SEPTEMBER 22 2012

NERO INDUSTRIES MAGICAL DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK

2:30 PM

"We'll be leaving in ten minutes everyone," Artorius Nero said to the group before him with his back facing the arc of the transporter. They chose today as the day to go back in tribute to the Harvest festival; an event that took place during the Southward Equinox or the September Equinox as it's sometimes called. Artorius thought it would be fitting to go on the day that was celebrated by both magical and mundane people in his mother's country of birth. His pride agreed whole heartedly with the choice. "And I want to say once more; thank you to those who volunteered to venture with us." He nodded to Thomas and his group who nodded back.

"It was no problem," Thomas murmured. "We're happy to help." His group nodded their agreement as they reflected on what happened in the time since their council meeting. Like when Thomas had made files for those who were heading back.

"Embry, for the last time there will be no try outs!" Thomas growled at his cousin who pouted outrageously at him. Their mates just watched them from the couch their were sitting on in Wolfe Manor and rolled their eyes in exasperation at the same time. Thomas had been edgy lately with all the stress from the work he was doing. Tanya had to physically drag him out of the study at times so he could take a break which was almost comical as he was more than twice her size. He took more breaks often; mostly in part to his daughter talking about not taking care of his mates needs. 'Women have needs you now,' she told him, much to his horror. Tanya had gasped out loud at what her daughter said while the others who heard laughed loudly. 'And you are not taking care of mommy's. How would you feel if she refused you?' She raised her eyebrows at him and Thomas let out a strangled noise that was a cross between a laugh and snarl. He wanted to laugh at his daughter's words and he wanted to snarl at the idiots who let themselves be overheard talking about him and Tanya. There was no way that someone willingly told her about it; they knew the consequences of what would happen from doing so.

"For fucks sake, we have no time to play out your stupid fantasy of reenacting the scene from the Replacements by having try outs! This is serious business and these," Thomas continued and held up a stack of files in his massive hand. "need to be done so they can be presented to Arthur and his team. We already have our volunteers and we don't need to make a spectacle out of things. If you're not going to help, then sit down and shut up!" He snarled and turned back to what he was doing Embry stared at him, mouth agape. He didn't think his idea was all that bad; in fact it was damn near brilliant if he said so himself.

"What crawled up your ass?" Embry demanded of Thomas who tried to ignore him but couldn't help but get a shot in.

"Just because you and Irina like to experiment does not mean everyone else does," He said. "My ass remains untouched. Don't know if I can say the same for you." Though I still need to get Tanya back for her birthday gift from earlier in the year. He thought to himself as he thought back to that...interesting day.

Embry grabbed a tea cup that was on the table in front of him and threw it at Thomas. Thomas just sat there and let the cup hit him knowing that it wouldn't break because everything in the house was charmed to be unbreakable by Esmeralda. The wolves were always rough housing with each other so Thomas asked if it would be possible to make the items last longer. Having seen the destruction first hand; Esmeralda helped them with charming things in the house.

When Thomas saw what Embry planned to do next, he stood up out of his chair and ran towards his cousin. Embry lifted him off of the ground but Thomas used his gift to smack Embry in the back of the head; making him lose focus. It was only for a moment but it was long enough for Thomas to tackle Embry to the ground.

As the two began to wrestle, their mates looked at each other and rolled their eyes before sighing. Tanya stood up and flitted over to the table that her mate was working on. Irina followed her and they both peered at the unopened files before them. With a shrug, Tanya picked up the first on and began to read. It was a file on her mates cousin, Tabitha Uley. It had a picture of her, listed her age of eighteen and her ability to manipulate the air around her. It showed her family ties and relationship to Demetri Denali, formerly Volturi. There were no intimate details of the relationship; not that Tanya expected there to be because Thomas would never do that to family though he did supply a warning not to attack either of them lest you incur the wrath of the other or the whole group.

She imagined that it was nearly the same for everyone and set the file back down. She turned to her sister who was reading a file herself and asked, "When should we intervene?"

