A/N: I am truly sorry it took this long. I had one hell of a time to recreate this chapter after my comp got busted. Well here is the next chapter. I actually wanted to continue this chapter but it was getting too long. So keep reading…
Chapter 8: Summer Detour Pt 1
Kit made it back to England in good time. He landed in his backyard and quickly ushered Ginny inside. Once they were inside, Ginny asked "Why are we here? I thought we were going to Hogwarts for help."
"We are… no you are. We need to clean up ourselves a bit and we don't have the money to give them on hand. I think that we will need all the gold and diamonds we have in war room for this. Those death eaters caused major damages." He replied as he made his way to their room.
They talked as they stripped. "What do I have to do?" Ginny asked.
"I thought that you could go to Hogwarts and get Sirius or Remus to arrange help while I go to Gringotts to exchange the rest of the loot in war room into galleons." He replied.
"Ok. You might as well pick up healing portions in the apothecary at Diagon alley." She said as they moved to the bathroom to wash themselves.
They took a hasty shower together and dressed up real quick. Kit stopped and watched her as she dressed. She was so beautiful. He would never get tired of watching her. She was like a fiery goddess from high heavens. Ginny noticed his vacant gaze and asked "What? Do I have something on me?"
"Oh yes. You have those beautiful eyes, awesome breasts, fine ass and a sexy body. I sometimes still cannot believe that I am so lucky to have you." He replied dreamily.
She laughed and teased "You are not lucky to have me buster! I decided to ensnare you with my wiles."
He grabbed her and kissed her hungrily leaving her dazed. He smirked "Now who is the one ensnared by the wiles, my beautiful vixen?"
"We will sooo continue this later mister." Ginny said as she continued to dress. Ginny cleaned his jacket and boots. He wore comfortable jeans and t-shirt beneath his jacket. While Ginny got ready, he cleaned his sword and holstered it.
"Do you need me to fly you to Hogwarts Gin?" he asked.
"No. It will probably set off a multitude of alarms and we need them to get organized quickly. I will apparate to the gate and go from there." She answered.
"Ok. As soon as you are done, get back here. I will fly us there before they arrange and arrive." He said. He kissed her briefly and urged her to go. She apparated away with a soft pop.
He went down to the war room. All of his weapons were still here but he would need to get some to America soon. Playtime was over. He took stock of the remaining gold bricks and biscuits. There were only 10 bricks and 50 biscuits left. He had been surprised at the low rates of them when he first went to the goblins. The bricks were valued at 50 galleons and the biscuits at 4 galleons each. Then Ginny told him that it was because the currency itself was made of gold and the muggle purification produced very low quality gold. He decided to keep this in his family vault as it did not cost that much. He put it in one of the empty trunks and picked up the last trunk of diamonds and other gems left over. He also put a few statues of gold and silver into the trunk with the gold bricks and biscuits. He took both the trunks and flew towards Gringotts.
This time he landed just outside the entrance of the bank. There were not many people around and since he made no sound, his arrival did not raise questions. He waved to the guards who were once again nervous and moved inside. As usual for his entry, all the goblins in the hall stared at him before going back to business uneasily. He was led to the office of Ganishot and his trunks were levitated at his side.
He flopped down on a chair opposite to the goblin and asked cheerfully "How are you today Ganishot?"
While still nervous in his presence, Ganishot became better acquainted on their previous visit. He was respectful and friendly towards goblins unlike present day witches and wizards. Even the muggles they had to deal with looked on them with disdain. The goblins had to respect the power he wielded and were cowered by the threat he had made on his first visit about destroying goblin buildings. However, he found the man to be cheerful and easy going most of the time. He might even consider the young man his friend if it were not for the client-banker relation rules. In fact, he was the only customer apart from Albus Dumbledore who referred to goblins by their names. But whatever the matter, he would always be referred as Master in deference to the honor bestowed upon him. "So what can I do for you today Master Walker?" he asked finally.
"Always business first eh? Okay. I have diamonds and some other gems in this trunk and the other one needs to be moved to my normal family vault. Could you get the gems valued very quickly? I am in a hurry." Kit asked.
"Let me take a look please." He said as he levitated the trunk of diamonds to his table and opened the lid. Upon seeing the vast number of gems, he said "This will take a long time Master Walker. There are too many gems here."
"Then how about you give me an amount of galleons and get it valued at your leisure. The rest can be taken care of later. If you have given me more, which is unlikely, you can take it from my family vault otherwise, you can move the remaining money to the special vault. I want this money to be separate from the family money." He proposed.
"This is acceptable sir. If all these are genuine, they might come around 400,000 galleons." The goblin informed him.
"Then put a handful of the best ones in the family vault. I may need it in the future. Now you can give me 301,000 galleons then. 100,000 galleons each in three moneybags, one of those enchanted ones you have and the remaining thousand in another. Could you arrange it quickly please?" he asked politely.
Ganishot pressed a button on his desk and called for another goblin. He spoke rapidly in gobblegook and pointed to the two trunks. The goblin levitated the two trunks and left the office. Two minutes later, two new goblins entered and placed four moneybags on the desk and left. Three of them were black and the other was brown. "The black ones contain 100,000 galleons each and the brown one has 1000 sir. To make things easier." He clarified.
"Okay thanks. Gotta go now. Thanks for the help Ganishot." Kit fastened the three black bags to the left side on the inside of his jacket and put the brown one in his right jacket pocket. The moneybags did not weigh even 500 grams due to enchantments. Not that weight mattered because his jacket and boots no longer weighed 600 kilos.
He made his way to the apothecary where potions were available in the almost vacant Diagon alley. The shop smelled foul. The lady at the counter smiled pleasantly at him and asked "What can I do for you young sir?"
"None of that sir business madam. Call me Kit. I need some potions. I don't exactly know which so I hope you can help me." He asked her with a grin. She was of medium height with dark eyes and sleek blonde hair. Her voluptuous body was hidden by heavy duty work robes. She seemed very pleasant and humble.
"Sure Kit. You can call me Katherine then. Not even Mrs. Adams, go it?" she liked him immediately. Even though she was wary at first seeing a sword handle in his jacket, he was very cheerful and well behaved.
Kit stopped suddenly and asked "Adams? As in the mother of Annabelle Adams now Creevy?"
"How do you know my daughter dear? Did you attend Hogwarts with her?" she asked him.
"No Katherine, I never went to Hogwarts. My girlfriend Ginny Weasley is best friends with your daughter and son in law. She told me a lot about them." Indeed, Ginny had told him a lot about many of her friends. They had talked a lot during this holiday. Ginny had many friends at Hogwarts but these two were her closest friends.
"My my, you are the strapping lad who has captured Ginny's heart. I must say I approve of her choice. My daughter told me about the long letter Ginny had sent to her telling them about you." She said warmly.
"Thank you Katherine. You are not that old you know. If it weren't for Ginny, I would take you out." He said cheekily.
She snorted "No thank you Kit. I am happily married for several years. So what can I get you?"
He put a hand to his heart and pretended to be hurt "I am so wounded you would not consider me your beautifulness."
"Beautifulness? What other illegimate, unintelligent titles are you going to give me?" she asked amused.
"Oh I am hurt that you think I am only giving you titles." He joked before telling her "Sorry to put a damper on things but I need any and all potions that would help after a major attack. There were simultaneous attacks in three countries and I want to help them out. Please give me your whole stock if you can."
"Sweet Merlin! Those poor people. You would need the bone knitting potion, pain reliever, general healing potion, blood replenishing potion, pepper up potion, sleeping draughts and bruise removing balm. You are good man to help them Kit. Wait! You are Kit Walker, the one who helped the orphans and other institutions before and after the attack?" she exclaimed hastily, her mind working at a furious pace.
