LONDON CALLING

Jess and Jack moved their patronus towards the shadow just as Ruby ported in her wand up and at the ready. casting out her patronus it was a dolphin that swum towards the shadow she looked over at Angus then back to the shadow. "Having fun with out me? thought you could use the help." she said "Gabes looking after Abby as is Fudge" she told them as her patronus went close to the winged hourses and floated around them.

Jess breathed out having a feeling that her help would be benaficial as she moved to be closer to Jack. Hearing Kate they all sent their patronus's towards it.

"That's it,' Robert said, watching them. "It's going. Good job, Everyone." When the shadow left, it left with an angry bang, much like a sonic boom from a muggle plane.

"Well, well, it had a little temper tantrum, didn't it?" Kate asked.

"Glad you showed up for the party," Angus told Ruby.

"Well done," Robert told them, and Kate flew to Brian. The seer in her felt the massive emotional suffering the shadow had inflicted on him, and it was causing him all sorts of internal turmoil. She had seen much that had flashed through his mind.

"Brian, look at me," she told him quietly but firmly. He managed to look up at her. "This was not your fault. You didn't start this, but we did finish it, and we finished it well. Listen, now. These are not your thoughts, and you must not pay any attention to them They're dark thoughts, designed to hurt. Come on. On your feet. Let's get home."

"It drained some of his energies," Robert said. "He's going to have trouble." Angus went over to Brian.

"Can I help?" Angus asked.

"Please," Robert said. He and Angus got Brian to his feet. "I've got him. Thank you, Angus." He turned to the aurors, and one of them looked at Robert.

"Thank you for assisting us," the auror said. Kate's blood boiled.

"Assistance?" she muttered softly under her breath. "They never lifted a wand."

"Shhh," Robert whispered.

"Always glad to serve," Robert said, pasting on a rather inauthentic smile. He looked at his own team, immensely proud of them. "Enough skirmishes for a couple of days, right? Let's go home, you lot. I'm hungry. Let's not let dinner get cold, shall we?"

"Short party, wasn't it?" Angus looked at Ruby. "Still, its nice to have some evening left. Ready to go home?" He reached for her hand.

Ruby watched the shadow leave witha flurish and a boom, She brethed out letting her patronus fade away. " Glad and happy to see you at wor, food all ready to be put on the table" she said smiling at him " and I didn't realize we have the same patronus too" she said watching him move to help Brian. " yeah, maybe we could get back to relaxing again" she said with a twinkle in her eye.

"Dont worry about dinner its ready to dish up." she said to Robert taking hold of Angus's hand in her own, happy to have taken down the shadow creatures. " you think they'll come back?" she asked but saw the Auror and heard what he said " hes a jack ass" she said softly and frowned " they did nothing, we did it all." when she heard Robet she looked at Angus " I guess them not knowing that were with is best right."

"I didn't realize it was the same until I saw yours," Angus said. "I rarely ever see that happen.

"Well, I can't say if they'll be back, because I think this very well might have been purposeful. I think this is all part of some of our other problems," Robert told Ruby. "I might well have something I need you to do for me, Ruby--tomorrow. But for now, let's get back." He looked at the rest of them. "Thank you, All. See you at home in a moment." He and Kate provided Brian some support and they apparated home with him.

Seeing Edward and some of the others, already starting to apparate out, Angus flicked his wand to take him and Ruby home.

When they got back, Angus saw that Gabe and Mira had set the dining room table, had carved the chickens, and set out the chicken, the pan sauce, the vegetables, some dinner rolls, a pitcher of water, a pitcher of iced tea, all on the table for dinner.

"Perfect," Angus said. "I think we're all hungry. Thank you, Gabe and Mira."

"I fed Abbey, and I took a tray up to Marcus and Khaat already. Marcus thinks Khaat might be a little better tonight,' Mira said.

"Excellent. Well done," Kate said, as Robert helped an exhausted Brian to a kitchen chair.

"Shall I take Abbey up for her bath and then bed?" Mira asked.

"Maybe her bath," Kate said, "If you don't mind, but if she misses the ice cream, trust me, she will remember that--for days. Let's let her have dessert before we tuck her in."

"Fair enough," Mira laughed. Michael opened a bottle of firewhiskey and poured Brian a strong one and set it in front of him.

"Good thought," Robert said. "Go to dinner, All. I'll stay with him. I'm not done with him yet anyway."

Ruby smiled at Angus " Maybe its becuse your my happy thought." she said holding tight to him as he ported them back to Brians place.

"Oh thank you Mira, Gabe." she said with a gentel kiss on Angus's cheek she moved to the kitchen. " I made a toffee sauce to go over the ice cream and there are some berrys for Abby if she dosn't want the sauce," she said making a bowl for Abby.

Jess made Jack head to their room to rest. "That man will be the death of me" she said " I told him to stay put, put no he decided to follow us"Jess sat down and looked at Brian. Ruby dished up for every one placing a plate down in front of them and Angus, and a bowl for Abby.

