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"YUNA!" Tidus cried. She seemed to be unconscious. One hand was clutching her chest and the other was draped to the side. Tidus ran towards her as fast as he could. Harry and the others were close behind him. Suddenly magical cords sprang out of nowhere and wrapped around them.
"WHAT GIVES?!" Malfoy yelled thrashing with his binds. "Shut your mouth little boy." A voice snapped. A man with messy brown hair and a silver hand appeared. He smiled smugly and started towards them. "WORMTAIL!" Harry yelled angrily. Tidus tried to hop to his sword, which had fallen to the ground, but he fell over. "REVENGE! OH WHEN I GET MY SWORD BACK YOU'RE GOING TO BE SO SORRY!" Tidus yelled trying to crawl to it. Wormtail smirked. "Your hope is not so great my friend."
"Shut up Wormtail." Another voice hissed out of the darkness. "Shutting up!" Wormtail said quickly. A tall man stepped out of the darkness. He wore long black hooded robes and had the symbol of a serpent embroidered in one of the pockets. He smiled evilly. "Ah Harry, my young friend, how good to see you again." "Voldemort." Harry whispered. Ron and Hermione's faces had gone white. "Mommy." Malfoy squeaked. Suddenly he stopped and smiled. "Wait a minute. What am I worried about? You guys are going to die, not me!"
"What makes you say that?" Voldemort said as a cruel smile formed on his lips.
Malfoy stared at him in shock. "Well, my father is one of your most loyal followers. So I thought that I'd."
"Get special treatment." Voldemort finished for him. "No my dear boy. You are going to die along with Potter and his friends. I show no mercy to my followers as well as my enemies."
"YOU STINKIN MURDERER!" Malfoy yelled, "I CAN'T BELIEVE I ONCE LOOKED UP TO YOU, YOU LIAR!"
"Words are meaningless now," Voldemort said snapping his fingers, "Wormtail, untie them and let them take the summoner."
"What?" Wormtail said sounding confused. But then he smiled. "Of course my lord." Wormtail waved his wand and the cords went limp and fell to the ground. Tidus dashed to Yuna's side. He knelt down and shook her. "YUNA! Wake up! Open your eyes!" She remained motionless. "It is futile." Voldemort said evilly, "The blow which Wormtail inflicted to her in order to knock her out weakened her too much for her to fight the sleeping curse I put on her. She cannot wake up." "You sick twisted old monster!" Tidus yelled. He grabbed his sword and lunged at Voldemort. He stopped suddenly in front of him and rose into the air. "Whoa!" He yelled as he was flung against the wall.
"Now let me show you my real power!" Voldemort said smiling, "I can already feel the power of the summoner flowing through me, but I'll let you play with a little pet of mine before you die." He turned to face the statue of the head. "SPEAK TO ME SLYTHRIN, GREATEST OF THE HOGWARTS FOUR!" "Oh no!" Harry cried, "It can't be the basilisk! I already killed it!"
"That may be true, but you forgot to kill its mate!" Voldemort sneered. The hole that was the mouth of the statue began to widen. But Tidus, Wakka, and Lulu just smiled and drew their weapons. "No problem!" Tidus laughed, "We fought basilisks all the time in Spira."
"You did?" Hermione asked sounded amazed but relived.
"Yeah, one time my friend Auron took one out with a single blow!" Tidus said causally. "Oh thank god!" Harry said with a sigh of relief.
Suddenly the statue exploded! A gigantic snake burst from the rubble and hissed. "Lucky for you that the gaze of the female basilisk can't kill," Voldemort called, "Parseltounge won't save you now Potter! It only obeys me!"
The creature hissed and lunged for them. Harry turned to face Tidus, Wakka, and Lulu expecting them to do something great that would wipe the creature out.
But instead they had turned around and ran.
"I thought you said you fought those things before!" Malfoy yelled as he and the others ran alongside them. "We did!" Tidus panted, "But they weren't as big!"
"Or fast!" Wakka added. "Or strong!"
"Or evil!"
"And they weren't as venomous!" Tidus finished. "Well that's just great!" Hermione shrieked. The basilisk lunged for them. Venom spewed from its huge fangs. It just missed them by a few inches. "Well if that's its mate then I'd hate to see its kid!" Ron cried.
Harry reached for his wand, but he didn't know any spells that could defeat this monster, last time he'd just barely managed to kill the first one with a magic sword.
"Kill Potter first!" Voldemort ordered the beast, "Then deal with the others!"
The snake's fangs gleamed evilly. It reared it head back. Harry shut his eyes and waited for death.
