Chapter 3: Missions
The ancient male voice soon appeared out of the shadows into the lit study room. His black hair was combed back and shining greasily, with few silver hairs, his face was greasy with narrow eyes and lips, and a pointed nose. He wore a fancy suit with a bowtie and polished black leather shoes. He smiled benevolently, that didn't exactly show in his dark eyes.
The crowd looked at him, uneasily. The girl with blonde hair stood strong in her fighting position while the other girl with the red bow backed away, close to her. The red head was closest, looking at every wrinkle in his face and the boy with glasses frowned slightly, clutching something in his pocket. The two last of the boys looked at him tiredly.
"Welcome, new league," He looked at them hungrily. "Delighted you all came safely and in once piece."
The red head sat against the table. "Who are you?"
"Lord Seamus Scrauss, student and teacher in medicine," He stepped closer, and everyone took a small step back. "Master in hypnosis and the study of the mind and spirit."
Everyone continued to stare, not sure what to say. "Don't like the Lord part," The boy with glasses muttered finally.
"I wouldn't think so, Mr. Potter,"
"What do you want, why are we here?" The blonde asked. "Cause I don't like to waste my time."
"I am not wasting your time Miss Summers," Lord Scrauss said. "You are all here for a reason... do any of you have a guess?"
Everyone was silent.
"War." Everyone turned to a young man with light brown hair who was standing against the bookshelves, away from the group. "We are going to fight something... together."
"Fight what?" The girl with the red bow said.
"I will tell you in a minute, once you all get- acquainted." Lord Scrauss said. "Why don't you all just tell the group you name?" Lord Scrauss' eyes went to the blonde.
"Buffy Summers." she said, standing tall, a glow of strength coming from her.
"Jack Merridew," The red head announced with pride. He turned to Buffy. "Who names their kid that?"
"You wanna say that a little closer, Jack?" Buffy asked.
"I'm Matilda- Honey," said the smallest girl with the red ribbon.
"Jesse Tuck," said a boy with long hair, and he raised his hand high.
"Harry Potter," The boy with glasses said.
"Jake Berenson," said the young man who was standing against the books.
"Very good, very, good." Lord Scrauss said. "Now you are all special in some way, you know, but everyone else in the room is a stranger, so they do not know your powers." Lord Scrauss started walking backward, the shadows consuming him. "Lets see how we can combine these powers to fight." He was gone.
"Okay, what is up with him and shadows?" Buffy asked. Just after that came a crash, and warriors dressed like black warriors came flipping in. About fifteen of them landed somewhere. Everyone in the room froze, and looked at one another.
Buffy smiled. "We fight."
The warriors started yelling as well as some people from the league and the warriors lunged at their prey. Buffy handled three at once, ducking, kicking and tripping them and giving them jabs in the face. Matilda used her eyes to move books onto them, but one caught her. Jake went into a trance and transformed into a tiger. Jesse looked at him with shock but was suddenly thrown against the bookcase by a warrior. Jack looked around, unsure what to do, and grabbed the displayed sword hanging from the wall. He went at it with the warrior.
"Take that- that-" Jack said, though the warrior ducked and jumped out of the way but Jack poked him a few times.
Buffy knocked one out and went for another one. It did a series of back flips, but she knocked him out. It was several minutes in the fight, when the number of warriors lowered and all felt triumph for victory when a groan came from one of the members.
Everyone turned around to see a sword through Jesse Tuck's abdomen. Matilda screamed as the warrior took out the sword and it made a slicing noise. The warrior stared in his eyes for a moment then Jesse kicked the warrior, grabbed his sword and stuck it in him. The warrior screamed and fell to the ground. Everyone looked at Jesse.
"No blood," Buffy whispered. A warrior on the ground was about to grab her but she kicked him out of the way with her slayer strength and he flew against the wall.
"Super strength," Jesse said to Buffy.
"Slayer strength." Buffy corrected him.
"Immortal." Jesse told her.
The group looked around to see the warriors crawling lifelessly on the floor. They all noticed a tiger transforming into a human. Some people stood back, and then they saw the tiger's face take the shape of Jakes. Jake brushed himself off.
"Can change into any animal I touch for two hours time," Jake said.
"*Accio*, sword!" Harry said with his wand pointed at Jesse's sword and immediately it was in him other hand. Harry forced a smile. "Wizard at a Wizarding school."
The sword was immediately taken from Harry's hand into Matilda's. She smiled, her youth showing brightly. "I can move things with my eyes."
Everyone turned to the last member, who was on the ground, a warriors blood stained into his hand. Jack was looking at it vehemently, as if remembering something he did not wish to remember. He looked up at all of the gleaming eyes.
"Well done, well done," Came Scrauss' voice, as he once again appeared from the shadows. "See what great partners you have?"
"For how long?" Jake asked.
