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Ch 55 Apprehended Pt 3

Team Eight

Hephaestus and his team found a trail that wasn't there on any map and is following the trail. "Sir, over there. That tree is falling." an Auror said as the tree tips over onto the pathway.

"What could have caused that tree to fall?" another Auror asked.

Hephaestus walks over to the fallen tree, the Aurors soon followed the team leader's lead and heads over to the fallen tree.

"Paul, you made that tree fall right onto the path." A little girl's voice said.

"B-But, Alice how would we capture them if there's a way for them to escape?" another girl's voice said to her.

"Only if daddy was here, or better yet mommy Atalante. Then we can know what to do." the third voice of a little girl said to them.

Hephaestus arrive at the stump to see three young girls arguing to each other about something. He steps on a twig that causes them to turn to his way.

"Who are you?" the girl with white hair and a black dress asks the man.

He was shocked to see such young girls in a dark forest alone with no parental supervision. He smiles at them. "My name is Hephaestus, I'm an Auror of the Ministry of Magic. Tell me young ones where are your parents?"

The girl with blond hair in a green coat tug on Alice's sleeve. "(Alice, I think he's the one that master said to capture.)"

Alice turns Paul, "(Really? What of the other ones?)" she whispers to the Berserker as she nodded.

"Um…what are you girls talking about?" The Auror leader asked them.

The girl with white hair and green eyes look over to the Aurors who are behind him. "Hey, are those your friends over there, mister?" the girl said.

Hephaestus looks behind him to see his teammates who are waiting for his command. "Why yes, um…may I have your names, please? It's imperative that the ministry needs to contact your parents of your whereabouts."

Jack turns to Alice and Paul. "Alice! Paul! We got the right guy!" she exclaims in joy.

"B-But what about the others A-Arora?" Paul asked the Assassin of Black.

She smiles innocently, "We dismember them." she said before vanishing.

"What!?" Hephaestus and the Aurors exclaims as Alice sighs,

"Oh well, they are bad guys after all." Alice cast a spell shaped like a heart at Hephaestus.

He took his wand to defend himself from the strange attack. The heart contacted him as he looks at Alice. "Are you going to hurt me?" Alice asked giving him the puppy eyes.

Hephaestus was all giddy suddenly once he laid eyes on the Caster. "AWWW, of course not you cute little thing," he said adoring her.

"Sir what are you-(cough,)" the Auror coughs, soon the other Aurors coughs as well. A thick fog suddenly appears making it so the Aurors can't see the team leader.

"I can see Hephaestus anywhere!" an Auror coughs. He heard a thump as someone fell on the ground. He turns around and saw his team slaughter with slit throats or on the ground without any injuries at all.

'What the-' he said mentally. He turns around abruptly to see the same little girl with white hair holding a bloody knife in her hands.

"Oh! It seems you have poison resistance," Jack said with an innocent smile. "That skill is rare among wizards though it is weak with you."

The Auror took out his wand. "Who are you!?" he demanded of the Assassin Servant.

Jack jumps back into the fog as the Auror search frantically for her. Her laughter was everywhere causing him to be nervous and frighten at the same time.

The Auror froze sensing her behind her. She held her knife against his neck. "We are Assassin, our true name is…Jack the Ripper." She said in her ears.

The Auror's eyes widen by that name. "J-J-Jack the R-R-Ripper," he said remembering the serial killer's name from his muggle-born friend who was obsessed with the famous serial killer.

"You know about us! That makes us happy!" she said before slitting his throat.

He fell on the ground as he struggles to breathe. He gazes up at the killer smiling down at him. "Bye-bye mister, we had fun today!" she cheerfully said disappearing in the fog.

The fog subsided as Jack made her way to Paul and Alice with Hephaestus who was adoring Alice. "What happen to that guy?" The Assassin of Black asked.

Paul looks at her. "Alice has put some kind of charm spell at him."

Alice nodded franticly, "Huh-huh, I read about it in one of the library's books. It looks fun to learn and I learned it!"' she said proudly of what she did.

"Oh," Jack said looking at the man. "We think we should head back now with this guy, Daddy said once we um…what's that word he uses to the others again?" the serial killer looks up thinking of that word.

"Um…up-a-hand?" Paul suggested.

"Yes! Apprehended! Big Brother uses that word a lot with others!" Alice said to them. "Good job remembering Paul!" Alice said.

"Thank you, Alice," Paul responded with a smile.

"Let's get going! Daddy is probably waiting for us!" Jack said as they led the charmed Auror back to the Outpost.

Team Three

Umbridge hated walking in this forest, all the half breeds living here. Hunting like savages, doing unnatural things such as praying to whatever they pray to. She hates it, no despises it.

