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"If you're free, you never see the walls."
-Audioslave, If you're free
The shadows crept along through his mind. His sleep was
disturbed, again, by a dream. Evison felt the shadowy void of his
mind shift slightly, changing to a different void. One that was filled
with stars and beauty.
Wrapped around him was a cocoon of pure orange energy.
He felt, rather then saw, the two others near him. His mind wrapped
around an incoming message, snatching it from space, and relaying it to
the others.
"Orders have been upgraded, Infection has been detected.
Begin second stage purge..."
Evison sighed inwardly. It was getting to be too much.
Don't the angels care at all about the people they hurt by doing this?
He sighed again, and would have shook his head if it hadn't been held firmly
in place by the cocoon. After an hour of watching their target through
a spy satellite feed he went back to sleep. They would arrive in
ten days.
***
How much things can change in ten days
***
The sun was high in the sky as Jimmy finished his section of
the farm. Leaning on his hoe he looked up into the sky, shielding
his eyes with one hand. He paused a moment, then squinted up at the
sky looking for whatever had caught his eye. A flash made him look
slightly to the left, but it was gone just as quickly as the first.
Jimmy frowned and brought his brows together. Not time for a shipment,
hell, there aren't any ships due in for another week or so! The third
flash deepened his frown. Jimmy turned and yelled "Hey Pa!"
When he saw the old man stand and begin to turn he continued. "Any
ships due in that I don't know about? Cuz if there aren't something's
going on here!"
Jordan sighed when his son Jimmy called for him, stood and began
to turn, but stopped when his son continued. His blood ran cold.
He trembled as he looked up into the sky, what he saw almost dropped him
to his knees right there. The three burning shapes that were falling
from the sky were coming straight for his home!
He barely had time enough to get his family out of the house
and far enough away. He didn't know what was coming, but he was sure
that he didn't want to be near his house when it hit.
***
Evison opened his eyes, the cocoon opening in response to his mental
commands. He squinted his eyes at the sudden onslaught of the bright
sun. Slowly sitting then standing, he reviewed the message that was
waiting for him.
"Purge"
He frowned, looking around him barely noticing the wreckage of a house
that he had landed in. He immediately went to the two other scorched
and blackened cocoons. After a short check to make sure that they
were alright he began to wake them up. Willy yawned and stretched
as he woke up slowly. Clarisse on the other hand, was alert the instant
Evison opened her cocoon.
"A purge order? It's only been ten days Evison!"
Her distress was evident at the sudden change in orders. Clarisse
sighed, looking down at her feet. Shouldn't we at least make sure
that the infection has spread far enough to really warrant a purge before
we do that?
Willy finally opened his eyes. "You know we can't do that,
we don't have the equipment. Besides, we have to follow orders, His
word is law remember?" He shook his head vehemently, and hissed.
"I don't like it any more than you." He looked over at Clarisse,
Black hair done up in two buns. "Then again, it's all up to fearless
leader..." He looked over at Evison, who had been silent throughout
the exchange.
Evison, blinked slowly. Sighing, he looked over his shoulder
at Willy. "You're right, it is up to me isn't it?" He bit at
his lip and though for a few moments. We aren't dogs for them to
order around! "I can tell just by looking around, this planet isn't
even close to needing to be purged." Clarisse's eyes went wide, and
Willy grinned darkly. "The councilcan't order us around like this
any more." He nodded and looked at Clarisse and Willy. "If
either of you want out you can go now. Neither of you has to take
the consequences of my actions." Both looked grim as they shook their
heads and stepped closer to him.
"I'm not going, not now." Were Clarisse's answer.
She looked determined. Willy simply smiled ferally, opting to not
say anything.
"No backing out now..."
They were gone in under a minute, leaving only their cocoons
and three NERV insignia.
***
Evison started awake, in cold sweat. He breathed in deeply
and let it out in a deep slow sigh. He looked around to make sure
that it hadn't been a dream, that he was still at this place called "Hogwarts".
His brows knit together, he still had no idea where he was. In the
month that he and Willy had been there, they hadn't been able to locate
either the nine, or any of their allies, almost like those others didn't
even exist at all. It worried him. He sighed deeply as he slipped
off of the bed and dressed.
It wasn't yet light outside, Evison stood for a time longer in
the shadows. The sun rose slowly, bathing the room in light.
He looked up at the sound of a door opening. "Hello Willy.
How much longer until this... 'Quidditch' tournament? It sounds interesting."
Evison turned and smiled at his friend. Willy cocked his head to
the side and grinned back at Evison.
"It's only a few days from now. From what I hear, it's
played on broomsticks," Willy's brows furrowed together as he spoke, "I
can't imagine how that's possible though. I mean, we've seen their
so called 'magic', but... Broomsticks?!" Willy shook his head, and
Evison chuckled. "It seems a bit too... I dunno."
"I know what you mean Willy. We should at least see this
sport of theirs." Evison was trying hard not to laugh while he spoke.
"Even if they do fly using a rather odd method."
"Odd nothing! It's damned inconvenient!" At this
Evison broke down and laughed.
Evison sobered quickly, they had learned much so far during their
stay at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. One of the things
they had learned was the story of Harry Potter and Lord Voldermort.
Or at least, the basics about it. Evison was eager to meet someone
who had earned such respect from Dumbledore.(Evison had witnessed the mans
power when they first arrived.) For one to earn that mans respect
was no small thing... Evison smiled, at least he wouldn't be bored...