A/N: Here be the next chapter of The Protector: The Legend Begins. But be warned, no reviews equals no new chapters. Ye have been warned...
Known Pairings:
Harry(Leo)/Karai
...and of course...
Casey/April
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, save for the dark version of the Keyblade, and the Dark Heartless battle chip. Otherwise than that, everything and everyone else belongs to their respective owners. So do not sue me for writing this!
Chapter 7
Several weeks had passed since Harry took Karai out on their little magical date, and April came down to the Great Hall one morning, and sat down at the guest table. Some of the more older teens that Harry went to bring back, were sitting there; eating breakfast and talking.
"I just found out that Leo's birthday is coming up." Even after all what had happened, they were still calling Harry by his old name of "Leonardo". Don looked surprised. "Really? When?" The purple haired teen asked curiously. "July thirty first," April answered. "Why don't we throw him a surprise birthday party?" Casey suggested.
"Ya sure about that?" Raph asked. "Leo might not like that." He pointed out. It was true, the eldest ninja brother did not like surprises very much. "Oh come on Raph!" Mikey whined. "Leo might like it! You never know!" He protested.
"What are you people even talking about?" Came Matt Ishdia's curious voice. The blond haired digidestined was looking at them with curious sapphire eyes. "We're gonna throw a surprise birthday party for Leo!" Mikey squealed happily. "Birthday for who?" Asked Joe Kido. "Ya know, the guy who brought you here." Casey pointed out to the seventeen year old digidestined of Reliability.
Oh.
:Chamber of Secrets:
Harry wasn't wearing his "Unknown" outfit, instead he wore a sleeveless dark blue Chinese silk shirt, black tunic pants, black fighting slippers and black arm bands. He was down in the chamber, slowly training out some of his old skills from that life.
"OW!"
And it wasn't working too well.
Harry rubbed his sore buttocks, skin covered in soot and his hair was a little singed. "Gotta lower that Firaga spell." He mumbled, getting back up.
Hm.
Harry looked over to the small device that would register the spell's level of power and he gaped at the readings of the third level fire spell. It was flashing two sets of numbers in neon green lights:
5800 (surface)
15,600,000 K (core)
Harry just stared. That was hot as the sun's temperature! There was no way his Firaga spell was that powerful! What would happen if he did the Blizzaga spell? He held out his right hand, icy snow flakes began to fall to the ground.
"Blizzaga!"
Huge, thick ice covered the entire chamber in its icy coldness. Harry shivered violently and turned to the power readers and gasped.
800
Negative eight hundred degrees! With the heat of the Firaga spell, the ice quickly melted and he banished the water away. He had already tried the Thundaga spell earlier, and it registered as seven hundred thousand volts of energy. Man, he was putting a little too much into these spells.
Sighing, Harry continued to work on re-mastering these spells so he would be able to take on the Heartless, Shredder and the Foot, as well as Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
:July 31st:
On the morning of Harry's birthday, the said birthday boy, was relaxing out on the quidditch fields, enjoying the cool morning breeze. Unknowingly, his friends were planning the surprise of his life!
Inside the Great Hall, everyone was busy getting it ready for the party. Soon, after three hours it looked perfect. "I'll go and get him." Karai called, as she headed for the quidditch field. Everyone else, got into positions to wish Harry a happy birthday.
The ex-Foot ninja found Harry laying in the grass, seemingly asleep. "Leonardo?" She called softly. Harry opened a silver of an eye, and frowned mentally. He really needed them to stop calling him that. "Yes?" He asked quietly. "I want to show you something." He blinked as she tied a bandanna around his eyes and grabbed his hand, and began leading him away back into the castle.
What was going on?
She removed the bandanna and he stared.
"SURPRISE!" Everyone yelled.
Harry turned red as he realized that they had thrown him a birthday party. "You didn't have to do this." He mumbled, face still red. "Heh, I bet the Dursely's never did something like this for him." Ron muttered. He and the other students who had turned on Harry earlier that year; had gotten together and decided that they may have been wrong about Harry being a 'Death Eater'. Still...
What did happen that day?