Though she didn't look up, Irina knew what her sister meant.

"Let them fight it out for a bit, then we'll stop them." She set down the first file and picked up another. Tanya followed her example as their mates continued to wrestle.

Then there was the meeting between their group and Arthur's. A meeting that included more introductions and some training and some battle plans.

"These are my cousins, Matilda and Tabitha Uley," Thomas gestured to his fellow Alphas who nodded to the group before them. "Their mates Demetri Denali and Ethan McIntyre." He pointed to the two vampires who nodded as well. He went down the line; introducing those who were coming back like Derek and his sister Danielle along with their mates, Mary and Randal. The others included were Felix, Heidi, Santiago, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Angela, Athena, Garrett, Kate, Eleazar, Carmen, Collin, Brady, their mates Elena and Elektra, Seth, his mate Kassandra, her brothers Rami and Sami, and finally Rosalie, Emmett, and Esmeralda.

Those last three caused a bit of strain for Thomas in the beginning as he saw his godson's pained face at hearing Esmeralda volunteer to go with them. Thomas had already spoken to Rosalie and Emmett about the likeliness that Henry and Esmeralda were mates but he had never spoken to the two in question. He wasn't exactly sure on how to broach the subject to either of them and he doubted that the three adults involved would appreciate him bringing it up in front of anyone; including Henry even though they noticed Henry's behavior when it came to Esmeralda.

Henry, in a rare moment, had thrown a fit in front of everyone and begged her not to go. He even begged Thomas to talk some sense into her. Rosalie tried to calm him down but Henry snapped at her and said that the only reason she was doing that was because she was happy that Esmeralda was leaving and that she never cared about his happiness. He went on saying that he knew that she hated the magic user and that she probably planned this out. Rosalie denied it of course as it wasn't true and attempted to punish her son by grounding him and making him leave the room. Then Henry said something in his anger that broke Rosalie's heart even though Thomas tried to stop him.

"I hate you." He had spat at her with so much venom that made everyone who heard him recoil. Rosalie had frozen in place, as did Emmett and nearly everyone in hearing distance. Henry's eye's had widened in horror as he processed what he just said. As tears welled in his eyes, he fled the room, wailing as he did so. No one tried to stop him. No one moved until Rosalie fell to the floor and began to sob.

Thomas had thrown his shield around the house so Henry couldn't leave. The he threw up another one in the room so he could talk without Henry hearing him.

"Don't fret Rosalie," He had murmured to the sobbing vampire as he knelt in front of her while her mate had cradled her in his lap. "He did not mean that. He is angry and confused right now. He's mainly angry at himself for what just happened and confused about his feelings-"

He cut himself off as a vision of Rosalie lunging at Esmeralda flashed through his mind. He stood up and intercepted the raging vampire who began to thrash in his hold.

"You stupid bitch!" She had snarled at the magic user. "This is your fault!"

"No," Thomas had growled at her before shoving her towards Emmett who had caught his wife. "It is mine!" He snarled loudly to gain her attention which he did along with everyone else in the room. "I brought this to your attention before but I ignored the two people involved; the woman behind me and my godson. I have failed them both but I will make up for it right now." He spun around and faced a very pale magic user and spoke calmly.

"Esmeralda, I know that you have felt a pull towards Henry," Rosalie's growl cut him off and Thomas emitted one of his own but he ultimately ignored her. "And I know that you probably think it's something wrong with you however," He held up a hand to stop anyone from speaking. "You are not alone in those feelings; Henry feels something as well. I think, it has to do with your magic choosing someone who is compatible to be your mate. Henry's is doing the same."

"But Henry doesn't have any magic." Emmett had frowned as he held his wife back.

"He does," Thomas murmured while not looking at him. "His just works differently mostly in part to what Jenna specialized in."

"Which was Technomancy," Casey Regan murmured out loud. "Henry's vampire nature just took that and gave him a gift over technology and ignored everything else."

