become one of the cutest couples you will ever see ." The Emperor continued before he noticed the mischievous smirked on Thaddeus face .
"Thaddeus , stop rehearsing your version of "the Talk" , you are the last person that I will allow to give him that ." Davian snarled out at the youngest Sergeant .
"The "When a Space Marine meet a Sister of Battle " talk ? I thought that was appropriate ?" Thaddeus exclaimed .
"It was meant to be a joke , Thaddeus . " Tarkus said , trying hard not to laugh .
"Well , I thought so too until I caught Gordian and that Sister Hospitaller making out ." Thaddeus retorted .
"Hey ! I knew it was a mistake allowing you to be my escort in that medical Seminar . Anyway , we did not go any further than that ." Gordian snapped back , trying hard to hide his blush as he remembered Sister Linina of the Order of the Torch and the Medical Seminar on Hippocrus IV .
"I say we discretely monitor this relationship and see where it goes . " Cyrus , ever the calm one , said .
"I concur , but we need to work on the methods ." Martellus metallic voice said . "A psychic tag on my part and tracking devices from Martellus will do I guess ." Niven added .
"How about Rolo and Nunnally ? Do you think they will help us with it ?" Thaddeus asked , a grin on his face .
"Forget about it , I think they already know about this . Harry almost never kept anything from them ." Gordian said .
"Ok , I think we should talk about this later . How about the bad news , Big Dad?" Davian silenced his Brothers and asked the Emperor .
"Oh , two primarchs have just appeared at the same time and I have to monitor them closely . That means you won't be seeing me for a while . " The Emperor said , his face a mix of excitement and sadness .
"But how are we going to report to you about our progress ?" Davian asked , obviously upset . "I'll try to send Azariah as often as the paperwork permit , but don't worry , you guys know that I'll always keep an eye out for you , right ?" The Blood Ravens all nodded at that .
"Two things before I go , Harry is approaching 11 years old , you know what that means right ? Prepare him for it but do not let him flaunt his power so overtly and find a way for him to stabilize his power reserves on his own .And finally , the first eight friends he made will be his lieutenants , so train them up accordingly . " As the Emperor finish , pillar of light appeared and engulf him , ending the meeting .
Several days later : "Wow , this clearing is so beautiful !" Nunnally exclaimed as he followed Harry into the clearing with Rolo walking alongside her .
"Yeah , and a perfect training area too ." The brunette boy added as he take in the circular appearance of the clearing .
"No disagreement here ! " Harry jovially said as he approached the center of the clearing , a long package slung across his shoulder . Inside is his wooden sword and the one he himself made for Ginny . Suddenly , he was tackled by a blur of red hair and allow himself to fell down on to the grassy grown . He looked up to see Ginny's smiling face , with her red hair flowing around her face like a red halo . Harry smile and sit up , hugging Ginny in the process .
"You came back ! I thought you would forget me !" Ginny said , suddenly ashamed of herself .
"If that's how you greeted him every time , then I don't think he will ." Rolo commented , smirking . Both Harry and Ginny stood up immediately at that . Harry was blushing and Ginny was observing the brunette duo with suspicions .
"Who are you ? How do you get here?" Ginny asked , her eyes are fixed on the brunnete boy and the brunette girl who smiling at her and Harry in an understanding way .
"They are my siblings , Rolo and Nunnally . Rolo , Nunnallly , this is Ginny ." Harry stood up and make the introduction . "Nice to meet you Ginny ! I hope we could be your friends ." Nunnally come forward and offer her hand to the redhead girl . Ginny looked at the smiling girl . Somehow she felt a lot of kindness radiating from the brunette and took the hand , smiling . The boy behind her , who is about Harry's height , only nodded his greetings to her but his mouth curve up into a smile as he did so .
"Ginny , I have something for you ." Harry said , giving her the long package .
"What is this Harry ?" Ginny asked as her hands held the package .
"Just open and you'll see ." Harry smiled . The redhead girl pulled out the string that was tied at the opening of the package and slide it down , revealing a short wooden sword with elongated oval-shaped blade and a cylindrical hilt .
"Wow , Harry , is this for me ?" Ginny said in awe of the wooden weapon in her hands .
"Yes , Ginny , it's yours ." Harry replied , shuffling his feet uncomfortably .
"It's so beautiful ." Ginny exclaimed before dashed forward and give Harry the tightest hug she could muster , turning the raven haired boy red from embarrassment .
