Sword Fragment # 1 Chap.3
Disclaimer: Same and I won't be reiterating it. I wanna thank my beta Manda who edits this. Lots of love to you. Love her stories, too. There is gonna be some kicking ass here! Woohoo, go Sakura! I think I've been playing too much Tomb Raider. OMG, I'm rambling. Sorry to hold you guys up, let Chap 3 start….NOW! ?
It was night time when the train arrived at Hogwarts. The train's doors opened, and students flooded out of their compartments making the passageway cramped. Sakura waited patiently until there were fewer people in her way. Once out, she stealthily left the train and sneaked out to the place of the carriages, hiding behind one of the trees before jumping on a branch.
"I wonder where those carriages go," Tony thought out loud.
"Hogsmeade. I bet James' men will come out after everyone leaves."
"Just wait, then."
"Waiting is for the patient. Now, I need no distractions," she said and equipped her dual pistols with silencers.
"Shutting up now."
Sakura leapt from the tree and fired. Soon, shots were being made from every direction as she hastily leapt from the trees, shooting the men down one-by-one on her way towards Hogsmeade. An image of her mother immediately came into her mind. She clutched her head and closed her eyes trying not to think about her.
"Yo, Sakura, you okay?" Tony asked, concerned.
Snapping out of her trance, she shook her head and replied, "Of course."
'Wonder where that bastard went.' Sakura walked cautiously, her guns pointing in different directions while she looked around. 'This feels eerie. Maybe they're hiding out on the grounds.' She heard a sound of a twig snap and fired in that direction. It was actually near the Shrieking Shack. The men lay on the ground moaning in pain. She approached the nearest man, pressing her foot on his bleeding chest.
"Where is Cornwall?" she said in a deadly tone while adding more pressure with her foot, gun pointed at his forehead. "Answer me!" She pressed even harder causing the man to spurt out blood from his mouth.
"The…Forbidden…Forest." He said, coughing in between breaths.
Sakura gave him a questioning look and took her foot off. He was coughing from the lack of oxygen. The other one started crawling away and she shot him twice, the bullets hitting the backs of his knees. As for the third one, she shot him in the head to end his misery. While dragging both bodies of the deceased men, she was having yet another flashback.
"Mommy, what's the Forbidden Forest?"
"Just as the name says sweetheart, a Forbidden Forest," Noriko laughed. "It's near Hagrid's Hut and its very dangerous. Promise me, you'll never venture in there. There are a lot of creatures who could potentially harm you."
"Ok, I promise," Sakura nodded as she embraced her mother.
Sakura shook away the memory. 'Have to find that hut,' she thought.
The lights coming from Hogwarts illuminated the grounds slightly. The castle looked magnificent, just as her mother described but that thought soon left, replaced with the sword fragment. She saw a big tree moving its branches.
"Tony, have any idea where the forest is?"
"On your right. Go down the hill, and you should see a tiny hut; next to the hut is the entrance to the forest."
"Thanks, Tony," she said and sped off running toward the forest.
Men hiding behind the hut began shooting at her once she started descending the hill. She did a complicated jump trick while shooting the men and once again jumped back in the trees.
"Spooky. Sakura, be careful. You can easily get lost here. There is a man on the right hand side of your location. Go right 3, left 5, right 7 and south 3. Got that?"
"Got it. Tell me the directions to get out later."
"Roger that."
'Sorry mother, I have to break my promise. Hope you can forgive me.'
Sakura followed the directions perfectly and arrived at James Cornwalls' location. James smirked.
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Hogwarts
The nervous first years were greeted by Professor McGonagall. The double doors opened and the Sorting Hat started singing its song. All the tables' occupants turned their attention to the first years. No one was aware that someone was missing, except for 2 certain Slytherins. One was worried, the other was feeling exhilaration on the inside. The latter being Draco Malfoy who really couldn't care less if Sakura was gone. Blaise Zabini, on the other hand, was a little worried.
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"I came out to play. Hand over that sword fragment, Cornwall."