Her group was near the Black Lake deep within the Forbidden Forest. "This place is so uncouth for my standards." She complains passing the water.

The Aurors in her group groans at her complaints that they didn't notice the lake turning into s black mud texture.

One Auror notices the black mud in the Black Lake creeping towards them. she looks at the team Leader. "Madam Umbridge, I-I think there's something wrong with the lake." She said getting an ominous feeling from the lake.

Umbridge turns to the female Auror with a smug look. "Is it watery?" she asked.

"Y-Yes, it also has a black-"

"My dear, it called the Black Lake for a reason. It's the color black." She said with a smug look.

"Madam Umbridge, the water has these red lines over it. It looks evil-"

Umbridge smiles at the other Auror who supports the female. "Good sir, I have no idea where you get these ideas from. But there are no records in the ministry's archives that describe your description." She said.

"But the-"

She pulled him to the side leaving the others behind to speak with him privately. "Unless you want to be terminated from the Auror corps, then you should start listening to me." She threatens them. "When I saw there's nothing wrong with that lake, I mean there's nothing wrong with that lake. Understand?" she said.

"(Understood,)" he mutters to her.

"I can't hear you?" she sang.

He grips his hands tight, "Understood." He said more clearly for her to hear.

She smiles at him as they walk back to the group. "That's what I like to hear, now we better join the other. Don't worry about that girl, I will have the same talk with…where is everyone?" she said looking around to see no trace of the Aurors.

"What do you mean? They're right…there?" he said seeing nothing.

She turns to the Auror with a displeased look. "Is this some kind of trick, you and you're Aurors buddies are playing?" she said to him. "If this is a trick then you will hear it from the Minister that you'll be terminated at once!" she yelled at him.

"N-No, this is not a trick! We just met today and-"

"Don't lie to me. You have some kind of relationship with that mudblood." Umbridge assumes.

"What do you mean by that! I hardly know that girl!" he responded.

"Don't you talk back to me! I'm Undersecretary Dolores Umbridge, I'm in a higher position than you!" she exclaims.

"Well, I-"

"Undersecretary Dolores Umbridge eh? I've been waiting to meet you," a voice said out of nowhere.

"Who's there!? I demand you to show yourself!" Umbridge said before turning to the Auror. "You protect me!" she pulled the Auror in front of her.

"What are you doing?" he exclaims.

"A cowardly move, hiding behind someone." It said. "But don't worry, he is to be alive."

"What?" they said as black things like tentacles erupt from the greenery wrapping around the Auror.

He was wrapped tight as the tentacles slowly drag him in the forest. "WHAT IS THIS!?" he turns to the Pink Toad. "HELP ME!" He reaches out to her as Umbridge stares terrified of what she is seeing.

the wrappings soon took him at great speed into the Forbidden Forest. "HELP MEEEEEEE!" he screams died out as he got further away from her.

Umbridge took out her wand aiming at every point of the area. "Whoever you are, I-I held the top position under the Minister himself. If something happens to me a dementor squad will come at taking you into custody." She said as laughter can be heard everywhere.

"I wouldn't worry about the dementors, Beast II is over there as we speak." The voice said coming closer.

"Beast II? What do you mean by that!? I demand an answer!" she yelled.

"Yeah, yeah, you demand everything. Abusing your position, taking advantage of others, manipulating the minister to gain your personal needs." It said. "Well, I would worry about that. The Association will be taking over the Wizarding World soon enough."

"They can't! the ICW won't allow-"

"The ICW has agreed to be a part of the Mage's Association." It said. "Anyways I wasted enough time here, I wanted to lay around the Outpost watching TV and that sort of stuff."

"But master asked me to take care of you so…I'm doing that, can't disobey an order of our master can I."

Umbridge smirks. "If you hate your master, then why don't we work together? If we do then you can do whatever you want." She said trying to manipulate it.

"That's a tempting offer, but no," it said. "Your offer doesn't go with me."

"But- oh forget about this, SHOW YOURSELF!" She demanded. "Face me like a human!"

"A human? Me? HAHAHAHAHA!" it laughs. "You are hilarious, Alight if you say so." It said as the mud in the lake gathers in the middle forming into a tan man with black markings on his body.

Umbridge turns to the Black Lake seeing the man walking towards her. "W-W-What a-are y-you?" she said sensing fear from him.

"Me? Oh, right you don't know." He said. "I am the first Avenger Servant, I am all the world's evil, the King of Daemons. My true name is Angra Mainyu." The Avenger introduces himself.