"What's with the smirk , Rolo ?" Harry snapped at his brother .
"Nothing really , you two just look cute . I was just appreciating ." Rolo replied , the smirk never left his face .
"You are beginning to sound like uncle Gordian with all the "appreciating the cuteness" ." Harry retorted only to felt the back of his head got smacked , hard .
"Stop talking about my father like that !" Nunnally hissed before smacking Harry again , this time softer before added "And Rolo is right , you two do look cute like that . Oh and Ginny , you can let go of him now ."
Ginny then realized that she had held Harry for over a minute and let go of the boy .
Elsewhere :
"That's one minute and 5.6 seconds , Cyrus win . " The Techmarine droned as the rest of the Blood Ravens , except Cyrus , took out their wallet .
"What can I say ? I'm feeling lucky today . " The Scout Sergeant said as he counted his winning as the others turned their attention back to the screen .
"You are right , Harry , she is good." Rolo commented as he watched Harry blocked yet another strike from Ginny , a vertical slash and that aimed for his left shoulder . After going through various swordplay sequences , Ginny had wanted to spar to test herself and Harry was happy to oblige . He was testing her in her attack capability so he only stood in one place and wait for her to come at him . Ginny was doing quite well in that her attacks are getting stronger and faster , but still unable to land any hit on Harry . Ginny lunged forward and aimed a thrust at Harry's stomach when the raven-haired boy sidestepped her and tripped the rushing girl with the tip of his wooden sword . "Are you alright Ginny ?" Nunnally asked as she approached the redhead .
"I'm fine . But how did you block my strikes so fast ?" Ginny asked , obviously amazed and frustrated .
"In combat , if your opponent is moving too much , you yourself must balance it out by limiting your movement and wait for the chance to counter-attack ." Rolo said , twirling a wooden branch in his hand . "Quoting old Cyrus again Rolo ? But he's right , Ginny . You moved too much without really making your moves counts . Maybe you should watch me and Rolo spar to get the idea ." Harry commented and Ginny handed her sword to Rolo , only to have the boy refuse .
"Thank you Ginny , but I brought my own weapons ." Rolo politely said as he reached held out his arms in front of himself and swiped them downward , revealing two short wooden blades hidden in his shirt sleeves .
"Ok Harry , Rolo , normal armed spar , no power allowed . " Nunnally announced in a stern voice as she almost dragged Ginny towards a tree stump a few yards away .
"Ready Harry?" The brunette boy as he lowered himself to a stance , his arms spread out
"Eveready ." Came the reply from Harry as he prepared himself . Looking into each other's eyes , they charged towards each others .
Ten minutes later: "Do they do this often Nunnally?" Ginny asked the brunette girl as they watched Rolo blocked one of Harry's vertical chop and delivered a kick aimed at the raven-haired boy's hip , only for it to be blocked by the hilt of Harry's sword as they jumped away from each other .
"Quite often , and I have to take turn cheering for each of them , sometime it gets confusing . And they are often too tired afterward to spar with me . That's why I'm really glad to have you as a friend , Ginny . Maybe we could spar sometimes ." Nunnally replied , smiling .
"Sure , that would be nice , but not after Harry teach me more moves ." Ginny replied and return the smile .
"Well , Rolo , what do you think of Ginny ?" Harry asked as his left fist landed on Rolo's shoulder .
"She's a fighter , fiery , fast and furious when provoked . A perfect Assault Marine specimen . " Rolo replied , ignoring the hit as he delivered a sweep with his right leg , forcing Harry onto his back , then lunged at the raven haired prone form .
"No , I mean as a friend ?" Harry brought his left foot up and force Rolo back before standing up .
"I could tell she was lonely before she met you and us ." Rolo said , using the people reading skill his father had taught him .
"She was ." Came the affirmation .
"We were once lonely too , weren't we ?" A left jab accompanied the sentence only to be parried .
"I know the feeling when you lived with people but don't actually live with them ." Harry aimed a slash at Rolo's leg while remembering his times at the orphanage , where his two friends were his only family . He then noticed some thing strange . Rolo have also sensed it and stopped his lunged and turned around . The first water balloon was aimed for Ginny's back . But it never reached its target as it was caught by a raven haired boy that suddenly appeared from nowhere and caught it with his left hand as it was lobbed from a nearby bush . The second balloon was puncture before it could reach harmful distance of the two girl , courtesy of the brunette boy with two wooden blade on each arm . The two girls , realizing the threat by now , stood up and turned towards the commotion , Nunnally stood up and produced a small plastic knife while Ginny gripped her new wooden sword , only to see the two boys dived into the bushes and dragged out two identical person who is larger than them at the point of their weapons .
