Chapter 5

When Ginny and the others got back to the castle they found that Hermione was not there, in fact she was no where to be found. It was almost as if she and Zumaggee had disappeared off the face of the planet

"Hey Arbiter," said MC one day during a Quiddich match, "why does Zumaggee act the way he does?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well he has no sense of honor like the other Elites."

"That's because he was raised on a human colony."

"I didn't think that the hatred between our species would allow that kind of stuff to happen."

"Based off the intelligence we gathered from the colony they had crash landed there a hundred years before the war even started."

"What system was it?"

"I don't remember."

"He's not very cunning is he?"

"I don't know much more that that, but whatever you do don't make him mad."

"Why?"

"Just, don't." The two watched the match for a little while and saw a bludger knock one player clean off his broom.

"So, what do you think of this place?" said MC.

"It's kind of nice."

"I agree." Another bludger flew over their heads and nailed a player right in the mouth causing a bit of blood splatter.

"I wonder how much force those things hit with."

"Looks like a straight punch from a brute"

"Think they could be used as weapons?"

"Probably."

"Hey guys, what's up?" said Kelly walking up to them.

"Not much, just thinking about how those bludger things could be used as weapons," said MC as another player was taken out.

"Oh here is a list of possibilities that I have made," said Kelly handing over a role of parchment.

"Let's see here," said MC, "Bludger—large tungsten ball used to decimate fleet formations."

"We need to make them large enough so they can be fired from MACs," said Kelly while watching one team score.

"Dragon—release on brute home world," said the Arbiter reading over MC's shoulder. "That sounds good."

"Acramantula—guard dog,"

"Damn Kelly, this is a long list," said MC. "Tell you what, I'll read over this later."

"How much longer do you think the match will last?" said the Arbiter.

"Quiet a while, I'm sure," said Kelly holding the snitch up for the others to see. Before they could answer Dr. Halsey walked up.

"So this is where you guys have been hiding," she said to the group. "John, I managed to make contact with the fleet and they are sending some ships."

"How many?" said MC.

"Two," said Halsey, "one from each faction. I think a capital ship and a carrier."

"When will they get here?" said the Arbiter. Before the Dr. could answer the same swirling black clouds that had dropped MC and Arbiter appeared over the pitch. Two huge ships came through and then the clouds were gone. One was purple and bloated in appearance; the other was grey and very angular. By now the game had stopped and everyone was looking at the ships. The purple ship dropped a large black thing and then a purple beam connected the two. The grey ship hovered over the lake and began to launch small grey ships which seemed to shuttle people to the ground.

"What's going on here?" said McGonagall walking up. She looked scared.

"Relax, they're here to help," said Halsey.

As it turns out Halsey had not told the headmistress about the ships. Later on in her office, McGonagall met with Captain Miranda Keyes and Commander Mezamee Utakee. The two told her that they had been sent to protect the castle and all its inhabitants. They were also to check out the various things magic could do and see if it could possibly be used in the fleet.

"Well now that that's cleared up would you like to see the school," said McGonagall getting up from her desk.

"That would bee most enjoyable," said Utakee.

The three made their way around the school, Mezamee and Miranda were amazed at all the things they saw and made notes all the while. As they walked they saw a great number of personal moving about. From what McGonagall could see some of the personal were installing stuff while others were exploring. By dinner that night the newcomers had completely settled into the castle and the surrounding area. During dinner McGonagall told the students not to fear the newcomers and that they were there to protect the school. At the teacher table sat on either side of the headmistress were Miranda and Mezamee. The two were no doubt impressed by what they saw.