"Exactly," Thomas nodded. "It's still magic though and in some cases; one's magic does try to look for their other half and in this case, Henry and Esmeralda are the most compatible with each other. Now I know that you have your protests Esmeralda," He said over the growling that Rosalie was doing. "But no one is saying that you have to do anything now. When Henry is of age; it'll be up to you two as to how you want to go about this."

"No!" Rosalie shrieked. "I will not allow it!"

"This is not your decision!" Thomas spun around and yelled in her face eliciting a growl from Emmett. Thomas ignored him. "I already told you what could happen and you already know my decision, I will back Henry to the hilt," He sneered at her coldly. "Regardless of what he chooses, I will defend him with everything I have. You already know that Takodah has accepted him as one of my cubs and wolves do not take kindly to anyone who messes with their young. Now, if you will excuse me, I need to find my godson and ask for his forgiveness." He turned to his eldest son and asked, "Where is your brother?"

All the kids had seen each other as siblings despite not actually being siblings so it wasn't odd when the adults would call them brother and sister. Tristan hesitated.

Please Tristan, Thomas thought to his son. I am not mad at Henry but I do need to speak with him and explain why he feels the way that he does.

He's in uncle Carlisle's study, Tristan offered after another moments hesitation. Please be nice to him daddy, he's in a lot of pain right now.

"I promise," Thomas said out loud before heading towards his shield. "Esmeralda," He called the magic user and she looked at him. "You gonna be ok?" His eyes flickered to Rosalie who looked a little crazed before looking back at Esmeralda who simply nodded back. "I'll be back." He said to his wife and kids before walking through his shield. He flashed his way through the house until he was in front of Carlisle's study.

He knew the door was locked but he forced his way in while making a mental note to pay Carlisle back. He saw his godson flinch from his chosen spot in the corner of the room.

"Henry," He called softly but Henry buried his face into his hands and looked away from his godfather.

"Go away," Henry cried into his hands. Thomas closed the distance between them and pulled his godson into his lap. Henry didn't struggle but he did cry harder. "I didn't mean it!" He wailed as he fisted his godfathers shirt and buried his face into his shoulder.

"I know," Thomas crooned as he rubbed Henry's back. "You could never hate your mother."

Henry began to repeat those words over and over like a mantra. Thomas just rubbed his back until he felt Henry calm down. He then went on to explain why Henry felt the way that he did. Henry was angry at Thomas for keeping things from him though he did understand why he didn't but only just.

After a while, Thomas was able to convince Henry to come back with him to talk with his parents. It was hard for Henry who flinched when he saw his parents and hid behind his godfather, using him as a shield when his parents looked at him. Most of the room had been cleared and those who stayed behind remained quiet as Thomas gently moved Henry in front. Henry started crying again as he fell in front of Rosalie and grabbed her legs in need; wailing his apologies over and over. Rosalie scooped him up and hugged him to her; sobbing as she did so.

It had been hours before either he or Rosalie were ready to talk to anyone and the only people they talked to were Emmett, Thomas and Esmeralda. Rosalie still not like the topic of discussion but she put her dislike for it aside because she knew that Henry wanted to talk about it and not be left out.

Henry finally understood why he was acting the way he did but like Thomas said; nothing needed to be decided now. He still tried to convince Esmeralda not to go with them but she countered that she was the strongest magic user amongst them and that they would need her skill and power. Henry said he wanted to go back; something both his parents denied though the other two couldn't think of anything wrong with that. It almost got nasty when Thomas had to point out that his children were going with him (Anyone who thought he was leaving them behind would be an idiot in every sense of the word) along with Embry's and he would never let anything happen to them; why would Henry be any different?

With a massive amount of debating and reluctance, they agreed to come back with them.

