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A/N: Sorry to let you readers wait. I know that most of you do not like where I had left off, but come on, there's got to have some suspense, right? But I've finally come with another fully written chap. Still before you start reading, I must warn you that there're some parts that might be a bit confusing. This is because of the change of the point of view. So if you had any query, feel free to ask. Anyway, please settle down and read and enjoy.
Chapter 3 Trouble Brews while Chaos EnsuedMarik, Bakura and Yugi turned their eyes to the direction of the scream, looking startled and alert.
"It sounds like it's coming from behind the museum", said Marik, a frown tracing his face. "I bet it's a robbery or something"
"Come on, we need to help", said Yami. Partly, Yami was quite eager to tamper with his shadow powers again.
But Bakura gave him an indifferent look. "Give me a break, Pharaoh. It's none of our business so why don't you just let those stupid mortals handle it themselves. And besides, what are you planning to do? Tackle the bad guys?" said Bakura in a glassy tone.
"It's nothing we can't handle, Bakura", said Yami impatiently. Before Bakura can retort, Marik nudged him in the ribs.
"Come on, Bakura. What's the harm in playing hero for once?" said Marik, grinnig mockingly. "We might have some real fun too", he added. His right hand was already fingering his rod inside his black jeans' pocket.
Bakura finally relented and the three of them raced off in the direction of the scream. Turning around the corner, they stopped short in their tracks; for they were greeted by a totally unexpected and in Bakura's opinion ludicrous scene.
A few feet in front of them, three hooded and masked men, not unlike the ghouls, were bearing down upon three teenagers who were all wearing a horrified countenance. The six of them were also startled by their sudden presence and froze in their movements.
Yami was eyeing them with mild apprehension. He didn't think that they were dangerous but he could sense something not remotely right with the vibes here. Quite on the contrary, both Marik and Yami Bakura were eyeing the scene with apparent amusement. They had expected guns or knives or something more threatening, but definitely not some harmless sticks. They couldn't understand why were the three teenagers were looking at them as though they were monsters sent from hell.
Among them, Harry was the first to recover, followed by Ron and Hermione. Without hesitation, they grabbed their wands. But the Death Eaters were the first to cast the spells.
"Expelliarmus", one shouted. The spell hit Ron and Hermione squarely, blasting them off their feet; their wands flew out of their hands.
Malfoy sent a stunning spell at Harry, but he was fast. "Protego", he shouted, countering the red blast. The spell was reflected, denting the wall of the museum. But before Harry could do more, he was also disarmed by another disarming spell. He looked helplessly at his friends, then at the three unlucky strangers.
Yami, Bakura, and Marik were totally stunned by the brief light show they had just witnessed. To them, this was something that they had only read in fairytales. And secondly, Marik and Bakura couldn't seem to believe that those wooden sticks were actually more than just merely sticks.
But the Death Eaters cut through their ruminations. "Now, now we'll just finished these pathetic muggles off first, shall we?" one of them said menacingly, turning to face them.
"Why not?" the other replied. Laughing evilly, they sent a string of curses towards the three of them while Harry and his friends looked on in horror.
Recovering from their shock, Yami and Bakura didn't wait to find out what those spells could do to them. Using their shadow powers, both of them activated an invisible shield that deflected those curses before they could even reach their targets. Marik didn't hesitate either. He didn't care what in the world are muggles. The bottom line was; those ghouls-alike freaks were getting on his nerve.
Inside his pocket, Marik activated his rod and the millennium symbol appeared dimly on his forehead. In a flash, he activated the shadow force, sending the three hooded freaks crashing into the wall of the museum.
He let his shadow powers loose, feeling the familiar and comforting darkness enveloping them when suddenly, two cracking sound sounded behind him, halting his intentions. The Death Eaters had no idea how lucky they were, for they had narrowly escaped a grisly fate.
To Harry's sheer relief, it was Lupin and Tonks. And the Death Eaters, seeing that they were outnumbered immediately Disaparated.
"Harry, are you all alright?" asked Lupin, shock registered in every inch of his face.
"Yeah", said Harry, and added uncertainly, "Th…they saved us". Harry waved in the three strangers' direction. For a brief moment, right before the death Eaters disapparated, he thought he saw a wave of darkness surrounding the trio. But it wasn't there anymore. I must be seeing things. Besides, it is getting dark.
Lupin and Tonks turned towards the three of them. Tonks, with a disbelieving look on her face was about to say something but Lupin stopped her.
"We've to leave this place now. It's too dangerous out here," said Lupin, taking out a portkey, which was actually a handkerchief. "Harry, Ron, Hermione, come on take this portkey". They all walked mechanically toward Lupin.
"You three should come with us too. It's dangerous for you kids to stay out here yourselves", added Lupin, looking over to the three strangers.
But he made a mistake in using the word kids, for it annoyed Bakura greatly. "We can take care of ourselves better than you think", he said curtly, giving him a frosty look.
Lupin almost cringed. "Look, I know this is confusing. But we can talked once we get to a safer place", he said in a pleading tone.
"Fine", said Yami coolly, coming to a decision. "We did have a few questions". He turned to Marik and Bakura, who merely shrugged and followed him.
"Hold this ", said Lupin, waving the handkerchief. "We'll be out of here in a few sec".
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All of them ended up inside a huge ancient house. The hall was starkly empty and dark, lit only by a few floating candles. Still, the ancient house looked magnificent, though the atmosphere was quite eerie.
Harry couldn't help but stared at the three newcomers. He had not taken a good look at them back at the alley behind the museum. But now he realized that they were obviously not locals and they look weird, even for foreigners. Ironically, they also looked quite cool to him. One of them had spiky tri-colored hair and violet orbs, which was really exotic. He was clad in a sleeveless black shirt and a navy blue jean and he was shorter than his two friends. The one on his right had natural blonde hair and darker skin color. But what made him stood out were the jewelries the he wore. And the other one had pure white hair, another exotic feature.
Yugi, Ryou and Marik had no problem sensing the magic that inhabited the house, for it was quite powerful. Still, they were not entirely surprise by the existence of other magic. Mainly because two of them had an ancient spirit occupying their body.
"Wanna made a good impression?" whispered Marik, noticing that it was no longer the Tomb Robber and the Pharaoh in control.
"Well, he's not very happy with what happen just now. So I offered to go through the questioning and answering session," said Ryou in an undertone. "He said if they asked too much, he could simply erase their memory".
"Be careful", said Yugi. "Yami said to keep our powers under wraps. These people have magic too. Yami sensed the presence of a few more people here".
But Marik just smirked. "Don't worry, our thousands-year-old items are more powerful than that."
"But I personally think that it's better if we don't mention anything about the millennium items. Its power is just too tempting", said Ryou in a low voice.
Before they can agree, their conversation was interrupted.
"Please follow me to the dining room. We can talk there. And by the way, my name is Remus Lupin", he said with a smile before heading off in the direction of the kitchen.
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Done!! The third chap (finally). Sorry for the lateness but my last two weeks had been plagued by tests 'sigh'. But it was over now so I'm back on my writing.
As usual, special thanks to:
Captain jennie: I'm writing really, so what do you think of this one?
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