I'm back! Here's the next part of our dear story! Thanks a million, billion, trillion… ummm I can't think of any more, but yeah, thanks so much! The wedding will happen the chapter after the next one. After all, Adam has to take over Sirena first.
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Chapter 11 Taking Over
The sun had set over the desert casting eerie shadows over the hot sand. Guards from all cities had retired back to their cities for the night only to come and look again for Hermione in the morning. It's too bad actually. If the guards had waited only another hour, several lives could have been spared.
At dusk, Adam, along with Hermione riding in the front of his saddle, and the Scorpions entered Sirena straight through the gate. The streets were not as crowded as they once were earlier that day. As the Scorpions rode through the city, the people became frightened having heard the stories of this particular clan of thieves. They hid in their houses and became afraid to leave them. The heavy sound of hooves hitting the stone that led up to the palace was soon heard throughout Sirena as Adam led the Scorpions up to the gate where three guards were keeping watch.
Hermione then became worried. Would Adam kill those men? They hadn't done anything wrong, did they? It wasn't their fault that they would simply be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Then Hermione shook her head. She was evil. Killing is what evil people do. It would just take some getting used to.
The guards saw the Scorpions riding up the steps and immediately drew their swords. "You can't go in.," said one.
"Visiting hours are over." Said the second.
"Horses are to be left in the stable." Said the third.
"How about, no." said Adam taking out his sword. Before the guards had a chance to react, Adam stabbed the guard straight through the stomach. The guard staggered and fell back onto the second.
"No!" cried the third. Hermione couldn't help, but feel sorry for the guard. It looked like he was in a lot of pain. Then, the pain was gone. The guard was dead.
"Anyone else?" threatened Adam raising his sword to meet the others. The remaining guards shook their heads and opened the gates to allow the passage into the castle.
"That's what I though. Let's go Scorpions!" shouted Adam as he took off with his clan closely behind them. Hermione looked back at the guards and gave them a sympathetic look before turning around. Draco would've never have stabbed them.
By now, the Scorpions had taken their swords out and began to run amuck around the palace gardens. Servants gardening, cleaning, and locking up noticed the Scorpions just as they were coming in, but it was too late. Screams and cries of men, women, and even children flooded Hermione's ears as she and Adam rode down the path and up the palace steps. As Hermione looked back, blood was spilled over the path and into the gardens.
Adam let out a whistle, and all of the Scorpions returned to Adam's side as he pushed open the large doors.
"Charge!" he yelled as the Scorpions broke into a run and took off all over the palace killing and taking prisoner the guards and servants of Sirena palace. Adam held onto Hermione's arm as he led her and a few of his men right outside of the throne room where King Lucius and Queen Narcissa were sitting happily enjoying a drink.
Just as the two were about to turn in for the night, the door burst open, and in streamed Adam and the Scorpions. Adam, of course, had Hermione still attached to his arm.
"Well done, men." He said as the Scorpions captured the King and Queen. "Now take them to the dungeons." He ordered.
"Who are you?" asked King Lucius glaring at Adam viciously. Adam smirked.
"I was Adam, king of the Scorpions. But now, however, I am King Adam. King over the town of Sirena!" exclaimed Adam. Queen Narcissa snickered.
"You can't be a king without a queen. You're nothing but a bastard taking over the palace." Sneered Queen Narcissa.
"That's why I have dear Hermione here." Said Adam pulling Hermione forward. King Lucius and Queen Narcissa gasped. "Tonight, we'll be wed, and I'll be king of this city forever!"
"You whore!" screamed Queen Narcissa. "How could you just abandon my Draco? You slut, whore, bitch…" Queen Narcissa was still screaming insults at Hermione as she was dragged out of the room and to the dungeons. Hermione couldn't help, but feel guilty. She had left Draco and for no other reason other than to prove she was evil. Now, as Hermione began to hear the insults, regret was starting to take its toll on her.
