Once again, the team appeared to be in shock. "What is that?" asked Bremmer. "That is an elf whose name is Dobby. Dobby has been a great friend. If fact, he has been helping to watch over us since our last campground, early yesterday. He is the reason the wizards and vampires were having a hard time to track us. He is how I've been keeping the Major appraised of our situation." "Alright – lets tie one end to LT, and the other end to Cross. I will hold on to LT on this end, McCormick – you hold onto Cross. Do not let go. Travis and Xavier – you'll be on this side of the rope. Bremmer and Madam Ambassador on the other side. Travis, Xavier –make sure your triangle bandages on your arms are snug – there is likely to be some 'turbulence' during transport. Dobby, can you bring the equipment, including the transmitter?" he rattled off. "Yes sir Mister Fenix. Iz can do." "OK – Give me just a quick minute." Evan walked over to a bush. McCormick yelled out "Fenix! Your taking the time for a piss?" "No, sir. Just saying thanks to some new friends" he yelled back, as he knelt down. He hissed to the Smooth Snake (a Cornella austriaca) lying there, a crown-shaped mark on the top of it's head – "Thank you for your help in keeping us safe. My friend, Dobby, will bring you some food. Stay safe, my friend" Then he rose and grabbed onto the rope. "The rope may jerk and twist in transport. I am told it is best to try to stay up-right and believe your feet are standing steady on the ground. The imagery will help with the landing. Ready – Green". And then they were gone.
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June 20, 1996. 1605 (4:05pm), IFOR HQ, Dining Hall. The Dining Hall was empty, with the exception of the Major, Madam Bones and Hermione Grainger. With a soft pop and loud splat, the 7 members of the team and the Ambassador landed. As the group landed, the Major, Madam Bones and Hermione heard "Duck and cover!" and did exactly that.
Just as they started their short journey, Evan had a sense of foreboding – the same sense he always got when there was pending danger. He immediately yelled out to his co-travelers – "Bad feeling McCormick. Ready to fire!" then he yelled out through Kuji Kiri to the Major, Madam Bones, and Hermione "Duck and Cover!" As Evans foot touched ground, he appeared to bounce and twist. He was in Mu-Shin - Wooden stakes appeared to shoot out from each arm: one embedded itself in something invisible behind the Major, and one embedded itself into another invisible something to the left. As he landed, he drew his sword thrusting it upward, embedding it through an invisible body in the rafters above. A body quickly appeared, and dropped from the ceiling above to the floor below with a flat, loud thump.
In the following silence, McCormick and Bremmer remained crouched, sweeping the room with their weapons. The Major, Madam Bones, and Hermione remained on the ground. Evan swept the room with his eyes, his senses, and Haragei. After a moment he yelled "Clear". Bremmer and McCormick followed with their own "Clear". Two piles of ash and one dead body with wand lie on the floor.
The next words they heard were "Hunnhh…stop..thaaat…racket".
In that moment, Evan and McCormick turned toward the LT to find him awake. The Major, Madam Bones and Hermione were quick to rise: the Major with his pistol at ready, Madam Bones and Hermione with their wands out. Travis and Xavier were getting untangled, and Bremmer continued scanning the room. "You really know how to make an entrance, don't you Midshipman Fenix?" asked Madam Bones with a chuckle.
"I aim to please" Evan responded, as he checked and scanned around the Hall for additional feelings of threats. Getting none, he returned inside to the team to check on LT and Cross, Travis and Xavier. Then he turned to the Major, saluted, and lastly, he turned to Hermione. "With your permission, sir." He asked, glancing back at the Major. The Major nodded and Evan promptly stepped forward to hug Hermione, swinging her gently from side to side.
"Are you going to introduce us, Midshipman" he heard Madam Bones ask. "Major, Ambassador, team, this is my girlfriend, Hermione, and this…this is Madam Bones, former Head of the British Magical Law Enforcement. Hermione, Madam Bones, this is my team: Major Tiff, LT, Cross, Bremmer, Travis, Xavier, and McCormick."
"I understand we have a lot to talk about, Midshipman….and, by the presence of these…" spreading her arms to indicate the piles of ash and the dead wizard "more than I originally imagined." Madam Bones commented. "Yes, Ma'am. But only after I make sure the rest of my team are taken care of. "Of course" she replied.
"Fenix!" "Yes, sir, Major Tiff" he responded. "I need you and McCormick for a debriefing, along with the Ambassador and Madam Bones – 15 minutes, my office." "Yes, Sir. Debrief, 15 minutes, your office" The Ambassador and Madam Bones left with the Major. Hermione attached herself to Evan. She cast a diagnostic spell on the LT and Cross, showing they were healing well. She asked Travis and Xavier if they wanted her to heal their broken arms. After receiving their approval, she cast a spell to heal their bones, and another to check general health.
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