how in the hell did he end up in this mess?

That is the question that James Evans continuously asked himself in his race against time...

FLASH BACK!

"This is Kate." James introduced the girl to Hermione and Ginny on the train as he entered the compartment.

"Nice to meet you." The girls said politely, and kate gave them her infamous half-smirk, sitting down with god-like grace next to james. Kate was dressed as usual, her red leather pants squeking as she told them stories. Her trench coat was hung unceromoniously on the hanger near the window.

"So there I was," She continued, smirking some more, "taking down this big ass guy in the alley way, its poorin rain, and guess who shows up to my resque?"

"James." Hermione guessed. Kate let out a laugh.

"Oh, yeah, she's a regular demsil in distress, that one." James laughed. He was in the middle of lighting his cigarrete, and Kate was shaking out her rain drenched red hair.

The car suddenly came to a complete hault, causing Kate and James, who were seated next to eachother, flailing into Hermione and Ginny.

"What the hell is going on? Does this happen every train ride?" Kate demanded of James as the lights went out.

"Shut your trap, goddamnit, i'm trying to listen!" James whispered, climbing back into his seat. He glanced out the window, into the blackness, and saw figures approaching from all sides. "Fuck me," His shirt read.

"What do you think?" Kate whispered, an unspoken conversation going on between the two. "214?"

"Nope. This is a 318. Highjacking." James stated, pulling out his metal suitcase from the upper shelf. He began handing everyone in the compartment holsters, which he directed them to put on thier ankles. "Put your wand in them," He directed in a whisper, handing them fake wands.

His next few motions were lost to the rest of them, with the exception of Kate, who was also doing things, to the darkness. Not a second later the door to the compartment was thrust open, and standing before them were death eaters.

"Give me your wands." A deep voice emerged from beneath the hood. The group handed the fake wands to the man, and he left the compartment without another word. James leaned forward, his green eyes straining against the darkness.

"They're headed for the front. Looks like the conducters dead." He informed them.

The train began moving again, the lights remaining off.

END FLASHBACK

The death eaters had taken the train to, presumably, a fortress of some kind, and had locked the entire school members into some kind of large dungeon.

"Dante!" Hermione said, terror in her voice, as she stood next to James.

"No worries, he went to the school two days ago." James said, without looking up from his work. The silence was defening in the room, as Ginny tried to calm the first years.

"What are you doing, anyway?" Hermione asked, staring down at the mess of items james was working on.

"Never you mind," He scoffed without looking up. "And shouldnt you be garding the door?" James, being a master of his trade, had somehow convinced everyone he was in charge. They had immediatley gotten behind him, especially after seeing what had happened last year.

Hermione returned to her post at the door without another word, glancing suspiciously as James ordered Kate to hand him something she couldnt make out. Footsteps interupter hed thoughts, and she looked up in time to see a death eater approach them.

"You there!" He yelled at james, as hermione toppled backward in fear. "What are you d-"

BANG.

Without even looking up, James raised his gun, which was concealed in his sleaves, and fired a single shot, taking down the death eater.

"Hermione, i thought you were guarding the door." James said, his voice toneless, as hermione panted. She stood up, outraged.

"WHAT? Are you serious!? You just..'' She trailed off, exhuasted. Kate handed james something, who did something with it. James nodded with conviction.

"Which wall did you decide on?" He asked Kate, standing up.

"This one." She said, pointing to a wall. "Its hollow. I think its a caved in tunnel."

"How sure are you?" He asked, walking over and tapping the wall.

"Uhm.. like... 2341 sure." Kate retorted, sizing up the wall. James nodded with conviction.

"Right." He turned and adressed the room, who were watching the scene in awe. "Everybody, get down." He commanded, pointing at the wall furthest from where he was standing. They followed his orders hesitantly, crounching down on top of eachother, crumpling against the wall. "Hands over the ears." The obliged.

"Set it up, Kate-y poo!" He said. She picked up whatever he was working on and brought it over to him. He put it against the wall, pressed a button, grabbed Kates arm, and dragged her with him to the wall. They slammed thier hands over thier ears.

BAAANNNGGGGG!!!!!!!!!

A/N: Hey hey hey! I'm back with a vengence! Writting this story is fun, though i wish i could get more recognition for it! Lol. Anyways, it took so long to get this up cuz i am in the middle of writing a side story to it, about James's adventures in LA and Peru. Haha. Anyway, you will be seeing that come up soon. Tune in for more updates more frequently. I hope Never-Fear-Death is reading this! lol. Byez!