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Chapter Seven: The Taming of the Zouwu
A few hours later of trying to find the feather's owner, Jacob and I were rather hungry. Like, seriously hungry. So, we asked daddy if we could get something to eat and we soon stopped at a French café to save a small snack and something to drink. Daddy and Jacob got some coffee while I got a small hot chocolate and a chocolate filled croissant. We even trapped the feather, who was still moving around, under a small glass dome.
While eating, a noticed a pair of lovers who were laughing over their own cups of coffee. It reminded me a little of Queenie and Jacob and how they behaved that first night in New York. What was crazy to me was that I had a thought of if my real parents ever laughed over coffee before I was born. Did they ever go on dates? Did they ever laugh together? And then another crazy thought came into my mind... Would I ever experience love in my crazy life?
"You know what I miss about Queenie? Everything. I even miss the stuff that drove me nuts. Like the mind reading.." Jacob sighed and looked at the both of us, seeing that I was paying attention but daddy was trying to find the man that the feather belonged to, "I was lucky to have someone like her even interested in anything I thought. You know what I mean?"
I shook my head at Jacob, not really understanding romantic love before seeing that daddy still wasn't paying attention. I sighed and gently tapped his shoulder. He then jumped and looked at us. "Sorry?"
"I was saying, you're sure the guy is here that we're looking for?" Jacob asked.
"Definitely. The feather says so." Daddy replied.
I looked down at the feather before seeing it pointing to a random direction. I looked at the direction and saw that it was pointing to a well dressed black man with a plain hat. "I think I found him." I exclaimed.
Daddy and Jacob blinked and looked at the man that I pointed out to be the man. Daddy lifted up the glass dome as the feather flew back over to his hat. "That's definitely him." Daddy said as we all got up from our table and followed the man.
"Umm... Excuse me, Monsieur?" I asked, tugging his shoulder. The man looked down at me with a confused look. "Bonjour, sir. We have couple of questions for you."
"Umm, yes, we were... We were actually just wondering if you'd come across a friend of ours?" Daddy asked.
"Her name is Tina Goldstein." Jacob added.
The man blinked and gave a small laugh. "Monsieurs, Madame, Paris is a large city."
"She's an Auror. When Aurors go missing, the ministry tend to come looking, so.. No, now I suppose it would probably be better if we just report her absence-" Daddy was about to walk away before the man stopped him.
"Wait, wait, is she tall? Dark, rather-" The man was cut off by the three of us.
"Intense?" Jacob asked.
"Motherly?" I asked
"Beautiful?" Daddy asked.
Jacob blinked and looked at the both of us. "Yeah, that's what I meant to say- She's very- Very pretty- And very motherly-"
"She's intense too." Daddy said awkwardly.
"Intense, motherly, beautiful, all those things." I said with a small laugh.
"I think I saw someone like this last night. Perhaps if I showed you where?" The man asked.
"If you wouldn't mind. That would be lovely." Daddy agreed.
"Sure. Follow me." The man said as he lead the way. The three of us looked up at each other before daddy took my hand and we followed him around for a long while. I don't know why, but I didn't trust this man. I just hoped he knew where mommy was.
After a long while, the man eventually led us to his hideout, which was pitch black and I could hear water dripping above us. The man then showed us a room where a bunch of information on the walls shined above a sleeping figure. "Tina?" Daddy called.
The figure awoke and stood up, looking at the three of us. It was Tina! She was alright! "Newt! Emma!" She called to us rather joyful.
"Mommy!" I exclaimed and ran to her, hugging her rather tightly. I felt her arms wrap around me tightly. Our family was back together.
"Expelliarmus!" Yelled the man who had helped us. I looked up to see that he had gotten a hold of daddy's wand and bars had formed across the door, imprisoning us in the rather large cell. We all ran to the door and looked at the man who had now betrayed us, "My apologies, Mr. Scamander! I shall return and release you, your daughter, and your friends when Credence is dead.
My eyes widened. He was one of the people that was trying to kill Credence. I knew something was fishy about this man. "Kama, wait!" Tina called to him.
"You see, either he dies.. Or I do." Kama said before clapping a hand over his eyes, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no!" He jerked around a little before sliding to the floor, unconscious.
"Well, that's not the best start to a rescue attempt." Daddy commented.
"This was a rescue attempt? You've just lost me my only lead!" Tina exclaimed rather angrily before looking at me, "I don't blame you though, Emma." I smiled at that.
"Well, how was the interrogation going before we turned up?" Daddy asked innocently. Tina gave him a dark look, obvious that she wasn't in the best mood.
"Guys, look!" Jacob exclaimed as he pointed to where Pickett was successfully picking at the lock before the bars swung up, setting us free.
"Well done, Pickett!" Daddy exclaimed before looking at Tina, "You need this man, you say?"
"Yeah, I think this man knows where Credence is, Mr. Scamander." Tina said as we all bended over the unconscious Kama.
Wait, we're going back to Mr. Scamander? Oh wait, this was because of the mix up with Theseus marrying Leta, not daddy. That's why she was mad at him. But it was a good thing she wasn't mad at me. Suddenly, an earth-shattering roar was heard above us. "I think that might be the Zouwu, daddy." I commented.
"I believe so, my dear." Daddy agreed before taking my hand, grabbing his wand, and disapparating us out of the hideout.
We then apparated to the middle of the Parisian Bridge, where we spotted the Zouwu was stalking whoever it say and all the people that were running away from it. Daddy held tightly onto the case with one hand and held onto my hand with his other hand.
"Newt, Emma, get out of there!" Jacob called to us, off to the side with Tina and the unconscious Kama.
"It's okay, Jacob! We have a plan!" I yelled to him before looking up at my daddy, "We have a plan, right?"
Daddy smiled at me. "What kind of father would I be if I didn't have a plan?" He then slowly put down his case and opened it. I looked up to see the Zouwu was snarling at us and then began to run towards us.
"What are you doing?" I asked in sheer fright.
"I have an idea, my dear. It's crazy, but it will work." Daddy whispered before finally pulling out a cat toy, showing it to the Zouwu. The creature stopped in its tracks and blinked its large eyes at them. He shook it gently in front of the creature.
The Zouwu's tail twitched before it then began to run right towards us. Daddy just smiled before dropping the cat toy into the case, the Zouwu falling in with it. I then ran in front of the case and quickly shut it tightly. I looked up at him and gave a small glare, standing up and handing him the case. "You owe me big time."
Daddy laughed softly. "Don't I always?" He asked before kissing my forehead gently. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the card from Dumbledore flew out of his coat pocket and flew off. "I guess we should follow that card?"
Tina and Jacob, who were still carrying the unconscious Kama, all held onto the two of us before disapparating away to where the card was. I hope it led us somewhere safe that had a bed and some food.
And that's chapter seven, everyone! I can't tell you how long it has taken me to write this chapter! And I know Christmas is over and I have a feeling that this story is almost over too. But soon, the new year will be coming too! And don't worry, the next chapter is gonna include a better look at the book that Emma's parents left her and you'll also know even more about them! But in the meantime, please make sure to fav, follow, or review if you guys wanna see more and I'll see you guys very soon! Bye bye!