The basilisk scene! Voldemort isn't the only enemy that comes back... Anyways, please review and thanks for reading! I'll update as soon as possible!
"Finally. What the hell took you so long?" Hitsugaya asked, leaning against one of the large, dank trees. He glared as Shouta trudged into sight.
"Excuse me if that Malfoy brat can't keep his annoying assumptions to himself." Shouta replied, cursing under his breath. "Anyways, what are we doing here?"
"We were going to contact the Soul Society for some information." Hitsugaya sighed, opening his mouth to continue when Shouta interrupted.
"Information on what? And wait, were?" Shouta looked at him in confusion, the white-haired prodigy sighing in exasperation.
"We need more information on the basilisk, and it's too dangerous to do so in the school, where there could be eavesdroppers. And we were going to contact the Soul Society, until 2 idiotic boys decided they needed to go prove that half-giant's innocence and take a hike in the forest." Shouta slapped his forehead in exasperation.
"I had a feeling… so I'm guessing we're following them?" Hitsugaya nodded, and the 2 flash stepped into the trees after Ron Weasley and Harry Potter.
"Harry, I don't like this." Ron whined as they followed the horde of spiders. "Harry, I don't like this at all."
"Shush." Ron looked away as Harry peered at the opening the spiders crawled through.
"Can we go back now?" Ron whimpered, Shouta snickering as he watched from above.
"C'mon," Harry said, ignoring the redhead's whimpering. He climbed into the opening, Ron following reluctantly. Shouta jumped to the next tree as the 2 of them climbed out of the tunnel, Harry holding up his lamp as he looked around.
"Who is it?" Rumbled an unfamiliar voice from the shadows. Hitsugaya leaped down onto a lower branch, squinting to see what was there. "Hagrid? Is that you?"
"W-we're friends of Hagrid." Harry stuttered, Ron looking as if he would faint at any moment. Climbing out of the shadows, as Ron and Harry backed away slowly, was a giant, 8-legged arachnid, far bigger than any truck. "A-and you, you're Aragog aren't you?"
"Yes. Hagrid had never sent men into our forest before." The spider rasped.
"He's in trouble. Up at the school there have been attacks. They think it's Hagrid. They think he opened the Chamber of Secrets. Like before." Harry explained nervously as Ron looked around them in horror.
"You're the one in trouble, dumbass." Shouta muttered under his breath, his gun forming as he pointed it at the spider. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Hitsugaya doing the same with his sword.
He perked up when he heard the spider's ominous voice rasp. "Goodbye, friend of Hagrid."
"Can we panic now?" Ron squeaked nervously. Harry swatted away several spiders with the lamp before setting it aside and pulling out his wand. "Know any spells?"
"One. But it's not powerful enough for all of them." Harry replied, standing back to back with Ron.
"Where's Hermione when you need her?" Ron whimpered.
"God fucking hell, you should know a trap when you're in one." Shouta called out, jumping down from his spot in the trees. He shot a spider as it leaped towards a whimpering Ron.
"Sh-Sh-Shouta?" Ron whimpered. "What're you doing here? And why do you have a gun?"
"Well apparently, I'm here to protect you idiots. And this gun happens to be a family heirloom." Shouta snapped back, shooting another spider. "And are you going to help or not?!" He shouted up towards the trees, where a reluctant Hitsugaya hopped down and landed beside him, holding a sword.
"Why do you have a sword?" Ron squeaked. Hitsugaya calmly sliced a spider's leg in half and sighed in exasperation.
"It's called a zanpaktou. And I'll explain after we get out of here." As if on cue, a battered blue car came speeding into view, stopping right in front of Harry and Ron. The doors swung open, and Hitsugaya raised an eyebrow at the empty seats.
"There's our ride." Shouta muttered, hopping inside. The others quickly followed suit. Spiders jumped onto the car as the last door closed, pounding on the windows to open it.
"Go!" Harry screamed, Ron driving full speed backwards into the tunnel they had arrived in, successfully knocking off the last of the spiders. They stopped, Ron sighing in relief.
"Don't stop!" Shouta shrieked, reaching for the wheel. Out of nowhere, a spider latched onto Ron, the screaming hysterically. "Fucking hell Weasley, stop moving, it's hard to aim!" Shouta screamed angrily as he shot several bullets, nearly hitting Ron twice.
"Stop! You'll hit him!" Harry shouted, reaching for the gun.
"I'm trying not to get him covered in blood! But if you really want me to stop, then fine!" Shouta snapped back, moving closer until his gun touched the spider's head. He pulled the trigger, the arachnid's blood splattering all over him and Ron.
"Scourgify." Hitsugaya muttered with a flick of his wand. The blood was instantly cleaned up, and Shouta sat back, his gun morphing back into a ring.
