CHAPTER 1

IN THE SHADOWS

THEODORE

As Theodore Nott approaches the iron throne room, a sense of trepidation engulfs him wondering why he is meeting his lord here instead of the Malfoy manor like normal meetings. The room appears darker than he'd expected, only dimly lit by a few candles, the air is heavier, as if the very presence of Voldemort sitting upon the iron throne casts an ominous shadow. Nott can sense the malevolence as he steps closer. Voldemort, draped in black robes exudes an aura of both power and darkness. His snake-like features are etched with a cold and calculating expression.

"Ahh Theodore, my faithful most ruthless servant" Voldemort's Voice slithered through the air, cold and commanding. "You see we meet here for a very high-risk mission; you have been chosen for a task. You shall become a Dothraki warrior by the name of Rhako, immerse yourself within their ranks, earn their trust and seek out the child thought to be the last Targaryen, the Dragon princess along with her eggs as well." Voldemort hisses with a cruel smile.

Theodore bowed low before his master, his voice tinged with both pride and confusion. "My Lord, I am honored by your trust. But I must confess... There are whispers that the Dragon princess perished long ago. The realm believes her to be nothing more than a fragment of history."

Voldemort's cruel smile wipes to anger "Are you going against my vision Theodore? The dragon princess lives, hidden from prying eyes. Her blood carries the power to challenge my reign, and she must be brought to me, I have great plans for her." Voldemort roared and with that Theo nodded "Yes My Lord."

"Now Theodore in the small counsel room is someone with information you are to go extract the information about the dragon eggs' whereabouts."

Theodore stepped into the small counsel room with a smile on his face and a knife twirling between his fingers. His assignment was to extract information from this man about dragons. Dragons really? They don't even exist was all Theo could think to himself. As he turns to see this hostage, he can't help but laugh when he sees Neville fucking Longbottom.

"Well, well what do we have here a little Longbottom" Theo laughed with amusement as he stabbed his knife into the table "this should be easy."

"What do you know about dragon's Longbottom?" Theo says as he plops in his seat with his legs on the table.

Silence fills the room as Neville looks away.

"Mate I don't have all day, you're rather boring to talk to." Theo pulls out his wand and the tip goes green.

"Crucio!" Theo laughs as the curse causes Neville to fall from his chair. "Ahhh AHHHH" Theo mocks with a laugh. "Now tell me Longbottom what's this about some dragon egg?"

"I'm not say- AHHHH" Neville Squirms on the ground as the curse rips through his skin, just as it stops Theodore sits Neville upright and stabs his knife into his hand.

"Need a hand there mate?" He laughs "I'm waiting nevi, c'mon I know you want to tell me please?" He bats his lashes with a sarcastic tone.

"FUCK YOU" Neville screams in agony as Theo pierces his hand again with the blade.

"No thank you personally. I don't go that way you're getting off topic though so do tell me about these dragons." Theo looks at Neville with his psychotic gaze, yet he looks so humored by this until Neville spits on him.

"Accio tongue" Theo casts with a sigh

"Now Longbottom you really shouldn't have done that it's rude to spit on people" He pulls the knife from Neville's hand without another word he slams his face into the table and pierces the knife through Neville's tongue into the table.

Unable to move blood begins dripping down Nevilles nose and out of his mouth his eyes welled with tears as he looks over to see a laughing Theodore.

"Cat got your tongue little nevi?" He jokes "That was a bad idea, Crucio" as the curse begins to wear off, he pulls the knife from Neville's tongue "Episkey." Healing Neville's tongue he looks at him with a sense of anger.

"Now little Longbottom no need for tears I'll ask one more time or that little tongue of you will come out instead, WHERE ARE THE FUCKING EGGS!" He points his wand towards him tip glowing bright green.

"No No Please" He cries as Theo begins to say a hex. "WINTERFELL, I knew them last to be at Winterfell." He cries out pleading.

"Well, well finally thank you." Theo claps with a sinister smirk on his face as he pulls Neville's tongue, slices it off and throws one last crucio at him. "And that's for being a snitch and spitting on me."

He laughs as Neville squirms in his chair unable to scream before he walks out of the room whistling back to the throne room.

"My lord, He only gave me Winterfell but i have a hard time believing that's the real answer, He is currently on the table with no tongue." Theodore snickers to himself.

"Ah i will have Draco search hisss thoughts once he arrives." Voldemort hisses, when a loud crack sounds off Draco Malfoy appears beside Voldemort. "Malfoy nice of you to finally join us, Draco, my most trusted gold cloak, tell Theodore here the rest."

