Different Worlds (Harry Potter | Percy Jackson Crossover)

Chapter 26: Operation: Save Shadow Malfoy

NOTE: Hiiiii.

Disclaimer: There are some parts in this chapter which I got from the Goblet of Fire. I'd just like to remind you that I don't own any of the Harry Potter or Percy Jackson characters. All credits go to J.K. Rowling and Rick Riordan.

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*Little Hangleton*

~Nico’s POV~

“Guys, I think it’s best if we split up.”

Percy shot me an angry look. “No, we don’t split up. I can’t afford to leave you guys alone. We are attacking a manor house full of monsters and Death Eaters. Plus, Voldemort and Gaea are in there.”

“I think Nico’s right, Percy,” Annabeth says. “To finish this mission as fast as possible, we’ll have to split up. There should be a look-out, a decoy, and two people should find Shadow.”

It was already 6:30 in the evening and the village was now quiet, rid of happiness and people. At 6, all lights turned off, all doors shut closed, and all the people trapped themselves inside their houses.

“But guys – “

“C’mon, Percy,” Leo said, although there were no traces of laughter in his voice. “We can do this. Don’t you trust us?”

Percy let out an exasperated sigh. “I do, man. I trust all of you guys. It’s just… I don’t want to lose anyone of you.” Annabeth put a hand on her boyfriend’s shoulder and kissed his cheek.

“You won’t lose any of us, Seaweed Brain,” she said in a soothing voice. “We’re coming back here alive, okay? We’ll bring back Shadow and return to Hogwarts. By then, Harry will be done with the final task and everything will be okay.”

Percy nodded, ran his fingers through his hair, and gripped Riptide. “Okay, we’ll split up,” he said after taking a shaky breath.

“I’ll rescue Shadow,” I said almost immediately, causing Leo to laugh.

“We know, man, you don’t have to tell us,” he says, grinning. “I’ll accompany Death Boy over here. You know I could mess with the locks and break her out.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Percy said. “Annabeth…?”

“I’ll be on look-out,” Annabeth decided. “And you guys take these.” She handed Leo and I two black cloaks. “Those are invisibility cloaks from Hermione. She sneaked them out from Professor McGonagall’s office.”

“Who know Hermione Granger could actually steal?” Leo joked; spreading the cloak around himself and watching his body disappear. “Sweet.”

“You, Percy, will get one of these.” Annabeth handed Percy a small gun with a belt. Attached to the belt are the ammo, but with three colours: green, yellow, and red; three each. “This is a signal flare. Since you’ll be the decoy, you’ll need this.

“You’ll be staying outside the manor house. First, you will go east, next, behind the house, and third, to the west. Percy, you’ll have to terminate all the monsters on the three sides. I’ll handle the front.

“Now, the ammo you’ll be using depends on your situation at hand. Use the green if you’ve started on one side, the yellow if you’ve finished a side and are moving on to the next and red if you need my help. Fire it at the sky.

“Got it, Seaweed Brain?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Okay, so, Percy and I will go in first, alright? We’ll distract the monsters standing guard in the front door. You two,” she points at me and Leo, “will put on those damned cloaks and run inside. Then, you can do your own thing. Leo, do you have the tracker?”