"I didn't know I was that famous." He groaned. "I hope people won't flock to me."
"Don't worry dear. I only know because some of those institutions and orphanages take potions and balms from me regularly. Keep up the good work. The world needs people like you." She said as she walked to the back of the store.
"Could you place equal amounts of potion in three different boxes or something? There are three different places where they are needed and I doubt all the injured ones can be brought to Hogwarts for treatment." He told her.
"Sure follow me will you? You can help me with this if you are going to clear out the stock." She asked him. Once they entered the workroom, they found shelves full of potions. "Okay that shelf over there is full of pain reliever and this one is bone knitter and blood replenisher. You can levitate them into three of the enlarged boxes as I get the other potions."
"I am not a wizard Katherine." He interrupted her.
"Oh I am sorry dear. You wait for just two minutes till I get this done." She said somewhat sadly.
"Hey don't feel sorry that I am a wizard. Though it would be cool to have magic powers, I am something else that even wizards cant imagine." He told her mysteriously with a crooked grin.
She looked puzzled for a second before getting back to packing the potions. He watched as she levitated all the vials from one shelf into a box. She repeated it a few times more. Finally, she split the contents of a huge barrel into three smaller jars and put them in the boxes as well. She closed the boxes with magic and put a few charms on them. She shrunk them and handed them to Kit informing him "I have charmed them to be stable so that vials do not break. The jars have bruise removing ointment. I had quite a bit of stock prepared due to a ministry order. That will be 1280 galleons."
"Won't you get in trouble for giving all this to me then? And don't tell me the discount price please. I am not the one paying for all this." Well he did not lie did her. The money was not his from the start. He had 'confiscated' the items that resulted in this money. Besides, it was a pittance compared to his wealth. He could even pay for them from his family vault without putting a dent to the reserves.
She looked a bit hesitant but said "Okay. The price is 1930 galleons for all. It is a small fortune after all. Don't you worry about the Ministry. They had only asked for it to stock them. I can give it to them in a month or so but people are more important."
He gave her the brown money bag and counted the remaining from one of the black bags and paid her. He thanked her and she made him promise that he would visit her with Ginny. He accepted and put the shrunken boxes in his jacket pockets before exiting the apothecary. Only when he walked outside did he see the name "Adams Apothecary". Once he was out of sight, he took flight towards his home to wait for Ginny.
Hogwarts, a bit earlier
Ginny arrived at the apparation point outside the gates. She nodded to the aurors surrounding the apparation point to prevent attacks and walked inside as the gates opened for her. Once she saw how far she had to walk, she groaned. The gate was very far from the school or the ministry building.
She was very tired but she hadn't shown anything in front of Kit as she didn't want him to worry about her. He could have probably sensed the low amount of energy in her but he was occupied. She suddenly remembered Fawkes. The phoenix had always liked her and came when she called. She had first met the red and gold phoenix in her second year after a prank had gone awry. The headmaster Dumbledore had then given her tea and talked with her instead of punishing her. He had recounted his younger days when he was a prankster like herself. Fawkes had then flown in and crooned at her. She had been awed at the bird and the man. That was when the war had not truly started and Dumbledore was not weighed down like now. But Fawkes had come when she had called after the kidnapping incident with Kit. She felt so lonely on some nights that she wandered and called for Fawkes. He always came and sang for her banishing her loneliness and despair.
She walked a bit from the gate and called "FAWKES". The magnificent red and gold phoenix appeared in a flash of flames. He landed on her shoulder and his very presence rejuvenated her. She rubbed him between the eyes as he chirped contentedly. She asked him softly "Could you take me to Dumbledore Fawkes?"
Fawkes chirped sadly which meant that Dumbledore was away on important business. "Then take me to Sirius or Remus please." He let out an affirmative note and flew above her, showing his tail feathers to her. She grabbed the tail feathers and she was transported to a meeting room inside the main Hogwarts building. A small meeting of some important people was going on. Fawkes left in a flash of flames again. She spotted Sirius and Remus and walked towards them disregarding the frowns of other people.
"Not that I am glad you are here, but did you have to interrupt this meeting? You are really lucky Fawkes comes to you and flashes you." Sirius said. Some of the members were disgruntled at the interruption of the meeting but others were in awe that a mere girl could call for Fawkes, the great sorcerer Albus Dumbledore's phoenix.
"Dumbledore was unavailable so I came to you. This is important Sirius. Malaysia, Singapore and Bangkok were attacked a little while ago. I don't know the full story but all the attacks were thwarted." She gave him and Remus a meaningful glance as she said this to let them know that Kit was the one who fought them. "There are a lot of wounded people and plenty of repairs to be done. Could you arrange for a few teams for helping there?"
Before Sirius or Remus could reply, the arrogant voice of Michael Zabini addressed her "I have never heard of those countries. They must not be that big or important then. We need not waste men and supplies. You may have called the phoenix to bring you here but I don't see any signs of being in a battle yourself. Were you hiding like a little child that you are?" he asked snidely.
Sirius and Remus rose to contradict him but Ginny replied coolly "I am not the one to hide like your son does Mr. Zabini. I fought a few of them but there were people to help. I did not want frighten anyone by appearing in blood covered clothes. And for your information, I was not hurt at all during the fights."
While the others digested this information, Remus spoke calmly "We need medical teams and defense teams ready to go soon. I will send for someone to collect supplies from the medical wing or from the ministry."
"There is no need for that. I have already sent Kit to take care of potions and such. And I doubt there is enough stock in the medical wing. You know the ministry will take too long to give them to you. We need to go there as soon as we can." Ginny told them.
"Okay you lot, arrange 10 medical teams and 5 defense teams to arrive at each location. Regardless of what Zabini said, Dumbledore would have wanted us to help anyone. We can clear it up with him when he arrives." Sirius ordered them, for once in his life living up to his name.
"The attacks were in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Hong Kong in Bangkok and Singapore." Ginny supplied. She sagged in a chair as others left to carry out orders. She really was tired a lot.
"Off to the hospital wing with you young lady." Sirius said sternly.
Ginny paled and pleaded with him "No way. Holy Merlin! Do you have any idea what Pomfrey will do to me if I arrive for a potion but not stay to talk to her? I have not visited her in a few months. Please Sirius, get a house elf to fetch a pepper up potion. As I said, I was not hurt at all, just exhausted."
"Alright" he agreed as he called for a house elf. Remus asked the house elf "Bonny could you fetch us a couple of vials of pepper up potions from Madame Pomfrey?"
"Yes Sir. Bonny do." It said and snapped its fingers disappearing with a loud crack.
"Why do you need two?" Sirius asked cluelessly.
Remus smacked him on the head "Sometimes I wonder about you. It is for Kit you idiotic mutt. If he is the one who fought most of the death eaters as I guess, he will need it."
"He flew me here too and said that he would fly me back there again." Ginny told them.
Bonny, the house elf appeared with two vials of potions. Ginny took both and uncorked one. She drank it and smoke escaped from her ears. Her face went red for a few seconds before returning to normal. Ginny got up feeling energized and said "Gotta go guys, Kit will be waiting for me." "FAWKES" she called out again and he appeared in a flask of flames.
"Wait Ginny. Is he ok? Do you think he can fly us there himself?" Sirius asked. He had wanted to fly with him ever since they had found him but Kit had so far only taken Ginny.
"I don't know. You can come to the house and talk to him. Even if he doesn't, you can come back before the teams leave and take a portkey with them." She said. Fawkes offered them all his tail feathers and took them near the gates. "Thank you Fawkes." Ginny said and moved quickly towards the gates.