Harry heard Ron and began to laugh out loud. "Uh, what's so funny?" Kazu asked curiously. "Ron." Was all Harry could get out before breaking into more laughter. "What I say?" Ron asked, dumbly. "And I want to know something Harry...how can you be friends with the Slytherin's!" Hermione yelled. Now, every Slytherin from first year to seventh began snickering rather loudly.
It was Draco who spoke first. "Haven't you figured it out yet Granger?" He asked, still snickering. "Harry's been playing you for a fool for these last five years!"
What!
Hermione turned to Harry who had stopped laughing, and she noticed that his eyes held a gleam of amusement and he stood straight. "B-but I thought you hated them!" She protested. Harry raised an eyebrow. "Appearances can be deceiving." He answered her spluttering question. Pansy was thoughtful.
"Actually, Harry's been fooling everyone for fifteen years." She mused. He sent her a dark look which she winced at. Being on the end of Professor Snape's glare was no where near the strength of Harry's glare.
"You never told us this." Ginny said with a pout. Harry frowned. "You never bothered asking." He muttered. Mystel got a mischievous look in his eyes and whispered something to Dumbledore. Harry's eyes narrowed slightly. What was he up to?
Then the Headmaster's eyes began to twinkle. Harry groaned mentally. "I believe young Mr. Potter will be gracing us with a song."
Harry swallowed thickly as everyone turned surprised looks to the Gryffindor who was doing a very good impression of a full Weasely blush. "I didn't know you could sing." Yugi said, a bit surprised. He sensed that Harry was Ryou in a strange way.
The Gryffindor turned angered eyes on a grinning Mystel before he grinned widely. "Why don't you take the glamour down Sirius?" The teachers winced. Mystel flinched and finally dropped the glamour. The dark haired blue eyed man stood there, looking at Harry with a hurt expression. "How long have you known?"
"Since the beginning of the year."
"No fair!" Sirius whined. James laughed. "You got outsmarted by a sixteen year old, Padfoot!" He said, laughing. "After all, what do you expect from the son and godson of a marauder?" Remus said lightly. Harry was shaking his hands frantically at the snickering group but it was too late.
"THE MARAUDERS!" Screeched Fred and George.
Harry sighed and turned to the Weasely twins. "Yes, my dad is Prongs, Sirius is Padfoot and Remus is Moony." The excitement of the news was too much for the older teens and they keeled over in a happy yet dead faint.
The blue haired Gryffindor raised an eyebrow. "Wasn't expecting that." He snickered. "Are they okay?" Jasmine asked. "Yep. They just fainted." Harry said lightly. "How embarrassing." Ron mumbled, glad it wasn't him who fainted. Harry then got a wicked grin on his face. "Anyone need a drink?" He snapped his fingers, just as a large splash of cool water hit the two fainted boys.
Fred and George sat up, soaked clothes and they grabbed Harry by the shoulders. "Why didn't you tell us!" They demanded. "Calm down before you two faint again." Cho scolded. The two turned red and released Harry who snickered. "Well Mr Potter?" Dumbledore asked. Harry blinked.
Huh?
Oh...
The song.
Harry turned red once more at having to sing. "I'm so gonna get you for this Sirius." Harry hissed at the ex-convict. "Um, do you need some help setting up?" Tails asked, curiously. Harry's angered look soften. "Nah, I'll be fine." He muttered and walked off. Probably to get some materials.
About twenty minutes later he came back and was setting up a single microphone that muggle actors/actresses would use in sound studios, a set of head phones and a small stereo with surround systems. He then walked over to Karai and said something to her very quietly. She turned pink, but nodded.
Then Karai began following him up to the staff table; which had been transfigured into a stage, and placed one of the head sets over her ears. Harry then did the same. Everyone got quiet and settled down as Harry flipped the switch and sweet music began playing in the Great Hall.
That was when Harry began singing.
"I can show you the world"
He smiled at Karai, who blushed and smiled shyly.
"Shining, shimmering splendid"
The hauntingly sweet music drifted through the castle, allowing even the ghosts to calm at the melody.