"Fred ? George ? What are you two doing here ?" Ginny asked upon seeing her two soaked brothers being dragged out by her two equally soaked friends .
"You know these two Ginny ?" Rolo asked
"They are my older brothers , Fred and George ." Ginny replied . "You can let them go , for now ." She added .
Rolo lightly jabbed the redhead boy he is handling before allowing him to fall down , face first to the ground , in front of the girls .
Harry also released his redhead and pushed him forward , making him do a face-plant . Then the two redheads got up on their knees an started to plead .
"Please forgive us "
"Oh esteemed sister "
"We never knew you were here ."
"With these kids "
"Waving oversized wands "
"And fighting ."
"Wow , you two can complete each other's sentence . Cool ." Nunnally exclaimed .
"Well that's a first "
"People just think we are annoying ."
The twin replied , alternating between themselves again .
"Because you are ." Ginny snapped . "What are you two doing here anyway ?"
"We are just out here testing our water bomb throwing skills , "
"When we took notice of you ."
"And decided to have some fun "
"But we didn't know that those two are so good ." George said , pointing towards the two boys behind them .
"We thought you were the thugs that tried to kidnapped Ginny like before ." Harry said .
"WHAT ? SOMEONE TRIED TO KIDNAPPED OUR SISTER ?" Both twins cried out simultaneously .
And Ginny spend the next 15 minutes explaining how she met Harry , how Harry saved her and Harry's true name (after swearing them to secrecy of course .)
"So you are Andy Potter's twin brother ?" Fred asked .
"And they give you away because you are not The Boy Who Lived ?" George added .
"UNFORGIVEABLE !" They both exclaimed .
"So now we understand …" "
Your story …"
"It is time "
"For us to swear"
"Our allegiance to you " The twin then said .
"Because you look so much more fun than Andy ."
"Who is a spoiled brat by the way ." They added .
"Now what would you have us do , Harry ?"
"I don't know ? " Harry , still shocked from the sudden allegiance declaration , turned toward Ginny and asked. "Any idea ?" .
"I got one ! How about you two go home and get lunch for all of us ?" Ginny immediately said .
"I thought "
"It was going "
"To be much more "
"Challenging " The twin replied before making a beeline towards the direction of their house .
"They seems nice , but can we really trust them ?" Rolo asked when the twins are out of earshot .
"I looked into their minds Rolo , a lot of hilarity and creativity , but no malice ." Harry replied .
"They are the troublemakers in our families , always trying to dismantle stuffs to see how they works and play pranks on everybody , it drives mum bonkers sometimes . " Ginny added .
"Sounds like a certain grease monkey uncle of ours , don't you think ?" Nunnally chimed in .
"Sure it does . Although he's more of a grease gorilla ." Harry replied , thinking about how Martellus would love to meet these two .
"Wait a minute ! He discovered the mind probe on his own ?" Niven exclaimed .
"You didn't teach him ?" Davian asked .
"I was planning to , next week actually ." The Librarian said . "He must have figured it out on his own ." He added , pride obvious in his voice .
"Captain , can I take those twins under my wings ?" Martellus metallic voice grumbled out , surprising everyone presents with his request .
"Those two ? Looks just like a pair of regular troublemakers to me ." Avitus commented .
"It is faint , but I can sense the touch of the Omnissiah on them . If I can train them in the way of the machine Spirits . Just imagine the possibilities ." The Techmarine continued , his excitement barely contained .
"I'll leave it to your discretion then Martellus . How about you Thaddeus ?" Thule said .
"Ginny is just as Rolo said . She has great potential to become an exceptional Assault Marine . With enough training , I think she will be formidable . But there is this problem of getting them to actually accepting our training ." The assault Marine said , surprising everyone with his serious tone .
"Oh , we'll figure out something , how about an outing so that they could meet us ? " Gordian commented as he help himself to another biscuit .
"Wait a minute , something is happening ." Tarkus said , turning everyone's attention back to the screen .
"I have found you , you brat ! You will pay for what you did to me last week ! ". A gang of thugs suddenly burst into the clearing as the gang are enjoying their lunch . Harry , Rolo and Ginny try to reach their sword but a gunshot stopped them in their track .
