Owls, Invitations, and Pink Lemonade.
To answer Jalee's question, to cast the Imperius they could use wandless magic. Also, it was mentioned that they could be alternatively imprisoned. So... Yeah. Thanks for reviewing! huggles
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"Pilot 01, I have found an unidentifiable metal cylinder. It is marked with...uh...what appears to be runes." Tssssch.
"Leave it, 02. It could be dangerous. Get back to the mission." Tssssch.
"Um...it's glowing..." Tssssch.
"02 drop it and get out!" Tssssch.
"02, let's go!" Tssssch.
"But...But... 05!" Tssssch.
"Now!" Tssssch.
"This is 04. I'm going to find out what's up with 02." Tssssch.
"Confirmed. I'm heading back. 01 out." Tssssch.
"01! 01! Come back! Look at this!" Tssssch.
"This is 03. I've planted the bombs. What's the delay?" Tssssch.
"05 here. 02 found something that glows and he's being a childish idiot about it. He won't leave it." Tssssch.
"01 here. Let's check it out. 02 probably will let it be if we see it." Tssssch.
"This is 03, I'm heading to the spot" Tssssch.
"Confirmed, 03. 05?" Tssssch.
"05 as well." Tssssch.
"01 going. Out." Tssssch.
Duo stood in the hand of his crouched Gundam, looking all over the metal thing. The strange runes had begun to glow blue when he picked it up, and the faintest purple cloud floated off, shaped like an hourglass. Not long after, the unmistakable beat of approaching Gundams met his ears. He looked up and grinned as the other pilots came out of their Gundams.
"What is it, Maxwell?" demanded the ever-irritable Wufei. Duo rolled his eyes.
"If I knew, would I bother with it?" The cylinder glowed brighter and brighter, until it hurt everyone's eyes, and then it began to vibrate...well, more like buzz really, and it grew hotter and hotter, until Duo suddenly dropped it with a yelp. "Dammit! Let's go." He scowled at the radiant mystery object...
They left and returned to the Safe house.
At approximately nine o'clock in the morning, the bell rang at the safe house. Duo stumbled over to the door, rubbing his eyes, and, not thinking, opened it without even seeing who it was first. It was our favorite platinum blonde...That's right, Zechs Merquise (or Milliardo Peacecraft...But I like calling him Zechs) Duo yelped. Zechs smiled.
"Uh...Good Morning. Umm, could I borrow a cup of flour? I'm baking cookies." He held out a measuring cup beseechingly. The two had been friends before the war started, and they spoke on the phone regularly. Duo shrugged, and took the measuring cup to fill it with flour, when suddenly a shrill, girlish shriek filled the air.
"They're in my hair! My beautiful hair!" Screamed Zechs. Duo immediately dropped his braid down the back of his shirt and pulled on a hat before creeping back out to see that indeed, the blonde had two tiny owls entangled in his great shining mass of hair. The young pilot cringed at the very idea of having anything unwanted, much less birds, in his hair. Finally the bitty owls broke loose and landed next to two great big horned owls, a snowy owl, and a barn owl. Each of them carried a small, letter- sized package. Each of the pilots had one addressed to them, including Zechs. His was funny, as his address was "The doorway of the safe house."
His letter, though, did not invite him to Hogwarts. Rather, he was to act as guardian for the boys during their schooling. Now, it was time to leave.
"So...Umm, guys?" Nearly a half hour had passed, and the two silent ones were still, well, silent, Wufei was muttering to himself, rolling his eyes and shaking his head, while Quatre was nearly jumping out of his seat with excitement.
"C'mon, c'mon, let's gooo. I wanna be a wizard!" He drummed his fingers on the table. Zechs had gone to brush his lovely hair. Duo half was excited to get the invitation, but mostly thought it was a hoax. How could they possibly be wizards? Magic didn't exist, did it?
Suddenly, the silence was broken.
"All right. We're going. Pack your bags, and don't touch that Portkey until you're in your Gundam." said Heero authoritatively. And they went to pack. Duo lightly rapped on the door of the bathroom, then walked in to see Zechs cooing over a piece of hair.
"Poor wittle baby, did that mean ol' owoh huwt you? Aaw..." Duo stood for a moment before clearing his throat. Zechs suddenly looked up and turned bright pink. Like lemonade. Pink lemonade. Mmmm.
"So...Are you going?" Zechs looked puzzled. "To Hogwarts." Duo clarified. Zechs nodded. "Go pack." Said Duo, and off they went.
After everyone was all packed, they sat in their respective mobile suits, and waited. And waited. And then they waited some more.
"Umm...Shouldn't we be going somewhere?" asked Quatre. Heero nodded. Wufei rolled his eyes.
"You touch the Portkey, idiot!" The Chinese boy snapped.
"O-Oh. Okay." said Quatre softly. He couldn't figure out why Wufei had yelled at him for just a simple question, but Wufei was like that. He shrugged and looked at the letter to figure out exactly what a Portkey was. The letter told him:
'In each of your envelopes you will find a small brass key. This is your Portkey; all you have to do is touch it and the magic does the rest. It is also the key to your room at the Leaky Cauldron. There is a small number on each key, and everyone will have a roommate. You will arrive behind the aforementioned pub ten days before school starts, so please have all of your listed school supplies ready, and your books (Potions, Transfiguration, Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and History of Magic, years 1-5) memorized before you come to school. Also enclosed is your train ticket, which holds the information you'll need to get to the Hogwarts Express.' Which he read aloud, much to Wufei's annoyance, and everyone else's relief.
Finally, it was all set, and each boy (or man, in Zechs' case) placed a tiny key in his hand. The sensation of something pulling from just behind their navels rose, and then they were gone. Just in time too, as a pink streak flashed into the driveway, and an all too familiar screech could be heard.
"HEEEEERO!!!"
Okay, okay...so, coming up next: Diagon Alley! Woohoo. I know the chapters are short, but they'll be getting longer. Much longer. Please review! I humbly beg of you...bows at readers' feet