Hey Guys! Sorry I took so long to update, but it's winter break, which means no school! I'm free to write again! Hope you enjoy this chapter!
Going back to work the next day was hell. He felt like shit. He was quite glad that he was in America, had he been at home his mother would have already taken away his wand for using that kind of language. However, that didn't make him feel any better. By now, he had grown used to low amounts of sleep, but he couldn't stand the pounding headache that was currently attacking his brain.
He knew that he probably looked just as bad as he felt, one of the American aurors had already suggested that he take Pepperup potion or go to the hospital. In his opinion, he couldn't afford to do either. Grindelwald was still in hiding and so far, they have made absolutely no progress, he was only here for another two weeks, he needed to help as much as possible. He also needed to look somewhat professional and he couldn't do that if the Pepperup potion was causing steam to come out of his ears.
For most of the day he hid in his temporary office, most of the aurors were smart enough to leave him alone. That was until they had caught a lead. They had gotten word from an undercover auror that there was going to be a rally tonight, they said it was unlikely that Grindelwald himself would be there, but it was a start.
After listening to one of the American aurors (he really didn't know which one) give a rather long and somewhat boring speech, which he supposed was supposed to be motivating, they were ready to go. In attempt to avoid suspicion they walked to the gathering in small groups, he was quite grateful for this, considering he would have gotten himself lost had he been alone.
He and Indigo, the American auror he was partnered with, stopped in front of a restaurant. After a quick check, they were certain that this was the correct location and lucky for them, it was a wizard run operation, which meant that no muggles would be harmed, and no one would be obliviated. They walked into the facility, Indigo asked for a table as Theseus scanned the room, ensuring that the other aurors had arrived and were prepared. He continued to scan the room until he saw a large group of people that most definitely stood out, this must be the rally, although it was more of a gathering, he supposed.
The waiter led them to a table in the centre of the restaurant, walking away quickly after taking their orders. Looking across the room he could see that many of the new aurors looked quite bored, Indigo included. There wasn't much they could do besides listen very closely and hope to hear something important.
He wished Newt or Leta was here, both usually had a lot to talk about. Of course, it took a little while to get Newt to come out of his shell, but at the mention of magical creatures, Newt could talk forever. He wondered what Newt was doing now, he hoped that he had visited mother by now.
"-Theseus?"
The sound of Indigo's voice snapped him out of his thoughts, he wondered how long she has been attempting to start a conversation. Hopefully he hadn't zoned out for too long. "Yes?" He tried to sound present and interested for the sake of blending in and looking like two normal people eating dinner, definitely not aurors.
"I was wondering if-" He didn't hear the rest of her question.
Indigo watched as somebody from a table beside them stood and pulled out their wand. They shouted something she didn't understand and suddenly Theseus was thrown across the room, hitting the floor with a thud. The whole restaurant went to chaos, aurors jumped from their seats, attempting to stop Grindelwald's followers from causing anymore harm. Spells and curses flew left and right, the followers seemed to be more focused on escaping rather then fighting. After only five minutes the fight was over, the followers had either been caught or had escaped.
Indigo walked around the restaurant, looking for her fallen partner, but found no signs of him. The spot where he once laid was now empty. Apparently, she wasn't the only one to notice this, the aurors started to panic as the realized that Theseus had gone missing and was most likely kidnapped by one of the followers.
Queenie had caught word of what happened and immediately sent an owl to Newt. She didn't say specifically what happened, only that it involved Theseus, she figured that would be enough to bring Newt back to America in a rush. Telling him the whole truth could cause him to do something stupid, such as attempting to bring his brother back own his own. At least now she would have a chance to calm him down and bring him back to his senses.
She had gone home; her work day was over, and this was the first place Newt would come looking for her. She had only waited a few hours before hearing a knock on her door. Rushing down the hall, she already knew who it was. A blue coat storming into her living room was proof that she was correct.
"Where is he?" Of course, this was the first thing he asked. However, she wasn't expecting a simple 'hello' or 'how was you day?', not today.
"Newt, why don't you sit down", they both took a seat on opposite sides of her table, "May I ask how you got here so quickly?". She knew that this was a silly question and that she was delaying the news, but this kind of information was quite hard to tell somebody's brother.
"I have my ways. Now, what happened Queenie? And where's my brother?".
It was clear that Newt was getting more worried by the second, she figured she should probably tell him. Just rip off the band-aid, right? "Newt, I'm so sorry, but Theseus has been kidnapped".