"Before you ask any questions, can we please get out of here?" Shouta muttered, sighing in exhaustion. Ron nodded calmly, leaning back in relief. But the peace didn't last long, as Ron whimpered and Harry stared in horror as an army of spiders started crawling towards them, Ron whimpering again.
"Get out of here." Harry breathed, pushing himself back in his seat. "NOW!" Ron nodded, looking back as he drove as fast the car would go backwards out of the forest. Ron swiveled the car around, he and Harry screaming as the car spun forward and jerked to a start.
The sped past trees and arachnids, Harry screaming to get them in the air. "It's stuck!" Ron shrieked back, the lever not working.
"Let me do that!" Shouta screamed back at him, reaching for the lever and jerking it forward. The car rose into the air, crashing into a few spiders along the way. Ron drove out of the forest and into the air, soaring for a couple moments before landing just outside. The 4 of them tumbled out of the car, Ron and Harry scared out of their wits. The car drove away, Ron screaming profanities about how they shouldn't have followed the spiders. "Will you shut up!" Shouta shrieked, Hitsugaya sighing and pulling out a cell phone. The boys quieted down as they watched Hitsugaya talk rapid Japanese into the cell.
"Urahara-san, will you shut up for a moment and listen?" Hitsugaya growled, Shouta smirking as the temperature dropped slightly. "We need more information on the school's layout and basilisks, as well as Slytherin Salazar." Shouta sighed as he watched Hitsugaya argue with the man on the other line for a moment, before Hitsugaya sighed in frustration and tossed the phone to Shouta. "You deal with him." He muttered.
"Sure, sure. Whatever you say." Shouta replied sarcastically as he held the phone up to his ear. After a moment of listening, he sighed angrily. "Let me put this in English then, you idiotic hat-freak. We need information on the school, Slytherin's founder, and basilisks!" He pronounced each syllable clearly, before throwing the cell onto the ground in frustration. "He gets it, and have him pay for any damages, it's his fault." Shouta muttered, seeming to have forgotten that Ron and Harry were there.
"Why do you need information on that stuff?" Ron asked suspiciously, his hand reaching for his wand.
"Same as you. We're trying to find out who's behind the attacks." Shouta retorted, his right hand twitching. "Besides, you don't need to know the details, it's too dangerous. At least you know this Hagrid dude is innocent." Hitsugaya then spoke up, snapping at Shouta in Japanese. The brunette reluctantly nodded, the two of them disappearing into thin air.
Shouta and Hitsugaya watched as the teachers gathered around the blood-written message: Her skeleton will lie in the chamber forever. "This is bad. We need to hurry up and find that entrance." Hitsugaya murmured, Shouta nodding in quick agreement. They watched, amused, as suddenly Gilderoy Lockhart was chosen to go to the Chamber of Secrets and find the kidnapped girl.
"This may be easier than we thought. If all goes well, we might be able to use him and find the chamber before tomorrow." Shouta muttered, turning to leave.
"You're getting rusty, Izukai. Haven't you noticed the reiatsu of 2 idiots?" Hitsugaya muttered, gesturing towards a corner where a spot of red hair was hidden. "They're probably more useful than that good-for-nothing professor.
Both transfers watched from inside the stall as Harry questioned Moaning Myrtle about her death. They slowly stepped out as they heard Ron and Harry screaming as they fell down the entrance to the Chamber. "I'm guessing we're following them?" Shouta muttered, wrinkling his nose slightly.
"We don't have a choice. What good would it do to have 4 people dying down there instead of just one." Hitsugaya replied, before jumping down the hole.
"Have I ever mentioned that I really don't like basilisks in secret chambers?" Shouta muttered, before reluctantly jumping in after the captain. He slid down, being faintly reminded of a water slide, before landing roughly on a pile of white bones. "Ow…" He muttered, standing up.
"What're you two doing down here?!" Ron yelled, looking at them incredulously.
"I could say the same for you." Shouta snapped back. "Well, since we're all down here, we might as well work together." He suggested, jumping up into one of the passageways. Harry and Hitsugaya quickly followed him, Ron forcing Lockhart to do the same, before climbing in after the older man. They ran through a few different areas, before coming upon a cave and a giant heap of exoskeleton.
"What the bloody hell is this?" Ron muttered as Hitsugaya bent down to inspect it.
"Snake skin." The white-haired shinigami replied, standing up.
"Bloody hell." The redhead muttered again. Beside him, Lockhart collapsed. "Heart of a liar, this one."
"Hey, watch out!" Shouta shouted as Lockhart snatched Ron's wand, stumbling up. He pointed it at the other 3, grinning like a maniac.