"Depends," Lord Scrauss said, taking the sword from the motionless Jack and putting it back as a display. Buffy frowned because he did not bother to clean it. "Do you wish to know your mission?"
"That would help," Buffy said irritably.
"Sit, sit," Scrauss handed Jack a white handkerchief to clean himself off. "Get comfortable. You have a long mission ahead of you."
Everyone sat, Jack, Buffy and Matilda on one side, Jake, Jesse and Harry on another. Scrauss placed his greasy hands on the table. "There is a door at the end of a corridor, that is perfectly curved at the bottom and made of strong Maplewood. Behind that door is a room, a small one in fact, containing more power then you could ever dream. Naturally, the door is locked. In that room there is a box made of mahogany wood and lined with gold and silver."
Matilda yawned.
"If one was ever to open that box, you would find that it unleashes very dark forces, demons. Demons that cannot be fought when you are awake. Because they live in your nightmares."
Jack raised his eyebrows. Some members exchanged glances.
"Your mission is to get that box and destroy it." Scrauss said simply.
"That's all?" Jesse said, who was taking this in with much interest.
"Of course not," Buffy, Jake and Harry said at the same time.
"There are other's after it. Dreamcatchers. They're plan is to get the box and open it into the world where nightmare's would never end."
"I lived through that before," Buffy said, remembering her first year at Sunnydale High school, once when nightmares came to life.
"You destroy the box, with something strong... it ends. You go home and forget this all happened." Scrauss walked around the room as six pairs of eyes followed him.
"So, the only people standing in our way it the Dreamcatchers?" Jack said, thinking this mission sounded unbelievably easy. "That's all?"
"No. The box which is in a room which is behind a door in a corridor is surrounded by demons that do not fight in your dreams," Scrauss returned to his starting place. "Also, it is a long tiring journey there. Who knows what you might encounter."
Harry nodded, holding his wand tightly.
"So the mission is, go on this journey, go to this place, go into this room and destroy a box with something heavy?"
"Yes," Lord Scrauss said, smiling stealthily. "So, are you all for it?"
"Do we have a choice?" Jake asked.
Scrauss smirked. "No, I suppose you don't." Scrauss looked at the group. "In?"
"In," said the group, some gloomy, some excited, and some tiredly.
***** There, the story has been told to you, only it didn't include the twist...
Thanks for the reviews Mike Dean, Brutal 2003, Mockingbirdflyaway, S.M and Random Reader.
The ancient male voice soon appeared out of the shadows into the lit study room. His black hair was combed back and shining greasily, with few silver hairs, his face was greasy with narrow eyes and lips, and a pointed nose. He wore a fancy suit with a bowtie and polished black leather shoes. He smiled benevolently, that didn't exactly show in his dark eyes.
The crowd looked at him, uneasily. The girl with blonde hair stood strong in her fighting position while the other girl with the red bow backed away, close to her. The red head was closest, looking at every wrinkle in his face and the boy with glasses frowned slightly, clutching something in his pocket. The two last of the boys looked at him tiredly.
"Welcome, new league," He looked at them hungrily. "Delighted you all came safely and in once piece."
The red head sat against the table. "Who are you?"
"Lord Seamus Scrauss, student and teacher in medicine," He stepped closer, and everyone took a small step back. "Master in hypnosis and the study of the mind and spirit."
Everyone continued to stare, not sure what to say. "Don't like the Lord part," The boy with glasses muttered finally.
"I wouldn't think so, Mr. Potter,"
"What do you want, why are we here?" The blonde asked. "Cause I don't like to waste my time."
"I am not wasting your time Miss Summers," Lord Scrauss said. "You are all here for a reason... do any of you have a guess?"
Everyone was silent.
"War." Everyone turned to a young man with light brown hair who was standing against the bookshelves, away from the group. "We are going to fight something... together."
"Fight what?" The girl with the red bow said.
"I will tell you in a minute, once you all get- acquainted." Lord Scrauss said. "Why don't you all just tell the group you name?" Lord Scrauss' eyes went to the blonde.
"Buffy Summers." she said, standing tall, a glow of strength coming from her.
"Jack Merridew," The red head announced with pride. He turned to Buffy. "Who names their kid that?"
"You wanna say that a little closer, Jack?" Buffy asked.
"I'm Matilda- Honey," said the smallest girl with the red ribbon.
"Jesse Tuck," said a boy with long hair, and he raised his hand high.
"Harry Potter," The boy with glasses said.
"Jake Berenson," said the young man who was standing against the books.
"Very good, very, good." Lord Scrauss said. "Now you are all special in some way, you know, but everyone else in the room is a stranger, so they do not know your powers." Lord Scrauss started walking backward, the shadows consuming him. "Lets see how we can combine these powers to fight." He was gone.