Many aurors waved at Sirius and Remus as they passed. They waved back and disapparated from the apparation point.
The house
Kit was checking out the weights in the mini gym when he heard cracks of apparation from the sitting room. He was about to pick up his sword and confront them when he sensed the magic of Remus, Sirius and Ginny. He wiped his face of sweat and walked out to the sitting room.
He put on his jacket with the sword in its holster as he walked up to them. "Whats up guys? Everything arranged?" he asked.
"Yes. I have potion for you." Ginny said as she handed him the pepper up potion. "It is as energy rejuvenator. I thought you might need it with all the fighting and flying you did."
"But I am not that tired. In fact I feel great." He protested. His muscles were sore from the fighting and the workout but still he protested.
"No complaints mister." She said and glared at him.
He shrugged and accepted the vial. This was not worth arguing over how much ever cute she looked when she was angry. But he couldn't let this go. He pinched her cheeks, tweaked her nose grinning cheekily and said "You look so cute when you worked up. I have to do this more often."
Remus and Sirius laughed at her outraged expression remembering the similar antics of James on Lily. Kit uncorked the vial and said "Cheers" as he downed the potion in one go. There was no smoke from his ears or any indication that it worked. "Did it work?" Remus asked doubtfully.
"I think so. I feel a little more energy now." Kit replied. Indeed, his muscles relaxed a bit and his energy levels picked up.
"But there was no smoke from you ears and you did not seem to be hot or anything." Sirius said confused.
"What can I say Paddy, I am unique" Kit said with a smug grin. For a moment, Sirius thought that James was somehow alive and standing before him. Kit had the same grin and referred to him similarly when he was being a smart ass. Sirius shook his head to clear the memory and noted that Remus was doing the same thing.
"Can you fly us too with you Kit?" Remus asked excitedly unlike his usual calm nature.
"Sure why not. But don't you have to tell anyone?" he asked.
Sirius nodded and took out his wand. He muttered "Expecto Patronum" and a white, ethereal grim like dog appeared. It bowed to him and disappeared.
Ginny suddenly exclaimed "I need to tell dad too. He will hear about the attack soon enough." She too said Expecto Patronum and this time a huge ethereal feline appeared. It was a something like a panther but a lot larger at around 10 feet high and 18 feet long. It looked menacing even being only ethereal. This one was a lot more brighter than the from Sirius's wand too. It too bowed and disappeared.
"What was that?" Kit asked awed at the creature.
"It is one of mysteries we are still trying to solve. That feline has no record in any of the magical books or the muggle books. We have been searching for any information on that ever since Ginny mastered this charm in her sixth year. The charm can be used for instant communication if you are not trying to be discreet. But whatever the creature is, I hope I never meet it. It looks dangerous enough in its ethereal form." Remus explained.
"I sure do hope I meet one of those." Kit said absently still lost in the magnificence of the creature. There was something about it that called out to him and he wanted to find out what that was. He regained his senses and led them outside. "Now stand near me and don't react if you feel something touching you." He instructed them.
He took Ginny in his arms as usual and put up a shield around them all. He shaped a shield to wrap around Sirius and Remus and tied it to him. Once he was sure they were secure, he took off towards Singapore.
Singapore
They arrived at Singapore within a few minutes. Even though Kit was weighed down with the extra weight of more people, he did make it in good time. Sirius was still whooping with joy when he landed while Remus was disappointed that the ride was over so soon. They had no chance to see anything as everything was a blur at such a high speed. The shield protected them from the high speed cutting winds that would have torn them apart.
Kit gave the potion boxes to Sirius and the money to Remus. He asked them to take care of the medical and repairs. He instructed Remus to give the money to responsible people who would only use it for the development of the people. He gave them the details of the attacks and the location of the only surviving death eaters. He also told them to be careful about the portkeys and told them where he had stored the portkeys in Hong Kong. He explained that he did not want to draw even more attention to himself. It was unavoidable that so many people had already seen them.
He sought out the group of Americans who had fought with Ginny. He quickly motioned them to be silent when teams from Hogwarts popped in. He asked Ginny to make a portkey to the hotel they were staying at in Hong Kong. Everybody held on to the portkey and arrived in their large room. They found Kit sprawled on the ground between them and was cursing like a sailor.
They all laughed at him thinking that such a warrior could not land on his feet after a portkey. "I hate those bloody portkeys." He exclaimed making them laugh harder. After they had composed themselves, he told them "I know you all have questions. I will try to answer them to the best of my knowledge. But I must ask you all to make an oath to not disclose this to anybody. You can try to run but I will hunt you all down." He threatened.
Kit did this for a few valid reasons. He wanted someone in America who wouldn't contradict him. He would get the locations of the missile dumps easier and get help from them if there was an assurance that they would not betray him. He had heard about magical oaths a bit from Remus when he was explaining a bit more about the wizarding world.
They all contemplated on the choice they were given. It was not much of a choice really. They had seen his prowess in battle and did not want to be on his bad side. They all took oaths as instructed by him. Kit looked towards Ginny to confirm the validity of the oaths and received a nod in return. Ginny did not like revealing his secret to so many people but she decided to trust him on this issue. There must be some reason to explain why he was doing this.
"Ok guys, you have just entered a super secret group of sorts. You can ask questions and I will answer as much as I can." Kit said cheerfully as he leaned back in his chair and bringing Ginny closer to him.
They had clearly talked among themselves before as they all looked to a middle aged, sharp looking man. He had brown hair and black eyes. He was built like a fighter and had a body to show for it. He spoke calmly "I am David Cramer. I am one of the commanders at Salem. We decided that I would be the one asking questions first and if I missed out anything, others can ask. We would like to know who and what you are. I have never seen a wizard move that fast and a vampire cannot survive in daylight."
Kit chuckled "So you want to squeeze out all information from me? I am Kit Walker and I am what you would call a hand of fate, if you will. I am neither a wizard nor a muggle as you call them. I do not have an ounce of magic in me."
"But then how were you able to do all that? We saw you disappear and reappear too. That has to be done by magic." David asked.
"I am sorry but I cannot yet reveal to you what I really am. I just found out a few weeks ago and I am still digesting that fact. When you saw me disappear and reappear, I was simply moving faster than you can see." Kit answered.
"What about lightening that you used and those blasts? Were they due to magic too?"
"It is an ability I developed but I assure you it is not because of magic."
"Ok. We have obviously seen what side of the war you are on. Will you help us please? England has Albus Dumbledore to keep the attacks in check and that ingenious ward he put. There had been no contact between the two major resistances in months. The resistance at Salem is slowly but surely being overcome. Other than attacks at small countries like these, Voldemort is attacking us all the time. We cannot hold out much longer. The way you fought, you could take care of multiple attacks by yourself. We are trying to reinforce the wards but they take time and massive amount of energy. We cannot afford to do the warding leaving us without a large enough active defense. Apart from the death eaters, Voldemort always uses Dementors, giants and trolls. The vampire attacks are countered by vampires on our side but that too is getting difficult these days." Davis pleaded his case.
"I did not know it was that bad in America." Ginny said quietly.
"I was planning to help you out anyway. If you have muggle soldiers or people who can operate guns, I can supply them with arms. I have enough hand combat weapons for your vampires too. I do want some things in exchange. Do you want to talk about it in front of everyone? The matter is sensitive which could help out in the war immensely." Kit asked.
"I think there is no problem in letting us all know since we are under the oath. All the people you see here are also part of my team. We many soldiers capable of handling all kinds of guns. We are ready to do anything to have a fighter like you help out. Can you get more people like you?" David asked.