Draco Malfoy leaned forward; his icy glare fixed upon Theodore. "Do not fail, Nott. Our plan is twofold: once you have found her, I shall make sure she remains captive in the manor until I get any information and her dragon eggs to hatch."

Voldemort puts his hand out signaling Nott to move forward. "Theodore my faithful servant at any means necessary bring her here" he hisses as he pulls out a pendant.

"Failure is not an option." Voldemort continued, his voice dripping with disdain. "If you fail me, your dear wife shall bear the consequences." His last words are cold and unnerving as he places it around Theo's neck. Pulsating with ancient magic. It simmered a malevolent glow, forging an unbreakable link between him and his newfound identity as a Dothraki warrior.

His pale complexion deepened as if he had sat in the sun for hours on end, his black sleek hair became a long braid and his once sculpted facial features now masked with a beard, he morphed into a Dothraki savage all the way down to the clothes and with that Voldemort vanishes leaving Draco and Theo together.

A surge of anger welled within him, the words cutting through him like a diffindo charm during this transformation. The thought of Pansy caught in the crossfire ignited a fire within him, burning a hole within his heart.

Finally, Draco breaks the silence, "I swear I didn't know if the plan failed. Pans would pay but I do know that you have tonight left mate, let's go home, go see your wife before you have to go."

He and Draco apparate back to the Malfoy manor wearily treading to the doorway as it flings open, Panic can be seen in the little house elf's big green eyes.

"You must hurry Master Malfoy and Master Nott; bad things have happened." Geeney said with a hast rushing them inside.

Theo's entangled emotions weighing heavy. As the doors opened, they were met with a sight that shattered all hope that lingered within them as they heard loud sobbing.

Blaise sat slumped on the grand staircase; his usual calm demeanor shattered. His fist remained clenched while his eyes bloodshot a face full of deranged desperation. His wife Luna Lovegood loudly wailed into his chest, her whimsy personality replaced with streams of tears and screams. The air buzzed with tension, while Draco and Theo stood in utter fear.

Blaise looked up confused "Who is this Draco?"

"It's Theo, long story. What's going on? Where is Pans?" Draco asks with disturbed look on his face.

Nothing. Just constant sobs from a distraught Luna.

"WILL SOMEONE TELL US WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON." Theo screams in a crazed voice. "WHERE IS MY WIFE!" voice going hoarse.

Luna's voice trembled with pain from her sobs. "Theo they… they took her, they have Pansy." The words of anguish hit Theo's heart. "We were in Diagon Alley, and we tried… we really tried but there were so many of them." Luna's sobs grow retelling of the events.

"WHO? WHO TOOK MY WIFE?" He screams tears running down his face like a river stream.

"The death eaters... Mate they said Voldemort told them to seize her as a hostage... until your mission was complete." Blaise finally uttered, sending Theo's heart crashing down. How could he? He said if I failed not now.

Theodore huffs gazing at Draco with psychotic eyes. "DRACO DID YOU KNOW, DID YOU KNOW HE WAS GOING TO TAKE PANSY NOW!?"

Draco's silvery eyes go gray with anger "Theo no I told you mate I had no idea; I would have told you! I will figure out what is going on, we will try to get her back."

When things finally calmed down Theo and Draco told the others the details of their mission over fire whiskey.

"So that's why Nott looks like a savage, or should I say Rhako? To find someone with dragons?" Blaise laughed looking over to Draco who can't seem to contain his laughter until Theo offers them both a dirty look.

"It's quite enchanting actually to see such an appearance, you look like an untamed spirit dancing in the wind Theo." Luna adds with her whimsical tone.

"Why thank you Luna you're such a dear unlike your bloke of a husband." Sneering towards Blaise.

"Ahh yes rather enchanting there Rhako." Draco laughs, emphasizing Theo's new name with such a sarcastic tone.

"But honestly you guys really believe this?" Theo finally let out with a long sigh rolling his eyes to his laughing friends, his sharp voice reverberating.

Blaise brows furrowed at this question, disbelief displaying through his eyes. "Honestly mate no, didn't the last Targaryen die after her husband?"

"Actually, there was known to be a child, a little girl but no one has seen her or the dragons anymore." Luna says lightly as she's reading a book.

He looks over to see Draco downing his glass of fire whiskey. "Draco?"

"I saw his vision, but it showed no girl, just a city with ancient buildings and 3 eggs." He lets out a long sigh "but I'm not sure mate, he's been wrong before and there is no telling how long it will take but mate I swear to you I will do anything to try and get her back here while you're away."