"These figures are detailed replications of the human body," Esmeralda explained to the group who stared at the dummies in front of them. They were made of ballistic gelatin and were dressed up in robes. They were in a room tat could simulate any environment that the users wanted. Right now it was just a white room with seats for everyone. "They'll show you how much damage you can cause to an actual human. It would be good practice for you," She pointed at the vampires and shifters, "to learn how to restrain yourself. Everything operates normally except they don't think for themselves and they don't bleed red blood; I changed it to black though the consistency is the same." She waved her hand and three statue like figures appeared. One was black, another was red and the one in the middle was white. The black statue looked like a Trojan warrior, the red one looked like a Roman Centurion and the white statue looked like a Dacian foot soldier. None of the statues had any faces but the one common element that they all had was the wolf head carved into their breastplates.

"They're fantastic," Thomas flashed in front of them and looked at them closely. "You out did yourself with these, Esmeralda."

"Many thanks Thomas," Esmeralda murmured. "Do you want to name them?" She asked him and he gave her a look. "What?"

"Shouldn't you be naming them?" Thomas asked her. "After all, you made them."

"You asked me too," Esmeralda shrugged. "And I must admit, they're a lot better to look at then the other ones I made." She waved her hand again and more figures appeared behind the first three but these were slightly different. There were five figures behind each of the first three Esmeralda brought. All were in the same colors as those they were standing behind. They had the same armor but no helmets and no wolf head carved into the breastplates and they had no faces in fact; the heads were just smooth with no added features at all. They sort looked like the head of those dolls that artist use as a reference for a human body. "I envisioned these three having back up and here they are; the nameless. That's what I call them." She added when Thomas looked at her again.

"And yet you ask me if I want to name them," He commented with a nod to the first three figures.

"You're better at picking names then I am." Esmeralda shrugged again. Thomas just nodded his head.

"Maybe later but for now let see how well we can restrain ourselves, Zero," He looked over to Derek. "You're up first."

Zero cracked his knuckles and nodded his head.

"Hand to hand," Esmeralda told him. "No super strength."

"I know," Zero murmured as he rolled his shoulders. The statues had moved off to the side and the practice dummies moved forward, fake wands in hand.

"The spells they are casting are just stunners though they won't do much to you." When she heard Bertram and Embry snicker, she turned to them. "Something funny?" She asked them.

"Star Trek," Was all they said. At her confused look they gasped. "You don't know Star Trek?!" They demanded of her.

"Don't answer that," Thomas warned her. "We're wasting time."

"But-"

The look Thomas gave them caused them both to go silent. Thomas just nodded his head and told Esmeralda to begin. The lead dummy shot off a stunner which Zero dodged. Zero ran to the one who fired the spell and disarmed it; literally. The other occupants winced as he tore the dummy's arm off at the elbow; black liquid spurted out of the torn limb. Zero continued dodging and by the end of it the majority of the dummies were 'dead' while the rest lost limbs.

Zero looked over to the group with a sheepish expression.

"Sorry," He muttered. Thomas shook his head at him.

"This is just training and we will keep training even when we go back," Thomas told him before adding mentally, Though we all have a long way to go.

In the present, everyone was thinking about the first part of their plan which was relatively simple. The U.K. magicals would each take back an invention Artorius made called a memory sphere. It was a metal orb that could fit into the palm of someone's hand and record their memories starting from birth to the point in which they touched it. Each had their own orb and the second part of the plan was to get it into the hands of their past selves. It could very well damage the minds of the younger versions with the over loading of memories but Artorius made it so that they would gradually release the memories instead of all at once.

Of course, he acknowledged that they could do just that as he never tested it while going back in time. He had no idea what would happen.

The second part mostly involved Harry but it couldn't be done until after they had completed the first part.

Thomas and his group had brought a bunch of trunks that had been expanded on the inside and were filled many items from the armories that were left to Thomas and his children. They also brought the head gear that they made for Bertram, Artorius and Wilfred.

They made Bertram a black Corinthian helmet with a silver plume. Artorius received a gold lion's cowl helm with a face plate that he could remove. And Wilfred was given a white military ballistic face mask; the moth was in the shape of tigers jaw.