Harry assessed the situation as he stood in front of Ginny . The thugs had them surrounded and Harry and Ginny recognized the men that he saved her from last week .
"I can only block bullets from 1 side . Rolo ? " Harry asked .
"Only 3 seconds for me , too many of them . Nunnally did not bring her weapon . and I doubt Ginny could do anything serious with only basic trainings. Luckily the twins are not here . We can't afford more people to protect ." Rolo gritted his teeth .
"You will regret robbing me of my prey , brat ! I see there is another one today . Good . " The leader bellowed out at the four children in front of him , eyes lingering longer on the two girls . "Get them boys ! Leave the girls alone , but feel free to shoot the boys if they try to be funny ." He added with a sneer before feeling something impacted with his head and an unbearable stench that permeate through the air .
Suddenly , the thugs on his right dropped to the ground , clutching his neck . "Can't breath …" before passing out . Several more succumb to the mysterious gas attack before the remaining ones cover their noses with their sleeves . The leader then turned around and spotted two redhead boys perching on a tall branch of a nearby tree , lobbing egg-shaped projectile toward them .
"Why you little … !" A thug yelled before turning his Uzi towards the tree and fired . The shots went wide , but three rounds struck the branch that Fred and George was perching on , breaking it and sending the twins plummeting down to a bush .
"What are you waiting for ? Get those two pest over here so we could kill them !" The leader yelled at his men .
Ginny gasped as she saw her brothers being dragged in front of the thugs . The other's guns are still trained on them and she could only looked on in horror when the man who tried to kidnapped her last week pulled out a pistol and aimed at Fred and pulled the trigger .
Only to be blinded by a white flash .
When the flash cleared , the leader was on the ground , writhing in pain as he nursed a bloody stump where his right hand should have been .
Her eyes then shifted to her brother's savior . He is a huge man , wearing a grey wife beater and long , worn jeans . His most striking feature , however , was his face . Half of his visage was metallic , with a red mechanical eye where his right eye should have been . In his left hand hold a gigantic wrench , which seems to be coruscating with some strange power . On his left shoulder there is a mechanical tentacle that is constantly turning around .
Some of the thugs who are quick to recover form the loss of their leader , turned their guns towards the newcomer and started firing , only to be knocked down on the ground by the arrival of another stranger , this one with a youthful face and spiky blonde hair , wearing a pair of metal gauntlet . Ginny saw Harry's face lit up when he saw the two giants and she knew they are here to help .
"Uncle Thaddeus ! Uncle Martellus ! " Nunnally shouted out in joy .
"Stay right there , kiddo . Let us handle this ." Came Thaddeus' reply .
"Don't kill them Thaddeus , incapacitate only . " Another voice from behind the four children prompt them to look back , only to see a wizened giant in a brown trench coat and blue jeans , holding a long staff with an eagle headpiece . The giant looked at Harry and said : "We'll discuss this later ." Before pouncing forward and joined his two friends in the (one-sided) brawl .
Fred and George Weasley could only watch in amazement as their savior is plowing through the thugs with a wrench and the occasional snaps from the mechanical tentacle on his shoulder .
"That was …"
"Brilliant …"
"And so cool…"
"We want "
"To be"
"Like that "
They said as they watched the giant throw a thug into an oak tree , leaving a huge dent in its trunk before breaking another's leg with his wrench .
Ginny is having the same reaction as she watched the spiky blond giant tore through their would-be attacker with just his fists , taking out two , sometimes three at a time .
"Harry , who are those ?" She asked the raven haired boy .
"My uncles , the one with the wrench is Martellus , the ones with the gauntlet is Thaddeus , the one with the staff is Niven . I don't know how they find us , but we gotta thank them later ." Harry replied . He wanted to joined his uncles but it's been a while since he watch them in action and it was beautiful . So he , Rolo , Nunnally and Ginny settled down and enjoy the carnage .
3 minutes later :
"That's the last of them . " Thaddeus said as he peeled a thug from the oak tree and throw him into the pile of broken bodies of his friends .
"Ok , you two stay here and talk to them , I'll deliver these to the authority ." Niven took out a psychic eraser and grabbed one of the thug before teleporting him and the pile away .
Thaddeus and Martellus then turned to the six kids .
"So … Hello ?" Thaddeus said , grinning .
That's chapter 12 for you . Hope you enjoyed it . If you can , please review .
Question for you to ponder : I am planning a xeno invasion of Harry Potter's universe , which one should it be ?
That's it . Have a nice day .