Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and Beyblade.
Too many things happened at once that Harry could barely keep track of them all. He saw a flash of green light wove through the screen of trees and headed directly for Max, whose back was turned and oblivious to everything. He also saw Shea leaping to her feet. He saw the girl threw herself at her friend and pushed Max out of the way. The green light hit her, and with a soft thud she landed on the forest floor. For a second he stared breathlessly at Shea lying on the ground. Her face was pale like the moon, and her ebony locks spilt behind her back like a river of shadows. Her eyes were closed, and there wasn't a sign of life in her.
Then almost instinctively Harry drew his wand from the pocket of his jeans and held it before him like a sword. From the corners of his eyes he saw Mr. Weasley also drawing his wand. Then there was a chorus of incantations. Spells bounded through trees. A red light hit Harry as his wand flew into the sky. A hooded figure emerged from the trees and caught the wand in his hand.
"Expelliarmus!" Mr. Weasley shouted, firing a red blast at the figure.
A white light came and countered it. Before he could do anything else, a blast of white light came from behind him. The stunning spell hit him, and he fell back motionlessly.
The figures now fully emerged from the trees. There were six of them, all clad in black, hooded cloaks and their faces hidden within hideous masks. They all had their wands raised, pointing at the group of people standing around the fire. Harry felt his stomach lurch and his heart sank. They were cornered, and there was no means of escape. What's worse, they have dragged a group of innocent muggles into this.
There was a deadly silence, finally the figure before Harry spoke, "Well, well, what do we have here?"
Harry gritted his teeth, the voice belonged to no other than Lucius Malfoy.
"If this isn't Harry Potter, standing beside the esteemed Blade Breakers." Malfoy sneered, there was a vicious gleam in his eyes that even the mask could not cover, "Two birds with one stone. Master would be pleased."
Tyson stared at the man and asked angrily, "Who are you and what do you want?"
There was no fear in his voice, only rage and confusion.
"Of course you don't know me, boy." Malfoy said in a lazy, amused tone, "But don't you know Voltaire? He is a partner of mine right now."
"You work with Voltaire!" It was Kai who spoke, his voice cold and furious.
"Who else would there be?" Malfoy replied, "Voltaire thinks so highly of you little children. But I guess that just prove how dense he really is. I took one down with a flick of my wrist."
Harry was growing confused. What was Malfoy talking about?
Malfoy turned to Max, who was kneeling beside his friend, and snarled, "You, boy, don't go clutching you little friend and try to wake her up. She is deader than dead. She is not going to wake up again."
Max raised his head at stared at the man before him. There was a strange, almost dangerous light in his eyes.
"You lie." He said simply.
Malfoy laughed cruelly, "Do I, boy? Why don't you see for yourself? See if your little friend is still alive?"
In his malicious glee Malfoy failed to notice the change that came to the boy before him. Max was standing now, and he radiated a power of raw fury.
"You lie!" Max screamed.
At that moment the little stream beside them exploded with a sudden flood. Water leaped and roared and rose from the seemingly small creek. The waves took forms of archers upon light-footed horses, and came rushing down stream with a thunderous noise.
"What the bloody hell!" Malfoy shouted.
He turned and blasted at the watery figures with his wand, though it had no effect at all. Watery arrows were released from the flood, and they came shooting at the Death Eaters. The ropes of liquid wrapped around them, and upon contact they began to freeze almost instantly. It was mere seconds before one Death Eater was already trapped inside a prison of ice. Max stood before them, a strange light wrapped around him. His eyes were glazed, as if he was in a trance. He raised his hand slowly. Even more water rose at his comment. They came hurling at the Death Eaters with great might.
"Let's get out of here!" Malfoy shouted.
With great difficulty he raised his wand and muttered the word. With a popping noise he was gone, apparated and vanished into thin air. The others followed him; soon they were all gone, as swift as they had come.
The light vanished from Max's eyes and he dropped his hand. Slowly the water abated, and before long there was only a small stream again, flowing between trees.
There was not a sign of any disturbance. The fire was still burning, and the moon had just reached the wide dome of the sky. Stars were shinning, and a few nocturnal creatures could be heard prancing about.