Thomas wasn't worried though he did get visions ; one that made no sense to him. He saw the outline of three figures but not their faces. There was a light behind them and it allowed him to see what they were wearing. One had a horned helmet and wore a grey and shorts but no shirt while holding a two ponged staff more commonly known as a Bident. The figure in the middle wore a gold cape and shorts. A laurel wreath adorned the figures head while it held a staff that had a jagged point like a lightning bolt. The last figure was also in gold but it was bigger than the other two. It had a crown with three points on it's head and it held a three pronged spear known as a trident.

Thomas didn't know what to make of it; neither did the others. They knew what those weapons were and who those figures could be but why would Thomas get a vision of the sons of Kronos? It made no sense; they hadn't offended the gods of the Greek pantheon. At least, they didn't think they had offended them.

The other thing he saw was a scarred, golden eyed nomad named Antinous fighting a horde of vampires that were in Volterra with a broken Spatha that was clearly made by Thomas' Dacian friends. He had known of Antinous for awhile now; learning of him from some journals that belonged to Vladimir and Stefan as well as a vision he had a month after the defeat of the Volturi last year around the same time his new home in Romania was about to get attacked. Antinous went to a gathering of vampires in a sea cave on the island of Staffa in Scotland called Fingal's Cave. The vampires there were from different parts of Europe and they discussed the fall of the old regime and what it meant for them.

It had turned ugly at one point for Antinous who ended up killing a few vampires before the meeting had broken up and he left but not before having a few words with some vampires that he seemed to know intimately.

Demetri had mentioned that Antinous was his predecessor in the guard before he joined. He said that he was initially afraid of Antinous when they first met because of the scars but Antinous was polite to him; even going so far as to offer him his congratulations for getting his spot. Demetri did comment that he was tense in Aro's presence and that he looked angry when Aro spoke to him during their meeting.

Vladimir and Stefan said that he was there when their mates were killed. They said he tried to stop Jane and Alec from torturing them but he was injured himself by Jane. They had known of him from reports that he killed an entire group of their friends who were blacksmiths which Thomas thought was how he got the sword. Both Dacian warriors would have gladly died by his hand in battle and they held a certain respect for Antinous after he tried to help them and their mates from their torture.

Antinous had placed himself near Volterra to protect it from those who thought it would be wise to break a rule that had been implemented since the construction of the castle there.

Thomas would periodically send notes to the nomad to help him know who would try to harm any of the humans there. Antinous was more than capable of fighting but Thomas thought it would be helpful none the less. Alice would take over in that duty while they were gone.

"It's time," Artorius announced before turning to Lucas Delarge and giving him a nod. Lucas typed the incantation to use the hourglass into his computer. Various machines began to start up and the runes on them began to glow. Lucas then typed in the date that they were heading back to; August 10, 1994, 12 days prior to the Quidditch World Cup. It would give them time to get everything into place and help with phase two of the plan. The arc structure of the machine began to glow in the center until the glow receded and there in it's place was a swirling cloud that spun clockwise.

Artorius, Bertram, and Wilfred stepped forward first. They adjusted their magically enhanced stop watches on their wrists; making sure that they were functioning. It was something they developed before to use to come back to their own time. It had one destination set in (the time they left or at least the day that they left) unless they changed it themselves. To go back they merely had to press the stop button and say the word Kairos; they would then be transported back to their time. They had made a back up device which would be stored in one of the trunks that were being brought.

They squared their shoulders and stepped forward; they already said their goodbyes and now it was time to change history. After they stepped through the cloud the others began to follow at a measured pace until they all went through.

"God speed," Lucas muttered as he let the machine power down.

Up in the heavens, the god known as Zeus smiled at the scene.

"Now things are about to get interesting," Was all he said into the quiet room.

Another one done. Big thanks to whomever nominated me for the Energize W.I.P. Award in the "Most promising Crossover FanFiction" category. I am really flattered for receiving the nomination. I will get the next chapter up as soon as I can.