Post by Jake Gobien on Oct 8, 2007 16:38:56 GMT
Stalking silently several rogues picked their way carefully through the undergrowth, their orders were clearcut and simple; cause devastation, but escape at all costs. Gobien led the small squad of five, he liked to think of them as a squad but they were really a rabble of untrained witches and wizards, he'd selected the most suitable people from their camp, so unfortunately big George had been left behind, being particularly unsuited to stealth work.
Gobien strode purposefully along at the fore, his stature imposing and his walk relaxed, a fiery red-head named Fiona skipped lightly alongside him eyes darting around like a scared rabbit, whilst grim faced Ricky paced along behind with a flickering smile as he surveyed the scene, struggling to keep pace was a slim witch in her twenties with long flowing auburn hair trailing down her back. Her subtle use of make-up still made her stand out compared to the shabbiness of the others, Danielle had been a relatively rich pureblod fallen from grace. Lagging at the rear of the group was their white haired medic; Gloria, a small stocky witch with beady eyes and twitching fingers that never stopped moving. Gobien hoped she wouldn't be needed, but he was prepared for most eventualities.
Holding up a hand Fiona in her eagerness took a few more steps before she noticed, then quickly backtracked, whilst Ricky took up a defended position behind a stout tree and Danielle stood gracefully in the middle.
"Ok," whispered Gobien, "you know what to do, we went through it enough times," he muttered darkly casting a withering glance at Fiona, who had needed the plan explained several times over to stop her simply adopting her gung-ho attitude.
Fiona rolled her eyes and followed Gobien as he continued onwards. Ricky and Danielle took their left flank and Gloria moved cautiously forward behind. As they came to the very edge of the forest they each took up their positions, Gloria halted a little way in concealed within a rocky outcrop whilst Ricky and Danielle carried on in the trees to their left, kneeling behind a straggling bush. Gobien swung up into the boughs of a stout oak tree leaving Fiona hiding behind a particularly bulky ash tree.
Then they waited...
Time passed slowly as the rogues fidgeted and fretted, only Gobien remaining icily calm in his vantage point up the tree. Eventually their quarry came into sight and Gobien held up a hand for absolute silence, casting an exasperated expression at Fiona when she giggled in excitement. The trap was set, now the men only needed to walk into it.
Two Ministry officials conversed in whispers as they stalked along the boundary of the forest, their wands lit to light their way in the gloom. At any suspicious noise they scowled at the forest despising their patrol here. Seeing the path ahead was verging all too close to the forest the grey haired man nudged his burly companion, "we can stray off the path here so we don't disturb the gamekeeper, they keep some vicious animals and don't keep 'em locked up so I dunna fancy meetin' one."
"Good plan mate," agreed the burly fellow setting his heavy tread upon the grass.
Seeing difficulties developing immediately Gobien's lit face became grim as he lowered himself quietly to the ground. Gesturing for Fiona and Danielle to hold position he drew Ricky along with him, keeping low they trod as lightly as possible as they stole onto the path behind the men; but their pace was too quick upon the wet grass when the rogues couldn't dare make a noise. As the men continued along quickly Gobien drew his wand in readiness but knew he was out of reach. Time for a risky tactic,
grabbing a hold of Ricky he whispered, "act like a rogue," looking nonplussed Gobien added "I'm Ministry, hey," he called out bringing his wand to Ricky's neck. "I need back-up pronto," he shouted, as the men turned and ran back towards them, wands raised offensively Gobien explained "I've arrested one of them but the other escaped, two of them jumped me and my partner, he's down back there." as the men held up their wands to check their faces Gobien was about to act when a figure stumbled from the forest; Fiona.
The burly man reacted on impulse seeing the raised wand and shouted, "expelliarmus," to disarm her whilst the other finished her with "incarcerous," to bind her fast.
Acting impulsively too Gobien spoke his incantation calmly, "sectumsempra" it was a cruel spell but they were there to spread a message of fear throughout the ministry camp. That was their aim. A large gash tore open the burly man's coat as he fell back. Ricky quickly disarmed the other and grinned wickedly at him, "time for pay back mate," he breathed. But Ministry regulations had changed and the top men wore protective gear now Gobien's spell had had little impact other than a sting, so when the man began assaulting him back Gobien was momentarily struck dumb, but he soon fought back with vaious spells tossed between the two spinning fighters. Ricky tried to add his weight but feared hitting Gobien as the two men neared each other in a typical duelling fashion.