That's when Tidus did something both very brave and very stupid. He made a running leap and jumped onto the creature's back. It crawled away from Harry and began thrashing wildly.
"TO THE DEATH TIDUS!" Wakka yelled chasing after the basilisk, "HOLD ON TO THE DEATH!" "WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING?!" Tidus yelled. The basilisk snapped its tail and launched him into the air. It open it's jaws and waited. Tidus reached up and grabbed a hold of a statue of a snake stick out of the wall. The basilisk's growled and opened its mouth wider. Tidus could actually feel its breath.
"WHOA! Somebody get this thing a breath mint!" "Sorry, we're all out of Altoids!" Ron called picking up Tidus's sword, "But maybe THIS will do!" He threw sword up to Tidus who reached out and caught it. Tidus smiled and dropped down onto the basilisk's back and plunged the sword into its brain. The creature roared in agony and threw Tidus off its back. It writhed on the ground, shuddered, and died.
Tidus wiped the basilisk's blood off his sword and turned to face Harry and the others. He gave them a thumbs-up sign. Ron walked over to the creature's dead body. "You guys want light or dark meat?" He called. Then he laughed at his own joke. "Can I have it when you're through with it?" Malfoy asked hopefully, "I could use the carcass to scare first-years!"
"You may have killed the basilisk," Voldemort hissed, "But the summoner's life-force shall be mine! I will become unstoppable! The world will be purged of mudbloods and muggles! I LORD VOLDEMORT SHALL CONQUER ALL!" Tidus ran to Yuna's side once again. She was growing extremely pale, and if he didn't do something soon. Voldemort laughed. "I'd say your precious Yuna only has a minute to live!" "DAMNIT!" Tidus thought, "Why did Auron have to get sent? He would have known what to do! How could he save Yuna now? It was impossible, he'd failed as her guardian."
Suddenly his mind flashed back to Besaid Island. Right after Wakka and Lulu had found him on the shore after the fight with Sin. Something Lulu had said about a connection between himself and Yuna.
He shut his eyes tight. He knew what he had to do. And he wasn't going to like it one bit. He stood up and picked up his sword. "Hey Tidus," Harry called, "What are you doing?"
Tidus gave them a weak smile. This truly, was the only way to save Yuna. He pointed the tip of the sword at his heart.
"TIDUS! DON'T!" Everyone cried. Tidus took a deep breath and plunged the sword into his chest.
"YUNA!" Tidus cried. She seemed to be unconscious. One hand was clutching her chest and the other was draped to the side. Tidus ran towards her as fast as he could. Harry and the others were close behind him. Suddenly magical cords sprang out of nowhere and wrapped around them.
"WHAT GIVES?!" Malfoy yelled thrashing with his binds. "Shut your mouth little boy." A voice snapped. A man with messy brown hair and a silver hand appeared. He smiled smugly and started towards them. "WORMTAIL!" Harry yelled angrily. Tidus tried to hop to his sword, which had fallen to the ground, but he fell over. "REVENGE! OH WHEN I GET MY SWORD BACK YOU'RE GOING TO BE SO SORRY!" Tidus yelled trying to crawl to it. Wormtail smirked. "Your hope is not so great my friend."
"Shut up Wormtail." Another voice hissed out of the darkness. "Shutting up!" Wormtail said quickly. A tall man stepped out of the darkness. He wore long black hooded robes and had the symbol of a serpent embroidered in one of the pockets. He smiled evilly. "Ah Harry, my young friend, how good to see you again." "Voldemort." Harry whispered. Ron and Hermione's faces had gone white. "Mommy." Malfoy squeaked. Suddenly he stopped and smiled. "Wait a minute. What am I worried about? You guys are going to die, not me!"
"What makes you say that?" Voldemort said as a cruel smile formed on his lips.
Malfoy stared at him in shock. "Well, my father is one of your most loyal followers. So I thought that I'd."
"Get special treatment." Voldemort finished for him. "No my dear boy. You are going to die along with Potter and his friends. I show no mercy to my followers as well as my enemies."
"YOU STINKIN MURDERER!" Malfoy yelled, "I CAN'T BELIEVE I ONCE LOOKED UP TO YOU, YOU LIAR!"
"Words are meaningless now," Voldemort said snapping his fingers, "Wormtail, untie them and let them take the summoner."
"What?" Wormtail said sounding confused. But then he smiled. "Of course my lord." Wormtail waved his wand and the cords went limp and fell to the ground. Tidus dashed to Yuna's side. He knelt down and shook her. "YUNA! Wake up! Open your eyes!" She remained motionless. "It is futile." Voldemort said evilly, "The blow which Wormtail inflicted to her in order to knock her out weakened her too much for her to fight the sleeping curse I put on her. She cannot wake up." "You sick twisted old monster!" Tidus yelled. He grabbed his sword and lunged at Voldemort. He stopped suddenly in front of him and rose into the air. "Whoa!" He yelled as he was flung against the wall.