"I am the last of my race everywhere." He stressed knowing that Ginny and he were the only ones who knew the significance. "Okay then. I need information about all missile depots and armories all over the world. I know the armories were cleaned of the guns, but I have not heard anyone of using missiles or rockets. I plan to empty all of them even from Voldemort controlled countries. You do not have to do anything about it. I just need information. Now the last and most important thing I need is…" Kit trailed off.
"Yes?" David prompted.
"Food. Lots and lots of food." Kit finished with a grin. He simply could not resist adding that. The conversation was beginning to get grim and he didn't like that.
All of them burst out laughing as the somber mood was broken. Still laughing, Ginny warned them "I think you really need to consider this. He does eat a very large amount of food every meal."
"Hey I don't eat that much!" Kit exclaimed acting as though he was wounded by the accusation.
Ginny was relieved when Kit answered everything without giving any information. He had not revealed anything vitally important and when she learnt why he had done, it she was amazed at his ability to think ahead. She had been right to trust him with this.
"Ginny I think we can continue our vacation in America now. I have always wanted to see it. You pack up everything and remove the charms on all my clothes. We will just nip back to England to pick up the weapons and we can go with these fine gentlemen." Kit said.
"Sure but can we travel on our own? We can meet up with them at Salem. We need to tell Sirius and Remus too. They too might want to come along." Ginny told him.
"Okay then. You pack up and I will be back with them. They must have finished with the orders now." Kit said as he got up to go. He turned to the Americans "I will be right back."
He flew through the open window and accelerated as he reached a high enough altitude. He had sensed them in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He reached them in seconds and startled them by shouting "BOO" near them. He fell over laughing when they jumped three feet high. "Ha... Ha... got you!" he said between laughs.
"Do you want to give me a heart attack?" Sirius asked incredulously.
Still chuckling, he said nonchalantly "No I just wanted to see if you wanted to take a fully paid vacation to America."
Both their jaws slackened in shock. Seeing their expression, he gave into hysterical laughter once again. "I wish I had a camera. I cant wait to tell Ginny about this."
"Don't you dare." Remus threatened "She is worse than the twins. She will never let us live this down."
"Oh I definitely gotta tell her. So are you coming? I think its high time I put fear in Voldie's followers in America. We just have to make a short trip back home to pick up weapons. I even negotiated to obtain all the information about military bases and missile dumps. I talked all this over with a commander in Salem defense and five other Americans. And don't worry about them betraying us or giving away our secrets. I have them under oath and I hardly revealed anything to them." Kit explained to them.
Remus blushed a bit and asked shyly "Do you think we can have one more person with us? You see, Tonks has always wanted to see America… Can we take her with us?"
"Oh Remmie wants to brings his girlfriend." Sirius teased. "Little Nimmy is going to be so happy with you."
"I bet you will have several eventful nights in your future then." Kit added playfully. Remus gained a noticeable pink tinge in his cheeks. Kit patted his pink cheeks and said "Oh look at the fetching color."
Remus scowled at them and muttered about immature brats and cheeky buggers. Sirius and Kit laughed at him. "Can we go now if you are done being immature adolescents? We are done with taking care of things." He asked the laughing duo.
"Sure hold on and don't tell them anything." Kit said as he formed a shield again and enveloped them with it. He flew with them to his hotel room again. They found all his stuff packed and everyone ready to go. "Hey guys, we have three more on the list, it's not going to be a problem is it?" he asked.
"No problem at all. We will be happy to host you all." David replied.
"I guess you all have some business to conclude here. I hope at least David can meet us at Salem in a couple of hours." Ginny asked.
"I think all of us are heading back. I will meet you there with my superiors." David replied.
"Ok" Kit said. He removed the shields he had put up before they apparated away with cracks. Kit checked out of the hotel and flew them home.
England
Kit addressed Sirius and Remus once they reached home "We don't need to pack. You two can go back to Hogwarts, pack up and bring Tonks here. Ginny and I will pack up weapons from the war room. Can we trust her with my secret?"
"Yes we can trust her Ray. You will like her. She is Sirius's cousin and is a klutz." Ginny assured him.
"She is not a klutz. She is just… off balance at times." Remus defended her.
"Yeah, yeah. We know lover boy. Come on, lets go" Sirius told him and apparated away with a crack. Remus followed him with another crack.
With Ginny's help, he packed up a few boxes with all kinds of weapons. He selected a variety of guns and combat weapons. Machine guns, pistols, swords, knives and other weapons were packed. He packed half of the M16 assault rifles and snipers along with ammo. They were the most effective guns in battle. He needed the rest for people here in England. He picked up ammunition and holsters for all guns and weapons. He picked a lot of grenades and semtex and C4. Ginny spelled the contents of each box on the top with a charm. She charmed the boxes to be stable and not affect the contents. She did not charm the weapons or the explosives directly because she knew that gunpowder reacted violently with magic. Then she shrunk the 15 boxes and Kit pocketed them.
Remus and Sirius arrived with Tonks soon enough. Tonks took two steps in the sitting room and tripped over the coffee table. She broke the glass table as she fell on it. She got up quickly and said cheerfully "No worries. I am alright."
Kit was totally flummoxed by her appearance. She had pink hair! PINK! She was a few inches shorter than Ginny and wore a garish bright t-shirt flashing Weird Sisters. She wore cut jeans and brandished her wand to repair the table. Reparo she incanted and the table was good as new. "Being so clumsy, I have to be good at that spell." She quipped not in the least bit perturbed.
Kit liked her immediately. She just had this cheerful persona that you couldn't help but like. He introduced himself "I am Kit Walker… or as you have heard Harry Potter." He noticed the look of utter shock on her face. He gleamed that Sirius and Remus had not told her about this and played a joke on her. Sirius and Remus were laughing at her expression.
"REMUS JOHN LUPIN and SIRIUS ORION BLACK, how long have you known about him?" she screamed at them. She turned to Kit and said "Sorry cutie, but these two pillocks always try to pull their jokes."
Remus seemed to shrink away but Sirius told her "Come on Nimmy, we didn't find him until a few weeks ago ourselves. Now do you want to know the big secret about him or not?"
"You are so lucky that I happen to be interested to know more about him. Cor Ginny, you could not have gotten a better guy, a hunk with loads of money. If I were not so satisfied by this wolf, I would be all over him." Tonks said.
They let Kit tell her about his past. Halfway though, when he got to the point of kidnapping Ginny and having sex with her, Tonks was furious. Before Ginny could stop her or warn her, Tonks slapped him hard across the face only to have her clutch her hand in agony. "Do you have dragon skin or something?" she exclaimed once her hand was healed. Kit proceeded to tell her about everything like he had told Sirius and Remus. She was an avid listener. She gasped at the right places and was awed at his accomplishments and capabilities. Kit told her everything till a few minutes ago. He impressed on the importance of keeping his identity a secret and she agreed.
Just when he finished, an owl flew in through one of the open windows bearing a sealed envelope. It bore the name Kit Walker. Kit was surprised that someone had written him and that too the wizard way. He let Ginny perform some charms to check verify that the letter was not harmful. He opened to read it and found the elegant script of Nicolas Flamel.
Dear Mr. Walker,
I must commend you on your victories. I think you will benefit greatly from a teleportation technique listed in the book. It is good to know you keep very good company. I apologize if this may seem forward, but I suggest that you ask the Americans to wait to put up their wards. You will be able to put up more dependable wards once you are trained by me if you so wish.
I hope you enjoy your vacation.
Your friend (I hope),
Nicolas Flamel.
Kit was perplexed. How did this guy know so much about him so soon? He passed the letter to Ginny who read it and passed it on. He decided that he would read up the technique in America as soon as he could. When it reached Tonks, she read the letter and her hair color changed to a neon green color and her eyes to a bright gold. "Holy Shit! That is so cool. Can anyone do that?" Kit exclaimed.