"The adventure ends here, boys." He proclaimed, pointing the wand from Harry to Hitsugaya, to Shouta, to Ron. "But don't worry, the whole world will know of our story. How I was too late to save the girl… how you 4 tragically lost your minds at the sight of her mangled body. So, you first, Mr. Watanabe." The man said, pointing Ron's wand at him threateningly. He waved the wand, a green light erupting from the wand… and backfiring back towards him, the (former) professor flying backwards before hitting the wall and landing roughly on the ground.
There was a low rumbling sound as rocks and small boulders tumbled from other openings, separating the group. Shouta leapt towards Hitsugaya at the last minute, dust shrouding the scene. "Harry! Are you guys alright?!" Ron shouted from the other side as the dust cleared. Harry clambered up the rocks from his side, seeing Ron and a knocked out Lockhart through the other side.
"I'm fine!" Harry replied before looking around to see Hitsugaya kneeling by Shouta, whose left leg was trapped under the rocks. He turned back to Ron. "Toshiro's alright too, but Shouta's leg is trapped under the rocks!"
There was a pained yelp as Hitsugaya forcefully shoved the giant boulder off Shouta's leg, prodding the limb in several places. "Be gentle dammit!" Shouta hissed, swatting at Hitsugaya's hand.
"The bone's crushed. I can perform a healing kido, but you'll still need a splint." Hitsugaya murmured, hands hovering over the bloodied leg as a soft green light enveloped it.
"Harry, how's Lockhart?" Shouta called, wincing when his leg moved slightly. The boy clambered back down the rock pile, and towards the two.
"Apparently he lost all his memories. Ron just knocked him out. I'm going to go look for Ginny." He made a move to run off, when Shouta spoke up.
"You're not going anywhere without us. It's way too dangerous by yourself." The brunette snapped.
"Ferula." Hitsugaya muttered, Shouta's leg now held together by a splint and bandages.
"Too dangerous? You can't even walk!" Harry retorted, gesturing wildly towards the mangled leg.
"I'm fine. Besides, if I have too, I can try using one of those healing spells." Shouta snapped as Hitsugaya helped him up.
"You probably shouldn't do that. You didn't last when you tried to learn healing kido." Hitsugaya muttered.
"That's only because Unohana was frickin' evil! When I was alive I took care of myself plenty, and I got a lot of injuries."
"That was only bullet wounds and sword wounds. If a bone breaks, you have no idea what to do." Hitsugaya replied as they trudged/limped over to Harry. "Anyways, let's get moving."
The 3 of them, wands at the ready, swiftly walked through the only open passage, coming upon a closed door, 6 snakes covering it. Harry spoke in Parseltongue, which Shouta presumed meant 'open', and 5 snakes curled in while the 5th one slithered around the perimeter before the door swung open. Harry cautiously stepped in first, the transfers not far behind.
They walked down the giant path that opened up before them, giant stone snake heads lining either side, a man's head at the end. Harry walked as cautiously as the others, until he saw a certain redheaded girl lying unconscious on the ground. "Ginny." The raven muttered, racing towards the girl. He knelt by her side, urging her to wake up.
"Harry." Shouta snapped, jerking his head towards a nearby passage. Walking towards them calmly, was a boy who Harry almost immediately identified as Tom Riddle. Shouta and Hitsugaya glared at him silently, watching from a little further away as he headed swiftly towards Harry.
Yes, Harry, it was Ginny who opened the Chamber of Secrets." Tom stated, an ominous aura seeming to reach out from him.
No… she wouldn't." Harry replied, shaking his head as he eyed his wand in Tom's hand.
"It was Ginny who set the basilisk on the mudbloods and Filch's cat. It was Ginny who wrote the messages on the walls."
"Why?" Harry questioned, anger seeping slightly into his voice.
"Because he told her too." Shouta butt in, whipping out his wand and pointing it at Tom. Tom glared at him and continued his little speech, Harry's expression becoming more and more furious.
"You… you're the heir of Slytherin." Harry muttered as Tom rearranged the letters of his name into 'I am Lord Voldemort'. "You're Voldemort…" Realization dawned on the boy, Hitsugaya growling deep in his throat. The wand in Shouta's hand quickly replaced with his gun.
"Don't shoot." A cold, steely voice commanded, filling both boys with dread.
"You… You're still alive?" Shouta growled taking a step forward, his gun now trained on the man before him.
"Thanks to Lord Aizen and Lord Voldemort, I was revived in Hueco Mundo." The man replied, smiling evilly.
"Raynaulski." Fury danced in Shouta's eyes as he tightened his grip on the trigger. A cry suddenly rang out through the chamber, everyone's heads snapping up as Fawks the phoenix flew in, carrying something in its claws. The bird dropped its load in Harry's hands, who quickly unfolded it to reveal a hat.