Days? Weeks? Months? The three words going over and over in Theo's head. It can't be that hard, can it? The seven kingdoms can't be that big, can it? Theo's mind racing as he downs his fire whiskey.

"The only place I got out of Little Neville Longbottom was Winterfell. What do you guys think?"

"Well given that Winterfell is in ruins I think he lied to you mate." Blaise let out a sigh while Draco chuckled in the back, downing his fire whiskey.

"Yeah, Theo you can't trust a fucking Longbottom" Draco said in an aloof tone chuckling.

The laughs from Draco sent a surge of anger through Theodore. "IT'S NOT FUCKING FUNNY MALFOY HE HAS MY WIFE!" The anger within Theodore's eyes could be seen even through his Dothraki disguise causing the entire room to fall silent. "I'm sorry mate, I just don't know what to do, if Pansy gets hurt, I will personally kill Voldemort."

"Let's just calm down. We will help you Theo and Pansy will be okay." Blaise offered pouring everyone a new drink. Things finally began to calm down once more as the group discussed the possibility of the mission.

Luna's eyes gleamed with a sort of excitement as she looked up from her book giving Theodore a slight smile. "Go to the places where Daenerys once ruled, from her birthplace in Dragonstone to the cities that she once conquered, it will be quite the adventure such as mine is searching for Nergal's."

Draco glanced towards Luna with an aloof expression "Luna please stop talking about Nergal's they are not real." He sighs.

"Draco you cannot just dismiss the extraordinary, Nergal's are in fact real just hidden from the ordinary eyes." Luna states while looking down to her book.

As Draco downs his last bit of fire whiskey he erupts in laughter. "Hidden? Are you mad? They are nothing more than something in your overactive imagination."

With a sneer twisting his features and a light chuckle, Blaise looked to Draco in disbelief. "Mate, that is my wife calling her mad might get you hexed."

Finally, Theodore with a touch of sarcasm lacing his voice interrupted, "Aw yes so cute Blaise coming to rescue Luna, you blokes are getting off topic so if you all are done arguing about Nergal's let's remember Voldie has my wife you remember, your friend PANSY! So how about you guys try to help me find out where this Targaryen once was before I hex you all. Unless of course debating imaginary creatures is the most pressing issue we face right now. Thank you very much."

With Theodore's words hanging in the air, the group refocused their energies on the task at hand, studying for hours on anything in relation to Daenerys, the Dothraki, king's landing and anything else they could conjure up. It wasn't until Geeney appeared that the group finally decided to put away everything.

"Master's and miss must eat Geeney made tomato soup and apple pie. Geeney will be very upset if masters and miss do not eat." The group let out soft chuckles as the food appeared onto the table and with a pop Geeney was gone.

Gathering around the table everyone begins to dig into their food. There had been a brief moment of silence until Luna looked over to Theodore. "You look quite sad Theodore; it is not the same without Pansy here." She offered him a soft smile before going back to her tomato soup.

Theo gives Luna a slight smile back nodding his head before letting out a deep sigh. "So have you lot found anything?"

As Blaise finishes his food he looks over to Theodore with a confident expression upon his face. "I actually did mate, so we know that Daenerys was born in Dragonstone so that could be the right path, but I've also seen that she was once in Astapor and Yunkai. She was also in Meereen for a while, but she died here in King's Landing. I'm not sure where you should start but Dragonstone has been avoided for years."

"I believe Astapor or Yunkai may be your best bet mate." Draco added on

"Well tomorrow it is then."

The next morning arrived, casting a gloomy pallor over the Malfoy Manor. Theodore stood at the grand entrance alongside Draco, Blaise and Luna. His heart ached knowing that Pansy's life depended on this mission, he kept his face etched with determination.

"Be safe out there Theodore." Luna hugged, wrapping his arms around her, he sighed not knowing when he'll see his family again. "It'll be okay." she gave a faint smile.

Blaise's demeanor flickered with a bit of anxiety "You've got this." His last words before Theo turned to Draco, He nodded to him.

"Try to get her before I come back." Theo pleaded with his friends.

"With everything in our power mate." Draco sighed staring back with an aloof expression.

Theodore made his way to the apparition point, he visualized his journey, the wisps of magic began intertwining and with a loud pop, he apparated into the heart of Astapor. His dark eyes scanned the crowd for any sign of a person with dragon eggs, he began to notice that all eyes were on him.

Theodore cleared his throat and began "I am looking for the Targaryen child." The crowd of people stayed silent staring at him with confusion and fear. "I'm flattered by the staring really but I'm looking for dragon eggs or a Targaryen, so please stop looking I would hate to gauge someone's eyes out."