"I am a metamorphagus Kit. I can change most of my appearance at will. Unfortunately I am the only metamorph I alive that I know about in England." Tonks replied.
"Can we leave now?" Kit asked. Upon receiving nods, he grinned mischievously and asked them "How about we give Voldie a big headache and a major case of confusion?"
Ginny smiled wryly and said "What lunatic scheme has your brain cooked up now?"
"You said that Voldemort knows if a magical person without the dark mark enters any of his countries. I can easily fly you all to America above the reach of the wards of all of his countries. But what if I zig zag through a few of his countries on the way through the wards. The wards will tell him we have entered but before he can head there, we will be in another country. He will perceive that many people are entering many of his countries at once. So show about it?" Kit asked.
Sirius and Remus, ever the pranksters agreed immediately. Tonks and Ginny agreed after assuring them that no wards could trap him. Kit extended the shield around him with Ginny in his arms again and took off towards America with a few diversions on the way.
Pantheon, America
Kit flew through many countries at very high speed triggering the wards. He decided to land outside the wards of Salem. He had sensed a few people seemingly waiting for them. The wards covered a huge area, maybe a few thousand square miles. He landed before them before releasing the shield giving them all the impression that they had taken a portkey there. He might have agreed to help them but he was not going to reveal anything about him more than what was necessary.
Disregarding the waiting committee, Tonks squealed like a little girl and begged Kit "Can we do it again? Please can we? Can we?"
Remus chuckled at her antics and perfectly understood how she felt. He pulled her towards him and told her "Calm down Tonks. We can do this later. We have distinguished people waiting to meet us."
They all turned towards the welcoming committee. All of them were in full regalia. There were four people apart from Commander David Cramer. They had on their green military uniforms with many ribbons and medals on everyone's chest showing their achievements. All of them apart from Cramer were pretty old. Kit sensed that three of them were magical and the other was a muggle. Two people with distinguished white hair looked to be twins. They were very powerful compared to other people in the vicinity except for Ginny maybe. The twins and Ginny were still very far from Albus Dumbledore and Voldemort but they were no slouches either. The other wizard in the reception committee was older than Cramer and had a no-nonsense air about him. The muggle was tense and sharp with his eyes peering at each of them to gauge any danger from them. Kit sensed that all four of them had a cover of magic around their faces. Must be to hide their real features he thought.
Kit took the impromptu leadership role and introduced them all. "Hello all. I am Kit Walker and these are my companions Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks and my girlfriend, Ginny Weasley." He grinned at the scowl Tonks sent in his direction for mentioning her full name.
One of the twins spoke with a clear, dignified voice "Pleased to meet you Mr. Walker. We are grateful that you decided to help us. Commander Cramer holds you in very high regard."
"By the way, it was not nice to withhold information under a magical oath." Added the other twin.
Kit only grinned in response and asked cheekily "Like how you are all keeping your true looks a secret?"
None of his companions had noticed the magic and were used to the shocks Kit would give them from time to time. Only Tonks tripped again but was caught by Remus in time. All four leaders were shocked but schooled their features quickly.
The third wizard in the group asked in a gruff voice "You may have a few parlor tricks but I am still not sure about your apparent prowess in battle. I can whip out my gun and kill you before you could take any offensive action."
Kit blurred and before they could notice anything, he was circling the pistol in his right hand. He asked him innocently "Which… this gun?"
The wizard frantically looked towards his holster only to find it gone. The muggle laughed and came forward offering his hand. He said "Don't mind them. They just wanted to be sure that they were not fooled by some fraud. I am Joseph Cramer, David's father."
Kit shook his hand and offered him a mocking salute with his left hand and barked in military fashion "Kit Walker reporting for duty sir!"
The twins removed their wands from holsters only to be taken away by Kit again. When Ginny noticed that, she chided "Play nice Kit. Remember they are the ones who will feed your enormous appetite if you'll help."
"Food. I had totally forgotten about that." Kit returned the wands and pistol and asked "Do you mind continuing this after we have had a good meal? Its nearing dinner time according to England time you see."
"Quite alright Mr. Walker. I think we can have a meeting while you have dinner in our chambers." One of the twins said.
"Lead on then." Sirius told them as he too was hungry.
Kit watched as the twins pointed their wands to the sky and said something in Latin. He tried to sense what they had done. As they all passed, the wards seemed to flicker near their skin and stop. The only exception was Kit. The wards just seemed to pass through him which got a shrewd look from both the twins. Kit guessed that they had attuned the wards to recognize all of them. As they walked a few more meters through the abandoned area, Kit sensed the twins deeply. They both had a connection between them and all the wards surrounding them. He also sensed that their magic seemed more concentrated and more potent compared to others. He could not guess their ages but he thought that strict control and full awareness of their magic resulted in such a state.
They stopped soon and took a portkey offered by the twins. Kit sensed their unique brand of magic on the portkey. They landed with a thump and again Kit was sprawled on the floor. After a few curses from Kit and a few laughs from others, they were led through the corridors of a modern building. They stopped outside a door marked "Falcon and Falcon". He guessed that it was the name of the twins. The door led to a lavish sitting room which had comfortable furniture and many electronic equipments.
Ginny who was eager to find a way to make her music system work inside wards asked them "Do all those work? How did you get them to work inside the wards?"
David Cramer answered her "Our scientists have managed to incorporate magic into many muggle instruments. You will see when you go outside. They found a way to create a wormhole or a pocket of space free of magic. The only limitation is that the device that makes this possible is pretty big and needs constant recharges in the form of magic. Lightening spells or some energy spells have to fired upon a specific area on the machine which provides the required electricity for the appliances within the wormhole created by the device. We are still trying to find a way to make them less bulkier to use the advanced microchip devices. We cannot use any magic on the device which makes it impossible to use for war purposes."
"I have got to get me one of those." Ginny said to herself but Kit heard her.
They were led to a big room with a dining table and a cupboard full of utensils. "Please be seated" one of the twins offered. He called out "Sila" and a house elf appeared with a crack. "Arrange for an early dinner for all of us."
Before the house elf could leave, Kit interrupted "Bring lots of food will you squirt."
The Americans looked at him oddly but the twin nodded to the house elf. The house elf disappeared with a crack again. While they waited for the food to appear, they resumed their conversation. Kit asked a question that he had been itching to ask "David, how did you and the others manage to travel to Bangkok when Voldemort can detect if you have entered any of his countries?"
Upon receiving permission from his father, David answered "It is true that if I take a direct portkey from here to there, Voldemort can detect me and has most probably prepared traps to capture such travelers. This is the main reason for no contact between Hogwarts and Pantheon. For security purposes, Generals Falcons are the only people who can create portkeys in Pantheon. It also takes a lot of magical power to create a portkey that far. So we devised a detour. Me and my team were the first to test this actually. The generals make a portkey to a remote base in Antarctica. We take another portkey from there. We have access to a very few countries by this method but it helps in gathering resources. We are still unable to reach England by this method and we are not really sure if the portkey would penetrate the wards put up by Dumbledore."
"Oh! But why do you refer to the area as Pantheon? I thought this was America." Tonks asked.
Joseph Cramer answered "America ceased to exist when Voldemort attacked us in force. We were able to drive them away but we lost a lot of land. A few states remaining free from Voldemort grouped together around the area of Salem Academy of Magic and formed Pantheon. As of today, Pantheon covers roughly one third the original size of America. Many powerful wizards strived to put up the wards. The wards have held strong until now but they are weakening due to continuous attacks."
"That is why we need your help Mr. Walker." The gruff voiced general said. His lapel showed his name as Patton Etict.