There was a dreaded silence in the woods. Everyone was staring wide eyed, seemingly lost and confused. Kai bent down and gathered Shea in his arms. He stood up slowly, and he looked over to his teammates with an unreadable expression. There was silence still, like a veil of tension that hovers above them.
Finally Mr. Weasley said in a low voice, "We must leave this place now. It's not safe here."
He picked up his wand from the ground. He gave the thin wooden rod a tiny twirl and shouted, "Accio portkey!"
At his comment an enchanted object flew from their tent and hovered in mid-air. It was large brass key with ebony handle.
"Come on, let's go." Mr. Weasley said in a hushed voice.
Ginny looked at her father and stole another glance at the Blade Breakers. Then she stepped up and touched the key. With a flash of light she was gone. Hermione and Ron followed her as well. Harry didn't move at first. He was rooted to the ground and stared at the empty space before him.
Mrs. Weasley whispered to him, "Go on, Harry. We will follow you."
Harry nodded slowly and touched the portkey. He was gone also.
Mrs. Weasley looked over to the silent Blade Breakers and said in a concerned voice, "You should come with us too. We will talk once we get to a safe place."
Receiving silence from the children before her, she spoke again, a pleading tone in her voice, "I know you must have many questions. But we can't speak here. It's too dangerous, and those people who attacked us might return. Just come with me. I promise you I will explain everything."
Then, still silent and somewhat reluctant, the Blade Breakers followed her. One by one they were gone also, transported to some place miles away.
They ended up in a large house. The hall was dark, lit by only one chandelier and a few floating candles. The wooden floor and wall were polished, but they still looked ancient. Without a moment of doubt Harry recognized this place as Number 12, Grimmauld Place. There was a sudden jab of pain between his ribs. The thought of losing Sirius suddenly surfaced in his mind. But quickly it was gone, for there were many other things at hand. Mad Eye Moody and Remus Lupin stood before them in the hall, looking surprised and wary.
"What happened, Arthur?" Moody asked in a growling voice, "Why are you back so early? And who are those children?"
Mr. Weasley answered in a troubled voice, "We were attacked by Death Eaters, Alastor. Those children were with us when it happened."
Moody's magic eye swirled and focused on the Blade Breakers. Then he caught sight of the limp form lying in Kai's arms.
"What happened to that girl?" He asked.
Suddenly what little feeling of safety Harry had was all gone. He swallowed nervously and waited for someone to reply. When no one spoke he promptly said, "She was hit by the killing curse."
Moody flinched, Ron, Hermione and Ginny all bowed their heads while Mr. Weasley looked away. All were speechless again, and Harry felt he could no longer bear the silence.
Finally Lupin walked up to Kai and said in a gentle voice, "Come on, let her down. There is no more you can do to help her."
Kai glared at the man before him and hissed in a dangerous voice, "Back off."
"You have to understand, boy." Lupin said patiently, "You won't help her this way. Let her down."
Kai ignored him and glared still. The light in his eyes was hard to read. Was it suspicion? Or spite? Lupin now looked pained but exasperated at the same time, and his lips curled into a frown. Suddenly another voice spoke and broke the tension. It was a clear, song like voice that belonged to no other than Shea.
"Just listen to him and put me down, Kai Hiwatari!" She said.
Kai's eyes widened in shock, but he quickly helped his teammate to stand up on her own. The girl looked deathly pale, and she could barely stand even with Kai's support. But she definitely looked alive and well. Her friends crowded around her in a sudden burst of joy. Max, who seemed lost and dazed before now, jerked up as if waking from a dream. His eyes were sparkling again.
"Shea! Than god you are all right!" He hugged the girl tightly, "I was so worried."
Kenny said in a relieved voice, "You gave us all quite a scare, Shea!"
A faint smile surfaced on the girl's pale face and she said, "Well, it's nothing now. I am fine."
The tension and silence were lifted from the room. Everyone breathed relief and smiled. The joy of the group of children was surely infectious.
"Come on, children." Mrs. Weasley said with a warm smile as she led everyone to the kitchen, "Let's go have some snacks. We can't talk over empty stomachs."
