Incident At the Zoo
Written for Lamia of the Dark's Return of the Daily Weird Prompt Thing
Prompt - accidental public nudity
When Scabior awoke in a muggle zoo at half past ten in the morning, completely naked except for his boots, he had no idea how he got there. All he knew was that he had a pounding headache and was sick to his stomach.
He groaned, slowly opening his eyes and gazing around at his surroundings. He was in a cage, lying on a bed of dry straw.
"The fuck is this?" he said, picking up a handful of straw and letting it fall through his fingers. He then felt his stomach churn uncomfortably, and seconds later he vomited into the corner of his cage.
Of course. Now he remembered. He'd gone drinking with a few of his men last night. Everything was going fine until he and Isaac decided to change into their animagus forms and go for a run through town.
Needless to say, the muggles weren't pleased to see a lynx and a bear running through the city at one in the morning.
When his vomiting ceased, Scabior looked around the cage. He didn't see Isaac anywhere. And by now the animals in the other cages were starting to give him weird looks, squawking and screeching to show their displeasure at having a human in one of their cages.
"I've got to get out of 'ere..." he muttered.
He stumbled, staggering to his feet. He didn't trust his ability to apparate. Not with the shape he was in.
He reached into his boot, pulling out his spare wand since he seemed to have lost his, and aimed it at the lock on the cage door. There was a brief flash, and seconds later the door swung open with a creak on its rusty hinges.
Scabior scanned the area, making sure there was no one around, then made a run for it.
He high tailed it out of the zoo, hiding in some bushes in a nearby park. He was free, but now he had to figure out how to find some new clothes. There were too many muggles around to try conjuring a new outfit. And as hungover as he was, he was lucky he could manage the spell to unlock the cage door.
Scabior looked around, peering out from between the branches of the bush he was hiding in. There was a young couple sitting on a bench by the pond. One of them was wearing a leather jacket that they'd taken off and slung over the back of the bench. It looked long enough to cover him. And considering his current situation, Scabior didn't have much of a choice. It was either that or streak home and let the world have a peek at his magic wand and crystal balls.
Scabior ran out from behind the bushes and snatched the jacket off the park bench. He kept running, not stopping until he was far away from the confused couple he'd just streaked past.
Once he was far enough away, he paused, looking down at his newly acquired jacket as he stopped to catch his breath. It was a nice jacket. Now all he needed was a scarf and maybe a pair of gloves to go with it.