Further conversation was stopped with the arrival of a large amount of food on the table. Without waiting for anyone, Sirius and Kit attacked the food. There was a variety of foods on the table like eggs, meat, chicken, bread, pizzas, burgers, salads, noodles, rice and a collection of different drinks. Remus tried to stop Sirius from eating like a pig without any table manners but was unsuccessful. Ginny didn't even try to stop Kit as she knew it was useless. At least he ate neatly.
Tonks and the Americans watched flabbergasted as Kit ate an obscene amount of food. He paused in between and called out "Sila". "Excellent food squirt. Could you get me more of all this and tomato sauce if you have any?" The house elf blushed but squeaked "Sila bring sirs more food." It vanished again and after a few seconds, more food appeared on the table. Everyone looked on as Kit ate all of the second serving of food. He cleaned out three whole bottles of wine and two bottles of apple juice.
All of them were still staring at him when he patted his stomach with a satisfied sigh. When he noticed their looks, he asked "What?"
David chuckled and told him "Now we know why you so intent on food. With the amount you eat, it is a miracle you still stay in peak physical condition."
"Merlin's beard Ginny! Hot did you land yourself an eating machine like that? Are you sure he is human?" Tonks asked incredulously. To hear about it is one thing but to see it happening is a different matter altogether.
"That is the pivotal question is it not?" Ginny asked coyly.
"Could you explain that Ms. Weasley?" one of the Falcons asked politely.
"You noticed that your wards did not affect me Mr. Falcon. I cannot tell you the whole thing. I don't have magic and I am not a mere muggle either. Shall we leave it at that please?" Kit requested but there was a detectable undercurrent of a stern command.
"If you say so Mr. Walker. Every man is entitled to his secrets. What can you do for us then?" general Etict asked him gruffly.
"I simply want to help you. I have brought enough weapons for your armies. I have guns for your soldiers and close combat weapons for the vampires on your side. I don't need anything apart from information. As I told David, I need all the info you have on all missile depots and armories across the world. I will give you most of the missiles to use since I will be returning to England soon. You can use it as you please after I have cleaned out all the weapon stashes. We don't want to tip off Voldemort." Kit told them seriously.
"Even though we are still skeptic about giving you such a large responsibility, we will give you a chance Mr. Walker." The Falcons told him.
"Could you add any info on Voldemort and a couple of those electric wormholes to the deal?" Kit asked.
"It would be our pleasure if you help us as you claimed Mr. Walker." Joseph Cramer told him.
"Great! Just leave the attackers to me. But how do I distinguish between the vampires on your side and the enemy vampires?" he asked.
"Vampires are creatures of clan. They follow clan rules rigidly as they have to take a binding oath. The enemy vampires wear black clothing and have the mark of a white skull on the back as well as their left breast. The vampires on our side wear red clothing and have the symbol of two swords clashing in similar places." Falcon answered.
"Ok then. I think you should keep all this a secret from everyone and forget about us. You can say that we are some tourists who David and his team picked up." Kit said casually.
"As you wish Mr. Walker. Mr. David Cramer will be your only contact. I will assign him to be your guide and help during your stay here." The other Falcon said.
"See you later gentlemen." Kit said and others too wished their farewell.
Everyone got along great with David. He was like an uncle of sorts within the group but deferred to Kit when it came to important decisions. On Ginny's insistence, they stayed in a hotel to give the pretense of being tourists. Of course, it helped that the hotel had a fancy disco in the basement with a huge sound system that belted out a whooping 15000 watts.
For the first few days, they learnt of the situation in Pantheon and explored. They went to an amusement park on the earliest possible opportunity. Tonks, who had never been to an amusement park before, was positively giddy. She dragged Remus from ride to ride throughout the day. She was a thorough adrenalin junkie. Remus was green and had vomited twice before the day was over. She absolutely loved the rides and the game centre in the park. She bought quite a few and had won more than a few souvenirs at the game centre.
The others too enjoyed the park. David had brought his family along. His wife had passed away and his children were overjoyed to be at the park. They were very young at only 8 and 11. They abandoned David and stuck to Kit and Ginny for the whole day. Kit and Ginny humored them and took them on rides and got them treats. The group visited a lot of important buildings and places. They saw the main governing building which was the one in which they had met the generals. They were amazed at the advancement the Americans had made. Bicycles and tricycles were common. But they were not ordinary, they were charmed to require lesser effort and to be more durable and sturdy. There were hardly any horses on the streets. Ginny even bought the fastest broom in the market called The Bullet. It was aptly named as it was wicked fast but it was nothing compared to speed of Kit. But Ginny did enjoy testing out its limits in the local Quidditch pitch. She had to decline the offers she got from the various local teams for a spot on the team. She was that good on it.
Together, they listened as David detailed the problems being faced. The attacks were aimed at weakening the wards. The attackers employed hit and run tactics. Random groups of 20 death eaters would show up at different times of the night and try to deteriorate the wards. They would always have portkeys with them and escape before they could be captured. The vampire attacks occurred within the wards as they could not be stopped by the wards. These attacks were meant to disrupt life. There would only be minor skirmishes between vampires but the toll was running higher and the damage was piling up. Apart from these, the major danger to the wards were the giants and trolls. They were magically very resilient and there were no guns until now to kill them. Every time they attacked, they were barely driven off. The attacks were getting more frequent and no prisoners were taken to get any information.
Kit had started wearing his weighted clothes again. He diligently practiced his swordplay and martial arts katas every day without fail. He would go flying on patrol every night. He still wore his weighted clothing during flying to build up endurance and strength.
Kit found a team of attackers on his third day of arrival. As he flew, he came upon 20 death eaters all firing the same spell at the wards. Kit sensed that even though the wards held, they were loosing their power everyday. He flew to them and fired a Ki blast at them. They scattered like pins. Before he could make a move to kill them, they all had portkeyed away. Kit cursed himself for wearing heavy clothes and made a note to drop it off before going to attack. He still couldn't move at the speed he liked with the weighted clothes. He was getting better though. That night, he learnt that the vampires on their side had scored a victory due to the new weapons. David's father Joseph had overseen the distribution of weapons but he had kept all the explosives in the Falcon office.
The next two nights went by fruitlessly as Kit managed to kill a few but most portkeyed away before he could capture them. He could attack to kill and kill them all easily enough but he attacked to capture. Sure, it was good that he was killing them but they needed information more now. A few trolls had been killed by other patrols due to the guns they had been provided with. Even then, it had taken a lot of ammunition and they were not eager to spend so much ammunition when it was in short supply. The lone giant who attacked was driven away purely by magic since the bullets failed to penetrate the thick hide.
Finally, the next day he succeeded. He was patrolling the skies as usual when he heard the distinctive sounds of wards being fired upon. He shrugged off his jacket and hung it on a tree before going to investigate. He again found 20 death eaters firing at the wards. He suddenly got an ingenious idea. He smacked himself for not realizing it sooner. His shields stopped all magic except the unforgivables. So, he put up his inverted shield over the surrounding area. His inverted shield let things in but not out.
He fired a Ki blast at them and as expected they scattered. They tried to portkey away but to their horror, they found that it did not work. Kit showed himself to them as he leaned casually on a tree with his arms crossed. He smirked and spoke "Well what do we have here? A few unwelcome ward tinkerers. This wont do. This wont do at all. You see I have been entrusted to keep the wards secure and don't take it well when things don't go my way. And you, my dear death eaters are in the way." He said all this in a light tone as though he was speaking to an old friend.