"Tell me princess, now when did you last let your heart decide?"
Then something amazing happened. Red roses began to grow around the audience, the music from the song was somehow bringing these images to life.
"I can open your eyes"
Mixed in with the roses were lilies and jasmine. The heavenly scents almost sent everyone into bliss.
"Take you wonder by wonder"
Now, a bridge seemed to loom over them, a sweet breeze brushed against their skins. Teasing them in a way.
"Over, sideways and under on a magic-carpet ride"
Now, the roses, lilies and jasmine had faded and fluffy white clouds were beginning to replace them. It felt like they were soaring high into the skies.
"A whole new world"
Harry's voice was low and yet husky at the same time. Sending chills of thrill and pleasure down Karai's spine.
"A new fantastic point of view"
Warmth was filling the Gryffindor as he sung with all of his soul and heart.
"No one to tell us no"
Karai smiled lovingly at him.
"Or where to go"
He smiled warmly at her, he was getting too caught up in the music to remember everyone else was watching them.
"Or say we're only dreaming"
Now, it was Karai's turn to pick up where he left off. Not even the Shredder knew she could sing very well.
"A whole new world"
The ninja gang was not expecting Karai to be a singer as well. Truth be told, April thought the two were a perfect couple.
"A dazzling place I never knew"
The clouds around them tickled at their senses, playful.
"But, now from way up here"
Harry smiled at her, love and trust glittering in his silver blue eyes. Which touched her.
"It's crystal clear"
She was smiling as she continued to sing beautifully.
"That now I'm in a whole new world with you"
The music seemed to pick up, becoming more romantic as time wore on.
"Unbelievable sights"
"Unbelievable sights"
Harry sang this part a little softly, so it mixed with her singing.
"Indescribable feeling"
The thrill she felt on their first date came back to her.
"Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling"
She let the music sooth her trouble soul all thanks to the Shredder and the Foot ninja. Come to think of it, why did she stay with them?
"Through an endless diamond sky"
Raph looked up to the stage where his brother and Karai were singing and he sighed. Even he could tell that Leo truly loved Karai, and Raph was not about to get in his brother's way of happiness.
"A whole new world"
Harry smiled at her in a teasing way.
"Don't you dare close your eyes"
She was smiling back at him, and they held hands tightly.
"A hundred thousand things to see"
He squeezed her hand gently.
"Hold your breath it gets better"
This time, they sung the next lyrics together, their voices mingling as one.
"I'm like a shooting star"
They were grinning, eyes shining as they sung. Lily was smiling to herself. Seems she just got a new daughter-in-law!
"I've come so far"
Karai leaned into Harry who blushed a rosy red hue.
"I can't go back to where I used to be"
Karai almost whispered this part, but everyone could clearly hear her.
"A whole new world"
The music was slowly getting louder with each heart beat.
"A whole new world"
Harry for some reason, could not stop smiling. Why? He did not know. Maybe it was one of those greater mysteries in life that was meant to be unsolvable.
"With new horizons to pursue"
The next part, the two sang in perfect sync.
"I'll chase them anywhere"
They were still holding hands.
"There's time to spare"
Clear, yet warm sand began brushing against their skin as a heard of white stallions raced by on this magical day.
"Let me share this whole new world with you"
The music played for awhile, letting different emotions to play in their hearts and souls. Defiantly confusing some.
"A whole new world"
"A whole new world"
"A new fantastic point of view"
"No one to tell us no"
"Or where to go"
"Or say we're only dreaming"
"A whole new world"
"Every turn a surprise"
"With new horizons to pursue"
"Every moment red letter"
"I'll chase them anywhere"
"There's time to spare"
"Anywhere"
"Or there's time to spare"
"Let me share"
"This whole new world"
"With you"
The music was slowly dying down, showing signs that the song was just about over. The two singers looked at each other, smiles upon their lips and eyes shining like stars.
"A whole new world"
"A whole new world"
"That's where we'll be"
"Where we will be"
"A thrilling chase"
"A wondrous place"
"For you and me..."