"Okay, what is up with him and shadows?" Buffy asked. Just after that came a crash, and warriors dressed like black warriors came flipping in. About fifteen of them landed somewhere. Everyone in the room froze, and looked at one another.
Buffy smiled. "We fight."
The warriors started yelling as well as some people from the league and the warriors lunged at their prey. Buffy handled three at once, ducking, kicking and tripping them and giving them jabs in the face. Matilda used her eyes to move books onto them, but one caught her. Jake went into a trance and transformed into a tiger. Jesse looked at him with shock but was suddenly thrown against the bookcase by a warrior. Jack looked around, unsure what to do, and grabbed the displayed sword hanging from the wall. He went at it with the warrior.
"Take that- that-" Jack said, though the warrior ducked and jumped out of the way but Jack poked him a few times.
Buffy knocked one out and went for another one. It did a series of back flips, but she knocked him out. It was several minutes in the fight, when the number of warriors lowered and all felt triumph for victory when a groan came from one of the members.
Everyone turned around to see a sword through Jesse Tuck's abdomen. Matilda screamed as the warrior took out the sword and it made a slicing noise. The warrior stared in his eyes for a moment then Jesse kicked the warrior, grabbed his sword and stuck it in him. The warrior screamed and fell to the ground. Everyone looked at Jesse.
"No blood," Buffy whispered. A warrior on the ground was about to grab her but she kicked him out of the way with her slayer strength and he flew against the wall.
"Super strength," Jesse said to Buffy.
"Slayer strength." Buffy corrected him.
"Immortal." Jesse told her.
The group looked around to see the warriors crawling lifelessly on the floor. They all noticed a tiger transforming into a human. Some people stood back, and then they saw the tiger's face take the shape of Jakes. Jake brushed himself off.
"Can change into any animal I touch for two hours time," Jake said.
"*Accio*, sword!" Harry said with his wand pointed at Jesse's sword and immediately it was in him other hand. Harry forced a smile. "Wizard at a Wizarding school."
The sword was immediately taken from Harry's hand into Matilda's. She smiled, her youth showing brightly. "I can move things with my eyes."
Everyone turned to the last member, who was on the ground, a warriors blood stained into his hand. Jack was looking at it vehemently, as if remembering something he did not wish to remember. He looked up at all of the gleaming eyes.
"Well done, well done," Came Scrauss' voice, as he once again appeared from the shadows. "See what great partners you have?"
"For how long?" Jake asked.
"Depends," Lord Scrauss said, taking the sword from the motionless Jack and putting it back as a display. Buffy frowned because he did not bother to clean it. "Do you wish to know your mission?"
"That would help," Buffy said irritably.
"Sit, sit," Scrauss handed Jack a white handkerchief to clean himself off. "Get comfortable. You have a long mission ahead of you."
Everyone sat, Jack, Buffy and Matilda on one side, Jake, Jesse and Harry on another. Scrauss placed his greasy hands on the table. "There is a door at the end of a corridor, that is perfectly curved at the bottom and made of strong Maplewood. Behind that door is a room, a small one in fact, containing more power then you could ever dream. Naturally, the door is locked. In that room there is a box made of mahogany wood and lined with gold and silver."
Matilda yawned.
"If one was ever to open that box, you would find that it unleashes very dark forces, demons. Demons that cannot be fought when you are awake. Because they live in your nightmares."
Jack raised his eyebrows. Some members exchanged glances.
"Your mission is to get that box and destroy it." Scrauss said simply.
"That's all?" Jesse said, who was taking this in with much interest.
"Of course not," Buffy, Jake and Harry said at the same time.
"There are other's after it. Dreamcatchers. They're plan is to get the box and open it into the world where nightmare's would never end."
"I lived through that before," Buffy said, remembering her first year at Sunnydale High school, once when nightmares came to life.
"You destroy the box, with something strong... it ends. You go home and forget this all happened." Scrauss walked around the room as six pairs of eyes followed him.
"So, the only people standing in our way it the Dreamcatchers?" Jack said, thinking this mission sounded unbelievably easy. "That's all?"
"No. The box which is in a room which is behind a door in a corridor is surrounded by demons that do not fight in your dreams," Scrauss returned to his starting place. "Also, it is a long tiring journey there. Who knows what you might encounter."
Harry nodded, holding his wand tightly.
"So the mission is, go on this journey, go to this place, go into this room and destroy a box with something heavy?"
"Yes," Lord Scrauss said, smiling stealthily. "So, are you all for it?"
"Do we have a choice?" Jake asked.
Scrauss smirked. "No, I suppose you don't." Scrauss looked at the group. "In?"
"In," said the group, some gloomy, some excited, and some tiredly.
***** There, the story has been told to you, only it didn't include the twist...
Thanks for the reviews Mike Dean, Brutal 2003, Mockingbirdflyaway, S.M and Random Reader.