"How 'bout, no?" he said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Well, I'll just have to get it the hard way."
James held the sword fragment in his hand and it immediately granted him power. Green flashed from the object, turning his eyes a darker brown. The fragment lay rested on a long branch. Cornwall smiled evilly and swung it in Sakura's direction, green flames emitting from the blade. She evaded by jumping and started shooting the man. He jumped up in the trees and occasionally shot at her as well.
"You're never gonna catch me!" James said like a mad man who got even more insane.
Sakura jumped up in the trees as well, shooting the bloody bastard while he continued repeating the same comments. It got old to her quickly and she wanted to eliminate him, fast. Apparently, God heard her prayer and spiders began flooding out of nowhere. She stopped in her tracks when a huge spider bit into James. His screams drowned out from the spider's devouring mouth over his head. The sword fragment dropped on the ground. Sakura, seeing her chance, jumped down and picked it up. Without another moment's hesitation, she hoisted herself back up into the trees and began fleeing for her life.
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Meanwhile…
The first years were halfway sorted and still no sign of Sakura.
'Yes, the bloody bitch isn't here! I don't have to deal with her for the rest of the year.'
'I have a bad feeling in my gut for some odd reason and its not going away. Wonder if Sakura is alright.' Blaise didn't know how right his gut really was.
The line of students was growing shorter and still no one was aware that a student was missing.
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The tiny spiders were on the ground in a mass army. The bigger one was starting to gain on her. The only solution was to kill it, then the others would be in disarray. She turned around and aimed at its eyes, blinding the creature. She jumped up on the highest branch of the tree and summoned the Twin Dragons to her. They appeared in her hand and she stabbed the Acromantula's huge abdomen. It screeched as it turned on its back, dead. The other spiders immediately stopped chasing her and went to their leader. Just in case it wasn't dead, Sakura threw a grenade she stole from one of the dead bodies, over her shoulder. She hastily jumped in a zigzag pattern and loud boom was heard as spider guts began flying. 'Gross.'
"You're almost there Sakura, just keep zigzagging and you'll find the roof of the hut. Dive-roll there when you see it in view."
She kept it up, her legs starting to get tired but not stopping. Her speed was incredible, just like a ninja's. With the roof in sight, she dive-rolled and grabbed on the edge; The spiders long forgotten. She sighed in relief and jumped down. Looking around, she saw a pumpkin patch and some trees. Seeing it was safe, she hastily changed into school robes there. Her equipment was in her small backpack, while she dressed in her white shirt, tie and skirt. She also fixed up her ponytail and put her tiny backpack on, her cloak covering it perfectly. Sakura ran up the hill quickly. Seeing the Black Lake, she went down to wash her face and hair and dried it by muttering the proper spell. Finally, she took off towards the large castle.
Her legs ached but tenaciously kept going. Arriving at the entrance out of breath, she felt a little more relaxed. Still, she walked cautiously, checking if anyone was around. And so there was; A man had just popped out of nowhere when she was at the entrance of the Great Hall and wrestled her to the ground. She kicked the man off of her and jump-kicked the door which opened with vehement force. Everyone's attention was focused on her. The man ran after her, shooting his pistols in her direction. Many students had to duck out of the way in fear of being hit. She grabbed her guns from her mini backpack and did a magnificent back flip while shooting the man 4 times and landed gracefully on her knees. There was silence throughout the whole hall. The sound of his body colliding with the stone floor along with gasps filled the room. She walked over and grabbed his ammo and an access card which would be beneficial to her later. 'Shit, my cover is blown. Hopefully not. Please God, don't let my cover be blown.'
"Sakura Croft," McGonagall broke the silence.
She just simply nodded in fear of being found out but she didn't show the frightful emotion. She put on an expressionless face, staring at Professor McGonagall as the students looked back and forth between them.
A/N: Ooooh, Sakura are you busted. Well she kicked some major ass. Hope you guys review. A little showdown will be between McGonagall and Sakura. Wonder who the victor is going to be. Please REVIEW!! Ja ne! Till next time!