The grey haired man wasn't down either as he produced a back-up wand from his inside pocket, "damn," breathed Ricky as he began his renewed assault upon the man. As spells were thrown back and forth a stalemate quickly developed with the rogues too quick to be hit, but too weak to defeat the superior defensive spells that the Ministry had protecting them.
Mind racing Gobien decided upon muggle tactics and as he ducked a shooting spout of ice to enshroud him he tripped the man and pounced upon him deliberately knocking aside the man's wand and going for the unprotected areas; his face being one. As the man's vision blurred and he clutched his face, Gobien took a breath then kicked him once in the stomach, hard. Being ruthless was difficult but necessary. Firing a spell at the back of the other Ministry officials head he was glad it connected first time and the man fell like a ton of bricks.
"Get back," ordered Gobien muttering the counter-spell to release the trapped Fiona. As feet pounded along the trail behind them the rogues quickly departed falling back into the forest. "Fall right back to camp," commanded Gobien as the motley crew regrouped and began to flee. "I'll delay them a little while," as the group thought only of their own skin they quickly fled onwards, leaving Gobien to swing up into a tree.
As a man stumbled into the forest after the rogues Gobien waited patiently then dropped down behind him as the man hurtled onwards, fixing him squarely in the back Gobien's shot was true but it bounced harmlessly from the tough warding spells protecting them. The man was flung forward but he immediately turned to meet his assailant. Jake knew he had only a little time and finding a weak spot would be tricky, so as the man began firing back he slid behind a tough tree, the man ran on towards him confidant he could defeat the rogue, but Jake held not a wand ready to strike but a slick hunting knife that he slashed the man's unprotected wand arm with. Crying out in pain the official was forced to drop his wand and fall back, after receiving a few more cuts and then finally the butt of the knife to his chest to double him over and leave him sprawled in the damp earth.
His task complete Gobien grinned three ministry officials down, not bad really, and only a minor hiccup...but it isn't over yet he thought grimly as he slipped his knife back into it's sheath then into his concealed inside pocket.
With that final act Gobien fled, his breath ragged and heavy...he was getting to old for all this.
Gobien strode purposefully along at the fore, his stature imposing and his walk relaxed, a fiery red-head named Fiona skipped lightly alongside him eyes darting around like a scared rabbit, whilst grim faced Ricky paced along behind with a flickering smile as he surveyed the scene, struggling to keep pace was a slim witch in her twenties with long flowing auburn hair trailing down her back. Her subtle use of make-up still made her stand out compared to the shabbiness of the others, Danielle had been a relatively rich pureblod fallen from grace. Lagging at the rear of the group was their white haired medic; Gloria, a small stocky witch with beady eyes and twitching fingers that never stopped moving. Gobien hoped she wouldn't be needed, but he was prepared for most eventualities.
Holding up a hand Fiona in her eagerness took a few more steps before she noticed, then quickly backtracked, whilst Ricky took up a defended position behind a stout tree and Danielle stood gracefully in the middle.
"Ok," whispered Gobien, "you know what to do, we went through it enough times," he muttered darkly casting a withering glance at Fiona, who had needed the plan explained several times over to stop her simply adopting her gung-ho attitude.
Fiona rolled her eyes and followed Gobien as he continued onwards. Ricky and Danielle took their left flank and Gloria moved cautiously forward behind. As they came to the very edge of the forest they each took up their positions, Gloria halted a little way in concealed within a rocky outcrop whilst Ricky and Danielle carried on in the trees to their left, kneeling behind a straggling bush. Gobien swung up into the boughs of a stout oak tree leaving Fiona hiding behind a particularly bulky ash tree.
Then they waited...
Time passed slowly as the rogues fidgeted and fretted, only Gobien remaining icily calm in his vantage point up the tree. Eventually their quarry came into sight and Gobien held up a hand for absolute silence, casting an exasperated expression at Fiona when she giggled in excitement. The trap was set, now the men only needed to walk into it.