Too many things happened at once that Harry could barely keep track of them all. He saw a flash of green light wove through the screen of trees and headed directly for Max, whose back was turned and oblivious to everything. He also saw Shea leaping to her feet. He saw the girl threw herself at her friend and pushed Max out of the way. The green light hit her, and with a soft thud she landed on the forest floor. For a second he stared breathlessly at Shea lying on the ground. Her face was pale like the moon, and her ebony locks spilt behind her back like a river of shadows. Her eyes were closed, and there wasn't a sign of life in her.
Then almost instinctively Harry drew his wand from the pocket of his jeans and held it before him like a sword. From the corners of his eyes he saw Mr. Weasley also drawing his wand. Then there was a chorus of incantations. Spells bounded through trees. A red light hit Harry as his wand flew into the sky. A hooded figure emerged from the trees and caught the wand in his hand.
"Expelliarmus!" Mr. Weasley shouted, firing a red blast at the figure.
A white light came and countered it. Before he could do anything else, a blast of white light came from behind him. The stunning spell hit him, and he fell back motionlessly.
The figures now fully emerged from the trees. There were six of them, all clad in black, hooded cloaks and their faces hidden within hideous masks. They all had their wands raised, pointing at the group of people standing around the fire. Harry felt his stomach lurch and his heart sank. They were cornered, and there was no means of escape. What's worse, they have dragged a group of innocent muggles into this.
There was a deadly silence, finally the figure before Harry spoke, "Well, well, what do we have here?"
Harry gritted his teeth, the voice belonged to no other than Lucius Malfoy.
"If this isn't Harry Potter, standing beside the esteemed Blade Breakers." Malfoy sneered, there was a vicious gleam in his eyes that even the mask could not cover, "Two birds with one stone. Master would be pleased."
Tyson stared at the man and asked angrily, "Who are you and what do you want?"
There was no fear in his voice, only rage and confusion.
"Of course you don't know me, boy." Malfoy said in a lazy, amused tone, "But don't you know Voltaire? He is a partner of mine right now."
"You work with Voltaire!" It was Kai who spoke, his voice cold and furious.
"Who else would there be?" Malfoy replied, "Voltaire thinks so highly of you little children. But I guess that just prove how dense he really is. I took one down with a flick of my wrist."
Harry was growing confused. What was Malfoy talking about?
Malfoy turned to Max, who was kneeling beside his friend, and snarled, "You, boy, don't go clutching you little friend and try to wake her up. She is deader than dead. She is not going to wake up again."
Max raised his head at stared at the man before him. There was a strange, almost dangerous light in his eyes.
"You lie." He said simply.
Malfoy laughed cruelly, "Do I, boy? Why don't you see for yourself? See if your little friend is still alive?"
In his malicious glee Malfoy failed to notice the change that came to the boy before him. Max was standing now, and he radiated a power of raw fury.
"You lie!" Max screamed.
At that moment the little stream beside them exploded with a sudden flood. Water leaped and roared and rose from the seemingly small creek. The waves took forms of archers upon light-footed horses, and came rushing down stream with a thunderous noise.
"What the bloody hell!" Malfoy shouted.
He turned and blasted at the watery figures with his wand, though it had no effect at all. Watery arrows were released from the flood, and they came shooting at the Death Eaters. The ropes of liquid wrapped around them, and upon contact they began to freeze almost instantly. It was mere seconds before one Death Eater was already trapped inside a prison of ice. Max stood before them, a strange light wrapped around him. His eyes were glazed, as if he was in a trance. He raised his hand slowly. Even more water rose at his comment. They came hurling at the Death Eaters with great might.
"Let's get out of here!" Malfoy shouted.
With great difficulty he raised his wand and muttered the word. With a popping noise he was gone, apparated and vanished into thin air. The others followed him; soon they were all gone, as swift as they had come.
The light vanished from Max's eyes and he dropped his hand. Slowly the water abated, and before long there was only a small stream again, flowing between trees.
There was not a sign of any disturbance. The fire was still burning, and the moon had just reached the wide dome of the sky. Stars were shinning, and a few nocturnal creatures could be heard prancing about.