The death eaters whirled around to face him and started firing spells at him. Kit dodged out of the way and took to the air. Three death eaters had died by the Kit blast he had fired earlier due to the force they hit the ground with. He didn't take out his sword. He fired a wave of mild lightening bolts that were meant to give them light shocks. The death eaters were momentarily still due to shocks and that was all he needed. Because they held wands, which was basically wood, the shock only lasted till the jolt reached their wand arm. He snatched away their wand and it helped that five of them had thrown their wands when they were shocked. He either chopped at their necks or hit them hard on their temple to knock them out.
He left them there, retrieved his jacket and flew to David. David still didn't know much about him and he wished to keep it at that. He left the scene once he made sure David had enough help to secure them and obtain the information they needed. The next day, he learned from David that the attacks were indeed to weaken the wards. The death eaters had only heard of rumors about a ritual that their Lord Emperor was going to perform the next month which would give him unfathomable power. There were plans being made of a massive assault once the ritual was completed and there were rumors that Voldemort himself would lead the attack. Kit immediately remembered the words Jugson had said. Once David had gone, Kit informed the others of his conclusions. Ginny was a bit pale that the ritual would involve her but she understood the need to know about it. She told him that she was not afraid as she was sure that he would never let anything harm her. Till then Ginny had wanted to participate with him in the patrols but from then onwards, she agreed to treat this as a vacation and enjoy it. By the time they went to sleep, she was already making plans with Tonks.
Speaking of Tonks, Kit had an interesting incident involving Tonks. A few days after the death eaters were captured, he was relaxing in his room of the hotel when Tonks came in. It was late evening and Kit and Ginny were having dinner. Tonks came in and said "Wotcher guys. Having fun?"
"Yeah Tonks, want something?" Ginny asked.
"No I am fine. I was getting bored coz Sirius took Remus to get a strong drink. So I thought to pop in and say hi." Tonks replied.
"Hi" Kit said mocking her. When Tonks made to hit him, he caught her hand and said "Careful". It was then that one of his on and off ability kicked in. He had not told anyone about this because he was not sure about it himself. He could sometimes sense emotions of people at random. He couldn't consciously control it. It was erratic at best. So he felt her deepest emotions when he touched her. He could feel her stress of the demands of her job as auror. There was a slight resentment and wistfulness regarding Remus. But all this was dwarfed by her hurt and disappointment. He couldn't know what her thoughts were but he guessed that it had built up over a long time. He was almost sure that this was regarding Remus. She had become like a sister to him and he did not want her to feel like this.
He let her go and moved to steal a kiss from Ginny. He whispered to her so that Tonks couldn't hear "Order a lot of chocolate and ice-cream. Don't ask, just do it please." Ginny left to do this as Kit finished his meal.
He turned to Tonks and asked "How is it going between you and Remus?"
She replied cheerfully showing nothing of what she felt inside "Great! I haven't had this much fun in ages and he is so sweet."
He asked again "Is he treating you alright?"
"Of course he is. Why do you think I haven't hexed him yet?" she quipped.
"He is not ignoring you is he?" he asked cautiously as he made to sit beside her.
"Not at all. Why are you asking me all this? Did something happen? Did he tell you something?" she asked.
"No." he began seriously "Tonks, you know that I care for you right? In the short time we have known each other, I feel like you are the sister I never had. So please don't keep anything from me. Is anything the matter?" he asked again.
"No Harry, everything is fine." She said, though this time he detected a touch of nervousness. The use of his real name did not escape his notice either.
"You can tell me anything Tonks. Please let me help you. Has this got to do something with Remus being a werewolf?" He persisted.
Without any warning, she latched on to him and started sobbing. Her façade crumbled and she clutched him as she cried. Kit whispered encouraging words and let her cry it all out. Once her sobs subsided, she told everything to him and Ginny who was back. "I… am so happy… But with the war… there is a lot of stress at work… But I coped… I spent time with him… I have been with him for three years… three whole bloody years… yet he has not proposed… I have told him… told him a million times… it doesn't matter to me if he is a werewolf… I want to marry him… which girl waits for three years… I waited for him… being with him here… its so wonderful… we are together all the time… I want that… I don't want to be alone anymore dammit." She choked out between sobs.
Ginny and Kit helped her calm down. They made her eat chocolate and ice-cream and they promised to help her out. Kit let Ginny do the talking to Remus as it needed a woman's touch. Tonks fell asleep in their room. Ginny put a silencing charm around her and they made their way to Remus and Tonks's room to wait for Remus. They didn't have to wait long.
Sirius and Remus were drunk but still had control of their facilities. As soon as they came in, Ginny started in on Remus. Kit leaned back on his chair to watch the show. "REMUS JOHN LUPIN HOW DARE YOU!" Seeing her with a very red face and an extremely angry expression screaming, both of them sobered instantaneously. "DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU ARE AFFECTING TONKS? SHE IS ALREADY STRESSED WITH THE DEMANDS OF HER JOB DUE TO THE WAR. SHE HAS BEEN SEEING YOU FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THREE YEARS! TELL ME ONE GIRL WHO WOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THREE YEARS WITHOUT ANY COMMITMENTS. AND DON'T GIVE ME THE SHITTY REASON THAT YOU ARE A WEREWOLF. SHE DOESN'T CARE AND STILL LVOES YOU. I KNOW YOU STILL LOVE HER BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT. DO YOU KNOW THAT SHE FEELS SO ALONE? SHE WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN TO MARRY YOU. SHE WANTS TO BE WITH YOU ALL THE TIME LIKE YOU ARE NOW. THE POOR THING CRIED HERSELF TO SLEEP. YOU HAD BETTER MAKE AMENDS MISTER OR I WILL CARVE OUT YOUR BALLS WITH AN EXPREMELY BLUNT KNIFE AND FEED THEM TO YOU."
Her rant was heard by most of the people on their floor. She spoke so quickly that they got only parts of what she told. But bearing the brunt of the attack, Remus got the whole of it. He winced hearing her threat and unconsciously covered his crotch. A very angry woman was like a force of nature. Sirius was gaping at her in total shock. Remus asked her timidly like a wounded cub "So what do I do now?"
Surprisingly, it was Kit who answered him in a serious tone "You will marry her tomorrow."
All of them looked at him in shock. Even Ginny had not expected this. Remus stammered "Marry… How…"
"Don't worry about anything except a suit and the rings. I will take care of the rest." He turned to Sirius and said "You are in charge of seeing that he gets it done." Then he told Ginny "You go with Tonks and take her shopping. Get her anything she needs. We still have enough money with us to get all that."
Sirius who had been quiet until now spoke up "We need to make more preparations Kit. Tonks should have been technically a part of the Black family but my father had disowned her and her parents. I have family jewels for her and I can get them from the Gringotts branch here."
"But what about her parents?" Remus protested weakly.
"You both can have another ceremony or a celebration when you get back to England but you are getting married tomorrow." Sirius said sternly getting in to the spirit of getting them married.
July 20
Thus decided they went about making preparations. Tonks was a bit shocked at first and then overjoyed. She tearfully hugged Sirius when he told her about the Black family jewels. She thanked Kit and Ginny repeatedly. Ginny and Tonks went shopping for a long list of items. Sirius went to Gringotts to get the jewels and a lot of cash. He knew Remus was not well off but he waved off all of his protests by saying that both of them were family to him. David, his father and children were invited to the wedding. Kit arranged everything else with the help of David.
That evening, all of them gathered in a beautiful chapel in the remote parts of Pantheon where the farmers lived. The chapel was large and ornate. It was decorated naturally with many wild flowers and vines sprouting all over the chapel but the overall effect was amazing. The chapel was in the middle of beautiful fields and the evening light cast a breath taking blanket of light inside the chapel. Sirius was in a quandary of either being the best man or the person who gave away the bride. Finally Tonks herself told him to be the best man and that Kit would give her away as she considered him a brother. Ginny was to be the maid of honor and David's daughter was the flowergirl. David and his father attended the ceremony as witnesses.