Two Ministry officials conversed in whispers as they stalked along the boundary of the forest, their wands lit to light their way in the gloom. At any suspicious noise they scowled at the forest despising their patrol here. Seeing the path ahead was verging all too close to the forest the grey haired man nudged his burly companion, "we can stray off the path here so we don't disturb the gamekeeper, they keep some vicious animals and don't keep 'em locked up so I dunna fancy meetin' one."
"Good plan mate," agreed the burly fellow setting his heavy tread upon the grass.
Seeing difficulties developing immediately Gobien's lit face became grim as he lowered himself quietly to the ground. Gesturing for Fiona and Danielle to hold position he drew Ricky along with him, keeping low they trod as lightly as possible as they stole onto the path behind the men; but their pace was too quick upon the wet grass when the rogues couldn't dare make a noise. As the men continued along quickly Gobien drew his wand in readiness but knew he was out of reach. Time for a risky tactic,
grabbing a hold of Ricky he whispered, "act like a rogue," looking nonplussed Gobien added "I'm Ministry, hey," he called out bringing his wand to Ricky's neck. "I need back-up pronto," he shouted, as the men turned and ran back towards them, wands raised offensively Gobien explained "I've arrested one of them but the other escaped, two of them jumped me and my partner, he's down back there." as the men held up their wands to check their faces Gobien was about to act when a figure stumbled from the forest; Fiona.
The burly man reacted on impulse seeing the raised wand and shouted, "expelliarmus," to disarm her whilst the other finished her with "incarcerous," to bind her fast.
Acting impulsively too Gobien spoke his incantation calmly, "sectumsempra" it was a cruel spell but they were there to spread a message of fear throughout the ministry camp. That was their aim. A large gash tore open the burly man's coat as he fell back. Ricky quickly disarmed the other and grinned wickedly at him, "time for pay back mate," he breathed. But Ministry regulations had changed and the top men wore protective gear now Gobien's spell had had little impact other than a sting, so when the man began assaulting him back Gobien was momentarily struck dumb, but he soon fought back with vaious spells tossed between the two spinning fighters. Ricky tried to add his weight but feared hitting Gobien as the two men neared each other in a typical duelling fashion.
The grey haired man wasn't down either as he produced a back-up wand from his inside pocket, "damn," breathed Ricky as he began his renewed assault upon the man. As spells were thrown back and forth a stalemate quickly developed with the rogues too quick to be hit, but too weak to defeat the superior defensive spells that the Ministry had protecting them.
Mind racing Gobien decided upon muggle tactics and as he ducked a shooting spout of ice to enshroud him he tripped the man and pounced upon him deliberately knocking aside the man's wand and going for the unprotected areas; his face being one. As the man's vision blurred and he clutched his face, Gobien took a breath then kicked him once in the stomach, hard. Being ruthless was difficult but necessary. Firing a spell at the back of the other Ministry officials head he was glad it connected first time and the man fell like a ton of bricks.
"Get back," ordered Gobien muttering the counter-spell to release the trapped Fiona. As feet pounded along the trail behind them the rogues quickly departed falling back into the forest. "Fall right back to camp," commanded Gobien as the motley crew regrouped and began to flee. "I'll delay them a little while," as the group thought only of their own skin they quickly fled onwards, leaving Gobien to swing up into a tree.
As a man stumbled into the forest after the rogues Gobien waited patiently then dropped down behind him as the man hurtled onwards, fixing him squarely in the back Gobien's shot was true but it bounced harmlessly from the tough warding spells protecting them. The man was flung forward but he immediately turned to meet his assailant. Jake knew he had only a little time and finding a weak spot would be tricky, so as the man began firing back he slid behind a tough tree, the man ran on towards him confidant he could defeat the rogue, but Jake held not a wand ready to strike but a slick hunting knife that he slashed the man's unprotected wand arm with. Crying out in pain the official was forced to drop his wand and fall back, after receiving a few more cuts and then finally the butt of the knife to his chest to double him over and leave him sprawled in the damp earth.
His task complete Gobien grinned three ministry officials down, not bad really, and only a minor hiccup...but it isn't over yet he thought grimly as he slipped his knife back into it's sheath then into his concealed inside pocket.
With that final act Gobien fled, his breath ragged and heavy...he was getting to old for all this.