The two then leaned in and kissed softly on the lips. The music then ended and everyone was clapping. Finally realizing everyone else was there, the two broke the kiss and blushed hotly. "That was great!" Amy squealed. Harry turned even redder, if that was possible.
"Now it's time to party!" Sonic yelled. Harry chuckled. "Looks like some things won't change." He said, chuckling. "What's that suppose ta mean!" Sonic demanded. "Nothing at all." Sonic sighed but Harry then continued. "Just that you're as lazy as ever." Sonic made a face which caused the Chaos Emerald gang to laugh at their antics.
As the party began, Yami came up to Harry who was quietly watching everyone having fun. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" He asked, softly. Harry blinked but nodded as he followed Yami outside.
"You're not the same Bakura. What happened?" The pharaoh asked bluntly. Harry sighed. "Listen Yami," He began quietly. So unlike the harsh thief that Yami knew so well. "I have twelve different memories of different lives." He said softly. "It's a bit hard to explain. Those memories are pretty much mingling together." He frowned. "That also includes personalities." He muttered.
"Oh."
Then Yami got thoughtful. "You never did explain what happened that day at Dentech City Aquarium." He pointed out. Harry's silver blue eyes narrowed and for a second they flashed a dark red before settling on their normal hue.
"It would be wise for you, Yami, to forget about that day." Harry said icily and calmly went back inside. Frowning, Yami followed him and said very clearly and a bit loudly:
"What are you so afraid of!"
The Great Hall grew quiet as Harry stiffened and clenched his fists tightly. "Something about that creature scared you. Why?" Yami demanded. Yugi winced. Somehow, this wasn't going to end pretty at all. "What was it called anyway?" Max asked curiously.
"Nemesis."
Huh?
"That huge thing you saw at Dentech City Aquarium...it's known as Nemesis." Harry said in a monotonous tone. "Complete with level two Lickers as well as zombified dogs." He mumbled, shivering from past memories.
"Zombies?" Asked Tyson.
"But, zombies aren't real. You know that." Hillary pointed out, brushing a lock of dark brown hair from her maroon red eyes. Harry turned harden silver blue eyes at her. "Try telling that to the Umbrella Corporation!" He snapped.
"Umbrella?" Julie-Su echoed. "What kind of name is that for a corporation?" Asked Yoeli. "How about the one that piratically runs the entire planet!" Harry growled. "W-what are you talking about Harry?" Sam stuttered, looking at his older brother with wide eyes. Harry sighed heavily and sat down at one of the seats.
"The Umbrella Corporation is one of the largest commercial entity in the United States," He began. "But–" Hermione was cut off as Harry gave her a glare. "Let me continue." He hissed at her.
"It's the world's leading supplier of computer technology, medical products, and healthcare." He sighed. "However, unknown to even its own employees, it's massive profits are generated by military technology, genetic experimentation, and viral weaponry." He growled out that last sentence.
"But, if this Umbrella Corporation is in America, how can you know about it?" Remus asked, in concern. Harry hesitated. "You know something about them." Wufei said darkly. "Out with it!" Dex whined.
"I use to work for Umbrella."
Tray's eyes widen in shock. "Say what!" He screeched. "Oh Yoh," Morty said, shaking his head in disappointment. "Those creeps did something to ya, didn't they Leo?" Raph asked suddenly.
Huh?
Harry was surprised. "What are you talking about Raph?" Mikey whined. "It's easy. At that fight with that Nemesis guy, Leo knocked it back into the tanks, remember?" Raph explained. "Yes. What does that have to do with anything Raphael-san?" Karai asked. Donny then realized what Raph was trying to explain. "No human could knock it back with that much force." He said slowly.
"Then how did you manage that?" Mikey asked to Harry who looked down. "Do you remember what I said about the Licker's being humans infected with the T-Virus?" He asked quietly. "Yeah, but what does that have ta do with ya?" Casey asked. Master Splinter's eyes widen as he realized the hidden meaning.
"You are infected with this virus."
A/N:
Oh boy, looks like more about Harry's past is being unraveled. What should he do? Should he explain his link with Umbrella? Or should he find away to prevent Umbrella from finding out about them?
You tell me.