"What do you mean all the world's evil!?" she asked terrified of the power she felt from him.

Angra Mainyu tilts his head. "I just said it. I'm humanity's evil in one." He said. "Such as murdering." He smiles.

"What-" He suddenly disappears and reappears before her, grabbing her collar. "LET GO OF ME THIS INSTANT!" She yelled as the Avenger took her to the Black Mud.

"I'm curious though, would a human die in this black mud? Or would a human be corrupted like King Arthur or Ushiwakamaru?" he said to himself.

"King Arthur!? What do you mean corrupted!?" she said hitting his hands trying to get free.

The Avenger shrugs his shoulder. "Oh well, there's one way to find out," he said throwing the Pink Toad into the mud.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Umbridge fell into the Black Mud sinking into it.

Angra Mainya crouched down near the edge waiting for a reaction. "Three…two…one…"

Umbridge burst out of the mud screaming in pain as her entire body was burning from the mud. "AAAAAHHHHHHH!" her clothes, skin, hair, and muscles were melting into the mud. Soon her skeleton too was melting leaving no trace of her.

"And there's the result!" he exclaims. "If a human enters the black mud then they die! I'm bored now." He snaps his fingers causing the black mud to disappear from the lake.

"Welp, back to the TV I suppose." He said walking back to the Outpost.

Team nine

Dumbledore and Fudge lead a group of Aurors to the Centaur village in hopes to get their help. "Dumbledore, are you sure about this? They're half breeds, they can't-"

"Cornelius, I know you and Dolores have a disliking to the creatures here; but try to understand they are living beings too and-"

"And we would like it if you are to leave our territory immediately." They all look to see Firenze standing before them with two Centaurs beside him.

The Aurors took out their wand as the Centaurs loaded their bows. "(Dumbledore, do something!)" Fudge hiss at him.

Dumbledore walks up to the Centaur chief. "Firenze, my friend it's been a long time since I saw you. We have missed you teaching the Divination class."

"Albus, it's good to see you," Firenze said before he drops his smile. "Albus, on the bounds of our friendship we would appreciate it that you leave."

"Why's that, Firenze?" The old man asked. "We came for your tribe in hopes that you'll assist us."

"Is this about Lord Fujimaru?" the Chief of the Centaurs asked receiving shock expressions from them.

"'Lord Fujimaru'? how did you know that name?" Fudge asked rudely.

"Lord Fujimaru sent envoys to our tribe for help." He said. "I haven't met him officially yet, but the leader of the envoys is a person of great respect."

Dumbledore doesn't like this; everything is falling apart as he speaks. "Firenze, who is this envoy leader you speak of?" he asked him, trying to hide his nervousness.

"He is the great teacher of our tribe, as descendants of the Centaurs of Greece…" the Centaurs beside him aim their bows at them. "We shall follow Lord Fujimaru," he said.

"I told you they are not to be trusted, Aurors take-" Fudge was interrupted when Dumbledore held out his hands. "Headmaster, what are you doing!?"

"We can't take them; they are skilled in every form of combat," Dumbledore said. "We better leave before there's bloodshed," Dumbledore said walking off in the other direction.

"Dumbledore, why are we leaving them?" Fudge asked the old Headmaster.

Dumbledore turns to the minister. "Cornelius, we can't fight them. their build is much stronger than us, their skills with archery are extraordinary. If we fought them then our lives will end there." He said,

'How did Harry manage to convince the Centaurs to join him? Who were the envoys that Firenze has respect for?' This currently in Dumbledore's mind. The ally in the Forbidden Forest for the longest time has gone up and switched over to Harry's side.

"…Headmaster?" An Auror called out his name. "HEADMASTER DUMBLEDORE!" he shouts his name once again. He turns around to the Auror finally getting his attention.

"Uh, yes, what can I do for you?" Dumbledore asked him.

"What should we do now? Our best hope was trusting the Centaurs," he said as the other Auror agreed.

Dumbledore sighs and looks at the trees. "We head for Harry's base, we can manage we the forces we have-"

Suddenly Moody, James, Lily, Charles, Ron, Seamus, and Colin popped right in front of him. James got up frantically. "Dumbledore! you sent us to our deaths!" James exclaims.

"James my boy, what caused you to be in distress-"

"Don't my boy me, you knew that Harry's Servants are in this forest!" he said. "That man took my team back to Harry's base!"

"WHAT!?" Both Fudge and Dumbledore's eyes widen as the captain said.

"What do you mean captured!?" Fudge demanded of the Auror Captain.

Lily stood up facing them. "Caster, that's what he goes by; he uses this fusion between homunculi and golems to take them to Harry!"