The ceremony was simple but beautiful. Surrounded by nature, the setting was perfect. Tonks looked stunning in her white dress. She had taken her real form which Remus had apparently seen before hand. She still had a heart shaped face but her hair was a sleek black. Her height was the same but her curves were enhanced and her eyes were a captivating pale blue. Her hair was done up in curls and had many jewels holding them in place. She wore a grand tiara and an exquisite bracelet on her left arm. Her belt was made of diamonds and her necklace had a pendent containing a large sapphire. She looked like a queen with such elegant and regal appearance.
Remus too was looking good. His hair was trimmed and groomed to fall over his shoulders in waves. He wore a dark blue dress suit below a stunning black silk robe. The robe shone brilliantly in the fading sunlight. He wore gleaming new shoes and an expensive gold watch. Sirius was dressed in all black. He was proud that he had worn down Remus to accept his help.
Kit was dressed smartly in a similar designer suit in black. Ginny wore a body hugging deep violet robe that he could not take his eyes off. Ginny also wore a simple but beautiful necklace made of platinum containing a heart shaped ruby.
Kit led Tonks down the aisle holding her arm. Remus and Sirius waited for them at the alter along with the minister who was performing the ceremony. David's daughter preceded them showering flowers on the path. Ginny came behind them with David's 11 year old son. The vows were exchanged which Kit learnt were a variant of the unbreakable vow. The rings were plain white gold but had a diamond and a sapphire each. Diamond was the birthstone of Remus and Sapphire was Tonks's birthstone. Once the rings were exchanged, they shared their first kiss as husband and wife.
Sirius had rigged up some music to dance. Tonks cried joyfully as she danced. She took turns dancing with all of them, even David's son. She retained her true form the whole night. Unbeknownst to the couple, Kit had asked Joseph to acquire a magically enhanced video camera to record the whole ceremony and the dances. It was a one time record camera which could be replayed any number of times with a spell. Remus and Tonks cut the wedding cake amidst cheers and crackers; courtesy of Sirius. Tonks refused to be called anything other than Tonks even though she was married. They had a sumptuous feast in the chapel itself in a candle lit night.
Sirius, Kit and Ginny had jointly got them the wedding gifts. One was unlimited rides at the amusement park which delighted Tonks. Another gift was an electronic wormhole since both Remus and Tonks enjoyed music. Obviously it was accompanied by a music system and loads of CDs. They also got the deeds for their own house at Hogwarts thanks to speedy dealing by the goblins. Remus got a voucher at bookstores to build his own personal library. Sirius gifted Tonks the entire range of jewelry she wore and then some from the family jewels. The Cramers had got them a specialized photo album that would project a larger version of the photo selected. After capturing their reactions to the gifts, they presented them with the video camera. Joseph explained the workings of the camera.
Once the Cramers left, Kit, Sirius and Ginny took them to a beach. They were led to a condo which was decorated beautifully by Ginny. Kit informed them that he had put his shield around a very large area so that they could enjoy themselves. He told them that they could have a sort of honeymoon in the area for a week. They set up the electronic wormhole and the music system. Kit charged it to the max with his lightening bolts. He showed them the borders of the shield, which covered a couple of miles in all directions. All their stuff was moved to the condo. The pantry had been completely stocked and Sirius had gotten hold of a large collection of fine liquor for them. They had acquired the services of a house elf for the period. Remus and Tonks were overwhelmed by everything. First, a beautiful wedding in such a short time and now a completely arranged honeymoon. Thankfully, the full moon had passed a few days ago and they would have no interruptions for a week. Both of them thanked them profusely and cried in joy. They felt so lucky to have people like Kit, Sirius and Ginny as friends and family.
In the seven days Remus and Tonks were gone, Kit stopped a multitude of attacks. He found a very quick and efficient way of killing the attackers. The very next night, Kit sensed multiple attacks on the wards. He could not dally around and let the other groups escape. So, he prepared a big wall of shield spikes and extended it quickly to the attacking death eaters. They never saw it coming as the shield spikes were near invisible. Their bodies were torn into shreds in a scant second. He used the same method to kill of all the attackers that night. When he called David, he instructed him to send the mutilated bodies back by portkey. He explained that he wanted to discourage the death eaters to continue the attacks.
But the attacks did not stop. In fact, the number of attacks were stepped up. It seemed that Voldemort had hundreds if not thousands of cannon fodder to waste to gain even a small advantage. The Falcon twins were getting worried about the increase in attacks. The strange thing was that vampire attacks had gotten fewer after he had captured the death eaters. These attacks resulted in quite a few deaths before the vampires on their side could get there. Kit never came across the vampires because he was always patrolling along the borders of the wards and the vampires always attacked well inside the wards. The twins were more than pleased with the amount of death eaters he was taking care of. David was very impressed and grew to respect Kit as the days passed.
Remus and Tonks were glowing when they came back. They thanked everyone once again for the wonderful week. After some good natured teasing and ribbing about further generations of Lupins, they were brought up to date on the attacks. Kit continued to kill teams of death eaters who came to weaken the wards. He could sense that the wards were weakening and Voldemort seemed to driving his death eaters to bring the wards down.
Kit had been reading his ancestor's book more often to find out about the teleportation technique Flamel talked about. He found it the day before his birthday. It was explained very simply but the book cautioned that it would take much practice before he could perfect it. All he had to do was extend his senses to detect the kind of person or a particular emotion to teleport to. This was a problem as he could not yet sense emotions without touching the person. It was a severe disadvantage that he had to concentrate on something living or a being with emotions to teleport to. He could not simply teleport to any place like some barren wasteland. Remus and Ginny concluded that he needed to develop his emotion sensing ability before he could try teleporting. They termed the ability to sense emotions as empathy. Apparently, some powerful wizards could develop this ability with a lot of effort.
He also found a bit more about the history of Saiyans. It seemed that they wore a sort of uniform with a gadget. The uniform consisted of a blue bodysuit and a white armor covering it. The gadget was to be fixed near their left eye. The gadget was called as a Scouter. This Scouter sensed the power of the individual on which it was focused upon. But Jared cautioned him against using such a device as it was likely to burst if used on a very powerful person. He had also written that he had brought a few advanced Scouters and a different type of Scouter which he would about later in the book.
The most important thing he found from the book was a type of Ki attack called Kamehameha wave. It was like his Ki blasts but more firm. The technique resulted in a wave of Ki depending on the power put behind the attack. Since Kit could not vary the amount of energy in his blasts at all, he had yet to try it. He felt that he had to learn to control the power he put behind his blasts before he could even think about attempting such an attack. He kept working on his Ki blasts to reduce or increase the power behind them without having to ascend to the next level.
Reading a bit further into the book, Kit found out that Jared had not given any more attack techniques. Jared had written that there was no need to learn all the destructive ways of the Saiyans. He had written that Kamehameha wave was capable of large enough destruction with the variation of power. There was no danger of aliens capable of harnessing Ki in this galaxy. Whatever the danger, the Kamehameha wave would suffice. With enough power, it could level even an island. Kit was sad to see that he could not learn any more Ki techniques but since he could not even vary his Ki buildup, he was not that disappointed as of now. When he came to the stage where he could control his Ki fully, he would try the Kamehameha wave. He guessed that other techniques for attack even if written, would be impossible for him now.
But Kit was happy to note that the book did not consist of only attack techniques. It was much further into the book and he had no wish to jump forward without learning the basics first. His Ki control was not conventional and he would need to rectify and refine his control to master any more techniques.