Finally, someone stepped forward her voice trembling "You- you are a wizard?" Theodore nodded with a big smirk on his face.

"Well obviously let's not ask dumb questions ma'am how else would I have just appeared here." Whispers erupted in the crowd "wizard… Dark magic… Sorcery," The mummers began like wildfire.

"Your dark arts are not welcomed in Astapor, we have no need for your kind." The lady added on in fear. Theo chuckled with a sinister gaze.

"Well fuck me I guess." With those last words the crowd erupted into violence, Theodore began shooting curses at the crowd, sword swinging in his every direction. He held to his wand and sent curses flying all over it wasn't until Theo was hit in the back with a sword that the curses finally stopped.

He began laughing, his black eyes piercing through the man who swung the sword attempting to hurt him. "Stupefy" The curse hits the man dropping him to the ground Theodore stalks towards him towering over him. "Ouch mate I like playing with knives too, but you didn't have to hit me" Theo raises his wand to the man's eye and begins piercing it through until his eye falls out of the socket. "You people really shouldn't stare." He laughs, picking up the eyeball and chucking it at someone's head.

Theodore finally makes his way to safety; his thoughts begin to run rampant. Unsure on where to go next and thoughts about his wife plague his mind. He decided it's best to not been seen by the common people in the cities given the situation that just occurred.

So, with a resounding crack, Theodore found himself standing in Dragonstone, the home of Daenerys Targaryen, it was a daunting sight, its high dark gray stone walls standing against crashing waves and the relentless winds it's cold and imposing. All Theo could think about was getting his wife back. Is she okay? Is Voldemort hurting her? Days? Weeks? Months? Replaying in his head.

"Well, this is going to be a lonely trip. I might as well look around."

Theodore began to comb the deserted corridors and abandoned chambers, searching for any trace of the Targaryen, hours passed on as the sun began to set when Theodore finally made his way to the throne room.

"Wow this is way better than voldie's" chuckling to himself.

He took his time searching everywhere for this so-called last Targaryen and nothing came of it. Before making his way out he noticed knives and swords along with many other weapons left behind Theo began to pocket everything he could, it was all so sharp, dark in color such as obsidian, just waiting eager for a purpose.

"Well don't mind if I do, can't be using mi wand around a bunch of savages ye '' Theo said to himself in a joking slight Scottish accent.

"Theo , do you have to steal everything?" He mocked Malfoy and Blaise's voices knowing that's what they would say.

All he could do was laugh to himself, "What can i say mates i need knew torture weapons."

Finally done searching every area in Dragonstone Theo headed back to the apparition point. Confusion riddled his mind as he pondered the silence that pervaded this fortress. Dragonstone had always been filled with whispers and murmurs, so why not now? But now, nothing, it was as if the very essence of life had been sucked away leaving vast empty land. Why has this area been deserted for so long?

As Theodore whistled his way closer to the apparition point, he noticed a cave.

Theodore's whistles came to a halt. "How the hell did I not see this?" In his split-second decision he decided to enter.

"Lumos".

The whispers grew louder and louder with each step, but he was still unable to hear them. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Theodore catches a glimpse of movement among the shadows. Turning swiftly and reaching for his wand before him stood a hulking creature, it charged towards him and that's when Theo finally got a good look. Its body is covered in the dreaded greyscale.

"What the fuck are you!? Mate you're fucking ugly, no wonder everyone left this place." Theo laughed as he pulled out his wand and started sending slicing curses it's way, yet they hardly did a thing. He looked down to his side noticing the sword he grinned.

Without hesitation, Theodore plunged his sword deep into the infecteds throat "whew that was close, sorry lad you're pretty gross looking I did you a favor, anyways have a nice nap." Theo chuckles as he uses his boot to push the creature off his sword.

Continuing to be guided by the subtle murmurs a sudden soft voice echoes, Theodore paused desperately to find any hints of the Targaryen. As the voice grew closer, he finally heard it "you must seek the truth, look to the ancient ruins, where memories that are forgotten lie in wait."

Theodore's eyes shot with excitement as he combed through the entirety of the whispering cave and all its ruins, his heart beating steadily against the wall. "Revelio" he casted and began to read over the last ruin he noticed a message. He slid his hand over it, eyes burning with hope and rage as he let out a deep sigh.

"Mereen." He let out a chuckle "Well fuck me I guess I have to go somewhere else now because Baldie shit, I mean Voldie commanded me. Hopefully I find this Targaryen soon. I'm rather bored talking to myself."

He exited the cave with a whistle and began his journey to Meereen.