Fudge and Dumbledore paled at the two darkest arts coming together. "Y-You're lying, there's no way that a mere human could make that!" Fudge exclaims.

"It's true! We saw it with our own eyes!" Charles said as his followers nodded.

Fudge just chuckles trying to mask his terrified look. "W-What is Potter going to do with them?" he asked the remains of team one.

"Interrogation," Moody said. "That bastard wants information, on what; that I do not know." Thee retired Auror said getting off the ground.

"Alister, are you saying that they captured your team as well?" Dumbledore asked his trusted friend.

Moody shook his head. "No, they wanted me. That…that thing killed the rest of my team." He said to them. "I manage to escape; I believe that Potter wanted us to escape."

"W-What?" Dumbledore's eyes widen at his theory. "A-Are you sure?" he asked.

"Positive,"

Dumbledore looks at James as he nodded. "We have to assume that the others are either dead or captured."

"This is bad, it's like he has eyes everywhere," An Auror said.

"Are we being watched right now!?" Another asked causing a bit of a panic.

"QUIET!" Dumbledore shouts as they quiet down.

"Albus, what of the Centaurs? Will they help?" Moody asked the old man.

"Those half-breeds have chosen to side with Harry." A pureblood Auror said.

"Those traitors!" Charles exclaims. "How could they side with that Dark Wizard!"

James sighs and looks at the old man. "Headmaster, after this tragedy we lost almost all of the Aurors. We can't move onwards to Harry." He said hoping Dumbledore will see sense.

"Dad! What are you saying? If we give up now then he'll-"

"CHARLES!" Lily shouts at her son. "Your father lost almost half of his friends in the Aurors corps, he can't lose anyone else!" she scolds him,

"M-Mom?" Charles's eyes widen that he was scolded by his mother. He looks over to James hoping he'll talk some sense into her.

"Your mother's right, anymore loses then the people will get angry-"

"No, we went this far. There's no turning back." They all turn to Dumbledore who stood tall.

"Headmaster?" Ron asked.

"We have to retrieve our captured allies! We can't let Harry win!" Dumbledore exclaims as they nodded.

"Yeah, the Headmaster is right. We must save our comrades!" An Auror said.

"YEAH! Let's do it!" Colin exclaims as the other two boys nodded.

Lily looks at James who has this unsure look on his face. "James, my boy. We have to do this," Moody said to him.

James nodded. "I know, it's just we lost so many already." Fudge notices James's doubts and will do something about it.

"Captain Potter, as the captain of the Aurors corps you have a duty to save the wizards that were captured today!" Fudge orders him. "Do I make myself clear?"

James nodded. "Yes, sir." He said as they went on with their mission like planned.

A golem was perched on a tree branch observing their conversation. Ritsuka, Lucius, Kadoc, Koyanskaya, and Holmes watch them. "They're really going to risk their lives, aren't they?" Koyanskaya said.

"Dumbledore is calling the shots there; the minister doesn't have any power whatsoever," Lucius said.

"I did notice that James and Lily Potter were unsure of how to respond to the situation," Holmes said. "My advice to capture them along with the rest, if we capture them then we can have a bit of knowledge of Voldemort's background."

Kadoc looks at the detective. "Like his history, childhood, his time at school, and his life after Hogwarts? I thought the Mage's Association has all the information in the archives." He said.

"Indeed Mr. Zemlupus, they have information about him, but just bits and pieces," Holmes said. "I believe that someone has kept some vital information to himself and just leaves that he is a killer part." He said.

"Killer part?" Ritsuka asked.

"Yes, little is known about Voldemort on record. It's hard for me to deduce why Avenger would go and ally herself with him." The Ruler said looking at the monitors. "I have followed every lead to know her motives with him, but every lead I follow leads to Dumbledore and his Order."

"What does this have to do with Avenger of the Gallows?" Lucius asked.

"I see, then for us to know Avenger's motive we have to know the background of her accomplices," Ritsuka said getting his train of thought.

"Exactly Mr. Fujimaru, our best bet to solve this mystery is to look into the dead end. In this case the Order of the Phoenix." Holmes said.

"I think I get it now," Lucius said.

Ritsuka nodded. "Merlin, they're almost here. Are you finished with your preparations?"

'Indeed I have master, the traps are set.' Merlin telepathically said to him.

Ritsuka turns to Koyanskaya. "By the way, Koyanskaya. Have the prisoners arrived yet?"

The Alter Ego nodded. "Yes, I had the Chaldean Soldiers to place all of them in holding cells waiting for integration." She said.

"Ritsuka, they're here," Kadoc said as Ritsuka looks at the monitors.

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