Riddle scoffed. "So this is what Dumbledore sends his great defender. A song bird, and an old hat." He backed away a few steps, still smirking. He reached his hand out towards the statue of the head, speaking in Parseltongue. The mouth of the statue slowly opened "Let's match the power of Lord Voldemort, heir of Salazar Slytherin, against the famous, Harry Potter." Voldemort said, turning around, the smirk on his face widening.
"Harry! Run!" Shouta shrieked as the basilisk slithered out. Harry complied and ran in the opposite direction, past the transfers and Raynaulski, who all had their eyes shut. Shouta's eyes cracked open as Harry fell forward. Shouta and Hitsugaya rushed forward to help, only to be stopped as a sword ran its way through Shouta's injured leg and Hitsugaya's stomach.
"You shouldn't let your guard down." Raynaulski sneered, his dark brown hair swept back in a similar fashion to Aizen's, red eyes narrowing down at his prey hungrily.
Another shriek like earlier sounded and the trio looked up as Fawks returned, attacking the basilisk. "NO! Your bird may have blinded the basilisk, but it can still hear you!" Riddle shrieked, as the giant snake shook off Fawks. Its head swiveled from side to side, until a crack sounded under Harry's feet, and the monster immediately lunged in his direction. Shouta struggled to get up, his broken leg now bloodied and useless.
"Dammit… AVADA KEDAVRA!" he shrieked his wand pointed at the quickly moving basilisk, a sickly green light shooting from the wand. The snake dropped dead, almost crushing Harry with its head.
"How dare you!" Voldemort screeched pointing the wand in his hand at the brunette. Shouta quickly switched the wand to his left hand, his gun materializing as he pointed both weapons at the villain. Hitsugaya had his own wand pointed at Raynaulski, whose sword was poised above their heads. Harry stood there, watching, a dumbfounded and confused look on his face.
"Potter! Get the book! Get the book in Ginny's hands!" Hitsugaya screeched. Harry snapped out of his state, rushing forwards.
"Harry! There's a switchblade in my back pocket! Use it!" Shouta screamed, keeping his eyes trained on the frantic Tom Riddle. Harry rushed over, bent down and grabbed the weapon out of the brunette's pocket, before rushing towards Ginny and, incidentally, Voldemort.
"No!" Riddle screamed as he lunged for Harry. The Boy-Who-Lived dove for Ginny's still form as Riddle spun towards him.
"Expelliarmus!" Shouta shouted, the wand flying out of Voldemort's hand. He barely had time to register what was going on as Raynaulski swung his sword down on the brunette's head.
"Expulso!" Hitsugaya snapped, and the sword exploded, sending Raynaulski flying backwards. He winced as he struggled to stand, one hand clutching his stomach while the other pointed his wand threateningly at Voldemort. "Don't move." He growled, slowly stepping closer as his eyes narrowed dangerously. Harry had by now grabbed the journal, and lifting the knife above it, stabbed the journal.
Ink leaked from the hole in the diary, a glowing hole opening up in Tom's chest. Ink continued to spurt out, and the hole in the dark lord's body got bigger. He lunged for Harry, who stabbed the journal again. He continued to glow, screaming in pain all the while. Harry closed the book and stabbed it one last time, and Tom Riddle burst into a shower of light.
Ginny awoke almost immediately. She sat up, turning around when Harry murmured her name. "Ginny…"
"Harry. It was me. I swear, I didn't mean to. Riddle made me, and…" Her eyes widened as she looked at the scrape on Harry's arm. "You're hurt."
"Did the basilisk get you before I got to it?" Shouta asked as he and Hitsugaya stumbled towards the two, their injuries mostly healed thanks to a few healing spells and kido.
Harry nodded mutely. "Yes, but I'm alright. It was just the tooth." Hitsugaya looked at him in alarm.
"The venom on a basilisk's teeth are poisonous." The shinigami captain spoke up in worry.
Harry ignored him. "Ginny, you need to get yourself out of here. Follow the chamber, and you'll find Ron." There was a squawk as Fawks landed beside Harry. It leaned over Harry's wound, and a few tears leaked from its eye, landing on Harry's injury. The wound healed, disappearing completely as Ginny stared, wide-eyed.
"Let's get out of here. Harry's no longer poisoned, Ginny is safe, and the transfer students are about to die from exhaustion and blood loss. The victims should be back to normal soon, and now we know that Hogwarts won't close down. Can we please get moving?" Shouta proclaimed loudly, leaning heavily on a large staff that had come from nowhere. Harry smirked.
"Sure."