There was a dreaded silence in the woods. Everyone was staring wide eyed, seemingly lost and confused. Kai bent down and gathered Shea in his arms. He stood up slowly, and he looked over to his teammates with an unreadable expression. There was silence still, like a veil of tension that hovers above them.
Finally Mr. Weasley said in a low voice, "We must leave this place now. It's not safe here."
He picked up his wand from the ground. He gave the thin wooden rod a tiny twirl and shouted, "Accio portkey!"
At his comment an enchanted object flew from their tent and hovered in mid-air. It was large brass key with ebony handle.
"Come on, let's go." Mr. Weasley said in a hushed voice.
Ginny looked at her father and stole another glance at the Blade Breakers. Then she stepped up and touched the key. With a flash of light she was gone. Hermione and Ron followed her as well. Harry didn't move at first. He was rooted to the ground and stared at the empty space before him.
Mrs. Weasley whispered to him, "Go on, Harry. We will follow you."
Harry nodded slowly and touched the portkey. He was gone also.
Mrs. Weasley looked over to the silent Blade Breakers and said in a concerned voice, "You should come with us too. We will talk once we get to a safe place."
Receiving silence from the children before her, she spoke again, a pleading tone in her voice, "I know you must have many questions. But we can't speak here. It's too dangerous, and those people who attacked us might return. Just come with me. I promise you I will explain everything."
Then, still silent and somewhat reluctant, the Blade Breakers followed her. One by one they were gone also, transported to some place miles away.
They ended up in a large house. The hall was dark, lit by only one chandelier and a few floating candles. The wooden floor and wall were polished, but they still looked ancient. Without a moment of doubt Harry recognized this place as Number 12, Grimmauld Place. There was a sudden jab of pain between his ribs. The thought of losing Sirius suddenly surfaced in his mind. But quickly it was gone, for there were many other things at hand. Mad Eye Moody and Remus Lupin stood before them in the hall, looking surprised and wary.
"What happened, Arthur?" Moody asked in a growling voice, "Why are you back so early? And who are those children?"
Mr. Weasley answered in a troubled voice, "We were attacked by Death Eaters, Alastor. Those children were with us when it happened."
Moody's magic eye swirled and focused on the Blade Breakers. Then he caught sight of the limp form lying in Kai's arms.
"What happened to that girl?" He asked.
Suddenly what little feeling of safety Harry had was all gone. He swallowed nervously and waited for someone to reply. When no one spoke he promptly said, "She was hit by the killing curse."
Moody flinched, Ron, Hermione and Ginny all bowed their heads while Mr. Weasley looked away. All were speechless again, and Harry felt he could no longer bear the silence.
Finally Lupin walked up to Kai and said in a gentle voice, "Come on, let her down. There is no more you can do to help her."
Kai glared at the man before him and hissed in a dangerous voice, "Back off."
"You have to understand, boy." Lupin said patiently, "You won't help her this way. Let her down."
Kai ignored him and glared still. The light in his eyes was hard to read. Was it suspicion? Or spite? Lupin now looked pained but exasperated at the same time, and his lips curled into a frown. Suddenly another voice spoke and broke the tension. It was a clear, song like voice that belonged to no other than Shea.
"Just listen to him and put me down, Kai Hiwatari!" She said.
Kai's eyes widened in shock, but he quickly helped his teammate to stand up on her own. The girl looked deathly pale, and she could barely stand even with Kai's support. But she definitely looked alive and well. Her friends crowded around her in a sudden burst of joy. Max, who seemed lost and dazed before now, jerked up as if waking from a dream. His eyes were sparkling again.
"Shea! Than god you are all right!" He hugged the girl tightly, "I was so worried."
Kenny said in a relieved voice, "You gave us all quite a scare, Shea!"
A faint smile surfaced on the girl's pale face and she said, "Well, it's nothing now. I am fine."
The tension and silence were lifted from the room. Everyone breathed relief and smiled. The joy of the group of children was surely infectious.
"Come on, children." Mrs. Weasley said with a warm smile as she led everyone to the kitchen, "Let's go have some snacks. We can't talk over empty stomachs."