"Now let me show you my real power!" Voldemort said smiling, "I can already feel the power of the summoner flowing through me, but I'll let you play with a little pet of mine before you die." He turned to face the statue of the head. "SPEAK TO ME SLYTHRIN, GREATEST OF THE HOGWARTS FOUR!" "Oh no!" Harry cried, "It can't be the basilisk! I already killed it!"
"That may be true, but you forgot to kill its mate!" Voldemort sneered. The hole that was the mouth of the statue began to widen. But Tidus, Wakka, and Lulu just smiled and drew their weapons. "No problem!" Tidus laughed, "We fought basilisks all the time in Spira."
"You did?" Hermione asked sounded amazed but relived.
"Yeah, one time my friend Auron took one out with a single blow!" Tidus said causally. "Oh thank god!" Harry said with a sigh of relief.
Suddenly the statue exploded! A gigantic snake burst from the rubble and hissed. "Lucky for you that the gaze of the female basilisk can't kill," Voldemort called, "Parseltounge won't save you now Potter! It only obeys me!"
The creature hissed and lunged for them. Harry turned to face Tidus, Wakka, and Lulu expecting them to do something great that would wipe the creature out.
But instead they had turned around and ran.
"I thought you said you fought those things before!" Malfoy yelled as he and the others ran alongside them. "We did!" Tidus panted, "But they weren't as big!"
"Or fast!" Wakka added. "Or strong!"
"Or evil!"
"And they weren't as venomous!" Tidus finished. "Well that's just great!" Hermione shrieked. The basilisk lunged for them. Venom spewed from its huge fangs. It just missed them by a few inches. "Well if that's its mate then I'd hate to see its kid!" Ron cried.
Harry reached for his wand, but he didn't know any spells that could defeat this monster, last time he'd just barely managed to kill the first one with a magic sword.
"Kill Potter first!" Voldemort ordered the beast, "Then deal with the others!"
The snake's fangs gleamed evilly. It reared it head back. Harry shut his eyes and waited for death.
That's when Tidus did something both very brave and very stupid. He made a running leap and jumped onto the creature's back. It crawled away from Harry and began thrashing wildly.
"TO THE DEATH TIDUS!" Wakka yelled chasing after the basilisk, "HOLD ON TO THE DEATH!" "WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING?!" Tidus yelled. The basilisk snapped its tail and launched him into the air. It open it's jaws and waited. Tidus reached up and grabbed a hold of a statue of a snake stick out of the wall. The basilisk's growled and opened its mouth wider. Tidus could actually feel its breath.
"WHOA! Somebody get this thing a breath mint!" "Sorry, we're all out of Altoids!" Ron called picking up Tidus's sword, "But maybe THIS will do!" He threw sword up to Tidus who reached out and caught it. Tidus smiled and dropped down onto the basilisk's back and plunged the sword into its brain. The creature roared in agony and threw Tidus off its back. It writhed on the ground, shuddered, and died.
Tidus wiped the basilisk's blood off his sword and turned to face Harry and the others. He gave them a thumbs-up sign. Ron walked over to the creature's dead body. "You guys want light or dark meat?" He called. Then he laughed at his own joke. "Can I have it when you're through with it?" Malfoy asked hopefully, "I could use the carcass to scare first-years!"
"You may have killed the basilisk," Voldemort hissed, "But the summoner's life-force shall be mine! I will become unstoppable! The world will be purged of mudbloods and muggles! I LORD VOLDEMORT SHALL CONQUER ALL!" Tidus ran to Yuna's side once again. She was growing extremely pale, and if he didn't do something soon. Voldemort laughed. "I'd say your precious Yuna only has a minute to live!" "DAMNIT!" Tidus thought, "Why did Auron have to get sent? He would have known what to do! How could he save Yuna now? It was impossible, he'd failed as her guardian."
Suddenly his mind flashed back to Besaid Island. Right after Wakka and Lulu had found him on the shore after the fight with Sin. Something Lulu had said about a connection between himself and Yuna.
He shut his eyes tight. He knew what he had to do. And he wasn't going to like it one bit. He stood up and picked up his sword. "Hey Tidus," Harry called, "What are you doing?"
Tidus gave them a weak smile. This truly, was the only way to save Yuna. He pointed the tip of the sword at his heart.
"TIDUS! DON'T!" Everyone cried. Tidus took a deep breath and plunged the sword into his chest.