Adam waved goodbye mockingly to King Lucius and Queen Narcissa as he dragged Hermione up the stairs to the throne. "The palace is ours at last! Clark," Adam called to one of his henchmen, "set up the traps and get out our own guards. We don't want any nosey thieves sneaking in to ruin the fun." Smirked Adam as he turned back to Hermione, who had a bank look on her face. "I guess we don't have to call them 'your highness' any more. Now we're the highnesses, and I'll rule this city with you, Hermione, as my evil queen!" and Adam let out a cold, evil laugh and for the first time ever, Hermione became frightened.
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Draco stood in the middle of the room just staring and staring at the door, as though hoping that it was all a joke and Hermione would come waltzing back in. He would've stood there all day if it had not been for Seamus, who was the first to approach him.
"C'mon mate. There's no use standing here. She's not coming back." Whispered Seamus trying to pull Draco into a seat in the circle where everyone else was sitting. Draco didn't move.
"It's over, Draco. Just come sit down." Muttered Ernie staring at the floor. Draco became furious.
"Is that all you guys are going to do? Just sit here and watch her walk out of our lives?" I can't believe you!" he shouted at the clan, but all they could do was stare at their feet.
"There's nothing we can do." Said Blaize standing up. "Once Hermione makes up her mind, there's no changing it. It's not as easy just to waltz into the palace and tell her you love her." Draco turned swiftly around.
"What did you say?" he asked looking at Blaize not with anger, but curiosity, as though he was a child again looking at Hermione's form climbing over his wall. Blaize only smiled at him.
"You love her. I can see it in your eyes. The way you look at her, the way you never let her out of your sight, the way you danced with her at the Festival of Fire… the list goes on." Said Blaize ticking them off on his fingers.
"And let's not forget the way you kissed her that nigh either." Said Ron cracking a small smile at Draco. Draco's cheeks turned a very light shade of pink at the remembrance.
"You guys saw that?" he asked quietly. The clan laughed a little.
"Yeah, but love isn't enough to go risking our lives just to save one person." Said Blaize sitting back down.
"Yes it is!" exclaimed Draco. "Don't you guys get it? Hermione's risked everything just to go and get food for us earlier today. She took everyone into her arms and gave them a place to stay and took care of us throughout everything! Now just because people say she's a whore, she believes them! We owe it to her and ourselves to rescue her!" The clan still looked unmoved.
"There's nothing we can do." Whispered Justin.
"It's suicide. I'm not going." Said Ernie sticking his nose in the air.
"Fine." Said Draco in a deathly quiet voice. "I'm going with or without you guys, but without will just take longer. I don't care though. I have to save her from herself." He said as hr began to walk towards the door. Just as he was bout to say the password to open it, someone stopped him.
"You're in for more than you know." Said Harry. "The Scorpions are the most dangerous clan around. You're going to need some help." Harry paused and took a deep breath. "And I'm just the person to help you." Draco looked at him for a moment before extending his hand. Harry shook it and grinned. "You ready for this?"
"Bring it on."
Draco and Harry turned to the rest of the clan as if to ask them.
"What the hell? We need a little excitement." Said Dean walking up to Harry and Draco.
"What's life if you never take risks?" said Ron.
"Let's just take a chance and hope that we don't get killed." Said Blaize joining the group.
"Killed?" asked Neville uncertainly.
"I guess even Hermione needs to be saved from herself every now and then." Said Justin.
"As long as I come out of this alive, I don't care what happens." Joked Seamus.
"In that case, you guys are going to need someone to protect Seamus. I'm in." said Crabbe getting up.
"If he's going, then so am I!" stated Goyle. Everyone turned their heads to Ernie.
"Well, I'm not staying here alone. Count me in!" said Ernie taking his nose out of the air. Draco wasn't sure what would happen in the future or even if they would all make it out alive, but he knew one thing, they were coming for Hermione.
A/N: Well, the hunt is on. Now you'll just have to wait and see if they can make it in time. Thanks for reading and please review!
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