"Here " she said and sat down with her own plate. " you always get this hungry..for food after a fight." she asked smirking as she ate watching the others eating Jessie watched her but she rolled her eyes as Kaden nudged him making him look away.

"I've never been anyone's happy thought before," he told her when they got home.

"Thank you," Angus said to Ruby as she set a plate down in front of him. "I do get hungry, but it isn't the fight that does it. It's the exercise. The right exercise can always build a decent appetite."

"And when did you two get so flirty?" Michael asked.

"Since they got serious this afternoon," Edward said. Angus glared at him.

"I'm old. Not blind or dead either one," Edward said. "It's about time you got over the shapeshifter's scam anyway."

"Well, as long as you know, I want the summer house for a couple of weeks, if I might?"

"Fine by me. Nobody's there til next month anyway," Edward said. "You want it staffed?"

"No, just stocked. I'll take the boat myself."

"Suit yourself," Edward shrugged.

"So, Kate, any issue with me taking a bit of a holiday?" Angus asked.

"Would you please? At this rate, if you don't start using some of that time, you could be on holiday until Abbey passes her owls," she teased.

"Sauces are a lovely thought," Kate said as she sat down to dinner. "We can maybe make a sundae bar, and let people fix their own. They can take the ice cream, the sauce, maybe some fruit or whipped cream, and I happen to know there are a variety of sprinkles and candies maybe some crumbled biscuits, in the pantry. We can set them out and let them choose what they want.

"Some of us would make a sundae mountain with a bit of everything," Angus said, knowing how big Jack's sweet tooth could be.

"So, I know the next family game for the next big party we do, then," Kate said "Let's have a contest Biggest sundae wins--if they can actually eat it and finish it."

"Oh, not fair, Kate," Angus frowned "Just hand over the trophy to Jack now."

Ruby chuckled as she listened to Angus her cheeks pinking slightly but as Edward spoke she smiled she also listened to Angus speack about taking a break. Ruby could not help but chuckle at Kates words " I agree, but don't worry I'll keep him working out." she said with a double meaning glancing at Angus. At the mention of a sunday bar she chuckled " no pop rocks, I rember some one at Hogwarts did that, not sure who it was as I was a year behind and only heard about it second hand." she said and glanced at Angus.

On hearing the banter she saw Jess chuckle then laugh " yeah he would, begratful hes sleeping...or should be" she said as he rounded the courner with a plate of food. He looked at every one cluless making Jess burst out laughing again.

Ruby placed her hand ontop of Angus's and smiled " I like the idea of taking a break." she said softly to him.

"It's all settled but the dates," Angus said.

"Go as soon as you like," Kate said, "presuming Ruby doesn't need much advance notice to the ministry."

"Can you have it stocked early in the morning?" Angus looked at Edward.

"Sure," Edward said. "You could have the boat after breakfast if you like." Angus looked at Ruby and then looked back at Edward..

"Make it mid morning," Angus said.

"Consider it done," Edward said. Michael got up and got the ice cream and toffee sauce out and brought it in, with the sundae dishes.

"Ice cream all around?" he asked. "Oh, so you know, Robert said Brian passed on dinner, and Robert took him upstairs to the green guest room for tonight so Brian and Khaat can both get a good night's sleep tonight without disturbing each other. Robert will be back down in a few moments."

Ruby looked at Angus as he spoke then to Kate as she spoke " nope, they owe me holiday time anyway." she said " besides Im on perminant long term loan to Robert. " she saw the ice cream and sauce and smiled " fresh made toffee sauce." she said poring a little over her ice cream. Jess took some chocolate shavings and placed them on hers. On hearing Edward talk of Robert and Brian Jess and Ruby nodded. " he looked exausted." Ruby said.

Jess nodded to Ruby " hes magicaly drained, it takes it out of you big time, but a good nights sleep and he'll be back on his feet. " she explained " that right Kate?" she asked as she saw Jack pile his bowl with sprinckles chocolateshavings and the sauce. Ruby lightly nudged Angus as she spoke.

"Looks like you were right." she said softly to him then chuckled.

"Then as of tomorrow, we're on holiday," Angus told her. He put some toffee sauce on his ice cream and decided to enjoy it. "You did a great job on the toffee sauce," he told Ruby. "It's perfect."

"I agree,' Kate said. "I haven't had toffee sauce in a long time, and this is very good. Thank you for thinking of it."

"Jess is right," Kate said. "It can be a heavy drain. I think Robert wanted to try to clear out as much negative energy as he could before Brian went to sleep. I presume he may sit up for awhile with Brian tonight, but I'm sure he'll come down to eat before that. I've seen him do some detailed healing work for things like this, but we'll see if he chooses to do that tonight or not. Either way, what I can tell you all, without a doubt, is that he was immensely proud of you tonight. You certainly showed up the aurors. They had no clue what to do."

"We didn't either," Angus laughed.

"But you were there, and you worked together and you all did a fantastic job. And you put the aurors to shame. And--you saved lives. Truthfully, I don't think this had to do with Brian. I think this was all set up somehow. I think the dentist and everything that happened after that, were part of one large set up. I don't have any proof, but if it exists, I'm sure we'll find it."